Helldivers 2 patch 1.000.306 is rolling out on PS5 and PC. According to the official Helldivers 2 version 1.000.306 patch notes, the latest update focus on balancing weapons and enemies. Apart from this, Helldivers 2 update 1.000.306 also fixes gameplay issues, addressing crashes, and improving social menu functionality.
Previously, a minor Helldivers 2 version 1.000.200 added new environmental hazards and weapon adjustments.. Unfortunately, since the release, players are experiencing several issues. The upcoming Helldivers 2 update 1.000.307 will address the remaining issues and bugs.
Check out more details below.
Helldivers 2 1.000.306 Patch Notes
Weapon Balancing
R-9 Eruptor:
- Increased explosion damage by 40 and removed shrapnel from the explosion.
- This adjustment prevents instances where players accidentally cause significant damage to themselves or their teammates within a large radius.
Enemy Adjustments:
- Increased Shrieker sight and hearing range slightly.
- Increased Gunship hearing range slightly.
Gameplay Fixes:
- Resolved issues with Damage-over-time effects application, ensuring consistency across players.
- Firing the Punisher Plasma while equipped with a shield backpack no longer damages the Helldiver.
- Fixed misalignment of some weapon scopes in First-Person-View.
- The sound associated with stimming no longer plays when interrupted.
- Corrected scoring tracking for Major orders with the “Kill task”, addressing previous inconsistencies.
- Prevented Helldivers from landing on tall rocks in Horde Defend Missions and bug pillars in Deactivate Terminid Control System missions.
- Fixed a bug where the reinforce stratagem would not appear if a Helldiver left the session before readiness.
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 Improvements:
- PC players adding friends through friend codes now display correctly.
- Resolved issues with overlapping footers in menus and visibility of Steam friends in the Social Menu.
- Recent Players list now includes hot-joining players, and players can unblock others not previously in their friends list.
- Fixed issues with empty friend names, lobby privacy mode text updates, and player name updates in the Social Menu.
- Fixed a bug allowing non-host players to kick others indiscriminately.
Other Changes:
- Total purchased counter in the Robotics Workshop section now displays accurately.
- Addressed edge cases related to Steam AppId errors on login.
Download free Helldivers 2 patch 1.000.306 on PlayStation 5 and PC.
