The new “slim” version of Helldivers 2 saves 131GB of space on your drive

If you are running low on storage space on your computer, the latest Hell Divers 2 A beta update may help. The developers said on Tuesday that they have managed to reduce the PC file size Hell Divers 2 By approximately 85 percent, providing enough space for at least one or two large games.

“The long-term goal has always been to bring the PC install size more closely in line with the console releases. We’re happy to announce that thanks to our partners at Nixxes, we’ve reached this goal much sooner than expected. By completely deduplicating our data, we were able to reduce the PC install size from ~154GB to ~23GB, for a total savings of ~131GB.”

Reducing file size should have a “minimal” impact on loading times, “seconds at most,” the developers said. The original file size was much larger because the developers were duplicating game asset data to improve loading times on mechanical hard drives, which they estimate to be about 11 percent of the time. Hell Divers 2 Currently used by players.

However, as the update post explains, developers now know the loading times Hell Divers 2 Mainly due to creating levels, not loading game assets, so duplicating asset data was providing minimal benefit and only affecting a small percentage of players (while making the file size larger for everyone).

Anyone who has the PC version of Hell Divers 2 You can sign up for the public technical beta on Steam to get the “thin” version of the game, which will eventually become the default after the developers resolve any remaining issues that appear in the beta test.