When does the Helldivers 2 Into the Unjust update release?

The Helldivers 2 Into the Unjust update has landed and now we can finally bring the fight to the Terminids' turf now that a base has been established on Hellmire. Oshaune is the first hive world Helldivers 2 players can drop into, helping with a new Major Order to research the planet by collecting lots of samples and keep the forward operating base on Hellmire out of the Terminids' grasp.

To clarify how this all went down, here's a quick explanation of what's going with the Into the Unjust update and how you can bring Managed Democracy to these ill-mannered insects on their homeworlds.

Helldivers 2 Into the Unjust release time

The Into the Unjust update is available now for all players, having launched at 9am GMT on September 2. The first hive world, Oshaune, is mission-ready with new objectives to complete and foes to face on the surface, and even below the surface in caves.

Prior to all this, a Major Order commanded players to liberate either Nivel 43, Hellmire, or Fori Prime to establish a forward operating base that could "facilitate expeditions into its spore-producing heart" of the Gloom. Players rallied to take control of the heat-blasted wasteland of Hellmire and unlocked Oshaune - a Terminid hive world - as a result.

So, now that the Into the Unjust update is properly out, here's a quick recap of all the Terminid terrors and new content you can get stuck into, helping to research the Gloom and put an end to this spore fog:

• New hive world planets: Dry desert-type planets that also feature massive Terminid structures and twisting cave systems full of bugs.
• New mission types: Vital work needs to be done on these hive worlds in the form of new missions, including escorting a mobile oil rig as it drives around the map to various drilling sites and venturing into caves to destroy Gloom-spewing Hive Lungs. There are also new tactical objectives too.
• New enemy types: There's the Helldivers 2 Dragonroach, a sort of flying Bile Titan, but you'll also encounter burrowing variants of Warriors, Bile Spewers, and Chargers. However, the most notable threat is the colossal Hive Lord worm creature. I'm not even sure if it can be killed.

This week also sees the release of the Helldivers 2 Dust Devils Warbond on September 4, likely also at 9am GMT. This Warbond should offer some sorely needed gear to help in the fight against the bugs on their hive world homes, with an incendiary launcher and assault rifle, a new harpoon support weapon, and more.

While you wait, make sure you know everything there is to know about battling the Helldivers 2 Terminids and prepare with one of the best Helldivers 2 loadouts for killing bugs.

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