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Is STALKER 2 Update 2.1 worth coming back for? I set the new A-Life streaming distance in The Zone Lookout update to maximum and went looking for a fight. Update 2.1 on its own, probably not. It's a nice quality of life addition. But if you didn't come back for Update 2.0, come back now, because 2.0 changed a lot of things.
Streaming distance works, folks. You end up fighting people from a major distance away, you can hear gunfights from miles off, and it creates a different level of fear. In the past I could run a decent distance and everyone would stop coming after me. Not so much anymore.
The ballistics do feel changed, I just couldn't tell you how. You can now get guides that wander through the Zone (squad leaders) and take you places, which is actually really useful. And the AI feels more tactical. It pushes you in groups rather than shooting in random directions.
The one thing I'd love to see: a slider for how filled out the world is. There's a slider for streaming distance, so why not one for how many people are out there? A lot of the time I'm still wandering around and nothing is happening.
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CHAPTERS
0:00 STALKER 2 Update 2.1 is here... supposedly
2:37 Do the ballistics actually feel different?
3:21 What does max A-Life distance even change?
5:52 Wait... streaming distance actually works?
11:26 So is Update 2.1 worth coming back for?
12:32 The one slider I wish they'd add
13:46 Is the AI actually smarter now?
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