A new update for Helldivers 2, known as Update 1.000.302, has recently been released. This update is accessible across all gaming platforms, as well as on PC. Players can now download this update, which introduces bug fixes, improvement updates, and patch notes for the game. It is worth noting that the file size of this update may differ depending on the gaming platform being used.
Weapon Balancing:
- R-9 Eruptor: Increased explosion damage by 40 and removed shrapnel from the explosion to prevent accidental damage to players and teammates within a large radius.
Enemy Adjustments:
- Increased Shrieker’s sight and hearing range slightly.
- Increased Gunship’s hearing range slightly.
Gameplay Fixes:
- Resolved issues with Damage-over-time effects application for consistency across players.
- Firing the Punisher Plasma with a shield backpack equipped no longer damages the Helldiver.
- Fixed misalignment of some weapon scopes in First-Person-View.
- Sound associated with stimming no longer plays when interrupted.
- Corrected scoring tracking for Major orders with the “Kill task” for consistency.
- Prevented Helldivers from landing on tall rocks in Horde Defend Missions and bug pillars in Deactivate Terminid Control System missions.
- Fixed a bug where the reinforce stratagem would not appear if a Helldiver left the session before readiness.
Crash Fixes:
- Fixed various crashes including those occurring on mission completion, game shutdown, leaving and rejoining missions, cutscenes, diving into missions, using beam weapons, using VPN, and when ALT+Tabbing on PC.
- Fixed a soft lock caused by opening text chat while having the stratagem menu open.
Social Menu Improvements:
- PC players adding friends through friend codes now display correctly.
- Resolved issues with overlapping footers in menus and visibility of Steam friends.
- Recent Players list now includes hot-joining players and players can unblock others not previously in their friends list.
- Fixed issues with empty friend names, lobby privacy mode text updates, player name updates, and a bug allowing non-host players to kick others indiscriminately.
Other Changes:
- Total purchased counter in the Robotics Workshop section now displays accurately.
- Addressed edge cases related to Steam AppId errors on login.
