Helldivers 2 // Up Malevolon Creek - Lvl 9 Automaton Solo Helldive - All Clear - Stealth Gameplay

Solo Helldive, Max Difficulty Lvl 9, all objectives (Main + Optional) completed, all outposts destroyed. Mission Modifiers were 50% increased Stratagem Cooldown and 100% increased Stratagem Call-in Time.

Who knew Helldivers was also a stealth-em-up? I'm really impressed by how much the game mechanics can support a stealth approach, and in some ways it's the easier way to tackle the higher difficulties - avoid patrols, take out objectives, and melt away into the treeline.

Space Vietnam aka Malevolon Creek as well as other jungle planets are perfect for this, offering plenty of cover and ways to break line of sight. Guerilla tactics work great - hit them hard, get out fast before the search party finds you, come back if necessary when it's quietened down.

Really started to push my luck near the end, though I had just enough to finish the mission...sorta. No such reservations in the next vid tho ;)

PS: Apologies to Volcanic who I kicked rather unceremoniously - sadly there's no way to set your game to private atm so unexpected joins are a hazard when soloing!
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For my build, I've gone with the Diligence and the Senator - the Senator is amazing at one-shotting the basic enemies, which are your primary targets when engaging since they're the ones that can sound the alarm, while the Diligence offers 1-2 shot damage at close or long ranges.

The Anti-Materiel Rifle I think gets slept on a lot - while it's nothing special vs the Bugs, vs the Automatons it's an amazing all-purpose weapon - it can 2-shot hulks or 1-shot Devastators if you hit them in the eye, and has the magazine and firerate to be spammed at targets if they get too close. Its scope means you can use it at very long-ranges more easily than the railgun too.

The rest of my stratagems were built for destroying objectives - Eagle Airstrike, Eagle 110 Pods, and Orbital Railcannon all capable of destroying buildings and key targets.

Scout armour is key of course - the reduced visibility means you can get surprisingly close to enemies without them alerting, especially at night, while the radar pings keep you aware of any patrols to watch out for.
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00:00 Intro
00:15 Insertion, Uplink 1, Outpost 1 / Be vewwy quiet, I'm hunting wobots
06:00 Mortars, Outposts 2 & 3, Research Station / Running circles around 'em
18:50 Uplink 2, Evacuation, Outpost 4 / Getting a litle hot here
33:20 Outpost 4, SEAF Artillery, Jammer, Outposts 5 & 6, Radar / Must go faster
40:50 Extraction / How am I still alive
43:20 Mission Completed / Oh

[paragrog]

Full stealth mission? No breaker? No railgun? No personal shield?
Fuckin A, soldier. You made Super Earth proud!

[melizarainstormz]

i do lvl 9 missions by myself but there is no way to clear everything like this guy did. This is not luck, this is skillz.

[DivingHawker]

That death at the end would have made me want to punch my monitor. That was a freaking kick in the nuts, all those samples lost because a rocket bot somehow saw you through the rock

[yeskevz]

This is the playstyle that I want to achieve. You're my hero sir. I will keep on practicing till I achieve this.

[InnerFire]

Buddy, haven't you heard about the retreat order? You're the last man on the creek!

[GForceIntel]

This man turned helldivers into splinter hell

[jamesmoelling]

I like the "Be vewwwy quiet, I'm hunting wobots" reference

[kostaskremmidas]

I watched the full 43 mins and boy i gotta say... I was left speachless in the end! Freaking awsome man

[ratedxstream]

Great minds think alike. Stealth is the way to dive. Glad to see it being showcased and without using meta loadouts.

[Zuleva_Official]

Little tip even though im nowhere near your level, shoot out those lights by the buttons. The lights make it easier for the automatons to spot you

[seanmahoney]

Holy liberty, this absolute unit of a man is a super soldier developed by the Super Earth Special Forces. We should all aspire to be so good. I salute you, sir, for all the freedom you've spread!

[arforafro]

Usually in Malevolon the trees speak in binary, this time the trees spoke in democracy. Well done!.

[williamash]

This literally played like a movie. I am about to turn the game on and try to play like that. You are inspiring

[amoineau]

9:00 that Eagle into grenade into rail cannon was smooth. And it answered my question "How do you handle bigger outposts stealthily ?".

[amoineau]

Oh no, that ending x)
Everything was so perfectly timed and tightly executed, well played !
You really gave this game a new dimension.

[Enceos]

Beautifully done, Helldiver! When time runs out I usually wait away from the landing zone until the last 30 seconds before the landing. The patrols always retreated in my case allowing me to safely board.

[PonderingJosh]

That ending was tragic. No amount of smarts is a match for dumb luck. You've done Super Earth proud!

[undertaker]

The feeling of vulnerability from your character is terrifying! A couple bad shots and your done. Amazing planning and movement

[mspotato]

Damn. Someone not using the breaker, railgun and shield backpack. What a sight to behold

[kurtizakcabanilla]

This dude is the Big Boss/Solid Snake of Super Earth