Stuck in Drop Pod Bug and How to Fix

The Stuck in Drop Pod Bug prevents players from loading into a mission in Helldivers 2. Learn more about the Stuck in Drop Pod Bug and how to fix it in this guide!

Stuck in Drop Pod Bug Explained

Game Stuck in Mission Loading Screen

The Stuck in Drop Pod Bug normally occurs after dropping down from your ship to begin a mission. At times, players will get frozen in the mission loading screen, watching their drop pods flying down in an endless loop towards the planet that their mission is on.

This has caused an uproar in the community as players are unable to complete their missions and progress through the game due to this bug.

How to Fix Stuck in Drop Pod Bug

How to Fix Stuck in Drop Pod Bug
Restart the Game Check Your Internet Connection Verify Integrity of Game Files (Steam) Reinstall Helldivers 2

Restart the Game

One of the primary ways to fix the Stuck in Drop Pod bug is to close and relaunch Helldivers 2. You can force the game to restart by fully powering down the PS5 for Console players, or closing the application through Windows task manager for PC players.

Check Your Internet Connection

Make sure you have a strong and stable internet connection before playing the game as getting stuck in the loading screen may possibly mean that your internet connection is slow.

This might cause the game to have issues loading up the game world's textures or even connecting with other players in your squad.

Verify Integrity of Game Files (Steam)

Another potential solution for PC players is to verify integrity of game files on Steam. This allows Steam to check any missing or corrupt game files for Helldivers 2 and redownload them.

Follow these simple steps to verify game files on Steam:

1. Open your Steam library.
2. Right click Helldivers 2 and select Properties.
3. Go to Installed Files and select Verify Integrity of Game Files
4. Wait for Steam to finish acquiring missing game files.

Reinstall Helldivers 2

If the above solutions still did not work, as a last resort, it might be worth completely deleting Helldivers 2 from your PC or PS5 and reinstalling it to fix the Stuck in Drop Pod bug.

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