Helldivers 2 Update Adds Bastion Tank, Toughens Top Tiers, Rebalances Melee

Overview

• The patch is live with the Bastion Tank vehicle and the Siegebreakers Warbond available in game.
• Mission intensity increases on the highest settings, with the Automaton front receiving the most noticeable escalation.
• Base melee damage rises 50% as melee-focused armor passives are reduced to keep total output equal or higher, and SMG and pistol sway is lowered.
• Enemy attacks are tuned to threaten high‑health vehicles more effectively, including adjustments that impact the Bastion, FRV, and Exosuits.
• A new hang‑detection system force‑crashes the game after roughly 20 seconds of a freeze to create a crash dump, with guidance to wait at least 40 seconds before rebooting, alongside numerous bug fixes.