Helldivers 2’s Escalation of Freedom update adds a new difficulty level, enemies, and a swamp world
The biggest update yet
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Helldivers 2’s Escalation of Freedom update is finally here, bringing new features and improvements.
Escalation of Freedom, or Version 1.001.002, is the biggestupdateyet for the popular multiplayer shooter and brings with it a ton of new content. Some of the main highlights of thepatch notesinclude a brand new difficulty Level 10 called Super Helldive, which Arrowhead Game Studios describes as “a new, extreme difficulty level designed for the most experienced and skilled Helldivers, featuring formidable new enemies and intense challenges.”
With the Super Helldive level, new Terminid strongholds and Automaton fortresses will be available that will offer bigger challenges for better rewards. The update also introduces two new, secondary mission objects that will have players assaulting Automaton human processing plants to destroy their evil Bio-Processor, as well as venturing into Terminid territory to extract a living larva sample.
Alongside the return of The Impaler, new enemies have joined the fight, including the Rocket Tank, fitted with heavy armor and “devastating firepower”, the Reinforced Scout Strider, which now boasts two rockets on each side for greater firepower, and the Spore Charger that will attack through acidic fog, accompanied by an Alpha Commander.
Helldivers can also get ready to deploy to a brand new swamp planet and also encounter new environmental hazards, namely Acid Storms.
The latest update also comes with plenty of quality-of-life improvements in the form of balance fixes for numerous weapons, as well as some gameplay tweaks. For instance, the operation modifier Atmospheric Interference has now been removed, corrosive acid planets no longer have the ‘Intense Heat’ environment modifier, and Gunship Engines are now less durable.
You can check out the full list of changes and bug fixes in the patch notes below.
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Helldivers 2: Escalation of Freedom- Version 1.001.002 - patch notes:
Major Updates
Balancing
SG-8S Slugger
SG-225IE Breaker Incendiary
GP-31 Grenade Pistol
CB-9 Exploding Crossbow
AX/AR-23 Guard Dog
Orbital Walking Barrage
Orbital 120mm HE Barrage
Gameplay
Fixes
Crash Fixes
Weapon & Stratagem Fixes
FS-55 Devastator armor
ARC-12 Blitzer
ARC-12 Blitzer, Plasma Punisher
GP-31 Grenade Pistol, LAS-7 Dagger, SG-22 Bushwacker
LAS-16 SIckle
SH-20 Ballistic Shield Backpack
AX/AR-23 Guard Dog
Misc weapon fixes
Social Menu fixes
Miscellaneous fixes
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