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Arrowhead Sets Mid-October Helldivers 2 Patch After Admitting Performance and Stability Woes

The studio says a larger engineering plan will follow to address persistent performance problems that cannot be fixed quickly.

Overview

  • Arrowhead acknowledged crashes, freezes, performance drops and audio failures, saying players are right to expect better.
  • The mid-October update targets key crash fixes, restores weapon and sidearm audio, and delivers minor performance gains.
  • Long-overdue bug fixes include restoring Charger footstep sounds, preventing squads from landing on caves, and a balance pass led by Niklas and Lennart.
  • The team warns a short 60‑day push will not solve deeper issues and confirms work on a broader roadmap for major performance improvements.
  • Arrowhead promises more transparency with another post next week, as recent Steam reviews have dipped to Mixed and the CEO notes efforts to reduce the PC file size.