Helldivers 2’s First Big Update of 2025 Lets You Emote While Ragdolling Once Again, Tweaks Balance, and More
Arrowhead has released Helldivers 2's first big update of 2025, making a number of important changes to the game.
Patch 01.002.101, out now, increases the duration of the gas status effect from spray weapons, returns the ability to emote while flying or ragdolling, and makes a number of other balance changes and fixes.
Helldivers 2 is nearing its first anniversary, and with the arrival of the Illuminate enemy faction breathing new life into the game, players are wondering what’s next in the ongoing meta narrative that is the Galactic War. Fans also suspect this update sneakily adds new content as well as the balance changes and fixes, given it weighs in at over 5GB.
And it’s worth highlighting this particular change, just because it’s so… troubling!
Balancing
General Changes
Helldiver
FRV
Sidearms
Stratagem Support Weapons
TX-41 Sterilizer
Armor Passives
Backpacks
AX/TX-13 “Guard Dog” Dog Breath
Has been reworked to increase its effectiveness and to ensure it remains distinct, focusing on its unique gas-based mechanics.
Stratagems
MD-6 Anti-Personnel Minefield
MD-I4 Incendiary Mines
MD-17 Anti-Tank Mines
SH-20 Ballistic Shield Backpack
Resolved Top Priority issues:
Crash Fixes, Hangs and Soft-locks:
Social Issues & Matchmaking
Weapons and Stratagems
FRV
Helldiver
Enemies
Miscellaneous Fixes
Top Priority:
Medium Priority:
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