Helldivers 2 has made a big splash since launching on PS5 and Steam this month, selling more than a million units in the space of a week. While the game has managed to exceed all expectations, it hasn’t been all smooth sailing for Sony’s latest action adventure. With online multiplayer playing such a pivotal part in the overall experience, it’s been disappointing to see so many server issues and matchmaking problems crop up during its first few days on sale. Fortunately, however, developer Arrowhead has released a big new update to tackle the teething problems at launch.
According to the Helldivers 2 patch notes, the new update aims to address three major issues that have been plaguing the game since launch.
As you can see from the patch notes below, Arrowhead has managed to improve general game stability, which should lead to a smoother experience.
In theory, the new update should also eliminate most of the connectivity and disconnect issues. This means you shouldn’t get booted out of a mission while you’re halfway through.
Perhaps most important of all, however, are the preparations Arrowhead has made for the upcoming server matchmaking improvements.
You can see the other bug fixes, gameplay tweaks and improvements in the Helldivers 2 patch notes below.
UPDATE NOTES:
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.
