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We’re often blown away by how creative some Helldivers are. Do you remember fan-made concepts for flying Bile Titans or indoor missions? Well, after defending Super Earth and taking a much-needed break, players are back with more amazing ideas. This time, one Helldivers 2 player came up with a concept of an Underground Hive Assault mission. Sounds amazing, right?
A Player Came Up With an Underground Mission Concept
Now, think about it, plenty of bugs either live in the ground or burrow in it. Even in Helldivers 2, we have Impalers and yet-to-be-seen Hive Lords. So, it would make sense to take the fight underground, or maybe into some cave/tunnel system. Well, Carter_yann came up with an entire concept for an Underground Hive Assault mission, and it’s as good as it sounds, maybe even better. Let’s go over their idea!
Obviously, the mission type would be Subterranean Hive Assault, with the Objective of going into the tunnels, destroying the egg chambers, and planting charges on the hive core. The enemies would be bugs, and the map would be claustrophobic, dark, and moist bug tunnels.
The OP listed key features: “Limited visibility: Only flashlights or helmet lights. You hear the bugs before you see them. Tight corridors. No orbital stratagems. Egg pods everywhere: Disturb one? Swarm incoming. Timed extraction: Once the core is blown, you’ve got 160 seconds to get the hell out. And the hive is collapsing around you”.
Helldivers Suggest How to Further Improve the Concept
As you may have expected, Helldivers 2 players were head over heels for this underground mission concept. And it truly is amazing! However, some pointed out that some tweaks could make it even better.
NOIR-89 noted: “Maybe with some kind of drilling Hellpods, which let you call in anything except Red Stratagems. Those would be too dangerous anyway, as they might collapse the whole thing to begin with”.
Think-Proposal3660 added: “The cave part would be cooler if strats are only available in parts where the cave opens up. So you have to fight to a point where you get resup, etc. And then survive until the next one. Could be a mini mission, where you have to open a set of gates and infiltrate some hive or factory”.
Also, this kind of mission would allow devs to add some special new enemies, not just the Hive Lord. The players would have to strategize, giving a much-needed twist to the bug front. We’d love to see something similar in the future! In the meantime, let’s spread some Managed Democracy on the surface. We’ll see you out there. For Liberty and Super Earth.