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Helldivers 2 players have been experiencing The Gloom. This has brought about new bugs, but they were quickly removed from HD2 following issues. Fortunately, Arrowhead has swiftly delivered a hotfix as promised, and the Helldivers 2 update 01.002.106 patch notes confirm the new enemies are back.
Helldivers 2 update 01.002.106 patch notes
Below are the Helldivers 2 update 01.002.106 patch notes as shared on Discord:
Overview
- Fixed a common crash caused by the Spore Burst Gloom Bugs
Fixes
- Fixed a common crash that would occur when too many Spore Burst strain bugs were killed simultaneously in a short time-spa
On February 18th, Arrowhead announced that they temporarily disabled new enemies inside The Gloom. This was because of players “experiencing crashes on high-combat rating Gloom missions”.
It hasn’t been shared what the exact problem was, but the good news is that a fix has been delivered and the new Gloom bugs are back in the game.

In addition to update 01.002.106, below are the patch notes for update 01.002.105 delivered on February 18th:
Overview
- Crash fixes
- Ship module purchase issue
Fixes
Crash Fixes, Hangs and Soft-locks:
- Fixed a rare crash that could occur when travelling between planets
- Fixed a crash that would occur during the initial language selection
- Fixed a crash caused by cancelling specific emotes with another emote
Miscellaneous Fixes
- Fixed a bug where ship modules would sometimes not be purchasable even if you had the correct amount of samples

For more Helldivers 2, a leak has uncovered a melee weapon seemingly from Warhammer 40K. Make sure to check out our guide to the best warbonds ranked, along with the best stratagems and best throwables. We also have 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.