Spore Spewers are a different type of Terminid threat that you need to eliminate inHelldivers 2. Not to be confused with theacid-spitting Bile Spewers, Spore Spewers are giant, glowing mushroom stalks that have no way to damage you or your teammates. They can only create a heavy fog around themselves to conceal all enemies in the area,making it almost impossible for you to see ahead.
The good news is that destroying a Spore Spewer will immediately clear the fog. However, finding the hellish structure is easier said than done when you have lost your sense of direction and can hardly see past a couple of feet. Here are some ways (and tips) to easily find Spore Spewers and eliminate them from the map inHelldivers 2.
How to Find Spore Spewers in Helldivers 2
Spore Spewers can only be found on the Terminid-infested planetswhich lie inside the gold-colored (right-side) zones of the Galactic War map. You need to playHelldivers 2missions at Challenging difficulty (level 4) or higherfor a chance to encounter them.
If you see a dense layer of yellow-gray mist covering the ground ahead, it is because there is a Spore Spewer inside. You canfind a higher vantage pointto spot the tall mushroom-like growth above eye level, or run straight into the fog and search for the hive structure the old-fashioned way. There is, however, another way that most players do not know about.
When the fog becomes so thick that you cannot even see the terrain, or start feeling motion sickness, you are close to a Spore Spewer.
Spore Spewers appear as a red dot on the mini-map just like any other enemy. They are roughly the size of a light bug nest. When near (or inside) the thick fog, open the mini-map and startplacing markers on the nearby danger zones inHelldivers 2.If a red dot turns into a square on the mini-map, you have found the location of the Spore Spewer.
When revealed as a side tactical objective, a Spore Spewer has a light-blue mushroom icon on the map.
This technique works forall side objectives inHelldivers 2. You do not need to find a Radar Station to reveal all the points of interest on the map. You can do the same by dropping random markers to confirm their locations. This is an unintended exploration mechanic, meaning that developer Arrowhead Game Studios will probably patch it out in the future.
How to Destroy Spore Spewers
Now comes the easy part.Spore Spewers do not have much health. They are neither as strong as their bulky structures suggest nor as thenewly added Shrieker Nests inHelldivers 2.
It takes only a few hits to destroy a Spore Spewer inHelldivers 2with any primary or support weapon. The Grenade Launcher and Autocannon, for example, take around two shots each. The highly popular EAT-17 takes only one shot to bring down a Spore Spewer. You can also use theRailgun in unsafe mode inHelldivers 2,but it takes a lot more shots compared to the aforementioned explosive weapons.
Your primary weapons work equally well if you do not have a support weapon. Shotguns are effective against Spore Spewers even at a distance of 200 meters. The same goes for assault rifles.The PLAS-1 Scorcher takes around five shotsto destroy a Spore Spewer, so that is another pro to add to its table.
There is no need to waste your stratagems such as Orbital Cannons, Eagle Strikes, or Sentries on a Spore Spewer. Save them for something else.
Spore Spewers will always be defended by bug breaches. Make sure to not accidentally kill your teammates in the fog.
