Recently, Helldivers 2 developers announced a new battle pass featuring fresh weapons, utility upgrades, cloaks, and striking armor sets. Some items are handed out for free as usual, while others that are described as more useful and effective will cost 1,000 Super Credits. Fortunately, the game design keeps open the possibility to earn donated money within gameplay. This guide explains how to earn Super Credits quickly and how to acquire elite items through the battle pass without making real-money investments.
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How the Battle Pass works in Helldivers 2 and whether it’s worth buying
In many service games, a battle pass can feel like a content dump that barely touches core gameplay. Skins sometimes appear that give minor multiplayer advantages, but they rarely alter mechanics. Helldivers 2 treats the battle pass differently. It is integrated into progression, and progressing through it is essential for success on higher difficulties.
The first battle pass, named Merit, is split into two tracks: Free and Steeled Veterans. The Free track provides a basic assortment of items that help players establish dominance on occupied planets. The Steeled Veterans track unlocks more advanced ammunition and equipment for tackling tougher challenges.
The battle pass is organized into pages. Each page typically contains a standard package: one armor set, one weapon, a batch of Super Credits, an emote, a banner, and a bonus item such as an extra weapon or upgrade. It’s important to note that these are fully functional items, not mere cosmetic skins. Without the Battle Pass, certain items like a shotgun, a scoped rifle, technical armor, paratrooper capsule upgrades, and more remain inaccessible. Progress in Helldivers 2 is structured in a way that cannot be ignored.
Items unlock in the battle pass by earning medals, which players accrue by completing missions as well as through global task rewards. Purchases are not selective; players cannot buy all weapons while skipping armor or ammo upgrades. Each battle pass page has a required threshold to unlock cooler weapons, making it crucial to clear all pages and collect ammo items promptly—especially before a new battle pass arrives. Fortunately, players can find additional medals in caches scattered across planets, tying the agricultural theme of Super Credits to medals. This makes the guide broadly applicable.
Premium items in the Steeled Veterans Battle Pass carry additional modifiers and grant advantages in battles against tougher enemies. The revolver R-4 “Senator” becomes available with 150 damage points, high rate of fire, and armor-piercing improvements. The AR-23E “Explosive Liberator” is an upgraded assault rifle designed for fighting automatons, offering armor-piercing properties and explosive rounds that help breach even the strongest defenses. A rapid-fire shotgun, the SG-2251E “Fire Hazardous Breaker,” excels against insect-like foes by penetrating thick shells and igniting paths ahead. The premium version surpasses the standard with a mini flamethrower-style option. The JAR-5 “Suppressor” provides explosive ammunition, and a healing grenade against beetles plus a “flexible budget for reinforcements” booster can shorten the time needed to summon allies when borders are exhausted. These items collectively give a notable edge at high difficulties.
Overall, the Steeled Veterans Battle Pass proves highly valuable for battles at maximum difficulty. Weapon mods complement certain enemies, while a unique gun, a grenade, and a mod deliver clear superiority. For players aiming to ease their experience and secure top-tier weapons in the first season, the guide below explains how to accumulate Super Credits quickly for the premium pass.
How to earn Super Credits and medals quickly in Helldivers 2
The first batch of Super Credits comes from the regular battle pass. Premium cells are opened using standard medals. As players progress through the Battle Pass pages, the required medals to unlock premium currency increase. A single Battle Pass yields about 750 Super Credits, which is not enough to buy the pass, since 1,000 are needed. Moreover, earning currency through the free Battle Pass is a slow process, and after the fifth page the pace drops significantly. The progression can feel like a grind for medals, but those medals are also essential for accessing the premium Battle Pass.
Gameplay remains the easier path to earning premium currency and medals. This approach is faster and more efficient than farming through the Free Battle Pass alone, and it works solo or with teammates.
One common misconception among Helldivers 2 players is that items and currency found in a location belong exclusively to the collector. In reality, resources, medals, and in-game currency are shared among all party members, and the numbers are not distributed among lobby members. If a cache contains four Merit Medals, each player receives the same amount.
What is needed to earn medals comfortably?
The starting point is to equip light armor from the regular battle pass. This speeds up movement and saves farming time. On the first page, the SC-34 “Infiltrator” armor offers 530 speed and 115 stamina recovery, which is sufficient for fast farming. If a player has spent time in Helldivers 2, it is recommended to unlock the SC-30 Scout armor with 550 speed and 125 stamina.
To boost map traversal speed, a jetpack is recommended. It helps overcome obstacles and avoids enemy patrols. Avoid carrying a drone, as it can significantly slow movement. On the seventh page of the standard pass, unlocking the amplifier “Increased Endurance” makes the character faster and more agile, enabling quicker map clearance and shelter discovery.
Which battles should be tackled?
Open the galaxy map, choose the lowest difficulty, then navigate to regions where beetle conflicts occur. Pick planets where players are pressing back the enemy, such as Erata Prime or Fenrir III, which simplify locating caches and signal lights for supply capsules.
Prefer missions with large maps and fewer water obstacles or extreme mountain ranges. Bigger territories yield more resources. Choose planets without harsh weather or special modifiers since extreme heat or cold slows movement and drains stamina. Land near the extraction point to ease navigation and access to hiding spots across the location.
How to find hiding places?
Caches often spawn near primary missions. A recommended tactic is to sweep the area in a circle, using the mini-map radar to trace combat-zone boundaries while ignoring patrols and lone threats. The goal is farming, not rushing tasks. Approaching a cache will mark it on the map.
Pay attention to hills and canyons where containers commonly appear. Blue containers typically hold Super Credits, red ones contain medals and revision data. Explosions from grenades can reveal their contents. Large bunkers with hatch openings exist, though they cannot be opened in single-player farming. Explore all blue-painted civilian buildings, especially those on hills where caches hide in cliffs. A dead paratrooper with a shotgun may be nearby in some areas. Farms and science centers also spawn containers. Always carry four grenades to open caches on the spot.
Yellow warning lights scattered across the mission area signal crashed supply pods. Loot in these pods is random, ranging from Super Credits and medals to weapons and progress on low difficulties, and potentially rare resources at higher difficulties to upgrade the ship.
Farming with friends can be boosted by increasing difficulty. Information towers appear on the map, and hacking them reveals all shelters on the mini-map, making cleanup straightforward. After clearing caches, returning to the ship without finishing the main task still credits medals, Super Credits, and applications to the player’s account, helping to save time. If additional ship upgrades are desired, completing the mission to its end may be necessary.
How long does it take to obtain Super Credits?
Typically, Super Credits appear as 10 per cache, with occasional drops of 100 or 200. The drop rate is not guaranteed but rare rewards do occur. Some containers hold two resources, and a known bug may prevent picking up the second item after the first is collected. Players should research items before collecting and prioritize Super Credits first when possible.
Super Credits spawn variably across missions. In some runs, 50–70 credits were collected, while other runs yielded only a single stack. In any case, medals earned during farming prove valuable for unlocking premium Battle Pass items.
For solo players using a recommended character build and no boosts, earning 200–250 Super Credits in an hour is feasible. Reaching 1,000 credits to buy the premium Battle Pass may take roughly 5–6 hours, possibly less. With enhanced stamina and proper armor, the hourly yield can rise to about 270–320 Super Credits, shortening the total time to around four hours. Cooperative farming typically yields 300–400 Super Credits per session, and reaching 1,000 credits to purchase the premium items is realistic within about three hours of play. This approach can expedite access to all premium items from the battlefield specialty store.