HELLDIVERS™ 2

Significant improvements to game stability and networking with no changes to gameplay balance.

Easier to find and join games, though some instability remains.

Lower baseline power but significantly higher peak potential and better ammo capacity.

Much higher survivability and more consistent health tracking, though more vulnerable to acid.

General stability and QoL improvements, but more dangerous friendly environmental effects.

More predictable attacks and easier to avoid.

Increased game stability and better hardware utilization on laptops.

Harder core and legs, but easier to kill via headshots and claw destruction.

Much more effective at dealing damage and penetrating armor, despite a movement penalty.

Significantly tankier, especially in the vents, though tracks are slightly easier to break.

Slower underground movement and more telegraphs on attacks.

Higher burst damage and fire rate at the cost of magazine size.

Much higher damage output against crowds.

Significant increase in raw damage and efficiency.

Much more lethal and effective at area denial.

Harder to kill via headshots, but significantly more vulnerable in the body.

Much more destructive and penetrates heavier armor, but fewer charges.

Higher damage and better visual feedback for overcharging.

Improved reliability and responsiveness through bug fixes and removal of firing delay.

Better sustain and ammo capacity restored.

Significantly less lethal and easier to avoid.

More versatile and effective against armored enemies.

Better damage, sustain, and crowd control.

Minor visual improvement for better visibility.

Reduced presence on high-difficulty missions.

Improved stability when using ADS.

Better area control and persistence.

Slightly less dangerous area-of-effect attacks.

Significantly improved crowd control and disruption capabilities.

Better sustain and faster attack speed.

Much more effective healing and better projectile accuracy.

Slightly more damage, but less stealthy.

Reduced downtime during combat.

Improved fire rate and reduced reload windows.

Less direct projectile damage, significantly higher explosive impact.

Higher raw damage and better penetration.

Improved general damage and durable target effectiveness.

Better handling and significantly more ammo.

Lower health and the introduction of head-shot weak spots.

Lower spawn frequency and a new instant-kill mechanic via wing destruction.

Reduced grenade pressure and new tactical weak spots.

Improved reliability and removed frustrating animation/firing bugs.

General stability and QoL improvements.

Reduced ammo capacity restored to original values.

Much more reliable player recruitment and lobby management.

Improved control responsiveness and UI navigation.

More susceptible to fire and gas attacks.

Reduced danger from volcanic eruptions.

More reliable operation and consistent melee capabilities.

Easier to kill via headshots and appear less frequently in large clusters.

Reduced efficiency and stability.

Less effective against heavily armored targets.

More concentrated and longer-lasting orbital strikes.

Harder combat but more time to complete the objective.

Easier login process and better communication regarding server errors.

Players will now correctly receive rewards and progression for their efforts.

Fixed weapon compatibility issues.

Improved reliability and visual polish.

Less disruptive crowd control and fixed erratic targeting behavior.

More effective against armor even with imperfect aim.