Game was playable since the first patch… got worse in some patches, and much better after 1.1.3 and 1.2.1 but it is mostly playable without issues. Get some mods, like UEtools and most of the issues can be fixed from the command prompt.

Previous games were a mess as well, I learned Lua to fix the stuff on the fly, and had a ton of fun. Stalker 2 is a lot of fun! I am on my 5th play through… all endings plus variations to cover all areas and quests.

… and what do you think AI in this context is? A computer (or two, or three) that was programmed to perform an specialized task or function… AI is marketing-speak for algorithms, which we have been using for decades. Don’t be fooled… an LLM is not AI. (Your example is)