Scorching on the heels of Helldivers 2’s newest replace, patch 01.002.101, going reside, gamers have observed developer Arrowhead used it to secretly add a brand new software to the recreation: a shovel.
Players have found the shovel as a POI merchandise dotted about the map, and have discovered they’re in a position to really dig into the floor with it to create makeshift cowl.
Redditor The_Fighter03 alerted the group to the discover with a video clip, under, displaying the new shovel in motion.
Arrowhead failed to make any point out in right now’s replace 01.002.101, nor has it defined why shovels are rapidly in the recreation. However followers had questioned whether or not the patch had extra to it than Arrowhead let on, given it weighed in at over 5GB. Maybe the terrain deformation / dig system now in the recreation was an enormous a part of that.
Players at the moment are digging into the element of this new shovel, attempting to work out how deep they will go and whether or not it has every other use. Can it’s used to dig beneath doorways, for instance? Can gamers work collectively to create trenches? The group is having enjoyable working this out.
In the meantime, Arrowhead introduced Helldivers 2’s subsequent premium warbond, dubbed Servants of Freedom. The battle go due out February 6 provides a transportable Hellbomb stratagem and new armor that include the Built-in Explosives passive, which implies that upon dying, your corpse will detonate and take out the enemies round you.
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