HELLDIVERS™ 2 News

• We have raised the server cap!
  
• Fixed issue where some players would get stuck in cinematics for an extended period of time.
  

• No text is present for the Requisitions and Social Menu on the Player HUD
  
• PS5 players may encounter error code 10003001 on the login screen.
  
• Login rate limiting when many are logging in at the same time.
  
• Players can become disconnected during play.
  
• Rewards and other progress may be delayed or not attributed.
  
• Various UI issues may appear when the game interacts with servers.
  
• Pick-up of certain objects in-game may cause characters to freeze in place for an extended period of time.
  
• Some games would not be joinable by others for a short period of time during heavy load.
  
• Other unknown behaviors may occur.
  
• Japanese VO is missing from intro cutscene and Ship TV.
  
• Armor values for light/medium/heavy armor do not currently function as intended.
  

В игровой индустрии бывают ситуации, когда художники и разработчики игр решаются не использовать стандартные технологии, вроде Unity и Unreal Engine, прибегая к малоизвестным движкам. Helldivers 2 — один из таких случаев.

As Helldivers 2 continues to be struggling with its own success, suffering wildly overloaded servers that make it sometimes tricky to even log in, a new patch today has added a feature to help alleviate the pressure. Having previously capped the number of players to 450,000, developers Arrowhead have now added an auto-kick to stop people hogging those precious slots while not playing. After 15 minutes, AFK players will now get booted. It's clearly not the big fix needed but hopefully fresh duct tape will help hold the co-op shooter together until more permanent solutions arrive.

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What are the best stratagems in Helldivers 2? To spread democracy as efficiently as possible, you need to spend your credits wisely. The tricky thing about stratagems is that they all serve different purposes depending on the number of players you're fighting with, in addition to the enemy you're facing.

One bad purchase is the equivalent of several wasted missions, and no one wants to waste their precious time, especially when the Helldivers 2 servers are in a state at the moment. In this co-op game, you need to be careful about how you're using your stratagems as friendly fire is on, and it cannot be disabled. Don't forget to check out our list of the best Helldivers 2 weapons so you have everything you need to take on any enemy.

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Helldivers 2 is very fun, when its poor servers will actually let you play it. Thankfully for those who’ve been struggling to get into the hugely popular game whenever they boot it up to take on Robot Vietnam, the game’s latest patch contains a feature designed to stop AFK folks from clogging up server space.

Yep, shortly following a patch that fixed the dreaded black screen startup issue and made quickplay a bit less of a cursed experience, Arrowhead’s back again with some more tweaks. Patch 1.000.11 isn’t too huge, but does feature some nice adjustments.

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