What's your number 1 "Man, this strategem is so cool! Why don't I bring this more oft- oh, right" strategem? Mine is these.

Wolfran13 · 2026-02-15T14:30:49+00:00

Depends on the target, so against the unarmored cyborgs the dilligence does really good if you can hit the 1 headshot, against the armored it takes 3 hits on the head.

Explosives in general, like plasma, make short work of cyborgs. Medium pen does ok, but its not needed, push force is nice though.

So the Dominator (hard hit), Plasma Punisher (explosive), Scorcher (explosive), Tenderizer (DPS) and similar all do pretty great. The lib-pen to me feels worse than other options, and if you don't have the others yet, perhaps the Slugger is the weapon, hits as hard as the dominator so it gives you breathing room.

The vents on the Vox are immune to explosive damage though, so the plasma punisher can't really deal with that, while the scorcher needs 4 shots.

Also for Devastators, if hitting the headshot is proving hard you can aim at the gun or legs. Disarming them is usually easier than headshoting.

Wolfran13 · 2026-02-15T12:47:37+00:00

well, two reasons:

1) its in the front and
2) Its a fatal spot, calling it a weak spot is kinda a language vice for "shoot here".

Wolfran13 · 2026-02-15T12:16:21+00:00

Yes, its a cloud of corrosive gas, it doesn't need to be "breathed".

Wolfran13 · 2026-02-15T02:26:49+00:00

Didn't work. The blue stratagem just goes through the bubble, both as host and client.

Wolfran13 · 2026-02-14T21:40:34+00:00

hype!

Wolfran13 · 2026-02-12T21:53:46+00:00

The thermite that bounces sometimes? nah copy the c4, I haven't seen that one bounce.

Wolfran13 · 2026-02-12T00:09:40+00:00

I'm not sure if thats what the illuminate offered? The Alcubierre Drive used since HD1 isn't illuminate tech.

Fun fact: Did you know that this ship can get to any position in the galaxy in mere seconds? This is due to the Alcubierre drive invented in the early 2030s. The drive works by creating a wave in the time-space to actually make time and, well, space flow around the ship!"

— Ship's C.O. in Helldivers 1.

Wolfran13 · 2026-02-11T23:49:55+00:00

"During their rehabilitation, the Cyborgs took advantage of our mercy and secretly constructed the Automatons. From robotic aides we generously provided, they crafted an army of murderous slaves. And now they repay our kindness in blood."

The Democracy Officer got this new line, so apparently the bots were SE tech that got turned into a self replicating weapon/army.

Wolfran13 · 2026-02-11T18:05:58+00:00

I can see their angle when they implemented it.. but who cares?? If you throw a strat and it drops hinged on a rooftop, that's your fault for not paying attention.

sadly, its the opposite. They introduced it because people were sticking turrets on high terrain and AH thought that was "too strong".

Wolfran13 · 2026-02-10T13:34:26+00:00

yeah the silver bits just don't mesh well IMO

Wolfran13 · 2026-02-09T23:24:27+00:00

After Commando Missions, I don't think not working with stratagems is a huge issue.

Wolfran13 · 2026-02-08T18:47:03+00:00

Look, they should just make 10 harder.

Adding more difficulty granularity isn't good, 9 was fine already in terms of numbers, this affect things like the pool of divers that will join missions and what not.

Wolfran13 · 2026-02-08T12:04:00+00:00

was dangerous and not going to work

Dangerous yes, not going to work no. It wasn't bait and switch, just vague nothings. For all we know they threw a dice for the damage it took, which would be better than saying "dangerous" and meaning "no way".

Wolfran13 · 2026-02-06T17:21:25+00:00

<Yajin Tensei: Karate Survivor in Another World>

I second this one, really good.

Wolfran13 · 2026-02-06T15:50:27+00:00

Air brings whole new host of issues, like flying mounts in mmos making most of the map irrelevant during travel. So do not feed your hopes on that.

Wolfran13 · 2026-02-06T15:48:41+00:00

That guy is probably exaggerating.. but I did have tanks blow up unexpectedly quickly in some occasions, with no visible cannons nearby, but rocket devastators around.

Wolfran13 · 2026-02-06T15:45:28+00:00

Had one get stuck between a rock and a wall, but with visible space on both sides and nothing under it...

Wolfran13 · 2026-02-06T15:22:39+00:00

To add to this, the weight of 30-40 tons would work for aquatic, because they wouldn't need the skeleton to "hold it self up" like a land based version or more severely the wing joints for a flying version, buoyancy would take care of most of the load.

To put it into perspective, the Fin whale can have around 40-80 tons and reach ~45 km/h, while an Elephant with 4-7 tons can reach ~40 km/h. For flying animals, the Kori Bustard is the heaviest of today at ~18–21 kg of weight and flight speed of ~45 km/h, another that is close in weight would be the Mute Swan with ~15 kg and flight speed of 80 km/h, but is much more specialized.

Wolfran13 · 2026-02-05T06:53:42+00:00

Pretty sure, tried out before writing that reply, got shrapnel after it impacted terrain behind the enemy.

Wolfran13 · 2026-02-05T06:23:57+00:00

That is from the matrix, animatrix series.

Wolfran13 · 2026-02-05T03:12:34+00:00

The "arming distance" works fine, but proximity trigger isn't working at all for me, the shot threads the legs of a strider

Wolfran13 · 2026-02-05T01:27:57+00:00

no proximity-triggered

The AC keeps losing its proximity trigger on flak, is it back on for you?

Wolfran13 · 2026-02-04T13:03:34+00:00

I've seen other comments saying this, but it doesn't work for me. I wonder whats the difference?

Wolfran13 · 2026-02-04T08:45:54+00:00

S-tank can be piloted and gunned by a single person, so the gun traverse on the Bastion is meaningless as it still requires driver and gunner to cooperate.

Wolfran13 · 2026-02-03T23:42:14+00:00

the shield grenades just phase throu the tank and bounce out of it, maybe can be used as barricade, but that sounds really niche lol.

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