- Mactera Grabbers can no longer target people inside the Escape Pod - Disable rotate character with right stick in forge screen - Deep Dive header added to Mission Complete Screen and implemented animation on Mission Complete bottom bar - Price of Promotion now scales up over time. The first couple of promotions are now way cheaper than they used to be, but as you progress it becomes more and more expensive to promote a Dwarf. - BET-C can no longer be frozen (she would still be firing even if she got frozen) - Increased XP and Gold payout for completing Deep Dives... Just because you are doing such a fine job! - Final end screen tweaks - Fixed a crash if you were disconnected during a Deep Dive stage but managed to reconnect to the next stage - Enabled the ability to pause Solo Deep Dives - Fixed Bosco related crashes - Potential fixes for some instances of spawning outside of the Drop Pod on mission start - Warthog Combat Shotgun tweaked: - Magnetic Pellet Alignment OC - reduced rate of fire penalty and added a magazine capacity penalty - Fixed Woodlouse rolling into Drop Pod kicking players out. - Fixed the enemy's ability to enter the Drop Pod while its landed. - [Community Request] We have changed the word “drinks” back to “beers” regarding Miners Union BEER Event. We didn’t think much into this word change originally....but in hindsight it should have stayed “beers”, and to clarify we are obviously NOT removing beers from the game. Have a cold one and chill a bit :wink: - Fixed mission icons in Server List - Refactored the Customizable HUD system. Old settings are reset to recommended as a side effect. *Sorry about that!*. More fixes and changes will come in the next hotfix! - [HUD] Team Display - Dynamic: Always visible when player down - [HUD] Team Display - Dynamic: Always visible when Laserpointer is equipped - [HUD] Team Display - Dynamic: Always visible when player is down and the camera is following other players - [HUD] Team Display - Feature: Added ammo counter to team mates icons, showing overall ammo status. Ammo counter is only visible when the player is looking at a resupply pod or the Laserpointer is equipped. - [HUD] Health & Armor - Dynamic: Always on when Laserpointer equipped - [HUD] Health & Armor - Dynamic: Always on while player holds down fire button. - [HUD] Mutator & Warnings icons show and hides like Objectives icon - Possible fix for enemies being able to push players inside Dreadnought Eggs. - Improved the scaling of difficulty on Point Extraction missions. - Fixed team display ammo counter not initialized - Fixed Naedocyte Breeder frozen death leaving sound behind forever - Fixed Milestones and Achievements related to Deep dives, they now increment the amount of completed deep dives like they should (they only count up the first time you complete a deep dive since they track unique deep dive completions, so if you already completed this weeks deep dives you will not be able to get the progress for those)
Hi Miners, As you can see we are busy hotfixing update 25 and we are not done yet!
With hotfix 7 we have tried (again!) to fix the black screen issue some people are experiencing - fingers crossed it is fixed now. The other big topic is that we discovered a bug in the logic for spawning enemies and since we fixed it more enemies have been spawning than was meant to. We have tried to normalize the difficulty now, but will continuously be monitoring the difficulty.
Another thing to notice is that when we do changes to anything related to missions and cave generation the Deep Dives may change, but you can still only reap the rewards for completing the Deep Dives once. Cheers, -The Ghost ship Crew
Attempt to rebalance difficulty levels and enemy spawns
Additional fix for the black screen issue
Fix minehead not deploying correctly after latejoining
Fixed Praetorian breath attack not always getting cancelled correctly when stunned.
Fixed Praetorian head popping when killing by shooting the read end. Now it pops when shooting the head.
Flare Gun auto reload sound plays although the gun is out of ammo
[Community Terminal] Changed beers to drinks (for consistency in the wording - the beers are not going anywhere)
Haunted Cave warning allowed on Point Extraction
Escape menu can now show deep dive info when on spacerig
Fixed overclocking icon also showing up for items without overclocks
Fix dreadnoughts do not count toward elimination objective if you remove the ground below the egg before it cracks.
Possible fix for black loading screen
You can no longer deposit or use items while throwing a gem.
Snap Bulk Detonator and Dreadnought to ground after they do a carve attack to prevent them from getting stuck in mid air.
Fix impact axes can be picked up multiple times as client if spamming use
Fix several instances of Hosts language used on clients even if different
Beers can now survive opening a terminal!
Fixed trading station credits overflow and resource icon alignment
Fix spiky planet errors
Chest beacon sound update
Fix treasure box not always giving clients a skin.
Fix treasure box can be invisible to clients. (Maybe)
Fix treasure batteries spawn inside other objects
Tweaks to Ghost's cold and electrocution resistance
Fix for mission end screen opening on the spacerig after a deep dive has been completed
Tweaked Power attack shouts and saluting shouts
Bosco no longer steals a small amount of minerals from the player when he digs
Fix for community console crash
[Community] Fix for ui issue
[Community Terminal] Fixed issue with external ui not properly initializing with right faction
"Loading..." removed from Loading Screen
EPC Balance tweaks - Increased damage bouns from the Higher Charged Plasma Energy mod - Decreased base velocity of both the charged and normal projectiles - The Overcharged Plasma Accelerator mod now only affects the speed of the normal projectile and is less extreme than before in its effect - Removed all shot spread so that the first shot is always accurate, there is still recoil so consecutive shots will lose accuracy based on your rate of fire
Fixed EPC stat display showing crazy numbers for projectile velocity
Subata tweaks - Decreased base recoil slightly - Increased speed of spread recovery
Fixed the flamethrower preview showing the wrong model
Color of Selected Grenade tweaked to be more visible
Fixed tool tips for grenade loadout UI
Assignment member names no longer pushes Assignment icon to the side on Mission Map
Deep Rock Galactic - Soren - Captain of Ghost Ship
Hello Miners,
It's been fantastic to see so many of you playing and enjoying Update 25 over the weekend! We are reading all the feedback and fixing what is quickly fixable. So just because you don't see an immediate fix doesn't mean it's not on our radar. And remember that this is only Part One of the Endgame. We'll follow up with more fixes in Update 26, including balance tweaks and quality-of-life stuff.
This is the change list for Hot Fix 4:
Change list
Fixed crash when shooting electric crystal with the epc
Fixed crash when latejoining
Fixed crash related to looking at an object just as it is destroyed (very rare)
Fix crashes related to terrainscanner
Player boxes on loading screen resized back up
Forge Item Category mockup added to Forge window + slight layout tweaks to Overclock Details + Header removed from Forge Item window
Fix for community terminal UI's and reducing network requests
Forge Menu: Added category to forge dialog box
Fix for community goal description
Changing Interplanetary Miner's Union to Interplanetary Miners Union
Fixed Hollow-Point Bullets mod asking for 0 Umanite
Salute pitch fix
Speak tweaks
Reduced chance a lot for Scout shouting when using grappling hook
Reduced chance for Drill shout when Impact Axe throwing
New overclock unlocking rule: Now requires at least one owned gear mod for each tier of the give weapon. This replaces the previous rule where it was tied to Weapon Mastery.
Fix the Cargo Crate exploit
Cargo Crate should now look correct to late joiners
M1000 fire tweaks
Localization update (all languages
There was some info missing from the Update 25 patch notes. This has been edited into the Steam post, but you can also see them here:
MISSING PATCH NOTES FOR SUBATA120
Increased base damage
Moved Quickfire Ejector mod to Tier 1 and increased it's value for even faster reloads
Added a new damage mod to tier 3 to take place of the relocated quickfire ejector
Decreased value of the tier 2 Increased Caliber Rounds mod
Decreased value of both the Explanded Ammo Bags mods
Increased the base ammo count
Increased the power of the Recoil Compensator mod and it now affects both actual recoil and spread per shot
Increased base spread per shot slightly
KNOWN ISSUES
Whops! This hot fix patch introduced a bug that shows an Overclock slots on non-weapon gear if you have bought all the Mods for it.
Deep Rock Galactic - Soren - Captain of Ghost Ship
Hot Fix 1
Hot Fix 1 for Update 25 coming in hot! Keep reporting those pesky bugs and we'll do our best to squish them!
Change list
Added explanatory tool tip to forge mastery bar
Names no longer overlapping on Shared Assignment display on mission map
Fixed upgrades that should have been refunding their cost, not actually giving any credits or resources. These are the specific Mods that didn't give refund:
Removed Weapon Mods U25
Explosive Rounds - Bulldog
Glyphid Neurotoxin Coating - Bulldog
Dead-Eye - Bulldog
Flying Nightmare - EPC
Unstable Containment Field - EPC
Homebrew Explosive - PGL
Longer Burst - BRT7
Blast Wave - Boomstick
NOTE: Players that were affected by this will not get refunded retroactively with this fix. We are really sorry :-/
Hot Fix 2
Change list
Fixed spelling mistake in neurotoxin mechanic description
Fixed Deep Dives not showing credits gained from gold and fixed calculation (was giving only half).
Fixed crash related to analytics
Temporarily disable mixer interactivity because of crashes
Skin window performance fix. This should fix the crash in the weapon selection screen. NOTE: We have identified some additional smaller memory issues in this screen, but fixing them takes longer than the scope of a small hot fix.
Fixed Teams returning from Deep Dives still showing up in the Deep Dive server browser terminal even though they dont have a Deep Dive selected.
Fixed shield generator sometimes becomes unusable on the next stage of a deep dive
Deep Rock Galactic - Soren - Captain of Ghost Ship
Hello Miners,
Whew! You’ve been patient with us for a long while, but Update 25 - our most ambitious update to date - is finally here! Deep Dives, even more gear customization, late-game rewards, tons of new skins, cargo crates, overhauled beard physics...hoh boy, Miners - this is a big one. Our beards grew 6 inches just from writing these patch notes.
--- PATCH NOTES ---
DEEP DIVES
If you’re a Dwarf that’s looking to go places, we have just the opportunity for you. As a promoted Dwarf you have been deemed worthy to get special access to weekly Deep Dives - three consecutive seeded missions, where ammunition and health carries over to the next mission. In Deep Dives you will have to complete two objectives in each stage and chances for encountering Mutators are very high. Each of the three stages of a Deep Dive will grant you rewards upon completion, ranging from minerals to the new Matrix Cores. While you can complete the week’s Deep Dives as many times as you want and improve your best time, bear in mind the rewards can only be claimed once per week.
MATRIX CORES
Not getting paid enough? We’re giving your Deep Rock Galactic pay-slip a boost. Matrix Cores are the cornerstones of the new rewards introduced in Deep Rock Galactic. In Update 25 you will receive Infused Matrix Cores - Matrix Cores with already predefined content, that can be used to forge Weapon Overclocks or glorious all-new beards and helmets. In Update 26 we will introduce a way to infuse Blank Matrix Cores, but more on that when we get closer.
THE FORGE
The place where you go with you Infused Matrix Core and forge them into something usefull. Also note that forging Infused Matrix Cores will increase your Forging Mastery and earn you even more Matrix Cores. It’s Hammertime!
WEAPON OVERCLOCK CORES
If you’ve been wanting bigger explosions or new ways to shred entire tunnels of bloodthirsty glyphids, then you’ll love the upgrades you’ll be unlocking for your arsenal. Weapon Overclocks range from basic but minor improvements like increase magazine capacity, to providing entirely new ways to modify the overall weapon functionality. Deal radioactive splash damage with your Grenade Launcher? There’s an overclock for that. Gain more airtime while aiming down the sights of the M1000 rifle? There’s an overclock for that. Shred the enemies with ice shards from your Cryo Cannon? You guessed it. There’s an overclock for that.
COSMETIC CORES
With Update 25, we’re doubling down on glorious facial hair and other cosmetic items. If you thought your current beard was the most dwarven it could get... boy, do we have some hairy news for you.
NEW ASSIGNMENTS
BREACH THE CORE: Upon your first promotion of any dwarf you get access to a new assignment called BREACH THE CORE. Complete this to earn a handful of Infused Matrix Cores and get your collection of Weapon Overclocks and Rare Cosmetics kick-started. Completing the assignment will also unlock the Weekly Core Hunt.
WEEKLY CORE HUNT: For those veteran dwarves looking to make a little spare cash for beard accessories on the side, there’s now Weekly Core Hunt assignments available for Promoted Dwarves. Finishing these will reward you both a Weapon Overclock Core and a Cosmetic Core. Stay strong and classy.
CARGO CRATES
It’s not all about the Deep Dives, though. Be on the lookout for lost Cargo Crates in the caves of normal missions - they are known to contain copious amounts of minerals and weapon skins!
NEW MUTATORS
WARNINGS ---------------------------- LOW OXYGEN: As the title says - hold your breath and try not to die before you reach an oxygen tank.
LETHAL ENEMIES: The aliens are extra cranky today. All enemies deal significantly more damage.
REGENERATIVE BUGS: I’ll have what they’re having. All enemies regenerate their health if you wound them and don’t take them out straight away.
PARASITES: Well, it gets even worse. The aliens in this place are just… ugh… just full of angry, parasitic worms.
HAUNTED CAVE: There’s… SOMETHING… in this cave. It is hunting you. Relentlessly. And it just...won’t...die! Don’t stop. Don’t look behind you. It’s right there constantly coming for you.
ANOMALIES ---------------------------- VOLATILE GUTS: You thought Exploder Infestation was bad? Well, whatever infested those poor creatures has run rampant here. Every alien explodes. Just awful.
BEARD PHYSICS
Glorious facial hair is the hallmark of a good dwarf. We’ve added enhanced beard physics to enhance that magnificent feeling of having a proper dwarven beard.
MORE DWARVEN SHOUTS
Nothing is more dwarvish than yelling at stuff, so we’ve added a whole new range of voice lines to the mix. There are new shouts for Power Attacks, salutes, grenade throws, laser pointer, and lots more.
BIOMES
New dripping rainfall effect. It can often occur in Dense Biozone and rarely in Crystalline Caverns.
Moving through deep snow in Glacial Strata is less of a slog now - you should notice a significant boost in movement speed.
BULLET TRAILS
They make weapon spread, recoil, and other features more visible so the effect of certain Mods and Overclocks is clearly noticeable. Plus, we also think they look neat.
NO MORE “FLOATING ISLANDS”
Strange anomalies were causing gravity-defying behaviour where crystals, dirt, and other biome elements were floating when separated from their anchor points. They no longer do that. No more getting stuck on tiny little bits of floating rock after digging!
CUSTOMIZABLE HUD
Less is sometimes more. There is a whole slew of new options for HUD customization, letting you set up what’s shown and what isn’t completely to your liking - including dynamic options to make elements appear when they are relevant and disappear when they are not.
INTERPLANETARY MINERS UNION
The Interplanetary Miners Union has finally made its way to Hoxxes IV for Discord users. By joining one of the three Union Chapters, you can work towards both specific chapter goals and a collective goal. There are Union sanctioned rewards to collect!
THROW LIKE AN ATHLETE
Being a miner demands precision in every aspect, and so we’ve added a new throwing mechanic to the game. Click to let go of a held object, hold down to charge your throw with the desired amount of force.
WEAPON TWEAKS
SCOUT ---------------------------- DEEPCORE GK2
Fixed Battle Cool mod to work as advertised (it used to kill spread per shot but without resetting the accuracy)
Moved Quickfire Ejector mod to Tier 1 and increased its value for even faster reloads
Added a new damage mod to Tier 3 to take place of the relocated quickfire ejector
Decreased value of the Tier 2 Increased Caliber Rounds mod
Decreased value of both the Expanded Ammo Bags mods
Increased the base ammo count
Increased the power of the Recoil Compensator mod and it now affects both actual recoil and spread per shot
Increased base spread per shot slightly
M1000 CLASSIC
Added an upgrade type and description for the rifle's focus mode
Renamed Improved Ergonomics mod to Fast-charging Coils
Improved the Floating Barrel mod slightly to better compete with the others
New sound for focused shots
DUAL ZHUKOV NUK 17
Increased base damage
Decreased the value of Increased Caliber Rounds mod to better match the other T3 option
Increased the Value of the Supercharged Feed Mechanism mod to better compete with other options
JURY-RIGGED BOOMSTICK
Decreased value of Loaded Shells mod to better balance against other options
Increased base pellet count to compensate for Loaded Shells mod tweak
Increased value of Tier 1 Expanded Ammo Bags mod to better compete with the damage mod
GUNNER ---------------------------- “BULLDOG” HEAVY REVOLVER
[COMMUNITY REQUEST] Explosive Rounds now do more explosive damage in a wider radius but at a cost of direct damage
Moved Hollow Point Rounds mod to Tier 3
Neurotoxin Mod now actually poisons enemies instead of just doing more direct damage
Deadeye mod now works for both walking and sprinting letting you stay accurate no-matter the situation
BRT
Increased the base burst delay
Increased base damage
Decreased value of Increased Caliber Rounds mod
Increased value of High Capacity Magazine mod to better match the damage mod
Decreased the value of the Burst Damage mod to better match the other Tier 5 options
The Longer Burst mod now fires all the rounds in the burst much faster
Decreased value of the Hollow-Point Bullets mod slightly to bring it inline with competing options
Decreased value of Larger Payload mod slightly to better match other Tier two options
The Homebrew Explosive mod now gives a damage bonus in a range instead of a flat damage increase. This requires re-purchasing the mod. Anyone who acquired the old version will be automatically refunded.
Increased duration of stun from the Concussive Blast mod
BREACH CUTTER
Increased base deploy speed
Extended the base deploy delay to compensate
Quick Deploy mod now properly affects the deploy delay
Extended the base projectile lifetime slightly
Renamed some of the mods to better follow out naming style for other weapons and to better clarify functionality
Rearranged some of the mods to better balance options
PROXIMITY MINE
[COMMUNITY REQUEST] Every mine will now trigger an explosion multiple times. This way, they better serve the purpose of planning defenses and a lonely enemy triggering them is not as big of a waste.
PLASMA BURSTER
Engineer will carry 6 instead of 4.
DRILLER ---------------------------- CRYO CANNON
Increased range of Cold Radiance mod to improve useability
Increased value of the High Water Content mod to better compete with the other options
Increased base charge up time
Increased value of the Improved 2nd Stage Pump mod
Decreased the value of the Stronger Cooling Unit mod to better match other Tier 1 options
Increased the base repressure delay slightly
Improved the value of the Bypassed Integrity Check mod
Moved the Overclocked Ejection Turbine mod from Tier 3 to Tier 2
Decreased base repressure speed slightly
Improved the value of the Faster 1st Stage Pump mod to better compete with other options
Added a rate of fire mod at Tier 3
Fixed EPC bouncy projectiles not impacting armor correctly
CRSPR FLAMETHROWER
Upgrade slot five, choice three, description should read " direct damage have a chance to explode " instead of " has a chance to explode".
Upgrade slot two, choice two, "triple filtered fuel" is misspelled as 'TRIPPLE'
SUBATA120
Increased base damage
Moved Quickfire Ejector mod to Tier 1 and increased it's value for even faster reloads
Added a new damage mod to tier 3 to take place of the relocated quickfire ejector
Decreased value of the tier 2 Increased Caliber Rounds mod
Decreased value of both the Explanded Ammo Bags mods
Increased the base ammo count
Increased the power of the Recoil Compensator mod and it now affects both actual recoil and spread per shot
Increased base spread per shot slightly
EXPERIMENTAL PLASMA CHARGER
Renamed most of the mods to better match the naming convention used for other weapons
Increased base speed of the charged shot projectile
Increased value of the Overcharged Plasma Accelerator (charged projectile speed) mod
Decreased the recoil from normal shots
Decreased overall shot spread
Lowered the value of the damage upgrade from +6 to +5 because OCD
Increased the base speed of the normal projectile slightly
Added the Increased Particle Velocity (normal projectile speed) mod
Decreased value of Improved Charge Efficiency (charged shot energy cost) mod
Lowered the base ammo count slightly to cleanly divide into shot cost (OCD again)
Lowered the value of the Larger Battery mod slightly
Added the High Density Battery mod to Tier 4 for more ammo options
Decreased the amount of heat generated by normal shots
Decreased the base cooling rate of the weapon
Fix normal shots going through armor
SATCHEL CHARGE
It’s no longer possible to place more than one Satchel Charge at a time. The damage of the charge was tweaked to be the most powerful explosion in the game. Stacking that damage in one area wasn’t intended and it removes the challenge from fighting some kinds of enemies.
SOUND
Fixed Geyser sound too loud/too many spawned
Naedocyte Breeder sound now stops when it dies
ENEMIES
[COMMUNITY REQUEST] Enemy health bars now show all kinds of status effects (Stun, Radiation, Neurotoxin etc.)
Improve the performance of all enemies and 10x perf improvement on Q’ronar
Warden's weak point collision adjusted. It wasn't registering correctly some hits that should count as weak point hints
Naedocyte Hatchlings changed to look more distinct from Shockers
[COMMUNITY REQUEST] Acid clouds now blow up from all fire damage sources
Fixed Bulk Detonator stuck particles
Naedocyte Hatchlings and Shockers aren't marked correctly with the Laserpointer
[COMMUNITY REQUEST] Lowered the chance of multiple Bulk Detonators -
A little less increase over time in enemy pressure on Point Extractions
Decreased the magnitude of the enemy wave in the beginning of Point Extraction
[COMMUNITY REQUEST] The Bulk Detonator will not attack for the first 5 seconds after spawning to give players a small window to get to a safe distance
Fixed a case where the grabber was screaming but not chasing a player
Some animation optimizations on Bosco, Naedocyte Trawler, BET-C and Naedocyte Breeder
Mactera Bomber goo sacks now light up individually when you shoot them
The parasites no BET-C can now be lit on fire
Fixed a bug that made BET-C wait close to 5 seconds after switching from machine guns to grenade launcher
SMALL FIXES AND MISC. CHANGES
White backgrounds on menus fixed
Fixed freezing / heating UI icon flipping constantly if near both a heat and cold source
Milestones added for the new Warning Mutators
Mutators/Warning-icons updated
Discord Employee of the Month screen added
Fix Armor impact particles not working on pickaxe
Power attack can now be activated when hitting air
Throwing a grenade no longer causes you to take out the wrong weapon
Smoke trails added to hitscan weapons
Added a long screw to zipline projectile.
[Ansel] Adjustments and improvements to ansel and camera manager
Added more hot springs in ice caves
Typos/grammar fix on a couple of modifications
New Character Vignets Videos added. Driller and Gunner here!
Fixed Ansel in mission complete screen
Carriables should now always be usable after Bosco picks them up
Slightly altered Icon Color for Elimination and Extraction missions, so not to clash with Warning Mutator Icon as much
Bosco can now be ordered to target Trawlers properly
Added accessibility option to the controls menu that allows players to manually input a mouse sensitivity value without limits
Added an option to toggle the Laserpointer by pressing CTRL per request from the community
Hide join and solo options from mission select if people have joined your session.
Add attempt to reconnect option to esc menu
Fixed untranslatable text fields in Memorial Hall etc.
Broken Jukebox display SHOULD be fixed
Shield Disruption now gives you more base health to be a little less brutal.
Fixed depositing issues in the MULE while too far away but close enough for interaction prompt
Fix for Molly going back to a previous position when she should be going to the Drop Pod
Fixed most cases of Molly failing to locate the Drop Pod
Fixed cases of pickaxes floating mid air at the start of mission
Fixed spelling error "jelous" in mission names
Laser pointer no longer gets stuck when saluting
Potential fix for flashing white screen on Nvidia GTX 970 cards
Fix an issue with characters becoming selected after hovering over them in the Character Selection Terminal
Fixed typos in Weekly Assignment description
Fixed 8-9-0 keys breaking when rebound to
Fixed Trade Terminal Assignment gives 0 Croppa
Fixed No hollomite does not appear when it is secondary objective
Customizable HUD: In this build, you'll get your HUD reset to default settings. The feature is still work-in-progress, so further tweaks will be added which may require a new reset. Consider yourself warned!
Loading a mission can in rare cases result in black screen or load-bar not progressing. We have seen this at the office but have yet to find what's causing this.
Interplanetery Miners Union: This feature is in an a TESTING phase where it is only available on Discord. It's very experimental, and using Discord was an easy way for us to test and balance it. If the feature proves successful, we'll look into how to expand it to other platforms, including Steam. Time frame on this is not known right now.
Performance seems to be lower than normal, especially on low-end machine. We'll look into this once we are done with the immediate hot fixing.
SLI-graphic card setup results in visual artefacts.
Deep Rock Galactic - Soren - Captain of Ghost Ship
Hi Miners,
Thanks to everybody for the feedback, both on the Experimental build, but also in general for the expectations for Update 25. This update is by far our biggest yet, and it even grew so big that we had to chop it up into two updates. This has created some confusion, questions, and speculations on what the experience will be and specifically for how to get the Overclocks. To sort this out, we’ve created a FAQ just on the topics around Deep Dives and Overclocks.
So Update 25 is not the complete Endgame? In short: no. It’s more like Endgame: Part 1.
Update 25 will not release with the complete system for giving out Matrix Core rewards. Specifically, it will not include Blank Matrix Cores and Machine Events, which will be part of Update 26. Therefore, the total amount of rewards for Deep Dives is a bit less until Update 26 releases. The time from Update 25 to Update 26 should be considered a transition phase, where you’ll be able to get a feel for Deep Dives and a taste of the Overclocks. And we, the developers, can get some valuable feedback while we finish and refine the system.
How many Overclocks will I be able to get in Update 25? Each Deep Dive (Normal and Elite) will reward you with a random Matrix Core infused with a specific weapon Overclock. On top of this, you will get a weapon Overclock for completing the Weekly Core Hunt assignment. So in total, 3 weapon Overclocks per week. On top of this, you will be able to get Matrix Cores from the Forge Mastery, so some weeks you’ll get an extra Overclock. And to get you started, there will be a new one-time Assignment for Promoted Dwarves - called Breach the Core - that will reward you with a generous amount of infused Matrix Cores, including 3 Overclocks.
1x Infused Matrix Core (Either Weapon Overclock or Cosmetic)
ATTENTION: The way we reward Matrix Cores will change when we introduce Blank Matrix Cores!
So to sum it up: First week you engage with the system in Update 25, you will be able to obtain 8 WEAPON OVERCLOCKS: 3 (Breach the Core) +1 (Weekly Core hunt) + 1 (Deep Dive) + 1 (Elite Deep Dive) + 2 (From Forge Mastery if you forge everything).
Okay, so how many Overclocks will I be able to get in Update 26? At the time of writing, 6 per week. 2 from doing Deep Dives, 1 from Core Hunt assignment, and up to 3 that you’ll be infusing yourself through doing Machine Events during normal missions.
In Update 26, we’ll introduce Blank Matrix Cores, and you will get these on top of the other rewards. We have not decided on a final amount, but it should at least double the weekly output, so in addition to your 3 Infused Matrix Cores, you’ll get at least 3 Blank Matrix cores (if you complete both Deep Dives and the Weekly Core Hunt). Furthermore, when you infuse the Blank Cores by completing a Machine Event, you’ll get some influence on the outcome. This is still in development, so we can’t say exactly how this will work yet.
How many Overclocks will there be in Update 25? Update 25 will release with more than 90 weapon Overclocks (around 5-6 per weapon).
Will you release more Overclocks in the future? Probably, but as always, we’ll weigh it against other features and content.
How often will the Deep Dives reset and when? In Update 25, the two Deep Dives (Normal and Elite) will get a new seed each week (7 days), starting on the launch day (26th of September), and then the first new seeds on the following Thursday (3rd of October) and so on...
When will Update 25 and Update 26 release? Update 25 releases on Steam on Thursday 26th of September at 1 PM CEST. And then followed by hot-fixes as needed. We hope to get it out on Xbox about two weeks later. Update 26 does not have a release date but could be early November.
Remind me what a Matrix Core is? Matrix Cores are basically a sort of item container. They can contain either a blueprint for a Weapon Overclock, a blueprint for a Cosmetic Item, or a hefty chunk of Resources (Crafting Materials). When you own a full, or “Infused” Matrix Core, you can go directly to the new Forge on the Space Rig and craft the reward if you have the prerequisite Crafting Materials. In Update 26, we’ll start rewarding you Blank Matrix Cores as well, which you’ll bring with you into normal missions and Infuse yourself by completing Machine Events (a new system of random events in normal missions, also introduced in Update 26). Infusing Matrix Cores manually is going to give you some choice in what exactly you’ll be infusing it with.
I’m still confused about Update 25 and Update 26! Help! If you haven’t already seen it, we’ll advise you to watch the Update 25 Status Report video - most of what is said in the video is still true! You can also check the patch notes on the Experimental build. Again, they are not final but could help you find some more info.
We hope this FAQ has been able to answer most of your questions. And as always, we encourage you to discuss these things with your fellow miners (and us), on Discord, Steam, and Reddit.