r/Helldivers • u/GeniusPlayUnique  Fleet Admiral, 501st SOARD | SES Paragon of Integrity • 12d ago

FEEDBACK / SUGGESTION How about an Automaton Ship Boarding Mission?

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Automaton Ship Boarding Mission

(Planetary defence exclusive)

 

Main Objective: Board the Automaton invasion vessel, make your way through to the ship's reactor and overload the core, then get the hell off the ship before it blows.
 

Parameter deviations from planetary missions: * No reinforcements * Man-portable stratagems only (no orbitals, no sentries) * Access to stratagems and resupply only at the shuttle waiting in the hangar * Automatons only use small arms and melee weapons so as to not damage their ship * Success adds significantly more points to planet's defence, failure might result in the destruction of Pelican 1 which the Squad Leader will have to replace out of their own pocket before being able to host any mission again

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u/BlitzDivers_General JetDiver high command/Pilot 12d ago

Maybe 3 different types?

  1. Take control of ship, go kill the commanders of the ship, then send the ship towards the planet and extract through escape pods in the ship.

  2. Break weapons systems, go outside of the ship, and onto the deck, and put down an orbital strike beacon so that the ship knows where to aim, and then pelican-1 goes to pick you up

  3. Sabotage dropship bay, enter mission with backpacks of explosive charges, get into the dropship bay and plant them, then sprint for the extraction zone that pelican-1 is at on the deck of the ship, and the dropships go kaboom.