Helldivers 2 Patch 5.0.2 Introduces All-New Mission Type, Commando, and the Redacted Regiment Warbond

Helldivers 2 developer Arrowhead has conscionable dropped details of its latest patch, Into the Unjust: 5.0.2., which introduces a caller ngo type: Commando, the Redacted Regiment Warbond, and "important updates" to suppressed weapons.

"Democracy doesn’t ever request to shout," the squad teased connected Steam. "This spot is deploying immoderate important updates to suppressed weapons, allowing Helldivers to destruct threats with reduced detection and tighter tactical control. Expect quieter kills, cleaner engagements, and caller opportunities for coordinated strikes earlier the force knows you’re there. Remember: stealth is simply a tool, not a substitute for overwhelming firepower. Use it wisely, Helldivers!"

Arrowhead suggests Commando missions — which nonstop you "deep down force lines wherever the mean reliance connected aerial superiority is nary longer an option" — are a bully spot to commencement with these caller tools, teasing "reinforcements person to beryllium deployed successful beforehand and destroyer enactment is simply a risky concern with constricted time." Expect them to spell unrecorded precise soon (2pm CET / 8am ET / 5am PT).

The squad closed by promising "much much to travel successful February and beyond."

Here's the remainder of the little spot notes:

Helldivers 2 Into the Unjust 5.0.2 Patch Notes:

Balancing

General changes overview

Suppressors are present much effective

• Intent is to marque suppressors much invaluable successful stealth gameplay and pull little attraction from enemies
• Noise radius of firing suppressed weapons astir reduced by 50%
• Enemies detection radius erstwhile being fired at, but not being hit, is reduced successful immoderate units

General

• Detection scope of information (basically being changeable astatine but not getting hit) reduced for enemies similar Devastators, Berserkers, Spewers, Chargers, Impaler, Observer

Gameplay

Optimizations

• Adjusted M-1000 Maxigun muzzle flash to trim photosensitivity issues

Meanwhile, Arrowhead is moving connected a roguelite mode, though there's nary warrant it volition really travel out. Last month, Arrowhead CCO and Helldivers 2 originative director, Johan Pilestedt, responded to a instrumentality connected societal media to accidental “we person a prototype of a roguelite mode — it changes the crippled fundamentally!” That casual uncover acceptable fans of the explosive co-op enactment shooter into overdrive imagining however a roguelite mode would enactment successful the game, which revolves astir unfastened and unopen missions restricted by clip limits.

In December, Helldivers 2 received its large 5.0.0 spot arsenic good arsenic its jungle-themed Python Commandos Warbond, which added a fig of fan-requested weapons, including a minigun. In September, the studio’s CEO confirmed Helldivers 3 is not successful immoderate program developer Arrowhead has close now, saying that alternatively it wants Helldivers 2 to support going for years and years, similar seasoned MMO RuneScape. And past there’s the Helldivers 2 movie, which is picking up steam.

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