Helldivers 2 will receive an update introducing Noxious Terminids, a new enemy subspecies. Arrowhead Game Studios confirmed the expansion in an interview with CCO Johan Pilestedt, with the game remaining the studio's main priority going forward.
Two Noxious Terminid types debut in the update. Noxious Scavengers move at high speed, deliver poison damage, and remain fragile. Area-of-effect weapons like flamethrowers and explosives work best against them. Noxious Spewers are larger, fast-moving enemies that fire web projectiles to immobilize Helldivers. Shooting their soft underbelly causes them to explode violently, spreading web fluid across a wide area.
The poison damage from these creatures applies a new damage-over-time effect. It blurs vision, slows movement, and drains health.
Bug caves will now appear across more worlds in the galaxy, featuring limited visibility and tight corridors. The in-game propaganda material for the update includes the line: "Super Earth reminds you that ammunition is cheaper than antivenom."