Helldivers 2 has a lot of biomes and mission types to drop in on and explore. Figuring out where to go to make the most of your mission time, is critical. Read this Helldivers 2 guide for tips on easily locating Places of Interest, Samples, Super Credits, and Medals.
UPDATED April 16
Helldivers 2 Compass
The compass at the very top of the screen is often ignored for the most part, since it generally doesn’t display much more than the cardinal directions. Or does it? If you’re traipsing through low visibility maps and are in proximity to a Place of Interest, then a question mark will appear on the compass bar, indicating the direction you should continue travelling.
This is also happens with partially subterranean locations. Because only a section of the compass is visible at any given time, the undiscovered Place of Interest will have to be within a semi-circular arc of about a 150 degrees in front of you. Once you’ve arrived at the location, the question mark will disappear.
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Helldivers 2 Minimap
The minimap can be interacted with, including scrolling and zooming in and out. The map is detailed enough that you will be able to recognize the outlines of structures and Places of Interest, if you zoom in.
Moreover, if you carefully hover over the map, text tooltips will appear indicating a “Minor Place of Interest” when you chance upon something of importance, including the locations of Samples, Super Credits, and Medals. You can then force it to display by tapping the location of the popup, and it will mark and identify it properly.
If that’s a little too slow for you, you can even spam-ping the map based on recognizable shapes and end up marking Places of Interest.
Helldivers 2 Radar Towers
The radar tower side missions are great for locating all Places of Interest, once you have accomplished the mission. Upon completion it will display grey diamond symbols over all the Places of Interest on the map, and exploring them will change some of the symbols to a diamond over a bullseye, while causing most to simply disappear. It is currently unknown what the new icon signifies.
Radar towers are difficult if not impossible to recognize on the minimap, and you will have to rely on a visual scan of the horizon to locate them, but the payoff will make the effort worth it.
Helldivers 2 Beacons
The pulsing vertical beams of light that you will see across the horizon are the locations of downed shuttles or drop pods, and which more often that not contain precious Medals and Super Credits. These shuttles will be dotted everywhere and are the primary source of currency pickups.
Helldivers 2 Bunkers
The bunkers are partially underground and requires two Helldivers to work together to pry open the doors. The payoff is usually worth your while, with up to four Medals and three Super Credits. Up to two bunkers can be found per mission.
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Helldivers Hidden Containers
These are also dotted around the map, but don’t necessarily have a particular map marker associated with them. Explosives are the only way to crack them open, and there are several ways to do it. If there’s an explosive red barrel close enough, shooting it will blast open the container. Grenades will also work, but can be hard to come by if you’ve expended them all. The Autocannon Stratagem can be used to crack open containers. Lastly, the SG-8S Slugger shotgun is reportedly able to explode the container open as well.
That’s every bit of information to be had about finding Medals, Super Credits, and Samples in Helldivers 2.
