Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor News

In this development update, we want to talk a bit about everyone’s favorite all-purpose drone APD-B317 aka Bosco.

It was always clear to us that if we wanted to make a single player Deep Rock Galactic game, we had to bring along this guy to help you out. When you land with the drop pod and exit onto the caves of Hoxxes IV, ready for your first mission, Bosco is right there with you.

Thank you Syliss - we agree!

In the beginning, it’s not the most helpful robot but fortunately, management has graciously agreed to grant it many of the upgrades you have come to expect. Every few level-ups (currently 5), you will have the opportunity to upgrade Bosco with new tech, or upgrade his existing kit. Here’s one such choice:
Please don’t mind the placeholder graphics

I chose Rockets this time around, and here is the result - without upgrades of course.


Now this is the current state of Bosco in our very early version of the game. What follows will describe our intentions and vision for Bosco in the future, and it comes with a classic Early Access caveat that you should print and frame and hang on your wall or tattoo on your forehead.


We want Bosco to be a helpful companion that can be upgraded not just in means of destruction but also in utility. It’s easy to imagine the robot engaging in mining, healing, crowd control, collecting XP etc. Bosco also serves as a great ‘Point B’ for abilities such as the electrical tether from the upgrade screen above, which adds a layer of strategy to your positioning.

The limitations of Bosco in an auto-shooter is that we will not be able to use laser pointers to command it around, since it goes against the genre idea of not aiming. As an alternative, we could have unlockable perks that change the behavior of Bosco to your desired need, such as: Aggressive, defensive, mining-mode etc. This opens up the challenge of doing full ‘Bosco Build runs’ where you transfer much of the power, and possibly your entire arsenal to the robot and make it a true killing machine while you are free to mine at will.

V old friend


DISCLAIMER: Management advises against the personification and nicknaming of robots because of decreased morale and depression in the unlikely event of a malfunction.

[h2]Thank you,[/h2]
For making the announcement of Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor so special. After keeping the game secret for many months, seeing your reactions to the trailer on the anniversary stream was fantastic.

[h2]The Road Ahead[/h2]
We are so thrilled to introduce all of you to Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor! As we head towards Early Access, we want to involve you as much as possible in the early development while the game is still as soft and malleable as red hot magma. We're committed to making this game the best it can be, and we can't do it without your help. There’s still a way to go, but we make progress every day. Here’s what the game looked like when it was an early prototype.



[h2]Discord[/h2]
We have set up an official Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor Discord server. There, you can hang out with us developers from Funday Games, and chat with other miners who are just as excited about hard labor on Hoxxes IV as you are. We'll share gifs and screenshots of work-in-progress game features and let you know once we have a version of the game that is ready for public scrutiny.

https://discord.gg/QXRc5CJTBx

Rock and stone!

The Funday Games Team

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