All Helldivers 2 Ship Modules and Upgrades

Ship Modules in Helldivers 2 all upgrade your Stratagems but cost a lot of Samples to unlock

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The Helldivers 2 Ship Modules are special upgrades to your Destroyer hub ship that grant bonuses to you in-game. Depending on what modules you’ve unlocked, these upgrades might give you more ammo, help with cooldowns on stratagems, increase the damage of certain kinds of attacks, or any number of things. However, these Modules are expensive, relying on Samples brought back from the battlefield, as well as Requisition Slips for the more expensive and high-tier modules that are unlocked later.

Still, that doesn’t mean they’re not worth pursuing - they’re arguably the most significant form of progression in all ofHelldivers 2- so here I’ll lay out all the ways you can get Ship Upgrade Modules, and what they do.

Best Helldivers 2 Ship Modules

There are certainly some standouts Ship Modules that you’ll want to focus on, offering substantial boosts to some already powerful Stratagems. However, unlocking them can be a lot easier said than done due to the way Ship Modules are unlocked with Samples and restrictions, which I’ve explained below. Regardless, these are the best Ship Modules in Helldivers 2 that you should be working to unlock as soon as possible:

How to get Helldivers 2 Ship Modules

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Ship Modules can be found in theShip Management console on your Destroyer, and all cost increasing amounts ofHelldivers 2 Samplesto unlock. Level 1 Ship Modules (the first ones available in each of the six Ship Module categories) have no pre-requisites or level requirements attached to them, so you only need the listed Samples to get them.

However, to be able to buy each Ship Module of Level 2 and above, you need the Ship Module of the previous level already unlocked, then you need to pay the associated Sample cost as well. For example, you can’t buy the Hand Carts module (Level 3) with your Samples, unless you’ve already bought Donation Access License (Level 1) and Streamlined Request Process (Level 2). That means unlocking all Ship Modules, especially the best ones, is very time-consuming and expensive in terms of Samples as you can’t skip any to unlock the ones you want.

All Helldivers 2 Ship Modules

There are currently 24 Helldivers 2 Ship Modules – six categories broadly affecting a specific set of Stratagems with four levels each. Below, I’ve listed them all the Ship Modules, along with their cost and what they do:

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