patch · June 18, 2024
Helldivers 2 Patch 1.000.402 Fixes Crashes and Ballistic Shields
Arrowhead Game Studios has released Helldivers 2 patch 1.000.402, targeting numerous crash vectors, social menu bugs, and weapon or stratagem quirks. The update also introduces hold-to-confirm inputs for blocking and removing players.
Arrowhead Game Studios has rolled out patch 1.000.402 for Helldivers 2. The update addresses a broad sweep of game-ending crashes, interface bugs, and equipment inconsistencies across all platforms.
Crash Fixes and Social Menu Limits
The patch resolves various crashes tied to changing settings, altering fullscreen mode, minimizing the game, exiting missions, picking up equipment, interacting with terminals after host migrations, and minefields. A crash triggered by opening the social menu with over 100 friends is fixed by capping friends list visibility at 100. Offline friends above this count remain on the list but may be hidden. Crashes tied to blocked players, friend requests, and font texture corruption during language changes are also eliminated.
Combat and Equipment Fixes
Players can now stand up properly while wielding the ballistic shield. Recoilless reload speeds are corrected, Adjudicator recoil values are fixed, and the Spear can now target spawners and compound objects reliably. Sentries now possess higher destruction values, preventing most explosions from instantly destroying them regardless of damage. Projectile inaccuracies in ADS across different stances, dodge and prone issues, and dying while attempting to enter ADS are all resolved. Additionally, Hellbombs now deploy facing the player rather than away from them.
UI, Social, and Vehicle Adjustments
Removing or blocking players now requires a hold-to-confirm input instead of a single click. Vehicle skins now correctly apply to all vehicle variations when equipped straight from Warbonds, and vehicle previews no longer leave ghost models in the catalog. Other fixes address missing descriptions for the PH-202 Twigsnapper helmet, missing localization for flying patrols, floating throwing knives, and broken player models in the career tab.
Known Issues
Arrowhead is actively tracking several unresolved bugs. Friend requests sent via in-game codes currently fail, and players may experience matchmaking invite failures or delays in Medal and Super Credit payouts. Arc weapons continue to exhibit inconsistent behavior, Bile Titans sometimes take no head damage, and Charger rears remain immune to explosions. Operation progress resets if a player is kicked for inactivity and reconnects.
Why this patch matters
Patch 1.000.402 resolves dozens of specific stability hurdles and equipment snags, though a lengthy list of known gameplay bugs remains under investigation.