Arrowhead Game Studios isn’t resting on its laurels as it’s already back with the 1.000.12 update for Helldivers 2, and the full rundown of the patch notes is presented by yours truly.
After barely having time to take in the goodness of the 1.000.11 update, Arrowhead has struck gold with yet another patch—and it’s easily one of the most significant yet.
Arguably the biggest annoyance for Helldivers 2 players has been the servers. The weight they had to bear was simply too great given the massive influx of players. This is why there are daily questions regarding server status and whether the shooter will get more servers. Luckily for fans, these musings are finally addressed in the new update.
Everything included in Helldivers 2’s 1.000.12 update (Feb. 23)
Server cap increased
The Helldivers 2 1.000.12 update makes the fewest changes of any patch we’ve seen so far. But the news that Arrowhead has raised the server cap is fantastic to hear—as I’m sure any Helldivers 2 player losing their mind queueing will tell you.
While the developer hasn’t indicated by how much, a server cap increase is welcomed, and should mean you spend less time waiting to play, and more time shooting to slay.
Cinematics don’t outstay their welcome
The only other tweak in the new update says “Fixed issue where some players would get stuck in cinematics for an extended period of time.”
It’s possible you may never have encountered this issue. If you were one of the lucky ones, this change probably doesn’t mean much. If you did encounter cinematics that outstayed their welcome, then your time spent watching Helldivers 2 cutscenes should be more brief, as you’ll be able to move on as soon as the glorious footage has finished rolling.
There are still tons of unresolved issues
As we pointed out in the Feb. 22 update, all these improvements and repairs are also leading to lots of problems. Issues that “were either introduced by this patch and are being worked on” include a PS5 error code at the login screen, UI issues, random disconnects, armor values displaying incorrectly, and many more.
If you’re curious, you can view the full extent of the known problems here in the latest Helldivers 2 Discord post concerning the 1.000.12 patch notes.
