Helldivers 2, a live-service game, does not support mods. But that hasn’t stopped the PC modders, who ported popular characters like Master Chief and Buzz Lightyear to the game. Even the CEO of Arrowhead was impressed, saying he wants to make a game with official modding support someday.

The characters were ported into the game by popular YouTuber and modder ToastedShoes, who uploaded a video of the entire ordeal on Saturday, May 4. It caught the attention of an X (formerly Twitter) user, who shared the video on May 8. The user noted how the "PC Master Race community is making fun of Arrowhead and PlayStation by using mods," and tagged the developer's chief executive Johan Pilestedt. The latter responded to X, calling the mods "hilarious," and saying how he was "impressed that you can do these mesh swaps, considering the engine doesn't support mods."

“At some point in my life, I really want to make a game with proper modding support,” Pilestedt noted, adding that he “loves modding communities” and stating that mods are his way of getting started as a video game developer. Pilestedt also said in another exchange that mods are always great to have and help games achieve their ultimate goal: fun, but also said that they can be problematic when they start to impact meta features and the overall experience of other users.

ToastedShoes managed to port Starlord from Guardians of the Galaxy, Master Chief from Halo, and Buzz Lightyear, one of the most iconic Disney-Pixar characters of all time. Helldivers 2 is a live service title and runs on an old engine that does not support any mods.