Helldivers 2 patch note from March 20: Planetary dangers, patrols, Exosuits…

Helldivers 2 has received a brand new patch, bringing key changes to planetary hazards, exosuits, patrols, and more. Here’s everything included in this March 20 Helldivers 2 update.

The developers of Helldivers 2 have released a new patch for the game, bringing highly anticipated fixes, ranging from deadly Planetary Dangers to the beloved exosuit that fans have been asking for since the game’s release began.

So here’s everything included in Helldivers 2’s March 20 patch note 1.000.103.

What’s new in the Helldivers 2 patch notes?

Corrosive Titan in Helldivers 2

One of the biggest changes in this latest patch of Helldivers 2 is the balancing of Planetary Hazards. These dangers include deadly fire tornadoes, annoying ion storms, volcanoes, meteor showers, and more. Now they will appear less frequently during your missions, potentially saving the lives of many Helldivers.

There are no weapon buffs or nerfs and Stratagems have also not been affected by this patch, so players will have to wait a little longer for the Sentinel buff or for their favorite weapon to become a little more powerful.

Patch note du March 20 de Helldivers 2

The official patch note for Helldivers 2 can be found here.

For this patch, we brought:

• Fixes to the Patriot EXO-45 exosuit, game stats, UI, and general stability.
• Balancing planetary hazards and patrol spawns.

Balancing

• Balanced and adjusted spawn rates for various planetary hazards including earthquakes, meteor showers, volcanic activity, fire tornadoes, and ion storms. Hazards should now appear less frequently during missions.
• Meteor Shower received the following changes in addition to the spawn rate reduction:
  • Reduced explosion radius
  • Slight reduction in meteor damage
  • Slight reduction in meteor speed
  • The color of meteors has been changed slightly to make them easier to spot.
• Volcanic activity has received the following changes in addition to the spawn rate reduction:
  • Reduced explosion radius
  • Slight reduction in rock speed
• Lighting on Fenrir III has been adjusted to be a little dimmer to improve visibility during meteor showers

Corrections

• Reduced incidents of patrols appearing on players.
• The exosuit no longer destroys itself when firing a missile while spinning.
• The exosuit retains its melee functionality, even when damaged.

Crash fixes for the following scenarios

• When using ALT+Tab in full screen mode
• After changing the voiceover language
• Booting problem on PS5
• Using a STEM inside an Exosuit while holding a grenade
• When a player joins a mission in progress
• When idle on the title screen
• Shots from arc weapons, such as the Blitzer Shotgun and the AC-8 Arc Stratagem, now count towards the “Shots Made”and “Shots Hit”stats.
• Fixed a network desync issue with downed Automaton ships.
• Fixed support for Elgato Stream Deck foot pedal.

Known issues

These are issues that were either introduced by this patch and are being worked on, or came from an earlier version and have not yet been fixed.

• Various issues with friend invites and cross-play:
  • Friend invitations between different platforms may not appear in the friend requests tab.
  • Players cannot remove friends from other players who were added via a friend code.
  • Players cannot unblock players who were not previously in their friends list.
  • Players cannot befriend players with Steam names shorter than 3 characters.
  • Hellpod steering near large or important objects currently does not work as intended, resulting in steering being disabled in a large area around the object.
  • Online features do not work when the console language is set to Ukrainian.
  • Players may be unable to select equipment when joining a multiplayer game via an activity card.
  • Planet liberation reaches 100% at the end of each Defense mission.
  • Drowning in deep water with a Vitality Booster equipped puts the Helldiver into a faulty state.
  • Exosuits will sometimes be delivered in a damaged or broken condition.
  • The stratagem beam could attach to an enemy, but will deploy back to its original location.
  • Pink artifacts may appear in the sky when large explosions are triggered.
  • The text chat box display is obstructed by cinematic text during ripping.
  • Sometimes the player’s equipment customization is reset after restarting the game.

And that’s all you need to know about the latest Helldivers 2 update.