Sandstorms

Mechanics

Environmental Conditions

Sandstorms

Sandstorms – Dense sandstorms reduce mobility and greatly reduce visibility for both enemy and friendly units.

Details

• Reduces visibility
  • Things past 5m are more difficult to see
  • Things past 25m are not visible
• Detection-ranges of enemies and Stratagem targeting-range are also reduced approximately by ~60-percent (E.G. AX/LAS-5 "Guard Dog" Rover targeting range is reduced from 30-meters to 12-meters during the storm)
• Slows down Helldivers, both normal walking and sprinting. Does not affect sprint duration.
• Functionally identical with Blizzards

Affected Planets

• Caramoor
• Choohe
• Diaspora X
• Durgen
• Heze Bay
• Keid
• Klen Dahth II
• Lastofe
• Mastia
• Moradesh
• Osupsam
• Outpost 32
• Phact Bay
• Propus
• Ratch
• Setia
• Viridia Prime
• Zagon Prime
• Zzaniah Prime

Change History

Patch

Description

1.001.002
2024-08-06

Changes

• Sandstorms are now blocked by energy shields such as the Shield Generator Pack and Shield Generator Relay.

1.000.200
2024-04-02

• Added to the game.