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Arrowhead recently released update 01.002.200 followed by the Helldivers 2 Borderline Justice Warbond. While said patch was mostly received well, there were unintended changes by the HD2 developer. Now Arrowhead has released the Helldivers 2 update 01.002.201 patch notes, and they deliver big fixes for weapons and more.
Helldivers 2 update 01.002.201 patch notes
Below are the Helldivers 2 update 01.002.201 patch notes shared on Discord:
Overview
- Crash fixes
- Weapon fixes
- Miscellaneous Fixes
Fixes
Crash Fixes, Hangs and Soft-locks:
- Fixed a crash that could occur when a large number of particles were displayed
- Fixed a rare crash when aiming scoped weapons
- Fixed some crashes when playing bot convoy missions
- Fixed a crash that could occur when receiving Microsoft Teams messages while playing the game
Weapons and Stratagems
- Fixed an issue where the weapon flashlights were flickering while using ADS
- Fixed an issue for energy based weapons not charging or overheating properly
- Fixed an issue with wrong drag setting on the GL-21 Grenade Launcher projectiles that made them lose velocity faster than they should have
- Fixed an issue where shrapnel from surface-hits was forced in a roughly south-west direction. Shrapnel should now properly fly out in a 180-ish arc in the direction of the surface hit
LAS-58 Talon
- Fixed an visual issue when reloading in ADS
- Fixed an issue for not being able to reload without overheating
- HUD fixes to properly show correct Ammo state
- Now properly resets the temperature to 0 when reloading
- Fixed a visual effect issue when holding down the fire button
- Removed a minor charging delay to firing projectiles
Some unintentional changes made their way onto the Liberator Concussive and the Breaker during the last patch. This is a revert of those changes. AR-23C Liberator Concussive
- Starting magazine amount increased from 2 to 4
- Max spare amount of magazines increased from 5 to 6
- Ergonomic effect increased from 0 to -10
SG-225 Breaker
- Starting magazine amount decreased from 6 to 5
- Max spare amount of magazines decreased from 10 to 7
Social & Multiplayer Fixes
- Resolved an issue where the Account ID was not visible in the Options tab
Miscellaneous Fixes
- Fixed an issue for the gas weapons, throwables and stratagems inverting the movement input for the Helldiver
- The Jarndiver override for the hoverpacks have been turned off effective today. This is reserved for General Brasch and other Super 10 Star Generals (Fixed a bug with the draw and kick emotes that allowed players to stay floating in the air)
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.
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