Ever since Sony’s PC and PlayStation 5 co-op shooter Helldivers 2 got here out earlier this yr, followers have urged it will be excellent for a Star Wars crossover. Now, one mod group has gone forward and constructed simply that.
Prolific mod content material creator Toasted tasked his mod group with making a Star Wars Clone Wars mod pack for Helldivers 2, and has revealed the leads to video kind with the assist of @SWBFUpdates, @StayBombastic, and @OzzyOVLD.
The mod pack, constructed by modders Kboy and @irastris, swaps out Hellidvers for playable Clone Troopers from the 501st Legion, together with Captain Rex, Commander Cody, and Sergeant Hunter, with Automaton enemies redesigned as Separatist Droids. There are B1-series battle droids, B2-series tremendous battle droids, Droidekas, and extra. Even the extraction shuttle is made to appear to be a Low Altitude Assault Transport.
We modded Star Wars into Helldivers! Full video is now stay https://t.co/WeQcNlhLdN pic.twitter.com/8LYgmJxJye
— Toasted (@ToastedShoes) (*2*)
Simply received to play a Helldivers Star Wars mod because of @ToastedShoes. By no means thought it will be this immersive 🔥 pic.twitter.com/gxvOMJdJc1
— Bombastic 💣🕶 (@StayBombastic) May 12, 2024
Had an opportunity to play Helldivers 2 x Star Wars with @ToastedShoes @StayBombastic & @OzzyOVLD!
Incredible expertise that basically gave a glimpse of how superior a Star Wars COOP recreation like Helldivers 2 could be.
Video drops on Monday! pic.twitter.com/PQPOCP2sba
— BattlefrontUpdates (@SWBFUpdates) May 11, 2024
Toasted has stated the mod pack is presently unavailable as a result of the mods don’t work constantly throughout all planets and difficulties, “so we wish to iron out the kinks earlier than dropping them.” Nevertheless, in the meantime, Toasted will launch the 501st legion and different mods individually on Nexus Mods.
The Star Wars Clone Wars mod provides a glimpse at what a Star Wars-themed Helldivers 2-type recreation would appear to be to play, but additionally the potential inside Helldivers 2 itself for eye-catching crossovers. Whereas Sony and developer Arrowhead might do effectively to wrangle an official Star Wars mod in partnership with Disney, there are different crossovers followers have referred to as for as soon as they inevitably begin to come out following Helldivers 2’s explosive success.
For instance, followers have urged Helldivers 2 could be excellent for a Warhammer 40,000 crossover, and it’s simple to think about the Helldivers as Imperial Guard preventing in opposition to the Necrons and the Tyranids throughout the galaxy. Arrowhead boss Johan Pilestedt has stated Arrowhead has no real interest in happening the Fortnite route with collaborations that make little sense inside the universe it’s created. “If we ever make crossovers that break the Fantasy – I am most likely useless,” Pilestedt has stated.
It’s not all enjoyable and video games in the world of Helldivers 2, nevertheless. The sport stays delisted in a variety of international locations regardless of Sony’s controversial U-turn on plans to pressure PC players to account hyperlink with PSN. Arrowhead has teased the launch of an in-game cape based mostly on the review-bombing Helldivers 2 suffered consequently.
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