Helldivers 2’s newest replace significantly buffs the sport’s Exosuits, with developer Arrowhead Studios agreeing with gamers that the mechs may “take too little harm and break too simply.”
That does not look like will probably be the case any longer. As detailed within the (*2*) for Helldivers 2’s Equipment of Oppression 6.2.2. replace, Exosuits are actually a stratagem to be reckoned with. Their foremost well being has been almost doubled, as has the well being of their arms. Talking of arms, whereas they have been beforehand essentially the most generally destroyed a part of the mech previous to the replace, they now have 50% explosion resistance like the principle Exosuit physique. The fits additionally not lose all mobility when each legs are damaged, which ought to maintain them within the struggle longer.
That is an entire lot of Exosuit buffs, however there have been a number of downsides added, too. Exosuits can now be staggered, slowed by gasoline results, and are much more weak to acid assaults. To assist the Terminids higher harm these new, extra-durable Exosuits, a lot of Terminid enemy varieties (and even a number of Illuminate and Automatons) have had the durablility harm they deal towards automobiles elevated.
Even with these negatives taken into consideration, Exosuits sound like they are going to be a much more viable possibility towards non-Terminid enemies now–an space the place they beforehand struggled, particularly towards the explosive-heavy Automatons.
All of the Exosuit modifications come simply as Helldivers 2’s Exo Specialists Warbond arrives, introducing two new Exosuit variants for gamers to convey to the Second Galactic Battle. The Exo-51 Lumberer brings an anti-tank cannon and a flamethrower to the struggle, whereas the Exo-55 Breakthrough comes outfitted with a flak cannon and ballistic defend. The Warbond moreover comes with two new weapons (a SMG major and a pistol secondary), a disposable machine gun stratagem, two armor units that enable for sooner motion, and a batch of latest cosmetics.
Exosuit buffs aren’t the one change as a part of the latest Helldivers 2 replace. Arrowhead moreover made a lot of stability modifications to numerous sidearms and stratagems. A batch of melee weapons, just like the Saber, Hatchet, and Stun weapons, have had their stamina prices decreased, whereas stratagems just like the Ballistic Defend, Spear, Defoliation Instrument, and Flame and Laser Senties have all seen buffs. The Defoliation Instrument, a large two-handed chainsword stratagem, could now be value a re-evaluation specifically, as Arrowhead has elevated its harm hit field and harm window, elevated its armor penetration, and decreased its stamina value.
A brand new biome has been added as well–a lush forest that, frankly, appears far nicer than any of the galactic battlefields beforehand seen in Helldivers 2. Little question the forest will look loads much less idyllic as soon as the Automatons and the opposite enemies of Tremendous Earth make landfall.
Arrowhead revealed its future plans for Helldivers 2 earlier this yr as a part of the sport’s first-ever roadmap. In it, Arrowhead outlined what gamers can count on by June of this yr, together with new biomes, Warbonds, and stability modifications. You possibly can learn the complete replace 6.2.2 patch notes beneath.
Helldivers 2 Equipment Of Opression Replace 6.2.2 Patch Notes
Patch Highlights
- 2 new Biomes
- One new enemy variant
- Main Exo Go well with rebalance
- Enemy rebalances
- Aspect-Arm and Stratagem rebalances
- A number of identified points resolved
Resolved identified points:
- Defend metropolis occasions seem Tremendous Earth managed once more
- Destroying the Air Base Management Tower with a transportable Hellbomb not blocks goal development.
- Enthusiastic Mirth emote sound has been fastened, laughter is as soon as once more permitted on the battlefield.
- Fleshmobs are not capable of clip by varied objects when charging.
- We now have restocked the fireworks for the celebration when gamers have accomplished the tutorial (good job, you might have earned them)
- Gunships and Shriekers are actually spawning throughout operations with the suitable impact current.
- The Double-Edged Sickle not emits a high-pitched drone when firing.
- Gamers will not be redirected to the Python Commandos Warbond as an alternative of Redacted Regiment and vice versa when deciding on ‘Acquisitions’ within the Ship Administration menu.
- Sparks and bug spawner smoke now have greater materials decision.
Balancing
Exo fits rebalance
We agree with the neighborhood that the Exosuits can take too little harm and break too simply, particularly towards the Automaton faction. Due to this fact we now have made an even bigger stability cross to extend its sturdiness.
- Elevated foremost well being pool from 850 to 1600
- The Exo go well with will solely die if the principle healthpool is depleted. Earlier than it may die if particular healthzones have been depleted.
- Elevated vulnerability to acid assaults by 50%
- Mounted so components of the cockpit healthzones are usually not blocked by the ragdoll actor. Now the cockpit zones will probably be damageable in the suitable means.
- Elevated Exo go well with arms well being from 350 to 600
- Exo go well with arms now even have a 50% explosion resistance (similar to the principle physique)
- Eliminated structure and bleedout on the Exo go well with arms.
- Exo fits not lose all mobility when each legs are damaged.
- Can now be staggered, have stagger power 45. Stagger doesn’t have an effect on the flexibility to shoot.
- Eliminated most well being zones that don’t have an effect on the principle well being and are primarily visible results. The reason being to enhance efficiency. For instance tow cables and comparable gadgets can’t be broken or destroyed anymore.
Enemy harm towards automobiles
- We predict automatons and illuminates do harm moderately effectively towards the automobiles particularly now with the modifications to the Exo fits, the Terminids nonetheless have fallen behind a bit of their potential to cope with automobiles so we now have made some buffs to their harm towards sturdy targets.
Fuel results
- Now it additionally slows the enemies with 25% when they’re confused by the gasoline, the sluggish in fact additionally impacts you. Bigger enemies just like the Bile Titan and manufacturing unit strider that don’t turn into confused are also due to this fact not slowed.
Objects modifications
Sidearms weapons
CQC-30 Stun Baton
- Decreased stamina value from 5% to three%
- Elevated harm from 75 to 120
- Elevated sturdy harm from 38 to 60
CQC-19 Stun Lance
- Decreased stamina value from 5% to three%
CQC-2 Saber
- Decreased stamina value from 5% to three%
CQC-5 Fight Hatchet
- Decreased stamina value from 5% to 4%
CQC-73 Entrenchment Instrument
- Decreased stamina value from 5% to three%
Stratagems
CQC-9 Defoliation Instrument
- Elevated and moved harm hit field to make it simpler to hit the enemy
- Longer window for when harm hit field is lively
- Armor penetration will increase twice as quick
- Strikes slower when it does harm to an enemy
- Decreased stamina value from 10% to five%
CQC-1 One True Flag
- Decreased stamina value from 5% to three%
SH-20 Ballistic Defend Backpack
- Elevated well being from 600 to 1000
FAF-14 Spear
- Elevated quantity of missiles within the backpack from 3 to 4
A/FLAM-40 Flame Sentry
- Elevated vary from 20m to 34m
- Elevated harm by 50%
- Elevated how briskly it panics enemies
A/LAS-98 Laser Sentry
- Elevated warmth capability from 200 to 250
TX-41 Sterilizer
- Up to date gasoline spray VFX
- The Fuel lingers for longer and has longer vary
Enemies
Terminids
Bile Titan
- Spew explosions are smaller to match the visuals higher
- Decreased Explosion interior radius from 2.25 to 1
- Decreased Explosion outer radius from 3.5 to 2.2
Hive guard
- Elevated armor on head and entrance legs from Medium to Heavy (3 to 4)
- Decreased armor on physique and claws from Gentle to Unarmored (2 to 1)
- Decreased well being on physique from 500 to 375
Bile Spewers
- Elevated sturdy harm on melee assault
Stalkers & Prowlers
- Elevated sturdy harm
Shriekers
- Elevated sturdy harm
Scavengers
- Elevated sturdy harm
Hunters
- Elevated sturdy harm
All Warrior variants
- Elevated sturdy harm
Charger
- Slight enhance in sturdy harm of its melee and cost assault
Hive Lord
- Elevated sturdy harm on a lot of its bodily assaults
Dragon Roach
- Elevated sturdy harm on its flame assault
Impaler
- Elevated stagger pressure wanted from 45 to 50
- Slight enhance in sturdy harm on its melee assault
Automatons
Raiders
- elevated sturdy harm of the melee assaults
- Small arms hearth from raiders, turrets, devastators, slight enhance in sturdy harm
Berserkers
- elevated sturdy harm
Devastators
- elevated sturdy harm on melee assault
Heavy Devastators
- Defend is destructible and dropped when destroyed
- Armor heavy (4)
- Well being 800
- Sturdy 0.7
Rocket Devastator
- Decreased stagger power on rockets projectile from 50 to 35
Hulk
- Elevated sturdy harm on flamer assault
Battle Strider
- Leg hip joints decreased armor from Heavy to Medium (4 to three)
All Tanks foremost physique (backside half)
- Elevated well being on Primary well being pool from 3000 to 4000
- Elevated well being on again vents from 750 to 1500
- Elevated armor on again vents from Medium to Heavy (3 to 4)
- Take away tracks harm zone when the zone is lifeless
- Eliminated harm cap to hold by from tracks to foremost well being (so in the event you overkill it extra harm goes to foremost well being)
- Lowered sturdy resistance on tracks (1.0 to 0.8)
- Scale back overlap harm zones when its driving to match visuals higher and do much less harm
Shredder Tank turret
- Lowered flip velocity
Barrager tank turret
- Elevated well being on weak spot on back and front from 750 to 1500
Illuminates
Fleshmobs
- Elevated sturdy harm
Tesla tower
- Decrease destruction power wanted to destroy it from 30 to twenty
- Added well being perform with 200 well being and armor 2
🔧 Fixes
Crash Fixes
- Mounted a uncommon AI crash
- Mounted a crash which may happen when utilizing below barrel firing modes
- Mounted a uncommon crash that was occurring while preventing enemies, predominantly towards the Illuminates
Weapons & Stratagem Fixes
- Added lacking haptics suggestions when firing the Automaton MG Emplacement
- SEAF Artillery will not allow you to insert a shell after which instantly take away it, thus softlocking the gun
- Destroying the Air Base Management Tower with a transportable Hellbomb in a multiplayer session, not blocks goal development
Enemies
- Fleshmobs now can deal harm to automobiles
- Destroying a Terminid egg whereas standing towards it, can not ship the Helldiver flying
- Capturing marks on the Exomech will now seem on the right physique half that was being shot at
- Mounted bug the place sure enemy kills wouldn’t rely in the direction of order development
- Manufacturing facility Striders will not rely as Fabricators within the Destroy Automaton Fabricators mission
- Stratagem hellpods can not land on the Air Management Tower through the Evacuate Precedence Residents missions
Miscellaneous Fixes
- Mounted a bug the place the Helldiver may get soft-locked within the loadout menu, if that they had lower than 4 complete stratagems, the place a number of was briefly disabled
- Mounted squares typically showing within the minimap if Terrain High quality was set to low
- Extraction shuttle now flies straight upon extracting from cities
- Mounted an occasion the place the Helldiver head twitched when leaving the Hellpod
- Hearth ought to now extra persistently scorch the terrain below it. Notice: This has no modifications to gameplay
- Mounted a number of floating gadgets on a magma planet
- Mounted a spot within the terrain within the tutorial space
- Optimized efficiency of Strafing Run particles for DSS Eagle Storm and Air Assist stratagems
- A message will probably be displayed within the stratagem HUD when stratagems fail to be referred to as in
- Tutorial: Flag celebration now has been fastened with correct fireworks timing and lighting
- Gamers can not fall by the ship roof in Illuminate invasion missions
- Mounted a bug the place the Helldivers head twitched in the long run display, earlier than and after utilizing Victory Poses
- Tremor ambient sound now fades out correctly
- The Burier of Heads title has been totally investigated, and since no indicators of alleged dissident connections might be found, the title has been reintroduced. Helldivers who’ve unlocked this title by the Mud Devils Warbond ought to now discover it among the many different titles within the customization menu
- Mounted situation the place the participant may work together with the Hive Core Drill terminal from behind
- Enemy visibility and listening to ought to now be affected extra by completely different weathers. This implies enemies ought to usually have a tougher time recognizing and listening to helldivers in additional intense climate situations
Bonus word
We now have now launched validation checks on launch to assist tackle potential points attributable to outdated drivers.