Patch 01.000.300

Patch dispatch from High Command
For this patch we bring you a number of adjustments fixes and improvements do aid your democratic endevours


For this patch, we have made improvements and changes to the following areas:

• Balance changes to weapons, stratagems, and enemies
  
• Change to the Spread Democracy mission
  

[h2]Balancing[/h2]
[h3]General[/h3]

• Armors with armor rating above 100 now also reduce damage on headshots.
  
• Victory poses will now only play for the extracted. (No stolen valor on my ship.)
  
• Burning damage reduced by 15%
  

[h3]Primary, Secondary & Support Weapons[/h3]

CB-9 Exploding Crossbow

• Slightly smaller explosion
  
• Increased stagger
  
• Decreased number of maximum mags from 12 to 8
  
• Increased number of magazines received from resupply from 6 to 8
  
• Slight reduction in ergonomics
  
• Muzzle velocity increased
  

LAS-99 Quasar Cannon

• Increased recharge time by 5 seconds
  

BR-14 Adjudicator

• Full auto is now the default fire mode
  
• Reduced recoil
  
• Increased maximum mags from 6 to 8
  
• Increased number of magazines received from resupply from 6 to 8
  
• Now placed amongst assault rifles
  

LAS-98 Laser Cannon

• Slightly increased damage
  
• Slightly reduced damage versus large volume bodies
  

SG-8P Punisher Plasma

• Decreased maximum mags from 12 to 8
  
• Increased amount of magazines received from resupply from 6 to 8
  
• Increased projectile speed, but will still keep a similar range
  
• Decreased damage falloff on the explosion
  
• Now placed in the energy weapons category
  

ARC-12 Blitzer

• Increased shots per minute from 30 to 45
  
• Now placed in the energy weapons category
  

R-36 Eruptor

• Decreased number of maximum mags from 12 to 6
  
• Explosion damage drops off slightly faster
  

LAS-16 Sickle

• Decreased amount of magazines from 6 down to 3
  

LAS-5 Scythe

• Increased damage from 300 to 350
  
• Decreased max number of mags from 6 down to 4
  

RS-422 Railgun

• Increased armor penetration in both safe mode and unsafe mode
  
• Stagger force slightly reduced
  

MG-101 Heavy Machine Gun

• Third person crosshair enabled
  

63CS Diligence Counter Sniper

• Damage increased from 128 to 140
  
• Ergonomics improved
  

R-63 Diligence

• Damage increased from 112 to 125
  

P-19 Redeemer

• Slight increase in recoil
  

P-2 Peacemaker

• Increased damage from 60 to 75
  

P-8 Senator

• Increased damage from 150 to 175
  
• Speedloader added when reloading on an empty cylinder–speeds up reload on empty considerably
  

LAS-7 Dagger

• Increased damage from 150 to 200
  

AR-19 Liberator

• Damage increased from 55 to 60
  

AR-23C Liberator Concussive

• Damage increased from 55 to 65
  

JAR-5 Dominator

• Damage decreased from 300 to 275
  

AX/AR-23 Guard Dog

• Decreased damage by 30%
  

RL-77 Airburst Rocket Launcher

• Airburst Rocket Launcher will no longer detonate when shot near stratagems (HMG turret, Sentries, Resupplies) and other Helldivers
  
• Reduced proximity radius
  

[h3]Stratagems[/h3]

A/MG-43 Machinegun Sentry

• Increased health to match other Sentries
  

A/ARC-3 Tesla Tower

• Increased health by 33%
  

FAF-14 Spear

• Added reload stage reload after the spent missile had been discarded
  

RL-77 Airburst Rocket Launcher