We can hardly believe it, but it is the FIVE YEAR ANNIVERSARY of DRG! This calls for a party, and Management has gone all-out this year. The celebrations will start on MARCH 2nd and ends MARCH 16th.


The Space Rig has been decked out in style once more! Balloons and confetti and gilded plastic crap all over the place - everything valued corporate drones could want in a mandated company event. Have a good time - Management is specifically requesting it!

It wouldn't be a party on Space Rig 17 without Lloyd disabling his Credit Inhibitor and serving up frothing mugs of ale for free - and this year is no exception! Head to the Abyss Bar and guzzle away - Company Policy directly states that all employees are required to drink responsibly, and we trust that nobody knows more about responsible drinking than our doughty dwarves.

In preparation for the party, it appears that we have once more lost a shipment of party gear in a suspicious shuttle crash - and once more we'll be sending you in to deal with it! This time we're looking for big, golden YEAR FIVE TROPHIES - bring one back, and receive double the usual amount of Performance Points for that mission, earning you a fat boost on your Performance Pass each time you do!

There's of course also a unique PARTY HAT to acquire from this year's celebrations, and as usual Management has seen fit to make you work for it - stands to reason. Head to the Assignment Terminal right away and pick it up, and soon you will be partying in style! Do keep in mind that the Assignment is only available during the anniversary celebrations, so do not dally!

To further commemorate 5 years in orbit, we also are adding the option to play the original version of the game. That's right, you will be able to play DRG as it was when it originally launched in early 2018. Maybe you feel nostalgic and want to go back and experience those early days of glory. Or maybe you just want to appreciate everything that has been added since launch by actually seeing how different the game is today by comparison. Either way, grab some friends and mine like it is 2018!

There's been a repeated question from many of you: how can you help support the game since all the content updates we have released since launch have been free. So, for those of you who want to show your continued support of Deep Rock Galactic, we have put together a most decadent, most luxurious, most supportive package of cosmetic DLC and extra goodies. Behold, the aptly named, Supporter II Upgrade

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2291670/Deep_Rock_Galactic__Supporter_II_Upgrade/

We hope you'll all enjoy the Year 5 Anniversary as much as we did putting it together. :D

Rock and Stone, Miners!

With love,
The Ghost Ship Crew

Misc fixes and anniversary prep: We finally added a toggle option for supporter beers so you can drink those original Glyphid Slammers. Also no more despawning beers with ‘Q’. Cheers!

With Love,
The Ghost Ship Crew

- Added a toggle option for supporter beer, you can now choose to serve beers in regular or supporter mugs.
- Fixed that clients were sometimes not able to see holiday assets in biotank
- Tweaked deep dive mission probabilities
- Fixed bug where c4 could cancel fall damage
- Fixed controller shortcut issue that made it possible to abort un-abortable Assignments
- Fixed being able to reset the weekly assignments by starting another and then restarting the original assignment
- Fixed completing the promotion assignment changing the completed week seed for the core hunt assignment
- Fixed bug where you could delete picked up items by pressing Q on the spacerig
- Tweaked Gunners Robot Rebellion Armor, left shoulder plate should no longer float
- Optimized pathfinder performance
- Optimized some smoke and Rockpox particles
- Fixed barrel hoop game sounds not playing for clients
- Made bosco able to carry all the in-cave holiday double xp items
- Changed "all barrels in launch bay" mission control shout to trigger 100% of the time
- Fixed a bunch of typos
- Added more breach effects to heartstone after final break

The Annual Anniversary Ghost Ship Games Live Stream is back for yet another year! Those of you who’ve been with Deep Rock during the past 5 years will be well aware of this exciting yearly event - but if you’ve just joined up during this past year, allow us to explain:

Each year during DRG’s anniversary we run a live stream session featuring the founders and key members of Ghost Ship Games, talking about the past, present, and future of the game. This year will be no exception, especially since this time we’ll be celebrating HALF A DECADE of co-op fun, lucrative mining, and fond memories - all made possible by the game itself, and not least of all YOU: The community.

The live stream will take place on Twitch (ghostship_games), Wednesday, March 1st, from 14.00 CET.

We’ll primarily be talking about Deep Rock Galactic, of course - but this time around, we won’t be stopping there: As some of you have heard, Ghost Ship is venturing into the brave new world of publishing! We’re doing this driven primarily by our excitement about game development and from a desire to help out other awesome games and developers make great games and get themselves properly established. During the stream, we will be revealing some of these awesome upcoming titles - we’re quite excited about this.


Here is what you can expect from the live stream:

Join us for a talk about the past, present, and future of DRG. We will have a look back at how much has happened since we launched the game in 2018, and show what you can expect from the in-game anniversary event. And after that, we’ll talk about the future of DRG.

Some of you will already have heard about this through the grapevine: Ghost Ship is expanding, adding a brand new department dedicated to publishing games from other awesome and talented developers. Stick around for this part as we reveal the first three games we will be publishing, talking with the developers directly, and showing off the games themselves.

Submissions are in, and we have selected the finalists! So many great recruitment videos - it’s been a pleasure and a blast to watch them all. We will show all the finalists on stream and comment on each. And, of course, pick the winner.

Lastly, we will finish off with an hour of impromptu activities with the Ghost Ship Crew. Details are not finalised yet, but it will be worth sticking around for this part.




And that is the program for the Year 5 Anniversary stream. We can’t wait for you to join us in celebrating half a decade of Deep Rock. Here’s to the next five years!

Rock and Stone, Miners!


With Love,
The Ghost Ship Crew

As we alluded to in our previous post, we have an anniversary coming up: DRG is turning five! In other words, it’s been five whole years since we launched the game into Early Access. And we couldn’t help ourselves (this is becoming custom), we had to do something special for this occasion. This event feels very special to us, and whether you are a Senior Miner or a new starter here at DRG, we hope you will feel it as well when you get to experience it. So let’s get to the announcements, shall we?


Yes, there will of course be an in-game event for this year’s anniversary. With Space Rig decoration, rewards, and botched Longbeard Freight deliveries - all that you have come to expect. More details will be revealed in due time, but you can already add it to your calendar: The Year 5 anniversary starts on Thursday, 2nd March, and ends on Thursday, 16th March.

But wait, there’s more.

To commemorate 5 years in orbit, we are adding the option to play the original version of the game. That’s right, you will be able to play DRG as it was when it originally launched in early 2018. Maybe you feel nostalgic and want to go back and experience those early days of glory. Or maybe you just want to appreciate everything that has been added since launch by actually seeing how different the game is today by comparison. Either way, grab some friends and mine like it is 2018.

We got carried away - again. There’s been a repeated question from many of you: how can you help support the game since all the content updates we have released since launch have been free. So, for those of you who want to show your continued support of Deep Rock Galactic, we have put together a most decadent, most luxurious, most supportive package of cosmetic DLC and extra goodies. Behold, the aptly named, Supporter II Upgrade:

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2291670/Deep_Rock_Galactic__Supporter_II_Upgrade

To all of you who will be donning the GSG GUARDIAN Weapon Framework and Armor Paintjob, as well as throwing back Supporter-styled Oily Oaf brews, we salute you. Rock and Stone!


There will be a couple more supply pods of information before we arrive at the Year 5 Anniversary. We will, just as in previous years, have a live stream from our office where we’ll talk about the past and future of DRG. We are in the midst of nailing down a date for this live stream and will of course tell you when it is confirmed.

And in case you were wondering, no, we are not slowing down on Deep Rock Galactic. On the contrary, we have never been as busy making exciting new things for this labor of love which now turns 5. Keep your eyes and ears open for more details on this, coming your way soon.

Until then, a massive thank you to you all - both veteran and newly joined miners! The fact that we are celebrating half a decade of Deep Rock is something we could only dream of when we first launched the game. We couldn’t be more pleased and proud to celebrate this milestone anniversary with you, our awesome community. So here‘s to the last five years, and may there be many more to come - we can’t wait to share them with you!

Rock and Stone, Miners - Rock and Stone!


With Love
The Ghost Ship Crew

Great news! The ‘Hiring for Hoxxes’ Recruitment Video Competition is live!.

As most of you know, Deep Rock Galactic is always recruiting new Miners to fill the company ranks. Working on Hoxxes is a rewarding yet dangerous undertaking, so to maintain headcount the company needs a steady inflow of new starters. And that is where you come in.

Make a recruitment video of modest length (no longer than 1:30 minute in length), showing potential new recruits why they should join Deep Rock Galactic, and you may win some very handsome rewards: A Steam Deck, a Golden Loot Bug plush, a gaming headset, a dwarven beard wig and a signed poster from Ghost Ship Games. Besides being celebrated by the team at Ghost Ship Games, of course.

What’s that you ask? Is this just an excuse to get players to make an ad video for us? Nonsense! To prove that baseless allegation completely wrong, we have actually made an example video ourselves. Which we will submit for the competition, thank you very much.



We believe no one knows what makes Deep Rock awesome better than you. Which is why we want to see what you’ll come up with. We will showcase all nominees and announce the winner during our Year 5 Anniversary stream.

Oh, and by the way, we are of course having a Year 5 Anniversary stream. More info coming soon!

Submissions close Wednesday, February 22rd, 12 PM BST. Submit your video using the link above.

Rock and Stone!

With Love,
The Ghost Ship Crew


Edit: We have added a Steam Deck to the prize

Edit edit: The past version of this post indicated a modest video length of 0:15-1:00 minute in length. This was a recommended length, the actual terms of the competition state that submissions can't be longer than 1:30 minute. Post is changed to reflect this

The Lunar Festival officially starts today! There is plenty to enjoy in this first (but definitely not last) Seasonal Event of 2023. As the moons of Hoxxes converge once again, here is the list of what you can experience:

• The Lunar Festival Assignment - a celebratory opportunity to put in some extra hours for the company - and to get handsomely rewarded in the process.
  
• The Lunar Rabbit hat - Rewarded for completing said assignment.
  
• A decorated Space Rig for you to enjoy with your team members while wearing said hat
  
• An opportunity for Double Season XP awarded when you find and deposit decorative rabbit statues during missions. Yes, the Longbeard freighter carrying the shipment crashed onto Hoxxes…again. Management has some questions for whoever signed the exclusivity agreement with Longbeard Freight.
  
• And as has become customary, you will of course get last year’s Lunar Festival hat when you log in during this event.

Enjoy, Miners. The Lunar Festival ends February 2nd, so get to it. Management is confident that you and your fellow team membersfind plenty of workjoyment in all that this event has to offer.

Rock and Stone!


With Love
The Ghost Ship Crew

This patch contains a fix to a delay on Gunner’s shield throwing abilities and inconsistencies with O2 replenishment when within the range of more than one oxygen source. Additionally, the Anniversary Year 4 Hat is back!


With Love,
The Ghost Ship Crew

- Fixed issue where you weren't able to throw gunners shield before equipping it fully
- Fixed some exits that were a bit off, should prevent a disconnected tunnel
- Fixed inconsistencies with O2 replenishment on Low Oxygen warning missions
- Restored the Anniversary Year 4 Hat
- Tweaked cave leech attack sound volume and position, should now be easier to hear and locate

The Lunar Festival is making a return to DRG in 2023! Yuletide may have just ended, but you will get to experience this next Seasonal Event already next week. The Lunar Festival will start on Thursday, January 19th.

Some of you with grey streaks in your beards remember the Lunar Festival of 2022, but this new festival has got a fresh coat of paint (or Space Rig Decoration). Let’s go through what’s in store, shall we?

First, there is the assignment. Yes, another opportunity to put in some extra work and get compensated handsomely in return. Besides a hefty payout, you will also receive the Lunar Rabbit hat, specifically designed for this festivity.



Second, there will be Space Rig decorations. 2022 was a good year, so Management has increased the party budget and not just reused last year’s decorations. Mostly. Maybe a lantern here or there came from storage (we still have a bottom line, you know), but this event should feel fresh and new, even for last year’s attendants.



Finally, Management made another order of decorative items, this time rabbit statues. It is still being delivered by Longbeard Freight which has managed to crash their delivery into Hoxxes twice now…but that will surely not happen a third time.
In the highly unlikely scenario that it does, Management is again willing to reward double season XP for any retrieved statues. But it’s a moot point; no one would be incompetent enough to crash their delivery into the same planet three times in a row.

Keep your eyes open and your ears pricked up for more info next week, once the Moons of Hoxxes converge. Until then, Rock and Stone!

With Love
The Ghost Ship Crew

A couple months ago, we announced that we were partnering with PleaseFix. And the result of this partnership is finally here, the DRG PleaseFix site.

PleaseFix is a player-driven bug reporting and resolution platform. It is where you go to tell us if you see a bug (the non-Glyphid kind), and where you will also be able to see bugs reported by other players and comment on them.

Since we launched DRG into Early Access back in 2018, the game has been supported by our amazing community testers. They have helped make DRG a smooth, stable experience, and for that, we salute you! To all of you who have tested the game over the years, Rock and Stone!

We spend a lot of time collecting, verifying, and fixing bugs together with the community, but there will always be bugs. A bug-free game is a game with no players. And as you saw from our previous post, more of you are playing Deep Rock every year.

With the DRG PleaseFix site, we want to make it even easier for you to report, reproduce, and help resolve bugs. The site will also let you vote on bugs currently in the game, so we can better prioritize them.

Let’s deal with those bugs, Miners. Orders from Management.

Rock and Stone!

With Love
The Ghost Ship Crew

We hope you’ve had a great 2022, and are ready for all the exciting mining opportunities this new year will bring. We took a bit of time off during the past few weeks, but now we are back again and hard at work on DRG.

With 2022 behind us, we’ve taken some time to take stock of how the game has been doing. And many of you have been asking for new numbers, given the excitement created by our last infographics two years ago. We understand you are all stakeholders in Deep Rock Galactic and want to know it is performing well - in short, we get it, you crave the KPI’s!

Here you go, Miners - as requested:



Rock and Stone

With Love,
The Ghost Ship Crew