What I Wish I Knew Before Playing Helldivers 2!

This is 50 Helldivers 2 Tips Tricks and Fun Facts! does anyone read these?

[@erizownuh6221]

When fighting automatons, if you come across a stratagem jammer, there's a chance the jammer might have a bot fabricator directly attached to it. If there is, you just have to kill the fabricator to bring the jammer down.

[@EtherealSwift]

ah yes, I am familiar with this

[@Rafstrike_e]

I accidentally learn this today after using the spear launcher, it locked on near the giant jammer and blew everything up. It's quite helpful bringing the spear in automaton missions anyway because it one shots tanks, hulks and the reinforcement ship

[@ProfessionalBabyEater]

This isn’t true anymore for anyone reading this

[@darkninjacorporation]

I think they just patched this unfortunately

[@Rafstrike_e]

@darkninjacorporation yep they did, unfortunately it was very cool to snipe this thing with the javelin launcher

[@jalontf2]

If you look up, your guard dog will rise in the air. If you look down, it will sink to the ground. Use this to prevent friendly fire

[@EtherealSwift]

interesting.

[@raiva1963]

Or you can just press 5 to force it into the backpack.

[@toads_ftw6866]

Game changer

[@superduperkid3143]

@@raiva1963 The point is for it to keep shooting dumbo

[@40yearoldninja61]

Never thought to use the pods as stepping stones. I like it.

[@Zakumei]

The cool-down time of heat-based energy weapons (sythe, sickle, dagger, quasar, laz can, and even the jump pack) are directly impacted by weather. Extreme heat makes them take about 4s longer on average, and Extreme cold makes them 4s faster on average. Coordinate your loadout to the terrain.

[@shepherdofmemories]

Expanding on 39 a little. Bushes that slow you also reduce your detectability, and there is a minimum detection range of 10 meters, so not all stealth modifiers are required at the same time.

[@TheL4W]

As an indicator that you are hidden in a bush the monitor will darken a little bit.

[@archer4728]

For the recoiless rifle, when you are performing a manual reload, you can interrupt the animation once you have placed a shell into the chamber by pressing your strategem menu. Saving yourself about half a second Slam and stand as i like to call it.

[@EtherealSwift]

good for dropships :)

[@egornick9206]

I always use with spear

[@bubbahunez3383]

Yup! I prefer to interrupt the animation by pressing “O” or the crouch button

[@thedramatic146]

Mates....cant we just play the game without trying to hack it?

[@mynameis_________5875]

“You can dive into bug holes and not die!” “Oh cool” *dives into bug hole* “Btw you can’t get out” “…..”

[@monstermunch2682]

Yeah 😂 this isn’t a tip unless he told us how to get out it’s more of a anti tip

[@awesomealan12]

Another tip: Gas! Gas from any source (Orbital Gas strike, Guard Dog "Dog breath", the sterilizer, and gas grenades) not only damage enemies (both bots and bugs are equally affected), but confuses them too. This will cause them to shoot at one another mor often, giving you time to pick them off, or disengage from a fight. Enemies that are not affected by gas include gun ships, drop ships, tanks, and factory striders on the automaton side, and Bile titans on the bug side. (I think shriekers and impalers are also immune, but I haven't had a chance to test it out)

[@howardxu8050]

Actually tanks, BTs and striders is also affected by gas damage, which funny enough makes it better than EMS strike for stuns

[@swaggermemes737]

for the juggling tip 5, if your on controller just hit the swap button before actually "Holding" the Shell and it'll launch itself forward at a slight angle, I use this method all the time and it saves time since you yeet them far asf if you do it correctly.

[@kimirulaeli]

Works with keyboard&mouse too, quite usefull to go over stuff and avoid long detour.

[@jonteiro]

you should use the grenade trick! i used to do this but learned you can actually swap to your grenade slot, the pull out animation is so fast that you can just spam E instead of having to swap to your weapon every time, doesnt work with any other weapon afaik

[@ryanlockhart7613]

Also, as an FYI, the terminal will not draw aggro when activated.

[@TheVoicelessPoet]

I knew he was talking out of his ass about that ​@ryanlockhart7613

[@va941]

I just got the game today, and was so out of the loop 😂😂😂....great video, went to level 6 in 4 hours of chaotic gameplay....this shit is addictive❤

[@huntersmith60]

Orbital smoke strike can destroy fabricators if the projectile lands directly on top of it. Since most maps are designed as a circle and extract is typically going to be on the edge of the map, drop next to extract and move either clockwise or counterclockwise (depending on subobjectives) to ensure you hit all other side objectives and POIs the most efficient way possible.

[@skadi2911]

Things to do when you come by extraction mid-way through your mission : - the ones you mentionned, drop your samples and high value samples - call in a resupply, even if you don't need one, so that it'll be available directly when starting extraction - if your support weapon and/or backpack are off cooldown, call them on extraction as well to make them available there for later (the only one you don't wanna do this with is the supply pack as you're constantly calling new ones throughout the mission when running out) - if you have the HMG or the AT emplacements in you loadout, call them as well, as they'll remain there for the entire mission making them available for extraction later

[@michelbrand1470]

14 goes for ALL enemy factions. Thanks bro, nice vid!

[@mystery_exe]

-Tip 5 is just straight up wrong. Enemies will always come to your location, meaning that the reason they pile up on you is just because you're standing still. Interacting with the terminal has zero effect on this. -Just to add to tip 39: Any bush that slows you down also gives you a lower detection radius, similar to the scout armour. Absolutely solid and helpful video overall, even after 300 hours of playing the game I still didn't know about 27 and 30. I've seen lots of people have that misconception about the SEAF artillery side objective, it dates back all the way to the initial release of the game, so don't beat yourself up about being wrong on that one.

[@Mr_Bo6r]

If you pushed the button, it's your fault that a patrol came and caused a breach. If you didn't push the button, it's just patrol coming in and causing a breach. Feel the difference.

[@Pyromaniac77777]

Mate where'd you get this info, because you're wrong. I can tell you've never tried because I've completed so many SEAFs without a single enemy fought. Just TRY hitting the button first and doing that, if you're not willing to take the evidence all over KZbin seriously

[@aoric]

@@Pyromaniac77777 over 1000 hours in the game mostly diff 9/10, did seaf both ways numerous times, didnt make a difference for me. Every POI/objective will trigger enemy patrols/spawns if you are within close proximity to them.

[@Pyromaniac77777]

@ dang a thousand hours is crazy, I'll trust your experience

[@viniribr]

​@@aoric It did for me. I tested and when there was a patrol near, doing the terminal would insta aggro them, and when it wasn't on I could just let them pass and activate without any problem.

[@themissingpeace7956]

When using the recoilless rifle, you can skip the last stage of reloading by standing up when the rocket icon becomes white, skipping the final locking animation and essentially saving you 1 second reload time. Also having two divers bring recoilless rifles and support/assisted reload makes eradicate bot missions a lot easier because you can spam the drop ships. Just make sure you have a supply drop nearby to make the most of it.

[@Insanegrox]

Just gonna expand on tip 14, The constellation system applies to both bugs and bots, it's just more noticable with bugs due to the unit types being more distinct, and it's influenced by mission type. IE: on offensive campaign ICBM missions you are guaranteed to get a lot of berserker, honestly just mostly melee spam for bots, while with bugs it's always the bile type enemies

[@jsmith-u5i]

They should just let us deactivate/reactivate the shield on the shield pack with the same button that stows the drones on the drone packs.

[@EtherealSwift]

true, its a 1hp sometimes :)

[@AceTankerHD2]

7. You can also drop a resupply for when you extract.

[@SmugTheMusicMan]

A little addendum to the pinging objectives tidbit. You can ping side objectives that don't directly spawn enemies, like all friendly side objectives, and automaton objectives like the detector tower and stratagem jammer. However, side objectives that can spawn enemies directly, like the gunship factory and all the bug only side objectives can't be pinged on the map. I believe those objectives are coded like enemy units, so how pinging a hulk doesn't appear on the map, nor do those objectives.

[@emgee2807]

Reload ballistic weapons faster by leaving a round in the chamber! Very useful, especially on long reload weapons such as the eruptor. Also, stamina regenerates faster when crouching, and further so when prone

[@MatsumotoKael13]

On the topic of trying to get more distance when throwing stratagems, for extra range I usually use my jump pack and throw the stratagem at the apex of the jump pack's arc. I'm not sure whether this actually makes a difference Also, I've figured out that a well-timed railgun strike can take down air ships. And if you're new like me and haven't figured this out yet, to take down automaton airships, you need to aim for the engines on the side.

[@jeremiahhull3121]

I sooooo hope they add vehicles!! Give me that old halo feel of taking on a hunter in a warthog!

[@EtherealSwift]

heck yeah!

[@aidenfuller7420]

they answered our prayers

[@patc2515]

Looks like you got your wish my friend

[@DoeJohn887]

I LOVE the E.A.T strat, in my opinion it is easily an S tier stratagem! Because it can provide such a vast array of utility and flexability, combining the facts that it's AT (Anti Tank, and you get 2 PER POD), comes in a Hellpod (Hellpods deal over 3,000 damage I think, possible more), and VERY fast cooldown (77 seconds with upgrades).The E.A.Ts can help with numerious tips in this video because of their VERY fast cooldown and the pod they come in. Such as tips: 3, 21, 23, 24, 35, 37, 40, 46, and 47. Also: -You can destroy numerious enemy objectives such as: Bot Fabricators, Shrieker Nests, Spore Towers, and Illegal Broadcast Towers. Plus all heavy enemy units even if they take 2 shots. All at range. -You can quickly and easily supplament your whole team with "Anti Tank on Demand." -If you die and/or get seperated from your support weapon, you can always or VERY SOON call down an E.A.T so you have SOMETHING.

[@EtherealSwift]

good points :)

[@101Borgle]

Got my sub, straight forward vid w actually niche tips

[@rainyeevee4047]

About grenades and factories: single termite grenade can destroy bot factory. No need to aim at all just hit the building.

[@EtherealSwift]

yessss! they are my favorite, (and best) grenade in my opinion :)

[@eggtortilla]

Command is a guided missile. You need to aim to tell where it has to go. Works well for long distance

[@theBoomerDoomer]

One novel way to use Orbital Gas Strikes against bots is to drop the strat ball next to or on a fabricator. The shell will take out the fab, and the gas cloud will take out the light/medium enemies. This is helpful for light and medium outposts when wanting to make a quick getaway. Also, gas grenades work as a good smoke screen to escape with the added benefit of corrosive damage... I can't tell you how many solo missions I've survived because of a well-timed gas grenade allowing me to escape a protracted engagement that would have ended up with spending a reinforce or two.

[@Cray2TheZ]

AWESOME VIDEO! Thanks, man!

[@TheL4W]

I want to elaborate on tip 36: If you change the shift key from "hold" to "tap" it will just open the stratagem menu, you can then type in the keys and throw the Pokéball. Another tap will close the menu if you decide you do not need a stratagem right now. Personally I like the arrow keys as stratagem keys, because of convenience.

[@derkobold8214]

niiiiiiiiice, I learned a lot, gotta use it - also awesome outfit 👍

[@RatingRater]

Expanding on number 50. The autocannon doesn't have any bullet drop either, so you can just aim at what you want to hit from far away. It at least used to be like that

[@texasranger7687]

Commando rocket follow where you are looking. You can switch target midfight if you are shotting accross the map

[@vincentgatto6926]

Recoiless Rifle Reload animation cancel: takes 1-1.5 seconds off your reload. Crouch/uncrouch/tap stratagem menu button the millisecond the ammo indicator shell turns white and you can immediately fire. Practice makes perfect

[@EtherealSwift]

good tip! we like faster reloads :)

[@amplifier8435]

Got 3 new ones from this video. Thanks!

[@raccoonmanthing]

When i was using purifier and jump pack you could get some serious milage out of the ground spores

[@EtherealSwift]

oh interesting, how do you pull that off?

[@raccoonmanthing]

@@EtherealSwift I just charged my purifier and released it around the same time as jumping

[@Choogz-1]

subbed up my dude

[@Legofan2676]

Additionally with the quasar to note is it now seems to have a 300m max travel distance, before it seemed to be limitless.

[@Zivin]

Btw you don't need to be injured anymore to stim yourself, so you can stim while out of stamina at full health.

[@baitposter]

8:53 Nuh-palm??? How are you American without ever hearing how napalm is pronounced? Is this AI voicegen?

[@yoshimi_yatsushira]

number 8 is so good, definitely will step up my game

[@NL-Chaos]

You are awesome, you got a new sub :)

[@1M0ose]

im your 900th subscriber :D

[@pablosrf3881]

Great content, thanks!

[@djeaza5555]

Another tip for controller users is to unbind the grenade switch and bind “Quick throw” to R1 (or RB) And bind communications to right on D-pad

[@EtherealSwift]

good idea! :)

[@ryanlockhart7613]

I bound it to right D-pad. The default was causing me to throw nades unnecessarily.

[@Terror_Unit]

Great video dude, subbed

[@thedramatic146]

Wooow...thats so much info to try in such a short video. Eventhough I do not like the use of the the engines animation system to shorten reload time. Its almost like bugusing.

[@herolight9897]

this earned a sub great vid!!!!!

[@EtherealSwift]

thanks for the sub! :)

[@vincentlhz9986]

Really helpful thanks a lot 👍

[@iamname6762]

there is a binding for shoulder swap on console! you just need to rebind it to another key because its auto binded to hold down which doesnt work

[@AzureIV]

4:34 #20 - The Stim Pistol gets the Experimental Booster AND the Medic Armor Perk if the Stim Pistol user is wearing the Medic Armor. Giving Stim Pistol shots both the speed/damage reduction AND the +2s duration extension.

[@EtherealSwift]

user? sick!

[@AzureIV]

@@EtherealSwift Correct. Equip both the Med-Kit Armors and the Experimental Booster and shoot your allies with the Stim Pistol. They will receive both effects together (even if they aren't wearing the Med-Kit Armor themself).

[@LotusBoi1989]

imo you get more out of just taking the stamina enhancement boost, rather than tying up two slots with vitality and dead sprint.

[@GibMoarRam]

I'm curious about the tips I would get from a >1k vid Edit after vid: the only ones I didn't know was 16,17, and 24. 36 was my favorite because the strat input was one of the first things I ever did in HD2, even before people started saying to do so. Yea, I'm not aiming. But I would rather move than be able to aim when calling in. Tho you can still move and aim if you put the input on your mouse if it have enough side buttons, or you use the L & R click for... left and right, and scroll wheel for up and down.

[@housesg5981]

addition tip: TIP NUMBER 2 DOESNT WORK WHEN YOU HAVE ENEMIES CHASING YO' ASS DOWN. STIM ASAP.

[@WaveHolder]

10:12 not "firendly side", its most of the "blue" objectives, for example you can mark the eye of sauron or disruptor tower and they are definetly not friendly 😂 on the other side, stalkers are also blue, but i cant remember if you can reveal them with a ping, Ive been stuck on the bot front for way too long 😂😂😭😭

[@EtherealSwift]

oops, forgot about that!

[@jeroenrodenboog3815]

Damn dude what specs you running on? Everything looks so smooth.

[@novadumbass7904]

For tip 28 at 6:15 , my squad has found eagle strafing runs to not be affected by this!

[@EtherealSwift]

right, it shoots more of a bullet projectile

[@Megaton007]

Need some of these for PS5... if there are some other key works that can do that on console, let us know

[@IceWolF963]

0:10 which is the side mouse button because i have 10

[@EtherealSwift]

lol press them all :)

[@puthenveetilnoel]

Just check your keybinds. And those side mouse buttons are in high demand. Id put a more useful bind there lol.

[@CasualVox]

Could you recommend an up to date full beginners guide?

[@DoubleAntiReverse]

I've heard the #5 extra tip is a myth, activating the artillery terminal doesn't actually make any noise. For #16 you put out the fire as soon as you start your dive so you don't prevent damage faster by going prone but you can recover faster. With a couple exceptions like gunship fabricators the objectives that have you call in a hellbomb don't actually need one to be blown up. Precision air strikes can take care of detector towers, sratagem jammers, lab houses, etc.

[@derpyguy3611]

How do you get an air strike on a jammer

[@DoubleAntiReverse]

@@derpyguy3611 Oh well you still have to deactivate it first, but you can save a little time over calling in a hellbomb by throwing an air strike or an orbital barrage. It can help for blitz missions.

[@EtherealSwift]

thank you for the comment. I guess the information I got for #5 was outdated knowledge :)

[@hellydavidson7598]

370hours in game and still new hints. Thx

[@the_adamcap]

Interesting, thank you! ad 15 - How do you change the fire rate without reloading? Whenever I hold down R, I reload. Only when the weapon is reloaded, I can go into the fire rate menu.

[@MichaelBruggeman]

bind your reload button to something other than "r"

[@malckiahshain2140]

Tip 7... what button on keyboard do you hit to get those options?

[@EtherealSwift]

(x) I believe is default

[@PATRICKLEEEE]

OK 16. even I was 500hrs game time, I didn't know.

[@musclespy575]

The Stim pistol does WHAAAT??? Equipping it permanently

[@EtherealSwift]

yes, it sure has grown on me for the utility

[@cowmath77]

How do you actually change the fire mode though? Hasn't been working for me.

[@zebruh9716]

What's the outro song called?

[@groovyman11]

Did you find it?

[@rooster8720]

How do you swap the fire rates on guns for PC?

[@thegrandinquisitor491]

Lieessss.....I've had some red strategems get stuck to bugs chasing me and it's terrifying

[@RSOxSPEC4x]

Spore patches are nature's man cannons

[@pc11reality]

i thought you had to wait for the fabricater to open😭😭

[@Jaknoof1234]

i got a mod for 9 didnt know it was in the game by deafult

[@zombie4stomper394]

How change perspective on console?

[@larsvivendi6204]

gj ty

[@r30413]

1:44 jet pack, did it once...

[@EtherealSwift]

oh nice! I couldn't :)

[@__safeguard2154]

At 27 it looks like rag doll was better as you didn’t take that much damage, well better? Ehhhh

[@hyo2109]

It still feels 50 less

[@androlitoV]

TF is the side mouse button

[@melvric]

Can't say I've ever heard napalm (NAY-palm) pronounced as nah-PALM. lol...

[@jakecochran8808]

The pick up and drop doesn’t work anymore

[@lucasmills9959]

Nuhpalm barrage

[@mitchiranger]

wtf is the side mouse button?

[@Noble6.]

If you Don't have a button on the side of your Mouse You can Press down on your Scroll wheel.

[@Noble6.]

Hold up. I don't know if I'm right

[@MyTardisGoWhoosh]

It's called a magazine not a "clip"...Jesus christ

[@pheargoth]

Great vid!