Helldivers 2 Version 1.000.100 Patch Notes for PS5 and PC

Helldivers 2 Version 1.000.100 is available to download on PS5 and PC. According to the official Helldivers 2 1.000.100 patch notes, the latest update introduces major updates, balancing changes, and eradicates missions, along with additional environmental challenges on many planets. Apart from this, Helldivers 2 update 1.000.100 also includes various game changes and fixes.

Previously, a minor Helldivers 2 version 1.000.008 and update 1.07 added tweaks and changes. Unfortunately, since the release, players are experiencing several issues. Today’s Helldivers 2 patch 1.000.100 will address the remaining issues and bugs.

Check out more details below.

Helldivers 2 Version 1.000.100 Patch Notes – March 6, 2024

What is new in this patch?

• Planetary Hazards active: Encounter additional environmental challenges randomly while deployed, ranging from fire tornadoes to meteor showers.

Balancing

What has been balanced in this update?

• Eradicate Missions: Addressed a bug where Eradicate missions required fewer kills and enemies spawned less frequently than intended. The mission duration has been adjusted to be more in line with the intended difficulty.

Primary, Secondary, & Support Weapons

What changes have been made to the weapons?

• Breaker: Fixed an issue where magazine capacity was incorrectly set at 16; it has been adjusted to 13. Recoil has also been increased from 30 to 55.
• Railgun: Adjusted armor penetration and damage against durable enemy parts.
• Flamethrower: Increased damage per second by 50%.
• Laser Cannon: Enhanced damage against durable enemy parts, improved armor penetration, and ergonomics.
• Punisher: Total ammo capacity increased from 40 to 60, stagger force boosted, and damage per bullet raised from 40 to 45.
• Breaker Spray & Pray: Increased armor penetration, fire rate, and number of pellets per shot, with a decrease in magazine size.

Stratagems

What changes have been made to the stratagems?

• Energy Shield Backpack: Adjusted delay before recharging.
• 380mm and 120mm Orbital Barrages: Increased bombardment duration and reduced spread.

Fixes

What issues have been addressed in this update?

• Fixed an issue where armor rating values did not reduce damage as intended.
• Addressed a bug where certain Bug Holes, including Stalker Nests, were unnecessarily difficult to destroy.
• Fixed an issue with the anti-aliasing toggle not working on PS5.
• Balanced lighting across all planets to address cases where the game was too dark.
• Improved flashlight efficacy.
• Increased visibility during “sand rain” weather on Erata Prime.
• Updated tutorial materials and lighting.
• Improved cases where some materials could look blurry if the “Lighting” graphic setting was set to “Low”.
• Fixed timing issues in the “Extract E-710” primary objective.
• Changed button interaction behavior for buttons in bunker POIs.
• Fixed some cases of large assets floating if the ground beneath them was blown up.
• Helldivers standing next to ICBMs during launch will now take damage.
• Fixed an issue with unthrowable snowballs after ragdolling.
• Fixed an issue where players could use grenades after drowning.
• Camera no longer locks on the player’s own corpse and blocks spectator mode.
• Helldivers now take damage from fire, gas, etc., generated by other players.
• Armor no longer stretches when dismembered.

Known Issues

What issues are still being addressed?

• Game may crash after dropping several high power stratagems consecutively.
• Picking up items from caches may cause characters to freeze in place.
• Picking up items quickly from bunkers and caches may render one item unpickable.
• Inability to unfriend players befriended via friend code.
• Issues with loadout selection or returning to ship when joining via PS5 Activity Card.
• Discrepancies in mission objective HUD numbers between client and host.
• Default armor always shown while viewing the warbond.
• Text chat box obstructed by cinematic letterboxing during extraction.
• Some text in the HUD/UI missing or displaying incorrectly.
• Issues when many players attempt to login/play simultaneously:
  • Login rate limiting
  • Disconnections during play
  • Various UI issues when interacting with servers
  • Some games may not be joinable for a short period.