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S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl
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S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl is the long-awaited sequel to the original S.T.A.L.K.E.R. trilogy, developed and published by GSC Game World, with a planned release date for 5 September 2024 on PC and Xbox Series consoles. It is a first-person survival horror shooter game, like the original trilogy, and is set to return to the Zone, now rendered beautifully in Unreal Engine 5 and featuring proper character voice acting and motion capture, along with vastly better graphics.
Initially announced following the release of S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat, it was initially planned to have released in 2012, before it was ultimately cancelled on the year of its intended release. The game resurfaced years later in 2018, with the release date set for 2021, later delayed to 2022. The real-life Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 delayed the release yet again to 2023 while the title was changed to "ChOrnobyl" to reflect the native Ukrainian spelling of the word. In August 2023 it was again delayed to first quarter 2024, then in 2024 delayed again to September 5th 2024, surpassing the infamous Duke Nukem Forever in development time. It will be the first S.T.A.L.K.E.R. game published in 15 years since 2009's Call of Pripyat.
The following weapons appear in the video game S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl:
Pistols
Heckler & Koch USP Tactical
What appears to be the frame of a Heckler & Koch USP Tactical is seen in the weapons stash in the gameplay trailer.
Makarov PM
A Makarov PM appears in an official screenshot. It is shown more prominently in the "Come to Me" trailer.
Submachine Guns
Heckler & Koch MP5A3
The MP5A3 appears in the gameplay trailer with the same general look as in the previous games, including the left-handed ejection port. A quick-detachable suppressor is seen being equipped to the weapon in the trailer.
OTs-02 Kiparis
The OTs-02 Kiparis appears in the "Come to Me" trailer and in a screenshot released to promote the 2023 GDC preview. It is chambered in 9x18 mm. The HUD shows it is (incorrectly) full-auto only
PP-19 Bizon-2
A PP-19 Bizon-2 appears in some official screenshots. It appears to use the magazine from the early Bizon-1.
MAC-10
The MAC-10 appears in a screenshot released to promote the 2023 GDC preview. It is chambered in .45 ACP. The HUD shows it is full-auto only, indicative of a converted semi-auto only example.
Shotguns
Over and under shotgun
An Over and Under Shotgun appears in the game, with ornate engravings on the weapon's receiver. Unlike the previous games, it is now a composite model; the rear of the receiver looks like a TOZ-34, while the front looks like an IZh-27. In addition to the above, it also has an IZh-17's trigger guard, with a characteristic spur opening lever (even if that doesn't make obvious sense here). One can also be seen next to a dead bandit in a screenshot released to promote the 2023 GDC preview
Saiga-12K
A Saiga-12K shotgun, with a dovetail scope mount like N versions of the AK rifle, is seen in the gameplay trailer. It appears to have a 10 round magazine, as 8 shells are fired in the trailer.
Sawn-off double barreled shotgun
An unknown sawn-off double barreled shotgun appears around the campfire in the gameplay trailer and later in a screenshot released to promote the 2023 GDC preview. Chambered in "12/76 mm" (3 inch/76 mm 12 gauge shells) it can fire one or both barrels at a time.
Rifles
AK-74
A crate of AK-74s can be seen in the gameplay trailer; it is also used by at least one enemy in the trailer. The barrel of an AK-74 can also be seen on the game's cover art.
AKS-74
The AKS-74 appears in the "Come to Me" trailer. It has a similar vented handguard from the original trilogy, but is now coloured black and has three vents; it also appears to lack a muzzle brake.
AKS-74U
A crate of AKS-74Us is seen in the same stash of weapons where the G36 and AK-74s are located in the gameplay trailer. It is seen in use in the "Come to Me" trailer.
AS Val
The AS Val appears in the "Come to Me" trailer.
Heckler & Koch G36
The Heckler & Koch G36 appears in the gameplay trailer, fitted with a long rail instead of the Bundeswehr optic as in the previous games. The player then attaches a Trijicon ACOG scope to the rifle. It reappears in the "Come to Me" trailer, where a brief shot of the inventory shows it maintains its "GP37" name from previous games in the series.
Malyuk
The Malyuk appears in the "Come to Me" trailer.
IWI Carmel
An IWI Carmel is scheduled to appear in the game.
Heckler & Koch HK416
A Heckler & Koch HK416 appears in the "Come to Me" trailer.
M14 Rifle
An M14 Rifle with a synthetic stock and rails appears in a screenshot released to promote the 2023 GDC preview. It is chambered in "7,62". The HUD shows both semi-auto and full-auto fire modes are usable.
OTs-14-4A Groza
The OTs-14-4A Groza with an underbarrel GP-30 grenade launcher appears in the "Strider" trailer.
Sniper Rifles
Remington 700
A Remington 700 with a chassis thats made to resemble the Promag Archangel M700 chassis is scheduled to appear. It uses a Magpul AICS-pattern magazine for short action cartridges.
VSS Vintorez
What appears to be a VSS Vintorez is seen behind a character sitting around the campfire in the gameplay trailer.
SVD
An SVD is wielded by Strider during the flashback scene in the "Strider" trailer, this is somewhat anachronistic as Strider wields an SVU in the original trilogy.
Machine Guns
PKP Pecheneg
A PKP Pecheneg with a wooden stock is seen on a table in the gameplay trailer.
Launchers
GP-25
A GP-25 grenade launcher appears in the "Come to Me" trailer.
RPG-7
An RPG-7 appears in the "Strider" trailer, wielded by a monolith soldier to shoot down a military helicopter, in the same scene, another RPG-7 can be seen laid against a radio with a crate of warheads next to it.
Grenades
F-1
The F-1 hand grenade is seen in the "Come to Me" trailer.
RGD-5
The RGD-5 grenade is thrown by the player in the gameplay trailer.
Other
Gauss Rifle
The same Fallout 2 and Heckler & Koch G36 inspired "Gauss Rifle" from the old games is seen in the gameplay trailer.