GSC Game World is excited to announce the release of the Stories Untold Content Update for S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl, delivering an expansive array of new narrative-driven content, locations, characters, and gameplay enhancements - all free for every owner of the game.

New Questline
This content update introduces an entirely new storyline built around a strange signal disrupting communications near Malachite - one that leaves stalkers with headaches, nosebleeds, and disturbing hallucinations.The emergency transmission now echoes across the Zone. Unraveling the mystery will take players on a journey that unfolds over hours of tense, gripping quests and into the depths of the Zone, where danger closes in and each choice pulls you deeper down the rabbit hole. With reality warping and threats lurking around each corner, discovering the truth behind the signal - and surviving - depends on instincts alone.
New Locations and Characters
This update unseals new corners of the Zone with a mix of new and re-populated locations to explore and unfamiliar faces to encounter. You'll venture into fresh territories like the Fairy Tale Pioneer Camp and the Old Mine in Red Forest - both hiding dangers and discoveries worthy of your time, if you survive long enough to uncover them.

Veteran stalkers will also notice that several familiar areas have been re-inhabited, with the story guiding players through Car Dump, Army Warehouses, City Boiler Room, Rail Depot near Malachite, and Volkhov SAM. Certain choices may even open new paths to entirely uncharted locations, rewarding those who trust their instincts.

Along the way, players will meet new characters, each with their own background, motivations, and role in this unfolding mystery.

New Gear
Every expedition requires the right tools, and this update introduces the GP37V2 - a refined variant of the GP37 built for tactically-minded stalkers. Equipped with a pre-installed suppressor, low-magnification scope, and a trigger group limited to single and burst fire, it rewards precision and careful execution.

New Hub
Choices matter in S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 - and can quite literally shape the Zone itself. This remains true in the Stories Untold Content Update, with a possible outcome resulting in the emergence of a new hub in a sparsely populated area of the Burnt Forest. Technician, trader, medic, guide - everyone will be there, including a place to rest and your personal stash.Here are the full Stories Untold Patch Release Notes:
Stories Untold
Stalkers, welcome to Stories Untold, the free content update for STALKER 2: Heart of Chornobyl.

Let's go through everything new you can find in your playthrough, starting with:

NEW STORIES
Over five hours of gameplay have been added, depending on your pace. Discover the mysterious transmission that gives stalkers headaches, nosebleeds, and even hallucinations.

As the story unfolds, you can choose to help the stalkers and scientists figure out what's going on. Make decisions, fight for what you believe in, search for answers, and more.
You can catch a PDA message anywhere on the map, with the biggest chance around the Burnt Forest. How you deal with it will shape the fates of stalkers you meet. This mission will become available after leaving the Zalissya region in the early stages of the game.
This new storyline brings to life 8 new missions, 7 new locations, 6 new characters, 3 new unique items, unique weapons, and more.

NEW LOCATIONS & NEW HUB
Speaking of new locations, if you decide to explore untold stories, you are going to visit and explore new places. They are free to explore for everyone in the Zone, some locations that were previously occupied only by rusty metal or mutants are now used by stalkers. The storyline also might lead you to create a new hub in the Burnt Forest region. play another way.

NEW WEAPON
The GP37V2 is a modified version of the GP37 rifle, crafted for the most tactically proficient players. It features a pre-installed suppressor and a low-magnification scope. The trigger group has been modified to support single and burst fire modes only.

The cost of failure is higher, but in the hands of a skillful operator, the GP37V2 can reward you with its precision and power. This thing you can get during the completion of the questline.

MASTER DIFFICULTY AND EXPEDITION MODE SIMPLIFICATION
This change allows you to simplify the save system if you want to play on "Master" difficulty or any other difficulty with the "Expedition mode" enabled.

After starting the game (if Master difficulty or difficulty with Expedition mode enabled is selected), you can enable the Manual Save system in the settings menu. This option is enabled once and permanently (for the current playthrough) and allows you to save with:

• Quick Save (F5).
• Regular Manual Save via the menu.

If these saves are enabled, the player's progress status, which is displayed in the Pause menu, will change.

ADDITIONAL FIXES

• Fixed an issue where multiple artifacts could spawn in one place.
• Optimized multiple mutant models.
• Fixed an issue where NPC could not find a way to the shelter during an Emission at the Cement Factory location.
• Fixed an issue where NPCs could not find a way to the shelter during an Emission in Zalissya.
• Fixed an issue that could cause massive mutant hordes to spawn at the Plant location of the Garbage region.
• Adjusted dead zone settings for DualSense controller on PC.
• Fixed an issue where the player could obtain the Heart of Chornobyl artifact from the regular anomalies.

WARNING
The Zone is ever-changing, and a new Update can shift Her structure. If you've chosen to walk the path with modifications, know this: they may not withstand the latest shifts. If you have performance or stability issues following the release of Stories Untold, we recommend you to disable your mods. If you continue to experience issues, please visit https://support.stalker2.com/hc for additional troubleshooting steps and assistance.

Thanks for your support and feedback. The Zone keeps improving and evolving. Stay tuned and keep sharing your feedback on our social media. We can't wait to hear tales about your adventures with Stories Untold!

Please, if you face an unexpected "anomaly", that is not supposed to be in the game, report it to our Technical Support Center. Our colleagues will take a closer look at it to annihilate and destroy the danger to the Zone.