Helldivers Field Manual
Defense mission guide

Evacuate High-Value Assets

Plan a High Value Assets defense, protect fallback lines, and account for the current confirmed Illuminate clipping issue.

Current build
7.0.2
Last verified
Status
Official
Direct answer

Quick answer

The mission demands a defense plan that survives more than one choke point. While the Illuminate clipping issue is active, do not assume terrain and barriers will always hold every new enemy.

Field note

Pre-drop role check

Assign repeatable anti-heavy pressure, sustained crowd control, a mobile response, and at least one defensive fallback. Avoid four static choices that cannot recover behind the expected line.

Field note

Build two defensive lines

Editorial recommendation: hold the first lane without committing every cooldown, then preserve a second position and mobile response for leaks, clipping, or a collapsed gate.

Field note

Current official risk

Arrowhead confirms new Illuminate enemies may clip through terrain and obstacles in High Value Assets. This is an active Known Issue, not a normal mission mechanic.

Field note

Failure diagnosis

Record the enemy, barrier, build, planet, difficulty, and video. Do not classify every loss as the same bug without evidence.

FAQ

Common questions

Are barriers completely reliable?

Not while the issue remains active.

Is the two-line plan official?

No. It is editorial risk reduction.

Which enemy clips?

The official list does not name every unit.