Helldivers 2 developer Arrowhead has introduced and launched the lengthy-awaited Illuminate replace, dubbed Omens of Tyranny.
Unveiled throughout The Game Awards 2024, Helldivers 2 has expanded to herald the Illuminate invasion of Tremendous Earth planets in the galactic south. This preliminary alien drive brings with it a quantity of new enemies to combat towards in addition to model new Tremendous Earth colonies to combat on. These colonies introduce Helldivers 2’s first city environments, with metropolis streets full of harmless civilians who’re thoughts-managed by the Illuminate. The Voteless, as they’re known as by Tremendous Earth, are little greater than zombies who need nothing greater than to group gamers limb from limb.
In an interview with IGN, recreation director Mikael Eriksson stated this preliminary invasion entails the Illuminate Vanguard Fleet and doesn’t seem like the complete faction. Initially, the Illuminate received’t seize planets, moderately they’re utilizing guerrilla techniques. Eriksson wouldn’t say what they’re as much as, however did tease that gamers will get the prospect to affect the continuing Illuminate invasion as half of a brand new story set to happen over the course of a number of months.
Eriksson additionally mentioned the principle variations between combating the Illuminate and the bots and bugs. One is that the Illuminate are “harder,” and combating towards them in city environments feels constrained in comparison with combating the Automatons and the Terminids in open, extra naturalistic environments.
The Illuminate themselves are like demi-gods, with big strolling journey-pod enemies known as Harvesters that may one-shot you. On prime of that, there’s horde-type gameplay with the thoughts-managed civilians to cope with. Nonetheless, gamers have a quantity of new toys to assist defend towards the Illuminate risk, chief amongst them Helldivers 2’s first car, the Quick Recon Automobile (FRV).
The FRV, which initially can solely be discovered at numerous spots on the map, homes a full squad of gamers: one driving (handbook by default however computerized through accessibility settings), two in passenger seats with lean out and shoot performance, and one manning the rear turret. The FRV will solely be absolutely unlocked as a stratagem you possibly can name in if and when the Helldivers 2 group completes a brand new main order, thus making it that can be purchased in the standard style.
Eriksson really helpful gamers carry anti-tank stratagems to assist take down the Illuminate spawn ships, encounter ships, and the Harvester enemies, all of which have shields (the brand new Anti-Tank Emplacement defensive stratagem will show helpful). You’ll want help weapons good towards the horde; Eriksson urged an assault rifle. And it’s a good suggestion to make use of the FRV to zip across the maps, notably on metropolis roads.