Deep Rock Galactic News

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[h3]Hello Miners,[/h3]

First, thanks to all of you who followed our livestream Friday and helped us celebrate our 4 year anniversary. And a big welcome to all the new players joining over the Free Weekend. Now on to the news on the board game:

Back in October 2021, we announced that a board game adaption of Deep Rock Galactic was in the works. And on February 10, 2022, we launched a Kickstarter campaign to find out how many of you were interested in this project. It quickly turned out that the support was overwhelmingly positive, and we shot through our funding goal faster than you can say Rock & Stone (okay, maybe not that fast - it did take 18 minutes).

The board game project has come to life through the collaboration with our friends at MOOD Publishing and board game designer Ole Steiness. Ghost Ship Games has acted chiefly as IP stakeholders, helped test the game, and made sure it lived up to expectations. Adapting a video game to a board game is tricky and filled with pitfalls, but we are incredibly proud of how it turned out. The feedback from the Kickstarter has further improved the product, and now we can't wait to play the finished version.

Now we are entering the very last phase of the Kickstarter campaign. It ends on Thursday, March 3, at 7 pm CES (UTC+2), so if you missed out, you can still back it here

(And yes, Season 02: Rival Escalation for Deep Rock Galactic is still on its way and will release in April)

With love,
Ghost Ship Games

[h3]Hello Miners,[/h3]

Season 02 is still on track for an April release, and we are continuing our reveals of the four new secondary weapons. This time it's the Driller's new best friend: the Colette Wave Cooker! Someone from R&D found a way to turn a kitchen appliance into a deadly weapon that will boil the enemies leaving behind only a nasty smell of burned Glyphid flesh!

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[h3]Season 02 theme and title[/h3]

You have probably also wondered about what Season 02 will be called and how it will be themed. And it might not come as a complete surprise that we have decided to build upon Season 01 and expand on the whole Rival theme. That also means the Industrial Sabotage mission will still be around, but we will also add new cool unannounced features and content and reveal/tease these in the coming weeks.



Season 02 will also have a completely new Performance Pass with an even bigger Cosmetic Tree than before and, according to the artists, even cooler cosmetics. Though, we might at the same time tune down the time it takes to complete it just a bit.

With an April release for Season 02 you still have some time to complete the Season 01 Performance Pass. And any items you miss out on will be go into the game to be obtained though Cargo Crates, Lost Packs, Cosmetic Matrix Cores, and the Shop.

[h3]Board game Update[/h3]

The Kickstarter for the board game adaption of Deep Rock Galactic is moving into its last week and will end on Thursday, 3rd of March. Many new additions to the board game were revealed during the Kickstarter campaign including more mission types, more weapons, and upgraded components. The Kickstarter is now 1000% funded, which is far and beyond our expectations. If you want some real insights into how the actual board game will play and feel, just watch this video where Ole Steiness, the game designer, and our friends at MOOD Publishing showcase a turn-by-turn playthrough.

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with love
Ghost Ship Games

Hello Miners,

Four years in orbit! That calls for a celebration. Luckily, we have been preparing just such a thing.

From Thursday February 24th 18:00 (UTC+1), a brand new anniversary event will be live in the game, ending Monday March 7th 18:00 (UTC+1). Here’s a rundown of all the cool things you can experience:

• A NEW ASSIGNMENT: Since Management is not above celebrating they have prepared a new (work-related) activity to commemorate this event.
  
• Completing the first and last mission of the assignment above will net you two different anniversary hats. Celebrate in style!
  
• Free Beers!*
  
• Balloons!
  

And remember to tune in this Friday 13:00 (UTC+1) to our twitch channel, where we will have a celebration live stream looking back at the past year. Here is what you can expect:

13:00 (UTC+1): Mikkel (Game Director) and Søren (CEO) takes a look back at the past year for DRG and what’s to come (including new Season 02 weapon reveal!)
15:00 (UTC+1): Artists show and discuss concepts and art direction
16:00 (UTC+1): Mod showcase by the tech team
17:00 (UTC+1): Stream-till-you-drop featuring Jacob (Community Manager) and a host of GSG Crew Members

See you Friday, Miners.

Oh, and also, Deep Rock Galactic is having a Free Weekend so now is the perfect time to get that friend who has been holding off on trying the game to jump in and mine some Morkite together.

With Love,
The Ghost Ship Crew



*In-game

[h3]Hello Miners,[/h3]

Here’s a small patch with a fix for a crash we have been hunting for a while - as well as stopping an unstoppable perk bug - and a banner that we are very excited about.

With Love,
The Ghost Ship Crew

[h3]--- PATCH NOTES —[/h3]

• Fixed a Crash related to Menace and Acid Spitter
  
• Fixed the Unstoppable Perk’s faster speed bonus not being listed in the correct order
  
• Added a banner to the Kickstarter for the DRG Board Game to the gameinfo screen.
  

Hello, Miners!

As promised, we have more to share with you. So buckle up, sit tight, and start reading.

[h2]A new Secondary Weapon[/h2]
Two weeks ago, we lifted the lid on the progress towards Season 02 and showed you the first of the new secondary weapons, the Nishanka Boltshark X-80.

This time we are thrilled to share with you the second secondary weapon - wait, that’s confusing…the #2 secondary weapon…
…no…
The next weapon after the first secondary we…

The ArmsKore Coil Gun!


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[h2]4th Year Anniversary still on track[/h2]
That’s not all though! We also got the 4th Year Anniversary to look forward to. The plan is still the same - the in-game event is set to start February 24th, with live streams on February 25th. And, rumor has it that management has allocated additional budget to something special. We hear it might be balloons. And if management has stretched the budget, there might even be one balloon per miner! One can hope.


[h2]DRG Board Game Kickstarter Campaign is Live[/h2]
You may have been able to tell from some of our past posts, but we are REALLY excited about this! So much passion has been poured into this project from Ole, MOOD Publishing, and ourselves. Check out the Kickstarter page for the DRG Board Game, and if it’s your cup of tea, consider backing it. We have had a blast playing the board game ourselves, and initial responses have been good. Here’s a quote from The Dice Tower who got their hands on a preview copy:

“They’ve really captured the feel of the video game! Rock and Stone!
…one of my all time favorite previews. I’ve had so much fun!”
-Mark Streed, The Dice Tower

And check out the trailer for the Kickstarter campaign

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That’s all for this time, Miners. Until next time, happy mining!

Now get back to work.

With love
Ghost Ship Games