Helldivers 2 Weapon customization guide: How to level up and upgrade weapons

The Illuminate threat has never been more real, and Super Earth is deploying a weapon customization feature for you to tailor every weapon for the next operation in Helldivers 2.

While weapon customization is fairly straightforward in Helldivers 2, you should be aware of a couple of things.

How to customize weapons in Helldivers 2

When you log into Helldivers 2 after the Galactic Emergency update, head straight to the Armory. Apart from equipping weapons, you can now customize them with sights, underbarrels, muzzles, magazines, and other attachments. There’s also a separate tab with patterns/camos to change the weapon’s look.

Every weapon has a level, starting at level one. Leveling up the weapon by using it in missions unlocks new attachments and patterns. Before you ask, leveling doesn’t work retroactively, so even if you already spent a hundred hours with the SG-552 Breaker, it still starts at level one.

Here are a couple of things to keep in mind:

• Weapon customization is limited to primary weapons.
• Available attachment types (mags, muzzles, etc.) depend on the weapon.
• Collaboration weapons, like the StA-52 Assault Rifle, don’t have customization options.

After you level up the weapon and unlock a couple of new attachments, you can save them in configs. Each weapon has three editable configs and one default config (one with the “-” symbol). You can choose between these configs when editing your loadout in the Hellpod, but you can’t edit individual attachments.

How to level up weapons in Helldivers 2

To level up weapons, simply bring them into missions. One thing to note is that completed missions award more XP towards the weapon level than failed ones, so always focus on getting the objective done. If you’re struggling, farming lower-difficulty missions might be a better option.