Deep Rock Galactic News
DRG: Survivor, DarkSwarm, and SpellRogue announced from Ghost Ship Publishing
[h2]Hello Miners,
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Some of you caught our Anniversary Stream earlier this week, but for the rest of you: We have revealed the first batch of games we are going to publish through Ghost Ship Publishing!
We know that a lot of you are following Deep Rock Galactic for DRG-related news and may not be as interested in what we are doing in terms of publishing. But the news we have to share is still rather DRG-adjacent: One of the games revealed is actually a game in the DRG universe! Allow us to introduce:
DEEP ROCK GALACTIC: SURVIVOR is a single-player survivor-like auto-shooter. Wield the full arsenal of Deep Rock Galactic, take on hordes of lethal aliens, mine riches, and unlock powerful upgrades. It's one dwarf against all of Planet Hoxxes!
[previewyoutube][/previewyoutube]
The game is developed by Funday Games, and will feature many elements you’ll know from the Deep Rock universe. Procedurally-generated caves, waves of bugs (the enemy kind), and dwarves. Or dwarf, rather, since it is a single-player game.
We are very excited to reveal DRG: Survivor. We love this new and emerging genre, and this project came from us and Funday Games being really passionate about the idea of a survivor-like DRG game. DRG: Survivor will launch into Early Access later this year, and you can wishlist and follow the game already
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2321470/Deep_Rock_Galactic_Survivor/
The other two games announced during the anniversary stream are not directly related to DRG, but we very much want to share them with you anyway. We’re quite picky about the kinds of games we’d like to publish, but we’re very happy to say both of the development teams behind these next two games share our way of looking at things - not to mention the kind of passion for development we like to see and encourage.
But onto the next reveal!
DarkSwarm is a co-op, top-down tactical shooter where you and your team of elite operators use your skills, wits, and teamwork to destroy the alien swarm in daring operations deep inside the hive-infested colonies. It will have procedurally-generated levels, semi-destructible environments, and intense firefights.
[previewyoutube][/previewyoutube]
This game is made by Bitfire games, and the Game Director Jonas is actually an old friend of ours - once we saw what he was working on, we had to jump on the opportunity to bring this gem to life. We don’t have a release date yet, as it will need quite a bit more development time before it is ready to release onto Early Access - but don’t let that stop you from wishlisting and following DarkSwarm today!
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2303200/DarkSwarm/
SpellRogue is a turn-based, deckbuilding roguelike where you cast powerful spells using dice. You upgrade your spells and gain legendary artifacts as you experiment with potent combinations to annihilate the Voidwalkers corrupting the world.
[previewyoutube][/previewyoutube]
We found this project due to a bit of happenstance. We were talking to Tim and Thorbjørn about something different, and they sent us a prototype of SpellRogue to try out. We ended up coming back to work the next week, having played 25 hours of SpellRogue during that weekend. We were sold. And we had to be part of this journey as well.
SpellRogue also doesn’t have a release date yet, but wishlist and follow it and you will be the first to know!
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1990110/SpellRogue/
That’s the first batch of games we’ll publish through Ghost Ship Publishing. What will the next games be? How many games do we plan to publish? The honest answer is: We don’t know yet. Our publishing efforts are completely passion-driven, and that means we pick games on a case-by-case basis. You can check out how we approach publishing on our website, and we will let you know when we have more projects to show.
And in case any of you worry: Our publishing efforts are not going to take time or resources away from the development of DRG. The actual development team for DRG is focused on Season 04, and publishing is handled by Management. So do not worry, miners, any potential delays to future DRG updates will solely be a result of our own feature creep - but surely that’s unlikely to happen again! We have learned to limit ourselves this time, no doubt! For real! Right! Right?
Thank you again to everyone who tuned in to the Anniversary Stream and who participated in the trailer contest - it was a blast! And to everyone who have been playing DRG during these past 5 years:
Rock and Stone!
With Love,
The Ghost Ship Crew
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Some of you caught our Anniversary Stream earlier this week, but for the rest of you: We have revealed the first batch of games we are going to publish through Ghost Ship Publishing!
We know that a lot of you are following Deep Rock Galactic for DRG-related news and may not be as interested in what we are doing in terms of publishing. But the news we have to share is still rather DRG-adjacent: One of the games revealed is actually a game in the DRG universe! Allow us to introduce:
DEEP ROCK GALACTIC: SURVIVOR
DEEP ROCK GALACTIC: SURVIVOR is a single-player survivor-like auto-shooter. Wield the full arsenal of Deep Rock Galactic, take on hordes of lethal aliens, mine riches, and unlock powerful upgrades. It's one dwarf against all of Planet Hoxxes!
[previewyoutube][/previewyoutube]
The game is developed by Funday Games, and will feature many elements you’ll know from the Deep Rock universe. Procedurally-generated caves, waves of bugs (the enemy kind), and dwarves. Or dwarf, rather, since it is a single-player game.
We are very excited to reveal DRG: Survivor. We love this new and emerging genre, and this project came from us and Funday Games being really passionate about the idea of a survivor-like DRG game. DRG: Survivor will launch into Early Access later this year, and you can wishlist and follow the game already
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2321470/Deep_Rock_Galactic_Survivor/
The other two games announced during the anniversary stream are not directly related to DRG, but we very much want to share them with you anyway. We’re quite picky about the kinds of games we’d like to publish, but we’re very happy to say both of the development teams behind these next two games share our way of looking at things - not to mention the kind of passion for development we like to see and encourage.
But onto the next reveal!
DarkSwarm
DarkSwarm is a co-op, top-down tactical shooter where you and your team of elite operators use your skills, wits, and teamwork to destroy the alien swarm in daring operations deep inside the hive-infested colonies. It will have procedurally-generated levels, semi-destructible environments, and intense firefights.
[previewyoutube][/previewyoutube]
This game is made by Bitfire games, and the Game Director Jonas is actually an old friend of ours - once we saw what he was working on, we had to jump on the opportunity to bring this gem to life. We don’t have a release date yet, as it will need quite a bit more development time before it is ready to release onto Early Access - but don’t let that stop you from wishlisting and following DarkSwarm today!
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2303200/DarkSwarm/
SpellRogue
SpellRogue is a turn-based, deckbuilding roguelike where you cast powerful spells using dice. You upgrade your spells and gain legendary artifacts as you experiment with potent combinations to annihilate the Voidwalkers corrupting the world.
[previewyoutube][/previewyoutube]
We found this project due to a bit of happenstance. We were talking to Tim and Thorbjørn about something different, and they sent us a prototype of SpellRogue to try out. We ended up coming back to work the next week, having played 25 hours of SpellRogue during that weekend. We were sold. And we had to be part of this journey as well.
SpellRogue also doesn’t have a release date yet, but wishlist and follow it and you will be the first to know!
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1990110/SpellRogue/
That’s the first batch of games we’ll publish through Ghost Ship Publishing. What will the next games be? How many games do we plan to publish? The honest answer is: We don’t know yet. Our publishing efforts are completely passion-driven, and that means we pick games on a case-by-case basis. You can check out how we approach publishing on our website, and we will let you know when we have more projects to show.
And in case any of you worry: Our publishing efforts are not going to take time or resources away from the development of DRG. The actual development team for DRG is focused on Season 04, and publishing is handled by Management. So do not worry, miners, any potential delays to future DRG updates will solely be a result of our own feature creep - but surely that’s unlikely to happen again! We have learned to limit ourselves this time, no doubt! For real! Right! Right?
Thank you again to everyone who tuned in to the Anniversary Stream and who participated in the trailer contest - it was a blast! And to everyone who have been playing DRG during these past 5 years:
Rock and Stone!
With Love,
The Ghost Ship Crew
Five Year Anniversary Event
Hello, Miners!
The FIVE YEAR ANNIVERSARY event is now active, and will end two weeks from now on the 16th of March. Go get that bread while the gettin's good! Here's a short list of all the goodies added:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2291670/Deep_Rock_Galactic__Supporter_II_Upgrade/
We hope you have a blast. :)
Rock and Stone, Miners!
With love,
The Ghost Ship Crew
The FIVE YEAR ANNIVERSARY event is now active, and will end two weeks from now on the 16th of March. Go get that bread while the gettin's good! Here's a short list of all the goodies added:
- The Space Rig has been decked out like never before
- The Double Performance Bonus Event is back
- Brand new Anniversary Assignment, with a unique YEAR 5 PARTY HAT to earn
- Free beers at the Abyss Bar
- For funsies, we've added the DRG LEGACY EDITION to the game: Play the original 1.0 launch-version of the game from way back in 2018. You start it via the launch options from Steam - we have a guide for it
- And finally, we've released a new SUPPORTER PACK for purchase - aptly named SUPPORTER II. Is your stuff just not golden and blingy enough? We got you covered, fam.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2291670/Deep_Rock_Galactic__Supporter_II_Upgrade/
We hope you have a blast. :)
Rock and Stone, Miners!
With love,
The Ghost Ship Crew
Season 03: PATCH 14
[h3]Hello Miners,[/h3]
This patch includes the 2018 Legacy Edition (if you are wondering why the game doubled in size - that’s the reason), the return of the paper crow and Promoting a dwarf will now award the player with 1 Blank core, 1 Weapon Overclock core and 1 Cosmetic core, so get mining miners!
Please note that these Promotion changes are not retroactive, so you will not be rewarded for past promotions.
With Love,
The Ghost Ship Crew
[h3] — PATCH NOTES —[/h3]
- Returned the paper crown that went missing last patch
- Changed promotion rewards: From this point on, promoting a dwarf will also reward 1 Blank core, 1 Weapon Overclock core and 1 Cosmetic core
[h2]GUIDE: HOW TO ACCESS THE 2018 LEGACY EDITION[/h2]
For all of you excited to try out the early access version of DRG - Here’s a guide (with pictures) on how to access it :)
- Go to your Steam Library
- Select Deep Rock Galactic
- Click big green ‘PLAY’ button
- On the pop-up with ‘Launch Options’ select ‘Play 2018 Legacy Edition’
- Click ‘Play’
- Enjoy the blast from the past that is ✧ Deep Rock Galactic à la 2018 ✧
NOTE: You might need to restart Steam to make the ‘Play 2018 Legacy Edition’ show up on the list.
[h3]Those of you who have set the ‘Always use this option’ and therefore don’t get the pop-up[/h3]
- Right click ‘Deep Rock Galactic’ in you Steam Library
- Select 'Properties'
- In 'General' click the 'Launch Options' drop down
- Either directly select 'Play 2018 Legacy Edition' or .preferably, 'Ask when starting game'
a. If you select 'ask when starting the game' you will get the UI in the second image in this post, where you can select 'Play Deep Rock Galactic' or '2018 Legacy Edition'
b. If you select 'Play 2018 Legacy Edition' in the 'Properties' menu then you will have to repeat these steps but set it to 'Play Deep Rock Galactic' to be able to play “normal” Deep Rock Galactic. - Follow step 1-6 from the first part of the guide
To the Greybeards for whom, the Legacy Version were their first encounter with DRG and the Greenbeards who've just joined (and all the beards in-between):
Thank you for joining Deep Rock Galactic - Rock and Stone!
Five Year Anniversary Event - Preview
[h2]Hello, Miners!
[/h2]
We can hardly believe it, but it is the FIVE YEAR ANNIVERSARY of DRG! This calls for a party, and Management has gone all-out this year. The celebrations will start on MARCH 2nd and ends MARCH 16th.
[h2]WELCOME TO THE PARTY
[/h2]The Space Rig has been decked out in style once more! Balloons and confetti and gilded plastic crap all over the place - everything valued corporate drones could want in a mandated company event. Have a good time - Management is specifically requesting it!
[h2]FREE BEERS
[/h2]It wouldn't be a party on Space Rig 17 without Lloyd disabling his Credit Inhibitor and serving up frothing mugs of ale for free - and this year is no exception! Head to the Abyss Bar and guzzle away - Company Policy directly states that all employees are required to drink responsibly, and we trust that nobody knows more about responsible drinking than our doughty dwarves.
[h2]DOUBLE PERFORMANCE POINT EVENT
[/h2]In preparation for the party, it appears that we have once more lost a shipment of party gear in a suspicious shuttle crash - and once more we'll be sending you in to deal with it! This time we're looking for big, golden YEAR FIVE TROPHIES - bring one back, and receive double the usual amount of Performance Points for that mission, earning you a fat boost on your Performance Pass each time you do!
[h2]ANNIVERSARY ASSIGNMENT
[/h2]There's of course also a unique PARTY HAT to acquire from this year's celebrations, and as usual Management has seen fit to make you work for it - stands to reason. Head to the Assignment Terminal right away and pick it up, and soon you will be partying in style! Do keep in mind that the Assignment is only available during the anniversary celebrations, so do not dally!
[h2]DRG LEGACY
[/h2]To further commemorate 5 years in orbit, we also are adding the option to play the original version of the game. That's right, you will be able to play DRG as it was when it originally launched in early 2018. Maybe you feel nostalgic and want to go back and experience those early days of glory. Or maybe you just want to appreciate everything that has been added since launch by actually seeing how different the game is today by comparison. Either way, grab some friends and mine like it is 2018!
[h2]SUPPORTER II UPGRADE DLC
[/h2]There's been a repeated question from many of you: how can you help support the game since all the content updates we have released since launch have been free. So, for those of you who want to show your continued support of Deep Rock Galactic, we have put together a most decadent, most luxurious, most supportive package of cosmetic DLC and extra goodies. Behold, the aptly named, Supporter II Upgrade
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2291670/Deep_Rock_Galactic__Supporter_II_Upgrade/
We hope you'll all enjoy the Year 5 Anniversary as much as we did putting it together. :D
Rock and Stone, Miners!
With love,
The Ghost Ship Crew
[/h2]
We can hardly believe it, but it is the FIVE YEAR ANNIVERSARY of DRG! This calls for a party, and Management has gone all-out this year. The celebrations will start on MARCH 2nd and ends MARCH 16th.
[h2]WELCOME TO THE PARTY
[/h2]The Space Rig has been decked out in style once more! Balloons and confetti and gilded plastic crap all over the place - everything valued corporate drones could want in a mandated company event. Have a good time - Management is specifically requesting it!
[h2]FREE BEERS
[/h2]It wouldn't be a party on Space Rig 17 without Lloyd disabling his Credit Inhibitor and serving up frothing mugs of ale for free - and this year is no exception! Head to the Abyss Bar and guzzle away - Company Policy directly states that all employees are required to drink responsibly, and we trust that nobody knows more about responsible drinking than our doughty dwarves.
[h2]DOUBLE PERFORMANCE POINT EVENT
[/h2]In preparation for the party, it appears that we have once more lost a shipment of party gear in a suspicious shuttle crash - and once more we'll be sending you in to deal with it! This time we're looking for big, golden YEAR FIVE TROPHIES - bring one back, and receive double the usual amount of Performance Points for that mission, earning you a fat boost on your Performance Pass each time you do!
[h2]ANNIVERSARY ASSIGNMENT
[/h2]There's of course also a unique PARTY HAT to acquire from this year's celebrations, and as usual Management has seen fit to make you work for it - stands to reason. Head to the Assignment Terminal right away and pick it up, and soon you will be partying in style! Do keep in mind that the Assignment is only available during the anniversary celebrations, so do not dally!
[h2]DRG LEGACY
[/h2]To further commemorate 5 years in orbit, we also are adding the option to play the original version of the game. That's right, you will be able to play DRG as it was when it originally launched in early 2018. Maybe you feel nostalgic and want to go back and experience those early days of glory. Or maybe you just want to appreciate everything that has been added since launch by actually seeing how different the game is today by comparison. Either way, grab some friends and mine like it is 2018!
[h2]SUPPORTER II UPGRADE DLC
[/h2]There's been a repeated question from many of you: how can you help support the game since all the content updates we have released since launch have been free. So, for those of you who want to show your continued support of Deep Rock Galactic, we have put together a most decadent, most luxurious, most supportive package of cosmetic DLC and extra goodies. Behold, the aptly named, Supporter II Upgrade
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2291670/Deep_Rock_Galactic__Supporter_II_Upgrade/
We hope you'll all enjoy the Year 5 Anniversary as much as we did putting it together. :D
Rock and Stone, Miners!
With love,
The Ghost Ship Crew