The intergalactic war of Helldivers 2 continues with players on PS5, PC, and Xbox Series X|S banding together. While the fight for Super Earth rages on, developers are still tackling in-game problems. Arrowhead Game Studios has deployed a fresh update for Helldivers 2, though this patch isn’t focused on any monumental changes.
Detailed notes for Helldivers 2 update 01.400.002 have been shared via Steam and Discord. The majority of fixes address crashing issues and audio anomalies. One particularly peculiar bug saw Helldivers spawning atop cave structures during reinforcement. Two improvements target Xbox users specifically, correcting the SDR color display and resolving an issue that prevented access to Helldivers user profiles.
Earlier in the month, Helldivers 2 released the “Into the Unjust” content drop, which added a wealth of fresh content. If Hive Lords are proving difficult, consider deploying nuclear ordnance – and plenty of it. Engaging them with less powerful options can be a real challenge. Helldivers 2 has also exceeded 500,000 concurrent players, perhaps due to increased engagement from Xbox Series X|S players.
Arrowhead’s CEO, Shams Jorjani, has observed that many Helldivers 2 players enjoy the game quietly, providing limited feedback for the development team. Nonetheless, the team has been actively releasing significant updates and smaller patches with the aim of optimizing game performance.
The comprehensive notes for Helldivers 2 patch 01.400.002 are listed below.
Fixes
- Resolved a crash issue on cave maps triggered by host migration under specific conditions.
- Addressed a crash to desktop that occurred when destroying the oil rig while the shuttle was en route.
- Rectified a crash when joining players utilizing bombardment stratagems.
- Fixed a crash encountered during game startup.
- Corrected an issue causing Helldivers to reinforce on top of cave structures.
- Dragonroaches are now susceptible to fire and gas damage.
- Rupture Warriors now accurately track moving players, standardizing the difficulty of attacks between host and client.
- Eliminated an audio glitch related to Devastator projectiles.
- Rebalanced audio levels within caves.
- Addressed a rare occurrence of primary weapon audio disappearing.
- (Xbox specific) SDR colors now display correctly without appearing faded.
- (Xbox specific) Resolved a bug that prevented users from accessing Helldivers User Profiles across various screens.
Known Issues
New
- Extraction shuttles or beacons may clip through the terrain, hindering extraction.
- The Nuke Nursery Drill can be dropped by the ship on top of a cave, becoming inaccessible.
Technical
- Keybinds are not saved after restarting the game when using AZERTY and French keyboard settings.
- Players employing Microsoft IME languages are unable to input Korean, Japanese, and Chinese characters in chat.
Gameplay
- Some weapons may lack sound effects for certain players.
- Explosions can cause Helldivers hidden behind terrain to experience ragdoll effects.
- Weapon scopes may exhibit an incorrect field of view (FOV) that doesn’t align with the weapon.
- Interrupting the reload animation of the StA-11 SMG can result in the magazine being consumed without a reload occurring.
- The right gauntlet of the SR-64 Cinderblock armor is misaligned.
- Capes are not displayed in the Armory tab, instead showing 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.