Helldivers 2 Update Today: Complete Patch Notes 01.000.302 (May 07, 2024)

Arrowhead Game Studios has released another patch. This time Helldivers 2's update 01.000.302 does not add any new content but instead, brings some balance changes and crash fixes. There are also some fixes to the social menu. If you want to know exactly what has changed in Helldivers 2, you can read the patch notes below.

Complete Patch Notes 01.000.302 for Helldivers 2

Weapon Balance Adjustments

• R-9 Eruptor
  • Increased explosion damage by 40 and removed shrapnel from the explosion.
  • This is to avoid cases in which players would randomly one-shot themselves or their teammates in a huge radius around the explosion.

Enemy Balance Adjustments

• Increased Shrieker's sight and hearing range slightly.
• Increased Gunship hearing range slightly.

Gameplay Fixes

• We have fixed issues with the way Damage-over-time effects were being applied. This should fix issues where only the network session owner could apply them, and other cases where they would be applied inconsistently.
• Firing the Punisher Plasma while wearing a shield backpack no longer damages the Helldiver.
• Fixed issues with some weapon scopes not being aligned in First-Person-View.
• The sound when stimming no longer plays while being interrupted.
• Major orders with the “Kill task” now track score correctly. Previously it counted the entire squad’s kills once for each player, meaning it would multiply the score by the number of people on the mission; this is now amended.
• Helldivers can no longer land on tall rocks in the “Horde Defend Missions”.
• Helldivers can no longer land on top of bug pillars in Deactivate Terminid Control System missions.
• Fix for the reinforce stratagem not being present if a Helldiver leaves the session before readying up and then hot joining the active session.

Crash Fixes

• Fixed a crash that could occur when all players were dead on the “Deactivate Terminid Control System” mission.
• Fixed a crash that could occur on game shutdown.
• Fixed a crash that could occur when leaving the mission and rejoining.
• Fixed a crash that could occur at the end of cutscenes.
• Fixed a crash that could occur when diving into missions.
• Fixed a tutorial crash that could occur on PC when ALT+Tabbing.
• Fixed a rare crash that could occur when using beam weapons.
• Fixed a rare crash that could occur for players on startup when using VPN.
• Fixed a soft lock that could occur if the player would open the text chat while having the stratagem menu open.
• Other general crash fixes.

Social Menu Fixes

• PC players adding friends through friend codes can no longer show up as “Unknown”.
• Fixed overlapping footers inside menus.
• Steam friends should now be visible in Social Menu, even though Friends List is not set to Public in Steam Privacy Settings.
• Recent Players list will now include hot-joining players.
• Players are now able to unblock players that were not in their friends list beforehand.
• Fixed issue with empty friend-names in Social Menu.
• Lobby privacy mode text updates immediately when changed.
• Player names longer than 26 characters should now update properly in the Social Menu.
• Fixed issue where non-host players could kick others indiscriminately including the host.

Other Fixes

• Total purchased counter on the right side of the Robotics Workshop section no longer displays 7 / 8 despite all stratagems being purchased.
• Resolved some edge cases related to Steam App Id related errors on login.

Known Issues

Here you will find problems in Helldivers 2 that the developers know about but haven't fixed. Some issues may have been caused by this patch or have previously existed and are being worked on now. 

• Players may not have the option to send, accept, or decline friend requests.
• Blocked players are not added to the Blocked Players list and are not prevented from joining games.
• Reinforcement may not be available for some players who join a game in progress.
• Helldiver may be unable to stand up from crouching when surrounded by enemies.
• Game may crash if the player changes the text language while on a mission.
• Players may experience delays in Medals and Super Credits payouts.
• Enemies that bleed out do not progress Personal Orders and Eradicate missions.
• Arc weapons sometimes behave inconsistently and sometimes misfire.
• Spear’s targeting is inconsistent, making it hard to lock-on to larger enemies.
• Stratagem beam might attach itself to an enemy but it will deploy to its original location.
• Explosions do not break your limbs (except for when you fly into a rock).
• Area around Automaton Detector Tower makes blue stratagems such as the Hellbomb bounce and be repelled when trying to call them down close to the tower.
• Planet liberation reaches 100% at the end of every Defend mission.
• Some weapons in the tutorial have missing parts presenting as question marks in some cases.

That concludes the complete patch notes 01.000.302 for Helldivers 2 on May 7. Arrowhead Game Studios seems dedicated to making Helldivers 2 better in every way. We can only hope that their constant effort will make up for the controversy surrounding the popular shooter recently. 

Arrowhead is releasing its new premium Warbond on May 9. Polar Patriots will introduce new weapons, armor, and content. Until then, keep up the good fight, and feel free to check out our guides on Helldivers 2 below!

• Helldivers 2: Best Loadout for Defeating Automatons
• Best Loadout to Defeat Terminids in Helldivers 2
• Helldivers 2: The Ultimate Weapon Tier List