patch · June 17, 2025
HELLDIVERS 2 Patch v01.003.103 Balances Enemies and Fixes Weapon Customization Crashes
Arrowhead has rolled out Helldivers 2 patch v01.003.103, featuring targeted adjustments for Mega Shrieker nests and Leviathans alongside a long list of stability fixes. The update also resolves icon bugs for selectable ammo weapons and corrects P-92 Warrant behavior.
The latest Helldivers 2 patch focuses on smoothing out rough edges in combat and eliminating stubborn crashes that interrupted missions. Update v01.003.103 adjusts enemy behaviors for higher-tier threats, tackles weapon customization crashes, and resolves persistent bugs affecting mission generation and UI displays.
Enemy Adjustments
Mega Shrieker nests now feature increased health to make destroying them more demanding and varied. Leviathans receive a shorter sight range and now mark their targets with light a few seconds before firing to give players clear warning.
Stability and Crash Fixes
A frequent crash occurring when switching menu tabs too quickly in weapon customization is now resolved. The update also patches a freeze that triggered during bug city generation, a crash tied to fighting bots with poor connections, and crashes caused by taking down Illuminate Overships.
Weapon and Gear Adjustments
Weapons with selectable ammo like the Recoilless Rifle and Autocannon no longer have their icons overwritten by the Warrant’s Guided or Unguided mode. The P-92 Warrant pistol no longer locks onto certain targets in unguided mode, features improved lock-on performance across different environments, fixes light Z-fighting, and corrects sight folding animations. The AX/LAS-5 Guard Dog Rover no longer returns to the backpack to reload, while the AR-32 Pacifier now properly ejects spent casings. Borderline Justice armors receive minor stat-accuracy adjustments to draw speed, and the One True Flag no longer clips objective items into the ground when planted.
Missions and Interface
Horde missions will no longer spawn below difficulty 5, fixing associated broken functionality. Certain bug missions that previously failed to spawn during operations now appear correctly. Vehicle skins now feature a scroll bar with an increased display limit, and all cities appear correctly in the city availability interface without showing zero player counts.
Why this patch matters
Patch v01.003.103 cleans up noticeable menu crashes and weapon overlap bugs while tightening enemy encounter rules.