Helldivers 2 // Stealthy Sniping - Lvl 9 Automaton Solo Helldive - All Clear, No Deaths - AMR Build

Solo Helldive, Max Difficulty Lvl 9, all objectives (Main + Optional) completed, all outposts destroyed, 0 deaths.
Mission Modifiers: 50% increased Stratagem Cooldown and 100% increased Stratagem Call-in Time.
After the bittersweet ending of the last run ( • Helldivers 2 // Up Mal... ), I knew I had to put things right. Went a little more gung-ho on this one, and it ended up the deathless one, funny how things turn out eh?
Hope you'll excuse my constant radar pinging at the end - had a few 'perfect' runs ruined because I'd missed an objective, I didn't need to worry though as I'd done the radar objective already which highlights the rest of the optionals.
PS: Really love the day/night cycle in this game - not only can you see what time your mission will start at on the mission map, it can transition from day to night mid-mission, lowering visibility for the enemy (and you).
PS2: Apologies to my latest kick victim, Psyqhical :( - if only the game had a private setting...
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Build was more or less the same as last time - scout armour for the movement speed, stamina, stealth and radar bonuses.
For weapons I've gone with the Diligence and the Senator - the Senator is amazing at one-shotting the basic enemies, which are your primary targets when engaging since they're the ones that can sound the alarm, while the Diligence offers 1-2 shot damage at close or long ranges.
The Anti-Materiel Rifle I think gets slept on a lot - while it's nothing special vs the Bugs, vs the Automatons it's an amazing all-purpose weapon - it can 2-shot hulks or 1-shot Devastators if you hit them in the eye, and has the magazine and firerate to be spammed at targets if they get too close. Its scope means you can use it at very long-ranges more easily than the railgun too. It does require much more aim than the railgun though, as hitting those weakspots is necessary.
The Eagle Airstrike and Eagle 110mm Pods I brought for destroying objectives, though this time I swapped out the Orbital Railcannon for the Orbital Laser, as a tool for clearing out a busy objective while I take care of another, as well as a panic strat if things get too hot.
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00:00 Intro
00:15 Insertion, Outpost 1, Fuel, Radar / Why do 1 objective when you can do 3
07:25 SAM 1 & 2, Outpost 2, Power, Broadcast / Lot of materiel that needs anti-ing
18:05 Outpost 3, Mortars, Launch Codes, Outpost 4 / Nightfall
27:50 Outpost 5, ICBM / Fission Mailed
36:10 Extraction / We are leaving!
44:55 Mission Complete / Glorious

[@cretorial]

can we take a moment to appreciate him kicking his friend to stay true to the solo mission video

[@newspiked7385]

Feelsbadman

[@HeyHoRangerJooo]

only thing is, it is not really nice kicking people, I understand the sentiment, but being able to put your lobby in solo would be nicer

[@michaelscalese3142]

​@HeyHoRangerJooo yeah but if they join and u ain't want em there, that's the way.

[@judykimnguyen8393]

“Save yourself brother, I have unfinished businesses here.”

[@bryx309d]

The guy has "TTV" on his ID that means that probably is a twitch streamer, we shuld give him some love...

[@patc1952]

Bros about to single handedly liberate malevalon creek

[@ItstimeMG]

We want to see it

[@Jaded_Jinx]

Helldivers' very own Rambo

[@lordepichax3755]

Ghost of Malevalon

[@joshfallas8788]

H.U.N.K (Helldiver Unit Never Killed)

[@MaxVes_]

It's my head canon he's one of those who refused to evacuate when malevelon fell. The green hood and cape, the stealthy approach, the sniper rifle... He's waging his own guerrilla against the automatons, scavenging outposts for ammo and weapons. He's like John Hell Diver.

[@joanomari8600]

In the Helldivers Lore, you would definitely be considered a War Hero. A patriotic example for all Super Earth Citizen, and a name written in the textbooks of every school on Super Earth.

[@newspiked7385]

o7

[@k_balu-8104]

Funny this is that you are absolutely right, solo Helldivers who go to literal hell and back with their body (mostly) intact and finished the mission is something truly war hero caliber type shit, then just imagine the Black Ops Helldivers, because yes there are even more elite Helldivers out there, and they most likely get good actual training

[@chloekaftan]

​@@k_balu-8104 Are you implying that our S.E.A.F. Training is insufficient Helldiver!? I better not hear one more undemocratic word out of your mouth or i will send you neck deep into Malevelon Creek without Orbital Support! Do i make myself CLEAR!! (this is satire, please dont take it too seriously)

[@alheimianservant1499]

​@@newspiked7385Cedrick: "Well... looks like you combat competency *and* patriotism... hey Caspar! You can grab my packs of Liber-Tea because I found someone we both would get along with!"

[@TheGrimGunny]

"metal brother, do you hear that?" "the trees are whispering in Democracy..."

[@westernstealth873]

The bots never realized they were next to a liber-tree!

[@goosegoblin1844]

Brother, you’re fighting like a Vietcong but with the entire American Air Force in your back pocket. Hella awesome

[@minigunnathaniel]

Lol 😂

[@had_fun_once]

Being able to play this game like a freaking commando is amazing.

[@Zanbatoss]

Silenced rifles coming soon so even more stealthy 😮

[@gibster9624]

I absolutely love that so far the way to play isn't heavily dictated on using whatever does the most DPS because everything you fight is a bullet sponge. It allows weapons to have either a priority on mag size rate of fire or precision. And it allows faction types to feel very different from one another entirely. Really allows playstyles to shine through as I actually enjoy engineering builds, for once, against the bugs and against the robots I can feel like seal team 6 sneaking into an outpost. Really love the build. I've often just gone autocannon for the support weapon against the bots, but I may have to revisit the AM Rifle. Team wise, one of each probably works very well. As those stupid chainsaw guys don't like going down easily.

[@newspiked7385]

Yeah, I really like that about the balance, the meta for bugs is very different than for bots. Who knows, maybe the breaker spray and pray will be the meta for Illuminates :P

[@T4nkcommander]

Glad to see people picking up on this. You are likely right about the spray and pray. Strafing run was a go to for Helldive+ missions against the squids in the original. No armor, but quick Regen shields so volume of fire is important!

[@davidsprott3216]

yeah the different enemies are actually different. not just different looking with more hp.

[@ates423]

You should try the armor with the increased throwing distance and pair it with eagle 500kg, eagle airstrike, orbital walking barrage, and orbital laser/orbital smoke/orbital precision strike. You can basically snipe fabricators detector/jammer towers, cannons by throwing the stratagems from really far away Another build is pairing the supply pack with a stalwart or grenade launcher, impact nades, and explosive resistance armor. Using a supply pack allows you to rely on the stratagem weapon as your main weapon and you can spam the rounds like crazy for every engagement, the impact nades being restored let’s you take out tricky enemies quickly as well, even towers/tanks. You can pair this with the 500kg and smokes/orbital rail cannon. This thing melts highly dense enemies and is good for sustained or quick combat. Explosion resistance makes it easier to storm towers and absorb tank rounds/mortar fire. You rely on your air strikes to take out bile titans/hulks/tanks/chargers. The grenade launcher is really good for taking out hives and fabricators as you can snipe them with it, and the stalwart is great for mowing down bugs.

[@anstorner]

@@newspiked7385 that aged instantly well (breaker spray and pray buff goes nuts on bugs)

[@WeeWeeJumbo]

wow, i'd never seen what Super Samples actually look like before. that's so cool

[@Amputret]

❤ m8, you'll see a lot of them in your future. Keep dropping!

[@aldnok]

Absolutely love the gameplay! Imagine, having a whole squad that is that good. Some running security, with recoilles, shooting drops, if they appear, but generally working together as a well-oiled machine...

[@mrmasky9783]

Once they release mods for weapons and silencers. Im gonna metal gear this game

[@seventhhotpocket5429]

glid gaming has attempted something like that

[@FarmHend]

I think Spear would be more usefull than RL, because it can one-shot objectives way outside the engagement radius.

[@twistedmezelf]

Bro thanks so much! After seeing this vid I jumped in the game and started trying this on the Creek and it's absolutely amazing! Even did a stealth run with 4 players! If you have a group on coms it's absolutely amazing to coordinate a sneak attack on a large base with every person entering from a different approach

[@newspiked7385]

Nice! Sadly I've yet to get my regular groups to try stealth together, but it sounds amazing!

[@saxevagebarstad1310]

He is that lone scout/saboteur that clears the path of the invasion.

[@steeeen]

Impressive, vey nice. Let's see Terminid solo stealth on Helldiver.

[@newspiked7385]

"My god, it even has a watermark" But yeah, now you've made me curious...

[@AC-iz7eh]

Getting my reservations at Malevelon Creek this Friday

[@Aozoramurasaki]

i saw someone do it, he did died a few time but i dont know if stealth no death is possible there

[@berto6050]

I do it all the time. But it sure as heck isn't stealth.. A lot of arc blasting and running around like a maniac. I'd say what he's doing is way harder.

[@Toaster_Weevil]

I really like how different the playstyle is against bots vs bugs. You have to carefully pick your fights, and when you do fight, make heavy use of cover and focus on accuracy over volume of fire. Very cool change of pace compared to the spray & pray strategy for dealing with the swarming mechanics of bugs.

[@newspiked7385]

Right? So many games have different races that essentially play the same, here the whole meta and playstyle shifts. Can't wait to see how the Illuminates will feel!

[@Toaster_Weevil]

@@newspiked7385I wouldn’t be surprised if they have an “energy shield” type mechanic where you have to overwhelm the shield with volume of fire before you can hit their otherwise relatively fragile body underneath. Maybe energy weapons can deal more damage to their shields, thus incentivizing their use and making the laser cannon actually good.

[@BriggityBroocE]

Nice gameplay. You play like a ghost from StarCraft.

[@WeeWeeJumbo]

the Starcraft: Ghost that we never got

[@mategido]

revolver sniper, now thats a fucking helldiver

[@gaudiestivy4297]

The 5 dislikes are the ones who can't solo Helldive. I can't solo Helldive either but I love this videos

[@AC-iz7eh]

Amazing gameplay, learned something new, nade the first fabricator then eagle strike the other 2 and get out 😂 The bots don't even know what hit them. I've always loved the AMR over Railgun, it's always a joy to see someone who's good with it 👍🏻

[@newspiked7385]

Thanks! Love the AMR too, sadly no opportunity to show off some hulk kills tho I do in some other vids coming up.

[@AC-iz7eh]

@@newspiked7385 btw I saw a video few days ago, it's a duo scout group with AMR and they were doing synchronised shots to take out targets, looks really cool. Imagine having 4 guys doing that simultaneously they could take out a patrol lol

[@MisterChuckles14]

You’ve inspired me! I’m gonna get right to work on solo attempts to grow up and be a Helldiver just like you Admiral Spike

[@newspiked7385]

o7

[@antonioarico5926]

You be out here doing gods work, I have no clue how you keep your composure while doing this, stealth missions on their own are already tense buts this must be on another level.

[@csconnor5160]

Tried a lvl4 automaton mission with the scout armor and anti-material rifle, and I gotta say, I got fucking exploded a LOT. There's something to be said about skill making hard look easy, but words are hard. Nice runs 🎉

[@newspiked7385]

Scout armour is definitely squishier now, there's a medium armour with the same bonus tho that does the trick

[@lysandercroix]

Helldivers stealth is some of the most impressive videos to watch, and for me personally one of my favorite ways to play this game. I may be a month late but MAN what an absolutely incredible video.

[@newspiked7385]

Thanks :). These early runs are still some of my favs, I'm so much more on edge and it makes the vids more exciting.

[@Dijadiths]

Excellent stuff. Mate. Going to study this when I get off work.

[@zezimaownz432]

you had me at stealth sniper.

[@shukohs]

youre honestly so good at this game, im speechless lmao.

[@sethael1741]

Great gameplay. Abo for sure. Very well done!

[@laneregan1304]

because of your videos my friends and I have tried out the stealth approach. It's fun to try a different playstyle and still be productive in FIGHTING FOR DEMOCRACY. As my friend put it... "you know its a good game because I'm having fun even while I'm getting railed," - as he got one shot by a rocket devastator.

[@newspiked7385]

Probably my favourite comments so far are when people say they're now trying out new playstyles. GLHF!

[@rabidspace6951]

During the Galactic War against the Automaton menace a "Secret War" was being fought behind the scenes on planets like Malevelon Creek, Ubanea, and Ustotu, unknown to the Media or Public, what seemed like Ordinary Helldivers preformed daring behind the lines raids on Automaton territory. These Elite Hellldivers ran solo missions, their only support was provided by their Super Destroyer and brave Eagle Pilots. On Malevelon Creek alone the Automatons dedicated 50,000 bots, their sole mission: Kill these Elite Helldivers. Great Video man, love to see the solo missions against the Bot scum.

[@bakeun7767]

Watching this inspired me to test out how enemy detection works. Finally completed a mission without any alerts/bot drops and it seems like the arc thrower is the best stealth weapon as it doesn't fire a projectile. As long as you one shot every enemy it arcs to you won't trigger an alert. however killing any member of a patrol will alert the entire patrol, and killing and detonating a jetpack bot while they're standing close to another bot will result in auto-detection.

[@newspiked7385]

Ah, neat! Sounds tricky to use, I gotta learn the arc thrower

[@Gonzalo25182]

They should give a medal or some title for solo missions like this

[@sethael1741]

absolutely!

[@Neo2266.]

Reject team gameplay, embrace stealth

[@newspiked7385]

Team stealth is the ultimate goal!

[@k_balu-8104]

@@newspiked7385 Just imagine the 4 of you proning in the grass while you guys train 4 MG-43 at an incoming bot patrol lol

[@Antique-nova]

Congrats on the all clear! You're the ONLY other player I've seen accomplish this besides me. Also cool to see you do it with a slightly different set up.

[@newspiked7385]

Nice! I couldn't find any others doing deathless all clears when I searched for solo runs, algorithm be damned. I'm subbing :)

[@Antique-nova]

​@@newspiked7385 Nice! I'll be testing out a lot of stuff when the new patch arrives and I already have an idea of what I'll choose. Feel free to shoot your ideas here too. Also, here's some neat info about stamina and armour I tested myself. I just got curious and wanted to see what the differences and numbers were. Because I love my stamina booster, but might swap it for the upcoming "reduced encounter" booster when soloing of which you can find my full map clear solo helldivers no death run videos here. Tests below were ran on 13th March with no support weapons being carried and without running into any obstacles. Armour: SC-30 Trailblazer Scout - Speed 550 - Stamina regen 125 Booster: Stamina booster 38 second run 7 second full stamina regen Armour: SC-30 Trailblazer Scout - Speed 550 - Stamina regen 125 Booster: None 30 second run 10 second full stamina regen ################### Armour: Medium armour - Speed 500 - Stamina regen 100 Booster: Stamina booster 30 second run 7 second full stamina regen Armour: Medium armour - Speed 500 - Stamina regen 100 Booster: None 23 second run 8 second full stamina regen ################### Armour: Heavy armour - Speed 450 - Stamina regen 50 Booster: Stamina booster 20 second run 5 second full stamina regen Armour: Heavy armour - Speed 450 - Stamina regen 50 Booster: None 16 second run 6 second full stamina regen The stats are strange and armour seems to have some kind of hidden stamina bar that changes depending on your armour. Also, I don't think the passive stuff for the scout armour helps that much. The radar isn't accurate and is mostly useless. The 30% less distance to detection doesn't really change much. But there's a new light armour with 100 armour - 550 speed - 125 stamina regen. I think that'll be worth over the stealth passive when your shield breaks against bugs and against bot light weapons in general.

[@newspiked7385]

@@Antique-novacool info! the detection range feels like a huge difference to me, tho the radar range seems to be take it or leave it. Will be interesting to try out all the new toys!

[@Antique-nova]

​@@newspiked7385 came up with a new idea. This will change the meta completely for bugs. It's insane! I'll post a full map clear no death helldiver run showcasing it later today. ;)

[@Antique-nova]

​@@newspiked7385 Okay, so I just tried my idea. It was the B1 supply back pack + grenade launcher + mech + airstrike. The idea was to have a ridiculous number of stun grenades to replace the shield backpack. Then I'd take the CE-74 breaker light armour with +2 grenades. Problem is, the idea sounds nice... But it's INSANELY HARD to execute. There are just too many small buggers and jumpers to be aware of from every direction. One hit from a jumper will ruin your day and stims nor stun grenades will stop the CC chain. You have to watch your mini map a hell of a lot more for stalkers, because you can't afford to take a hit from them. Because as nice as stims are to regen health, they will CC stun you for about 5 seconds and knock you some place you don't want to go. Making it really easy for nearby enemies to finish your off and gives the other bugs time to catch up on you. I tried. I really tried, but the B1 supply backpack will not replace the shield backpack. It's just too hard to pull off solo level 9. Also, the supply backpack only resupplies 2 grenades at a time. Which sucks. 2x4 isn't a lot. You can easily find a grenade resupply drop in a nearby point of interest. And 2 extra grenades out of a max of 6 isn't going to change the outcome of a battle that heavily. Stun grenades do make extraction a hell of a lot easier against bugs though. But man, I really wanted to make it work. Lol. I'll be going back to my older build of trailblazer scout armour + airstrike + grenade launcher + mech + shield back pack. The only difference will be I'm using stun grenades instead of HE grenades.

[@DoIoannToKnow]

a level 6 difficulty team would instant kick him keep gaming my dude

[@justinchavez1824]

A man of focusss, commitment, and sheer f#kin will.

[@TheCleon]

This game reminds me so much of the Metal Gear Solid 5 especially the movement

[@NoLootStudios]

They never knew what hit them! A shadow deep within the dark trees. I salute you, Legend!

[@newspiked7385]

Creekers gonna creep :)

[@frankwhite2072]

That ost was as good as the gameplay.

[@shitoryu8]

This is incredible to me cause even with a group its tough to helldive for me. It works out usually but this is so precise and clean in comparison.

[@brendonmaher1513]

The Diligence sniper is pretty good. I struggle to use the counter sniper version. If things hit the fan, I find it too slow to steady the reticle. Nice gameplay!

[@williambunn4662]

Serious FOB infiltration vibes

[@BoltJamison]

Another banger Spiked!

[@maanonthemoon]

Appreciate it, I learned a lot from this.

[@lorddodos9098]

This video was actually pretty badass

[@law-11]

Well done Snake, Big Boss would be proud

[@rtorbs]

Great to see Joel gets a game or two every now and then

[@BoltJamison]

Amazing video!

[@T4nkcommander]

As an OG Helldiver who has many solo helldives+ under my belt (in both games).... fantastic run! So 110mm will home for fabs? Thats really good to know. How are you preventing the base from alarming as you take it down? Maybe it is because I tend to throw 380s at them, but inevitably I get an alarm and then get locked into alarm phase. It seems by airstriking them you mostly avoid this?

[@newspiked7385]

Thanks, and good to see another HD1 vet! Didn't play much solo back then though (at least not by choice...) Yeah, the homing is really useful though hulks can attract the targetting too. If you mean the bases that I'm airstriking, I have a feeling that they won't aggro on thrown stratagems unless they see the stratagem ball land, not 100% on that though. I'm definitely tripping some alarms once they explode though, I'm just usually out of the area by the time the bot drops come, it's why I try and get as close to my exit direction before I throw the strats.

[@NamTran-cc1ml]

Hey man uve been inspired me continue on practising solo on creek. My eyes burned out of frustration as i practise

[@newspiked7385]

You got this! If that Mantes defence objective is still running, that also has a similar jungle environment but without the double negative modifiers, so you could try that if you want to ease your way in.

[@NamTran-cc1ml]

Too late to change now 😭. I think creek has become my burning passion, especially those rocket spammers. God i hate them with a burning passion that ive been bringing smoke just for them ​@@newspiked7385

[@NamTran-cc1ml]

@@newspiked7385 i fucking did it last night. Finally unlocked impossible difficulty as solo run. And the one time i managed it was the time i could only bring 3 strategems

[@newspiked7385]

@@NamTran-cc1ml Congrats! Only 3 strats is an annoying modifier, well played!

[@NamTran-cc1ml]

@@newspiked7385 thank u man, imma take a break a long while then go back on impossible solo. Autocannon has been on my mind these days So even tho it doesnt OHK, its rate of fire can stagger incoming bots

[@flapperoo]

I'd like to see or at least know what you would run on a bugs helldive solo. My main concern really is that closing bugholes for outposts can be inconsistent with airstrikes and require way different playstyles.

[@T4nkcommander]

Grenade launcher is a very good choice for bungholes. Autocannon too, so you could run either.

[@newspiked7385]

Both are good suggestions, autocannon trades mobility for faster charger kills. Will have to try it out!

[@T4nkcommander]

@@newspiked7385 Nade launcher actually can kill chargers just as fast, but you use up about half of your ammo to do so.

[@newspiked7385]

@@T4nkcommander I'll have to practice then, I know autocannon can do it in like 2-3 shots, nade launcher always seems to take about a mag tho.

[@T4nkcommander]

@@newspiked7385 yeah I should have clarified - one mag, half of the total (2 mags)

[@kiIIer_b]

This guy is the scourge of the automatons

[@inexorablewarrior]

see them insurgency mechanics kicking in! FLAWLESS VICTORY!

[@Irondrone4]

0:26 He's doing this for the kids. What a guy!

[@newspiked7385]

:D

[@tboo9001]

Can I ask what your key bindings are, if you've changed any? I see that you've changed the dive to space, but I can't see any other changes. Your gameplay is really smooth!

[@newspiked7385]

Thanks! Think that's the only bind I changed, mostly because alt + R brings up an nvidia menu when I want to reload while diving.

[@tboo9001]

@@newspiked7385 I see. Thanks for responding!

[@VayKek]

I have only one question - why anti-material rifle instead of autocannon? Roleplay purpose or there is actual benefit?

[@newspiked7385]

Aims faster, easier to snipe long distance with, can reload on the go, easier to hit the eye frontplate on hulks. They're both good tho!

[@leonid1995]

Extraction feels like waiting at the bus stop after school.

[@fridaynohw3529]

Learned a lot from the video. Just curious, why did you choose not to use the shield? Because I personally use it to accommodate my mistakes😂

[@newspiked7385]

The shield's great, but I wanted more strikes to use so I could take out bases without waiting too long on cooldown. The bubble also actually has a larger hitbox than just the player, so you can get clipped by rockets that would otherwise just miss you, though the shield will help you survive.

[@mrmasky9783]

Can the enemies see the shield? I hope not

[@fridaynohw3529]

Been curious about that also.@@mrmasky9783

[@chriscunningham8703]

F me, I struggle on Challenging!! 🤣🤣🤣 great vid

[@birumerah2896]

perfect gameplay wtf !!!

[@aclayttu]

The map radar trick was NOT something I knew. Nice.

[@Cbstray]

I'd love to hear your commentary on one of these runs. I'd think it'd help anyone aspiring to do these runs themselves and better learn what's going through your head in real time.

[@newspiked7385]

Sure! Maybe I'll reupload a vid with commentary as others have requested it as well. I do like watching stuff without commentary as well so will probably do first uploads without.

[@dannycolwell8028]

Bringing the AM rifle on a level 9, true balls on this helldiver

[@tannergee]

Don't know if you've done this before, but you can shoot out the street lamp looking lights and it helps prevent detection

[@Jimov]

I'm confused. When I dropped into a mission and went stealth, even though I wasn't even attacking the enemy, there were back to back bot drops and the map became totally flooded with enemies. I was only on Challenging. How come the bots on your mission here feel far less aggressive and numerous? I'm missing something.

[@WeeWeeJumbo]

do you take full advantage of map ping-scans? if not, then it could easily be all the difference

[@Jimov]

@@WeeWeeJumbo yep I was doing all of that. For whatever reason, this particular mission was just flooded with bot drops after bot drop to the point they became unavoidable.

[@gibster9624]

Haven't watched the full video yer, but Im guessing It's because of the Eye of Sauron. Less confirmed Devastators can potentially call in bot drops without a flare. But I think that is linked to the eye. It's kind of like a stalker nest. You have to prioritize it, or it can be awful to stop the bleeding.

[@newspiked7385]

Only way there'd be bot drops without being spotted by an enemy or detector tower is the geological survey objectives - they will automatically spawn bot drops once you start the process, so you're forced to either fight or just leave the area and come back when the bots dropped disperse.

[@e_bagel1156]

That or the priority scientists mission

[@kage_hunter]

neat play

[@cloudberrytea]

Geniune question, how do you find such safe spots to land in? Whenever I try to land myself or my crew in a spot without any hazards, we end up with either a scouting party exactly on us that calls in reinforcements or random map tasks filled with enemies that we couldn't have seen on the mission map in the first place. I really want to learn to play like this but spawning into such scenarios every time is making it feel hopeless when it turns into chain-dying and losing 2-3 reinforcements from the getgo because of it

[@newspiked7385]

I generally go for areas far away from the red zones of activity, preferably near the map edge - I like to start somewhat near the extract especially for automatons so you can clear the extract first - if things go loud, better to draw patrols to the extract now than when you're about to leave. Also as you drop, do your best to steer clear of enemies - you can save yourself an alert sometimes.

[@bluemew6457]

Fs in chat for Psyqical, he just wanted to help. Anyway it’s good to see another stealth loving AM rifle user. I wish I could pull this off, but for now I’ll have to stick with just hanging back and helping my teammates from 150m away. At least until I get more upgrades, anyway.

[@newspiked7385]

I gotta make it up to him with a game! Actually haven't done enough long distance overwatch yet, definitely a lotta fun tho!

[@themadnessmaker5408]

You has used perfectly the Art of War concept by Sun Tzu, Hiding for they not see, Running for they re searching, You win but never Fight, Totally Supreme Victory, my Respect

[@semaj262]

bro you have a DIFFERENT 40 minutes to the rest of us, holy shit

[@norsia1946]

never knew stealth was viable.. I think I know what I'm gonna try doing in my solo runs. because I'm finding even mediums a bit difficult with the bugs. can't imagine how much of a struggle I'd have with the bots. I'm gonna have to get some scout armor, the AM rifle and a few other things. Any recommendations for bugs? You've already given me a sense of what to do for the bots.

[@newspiked7385]

Honestly not sure, I haven't tried solo bugs yet let alone stealth, and I imagine it'll be very different. A lot more scouts to take out in a patrol, and it's much harder to take out nests without venturing in. Definifely need to try it soon!

[@Arkar-pl9ku]

For bugs, stealth is more a matter of how quickly you can take out the small guys.

[@FarmHend]

The Chad. The Legend.

[@nikosspyris]

I think my problem is that I still am obsessed with samples, so I find myself delving in the enemy bases looking for them, which usually ends in me surrounded by a horde. Impressive gameplay though.

[@newspiked7385]

I hit the cap so they kinda lost their luster. We need new stratagems / ship upgrades stat!

[@Tonethagamer]

Bro I tried to use the diligence 😂 I kept getting spotted lmaooo but bro props to u man fr it takes some serious skill to do lvl 9 without the breaker keep up the 🔥 content man fr 💯🫡🎮

[@newspiked7385]

Thanks, will do! Breaker is still my fav for bugs but I really like the diligence and slugger for bots.

[@T4nkcommander]

Breaker is mediocre for bots. Scorcher is my favorite, followed by Slugger and Diligence. Knight is very good too!

[@Enderov]

Well played Now just imagine if you deploy 4 commandos like this, they could speedrun the spread of democracy

[@James_Mular]

Is there a reason you dont run resupply pack? Seems like it would help reload the am rifle

[@newspiked7385]

When solo I get to take all 4 resupplies, so I have plenty of ammo

[@adwaitvashishtha501]

Would you be down to try using the autocannon in a similar fashion to the antimaterial rifle? obviously a less stealthy vibe but i wondered if it's possible since you can save stratagems for big enemies and use the autocannon to snipe nests from a distance whilst also doing decent damage to enemies from a range with it. not to mention it's aoe. You'll probs need to practice a bit cos to blow up nests you need to aim toward the top of the opening to ricochet the shot in.

[@newspiked7385]

Yeah, gonna do a bug run with the autocannon/GL I think. Dno how stealthy it'll be but should be fun as a solo run!

[@adwaitvashishtha501]

@@newspiked7385 Do you only play solo or would you be down to play with others? (I need consistent friends :/) not quite at your level yet in solo play but i really need to play with a consistent squad and not randos for my sanity XD

[@newspiked7385]

@@adwaitvashishtha501 I play coop too! I mostly group up with people on my friend Inexorable Warrior's discord (discord.com/invite/h6Mh9pPV), check out his youtube as well (www.youtube.com/@inexorablewarrior) for cool helldivers guides and vids.

[@adwaitvashishtha501]

@@newspiked7385 it says the discord link is invalid? and sure i'll definitely check out his channel :)

[@newspiked7385]

@@adwaitvashishtha501 hmm...try this one? discord.com/invite/ZmmpeSZG

[@user-tr7iw4iv7d]

Here are some guys you could contact and make arrangements with. - takibo - CloudyDesu - Kage Hunter (影 ハンター)

[@MaxVes_]

Malevelon loss was like the fall of Reach. Glad to see our beloved Super Earth had democratically decided to deploy Spartans to spill oil

[@theman2657]

Did you like using the orbital Laser more than the orbital rail cannon or is it preference/situational?

[@newspiked7385]

I generally prefer the railcannon, but the laser's nice in solo for throwing onto an objective to clear it.

[@noahkuebler2771]

Stumbled upon the AMR loadout myself, tho in teamplay. My teammates like to run hot so staying back and running AMR and supporting team works really well. I can recall them in a safe place if they die and pick off heavies from hella downtown lol AMR underrated hella. (For those wondering if build can translate to co-op it definitely can.) Tho I recommend changing some Strats(EMS mortar beside you SLAPPPPPS) depending on team picks. Tried out smokes but they're just...Idk not a good enough impact. What are your thoughts on them? I think Missle pods could use a little buff maybe two missle shots? Not too many it would get op fast, but still. One's rough if it locks wrong intended target lol. Also FOV does make an impact on Long range gameplay in games. Maybe play around with it and it'll make hits easier too. One last thing is the AMR seems to shoot a little to the left of center scope for me... Not big deal on closer targets but 250 range it's noticeable. At least for me. Great game and hella enjoyed it, learned some too. Appreciated u big dog :.)

[@newspiked7385]

Barely used smokes, feels like there are better picks tbh. Missile pods are great imo, tho tend to miss charging chargers. You're definitely right about the AMR crosshairs too, very noticeable at long range. Hope they fix it!

[@noahkuebler2771]

Oh, btw kinda of accidently found out amr can one mag a charger if you shoot somewhere on a back leg. No other weapon damage needed, not sure of exact spot seems like calf lower half of back leg? But you can def kite that bitch and put one down ngl. @@newspiked7385

[@emigdiomorales658]

I'm learning a lot from your solo videos. I play mostly alone. There's a chance that you could upload a solo video against the bugs? I wanna know how you approach that encounter. The one's you have rn are with a full squad

[@newspiked7385]

Just got a good run today, so should be uploaded soon :)

[@frankdrawsnear9995]

quick question, why do you change the configuration on the scope, does it get less precise if its not in the correct config, like if you use 150 while only 50 meters away from the target it gets worse?

[@newspiked7385]

If you're too zoomed in, aiming is more awkward as your peripheral vision is worse and you have to move the scope more to track a moving target. So I try and adjust the zoom to my expected engagement range, or just go 3rd person for CQB.

[@frankdrawsnear9995]

@@newspiked7385 oohh neat, thanks

[@goofydda6164]

Can u do the same on terminids? I love your vids!

[@newspiked7385]

One Terminid vid, coming up

[@safewizard_3106]

I would love to see Joel’s reaction to this 😂😂💀

[@S0LIDSNEK]

Ok now let’s see it again after the update

[@ZERO-pc8il]

finlly a man that use the revolver. everyone keeps saying to use the smg on the second weapons. But I never drop my revolver. By the way how do you deal with endless back up of thing like hulks and other high armour targets?

[@newspiked7385]

Definitely best choice for automatons

[@iamscoutstfu]

Why the AM rifle and not the autocannon? You already don't run anything on your back, anyway, you'd have less reliance on supply drops, and the autocannon staggers heavies.

[@newspiked7385]

They're both good, AMR is more responsive and better at range tho, I find it easier to pick out the hulk 2-shot as well as just peeking from cover. Being able to reload on the move is huge too.

[@DFfan555]

It legitimately has been a while eince I've seen the AM. Everyone uogrades to the Railgun once they unlock it, or the Autocannon. Probably will pick it up again to change things up a bit

[@Dijadiths]

That’s the spirit of the game. Ignore the meta: experiment and have fun. Some things will surprise you.

[@chineduorji2623]

It’s the way he kicked the guy for me hilarious !!!😂

[@newspiked7385]

I'm a terrible person

[@ryz_vik]

Jumpscared me w/ that intro

[@MrJakefox]

Why do you not use the diligence CS? I haven’t unlocked it yet and was wondering if it’s worse for some reason

[@newspiked7385]

Aim is weirdly slow, slower than the AMR, also doesn't really reach any new breakpoints with its higher damage, so the lower mag size and higher recoil is kinda for nothing. The aim speed is the biggest thing, I'd use it otherwise if only for the fashion.

[@MrJakefox]

@@newspiked7385 fantastic thank you. I’ll prioritise the stamina boost in that case

[@dr3amless345]

Hey i found that your game looks pretty clean, as ive been struggling to find settings that work for me in this game would you mind sharing in some way?

[@newspiked7385]

I don't think I changed mine from default settings at all tbh, so not sure how helpful I can be :/

[@dr3amless345]

@@newspiked7385 I mean the default settings vary for everyone based on their specs as far as I'm aware, anything from a simple list or anything along those lines would be greatly appreciated but no worries if you can't or don't want to

[@newspiked7385]

@@dr3amless345 No problem - so I'm only on 1920 x 1080, render scale set to ultra quality, frame limit and vsync off, sharpness at 0.75, then from texture quality down it's: Ultra High High High High High Low On On High High Medium Medium Medium On

[@dr3amless345]

@@newspiked7385 thank you lots! Really appreciate this

[@hook357]

New player with a question. If it's a solo run why mark locations on the map? Is it because you want to remember them for later in the run?

[@newspiked7385]

Yeah - easy to get turned around in a firefight, so I'm marking the next objective so I know what way to go nuat looking at the compass!

[@jimmyjohnson2827]

What happened at the end? Why the clicking all over the map an the mission timer being over?

[@newspiked7385]

Clicking was to check for any sub-objectives I missed, but I'd done all 5 so it was unnecessary. When the mission timer runs out, the evac dropship is automatically called and you have to book it to the extract. You can still do sub-objectives in this time though. Letting the clock run out means you don't have to stay on the point, but it means you have to survive without any stratagems or reinforces, so it's a tradeoff.

[@Re_Undead]

Do you think this is even possible on Terminid planets? I want to try Lvl 9 solo with bugs but they seem to spawn so much more than bots and the moment they spot you it’s over

[@newspiked7385]

Should be doable, helps if you pick somewhere with low visibility and a night mission.

[@Arkar-pl9ku]

If you do get spotted, you have to prioritize getting all the scavengers (tiny guys) first, since they’re the ones calling in bug holes. The rover is unironically pretty good for that, since it helps you quick clear all the little guys.

[@mrkat8137]

“You’re not meant to play the game solo” This dude:

[@KryoTronic]

cracked

[@aburkitt11]

do you use the diligence or the diligence counter sniper and why do you pick one vs the other

[@newspiked7385]

Normal diligence, the counter sniper aims too slow sadly

[@TheCrafter-tx1dm]

Thats how that armor passive works?! Bro has a permanent uav

[@zohess9419]

Out of curiosity, is it better with AM Rifle for stealth runs? Or is a rail cannon much more cumbersome?

[@newspiked7385]

If you mean railgun, they're both good. Railgun is a lot more forgiving on your aim, but I prefer the AMR vs bots as it's easier to pop in and out of cover and get shots off quick as you don't need to charge your shots. If your aim is true you can two-shot hulks and one-shot devastators, and move onto to the next target without having to reload or charge up your next shot - it's just tough to get those shots off under fire without practice. I also find it better vs the berserkers, you can go for headshots or even just spamfire and they'll go down quick.

[@ratedxstream4945]

​@newspiked7385 I feel kinda dumb not testing the am rifle on hulks. I just assumed it would bounce off their armor, especially since everyone shits on the am rifle like its the worst option.

[@T4nkcommander]

​@@ratedxstream4945you really need to try everything for yourself, against all fractions, multiple times before you make an opinion. Both Helldivers 1&2 are pretty well balanced, but it takes a lot of playtime to understand all the considerations at play!

[@emanuelluiz7948]

gonna send this video to everybody who says the game is unbalanced in helldiver difficulty. If my man spiked can solo u can do this with ur squad

[@elcidS15]

I wish you could reload the revolver as quickly as you do the pump shotguns.