Why do I have to reinstall Helldivers every time there's an update?

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I’ve been experiencing a really frustrating issue with Helldivers where I have to completely reinstall the game for every update. For a patch that’s only about 2 GB, it takes hours because it insists on recompiling all the files and data instead of just updating. Does anyone else face this problem? It seems to affect me and a few friends. I also suspect that Arrowhead’s download servers are having issues since my internet is good, but the download speeds are super unstable.

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EpicPlayer77 -

This is pretty common with how Steam handles game updates. When a patch is released, it first downloads the update and then verifies all the game files. The verification process is done locally, so it doesn’t require internet, but it can depend heavily on your HDD or SSD speed. Also, keep in mind that the downloads are managed by Steam or PSN, not Arrowhead directly, so they don’t affect your download speeds.

CasualGamer123 -

I thought Steam had a quicker validation process. Some of my games update faster than the validation takes. Is it possible they’re just validating specific files instead of doing a full check?

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