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Best ship modules in Helldivers 2

Amitesh Dhar
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In Helldivers 2, you will come across a lot of ship modules, but not all of them are good enough to spend resources on. This guide will help you figure out the best ship modules in the game.

Your Destroyer in Helldivers 2 can be outfitted with certain ship modules that can make your fight against the alien swarms easier. Now, there are a lot of ship modules that you will come across in the game.

These ship modules affect the Stratagems that you can deploy on the field, and more often than not, a ship module can be the reason you survive the alien onslaught.

So here are the best ship modules that you should unlock as soon as you can in Helldivers 2.

How to unlock ship modules in Helldivers 2

Unlocking a ship module in Hillders 2 requires you to purchase them with Samples. However, to access certain modules, you will have to reach a specific level, and you will also need to own some other ship module before you can purchase it.

There are different categories of ship modules that you will come across in Helldivers 2. While you can technically unlock all of them, you don’t need to do so.

The Destroyer ship in Helldivers 2Arrowhead Studios
You can use different ship modules on your Destroyer.

Best ship modules to unlock first in Helldivers 2

Although your choice of ship module in Helldivers 2 will depend on your approach to the game in general, these are the ones that you should be looking into:

Donation Access License

Ammo is an important aspect when it comes to facing off against alien hordes. With the Donation Access License ship module in Helldivers 2, your support weapons will have extra ammo. To unlock this module, you will need to shell out 60 Samples. This module influences the ammo count on the following Stratagems:

  • Laser Cannon
  • Grenade Launcher
  • Machine Gun
  • Railgun
  • Stalwart
  • Anti-Materiel Rifle
  • Flamethrower
Helldivers 2 ship customization menuArrowhead Studios
You can customize every aspect of your ship from this menu.

Advanced Construction

When you land on an alien planet, you must have enough firepower to cover you while you exit. With the Advanced Construction ship module, your sentry turrets will have 50% bonus health, meaning they’ll be able to absorb more damage and dish out more damage as well.

To unlock it, however, you’ll need to purchase the next entry on this list. The Advanced Construction module affects the following sentry Stratagems in the game:

  • EMS Mortar Sentry
  • Rocket Sentry
  • Gatling Sentry
  • Tesla Tower
  • Mortar Sentry
  • Machine Gun Sentry
  • Autocannon Sentry

Synthetic Supplementation

While the Advanced Construction ship module in Helldivers 2 increases the health of your turrets, the Synthetic Supplementation module reduces the cooldown for the Supply, Sentry, and Resupply Stratagems by 10%. Synthetic Supplementation will set you back 60 Common and 10 Rare Samples, and will affect the following Stratagems:

  • Shield Generator Relay
  • EMS Mortar Relay
  • Rocket Sentry
  • Gatling Sentry
  • Tesla Tower
  • Mortar Sentry
  • Anti-Personnel Minefield
  • Machine Gun Sentry
  • Auto-cannon Sentry
  • Incendiary Mines
  • HMG Emplacement
The ship module purchase page in Helldivers 2.Arrowhead Studios
You can purchase different ship modules from this page in the game.

Exploding Shrapnel

While you will be dealing with the alien swarm on land, you can always call on your Destroyer for additional support, through the use of Orbital Stratagems. With the Exploding Shrapnel module equipped, you will take reduced damage from the fallout of explosions caused by Orbital Stratagems. This ship module will cost you 100 Common Samples. The Exploding Shrapnel module affects:

  • Orbital Walking Barrage
  • Orbital Railcannon Strike
  • Orbital Airburst Strike
  • Orbital Precision Strike
  • Orbital 380MM HE Barrage
  • Orbital 120MM HE Barrage

Targeting Software Upgrade

Sometimes, you need to call on aerial support in Helldivers 2 because the enemy has you pinned at a spot. In such cases, the quicker your Orbital Stratagems are deployed, the better it is for you. That’s where the Targeting Software Upgrade ship module comes into play.

This ship module will cost you 60 Common Samples and will reduce the deployment time for your Orbital Stratagems by 1 second. It affects the following Stratagems:

  • Orbital Gatling Barrage
  • Orbital Walking Barrage
  • Orbital EMS Strike
  • Orbital Gas Strike
  • Orbital Railcannon Strike
  • Orbital Smoke Strike
  • Orbital Airburst Strike
  • Orbital Laser
  • Orbital Precision Strike
  • Orbital 380MM HE Barrage
  • Orbital 120MM HE Barrage

These are the best ship modules in Helldivers 2. For more information about the game, be sure to check out the following links:

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