Yeah, I could play it more now and didn't stop because if any issues. I'm just waiting for them to get the more advanced AI stuff working. (There's a mod that activates it, but the performance is apparently not ideal.)

Im playing on Stalker difficulty, but I have a little exoerience with the first game so I knew what I was getting into. I think they made the economy more forgiving, but honestly that wasn't an issue for me anyway. If you play the game carefully and slowly, it isn't too bad. It doesn't play like most others though.

Stealth is totally broken though. I pretty much gave up on that being reliable. I'll stealth into position to fight, or stay out of one, but using stealth as a combat tool doesn't function.