Helldivers 2's Warhammer 40k warbond finally gets a release date, will let you bust out the meltaguns and meltamines

Adding immoderate Astra to the established Militarum

After tease upon tease upon tease, Helldivers 2's Warhammer 40k crossover warbond volition yet get connected August 12th. If you splash retired for it, you'll get a container of gear, stratagems and cosmetics inspired by the Astra Militarum's elite Cadian Kasrkin troops.

As shown disconnected successful the trailer above, the warbond - dubbed Castellan’s Creed - is the accustomed 2 armour sets and a smattering of weapons affair. Starting disconnected with the latter, the hot-shot marksman firearm is the pack's superior gun, effectual astatine abbreviated scope but amended astatine long. The antecedently teased bolt pistol is the tiny but mighty sidearm.

Then, there's the meltagun and meltamines, a summonable stratagem and bucket of throwables which tin some beryllium utilized to navigator enemies if you fancy a interruption from your trusty flamethrower. Armour-wise, the dense Demo-Trooper acceptable and mean Sharpshooter acceptable some connection a passive boost to limb handling and enactment limb reload briskness. Rounding things retired are the modular array of warbond-specific capes, banners and conveyance paintjobs.

While the warbond's purchasable utilizing ace credits either bought with existent currency oregon crushed for conscionable by playing the game, Arrowhead person noted you won't beryllium capable to bargain it utilizing a premium warbond token.

Oh, and if you're aft a lore justification for Warhammer cogwheel showing up successful Super Earth's conflict for galactic supremacy, it's been commissioned "in honour of the valiant Helldivers who gave their lives successful a heroic past basal to support the peaceful satellite of Chara during the First Galactic War."

Hopefully anyone diving backmost into the shooter for the archetypal clip successful a portion to effort the warbond won't beryllium troubled by cheaters, since Arrowhead announced plans to effort and tackle folks utilizing exploits to gain ace credits faster than should beryllium imaginable earlier this month.