S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl – Bugs & Solutions

Question 1

Game randomly crashes or closes to desktop after Update 2.0 and Cost of Hope DLC

Accepted Answer

Update your GPU drivers to the newest version.

Delete any leftover mod files, including those in the game folder and AppData, and perform a clean reinstall of the game before compiling shaders again.

Lower overall graphics quality from epic to high or medium to reduce load on GPU and CPU and mitigate random crashes.

Question 2

GPU crash dump with DXGI_ERROR_DEVICE_HUNG when using FSR 4 or certain graphics settings

Accepted Answer

Turn off frame generation options in the graphics settings if enabled, as this may prevent the GPU crash dump and allow saves to load without crashing.

Restart the PC completely before relaunching the game to clear driver and GPU state, which can stop repeated crash dumps in some cases.

Question 3

Zalissya quest state becomes bugged again after Update 2.0

Accepted Answer

Reload the area or an earlier save.If the quest remains stuck, leave Zalissya far enough for the NPCs to despawn, then return after saving and reloading.

Question 4

Game crashes repeatedly on AMD RX 7900-series GPUs even after the latest patch

Accepted Answer

Disable FSR4 and switch to TSR or another upscaler in the graphics settings.

Clear the GPU shader cache, reinstall the game, and let shader compilation finish completely before playing.

Question 5

Game will not launch or shows Unreal Engine crash after 2.0 with old mod DLLs present

Accepted Answer

Delete or rename the winmm.dll file in Steam\steamapps\common\S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 Heart of Chornobyl\Stalker2\Binaries\Win64, then launch the game, exit to menu, and remove the renamed file to fix crashes caused by the Achievements Enabler mod.

Question 6

DLC mounting failure prevents Cost of Hope DLC from loading or starting

Accepted Answer

Open the game's DLC management page in Steam.Uncheck the Cost of Hope DLC to remove it.Restart Steam.Re-check the DLC to trigger a fresh download, which can fix the mounting failure.

Question 7

Game crashes when loading save after player death

Accepted Answer

Verify the integrity of game files in Steam to temporarily fix crashes when loading saves after death.

Question 8

Screen flickering and broken textures after Update 2.0 and DLC

Accepted Answer

Update your graphics drivers to the latest version using the Nvidia or AMD driver tools.

Install the latest Visual C++ Redistributable packages for both x86 and x64 from Microsoft.Restart your PC after installation.Launch the game and test if Cost of Hope DLC crashes or startup issues are gone.

S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl - Known Bugs, Crashes & Community Fixes

About this game

Bugs, Crashes & Solutions

Game randomly crashes or closes to desktop after Update 2.0 and Cost of Hope DLC

GPU crash dump with DXGI_ERROR_DEVICE_HUNG when using FSR 4 or certain graphics settings

Zalissya quest state becomes bugged again after Update 2.0

Game crashes repeatedly on AMD RX 7900-series GPUs even after the latest patch

Game will not launch or shows Unreal Engine crash after 2.0 with old mod DLLs present

DLC mounting failure prevents Cost of Hope DLC from loading or starting

Game crashes when loading save after player death

Screen flickering and broken textures after Update 2.0 and DLC

Known issues (no solution listed yet)

Graphical glitches such as shadow flickering and hair artifacts

Tutorial prompts repeatedly reappear after being dismissed

Main quest ‘Ward assault at bandits camp’ NPCs stuck in wall preventing mission start

System requirements

Minimum

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