You can trust VideoGamer. Our team of gaming experts spend hours testing and reviewing the latest games, to ensure you're reading the most comprehensive guide possible. Rest assured, all imagery and advice is unique and original. Check out how we test and review games hereWhile GSC Game Worlds Stalker 2: Heart of Chornobyl is a fantastic game, its also far from finished. As the developer ramps up hiring to support the games post-launch updates and work on a roadmap of improvements, the team is already planning major improvements for the future.Speaking to players on Discord, GSC Game World is already exploring a host of major improvements for the survival game. Alongside the expected A-Life improvements, the developer is aiming to overhaul combat with mutant enemies.Stalker 2 mutant combat to be improvedIn a Discord Q&A, the developer revealed that mutant combat overhauls are on the table for future updates in Stalker 2: Heart of Chornobyl. While we loved our time with the game even on launch, battling Bloodsuckers and other mutants is a low point as they lack the interactivity of older games.Players asked whether the developers will introduce flinching, limping or even run[ning] away behaviours for mutant enemies in future updates. While few details were given, the team explained that overhauling mutant comnbat is a key focus for the future.Making mutant react to threats better is something we would want to do in the future, the team explained.Additionally, the team explained that they are planning to add more side quests to the open world. With the developer already planning to bring back cut content that was scrapped during development, the team has ideas for expanding side quests in the game.We have some ideas, it would be cool to have new side quests, but too early to get into details, they said.As for how many patches GSC Game World is planning for the game, theres no plan to stop patching the game. After a host of major improvements for the title, the team is planning to release as many updates as it takes to make it the experience fans deserve.We are not set on the specific number, the studio said. It is more like: we are doing them because we want to improve the game.S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of ChornobylPlatform(s):PC, Xbox Series S, Xbox Series S/X, Xbox Series XGenre(s):Action, Adventure, RPG, Shooter, Survival HorrorRelated TopicsSubscribe to our newsletters!By subscribing, you agree to our Privacy Policy and may receive occasional deal communications; you can unsubscribe anytime.Share