15 BEST Helldivers 2 Tips And Tricks You NEED TO KNOW

Arrowhead Game Studios' Helldivers 2 is an out-and-out enjoyable experience, where dying is as essential as carpet-bombing alien insects. However, past the uber-patriotic tutorial, it could do a better job of explaining some things.

Did you know you can switch firing modes on your gun or ping different locations? How about that Super Credits, the premium currency, are earnable in-game (and at a pretty rapid pace)? How about the various Eagle Strike skills that are usable more than the specified number of times in a mission? Or that Chargers are much easier to defeat than you think?

Several other details are worth pointing out for new and long-term players. Here are 15 things that Helldivers 2 doesn't tell you and how to best optimize your experience.

[BD-oryh]

Not dying to auto turrets in your first tutorial should be at least a gold trophy

[GrayMoe]

I play with randoms. I wish more people would take time to explore a little. They be in such a rush to extract and we miss out on some good stuff

[ZaaRaphz]

I met a America guy, I'm in Australia and it's some of the best gaming experience I've ever had, no lag, just a fun time, I encourage people to use there microphones and meet new people

[koolerpure]

this game is addictive lol, i wish they let us change the color on our amours but also i hope the game keeps getting content as we go on

[CigarChompinSarge]

Tips are really great but not having overlayed footage of the topic at hand is lazy and lacked the needed context for certain tips. Give this video a C+.

[TheDisappointingIndian]

Another tip is on automaton planets, missions that have you destroying relay stations, you can just shoot off the relay panels from a distance instead of running there and using grenades or a stratagem. Saves time and helps you focus on other objectives

[Piemur]

A quick way to remember the Reinforce strategem is literally drawing a cross then point up. It's literally Up Down Right Left Up, so like draw a cross then point to god to respawn your buddies.

[monkeyball]

Remember to get samples for upgrades on your ship !

Im doing my part

[enemyofyourface]

You can also lead chargers into rocks to stun them

[Kuldirongaze]

It would be nice to have actual footage of what your are describing to be more on sync with the audio.

[superh]

The autocannon also closes up bug holes/mech factory, with a much more predictable trajectory at long range

[jgreenman]

I learned yesterday when loading the SEAF artillery shells, if you continuallly drop/pickup the shell you can move with it 2xs faster. Saves so much time!

[gibster]

This game is way more fun than I thought it would be. The action gets so intense. Getting better at using the map is huge.

[MrMalawk]

Me and my buddies all just played the game on super easy, then ran fast missions, which is how we leveled our helldivers to around level 35 fast, then we played the harder levels from there

[hauck]

What's the Orbital AirBust Strike? Sounds... fun

[bigmonke]

I wish the 500kg bomb wasn't so garbo because it looks so cool

[crypto]

I hope in the future they add first person. I mean they for reload animations and everything already

[TheUnknownD]

I like changing the stratagams controls to I, K, J, L so I can run while doing it.

[rutherhood]

I play with randoms and so far I’ve seen everyone I play with wanting to explore which is great!

[gangstersnow]

If you want to level up fast go to easy difficulty missions and complete them as fast as possible. By far the best way to level up, get over 200 xp in a 6 minute mission