Helldivers 2[1]‘s galactic war is playing out with PS5, PC, and Xbox Series X|S players united behind a common cause. And while the battle continues, so too does the struggle to address the bugs that have come up in the game. Arrowhead Game Studios has released a new patch for Helldivers 2, but there aren’t many Super Earth-shattering issues this week.
The details for Helldivers 2 patch 01.400.002 have been shared on Steam[2] and Discord, and most of the bugs are either crash or audio-related issues. Perhaps the most amusing bug placed Helldivers on top of cave structures while reinforcing. There are two Xbox-specific fixes, including the restoration of SDR colors to their proper brightness level and a bug that prevented players from accessing Helldivers user profiles.
Earlier this month, Helldivers 2[3] unleashed the Into the Unjust update[4], which added a lot of new content[5]. If you’re having trouble fighting the Hive Lords, we recommend using nukes and lots of them[6]. They’re pretty hard to kill if you’re coming at them with anything less powerful. Helldivers 2 has also surged past 500,000 concurrent players[7], which may mean that the influx of players from Xbox Series X|S is increasing engagement across the board.
Arrowhead CEO Shams Jorjani has said said that the majority of Helldivers 2 players enjoy the game “silently”[8] and don’t offer much feedback that the developers can use. However, the team has been releasing large patches[9] and smaller updates[10] to keep the game running as smoothly as possible.
The complete notes for Helldivers 2 patch 01.400.002 are below.
Fixes
- Fixed a crash on cave maps, when host migrates under certain conditions
- Fixed a crash to desktop which would occur if the oil rig was destroyed when the shuttle was on its way
- Fixed a crash when joining someone who is using bombardment stratagems
- Fixed a crash on game start-up
- Fixed an issue where Helldivers were reinforcing on top of cave structures
- The Dragonroach can now be damaged with fire and/or gas
- Rupture Warriors now track moving clients accurately, leveling the difficulty level of attacks between client and host
- Fixed an audio bug related to Devastator projectiles
- Rebalanced caves audio levels
- Fixed a rare instance where Primary Weapon audio would go missing
- (Xbox specific) SDR colors no longer appear faded
- (Xbox specific) Fixed a bug where users could not access a Helldivers User Profile in several screens
Known Issues
New
- Extraction shuttle or beacon may clip into terrain, preventing extraction.
- The Nuke Nursey Drill can be dropped on top of the cave by the ship becoming inaccessible
Technical
- Keybinds do not save after restarting the game using the AZERTY and French keyboard settings
- Players who are using the Microsoft IME languages are unable to type Korean, Japanese and Chinese symbols in chat.
Gameplay
- Some weapons may be missing sound effects for some players.
- Explosives can cause Helldivers hidden behind terrain to ragdoll
- Weapon scopes may have an incorrect FOV that doesn’t match the weapon
- Interrupting the reload animation of the StA-11 SMG may result in the magazine being consumed without reloading it.
- The right gauntlet of SR-64 Cinderblock armor is misaligned
- Capes don’t display in the Armory tab and instead show a blank grey cape
- Weapon customization doesn’t correctly display stats for sway and reload times
- ‘Leviathan’ and ‘Warrior’ change to ‘Advocate’ when used in Super Destroyer names
- XP modifier is not applied accurately for high CR Eradicate and Blitz missions.
- Extraction Shuttle can sometimes clip into the ground while landing
References
- ^ Helldivers 2 (www.gamespot.com)
- ^ Steam (steamcommunity.com)
- ^ Helldivers 2 (www.gamespot.com)
- ^ Into the Unjust update (www.gamespot.com)
- ^ lot of new content (www.gamespot.com)
- ^ we recommend using nukes and lots of them (www.gamespot.com)
- ^ surged past 500,000 concurrent players (www.gamespot.com)
- ^ the majority of Helldivers 2 players enjoy the game “silently” (www.gamespot.com)
- ^ releasing large patches (www.gamespot.com)
- ^ smaller updates (www.gamespot.com)