A brand new patch for Helldivers 2 has gone reside and has launched some massive modifications for a number of the hardest Terminid enemies within the sport. After Bile Titans and Chargers grew to become considerably tougher to battle following a current stability replace in Helldivers 2–and a nerf for the magic trio combo of the Breaker shotgun, Railgun, and protect generator backpack–Arrowhead has fine-tuned the spawn price of those titanic monsters.
These Terminids had begun popping up in higher numbers throughout missions on increased issue ranges, leveling groups as they shrugged off assaults with their principally bulletproof design, however Arrowhead says that this “spawn spike” has been addressed. “Now we have diminished the spawn price of Chargers and Bile Titans on difficulties 7 and up,” Arrowhead defined within the Helldivers 2 patch notes. “As well as, we have now diminished the danger of spawn spikes of Chargers and Bile Titans.”
These gigantic bugs are nonetheless harmful enemies to cope with even once they’re fewer in quantity, however for Chargers, Arrowhead has made that armored enemy simpler to cope with in the event you’re ready to face your floor. Chargers now have diminished well being on their heads, and a well-placed shot from a Recoilless Rifle or an EAT-17 rocket delivered on to the noggin shall be an prompt kill.
Helldivers 2 has continued to evolve because it launched final month on PS5 and PC, and up to date modifications have seen mechs added to the sport after gamers accomplished a difficult marketing campaign to unlock them.
Helldivers 2 Patch 1.000.102
Enemies
The quantity of closely armored targets that spawn on increased difficulties, particularly for Terminids, has been an enormous dialogue level on-line and internally. The intent is for teams to should deliver some type of anti-tank functionality however to not the diploma beforehand wanted.To that finish, we have now diminished the spawn price of Chargers and Bile Titans on difficulties 7 and up. As well as, we have now diminished the danger of spawn spikes of Chargers and Bile Titans.Please be aware that we have now modified the distribution of enemy sorts, not diminished issue. Anticipate different enemy sorts to look in higher numbers as a substitute.We’re humbled by the group’s potential to search out issues like Chargers “leg meta” in our sport, nonetheless, spending your heavy anti-tank weapons on legs as a substitute of the plain weak level appears counter to expectation.We’re not altering something concerning the Charger’s legs, we’re nonetheless reducing the well being of the Charger’s head. It ought to now be at a degree the place a well-placed shot from a Recoilless Rifle or EAT-17 immediately kills a charger.Along with the sadly undocumented change of final patch that elevated the armor penetration potential of much less well-placed pictures for EAT-17s and Recoilless Rifle pictures, Chargers ought to now be simpler to deal with by well-equipped teams.
Gameplay
“Digital Countermeasures” operation modifier, which had an opportunity of providing you with a random stratagem as a substitute of the one you enter, has been eliminated to be able to be reworked, and shall be reintroduced in a future iteration. We discovered that this modifier wasn’t communicated clearly sufficient and total brought on extra frustration than pleasure with the best way it was at the moment carried out. This transformation was made in 1.000.100 however was unintentionally omitted from the patch notes.
Fixes
Mounted lacking textual content on a number of HUD / UI components.Mounted a number of subtitle / VO mismatches within the information movies.Mounted numerous crashes that occurred mid-gameplay and when deploying to missions.
Recognized Points
Sport crashes when trying to make use of a stim whereas inside an Exosuit.Pink artifacts could seem within the sky when setting off massive explosions.Automaton Dropship seemingly disappears and slides in after being shot down.Photographs from arc-based weapons could not rely towards kills in post-mission stats.Gamers can not unfriend different gamers befriended by way of good friend code.Cross-platform good friend invitations won’t present up within the good friend requests tab.Gamers could also be unable to pick loadout or return to ship when becoming a member of a multiplayer sport session by way of PS5 Exercise Card.The Exosuit can destroy itself with rockets if it fires whereas turning.Textual content chat field show is obstructed by the cinematic letterboxing throughout extraction.Some individuals are unable to simply accept good friend requests. That is principally a problem with cross platform
