A configurable Helldivers 2 challenge builder that turns your chosen progression, account, planet, gear, mission and multiplayer restrictions into one shareable ruleset with stream-ready tracking tools.
The Hardcore Challenge keeps the rules, route and stream tools together so everyone can see exactly what counts for the run.
The builder lets you define how the run starts, how difficulty moves, what gear can be used, what must be completed before extraction and what multiplayer success requires. The selected rules are turned into a readable challenge that can be shared with a normal URL or displayed through OBS browser sources.
Pick the rules instead of forcing every player into one fixed Hardcore format.
Copy the challenge URL so another browser can open the same selected rules.
Dedicated browser-source and dock links keep the current run visible in OBS.
The builder keeps the selected rules, progression structure and live run state together.
Each group changes a different part of the challenge, from the account itself through extraction.
Choose Solo or Multiplayer. Solo starts on Tutorial while Multiplayer starts on Trivial.
Climb normally toward Super Helldive or reverse the route and work downward.
Use a normal account or require a true fresh account with no existing progression, with an optional named-Helldiver rule.
Leave the Galactic War map open, lock the current life to one faction, or lock it to one planet.
Set Primary, Secondary, Throwable, Armor, Stratagems and Booster independently to Any, Random or Locked, with quick presets for all gear.
When gear is randomized, decide whether the selected gear rerolls per Mission, per Difficulty or per Life.
Require only the main objective, all primary and secondary missions, or a full clear including enemy outposts.
For multiplayer runs, make extraction optional, require at least one survivor, or require everyone to extract.
Hardcore uses a defined operation and mission structure so progress can be tracked consistently from the opening difficulty through the finish.
The normal climb begins at Tutorial for Solo or Trivial for Multiplayer and works toward Super Helldive. Operation and mission numbers make the current position clear, including longer multi-mission difficulties later in the run. Reverse mode flips the direction without changing the selected rule system.
The first number identifies the difficulty's operation and the second identifies the mission inside it.
The active rules determine how failure affects the run instead of treating every mission as an isolated attempt.
The current run summary keeps the selected direction and reset behavior visible while building the challenge.
In the normal route, completing the Super Helldive operation without violating the selected rules finishes the challenge.
The builder creates links for players and stream layouts without making you recreate the challenge in separate tools.
Copy a normal challenge link that opens the selected Hardcore rules in another browser.
Generate a stream-facing browser-source URL for the current Hardcore rules and live tracking display.
Use the simplified browser source when the stream only needs a cleaner, reduced presentation.
Open the dedicated dock URL so Hardcore controls and run information can stay inside the OBS workspace.
Preview both the normal and simple overlays before adding them to the live scene.
The stream tools use the same selected challenge instead of maintaining a separate handwritten version of the rules.
The challenge can be used without an account. Account Cloud Save is an optional backup path for the ruleset and available live tracker data.
Your local Hardcore state and challenge URL remain the active version used by the tool. Signed-in users can separately save a backup to their TheSQRLs Account, restore that backup later, or delete the account copy without turning account storage into a requirement for normal use.
Build, share and run a Hardcore challenge directly in the browser.
The active browser keeps the current rules and tracker state used by the challenge.
Signed-in users can explicitly save an optional account copy.
The account copy can be restored when needed or removed separately from the local run.
You do not need to read the full project page every time you want to play.
Choose the rules, copy the challenge or OBS link you need, and begin the run.
No. It is an external rules, sharing and tracking system built around normal Helldivers 2 gameplay.
No. The builder runs directly in a modern web browser.
No. The challenge works locally without signing in. Account Cloud Save is optional.
Yes. The Copy Challenge URL action is designed to open the same selected rules in another browser.
Yes. The builder includes normal and simple browser-source URLs, overlay previews and an OBS dock link.
No. Players choose the supported rule options and the page generates the ruleset around those selections.
Hardcore Challenge is an unofficial, independently created, community-made project. It is not affiliated with, authorized by, sponsored by, approved by, or endorsed by Arrowhead Game Studios, Sony Interactive Entertainment, PlayStation, or any other developer, publisher, or rights holder associated with Helldivers 2.
Game-related names, terminology, characters, settings, artwork and trademarks remain the property of their respective owners. Their inclusion is for descriptive and compatibility purposes only.
Original project code, interface design, documentation and original project branding are © xxSQRLxx. xxSQRLxx™ is used as a claimed brand identifier and does not represent a claim of federal trademark registration.
The project is provided “as is,” without warranties of any kind. Use remains at the user's own risk.
