Helldivers 2 Jump Packs Shred Your Cape

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In Helldivers 2, you can call in a jump pack stratagem that, when equipped, propels you into the air, letting you take the high ground on the go. But what you might not have realised is that it shreds your cape in the process.

"Today I learned: the more you use your jump pack, the more it damages your cape," ErwinDumphrey posted on the game's subreddit. "I glanced at my character after surviving an entire round, all covered in blood, cape in tatters, and thought that was pretty dope. I looked at my fellow Helldivers, none of them had damaged capes. Next dive I tested it out, and sure enough, after a single jump it shows signs of damage."

Your cape will get ruined anyway if you get mauled by bugs or sliced up by robots, but the jump pack significantly speeds up the process. I guess strapping a rocket-propelled booster on top of a flimsy bit of fabric is a bad idea, but it looks cool.

It's not the only transformation you can undergo while doling out democracy, as Helldivers 2's armour is incredibly dynamic. "I once entered a mission with white armour," arat360 commented. "Then I realised halfway through that my armour had changed. It took a solid 10-15 seconds of inspecting it to realise the truth: I was covered in a layer of dried blood."

"When you go close to the 710 pump that's just fountaining that stuff into the air, it will also stain your Helldiver," INeedBetterUsrname replied. "As will the blood of bugs and bots if they die close to you. And of course, your own blood whenever you take damage."

Basically, if you need a quick paint job while you're on a mission, whip out an orbital strike and make it rain guts and gore. And if you want the tattered cape aesthetic to make your Helldiver look grizzly, pop on a jump pack and leap off a cliff.

Helldivers 2 is the sequel to the third-person shooter from Arrowhead Game Studios. This time out, the Helldivers are deep in the Galactic War, and it's up to you to bring Managed Democracy to the masses.