Helldivers 2's take on a galaxy-traveling Death Star really is a death trap: "risk of collapse," no toilets, and the beds are stolen from "very sick children"

Helldivers 2 is making players work to build a "gigastructure" known only as the Democracy Space Station, which the community will then be able to deploy anywhere on the Galactic War table via a "cutting-edge voting system." Details on what exactly the DSS can do are under wraps, but I'm guessing it'll be mighty since High Command is sacrificing the wellbeing of many a sick child to build the thing. 

Arrowhead Game Studios today tweeted a construction blueprint for the DSS showing its various parts, a circular protective plate, and various bolt-ons poking out of it. "Once complete, the Democracy Space Station will be a new strategic-level weapon," the tweet reads. "It will wield powerful, Helldiver-directed weaponry to aid in the liberation of it's orbited planet. Through a cutting-edge voting system, the Helldivers will determine where to deploy the DSS, and when to use its capabilities."

ATTENTION HELLDIVERS. Please closely review these blueprints for the upcoming Democracy Space Station.Once complete, the Democracy Space Station will be a new strategic-level weapon. It will wield powerful, Helldiver-directed weaponry to aid in the liberation of it's orbited… pic.twitter.com/152Z5vXPJdOctober 3, 2024

Things get interesting when you zoom into the fine print, however, specifically with the "Known Issues" section hiding at the bottom. Despite funneling an exorbitant amount of steel and sweat into the station, "bedding for living spaces" is apparently "not within budget reach" and High Command is instead compensating by taking "donations" from the sick children at Super Citizen Anne's Hospital - aka, the kids we saved in a previous Major Order who thanked us with a little crayon drawing. Oh, sorry, that's "Super Citizen Anne's Hospital for Very Sick Children." My mistake. 

Knowing High Command and the way its democracy works, I wouldn't bet that those donations are being accepted so much as they're being taken from the kids. At least they're getting a "field trip to