Helldivers 2 Patch Notes Today (February 16)

Arrowhead Game Studios has continued to improve their game’s performance since its debut, squashing out any bugs that infiltrate the servers. So, to keep you informed on the most recent updates, here’s what to expect from Helldivers 2’s patch notes today.

Helldivers 2 New Update Changes, Explained

Today’s Helldivers 2 patch notes mainly focus on general improvements to crashes and online services. In particular, data within lobbies will run a lot more efficiently, which, in return, helps out with matchmaking. The top three crashes that have occurred in-game have also been fixed, concerning ragdoll and particular renderer mechanics.

Improvements for the Defend Events have continued on with this latest patch as well. Some players initially had trouble with these challenges, as the enemy numbers were too overwhelming to handle, even with a team. Fortunately, the Defend Event’s intensity has been taken down a notch with the new update.

A Reddit user has indicated that this challenge now features a lower enemy spawn rate for a better experience. So, you may want to check this out to see if the fix lightens the load.

Outside of today’s Helldivers 2 patch notes, we received other updates since the game’s release. It showcases many more improvements to the game overall, from stability issues to matchmaking services.

The developers still have quite a long way to go to fully address the online matchmaking problems (with the high player counts.) However, you should expect more improvements on this front as they tweak the system. Server capacities have also been adjusted in a past update, getting us one step closer to a stable network.

If you’ve been having issues with rewards, you should be able to easily claim them now with the recent Helldivers 2 updates. Nevertheless, Arrowhead Game Studios has indicated that matchmaking will likely still have problems. They have also mentioned another issue with sounds during the opening cutscenes, so bear that in mind before logging in.

For a complete breakdown of all the recent updates, you can read the official Helldivers 2 patch notes:

Helldivers 2 Patch Notes

PATCH 01.000.008

Overview

For this patch, our major areas of focus were

• Resolving crashes.
• Improving matchmaking functionality.
• Optimizing our server
• Defend event updates

Fixes

The following issues have been fixed for this version.
Matchmaking

• Playfab optimization
• Playfab environment optimized – All lobbies now have proper data to run more effective matchmaking
• Filtering optimization
• We are optimizing the filter system when players are searching for lobbies, so that it excludes already full lobbies.
• Stability and crashes
• We have fixed three of our top crashes in the game, including particle renderer crashes and ragdoll crashes.
• Fixed an issue where the application prioritized integrated graphics over some GPU in laptops.
• Defend Events and Major Orders.
• For readability purposes, we added a visual progression indicator to major order defend events

Known Issues

These are issues that were either introduced by this patch and are being worked on, or are from a previous version and have not yet been fixed.

• Players may still experience some instability while matchmaking.
• Background music, Sound effects and JP audio does not play during the opening cutscene. Japanese VO is also missing from the Ship TV.

PATCH 01.000.007 (PC & PS5)

Overview

For this patch, our area of focus is

• Defend Events – updated content for major orders

Fixes

• Defend Events have been fixed and received an update

PATCH 01.000.006 (PC & PS5)

Overview

For this patch, we have focused on the following areas:

• Improved general game stability
• Prepared build for upcoming server matchmaking improvements.
• Resolving connectivity and disconnect issues.

Fixes

• Fixed crash when application was closed shortly after start
• Game no longer crashes during extraction cutscene.
• User profile with too many friends no longer causes crash.
• Fixed crash when using text-to-speech during extraction cutscene
• Game no longer crashes when users disconnect during the joining cutscene.
• Operation Status in Mission Summary no longer causes crash.
• Fixed crashes caused by leftover visual effects from disconnected players.
• Game no longer crashes when using ADS.
• Repaired instability in game data packing that caused increased patch sizes.
• Improved backend connectivity, reduces likelihood of disconnecting in missions.
• Improved matchmaking experience and likelihood of success.

PATCH 1.000.005 (PC)

Overview

For this patch, our primary goals were to address:

• Server capacity and login access
• Progression and mission rewards

Fixes

For this patch we have made the following changes:

• Server capacity and login access
  • We have eased the authentication request overall
  • We have improved error message visibility and added a countdown timer to clearly show when a new attempt will be made.
• Progression and Mission Rewards
  • Fixed the daily and difficulty progression error
  • Fixed future mission rewards

PATCH 01.000.004

For this patch, our major areas of focus were

• Resolving crashes.
• Improving matchmaking functionality.

Fixes

The following issues have been fixed for this version.

• Resolved crashes when pressing ESC to open the menu, or O to open the social tab.
• Game no longer crashes after matchmaking.
• General improvements to matchmaking.
• Resolved crashes after interacting with the Armory before their first dive.
• Solved crash-to-desktop when equipping the MP-98 Knight.

Known Issues

These are issues that were either introduced by this patch and are being worked on, or are from a previous version and have not yet been fixed.

• Players may still experience some instability while matchmaking.

That covers everything you need to know about Helldivers 2’s patch notes today. For more content, be sure to check out our guide on the best Helldivers 2 graphics settings.