Helldivers 2's substantial 2025 update, patch 01.002.101, is now live, introducing significant gameplay adjustments and bug fixes. This over 5GB patch enhances spray weapon gas durations, restores emoting during flight or ragdoll states, and implements numerous balance changes.
Approaching its first anniversary, Helldivers 2 continues its engaging Galactic War narrative with the recent addition of the Illuminate faction. The update's substantial size hints at potential unannounced content additions beyond the documented changes.
A noteworthy, albeit peculiar, fix deserves mention:
Resolved a minor visual glitch affecting the Stalker's tongue (details omitted).
Helldivers 2 Update 01.002.101 Patch Notes:
Balance Adjustments:
- General: Spray weapon gas effects extended from 6 to 10 seconds. A despawn timer added for Illuminate dropship wreckage to prevent path obstruction.
- Helldiver: Jogging permitted while carrying two-handed items (barrels, SEAF Artillery Rounds).
- FRV: Grenade and stratagem deployment enabled while leaning from the FRV. FRV handling improved for enhanced cornering.
- Sidearms: Starting magazines increased from 2 to 3; spare magazines from 4 to 5.
- Stratagem Support Weapons (TX-41 Sterilizer): Crosshair drift and camera climb recoil reduced. Gas effect duration increased (as above).
- Armor Passives (Siege Ready): A bug granting extra ammo to all weapons (not just primaries as intended) remains unfixed for further evaluation. Armory description will be updated accordingly.
- Backpacks (AX/TX-13 "Guard Dog"): Reworked for improved effectiveness, prioritizing gas-unaffected enemies. Targeting logic refined, range increased from 10m to 20m. Gas effect duration increased (as above).
- Stratagems (MD-6, MD-I4, MD-17 Anti-Personnel/Incendiary/Tank Mines): Cooldowns reduced to 120 seconds (from 180). Damage increased. Deployment spread widened to reduce chain explosions.
- SH-20 Ballistic Shield Backpack: Now blocks melee attacks until destroyed.
Bug Fixes:
- High Priority: Emoting restored during falls/ragdolls (without fall damage reduction). Illuminate spawner ship shields now vulnerable to impact grenades. Collision gaps in Illuminate ships fixed. Health packs fully restore stims. High-damage weapons now detonate Hellbombs.
- Crash Fixes: Numerous crash fixes addressed, including those related to mission aborts, hot-joining, emotes, fires, drop-in sequences, reloading, armory changes, tutorial completion, extraction, projectile fire, and objective carrying. Fixes for crashes related to text language changes and SG-20 Halt reloading.
- Social/Matchmaking: Matchmaking improved for regional proximity. Difficulty lobby matching enhanced. Chat history preservation fixed.
- Weapons/Stratagems: Emplacement retention during text chat. Arc weapon accuracy improved against Impaler tentacles. E/AT-12 Anti-Tank Emplacement armor penetration tag corrected. Stratagem turrets no longer target Illuminate Tesla Towers. Melee weapon physics adjusted. B-1 Supply Pack stim sharing restored. Heat weapon visual bug fixed.
- FRV: FRV durability increased. Camera improvements implemented. Rooftop drops reduced. Non-QWERTY keyboard support added. Enemy launch distance adjusted.
- Helldiver: Ragdolling into FRV fixed. Civilian car vaulting/climbing restored. Post-ragdoll sliding fixed. Stuck prone gliding animation fixed. Pickup animation issues resolved.
- Enemies: Stalker tongue visual bug fixed. Enemy reaction to missed shots improved.
- Miscellaneous: Various audio, civilian pathing, visual (floating heads), and damage calculation issues resolved.
Known Issues:
- High Priority: Black box terminal clipping. Stratagem ball unpredictable bounces. DSSP balancing/functionality. Pathfinding issues in Illuminate Evacuate Colonists missions. Dolby Atmos PS5 incompatibility.
- Medium Priority: Pelican-1 extraction ramp issue. Explosive ragdolling. Cape display issue. "This is Democracy" emote spacewalk bug. AX/TX-13 ammo indicator. Barrager Tank armor/weak points. LAS-5 Scythe zoom. Charge-up weapon firing rate issues.
This update significantly enhances the Helldivers 2 experience, addressing player feedback and refining gameplay mechanics. However, several known issues remain to be addressed in future patches.
