Helldivers 2 gamers have been ready a very long time, and thru a number of teases, for the arrival of the Illuminate, the technologically superior civilization that, together with the Terminids and Automatons, supplied the three enemy factions within the unique Helldivers. The Illuminate nonetheless have not made their huge look, however a recent new tease suggests they may very well be getting nearer.
As reported by Forbes, the newest signal of somebody new to shoot at got here by means of the Helldivers 2 map, which for a quick second displayed a number of sectors of house occupied by an unidentified drive. Multiple divers captured pictures of the map and shared them to Reddit:
Of specific be aware is the presence of the little brand subsequent to the Rictus Sector. That is certainly the image of the Illuminate: There’s no lacking it in a comparability with this element from a Helldivers: Dive Harder Edition screenshot:
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The purple-colored map sectors had been cleared inside a couple of minutes, and shortly afterward Arrowhead Studios—that’s, Super Earth Armed Forces High Command—issued an in-game message stating the looks of the mysterious new faction was merely a glitch brought on by a mixture of human error and human stays.
“Some Helldivers could have observed a latest service outage within the Major Order Communication Display,” the message states. “The subject has since been resolved.
“Cause: Organic tissue degradation on digital tools. Discussion: Comms. Technician #R-2342 turned stranded in server farm. Cause of loss of life: publicity. Resolution: Electronics changed. Family of deceased fined for damages.”
Arrowhead’s historical past of using meta-narratives inside Helldivers 2 leaves the door open to 2 potentialities. This may very well be a official tease for the long-awaited arrival of the Illuminate, but it surely may simply as simply be a real technical hiccup within the sport, possibly or possibly not leaking plans for the brand new faction, that Arrowhead is protecting up with a fast little bit of Super Earth disinformation.
Arrowhead Studios CEO Shams Jorjani didn’t assist illuminate what’s actually occurring right here, dismissing the entire thing on Twitter as “faux information.”
Of course that merely serves to remind us of how former CEO and present CCO Johan Pilestedt vehemently denied the existence of flying bugs, till Super Earth confirmed that flying bugs are actual they usually knew about all of it alongside. But on the similar time, Arrowhead has beforehand used the Helldivers 2 narrative to clarify away precise in-game errors, together with a earlier map glitch that I’m fairly positive was an precise glitch.
So, the place does that depart us? Nobody is aware of, which is what makes it enjoyable. Some individuals suppose the Illuminate are imminent, others anticipate an extended wait, maybe till the top of the 60-day replace plan Arrowhead introduced in August. The one factor gamers appear to agree on is that the Illuminate are coming, however whether or not this unusual map error is an indication of an impending invasion, or simply Joel dumping a espresso on his keyboard, we must wait and see.
