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S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl patch 1.1.4 targets five reported problems: shader-compilation crashes and freezes, a Rostok memory leak, performance drops while aiming or shooting in long-playtime saves, lost saves on Xbox, and a random crash tied to UI animations. GSC Game World says the Xbox fixes should solve the save-loss problem; its wording is not a guarantee that every save issue is eliminated.
What patch 1.1.4 fixes
GSC Game World’s official Patch 1.1.4 notes list these five fixes:
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Amped 2 - Xbox | $69.99 | Buy on Amazon |
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Mafia 2 - Xbox 360 | $15.48 | Buy on Amazon |
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The Art of S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl | $31.19 | Buy on Amazon |
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Halo 2 - Xbox | $36.95 | Buy on Amazon |
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The Crew 2 - Xbox one | $8.99 | Buy on Amazon |
- Shader compilation: Crashes and freezes during shader compilation.
- Rostok: A memory leak occurring in the location.
- Aiming and shooting: Performance degradation while shooting or aiming in saves with long playtime. The note does not claim to address every performance issue.
- Xbox saves: GSC says it implemented fixes that “should solve the problem causing saves to be lost on Xbox.”
- UI animations: A random crash related to UI animations.
If shader compilation still crashes or freezes
GSC asks players whose particular shader-compilation issue persists to contact its Tech Support Hub. The official note says: “Please, if your particular shader compilation issue is still present — let us know via our Tech Support Hub.”
Reported download size
DSOGaming reported on January 27, 2025, that the update was 13GB. Treat that as the outlet’s contemporaneous figure, not a guaranteed download size for every platform or storefront; GSC’s note does not provide a platform-by-platform size matrix. DSOGaming’s report and full patch notes also assessed that the update did not include major CPU optimizations. That is the outlet’s assessment, separate from GSC’s five listed fixes.
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