Helldivers 2’s latest mission is about collecting samples, but it could have a much more interesting payoff: using the Gloom to zip about faster than light

Helldivers 2 simply received a contemporary Main Order and regardless of whether or not you are still reeling from failing the final one, or have simply found you can entry the sport by way of Steam for the first time in ages, you may wish to listen not simply to your newest job, however what it might result in.

After the final MO introduced the freshly-updated Democracy Space Station again into play to assist battle the Illuminate, now you are again off to the bug entrance. Not that you simply essentially weren’t there last order, in case you’re a hardcore bugdiver.

At a look, this newest MO seems like nothing particular. Extract 22 million widespread samples from Erata Prime, 15 million uncommon ones from Gacrux, and ensure Tremendous Earth’s accountable for Fenrir III by the tip of the order in about 4 days’ time.

It is what that is in help of that is a bit extra attention-grabbing. You will be serving to develop tech to help the divers in coping with “The Gloom” – that is the bizarre spore cloud that is lengthy stuffed a bunch of Terminid-controlled sectors. Because it seems, it is likely to be helpful for extra than simply making your ship want foglights.

“Latest experimentation on Terminids utilizing collected Gloom spores point out that Gloom-induced mutations could dramatically enhance Aspect 710-yield,” reads Arrowhead’s full briefing, including that exams have steered that yield can go as much as as a lot as ten instances the norm.

“The implications of this consequence are monumental,” it continues, “The Gloom could symbolize an enormous, untapped supply of latest vitality. Its exploitation might allow FTL journey past army and colony settlement operations – increasing to commerce and analysis sectors, in addition to to extra army and colony settlement operations.”

So, possibly it will assist add some new parts to the stuff Tremendous Earth has at its disposal, past simply the DSS. Or, possibly it do precisely what plenty of gamers suppose – go completely improper and have a consequence like making a bunch of even more durable bugs, probably escaped Gloom mutation take a look at subijects or one thing like that.

We’ll simply have to attend and see, however that is Helldivers 2 – it will in all probability be each.