I swear on liberty, I'm not tweaking but, my bullets are bouncing off enemy weak spots. Especially on the bot front. I'm using the new marksman gun and I hit a heavy scout strider and the bullet bounced off the rocket. I even used a HMG and had a few bullets bounce off a heavy scout strider. Like how!? I have the AP levels and am aiming at the weak spots.

I know there is a thing where if you shoot at a weird angle, the bullet will bounce off. But I'm dead in front of the enemies in shooting or off to the side. Someone please tell me that this is happening to others as well. Also. I hate when bots just decide to climb up a mountain or up terrain that should be impossible for them!

I painted (glazed 😏) this mug at a local art space recently. Turned out better than I expected. Went for Gasdiver Green and Democratic Black.

Other cups for scale.

I hope we will get some closed maps like we have with bug hives , just for other factions, it would be so fun , like ultra factories with little red lights and close corridors , that lead to big-ass open space like a hangar for automatons , although i think they should also make some of them suitable for every faction , like abandoned super destroyer where you need to find like a black box or something

senator is insanely cracked on squids as you can one tap overseers while having other weapon slots for hordes and anti armor

Expect it when entering the Destroyer, not when getting out of a mission lol.

Due to a poor internet connection, the top and bottom bars on the loading screen remained (they get in the way of seeing the mission timer, but oh well)

Level 10 Cadet here. I blindly bought the Force of Law Warbond because I thought the ARC K-9 looked awesome... didn't realize it's basically a team killing machine. 😅

Now I'm kinda stuck using the AR-32 Pacifier. Any recommendations on how to get the most out of this Warbond?

Right now I'm running a Guard Dog, stalwart and random orbital strikes.

I was playing Helldivers this morning and decided to check the settings and turn off screen shake. I saw there were a few other graphic settings I can change and I did and my game crashed immediately. I figured it was time to switch games so I’ve played another one for an hour and went back. When I did my game had been stuck like this and no matter what I do I cannot change the settings I can move around and press pause, but the second I try to switch the visual settings the game crashes.

I am on Xbox, I’ve uninstalled and reinstalled the game, but I can’t find a solution. Any advice?

The images speak for themselves.

Been re-watching the Fallout series recently and got really inspired by the NCR Rangers, along with the Umbrella Security Service (U.S.S.) from Resident Evil, especially HUNK.

So I ended up making my own Helldivers-inspired take on them. In my headcanon, what if Super Earth secretly hires these elite mercs to hunt down rogue divers and defectors hiding on remote planets? Instead of sending more Helldivers to deal with them, they outsource the job to avoid loyalty issues, propaganda risks, or the possibility of other divers refusing to kill their former comrades. Their mission is simple: hunt down rogue Helldivers, eliminate anyone who witnessed the operation if necessary, and stage the aftermath to make it look like the enemy was responsible.

Still can't think of a name for these guys. What would you call them? xD

Why this isn't in the game yet can't be fathomed. Arrowhead has a weird habit of adding things in that are half baked, and instead of reflecting on their creations and perhaps realizing that they don't always put out well made products, they blame the community and shelf it indefinitely.

Well, I sat and looked at the standard secondaries and envisioned what they could be, so now you all have to see the untapped potential the same way I do.

The P-2 Peacemaker. It has an obvious thread protector, a rail under the barrel, and that is it. A little creativity will go a long way in helping some of these given their rather "non-modular" designs.

The thread protector can be swapped for our usual barrel options.

Muzzle Brake

Flash Hider

Compensator

But adding in suppressors as a customization for sidearms seems fitting since we don't have any good suppressed or quiet options. The Purifier and SOCOM are the only ones that can kill reliably.

The rail can support the LAM with integrated flashlight, or you can choose one of the two seperate for ergo. Also, add a foregrip. Other secondaries will benefit greatly, and uniformity among attachements is preferred over cherry picked ones like the primary weapons' sight selections. Some real world handguns have foregrips, so we should too.

Extended mags should be an option, but so should ridiculous drum mags. Carrying one or two one-hundred round drums to mag dump enemies would be great.

And for the standout sidearm customization option, stocks. Handguns have stocks to make their unreliable aiming more steady, so we should have the option, too. The Peacemaker gets a wire frame stock that ups the steadyness, recoil reduction, and accuracy. While dropping ergo as a counterbalance.

The P-19 Redeemer is lousy with rails, and as such will be a treat to customize.

Unless the barrel is integrally threaded for some reason, we don't have any barrel options here.

The under rail can support the same attachments as the P-2

Laser

Flashlight

Both

Foregrip

The magazine should be extended by default, so adding a shorter mag is the alternate option. And, of course, the drum. A drum on the Redeemer would see it be crowned as the de-facto primary replacer.

The PDW should have a stock on it. A nice wire one would do, but a second fixed stock option should be allowed with better improvements than the wire one, but also even less ergo.

A boon for the Redeemer is its top rail. This should support the holo it has, as well as;

1.5X Dot

2X Dot

4X Combat Scope

I'm all for the inclusion of the 10X, but with pistol drag...I just don't see it being worthwhile. These bullets may as well be spitballs past 20m.

The P-4 Senator is a pretty tight package that can't be messed with a lot.

The light does seem to be on a rail. A pretty chintzy one, but it's there. Examine the model in game to see if I'm crazy. That opens up the aformentioned underbarrel attachments.

The only other discernable option would be a stock. A fixed stock for performance enhancement to make this handcannon a lot steadier.

The P-113 Verdict is very modular, similar to the Redeemer.

The bottom rail can support the standardized attachments.

Same for the top rail.

The magazine can be extended or drummed.

Lastly, the grip can support a stock.

The Verdict could see some great success with a carbine conversion. Possibly enough to act as a partner to an explosive or plasma primary.

The P-92 Warrant is in a similar predicament to the Senator, in that it has very little room to grow.

Swapping the sight wouldn't work, since that one is needed to interface with the guided rounds.

The magazine can be extended and also drummed.

The only other option is a stock, which wouldn't help all that much since the pistol aims itself, but it could benefit un-guided mode users.

Lastly, the P-69 Veto. We're ending on a bit of a low note here. There aren't many ways to alter its very robust design.

Give it a fixed stock to help with that kick.

And the magazine options are instead, clip options. The extended clip reloads all twelve rounds at once, instead of two sixers. Then the "no clip" option removes the stripper clip in favor of a single rounds reload. Allowing you to top off your ammo whenever, in exchange for slower empty reloads.

Seeing any, or all, of this would make for some very happy Helldivers, I'd reckon. The special sevondaries are even more divisive than these, and I'll probably check on them tomorrow.

I'm tired of goon slop emotes mods, GIVE ME TF2 TAUNTS IN HELLDIVERS 2 MODS

Sounds stupid but I can barely hear the sound from it when I fire so it got me wondering its actual audible range. Is it similar to something like censor or is it just a loud weapons that will alert enemy but it just happened to have a "quiet" sound like the exploding crossbow.

EVERY primary should have Bayonet attachment modification option thing!

If you want to be really goofy and be even more staby stab, have an armor perk or a booster that gives all (non-melee) support weapons that get called down a bayonet as well.

Just get a basic model and slap it on everything.

Boom, no more haters, all issues with the game fixed.

Helldivers 2 was borderline unplayable for me for months because of frequent crashes on a really good rig. And I've finally fixed it for myself.
I want to share my troubleshoot findings for those who are searching for it. Most of these findings were from online forums. Others were from Arrowhead support directly.

My hope is that this might help someone in the future.

1. Verify game files and/or re-install the game
Speaks for itself but for those not in the know:
Right mouse click on Helldivers 2 in your library -> properties -> Installed files -> Verify

There's a near guarantee it'll say that some files are missing. If you're lucky this might fix something for you.

2. Update your software
Update your graphic drivers. Update your CPU drivers. Make sure if everything is up to date. Even your bios if truly nothing else works.

3. Delete the content of the Arrowhead Appdata folder
you can find the folder by pressing Windows + R and then typing "%appdata%"

4. Adding the string '--use-d3d11' to the launch options of the game directly
(!) This unfortunately breaks the campaign terminal.
Right mouse click on Helldivers 2 in your library -> properties

This is a possible fix for some (usually lower-end systems), but may make it worse on others, in which case you should change it back.

5. Change adapter_index.
you can find the folder by pressing Windows + R and then typing "%appdata%"

1. Enter %appdata%
2. Enter the 'Arrowhead' folder, then 'Helldivers2'
3. Open the user_settings.config file. If you are asked what program you would like to use to open it, select a text editor like Notepad.
4. After opening it, press CTRL + F and search for adapter_index
5. If adapter_index = 1 then change it to 0. If it is already 0 then change it to 1
6. Save and close the file

6. Disable crossplay & lower your graphics
For some reason, this seems to fix issues for some people.

7. Helldivers 2 can struggle with controller input
Unplug controllers if you're not using them. Additionally you can try the following:

1. Press the Windows key and search for 'Add or remove programs'
2. Look for 'Microsoft Gameinput' - there may be one or two instances of it. Uninstall them both
3. Unplug your controller, then plug it back in, and see if that has helped

8. Remove gameguard files
Steamfiles -> commons -> bin. Then, completely delete the Gameguard folder.

No worries. It'll create another instance when you re-boot the game. This is not a ban-able offense.
I don't know what's up with Gameguard but it can cause crashes for some players unless you do this.

9. Clean the dust from your computer
This one personally worked for me and I can't believe it never occurred to me.

Your system might experience high temps. You can check this with software such as CoreTemp. Your system might crash to prevent hardware damage. If this is the case, just buy some compressed air and clean your system. This worked for me.

Look don't be mad at me, you literally asked for it.

Also the second one is a 36 +1, if you want to save yourself the napkin math.

I’ve been playing about 2 months. Sweet Liberty, what a game - what a community!

Hope you all like it

Also read that the assault raider can also be IC Colors

I understand that the A.S.S. is important to destroy (automaton space station) and the terminids are silently moving... but the illuminate, the only faction in galactic history to breach super earth airspace IS TURNING PLANETS INTO VOID! WHY ARE WE NOT DOING ANYTHING TO STOP THEM?!

So you know how with every warbond, there's also at least 1 set of armor, a weapon, a banner, maybe a grenade depending on warbond? What if those were made as campaign rewards instead of making them locked behind sc immediately? We're already getting a helmet for free, why not make the parts of the warbond that are purchased in the super store campaign rewards first instead and then added to the super store as campaigns get completed. Idk, what are your guy's thoughts?