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Brendan Lowry

They fly now: Helldivers 2 patch stealthily adds flying Shrieker bugs that dive from above to cut you to ribbons

Helldivers 2.

What you need to know

  • Earlier today, Helldivers 2 got a new patch that nerfed Charger and Bile Titan spawn rates while also reducing the amount of health Charger heads have.
  • However, players have discovered an undocumented addition it brought: new flying Shrieker Terminid bugs that dive players from above and attempt to cut them to pieces.
  • Shriekers, like Stalkers, aren't encountered in every mission. You'll only fight them when the map you're on has one of their nests — mushroom-shaped structures similar to Spore Towers — as a destructible side objective.
  • Shriekers are nimble, but have low health, so taking automatic weapons and automated drones and sentries into battle against them is a good idea.
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