Helldivers 2 leak shows weapon customization system is still in active development

Arrowhead has a lot of plans for Helldivers 2 in 2025. The developer hasn’t revealed their intentions for the new year as of yet, but thankfully leaks show what they are cooking behind-the-scenes. Something fans have clamored for since day one is the ability to customize weapons, so it’s good news that a Helldivers 2 gameplay leak shows that a weapon customization system is in active development.

There are a lot of exciting leaks for HD2 that potentially reveal Arrowhead’s plans. A recent leak shows gameplay of a powerful toxin projectile weapon variant for the Jar-5, meanwhile, another leak shows supressed weapons for stealth. There is also a leak showing an early look at a newly discovered camo system.

While the above are exciting, perhaps the best leak is gameplay footage showing a weapon customization system currently in-development for Helldivers 2.

Helldivers 2 leak shows weapon customization system

On X, prominent leaker, Iron_S1ghts, has shown gameplay of a weapon customization system in-development for Helldivers 2. According to the leaker, it’s “still very buggy at the moment,” and there is an attachment menu that is “still broken”.

While buggy and definitely incomplete, Iron_S1ghts is “duct-taping it back together” to show off. The gameplay footage shows the R-63 Diligence marksman rifle attached with a Drum Mag. This improves its ammo capacity to 60 in the stats as illustrated by the upward arrow and green lights.

The leaker also showed screenshots of a weapon attachment menu:

As with all leaks, this is by no means official, and it doesn’t guarantee that weapon customization will be added. Plans can always change or be scrapped, but, as per Iron_S1ghts, things are “looking very promising”.

Although there’s no guarantee that the system will arrive, Iron_S1ghts speculates that it could be “slowly introduced on a small scale at first, with limited functionality”. The final product also might look different to the footage as the leaker “had to do a lot of UI modification for [it] to properly work, but it uses the same assets”.

The ability to equip attachments would be amazing, and, although not guaranteed, it does seem likely thanks to this leak along with the words of the Arrowhead CCO. The Helldivers 2 creative director, Pilestedt, recently teased a weapon attachments system for the game, so, on paper, this seemingly increases the odds of it materializing.

For more Helldivers 2, check out our guide to the best warbonds ranked, along with the best stratagems and best throwables. We have also a guide to the best weapons, and, if you’re coming back to HD2 for the first time in a long while, we have a bunch of tips and tricks to help you get reaccustomed to the battlefield.