{"id":773657,"date":"2025-11-30T02:18:53","date_gmt":"2025-11-30T02:18:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/KeHWTAsgoZc5DS9EF7tRm3"},"modified":"2025-11-30T02:18:53","modified_gmt":"2025-11-30T02:18:53","slug":"how-to-activate-the-terminid-control-system-in-helldivers-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/how-to-activate-the-terminid-control-system-in-helldivers-2\/","title":{"rendered":"How to activate the Terminid Control System in Helldivers 2"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Working out how to activate the Terminid Control System<\/strong> isn't the hardest part of Helldivers 2<\/strong><\/u><\/a>'s new mission type\u2014no, that would be defending the system from hordes of murderous bugs while you wait for it to boot up. Just like the infamous evacuate essential personnel missions from the Automaton defence, this mission type is unique to the new major order.<\/p>\n

It's a little tricky, too, as you have to work out which terminals to activate and then defend some silos against bugs. And if you mess up, you've got to do it all over again. Taking one of the best Helldivers 2 weapons<\/u><\/a> will definitely help, though, as well as the best stratagems<\/u><\/a>. Whatever you bring, here's how to activate the Terminid Control System and complete the new mission.<\/p>\n

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The Activate Terminid Control System missions are new for this major order <\/span>(Image credit: Arrowhead Game Studios)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n
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Step one: Press the button at the base of the main Termicide Tower <\/span>(Image credit: Arrowhead Game Studios)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n
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Step two: Turn on and charge each of the Battery Silos in turn <\/span>(Image credit: Arrowhead Game Studios)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n
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Step three: Initiate Termicide Disperal using the terminal near extraction <\/span>(Image credit: Arrowhead Game Studios)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

If you remember the bot defence missions from when the Automatons were invading, this new mission should feel pretty familiar. Essentially, you drop into a small map and have to turn on one of the new big bug sprayers that Super Earth has been building.\u00a0<\/p>\n

This requires you to complete a few specific steps:<\/p>\n