S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl has received another patch. The latest update, version 1.3.1, is focused on eliminating story-blocking bugs and addressing various technical issues. Key Bug Fixes: Fixed an issue where NPCs could not return to their designated places after the Emission; Fixed an issue where the sound effect for entering Ribs\' anomaly could loop and repeat every 10 seconds; Fixed an issue when the crosshairs could not be disabled through the settings; Fixed an issue where all drag\'n\'drop actions are done with a delay in any item container at the STC Malachite location; Improved voiceover positioning. Fixed issue when the player could only hear the voice through one earbud; Fixed an issue where item highlighting did not move to the next item when looting with a gamepad; Fixed a dozen of EXCEPTION_ACCESS_VIOLATION errors, and other crashes.