Hell divers 2 has had its share of post-launch highs and lows, but a new trailer at The Game Awards may be one of the most exciting post-launch developments yet. The new trailer shows off a combination of exciting additions: one, the new enemy faction, the Illuminate, which originally appeared in the first game; two, vehicles that Helldivers can use to drive through battlefields; and third, combat in urban environments. These are all part of a new update, Signs of tyrannywhich looks like it will seriously change the pace of war across the online shooter galaxy.
Since launch, players have been locked in battles with two factions: the Terminids, a race of giant insect monsters, and the Automatons, an army of deadly robots. So far, the Helldivers have been locked in a war on two fronts. We fought back against the Terminids, only to have them create an impenetrable wall of spores in their areas of space. The Automatons are a constant thorn in Super Earth’s side, and the Democracy Station that players have built together is deep within their territory.
A third faction is only going to complicate matters, especially since it appears they’re using powerful paranormal powers to control the corpses of dead people so they can use them as an army. The walker at the end of the trailer looks particularly alarming, and I can’t wait to learn how to knock those beasts down.
The end of the trailer says the update is now live; when logging in Hell divers 2 I received the following message from Super Earth:
EMERGENCY WARNING! – EMERGENCY WARNING! – EMERGENCY WARNING!
ALL UNITS
IGNORE ALL PREVIOUS ORDERS
REPLACEMENT ORDERS TO FOLLOW THIS MESSAGE
REPLACEMENT ORDERS TO FOLLOW THIS MESSAGE