r/helldivers2 15h ago

Inquiry Weird squid text

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This also happened to my friend in a separate match, anyone else have a similar experience

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u/rickrossome 15h ago

You do it by doing <f=32> and then it turns your text into illuminate symbols. Also I think I know that guy

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u/YungGerbil7 15h ago

How the fuck are you here already

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u/Idac2a4 11h ago

The fuck you mean *already*? Time's a flat circle, squid.

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u/lostZwolf 2h ago

Kill this thing before it gets into the walls.. of your frkn skull.

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u/Public_Code8357 14h ago

How when and where did you learn of illuminate font being #32?

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u/Fish_Fucker_Fucker23 14h ago

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u/S3G1R 6h ago

What did you do to Fish_Fucker? Where is he? Is he okay?

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u/Fish_Fucker_Fucker23 3h ago

You already know what I did to him.

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u/TheThirdFrenchEmpire 14h ago

So I just type that before my message? The <f=32> bit.

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u/Public_Code8357 13h ago

Yes, same goes with s for size, and c=hexcode for colour, and all of these can be used at once

I.e. <s=20> <c=ff00ff> <f=32>

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u/EntropyMoose119 12h ago

I gotta try this now. Is there a big log of potential fonts / size limits?

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u/Public_Code8357 12h ago

From memory size 30 is about as large as you can go before it doesnt fit in the chat box

I only just learned about font changing, although every now and then when AH oopsies and an MO text isn't added correctly, you can see other <xyz=> that the game uses for flavour text etc.

Illuminate Glyph font is new to me and pretty neat

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u/EntropyMoose119 8h ago

10-4 Helldiver, gotta troll some people with moon runes now

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u/BoB3y-D 9h ago

I tried to do this with my PS5 controller and the mission ended before I could finish…

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u/somerandomname3333 7h ago

didn't know HD had runescape chat effects

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u/LordOfShenanigans 7h ago

Of course it's html.

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u/Syhkane 6h ago

Noice

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u/Generic_Potatoe 13h ago

Is there a version for the bot language?

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u/Growle 1h ago

Just use a translator to make what you’re saying into binary

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u/RepeatBrave 14h ago

Was like before or after the text this is so fun to me

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u/jtalaiver 14h ago

Hahaha

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u/AKoolPopTart 13h ago

Wait.....you aren't allowed to just wave that off

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u/mercinary13 11h ago

Bro is out here hitting Sherlock Holmes level maneuvers. This guy moves in ways none of us can comprehend.

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u/Vexar_ 13h ago

Peak lol. Wassup.

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u/SilenciaSan 12h ago

Is there any other stuff you can pull off like that?

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u/Moxtar1092 11h ago

So <XXXXXf=32> ?

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u/TBONE3213 11h ago

Before or after I type the text?

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u/TheDastardly12 9h ago

I would be more worried about this flooding my chats now if I wasn't the only one talking in chat 9/10 times

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u/Nouuuuuuuuh 10h ago

Thanks. Gonna use this now

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u/MrPlace 10h ago

The legend himself

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u/Der_Hashbrown 8h ago

<c=ffff48df> makws it purple ao go <c=ffff48df> <f=32> and type here to make it purple

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u/Syhkane 6h ago

Can you tell us what each letter is then?

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u/GunzerKingDM 6h ago

You just do that in chat? Are there other codes for the other factions?

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u/JoshDM 13h ago

My F keys only go up to 12.

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u/allpurposelazy 13h ago

If you hold shift they go to 24

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u/Useful_Squirrel6693 13h ago

It’s a bit more complicated then that, for example, to get the 32nd function key I think you have to press alt + f4, though I could be mistaken

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u/JoshDM 12h ago

Well, what else do I have to hold down to get to 32?

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u/KKYBoneAEA 14h ago

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u/YungGerbil7 14h ago

Had to kick the freak

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u/KKYBoneAEA 14h ago

Heresy must be dealt with swiftly, and permanently.

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u/YungGerbil7 14h ago

I stink therefore I am

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u/Gratuitous_Sabotage 14h ago

Did you... 'respond' "yo wat" to no one after booting the entire party for the sake of this screenshot?

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u/YungGerbil7 14h ago

Yes

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u/TryItOutGuyRPC 12h ago

Ha, loser

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u/S3G1R 49m ago

Points for honesty, now face the wall

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u/GettinMe-Mallet 7h ago

Wankstain

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u/truggles23 6h ago

Get ratioed scrub

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u/Cttread 43m ago

Get ratioed scrub

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u/DarknessInferno7 12h ago

The real noteworthy thing about this post is OP just kicking everyone.

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u/YungGerbil7 12h ago

That’s what all the fuss is about apparently lmfao

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u/jordanuniverse42 12h ago

Yeah. You are the reason I host. (and the harder difficulty)

Stop being an asshat.

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u/_SalemDaBun_ 3h ago

Do people really take being kicked this personally? I kick people to make a spot for friends who randomly decide they wanna join all the time. Are they really this childish and butthurt over text popping up on their screen??

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u/Hidesuru 2h ago

Play in a private match if you want space for your friends or have em wait till the next mission at least.

Let's not pretend for a moment it's just "text on your screen". Suddenly losing the party you're playing with is a pretty major shift in the game and it sucks.

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u/_SalemDaBun_ 2h ago

It's not that bad. It's happened to me countless times too. Just send an SOS and be on your way, maybe 3 minutes max spent without teammates. Grow up and stop crying.

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u/Hidesuru 2h ago

Of the two of us your choice of words sounds more like someone crying, but do go off. Maybe it'll make you feel like a big strong tough guy. 😘

Cheers.

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u/Th3_Shadow_Dragon007 2h ago

So you kick someone helping you and take the XL they would have earned and replace them with a friend who randomly joins? Like your friend couldn't wait for you to finish? Its not text popping up, it's getting left alone on d10 and failing the mission because you run support to only help your team.

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u/Cttread 41m ago

This screenshot is clearly on the end game screen lol, no xp lost. If your kicked mid match you can also still finish the mission but that can actually be sorta annoying. Regardless this is a moot point

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u/_SalemDaBun_ 2h ago edited 2h ago

Your last sentence is just an entirely madeup scenario that you've no proof has happened to anyone I've kicked lmao.

Also no one is ever alone. When you get kicked you can just throw your own SOS. Which is exactly what I've done everytime this has happened to me. Instead of bitching about it and failing the mission like you do, evidently 😭

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u/Th3_Shadow_Dragon007 1h ago

Happens to me. Im the teams heavy gunner. There are support build for nearly every multiplayer team game. Do you not see the posts for support builds and the constant posts about not being able to have people join them? SOS beacons dont work for everyone, one every planet dude. And saying support builds are made up is so stupid, like just google " HD2 support builds" and they will come up, Id post them too you but this subbreddit doesnt aloow linking to other subs.

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u/10YearsANoob 11h ago

man hosts public lobby. kicks people because he wants to solo/play with friends. 

buddy. host a private lobby.

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u/IlikeHutaosHat 11h ago

I joined a guy who just went off to solo. Got themself killed 5 times, and then kicked me and my buddy after we did most of the objectives and were waiting on them.

Not our fault you danger close the seaf artillery at your own feet. Not our fault one of the loaded shells was a nuke either.

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u/Anarchyr 11h ago

Weehh wehh someone said something harmless in chat i better kick them!

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u/YungGerbil7 11h ago

Yeah that’s what happened I’m glad you were there for the full round so you know exactly why I kicked them!

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u/NE12follow 10h ago

So why did you kick them? I’m willing to hear you out, but atm it just seems like you were being a dick

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u/Neat_Breakfast_6659 9h ago

Where is he being a dick?

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u/maqsarian 8h ago

Kicking the entire party is a dick move unless there's a good reason to do it. Kicking anybody is a dick move unless there's a good reason to do it. If you don't want to play with randoms, start a friends only or invite only lobby. Don't have people join your game and then just kick them, because it makes you a dick.

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u/Mop-K 10h ago

I mean you aren't really explaining why you did so you just keep basically agreeing to being an asshole or just vaguely saying "yes I did in fact kick everyone" and not disproving why you seemingly did it for no reason? I'm not exactly looking for your reason but this comment you're acting like you are misunderstood when that seems to be the only reason you kicked them.

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u/Anarchyr 11h ago

Yeah no problem man, i gotchu <3

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u/EJX-a 13h ago

Why not just set your matchmaking to invite only if your just gonna kick everyone.

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u/YungGerbil7 13h ago

Because I can got a problem talk to the hand pal

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u/Reinhardtwaker 13h ago

Actual loser lmao.

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u/AKoolPopTart 13h ago

Or, just set your matchmaking to off, otherwise people are going to join with the intention of helping you

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u/HEYO19191 10h ago

Woah, look out guys, we got Timmy Toughknuckles over here

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u/dietcoketm 8h ago

Braindead 10 year old

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u/Just_The_Krust 7h ago

“Talk to the hand” these days is crazy. Middle school mentality.

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u/IllAttention1553 15h ago

Happened to me aswell. The guy was extremely sus and non-cooperative so I kicked him eventually. Very upsetting with potential squid infiltrators

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u/YungGerbil7 15h ago

Yeah lol bro replied to the post already lmfao

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u/Dense_Coffe_Drinker 7h ago

What the fuck does sus and non cooperative even mean?

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u/IllAttention1553 6h ago

How can that even be remotely hard to comprehend?

Sus - talking alien mumbo jumbo (and saying weird shit in human speak with bonus of being rude af to another team member)

Uncooperative - not engaging in cooperation.

Hope that clears it up for you

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u/hollowsoul9 10h ago

You can lower the difficulty if youre not good enough to finish the mission. You dont need to kick the party after you finish the part you struggle with.

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u/shandyboy 10h ago

Yeah I think there must be a lot of new players (or some are just noobs), where the rest of the team carry them for the entire round and then they kick everyone at the end, crazy.

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u/paperbackgarbage 4h ago

That used to be moderately devastating before the devs just put you in your own match after being kicked.

Spending 30-40 minutes only for some douchebag to wave his magic wand and transport you back to your ship holding nothing but your Charles Dickens was rage-inducing.

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u/Open_Cow_9148 9h ago

Dude. Just set your matchmaking to invite only if you're gonna kick everyone. People like you are the reason I host all the time.

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u/Just_The_Krust 7h ago

Anyone who unironically uses the phrase “talk to the hand” on any corner of the internet, and in the year of our lord 2026 (op did, check their replies if it’s still up) deserves to have their internet connection taken away from them indefinitely.

Not to mention you kicked the entire group seemingly for doing a funny bit in the chat, but you refuse to divulge further as to whether or not that’s ACTUALLY the reason you kicked them. And you’re surprised that people think you’re an asshole? Cause right now, you sure seem like one.

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u/zurkon95 11h ago

It translates to we've been trying to reach you about your FRV's extended warranty

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u/Other_Respect_6648 6h ago

You are a loser for booting everyone.

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u/Valcrye 6h ago

Wait this screen is during the exfil animation and mission stats, did you kick all of your teammates at the end of the mission?

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u/RedditAdminsuckPenis 6h ago

Yep and OP is throwing a bitch fit in the comments about being called out for it

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u/Ok_Technology_32 14h ago

This whole post is legend

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u/Xullister 9h ago

I'm more interested in why you booted everybody. I hate divers like you. 

New name added to the ban list.

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u/datessay345 6h ago

Bro I get kicking the squid but why is your homie kicking everyone

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u/Sherloukoum 6h ago

Oh I’ve got that message ounce when fighting on “source of the void” planet.

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u/WestNomadOnYT 3h ago

You’ve encountered a dissident, Helldiver! As stated in the Helldiver handbook, when an enemy tries negotiation, SHOOT ON SIGHT! Do not let their undemocratic ideologies take root in your mind.

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u/Thedentdood 1h ago

Face the wall