Stop Dying So Much To Automatons In Helldivers 2

[@ODST_Parker]

Don't sleep on the autocannon. It's absolutely ridiculous against bots. Takes out striders, devastators, berserkers, and even hulks in no time. Takes out cannon turrets and tanks with a few well-placed shots to their rear vents. You get 50 rounds (+10 in the mag) with each drop, 10 rounds from each ammo box, and 25 from each resupply box. It can also destroy fabricators in outposts, but it's a bit janky and you have to bounce the shot in such a way that it hits inside. Aim near the bottom of the vent, works most of the time from a good frontal angle.

[@nathanrascon2180]

literally my favorite weapon, i did my first ever automaton dive 1 day ago and the auto cannon made it a breeze even on 8 difficulty. 2 shots to the eye on the hulks kills them, made the bots 2x easier than the bugs

[@goldone01]

I really love it as well. I'd wish you could weat a shield with it though...

[@ODST_Parker]

@@nathanrascon2180 The "head" shots on hulks seem very inconsistent for me. Seems like I have to hit the perfect pixel for it to count. I can tell when it hits, because the first shot damages the eye and the second shot will outright destroy it. Otherwise, they seem to bounce right off.

[@ODST_Parker]

@@goldone01 Taking up the backpack slot is the balancing factor for the whole thing, along with the stationary reload and massive recoil. It's just that all the benefits tend to outweigh the cost in my experience. Some people will definitely prefer to have backpacks and another support weapon like the Quasar, and that's good too.

[@austintackett3871]

I love the Autocannon, I use it every time. I run it as my primary

[@jackalboi2927]

Stop dying to Automatons: No, I find this rather comfortable. *eats a rocket*

[@ManOfTheEmpire]

Wearing heavy armour and rocking ballistic shield: Thank you sir! may I have another sir!

[@rory8182]

@@ManOfTheEmpire another

[@blackhind]

"Stop dying to Automatons" *6 Heavy devestator spawns behind you

[@rory8182]

yeah, if the heavy devs lock onto you, you really need an autocannon to stop them

[@blackhind]

@@rory8182 if you have terrain advantage yes, but on flat terrain? Nah-uh lol and i just noticed even when the H-devestator not facing you his machine gun still lock on you and get you wreck.

[@jaredsergent857]

​@@rory8182simply shoot the power pack it's accessible from the front or behind or his gun

[@shaedlaer]

throw stun nade, photon one, run to gain terrain, throw stun nade, repeat...

[@Rasamith]

2 impacts.. dude?

[@benm6893]

Biggest thing to remember is that cover is your best friend. Revert back to early 2000's shooter mindset, it really helps.

[@shinodamasaru7945]

Wait till the other faction comes.

[@Frederic_104]

It's honestly the most powerful thing to use on automatons.

[@usagifang]

Getting flashbacks to Gears of War.

[@thesadboi8421]

S.E.A.F : When fighting Automatons, remember the 3 C's Cover,Courage and more Cover

[@ryanvacation7319]

This. I used to die on bot missions all the time until I started using cover.

[@xilencered7788]

EMP nade is overlooked too. Just started running it. Buys your team a few seconds to catch your breath, reload, stim up, drop a perfect sweet 500kg

[@roachito3512]

That’s my loadout. Emp and 500

[@Acedragoonx]

I've ran so many games and so many people sleep on that nade, I rock the thing every where now even dealing with bugs nothing's more satisfying then stop stalkers and chargers then just blasting them

[@ZhutyArt]

I always say this, the eagle smoke strike is so slept on. Not only does it allow you to engage/disengage safer, it also destroys fabricators, explosive barrels, mines, etc.

[@roguehades2348]

Stealth is very important, hitting hard’n’fast then breaking LOS. Personal favourite load-out, quasar + sheild pack + airstrike. Don’t really need a third but orbital (rail cannon or laser works well)

[@etuanno]

I usually bring airstrike, orbital laser, orbital Railcannon and the Autocannon. Works very well. And the Sickle is great against the smaller bots. You can easily headshot the devastators, but for the shield variant, a well placed shot or two to the head with the Autocannon is enough.

[@redcrewmate927]

Orbital strike is surprisingly good against tanks and hulks not only that, but it's cool down is 1 min compared to the other two!! Also tips on the eagle airstrike! The airstrike will always come from your left so if you're smart with it and want to maximize damage just simply angle yourself in a way where the eagle can drop bombs in a straight line!! For example you're in a narrow canyon where you drop an airstrike, but your bomb ends up hitting the rock more than the enemies so angle yourself correctly and the airstrike will drop the bomb in a straight line without hitting any rocks. Trust me!! Great way to use it!!

[@henrywallace1823]

me with a ballistic shield holding them all off

[@Quincius]

Pretty much what I've been doing. The feeling of going completely unnoticed until you call in orbital bombardment and eagle airstrike paired with mortar sentry on an automaton outpost within the span of a few seconds is truly bliss. Then you just run away into the shadows and blitz the next automaton outpost.

[@squashy_v]

Pretty good, once you upgrade the eagle ship models you can get 2 500kg and I solo level 7 with pretty much that 500kg, laser, quasar, and shield pack

[@paulertjustice]

The anti materiel rifle is also goated against bots. You can take anything on with it, although Hulks require some aiming to take down. Its insanely versatile

[@gianttacogod]

Uhh we eradicated the automatons. Forget your strategies they are never coming back

[@TheNamelessPhoenix]

@@gianttacogod Bad news buddy...

[@gianttacogod]

@@TheNamelessPhoenix apologies sir. I was communicating the truth as permitted by the ministry of truth.

[@icehoof]

​@@gianttacogod "Somehow, they returned"

[@cr1tikal_arc]

​@@gianttacogodwhy would you think they'd just permanently remove one of the main antagonists...?

[@beezzarro]

Personally i would recommend eagle smoke over an orbital smoke because the orbital smoke wall aligns with the orientation of your destroyer while the eagle one is just how you throw it. So you might throw an orbital hoping for a wall and instead get a corridor of smoke.

[@TurboSpaceKitten]

Smoke is great for making sure your crews tankbuster cant see anything, ensuring it drives into the worst spot possible, keeping its weakpoints forever hidden.

[@OddlyLuckyCherry]

I only use smoke when falling back or falling back to set up ambush.

[@icebearsans]

Smoke for me seems to absolutely do nothing for me, I throw the Smoke down, and somehow they still exactly find me or keep shooting in my general direction and hitting me

[@laillahilaallah001]

Smoke is currently not working as intended. Plus ur sacrificing a precious slot for a useless stragetem

[@MrSplicer3]

That's a comms issue.

[@yulfine1688]

​@laillahilaallah001 I thought that was the case for eagle it seemed to work usually nut orbital didn't ever work and sometimes it took 2-3 eagle smokes and just running to drop aggro until a single shot was fired and then 10 dropships come in...

[@ogonplayzgames7823]

"Stop dying to automatoms" *the 16 chainsaw berserkers, 2 hulks, annihilator tank and 10 rocket devastators chasing me across the map and launching me into every wall imaginable*

[@bennygummisko]

just stop dying

[@ogonplayzgames7823]

@@bennygummisko I know where you live

[@purpleguy5226]

Me with an arc thrower: sounds like a good time

[@Hubertoser]

Sounds like your Weapon of Choice is worthless.

[@wangchi623]

I don't see anyone ever using it in my games, besides myself of course, but the ballistic shield is my must have equipment every automaton mission. I never leave my super destroyer without it. That plus the SMG of your choice, and you're capable of sitting in front of anything that isn't firing explosive rounds directly at your face. It also really helps with handling Heavy Devastators because you can draw their fire while someone else lines up a quick headshot without being ripped up by the MG fire. Not to mention with the SMG-37 defender you can operate it from first or third person without any issues at all.

[@emgee2807]

Only light infantry can spawn bot drops, scope in, take em out, then clean up. Assault rifles, dmrs, and the AMR are great choices.

[@jjhh320]

It can be satisfying when you come across bots guarding an objective and everyone knows how to do the whole "leftenant price, take the one on the left, i'll take the other on your go" routine

[@revelation9125]

I’m excited for the new marksman rifle!

[@woodwalker1122]

I need help pleeeeeease tell me how to go in scope on PC

[@chuck7024]

​@@woodwalker1122middle mouse

[@Bentrix18]

​​@@woodwalker1122press the scrolling wheel on the mouse

[@someonestolebigboi-imbigboi]

"just... Stop, I don't care if your up against all the heavies.. Just stop dying"

[@GrandDukeMushroom]

Man I saw a congo line of like 35 berserkers so anyway I started blasting

[@braydensurvivez]

“Don’t let automatons touch you” I’ve been touch a lot 😢

[@Kronnos-rk9do]

Adding to this, orbital lazer and eagle bombardment are amazing choices both to take out bases and deal with the large amounts of medium armored units the automatons love to throw at you. Also from experience, try to take longer range engagements, the bots have questionable aim and the distance allows to take them out with little risk. (Anti material rifle and assault rifles are great for this) And dont forget to have someone capable of destroying bot drop ships.

[@machinedude9386]

You can destroy bot dropships? Which weapon do you need?

[@openthinker6562]

@@machinedude9386any rocket launcher can instantly down a dropship if you shoot one of the four engines, from disposable rockets to recoilless launcher to the Quasar Cannon. The Quasar unfortunately takes a while to charge, and don’t be too surprised if the automatons get dropped before you can down it, though the ship’s explosion when it crashes could destroy some of them

[@machinedude9386]

@@openthinker6562 alright thanks dude, will try that out.

[@dj11o9er]

​@machinedude9386 Yeah in my missions it's very common to see dropships falling from the sky, ngl

[@alexanders.4591]

Plasma Scorcher is the best gun against Automatons. Only thing you have to worry about is ammo. Just place your shot well and you will be fine

[@JuggyBohab]

Quasar Cannon on a Hulk's legs is a great strat. Hit one leg and it stalls giving you some distance and letting the cannon recharge then hit the other leg to topple it completely.

[@sharkbruh4539]

Just a fun fact(if you didnt know) if you hit it right where the eyes are(or whatever that open space is called) quasar one shots em, kinda hard to hit when its in the distance but with some practice they drop like flies, same with the anti material rifle one shots em if you hit em right

[@rebelbro1207]

“Can and will touch you”

[@NoNo-xh7ru]

“Now box up. The enemy WILL touch you.” 🤓

[@Sparrowo51]

No love for Stealth huh? It absolutely OP on bots.

[@BrotherLavarius]

"*Laughing in Creek*" First light armor, jet pack, quaz, dominator. And just roll in to town!

[@AmaroMusic.shorts]

😂

[@DZA3051]

Laugh 😂😂😂 @ Jet pack

[@cobalt-6D]

I also really like the scorcher. It doesn't stagger, but it's really good at bypassing armor. It makes pretty quick work of scout striders and berserkers.

[@PenguinGamer75]

The last syckle is another good choice so you dont have to worry about ammo

[@2JF24]

I had to learn this at the beggining of the game, the impact grenade is like having a mini mortar, in bugs you want to have a laser drone and in auto you want the shield bacpack. Be safe out there helldivers!

[@rockforbrains725]

Just run a armor with hero of the Federation and do not be afraid dive dive and dive again (I mean, in a dodging sort of way)

[@jonathanpeters6734]

Democracy protects and stun grenades are my two go to's for any higher difficulty mission, especially now that the quazar cannon can easily destroy bases

[@BoinkrNanis]

I love dropship killing with the quasar. Plus the new eruptor, has a steep learning curve, but is absolutely phenomenal when you get it down.

[@mrjolly-vs5ds]

Don't have to worry about them now

[@Indie_Live]

Yikes

[@izzyalistair]

this aged poorly

[@RyderSpyd3r]

Look who back

[@leto22cz]

@@RyderSpyd3r back again

[@Delta_rocket]

I love the spear because if i get a good angle i can simply remove light outposts from like a hundred meters away

[@henribehnen5922]

What automatons...

[@andrewmoore4413]

This aged well

[@KingShibe]

THESE automatons...

[@ferrihunter3749]

Uhh...ehem! *Points at Cyberstan sector* Those automatons.

[@Auvas_Damask]

​@@ferrihunter3749😰🥵😭 So much suffering for NOTHING

[@SikerGaming]

@@Auvas_Damask Not for _nothing..._ At least we killed their *scouting force!*

[@Real-Agent-Meta]

Telling us to stop dying from the enemy is like saying I didn't give you permission to die yet

[@Ashgan9]

I don't see anyone running the ballistic shield but it's actually hilarious taking one and using the heavy devestators trick against them. It doesn't expire like the shield and you have your back covered while using a rocket launcher or some other tertiary.

[@gumikin8706]

It can get destroyed if you try to be invincible to rockets and heavy laser shots for too long

[@Ashgan9]

@@gumikin8706 really? I have never seen it destroyed, I have had it knocked out of my hands tho so had to go pick it up after some explosions.

[@gumikin8706]

@@Ashgan9 I was testing it's capabilities, and it was holding good untill I had to block fire from few scout striders, devastators and minigun tank, after some time it just disappeared and I couldn't find it anywhere near or on minimap, so I assume it's HP got to 0

[@Ashgan9]

@@gumikin8706 Huh, I'll keep that in mind. There is always an off chance that was a bug and it fell through the map or something. But for now I guess I'll assume there is just a large HP pool on it.

[@chamberlane2899]

@@Ashgan9yeah, there’s a couple tutorial videos that tested this, and the shield is basically a plate of heavy armor. It has a VERY tight collision box (the vision slit isn’t just for looks) and has its own health bar of sorts. Heavy armor penetrating weapons can indeed break it, and you can demonstrate this by dropping your shield and shooting an EAT at it.

[@wolfuniversalbreaker8516]

That part at the end somehow made me laugh "automatons can and will reach out to touch you"

[@MuseumFreedom]

I wish i had this game.

[@xcx6629]

Its only like 30 bucks

[@MuseumFreedom]

@@xcx6629 i have like 1 buck

[@xcx6629]

@@MuseumFreedom whats ur steam?

[@MuseumFreedom]

@@xcx6629 why? Edit bc yt won't let me reply: it's either timovdeynde or wtimovdeynde. I'm unsure :/

[@gonozal8_962]

@@MuseumFreedomI think he wanted to gift it to you

[@aegir5198]

Running 2 support weapons, one of which is the EAT is great, until you forgot to pick up the other afterwards, and found yourself in hot waters 😅

[@padalan2504]

Breaker for automatons? wha?

[@periodicdragonflare5572]

A lot of punch for their weak spots

[@nautilus7098]

For me as a beginner low level player in H2… yes. If I can get my hands on the Scorcher from a fallen super citizen, I will use this.

[@RGCvovan95RUS]

"Stop dying from automatons" sounds like typical tutorial hint that is displayed when you enter the game

[@blulikefriendlyhit1213]

They will WHAT

[@TheJordanPayne]

I actually started running orbital smoke strike two nights ago against the bots, and i find that its actually very nice to cut line of sight from them and allow to reposition. I recommend it

[@stardude2006]

Why fight them hand-to-hand with peashooters ? Use an EMP on the planet since theyre machines,then glass the planet. Done.

[@Edo_Ginting]

Super Earth still wants the planet intact for further expansion and resources, otherwise they would've cracked it long ago.

[@stardude2006]

@@Edo_Ginting Still an inefficient method of warfare

[@Edo_Ginting]

@@stardude2006 Hey, gotta keep the population down somehow

[@DangOlJesse]

That wouldn't make for a very fun video game

[@goldone01]

You are aware that we are just the spotters to draw out the enemy and sight the artillery? If you don't worry about the lives lost, this is a very efficient way to go about it

[@zeldacrafter4578]

When it comes to automotons, dont forget about the balistic shield! I started using it with the one handed smg and ive never died so less in automotin missions before. Although it takes a backpack slot, its pretty good for going in front of friends and taking the agro while not taking damage from shots in the front. The shield does take damage from explosives though, but it does have a really big health pool, its probably able to take about 8 explosive hits before breaking, and using this with explosive damage reduction will help you die less to dang rocket devestators. The shield also works while sitting on your back, preventing stray shots hitting if you need to run :D

[@franknd9988]

Remember “Dying is momentarily, Drip is eternal” we taking cyberstan with class

[@nightmareraven3045]

Shotguns? Now we're talking. You're finally speaking my language

[@FishoD]

Reccomending spear over autocannon is peak “I have no clue what I’m talking about” energy.

[@berryhops]

Impact grenades are vital, since in fact, simply throwing it ontop of a tank has a very high chance of just instant killing it. Also, the plasma punisher can damage towers and tanks by shooting the blast under the turret's hull or alternatively shooting it between the hull and the turret(turretring)

[@blulumen5420]

I’ll have you know that light armor servo assisted is my go to for a reason. I can’t die if I don’t get hit after all.

[@ryandobbs9270]

I always run the same load out for bugs and bots, and I usually do fine on difficulty 7. Gas, gatling barrage, railcannon strike, and railgun. Incendiary grenades, the primary SMG, and the starter pistol, medium armor (engineer class). You can take hulks, scout walkers, and devastators out easy with the railgun(airships too but its a bit harder). The railcannon is for tanks, and turrents. The other fast cooldown stratagems are for spamming and controlling the areas the bots attack you from, same with the grenades. The gas often weakens the tankier units and outright kills grunts(including scout walkers). Keeps you from being surrounded. Because cover is essential in survival against automatons. Im curious though how other people do it, I usually play alone or with one friend. Either way this load out works great for bugs too. Many people denounced the railgun, but I love it.

[@korbtheman25]

I find the dominator to be an insane primary for automatons. The stagger plus explosive helps deliver amazing damage against the berserkers, capable of 1 shotting in the head and 3 shoting in the waist. Orbital laser, eagle airstrike, tac pack, and quasar and you’ll be soloing

[@Segeric]

Upgraded Air Strike + Orbital Laser + Quasar + EMS Mortar for Automatons. You can almost single-handedly clear most bases with this loadout on higher difficulties. Swap Orbital Laser for Rail Cannon or 500kg depending on needs. Use orbital laser to clear larger bases or in tight situations where you are starting to get overrun. Cover and prone are your friends. Use EMS as needed for crowd control to attack bases, retreat and hold out for objectives/extraction.

[@theEnclaveisinusall]

Im a massive fan of the arc thrower, ive found that if youre mostly careful it probably wont arc onto a teammate and with it's infinite ammo and its ignoring of armor makes it amazing for bots and bug, i love using it against chargers or literally any of the bots

[@thedoormatt8810]

I like a team mix of shotgun and scythes. They scythes make the smaller guys a breeze, and with the energy cooldown its extremely efficient ammunition wise.

[@jz5980]

There is definitely a one way readiness to this. I can take an automaton load out and do okay in a bug world I cannot take a bug load out and do okay on an automaton world lol

[@troywilhelm3965]

Also, dont sleep on Combat medic builds. Having someone who's carrying a sh** ton of stims is very helpful, especially if you get in a sticky situation

[@infinite864]

This was actually useful, I never thought about using explosive resistant armor

[@someblueguy9923]

I'm running light armour, the diligence and redeemer, my stratagem are: eagle air strike,anti material rifle,auto cannon turret and a free stratagem

[@noahmooch]

The arc thrower may like chewing on fellow helldivers, but it's a powerhouse against bugs and bots

[@RustyCantRead]

I dunno how this is so often missed but the one-time use launcher is important because the dropship it comes from is extremely useful for destroying things as it drops, with the fast reset time allowing you to do it over and over again. That ability to destroy structures and other things is almost as important as it's actual usage as a weapon.

[@the-orenge-head]

The automatons can touch me? Well more DEMOCRACY IS NEEDED

[@chimera6485]

This is the loadout my 3 man squad will typically run against bots on the higher difficulties. One autocanon, one person with the q-canon jetpack and countersniper and they will function as a scout (this one is usually me) third person usually takes q-canon with shield. Most of us have an eagle, we typically have either one autocanon turret or rocket turret between us but occasionally have both. And at least one person is using an orbital laser Both the non-scouts usually have close ranged heavy damage dealing weapons as their primary.

[@Fukuyoutube]

Don't forget the ballistic shield pack. When you put it in front of your face, it completely melts the bots computers and they don't know where to shoot

[@NerfShooter101]

I run the Diligence Penetrator, revolver, and auto cannon. Diligence works insanely well for long range attacks, which I much prefer instead of getting up close to them. Well place revolver headshots can put down devastators quickly. The autocannon tears most bots apart incredibly fast, you just need to be conscious of how many rounds you have and how you position yourself

[@legendzgamingyt8679]

I used to go with the auto canon but now I’m running with the recoiless rifle! It can one shot chargers, devistators and destroyers with well placed hits! Not to mention three perfectly good shots and you can render a strider useless! It’s a must try!

[@clusterflood]

the biggest reason people die to automatons i find is that they just outright refuse to use cover and acknowledge that the bots prefer to shoot you back

[@Yorgh_Drakeblood]

I been running AMR, Plas 1 Scorcher, Grenade Pistol, and Stun Grenades. Tons of fun. Supported 500kg and Eagle Airstrike

[@monkeybomb1232]

The starter smg 2 taps devastators to the head making the riot shield with blast resistant armor actually op if you want to just face tank the bots. U can still run an amr with that setup. That plus impact grenades lets you take out any robot all by yourself.

[@newfie7559]

Rock the ballistic shield. You become immune to bullets entirely from the front and it can even stop you from dying from a direct cannon tower shot. It blocks rounds on your back or arm too. Insanely powerful after the patch

[@logandarnell8946]

spoken like a true "I don't go past difficulty 4" player.

[@The_BHK_Mask]

Also, the bots don't know how to cope when you close the distance. So with smaller groups of bots and striders charge in with surpressing fire. The bots won't aim right and you can quickly wipe a small patrol out before they call backup

[@SuperCapiton]

“Stop dying to automatons” Oh sorry bro let me just turn off my skill issue rq

[@Synickal]

I just started playing helldivers 2 this week and I’ve been playing on challenging difficulty and I’ve mainly been fighting the automatons and idk why anyone wouldn’t want to. It’s fun af and WE HAVE TO STOP THEM.

[@joseftangpuz2050]

I like how this short does overlook the capacity an Anti material rifle does to against hulks and devastators with ease....😂

[@goose1415]

Also recommend the stun grenades, shuts every automaton that isn't a tank or a turret down completely, and makes for easy headshots on devastators and weakspot hits on hulks

[@ericamerson9473]

Either the Autocannon or the Anti-Material rifle are my go-to for Automaton mission. But I've lately been REALLY enjoying shooting down bot drops with the Quasar Cannon.

[@origamiman7891]

I have a lot of success against automatons with the Sickle. It may not stagger as much but man is it good for crowd control and semi-decent against all devastators, and infinite ammo.

[@nexusinc.4367]

Nothing like getting Cannon shot from 3 km away😂

[@jamassexd4134]

one HUGE tip for the mech with the automatons, just bring the relay shield and dip in and out often, then you won’t get obliterated on landing hopefully

[@goldengrain9851]

They definitely dunked on me like prime Shaq O'Neal on my first landing and haven't been back , Automatons are different way different

[@shaskusmas]

"The biggest mistake is to avoid running the same loadout you would on bug planets." Ah ha! You said that wrong! I want my internet points!

[@solace001]

No matter what I bring, the 4th slot is always the EMP mortar. Entering a large base, mortar. Team aggroed everything they see, mortar. Defending extract, mortar.

[@Tekkaokami]

The scorcher is also really good against those clankers I've also recently discovered that the gun version of the guard dog excels at taking down bots

[@FtechJack]

Don't sleep on the blitzer, the stagger is so strong you can walk toward rocket devastators without them ever getting a shot off

[@mclovin2408]

My bot loadout for helldive difficulty: Liberator assault rifle, revolver, recoilless rifle, 500kg bomb, Cluster bomb eagle strike, and walking barrage. I’ve been fighting bots only from level 1 to level 21, melevelon creek only to level 18, I’m level 32 now and I’ve only ever done maybe 10 bug missions. Generally I focus on taking down dropships with the recoilless rifle, and I focus on destroying light enemies with cluster bomb strikes, and heavy enemies with the 500 kg or the walking barrage, followed by the recoilless rifle when I’m out of options. You may ask “ why the Liberator assault rifle?” Well because it’s served me more than sufficiently in every mission I’ve ever played.

[@ujingamer]

Also the anti material rifile is great for ripping through the lighter armor of the walkers, and then a lot of the smaller troops.

[@AceP1lot42]

A single lightning gun can completely and repeatedly stop a group of automatons in their tracks, quite nice.

[@BattelC]

Tip: Stay movin, stay i "cover" and break line of sight often while focusing on outposts

[@TriXt3R_]

"they WILL reach out and touch you" 😂

[@Cloudy3388]

Me rocking hero of the federation set: F IT WE BALL

[@BrickyBoy1140]

I’ve been running blastic shield with the defender smg. Such a fun build for bots if you have teammates that are also playing smart it makes it a breeze. Clearing bases is easy with the shield as long as you know how to move with it

[@marrowseer0881]

Also, liberty protects armor trait works so well because, unlike the bugs, it is more about quality than quantity when it comes to damage so 50% to live the attack is vital.

[@BoneheadPlays]

Number one tip: stealth and cover. You don’t need to constantly run everywhere like you do with the bugs, find a large rock for instance

[@BrotherYarmoth]

Also for your strategems, pick up things like the orbital bombardments. They're great for clearing automaton bases. And unlike the bugs, bot bases are extremely detrimental to your effectiveness and imagine

[@JAMBUILDER08]

Explosive resist matters little against headshots, use light armor for stealth, or medium armor for if you intend to "go loud" often.

[@OscarGreenworth]

My loadout has been the same thing for bugs and bots since I unlocked it and it’s put in the work on both sides of the front. Smg, auto pistol, impact grenades, shield pack, grenade launcher, 500kg bomb and a turret of some kind or the mech but only on bugs. Also run the light armor with explosion resistance.

[@crazyfrogit04]

Give the ballistic shield a try, as youre already using a one handed weapon

[@Bingle_orr_sum]

“Automatons can and will reach out and touch you”💀💀

[@patrickcoleman6429]

Scout suit + jump pack + anti material is also goated too. Remaining stratagems are for anything like tanks or walkers. Use hit and run tactics and stealth to your advantage. Break contat on bot drops unless you need to fight it. Hive ground and fall back as you take out the bots. Diligence as a primary until you get tge scorcher and you're good to go. Stun nades are solid for hulks and mobs and you can 2 shot hulks in the eye with the anti material.

[@martinpat94]

Good to know that what I usually do is the recommendation with no outside input

[@Spectre23467]

The anti-material rifle is probably my new favorite weapon against the automatons all you got to do is hit your shots and it's golden. Peak weapon and two shots all devastators and 1 shot headshot with hulks

[@metalicwonder]

The Jar-5 dominator is the win. It takes practice to be really good but once you learn how to use it. Many issues go away with light and medium targets. Even heavy ones if you are clever.

[@Atlas_high-gaming]

The bots are harder to deal with as a group of helldivers but doing it solo they're a breeze to sneak by. The bugs are a fun neverending nightmare solo.

[@flufflyman5416]

Fun thing about the impact as well if you angle it right it can get rid of a turret and tank with two

[@christiankirby8092]

Highly recommend the enforcer armor for automatons. An inbetween light and medium armor in terms of stats and classed as medium armor with explosive resistance on it.

[@Madd_Jestar]

I got helldiveres yesterday, first game i played against the automatons i can confirm they are very fun to fight