HELLDIVERS 2 - How to Play Alone

Really good advice. Funny how most people play this game as disposable cannon fodder going in guns blazing and getting torn apart. But your playstyle is very much that of a special operations commando, really cool dude.

Ohmygod, finally someone else that gets the very simple concept of "slow is smooth, smooth is fast"

“You can do it too, I’m not that smart.” Lmao one of the most convincing arguments I’ve found in any Helldivers guide video

If you run out of time, an automatic emergency extraction comes down two minutes later and, for whatever reason, it doesn't attract waves of enemies, so running the clock out might be the safer bet to get out safely sometimes.

Additional tip, enemy aggro. The aggro is shared between enemies if they make contact with each other. So if a patrol does trigger alarm, you can quickly kill the patrol before the dropships arrive and go back to stealth mod. The drop ship enemies won't know where you are and will simply investigate the area.

The contrast between the chill music and the mental shit happening on screen is hilarious

One tip if you're running the autocannon - you can destroy bot factories if you deflect the shot off the vent flaps. This can be done from a pretty far range.

“ just airstrike the damn thing” 😂😂

"You can do it too, I'm not that smart". Genius.

I feel like playing these team-centric games solo is a sort of sub-genre, like speedrunning. And honestly, I live for it. Those long, lonely meanderings through the caves of Hoxxes sealed it for me.

Also remember, the mission trumps all. Extracting just gets you a bit more XP, taking out your objectives and the nests or factories will net you more. Not every soldier comes back from battle. There is no shame in completing the mission at the cost of extraction. I treat extraction as a surprise, not a given.

I love that this game shows friendly fire damage, so when my friends say that they only killed me once on accident we can now see that they did 7k damage to me and "accidentally killed me" 3 times

+1 for hydration. A dehydrated helldiver is an ineffective helldiver.

Wonderful video, this was some diamond level solid advice. Arguably the best piece of advice here, though, is the last. “Once you’ve extracted, get some water.” I find that we often neglect our basic needs when gaming, and even sometimes when we’re not. Taking care of ourselves is incredibly important, even for the game. Dehydration, a lack of physical activity, poor sleep, and poor eating all mean you won’t be operating at full mental capacity, so your performance will be negatively impacted. Remember, take care of yourself first, so you can be the best that you can possibly be in the fight for DEMOCRACY!

I naturally gravitated towards this exact mindset of play, being objective-focused and annoyed with prolonged firefights. After finding that most random teammates have no situational awareness and are willing to drop on me while I'm deep in the middle of a heavy outpost then start firing like madmen, I stopped playing in teams. A 10 minute dive would take 20-30 instead due to teammates clumping up nowhere near objs and dying to the onslaught they attracted until they rage quit, leaving me with no reinforcements while I had to complete the rest of the mission alone. I get the fun behind run-n-gun, but the least people can do is not sabotage the one guy trying to wrap up a mission for everyone else.

The chillest advice for spreading democracy I've ever seen. Great content man.

It warms my heart to hear common sense advice from someone who ISN'T a damn elitist troll. This was some solid strategy here. Thanks!

I have never seen such a comfortable, calming guide to a crazy, adrenaline filled, panic inducing game. Thanks you good sir. Nice background music, nice voice, nice tone, and great advice.

Me at level 4 with nothing unlocked: “yeah, I can do helldives too”

I also highly recommend getting a turret of some kind, can do wonders to distract enemies or help with crowd control when youre own. Being chased by a group you dont have the ammo to deal with? Drop a sentry and keep running, if youre still being chased then take out whatever stragglers remain. Alternatively, drop an orbital on a compound then immediately throw in a sentry after, really thins down the number of enemies

I love and appreciate how slow and melow the vibe of the is and not fast and just yelling in my face. I like how you are talking to us as adults slow and took your time, I truly appreciate it

Playstyles are a huge setup for most. Thanks for adding that. Me and my bro are completly different when it comes to loadouts. He loves the slugger, I love the Scorcher. My bro loves his Autocannon, and I like running MG-43 with supply pack. He likes mortar turrets. I like railcannon strikes. I often compliment all the others in a squad so I'm more of a support.

This is probably the closest we will get to a Helldivers special operations handbook.

A small tip for being sneaky is that not all guns were created equally in how loud they are. Sidearms in particular don't immediately give your location away to every nearby enemy once fired, but it will cause them to come investigate the noise (and the dead bot you likely just created). This includes the Senator revolver despite how loud it sounds. It's very good at quickly and somewhat quietly subduing small bots that normally might have called for reinforcements were you to just start storming an outpost with your primary/support weapon.

If you're not running a backpack I would highly recommend the autocannon as a support weapon for solo bots. You can direct bots with it as they will investigate where your shot hits instead of where you fire from. You can destroy bases from range by shooting the vents. Take out hulks with 1 or 2 shots to the eye, tanks with 2 shots to the vents, devastators with 2 shots to the body. Plenty of ammo, no charging up, and reload is pretty quick as long as you've only fired 5 to 9 shots.

“Once you’ve extracted……..get some water. It’s important to stay hydrated.” Best tip in the whole vid. Feels like I’m back in the army. 😂👌

I'm starting on the lower difficulties and going up slowly over time. Did the same in Deep Rock Galactic! Plus, it helps to learn about the enemies alone rather than having all my teammates bombard everything with stratagems.

I adore how positive and supportive large parts of the Helldivers community are. Do what you can handle, don't feel bad if that doesn't feel like much. Just great life advice in general.

And this guide right here is how I was able to survive my first two deployments as a cadet at Malevelon! Thank you, sir!

For people who are not confident in doing full missions solo on 7 and up for the super samples, 2 things: 1. All you need to do is the main objective, if something becomes too bothersome (like Stalkers) then you can take it out, otherwise just ignore it and get the job done. 2. find the Super Samples, grab 'em and get out. You do not NEED to do anything other than the main mission, hell, sometimes you don't even need to do the main mission if you run out of time all you need to do is get your ass on the dropship. You'll get the experience and requisitions for any sidequests you did and you'll get the samples. Sometimes that's all you need, do not worry. There are plenty of guides on how to find the Super Sample Rock easily, so don't you worry. If you pick your fights carefully (i.e only the ones you NEED to, like objectives or a Patrol that spots you) and have your loadout tailored to any situation, you'll do fine. Hell, if doubt still clouds your mind just remember - running is always an option (unless you're wearing Heavy Armour). Got a Titan you have no way of dealing with? Run Away. Got a horde of stuff that you can't kill all of? Run away and kill the shit that managed to keep up (usually Scavengers, Hunters and the occasional Brood Commander or Charger, for Bots it's the Commisars and Berzerkers that tend to keep up), that will DRASTICALLY lower the number of things you need to deal with for the time being. Watch where you're going though, don't blunder right into a hive or factory or right into an Acid Mine which will slow you down and allow things to keep up. Play your cards right and you will very quickly get new Personal Records on how low your kill count was - and that's a good thing in most cases!

"IM DOING MY PART!" great tips thanks !

I like your style. Your content is down to earth and no nonsense...slow is smooth, smooth is fast. New sub here! Keep up the good work!

Gonna totally pack a glass of water next time I'm Helldiving. Water is S-Tier. Water is META.

Arc thrower is also an excellent choice for cracking heavy armor. Takes more shots than some of those other weapons at times, but if you master it and it's quirks, it's hard to beat. Also excellent for dealing with things like walkers and devastators, since it'll arc between them. It kills hulks, it kills tanks, it kills turrets.... With the exception of factories, it kills basically everything, whether targeting weak spots or not (but obviously weak spots are preferred if possible). It also has infinite ammo so you never need to worry about running dry. I usually run solo and it's been my go to ever since the railgun nerf.

From the music, to the advice, to something as simple as his voice, this video is not only very informative but just beautifully made. Thank you fellow Helldiver. ✊🏽

Legit this vid was great man. Simple advice, Iterate on tactics until success and build skills. Its the nicest "Git Gud" you could have made but included all the basics we need to build on. very nice.

Great video with really good tips. I have also been playing solo against bots for the past days and it is interesting to see that 70% of the strategies you mention in the video I have learned too the hard way. Stealth, proper equipment and patience is the key. Also, I think the grenade launcher is quit the good alternative to the railgun as it can chew up bots with easy, including tanks and turrets if you hit them in the weak spot, but not against the hulks, just drop a 500kg on him and hope for the best.

Hulks and commander’s can call for reinforcements as well. Also 90% of the call-ins will land too late to stop a patrol from calling in said reinforcements, lob a grenade and back it up by targeting the commissars (gun and 1 sword) or regular orange micro bugs. Also, manned or enemy turrets of ANY kind are NOT your friend. Avoid them entirely or get the drop on their weak points before engaging anything else around. I’d rather take in hulks backed up by tanks screened by berserkers than a single enemy tower turret.

I accidentally (mostly) and sometimes intentionally followed this advice because I solo'd my first few missions. Best Helldivers 2 vid I've seen so far. Great sense of humor, too. Dry & deadpan.

Highly recommend the jetpack. Lets you hide atop buildings and landmarks. Lets you jump water or barbs. And it really comes in handy when you get caught out. Jump off something high and ler it create massive distance

Great video. You’ve got a powerful yet reassuring voice my dude. Appreciate the good advice and subbed 👍

Awesome video, love your chill style. Keep up the excellent work

This was one of the most relaxing and affirming tutorials I have ever seen. That reminder near the end to lower the difficulty and work your way up as you get better is so important. I found myself in difficult situations that I put myself in at higher difficulties and you don't end up learning much when you're that panicked. Really excited to take the tips that you provided and have some fun solo. :)

You earned a subscriber, this was a fantastic video!! Straight to the point, no bs, good advice, good gameplay, satire. I love it

Man I just found you, got Helldivers a few days ago. I really love your music you use here, and just how chill the vibe is. Appreciate the lessons, I need all the help I can get starting out.

I really liked the advice and the pacing of this video. You deserve more subscribers, hopefully you can keep making Helldivers 2 guides and the like.

Bro your vibes and the way you talk is just awesome, subbed

i love this guide, i just started getting into hell divers 2 and wanted to take on the robots and now ive got a solid idea of how to approach every single mission

I always solo and have been playing in a similar way, but this video had some really good tips I didn’t think about such as weather conditions and stealthing extract! Hopefully I can get up in difficulty soon!

Hardest part of this guide is not lying to myself about my skill level

Really solid advice. I've been soloing for most of my 24 levels but still learned some things here. Thanks!

Love your commentary and tips. Reminds me of expeditionary trainings I took in the Navy haha. Thank you for helping me out for solo!

Best advice, I subbed so quick. Loved your brotherly advice

S tier advice. Seeing how you use them and hearing your reasoning has convinced me to give the laser and railgun a shot. Another strong contender for me is the 110mm rockets. They’ve done decently for me against hulks and cannons. Good to hear another diver who appreciates fighting bots! I find fighting a proper army to be way more fun than a stampede of animals.

For once, the algorithm suggested a treasure. I appreciate the video, the pointers, the spirit. I'm a filthy casual but I hope I meet you one day on a mission.

If only all videos were this much to the point. And a summary as well! This guy dives.

I'm a newbie cadet still so I can't say for sure but: - 1. This felt like great advice 2. The way you worded it all just felt.... very nice. You sound like you COULD have a drill sergeants voice if you wanted to, yet you wield it much more like a kind teacher. And the over all effect came over... very cool my dude.

Nice, calm lead through the basics of solo, touching on stealth and hitting hard aswell!

nice vid dude I like the vibe

Probably one of the best guides on this game, thanks alot man, this is great.

Very helpful video, and really pleasant voice, like a calm and pacient mentor

I feel SO much more confident for my next dive now. Thank you

Great video dude I’ve been trying to learn how to properly solo the final 3 difficulties and this helped out a lot

For solo terminids, on middle difficulties because I have skill issues, I often run: - scout armor, since you don't need as many stims if you don't get spotted, data recovery & ICBM missions can often be done with stealth, and the radar ability is good for assassination missions; light armor with servo assist is surprisingly good too, since you get fewer limb injuries and can yeet strategems into a base from far enough away to have a good head start on kiting the reinforcements and survivors or breaking contact. No medium or heavy armor, being able to kite for days by running in circles around a terrain obstacle is the best way to not get swarmed. - SMG, you can kite hunters by shooting directly behind you while sprinting, and use it on data recovery missions, and it seems to have a low sound profile so it doesn't alert enemies from far away; or Punisher, since knockback is good at dealing with Brood Lords and Stalkers. - Grenade launcher, one of the few crowd control weapons you can reload while running, and good for nests with more holes than you have hand grenades; or disposable AT, for chargers, I haven't unlocked railgun yet; and impact grenades for throwing at chargers' backsides. Sadly, grenade launcher doesn't seem to work well on chargers, even on weak spots, because the Helldivers universe doesn't have HEDP I guess, but it two-shots hive guards and bile spewers, and takes out Brood Lords pretty fast. - Minefield, it baits location guards, extraction swarms, as well as the booty patrol that always knows where you are, so you can have more than 30 seconds without having to run away from them but doesn't cause alerts, and reinforcements can be kited into the minefield easily. It lasts until all the mines are expended, which is much more in terms of both time and enemies killed than a turret. The hard part is not "doing a skill issue" right into your own mines, then you have to retrieve your samples from a minefield. - AOE call-in like airstrike or walking barrage for larger bases and rebel research base side objectives, or orbital laser for chargers. - Stamina or injury resist booster, you need to maintain mobility to not die.

Very concise yet informative video. Great work and thanks for the advice man. 👍

Love the tone and attitude you have in the video, and the voice as well. I could you see you as being a good narrator for a game like Borderlands or this game.

One of our best. Great video

Thank you for this. As a newbie, this helped me think of how to approach my dives better

I think it should be noted, if you know you have time, you absolutely should do the optional side missions before the main objective. Completing the main objective quadruples the frequeancy of patrols.

"Do not lie to yourself" is a good way of saying it's ok to take it easy. Also I like your voice and calm tone ❤️

I play a lot of solo missions, mostly against the bots, and this is all good advice, but I have a few things to add. First, know the stratagems and weapons your bringing inside and out. I'm a big fan of the autocannon because the partial reload mechanic makes it possible to fire all of your ammunition almost uninterrupted. But it also requires you to stop moving to reload, and it's easy to forget those things in heat of battle. Which leads me to point number two: plan on things going wrong. You may get slowed down by a tank, or have to detour around a patrol. If you take out the main objectives first (not completely, that dials up the patrols, so stop at the last button push) it's an inconvenience. If you save them until the end, it could mean a failed mission. My last point was covered in the video, but I wanted to emphasize it. You should have two modes "quite as a mouse" and "throw open the gates of hell". Most of the time, draw as little attention as possible. When you actually engage, though, you want to do so with maximum firepower and maximum efficiency. Get in as close as possible, then open with a large air stratagem like a bombing run or a 500kg. With practice, you can knock out all the objectives in medium and small bases with a single pass. If so, make a quick dash through the base, snag a sample or two and get out. If not, finish it fast. Support weapons, grenades, stratagems, whatever it takes, but prioritize the objectives, not the bots themselves. Killing bots is both satisfying and patriotic, but liberty is only spread by completing objectives.

This is a really good guide! I’ve playing solo on Medium for a good chunk of my playtime and I’ve benefited from having to work smarter, not harder as I level my way up. Ever since reaching level 10, I’ve always brought the Rover with me to help thin swarms of weaker bugs in conjunction with my other weapons, shoot at chasing enemies as I run from point to point, and act as an early warning system that makes it less likely I’ll be ambushed. It’s like having a second teammate to always cover your ass. Hopefully I’ll become good enough to take on higher difficulties on my own.

you earn yourself a subscriber with this video : really nice explaination with a calm voice . Continue like that you are doing a great job.

There's a steam achievement for completing a mission on extreme or higher with no one dying. I ended up having to do that mission solo (ICBM) as it was near impossible to rely on others to not Leroy Jenkins every map!

Great video! One thing I would respectfully suggest to change based on some recent community research: Do the side objectives, POIs, and outposts first. Leave the main objective for last, since when you complete the main objective, it significantly affects the patrol spawn timer, more than anything else, making them spawn at a much greater pace. By doing the main objective first, you make the rest of the mission harder for yourself.

Great advice, I was just thinking of going solo for a few runs to harden myself and be more survivable when the chips are down.

You are doing super earths work soldier. Keep up the good fight.

Been playing solo whenever my buddies aren't online, and it's been fun in a different way, kind of like playing a different flavor of Metal Gear Solid V. Thanks for all the tips! I'll keep these in mind next time I dive in!

Good advice, i like to run engineer armor’s for the extra grenades, that way i can sprint through medium nests and completely wipe them alone. I usually eagle strike a nest to clear it out, then just blaze through em quick before moving in to try to lose the agro or find an advantageous position. It also lets me quickly wipe multiple striders or devastators if i dont have a loaded autocannon or something like that.

If you watched, sub. This guy is great and we need to help him to encourage content creators to be like him. Straight to the point. No fluff.great content.

Thank you for your contribution to the fight soldier! 🫡

Great video man I'm happy to subscribe. See you out there soldier!

Beautifully narrated. Helpful. Direct ❤ This Helldiver appreciates it. 🌎 🎉

Absolutely the most common sense approach to playing solo! Thank you very Much!! Think that I would love this game. But I only play solo. Gave you a sub and will keep looking for more tips on gaming. Thanks again!⚡️😎⚡️

"Just airstrike the dam thing"-Facts 👍🏽

The EXO suit is really good for last stands, so long as youre able to maintain the high ground or better yet fortify a good position. It may not be as tough as people like, but those mounted guns can destroy pretty much everything as long as you aim good. I've been in a couple of situations where im the last man standing on Evac and we've exhausted our reinforcements, all i had was the Patriot. And those situations were in the Creek as well. I think a big factor is alsp remaining calm and not relying as heavily on Strategems but thats kind of a given and was pretty much already said in the video lol

I've gotta say my biggest friend in solo missions has been the mortar sentry. It's great for laying down fire and sowing confusion before you move in

Your voice reminds me of that of Tex from the Black Pants Legion, and that's pretty cool. Great video!

I recently did a solo evacuation mission and I ended doing most of it all like you said. I'm still new and low level so I I've onky have the sniper rifle to deal with the robots, but it makes do. Running away is fine and encouraged.

Anti-Material Rifle, Jump-pack, Airstrike, and Rocket Pods are my go to for bot-fighting. The jump back is really handy for quick escapes, attacks, or getting nasty sniping positions

Words I needed to hear, thank you very much.

This is great information, ive only played the game a few times in short sessions and ive been having trouble.....i probably annoyed a few level 48 and 50 guys i ended up with. I believe ive been playing this game wrong now ill try to take these tips onboard and stay hydrated.

I prefer this kind of slow but methodical play style. My coolest moment in this game was when my entire team died early into an icbm mission. I was alone making my away around the map with the massive horde my team attracted on my trail. It took me three passes to pump the fuel and another few to launch the icbm. Of course whenever I'd call in a teammate they would decide to take on the horde of bile titans and chargers, which helped take the heat off of me doing the obj. Unfortunately I died waiting for extract but that honestly made the story even better. Such a good game when it isn't bugging tf out

This was awesome also the get water tip sounds like the most important to me

Ive followed your guide excessively, now im level 50 Helldive solo pro. Thank you

Thanks, Bro. You're on point!!!!

I love that your playing this like it’s MGS5! Amazing video

Great Video! And your voice is amazing.

I clicked on this video and I was not expecting such an IMMACULATE VOICE

Keep the solo series coming great video