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[INTERNAL MEMO] Turret Innovations

[p]Greetings, Platform Managers! 
[/p][p]The R’n’D Department is hard at work on the development of various upgrades and features to better optimize company performance ahead of Drill Core Inc.’s worldwide launch on July 17, but has been allocated this brief intermission to share some news of what you, our industrious employees, can expect in the coming weeks.
Please utilize your gracious 10 minutes of allocated training and development time to familiarize yourself with these developments. [/p][p]
Improved Turret Assembly [/p][p]Due to new mandates on the R’n’D Department’s working hours, new innovations have been made in how turrets are installed for Platform Managers, with upgrade modules now available for each turret; to be able to access these developments, simply select the Improved Turret Assembly upgrade option from the main upgrade menu before starting a new contract. [/p][p]These new upgrade modules allow for more control over how turrets will behave during mining operations, allowing for heightened security for the on-site team. [/p][p][/p][p][/p][p]
Turret Upgrade Options[/p][p]Upon selecting an installed turret during contracts, you’ll now have access to an individual upgrade tree for that turret, with various options to alter the original parameters on the base turret. These upgrades include Shooting Speed, which will increase the shooting speed of a turret by a certain percentage; Attack Radius, which will provide a percentage increase to the range on turrets; and Double Damage Chance, which offers a chance for double damage to occur when the turret fires. [/p][p]There are multiple levels to each of these upgrades, each offering an increase in percentage for their designated stat.[/p][p]Please note that each of these upgrades will require both Iron and Swarmlit to be successful; whilst Drill Core Inc. does not condone ‘needless’ death in the completion of contracts, we do implore you to consider the value of these resources to the company and consider each upgrade carefully. [/p][p][/p][p][/p][p][/p][p]Turret Focus Priority [/p][p]The second change diligent Platform Managers will notice thanks to these developments is the new Turret Focus Priority available for each turret. This new setting will allow you to select the priority for each individual turret’s defensive actions, and will allow you to target various attributes of alien species, including those closest or furthest from the turret, those with the lowest or highest health within range, and those closest or furthest from the core itself.
These new defensive options allow for greater control over defensive operations during contracts, and we do look forward to the increase in profits all Platform Managers will be expected to deliver due to this improvement to defenses. [/p][p][/p][p]We hope you’ve found this insight into new developments insightful, and are planning accordingly. [/p][p]As always, we strongly encourage all Platform Managers to follow the corporate TikTok and Twitter accounts for a clear line of communication with Drill Core Inc., and also to take part in company-wide conversations on the corporate Discord server
[/p][p]Lukewarm regards, [/p][p]The Drill Core Inc. Board of Directors[/p]

V0.176 PATCH IS LIVE

  • Fixed a bug where the game crashed if you destroy a turret that is affected by the overdrive node building.
  • Fixed a bug with the Harpooner turret, which could occasionally capture a target instantly.

[MANDATORY MEMO] Drill Core’s Official Release Date Announcement 💥

Greetings, Platform Managers!

The Board of Directors is thrilled to share some exciting news with our most exceptional employees: Drill Core will be officially released on 17 July 2025!

You can watch the full release date announcement, as revealed at tinyBuild Connect, below:

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We’ll look forward to sharing more about the full release with you soon, which will of course include a range of new content; as always, follow Drill Core Inc. on Twitter and TikTok for real-time corporate updates, and join our corporate communications channel on Discord to discuss all the inner workings of mining the galaxy, one planet at a time.

Best regards,
Drill Core Inc. Board of Directors

[MANDATORY MEMO] Results of the Oversight Depts. Update 💼

Greetings, Platform Managers!

The Board of Directors extends its thanks to all Platform Managers for your continued support and stellar work ethic since the Oversight Depts. Update. As you’ll see from the below key results from this quarter, Drill Core Inc. is thriving, and we acknowledge the necessity of all employees in this endeavour.



  • More than 80,000 Platform Managers have joined Drill Core Inc., highlighting that our highly valuable mission is one which resonates with visionaries across the solar system.
  • The Department of Infinite Wealth is reported to be the most popular Oversight Department. Any implications that they may have bought their way to these votes in our survey are, of course, nonsense!
  • There have been 7 additional balancing updates since the Oversight Depts. Update, with each aiming to further streamline gameplay.

Of course, as the Board of Directors, we’re incredibly pleased with the results of the update, and would like to once again thank both experienced employees and all new starters for their continued support.

We would also like to remind all Platform Managers that the HR Department’s Employee Satisfaction and Engagement Survey is still open, and is an instrumental tool for them to continue improving working conditions at Drill Core Inc.; please do ensure you fill it out, here, to share your opinions of Drill Core.

For real-time corporate updates, follow Drill Core Inc. on Twitter and TikTok, or join our corporate communications channel on Discord.

Best regards,
Drill Core Inc. Board of Directors

PATCH V0.175 IS LIVE

Fixed a critical bug related to the appearance of Husker.