Tip 1: run and gun. This is objective oriented gameplay emphasizing speed over greed. Tip 2: running. Armor value is broken atm. Go light armor, choose bonus stats that compliment your play. More nades for greed, more stealth/tracking for attentive running, etc. Tip 3: objective oriented. Choose missions that are feasible. Goal is stalker nest (ping all over map while waiting on delivery to check for it, may be a bug now, but pinging optional shows on map even if hidden,) then main objective, then everything else. Want to greed? Clear objectives and map lights up all points of interest. Tip 4: breaker shotgun. Weapons are imbalanced / mislabeled (like slugger for opening metal boxes instead of using nades). Breaker shotgun + auto pistol is dummy thicc. Tip 5: strategems. Orbital laser wrecks big bads, spawners, buildings like research/airships (saves calling hellbomb), etc.. Mortar placed properly can wipe groups without full aggro. Backpack use shield generator or supply (guard dog honorable mention.) Weapon use grenade launcher for fast spawner closure/radio tower/enemies/spore skewers. Rail Canon for quick titan/hulk kill (hold reload, toggle safety off, charge 95% before fire.) Anything delivered, the pod can close holes, kill things, etc if placed right. Tip 6: boosters. If planet has encumbered (mud/snow/etc) muscle. Otherwise choose stamina for fast clear, or if you still die often or don't run supply, choose supplies booster. Rest are negligible with armor like trailblazer. Tip 7: ignore everything you've read, seen, or been exposed to, including this post. Try out everything, enjoy the game. Everything you do is literal Canon events to the story, so have fun. Want to play with others? Cool. Solo? Cool. Like the feel of a severely non-meta weapon or getting caught up fighting off reinforcements? Neat. You do you, I'll still engage your hug emote. The game market's rough, this is fun, and they're not out to gut your wallet and push predatory practices. You should enjoy your sense of duty to liberate the universe by spreading Super Earth Democracy far and wide. Get some Helldiver!
finally someone talked about the backpacks. Yes, always always always take a backpack. they are so good, there really isn't a reason not to run a backpack. Either take a support weapon that comes with a backpack since these are much stronger, or take a backpack and a separate anti-tank solution without backpack. so for example, either go with the jetpack and the expendable anti-tank launcher, or, if you don't want your backpack to do special stuff, at least take the recoilless rifle or auto gun thing since these require backpacks to reload. it's really hard to overstate how important backpacks are in this game, they are extremely strong.
if you've played helldivers 1 it's mostly the same. You solo and you always go for cardio to run away when you get spotted and you kite a lot. I think most players didn't know helldivers 1 that's why they get bloodthirsty on helldivers 2 and engage every patrol, kill most bugs except the one calling for reinforcements, shooting and air striking armored enemies with non armored stuff, etc.
Yeah I played a little bit of helldivers 1 with my older cousin and we play this game kinda like ghost recon where we engage most fights either quickly or not at all so that we aren’t being ambushed and what not, plus playing with just 2 ppl can be hard at times. But when I played with my friends who never heard of this game they wanted to fight everything and only used airstrikes or land mines 😭and nearly failed most missions due to time constraints of engaging every enemy
@@MPC-0251-D if they did not see you they won't call for reinforcements and you can just pass by them. It's like you only pick your battles, sometimes when they spot you can even just ingore them and beeline to the next objective, they'll just despawn.
To add onto your Light Armor Tip * Even if it's in the light armor category, they will have different speed ratings * The highest speed ratings makes it so you don't even have to doge roll chargers * Run behind the Charger and the Auto Canon can take it out in about 4 consecutive shots to the rear *Shooting the same leg 4 times with the railgun will also kill a Charger
railgun can also kill a charger with 3 fully charged shots to the head (gun set to unsafe mode) pretty sure it's the most reliable way to kill them solo, I haven't tried using my primary after stripping its armor tho. that sounds like it could be effective
one HUGE piece of advice that I see forgotten about is using your Environment around you. A slow debuff from an ice flower can stop a big boy in it's track.
I would love an online beastiary/codex with a short video in the style of the opening cinematic of the game for each enemy's strengths and weaknesses, strategems, etc
@@Katastra_I'm a bit surprised that this game doesn't just have it by default but it's whatever. Like in some games, it's either you kill and/or encounter and already registers it to the beastiary. Like Monster Hunter, it does that system so you can learn what's affective down the line
I think a common mistake rookies make is shooting the wrong spots on enemies. Like those big spitters. Most players think they must shoot on their big bodies, but the weakspot is their head with armor piercing rounds or their legs. Knowing simple things like that makes a huge difference. So as takibo said, know your enemies. I hope there will be a very quick video showing all weakpoints, so everyone can learn them. Even those guys who say "what? 10 minutes? I dont have time for a video that long" xD
A grenade launcher takes the large spitters out in 2 shots (basically anywhere in the body) and is generally my go-to weapon for wiping large groups with minimal resources. I run solo a lot, mostly because I’m more confident playing solo and don’t have to worry about tk’s or waiting for my friends to catch up after killing every enemy they see.
i totally agree. i managed to solo almost all types of missions on helldive difficulty.i prefer grenade launcher over the railgun when fighting vs terminids @@whatthezoink5562
For the fifth and bonus tip - can't agree more. I just lost a bunch of samples (all three sorts) and failed to do the main objective just because I was stupid. As soon as I spawned I cleared all side objectives, looted "million" awesome things and then tried to do a main objective. Because I was doing daily, I couldn't bring my usual equipment and ... I died. The fact that I died wouldn't be an issue if on spawn point weren't bugs from all over the world so I keep dying constantly and couldn't reach my equipment on the ground or call new one. There were so many bugs and so many bugs that even I tried to land farther from them after dying I couldn't go as far as I needed to call something. So, yeah, the fifth tip is really important :)
Tip for the guard dog variants: Laser- near infinite uptime, decent dps, laser remains on when switching targets leading to damaging friendlies. Liberator: Good dps, consistantly avoids shooting allies, has limited ammo that has to be resupplied fairly often. Also, keep in mind that you can't turn the drone off. So sneaking past patrols can get tricky.
you can sneak past patrols, you just have to hold X (on pc) and drop the pack and pick it back up repeatedly, you will have about 2 seconds after putting the pack on before it fires, so if running scout class you can often run and not be seen so this makes up for having to drop the pack again.
I think the MG Guard Dog kinda bugged, because it's mostly just floating and not shooting at all if you close to allies even if that allies is nowhere near on direction of enemy, really regret buying this first lol
@@rz3264I doubt they will allow it, but I kinda wish you could sell/refund gear after buying. Or at least let us try out before buying. The grind isn't terrible but it's frustrating to buy something that turns out to be a mistake.
@@Venomonomonom nope they will not, the dev will be happy seeing us grinding like madman, but i will be really mad if someday the dev release stratagem with medal unlock but it has trash performance.
The biggest tip i can give to players struggling to deal with chargers is USE THE EXPENDABLE ANTI TANK MISSLE. not for the rockets, but for the drop pod. punch in the code and stick the charger in the face or middle of the back with the beacon marker. if you do it right, it should 1 shot a charger. you can also use the drop pod to plug a bug hole.
Imho best starter items for the early game (vs Bugs) = guard dog with laser rifle, Orbital strike, grenade launcher (helps you close the bug holes REALLY FAST and effective vs the Bile titan), and a stratagem of your choosing. When you're 15+ lvl you can take 500kg bomb airstike. My preffered armor is the one that lets you use 6 stimpacks instead of 4 and prolongs their effect duration (p.s. stimpacks negate the fall damage). I'm currently lvl 17, soloing 8 lvl difficulty (9th is not open for me yet). Oh! Breaker works really well as your main weapon when you're soloing ;) UPDATE: When you solo bugs on the 9th diff, you should take the energy shield instead of the drone. 500 kg bomb, any quick airstrike (prefferably the one that can hit through armor), grenade launcher / railgun depending on the mission. I also recommend scout armor + stamina enhansion.
another tip! Only play blitz or swarm missions. They are realistically the only way to complete higher missions(this comes from a guy who runs suicide solo) Bring a grenade launcher or autocanon to break the nests really easily, or eagle strikes and barrages for swarm. Auto shotgun and napalm grenades are your best friends if you have them. EMS strike is a must for giving yourself distance.
Prioritize the comms relay side mission, it reveals the location of all key locations on your map so you can plan your route. Often, the comms relay is on the other end of all the objectives, so it's usually better to land there first if it's visible and then do main missions.
I saw a video that said, the timer is kind of a suggestion, and when it runs out, it just means that your reinforcements are slower but you don’t lose the mission at all. Maybe it was not talking about the higher difficulties, but they were pretty adamant that if that timer goes to zero, you’re still going to be able to complete the mission
Here's a tip, right off the bat. Don't waste 10 minutes weaving/attacking 1 heavy like the intro. You can heard them together, since they are slow and easy to dodge, then 1 precision strike kill 3 or 4 of them
Tossup on backpacks between the shield generator and the supply pack (the most expensive and least expensive, funnily). Shield is more cozy but ultimately its better to avoid those situations. Whereas supply (especially solo) just lets you never waste your resupplies and stay topped up at all times (particularly for clearing out big nests and factories with grenades) The big thing with objectives is to get the main ones done, then do your running about with side stuff. Main objectives = you succeed at the mission. Side objectives is bonus XP. Extraction is ironically optioal, and the least overall rewarding for Xp/Slips, though is required to bring home smaples.
Stalker lais aren't marked anymore. You can still spot them on the map and mark them if you know what to look for, but they don't have the the red spot anymore.
Thanks got great video, you’ve got a new subscriber. New to helldivers so found this useful. A breakdown of killing the different enemies and also weapon’s would be awesome, thanks. Anyone that’s doing this solo on suicide level has to be the nutts 👌
On lvl 9, so this video really chimes we me. A great video, loads of usable suggested tactics. Thank you very much! Soooo looking farward to lvl 10, and the little drone guy! (esp for solos)
Hi I have solo'd Helldiver numerous times now (lvl 40) and for bugs its mandatory to run railgun and scout armor! Pick your fights, and RUUUUNNN!!! Lots of running! Orbital rail cannon (for bile titans) and corrosive gas is really nice! We play the long run so run and gas them. Good luck!
I would absolutely argue against bum-rushing the main objective. Instead pick a drop spot and rotate counter/ clockwise. You'll hit everything on the map in a much more efficient time. On higher difficulties, definitely pick your battles more, but anything on low to mid difficulties you have more than enough time
Ive been scared to play this solo because it seems so overwhelming but you convinced me to try the single player since coop is too much rushing to learn the game
Honestly before even watching this video I'd like to say that this: Run a railgun as your heavy weapon, that will deal with all tank units, a resupply backpack so you never run out of ammo/ shield backpack for extra safety. As primary you'll want the breaker auto shotgun because it's simply the best, and for the rest of your strategems: take airstrikes with good clearing capabilities for lower to midtier enemies.
I’m finding that the railgun is extremely versatile and strong. I use it to fight EVERYTHING because it penetrates everything, besides the tanks and towers for automatons.
@@jamesmartin8005 Not terribly long. Just need to play accordingly. You can just solo rush objectives on 1-2 difficulty and earn the same xp as harder difficulties in less time. Takes about 30 hours if your focused. In the meantime you can easily just use the GL solo or Recoil-less with a teammate and deal crazy dps
I am Level 8 and confidently doing medium difficulty on my own. I find myself running low on ammo so I take the supply backpack. I run bot machine and gatling turret as well as eagle strike. I think once I get more confident in my skill I'll be able to try challenging. I'll definitely take note of these tips for sure though.good to know solo won't be impossible to do higher difficulties, eventually.
I'm currently running a GL/supply backpack/loght armour combo and its extremely versitile. You can run in and destroy nests by yourself on extreme difficulty. Another tip would be don't be afraid to branch off in teams of two, might take some practice and coordination but its speeds things up... A lot.
It seems that getting good at being solo makes you better overall even in groups. You can handle certain objectives by yourself when with others. I can't help but love having all support to switch my load out on the fly, but I do need to consider having a better balance. I'd love to see a group of solos doing each objective. Also I now get annoyed with higher level players not taking any type of pack. Just take any. There's no reason not to have one.
See ... I see Woolie complaining like a spoiled kid that the game needs a balance patch ... and here YOU are ... showing us in a calm voice, and with GOLD Tips and Advice to play the game.... I salute you o/
Definitely would like a guide on the best way to deal with each enemy. I’ve been sitting at difficulty 3 because that damn bug on 4 that snatches you just made my life a nightmare. Now that I have the Guard Dog Rover I’m ready to try again, but knowing their moves and best strategies would be hugely helpful.
A hot tip for anyone with or without a team on Higher Difficulties. Play for Just Enough Time, A lot of people glaze over this and then they find themselves stuck wondering why they can never finish objectives without suffering a cataclysmic amount of causalities and this is mostly because they're to focused on killing things rather than getting the Objectives done. On Higher Difficulties you almost always make over 1k regardless on if you do side objectives. As a teammate you should be trying to draw the attention away from the guy whos getting the Objectives done or at least buying him enough time to get the objective done. Main Objectives take priority over literally everything else in the game. You aren't winning wars by doing side Ops. So fight as long as you can to fend off the bugs or automatrons from killing your teammate doin the objectives..
IMO, for the backpack strategems, I love the ballistic shield pack but it's VERY team-oriented. You're limited to one-handed weapons if you want to take advantage of it, and you're probably better off using jump pack for solo play.
Solo difficulty 6 damn. I wasn't that brave yesterday. Did a two man egg kill mission because the host quit after dropping us in danger. Barely made it out of extraction but received less rewards because one objective registered as failed bugged. Fair amount of hell because we couldn't catch the bug calling the alarm. Many Bile titans.
Seeing how you deal with the higher mobs is pure eyecandy. I personally don't feel comfortable with it just yet... Btw, are you using the Breaker? Is it better than the penetrator guns (Liberty AP and the premium JAR)?
Surprised for backpack that the shield generator pack wasn't mentioned. That thing so useful for bugs. Stalkers dont get to knock you down and decreases damage significantly. Even from a charger if they manage to hit you. I don't leave home without it most of the time. But the guard dog rover is veey good as well though. Lil guy serves me well😢
I usually run with an eaglr napalm,stalwart machine gun,orbital precision strike and an orbital barrage. Sometimes i swap out the orbital barage for a jump pack.
Railgun + Supply Backpack. It's far too valuable not to. Kills chargers, biles and any armoured unit. Bring 500kg bomb with the +1 and airstrike. The negative effects on strategems (such as cooldown and increased deployment time) make orbital strikes worse than eagle currently.
I just started so when you just stated what the loadout should be, I'm lvl 8 but Im still not entirely sure about everything you mentioned. A visual would have been helpful so I could pause and try to see what I have unlocked so far
i heard the amour scaling is bugged right now, so medium for perks or light overall is the way to go right now Edit: it was a post from a day ago, but its spacific heavy armor, including the one in the shop a day ago
How about your loadout? Weapons, armor, stratagems, boosters? Maybe your top 3 in each of those categories? Thanks for this vid & keep them coming! Subbed!
When it comes to bugs, the regular guard dog is the best. The rover is nice, since it can't run out of ammo, but you'll be able to use supply drops often enough to keep the regular/gun guard dog loaded... which not only packs more of a punch but also has knockback, which helps manage the larger swarms of smaller enemies.
Yeah this is rough as heck! Even when I'm trying to sneak around to do just the sub objectives and the main and collect any rares and super rares. Railgun, breaker, mortar sentry and the orbital railgun with the ammo booster. Sometimes I get lucky and the game doesn't send half the map at me at once sometimes I can sneak around and leave with a few rares and some super rares of I find the old tree stumps that are gold or silver veined.
That last advice I STRONGLY suggest you do NOT do. The first and MAIN thing you should do for a SMOOTHER mission is to take out every nest first before you FULLY finish the main objective. Reason being; after you complete the main objective, bugs or bots will be more alert of your presence on the map. Meaning more patrols and more enemies. Where do they come from? From the bug holes or bot factories you didn't destroy first. If you want the game harder, then by all means. Go ahead and start the main objective first but if you want it easy and smoother, take out every nest first.
armor is broken right now anyway, heavy armor doesn't reduce damage like it should so until they fix it light or medium is best depending on the secondary abilities.
that is because thos ones live about 2-3 seconds after you remove their head, they still attack you lol, you can just put a few more rounds extra to put them down outright but saving bullets is important too.
At the moment, the lightest armour and heaviest armour both take the same amount of hits to kill you. So there is 0 point to use heavy armour right now
So, every time people join my game, its a flippin free for all. We end up using all our reinforcements quickly because nobody wants to move as a team. Even people fighting over using the terminals is something i see often. I can't get past extreme because of it.
about the tip for light armor - as of yet the armor rating is bugged and not working as intended.. all armors take the same amount of hits to die - 6 light hits from normal small mobs - so taking the light armor or medium armor gives you better passive choices. (personally i go with the one withj extra stims and stims healling time +2seconds ) ;)
Load out: medium scout armor, eagle airstrike, orbital laser, auto cannon, rocket sentry, plasma shotgun, grenade pistol, stun grenade. Jack of all trades, I run this on bots level 9
I'm trying to push difficulty in a similar way, but I've hit a brick wall with difficulty 5. I can deal with one charger easily, two is...ok, but at difficulty 5, especially at extract, there's often three on the field, and I just have a hard time dealing with that. Did you experience this? If so, how did you counter it? I feel as though I'm missing something, but I can't for the life of me figure out what.
Recoiless and EATs are now my best friends. Biles and Chargers were crushing my balls early. Now that coked up stalker bugs run my fade. Bots are doable, unless they just spam missile smashers and dreds. We need vehicle patch rolled out soon. I miss my mechs and tanks.
Fully disagree that in higher difficulty you should focus the main objective. Taking utility obj like mortar towers ore the spores, jammers or nests close to the main objective can be paramount to a smooth mission completion. Collecting samples or auxilary missions like illegal broadcasts or data extraction can be saved until most main mission for sure though. Not saying you shouldnt oick up samples that are right in front of you, but dont attract patrols or contest the area for them before finishing the main obj, in that case your point is sound
Great info had to subscribe answered most build questions so far I just want to know what strategens are worth it bought the 380 mm orbit and its trash
The current armor system is kinda wonky. You seem to take the same number of hits to die in light armor than you do in heavy, so might as well take the light armor to maximize your mobility. And yeah even in the first game that was the key to soloing missions. That and melee spamming.
I don’t trust those Guard dogs when I’m with homies it hits them to often to trust and if there’s a hellbomb near by the laser dog will tag it by accident when sweeping its laser around and make it explode but solo they are alright but can also be a hazard to the Solo ops health as well
i would only suggest doing artillery objective as priority over main objective. Because its just too strong of a tool. calling different arty shots 5 times
Tip 1: run and gun. This is objective oriented gameplay emphasizing speed over greed.
Tip 2: running. Armor value is broken atm. Go light armor, choose bonus stats that compliment your play. More nades for greed, more stealth/tracking for attentive running, etc.
Tip 3: objective oriented. Choose missions that are feasible. Goal is stalker nest (ping all over map while waiting on delivery to check for it, may be a bug now, but pinging optional shows on map even if hidden,) then main objective, then everything else.
Want to greed? Clear objectives and map lights up all points of interest.
Tip 4: breaker shotgun. Weapons are imbalanced / mislabeled (like slugger for opening metal boxes instead of using nades). Breaker shotgun + auto pistol is dummy thicc.
Tip 5: strategems.
Orbital laser wrecks big bads, spawners, buildings like research/airships (saves calling hellbomb), etc..
Mortar placed properly can wipe groups without full aggro.
Backpack use shield generator or supply (guard dog honorable mention.)
Weapon use grenade launcher for fast spawner closure/radio tower/enemies/spore skewers.
Rail Canon for quick titan/hulk kill (hold reload, toggle safety off, charge 95% before fire.)
Anything delivered, the pod can close holes, kill things, etc if placed right.
Tip 6: boosters. If planet has encumbered (mud/snow/etc) muscle. Otherwise choose stamina for fast clear, or if you still die often or don't run supply, choose supplies booster. Rest are negligible with armor like trailblazer.
Tip 7: ignore everything you've read, seen, or been exposed to, including this post. Try out everything, enjoy the game. Everything you do is literal Canon events to the story, so have fun. Want to play with others? Cool. Solo? Cool. Like the feel of a severely non-meta weapon or getting caught up fighting off reinforcements? Neat. You do you, I'll still engage your hug emote. The game market's rough, this is fun, and they're not out to gut your wallet and push predatory practices. You should enjoy your sense of duty to liberate the universe by spreading Super Earth Democracy far and wide. Get some Helldiver!
finally someone talked about the backpacks. Yes, always always always take a backpack. they are so good, there really isn't a reason not to run a backpack. Either take a support weapon that comes with a backpack since these are much stronger, or take a backpack and a separate anti-tank solution without backpack. so for example, either go with the jetpack and the expendable anti-tank launcher, or, if you don't want your backpack to do special stuff, at least take the recoilless rifle or auto gun thing since these require backpacks to reload. it's really hard to overstate how important backpacks are in this game, they are extremely strong.
Remember you can call down your backpack for other team members too!
I usually run 2 air strikes and an orbital for the automatons and the jump pack and 2 air strikes for the bugs
if you've played helldivers 1 it's mostly the same. You solo and you always go for cardio to run away when you get spotted and you kite a lot. I think most players didn't know helldivers 1 that's why they get bloodthirsty on helldivers 2 and engage every patrol, kill most bugs except the one calling for reinforcements, shooting and air striking armored enemies with non armored stuff, etc.
Except sadly there is no Lure Beacon in this game...sad days for solo runners :/
Yeah I played a little bit of helldivers 1 with my older cousin and we play this game kinda like ghost recon where we engage most fights either quickly or not at all so that we aren’t being ambushed and what not, plus playing with just 2 ppl can be hard at times. But when I played with my friends who never heard of this game they wanted to fight everything and only used airstrikes or land mines 😭and nearly failed most missions due to time constraints of engaging every enemy
@@Indy2109 This is how it should be played...at least above difficulty 3. And yeah...good luck picking on all fights post difficulty 5 or so...
Why would you not kill the bugs calling for reinforcements?
@@MPC-0251-D if they did not see you they won't call for reinforcements and you can just pass by them. It's like you only pick your battles, sometimes when they spot you can even just ingore them and beeline to the next objective, they'll just despawn.
Important note, beating your main objective makes 4x the patrols spawn, so youll have harder side objectives
To add onto your Light Armor Tip
* Even if it's in the light armor category, they will have different speed ratings
* The highest speed ratings makes it so you don't even have to doge roll chargers
* Run behind the Charger and the Auto Canon can take it out in about 4 consecutive shots to the rear
*Shooting the same leg 4 times with the railgun will also kill a Charger
For rail gun its more ammo efficient to use 1 to break the armor and finish with primary as it will strip the amour of where you shot them
@@t.e.a4357 I didn't know that, I'll try it out today
railgun can also kill a charger with 3 fully charged shots to the head (gun set to unsafe mode)
pretty sure it's the most reliable way to kill them solo, I haven't tried using my primary after stripping its armor tho. that sounds like it could be effective
@@lukedri_i ....... That thing has a safety? How unsafe we talking?
@@RustedBuddy5192when you hold your weapon in your hands, you can change fire mode and flashlight mode (If gun have it) by holding R.
one HUGE piece of advice that I see forgotten about is using your Environment around you. A slow debuff from an ice flower can stop a big boy in it's track.
enemies guide would be great, no one done that yet
I would love an online beastiary/codex with a short video in the style of the opening cinematic of the game for each enemy's strengths and weaknesses, strategems, etc
@@Katastra_I'm a bit surprised that this game doesn't just have it by default but it's whatever. Like in some games, it's either you kill and/or encounter and already registers it to the beastiary. Like Monster Hunter, it does that system so you can learn what's affective down the line
I think a common mistake rookies make is shooting the wrong spots on enemies. Like those big spitters. Most players think they must shoot on their big bodies, but the weakspot is their head with armor piercing rounds or their legs. Knowing simple things like that makes a huge difference. So as takibo said, know your enemies.
I hope there will be a very quick video showing all weakpoints, so everyone can learn them. Even those guys who say "what? 10 minutes? I dont have time for a video that long" xD
i think their head has armor so you wanna shoot the mouth specifically, which does make a bit more sense
The real weakspot is actually their legs :) Try it
@@starbreeze7249 hmm that's a point. I only use armor piercing rounds and I totally forgot about it xD
I edited that in :)
A grenade launcher takes the large spitters out in 2 shots (basically anywhere in the body) and is generally my go-to weapon for wiping large groups with minimal resources. I run solo a lot, mostly because I’m more confident playing solo and don’t have to worry about tk’s or waiting for my friends to catch up after killing every enemy they see.
i totally agree. i managed to solo almost all types of missions on helldive difficulty.i prefer grenade launcher over the railgun when fighting vs terminids @@whatthezoink5562
For the fifth and bonus tip - can't agree more. I just lost a bunch of samples (all three sorts) and failed to do the main objective just because I was stupid. As soon as I spawned I cleared all side objectives, looted "million" awesome things and then tried to do a main objective. Because I was doing daily, I couldn't bring my usual equipment and ... I died. The fact that I died wouldn't be an issue if on spawn point weren't bugs from all over the world so I keep dying constantly and couldn't reach my equipment on the ground or call new one. There were so many bugs and so many bugs that even I tried to land farther from them after dying I couldn't go as far as I needed to call something. So, yeah, the fifth tip is really important :)
Tip for the guard dog variants:
Laser- near infinite uptime, decent dps, laser remains on when switching targets leading to damaging friendlies.
Liberator: Good dps, consistantly avoids shooting allies, has limited ammo that has to be resupplied fairly often.
Also, keep in mind that you can't turn the drone off. So sneaking past patrols can get tricky.
you can sneak past patrols, you just have to hold X (on pc) and drop the pack and pick it back up repeatedly, you will have about 2 seconds after putting the pack on before it fires, so if running scout class you can often run and not be seen so this makes up for having to drop the pack again.
I think the MG Guard Dog kinda bugged, because it's mostly just floating and not shooting at all if you close to allies even if that allies is nowhere near on direction of enemy, really regret buying this first lol
@@rz3264I doubt they will allow it, but I kinda wish you could sell/refund gear after buying. Or at least let us try out before buying. The grind isn't terrible but it's frustrating to buy something that turns out to be a mistake.
@@Venomonomonom nope they will not, the dev will be happy seeing us grinding like madman, but i will be really mad if someday the dev release stratagem with medal unlock but it has trash performance.
@@Venomonomonom The game isnt going anywhere, eventually youll have enough money for everything and WISH there was more content to buy.
The biggest tip i can give to players struggling to deal with chargers is USE THE EXPENDABLE ANTI TANK MISSLE. not for the rockets, but for the drop pod. punch in the code and stick the charger in the face or middle of the back with the beacon marker. if you do it right, it should 1 shot a charger. you can also use the drop pod to plug a bug hole.
No man, this shit become Dark souls when I'm alone.😂😂
Thanks for the tips and content. this game is awesome!
I feel like a guide on each enemy would be really fun to watch even for people not playing.
Excellent content and very helpful as I am a new Helldiver solo player. Thank you very much and looking forward to more guides
Imho best starter items for the early game (vs Bugs) = guard dog with laser rifle, Orbital strike, grenade launcher (helps you close the bug holes REALLY FAST and effective vs the Bile titan), and a stratagem of your choosing. When you're 15+ lvl you can take 500kg bomb airstike. My preffered armor is the one that lets you use 6 stimpacks instead of 4 and prolongs their effect duration (p.s. stimpacks negate the fall damage).
I'm currently lvl 17, soloing 8 lvl difficulty (9th is not open for me yet).
Oh! Breaker works really well as your main weapon when you're soloing ;)
UPDATE: When you solo bugs on the 9th diff, you should take the energy shield instead of the drone. 500 kg bomb, any quick airstrike (prefferably the one that can hit through armor), grenade launcher / railgun depending on the mission. I also recommend scout armor + stamina enhansion.
when being chased by 2 chargers or more, you can make them hit and stun each other :3 which is an awesome trick to pull when the situation is dire :D
Thank you for being transparent about the gear you recommend. About to give solo a go, wish me luck!
How’d it go brother I’m about to give solo a shot that’s the learning curve difference ?
another tip! Only play blitz or swarm missions. They are realistically the only way to complete higher missions(this comes from a guy who runs suicide solo)
Bring a grenade launcher or autocanon to break the nests really easily, or eagle strikes and barrages for swarm.
Auto shotgun and napalm grenades are your best friends if you have them. EMS strike is a must for giving yourself distance.
How do you break the nest with auto cannon or do you just shoot more than once?
@@t.e.a4357shoot inside the nest
Autocannon can break nests? I was using nades with resupply drops :D
Prioritize the comms relay side mission, it reveals the location of all key locations on your map so you can plan your route. Often, the comms relay is on the other end of all the objectives, so it's usually better to land there first if it's visible and then do main missions.
I saw a video that said, the timer is kind of a suggestion, and when it runs out, it just means that your reinforcements are slower but you don’t lose the mission at all. Maybe it was not talking about the higher difficulties, but they were pretty adamant that if that timer goes to zero, you’re still going to be able to complete the mission
Here's a tip, right off the bat. Don't waste 10 minutes weaving/attacking 1 heavy like the intro. You can heard them together, since they are slow and easy to dodge, then 1 precision strike kill 3 or 4 of them
Tossup on backpacks between the shield generator and the supply pack (the most expensive and least expensive, funnily). Shield is more cozy but ultimately its better to avoid those situations. Whereas supply (especially solo) just lets you never waste your resupplies and stay topped up at all times (particularly for clearing out big nests and factories with grenades)
The big thing with objectives is to get the main ones done, then do your running about with side stuff. Main objectives = you succeed at the mission. Side objectives is bonus XP. Extraction is ironically optioal, and the least overall rewarding for Xp/Slips, though is required to bring home smaples.
Stalker lais aren't marked anymore. You can still spot them on the map and mark them if you know what to look for, but they don't have the the red spot anymore.
Thanks got great video, you’ve got a new subscriber. New to helldivers so found this useful. A breakdown of killing the different enemies and also weapon’s would be awesome, thanks. Anyone that’s doing this solo on suicide level has to be the nutts 👌
On lvl 9, so this video really chimes we me. A great video, loads of usable suggested tactics. Thank you very much! Soooo looking farward to lvl 10, and the little drone guy! (esp for solos)
Also grinding for samples before main target will make it so you have to go around looking for your samples when you die at the main objective
this game needs a report support for the teamkillers who kill on purpose to loot items they dont have
It's called the kick button
Kick and Block. Easy peasy.
Love how people don't realize that everyone gets it when you loot it
@@masterdynamo6457 i think they mean getting team killed for a rail gun you have cuz they low level and don't got it yet or think you took theirs.
This sounds pretty exploitable.
Clearing main objective increases spawns so do it last then extract.
Hi I have solo'd Helldiver numerous times now (lvl 40) and for bugs its mandatory to run railgun and scout armor! Pick your fights, and RUUUUNNN!!! Lots of running! Orbital rail cannon (for bile titans) and corrosive gas is really nice! We play the long run so run and gas them. Good luck!
How do you deal with the machines? The chainsaw enemies keep ending me
More guides and how to deal with all enemies would be awesome! Great videos so far!
This was great. Thank you for the tips.
New subscriber here, love this game can't stop playing.great tips, thanks 👍
Certian guns should never be reloaded from empty namely the auto cannon the reload time is a fraction if you do it early
Those stalkers did steroids they used to be a pest at worst in helldivers 1
I would absolutely argue against bum-rushing the main objective. Instead pick a drop spot and rotate counter/ clockwise. You'll hit everything on the map in a much more efficient time.
On higher difficulties, definitely pick your battles more, but anything on low to mid difficulties you have more than enough time
Ive been scared to play this solo because it seems so overwhelming but you convinced me to try the single player since coop is too much rushing to learn the game
Honestly before even watching this video I'd like to say that this:
Run a railgun as your heavy weapon, that will deal with all tank units, a resupply backpack so you never run out of ammo/ shield backpack for extra safety.
As primary you'll want the breaker auto shotgun because it's simply the best, and for the rest of your strategems: take airstrikes with good clearing capabilities for lower to midtier enemies.
Shield backpack, rail gun, eagle cluster bomb, rail cannon strike, stamina booster. Easy.
I’m finding that the railgun is extremely versatile and strong. I use it to fight EVERYTHING because it penetrates everything, besides the tanks and towers for automatons.
Yeah, pity you have to be level 20 to unlock it. So it takes a while to get proper access to it.
@@jamesmartin8005 Not terribly long. Just need to play accordingly. You can just solo rush objectives on 1-2 difficulty and earn the same xp as harder difficulties in less time. Takes about 30 hours if your focused. In the meantime you can easily just use the GL solo or Recoil-less with a teammate and deal crazy dps
outstanding vid, feel shamed now at not taking on the higher difficulty missions, bring em on 07
What about the medkit armor that makes stims last 2 seconds longer basically giving you a short period of invincibility and you get 2 extra stims
Breaker shotgun primary, railgun support weapon, personal shield backpack, light armor. That is the meta.
I am Level 8 and confidently doing medium difficulty on my own. I find myself running low on ammo so I take the supply backpack. I run bot machine and gatling turret as well as eagle strike. I think once I get more confident in my skill I'll be able to try challenging.
I'll definitely take note of these tips for sure though.good to know solo won't be impossible to do higher difficulties, eventually.
With so many grains of salt im taking ill be able to flavor my food now, thank you !!
I noticed in my 4 games last night that if you get swarmed your character struggles to get away even if you try to run which is fsr more realistic
Please make more of these. Playing and commentating your way through would be a great aid to democracy!
What a nice Video, charger was Most difficult enemy for me. But that helps alot, ty.
I'm currently running a GL/supply backpack/loght armour combo and its extremely versitile. You can run in and destroy nests by yourself on extreme difficulty. Another tip would be don't be afraid to branch off in teams of two, might take some practice and coordination but its speeds things up... A lot.
It seems that getting good at being solo makes you better overall even in groups. You can handle certain objectives by yourself when with others. I can't help but love having all support to switch my load out on the fly, but I do need to consider having a better balance.
I'd love to see a group of solos doing each objective.
Also I now get annoyed with higher level players not taking any type of pack. Just take any. There's no reason not to have one.
See ... I see Woolie complaining like a spoiled kid that the game needs a balance patch ... and here YOU are ... showing us in a calm voice, and with GOLD Tips and Advice to play the game....
I salute you o/
Thank you for posting. Very new player here.
Definitely would like a guide on the best way to deal with each enemy. I’ve been sitting at difficulty 3 because that damn bug on 4 that snatches you just made my life a nightmare. Now that I have the Guard Dog Rover I’m ready to try again, but knowing their moves and best strategies would be hugely helpful.
A hot tip for anyone with or without a team on Higher Difficulties.
Play for Just Enough Time, A lot of people glaze over this and then they find themselves stuck wondering why they can never finish objectives without suffering a cataclysmic amount of causalities and this is mostly because they're to focused on killing things rather than getting the Objectives done.
On Higher Difficulties you almost always make over 1k regardless on if you do side objectives. As a teammate you should be trying to draw the attention away from the guy whos getting the Objectives done or at least buying him enough time to get the objective done.
Main Objectives take priority over literally everything else in the game. You aren't winning wars by doing side Ops.
So fight as long as you can to fend off the bugs or automatrons from killing your teammate doin the objectives..
Great video bro 👍
IMO, for the backpack strategems, I love the ballistic shield pack but it's VERY team-oriented. You're limited to one-handed weapons if you want to take advantage of it, and you're probably better off using jump pack for solo play.
Laser guard dog against bugs or bring an ammo bag. For bots, bring the shield back pack, bullet guard dog, or jet pack
Yes a video on how to deal with al types of bugs would b great
Solo difficulty 6 damn. I wasn't that brave yesterday. Did a two man egg kill mission because the host quit after dropping us in danger.
Barely made it out of extraction but received less rewards because one objective registered as failed bugged.
Fair amount of hell because we couldn't catch the bug calling the alarm.
Many Bile titans.
Seeing how you deal with the higher mobs is pure eyecandy. I personally don't feel comfortable with it just yet...
Btw, are you using the Breaker? Is it better than the penetrator guns (Liberty AP and the premium JAR)?
Breaker has penetration
For the guard dogs it’s best to use the river guard dog because of how much more it shoots and kills. The normal one isn’t as accurate as well
what is your loadout? I wish you went over this in your video
Surprised for backpack that the shield generator pack wasn't mentioned. That thing so useful for bugs. Stalkers dont get to knock you down and decreases damage significantly. Even from a charger if they manage to hit you. I don't leave home without it most of the time. But the guard dog rover is veey good as well though. Lil guy serves me well😢
Great video. Thanks you friend
I usually run with an eaglr napalm,stalwart machine gun,orbital precision strike and an orbital barrage. Sometimes i swap out the orbital barage for a jump pack.
A guide on how to deal with each enemy would be great!
Railgun + Supply Backpack. It's far too valuable not to. Kills chargers, biles and any armoured unit. Bring 500kg bomb with the +1 and airstrike. The negative effects on strategems (such as cooldown and increased deployment time) make orbital strikes worse than eagle currently.
I just started so when you just stated what the loadout should be, I'm lvl 8 but Im still not entirely sure about everything you mentioned. A visual would have been helpful so I could pause and try to see what I have unlocked so far
i heard the amour scaling is bugged right now, so medium for perks or light overall is the way to go right now
Edit: it was a post from a day ago, but its spacific heavy armor, including the one in the shop a day ago
How about your loadout? Weapons, armor, stratagems, boosters? Maybe your top 3 in each of those categories? Thanks for this vid & keep them coming! Subbed!
Thanks I’m trying to lvl up with to some friends who started before I was able.
When it comes to bugs, the regular guard dog is the best. The rover is nice, since it can't run out of ammo, but you'll be able to use supply drops often enough to keep the regular/gun guard dog loaded... which not only packs more of a punch but also has knockback, which helps manage the larger swarms of smaller enemies.
Yeah this is rough as heck! Even when I'm trying to sneak around to do just the sub objectives and the main and collect any rares and super rares.
Railgun, breaker, mortar sentry and the orbital railgun with the ammo booster.
Sometimes I get lucky and the game doesn't send half the map at me at once sometimes I can sneak around and leave with a few rares and some super rares of I find the old tree stumps that are gold or silver veined.
That last advice I STRONGLY suggest you do NOT do.
The first and MAIN thing you should do for a SMOOTHER mission is to take out every nest first before you FULLY finish the main objective.
Reason being; after you complete the main objective, bugs or bots will be more alert of your presence on the map. Meaning more patrols and more enemies. Where do they come from? From the bug holes or bot factories you didn't destroy first.
If you want the game harder, then by all means. Go ahead and start the main objective first but if you want it easy and smoother, take out every nest first.
This game is sold out at all GameStops in my region had to order from eBay can’t wait to join in on the war 🔥🔥🔥💯
I'd love a detailed enemy guide
armor is broken right now anyway, heavy armor doesn't reduce damage like it should so until they fix it light or medium is best depending on the secondary abilities.
Thanks for the video. Just a question, which macro are you using for stratagems? Any mouse in specific or keyboard config?
Why does it look like at 1:56 the bug died from embarrassment and broken ankles in a basketball game 😂😂
that is because thos ones live about 2-3 seconds after you remove their head, they still attack you lol, you can just put a few more rounds extra to put them down outright but saving bullets is important too.
Shield backpack is my go to whether it's bugs or automatons.
At the moment, the lightest armour and heaviest armour both take the same amount of hits to kill you. So there is 0 point to use heavy armour right now
So, every time people join my game, its a flippin free for all. We end up using all our reinforcements quickly because nobody wants to move as a team. Even people fighting over using the terminals is something i see often. I can't get past extreme because of it.
about the tip for light armor - as of yet the armor rating is bugged and not working as intended.. all armors take the same amount of hits to die - 6 light hits from normal small mobs - so taking the light armor or medium armor gives you better passive choices. (personally i go with the one withj extra stims and stims healling time +2seconds ) ;)
Load out: medium scout armor, eagle airstrike, orbital laser, auto cannon, rocket sentry, plasma shotgun, grenade pistol, stun grenade. Jack of all trades, I run this on bots level 9
What armor are you wearing in this video?
Would also like to know.
I'm trying to push difficulty in a similar way, but I've hit a brick wall with difficulty 5. I can deal with one charger easily, two is...ok, but at difficulty 5, especially at extract, there's often three on the field, and I just have a hard time dealing with that.
Did you experience this? If so, how did you counter it? I feel as though I'm missing something, but I can't for the life of me figure out what.
Autocannon Turret maybe. Or Railgun.
Light armor protects ypu enough cause the protection is bugged still and all offer the same dmg reduction while the light also makes you faster
Recoiless and EATs are now my best friends. Biles and Chargers were crushing my balls early. Now that coked up stalker bugs run my fade. Bots are doable, unless they just spam missile smashers and dreds.
We need vehicle patch rolled out soon. I miss my mechs and tanks.
Fully disagree that in higher difficulty you should focus the main objective. Taking utility obj like mortar towers ore the spores, jammers or nests close to the main objective can be paramount to a smooth mission completion.
Collecting samples or auxilary missions like illegal broadcasts or data extraction can be saved until most main mission for sure though. Not saying you shouldnt oick up samples that are right in front of you, but dont attract patrols or contest the area for them before finishing the main obj, in that case your point is sound
could you make a video on all your settings. I like the way your game looks/runs
Guard dog laser is a must against bugs and shield backpack for the bots.
the shield gen paks my fave & it woks on everything even melee & saved my ars from stelthers so many time :) last miska thay ever made
Come back when you have to tackle for bile titans but orbital laser for the win.
You can one shot them with railgun in the right place lol
Last time I played solo I dropped and 2 tanks a stalker and about 30 other enemies spawned around the corner
Great info had to subscribe answered most build questions so far I just want to know what strategens are worth it bought the 380 mm orbit and its trash
Can you make a video on the best weapons and some good stragagems too?
The current armor system is kinda wonky. You seem to take the same number of hits to die in light armor than you do in heavy, so might as well take the light armor to maximize your mobility. And yeah even in the first game that was the key to soloing missions. That and melee spamming.
Lvl 45 here:
Put on shield generator pack and rail gun and never take them off.
I don’t trust those Guard dogs when I’m with homies it hits them to often to trust and if there’s a hellbomb near by the laser dog will tag it by accident when sweeping its laser around and make it explode but solo they are alright but can also be a hazard to the Solo ops health as well
i would only suggest doing artillery objective as priority over main objective. Because its just too strong of a tool. calling different arty shots 5 times