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We've seen a fair share of troubled AAA game launches over the last 12 months and Sony's new looter shooter Helldivers 2 is another one to add to the pile of somewhat problematic releases.
Players, especially on PC, reported various issues with the game, from game-breaking bugs, crashing, connectivity issues and more. Truth be told, the dev team at Arrowhead Game Studios worked very hard since the release to fix these problems resulting in a couple of patches already being released across all platforms.
The latest patch, 01.000.006 brings more welcomed improvements and also prepares the game for further matchmaking fixes, among other things. The patch is now live on both PC and PlayStation 5 and you can check out the patch notes below.
Helldivers 2 Patch 01.000.006 full patch notes
- 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
As you can see from the official patch notes, the new update aims to address general stability including crashes and stuttering. There are also improvements to Defend Events and matchmaking.
Arrowhead are also looking into other reported issues so expect more patches with bug fixes and improvements in the coming weeks. Until then, good luck with your liberation efforts.
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