Helldivers 2 Irons Out More Crashes & Soft Locks In Title Update 1.002.005; Full Patch Notes Released

Arrowhead Game Studios isn’t letting things slide on the front lines with Helldivers 2 as 2025 gets underway, with yet another update released that irons out some lingering crash and soft lock bugs. In addition, the update also reduces the frequency of disconnections during the Illuminate missions. You can read full details on the fixes in the Helldivers 2 update 1.002.005 patch notes below.

Helldivers 2 was released for PS5 and PC in February 2024, and Sony announced last week that a movie adaptation of the series is in the pipeline alongside a Horizon Zero Dawn film and a Ghost of Tsushima anime. Arrowhead has since stated that it will be involved in the project to some extent. Be sure to have a butcher’s at our full verdict on Helldivers 2 here.

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Overview

• Crash fixes
• ADS jitter fix
• Miscellaneous fixes

Fixes

Crash Fixes and Soft-locks:

• Fixed a crash caused by Illuminate ships despawning
• Fixed some potential crashes when the player quits the game

Miscellaneous fixes

• Fixed an issue with jitter when aiming through scopes
• Fixed an issue with the STA-X3 W.A.S.P Launcher’s targeting not properly working when using one owned by another player
• Reduced disconnections in Illuminate missions

[Source – Helldivers 2 Patch Notes]