Helldivers 2 Update 1.003.303 Deployed as Emergency Hotfix for Warbond, MA5C Issues
Following this week’s Xbox Series X|S rollout of Helldivers 2 that saw the release of the Halo: ODST crossover content, Arrowhead Game Studios has pished out an emergency hotfix on August 29.
Console and PC players can now download Helldivers 2 update 01.003.303, which is a small download. This targets key issues affecting Warbonds, alongside other crashing issues.
In addition to that, we’ve included the known issues list from the developers too.
Helldivers 2 New Update on Aug. 29 Brings Warbond, MA5C Assault Rifle Fixes
Fix
- Fixed issue where the Halo Warbond could not be purchased if you had unlocked all Warbonds at the point of upgrading to Super Citizen Edition
- Fixed crash that occurred when multiple helldivers equip the MA5C Assault Rifle on the ship and the host leaves’
Aside from the items listed above, Arrowhead is also looking at a few other issues, which we’ve listed below.
Helldivers 2 Known Issues (as of Aug. 29):
New
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The Legendary Warbond cannot be purchased if the player has a Warbond Token. More info here.
- Helldivers emit light. The torches of liberty shine brightly within, but should not glow as brightly outside too.
- ‘Leviathan’ and ‘Warrior’ change to ‘Advocate’ when used in Super Destroyer names
- XP modifier is not applied accurately for high CR Eradicate and Blitz missions.
- Extraction Shuttle can sometimes clip into the ground while landing
- Automaton enemies may sometimes be damaged or destroyed by their dropships during fly-in
Technical
- Keybinds do not save after restarting the game using the AZERTY and French keyboard settings
- Players that are using the Microsoft IME languages are unable to type Korean, Japanese and Chinese symbols in chat.
Gameplay
- Explosives can cause Helldivers hidden behind terrain to ragdoll
- Weapon scopes may have incorrect FOV that doesn’t match the weapon
- Interrupting the reload animation of the StA-11 SMG may result in the magazine being consumed without reloading it.
- Right gauntlet of SR-64 Cinderblock armor is misaligned
- Capes don’t display in Armory tab and instead show a blank grey cape
- Stimming while having a stratagem ball prepared unequips stratagem
- Weapon customization doesn’t correctly display stats for sway and reload times
- Losing target lock with ‘FAF-14 Spear’ on the Tank enemy and locking it again makes the weapon’s missile miss the target.
- The W.A.S.P can only be fired semi-auto after switching firing modes and back
Expect most of these issues to be resolved when the next title update drops next week, when Arrowhead releases the “Into the Unjust” content that’s due for release on September 2 on all platforms.
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