Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor News

Hello Miners,

Let’s not dance around it. We promised Update 05 in Q1, and we’re not going to hit that. Endless Mode and the big performance rewrite are postponed.

Back in December, we set our sights on Endless Mode. It’s been your top request since launch, and we were excited to make it happen. But to pull it off, we had to rebuild the game’s guts using a new technical foundation called an Entity Component System, or ECS. This kind of rewrite changes how the game handles everything behind the scenes. It’s what would have made longer runs and better performance possible, especially on Steam Deck.

We dug in deep. We made solid progress. But eventually, ECS started dragging us down. It locked up our programmers, slowed the rest of the team, and put our plans for 1.0 at risk. We had to choose between pushing forward or getting stuck. So we made the call. We’re setting ECS aside and getting back to building.

Endless Mode isn’t gone forever. Just not first in line anymore.

What’s coming next?
Patch 4.2 is about 2 weeks out. It includes:

• New Overclocks
  
• Buffs and reworks for some of the weaker Overclocks and weapons
  
• End stage Elites drop loot crates based on your time to kill
  
• A new anomaly where mining is everything
  
• Fixes for major issues, including save file corruption and the Haz 5 achievement not unlocking
  
• Lots of balance changes and weapons tweaks

After that, we go all-in on 1.0.

We’re not ready to share the details yet, but we’ll share more soon, including the 1.0 release date. And when we do, you’ll see why we made this trade.

We know we’ve been too quiet. That’s on us. You’ll be hearing more from us going forward.

If you’ve got questions, hit us up. Discord (#what-happened-to-update-5), Steam comments, wherever you like to shout. We’re listening.

Thanks for sticking with us. We’re not done digging yet, and 1.0 is going to be a proper rockbuster.

— The Funday Dwarves

Hello Miners,

Aaahhh February 14th. It’s that special time of year again where we celebrate our love… for Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor! Can you believe it’s been a year since we launched the game? It’s been a hell of a ride, and we want to thank you for all the good times and for your patience with us. We know we’re not always as attentive as we should be, especially in periods where we’re busy at work, but that doesn’t mean we love you any less. Thanks so much for sticking with us - we truly can’t wait to share what’s next for DRG:S.

Oh, you want a Valentine's gift? All right then, here you go, a sneak peek at Update 5. It’s a little something special we’ve been working on to incentivize productivity.

Love,
The Funday Dwarves

We are immensely honored to be nominated for the Steam Awards in the ‘Best on Deck’ category! Thanks so much to everyone who nominated us and to everyone who gave the game a chance in a year packed with amazing game releases. Now it’s ALL HANDS ON DECK: Hit that VOTE button and let everyone know that the Steam Deck is a DRG:S machine first and foremost.

[h2]Imminent price increase[/h2]
The price of the game will be increasing to $12.99/€12.99/£11.99 on January 2nd! We have added a lot of content to Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor since we released it, and to reflect the added value we’ll increase the price a bit. Current owners obviously won’t be impacted by this, so why not become a… current owner? We’ll be doing a record-low discount this Winter Sale with 30% off the (old) price. The price increase to $12.99 will take effect immediately after the Winter Sale ends.

[h2]Necesse Bundle[/h2]
We’ve partnered up with the fine folks at Fair Games to make a bundle with their hit game Necesse. If you enjoy exploring dungeons, fighting monsters and bosses, and digging for rare minerals, we’re sure you’ll like this one. Fun fact: Funday Games and Fair Games are right across the street from each other.
https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/48440/

Hello Survivors,

Tis’ the season to update our roadmap and share some of our plans for Update 05. Last time we updated our roadmap, we mentioned how we are spending a bit longer on updates to make every update feel substantial while also future-proofing the game’s foundation with new tech. In Update 05 we are reaping some of the benefits of this strategy.

In Update 05 we plan on adding one of the most requested features to Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor - Endless Mode! We have wanted to do it for a long while, and if you go back to previous roadmap revisions you will see it in the “Later™” section ever since we released the game in Early Access. The reason we haven’t done it already is because an Endless Mode is a resource hog. As runs become longer, your power level increases, mob density increases, SFX clutter increases, etc. In parallel with the development of new game features, we have spent the last few months rewriting the game with a new entity component system that greatly optimizes the game. It’s an optimization so substantial that we’re putting it on the roadmap as its own headline. It has allowed us to make Endless Mode without sacrificing performance, but it will also have other far-reaching effects. The game will run much smoother on lower-end PCs, it will run smoother on Steam Deck, and it opens the possibility for porting.

The third bullet point on the roadmap is about Overclocks. In Update 05 we plan on filling in the remaining “missing” Overclocks, meaning every weapon will have at least three Balanced Overclocks and two Unstable Overclocks. We also plan on revamping some of the underwhelming Overclock choices. As always, we will start revealing more details in the weeks leading to the update which is on track for a release in Q1.

Rock and Stone!

The Funday Dwarves