Deep Rock Galactic News

[h2]Hello Miners,[/h2]

It's the spooky season.

Sharpen your pickaxes, check your weapons, and put on your most absorbent underwear: Hoxxes Halloween is here, and all its ghastly horrors are now running rampant in the caves.

You can check all the chilling details in the preview post, but here are the highlights:

• Unlock the new Creeper Wolf Mask and show the bugs who's the real apex predator
  
• Collect all previous Halloween cosmetics via the Last Year's Horrors assignment
  
• Shoot the screaming skulls in the caves and deposit them for a double mission performance point bonus
• Enjoy the Halloween decorations aboard the Space Rig and under absolutely no circumstances ask yourself why Management has so much money for candles but still hasn't invested in better equipment
  

It's all live right this minute! Hoxxes Halloween runs until November 7th at 13:00 CET -- so make sure to get the goods before then.

Have fun, and remember: Employees caught discussing paranormal happenings on company property may be subject to disciplinary exorcisms.

With Love,
- The Spooky Ghost Ship Crew

Fan art by u/Genpac64 on reddit

[h3]Hello Miners,[/h3]

Due to the amount of feedback we got regarding the Core Stone event, we have tweaked the encounter, overall decreasing the difficulty, especially on higher hazards. We also included a few other fixes.

With Love,
The Ghost Ship Crew

[h3]--- PATCH NOTES —[/h3]
Crawler Tweaks
- Reduced movement speed by 10%
- Made it so that the corrosive death puddles no longer fly out forward towards the player, but instead drop where the Crawler is killed
- Fixed Crawler armor to work like all other heavy armor in the game

- Changed a bunch of textures, so they will not look bad if they have not loaded fast enough
- Various Audio tweaks
- Added photosensitivity-mode to the Animated Static material, used on startup and info screens

EDIT: Updated version to 106182 to fix a crash

[h2]Hello Miners,[/h2]

Shellback, Stingtail, Core Spawn, Cave Leech /
Grabber, Guard, a Glyphid with no conscience /

Question, what do these things have all in common?

Everybody knows I’m a motherfit’s almost time for Hoxxes Halloween 2024!

You heard it here first: the seasonal spook-tacular is coming back! Hoxxes Halloween 2024 kicks off on Thursday, October 24th at 13:00 CET, and it’ll run until Thursday, November 7th. It’s the most terrifying thing to happen to Deep Rock Galactic since that one time a random joined your lobby, ordered a full round of Leaf Lover’s Special, and then left.

Let’s take a ghastly glimpse at the horrors that await you.


[h3]Dressed to the (ca)nines[/h3]

The full moon shines with an ominous glare, its frigid light taking a hostile sheen as it filters through the Space Rig bay window. You feel the hair on your neck stand up, your skin itching with a restless violence. A sharp animal rage flares through your limbs. What is this madness?

Not to worry! It’s simply a harmless side effect of the asbestos fireproofing used in the new Creeper Wolf Mask headgear, which you can unlock during this year’s Halloween event. All you have to do is complete a special assignment, and this completely harmless hat is yours to keep!

[h3]Haunting historic fashions[/h3]

Is this your first Hoxxes Halloween? Have you been too terrified to step foot in the caves during previous years? Not to worry, you’ve got the chance to earn all the Halloween cosmetics from past events. And this year, we’re pretty sure we didn’t forget to include the jack-o-lantern hat! Complete the Last Year’s Horrors assignment, and this creepy clutch of headgear will be yours forever.

[h3]Skulls! Shoot 'em![/h3]

In a disturbing turn of paranormal events, there seem to be cackling skulls flying around the caves. While alarming on a spiritual level, Management sees a golden business opportunity: These skulls represent a free source of valuable bone meal! Shoot down the skulls and deposit them during your mission, and we’ll reward your team with a double mission performance point bonus.

Please disregard any rumors that these skulls are the restless ghosts of former DRG employees. This is completely unfounded gossip, likely started by labor agitators to disrupt productivity. Remember: shoot first, ask questions never.

[h3]Spooky Space Rig[/h3]

We’re getting the Space Rig all dressed up for Halloween!
We spent a lot of money on it, too. Here’s the budget for the decorations:

Bats $200
Pumpkins $150
Ghosts $800
Candles $3,600
Lights $150

Someone who is good at the economy please help us budget this better next time. Management is pissed

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That’s all for now! Remember, Hoxxes Halloween 2024 kicks off on Thursday, October 24th at 13:00.
See you there – if you dare.

With Love,
-The Spooky Ghost Ship Crew

[h2]Hello miners,[/h2]

Wondering what video to watch while you eat today? We’ve got you covered. In just a few hours, Ghost Ship Games is going live as part of The Spill – a brand new joint developer stream from a bunch of cool game studios across Scandinavia.

We’ll be joining the developers behind Satisfactory, Valheim, Goat Simulator, and plenty others (including a couple Ghost Ship Publishing studios) for a big ‘ol dev talk jamboree. Part hangout, part showcase, all good stuff. The Spill kicks off today (Tuesday, October 8th) at 17:00 CEST.

You can expect things like:

• Developer Q&As
  
• Exciting announcements
  
• A goofy segment we suggested as a joke but they let us put it in the program
  

The Spill will be hosted by Snutt Treptow, Community Manager at Coffee Stain Studios. Here’s Snutt now, to explain what the event’s all about!

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For our part, we’ll be joining with a couple different segments – one talking about Ghost Ship Publishing (and the business of game publishing in general), another talking about our community and weekly streams, and then that silly one we mentioned above. Hehe

Down below is the full schedule (please note all times are in CEST). If you want to see it with times adjusted to your own time zone, you can click right here.


Once again, it all starts today at 17:00 CEST. You can tune in via our own platforms, as we’ll be broadcasting it directly to the Ghost Ship Games Twitch and Youtube channels. And of course, if you can’t catch it live, a recording of the whole thing will be available after.

Hope to see you there!

With love,
-The Ghost Ship Crew

P.S. if the Steam post says the event is live now (even if it's before 17:00 CEST), it's because I forgot to check a box before publishing, to note the correct start time. and now it won't let me change that start time without deleting the whole event, which sounds like a hassle plus it's time for lunch

[h2]Hello Miners,[/h2]

Button up your Lederhosen, put on your cherished Tyrolean hat, and report for duty. The first-ever official ROCKTOBERFEST is live! The celebrations will run for two weeks – Rocktoberfest ends at 13:00 CEST on October 10th.

All the meaty details are in the preview post, but here’s the quick run-down:

• The brand-new Brass Wurstblower hat is now available, provided you’re willing to work for it. Unlock it and dazzle your colleagues with brassy extravagance.
  
• All previous Rocktoberfest headgear is available, too – just finish the ‘Last Year’s Lager’ assignment.
  
• Forget your Lederhosen at home? Fret not. If you don’t have it already, you can earn this armor set by completing the ‘Hunt for Lederhosen’ assignment.
  
• Enjoy the proteinaceous taste of Best Wurst Beer – this meaty delight is back on tap at the Abyss Bar. It’s the beer you can chew!™
  
• Earn double Performance Pass points each mission by locating and depositing a Lost Mug while you’re down in the mines.
  
• Sit back and savor the brand-new ROCKTOBERFEST banners hanging in the Space Rig, along with all the other seasonal decorations. But remember to clock out before you savor them. No savoring on the company’s dime.
  

All the riches of Hoxxes await you. Last one in the mines is a leaf lover!

With Love,
-The Ghost Ship Crew