rogue-core-chat

[ashen bolt]

hey quick question, is there a way for me to invite a friend to the playtest?

[tacit urchin]

Got removed during the first alpha, so no

[jaunty sparrow]

20 bean burritos from taco bell

[twilit canopy]

Ayo wanted to ask, do we know the composers for the soundtrack for this one? I know one of the last pair left, is it just the other guy now?

[boreal plume]

there was a steam post about that

let me look

[boreal plume]

this post probably answers your question https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/2605790?emclan=103582791474204021&emgid=514101941080424789

It says that the composer is Sophus Alf

[twilit canopy]

Same guy
Yay :D

[dire marlin]

yeah but for everyone?

[tacit urchin]

No, for the randomly selected people

[dire marlin]

yeah

[spring pewter]

Any chance we'll be able to fully edit classes like hairstyle, armor or gender or are they gonna stay as static characters in the story?

[plain veldt]

I think they've said they do want to add customisation like DRG has, but that won't be at launch. Gender probably won't change though (bc you'd need whole new voice lines)

[spring pewter]

Makese sense, I still haven't been picked for the playtest yet so I was wondering if they'd do something similar to Darktide's character creation

[plain veldt]

@near kayak

https://www.reddit.com/r/RogueCore/comments/1pld9z4/omega_doesnt_like_mushrooms/

[near kayak]

MISSION CONTROL WAS SO PISSED HE HAD TO WARN AN AI

[plain veldt]

YEAH LMAO

THAT'S IT. I ORDER YOU TO IGNORE ALL FUTURE MUSHROOMS ON THIS MISSION.

The fact you can piss off an emotionless AI is comedy gold

[near kayak]

I like to think mission control somehow found a way to get into omegas code by HIMSELF

And secretly put in something about mushrooms

He was that pissed

Mission control secret genius theory

[plain veldt]

The funniest implication to me is they sat Omega down and told it about Dwarves liking to piss off their handlers

[spring pewter]

I really hope I get in next invite wave

[plain veldt]

Same

[spring pewter]

co-op roguelikes are my group's main genre lol. Vellum, Gunfire, Risk of Rain, Remnant, Nightreign etc so I know they'll love Rogue Core

[near kayak]

I just wanna see what its like

Born to dilly dally as driller

Want to lock in as falconer

[spring pewter]

Spotter and Guardian look the most appealing to me

I think there's only 5 at the moment but there will be 9 characters total right

[tacit urchin]

5 currently, where you get the 9 from I don't know

[spring pewter]

ope I misread a reddit post

"9 characters across DRG and RC"

Currently there's Guardian, Spotter, Slicer, Falconer, Retcon, and on a stream a while ago there was one named Gorgon

[tacit urchin]

Also, the characters in RC are more static than in DRG. Well, not customization-wise but more-so lore

[tacit urchin]

Gordon is dead :(

[spring pewter]

Tragic

[tacit urchin]

By this I mean the fact that lobbies are class-locked from the start and can't be turned off

[spring pewter]

I wonder if RC will have season style expansions or if it's gonna be a standalone project like Survivor

[raven wharf]

It’ll probably receive updates after it released out of early access. GSG has stated in the past that naming their content updates as “seasons” was a mistake and put adverse expectations in the minds of players.

[spring pewter]

That makes sense, seasons kind of implies limited time

[oak gulch]

Ngl lads im stuck on the 2nd gate

Becuase of those purple exploding shits

They are the bane of my existance

Wait, wrong chat

[teal mica]

https://www.youtube.com/live/fZczuPYS5ms?si=EYr8Ob3nwPOOE1-6&t=6252

Devs talking about it a little bit.

[tall plume]

https://tenor.com/view/check-the-pins-kowalski-penguin-gif-20219688

[pine skiff]

wrong discord, even

[velvet veldt]

oh they want to class lock them?

[spring lantern]

I’m sure this has been asked a million times; but: will the lady dwarves have beards? I’ve seen sideburns in screenshots but not a full beard

[tall plume]

they can have beards, yes

[summer tiger]

Armours? Probably. Hairstyle? It's already in. Gender? Nope, classes stay as "characters" so no swapping

[spring pewter]

Sick sick, yeah now that more videos and breakdowns are coming out the character aspect is much more clear

[summer tiger]

Yes, the only thing you won't be able to change is a face and voice

[summer tiger]

Boomticks? They need to be dealt ASAP

[spring pewter]

The female beards are really well done too, closer to tattoos or decals

[halcyon hazel]

So when coming back to DRG recently, I've looked at whats to come from Rouge Core, and I got this feeling Core Spawn are gonna run me over once the game releases

[summer tiger]

You can equip the big ones too, the system is exactly the same as in DRG

[summer tiger]

There are ways to kill them all

[finite tundra]

I finally have my schoolwork under control so I have time to play games again

time to regrind

[late pebble]

When will be the another wave of play test?

[prisma delta]

we dont know yet.

[inner granite]

when you stop asking

same for every other playtest

early access is moved by another month for every question "when early access"

[summer tiger]

They need to make that type of comment on stream

[boreal plume]

there will be one more play test before early access

but there's no date for that yet

[teal mica]

I think they do/have. Or maybe it's like every time you ask you specifically get moved to the back of the queue. Or something like that.

[dim moat]

so many pings in announcements yet no rogue core

[misty nymph]

Is this gonna be a separate paid game from drg or is it gonna be like a new mode in an update for it?

[tall plume]

this is a separate game

check the pinned messages and the Steam store page for info

[misty nymph]

Thanks

[frail garden]

Fym female dwarves

[old swift]

falconer and retcon currently

[summer tiger]

Recon and falconeer are female with new classes possibly be also female, that ratio will be determined by the devs

[violet tendon]

do they have a different voice actor yet?

[raven wharf]

There are two voice actors

[violet tendon]

there’s Javier and whoever voices Omega (Aaron iirc). So the female dwarves are still just Javier?

[olive narwhal]

Falconer and retcon do have their own VA

[raven wharf]

Forgot about Omega.

[violet tendon]

oh cool

[raven wharf]

But yes, they have a VA for the female dwarfs

[violet tendon]

cool

[raven wharf]

The games are separate and on different engines with different design philosophies. It's highly unlikely that anything will be back ported to DRG.

[teal mica]

Worth listening to this little bit about RC/DRG cross compatibility:

https://youtu.be/tjXPKV1BCTw?si=4bn-1EeColK_jM6V&t=2495

Not talking about voicelines and female dwarves here, but the general sentiment. As Loan Clippy said. UE5 vs UE4.

[radiant comet]

The female VA is the great Elsie Lovelock! Here's a clip with her
https://www.instagram.com/p/DSgEU1fgZ7Y/

elsielovelockofficial

ROCK AND STONE RECLAIMERS!! 👊I’m so happy to say you can hear me as the first ever Female dwarf voice in DEEP ROCK GALACTIC: ROGUE CORE!! 🔨🔫💪

At the moment you can hear my voice as the Falconer and the newer Recon class! I used to play Deep Rock Galactic a LOT so this means a lot me to be part of the game!

Many thanks to @joindee...

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[rare glacier]

when does rogue core come out entirely?

[raven wharf]

When it’s ready

[teal mica]

Depends on what you mean by entirely.

[raven wharf]

Early access Q2

[summer tiger]

That "SLAMMER JAMMER RAMHAMMER" line needs to be in the game

[radiant comet]

It will be! 🔨

[proven solstice]

That face when you tell your friend who doesn't like DRG about the Rogue Core beta, and he likes signing up for betas, then he gets in and you didn't, and he isn't even going to play it.

[rare glacier]

as in full game , no early accesses

[teal mica]

Not even GSG knows. Early Access is in Q2 of this year, so April to June. Most games still have at least a year of dev time in early access at the least, and 2 or 3 years is not uncommon.

DRG was in Early Access for almost 2 years.

[orchid berry]

While I'm glad about the new female dwarves and their VA, it would be really funny if their voices were still just Javier pitched shifted extra high

[boreal plume]

we already have that, it's called rich atmosphere

[eager bane]

if we had to guess which month would rogue core come out in?

id hope not too early into q2 so its not rushed

[summer tiger]

Best to aim in the middle so maybe may

[boreal plume]

late may, early june would also be my guess

there's still one more play test ahead of us

[eager bane]

oh when? i havent gotten a chance to playtest

[boreal plume]

Before Q2, no date for it yet

[wispy venture]

All these announcements and none for rogue core 😒 I'm tired boss

[raven wharf]

Seriously? You got a dev diary last week.

[tall plume]

to be fair, it's dropped in the middle of the chat and there are no global pings for it

but it's also posted on Steam

[raven wharf]

and in pinned messages

[tall plume]

you should know by now that almost no one read these unless prompted

[raven wharf]

oh I know, still no excuse to not check

[rough stratus]

I know it's not really related to Rogue Core, but can we expect expansion of the Space Rig in DRG, since the ship in Rogue Core seems to have much more area?

[tall plume]

not out of the scope of future seasons, if there is a need for it

[rough stratus]

Thank you

[tall plume]

at least I don't think GSG ever said "no" to it

more like "no specific plans"

[inner granite]

I want at least bedroom customisation

And at best: whole spacering customisation

[tall plume]

I just want a vault room

[inner granite]

As for place where dwarfs spend their free time, where they sleep; there's very little of them in there

[rough stratus]

Yeah, sometimes I have these general feelings like the devs are afraid to add that type of stuff into the game. I know that the game ment to be an silly arcade fps, but I wish they would consider it to be more deep and complex in these kinda features

[inner granite]

Why afraid?

Especially that we have hella rich dwarf customisation

I ment decorations ect

Like a painting here, a statue of Steeve there...

Maybe new wallpaper

[tall plume]

I don't think they're afraid but there always are a lot more consideration than simply wanting it when it comes to adding this kind of stuff

[olive narwhal]

The spaghetti of DRGs code runs deep unless they fixed that

[rough stratus]

Yeah, I was afraid of that. Like the code is not really fexible

[olive narwhal]

They did previously use a house of cards as an example a while back

[inner granite]

It can change space ring look
Loading additional assets into spacering can't be that far from here

[olive narwhal]

So they probably could expand the space rig to be inline with the ramrod

[rough stratus]

Hopefully the Rogue Core is not that spaghetti as DRG

[olive narwhal]

Im trying to remember if they mentioned cleaning up deep rocks code at somepoint either way rogue core is pretty much from scratch so it should be cleaner

[sweet tapir]

I want a lootbug petting room or something like that

[teal mica]

You're either sleeping, drinking beer, kicking barrels, or you're on Hoxxes.

If you have free time beyond that, Management would like to know about it so we can further improve efficiency.

[novel jackal]

howdy

[weak geode]

Percy-style cage with a really angry swarmer in it

[steel hearth]

I think any game just naturally evolves into spaghetti given enough updates and changes

[vestal patio]

I heard somewhere that if you own drg you get a discount or something on rogue core. Is this true?

[modest condor]

I think someone asked this in the [season 6 reveal, rogue core news] stream and they said
"we might do something like this", don't quote me though, am too lazy to watch that again lol

probably a steam bundle or something

[glacial wolf]

when is this game coming out?

[vestal patio]

Nobody knows

But early access is coming at q2 of 2026

[glacial wolf]

ahh ok

public early access?

[tall plume]

The whole point of early access is to make a game sell before it has reached it's completed state, so yes

[glacial wolf]

i mean its just a high texture pack drg lol

[tall plume]

lol

sure

[glacial wolf]

lol

[inner granite]

sure, if we ignore all mechanics from both DRG and RC then yes, they do both have beer drinking mechanic

[short yacht]

People just say random bullshit without an ounce of shame these days

[inner granite]

GSG really felt off, just to shamelessly copy beer from one game to another

[short yacht]

GSG fell off because Rogue Core is a DRG clone smh smh

[inner granite]

they can't even copy it correctly, almost nothing is the same smh

[inner granite]

acually, for that matter, i don't think RC changed graphics style that much

[short yacht]

Literally what I was about to say

[inner granite]

especialy if we look at later seasons in DRG

[median sleet]

Why isn't Rogue Core just a pong DLC?

[thin siren]

It is not possible for the hundredth time.

[inner granite]

Why isn't DRG justna DLC to RC

[median sleet]

How about a dlc for fire?

[tacit urchin]

A DLC for your DLC

Binding of Issac style

[merry elm]

"We heard you liked games so we put more games in your games"

[boreal plume]

rogue core shows in "early access" when you view it in your wishlists

dunno if normal

[tacit urchin]

Supposed to do that

[summer tiger]

Because it releases to Early Access

[somber oyster]

Hey guys, don´t know much about Rogue core, just that I want to buy it as soon as posible and play a lot of it. But for those who really now more. How much of DRG is going to transfer there. I mean guns and overcloks for the weapons? Events.

[tacit urchin]

Some.

None of the events though

In terms of Overclocks, there's like 2 currently as random gun upgrades. As for weapons a lot of them are returning from DRG

[raven wharf]

It's not DRG2, it's a spinoff. A different game entirely. Pinned messages for more.

[boreal plume]

some guns return but there are no overclocks in the game, traversal tools return but aren't class locked (no grappling afaik) and there are new ones, javier returns as voice actor but the classes are very different from drg

[tacit urchin]

Unless by transferring you meant unlockables carrying over from regular DRG to RC, then no, none of it will

[gaunt bronze]

iirc, I heard a while ago that they were working on mandatory objectives, are those still a thing?

[tacit urchin]

We don't know, they never appeared in any of the Alphas, although there was seemingly a place reserved for them on the HUD

[glacial wolf]

because i play DRG and saw gameplay of RC and looked the same minus some character changes and guns etc but fundamentally the same game.

[glacial wolf]

think they use Unreal engine 5 if im not mistaken.

[glacial wolf]

If you believe that, I got a bridge in Brooklyn I wanna sell you

[raven wharf]

I do because I've played it and seen the changes that have been made over the past year and a half or so.

[rich geode]

What kind of a response is that???

[somber oyster]

I know, but that doesn´t mean some aspects can´t come back.

Also, is not DRG 2, but is kind of a fresh start since in DRG is very hard and messy to add new stuff. So this game is way to really add more content, already we know the new character is coming.

[glacial wolf]

one that went over your head lol

[deep hinge]

is the rogue core terrain scanner better than the old one?

[rich geode]

Clearly, seems like a dark joke type deal

[glacial wolf]

Its a gullible joke lol

[glacial wolf]

No harm intended it was just me saying its not a totally different game

[rich geode]

Aight algoods

[deep hinge]

I mean he was like 90% right but I agree that “totally” is an inaccurate adjective to add. it isn’t a totally different game

actually he said entirely but like same shit basically

[glacial wolf]

Yeah is it going to be good hell yeah and I know its had to be done for the engine just hope its not buggy as crap so we don't have ppl go back to DRG

[limpid osprey]

sometimes i sit here and wonder whatever happened to my request to access rogue core a few years ago

i feel like because i cant request access on steam again because i already have ever since i think two years ago i'll never get in lol

[pine skiff]

The devs have stated they're not abandoning DRG, rogue core is not a replacement/sequel

Rogue core is a lot more tense and challenging by nature, which is not to everyone's taste

[summer tiger]

Is all up to RNG if you gonna get picked or not. The best hope is to wait for early access

[summer tiger]

I don't think that mojority of DRG players will like Rogue Core because you are under constant time pressure. I see a lot of players who like to take their time and mine everything in the cave

[olive narwhal]

Lower difficultys you can somewhat get away with it

Higher ones definitely not

[summer tiger]

Yeah, comes up faster, has more clear image and contains way more info. There is also a guaranteed data terminal on each level that allows you to see all POIs

[summer tiger]

Maybe Depth 1 or 2 but any lower and you need to know what you are doing. Games a bit harder than base DRG

[olive narwhal]

And i agree

[deep hinge]

ok so why is it also called the terrain scanner mk3 and not the mk4

[summer tiger]

Oversight

[deep hinge]

I have made a suggestion post 👍

[karmic lodge]

DRG invested in better equipment, but they didn't invest that much

changing the name costs money y'know

[cyan bison]

Easier to sneak through the budget if you simply lie about what model you're buying.

[limpid osprey]

nothing says more than waiting literal years for your request to go through without even a single peep

im sure they'll just accept new requests when they announce playtest 6 anyway

[raven wharf]

Random. Selection. We'll see if they send out another wave of invites. Odds are good.

[prisma delta]

umm actially in drg you are also constantly under time limit due to nitra running out...

[tacit urchin]

It's not time

It's resources

[prisma delta]

but its the same thing...

[tacit urchin]

Even if it is, the amount of time you can spend in DRG's caves is ridiculously higher in comparison to RC

[olive narwhal]

Ammo is also a factor you have to keep track of in RC

[raven wharf]

Yeah, that's the point. Be efficient or you lose out. The better you play the better you'll do. DRG is a casual coop shooter. RC is still in the casual area, but the higher difficulties stray away from that.

You are not supposed to explore indefinitely. You are supposed to level up as much as you can before moving to the next cave.

If you don't want a timer, don't play RC.

[prisma delta]

drg is not a casual coop shooter in haz5+ too...

[tacit urchin]

Most people play on haz 3

Sometimes 4

[raven wharf]

Yeah it kinda is. If I can go through haz 5 just fine after a couple beers, it's a casual game.

[tacit urchin]

It's just an option that you can play on haz5+, nobody forces you to

Unlike in RC where some of the quests required to progress need you to play on higher depths and with more levels per facility

[glacial wolf]

I have a hard time believing that on the fact every game dev thats the opposite and aband a game a year or 2 later

[raven wharf]

They contracted a separate studio to continue working on DRG under their guidance and supervision. Who do you think made season 6?

[glacial wolf]

Johnny Knoxville

[barren fern]

I wanna play Rogue Core so badly 🥀

[somber oyster]

but even with the new content for season 6, is actually not that much to replay more and more. Yes, you have new cosmetics to get from the Battlepass, but the new content doesn´t change a lot the game to keep playing more and more. They new enemies are cool, but the new bio is nothing spectacular or different from the others. I don´t see myself playing to much more DRG even before RC.

If the next season, which is going to be in what, another year? Only has the same as this season, Im going to be like, mmmh, no. not playing it. The next season to hold players need more missiones, at least another one or two that really feel different and events or something that makes it feel like a new game or something new even if you are doing the same thing.

[tacit urchin]

Wrong chat? There's barely any RC in this

[olive hound]

You dont have to play the same game forever.

Games like DRG are there, coop shooters and the like

[raven wharf]

~~Yes you do. The EULA requires you to play 8 hours every single day or they make you visit the steam forums for five minutes for every day missed. ~~

[olive hound]

Hahaha

Playing alone can get you so far.
Playing with friends and 300 hours are nothing

[somber oyster]

its about RC in an indirect way, but looks like it bothers you so much, that I´m not directly just talking about the game.

[tacit urchin]

You previous message is talking entirely about season 6 and a possible season 7. Also, if I sounded harsh or something in my previous message, I'm sorry

[icy jungle]

yall, when is this game coming out amirite?

[somber oyster]

We were talking that DRG is going to keep content coming. But I was talking about this season that the content is not good enough so I don´t see the point of coming back if another season is like season 6. Better stay in RC, which is going to happen to many people so I do see the player count of DRG drop a lot, when RC comes out.

[somber oyster]

Q2 2026

so it could be april to agost?

[velvet veldt]

from what ive seen max difficulty on rc is easier than max on drg atm

[somber oyster]

isn´t it that a low difficulty?

hazzard 5 is easy with a team that knows how to play

[somber oyster]

In DRG how long it took they added mod support?

Since the game is going to be less spaghetty messy code, those that will allow modders to make even better ones?

[azure coyote]

👀

[summer tiger]

Afaik there have been two mods that already have been made for RC. Some Chinese players modded small parts of the game.

[summer tiger]

So is Depth but overall it's a bit harder than Haz5

[boreal plume]

april may june

I'm betting on end of May

Hopefully 24th because thats my birthday but I will be fine if it's june

as long as the game comes out in its best state for early access

[tall plume]

it came after 1.0

[teal mica]

Which ones? I have seen Barrel Armor and a mod for ridiculously quick mining speed.

[summer tiger]

I think those two

[rigid root]

Say that to dota2 and lol players

[olive hound]

There's barely any popular game comparable to those 2 (mostly chinese mobile mobas)

[dark urchin]

RIP BFG </3

[azure coyote]

👀

[hoary eagle]

will there be another playtest 🥺

[raven wharf]

That’s currently the plan

[teal lion]

Current plan last we heard is to have a alpha phase 6, no timeline on it other then its a whiles away when they ended alpha 5 near xmas - games fun even solo , worth the wait , its deepdives with more events and action , and sillier builds

[subtle lily]

I think mod support could help a lot. When some mods are strongly liked by the community, we are still in a phase where the devs could consider to implement all or a part of them in the core game.
It’s basically an additional feedback loop that the devs don’t need to put much time into in terms of actual gameplay changes (except for the initial release and of course keeping the apis up to date).

[subtle lily]

I really hope so, my excitement grows stronger with every wave I don’t get an invite 😅 But fortunately no one from my speedrunning crew got an invite yet.

[vestal patio]

there will be

[somber oyster]

Better wish the game come early acces very early Q2 not later

[winter raven]

an unending playtest until release or riot

[raven mirage]

Hi! I wanna try multiplayer at some point and none of my homies made the playtest :(

if anyone wants to give it a go lmk!

[earnest thistle]

How far in the future is rogue core from drg?

[sand vale]

None

[teal lion]

If u click the discord link on the main screen u should beable ti get the alpha tester role and access to https://discord.com/channels/257785731072786435/1366347563845947453

Which will probably yield better results in finding fellow alpha miners

[teal lion]

Well even when the current playtest stops we can still play the last update its not like they stop us till the next alpha phase so it is basically a undless playtest till launch

Atleast for those that got in

[daring hill]

Season 6 takes place at the same time as rogue core

you can see the ramrod from the space rig, and the reclaimers/ramrod only came into existence after the greyout

[boreal plume]

is there a channel for rogue core videos like #drg-videos ?

[raven wharf]

#gallery-alpha

[tacit urchin]

For those with access to RC, yes

[boreal plume]

ah I guess you need access yeah

gotta keep sorting for new videos on yt then

[tacit urchin]

Also, what you linked is a YT videos channel

Sometimes there are RC videos there

[raven wharf]

they're currently streaming on a build that's further along that the last playtest

[boreal plume]

thanks I will keep an eye out

[gritty raptor]

​​is the level progression (promotions bronze, silver, gold etc.) gonna work the same as deep rock or will it be a new system?

[hollow bear]

Hasn't been established yet. In previous builds leveling worked the same, but there wasn't a way to promote.

[gritty raptor]

thanks man!

[tepid kindle]

super important question here. will there be the ability to emote during an active mission? dancing on the glyphids in the caves feels like a must

[tacit urchin]

Doubt it

But maybe we will

[tall plume]

I very much doubt it

the devs didn't want it for DRG and Rogue Core is aiming to be more serious in tone

[hollow bear]

We're getting loading screen rock & stones, so there's that.

[hearty phoenix]

My phone goofy, don't have access to the alpha tester chat but I do on my computey

[torpid bluff]

man idk why but this week I have been really itching to play this game lol.

[jaunty sparrow]

Any news on playtest 6 date

[inner granite]

+1 week to next playtest for asking

[boreal plume]

Was this confirmed btw? It would be very cool if you could rock and stone between stages, when the elevator is going down.

[hollow bear]

#discussion-rc-alpha message

For the most part

"That's a required feature as far as I'm concerned" from Mike, if you don't have alpha channel access

[vestal patio]

if i don't get into the last rc playtest I'm throwing a barrel into the launch bay.

[tacit urchin]

Radon gas

[restive narwhal]

how do i get into a playtest?

ive applied so many time and never get one

[quiet mango]

Can someone explain to me what RC is ?

[tacit urchin]

A roguelite spin-off in the DRG universe. Pins and steam page has a lot more info about it

[tacit urchin]

You apply on steam, once

I don't even know how you'd apply twice or even thrice

[rancid crow]

hay i got a question i know i have not had anyone bring up in rogue core is there a dwarf manural with your missions / kills on it for bugs / crawlers like in normal DRG ?

[tacit urchin]

There is

[rancid crow]

i ask as i am a big fan of tracking my progress but no word on it in rogue core also do i have a board telling me my misisons ? i have done too

[tacit urchin]

Reclaimer's manual, but it's the same thing with more info

[rancid crow]

i love keeping track of my mission drops

ty mentally well

i am going to adore rogue core i can feel it

[rancid crow]

"R&S" bro ⛏️

[crimson tundra]

Female dwarves were a huge mistake

[rancid crow]

not really as long as i can put a beard on my female dwarf as a option i am a happy camper also why not i got so many girls i play with in normal drg for half a decade all wanting to have a girl dwarfs what harm with having them for people that want them they added black skin options in base drg for the miners that want it same difference the problem lays with you "commando caviar" female dwarfs cant hurt you also if they do them right they will be welcomed, all are welcome in the mines its a unspoken rule in drg. unless your a elf then make like a leaf lover and get the f#ck out of there

if you got a problem with female dwarfs your the one with a problem, look deeper

[raven wharf]

Don't buy RC then.

[languid relic]

Ditto

[restive narwhal]

everytime they announced a test id goto the site and try again since i never got a email, im a giant fan i own everything drg saddens me i havent gotten to try this yet 🙁

[tall plume]

wdym "go to the site and try again" ?

[restive narwhal]

try to sign up for testing

sign up for beta whatever it is i cant do it at work blocks all steam sites when i get home in an hor i could link a pic or something

[median sleet]

You only have to sign up once

[tacit urchin]

So, you can't sign up because steam is blocked at work?

And you didn't do it at home?

[restive narwhal]

no no i always do it at home

what i meant was i cant show you what i do until i get home

[tacit urchin]

That's weird, you're supposed to be able to sign up once and only once

[restive narwhal]

idk if its even signing me up

ive missed every single thing

[tacit urchin]

It'll say so

[restive narwhal]

it says you been signed up you will recieve a email yada yada

never get email i search steam drg

[tacit urchin]

Then you're signed up

[restive narwhal]

and the company name

never got one

[tacit urchin]

And just didn't get randomly chosen

[restive narwhal]

havent for any of them

all 5 times?

[tacit urchin]

Yes

[restive narwhal]

wasnt one of them even a all open

[tacit urchin]

Nope

[restive narwhal]

i find it very unlikely

[median sleet]

it's very rare to get picked

[tacit urchin]

Very likely

[spring lantern]

what's the "story/premise" in rogue core? DRG went too deep and the Reclaimers need to reclaim the mining sites?

[tacit urchin]

Pretty much so

[worn pawn]

Is omega single

[tacit urchin]

I don't think OMEGA is interested in anything besides completing the quota

[worn pawn]

[teal mica]

It's unclear whether DRG dug too greedily and too deep first, and then the corestones stared appearing, or if they started appearing and then DRG dug too greedily and too deep.

So... Season 5 of DRG, yeah? We cannot quite separate Rogue Core from Season 5.

Rogue Core grew out of what GSG had in mind for Season 5, so we can take some hints from that. Season 5, as it released, was slated as a sort of... prelude to Rogue Core.

So... What do we know? DRG management had us using Resonance Crystals to send subterranean pings through the mantle of Hoxxes to find Morkite Geodes. See here (Link is Season 5's narrated trailer). We can assume that these pings clued Management in to some strange readings even closer to the core of Hoxxes. Something about these missions affected the corespawn. These pings alerted the corespawn and brought them closer to the surface. How/what that looked like is a little unclear, but corestones started appearing around the same time that Management authorized these Deep Scan missions. Management has the mining crews collect these corestones for research. During Season 5 Managment started mining operations closer to the core of Hoxxes. They discovered a new mineral there called expenite. We can assume that Management really wants this stuff.

At some point, Management lost all contact with these deep mining sites. Henceforth the deep mine sites shall simply be referenced as 'the core.' This event is known as the 'greyout'. A weird barrier started coalescing around the deep core mine sites. Whatever it was, it prevented all communication with the core. We can assume Managment made a few attempts to reestablish contact. Both radio, and physical attempts with mining crews to get there.

It didn't work.

So Management sent a call to Upper Management, and DRG sent the RV-09 Ramrod. A ship with a crew of DRG's 'special forces,' the Reclaimers. See here (Rogue Core trailer)

As season 6 rolled around, the Ramrod made orbit around Hoxxes. You can see the Ramrod outside of the space rig windows when you have Season 6 loaded.

So the goal in Rogue core is for the Reclaimers to reclaim the deep mining sites. DRG developed special Barrier Drones to help the reclaimers breach the greyout barrier. This breaching happens at the start of every Rogue Core mission. The reclaimers then travel through the abandoned deep mining sites and fight through waves of corespawn to eventually make their way to a rift gate. At this rift gate, they fight a giant entity and reseal that riftgate. Theoretically, this should allow DRG to have access to the mining site again so that they can continue extracting expenite.

That's... pretty much it for the lore/story, as it stands right now.

(Copied my comment from a reddit post. Links are dead here.)

[daring hill]

its also worth noting that the barriers are localised around each site, and it's not a permanent EMP or anything like that

Honestly I don't think there ever was a greyout

at no point does bringing technology through the barrier ever fail

I reckon that management just assumed there was a greyout that prevented contact

when in reality the barrier is just a barrier, and they couldn't re-establish contact because the corespawn killed everyone

[teal mica]

The biggest foil to the whle greyout/barrier thingy is our suits. Somehow we can bring those in and have fancy swords and falcons and time-rewinders.

[tacit urchin]

As far as I'm concerned it's just game design and that's it, nothing deeper to it. Still an EMP barrier, allegedly

[raven wharf]

Correct. It's there to lightly justify the gameplay.

[muted sphinx]

yeah
Omega mentions a comms barrier coming down when the Gatekeeper of the area is killed and the Gate is closed

so I think there is a Greyout, Reclaimers just have some special macguffin to stay in contact with Omega whilst planetside

something also interesting to me is that a majority of the Corespawn in Rogue Core's part of the caves (which i've just taken to calling "Corespawn Country" for brevity) aren't really coming from it the same way the Glyphids and other Hoxxes fauna does, simply roaming around or burrowing up from the dirt, they like to come out of the rifts dotted around the place alongside being found roaming around
and combined with the Gatekeeper coming out of the Rift Gate being some form of large megafauna that gets killed/sent back down it says to me that a majority of the Corespawn threat is coming from even deeper within Hoxxes

some sort of lost world or center of the earth-esque location unlike anything else on Hoxxes IV it seems

part of me imagines they simply dug too close to the Core and agitated the ecosystem there somehow causing the Greyout, like a reaction to being stung or poked all of a sudden, just on a larger environmental scale from the Corespawn

I'm sure if I had the bestiary entries I could formulate some other theory since this is mostly conjecture based on what I know but as I don't have access to Rogue Core I can only really make educated guesses from what little I've seen

[summer tiger]

Rogue Core is one of the most anticipated games on Steam rn so there's heaps of people waiting the same way as you are

[hazy tusk]

Worth noting the s6 assignment voicelines for MC briefly nod to it

rogue core, I mean

He says something along the lines of "management asks I remind you that rumors of problems related to our Deep Site Excavations are just that, rumors."

which further confirms that as of s6, Rogue Core is actively ongoing

i think it's implied that the Ossuary Depths were brought up to the surface due to increased tectonic activity associated with the Greyout/RC shenanigans

[quiet mango]

Oooh okay thanks !

[ashen beacon]

the dwarves dug too greedily and too deep

[jaunty sparrow]

This situation wouldn't be a situation if drg wasn't a bunch of greedy bastards!

[ashen beacon]

Would be sick to encountter corruptted/ttaken over Dorettas that were leftt behind

[raven wharf]

There's already broken mules.

[empty pine]

Have they sent out invites for the next CA ? Im no receiving anything regarding notification even when Im invited to playtests lol

[spring lantern]

What about corrupted/taken over dwarves? Like some gollum-ass dudes

[ashen beacon]

Devolved into kobolds, only derangedly screamiing "You no take candle rock"

[spring lantern]

are all enemies in rogue core unique? Like all core-spawn derivatives, no glyphids?
and are the core stone event core-spawn there as a generic enemy?

[tall plume]

whenever they send invites, it's accompanied by a newsletter

there has been no news at all for a while now

[tall plume]

the only recurring enemies are cave leeches
(and lootbugs, and a bulk being turned into an event)

that's about it

[tall plume]

not gonna happen, the devs seem pretty adamant about not wanting anything humanoid to shoot

crawlers are the closest thing we'll get to humanoids

[empty pine]

Yea I was just afraid I missed it with all the DRG Survivor Invitational news 😅

[tall plume]

nah, there just hasn't been news

I wouldn't expect anything 'til March tbh

[spring lantern]

(does the ratings board not consider Yuletide Elves people?)

[tall plume]

you've often seen humanoids made of plastic, with no limb movement who can walk on walls and ceilings ?

management is calling you in the med bay btw, for a drug test

[empty pine]

Yea and I mean EA is for 2nd quarter so its not that far off anyways

[rare glacier]

when does rogue core come out for console

[tall plume]

unknown

[crimson tundra]

Bit hostile at the end there. You should work on your grammar. Even after you edited your comment, it’s still hard to read.

[rancid crow]

i dont have to work on my grammer what are you my mom or teacher ?

[rancid crow]

end of the day i am not the one that was being a beta male over them adding girls into rogue core it was you

enough said

girls are welcome in DRG leaf lovers not so much

[crimson tundra]

Ouch, my feelings.

[rancid crow]

rogue core is going to be epic regardless go with the flow

i got more important things to be doing like playing DRG then beefing with you, "R&S" ⛏️

[crimson tundra]

Idk, it would be nice to have female dwarves as an option, not forced to one class. My personal opinion is that they shouldn’t be there at all but people usually get upset with that.

[rancid crow]

i am sure they will give the options for gender in all classes if not wear a helmet also they got a solid lady doing the voice lines for the female dwarf Elsie Lovelock she is really good voice actress so give her a chance

[raven wharf]

i am sure they will give the options for gender
No, it's defined per class.

[spring lantern]

When you pick a class you’re playing a character

[rancid crow]

i want to be guardian in rogue core

defending my team and sonic bursting monsters sounds like a plan to me

[vestal patio]

Slicer for me

Swords are neato

[clear spire]

extra note!
I saw the ramrod(in DRG)shoot out a drop pod as a little cosmetic detail!
Not sure if it's relevant or important but yea

[boreal plume]

It's relevant yes

[tall plume]

why do you think they shouldn't be there at all ?

[hollow bear]

Imagine not wanting bearded women in video games

[native monolith]

Bearded women is like a top 10 dwarf moment for sure

[violet tendon]

[tawdry turtle]

I want robo dwarfs

[civic jacinth]

just trying to look at discussion but theres a br*tish person complaining about the most out of the way cosmetic updates 😭

anyway what more can i do to try to get in an early access playtest session other than requesting on the steam page ?

[tacit urchin]

Nothing

There was one more option BUT only at the start, it's no longer available

[civic jacinth]

dawwwww rats

well thank you

[lilac heart]

So what changes with the fact that some classes are male and some are female? How does that impact you?

Skip political context if you can - it’s irrelevant, since it’s a creative decision that’s already being worked on and is at full speed.

[crimson tundra]

Well when I play a game, my character is an extension of myself. My most basic fulfillment would be my character is male like me.

Also, it breaks immersion for me when females are in combat and are shown to be equal in every way to a male. Which is not true in real life. I’m expecting backlash for this comment.

And I understand it’s a cartoon video game, none of it matters. This is just my thoughts.

@tall plume ⬆️

[lilac heart]

Fair, I see your point, even if my perspective is different. I typically don’t associate myself with the characters directly outside of games with RP elements, and even then playing as a completely made up person is typically fine with me.

I think RC could benefit from from having all classes represented in male and female biological genders for variety if anything, but if the devs went with a decision that gives unique expression to certain classes, then so be it - it doesn’t impact me. To me - skimming over emergent storytelling elements - the characters are mostly just toons to enjoy a funny dwarf game as

[lilac heart]

And it would involve a lot of extra dev work to make space for both m/f expression for all the classes - maybe GSG couldn’t afford doing that.

[tall plume]

Well when I play a game, my character is an extension of myself. My most basic fulfillment would be my character is male like me.
Yes, that's called representation. But it turns out there aren't only males playing video games

Also, it breaks immersion for me when females are in combat and are shown to be equal in every way to a male. Which is not true in real life. I’m expecting backlash for this comment.
Nah, not backlash, a straight up ban, we're not allowing sexism here.

I'm not even gonna waste one hour of my time proving to you that it's biologically and sociologically wrong, I'm not here to educate people.

You can do so yourself if you're inclined - which I doubt you are.

[vestal patio]

will rogue core have different armors?

like mk 1 2 and 3

[tacit urchin]

Unknown. So far each reclaimer has 1 set and it's unique to that reclaimer

[summer tiger]

I'd assume so but coming rather later that the EA launch

[weak geode]

I do agree that it would be better as an option, it would link to commandercaviar's first point of "extension of yourself" and allow this for men and women.

(Just to clarify, i do not agree with commandercaviar's sexism in any way, he deserved the ban)

[civic drift]

Or, simply put, we can just not care whether it's a male or female dwarf 🤷‍♂️

Not care in the sense that, it makes no difference

And the entire statement of "women In roles of combat" is just such a stupid take

My good sir this is a fantasy game where u play as dwarves

A fantasy species known for both male and female hardiness

If you want immersion go play squad 44, or enlisted

[weak geode]

Exactly, dwarven women are bloody badass, i just think it should be an option from a cosmetic perspective (I normally try to make all my classes appear to be the same dwarf anyway)

[civic nacelle]

one potential benefit of having certain classes be specifically female is that it forces men to either be willing to play as a woman or be at a significant disadvantage

[civic drift]

Fair ig, I just don't see an issue with having the classes as is

[civic drift]

I'm a dude who prefers playing as female characters when possible, so it's really no issue to me 😁

Splatoon, helldivers etc

[civic nacelle]

we've had to play as men in so many games for basically the entire time video games have existed, let's swap things around for a bit

[weak geode]

Falconer and Retcon do look really fun

[civic drift]

You say that as if there aren't badass female main characters in videogames 2 begin with, although I do agree there is a bit of underrepresentation

[weak geode]

I do agree that games have lacked sufficient representation for waaaaay too long, but having it forced isn't necessarily the best way to combat this in my opinion, you can have representation and customisation all at once by having it as a toggle, so you could have a male Falconer or female Slicer for example.

[civic nacelle]

of course, I'm just being facetious

I think all games should strive to maximize the number of angry steam comments they get, and including one (1) unavoidable woman is always a good start to that

[weak geode]

Roots out the sexist pricks, anyway

[civic drift]

It's rare to find those types of people in this community to begin with ngl

[weak geode]

Unfortunately, there are a few though, luckily the moderators stamp 'em out

[civic drift]

Emphasis on few and rare yes

[civic nacelle]

they usually just hide in the steam comments

[civic drift]

You're always bound to find a rotten apple in a tree, as long as they're not a vocal minority or God forbid a majority it's fine and dandy

[weak geode]

DRG and NMS are by far the best fanbases I've been in, but as you said, there are always a few that are absolutely vile

[civic drift]

Helldivers is also pretty decent, it just depends on where u decide to poke ur nose into

Please avoid Reddit tho

[velvet veldt]

steam comments are something else for this game

[civic drift]

Genuine numbskulls there

[weak geode]

Just avoid it in general

[civic nacelle]

they're something else for all games

[civic drift]

Eh, Reddit isn't bad if u know where to look

It 100% depends on the subreddits u join

Not even join

Just look at

[weak geode]

As you (kinda) said, it's a marker of inclusivity, and i bet Rogue Core is gonna have a few reviews along the lines of "wOmEn Don'T beLoNg iN CoMbaT"

[glad sonnet]

:/ Well at least he's out of the server...

Im excited for the next beta test. They said in the next few weeks in their last dev diary, or at least that was projected, right? I wonder what they'll add.

[weak geode]

More armours, and maybe letting me in? Please GSG, I need this!

[glad sonnet]

Lol. I'll try and send good vibes your way. I haven't registered to go in to a playtest, but I have seen the dev streams and it looks really fun. I think Im just going to wait for EA, Q2 is just around the corner (ish)

[weak geode]

I can't wait to try and fit DRG, RC and NMS into my free time!

[glad sonnet]

Yeah, I am excited too! In the meantime I have some homework to do. unfortunately. Hopefully I'll be off-semester when RC releases!

[weak geode]

Seems like I'll have quite a lot of homework over the next year or two, but I'll probably find some time to play when it releases, hopefully!

[glad sonnet]

Yeah, same. I am taking half a course load, but I still have to write quite a bit in my government class. I like my professor a lot though, he's really cool. Same with my philosophy professor, she's also really awesome.

[weak geode]

Haven't started my GCSEs yet, but most of the teachers in my school are nice anyway

Especially those teaching my choices

[glad sonnet]

Nice! I was actually really lucky in that I had mostly positive experiences with all of my teachers in high school, which I think is sort of an equivalent to GCSE, right? I don't know about the UK, but I can tell you anecdotally its a totally different ball game when you get into university, at least in America. Its a lot more fun when you choose your own path for the most part

Anyway, I dont want to get too off topic

But best of luck with that!

I really do need to attend to an online test, so wish me luck

[weak geode]

GCSEs are pre-university exams, I'm not sure of the American equivalent

[glad sonnet]

Ah I see, so maybe like an SAT or ACT

Probably different from those still.

[weak geode]

I think, yeah

[glad sonnet]

Cool. Well best of luck!

[weak geode]

Thanks, good luck to you too mate!

[hazy tusk]

Having made it past the SATs and whatnot by a good few years now, it sucks in the moment but I swear it gets better. Hang in there, whalepipers!

[hazy tusk]

Ultimately yeah this would be my ideal, personally. While I definitely don't mind there being "canon" versions of each Reclaimer, I think it would do wonders for character customization if there was a toggle. Since basically every voiceline has to have an equivalent, it shouldn't be that bad

I'll be happy playing as either a male or female dwarf, but as someone who really likes to customize each of my weapon loadouts in DRG and make them into "characters" of their own, it'd be especially fun to have the option for RC

Heck, even if it means we get fewer armor frameworks or whatever. If I'm not mistaken RC might end up being more customization-lite than DRG, which I'm fine with- but I'd really like for them to make what customization we do get count

[boreal plume]

not every voice line has an equivalent though afaik

aren't there unique female voice lines?

I would like to wait and see what they're going to do with even more classes

since they have to change voice pitch, speaking speed etc for each class

[weak geode]

Cheers, mate!

[hazy tusk]

I think the female dwarves have some unique voice lines tied to class, and then some that are technically unique but function as substitutes for regular voicelines male dwarves have (e.g "that's friendly fire, dirtbeard!" is technically female exclusive, but if male and female dwarves have more or less the same assortment of context based lines, it shouldn't be an issue to switch between them)

[summer tiger]

What we have seen on streams, probably new voicelines, new cave buildings, Rammer is now Ramok etc.

[summer tiger]

Yes, there are unique female lines

[somber oyster]

So, watching everything RC is going to bring. It has the possibility to have a looooot of extra content to add, more decks, weapons, mods, upgrades, characters, etc. But, what are the chances that is become another DRG where adding content was complicate because of the code being a spaghetti?

[tacit urchin]

Well, if they don't add weapon skins or frameworks (Which, IMO is unnecessary in a roguelite) the chances will be lower. Also, the complication comes from pretty much skins and frameworks which take a lot of time AND the fact that you need to add 4 weapons/nades each time since you can't just add something to one class and ignore the rest

[somber oyster]

but now you can have any weapon with any class, no? even granades?

[tacit urchin]

In RC? Yes, that was my point

[somber oyster]

I thought a code becomes terrible when fixing bugs, glitches with patches, not from the core and eventually that makes the game harder to add stuff

[tacit urchin]

That too, but the devs often refer to these 2 points when talking about adding new content on their streams

[somber oyster]

Something I´ll they add is more lore and maybe see something like humans or Elves.

the competition

[tacit urchin]

I want some more stuff about rivals ngl

It kinda just ended and that's it, new threat

[somber oyster]

Rivals are other dwarfs company or a human company?

[tacit urchin]

Nobody knows lol

[somber oyster]

I´m between those two

but it will be also very nice to have the elves as enemies or something

use the TK lore of rival from these to races.

[tacit urchin]

I think Pounce once mentioned that the devs don't want to add more humanoids into the game

[somber oyster]

mmmh, thats a shame

well, maybe then a character that is melee focus, that he uses melee weapons?

[tacit urchin]

I'm fine with that since corespawns are pretty much the best humanoid route for me

I love how horrific they look

[tacit urchin]

Slicer, already in the game

[somber oyster]

its a heavy focus melee?

[tacit urchin]

Retcon also has some room for it, but slicer is THE melee

His ability is melee and bio-boosters help with that

[somber oyster]

oh nice, I always wanted that in DRG they added a new character and it was the guy in the comms, as a heavy meele focus

[tall plume]

every game suffers from technical debt

but you need to reframe DRG within the context of its inception

[somber oyster]

reframe?

[tall plume]

It's the first game of a studio which had much, MUCH lower ambition for it at the beginning

[somber oyster]

oh, yeah! You are right, I forget that

[tall plume]

it kinda outgrow itself, it was never intended for it to get that big

[somber oyster]

they have been online for so long

good point

[tall plume]

you can't really compare it to games who aim at staying in the long run - and even then, technical debt is a thing the studio has to deal with

[somber oyster]

well, I´m hopping that doesn´t happen here, because even now DRG has huuuuge potential for a DRG2 with everything they added and soooo much more

[tall plume]

it's never gonna be like vermintide, but it's as melee as it can get

[somber oyster]

I was hopping for really, really hard melee focus hhahaha

thats why they do the 2.0 versions, which is also a reset of the code to start building again.

[tacit urchin]

I doubt we'll get more melee than slicer

[tall plume]

the devs aren't looking to have a 100% melee character in a co-op FPS, because there are many design issues with it

[tacit urchin]

Devs aren't fans of that idea as much as some people hope

[somber oyster]

I know, but I can dream no? hahaha

[tacit urchin]

I mean, you can look at the slicer on the wiki
https://deeprockgalactic.wiki.gg/wiki/Rogue_Core:Slicer

[somber oyster]

well, it can have some kind of range attack like in overwatch with there melee characters

[tacit urchin]

If you're not scared of spoilers

[somber oyster]

no, I don´t want to know much hahaha

[tacit urchin]

Okie!

[somber oyster]

want to find out about it

but man, I´m excited for this, since they learned so much from DRG, so now post launch content is going to be more and complicated?

maybe

[boreal plume]

I've been following the development for months now and it's getting more exciting each day

early access cannot come soon enough

[teal mica]

Jacob said last stream that he would love to see a beastmaster class in RC.

I would love to see a Rival Android class.

[tacit urchin]

And I would also love a beastmaster in RC

Rival one would be cool too

Probably similar to engineer's SSG nade in terms of lore

[somber oyster]

a beastmaster? So you can control the enemie creatures?

more rival lore and missions would be nice

we have the bosses in DRG, maybe attacking their facilities or something.

[teal mica]

Basically!

[teal mica]

Something like that. I just think it'd be neat to have a robot class that all the reclaimers basically just adopted.

Nemesis style voiclelines. (Which makes this a pipe dream.)

[somber oyster]

in DRG I always wanted a mission that it was hunting the next stage of the dreadnoughts, when you didn´t kill them before hatching.

or the creauture behind the big spikes

so, hoping we do see crazy bigger things in RC

[raven mirage]

Im down for a game or two!

[median sleet]

If you have access, click the discord button you see when booting up the game. It'll give you access to #lfg-alpha to find other players

[raven mirage]

Oh!! Ty

[eternal sentinel]

For those of y’all that have a key, one of the concerns I have about RC is potential toxicity, since the upgrade negotiation system could potentially cause you to accidentally screw over other players if you take something that they want/need. It brings a degree of selfishness that isn’t in normal DRG.

Of course there’s potential for such in DRG, double dipping and hogging red sugar, but in general what’s good for the team is good for you too, and bad things for the team are more carelessness/stupidity than greed.

In practice, how bad is it? Do RC players have general manners in regards to that as in DRG?

[summer tiger]

Well, Alpha playtests are not a good sample in the first place. Many of the playtesters have been playing the game for some time and know what to pick and what to leave for others. When the game will go into Early Access only then we will know the extent of the problems that the system has. However GSG made few small features that can help, mainly the "favourite" system when picking and possibility to see builds of other people.

[eternal sentinel]

I see, I see

[summer tiger]

Is it possible that the game will have a griefer problem and people will complain about it here/ reddit? Probably. Will the game be more enjoyable in pre-made squads sitting in discord? Definitely. Pubs unless higher level are going to be painful.

[raven mirage]

I've been kicked for less in public drg, sometimes gamers just suck ass, best to do is just try to make what's best of it, upgrades always rotate who picks first so it's not a huge deal. Everyone works for the same goal so toxic is actually just being stupid so

Much like the remainder of DRG players, they're all mostly nice now. Bad eggs still exist but such is the way

In the very seldom... 10+ players I've been with, everyone has been helpful and incredibly nice (not only explaining things but also in who gets what)

[halcyon hazel]

Man, how do people get keys for this? Is it some Supporters thing or a content creation thing?

Either way, i need more RC content to chew on

[raven wharf]

RNG except for a tiny group of people that got sent keys. Mostly testers.

Access can be requested on the steam store page.

[halcyon hazel]

Yeah i forgot I did that

So now im waiting

If I do get it, anything I should know about getting started that hasn't been mentioned on YT?

[thick whale]

do bug reports go in here or #bug-discussion ? not sure if thats only for classic

[inner granite]

For RC?
Click link on main menu to get access to RC alpha channels

[thick whale]

#bug-discussion-alpha then?

[tacit urchin]

That channel is locked because alpha 5 concluded

It'll reopen when alpha 6 starts

But otherwise yes, that channel

Oh, you can also find a link to the betahub in that channel where the bugs also go

[inner granite]

for the record, i dont have access anyway

[near kayak]

I want a very cool and awesome rouge core moment

Imagine you're on a mission

Doing whatever reclaimers are doing i dunno I havent been invited to play test

Suddenly, you hear a very loud noise above you

It keeps going

You clutch your guns

And get ready for something big

Then you see the drillevator from DRG just fall through and keep digging

You exchange a couple of glances with the drg crew

As they just, keep going deeper

And they get jumped by a sea of crawlers I dunno what they fight there

[steel hearth]

That would raise the question of why the Reclaimers need special machines to zap open the barriers around the deep sites if regular equipment can just drill through

[boreal plume]

yeah sadly there're lore reasons as to why that wouldn't happen

also the miners are closer to the surface and the reclaimers closer to the core, hence the name rogue core

so the miners wouldn't be digging past us

but the reclaimer pod digging through a drg level would be epic as fuck

with all those lasers we saw from the trailer

[inner granite]

Greyout barrier alone would render even their guns useless

Not to mention drillevator

[near kayak]

But you gotta admit it would be funny

[boreal plume]

Absolutely

I'm all for interactions between miners and reclaimers

Or even omega and mission control

[idle tangle]

Do the devs streams of Rogue Core contain content in the early access?

[raven wharf]

#gsg-stream-schedule

[tacit urchin]

If you mean Alpha, yes

[idle tangle]

Yeah I missed a "not" in there

I'm assuming there isn't somewhere I can view all content revealed on stream?

[tacit urchin]

Apart from actual streams, no

Or people sometimes post images in RC channels

[idle tangle]

Hmm, alright

Will take a look around then, thanks

Oh right, the RC chats are locked. I'm in the early access but haven't done the whole Discord process yet

Ah nevermind, messages gone?

[cursive agate]

Is there a release date

[idle tangle]

Q2 is all we know

[tacit urchin]

Oh, you need to press on the discord icon in the menu when you open RC

Link your account or whatever it says

[idle tangle]

I am aware, I'm just lazy lol

[cursive agate]

I’m dumb, does Q2 mean like month 6-8

[idle tangle]

Q2 as in quart 2 of 2026

Q1 is Jan-April for example

[median sleet]

april-june

[cursive agate]

Ok thanks

[fresh eagle]

.

[stray wedge]

*jan-march, 4 quarters separated by 3 months each i believe

[idle tangle]

Oh wait lmao, I forgot there are only 12 months, not 16

[raw turret]

Hi
with a friend we were wondering : does rogue core would be a dlc or a whole new game ?

[carmine zenith]

new game

[raw turret]

thx

[raven valley]

-# do NOT give her Tranq Rounds in this game as well

[near kayak]

I havent played rouge core but I just think they should add microfletchettes into it

For old times sake

[summer tiger]

Upgrade system for weapons in RC works a bit different from base DRG. So far we haven't heard devs talk about any damage and ammo shenanigans like Overclocks. Now it's really straightforward - through workshop you can upgrade damage, Weakpoint Damage, part of base damage as elemental, rate of fire or some other upgrades specific to certain guns. Ammo can only be upgraded by enhancements or picked as an upgrade if you don't pick heavy weapon or equipment in one of the stages.

Will it happen and mucroflechettes will be added? Personally I doubt it but we'll see

[near kayak]

No but you dont get it

Just add microfletchettes

Its not rocket science

[vestal patio]

i think the next playtest will be revealed on feb 19 on the rc stream

[boreal plume]

I'm hoping so too

[next tree]

Friends, good afternoon. In the store where you buy pro skins, there is a bar that increases in level below the dirty function. what is it for? What would be this level bar that increases as I spend?

[summer tiger]

Yeah but in what way?

[near kayak]

just add microfletchettes

its not hard

[summer tiger]

as an overclock? that's not how RC works

[near kayak]

what dont you get

just add microfletchettes

[summer tiger]

have you watched any RC stream?

[near kayak]

no

[summer tiger]

ah, opinion disregarded

[near kayak]

I mean not fully

but its not as bad as you not getting what im saying

add microfletchettes

then this game will finally be good

[vestal patio]

what the hell is a microfletchette

[summer tiger]

In DRG? That's for getting phazionite, mineral that can be used for purchasing stuff in store

[near kayak]

microflechettes

[vestal patio]

thanks

now what is it

[summer tiger]

He's talking about OC for Burst gun, it won't happen however

[near kayak]

its like a flechett

but its micro

so you have a lot of them

[vestal patio]

overclocks aren't in rogue core

[near kayak]

yeah I know

but you can add microflechettes

[vestal patio]

why would they add some random obscure overclock

[summer tiger]

In a way they are but just as normal upgrades in workbench eg. embedded detonators for Zhukovs

[near kayak]

and why dont you want microflechettes

[summer tiger]

cuz it's shite

[near kayak]

shut up

[vestal patio]

i have never heard of this OC

[near kayak]

I heard its good

[vestal patio]

what does it do

[near kayak]

idk

[vestal patio]

you heard it is good

?

[near kayak]

ye

[vestal patio]

you dont know what the hell it does

why do you want it

[summer tiger]

lowers the damage by nearly half and adds 100% more ammo

[near kayak]

I dunno I heard is something called an overclock and that theres one called microflechettes

[summer tiger]

He's just trying to get on your nerve

[vestal patio]

you know if he was asking for a overclock like special powder id get it

[near kayak]

whats special powder

[vestal patio]

you know

[summer tiger]

ok, that's not a talk for this channel

[near kayak]

I just want microflechettes

[boreal plume]

It's obviously a joke lol

[near kayak]

I just want microflechettes

I dont really even know what it is

I just Heard theres something called microflechettes

And I want it to be in rouge core

[next tree]

Yeah Bro! But what's the point of that bar that fills up as I spend fasonite?

[gusty river]

once you fill it up by spending you phazionite, it rewards you with a little more phazionite, thats all

[viral moon]

Most entertaining argument I’ve read in a while lol

[raven wharf]

I use them but I’d also rather GSG think bigger and more creative than exclusively stat bumps. Fundamentally changing a weapon is a lot more enjoyable.

[boreal plume]

also the point of the game is that it's a roguelike

you want to make your own build, get stronger through your run

[warm hill]

Can you rock and stone in rouge core?

[prisma delta]

yes, there is new voicelines to it too!

[smoky bison]

when is rouge core gonna be available?

[vestal patio]

we dont know

it havent been annouced

[smoky bison]

an ai over vieew said April-June 2026

feels like forever

[vestal patio]

yeah

[smoky bison]

atleast we are gonna get it before GTA6

I saw a video where it shows WOMEN DWARFS?

[hollow bear]

There do be

[smoky bison]

the Retcon

intresting...

i wonder its gonna work with other people not playing the same class in co-op

given that she goes into another dimension

[raven wharf]

Never. There is no such game called rouge core developed by GSG.

[tall plume]

pinned messages

[hollow bear]

https://tenor.com/view/rouge-rouge-the-bat-sonic-sonic-the-hedgehog-rouge-day-gif-12505473049063666486

[smoky bison]

im watching the development road video that was released 3 months ago

very impressed with new weapons

hopefully some of them would some how find their way into the original DRG game

[tall plume]

nope

[smoky bison]

you might jinx it

[tall plume]

the devs have been pretty clear about not wanting to port RC content to DRG

otherwise they wouldn't have made another game

[boreal plume]

why is everyone calling it rouge core though lol

Did it become like a joke?

[inner granite]

core is pink

[tall plume]

because many people can't read

[vestal patio]

it looks like they cant see the name of the channel

[raven wharf]

Or spell.

Which is sad given the prevalence of spell check.

[inner granite]

rogue cure

[tacit urchin]

Rigid crop

[vestal patio]

cogue rore

[raven wharf]

I mean there’s a difference between deliberately misspelling something for humor and flat out ignorance.

One can be amusing on occasion. The other is just disappointing.

[tacit urchin]

Could also be their second language, or whatever-the-number language

[raven wharf]

I refer you back to my previous statement on spell check.

[teal mica]

Or spell. Or care about basic language skill in an online era.

Eh. Spell check accepts both rouge and rogue, and has no concept of which is correct. Spell check ain't really a help here.

[hollow bear]

RoCo

[somber oyster]

I need this

I need this game

but not early acces, full release hahaha

[teal mica]

Probably about 2 years out for that.

[somber oyster]

I know

thats the worse part

[remote tapir]

Meh to this game I say. So much they could do to improve DRG but they instead decided to make this nock off.

[vestal patio]

its called branching out

[white shell]

It doesn't do anything to anyone except the Retcon. Just resets your ammo, health and armor to before you hit the "time warp". So its pretty solid during giant swarms, pop it, unleash the fury, be reset with all the ammo and grenades you had just used

[somber oyster]

they couldn´t do that much for DRG, the game wasn´t coded to be expanded, so its very tricky to add stuff. They did this one as a fresh start, new ideas and maybe later they do a DRG2, everything we already have in this one, but doble or triple content, more miners, guns, enemies, events, all

[radiant rapids]

how can i play rogue core?

[median sleet]

Go to the steam page and apply for access. If you get lucky next playtest you'll get an invite. if not: wait for the game to release into early access and buy it.

[smoky bison]

ik it doest do anything anyone except the retcon, but while her main abilty is active, what does it look like for the others

[tacit urchin]

She gets wobbly and blue

Like literally

Oh, and leaves a hologram of herself on the spot where she activated her ability

[boreal plume]

me after a blackout stout

really cool ability

[daring hill]

I do wonder how/if they'll nerf retcon

once doing so is feasible

[visual latch]

Oh right, early access was slated for release no later than March, iirc

That's soon innit

[old swift]

no earlier than april

q2 2026

[old swift]

but surely it's not an if

[summer tiger]

Grenades reseting would be a huge nerf to retcon BUT her power comes mainly from the fact that leadbursters are available everytime in 4 man squad. From streams now we know that elemental grenades are also in the pool so it lowers the chance of you getting the grenade you want

[old swift]

leadbursters in normal drg are a mistake

let alone the game where you can get infinite leadbursters all the time

[summer tiger]

Dunno but I RC they seem to a bit more consistent. In DRG on multiple occasions I'd throw it into a swarm and barely anything dies. I'd say I get better results with clusters. In RC however leadbursters are hitting more targets

[floral lake]

Other than signing up on Steam, any other requirements to get an alpha key?

[tacit urchin]

That and being patient :)

[floral lake]

No problem, I got 2 DRG games I like until then. The achievement hunt is real though.

[umbral salmon]

I feel like the stuff meat pigeons give right now is way too conservative. Unless you get insanely lucky, you basically end up stuck like a prisoner when facing the boss. The most typical example is that card which deals 200/500 damage to nearby enemies after taking 50/100/150/200 cumulative damage—I run into it almost every game, and once I do, it's half the game right there, damn it. We normally only have 170 HP, and our healing options are painfully limited. Who’s even going to use this card?

Maybe could do something like dealing damage to lose HP / critical hits to regain HP, and use this card to create a whole playstyle around it.

[vestal patio]

Tomorrow's the dev stream.

[boreal plume]

[white shell]

Looks the same. She just zooms back to her starting point after the timer runs out

[white shell]

And lucky!!

[daring hill]

haha surely they are announcing a new update with the stream

[vestal patio]

Yeah...

I shall have faith

[boreal plume]

they announce something either this week or next week on the joker stream

[teal mica]

I'm assuming since the channel is quiet nothing was announced on stream this morning.

[daring hill]

Nope

They also played the public build so others could join

[boreal plume]

yeah sadly nothing new

the only thing worth mentioning is probably that they're still working on late join

hopefully it gets implemented in some way

[tall plume]

there will be some version of it, at least but probably not to the degree some people are expecting

[teal mica]

Late join has been confirmed. But only to the elevator on the first stage.

Can't put pictures in this channel, so you'll have to go to the reddit post to see Anders and and Jacob confirm it.
https://www.reddit.com/r/RogueCore/comments/1r12852/limited_late_joining_appears_to_be_confirmed/

[boreal plume]

ah thanks

[forest ferry]

Am I crazy or wasn't there a trailer for Rouge Core narrated by Mission Control?

[vestal patio]

i think your crazy

[vital fjord]

https://tenor.com/view/dansk-eller-spansk-english-or-spanish-meme-danmark-danish-gif-969453304877916566

:(

[clear spire]

Hm
Do y'all think that the rivals would've made it this far down before the greyout?
I think it'd be really cool if there were some kind of upgraded Nemesis bossfight

This is just me trying to get nemesis in rogue core because I love nemesis

[somber oyster]

I´ll love even more rivals stuff

[boreal plume]

nope, mission control isn't even in rogue core

afaik

[boreal plume]

doesn't mean that mission control/robert couldn't narrate a trailer though

or maybe aaron as omega will do it who knows

[quasi sky]

is there a seperate discord to lfg for rogue core?

[boreal plume]

I think you need access to rogue core for that

#rogue-core-chat message

[quasi sky]

okay

nvm

[median sleet]

he is, but only 1 long voiceline

[boreal plume]

oh cool

[torpid ledge]

Rogue Core is a rougelike, right?

[tall plume]

it's a roguelite

[torpid ledge]

ah okie dokie!!! thank you very much!

[tall plume]

close enough but not turn based and with meta progression

[empty glacier]

hello one question, have the devs said anything about adding rogue core to geforce now when it's out? I mostly play drg there bcs my PC can't handle drg

[jaunty sparrow]

has it been confirmed what the minimum and recomended specs will be

[tacit urchin]

They're literally on steam

Been there since the announcement I believe

Although, I guess, there's a chance they're outdated

[halcyon hazel]

I feel sorta left out ngl, watching Reclaimers dive down to face horrors almost unknown...

...actually I'm fine on the Space Rig-

-# okay seriously-

I'm still waiting for when I either get my hands on Rouge Core on release or get a key to fully become hands-on with understanding what all goes on here

But I want to ask if the Ramrod will be visible from the Space Rig once Rouge Core comes out

[boreal plume]

It already is! :D

[halcyon hazel]

Really? I never saw it out there :v

[boreal plume]

look outside the big window, you can see it to the west

you can also see their drop pod come and go

[halcyon hazel]

Damn...that put a smile on my face

I fucking love these games

Cant wait for this to come out
-# or for a wave of closed alphas

-# do they do that?

-# I'd be surprised if they did.

[boreal plume]

another wave will happen soon

and early access starts Q2 this year

[halcyon hazel]

I wait patiently for both by indulging in my two jobs; Mining on Hoxxes and making sprites for a mod

[spring lantern]

what's Rogue Core's filesize? Are they still doing file-compression witchcraft?

[halcyon hazel]

Imma assume they do

Its Ghost Ship

[spring lantern]

can someone with the beta installed say?

[olive narwhal]

Its current alpha release is 3.13gb

Likely subject to change

[pine skiff]

I think it's not so much compression as the fact that they save so much space on textures by using polygons for everything

[olive narwhal]

Procedural environments also save space

[granite mist]

Have people been getting the playtest invitations more than once?

[tacit urchin]

Impossible without using 2 accounts

And at that point they might be selling keys for profit even though it's not a good thing to do

[granite mist]

Fuck us with our 0 invitations then I guess

I'll just have to wait for the full game

[tacit urchin]

Yeah, probably for early access

[olive narwhal]

Your chances were quite low

[granite mist]

Were yours?

[olive narwhal]

Everyone's chances were alot of people signed up

[tacit urchin]

The same, if we skip the chance of there being less or more people back then

[olive narwhal]

Some may have got a +1 during alpha 1 before that was no longer used due to being buggy

[lunar arch]

Is there anyfurther news on release date i assume not as haven't seen any just hoping that I just missed it

[tacit urchin]

No, Q2 of 2026 still

[lunar arch]

K

[cinder pewter]

they should push back the release date, game isn't close to being ready yet

[old swift]

it's releasing into early access

unless you mean you don't think it's close to being ready for early access

[tall plume]

we also haven't seen what the last build really looks like either

[inner granite]

Ah yes, let's push back date even devs don't probably know yet

Game doesn't have relase date, it is far from relase date

Is has EA date which is, indeed, by definition "unfinished"

[cinder pewter]

The early access is planned to release in Q2, from what I've played, I don't think it should go into early access yet unless they have another major update for the closed alpha that adds more substance. Currently, it doesn't feel like it has enough gameplay systems fleshed out, especially when it comes to altered sites, in-mission upgrade progression, and mission variety, we're doing the same exact mission over again with a slight variation at the final stage with what boss we fight. Some of the UI elements are still using placeholder images too. I think if people are going to have to pay for early access, there should be more going for it. But that's just my take, I'd rather wait a while for a game that has had the time to have every aspect of it considered and thought out. I'm not saying the game is bad or anything like that, I just think it should be far more flashed out before going to early access and go from there.

[tall plume]

the whole point of releasing it later is to polish it more compared to what you've played previously. As I've said, we haven't really seen the latest build.

that also means removing a lot of the current placeholder

(by a lot, I mean all of them)

[cinder pewter]

then they should make early access free then

[civic drift]

It's early access... Not a finished product

[tall plume]

what ?

what's the logic with this ?

[cinder pewter]

I'm not saying it has to be a finished product for early access, but there is barely any replayability after reaching the highest clearance level. It feels far too barebones as an experience

[inner granite]

do you know what EA means

[civic drift]

So this guy gets play test but not other people 😭

Early access is basically the stage before the final release, and this can take months if not years

[tall plume]

years

[cinder pewter]

you telling me you haven;t even played yet have the confidence to say whether you think its ready or not

yikes

[tall plume]

I don't think I've seen an early access stage taking just months

[inner granite]

no one said it is ready

[civic drift]

U daft or just pretending
ITS EARLY ACCESS

[inner granite]

by definition it is not ready

“Early Access lets us collect players’ feedback at a point in development where it’s much easier to incorporate into the game. If something really works, or really doesn’t work, we’d like to know about it with enough time and flexibility to make the necessary changes. We feel that connecting with players like you during Early Access helps us make Rogue Core the best game it can be.”

[civic drift]

Not a finalized product

[tall plume]

okay let's chill out

[civic drift]

Fair

Im coming off a very long and inconvenient flight

[tall plume]

they've said it's not ready for Early Access - which was a fair assessment, if we're basing this purely on the lats playtest

but we haven't seen most of the work done since last playtest

[civic drift]

How long did DRG's early access last, 2 years?

[cinder pewter]

I still think it needs more time before going to early access

[tall plume]

yes

[cinder pewter]

you can disagree

but no need to be disrespectful

[tall plume]

okay but is your assessment made from the last build you've played or from the build we don't know much about and that is yet to come ?

[cinder pewter]

the current alpha build

[tall plume]

then yeah, it is not ready

but that build is already 3 months old and there's a few months left before EA release still

[cinder pewter]

that's why I said if there was another alpha build before then, I would probably change my mind, but everyone glossed over that and immediately started to come at me and insult me

[inner granite]

no one insulted you

[cinder pewter]

they said I was daft because they thought I didn't know what early access was for

[tall plume]

let's put things back in perspective a bit: one person got heated and I told them to chill out immediately

[inner granite]

fair

[civic drift]

Which I did chill out

[tall plume]

anyway

we'll see how it goes for next build

[white shell]

To be fair we are all daft. Thirsting over an unreleased video game about space dwarves. Count me among the daft!

[pseudo ocean]

Pour a draft for the daft i suppose

[polar vessel]

Do you think rogue core will any sort of dwarf rescue objective

[tacit urchin]

Unlikely, unless rescuing your teammates after leaving them dead on a previous floor counts

[daring hill]

I mean, we have? I think the only notable new things are the ramrod exercise minigames and the reclaimers manual

Beyond that, it appears to be exclusively polish

"I don't think Rogue Core is ready for early access content-wise" is a reasonably opinion to have and theres no "waiting for the next build" to be done

The only thing I think Rogue core 100% needed before early access was late joining, and thats been added

Anyway yeah, they've shown their hand for rogue core when it comes to raw content

[hazy tusk]

I care less about how much content a game has on Early Access release and moreso the consistency/quality of updates

Even if the updates are spread apart, as long as they're good, meaningful updates and they aren't coming out a year later than promised, I'm fine

GSG is generally decent in this regard

[white shell]

Rescuing left Reclaimers in toilets, apparently.

[foggy pollen]

since im going to the army for 9 months does that mean when i come back i get to play rogue core, wow what a gift cant wait

[halcyon hazel]

I hate that I genuinely hope for this

[hollow palm]

I can confidently say that I don’t expect rogue core in early access to be anywhere near my favorite roguelike, and that if anyone could make my next favorite roguelike its GSG with a couple of years on rogue core

On paper the game hits loads of niches for me. The execution as of now just needs to lean into enough other kinds of roguelike loops and I think I’m set

This is all ignoring the fact that it’s an actually cooperative roguelike, which is something just about zero other roguelikes have really leaned into. Risk of rain only recently slightly modified how their multiplayer works

[crisp hinge]

Hello, is the Gorgon class no longer in development?

[tacit urchin]

Nope

[crisp hinge]

Damn. It looked really cool. Was hoping it'd be like an elemental damage class

[tacit urchin]

It was a Gorgon, literal Gorgon

[crisp hinge]

Stunning then?

[tacit urchin]

Would freeze and make enemies invincible in a spot

Basically delay them

[crisp hinge]

Did GSG state why they stopped developing it?

[tacit urchin]

If you were talking about Gorgon's visual design then yes, absolutely great looking

[tacit urchin]

Not fun

There's probably more to it on one of the blogs, but I don't remember off the top of my head

[crisp hinge]

Ok gotcha. Thanks

Are the blogs written or video?

[tacit urchin]

Steam has them

[crisp hinge]

Oh ok perfect

[tacit urchin]

Basically, if you see a red and very dark green outfitted guy, it's the blog

[teal mica]

In short:

It just.. didn't work.

Freeze 1 (maybe even a few enemies) in place and make them invincible. The whole concept was decided, through internal playtesting, to just be antithetical to RC's design - Go fast and kill stuff. Guardian's Stun does what Gorgon did even better, since you can still hurt stunned creatures. It just didn't work in a way that was actually conducive to the fast paced gameplay of RC .

[crisp hinge]

Gotcha. Thanks

I posted a suggestion for a Gorgon rework in #rogue-core-suggestions. Lmk what you guys think in #suggestion-discussion 🙂

[polar vessel]

I would have thought the gorgon would have been cryo focused

[halcyon hazel]

Wish I knew what tf was going on

Like in terms of whats been added, planned, or removed

[boreal plume]

you can check the development diaries in the pinned messages

[rare heath]

I wann play this game so baddddddddddddd

[hollow cipher]

What build should I do for engi

[inner granite]

There's engi in rc?

[tacit urchin]

No

[inner granite]

What is he about then?

[tacit urchin]

Confused the chats

[summer tiger]

you can watch a stream from 13.01.2026, it has the most up to date features from the upcoming build

but yet again, it was month ago

stuff could've changed even more

or polished since that's what they are probably doing

[sage thorn]

I have a question

Is your pickaxe from DRG gonna be ported to RC ?