Helldivers 2 dev blog: December update, mods and roadmap fixes

November 11, 2026 · 2 min read

Arrowhead's November 2026 developer blog for Helldivers 2 covers the next major update in early December, a hotfix due this week, the Easy Anti-Cheat mod situation and a roadmap correction.

Coming in the early December update

The team lists these changes as locked in:

Jump, Hover and Warp packs will work while you carry two-handed items.
You can arm or pick up the Hellbomb backpack from the ground with a long-press interact.
Gas clouds will no longer slow you down.
A new utility belt lets you carry small handheld items such as remotes and detonators next to your support weapon. This makes the Solo Silo and the C4 easier to use.
New terminal puzzles are being added.
SEAF will be able to open bunkers with you.

Hellpod steering and Stratagem ball bouncing fixes need more playtesting. Arrowhead says they will likely not arrive with the next major update, but its confidence in them is high.

This week's hotfix and mods

The next hotfix is due this week. It will address fire not behaving correctly in caves and an Easy Anti-Cheat-related client crash. It should also let some cosmetic mods work again.

Gameplay mods remain prohibited. Arrowhead says anything that touches game code or memory can hurt stability and is technically indistinguishable from cheating, so accounts using such mods may be banned. After the hotfix, the studio suggests you reinstall the game if mods were installed, verify your Steam files, and then add cosmetic mods one at a time, re-verifying each time. Arrowhead is also tracking reports that virtual machines can no longer run the game.

Roadmap clarification

The second roadmap followed patch release dates, not when content becomes available in-game. Update 7.2 arrived on October 20, with content unfolding over about six weeks until Update 8.0 in early December. Arrowhead apologized for calling the cave feature a "new biome" and promised a clearer schedule in the next roadmap, with no date given yet.

Source: official Steam announcement