This is the old Stalker 2 leaked map from 2011.
This is the old concept from 2011. It would be interesting to compare all the locations on this map with the upcoming Stalker 2 release. An open-world game of Stalker with a giant open world would be amazing, this is what we imagine when we play Stalker and want to know what is between each map. The Stalker 2 2024 map seems to be bigger, the Unreal engine does allow giant open worlds, and this would be very suitable for a Stalker game. I am not sure why the Freedom base is right next to the Duga antenna array, but then again, the Freedom HQ in Army Warehouses is right next to the barrier that leads to the Radar map in Shadow of Chernobyl. So this does make sense. Just look at the Stalker 2 2024 map and it seems to be a bigger world. Stalker 2 will be a massive hit when it is released, it does not need multiplayer, just solid single-player gameplay and all of the familiar mutants. Plus a good story. I do wonder how many story mods we will get when Stalker 2 is released, and how easy it will be to run mods with the base game.
It is great that the Cordon rookie village is still in the game and the Agroprom map. I hope the underground and above-ground areas are all one big map. This would be very immersive. Especially if the extra underground areas seen in Stalker Clear Sky are added to Agroprom. The Stalker OP 2.2 mod uses the 2011 Bloodsucker model, and there is also a Stalker 2 bandit mod. Basically, it replaces the characters’ model with a model from the leaked S2 (2011). That would be interesting to play with. I do imagine that models and textures from Stalker 2 might be ported to mods for the old Stalker games eventually. But with the new game offering a giant open-world environment, it would be great to make a story mod using such a large world. Something not shown in the image is the Pripyat River, I hope the bridges over the river become a strategic point, this might be a location for some good fights.