patch · April 16, 2024
Helldivers 2 Patch 01.000.203 Fixes Armor Passives and Multiple Crashes
Helldivers 2 update 01.000.203 fixes the CE-27 Ground Breaker armor passive, resolves several lobby and extraction crashes, and addresses cross-platform damage discrepancies.
Arrowhead Game Studios has released patch 01.000.203 for Helldivers 2. The update fixes a prominent armor passive oversight, addresses numerous crash causes related to player connections and extraction screens, and corrects a bug causing inconsistent damage between PC and console players.
Armor Passives and Gameplay Fixes
The CE-27 Ground Breaker armor now correctly features the Engineer kit passive ability. The update also resolves an issue that caused enemies to take different amounts of damage depending on whether players were on PC or console. Red boxes in defense missions are removed from view, and Major Orders once again display text correctly.
Crash and Stability Fixes
The patch eliminates multiple specific crash triggers. This includes crashes tied to players leaving or joining the loadout screen, crashes occurring after extraction when mission results appear, and crashes triggered when throwing back a grenade while holding a heat-based weapon. Host migration crashes, civilian spawn overflow crashes, and general deployment and gameplay crashes are also fixed.
Known Issues
Developers are actively tracking several unresolved bugs, including a malfunctioning Superior Packing Methodology ship module, social menu navigation hurdles, and cross-play friend invite visibility problems. Other active issues include damage-over-time applying only when dealt by the host, delayed Medal and Super Credit payouts, and inconsistent behavior from arc weapons and the Spear targeting system.
Why this patch matters
Patch 01.000.203 tackles critical stability problems and fixes the Ground Breaker armor, though several community-reported bugs with stratagems and cross-play remain on the known issues list.