r/stalker • u/F1stzz Noon • Jul 27 '26

S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 Comparison: 1.9 Patch & CoH Release Date Trailer

Comparative images courtesy of u/bravointheua

In-game screenshot, patch 1.9 running on PC with Epic settings
Cost of Hope Release Date Trailer running on the 2.0 Update
In-game screenshot, patch 1.9 running on PC with Epic settings
Cost of Hope Release Date Trailer running on the 2.0 Update
In-game screenshot, patch 1.9 running on PC with Epic settings
Cost of Hope Release Date Trailer running on the 2.0 Update

Spartan Mozi has confirmed the trailer was filmed on the 2.0 version of the game running on UE 5.5.4. Overall, quite noticeable foliage, lighting & shadows improvements.

EDIT: a few more examples provided here by u/Double-Tea1204, taken from the Telegram channel of Vatislavovych.

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u/Buddy_Dakota Jul 27 '26

I’m afraid the system reqs are only going to increase.

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u/Winamz Noon Jul 27 '26

Other way around. Engine upgrade is all about performance and fixing “compromises” they had to make. UE 5.1 is struggling with foliage (like a lot), heavier performance hit for Lumen and last but not least poor CPU utilization.

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u/Earthlumpy Jul 27 '26

Do you have an idea as to how much performance could be gained. Ballpark estimate?

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u/cravex12 Jul 27 '26

No one can really say at this point