Helldivers 2 Patch 5.0.2 Introduces All-New Mission Type, Commando, and the Redacted Regiment Warbond

Helldivers 2 developer Arrowhead has just dropped details of its latest patch, Into the Unjust: 5.0.2., which introduces a new mission type: Commando, the Redacted Regiment Warbond, and “important updates” to suppressed weapons.

“Democracy doesn’t always need to shout,” the team teased on Steam. “This patch is deploying some important updates to suppressed weapons, allowing Helldivers to eliminate threats with reduced detection and tighter tactical control. Expect quieter kills, cleaner engagements, and new opportunities for coordinated strikes before the enemy knows you’re there. Remember: stealth is a tool, not a substitute for overwhelming firepower. Use it wisely, Helldivers!”

Arrowhead suggests Commando missions — which send you “deep behind enemy lines where the normal reliance on air superiority is no longer an option” — are a good place to start with these new tools, teasing “reinforcements have to be deployed in advance and destroyer support is a risky business with limited time.” Expect them to go live very soon (2pm CET / 8am ET / 5am PT).

The team closed by promising “much more to come in February and beyond.”

Here’s the rest of the brief patch notes:

Helldivers 2 Into the Unjust 5.0.2 Patch Notes:

Balancing

General changes overview

Suppressors are now more effective

• Intent is to make suppressors more valuable in stealth gameplay and attract less attention from enemies
• Noise radius of firing suppressed weapons roughly reduced by 50%
• Enemies detection radius when being fired at, but not being hit, is reduced in some units

General

• Detection range of danger (basically being shot at but not getting hit) reduced for enemies like Devastators, Berserkers, Spewers, Chargers, Impaler, Observer

Gameplay

Optimizations

• Adjusted M-1000 Maxigun muzzle flash to reduce photosensitivity issues

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Meanwhile, Arrowhead is working on a roguelite mode, although there’s no guarantee it will actually come out. Last month, Arrowhead CCO and Helldivers 2 creative director, Johan Pilestedt, responded to a fan on social media to say “we have a prototype of a roguelite mode — it changes the game fundamentally!” That casual reveal set fans of the explosive co-op action shooter into overdrive imagining how a roguelite mode would work in the game, which revolves around open and shut missions restricted by time limits.

In December, Helldivers 2 received its big 5.0.0 patch as well as its jungle-themed Python Commandos Warbond, which added a number of fan-requested weapons, including a minigun. In September, the studio’s CEO confirmed Helldivers 3 is not in any plan developer Arrowhead has right now, saying that instead it wants Helldivers 2 to keep going for years and years, like veteran MMO RuneScape. And then there’s the Helldivers 2 movie, which is picking up steam.

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