Helldivers 2 - Beginners Guide - Stratagems, Samples, XP Farms, Combat Tips & More

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0:00 -
0:38 - Stratagem Basics
2:16 - Ship Modules
5:10 - Acquisitions & Super Credits
6:02 - Warbond & Premium Warbond Explained
9:33 - Equipment / Loadouts
10:24 - Galactic Map - Day & Night
11:07 - Mission Difficulty - Rewards and Resources
13:28 - Enemy Type, Environmental Effects
14:49 - Landing Zone Tips
15:27 - First Thing After You Land - HEAVY WEAPON
15:46 - Glitching Drop Pods - Destroy for Weapons
15:57 - Crouch and Prone Recoil Control
16:19 - Weapon Settings - RPM, Scope, Flashlight
17:10 - Weapon MENU Settings
17:59 - Ping System - Marking Callouts
18:50 - Taking off Enemy Limbs Affects Their Movement
19:24 - Reloading - Don't Waste Ammo & Reload Faster
20:32 - Vertical Light Pulse - Salute Droppods for Resources or more
21:50 - Samples - Common and Higher for Ship Upgrades
22:29 - Supply Drop and Stratagem Cancel
23:02 - Box of Supplies - open with grenade
23:28 - Exploring & Map Details
24:34 - Compass and Map Marking
25:05 - Team Door Garage
26:06 - Artillery Loading Side Objective (Extra Stratagem)
29:04 - Using Artillery as Stratagem
30:03 - Radar Station (Reveal all Hidden Map locations)
31:36 - Outro
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#Helldivers2 #Guide #tips

[@YureiOni]

I started playing yesterday and not even on my 5th match and I get some level 50 dude and he changed the difficulty to helldive and said “you’re about to see what Helldivers is all about. This is what you signed up for”. I’m over here with fuckin’ zero upgrades..

[@atiagooqkinguliaalu4027]

😂

[@joshuasweets7]

This was me yesterday hahaha but the guy showing me gave me drones and was totally in character the whole game

[@charger1369]

But did you get mad XP?

[@pdxcorgidad]

You should be thanking him for teaching you additional methods to spread managed democracy.

[@YureiOni]

@@joshuasweets7 yeah the guy was super cool and played the part of a fearless helldiver. He let me use all his bells and whistles like the exosuit and stuff. It was great lmao. Now I’m a level 50 skull admiral doing the same for other cadets.

[@armastat]

You should also remind people that Democracy is not just a state of mind - but it is your most effective weapon.

[@joshuasweets7]

Poetry

[@cameronroberts4296]

Mine is a flamethrower.

[@V12carlover]

Liberty too, don't forget about the liberty

[@therealbnasty3719]

@@cameronroberts4296 mine is ⬆️➡️⬇️⬇️⬇️

[@Kzaks]

You're right! Democracy is the greatest weapon of all because it guarantees us the freedom to develop new and more effective ways to bring liberty to an un free universe. For tradition, for Domocracy!

[@almostontimehero5415]

Dont stand your ground, don't walk towards enemies while firing. Everything comes after you, make them chase you. This opens up weak spots or draws a strong enemy from the team. Standing your ground = Loss.

[@coolestto]

100%. Especially on the "defend position for 15 minutes" missions, if you can get all the bugs chasing you like a Black Ops Zombies train it becomes really easy. Turn back to shoot the fast ones that are getting close every once in a while and just keep running circles, ezpz

[@v02max75]

The best part about this game is that it's more Starship Troopers than the Starship Troopers game that came out last year. To be fair, very different game styles, but still funny nonetheless

[@clefsan]

I think Helldivers are a lot closer to what the Mobile Infantry in games would look like, if they were based on Heinlein's book (Power Armor, Orbital Drop Pods, Mini-Nuke Launchers etc) instead of the movie(s). 😊

[@bthalko]

So Explosive weapons do 100% extra damage to soft/vulnerable enemies - the glowing butts on a Charger, for example, or the orange flesh of the Bile Titan after the armor gets stripped off. That's where the benefit is.

[@LordHollow]

Explosive also staggers.

[@AC-hj9tv]

Bro gotta get it now ty

[@tylergiattino457]

Chargers butts are not a weak spot

[@TheAverageNerd]

@tylergiattino457 No one said they were, just that explosive weapons deal more damage to them.

[@spacepace8273]

@@TheAverageNerd bthalko literally said those are their weak spots

[@justthedude2385]

On resource management, try to ensure that whenever the situation permits, reload all weapons and top off on stims before you take the resupply drops. Especially critical when it comes to support weapons- mags/shots in weapon are not auto-reloaded and an empty gun before a supply drop is still empty after grabbing a resupply.

[@collynbertin3260]

Considering when you reload regularly you lose the bullets in the old magazine the resupply makes not topping off the magazine in the gun makes alot of sense logically speaking. If all of the guns come with preloaded magazines there would be no way for the bullets to magically teleport itself into the magazine that is already in the gun

[@Army_THE_TACSOP]

The radio tower makes an audible alert when you have the dish lined up. If you go outside of alignment after you get it correct. There is another sound that plays to notify you. Use game sound!

[@Nitehawkin]

I am so addicted to this game. Time just flies by. Reminds me of the Warhawk days.

[@darthbrooks4933]

Durn, you took me back with Warhawk…

[@TheEmpireAnimations]

Reminds me of destiny 1 days

[@the1998commando]

Warhawk man, I wish they would remaster it. Not a spin-off like starhawk but OG Warhawk

[@SquashMelendez]

@@TheEmpireAnimations omggg i was unemployed and destiny 1 came out. It was a legendary time

[@mack6248]

Holy crap. Another Warhawk player..

[@kj55]

The citizens of Super-Earth thank you for this video, we will not report you to the authorities

[@cb2000a]

For managed democracy!

[@user-ss9bt6dg3h]

we WILL report him to the authorities. How else will he be rewarded for his service to managed democracy?

[@DrkStorm1]

Good Job on the video. Just getting into Helldivers 2 and watched a whole bunch of beginner guides. This is one of the better ones.

[@iianmitchelldub]

Agreed. I just started and didn't even know how to plant a flag which was my first mission lol. This guide is a lot more precise instead of just like, "you can go prone and shoot for more accuracy.. democracy" this video has actual thought

[@Nova_Beans]

Yes! This one has helped me out the most.

[@Esron13]

A trick with the Radar Stations, you can hear an audible sound when the dish is aligned correctly.

[@kevinmyers6747]

Just downloaded it today, this was really informative, thanks!

[@neverdie8]

Thank you for all the tips and info! Just downloaded yesterday and this video answered alot of my questions! Thank you

[@trevornardini9004]

This was EXTREMELY helpful. I just got to level 10 and honestly the beginning was pretty rough cuz the tutorial wasn't really clear on a LOT. So this really rounded out the necessary info. Thank you!

[@elchekoloco2861]

Nice guide dude. I just bought the game last weekend and this will be very useful. Regards from México.

[@Nate_Sanity]

Very straight to the point guide. That’s what I needed thank you

[@ericfeatherstone776]

Warbonds (the stuff you spend medals in) aren't 'season passes.' They never go away. One of the big things about HD2 Warbonds is that you NEVER have to worry about FOMO. Even if/ when they add more Warbond progression tracks, the older ones will still be available. I'm curious where you got the 'season pass' from, as it's nowhere on any screen. The requisition pages CLEARLY say "warbond progression."

[@ICr4zyI]

So is it never gonna change? Sounds kinda sad

[@ericfeatherstone776]

@ICr4zyI no, it's not that it never changes. They will be releasing new Warbond tracks. It's just that they WILL NOT TAKE AWAY warbonds once released. Be it 1 week or q year, you have all the time in the world to access the warbonds that have been released.

[@ICr4zyI]

@@ericfeatherstone776 so the grind for a new player in 2 years to get the new best gun from the pass is gonna be crazy

[@ericfeatherstone776]

@ICr4zyI again, not really. The Grind is determined solely by the amount of time you play and who you play with. It's entirely possible to have an entire 10-page warbond progressed in a single month.

[@ICr4zyI]

@@ericfeatherstone776 which is a lot of time, I don’t really see where the not really is

[@NunyaBidness590]

Resupply etiquette reminds me exactly of DRG! ROCK AND STONE!

[@gabenplznerf1093]

Since Mass Effect multiplayer was down to like 50 people I am so glad for this game.

[@Reptar530]

Bro I've been wondering about that. Loved all my guns and troops.

[@fuckshit8208]

Kind of funny, I played this game with a buddy for the first time a few hours ago and told him that it reminded me of Mass Effect multiplayer modes.

[@BrokenFistX]

This game scratches exactly that itch for me too

[@TheRoyalHylian]

So disappointed that legendary edition didn't get multiplayer that's where all my time would be

[@josephcox3091]

Disagree on not getting the credits in the war bonds, get the credits you also collect credits in missions, if you have enough credits you can get the other war bonds without having to pay for it.

[@naomy1701]

realy depends, if u already have a bunch of weapons for diff enemys/situations, then yes, get the credits. else make sure u have a somewhat far covering arsenal first, having weapons is better than having the option to unlock more weapons etc imo

[@ohnoitisnt666]

Incendiary grenades for Bugs are fantastic weapons for culling hordes. Especially if they are chasing you. Throw at your own feet, keep running and you have some breathing space.

[@user-qz9ix4oy3n]

This helped alot! Your very good at explaining. Thank you and please make more when you can for helldivers

[@Nai-bj5rs]

This is the first “tips and tricks “ video I actually found helpful. Liked and subbed.

[@bourdieufan7433]

Great stuff E, helpful as usual

[@Ebontis]

Glad to hear it!

[@RanjakarPatel]

@@Ebontis proud four see one more India four the tube. U rajasthan I am sure. 👌 proud four see xcelent discuss four the video game four my grand son enjoi and convenience. But no fourget the book

[@robstershadille2047]

i just bought the game and had a great time with somebody sounding like you

[@kevinmichaellees2564]

Thanks for the time and effort of making this video, after a couples of weeks of debate I've just purchased the game so doing some research to not be too much of a burden to fellow helldivers. I have to say this was one of the better more informative guides I've watched today so again thank you.

[@dust921]

my TIP is that u can turn your hip fire targeting reticle on at all times..... not shur y thy set it to off its a must for run&gun

[@spearwy7240]

How? Every time I use a gun with first person enabled I can't see my hip fire anymore? Really annoying

[@jetsgo66]

@@spearwy7240 you can aim down sights in first person perspective but you can only hip fire third person. There’s a bug where you get stuck in first though

[@Tnt0Tony0Tnt]

i find it better to keep it turned off. you only need to see the reticle when you're about to shoot anyway and having another thing on the screen moving about is distracting

[@justinadams1002]

Ordered this game yesterday. This video has me really stoked to play it.

[@Dizzle84]

So much stuff I didn’t know extremely helpful thank you

[@YoloVib3s]

I’ve really been considering getting this game and your video is helping me make the choice

[@JoshSoulo3]

Just got the game and I’m very pleased with how many different layers this game has. Extremely fun game can’t wait to level up

[@tman111195]

Great video thank u. Have a question …I notice the missions are timed, is time ever a factor for NOT completing a mission?

[@nevinstorie6838]

Very informative! Loved this video

[@davidhache1267]

Very helpful - thanks. Went in blind and it was pretty rough

[@CLxJames]

In a way, I enjoyed the lack of hand holding. Throwing us into the deep end is rough, but I think I prefer it to the modern gaming “prompt and tip every five steps you take”

[@PaoloFerrerChannel]

Thanks man! This is really clear and helpful for us noobs.

[@ffs404]

I wish the tutorial covered more of this. This has been very helpful

[@RAW-50]

Helpful hints, I have a group about to start the game and this seems very helps full thanks

[@weddlegreg]

VERY helpful video. I learned quite a bit. Thanks

[@Ebontis]

Glad to hear it!

[@KumiChan2004]

Two things about the radar dish. That's 180. And the dish does make a pinging sound when it reaches the area it needs to be in and another when it leaves. Both are different sounds. So you can find it easier solo.

[@Tnt0Tony0Tnt]

even with a group, that's super useful because its very common for people to split up to complete stuff faster.

[@friendlydonut8026]

Wow these 25 tips I really wish I knew at level 1!!!

[@SaiceShoop]

Cosmetics first... You have to be a good looking corpse

[@armastat]

Also keep in mind that Democracy is not just a state of mind - but it is your most effective weapon.

[@PhilTParker]

Liked and subscribed! Thanks. I just bought and loaded the game on my Lenovo Legion Go. Looking forward to playing it-your intro for beginning and medium level play is MUCH appreciated. This game looks to be crazy fun. I hope to find a group of like minded friends who play this game online that I will be able to join up with in multiplayer. We will see how that works out.

[@sleep_89]

vvsleepvv on PS5

[@BigJimOGBoxing]

Great video, Really helpful. Thank you.

[@Bolt5520]

Thanks!! I have somewhat of an idea now what to do.. been running around solo trying to figure some of this out..

[@alperduman9294]

I didnt know the scope zoom in mechanic at 17:05, thank you for mentioning it

[@TheBruise25]

This game is awesome. I can't stop.........i hum the music at work. lol😂 My only wish is that your ship had some sort of shooting range bay where you can test your equipment.

[@JustinMiles17]

Well put together as usual! For Super Earth *salute*

[@baconfries9175]

Great video. I wish I would've known all this information when I started playing and hopped on a Automaton mission 😮

[@DruPhred]

Note about the contact grenade: you can't drop them into the exhaust vents, so you have to rely on someone else to complete those mission objectives.

[@byronjordan8424]

Just a side note I haven’t seen mentioned about the radar dish; if you listen, there is a sound cue for when it’s in the proper location.

[@joshshin6819]

That's because most don't notice it till they watch the video that tells people about it.

[@maniacmatt7340]

It's real subtle, but really helps!

[@ashefulee79]

THANK YOU FOR YOUR DETAILED TUTORIAL SIR!

[@DigitalChivalry]

I just started playing, have only droppes twice solo ans was terrible but fun. This video is super helpful.

[@BlackAdder1970]

The ship modules bonuses depend on you farming samples. To unlock all 3 tiers take rare and special samples. Which you can only get by playing harder levels. 😮

[@supermodestmouse]

Downloaded over the weekend, just hit lvl 7 last night. Many thanks to the higher lvl players for helping and sherpa-ing my baby self. 🤣

[@Osogladiator]

Love the manual reload and magazine count instead of the bullet counter

[@sirkronix5274]

Thanks for the tips. I really appreciate it 👍👍👍👍

[@stannisthemannis5535]

Can you see a radar station on the mini map or is it something you have to just come across naturally?

[@sg1ds919]

Dose Helldivers 2 have cross saves from PC to PS5 and vice versa?

[@StarCitizenJorunn]

This is super helpful thank you!

[@Ebontis]

You're so welcome!

[@rangergreen1935]

Simple tip, but you can cook grenades!

[@Helix_22]

Listen for the terminal chime sound when you rotate the dish solo.

[@lilmoney100s]

eagles are not limited btw after the 3 uses it rearms all 3 just takes 2 mins

[@derekwilhelm1555]

This games more tactical than i thought it would i never played yet but i like to know im getting into before playing it

[@JusBlaze1028]

Thank you for this great explanation! I have the game downloaded on my laptop but I have yet to crack it open to play haha. Looks super fun though

[@TheBigMaxYT]

Anyone know what to do if you can’t get the prompt to pick up a weapon from a point of interest pod?

[@WilliamXMS]

Thanks for having me and letting me help you out, brother! This is a great video :D

[@Darren.Lindsay]

He lets you help him and you blow him up! Shame!

[@WilliamXMS]

@@Darren.Lindsay there's actually almost an hour of footage that didn't make the edit, but this snippit is just the price of freedom, helldiver.

[@Drakanis25]

Great vid bro

[@timmerred5]

I just picked up a PS5 today and tomorrow I’ll start playing HD2. Thanks so much for this video, I know it will help me quite a bit. 😊👍🏻

[@Puppy_Puppington]

Should’ve got pc. Budddyyyy

[@timmerred5]

I prefer consoles.

[@charlieboy6668]

I am new to this game lvl 10 cadet, i did am insane map, don't know how i survived let alone complete the mission, glad higher lvl players joined me and helped. Lol

[@seanfockadoo3785]

Me and a friend played for the first time together and there was a major discrepancy in the samples by the end of the night. We only played matches together so I wonder if they changed that recently?

[@phillipharris8159]

I wish i would of seen your tutorial when i was starting out, level 12 now but having to figure this all out with almost no instructions is abit frustrating at first. Thanks.

[@synaptic303]

Very helpful thank you.

[@MrDekasOne]

Just started playing yesterday first mission. I had 2 randoms join during the mission, one fellow noob level 1 joins about half way second guy level 6 joins as we are about to extract, i found 2 samples during the mission, ship lands the level 1 guy gets on i get on then the level 6 guy shoots me killing me dropping the 2 samples and then gets on the ship losing the samples and i fail to extract 😢

[@Azurvix]

Magazines not clips If I'm not mistaken the Autocad on has clips

[@NipplWizard]

Im gonna get HD2 tomorrow and I cant wait to get jacked into Helldive by way of peer pressure. Being surrounded simplifies the issue of where to shoot. This is what anthem couldve been

[@Luiscraft0320]

I used and orbital precision strike at close range and had to hip fire and dive behind a rock I got just to 20 meters from it

[@HaitanPrid3]

I literally bought a PlayStation 5 yesterday just to play this game. It's a learning curve, learning a new system and a new game

[@douglasbiesecker]

Just a quick question is this a functional outriders? It kind of has that vibe from the gamplay I've seen , or is it it's own thing with a similar art style

[@Ebontis]

Own thing but some similar stylings. Less mods and stats, gear unlocks and stratagems and all pve combat versus lots of bad guys. Great game so far though.

[@mikegill738]

God I would love to play this with my Devastator!

[@BlueDuck98]

My first game I reloaded after every couple shots out of habbit and was well confused as I had no ammo in the space of 5 min

[@d2197v]

Can someone tell me how to see on the map where you died? When it happens I typically have a back pack that is on cool down for 5-7 minutes. It would be faster to just find my last location to pick them up

[@MotoLyfe0818]

There are different icons for special weapons, backpacks and samples that will show where you died.

[@bobspace69]

Adding to Moto's comment. In the case of you and your squad mates dying at once, the yellow ones are yours. The white ones belong to your teammates.

[@maxpower3050]

Thanks much for the info!

[@Ebontis]

Any time!

[@tropicten]

I’m doing my part!

[@missfunerella]

What’s the ping button for enemies? Q?

[@rkneegordon6316]

Thank You.

[@Ebontis]

You're welcome

[@TheOystersClam]

Another tip would be to watch out for friendly fire, every weapon can damage you including your teammates weapons and vice versa, always watch where you’re firing and don’t shoot random teammates on purpose (if they’re your friends then go ahead)

[@tuomio74]

I think the 250 max. cap on medals is really overlooked. I learned this the hard way...

[@apgamer4053]

Ive watched about 10 of these tips video and i will die on this hill ... this is the best well thought out of the bunch it covers missions and hos to do them WHERE GK GET NEW WEAPONS that i somehow missed learned ship upgrades were a thing great fking vid man

[@Ebontis]

Glad you are enjoying the video, appreciate the kind words and glad it helped someone.

[@Army_THE_TACSOP]

The best weapon in the game is page 4 of the regular free pass. They only majorly useful things from the pay pass is the grenade and the last weapon Jak something. Both are beaten in most situations by the regular pass options.

[@Mohawk_Productions]

Bought this morning, Then found out im busting 12 hour shifts now 6 days a week with only Saturday off, Think ill get down on this Saturday night. Looks fun

[@leonmills2063]

I just bought a ps5 so I can play this Friday lol I haven't gamed in years but all this content that surrounds this game I want in

[@MrPotScraperz]

Level 35 here man good luck trying to find Rare simples 😂

[@jsmusicanddrums]

Just made it to level 5 on ps5 got the grande launcher,machine gun turret, and shot gun. I love the shotgun so much more then the gun you start with. Just need to upgrade my side arm. Matches have been solid. Only 1 time have I jumped in and had some clown try to kill me for no reason.

[@Jbones84]

Which version to buy on ps5 or pc just got a ps5

[@blackbeatsentertainment]

I peeped you could be a ‘legit’ machine gunner with an ammo pack and the machine gun. Might as well stay in between instead of the heavy but I still technically just started so I’m going to see what the heavy MG does against heavy armored enemies. But sure enough I’ll be stacked with reloads.

[@YukonStorm80]

Just got this game. Watching videos to try to learn. Did a solo and got swarmed

[@jackconover5455]

Great vid

[@zeddicus456]

Cook you grenades? Hold on to it for a sec. HE fuse is a little long so I hesitate my release. If timed correctly, you can air burst HE grenade at a few feet off the ground.

[@das_gruuben]

I'm going to be buying Helldivers 2 after I get my tax return this year and play with a buddy. Thanks for the info! It's always nice to not be completely in the dark when you start a game like this.😊

[@phays10]

I have been losing war bonds between missions. I started my session with 25 or more and ended the night with one all while running missions that whole time and getting the war bonds. I hope I get them back.

[@jetsgo66]

Same thing happened to me, pretty sure they come back as mine started randomly increasing between missions.

[@phays10]

@@jetsgo66 mine did not come back. It doesn't matter though. I am no longer losing them.

[@noxindarius7086]

Thanks a lot for the info ...😊😊