Difficulty

Mechanics

Difficulty

When selecting a Mission in Helldivers 2 using the Galactic War console, a difficulty can be selected between level 1 Trivial and level 10 Super Helldive.

Each difficulty level offers a different set of missions. For example, some missions offered to the player on Trivial are not offered on Extreme.

Effects

• The number of Medals, Requisition Slips, and Experience you earn from a mission all depends on the difficulty you select.
  • Higher difficulty missions have increasing percentage multipliers for Requisition Slips and Experience, from +25% on Medium to +300% on Super Helldive
  • The Eradication Main Objective base-reward depends on the selected difficulty. Each difficulty affects the rewards by 20-XP and 100-Requisition. E.G. Extreme Eradication-mission rewards 120-XP and 600-Requisition. And Medium rewards 60-XP and 300-Requisition.
• Enemy forces are enhanced to increasingly lethal degrees.
  • The number of enemies and the type of enemy both depend on the difficulty level set.
  • The frequency of enemy patrol being spawned increases alongside the difficulty.
    • In relation, the frequency of DSS Eagle Strike and other tactical actions during missions decreases with increased difficulty.
• The number of Operation Modifiers present during the mission.
  • One modifier is added on Hard.
  • A second modifier is added on Impossible.

• The number of Sub-Objectives required to complete a Main Objective increases at higher difficulties.

• The number of Optional Objectives increases at higher difficulties.
• Map size increases to accommodate the increased amount of Mission Objectives on the Expedition-mission. The size increase is lesser on the Metropolis biome maps.
  • As difficulty increases once maximum map-size has been achieved, the Mission Objectives occupy spaces which otherwise might have had Minor Places of Interest being places upon.
• The number and type of Samples able to be found depends on the set difficulty.
  • The type of samples available during an operation is able to be seen on the Galactic War console when selecting an operation and difficulty.

Mission Difficulty Changes

#	Difficulty	Missions per Operation	Medal Rewards Per Mission	Objectives	Changes From Previous	XP Multiplier
1	Trivial	1	1 | Total: 1	Main: 1 Optional: 0	N/A	0%
2	Easy	1	2 | Total: 2	Main: 1 -3 Optional: 1	Map size increased from 250-meter radius (~0.196 km²) to 300-meter radius (~0.283 km²) Adds four (4) Light enemy-controlled spawn-zones aka. Nests/Outposts/Encampments Adds Optional Objectives	0%
3	Medium	2	2, 4 | Total: 6	Main: 1 - 3 Optional: 2	Map size increased to 350-meter radius (~0.385 km² surface-area) Enemy-controlled spawn-zone sizes changed to 2-Light, 2-Medium A neutral or timed Optional Objective is revealed on the map Bile and Nursing Spewers appear	25%
4	Challenging	2	3, 5 | Total: 8	Main: 1 - 3 Optional: 2 - 3	Map size increased to 400-meter radius (~0.503 km² surface-area) Enemy-controlled spawn-zone sizes changed to 2-Light, 1-Medium, 1-Heavy Rare Samples appear Chargers appear Hulks, Tanks appear Harvesters appear Enemies occupy Minor Place of Interest Unmarked Damaged Hellbombs (except Deadlands biome which has them at all difficulties)	50%
5	Hard	3	4, 6, 8 | Total: 18	Main: 1 - 3 Optional: 3	Impalers appear occasionally Bile Titans appear occasionally	75%
6	Extreme	3	5, 7, 9 | Total: 21	Main: 2 - 3 Optional: 3 - 4	Enemy-controlled spawn-zone sizes changed to 1-Light, 2-Medium, 1-Heavy Super Samples appear War Striders appear	100%
7	Suicide Mission	3	6, 8, 10 | Total: 24	Main: 3 Optional: 4	Most Minor Places of Interest are now enemy faction themed by E.G. replacing main structure with Cannon Turrets alongside entrances blocked by fences and contact mines. Factory Striders and Barrager Tanks appear Spore Chargers and Charger Behemoths appear A singular Hive Lord can occasionally appear on Hive Worlds	150%
8	Impossible	3	7, 10, 12 | Total: 29	Main: 3 - 4 Optional: 4	Enemy-controlled spawn-zone sizes changed to 1-Light, 1-Medium, 2-Heavy Alpha Commanders (and therefore Alpha Warriors) appear Reinforced Scout Striders appear	200%
9	Helldive	3	8, 11, 14 | Total: 33	Main: 3 - 4 Optional: 5	Default enemy-controlled spawn-zone sizes changed to 2-Medium, 2-Heavy	250%
10	Super Helldive	3	9, 12, 15 | Total: 36	Main: 3 - 4 Optional: 5	Introduces Giant-sized enemy controlled spawn-zones I.E. Fortresses/Mega Nests Default enemy-controlled spawn-zone sizes changed to 1-Medium, 2-Heavy, 1-Giant (if faction has no Giant-variant, the sizes remain unchanged)	300%

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Game Mechanics

General Mechanics

Non-Combat Mechanics

Achievements  •  Difficulty  •  Levels  •  Second Galactic War Mechanics

Combat Mechanics

Combat  •  Damage  •  Damage Comparison  •  Recoil  •  Spawn Mechanics  •  Status Effects  •  Stealth

Environmental Hazards

Weather Effects

Environmental Conditions  •  Acid Storms  •  Blizzards  •  Extreme Cold  •  Fire Tornados  •  Intense Heat  •  Ion Storms  •  Meteor Storms  •  Rainstorms  •  Sandstorms  •  Thick Fog  •  Tremors  •  Volcanic Activity

Natural Hazards

Flora

Acid Flower  •  Bug Mine  •  Fern  •  Ice Plant  •  Moor Mushroom  •  Spike Plant  •  Volcano Plant

Terrain

Lava  •  Lava Geyser  •  Lava Pits

Assorted Hazards

Cars  •  Damaged Hellbomb  •  Exploding Barrels  •  Forklift

Automaton Hazards

Automaton Barbed Wire  •  Automaton Mine  •  Despotic Explosive

Operation Modifiers

General

Civilians and SEAF in Area  •  Complex Stratagem Plotting  •  Orbital Fluctuations  •  Poor Intel

Terminid Specific

Atmospheric Spores  •  Roving Shriekers

Automaton Specific

Gunship Patrols

Illuminate Specific

Leviathan Blockade

Removed

AA Defenses  •  Atmospheric Interference  •  Electronic Countermeasures