Helldivers 2 Dev ‘Deep Down in the Trenches’ Digging Into Current Crash Problem

If you’re playing Helldivers 2 and finding the game crashes more than usual, you’re not alone. Developer Arrowhead has said a lot of players are currently being affected by a crash issue, which is linked to the release of a recent patch, and it’s on the case.

The crash problem began with this week’s release of patch 1.000.103, which nerfed planet hazards and patrols spawning on players, among other things. A crash causes the game to freeze and forces a restart. Given Helldivers 2 missions can take around 40 minutes to extract with all obtained resources and objectives complete, getting a crash towards the end is extremely frustrating.

In a post on the Helldivers Discord, Arrowhead community manager Twinbeard addressed the crash problem, and said the developer is on the case.

“We know that many of you are experiencing a lot of crashes at the moment (seemingly linked to the patch deployed earlier today, which at least resolved the persistent friend request issue for a lot of players),” Twinbeard said. “Our team is deep down in the trenches digging into the issue as we speak. We are on alert ready to update on any changes here. We’re very sorry @everyone for not being able to supply you with the glorious feeling of bug and bot stomping and hope to have the game more stable as soon as possible.”

Helldivers 2’s problems don’t end there. A rare message from Game Master Joel, who pulls the meta narrative strings as players fight to liberate planets from the Terminids and Automatons, revealed the Galactic War is not tracking player contribution properly.

“A message for @everyone from the Game Master,” began the post on the Helldivers Discord. “Helldivers! We’re aware of an issue with the Galactic War not tracking your effective spread of Liberty properly. We are investigating this urgently and will keep you posted as soon as we understand the issue and have a fix to communicate to you. Thanks very much for your patience while we squash some software bugs.”

Yesterday, March 20, Arrowhead deployed additional fixes to the game’s backend to address Eagle kill stats not increasing as expected and missions completed stats counting twice per mission. Three fixes were made for the pesky friend invites problem that Arrowhead said should resolve some of the issues there.

These problems come amid Helldivers 2’s latest Major Order, which tasks players with liberating a number of planets controlled by the Terminids. Players are hoping Arrowhead will extend the Major Order deadline as a result.

If you’re looking for more on Helldivers 2, check out IGN’s feature on the Let Me Solo Her of Helldivers 2, a player who has answered over 100 SOS Beacons as part of a mission to help others. Helldivers 2 has become one of the surprise hits of 2024 since launching in February, topping the charts on Steam and reportedly selling around three million copies. According to at least one analyst, it’s still growing. Check out IGN’s Helldivers 2 review to find out why it’s going down so well.

Wesley is the UK News Editor for IGN. Find him on Twitter at @wyp100. You can reach Wesley at [email protected] or confidentially at [email protected].