Shoxx's Stratagem Replacements (SSR)
Warning
This mod changes your game client only, but will impact others' gameplay experience. Please use in private sessions only. The stratagems are relatively well-balanced, but public lobbies did not sign up to have you running around with a shrapnel launcher. Additionally, Helldivers 2 runs anti-cheat (nProtect GameGuard); use at your own risk.
View: https://youtu.be/2--asXUVEew?si=muTB_yA38oXi1pCD
View: https://youtu.be/hBVWb1vM9Kg?si=MK2-_JHxVUwYGcHp
No AI-generated art or audio: the stratagem icons are drawn by hand, third-party assets are credited, and every other sound and effect is the game's own, re-used in place.
Warning
This mod changes your game client only, but will impact others' gameplay experience. Please use in private sessions only. The stratagems are relatively well-balanced, but public lobbies did not sign up to have you running around with a shrapnel launcher. Additionally, Helldivers 2 runs anti-cheat (nProtect GameGuard); use at your own risk.
Summary
A mod for Helldivers 2 that turns existing stratagems into new ones. Each mod replaces one specific stratagem: it takes that stratagem's place in the armory, with its own stats, sounds, effects, name, description and icon. Every other stratagem stays vanilla. At the moment, there's no way to add a new stratagem to the game, only change how an existing one looks and plays. It's easier to make replacements for stratagems with similar characteristics e.g. turning a belt-fed grenade launcher into a belt-fed shotgun is much easier than turning an eagle strike into a minefield.| Stratagem | Icon | Description | Replaces |
|---|---|---|---|
| SG‑23 Sovereign | A belt-fed shotgun with a shrapnel round and a less-lethal stun round | GL-28 Belt-Fed Grenade Launcher | |
| A/AM‑82 Sniper Sentry | A slow-firing, armor-piercing long-range turret | A/MG-43 Machine Gun Sentry |
View: https://youtu.be/2--asXUVEew?si=muTB_yA38oXi1pCD
View: https://youtu.be/hBVWb1vM9Kg?si=MK2-_JHxVUwYGcHp
Install
Requirements: Bingus Shared Loader v15 or newer, and HD2 Arsenal to import and deploy the mod.- Download the mod zip (
Shoxx_Stratagem_Replacements.zip) - In HD2 Arsenal, import the zip, turn each stratagem's Option on or off, then Deploy. A stratagem turned off is fully vanilla, icon and name included.
Stratagem Icons, Names, and Mod Compatibility
These stratagems bring their own icon images and set their name, description, and traits while the game runs. SSR ships no shared icon sheet and no text table.- Stratagem icon-replacement mods (HaviRavn's, Skaian's, Bit Better UI, Stratagem Icons Manager patches, etc.) work alongside SSR: the stratagems SSR replaces keep their SSR icons, every other stratagem shows that mod's icons.
- Mods that ship their own English text table (e.g. Stupid Stratagem Name Replacer): if that table renames a stratagem SSR replaces, SSR leaves all of its texts alone and shows that mod's names instead. Gameplay is not affected.
- Stat editors (e.g. SHODAN Stat Editor) or other mods that change the replaced stratagems' weapon data: both rewrite the same values, so the stats you get are unpredictable. Don't use them on the stratagems SSR replaces. Otherwise, they should be compatible.
Credits
- Bingus Shared Loader, created by CowboyBingus
- FileDiver: game data and archive formats
- hd2-lua-mod-skill: Lua-injection workflow and packaging
- hd2-audio-modder: Wwise sound bank parsing
- HelldiversData: community data dumps
- Helldivers-2-Stratagems-icons-svg (nvigneux): the vanilla stratagem icons in the mod table (game art © Arrowhead Game Studios)
- HD2Runtime: the own stratagem icon technique (texture + material pointed at from the stratagem record) and data-table research
AI disclosure
These mods are developed with the help of Claude (Anthropic), an AI assistant, working in this repository: it writes most of the code, tools, tests and documentation, and does the offline research into the game's data. The design, balance and every gameplay decision are mine. Every build is tested in game by me before it ships, and anything learned about the game is recorded in the findings ledger only once it is checked (guesses are marked as such).No AI-generated art or audio: the stratagem icons are drawn by hand, third-party assets are credited, and every other sound and effect is the game's own, re-used in place.
