Latest new Helldivers 2 update gives you a free cape but I’m happier about the big nerf

It’s been a good period for fans of Helldivers 2. PlayStation finally removed regional restrictions, meaning more players on PC can join the army of Super Earth soldiers, meanwhile, it appears the Illuminate are preparing a comeback, with terrifying new enemies leaked. However, before new members of the Illuminate join the battlefield, Arrowhead has released the Helldivers 2 update 01.003.103 patch notes. These include over a dozen fixes, a big nerf to Leviathans, and also gifts players a free cape.

Helldivers 2 update 01.003.103 patch notes

Below are the Helldivers 2 update 01.003.103 patch notes as shared on Discord:

Overview

• Battle For Super Earth commemorative cape!
  • Please note: Capes may take several hours to complete deployment to all Helldivers.,
• Balance adjustments to Shrieker Mega Nests and the Leviathan,
• Fixes galore! Including a fix for the crash in the weapon customisation screen,

Balancing

• Increased the health of Mega Shrieker nests. This change was made to make the objective more challenging and provide more varied solutions to destroying them.,
• Leviathans now have a shorter sight range and will mark their target with light a few seconds before they fire. This change gives players a fair warning before being fired upon.,

Fixes,

Crash Fixes, Hangs and Soft-locks:

• Fixed crash that occurred when changing between menus in weapon customisation too quickly.,
• Fixed crash that would occur for players fighting bots with a poor connection.,
• Fixed a freeze when generating bug city missions.,
• Fixed crash that could occur when taking down Illuminate Overships.,

Weapons and Stratagems:

• Fixed Weapons with selectable ammo (Recoilless Rifle, Autocannon, etc) having their icons overwritten by the Warrant’s “Guided/Unguided” Mode.,
• P-92 Warrant
  • will no longer lock some targets when in unguided mode.,
  • Fixed an issue where lock-on would be difficult in some environments.,
  • Fixed some Z-fighting with lights on the weapon.,
  • Corrected animations for the pistol’s sight, it should now fold away nicely when in unguided mode.

• AX/LAS-5 “Guard Dog” Rover: will no longer return to backpack to “reload.”,
• AR-32 Pacifier: Fixed spent casing not ejecting from the ejection port.,
• Added Videos for the K-9 Guard Dog and Gl-52 De-Escalator.,
• One True Flag: Fixed an issue where planting the flag would cause objective items to clip through the ground.,

Enemies:

• Fixed some issues where enemies could clip into certain terrain elements.
  • Note: We aren’t done resolving all of these issues and continue to investigate. Please keep the reports coming!

Missions:

• Fixed an issue where horde missions would spawn at Difficulties lower than 5, which would break some functionality.,
• Fixed an issue where certain bug missions would not spawn during operations.,

Miscellaneous Fixes:

• Resolved issue with vehicle skins not having a scroll bar and increased total number of skins that can be displayed.,
• All cities will now display in the city availability UI.,
• Fixed a bug that would show 0 player count on some cities.,
• Added more logging to track desyncs and crashes.,
• Fixed Borderline Justice armours to be more accurate to their stats, e.g. slight improvement to draw speed, etc.

While all of the fixes are great and it’s nice to finally receive the free comemarative cape for winning the Battle of Super Earth, it’s the Leviathan nerf I’m most pleased about. Leviathans have been a bane in the backside of Super Earth soldiers since their debut, and Arrowhead giving them a much shorter range should, in theory, make them less of a pain.

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.