Arrowhead Game Studios has deployed Patch 4.1.1 for Helldivers 2, titled Into the Unjust, focusing on stability, performance, and crash resolution across all platforms. The update continues the post-launch support for the ongoing campaign against alien tyranny, delivering targeted optimizations that make democracy-spreading smoother than ever. Key fixes include solutions for hotjoin crashes, texture memory issues, and frame rate stutters during the drop-in sequence—ensuring that Helldivers land on alien worlds with minimal technical disruption.
In addition to crash fixes, this patch improves environmental and graphical stability, addressing memory inefficiencies caused by unused textures and ragdoll physics bugs. On PC, the update includes texture rendering improvements and refined visual behavior for flashlights and muzzle smoke, resulting in cleaner visuals during combat. The development team continues to prioritize player feedback, emphasizing a smoother, more reliable cooperative experience across missions and planetary environments.
Full Patch Notes
Patch Highlights
- Fixed multiple crashes, including those linked to hotjoining and specific stratagem usage.
- Reduced frame rate stutters during the drop-in sequence.
- Fixed memory issues related to unused textures loading on certain planets.
Fixes
Crashes
- Fixed crash after hotjoining a mission in progress while other players use certain stratagems.
- Fixed rare crash caused by enemies falling through the ground.
- Fixed crash triggered during missions when specific encounters begin.
- Fixed rare crash during mission loading sequences.
- Fixed crash caused by rapid interaction with the weapon customization menu.
Miscellaneous
- Extraction shuttle no longer collides with tall structures near landing zones, preventing failed landing animations.
- Fixed missing haptic feedback when reconnecting or disconnecting a gamepad.
- Fixed ragdolls falling through terrain during portions of the Tutorial.
- Resolved issue where unused textures were accidentally loaded into memory on certain planet types.
Optimizations
- (PC only) Fixed issue where textures appeared low-resolution even when system memory was available.
- Reduced flashlight reflection intensity on muzzle smoke for clearer visibility and improved field of view.
- Further reduced frame rate stutters during the drop-in sequence.
- Optimized tree destruction effects to maintain performance when numerous trees are destroyed simultaneously.
Helldivers 2 is a fast-paced third-person cooperative shooter developed by Arrowhead Game Studios, where up to four players serve as elite soldiers of Super Earth, enforcing Managed Democracy across a galaxy under siege. The game’s major Into the Unjust update, launched on September 2, 2025, introduced randomly generated Hive Worlds, new enemy types such as the Dragonroach and burrowing Terminid variants, and expanded mission objectives. Originally released on February 8, 2024, for PlayStation 5 and PC, Helldivers 2 later launched on Xbox Series X|S on August 26, 2025.
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