Helldivers 2 update 01.000.10 patch notes: fix for black screen on start-up

Originally posted on Video Games on SI | By Marco Wutz | Last updated Feb 21, 2024 3:55 AM ET

Arrowhead published a new Helldivers 2 patch for PC, which tackles some platform-specific technical issues such as players getting a black screen when starting up the game as well as several crash sources. Improvements in the communication between the game client and the backend should lead to better performance.

A balance change is included as well with the Extract Civilian mission type’s difficulty being tuned – the previous update already worked on rebalancing Defend and Eradicate.

Don't go into danger alone.Arrowhead Games

Check out the full patch notes for Helldivers 2 update 01.000.10 below.

Helldivers 2 update 01.000.10 patch notes

Fixes

Fixed crash when replicating ragdoll momentum.
Fixed crash when replicating destructions.
Fixed crash when displaying the mission end rewards.
Resolved a 100% block issue for quickplay matchmaking on PC.
Tuned extract civilian mission difficulty.
Improved the way that platform authentication is handled to avoid things like the black screen issue at startup.
Improvements to client > backend communication for better backend performance.
Implemented an automatic retry mechanism to quickplay.
Added proper login error message for error "10002038.”

As usual, the developers included a list of known issues that are being worked on as well:

Login rate limiting when many are logging in at the same time.
Players can become disconnected during play.
Rewards and other progress may be delayed or not attributed.
Various UI issues may appear when the game interacts with servers.
Pick-up of certain objects in-game may cause characters to freeze in place for an extended period of time.
Other unknown behaviors may occur.
Japanese VO is missing from intro cutscene and Ship TV.
Armor values for light/medium/heavy armor do not currently function as intended.

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