Critical Bug Report - Helldivers 2

[@electrobean]

Spaceship Bug: attaches The thousands of hellbombs in storage:

[@martechi4236]

That's a bad time for that bug. Still, trading thousands of hellbumbs and a whole batch of Helldivers for a single bug... probably a pretty good deal for the terminids.

[@Meem-v02]

@@martechi4236 it's either that, or lose those bombs and keep the bug alive. It's either a complete win for the bug (unacceptable), or a "stalemate" (still unacceptable, but atleast the bug is dead)

[@gayema664]

​@martechi4236 indeed we wluld lose ALOT of money and E710

[@SkippyTheToilet]

It literally attached itself and let parasites land on him

[@almagarudyaraka8199]

"2000 megatons of explosive in the orbit"

[@Reiiiilllll]

Termicide is one hell of a drug...

[@martechi4236]

Super Earths SuperXeno Biologists might've made a slight miscalculation!

[@AwesomeJalapeno]

@@martechi4236either that or the terminids can reproduce faster than we thought. That 0.01% went to 100% in only weeks.

[@toykthetoker7174]

"That's not random or light"

[@cailco100]

@@martechi4236 "slight miscalculation!" He says. Understatement of the century right there. Cool effect though with it jumping

[@CharlesUrban]

@@martechi4236 Not exactly. It _did_ kill the vast majority of the Bugs...it's just that the 0.01% of remaining Bugs loved the stuff. I believe that those who are way smarter than me call it "selection pressure." It's why people are trying not to overuse antibiotics against various bacteria-based diseases.

[@martechi4236]

The ministry of truth informs all Super Citizens that rumors of spaceborne bugs are unsubstantiated and should be treated as dissident propaganda. Please refer any speculation about the nature of space bugs to your nearest office of internal security.

[@Keepersofthekrypt]

That's what they said about flying bugs and they were real

[@Acrophobia2]

@@Keepersofthekrypt”this post democracy officer!”

[@covid6942]

Dissident propoganda!? These bugs are real. This is treason! Our Helldivers need to know everything about these bugs, so that they could exterminate them efficiently and encourage the citizens to support our endeavours. For obstruction of military information and inhibiting the duty of the Helldiver Core, you are placed under arrest. Ignore this broadcast, the ministry of truth will recorrect this automaton misinformation campaign. Please watch out for any incorrect information, and report to your nearest democracy officer. For the glory of Super Earth!

[@zhan3100]

​@@Keepersofthekryptthat sounds like something a traitor would say?

[@ltpunkrocket522]

Then how are they invading other planets? 🤔

[@boiiodyep]

I love that the bug ftl jump brought asteroids with it. It shows a sort of organic-ness to it. Its not a perfectly refined and calculated jump, but its accurate and it works and thats all the bug needs.

[@martechi4236]

I'm glad that came accross! I like to imagine every faction's FTL has some up and down-sides. For the bugs, it's pretty messy, but they are super accurate when it comes to seeking out high E-170 concentrations, like a sense they evolved to seek out other bugs, which now incidentally helps them hunting down ships using that fuel as well. But as a downside, they might not have any way at all to calculate jumps without a big juicy E-170 target to aim for.

[@whanngabrylsanoy721]

I think the star swimmer (that's what I'm calling them now) purposefully brought thos asteroid because there's smaller space bugs on them which could work as a defense against eagle 1 fighter

[@crokette8908]

That's some goddamn accurate jump.

[@CharlesUrban]

Yeah, that'd be unfair in a game. You'd want time to get out of the way.

[@martechi4236]

With that many Super Destroyers in orbit, they ought to get lucky sometimes! Or to quote some bug-killing experts: This isn't random and light!!

[@Furebel]

@@CharlesUrban Why get out of the way? Let them come. They ambushed themselves on my Superdestroyer.

[@jjhh320]

@@Furebel let them brawl

[@cristianalvarez5803]

@@Furebel activate the hellbombs onboards! Which ones? ALL

[@captaincole4511]

So THIS is what happened on Meridia . . .

[@CharlesUrban]

Meridia is now just one planet-sized Bug. We need Skull Admiral Tarkin and the Dea--er, the Democracy Star to show up.

[@captaincole4511]

@@CharlesUrban I was thinking the same thing

[@jamesbrooks2179]

@@CharlesUrban For democracy!⬇⬅⬆⬆⬆⬆⬆⬆

[@theofficialbruhfish8094]

@@CharlesUrbanI’m gonna ➡️⬅️➡️⬅️⬇️⬇️➡️ them

[@onerxowns2202]

@@CharlesUrban Or a 10 000 tons of Hexocide-Hloride

[@leafpelt15]

*sets FTL core to emergency overload triggering its self destruct* we die for democracy, liberty, and super earth!

[@martechi4236]

If that thing just hurled itself through time in space with the power of electric bug-flatulence, I wouldn't bet a core overload is gonna do the trick!

[@willofone2120]

@@martechi4236 Our destroyers can jump through time and space and being within 5 miles of an intentionally overloaded core would heavily damaged nearby vessels. a core overload at that proximity would splat that bug. The real question is will they have enough time to initiate the core overload before controls are non responsive.

[@SuperGuyko]

@@willofone2120 considering the amount of energy required to bend spacetime both ahead and astern of the drive I'd bet you're right. Also, taking the hellbomb and ICBM controls as an example, I'd say direct manual arming with alarmingly little security isn't too far fetched. Sort of a big red "For superearth" button.

[@seantaggart7382]

*[EMERGENCY SELF DESTRUCT ACTIVE!]* YEP TIME TO GO

[@marcellvagi8290]

And then you see on your HUD "SELF-DESTRUCT SEQUENCE INITIATED! BOARD HELLPOD! 60:00.00" with flames and explosions blocking off corridors one by one

[@Mate397]

Fighting on your own Super Destroyer and fending off boarding parties of bugs/automatons then going over to Hellbomb their ship to kingdomcome would be an awesome game mode.

[@jinmori2735]

-Ship gets boarded -Set the hellbomb -Get to a hellpod -land planet-side -Regroup with other helldivers -Search for abandoned military base's -Search for a S.O.S beacon -Set up S.O.S beacon -Fend off against the little bastards that are coming to finish the job cause they suck at killing survivors. -AI SES DESTROYER spawns and sends pelican 1 for extraction. -Extract MISSION COMPLETE🎉

[@xandercreates6766]

I can imagine this being an event that has varying levels of chance based on how liberated the planet we’re orbiting is

[@rogeliorodriguez8518]

What happens if you die?

[@Mate397]

@@rogeliorodriguez8518 Your ship will self destruct to take down the enemy with it?

[@workingZen]

Somebody at Arrowhead please hire this guy. If not to incorperate these ideas into the game then to make a spin-off series focused on the space combat/ battle side of the conflict. Loving these space vids.

[@B-rex127]

It's real...

[@The_Bird_Bird_Harder]

​@@B-rex127 It's a fan animation... Says it right there on the label.

[@rickify_]

@@B-rex127 i also love spreading misinformation

[@I_Am_Wasabi_Man]

NINTENDO HIRE THIS MAN!!!

[@lordsergal8783]

​@rickify_ Ministry of Truth? Yeah, this one right here.

[@Quotheraving]

It'd be amazing to incorporate this kind of thing into the game as a playable factor. For instance this could involve missions in your ship (space hulk style) to fight off Terminid boarders, eventually culminating in a pitched battle on the hull to shake off the Terminid ship before destroying it with the main guns. The downside being that a 'hugged' ship couldn't provide stratagems until the parasite is removed.

[@canisarcani]

you could replace strategems with internal point defence hardpoints that are scattered around at various points. itd become a sort of hybridized tower defence stage.

[@JerichoYeet]

"SHOOT THE DAMN BUG OFF MY GODDAMN SHIP!" -Ship captain

[@Reihner78]

You know, I feel like it's a bad idea to hug the origin of all our explosive ordnance

[@martechi4236]

Bugs don#t have ideas! Frankly, I find the idea of a bug with ideas offensive!

[@AwesomeJalapeno]

Well it’s all out ordnance just to kill one big bug.

[@guldukat6749]

Watching them fail to land a single hit at that spacebug was painful.

[@martechi4236]

There's a single stray hit that even causes an explosion! That gunner is now a hero of Super Earth!

[@zygo0]

The 380mm gunners have enough trouble hitting stationary targets on the ground, a moving space target? Forget it lol

[@Muffalonia]

Those guns are for Space to Ground, not Space to Space. See how they are positioned downwards of the destroyer? The super destroyer isn't made for that.

[@riso-tb1by]

They do have armed weapons on the top though

[@jameslennie5203]

@@riso-tb1by they could work but if those legs are embedded in the hull they need to be removed first otherwise the corpse will still be stuck to the ship

[@Nushnark]

I somehow got the hunch that Joel is sitting in his lair, watching this and taking notes with a malicious grin.

[@chaster_mief]

I find the implication of a completely organic creature of that size being able to survive the vacuum of space and move faster than light offensive

[@martechi4236]

We need more Helldivers themed Galactic News Broadcasts and talk shows!

[@Spoopball]

To defeat the bugs...we must milk the bugs! (Of all commercial worth)

[@Kamelot33]

Bro hasn't seen StarCraft's Leviathans yet 💀

[@quoththecrowgaming]

Have you heard of a Tyranid

[@chaster_mief]

@@quoththecrowgaming *t h e y c a n d o t h a t?* 👀

[@demo0970]

This was amazing. We need more space battle videos for terminids.

[@martechi4236]

Slowly getting there!

[@Woshelyw]

@@martechi4236 Yeah

[@KsnypsAdventures]

On second thought, the idea of FTL bugs is horrifying. We have one chilling in orbit of some bug planet at the edge of the galaxy, and then boom, its on Meridia! At least they’re not intelligent enough to use all the guns on the super destroyers they take over, right?! Dumb bugs…

[@allenbettis8558]

Great... you jinxed it. Edit: Arachnids already did that in Starship Troopers.

[@tiberiusdawn2042]

Imagine getting a hollow knight type of terminid

[@Officer_duh]

Imagine just chilling getting ready to Helldivers when a 200m long term i I’d just latches onto you destroyer 💀

[@dagdamor1]

Terminids got their visual FTL depiction before the Tyranids did... 🗿 Epic work as always, Martechi!

[@Toothbrushs]

Tyrannies don’t travel at ftl.

[@spectralassassin6030]

Let's be honest here. We'd all immediately detonate every last ounce of ordinance on our ships if this happened.

[@adreiiaii510]

This honestly suggests something I think would be absolutely awesome as a random event. An XCOM style ship invasion? Yes please. You extract from a mission, just as an automaton or bug swarm somehow assaults the orbiting destroyers. All helldivers recalled to defend their vessels, SOS goes out. You have access to all weapons and strategems you have unlocked and just have to survive wave after wave of the incursion. You get a limited amount of "lives" (the other frozen helldivers on your ship). If your destroyer is lost, you just get booted from the zone. If too many Helldivers/destroyers are lost, it counts as a campaign loss. If the Helldivers win, possible auto-lib of the planet or global debuff (lower spawn rates or lesser high-tier enemy types, loss of some tech, etc.) for the enemy faction for missions on that planet. Maybe even reveal some kind of Super-Earth Capital ship that warps in to fight/co-op area for Helldivers to fight in.

[@apathymanthemundane4165]

When I think 'bug ships', I usually think something like a water scorpion in space, with big grabby claws to grab, crush, or tear open ships; or some giant, solar-sailing mosquito-looking thing that injects acid and/or smaller bugs into the hull of a ship after lancing into it (though that might be the small ones there). I didn't expect precision warp facehuggers. I especially like that it took some of the asteroids with it.

[@prompking3345]

I find the idea of something literally EVOLVING FTL travel utterly terrifying.

[@peacedos1]

Basically this giant fucking bug every summer flying straight to your face

[@alvinthomas3644]

Terminids are basically the helldivers version of Tyrinids from Warhammer 40k.

[@VinodRodda99]

0:21 did that bug just made a space jump???

[@aysonflynn6519]

The bugs are the element 710 which is the fuel source for the ships to make Jumps

[@elimanriquez]

@@aysonflynn6519so they’re like the space whales from star wars?!!!?

[@djpizdetz]

All Helldivers to battle stations - prepare to repell boarders - this is not a drill

[@Darktitanium159]

I need a weapon

[@underlordd]

bro you make the sickest videos, keep it up!

[@lewiszhou4056]

A giant terminid being able to do FTL jumps makes sense, they are filled to the brim with E710.

[@Nhikxter]

I dread the day the Terminids evolve to do FTL jumps. May Super Earth have mercy on our souls.

[@TheOneTrueZweiZwei]

**hell divers sipping Libertea on the bridge vibing waiting for a SOS signal and the first signal that comes trough is a transmission** Helldiver: **spits tea comically** THE BUGS HAVE FUCKING WHAT NOW? FASTER THAN L- **gets cut off by the mother of all bugs** SWEET LIBERTY SAVE ME

[@Jonathan-qn8sm]

😂😂😂

[@knighthunter5333]

I’m convinced that this guy should be hired to make a space strategy game of Helldiver

[@CharlesUrban]

How does a creature evolve FTL abilities? What did they put in that termicide?!

[@axios4702]

Terminid blood is literally what we use as fuel for FTL travel, so it would be a matter of creating a life form capable of surviving the vacuum of space (they exist IRL) and atmosphere entry and exit. Given their evolutionary capabilities that's perfectly plausible and would explain how they moved between planets during the 1st war.

[@WhatIsSanity]

OIL

[@Woshelyw]

@@WhatIsSanity Try Finding A Guilt Free Form Of FTL Or Guilt Free Oil (Impossible)

[@gabrielch.7973]

The concept has been used in Star Wars too, look up Purrgils there are several episodes in the cartoons showing their hyperspace jumps

[@CharlesUrban]

@@gabrielch.7973 Oh, no, not the Space Whales.

[@ohmygosh6176]

Every super destroyer is equipped with super nuke. Just self-destruct super destroyer and spawn from one of those frozen bodies in your allie's ship.

[@ViktorMikhail]

Nah Bro that shit got me scared for a minute was bouta go crazy like “YO EAHT THE FUCK HOW WE OUTTA BEAT THE BUGS NOW!?!”

[@Zerathorne.9532]

Aww, she loves helldivers so much that it gave their super destroyer a hug!

[@peepoo2049]

If the bugs ever go space-faring we are so ded lmao

[@BenjaPar_Truly]

"Tell the Shipmaster to melt the butter and bring out the bibs, I want this Lobster served in a silver platter!" "Yes Helldiver Sir!"

[@pll3827]

Hell of a coincidence you release this right after the Terminids break containment. Curse the disgraced scientists that were disgraced!

[@WoobatPlays]

This just made me realize how much we need a game like Star Wars Empire at War but in the Helldivers universe.

[@siluda9255]

At that point might activate self destruction and take the bastard with you, FOR SUPER EARTH!.

[@jetrexdesign]

The idea of a bug having an organic hyperdrive is incredibly badass.

[@shoulderpyro]

Does this come with the Shadow in the Warp as well? 👀 love to see some Terminid hive ships in action at last!

[@TheJuggerClutch]

The future and potential of this game one of the brightest I’ve seen in a long time, which is crazy because its already incredible in its current state.

[@ΣΔΨΨΔΣΣΨΔ]

Spaceship accuracy: 1% accuracy Random scary space bug: 100% accuracy

[@shaftoe195]

Shocking degree of accuracy for an FTL jump.

[@littelfoxypuppet8624]

That would be so cool imagine having to fight in ur own ship and having to explore the inner of that bug and blow it up

[@rzr0015]

Now they are going to experience what we experience when closing bug breaches without support from super destroyer. *Mobilize all helldivers on that bug ass*

[@BackWaveUnited]

One step closer for Terminids to becoming Tyranids

[@Deltaicfork]

I like the idea of giant face hugger bugs it’s a very interesting concept Now imagine one hugging a whole planet

[@gavinfreenone6626]

We could all just disconnect whenever this happens to initiate a self destruct anyway lmao

[@CatuboGreggLourd]

I SAY, I SAY, THAT DESTROYER'S GOT THE AIM OF A STORM TROOPER! ALWAYS KEEP MISSING AND ONLY HITTING ONCE.

[@AlexanderosD]

That would be absolutely terrifying, I love it!

[@ghostlygeralt1996]

That's a pretty shaky situation to see until you realize the 18 other Super Destroyers in proximity are gonna democratically light the SHIT out of that Destroyer to merc the star beast

[@TargetBaconFunny]

Your videos are great, looking forward to your new videos. Helldivers 2 is an excellent game.

[@BarkerTheWolf]

I really hope arrowhead are seeing these. These ideas are amazing

[@zeraith]

Certainly wasn't expecting this sort of video next, never knew I needed one, huh. Strange how that works. Good job!

[@panther8707]

"Boarder detected. Overloading reactor. All freedom-loving super earthers evacuate now." About what I'd expect from a truly patriotic helldiver.

[@Armoredunit]

"SIR IT'S HIVE FLEET LEVIATHAN!!"

[@Silungar]

"Tell me, how did you loose Meridia to these animals? Did they leap up and chew away your starships?"

[@thearchives1094]

If i was thr captain of the ship, I'd overload my reactors in a instances, I'm taking you down with me, bug

[@maskmanfive3774]

Doesn't matter ... It's all dead now. It's not the bugs or automatons that defeated Helldiver ... It's SoyMe

[@michelecastellotti9172]

Yeah, this is cool and makes me hope for a soace battle update. Picture this: in a future update they add space battles, you pkay them similarly to world of warships in terms of gameplay, these are done before an enemy incursion or before OUR incursion in enemy territory, for the former it influences how many enemies will invade a planet and how easy it will be to liberate, the latter will give us small bonuses for a short while in following operations. Each ship will have different stats and usages, the biggest ones focusing on taking on enemy capital ships and the lighter ones used to detsroy enemy troop carriers to, in fact, lower the amount of enemies during their invasions, or reinforcements during OUR invasions (with subsequent further missions during campaigns being available), of course you wont be able to completely annihilate them, because every so often one of your ships may get boarded if your anti-fighter defenses fail, and all players will be forced to push back the invading force from the ship, so SOME units will always pass. Heres the real kicker tho, instead of clans or leagues or wathever, players will organize in "fleets" and fleets will be able to send emergency messages troygh the game, so it wont be high command, the ministry of defense to do it first, it will only relay the fleet message, telling which fleets are already present and which ones are calling for help. The potential for dynamicity and immersion in this game is IMMENSE.

[@Captain_Rex14]

Honestly, it would be cool if you could fight Space Battles in Helldivers and have Space Battle missions. Optional of course, but I’d love to jump into contested territory and have the option to fight Bot Ships with my Super Destroyer and destroy key objectives with a fly able Eagle.

[@kellerweskier7214]

could have added 3 or 4 pods popping out. 3 NPCs. or a view of the helldiver looking up at his ship being hugged.

[@martechi4236]

That'd be neat!

[@WhatIsSanity]

I think the super destroyers need to start fighting belly towards the enemy to maximise hardpoint engagement, and fire that gunnery officer if they survived lol

[@mandudeguy558]

This just made me realised how hard space combat in helldivers 2 would go

[@DisIngRaM]

The destroyer sure shoots like Starwars troopers.

[@구름이야]

That beast thing literally used FTL JUMP?!?!?!???

[@martechi4236]

It was super effective!

[@biancaasseffdosreis7934]

imagine if you are dinking a cofe and a giant alien junp into your ship and swarms of monters enters in the ship

[@martechi4236]

One second you're playing strategem hero, the next the whole lobby is filled with bile.

[@mattmelton7389]

It's like a giant vacuum hardened warp-capable electric facehugger. I both love and fear it.

[@VinodRodda99]

Now we know how bugs travel from planet to planet.

[@ShawndaPrawn]

I was starting to think Super Earth were intentionally releasing them into the colonies in order to give the Helldivers an enemy to fight, thereby justifying the mass militarisation of Human society. Thank Democracy that’s not the case, I will never question the Ministry of Truth again.

[@KD-_-]

Is it ... mating with the super destroyer? I'm calling the democracy officer.

[@martechi4236]

In just a few months, terrifying bug-destroyer hybrids will enter the war!

[@amduil8168]

Is like the lore accurate weapons accuracy. Bug is barely moving and they shoot everywhere but the bug.

[@somethingmissing7108]

This just gave me an idea, have you ever done a "cramped coordinates" style disaster? Like too many Destroyers/Helldivers in one mission/planet, and when phasing in from faster than light, 2 Super Destroyers just crash into each other causing a giant explosion, thinking that one free section was empty?

[@christianzilla]

Fleshing out the universe... awesome!!

[@jinmori2735]

I swear helldivers 1 music makes everything feel like a all out war and desperate attempt to destroy the enemy.

[@Ashuowl]

Imagine a massive event where something huge like this happens

[@Jan_Strzelecki]

Very impressive. I assume that the floating things are Terminid spores?

[@zj6074]

This makes me want the Helldivers 1 soundtrack to make a return so bad.

[@martechi4236]

The first game's music is really something special!

[@SultanOfAwesomeness]

Alright, might need two cans of raid for this one.

[@blackjack1116able]

"So, You're telling me our fleet have been destroyed by a giant space flea?"

[@EthanRakers]

Imagine if you had to go in it like a ship and blow it up from the inside

[@54Immortal]

Although this is epic and Martechi has been killing it, i doubt Arrowhead will ever show the bugs moving through space because Canonically, Super Earth high command have put them on all those planets to justify bug genocide for E-710.

[@martechi4236]

While there are treacherous dissident rumors of such activities, I don't think they'd ever declare that to be the exclusive way of bugs spreading. Having bugs in space is fun. And in a game all about killing aliens in capes, I believe the rule of cool will always win!

[@Iron6942]

Hold up, they use their own body fuel to FTL jump?? Super earth may be in trouble soldiers

[@L0stEngineer]

Amazing video!!! Sidenote, *ahem*. All helldivers, prepare to repel boarders!

[@JamesRyanLindeman]

WELL, that explains the termidids planet hopping

[@Kris_the_kat]

-"What's the matter, more automatons?" -"Worse"

[@martechi4236]

"Let's go to a bug planet" they said "We'll be safe in orbit" they said

[@angryfoxzd5233]

That would explain how bugs are able to go to other planets.

[@shajajzhzshakksngs]

Helldiver on board: *Shame* Ship system: Alert! All hellbombs activated. For democracy. *Boooom*

[@haassteambraker9959]

You post a new video and my desire for a Homeworld style Helldivers space RTS grows.

[@martechi4236]

The unit chatter alone would make it worthwhile!

[@M3h3ndr3]

Bug1: Lets give them what they need! Bug2: Its a hug isnt it...?

[@amazingle7431]

Everyone gangsta until the Terminid teleporting

[@thaipankatima658]

Sir! Terminids have boarded the ship! Deploy the Helldivers. Which one sir? ... All of them...

[@parker1093]

Looks pretty amazing, awesome work :3 I have been wondering if the bugs do have means to travel between planets. From all the reports I saw they made it seem like they were outbreaks from farming operations that lost control, but i figured that couldn't be all of it

[@xredmonkyx5907]

This would be cool if it happened and you got to fight the bugs on the ship and push them back into their ship while trying to detach and destroy it from the inside

[@NarrowKilla]

i am pretty sure developers keeping an eye on your channell already lol just for a future ideas so you keep doing what you're doing now it's cool

[@durema9720]

New terminid added: The flash

[@vitaliyred622]

The nice detail would be a constant barrage of Helldivers droppods being launched out of the destroyer, since it is going down, better drop those divers in!

[@martechi4236]

With a bigger ship, I'll give that a shot. But for this little destroyer, it's all too late. That one got filled to the brim with bile practically immediatelly.

[@billyjohnson9900]

The bugs can’t evolve to travel through or be in space if they never go there

[@handsomeman-child8751]

*Hits that bell for liberty!* LIBERTY BELL!