Government of Helldivers 2 makes it clear that you need to spread democracy at the resort

On April 28, 2026, the new update for Helldivers 2 has been released. Included: 2 new biomes, a new enemy variant, the new War Bond, and improved balancing.

What does Patch 6.2 bring? The highlight of the new update for Helldivers 2 is the two fresh biomes that invite you to relax and chill with their idyllic forests. In the official announcement on Steam, it says:

The beauty of our most democratic galaxy is truly unparalleled. As we penetrate new territories, we have discovered planets with lush, serene forests, winding paths, and shadows of gigantic trees.

Under the peaceful canopies, our citizens can relax and reflect on the glory of directed democracy and the good done by the most famous heroes from Over-Earth.

However, not everything on these planets is as it seems. We have registered several of our undemocratic enemies in the vicinity, as well as received some alarming signals from darkness-infested planets – larger than the typical Terminite convoys. They show striking similarities to some acid titan signals from other regions.

You can instill Over-Earth’s version of democracy into the new enemy variant with the newly balanced Exo Suits. Rewards include the Exo Suits, weapons, and armor from the War Bond “The Exo Experts.” Highlights include the EXO-51 Feller (equipped with an anti-tank cannon and flamethrower) and the EXO-55 Breakthrough (with flak cannon and ballistic shield).

The new trailer for Helldivers 2 gets you ready for the new biome, and below you will find the official patch notes for 6.2. Details on the new War Bond can be found on the official PlayStation Blog.

Helldivers 2: Update 6.2 – Patch Notes

Balancing

Newly Balanced Exo Suits

We agree with the community that the Exo Suits take too little damage and can break too easily, especially against the robot faction. Therefore, we have revised the balancing to increase durability.

• Main health increased from 850 to 1,600. 
• The Exo Suit only “dies” when the main health supply is exhausted. Previously, it could die when certain health zones were depleted.
• Vulnerability to acid attacks increased by 50%.
• A bug has been fixed so that parts of the cockpit health zones are no longer blocked by the ragdoll actor. Now, the zones in the cockpit can also be damaged properly.
• Health of the Exo Suit arms increased from 350 to 600.
• The arms of the Exo Suit now also have an explosion resistance of 50% (just like the main body).
• Structuring and fading on the arms of the Exo Suit have been removed.
• Exo Suits no longer lose all mobility when both legs are broken.
• They can now be staggered – with a stagger strength of 45. Staggering does not affect shooting ability.
• Most health zones that do not affect main health and are mainly visual effects have been removed. The reason for this is to improve performance. For example, tow cables and similar objects can no longer be damaged or destroyed.

Enemy Damage to Vehicles

• We believe that robots and Illuminated are causing decent damage to vehicles, especially now with the changes to the Exo Suits. However, the Terminites have lost some firepower in the fight against vehicles, which is why we have slightly increased their damage against robust targets.

Gas Effects

• Enemies are now also slowed down by 25% when confused by gas. The slowing effect also naturally affects you. Larger enemies like the Acid Titan and the Factory Strider, which cannot be confused, will therefore not be slowed down either.

Changes to Items

Side Weapons

CQC-30 Stun Rod

• Stamina cost decreased from 5% to 3%.
• Damage increased from 75 to 120.
• Damage against robust targets increased from 38 to 60.

CQC-19 Stun Spear

• Stamina cost decreased from 5% to 3%.

CQC-2 Saber

• Stamina cost decreased from 5% to 3%.

CQC-5 War Axe

• Stamina cost decreased from 5% to 4%.

CQC-73 Fortification Tool

• Stamina cost decreased from 5% to 3%.

Tactical Equipment

CQC-9 Defoliation Tool

• The damage hit area has been enlarged and shifted to make it easier to hit the enemy.
• Longer time window when the damage hit area is active.
• Armor penetration increases twice as fast.
• Moves slower when dealing damage to an opponent.
• Stamina cost decreased from 10% to 5%.

CQC-1 – The One True Flag

• Stamina cost decreased from 5% to 3%.

SH-20 “Ballistic Shield” Backpack

• Health increased from 600 to 1,000.

FAF-14 Spear

• Number of rockets in the backpack increased from 3 to 4.

A/FLAM-40 Flame Gun

• Range increased from 20 m to 34 m.
• Damage increased by 50%.
• Causes enemies to panic faster.

A/LAS-98 Laser Gun

• Heat capacity increased from 200 to 250.

TX-41 Sterilizer

• Gas spray graphic effects updated.
• Gas lingers longer and has a greater range.

Enemies

Terminites

Acid Titan 

• Spit explosions are smaller to better match the graphics.
• Inner explosion radius decreased from 2.25 to 1.
• Outer explosion radius decreased from 3.5 to 2.2.

Swarmlord

• Armor on head and front legs increased from medium to heavy (3 to 4).
• Armor on body and claws decreased from light to unarmored (2 to 1).
• Body health decreased from 500 to 375.

Acid Spitter

• Damage against robust targets in close combat increased.

Stalker & Strider

• Damage against robust targets increased.

Screamer

• Damage against robust targets increased.

Raider

• Damage against robust targets increased.

Hunter

• Damage against robust targets increased.

All Warrior Variants

• Damage against robust targets increased.

Stormer

• Slight increase in damage against robust targets in close combat and during storm attacks.

Swarmlord

• Damage against robust targets increased for many of its physical attacks.

Dragon Bug

• Damage against robust targets increased for flame attacks.

Staggerer

• Increased stagger strength from 45 to 50 required.
• Slight increase in damage against robust targets in close combat.

Robots

Prowler

• Damage against robust targets in close combat increased.
• Slight increase in damage against robust targets from small arms fire from Prowlers, turrets, and Devastators.

Berserker

• Damage against robust targets increased.

Devastator

• Damage against robust targets in close combat increased.

Heavy Devastator

• The shield is destructible and will drop when destroyed.
• Heavy armor (4)
• Health 800
• Robust parts 0.7

Rocket Devastator

• Stagger effect of rocket projectiles decreased from 50 to 35.

Hulk

• Damage against robust targets for flame attacks increased.

Combat Walker

• Armor of leg hip joints decreased from heavy to medium (4 to 3).

All Tanks – Main Body (lower part)

• Main health increased from 3,000 to 4,000.
• Health of rear ventilation openings increased from 750 to 1,500.
• Armor of rear ventilation openings increased from medium to heavy (from 3 to 4).
• Track damage zone disappears when it is no longer active.
• Upper limit of damage that can be transferred from the tracks to main health has been removed (so if you cause too much damage, main health will decrease more drastically).
• Robust resistance in tracks reduced (from 1.0 to 0.8).
• Overlapping damage areas while driving have been reduced to better fit the visuals and cause less damage.

Shredder Tank Gun

• Reduced rotation speed.

Suppressive Fire Tank Gun

• Health of weak points front and back increased from 750 to 1,500.

Illuminated

Meat Mobs

• Damage against robust targets increased.

Tesla Tower

• Destruction strength required for destruction decreased from 30 to 20.
• Health function with 200 health and armor 2 added.

Bug Fixes

Crash Fixes

• A rare AI crash has been fixed.
• A crash has been fixed that could occur when using under-barrel fire modes.
• A rare crash has been fixed that occurred during combat against enemies – mainly against the Illuminated.
• [PS5 only] The title will no longer crash when a language is selected on the upsell screen after purchasing a PS Plus membership.

Weapon & Tactical Equipment Fixes

• Missing haptic feedback when firing the robot MG turret has been added.
• It is no longer possible to load a shell in S.E.A.F. artillery and immediately remove it, blocking the weapon.
• Destruction of the flight base control tower with a portable hellbomb in a multiplayer session no longer blocks target progress.

Enemies

• Meat mobs can now cause damage to vehicles.
• Destroying a Terminite egg while standing directly in front no longer sends the Helldiver flying.
• Hits on the Exo Mech are now displayed at the correct body part where shot.
• A bug has been fixed that caused the elimination of certain enemies not to count towards mission progress.
• Factory Striders no longer count as manufacturers in the “Destroy Robot Manufacturers” mission.
• Tactical Equipment Hellpods can no longer land on the control tower during the “Evacuate High-Priority Citizens” mission.

Various Bug Fixes

• A bug has been fixed that could cause the Helldiver to enter a soft lock in the equipment menu if they had less than 4 tactical equipment in total, some of which were temporarily disabled.
• A bug has been fixed that sometimes caused squares to appear on the minimap when the terrain quality was set to low.
• The evacuation shuttle now flies straight out during city evacuations.
• A bug has been fixed that caused the Helldiver’s head to jerk when exiting the Hellpods.
• Fire now consistently scorches the terrain beneath. Note: This does not affect gameplay.
• Several objects on a magma planet no longer float around.
• A gap in the terrain of the tutorial area has been closed.
• The diving attack particles for the tactical equipment DRS-Eagle Storm and Air Support have been improved.
• The tactical equipment HUD now displays a message when no tactical equipment can be requested.
• Tutorial: The flag ceremony has been timed correctly and illuminated properly.
• Players can no longer fall through the ship’s roof in Illuminated invasion missions. 
• A bug has been fixed that caused the Helldiver’s head to jerk on the end screen before and after using victory poses.
• The quake ambient sounds are now correctly faded out.
• The title “Skull Digger” has been thoroughly examined, and since no evidence of alleged connections to dissidents was found, the title has been reinstated. Helldivers who unlocked this title through the Dust Devil War Bond should now find it among the other titles in the customization menu.
• A bug has been fixed that allowed players to interact with the Swarm Core Driller terminal from behind.
• The sight and hearing capabilities of enemies should now be more affected by varying weather conditions. This means that, in harsher weather scenarios, enemies should generally find it harder to detect and hear Helldivers.

Bonus Note

• We have now introduced validation checks upon release to address potential issues caused by outdated drivers.

Resolved Known Issues

• City defense events are again controlled by Over-Earth.
• Destruction of the flight base control tower with a portable hellbomb no longer blocks target progress. 
• The sound for the “Exuberant Merriment” emote has been corrected. Laughter is now allowed back on the battlefield.
• Meat mobs can no longer pass through various objects while attacking.
• We have restocked the fireworks for the celebration when the tutorial has been completed (good job, you earned it).
• Cannon ships and Screamers now spawn during operations with the appropriate effect.
• The Dual Sickle no longer emits a shrill whine when fired. 
• Players are no longer directed to the Python Commando War Bond instead of “Censored Regiment” and vice versa when selecting “Acquisitions” in the ship management menu. 
• Sparks and bug spawner smoke now have a higher material resolution.