Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor News

Last week we let you in on some upcoming changes to the Dreadnought encounter. In the post, we alluded to another exciting addition to the game: A brand-new boss battle. Today we’re going to reveal more details about that particular encounter. Even though we spoiled it in the headline, if you want to be surprised about the exact details of this encounter you should probably stop reading now.

When you get to Stage 5 in a dive, there is now a chance that you will meet The Dreadnought Twins instead of the Dreadnought. The twins consist of two smaller Glyphid Dreadnoughts: An Arbalest and a Lacerator that work together in sweet symbiosis. The twins have separate health bars and will heal each other if the difference in their remaining health becomes too large.


The Lacerator is the most aggressive one. Much like the regular Dreadnought it will charge you and deal damage in melee range. Even though they came out of the same egg, the Arbalest is quite the opposite. It will fire deadly fireballs at you from range while your attention is on its sibling. In higher hazard levels these abilities become more and more intense.


We’ve got a lot more features coming in Update 02 including two new enemies and a truckload of new overclocks, but you will have to wait for the update notes to read about those. We’re happy to reveal that you won't have to wait much longer. In fact, we plan to release Update 02 NEXT WEEK!

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It’s been a while since we updated you on the development of Update 02, mainly because we were still cooking. We’re getting closer to a release day, the update is being tested and polished, and some features are pretty close to being done. Among them is the reworked version of our boss encounter: The Dreadnought.

When Update 02 launches, we’re introducing a whole new boss encounter (more on that in a later update) – and to not make the Dreadnought encounter feel like “the simple one” in comparison, we’ve given it an overhaul. The current version of the Dreadnought has one trick in its book: A jump/charge attack. The reworked Dreadnought has two new abilities to accompany the charge.


The first new ability is a variation of the Trembling Stomp known from Deep Rock Galactic, where the Dreadnought roars, stomps, and creates volcanic spikes that shoot up from the ground. In Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor, these spikes shoot out in a tight cone that traps you until you dig through or outrun them. This is probably a good idea if you don’t want to be vulnerable to a charge attack follow-up. The second new ability is our version of the DRG Dreadnought’s Swarm Bladder attack: a ranged projectile attack where the Dreadnought spits out a cocoon that bursts open and spawns a pack of Glyphids. The two new abilities will be more deadly in higher hazard levels, just as the Dreadnought’s health and damage scales accordingly.


That’s it for now - stay tuned as we reveal more details about Update 02 which is releasing later this month.

Rock and Stone! The Funday Dwarves

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Many of you are eager to hear what our plans are for the next updates, and we haven’t updated the roadmap after Update 01 (Salt Pits). But we are finally ready to share our plans for Update 02 - at least the rough headlines. In the coming weeks, we will start revealing more details, but for now we hope this will sate your ravenous appetite for Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor content. Update 02 is currently scheduled for a May release (exact timing pending).

In the roadmap revision 02, you will notice we have shifted around some priorities. For example, Bosco 2.0 has moved down to “later”, and the current highest priority is enemies and overclocks. This is because we think the best thing for the game right now is adding more variety across the board instead of extra layers. These priorities are likely to change in the future.

Thanks for your continued support,

Rock and Stone!
The Funday Dwarves

We hope your Easter was full of chocolate and dreadnought eggs!

In the tradition of Deep Rock Galactic, we've compiled an infographic with some survivor statistics for our first month of Early Access.

If you have ever wondered:
What is the most popular weapon on Hoxxes IV?
How many players have actually beaten Haz 5?
Exactly how many dwarven lives have been sacrificed in the name of corporate greed?
... and much more. Take a look down below.

As promised before Easter - stay tuned for an update to the living roadmap soon. We can't wait to tell you what's in store for Update 2!

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The Funday Dwarves



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