Wondering why STALKER 2 is compiling shaders all the time? You can't start the game on PC without the message, and it leaves you waiting until it hits 100%. So what's going on exactly?
Well the short answer is when STALKER 2 is compiling shaders it's taking a bunch of graphical tricks and turning them into something your PC can use. Shaders are basically fancy maths that can move and change pixels on the screen to create different effects, and covers everything from fancy lighting effects to moving plants around as you walk through them. It's basically an extra layer on top of basic shapes and lights that makes things look good.
