Helldivers 2‘s newest patch, Into the Unjust: 6.0.1., is rolling out now, including a playable tank and interchangeable victory poses and emotes as a part of a push in direction of the liberation of the Cyborg homeworld, Cyberstan.
“We have now confirmed, with concrete proof and past any doubt, that the Automaton Collective stole our schematics for the Star of Peace. We can not allow them to flip this defensive device of peace into a harmful weapon of warfare,” developer Arrowhead teased. “It is now up to you, our most elite and highly effective drive, to carry them to justice on their very own turf.
“We have now authorised the deployment of recent gear for squads to support within the swift elimination of the Automaton risk. Push towards Cyberstan and finish this insult to Managed Democracy. Helldivers, let this be the final time the Automatons steal from Tremendous Earth.”
Highlights of the patch embody the Bastion Tank, a new tank automobile that’s “prepared to roll over entrenched enemies,” and “providing unmatched firepower and protection on the battlefield.” Be warned, although — “it should require your staff to work collectively to seek out the enemy!”
You may additionally see a 50% improve to base melee assault, adjustments to enemy habits, and a trickier problem within the recreation’s hardest difficulties, with Arrowhead explaining that the “greatest change must be seen on the Automaton entrance whereas Terminids and the Illuminate are much less affected.”
As for these aftermentioned Automatons? There’s nothing particular about them within the patch notes past a cursory observe that it is now confirmed that it was the Automatons that stole the Star of Peace schematics, however a fan-run Twitter/X account devoted to Helldivers discovered this to share with us:
Cyborgs 💀 #Helldivers2 pic.twitter.com/SBVhHYDm7W
— Helldivers Alerts (@HelldiversAlert) (*2*)
Helldivers 2 replace 6.0.1 patch notes:
*** INCOMING MESSAGE FROM HIGH COMMAND ***
We have now confirmed, with concrete proof and past any doubt, that the Automaton Collective stole our schematics for the Star of Peace. We can not allow them to flip this defensive device of peace into a harmful weapon of warfare. It is now up to you, our most elite and highly effective drive, to carry them to justice on their very own turf.
We have now authorised the deployment of recent gear for squads to support within the swift elimination of the Automaton risk.
Push towards Cyberstan and finish this insult to Managed Democracy. Helldivers, let this be the final time the Automatons steal from Tremendous Earth.
📍 Patch Highlights
- Bastion Tank: A brand new tank automobile is prepared to roll over entrenched enemies! The Bastion Tank provides unmatched firepower and protection on the battlefield. It should require your staff to work collectively to seek out the enemy! (2pm CET)
- Chinese language VO has been added to Helldivers 2!
- Arm your self with the newest premium Warbond Siegebreakers, loaded with a devastating hammer constructed for close-range persuasion and an improve to a Helldivers favourite, the LAS-16 Trident!
- March into battle in model with the brand new Conflict Horse set, accessible within the Superstore on February 10!
- With a few exceptions, all victory poses and emotes are actually interchangeable!
⚖️ Balancing
Normal adjustments overview
Melee weapons and Armor passive with elevated melee harm re-balance
- Intent is to make the Armor passive that will increase melee harm much less obligatory however nonetheless be helpful to make melee weapons more practical.
- We elevated all of the melee weapons harm and decreased the modifiers on the armor passives that improve melee harm.
- Whole harm with the melee armor passive will probably be increased or the identical as earlier than.
- Base melee assault additionally obtained a 50% harm improve.
SMG and Pistol rounds much less Sway
- The intent is that the elevated drag of SMG and Pistol which make it a shut fight weapon and much less efficient at vary is the principle attribute of those weapons.
- We decreased the Sway modifier to be the identical as most different weapons
Unify Weapon operate instructions inputs
- The intent is to make the “weapon operate modes” which might be comparable to be on the identical “weapon operate route enter”.
- That is to make it simpler to bear in mind which route comparable forms of weapon capabilities are and additionally make it so that you want to use much less “fast weapon capabilities” inputs.
- Weapon operate modes that have an effect on Programmable ammo, Ammo varieties, Volley modes, Protected modes, Guided modes will now be within the left route.
- We have now not moved the underbarrel weapon switching possibility to the left but, however we’re trying into shifting it to the left route so all ammo altering switching is within the left route even whether it is an underbarrel choice that normally is within the down route.
Problem on issue 9+
Made adjustments throughout all factions to improve the depth on excessive difficulties, the largest change must be seen on the Automaton entrance whereas Terminids and the Illuminate are much less affected.
Worth adjustments
Major weapons
R-2124 Structure
- Elevated Bayonet melee harm from 110 to 165
- Elevated Bayonet melee sturdy harm from 55 to 83
R-2 Modification
- Elevated Bayonet melee harm from 110 to 165
- Elevated Bayonet melee sturdy harm from 55 to 83
MP-98 Knight
- Decreased sway modifier from 1.2 to 1
SMG-37 Defender
- Decreased sway modifier from 1.2 to 1
SMG-72 Pummeler
- Decreased sway modifier from 1.2 to 1
M7S SMG
- Decreased sway modifier from 1.2 to 1
SG-20 Halt
- Transfer the “ammo sort” weapon operate from Proper to Left weapon operate route
DBS-2 Double Freedom
- Transfer the “Volley/Semi mode” weapon operate from Proper to Left weapon operate route
Sidearms weapons
P-72 Crisper
- Elevated journal capability from 30 to 50
- Decreased sway modifier from 1.2 to 1
P-2 Peacemaker
- Decreased sway modifier from 1.2 to 1
LAS-58 Talon
- Decreased sway modifier from 1.2 to 1
GP-31 Grenade Pistol
- Decreased sway modifier from 1.2 to 1
LAS-7 Dagger
- Decreased sway modifier from 1.2 to 1
P-113 Verdict
- Decreased sway modifier from 1.2 to 1
M6C/SOCOM Pistol
- Decreased sway modifier from 1.2 to 1
PLAS-15 Loyalist
- Decreased sway modifier from 1.2 to 1
P-11 Stim Pistol
- Decreased sway modifier from 1.2 to 1
SG-22 Bushwhacker
- Decreased sway modifier from 1.3 to 1
- Transfer the “Volley/Semi mode” weapon operate from Proper to Left weapon operate route
P-4 Senator
- Decreased sway modifier from 1.3 to 1
GP-20 Ultimatum
- Decreased sway modifier from 1.3 to 1
CQC-30 Stun Baton
- Elevated harm from 50 to 75
- Elevated sturdy harm from 25 to 38
CQC-19 Stun Lance
- Elevated harm from 110 to 165
- Elevated sturdy harm from 55 to 83
CQC-2 Saber
- Elevated harm from 125 to 188
- Elevated sturdy harm from 65 to 98
CQC-5 Fight Hatchet
- Elevated harm from 160 to 240
- Elevated sturdy harm from 80 to 120
CQC-42 Machete
- Elevated harm from 200 to 300
- Elevated sturdy harm from 100 to 150
Throwables
G-7 Pineapple
- Elevated max quantity makes use of 3 to 4
- Elevated begin quantity makes use of 2 to 3
G-31 Arc
- Elevated max quantity makes use of 4 to 5
- Elevated begin quantity makes use of 3 to 4
Stratagems
SH-20 Ballistic Protect Backpack
- Shorter cooldown from 300 to 240 sec
Orbital Smoke Strike
- Shorter cooldown from 100 to 75 sec
CQC-9 Defoliation Instrument
- Elevated harm from 300 to 450
- Elevated sturdy harm from 150 to 225
CQC-1 One True Flag
- Elevated harm from 110 to 200
- Elevated sturdy harm from 55 to 100
RS-422 Railgun
- Transfer the “Protected/Unsafe mode” weapon operate from Proper to Left weapon operate route
StA-X3 W.A.S.P. Launcher
- Transfer the “Programmable ammo mode” weapon operate from Proper to Left weapon operate route
GL-21 Grenade Launcher
- Elevated armor penetration stage from Medium to Heavy
Armor passives
Peak Physique
- Decreased melee harm bonus from 100% to 40%
Rock Stable
- Decreased melee harm bonus from 100% to 40%
Strengthened Epaulettes
- Decreased melee harm bonus from 50% to 20%
Enemies
Normal
Some enemies have had their harm vs sturdy rebalanced to modify for Helldiver automobiles with massive well being swimming pools. It is not going to change their effectiveness towards regular Helldivers, solely their automobiles.
Issues like assaults from Bile Titans, Chargers, Crescent Overseers, Overseers, Rocket firing Automatons, Hulk melee assaults, mortars, acid and many others have gotten values adjusted. A number of the changes solely have an effect on sure targets (ie the Bastion). Different changes additionally have an effect on the FRV and Exosuits.
Enemies Goal calculations weren’t at all times up to date when there have been many enemies attempting to intention, making Automatons on increased difficulties a bit unhealthy at aiming. They need to now try to replace the intention higher contemplating the information they’ve earlier than they get one other correct intention replace. Which means that Automatons will intention higher even when there are a lot of them with none additional price to efficiency.
Terminids
Dragon roach
- lowered the direct harm from the flame assault by 25%
Automatons
Rocket Raider
- Rockets now offers elevated harm vs Sturdy targets
Devastator
Rocket Devastator
- Rockets now offers elevated harm vs Sturdy targets
Hulk Bruiser
- Rockets now offers elevated harm vs Sturdy targets
Gunship
- up to date its concentrating on software program and ought to now be higher at hitting their targets
- Rockets now offers elevated harm vs Sturdy targets
Illuminate
Overseer
- Overseer`s weapon now offers elevated harm vs Sturdy targets
Crescent Overseer
- Elevated drive on artillery assault to stagger the Helldiver
- Elevated the harm of its direct shot assault
- Crescent Overseer`s weapon now offers elevated harm vs Sturdy targets
🎮 Gameplay
Emotes and Victory poses
Emotes and victory poses are actually interchangeable. Aside from a few exceptions like emotes that require 2 individuals, the kick and a few others, all of the victory poses can now be used as emotes and all emotes can now be used as victory poses
🔧 Fixes
Hold Detection
As a part of our ongoing warfare towards bugs and instability we’ve got launched a “grasp detection” function within the PC model. If the sport hangs (freezes) for greater than 20 seconds then this new function will crash the sport as an alternative of letting it keep hung. This generates a file referred to as a “crash dump” which incorporates vital debugging info for our programmers to diagnose and repair the foundation explanation for the grasp.
When you expertise a grasp, please wait a minimum of 40 seconds earlier than restarting your PC to permit the grasp detector to do its job.
When you expertise a 20+ second grasp adopted by a crash:
- If the crash reporting window exhibits up then please submit the report as normal.
- If the crash reporting window doesn’t present up (it may well fail), we humbly request that you simply share the crash dump file with our participant help staff (https://arrowhead.zendesk.com/). They are going to be in a position to help you in finding and sharing the crash dump file.
Together with your assist, we will eradicate these points as soon as and for all!
Crash Fixes
- Mounted a uncommon crash brought on by weapon customization desynchronization
- Mounted a uncommon crash that might happen when gamers would entry the Galactic Map
- Mounted a crash brought on by Automatons in Lava Missions
Weapons & Stratagem Fixes
- The RS-422 Railgun journal throughout reload animation is now seen
- When ending an Eradication mission after the mission time has run out, an over-zealous second Pelican pilot will not heroically attempt to extract our noble Helldivers if one other is already en route
- AX/FLAM-75 “Guard Canine” Sizzling Canine has its sound results mounted
- AR/GL-21 One-Two underbarrel explosions sound results are actually mounted
- MLS-4X Commando rockets will now goal correctly, slightly than concentrating on the final place the Helldiver goals at
- Mounted a problem the place the R-36 Eruptor displayed incorrect zoom ranges choices when utilizing non-zoomed scope attachments
- Mounted a bug the place the B-1 Provide Pack would give infinite provides when dropped
- Mounted the visible glitches that seem within the preview part of the Weapon Customization Menu
- Helldivers can now reload while inside an M-102 Quick Reconnaissance Car
- B-1 Provide Pack can not be used on Helldivers when their ammo, grenades and stims are full
- Mounted bug the place story marketing campaign operations wouldn’t persist between recreation classes
- Projectiles from turret stratagems will now additionally hit their house owners
- The Ministry of Protection has put in scrubbing chips on the Floor All-Terrain Extraction Rig, stopping unintended lock-on by good weaponry
- RS-422 Railgun now correctly shows the clip throughout the Reload animation if the participant reloads the weapon instantly after firing
- When cancelling a reload after a new projectile was made seen, however earlier than it was put into the weapon; the weapon would show the brand new shell within the weapon, even with the weapon empty. The weapons will now accurately show whether it is prepared to fireplace or not
- Warmth primarily based weapons are actually displaying overheating correctly, within the Weapon Operate Menu
- Kills with “One True Flag” will now rely in direction of Major Order kills
- Mounted the M-1000 Maxigun wind-up sounds which might generally not play correctly
- Participant can not throw a number of stratagems after getting into and exiting emplacements
- Grenade launcher pictures and explosions from AR/GL-21 One-Two rifle ought to now be seen when shot by different gamers
P-92 Warrant
- Made the drag and gravity the identical on the non-guided projectile because the final patch change for the guided projectile.
- Transfer the “Guided mode/None Guided mode” weapon operate from Proper to Left weapon operate route
Enemies
- Enemies have discovered how to goal higher
- Mounted spawn price on Speedy Acquisition missions on issue CR7-10. Adjusted spawn factors on Speedy Acquisition map
Miscellaneous Fixes
- Automaton dropships will now transfer much less erratically when dropping enemies
- Repair incorrect digicam positioning when transitioning to first particular person whereas reloading
- Mounted a problem the place gamers may land on Command Bunkers in metropolis missions
- Mounted sure gadgets not being interactable inside particular PoIs on Magma planets
- Solved terrain peak altering when approaching or shifting away from a deformed piece of terrain, inflicting a bizarre visible impact
- Exiting a automobile now correctly inherits the automobile`s velocity
- Excessive-Command has now licensed Commando Operations to be carried out on all Automaton managed planets. They’ll regularly be accessible to select alongside the common Peace Retaining Operations going ahead
- Repair harm inconsistencies between shopper and host harm. Purchasers ought to not do much less harm than the host
- Players not get caught below the bridge throughout Speedy Acquisition missions
- The Helldiver correctly follows hand place protocols when activating energy stations
- Digicam accurately factors in direction of the Hellidver throughout the push-up emote
- The battery gentle will now flip off after its supply throughout “Seize Fusion Batteries” goal
- Draw! Emote not locks melee weapons
- Adjusted Automaton scanner glow – they may not shine white while scanning for Helldivers
- The Tremendous Earth Flag is now accurately taking part in the Tremendous Earth Anthem when utilizing the stratagem throughout Hive World Missions
- The Helldiver now strikes their palms away from terminal screens to not block sight to whoever is trying over their shoulder
- [Xbox Only] Smoke will not show inexperienced artifacts on purple planets
- The Guard Canine sequence of stratagems have had their names shortened to enhance readability. They’re nonetheless your loyal companions, however now with shorter, simpler to learn names.
Optimizations
- We improved fog density / visibility between Volumetric Fog High quality settings, making the Lowest and Low settings match
- Improved efficiency of constructing materials present in colonies and cities
- Eliminated the light-source that was connected to the Helldiver, which was used for making darkish environments brighter close to the participant; tweaked and improved playability and visibility in darker environments as an alternative
- Mounted a problem that was inflicting some gamers to get a “10002026” error throughout login try
- Carried out efficiency enhancements affecting explosions and basic destruction, primarily surrounding bot factories
Helldivers 2’s subsequent Warbond, Siege Breakers, is out right now, February 3, as a part of this replace. As detailed in a latest submit, this Warbond is for gamers needing “one thing to smash by means of […] towering foe with impenetrable fortifications,“… which I am fairly certain means it is wanted by all of us.
Do not forget that February will a “month of anniversary surprises” as Helldivers 2 hits its second anniversary. To kick us off, Arrowhead formally launched us to the “face of Freedom, the voice of Victory, the sunshine of Liberty,” John Helldiver himself.
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