deep-dive-discussion

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Weekly Deep Dives information for 2025 October 09 to 2025 October 16 (Week 316) (This is my 100th week of providing Deep Dive info! 🎉)
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DEEP DIVE
Region: Fungus Bogs | Code Name: Imperfect Crosscut
Stage 1: 7 Aquarqs + 2 Eggs | Regenerative Bugs
Stage 2: 6 Eggs + Liquid Morkite Well | Blood Sugar Exploder Infestation
Stage 3: 3 Mini-M.U.L.E.s & Uplink + 2 Resonance Crystals | No Mutator

ELITE DEEP DIVE
Region: Dense Biozone | Code Name: Crying Outpost
Stage 1: Industrial Sabotage + 2 Resonance Crystals | Shield Disruption
Stage 2: 4 Eggs + Twins | Parasites
Stage 3: 5 Resonance Crystals + Drillevator + Black Box | No Mutator

Normal Deep Dive
Codename: Imperfect Crosscut
Biome: Fungus Bogs
Stage 1: 7 Aquarqs + 2 Eggs | Regenerative Bugs
Stage 2: 6 Eggs + Liquid Morkite Well | Exploder Infestation | Blood Sugar
Stage 3: 3 Mini-M.U.L.E.s & Uplink + 2 Resonance Crystals

Elite Deep Dive
Codename: Crying Outpost
Biome: Dense Biozone
Stage 1: Industrial Sabotage + 2 Resonance Crystals | Shield Disruption
Stage 2: 4 Eggs + Dreadnought Twins | Parasites
Stage 3: 5 Resonance Crystals & Drillevator + Black Box

[safe leaf]

Shield disruption sabo in stage 1 again?
Previous one was 2 weeks ago!

[pliant yoke]

black box and 5 resonance crystals in EDD3 is a bit yikes

[safe leaf]

Some challenge at least

[safe leaf]

Workable, plus hey, there's no mutator!

[pliant yoke]

It’s a map you want to split with other people to multitask the objective

And the black box throws a wrench into that plan because you will eventually need to group up to complete it

[safe leaf]

Somewhat, yeah, though it a bit depends on black box placement

[pliant yoke]

So ideally one would do the black box first

Then the objective

[safe leaf]

If it's in a defensible spot you could go blackbox first then split up

If it's in indefensible spot, engie and either driller/gunner could stay behind and fortify, while scout and gunner/driller venture out to seek additional crystals

Either way it looks more like coordination issue than something innately difficult

Besides, even if the team splits to do crystals first and then needs to assemble for black box, they'd have to assemble for drillevator anyway

So not that much is lost

[ancient pewter]

At least stage 2 is chill

[mellow cradle]

there is no issue assembling for the drillevator, because when it has arrived, swarms are disabled
but if black box isn't done, then the swarm timer is ticking, so it's more urgent than assembling for the drillevator

[safe leaf]

...yeah, fair

[tulip lintel]

interesting tiny cave at the start of the first stage

on the bottom right

[tough acorn]

Oh no… there’s industrial sabotage

[raw vine]

Are these dives randomized?

Shield disruption on industrial sabotage is brutal man

And we had one of those last week i think

[burnt sandal]

yes

[wraith shard]

We did have one of those yeah, it blew

This reg dive is easy tho

[cerulean harness]

i'm pretty sure i already played this edd not too long ago

[north maple]

anyone wanna play DD and EDD?

[blazing depot]

thought i was gonna have nice deep dive then the fuel cell spawn on stage 3 was so bad that i failed the dive

[north maple]

naahhh

just did the EDD and this week is so easy

had like 3 supplies for waste at the last level after the mission was done

[inner parrot]

DD was cake. EDD was easy? Black box seems tough at least

Just getting back into the game.

[tacit jungle]

EDD feels so empty after playing haz5+ double bugs for a while

wdym I brought all these WMDs just to kill four grunts at a time?

[junior lion]

I brought the super wrong loadout for EDD with the shield disrupt caretaker on stage 1, but once pushing past that it was smooth as glass

[ember trellis]

seeing stage 1 edd gave me flashbacks to a haz 4 indus i did with 3 other somewhat-greenbeards. it was hell. i just hope this is a bit better

[floral umbra]

wtf is that

[ancient pewter]

Scam

[pliant yoke]

It’s only a model /ref

Just a scam. Preferably ignore it for your own good.

[floral umbra]

Scam has been mined in full BOOYAH

[inner parrot]

Pretty fun EDD

[tacit jungle]

Cursed EDD, failed third stage three times as scout because nobody brought swarm clear. Fourth attempt as engi, host ragequit on stage 3 because nobody would join him in the bunker

[reef pine]

This EDD was horrible

[main oak]

The cave layout for EDD's stage 3 is just stupid in a solo run, even if it's scout we're talking about

[reef pine]

We lost our Driller like 10 minutes in and we had to do the caretaker without him

[main oak]

Apart from that, pretty much a breeze

[reef pine]

Almost got wiped out

We nearly got wiped at the start of stage 2 due to cursed layout

Stage 3 was straight up horrible with swarms happening at the worst possible times, constant stingtails, and I think the game still spawing enemies with the idea driller would rejoin

But we still did it

[slow magnet]

Was the elite one really easy this time round?

My engi and driller were very good, so it felt like haz 4 honestly

Didn't even get to use mortar rounds to it's full advantage

[rocky estuary]

I had no issue with the EDD this week, but I thought it was going to be rough.

[fast drift]

i was able to complete it so probably

[tulip lintel]

yeah this edd is super easy

[ocean shoal]

wtf did yall do on the first stage of the edd for nitra

i ran completely out of bullets and we almost beat it but we were on the last part of the caretaker

[lean laurel]

literally 240 nitra total

fr

[ocean shoal]

it was only me @lean laurel

[slow magnet]

managed to finish the first stage with just one resupply

and took 180 or so to the next stage

first stage was the longest tho

[ocean shoal]

solo?

[slow magnet]

nah team

[ocean shoal]

damn

i guess that makes sense though

2 players is harder when your builds don't match

[slow magnet]

oh I thought you were solo

[ocean shoal]

nah

solo would've actually been easier

[slow magnet]

what builds did you guys have?

out of curiosity

[ocean shoal]

first one (we failed) was
me: burning hell + magic bullets
him: conductive thermals + fire bolt

the second one i used burning hell + ttc and he used efs + gt

gr*

i only really care about how fun a build is to play usually

[fiery plover]

Guys best perk for solo edd (heightened senses is lvl 1) for cgm nightmare hh driller?

[plain furnace]

iw is a good 2nd chance
syih could work if you plan on going down on purpose to deal big AOE, also driller melee
dash is usefull

unpopular opinion, HB could be usefull on vertical maps cuz limited revives

[fiery plover]

Hb meand?

[fading light]

Hover boots

[white wing]

Hit Boints

[lean laurel]

holy yap

[ocean shoal]

why are you so negative

he asked me what builds we used

just don't reply at all because you weren't involved with that conversation

[lean laurel]

yappichino?

[turbid dawn]

can you restart bbox obj in deep dives if you fail to complete them?

[zinc vector]

Yes you can

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[blissful breach]

successful ragebait lmao

[earnest cargo]

Caretaker and Shield distruption on edd 1 was infact horrible

thank god the area on the caretaker makes it tolerable

[ocean shoal]

Ohhh thank you thank you

[blissful breach]

I was talking about the other guy

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[hallow prawn]

240 nitra > shield disruption > caretaker

It was only until stage three that we started having some nitra surplus

[thorny otter]

The first stage of that EDD was insane

All my teammates got downed on the last eye and I'm pretty sure they were out of IW, I ran out of gk and eventually just started spraying the eye with the boomstick until it closed and opened on another side, and I keep shooting until a tentacle stabs me in the face and kills me. The whole time these three randoms are going nuts in the chat watching this ensue. I use Iron Will, shoot twice, and zip to the eye to power attack it for 5 health

It wouldve been over if I miscalculated the amount of damage that power attack would deal

[granite pendant]

yeah stage 1 and 2 for EDD was pain

[tepid hamlet]

Using caretaker for vampire is crazy lmao

[vague lantern]

despite the nitra shortage, my team still allowed me a whole resupply to myself for c4'ing the vents

thankfully it worked out and we only needed two resupplies for the fight

[sour plaza]

there was even a nemesis first stage of the edd for me

[hallow prawn]

🤨

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[radiant cove]

Place your bets!
Glacial Strata
Stage 1: Salvage 2, Elim, Cave Leech cluster
Stage 2: Escort, Egg, no mutator
Stage 3: Mining 250, Black Box, Swarmageddon

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no hiveguards 🙏

[safe leaf]

Duck and cover in each dive, EDD also with haunted PE/OSR

One black box secondary in either of the two with an insufferable placement (biome will be 3-hit terrain)

Regen bugs rich atmosphere in DD stage 3 as a treat

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Weekly Deep Dives information for 2025 October 16 to 2025 October 23 (Week 317)
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DEEP DIVE
Region: Glacial Strata | Code Name: Sharp Breeze
Stage 1: 4 Eggs + 2 Resonance Crystals | Critical Weakness Regenerative Bugs
Stage 2: Escort Duty + 2 Resonance Crystals | No Mutator
Stage 3: 4 Eggs + Classic | Low Oxygen

ELITE DEEP DIVE
Region: Radioactive Exclusion Zone | Code Name: Bronze Jewel
Stage 1: On-Site Refining + 2 Eggs | Lethal Enemies
Stage 2: 200 Morkite + 2 Mini-M.U.L.E.s | Shield Disruption
Stage 3: Escort Duty + 2 Mini-M.U.L.E.s | Volatile Guts Low Oxygen

Normal Deep Dive
Codename: Sharp Breeze
Biome: Glacial Strata
Stage 1: 4 Eggs + 2 Resonance Crystals | Regenerative Bugs | Critical Weakness
Stage 2: Escort Duty + 2 Resonance Crystals
Stage 3: 4 Eggs + Classic Dreadnought | Low Oxygen

Elite Deep Dive
Codename: Bronze Jewel
Biome: Radioactive Exclusion Zone
Stage 1: On-Site Refining + 2 Eggs | Lethal Enemies
Stage 2: 200 Morkite + 2 Mini-M.U.L.E.s | Shield Disruption
Stage 3: Escort Duty + 2 Mini-M.U.L.E.s | Low Oxygen | Volatile Guts

[safe leaf]

Missed everything

But Lethal Enemies, Shield Disruption and Low Oxygen is quite a combo too

[pliant yoke]

Eh. It’s fine. Both are fine.

[safe leaf]

Though to be fair
Escort is one of probably less punishing Low Oxygen options since there are two major sources of oxygen being MULE and Drilldozer

Defense murdersquad huffs from Dotty, mobile oremunchers huff from Molly

[drifting tinsel]

volatile guts shield disruption combo
bad day to be a vampire user

[safe leaf]

Lethal Enemies to top it off

Everything to punish close quarters fighters

Sludge Pump will shine I presume

Ooooh

And it's REZ

So CWC is scuffed and praets unflankable, but short ranged

Yeah, sludge pump is the answer

And hardened drill tips

Scout with M1000 and crossbow

Mfw cryo cannon is a worse pick for EDD than DD, and DD is glacial strata

[jolly gulch]

Glacial strata deep dive are we deadass

I hatw that fucking biome mannn

it doesn’t look too bad this week otherwise tbh

[pliant yoke]

Aren’t those on two separate levels?

[drifting tinsel]

i misread 💀

[safe leaf]

Oh, I assumed you just spoke of having two missions with those modifiers in a row

[pliant yoke]

SD + VG would have been a bit painful if they were on one stage

But as is, it’s fine

[radiant cove]

REZ shield distruption! My favourite!

[sour plaza]

doretta missions solo r always rough

wish bosco could repair the drilldozer

[tough acorn]

It’s easier with the gunner’s shield

[sour plaza]

i was goin engi for the turrets

[wraith shard]

That EDD looks awful bro

Let's hit it ig

[oblique tangle]

Guys how do you prevent class duplication for deep dives? Since it only works for late join

[thorny otter]

it's so unheard of that i wasn't even sure it would work

[tacit jungle]

This was a very relaxing EDD

[cerulean harness]

i agree

400 extra nitra by the end

[tacit jungle]

I briefly saw 600 nitra before the host dropped every single resupply at the heartstone

oh well my hands look like this so his hands can look like that

[ember trellis]

i was just doing the standard deep dive and i managed to kill my dread with a bulk that had spawned with the swarm from the eggs

[ember trellis]

was it the free mules that gave the insane amount?

[cerulean harness]

The first stage had plenty of nitra

[ember trellis]

Hey, i have a question for the when the dd's get updated. When theres a drilldozer mission, is it possible to see if its a one stop or two stop drilldozer mission?

[slow magnet]

we had like 700 nitra left over lol

I can't imagine having two drilldozer refuels in one dd/edd lol

too long

[ember trellis]

yeah its only a one stop

found that out when i did it just earlier

[thorny otter]

conductive thermals and firebolt is a cursed build

ive used it before and it wasn't as fun as i thought it would be

it's only good against praetorians and oppressors

you can't even hit robots with your bolts because of the way they move and the travel time of the bolt

[fiery plover]

Hows this weeks dd/edd

Recs for solo play?

[ocean shoal]

yeah

[ember trellis]

3rd stage on edd was the most difficult by far. first 2 stages were pretty aight. the reg dd is so free, greenbeards could probably do it with no problem.

i did it solo as well

[digital briar]

I used to do that as my fire team comp elim build, but was eventually too unhappy with it

have switched to phosphorous jumbo shells

[lime hollow]

God I wish It's a Bug Thing worked on all passive fauna. What I would give to have a perk that just makes Silicate Harvesters self-yeet

They are so annoying on on site refining 🥀

[tulip lintel]

600 leftover nitra this edd

pretty easy

really chill first and second stage

and the third one too lmao

only two bulks

[dull scarab]

Good job!
My first team got overwhelmed by swarmers on stage 2. Luckily, made it through with second team.

[thorny otter]

pluh

[tulip lintel]

The art of having an efficient build

[dull scarab]

<@&296918282403840000>
UPD. Nice job, Rock and Stone!

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[untold star]

W

[vague kernel]

yea, just gotta have the right tools

anything with lingering aoe does the trick, as well as engie turrets

stubby mcao, breach cutter plas trail, laser VIR for engie
scout doesn't have many great tools, boomerang is prob the best grenade of the lot, and cryo minelets might be the only good anti-swarmer, crossbow too potentially tho difficult on the ammo front
gunner with either autocannon or missile launcher does just fine, the MVP is coil gun trails tho
and driller is driller, nuf said.

[slow magnet]

scout with ice/fire bolts

ice probably better

but yeah, scout is better off running away

in the direction of the driller preferably

[thorny otter]

Turrets, shredder swarm, incendiary grenade, impact deflection/drak in general

[slow magnet]

wish impact deflection was as good at deflection as bullet hell

it seems to go in random directions instead of at enemies most of the time

[vague kernel]

forgot about drak, definitely

shreddr is good but not as good as you'd think, iirc the shreddrs are capped at like 6 or 8 kills a piece so they will run out

[vague kernel]

the aoe on those is just so small, you can get a few of em sure but it's so finicky unless you've got a godly choke

[vague kernel]

bullet hell is ricochet, which means the bounce is basically homing
impact deflection means it just bounces like a mirror, no homing just angle in equals angle out

[thorny otter]

I'm almost certain the cap is based on damage

Not kills

[vague kernel]

oh yea u might be right

[thorny otter]

Thats part of why shredders lose value against lsts

[vague kernel]

Shredders last until they have performed 12 attacks

from the wiki

so 60 swarmers per nade yea that's prob just fine

[thorny otter]

The attacks are aoe though I believe

[vague kernel]

i think it's also cuz they apply a lot of their damage thru a status effect

[thorny otter]

Shredders are weird

[thorny otter]

Yes

[vague kernel]

hm yea indeed

1.8m

tho only dealing a laughable 2 damage at that outer limit

the damage limiter status carries the damage

yea ok ssg has no issues against swarmers

engie isn't exactly lacking on options tho, but the panic button nade do help

[thorny otter]

yes

[fiery plover]

Is BlH compact’s good enough for this edd

Solo

[wraith shard]

For everyone worried for this week's EDD, me (Gunny), a really high level Engie, and a Green beard Drills first EDD was able to do it as us three. Just have efficient comms, there's leeches here and there but it's doable if you're all fighting together.

Hell, we didn't even talk on mic much, we just texted in chat here and there and pinged lol

[still geode]

Fandom link spotted

[chilly lotus]

I hate fandom wiki too, but our main wiki is this, btw

Sadly

[still geode]

the humble wiki gg

[chilly lotus]

https://deeprockgalactic.wiki.gg/wiki/Shredder_Swarm
Here where the sage's source

Yet, i never see the shredders is out faster in haz 5+, haz6x2*, haz 7x2, etc

Since that haz has a lot of targets

Unless there's hidden nerf im not aware of, yet i see my shredders shredding as intended in big swarms, 40s

Also, make sure you test that yourself, anyway

[fiery plover]

Solo edd sets worthwhile please

[thorny otter]

You used an ad hominem insult against someone who was just trying to discuss game mechanics so you could undermine their credibility, then posted a source that is straight up wrong about the mechanics of the shredder swarm.

[chilly lotus]

you generally need CCs, and either main wep or secondary wep do the aoe or single target
work for all high hazards scenarios

[burnt sandal]

The FANDOM wiki is deprecated and is no longer used as a reliable source of information

[fiery plover]

Can you chat later ill be on

[wraith shard]

I found myself going back to the shredders because they tend to pick off the little swarmers and low health's while my turrets rack up aerial kills and I get the praetorians/oppressors. But just throwing them into a random swarm sometimes feels like tossing cash to a casino so I save them for dire situations mostly

[steep grove]

What are some tips for someone who wants to start doing deep dives

Cause I don’t know too much other than the structure, not like, what others might need in terms of my equipment and support

As a gunner

I’m scared to get into them because I’m anxious they’re like, try hard zone and I’ll get yelled at

[chilly shore]

The gameplay and preparation/equipment are not really different from normal missions, I wouldn't worry about it too much. The majority of public lobbies are pretty chill, and you can always ask in chat if anyone wants you to bring something specific

[steep grove]

Yippeeee

I’m constantly low on matrix cores so

hopefully I get good at it

[slow magnet]

Elite Deep Dives are a bit try hard zone, but never had someone yell. they know if you're genuinely a new player

[slow magnet]

Get used to playing Haz 5, that's enough preparation for any deep dive

DDs can be as hard as Haz 4. EDDs can be a little harder than base Haz 5, but on average, it'd not much worse.

[dull scarab]

Don't be afraid, take your promoted class, and feel free to join a random group.
If you know the gear setup to prepare for missions - good. If not - you can take whatever weapon you feel confident with. Please take Iron Will as one of active skills though!
In Elite Deep Dive you might die a few times, don't be afraid of that (neither was I) and make sure you're not about to die in some forsaken faraway hole. If your entire team lost - try with another team until you succeed.

[slow magnet]

Iron Will + Vampire

[spiral sky]

3 Bulk Detonators.

[safe gulch]

Rush if you feel confident, otherwise move carefully.

Nitra nitra nitra, mine any of them when you see it. Never mind having excessive amounts of it, having it but not using it is always better than being short when you need it.

Ignore gold if you must.

Check pinned post for intel on the deep dive. Knowing the battles you'll face lets you plan ahead.

And of course, bring your A game : the best team, the best gear, for the best fun.

[tulip lintel]

Tldr you can beat this one with a rando no problem

[sweet helm]

Thanks I thought it was a raid setup

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[turbid dawn]

i disagree strongly with the nitra comment, most teams die as the dives progress longer, trying to optimise for time is actually a better success strat. mine the nitra you need to do the mission, you succeed in drg by fiinishing the mission objs and nitra is not one of them, mine the nitra for atleast one resupp.. then run for objectives, if resupp is called, mine more nitra. Time kills teams cause the longer you play a mission the moments in which a player will be caught out of position increase.

[safe gulch]

Yeah that's true, that would depend on how mechanically aware (and confident) the deep diving team is. You don't exactly need all of the nitra per se, but for greenbeards and growing veterans, having spare nitra will at least grant you a slightly bigger margin for error, by virtue of having more chances to bounce back from unfortunate injuries/ammo wastage.

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[upbeat viper]

Honestly got the elite deep dive done with just one other friend. To be fair we played pretty seriously and having an engineer and gunner on the same team is pretty dang great for all of em. Very fun, very challenging. Then again, we get a new one in 4 hours.

[left bridge]

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Weekly Deep Dives information for 2025 October 23 to 2025 October 30 (Week 318)
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DEEP DIVE
Region: Dense Biozone | Code Name: Calm Interest
Stage 1: 200 Morkite + Black Box | Exploder Infestation
Stage 2: 4 Eggs + 150 Morkite | Regenerative Bugs
Stage 3: 2 Dreadnoughts (Twins & Hiveguard) + Black Box | Rich Atmosphere

ELITE DEEP DIVE
Region: Crystalline Caverns | Code Name: Duplicitous Ideal
Stage 1: Industrial Sabotage + 150 Morkite | Low Oxygen
Stage 2: 7 Aquarqs + Liquid Morkite Well | No Mutator
Stage 3: 4 Eggs + Twins | Parasites

Normal Deep Dive
Codename: Calm Interest
Biome: Dense Biozone
Stage 1: 200 Morkite + Black Box | Exploder Infestation
Stage 2: 4 Eggs + 150 Morkite | Regenerative Bugs
Stage 3: Dreadnought Twins & Hiveguard + Black Box | Rich Atmosphere

Elite Deep Dive
Codename: Duplicitous Ideal
Biome: Crystalline Caverns
Stage 1: Industrial Sabotage + 150 Morkite | Low Oxygen
Stage 2: 7 Aquarqs + Liquid Morkite Well
Stage 3: 4 Eggs + Dreadnought Twins | Parasites

[raw vine]

Thank god black box + exploder infestation is the first mission of the normal deep dive

Imagine if it was the last mission of the EDD

💀

[pliant yoke]

One Gunner shield/Driller would effectively trivialise an entire exploder wave, so it wouldn’t be so bad

A fun set of missions, this rotation

[raw vine]

Only if they can act Fast enough in haz 5.5 spider speed

[pliant yoke]

Well, hearing spawn noises is one way to know a wave spawned. Also they don’t move very fast at all until one of them is killed

Notice brethren die = go fast

[raw vine]

Idk, sometimes black box is located in a very bad point and you either have to cheese it with the driller tunnels and engi platforms or they spawn inside your asshole in a point you cant see directly.

When that happens, its too late to hear them in the heat of the action.

[brazen cedar]

underbunkie season on regular dive this week

[raw vine]

Thats what im talking about

Also what the heck, industrial sabotage and low oxygen? Thats not hard but pure cancer.

[brazen cedar]

crystal nucleation cryo will go brr

[raw vine]

More like scorching tide + heavy hitter will go brrr

[brazen cedar]

regular dive looks like the most cryo set of mission we had in a while

[raw vine]

Oh I was talking about the edd

[drowsy arrow]

This combo working well just beat stage 1 edd

[ancient pewter]

Feels like we've had a lot of IS on edd stage 1 lately

[thorny otter]

build shield to have 2 duration upgrades and one size upgrade. don't shield in a way that blocks teammates from shooting at an enemy and shield when you see a threat about to murder your team. as a gunner you shouldn't be shy about expending your ammo but definitely try to be efficient with nitra. i had this one driller host throw an EDD around a month ago because they kept taking resups when they didn't need it

[thorny otter]

if you don't mine all the nitra you see, then you can't mine gold at all. not saying i disagree i just want to point that out

another IS this time with low ox

IS isn't the worst for low ox

best to worst with low ox imo:
escort duty
industrial sabotage
salvage operation
elimination
mining expedition
deep scan
egg hunt
onsite refining
point extraction

[ancient pewter]

This edd was alright

Really warming up to driller again

[slow magnet]

I think on-site refining is the worst for low oxygen

because you gotta build those pipelines

[chilly shore]

it is kinda annoying but refining missions tend to have tons of nitra and also tons of lootbugs so you could just spam resupplies everywhere
unless people turn brain off and autopilot calling all resups next to the refinery in which case good job

[slow magnet]

repairing pipelines is probably the worst thing about it tbh

it happens multiple times in the middle of a wave

unless you're playing on like haz 3 or something, it's likely gonna be a problem

especially is you got unlucky with the terrain

[tulip lintel]

the first and second stage are so polarizing

first one takes a bit and the second took less than 5 minutes

took our time and we got 43 mins

mostly bc of the first stage

[slow magnet]

edd? maybe I'm getting better but both deep dives seem easier than the last

we breezed through both

honestly felt like haz 3

24:37 for dd and 36:12 for edd

[turbid dawn]

19 mins And 28 mins while carrying a gbeard on comms

[slow magnet]

my usual time is like +12:00 of what I posted, so relative to that, this was much faster

[turbid dawn]

Yes dives are easy, they introduced a whole new difficulty set up after saying for years that drg is not a sweaty game to cater to the grey beards who actually play their game

They need the grey beards around for long enough for the next game

Hope it is as big a success

[vague kernel]

deepscan is either fine or awful, depends on how much your team tries to go in every direction at once

[thorny otter]

Yes

Also depends if it's 3 or 5 crystals since the scanner pods have ox

[vague kernel]

i would also put elim farther down the list

[vague kernel]

oh yea true, kinda forget about that ngl

[thorny otter]

Elim is very easy if you have a decent scout

[vague kernel]

eh

wdym?

[thorny otter]

Scout gets nitra for a resup to place at spawn and pops a cocoon so you can all fight at spawn

[vague kernel]

right but

still it’s very easy to get blasted with those huge AoE fireballs while waiting for ox

especially with less players, dividing the agro so you can ox is difficult

[thorny otter]

Maybe I havent played enough elim with low ox

I do see your point

[vague kernel]

yea

like with 2 it’s rather hard

escort is pretty free altho the ommoran can be tricky esp with claws

[thorny otter]

I hate the mechanics of the claws

[vague kernel]

mining is like kinda free for lo2 except for the return

[thorny otter]

If you power attack or use your pickaxe or drills in the 1 second after it traps you it just doesn't break anything

[vague kernel]

the return sucks ass

[vague kernel]

yea they can also cause a couple ground snapping bugs if you’re unlucky

[thorny otter]

Also they need to add voicelines for claws that tell you not to stand on the drilldozer

[vague kernel]

said bug basically makes your gravity like stupidly high, meaning you can’t jump, and if you have jet boots, using them instantly kills you

[thorny otter]

Noob trap that can fuck the entire team over

[vague kernel]

good point

[thorny otter]

Wait what

[vague kernel]

i dubbed this bug “boeing boots”

if you get trapped like in the upper part of the claw (usually as scout) it like snaps you down

and causes a bug state

sometimes

[thorny otter]

Oh no

[vague kernel]

legit you press spacebar twice and instantly die from full hp

havewn't seen it in a while tho, i think it only happened like 3 times to me anyways so it might've been patched and it was pretty rare to begin with

just don't get grabbed tho anywayts so

[thorny otter]

May be console exclusive

Oh nvm

[vague kernel]

nah I'm on PC

[thorny otter]

Thought I was talking to someone else

I just never get trapped as scout

[vague kernel]

yea real

mainly happens if you zip thru the claw just as it happens to be closing from targetting someone else lol

[thorny otter]

Damn

[thorny otter]

Genuinely I think this is one of the most punishing and least team oriented mechanics

[vague kernel]

i mean like

rocks are pretty punishing too and kill anyone standing on the dozer

[thorny otter]

If there is literally anyone who has never seen the claw phase before on your team it loses you the mission a lot

[vague kernel]

and some classes just don't have good ways of dealing with the lasers at all

but yea this is true

i think it's a good challenge tho, forcing you away from the dozer

[thorny otter]

Rocks you can kind of tell if you die to them and also it's explicit that they damage doretta

[vague kernel]

yea

[thorny otter]

It is, but it needs to be communicated clearly otherwise it just makes players who know about it hostile to greenbeards who don't know better

[vague kernel]

yea very true

honestly I don't think there's voicelines for any of the phases

[thorny otter]

"Don't let the ommorran trap you"

[vague kernel]

which makes sense, because you didn't use to need em before S5

[thorny otter]

There are a few lines

[vague kernel]

oh yea true

[thorny otter]

They do have them for the claws, they just don't tell you it can take 50% off a doretta part

[vague kernel]

90% for the sides

50% for the core

[thorny otter]

90%!!!!???

[vague kernel]

it's brutal

[thorny otter]

That's fucking insane

[vague kernel]

yea maybe it's more on h5?

it doesn't oneshot

but it's damn close

[thorny otter]

I do play on haz5

I have only had one instance where this greenbeard broke both sides even when we told him to stop standing on doretta (should be easy enough as scout)

So host ended up kicking him to not fail :/

[vague kernel]

i mean right at the start of S5 it was kinda common

def failed a mission or two over it

[thorny otter]

We did warn him that we'd kick if he continued, some people just can't read chat

[vague kernel]

it's relatively rare for it to be an issue nowadays I feel like even for greenbeards

[thorny otter]

When it happens though it's super unfair

[vague kernel]

the community does a good job educating them generally

yea you're not wrong

[spiral sky]

When the Level 2837 starts making random caveman noises and pinging things with his laser, watch and learn.

[tacit jungle]

Straightforward EDD. I may have carried a little bit with more kills than the other three dwarves combined

[rocky marsh]

anyone up for the elite deep dive

need a team

[manic pivot]

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ATTENTION MINERS!
We are hearing rumors that some dwarves are still not done with this weeks Deep Dives!
We want to remind you that there's only half a week left until our scanners pick up new missions!
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[brazen oar]

anyone on for elite deep dive?

[real blaze]

I am if you're still up

Wait, that was 12 hours ago.

[manic pivot]

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ATTENTION MINERS!
Planet scanning is now booting up, 24 hours left until new Deep Dives!
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[manic pivot]

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ATTENTION MINERS!
Planet scanning is still in progress, 12 hours left until new Deep Dives!
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[hushed sequoia]

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[manic pivot]

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ATTENTION MINERS!
New Deep Dives will be available in one hour!
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[manic pivot]

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ATTENTION MINERS!
New Deep Dives are now available!
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[drifting tinsel]

Let's dance!
Weekly Deep Dives information for 2025 October 30 to 2025 November 06 (Week 319)
Deep Dives will reset <t:1762430400:f>

DEEP DIVE
Region: Hollow Bough | Code Name: Forgotten Betrayal
Stage 1: 4 Eggs + Twins | Rich Atmosphere
Stage 2: 3 Resonance Crystals & Drillevator + 2 Eggs | Swarmageddon
Stage 3: 225 Morkite + 2 Mini-M.U.L.E.s | Mactera Plague

ELITE DEEP DIVE
Region: Azure Weald | Code Name: Solid Hook
Stage 1: 250 Morkite + 2 Mini-M.U.L.E.s | Elite Threat
Stage 2: 7 Aquarqs + 150 Morkite | Rich Atmosphere Shield Disruption
Stage 3: 200 Morkite + Liquid Morkite Well | Rival Presence

Normal Deep Dive
Codename: Forgotten Betrayal
Biome: Hollow Bough
Stage 1: 4 Eggs + Dreadnought Twins | Rich Atmosphere
Stage 2: 3 Resonance Crystals & Drillevator + 2 Eggs | Swarmageddon
Stage 3: 225 Morkite + 2 Mini-M.U.L.E.s | Mactera Plague

Elite Deep Dive
Codename: Solid Hook
Biome: Azure Weald
Stage 1: 250 Morkite + 2 Mini-M.U.L.E.s | Elite Threat
Stage 2: 7 Aquarqs + 150 Morkite | Rich Atmosphere
Stage 3: 200 Morkite + Liquid Morkite Well | Rival Presence

[ancient pewter]

EDD speedrun gaming

[mellow cradle]

zamn

[radiant cove]

lots of kite on this deep dive

[static lichen]

This is a simple mining mission! Deposit your quota of Morkite into the MULE and we'll send a Drop Pod to get you out. Good luck!

[radiant cove]

rich atmosphere on both dives

[drifting tinsel]

i think i miss salt pits

[raw vine]

This week looks so fun

[tulip lintel]

ayyy i got dark morkite

[tulip lintel]

nah

not egg and aqu

of course we get triple morkite on azure

[ancient pewter]

You can't speedrun morkite?

[tulip lintel]

you can speedrun anything esp with darkite

but it doesnt even come close to eggs or aqus

[ancient pewter]

I guess, but you're still not Waiting for anything besides Molly

[tulip lintel]

the humble clipping:

[ancient pewter]

I meant for like, for her to get to you so you can deposit

[trim crescent]

i love playing morkite as scout where my mission is to do one clump of morkite, run back to the initial room and special powder my forehead into the ground so my teammates can droppy glitch at the final room

[cerulean escarp]

man why cant i find the second mule on final stage of normal dd

[frosty panther]

Yeah I was getting lost on that one too. Had to go so I had to abort 😩

[turbid dawn]

225 morkite is a clue

[cerulean escarp]

Well id say i rather found the second one in the end but couldnt find back to the first which i heard in the start

[turbid dawn]

i didnt understand what you meant at all

[cerulean escarp]

Maybe dont connect it to morkite smh

[turbid dawn]

oh wow, talking about morkite shortage in first 2 mining caves is not related to a mining mission at all...

[cerulean escarp]

Smh

[cerulean escarp]

Why r we ralking about morkite shortage when i brought up mules

Nvm...

[turbid dawn]

the mules are random, they force you to go to depths you will not achieve, the only thign that forces you to explore the last cave in a mining mission is lack of morkite earlier

[cerulean escarp]

But deep dives arent random

[turbid dawn]

OH WOW

i didnt know

where the mules spawn are important

having to go to last cave for a mule is rough

[cerulean escarp]

They are pre generated, dreadnoughts are decided, where jetboots are etc

[turbid dawn]

Oooh look at this cutie

i didnt know bruh

[cerulean escarp]

One in the start one in the end kind of on this mission, funny cave

[cerulean escarp]

We all have different things we dont know silly

[turbid dawn]

ofcourse we didnt

next tiem actually discuss whats being talked about

[cerulean escarp]

About mules on a deep dive yes

[turbid dawn]

oooh ok, whats the frequency of 1:2/1Ls cave?

for ur refernce, finishing the mrkit before treasuer room is generally possible, having to go to treasure room for secondary seems a cruel oversight

or atlest the connecting rooms inbetween

[cerulean escarp]

Hey bud i think you lost urself in your own thoughts its ok we are all a bit silly, i just meant why did u bring up the morkite when the convorsation started about how its funny i am having trouble finding the second mule

[turbid dawn]

the second mule being in the last room, is rare AF

[cerulean escarp]

Also this is such a predator ish behaviour....

[turbid dawn]

just like all secondaries

[cerulean escarp]

Also when i meant last room i meant the last room i reached, shouldve explained that

[turbid dawn]

ad hominem is the answer i see

[turbid dawn]

if it is seeded like you said. it is the last room

[cerulean escarp]

As of what ive heard everything is pre generated in dd

[turbid dawn]

heard, then engages into discourse about why secondaries suck for beign in the last room

maybe ask ppl what they mean when they say something is a clue

[cerulean escarp]

I never said ANYTHING about secondaries.... nor bad

[cerulean escarp]

Hey i know it was a clue i was just joking about maybe dont connect it with morkite when you said you didnt understand but you took the joke too far.

Anywayyy end of discussion, im sleepy

[turbid dawn]

both the primary and secondary are connected in their cave gen. sayin gthat you found the second and not the first is rather strange

this isnt a discussion

[cerulean escarp]

Ive been talking about mules, not missions, since there are two salvage mules

[cerulean escarp]

Oh you took it farther than that?

[turbid dawn]

yes sir, secondaries arent part of the mission

[cerulean escarp]

Ok..... dunno why you brought that up.... ive discussed from beginning of how i found a salvage mule but funnily enough couldnt find the other one.... not more complicated then that

Anyway goodnight

[turbid dawn]

just saying, this implies you found both

whether you located both is skill issue

[still geode]

@turbid dawn why u gotta be so rude ??

[hidden dew]

someone calling you out for a creepy thing you just said to them is not an ad hominem 😂

[cerulean escarp]

Jeez i slept long, back to drg grind!

[cerulean escarp]

YESSSS

I GOT

TWO OVERCLOCKS FOR DRILLER

AND THIS IS INSANE

CUZ IF U KNEW MY RNG WITH OVERCLOCKS...

YESS deep dives my beloved (and halloween event)

[pliant yoke]

So… what did you get

[cerulean escarp]

I got my first overclock for wave cooker, i dont know if its good but basically it increased ammo and how quickly it fires at the cost of slower overheat and that , balanced overclock

[pliant yoke]

That’s Mega Power Supply - that’s a good one

[cerulean escarp]

Wait brb gotta do smth

[cerulean escarp]

YES!!!!

For reference, i had only 5 driller overclocks for a long while and 3 OF THEM was to my least liked weapon, expiremental plasma charger

Anyway

[cerulean escarp]

My 2nd unbalanced flamethrower overclock was also what i got, special reload many projectiles thing

[pliant yoke]

That’s also a good one

[cerulean escarp]

Are there 2 or 3 unbalanced for flamethrower?

[hidden dew]

nemesis delete button

[cerulean escarp]

Ohhhhh?

[pliant yoke]

3

[cerulean escarp]

The other one i have for the flamethrower is sticky fuel, though i do not know what the third one does

[pliant yoke]

• Face Melter, which sucks,
• Sticky Fuel, which is good,
• Scorching Tide - which you got - which is also good

[cerulean escarp]

You mean the flamethrower overclock basically does that?

[cerulean escarp]

Ohhh right face melter forgot about that one

Well, guess im getting lucky again

[hidden dew]

yea

[cerulean escarp]

My favorite weapon atm is cryo cannon and for so long i had a boring non useful clean overclock but then i got ice storm for cryo cannon yesterday from dd, its like face melter but ive heard its better

[cerulean escarp]

Great

[hidden dew]

sticky fuel is considered the best flamethrower oc and one of the best driller oc's in general

but scorching tide is way more fun

[cerulean escarp]

Agreed, havent tested it a lot since i had to go (im in a car atm) but i did try just nuking the twin dreadnoughts with it lmfao

@pliant yoke know the usually best build for wave cooker with the oc i got that increased firerate and ammo at the cost of longer overheat?

[pliant yoke]

3221X

X - take 5c with CRSPR, and 5b otherwise

[cerulean escarp]

And maybe for scorching tide too

[cerulean escarp]

Aight thanks

[zinc vector]

The best way to build flamethower in general is to lean heavily into sticky flames. Because of that, 23221 is probably the build you should take, which has the typical sticky flames playstyle with the option for occasional burst damage when needed.

However, if you take temp shock with the cooker (in this case you do), you can build it for direct heating with 22331 or 22311. Scorching tide pretty much sets anything on fire instantly so you can fire a STide shot and switch to the cooker for temp shock. It's pretty fun and strong, but building it for sticky flames I think is still better.

[cerulean escarp]

Hm i see thanks, i think i might try leaning more into STide shots because sticky flames.... yk what i might just do two builds

Also, if i would use my wave cooker with a cryo cannon ice storm oc (wave cooker oc is mega power supply), know what i should lean into then?

[zinc vector]

I usually don't pair Ice Storm with CWC cause Ice Storm actually deals damage and can kill grunts on its own (albeit very ammo hungrily). Usually with other cryo OCs, you pair them with the cooker so the cooker can finish off the grunts easily with T5b boiler ray.

It can still work, the cooker build would be 32212. However, I usually pair Ice Storm with Persistent Plasma EPC and neuro nades.

[cerulean escarp]

Well generally i dont know what to use with ice storm actually but thing is.... i SOMEHOW have persistent plasma OC.... well somehow and somehow.... i had for a long time more than half of all my ocs on expiremental plasma charger for driller

[cerulean escarp]

Though like, i dont like epc so much but maybe i can make it work, how should i build the EPC?

With persistent plasma

And one more question, when are the best scenarious to use the neurotoxins?

[zinc vector]

21222 is the way to go. EPC revolves around T5B Thin Containment Field which deals great burst damage in an AoE, covering driller's usual greatest weakness. It takes some practice to do, so how effective it's gonna be will depend on your ability to land TCF explosions.

[cerulean escarp]

Also i should just get it clear, is ice storm a good oc in general gameplay?

[cerulean escarp]

Hm ive never understood how tcf works

[zinc vector]

They are great on cryo comps. Fire is bad for neuro nades cause then it is prone to setting off early, wasting its area denial purpose. So, usually it's better to ask your teammates if they have weapons that deal heat.

[cerulean escarp]

I see

[zinc vector]

It is good, but very ammo hungry. On teams you might run dry of ammo quick, but on solo it's great cause you have all the resups you need.

[cerulean escarp]

My favorite type of builds are freeze and then melee them though i dunno what the best oc would be for that

[cerulean escarp]

@zinc vector what are some of the best cryo cannon oc's?

[zinc vector]

Crystal Nucleation, Snowball, Ice Spear.

Though the gap between CN and snowball/ice spear is pretty huge.

[trim crescent]

for a morkite mission if you got one dude at the initial room then the drop pod usually spawns in the final room ontop of your team

and then you can get in before molly

plats with engi, i think zipline works with gunner but idr, for driller you can be at the side of the spawned droppod tunnel

just the classic droppod glitch but there are slightly faster methods glitching in than doing it from the side where mule goes in

there aint any barricade mule to spawn droppod wherever you want glitches if thats what you meant, i dont think so at least

nah lmao

its just force spawn droppy ontop of someone so the glitching in is faster

there was that double interact for kursite event

why not for dropped mineral bags cope

gonna have to uncap my fps and try it

if it works average mining mission is now 60 sec flat

and then glitch out of map with rj250 engi and then rocketjump to droppod

would be so good

[cerulean escarp]

How does ice spear work?

[zinc vector]

You can press R to fire an ice spear that deals a lot of damage. it costs 50 fuel each time you use it.

Aside from that, it works just like a regular cryo cannon.

[cerulean escarp]

Ah

Sounds like fun to me

Is snowball big area freeze?

[ancient pewter]

Yeah

[mellow cradle]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/364830769266556931/1433814793864876136/image.png?ex=69060f95&is=6904be15&hm=7cbc4cf6d6e2104e631f96143cf3c7a960a3a6702ab79d1aa94df32d9daf0e95&

quite

[zinc vector]

Yeah it's the same as Ice spear except the projectile is an AoE freeze. Kinda like a smaller cryo grenade.

[cerulean escarp]

Hmmm

[ancient pewter]

Also makes them not thaw as fast

[cerulean escarp]

Also what were the builds i was supposed to run with STide flamethrower and the uhhhh wave cooker with uhhhhhhh mega power supply

[mellow cradle]

if you plan to use snowball for the EDD, keep in mind there is quite a few swarmers in the pools

[cerulean escarp]

So it would be great for melee build?

[cerulean escarp]

EDD?

[mellow cradle]

elite deep dive

[cerulean escarp]

Oh

[mellow cradle]

since we are in the deep dive chat and all

[idle moon]

Are deep dives typically done solo?

[ancient pewter]

I could see that, sure

[mellow cradle]

typically done however you want

[cerulean escarp]

Yeah im just not used to shortenings yet, havent played the game for that long

[idle moon]

Do people join your games as they would a typical mission?

[mellow cradle]

they cannot join you mid dive

you will have to wait in the lobby if you want to play with people

[ancient pewter]

All the better, because beers last for the whole dive

[idle moon]

So get it setup and it will open to players when I'm in lobby?

[ancient pewter]

Yup

[idle moon]

Ty

[mellow cradle]

yes
if you choose public

[cerulean escarp]

Yk.... its a weird feeling to get good overclocks.... until i realize ive gotten all of the bad 💀

[cerulean escarp]

I can still do edd so hopefully i get another good OC

[idle moon]

Are there "bad" over clocks?

They all have pro and cons

[cerulean escarp]

Yes cuz some are just.... negative

[idle moon]

Fair

[cerulean escarp]

Well thw negative åart is too overwhelming

[cerulean escarp]

And then there are those with such minimal effects i call them bad

[zinc vector]

There are some, unfortunately.

[mellow cradle]

there's only really a few overclocks that are worse than base
there's a bit more overclocks that don't do much

[cerulean escarp]

Also @zinc vector i did some research and finally know what tcf is and how it works, did you say it was good with persistent plasma if used correctly?

[zinc vector]

TCF is very good on its own. Persistent plasma just adds a lingering AoE that deals extra DoT damage and melts shockers/swarmers that enters it.

Adding an extra utility

[cerulean escarp]

Hmmm cuz i think i might have the two best epc oc's

Because i obviously have 3 overclocks for it due to me not liking it that much 😭

The ones i got are persistent plasma, heat pipe, which i think both are really good, and then a clean one which increases charge speed

[cerulean escarp]

Including shredders btw?

[zinc vector]

Yes

[cerulean escarp]

Great

[zinc vector]

Persistent plasma is best, heat pipe is bad and magnetic cooling unit is okay.

Wait, energy rerouting. Mb.

[cerulean escarp]

Oh i thought heat pipe was good lol cuz higher charge and less ammo useage

[mellow cradle]

except you ain't getting tcf off with it under pressure consistently

[zinc vector]

Heat pipe guts its ability to chain TCF shots, making it worse in combat. The timing is too tight to use comfortably.

[cerulean escarp]

Ohhh

Also is the wiki outdated cuz apparently theres an oc that gives it tcf

[zinc vector]

Use wiki.gg

[mellow cradle]

use the correct wiki please

[cerulean escarp]

Oh thanks that was the fandom didnt notice lol

Is overcharger good? Cuz ill probably get it in my next EDD

[zinc vector]

If you're planning on using it with TCF, unfortunately no.

[cerulean escarp]

Then i will get it cuz rng gods doesnt like me (theyve already made me quit 3 gacha games)

[cerulean escarp]

wait, what did you mean with 5"c" and 5"b" doubt you are online atm but uhhh

[pliant yoke]

Mods. Tier 5 row, column B or C

[cerulean escarp]

ohhh

[pliant yoke]

That would be Boiler Ray or Thermowhatevermodacronymsareeasier

[cerulean escarp]

exothermic reactor

[pliant yoke]

Oh yeah, Exothermic

5b or 5c is just easier to type with a weapon as context

[cerulean escarp]

is the concave lens considering the other options are 2 more dmg which is close to 33% more dmg or 100 more ammo?

on the first row

concave is more aoe*

[pliant yoke]

You can pick whichever you prefer

But it’s a massive area of effect increase

[cerulean escarp]

ye im just not used to all the terms yet considering i havent played the game too long

thats true...

also

the

wide lens add on mode

what scenarious are best with it?

cuz from my own experience

it gives massive heat

[pliant yoke]

A lot of small enemies in a widely spread area that your crosshair doesn’t fully cover

Use it in short bursts

[cerulean escarp]

ah

[pliant yoke]

Well, small or medium enemies, really; that mod makes it so enemies are just easier/more consistent to hit

But you can honestly just turn off the mod in that tier and have a funny inspect animation

[cerulean escarp]

though im curious, wouldnt this put out quite a lot of single target dmg: 1222x? (with mega power supply)

[cerulean escarp]

lol funny animation

[pliant yoke]

Ha! Still can’t believe they’d let me have this!

[cerulean escarp]

yes

[cerulean escarp]

(high firerate with high dmg)

or is that a bad usecase for the weapon?

[pliant yoke]

If against frozen, sure, but still probably worse than Heavy Hitter EPC

[cerulean escarp]

maybe its more support type.... though driller does struggle in single

[pliant yoke]

MPS can afford taking damage in that tier

[cerulean escarp]

MPS?

[pliant yoke]

Mega Power Supply

[cerulean escarp]

oh right

im gonna see how the dmg output is against some dreadnought in haz 4 is maybe

[pliant yoke]

Sorry, still can’t get the right naming approach around people that aren’t well-versed in acronyms 😵‍💫

[cerulean escarp]

nah no worries i totally understand you using them, i have barely played the game long, well ig its a bit hard to learn the names in the start in this game since theres so many but dont worry : P

oh wait lol im like 4.3 hours from my first 100 hours... though i only started like socializing with the community not too long ago soooo

[cerulean escarp]

ok so i tested it and ig it isnt very good to dealing with single target by itself but i did also test the STide flamethrower and christ it shredded hiveguard 💀

[pliant yoke]

Scorch Tide is fun and effective

[cerulean escarp]

ok well, so ive heard tcf (did some research on what it was a while ago so finally ik what everyone talks about) persistent plasma, which i somehow have, is good but idk what mods to use

[pliant yoke]

21222

Or 22222

[cerulean escarp]

aight

[cerulean escarp]

should i maybe pair it with my cryo cannon, in this case ice storm cryo cannon

[pliant yoke]

EPC with TCF can work well with Ice Storm Cryo, so sure

[cerulean escarp]

also sorry for all the question 😭

[pliant yoke]

It’s OK

[mellow cradle]

~~also you should probably use #drg-chat ~~

[pliant yoke]

This is a very Deep Dive oriented discussion, you see

Because we’re doing deep dives on Driller strats

[cerulean escarp]

yes overclocks must equal deep dives!!!!

sooooo what should i use for my deep dives

im thinking

is the cryo ice storm with epc tcf persistent plasma good on elite deep dives?

[burnt sandal]

https://tenor.com/view/crunchy-cat-monkeycatluna-monkey-cat-luna-cat-judge-judgy-cat-gif-2738017550527444003

[pliant yoke]

That depends on whether you know what’s ahead; if you don’t know the layout, I’d probably go in with Sludge Blast CSP 90% of the time

[pliant yoke]

Uhhh…

Yeah. I could see it work.

[cerulean escarp]

hm i do struggle with solo elite deep dives but could be because im cursed with bulk detonators....

also is EVERYTHING in a deep dive pre-seeded?

like everything everything?

[pliant yoke]

No, I don’t think so

[mellow cradle]

objective placement might slightly differ

such as black boxes or uplinks

minerals placement is unchanged

so are enemy slots

[cerulean escarp]

also, what should i use on ice storm cryo cannon if i would use it with an epc tcf persistent plasma?

[mellow cradle]

stationary strength should be the same as well, if you go in with the same amount of players

the actual swarm timers and swarm types might vary

[cerulean escarp]

ah

[mellow cradle]

11112 probably

[cerulean escarp]

aight

is it a good combo though?

[mellow cradle]

by swarm types I mean special swarms here

[pliant yoke]

I would go 1X132

[mellow cradle]

disruptive and special slots are seeded

[cerulean escarp]

hm i see, though i feel like the dmg option on fourth row is so good

considering it goes from 12 to 18

[pliant yoke]

It’s also OK

[mellow cradle]

as long as you don't need to double dip

[pliant yoke]

Ammo allows you to tank more Cold Radiance, Damage allows you to kill most things quicker, so it’s a trade-off you have to weight

[cerulean escarp]

also is 23231 a good sticky flames build with sticky fuel

[mellow cradle]

so your tcf game has to be on point if you don't take ammo in tier 4

yes

[cerulean escarp]

and assuming im using wave cooker with it, what build do you two think i should go with (i got the mega power supply oc)

@pliant yoke

@mellow cradle

:3

for higher difficulties such as elite deep dives*

[pliant yoke]

322X3

[cerulean escarp]

@mellow cradle should i use cryo ice storm epc build or STide build on edd?

[mellow cradle]

I don't know

up to you

there is rival presence on satge 3, so you could potentially one shot nemesis with Stide

if it spawns

(and also one shot patrol bots)

[real blaze]

Anyone see any Harvesters on this weeks dd?

Trying to get carpool

[mellow cradle]

they don't spawn in hollow bough

[gaunt loom]

is there a nemesis in this week's EDD?

[mellow cradle]

we didn't get any
but even if map creation nemesi are seeded (not sure about that), then rival presence nemesis spawns definitely aren't seeded

[mortal sleet]

Does anyone want to do an Xbox deep dive?

[slow magnet]

do it on crystalline caverns egg hunt haz 3

[real blaze]

We did it

apparently my game was bugged and just wasn't spawning them. Once we switched my mates found it easy enough

[warm pulsar]

anyone know about deep dive mission of this week? 😄 plz lmk

[ancient pewter]

Yeah, the deep dives are pinned

[ancient pewter]

(here, alternatively)

[warm pulsar]

@ancient pewter ty so much bro :p

[limber cove]

What hazard level is deep dive elite equal to? Pretty sure its hazard 5 but im not 100% sure

[scarlet jewel]

4.5, 5, 5.5 for stages 1, 2 and 3 respectively

[limber cove]

I see tysm

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[tacit jungle]

EDD was easy enough except for The Hole on stage 2

it got me like 3 times

[raw vine]

I think its not a guarantee but you have a high chance of stumbling upon a Nemesis.

[ancient pewter]

The Hole was agony

Really put my staircasing to the test

[mellow cradle]

staircasing?
but there was a tunnel leading out of The Hole
and after we went there once, I just plugged it up

[ancient pewter]

Forgive me for being too Under Constant Assault to notice

[mellow cradle]

understandable
it was PE afterall

[dull scarab]

w0ah
On EDD I expected Rival drones, Shredders and stuff...
I got:

1. Turret field guarding corridor exit (with controller luckily)...
2. Organic turret AKA Scalebramble covering them from above!
3. Friggin' random Hive Dread spawning instead of wave! Good thing we dealt with previous 2 stuff by that point...

Also EDD stage 2 has too many weird small holes leading to death!

[tulip lintel]

mind the gap

watch your step and its ezpz

[thorny otter]

calling someone a cutie isn't creepy?

[burnt sandal]

There's really no point in bringing this conversation back again.

[thorny otter]

hi

[thorny otter]

micro flechettes brt7, mini shells warthog, burst fire gk2

i brought turret EM discharge and overdrive booster to this week's EDD

everyone died on the 2nd and 3rd stage so there was about 2 minutes on each stage where i was just building and rebuilding turrets on dead bodies and shooting them until all the bugs died lol

[old widget]

EMD carry moment

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[mortal sleet]

Yay

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[candid breach]

Does hover boots perk let you catch your self if falling from high distance

[tacit dagger]

It can yes, i assume thats its main use actually

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Weekly Deep Dives information for 2025 November 06 to 2025 November 13 (Week 320)
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DEEP DIVE
Region: Magma Core | Code Name: Meek Base
Stage 1: Escort Duty + Liquid Morkite Well | No Mutator
Stage 2: Industrial Sabotage + 2 Resonance Crystals | Volatile Guts Duck and Cover
Stage 3: 6 Eggs + 2 Resonance Crystals | Swarmageddon

ELITE DEEP DIVE
Region: Sandblasted Corridors | Code Name: Infested Chasm
Stage 1: On-Site Refining + 150 Morkite | Rich Atmosphere
Stage 2: 3 Mini-M.U.L.E.s & Uplink + 2 Eggs | Regenerative Bugs
Stage 3: 7 Aquarqs + 2 Resonance Crystals | Elite Threat

Normal Deep Dive
Codename: Meek Base
Biome: Magma Core
Stage 1: Escort Duty + Liquid Morkite Well
Stage 2: Industrial Sabotage + 2 Resonance Crystals | Duck and Cover | Volatile Guts
Stage 3: 6 Eggs + 2 Resonance Crystals | Swarmageddon

Elite Deep Dive
Codename: Infested Chasm
Biome: Sandblasted Corridors
Stage 1: On-Site Refining + 150 Morkite | Rich Atmosphere
Stage 2: 3 Mini-M.U.L.E.s & Uplink + 2 Eggs | Regenerative Bugs
Stage 3: 7 Aquarqs + 2 Resonance Crystals | Elite Threat

[ancient pewter]

Aquarqs on stage three oh no

[drifting tinsel]

rich atmosphere three weeks in a row 📈 we love to see it

[mighty wind]

Why is that bad? Thought it was an easy one

[ancient pewter]

They get out of hand fast if you're not quick, and I'm bad at that

Especially at haz 5.5

[peak kestrel]

Definitely gunna rely on a scout for that stage

[ancient pewter]

Hoo wee, that point extraction was a doozy as solo gunner

I suppose like eight spitballers and two scalebrambles on the salvage didn't help

[alpine pulsar]

what is that normal deep dive ew

escort AND sabotage?

thatll be a slog

[full bridge]

had 2 ppl leave my deep dive because my internet is "cancer"... im sorry if you thought you wouldent stutter in a spanish lobby when you are on the other side then idk what to say

[thorny otter]

ok

[thorny otter]

if your internet sucks it sucks

it's not like you told them explicitly that you're far away from them

[weary iris]

i got juked by the edd description

stage 2 SUCKS

[orchid flicker]

we surprisingly managed to sub 45 min the deep dive since the driller and scout went ahead to pre-drill while engi and gunner stayed by the dozer on stage 1 and we split up the power station hacks on stage 2

stage 2 of the EDD requires the team to focus fire on deliberate groups of enemies and tackle one task at a time

[coral escarp]

are deep dives worth it

[ancient pewter]

They're a valuable source of overclocks

[mellow cradle]

I can guarantee you that the good time was not because of predrilling
doretta drives slower the less dwarves are near her

[hushed sequoia]

splitting up for the power station is a big time save if you can pull it off

but yeah 2 people not at the dozer slows it way down

[hidden dew]

yea i also got sub 45 solo without doing any of that

[fervent cosmos]

We did a sub 30 totally blind btw

Which is like a bad time but still

Predrill makes it so much slower

[hidden dew]

How fast can you realistically do it considering it's escort and sabo?

[fervent cosmos]

Lemee look at the mission pools rq

[fervent cosmos]

Sub 20 minimum

Sub 15 at best

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[dull scarab]

They are fun to do with team. Without Deep Dives you can get 3 matrix cores in a week from weekly core hunt - blank, infused with weapon overclock, infused with cosmetics (plus whatever you earn in promotions and special party assignments like Halloween and Christmas).
Deep Dives give you 6 more weekly cores. Regular payout is like doing a triple mission.

[tulip creek]

there is so little nitra in the deep dive it feels

[forest thicket]

Didn’t notice

[tulip creek]

theres enough for 1 resup every stage, enough for me

[forest thicket]

Wowzers

[orchid flicker]

I'll be sure to quote you the next time driller wants to pre-drill

[boreal condor]

WAIT SRSLY??

[thorny otter]

i can't understand how you could think predrill would ever save time

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[cerulean escarp]

Hi

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[orchid flicker]

It saves time if the driller and scout are greenbeards that would otherwise get in the way and need to get revived during moving phases bwehehe

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Weekly Deep Dives information for 2025 November 13 to 2025 November 20 (Week 321)
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DEEP DIVE
Region: Dense Biozone | Code Name: Fierce Cavity
Stage 1: On-Site Refining + Black Box | No Mutator
Stage 2: 4 Eggs + 2 Mini-M.U.L.E.s | Elite Threat
Stage 3: On-Site Refining + 2 Eggs | Lethal Enemies

ELITE DEEP DIVE
Region: Crystalline Caverns | Code Name: Burning Jewel
Stage 1: 6 Eggs + 150 Morkite | Low Gravity Haunted Cave
Stage 2: Industrial Sabotage + 2 Eggs | Regenerative Bugs
Stage 3: 2 Mini-M.U.L.E.s & Uplink + Liquid Morkite Well | Elite Threat

Normal Deep Dive
Codename: Fierce Cavity
Biome: Dense Biozone
Stage 1: On-Site Refining + Black Box 
Stage 2: 4 Eggs + 2 Mini-M.U.L.E.s | Elite Threat
Stage 3: On-Site Refining + 2 Eggs | Lethal Enemies

Elite Deep Dive
Codename: Burning Jewel
Biome: Crystalline Caverns
Stage 1: 6 Eggs + 150 Morkite | Haunted Cave | Low Gravity
Stage 2: Industrial Sabotage + 2 Eggs | Regenerative Bugs
Stage 3: 2 Mini-M.U.L.E.s & Uplink + Liquid Morkite Well | Elite Threat

[pulsar nebula]

woah that was fast

[frozen mango]

looks like a good elite dive

[mellow cradle]

low grav + haunted my behated

[ancient pewter]

Does regenerative bugs sabo work on the bots and arms too

[safe leaf]

Yes

Well, at least patrollers

[mellow cradle]

hacked bots lose regenerative abilities

sadly

[remote echo]

industrial sabotage💔

[mellow cradle]

pretty sure I didn't see arms regenerating, but I am not sure on that

[safe leaf]

No dreadnoughts though, so flamers out

🔥

[remote echo]

I'm better kill some dreads than this stupid pyramid

[safe leaf]

Also lots of nitra for phase 3

[remote echo]

yeah thats true

but its still kinda rough on haz 5,5 at least for me

[safe leaf]

It's salvage
If nothing else you can do it the boring way and agree with engy to bunker up

[remote echo]

and that means I cant bring my mortar auto cannon because of industrial sabotage

or is it ok? didnt really try lol

[mellow cradle]

why not

[safe leaf]

Tbh it's probably the strongest anti-bot autocannon

[mellow cradle]

you can bring a single target secondary for the boss itself

[safe leaf]

Well, anti-caretaker at least

Mortar demolishes vents

[remote echo]

I have revolver with elephant rounds or smth like that

[safe leaf]

Elephant rounds, 6 shooter, compact mags, experimental rounds, maybe even TTC, mole or backfeeding

If you take coil you can grab elec trail to slow stage 1 ghostdet

You may take burning hell as primary for a change, too

[ancient pewter]

Gonna bring sludge blast this edd personally

Slowdown for ghost, sludge blast for caretaker

[forest thicket]

I should try that oc one day

Been exclusively running disperser

[ancient pewter]

It's not the most ammo efficient, but boy does it obliterate big single targets

Perfect for sabo

[forest thicket]

Don’t ask abt ammo efficiency with disperser ask about dps and support efficiency

16 charged shots per resup 😭

[slow magnet]

you can use flamers on dreads if your gunner has vb

provided scout also had ct

[safe leaf]

That's fair, but it's rather specialised configuration

Scout struggles to snipe HVTs and gunner has relatively less grunt safety as such, so unless mission has like 4 dreads I'd be hesitant to bring this

Another issue is coordinating a public lobby to take VB and CT

[forest thicket]

Ignore the dread

[slow magnet]

truly

well, good thing about being able to counter dreads is that you can also counter opps, praets, and bulks

but yeah, other than that, scout is left with objectively worse options for anything other than dreads and such. tis the price you pay for crspr on dreadnought objectives

[forest thicket]

Usually when it’s hard the dread is the least of your issues

[slow magnet]

the original message was about having to use cryo instead of fire because of dreads

no one cares about it being hard

[rain acorn]

bro this deep dive was ass

holy refinery

[forest thicket]

That bad or is H5 challenging for you

[rain acorn]

nono the normal one

[forest thicket]

Darn

Used to do all of em

[remote echo]

yeah I did normal deep dive solo few times

[rain acorn]

did yall see the pipe jack generation

[remote echo]

no, but if there's a driller and engi in your team, generation shouldn't be a problem

[gaunt loom]

how's the EDD this week?

[tacit jungle]

Pretty easy tbh

[distant night]

wheres the last pipejack on the 3rd stage of dd

[dull scarab]

Careful with EDD stage 2, don't get too distracted by tentacles and bots. Running out of ammo is tough.

[stark yoke]

deep dive?

[reef pine]

I ended the normal DD with over 900 nitra left

EDD wasn;t so bad

Even with 2 lesser exxperinced dwarfs on the team

[remote echo]

yeah you can just dodge tentacles, but idk about bots. they hit really hard

[quiet lark]

I hate haunted cave

[wraith shard]

Me and two other guys barely made it out of it, on the third part rn. I hate ghosts and that kid from the Sixth Sense

But I still ain't afraid of no ghosts.

[ancient pewter]

Yeah at least the ghost is pretty easy to juggle on egg hunt

[vague kernel]

so i was gonna speedrun the dd solo scout as i usually do but

yea double OSR with pumpjacks a mapheight's above the refinery

[silk flare]

Shoutout to my last team that pretty much only shot the arms of the caretaker on stage 2 and left me to damage the vents and eyes with my flamethrower, EPC, and axes

Fuckin' Bronze 1 engineer with the smart rifle, I don't think I saw him fire one round towards the actual soft targets during that fight.

And shoutout to the scout that started the fight without waiting for Rs and before I had any time to make any cover tunnels for the team, or myself to get above and drop satchels

They even double-dipped our last 2 resupplies so I couldn't refill satchels and axes to do it myself

[woeful pivot]

average sabotage game

[silk flare]

I'm also not sure I've ever seen a scout use M1000 ammo less efficiently. I assume he was running Hipster from how fast he fired and never using charged shots, but he just... sucked with it? Every time I saw him spamming at something it looked like his aim was horrendous.

Didn't find out who did all the double-dipping but that was my guess

Genuinely baffled why any of them thought an EDD was a good idea. Brand-new engineer who doesn't seem to know basic mechanics, 500-something-level scout who somehow doesn't check for Rs, know to avoid double-dipping, or just how to do basic aiming, and a gunner who emptied his revolver ammo on swarmers, barely ever hit the glowing, stationary target on the caretaker, and hit me with so much friendly fire I could have sworn it was deliberate.

[blissful breach]

The most stereotypical bad teammates there are 🙏

[reef pine]

For the bronze player, they just haven't gotten the experience to know how hard a EDD can be

FOr the Scout, that got just straight up forgot he wasn't playing a single player game

[outer wind]

last edd attempt our gunner left during stage 2 'cause of a full team death. i had a feeling that was going to happen 'cause earlier they left the lobby because it was taking too long to fill up and was impatient. we wiped during stage three right near the end, unfortunately

i had like three separate bulks spawn on stage 1 of an earlier run though, was funny

[silk flare]

My kingdom for new players who have the humility to ask questions or at least listen to advice when they keep screwing up

[silk flare]

Okay, today's team pulled it off, though the caretaker was the biggest barrier again. I saw a lot of shooting at the arms and the spawned bots, and not a lot at the exposed eyes.

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We are hearing rumors that some dwarves are still not done with this weeks Deep Dives!
We want to remind you that there's only half a week left until our scanners pick up new missions!
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[slow magnet]

these high level players who don't seem to know how to play are almost always coming from modded lobbies with xp boosted to insanity.

[mild trellis]

Same thing happened here high lvl player that didnt chat and knew not a single common strat, made the edd unnecessarily difficult

I love teaching people things but he just didnt partake in conversation 😔

[dull scarab]

Wonder what's Driller's better pick for EDD stage 2.
Flamethrower + range OC + radiance feels great against Caretaker and turrets. Wondering how to make bots die faster, or damage the eye more.
Choice:
EPC with clean OC, T5A upgrade (burning)
Subata, Explosive Reload (just got this one)

[slow magnet]

my caretaker/bot build is Scorching Tide 22131 for bots/turrets/caretaker tentacles. Mega Power Supply 33222 for shredders/exploders/swarmers. 3112 c4 for caretaker/stingtail/praetorian/a lot of bugs in one spot

c4 and axes for the eye

one power attack is generally enough to take down one caretaker tentacle too

I basically never use scorching tide's quirk because it's wasted ammo but it one shots bots, i think?

sticky flame takes care of any turrets within seconds. just spray a little on the ground under the turret

[silk flare]

Yeah I can roll with ignorance and inexperience just fine, the problem comes in when you don't listen, repeatedly.

Having a bit of humility to ask questions, or at least take cues from the more experienced people around you and not start objectives early, stay together, follow common etiquette like not double-dipping, etc. makes all the difference.

[tacit jungle]

Man I wish my EDD team shot the tentacles and the bots. My scout loadout is intended for two things only 1) providing emotional support, and 2) shooting the big glowing thing

I can solo the caretaker eye, I just can't do it while getting my ass ate by four tentacles and two waves of patrol bots

[silk flare]

Power attack the nearest arm, dance around the bots is my usual strategy.

Shredder and sniper turret waves are enough of a threat that I'll have to take them down before I can return to the caretaker itself.

[chilly shore]

if scout, you can use the caretaker's electric attack to kill shredders by grappling across the platform

[dull scarab]

Thank you for suggestions, hopefully i'll get Scorching Tide soon-ish.

[slow magnet]

if you have Fuel Stream Diffuser, that also works.

nothing wrong with taking Sticky Fuel either

as long as you have the T2B and T5 Heat Radiance upgrade, most CRSPR overclocks just work

[vestal sapphire]

Sticky fuel is pretty nice for turrets if you're playing with people you can actually communicate with and tell them not to waste ammo
One little wisp of fire at its base and it explodes after a few seconds

Not the fastest way but its safe, easy, and basically free

[still geode]

igniting turrets works on any crspr oc so the most relevant thing is the oc's range

but you can really just use whatever oc you prefer for the rest of the mission and still use it vs turrets

[young oracle]

yikes, this week's EDD is ROUGH

[dusk cave]

So it isn't just me, right?

I haven't had an EDD this rough in ages

[young oracle]

Yeah, the 2nd stage annihilates me

Although I play haz 5 with aggro 2, the darn caretaker is much more ruthless

Even on my best speedrunner scout build designed to destroy even haz 6x2, I struggled against this week's EDD stage 2

[dusk cave]

Ngl the Stage 2 honestly somehow made Stage 3 Worse

If you just died over and over and had to keep resupping, you were left with almost no Nitra for 3rd stage. I had way too many wipes after a painful killing of the Caretaker

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Weekly Deep Dives information for 2025 November 20 to 2025 November 27 (Week 322)
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DEEP DIVE
Region: Magma Core | Code Name: Dim Hole
Stage 1: 6 Eggs + Black Box | No Mutator
Stage 2: 3 Mini-M.U.L.E.s & Uplink + 150 Morkite | Duck and Cover
Stage 3: 3 Resonance Crystals & Drillevator + 2 Eggs | Critical Weakness Cave Leech Cluster

ELITE DEEP DIVE
Region: Sandblasted Corridors | Code Name: Leaf Lover's Catacomb
Stage 1: 6 Eggs + 150 Morkite | No Mutator
Stage 2: 2 Dreadnoughts (Classic & Hiveguard) + Liquid Morkite Well | Duck and Cover
Stage 3: 250 Morkite + Classic | Haunted Cave

Normal Deep Dive
Codename: Dim Hole
Biome: Magma Core
Stage 1: 6 Eggs + Black Box
Stage 2: 3 Mini-M.U.L.E.s & Uplink + 150 Morkite | Duck and Cover
Stage 3: 3 Resonance Crystals & Drillevator + 2 Eggs | Cave Leech Cluster | Critical Weakness

Elite Deep Dive
Codename: Leaf Lover's Catacomb
Biome: Sandblasted Corridors
Stage 1: 6 Eggs + 150 Morkite
Stage 2: Dreadnought Classic & Hiveguard + Liquid Morkite Well | Duck and Cover
Stage 3: 250 Morkite + Classic Dreadnought | Haunted Cave

[remote echo]

haunted cave on stage 3

bruh we failed 3 times last week because of that

nice biomes tho

[radiant cove]

double D&C

[remote echo]

will bring Plasma Burster Missiles on elite this week

or mortar rounds

probably this yeah

[teal light]

"I HATE THIS DAMN PLANET!"

[ancient pewter]

At least the elite duck and cover is on elim, so there's not as many regular bugs

But, hoo wee, haunted and dread

Calls for sludge gaming I think

[radiant cove]

The sludge is calling

[remote echo]

I'm glad I brought mortar rounds lol. team decided to get all eggs at once

[tawdry mica]

Oh boy, haunted cave...

[remote echo]

yeah there weren't many bugs

[tall fog]

Leaf lover's catacomb

[cerulean escarp]

I love when that happens (youll never guess what class i play)

This is atleast better than last week, i rly struggled on third stage of EDD when it was uplink due to bulk detonators

[sand juniper]

Haunted Cave let's gooo!

[harsh valley]

By Karl's beard. Haunted cave again😐

[mighty wind]

What's the sludge for?

[ancient pewter]

The tier 5 slowdown upgrade is bugged, doesn't wear off and stacks infinitely, which trivializes the unknown horror if applied a few times

[old widget]

Sandblasted my beloved

[orchid flicker]

As a Shard Diffractor sniper Engi this week's EDD was a lot of fun. Plenty of large rooms with wide open spaces and narrow corridors

[upper linden]

Stage 2:
2 Dreadnoughts (Classic & Twins) +
Liquid Morkite Well |
Duck and Cover
Uh... that might be just me, but I got A Hiveguard isntead of Twins, could be a singleplayer thing though
P.S. Turns out I cannot upload images either

[remote echo]

we got hive guard too

[charred juniper]

Me as well

anyway, that edd was fun

third cave was basically another duck and cover, what with how many mactera spawned

[dull scarab]

Stage 2 has not 2, but 3 brambles welcoming you.
Stage 3 has bramble as well, but not at the start.

[tacit jungle]

I feel like brambles aren't very hard if you have a scout with half a brain cell

[eager sequoia]

That's a lot to ask of us

[tacit jungle]

it is what it is, sometimes you pull off a clutch play, sometimes you find leeches

[vague lantern]

just the dd had our team fighting over a dozen spreaders and more than one bulk

i am not looking forward to the edd with duck and cover

[ancient pewter]

That one wasn't too bad, elims have fewer bugs

Though there is still beating the dreadnoughts themselves, preferably before the next ambient wave shows up

[silk flare]

Shoutout to my team setting off the dreadnought accidentally right at the start of a swarm lol. Still won and everyone survived though.

[tacit jungle]

this is why I don't ever wait for r's in any games I host

EXPECT THE UNEXPECTED

[silk flare]

The team was pretty good about waiting for Rs overall, just had the one accident.

[remote echo]

I were fighting dreadnought in 3rd mission for like 10 minutes and no one showed up

[slow magnet]

i did that twice in the same stage. stage 2? both times popped the cocoons with the leadburster

thankfully, the dwarves were proper veterans and probably didn't even blink

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ATTENTION MINERS!
We are hearing rumors that some dwarves are still not done with this weeks Deep Dives!
We want to remind you that there's only half a week left until our scanners pick up new missions!
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[empty gate]

Not sure if I'm a fan of deep dives... Sitting down for 3 maps in a row can be really hard sometimes.

(to be honest - I think I've only ever donen it once since I bought the game - several months ago)

[keen storm]

i have to pee atleast once during the deep dive which isnt fun

this elite deep dive is NUTS

[radiant cove]

you can just stay in the drop pod for a few minutes between every stage. Or if you're playing with people that you know, you can just ask them to not press continue until you're back.

[keen storm]

i just go between maps, usually i come back to my dwarf being in the pod

i play with randoms

[manic pivot]

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ATTENTION MINERS!
Planet scanning is now booting up, 24 hours left until new Deep Dives!
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[rain acorn]

When was the hardest deep dive ever?

[chilly shore]

I remember a few edds where tons of people were failing. usually rival warnings were involved (before scorching ride existed) or something like stage 3 haunted refinery. but for dds i honestly have no clue

[mellow cradle]

shattered armpit

[tacit jungle]

stage 3 swarmageddon can be rough too

[fervent tinsel]

remember that time where we did edd with barely any overclocks because it was soo ass to get them

[manic pivot]

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ATTENTION MINERS!
Planet scanning is still in progress, 12 hours left until new Deep Dives!
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[thorny otter]

oh... glad to know that this behavior has an explanation

this bug occurs on basically everything that you apply the slow to

most noticeable on all detonators and dreadnoughts

not super sure about its effect on twins

we got a bet-c on second stage of EDD lol

killed everyone except for me because special powder

[ancient pewter]

Oh it grinds them to a halt just the same

[manic pivot]

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ATTENTION MINERS!
New Deep Dives will be available in one hour!
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[manic pivot]

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ATTENTION MINERS!
New Deep Dives are now available!
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[drifting tinsel]

Let's dance!
Weekly Deep Dives information for 2025 November 27 to 2025 December 04 (Week 323)
Deep Dives will reset <t:1764846000:f>

DEEP DIVE
Region: Fungus Bogs | Code Name: Scarred Cellar
Stage 1: 7 Aquarqs + 150 Morkite | Parasites
Stage 2: On-Site Refining + Black Box | Critical Weakness Low Oxygen
Stage 3: 3 Resonance Crystals & Drillevator + 150 Morkite | No Mutator

ELITE DEEP DIVE
Region: Hollow Bough | Code Name: Karl's Run
Stage 1: 4 Eggs + 2 Mini-M.U.L.E.s | No Mutator
Stage 2: 10 Aquarqs + Liquid Morkite Well | Duck and Cover
Stage 3: 3 Resonance Crystals & Drillevator + Liquid Morkite Well | Blood Sugar Cave Leech Cluster

Normal Deep Dive
Codename: Sacred Cellar
Biome: Fungus Bogs
Stage 1: 7 Aquarqs + 150 Morkite | Parasites
Stage 2: On-Site Refining + Black Box | Low Oxygen | Critical Weakness
Stage 3: 3 Resonance Crystals & Drillevator + 150 Morkite

Elite Deep Dive
Codename: Karl's Run
Biome: Hollow Bough
Stage 1: 4 Eggs + 2 Mini-M.U.L.E.s
Stage 2: 10 Aquarqs + Liquid Morkite Well | Duck and Cover
Stage 3: 3 Resonance Crystals & Drillevator + Liquid Morkite Well | Cave Leech Cluster | Blood Sugar

[remote echo]

not the blood sugar

🙁

stage 2 is gonna be tough

[hidden dew]

immortality

[frozen tapir]

freeze driller + vampire

[radiant cove]

holy shit Hollow Bough, Point Extraction, Duck and Cover. This is a nightmare

[remote echo]

yeah bruh

[untold tiger]

Do we got some stat about the biome of Deep Dives this year so far if I may ask?

[mellow cradle]

check pins

[untold tiger]

I guess this is the one then, cheers.

[remote echo]

stage 2 was really bad lol. we spawned in and were swarmed by like 20 acid spitters and others

[dull scarab]

Daymn 10 aquarks