Literally unplayable

[Bronichiwa]

Crashing 90% of my games. At launch, mid game, and at extract. I'm just quitting until they fix it. Nothing feels better than spending 40 mins on a mission, to crash, and receive 0 credit... now repeat that times 10. Waste of time playing this game right now. Don't bother.

[Mathias Giovanni]

It seemed better this weekend. Not sure what is going on. Today has been really bad with latency and nearly impossible to finish the game. And then it locks on exit on the ship screen above the planet before loading back into the ship lobby.

[Kantholz]

Thats from the Discord, might help. If not hang tight diver i know its frustrating but i am sure they will fix that.

Mass crashes at extract have no current troubleshooting.
Devs are aware and are working on a patch. ⁠hd2-general-chat-1⁠ ⁠troubleshooting⁠
Fixes a lot of the issues but not all of them.
This should be the first thing you do.

All steps should be on a fresh PC restart.

Win+R > %appdata%\Arrowhead\Helldivers2 and delete shader_cache folder.
Win+R > C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\shadercache and delete 553850 folder.
Then in Steam select Helldivers 2 > Game Properties > Installed Files > Browse > bin > Delete GameGuard folder.
Steam select Helldivers 2 > Game Properties > Installed Files > Browse > Tools >
Run: ggunstinst.exe
Then run: GGSetup.exe
Then Verify integrity of game files in Steam.
If that doesn't work, try to run the game in DX11. Steam > Properties > General > Put --use-d3d11 into Launch Options. If that doesn’t work revert it.
If that doesn't work, Win+R > %appdata%\Arrowhead Delete Helldivers2 (You lose your in-game settings [not progress] but it should delete any broken or corrupt settings.)

Make sure all your drivers are up to date. Including Windows, GPU, BIOS, chipset, and UEFI.

Open HD2 > Options > Graphics > Use Async Compute. Restart HD2.

In Steam select Helldivers 2 > Game Properties > Installed Files > Browse > bin > Right Click helldivers2.exe > Properties > Compatibility > Click Run this program as an administrator then click Run this program in compatibility mode for then select Windows 8 on the list. Apply. Try the game.

For hard crash or 100% CPU/Overheating try underclocking your CPU to Eco Mode.

[ุ]

it is also literally unplayable for me as well, i cant find matches with quickplay, trying to join matches off of the map just results in 'unable to join', joining my friends results in 'unable to join'. literally. unplayable. i can host a match, which nobody can join. so the only way i can play the game is solo.

[Deepfield]

Originally posted by Kantholz:

In Steam select Helldivers 2 > Game Properties > Installed Files > Browse > bin > Right Click helldivers2.exe > Properties > Compatibility > Click Run this program as an administrator then click Run this program in compatibility mode for then select Windows 8 on the list. Apply. Try the game.

Please stop telling people to do this. There is no reason to give Helldivers 2 full UAC. Not only is this allowing the program complete access to your OS, if there is any hint of a vulnerability in the program or arrowheads network your system is now a wide open door to whoever.

[Mathias Giovanni]

It's less a crash for me and just kicking. I guess a crash is the wrong word. I did have a few hangs on the splash screen before loading out of completed encounter. We can even talk and chat together with voice while we wait. So technically not a crash from graphics or other issues. It just hangs.

Most of the other issues are just hosts dropping, people dropping and in general unable to finish a match. Worked fine this weekend. Not sure if they did an update. Half the time I end up kicked back to the ship. Even if I was the host with network issue poping up.

[Kantholz]

Originally posted by Deepfield:

Originally posted by Kantholz:

In Steam select Helldivers 2 > Game Properties > Installed Files > Browse > bin > Right Click helldivers2.exe > Properties > Compatibility > Click Run this program as an administrator then click Run this program in compatibility mode for then select Windows 8 on the list. Apply. Try the game.

Please stop telling people to do this. There is no reason to give Helldivers 2 full UAC. Not only is this allowing the program complete access to your OS, if there is any hint of a vulnerability in the program or arrowheads network your system is now a wide open door to whoever.

Yeah you are right, just copypasta from the devs over on discord. Should have read it more carefully.

This beeing said it sometimes helps the app do what it needs to do making it a necessary evil. If you know what you are doing you are just fine.

[DeadSamurai]

Same issue WTF is going one UNPLAYABLE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! time wasters! Its even worse now than before patch. again tried 4 times and ragequited

[DeadSamurai]

BTW ? do i need to become now programmer to run game ? Wtf is going one here.

[Kantholz]

Originally posted by DeadSamurai:

BTW ? do i need to become now programmer to run game ? Wtf is going one here.

Nope thats just standart bug hunting procedure. Its meant to be a temporary fix until an official fix is out. Just devs trying to help out.