In Helldivers 2, your ship can be upgraded using Modules to power up Stratagems and generally strengthen your chances at surviving every Mission you join. In this guide, I’ll show you where to go to upgrade your ship, all of the available upgrades, and how to get the Samples you need to buy the upgrades.
How to Upgrade Your Ship in Helldivers 2
When upgrading your ship, there are three things you need to know. Firstly, you need to know how to access the Ship Management system. Secondly, you need to know the abilities and cost of all of the Ship Modules you can purchase. Lastly, you need to know how to obtain Samples in order to purchase the Ship Modules.
How to Access the Ship Management System in Helldivers II
Access the Ship Management System from the first set of computers on the left wall after returning to your spacecraft. There are two sets of computers and these are the ones that will allow us to access the Ship Management system. Whilst the others are for interacting with your weapons and armor.
Interact with any computer to open up the Ship Management Interface. This allows us to view the current location of the ship, unlocked Modules and of course, be able to rename the ship. Should you choose to. To upgrade your ship, move to the upper left tab named “Ship Module”.
What are Ship Modules in Helldivers II
Ship Modules are special enhancements that improve your ability to survive during Missions. Of the eighteen currently available Modules, 16 of them improve your Stratagems in some way while the other two make adjustments to your Hellpod and your minimap.
When looking at the “Ship Module” tab in the Ship Management System, you’ll notice that there are six different categories of Modules.
Each category contains three Modules that improve similar Stratagems or features. When purchasing Modules, they have to be unlocked in the order they are listed in their respective category. To obtain modules simply purchase them by using other materials such as Common Samples, Rare Samples, Super Samples, or a combination of the three.
Every Ship Upgrade Module
Below is a table which shows Modules focusing on abilities and price list.
| Category | Module Name | Description | Prices (in Samples) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Patriotic Administration Center | Donation Access License | Deploys Support Weapons with the full amount of carriable magazines. | 60 Common |
| Patriotic Administration Center | Streamlined Request Process | Support Weapon Stratagems have their cooldowns decreased by 10%. | 80 Common 40 Rare |
| Patriotic Administration Center | Hand Carts | Backpack Stratagems have their cooldowns decreased by 10%. | 80 Common 80 Rare 5 Super |
| Orbital Cannons | Exploding Shrapnel | Explosions caused by Orbital Stratagems have reduced damage falloff. | 100 Common |
| Orbital Cannons | More Guns | Barrage Orbitals fire an additional salvo per barrage. | 80 Common 60 Rare |
| Orbital Cannons | Zero-G Breech Loading | Orbital Stratagems have their cooldowns reduced by 10%. | 80 Common 80 Rare 10 Super |
| Hangar | Liquid-Ventilated Cockpit | Reduces the cooldown time for Eagle Stratagems by 50%. | 80 Common |
| Hangar | Pit Crew Hazard Pay | Reduces the Rearm time for Eagles by 20%. | 80 Common 40 Rare |
| Hangar | Expanded Weapons Bay | Increases the amount of times the Eagle Stratagem can be used per Rearm by 1. | 80 Common 80 Rare 10 Super |
| Bridge | Targeting Software Upgrade | Reduces Orbital Stratagem deployment time by 1 second. | 60 Common |
| Bridge | Nuclear Radar | Increases the minimap’s enemy ping radius by 50 meters. | 80 Common 40 Rare |
| Bridge | Power Steering | Improves Hellpod steering while Helldivers are deploying. | 80 Common 80 Rare 10 Super |
| Engineering Bay | Synthetic Supplementation | Emplacement, Resupply, and Sentry Stratagems have their cooldowns reduced by 10%. | 60 Common 10 Rare |
| Engineering Bay | Advanced Construction | Sentry Stratagems have their health increased by 50%. | 80 Common 60 Rare 5 Super |
| Engineering Bay | Rapid Launch System | Emplacements Stratagems deploy immediately. | 80 Common 80 Rare 10 Super |
| Robotics Workshop | Dynamic Tracking | Sentry Stratagems have their deployment time reduced. | 60 Common 20 Rare |
| Robotics Workshop | Shock Absorption Gel | Sentry Stratagems have their ammo increased by 50%. | 80 Common 40 Rare 5 Super |
| Robotics Workshop | High-Quality Lubricant | Sentries will rotate towards new targets faster. | 80 Common 80 Rare 10 Super |
How to Get Samples
There are three types of Samples in Helldivers 2: regular Samples, Rare Samples, and Super Samples. You should easily come across many of these samples as you continue exploring the world and taking part in missions. To get them, you’ll need to find them, pick them up, and safely extract with them in your possession.
| Sample Type | Mission Difficulty | Where to Find the Sample |
|---|---|---|
| Common | Any | Common Samples can be found scattered across the map of any mission. Look at the locations of Side Objectives, Main Objectives, and Points of Interest for brightly-colored containers. They can also be found in yellow mushrooms around Terminid hives and CPUs on the ground in Automaton bases. |
| Rare | Level 4 (“Challenging”) or higher | Rare Samples can be found around Objectives in the form of purple crystallized Lithium. It can also be found in the form of yellow flowers, which release a distinctive sound when you get near one. |
| Super | Level 7 (“Suicide Mission”) Level 8 (“Impossible”) Level 9 (“Helldive”) | Super Samples are only found within bulbous rocks that are marked as Points of Interest when you get near one. One of these rocks on a map will contain all of the Super Samples in that Mission. |
The squad share these samples meaning it does not matter who carries them. However, if a player dies, their Samples will fall to the ground and you will have to pick them up to retain them.
Samples in Ship Management System
You can check how many samples you have by using the Ship Management system. The green symbol represents regular Samples, the orange symbol represents Rare Samples, and the pink symbol represents Super Samples.
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