Stalker 2 sleuth discovers why the AI feels particularly harsh - it's because it is, but the devs say they're already working to fix the broken monster spawns
I wondered why enemies kept appearing out of nowhere
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In ourthree-star review of Stalker 2, Andy says it’s “The best but most broken game I’ve played all year”, and I agree. One of the issues I noticed in my review was that enemies appear to spawn out of nowhere and instantly start hunting you down.
Redditor hayboy117 believes they have cracked the case. “After investigating the ALife system in Stalker 2, I found that NPCs and mutants spawn within a fixed radius around the player,” they explain. “This spawning mechanic, coupled with the NPCs' vision distance being greater than the spawn distance, often results in instant hostility from NPCs, which compromises immersion.”
A-Life 2.0 is the system that manages NPC spawns and is supposed to be an improvement over the version found in the original three Stalker games. The developers have noted via the game’s …
