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Helldivers 2 developer Arrowhead is on summer break, but has reassured fans that the game won’t be completely abandoned. Assuring players that the game will not be abandoned, they also stated that patches will be delivered if needed. A new patch has been released and Helldivers 2 update 01.000.404 patch notes details of some important fixes.

As Arrowhead have gone into hibernation mode with many employees on summer break, fans have been told not to expect a “major adjustment” this month. Previous leaks suggested that the Illuminate would arrive by mid-July, but that has now been called into question. The game recently lost over 90% of its player base, but players are expected to return in droves once Illuminate finally arrives.

July might be a barren month due to summer vacation, but that doesn’t mean there won’t be any updates at all. Arrowhead has just released a new patch for Helldivers 2, and patch notes 01.000.404 include several fixes.

Helldivers 2 update 01.000.404 patch notes

Below are the Helldivers 2 01.000.404 update notes:

Review

This hotfix aims to resolve the crashes and reduce the number of people stuck in the hellpod loading screen.

Corrections

• Fixed the “Superior Packaging Methodology” ship module upgrade (technically this was fixed on the server side and has been running since July 1st).
• Fixed crashes and issues occurring when entering a mission.
• Fixed cases of players getting stuck in the hellpod loading screen.
• Fixed a crash that occurs after changing settings (it needs to be fixed for real this time, the last patch didn’t stick the landing and we sent the engineer responsible to a re-education camp on Super Earth).

already known problems

These are issues that were either introduced by this patch and are being worked on, or are from a previous release and have not yet been fixed.

• Sending friend requests via in-game friend code is currently not working
• Players may not be able to join or be invited to the game
• Players added to the recent players list will appear in the middle of the list
• Players may experience a delay in medal and super credit payouts
• Bleeding enemies do not progress in personal quests and eradication missions
• Placed mines can sometimes become invisible (but remain active)
• Arc weapons sometimes behave inconsistently and sometimes fail to fire
• Most guns undershoot when aimed down the sight
• The Stratagem Beam can attach to an enemy, but will deploy at its original location
• The Hand Carts ship module does not reduce the cooldown of the Shield Generator Pack
• Bile Titan sometimes does no damage to the head
• Players may remain in Loadout when joining a game in progress
• Boost may not be available for players who join a game in progress
• Planet liberation reaches 100% at the end of each Defend mission
• The Raise Flag of Super Earth objective does not show a progress bar
• The number of missions in the Career tab resets to zero after each restart of the game
• Some weapon descriptions are outdated and do not reflect their current design
• Personal orders may not display correctly. (Kill 5!)

We’ve also enabled new ship modules, Helldivers. Get in there and upgrade those super destroyers!

For more Helldivers 2, here’s a cheat guide, along with best stratagem and best weapons list guides.