As you progress in Helldivers 2, you can improve your abilities by leveling up and upgrading your ship. In the Ship Management console, you’ll discover two types of upgrades. In this Helldivers 2 Ship Upgrades Guide we are going to go over all of the available ship modules and which ones are the best for you.
Ship Upgrades Guide – Helldivers 2
Your ship has different sections, and each section can be upgraded to improve them. Below, you will find upgrades for each different section in its own separate category for easy guidance.
All Patriotic Administration Center Ship Modules
This section of the guide lists all upgrades available for the Patriotic Administration Center.
| Ship Module Name | Upgrade Effect | Affected Stratagems | How to Unlock |
| Donation Access License | Each support weapon gets more magazines. | Stalwart
Railgun Laser Cannon Grenade Launcher Machine Gun Flamethrower Anti-Materiel Rifle |
60 Common Green Samples |
| Streamlined Request Process | Support Weapons have a 10% decreased cooldown on Stratagems. | Stalwart
Autocannon Railgun Laser Cannon Arc Thrower Spear Grenade Launcher Machine Gun Flamethrower Recoilless Rifle Anti-Materiel Rifle Expendable Anti-Tank |
Donation Access License Ship Module
80 Common Green Samples 40 Rare Orange Samples |
| Hand Carts | All Backpack stratagems have a cooldown of 10%. | Shield Generator Pack
“Guard Dog” Ballistic Shield Backpack Supply Pack “Guard Dog” Rover Jump Pack |
Streamlined Request Process Ship Module
80 Common Green Samples 60 Rare Orange Samples 5 Super Pink Samples |
All Orbital Cannon Ship Modules
This section of the guide lists all upgrades available for the Orbital Cannon.
| Ship Module Name | Upgrade Effect | Affected Stratagems | How to Unlock |
| Exploding Shrapnel | Damage falloff from orbital Stratagems explosions reduces damage. | Orbital Walking Barrage
Orbital Railcannon Strike Orbital Airburst Strike Orbital Precision Strike Orbital 380MM HE Barrage Orbital 120MM HE Barrage |
100 Common Green Samples |
| More Guns | Barrage orbitals can fire 1 additional salvo(s) per barrage. | Orbital Gatling Barrage
Orbital Walking Barrage Orbital 380MM HE Barrage Orbital 120MM HE Barrage |
Exploding Shrapnel Ship Module
80 Common Green Samples 40 Rare Orange Samples |
| Zero-G Breech Loading | Orbital stratagems have a 10% reduced cooldown. | Orbital Gatling Barrage
Orbital Walking Barrage Orbital EMS Strike Orbital Gas Strike Orbital Railcannon Strike Orbital Smoke Strike Orbital Airbust Strike Orbital Laser Orbital Precision Strike Orbital 380MM HE Barrage Orbital 120MM HE Barrage |
More Guns Ship Module
80 Common Green Samples 80 Rare Orange Samples 10 Super Pink Samples |
All Hangar Ship Modules
This section of the guide lists all upgrades available for the Hangar.
| Ship Module Name | Upgrade Effect | Affected Stratagems | How to Unlock |
| Liquid-Ventilated Cockpit | The cooldown time for Eagle stratagems is reduced by 50%. | Eagle 500KG Bomb
Eagle Airstrike Eagle Strafing Run Eagle Smoke Strike Eagle Cluster Bomb Eagle Napalm Airstrike Eagle 110MM Rocket Pods |
80 Common Green Samples |
| Pit Crew Hazard Pay | Eagle Rearm time is reduced by 20%. | N/A | Liquid-Ventilated Cockpit Ship Module
80 Common Green Samples 40 Orange Rare Samples |
| Expanded Weapons Bay | The number of Eagle Stratagem uses is increased by 1 per Rearm. | Eagle 500KG Bomb
Eagle Airstrike Eagle Strafing Run Eagle Smoke Strike Eagle Cluster Bomb Eagle Napalm Airstrike Eagle 110MM Rocket Pods |
Pit Crew Hazard Pay Ship Module
80 Common Green Samples 80 Rare Orange Samples 10 Super Pink Samples |
All Bridge Ship Modules
This section of the guide lists all upgrades available for the Bridge.
| Ship Module Name | Upgrade Effect | Affected Stratagems | How to Unlock |
| Targeting Software Upgrade | Deployment time for Orbital Stratagems is reduced by 1 second. | Orbital Gatling Barrage
Orbital Walking Barrage Orbital EMS Strike Orbital Gas Strike Orbital Railcannon Strike Orbital Smoke Strike Orbital Airburst Strike Orbital Laser Orbital Precision Strike Orbital 380MM HE Barrage Orbital 120MM HE Barrage |
60 Common Green Samples |
| Nuclear Radar | Enemy ping radius is increased by 50 meters on the minimap. | N/A | Targeting Software Upgrade Ship Module
80 Common Green Samples 40 Rare Orange Samples |
| Power Steering | Steering during Hellpod deployment is improved. | N/A | Nuclear Radar Ship Module
80 Common Green Samples 80 Rare Orange Samples 10 Super Pink Samples |
All Engineer Bay Ship Modules
This section of the guide lists all upgrades available for the Engineer Bay
| Ship Module Name | Upgrade Effect | Affected Stratagems | How to Unlock |
| Synthetic Supplementation | Cooldown for Sentry, Emplacement, and Resupply Stratagems are reduced by 10%. | Shield Generator Relay
EMS Mortar Relay Rocket Sentry Gatling Sentry Tesla Tower Mortar Sentry Anti-Personnel Minefield Machine Gun Sentry Autocannon Sentry Incendiary Mines HMG Emplacement |
60 Common Green Samples
10 Rare Orange Samples |
| Advanced Construction | Increases the health of Sentry Stratagems by 50%. | EMS Mortar Sentry
Rocket Sentry Gaitling Sentry Tesla Tower Mortar Sentry Machine Gun Sentry Autocannon Sentry |
Synthetic Supplementation
80 Common Green Samples 60 Rare Orange Samples 5 Super Pink Samples |
| Rapid Launch System | Deployment time for Emplacement Stratagems is removed. | Shield Generator Relay
Tesla Tower Anti-Personnel Minefield Incendiary Mines HMG Emplacement |
Advanced Construction Ship Module
80 Common Green Samples 80 Rare Orange Samples 10 Super Pink Samples |
All Robotics Workshop Ship Modules
This section of the guide lists all upgrades for the Robotics Workshop.
| Ship Module Name | Upgrade Effect | Affected Stratagems | How to Unlock |
| Dynamic Tracking | Deployment time for all Sentry Stratagems is reduced. | EMS Mortar Sentry
Rocket Sentry Gatling Sentry Mortar Sentry Machine Gun Sentry Autocannon Sentry |
60 Common Green Samples
20 Rare Orange Samples |
| Shock Absorption Gel | Ammo for all Sentry Stratagems is increased by 50%. | EMS Mortar Sentry
Rocket Sentry Gatling Sentry Mortar Sentry Machine Gun Sentry Autocannon Sentry |
80 Common Green Samples
40 Rare Orange Sampples 5 Super Pink Samples Dynamic Tracking Ship Module |
| High-Quality Lubricant | Sentries will rotate toward newer targets quickly. | EMS Mortar Sentry
Rocket Sentry Gatling Sentry Mortar Sentry Machine Gun Sentry Autocannon Sentry |
Shock Absorption Gel Ship Module
80 Common Green Samples 80 Rare Orange Samples 10 Super Pink Samples |
Best Ship Modules to Upgrade First
Out of all the ship upgrades you are going to need to unlock, the best ones to give you an edge in the game, so we have compiled this list of the best ships you can get!
Donation Access License
Since the Machine Gun is a support weapon, it’s a good idea to increase its magazine size. This will help a lot in the early missions when dealing with both bugs and bots.
Targeting Software Upgrade
When you begin the game, you already have access to Orbital Precision Strike. It’s a good idea to decrease the deployment time by 1 second so you can use it more quickly. Orbital attacks are very effective in the game and are among the best strategies. So, aim to unlock this ability early on.
Liquid-Ventilated Cockpit
Cutting the cooldown time in half is a game-changer. It allows you to repeatedly blast critters and robots with explosive attacks much more frequently.
Synthetic Supplementation
Even though it might not seem like a big deal at first, when you’re facing tougher challenges and need to attack your enemies continuously, even a small cooldown reduction like Synthetic Supplementation’s 10% can make a huge difference.
Dynamic Tracking
Choosing Dynamic Tracking comes along with the Synthetic Supplementation boost. This is going to help you reduce cooldown time.
Pit Crew Hazard Pay
Adding extra time to wait can mean you won’t have your special plans available for a bit. Reducing this wait by 20% ensures that your explosives will be ready to use again sooner.
Shock Absorption Gel
Adding more ammunition to your Sentry will help it eliminate large numbers of bugs and robots quickly.
Advanced Construction
You’ll see that bugs and bots don’t like your sentry turrets much and will try to destroy them. It’s important to put your turrets in good spots and making them tougher can help keep them safe.
Expanded Weapons Bay
You can increase your damage a lot with this and get an extra Eagle Strategies use each time you reload.
That is all for this guide. We have additional guides below for you:
- Armor Guide – All Armor Sets, Best Armor Sets
- Helldivers 2 Automaton Tanks Guide
- Weapons Guide – All Weapons, Best Weapons
- Combat Guide
- Stratagems Codes Guide
This concludes our Helldivers 2 Ship Upgrades Guide. If you want to add anything to this guide, feel free to use the comments section below.
