Helldivers 2 Patch Notes Resolve More Hard Crashes, Buff New Dust Devil Items Leave a comment

As a game that’s constantly evolving, Helldivers 2 is no stranger to hotfixes and patches. In fact, a new update has just gone live, and it is designed to quickly address several issues that have cropped up in the game since the start of the Into the Unjust event in the game. This new patch focuses primarily on game-breaking issues causing hard crashes, as well as buffs to the new gear introduced in the Dust Devils warbond.

For general fixes, players can expect several problems to be addressed. Developer Arrowhead says that the crashes related to there being too many particle effects, Automaton missions, and a bug with a seeking missile have been resolved with this patch. Other tweaks include the extraction shuttle landing more safely for players, hive world tunnels should no longer be darker than intended if you’re using lower graphics settings, and the excessive light emitted by the Hellpad has also been toned down.

When it comes to weapons and stratagems, there have also been a few issues here. The LIFT-182 Warp Pack tended to make players get stuck midair, and there were also instances of the game crashing when a player aborted a mission while wielding a turret or driving a vehicle. These should all be fixed here, and it should also be safe to equip the Halo ODST MA5C assault rifle when you’re on the bridge of your flagship.

For the buffs, Arrowhead is reducing the cooldown on the MS-11 Solo Silo and giving the S-11 Speargun a quicker reload. The silo stratagem cooldown will now drop from 210 seconds to 180 seconds, while the Speargun reload time has been cut by an entire second to just 2.5 seconds. A larger patch released earlier this week also killed several bugs, allowing players more freedom so that they could also go on a bug hunt. If you’re one of them, just be prepared to pack a few nukes in case you run into a Hive Lord.

Helldivers 2 is also available for Xbox Series X|S now, and so far, that has seen plenty of fresh recruits join the fight to bring managed democracy to distant planets.

Helldiver 2 Hotfix 01.004.001

MS-11 Solo Silo

• Cooldown changed from 210 seconds to 180 seconds

S-11 Speargun

• Decreased reload duration from 3.5 to 2.5 seconds

General fixes

• Fixed a crash that can happen when too many particle effects are spawned
• Fixed a crash when Helldivers are in Hellpods after being reinforced
• Fixed an issue where light emitted by the Hellpad could become excessively bright under certain conditions
• General crash fix occurring during Automaton missions
• Fixed issue in which hive world tunnels would become darker than intended in certain circumstances when a user is using lower graphics settings
• Fixed a crash that could occur if the target of a seeking missile gets deleted before impact
• The extraction shuttle will land in a more safe and sound manner

Weapons & Stratagem fixes

• Fixed the LIFT-182 Warp Pack getting stuck suspended in the air or crashing
• Fixed a rare crash caused by multiple players having the MA5C AR equipped on the Super Destroyer
• Fixed Displacements Backpack VFX issues whilst aiming down sights
• Fixed a rare crash which could occur when aborting a mission while a player was wielding a turret or driving a vehicle