deep-dive-discussion

[drifting tinsel]

this 10 aquarq cave gives me nightmares

[wide kraken]

yikes

[ancient pewter]

Alright geez yeah wow

Go my Bosco

I remember the last d&c point extraction

Tall, spiral cave; black box, that was hellish; i think there was a bet-c in there too?

[slow magnet]

"Karl's Run"

[chilly shore]

Obviously this is a sign that you should “karl would be proud” this edd

[main oak]

Should be an achievement of its own

[wraith shard]

"Karl's Average Tuesday"

[dull scarab]

*Thursday

[main oak]

Karlsday

I've started to look into how you guys get the DD data. Is there a known reason why the script can't pull the dreadnought types?

[wicked mulch]

can someone please help me by telling me where the morkite well is on the elite deep dive\

[drifting tinsel]

the fact that dreadnought types are seeded tells us that a variable we can use to fetch dreadnoughts does exist somewhere -- we just have no idea where. it's certainly possible and implementable, i just need to get around to looking for it... which i haven't done in at least a couple months (｡>﹏<)

other mission variables are linked to their respective maps' length/complexity/DNA and are otherwise fetchable without needing to go in the missions themselves (or even generating their caves)

[main oak]

If I wanted to play hide-and-seek, I would drink Hidden Dwarf

[craggy arch]

Anybody wanna do the EDD right now?

[main oak]

At least use the appropriate LFG channel so only people on your platform respond

[latent lagoon]

where on earth is the morkite vein in stage 2 of elite

[upper linden]

Most of them are upstairs

[ancient pewter]

So that stage 2 huh

Sheesh

[ancient pewter]

So that stage 3 huh

What the hell possessed me to do this as solo scout

Worst part is what did me in was a leech over the drillevator

[real galleon]

i actually felt this weeks EDD was pretty easy compared to last week's

maybe i had a good group but it was pretty smooth overall

stage 2 always feels like the hardest of the 3 each week for me but was equal to the 3rd stage for me this week's one

[sand juniper]

Yeah the EDD had lots of nitra through and through. Not tough at all.

[echo crest]

Tried doing the normal DD solo as driller, stage 2 gave me a seemingly impossible drop pod 😭

[remote echo]

there were 3 of them

[ancient pewter]

Agony

[main oak]

We had a BET-C guarding the last two aquarqs on stage 2, and we almost didn't wake her up

[twin token]

I searching people for elite deep dive. Someone want to play ?

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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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[upper linden]

Question: Elite dive has two Dreadnaught "hive waves" on Stage 3. Do they count if I end up with no ammo for both weapons as "without a paddle" achievement suggests?

[floral ether]

anyone wanna do EDD? I'll play Engi or Gunner, I just mostly need the XP.

[wraith shard]

Doin it as Driller, having mixed results.

Negative mostly

[slow magnet]

yeah. as long as you pop the cocoon after running out of ammo

just resupply right after

[upper linden]

Huh, and here I thought using 100% chance of Dreadnaught spawns in Deep Dives was the way to go
While the key is much simpler.

[pastel magnet]

When do deep dives reset

[burnt sandal]

every thursday, at 1pm CET

[leaden dove]

i cant get core anymore after win it first time?

[vivid flame]

Deep Dives are weekly

One reward set per week

[leaden dove]

for normal and elite too?

[vivid flame]

yes, so you get a total of 6 Cores from Deep Dives per week

[leaden dove]

pain

any way else?

i already done the week quest

[ancient pewter]

The core hunt assignment, also weekly

[vivid flame]

weekly core hunt and Deep Dives are the only constant sources

[ancient pewter]

Ah, well, then, machine events in regular missions let you turn blank cores into overclocks

[vivid flame]

but you do get 1 of each Core when Promoting a class after your first Promotion

[hidden dew]

promotions

[stable bear]

The OC grind goes relatively quickly

[leaden dove]

wwhich?

[pastel magnet]

This edd was very annoying ngl

Duck and cover 2x edd in a row criminal

Making me hate it more then o2 and haunted

[timber tree]

Need someone to do EDD with

I still don't trust myself to do it solo

Especially not when there's a D&C in there

[ancient pewter]

The ones where you insert a "tritylite key" into this white box with the slot on top, activating some nearby machine

[fast drift]

this EDD wasnt that bad

i guess ive gotten better, but i used to never be able to finish them, now ive been able to decently consistently finish them

that or getting mortar rounds really was that much of a difference maker

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[remote echo]

yeah mortar rounds was a game changer to me

[fast drift]

i do think ive gotten better, but mortar rounds is just so much goddamn fun to use, like

its helped a ton

so this is what the autocannon feels like when it does USABLE damage

[exotic spire]

how rare is it to get the Red overclocks?

[remote echo]

full rng

[exotic spire]

damn

[remote echo]

and it is bad only in bossfights, so u can use it almost anywhere

[fast drift]

honestly it isnt even that bad in boss fights, its decent at solo dreadnoughts because the aoe is so big you can break their rear armour plating even when theyre facing and aggroed to you

and it hits all three of the hiveguards weak spots at once

like you can just shoot them in the face repeatedly and bam, they take damage to the rear

its not IDEAL against them, thats why my secondary is a hollow point brt

but its not awful like neurotoxin was

[remote echo]

I had a bad time with glyphid dreadnought. ate a lot of ammo when I decided to kill him with a shooting grenade lol

[remote echo]

you can do it solo because all ammo is yours, but ammo efficiency is gonna be really bad. there are a lot better options for gunner

[fast drift]

oh i mean it works with teams too, i just mean specifically it works in cases where the dreadnought is aggroing you and you cant really get behind it to hit the weak spot directly, which is all the time in solo

[remote echo]

personally I use plasma burster missiles and mole on elimination

[fast drift]

like sure lead storm is gonna be better single target dps, but mortar does still have its uses against bosses, and id honestly still rather take it to deal with everything else while my secondary does the dreadnought killing

[exotic spire]

deep dive overclock rewards are for the class you're playing, and the weapons you're using during the dive right?

[fast drift]

pretty sure its completely random

the only class specific reward is the boatload of XP completing a deep dive gives

[exotic spire]

https://tenor.com/view/angry-gif-6891886407904187638

[fast drift]

you go through it pretty fast, though

like, you also get cores from machine events, promotion, etc

[exotic spire]

thats fair

[fast drift]

and if all else fails, you also get overclock cores from forging masteries

which basically just means "make the overclocks you DO get and youll get given more for free"

[exotic spire]

didn't know i could do that

is there a good substitude for AiSE till i get it?

so i just saw compact ammo oc

and it'll do what i need for now

[mellow cradle]

bullets of mercy is also very good single target

[exotic spire]

https://tenor.com/view/e-gif-9416941808448774474

[dull scarab]

Can also recommend Electrifying Reload.
You might like or dislike Homebrew Powder, it's RNG.

[mellow cradle]

while electrifying reload is good, it's the opposite of what aise does

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[exotic spire]

Are deep dives a daily or weekly refresh

[wraith shard]

Weekly

[exotic spire]

Damn

[cunning meadow]

we have 2 places for an elite deep dive guysss

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[drifting tinsel]

Let's dance!
Weekly Deep Dives information for 2025 December 04 to 2025 December 11 (Week 324)
Deep Dives will reset <t:1765450800:f>

DEEP DIVE
Region: Magma Core | Code Name: Jagged Inland
Stage 1: 200 Morkite + 2 Resonance Crystals | No Mutator
Stage 2: On-Site Refining + 150 Morkite | Haunted Cave
Stage 3: 250 Morkite + Hiveguard | Rich Atmosphere Cave Leech Cluster

ELITE DEEP DIVE
Region: Salt Pits | Code Name: Wide Inferno
Stage 1: On-Site Refining + Black Box | Shield Disruption
Stage 2: 225 Morkite + 2 Resonance Crystals | Rival Presence
Stage 3: 2 Mini-M.U.L.E.s & Uplink + Classic | Volatile Guts Mactera Plague

Normal Deep Dive
Codename: Jagged Inland
Biome: Magma Core
Stage 1: 200 Morkite + 2 Resonance Crystals
Stage 2: On-Site Refining + 150 Morkite | Haunted Cave
Stage 3: 250 Morkite + Dreadnought Hiveguard | Cave Leech Cluster | Rich Atmosphere

Elite Deep Dive
Codename: Wide Inferno
Biome: Salt Pits
Stage 1: On-Site Refining + Black Box | Shield Disruption
Stage 2: 225 Morkite + 2 Resonance Crystals | Rival Presence
Stage 3: 2 Mini-M.U.L.E.s & Uplink + Classic Dreadnought | Mactera Plague | Volatile Guts

in other news SALT PITS IS FINALLY BACK LET'S GOOOOO

[safe leaf]

Rival presence then mactera plague

Shards out, executioners locked
Or at least roll control

Drillers probably better stick to sludge and scorching tide because snowball won't impress the bots

Hellfire with ALMO/RO/JFH should do good

Scout for once gets good mileage outta VSS

Fear M1000 should do nicely too

[remote echo]

seems like holy morkite shortage lol

I dont even know if mortar rounds is what I need

maybe rotary overdrive

[safe leaf]

You definitely need something to incapacitate 10 mactera at once in 3 seconds

In open salvage op cave

[remote echo]

yeah seems like minigun is a way to go

[safe leaf]

So either bullet hell or fearcoil

Honestly bullet hell won't be that bad vs rival either I think

Should do shredder clear good if you primary can take care of turrets and patrollers

[remote echo]

why not rotary overdrive with t5c

[safe leaf]

Like elephant rounds

[frozen tapir]

leadburster 😌

incapacitate everything on screen

[safe leaf]

Good but wants coilgun help because it's single target

[safe leaf]

Only 4 of them and you want a reserve in event of bulkdet or to crack a barrager

But sure will be good emergency

[frozen tapir]

fearcoil also amazing for mactera as you said 👍

i usually go minigun + fearcoil for this stuff

[remote echo]

why fear is good against mactera if u want to kill them not to spread across the cave

[frozen tapir]

because if you don't fear or kill them you die in 1 second

this lets you deal with them without instantly dying

and it costs almost 0 ammo

[safe leaf]

Also they burn good

Hellfire does them extra crispy

[remote echo]

thats and rivals is why I want to take rotary overdrive

[safe leaf]

Then again
RO is great for mopping up individual enemies like this

Very good complement for hellfire

[remote echo]

what is hellfire, prob I dont have it

[safe leaf]

Coilgun OC
On full charge the trail lasts short but induces a lot of heat fast

[remote echo]

that would be handy

[safe leaf]

Cooks out common rival turrets, shredders, most if not all flammable bugs

[remote echo]

but I only have both cleans and the mole

[safe leaf]

UMC is still all too good delaying tool

[remote echo]

can I make a steve bulk detonator or is it fixed long ago?

[safe leaf]

Fixed long ago

[remote echo]

sad

how do I build mole for this one

[safe leaf]

22213 should do ok?
But neither rivals nor mactera are really good use cases

Fearcoil still fearcoil I guess

[remote echo]

ye but its better than vanilla still

bruh ended up taking engi because there was gunner in a team

[ancient pewter]

Salt pits let's goooooooo!!!!

haunted osr let's do the opposite of going!!!

[safe leaf]

Sludge driller seeing undead horror beyond his comprehension be like:
(he comprehends enough to exploit it)

Two MEs and OSR are prime driller time
Especially when he's geared just right to face the obstacles of solid granite and searing heat

[remote echo]

damn we got dreadnought on stage 2

[ancient pewter]

It is really funny to sludge the ghost, true, but also I don't want to be tied to driller every time there's one

[orchid flicker]

On-site refining my beloved we meet again

[safe leaf]

Scout, especially with his electrical weapons, also can handle it fine

Engineer and gunner are less mobile but still have trail, minelet, MCAO, to lesser extent neurotoxin, any stubby as delaying options

[stark cape]

Hey everyone, any tips for a fellow miner who just unlocked deep dives for the first time?

[wise sandal]

Is there a video, or at least documentation on how to apply that status to the UH?
I tried looking it up and found nothing other than people saying something about sludge driller or electric, and scout's electric boomerangs did nothing to it when I tried.

[tall fog]

You are doing 3 rounds in a row. Nitra carries over between rounds, so does your ammo count. Perks reset though.
Work with your team, don't go off alone

[exotic spire]

I finally finished my second deep dives!

I got the same overclock again

[summer mason]

is it just me or no lobbies is appearing in deep dive? I know usually it's quite empty but not to this extent. It's just stuck in perpetual loading

[slow magnet]

scout with freeze grenade, gunner with fear coil gun, driller with a yolo dash c4. anything with less team damage than a leadburster

assuming c4 doesn't land on anyone's noggin

[vivid flame]

You cannot get duplicate Overclocks

[safe leaf]

Leadburster team damage is low unless it lands less than a metre from someone

[safe leaf]

You just shoot it to apply the effect or in case of MCAO/puddle shoot on the ground ahead of horror

But do note that the effect passes with time unlike T5A sludge which is bugged to never wear off

VSS electrocution applies for 4s, it should reduce movement speed somewhat, compared to horror going full speed at least

[hidden dew]

pretty chill dives this weeks

finished the first stage of dd as solo driller with a whole 7 kills

[wraith sparrow]

hi all, edd anyone

[real galleon]

man

our gunner started dread during Mactera swarm

then proceeded to start protect the fuel line on top of that 😄

in the 3rd stage 😅

then he quit

[tacit jungle]

volatile guts made it quite easy

[keen root]

tips for elite deep dives?

[sour kindle]

as in for this one,or in general?

i'd say to stick with your squad, ESPECIALLY if there are warnings involved (such as mactera swarm)

also dont call that many supplies in one single mission if you're gonna need them for the next

[keen root]

yeah

i will do one rn

with my friend

[keen root]

okay

[alpine trail]

Agreed with what Stellamorta said

• Sticking together
• don't waste resupplies
  I'd also say
• don't bother with mining gold, you don't get a multiplier like in normal missions
• daily beers actually stick with you for all 3 missions
• limited use perks actually refresh between missions, so if you for example used iron will in mission 1, you can do so again in mission 2

[dull scarab]

1. Help the team so it helps you. Coordinate, discuss next steps if needed. And revive each other.
2. Iron Will can save your run. It refreshes every stage as well (as well as other limited-time skills), so you've got quite a few times to save the mission.
3. If it's too difficult and your team lost, it's ok to stop at whatever stage you reached. (Another team MIGHT do better though!)

Also, thanks to Discord we can see what are the stages of Deep Dives. If you like, you can plan accordingly and take the gear that is good in these missions (anti-robot, or anti-dread, or whatever else).

[timber brook]

Get every last crumb of nitra

Iron will refreshes every stage

[coarse bay]

damn this 3rd level of the elite was tough with just 2 people

[charred juniper]

<@&296918282403840000>

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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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[timber brook]

This Deep Dive was not too bad.

At worst was the ghost bulk making mining tunnels a little annoying but that was it. The map was big enough to kite around it.

[jagged whale]

Honestly the Dive isn't even that deep, It was rather Shallow.

[exotic spire]

solo deep dives are miserable

[jovial orbit]

i live for solo deep dives tbh

this week's morkite mines were very fun

elite deep dives... that's when it gets difficult

[exotic spire]

Idk the 2nd stage is what I’m getting stuck on, I just can’t see the ghost

[jagged whale]

Well yeah. It's a Ghost.

[exotic spire]

valid

Idk I got some more time today, I’ll try like 2 more times, then ima just stick to unlocking stuff

[exotic spire]

I jus need to pay better attention to the ghost and I’m fine

[elder wolf]

thank god this weeks EDD stage 3 has volatile guts

since I can just kill one mactera and it kills the rest

[exotic spire]

Finally finished the deep dive, got something for a class I don’t play, and for a weapon I don’t have

[sudden cargo]

What OC?

[exotic spire]

I don’t rember

it might have been for engie

[real blaze]

DW you'll get them all around the 350 hour mark anyways

[exotic spire]

Radicool

[timber tree]

Took me over 500 ._.

[tame stag]

whats a better clean to use on the hurricane? frag or OFM?

I ask cause I personally have a frag build with napalm rounds that I pair with volatile bullets thats pretty good at deleting enemies in single target after lighting them up, but is a more of niche fun build, just wonder what others think of the cleans

[zinc vector]

Both are good. OFM can take magsize on t3 for better sustain cause it already has bonus rof (though picking rof is also valid).

Napalm isn't really good, cause it is competing with stun. And unlike the minigun, hurricane has to choose between ignition or stun, while the minigun can do both at base. So if anything napalm hurricane is just a variety pick for VB enabling

[tame stag]

yea makes sense, and yea was looking for a different build to enable VB and thought this was a pretty decent one to do, otherwise I would be picking the stun option

[zinc vector]

It is a nice variety pick if you are bored with burning hell/RO minigun. But the safety is gonna be worse cause your primary can no longer stop bugs in your face when you need to.

On teams this is probably fine, but on solo it is gonna be pretty rough.

[real blaze]

you talking cosmetics too? Then yeah

[timber tree]

I took Overclocks over cosmetics whenever I was presented the option

I even went out of my way to grind machine events and levels for promotions

And I never skipped deep dives

[exotic spire]

Ima see if I can do the deep dive again, but without Bosco revives

[wicked schooner]

Who's up for an Elite Deep Dive

[timber tree]

Are you still up? I may be able to join in a moment

[wicked schooner]

will try later but add me 137752548

[timber tree]

Actually scratch that, I'm way too tired

[exotic spire]

next deep dive refresh is tomorrow right?

[timber tree]

day after

Or tomorrow yes, if you're european

[exotic spire]

cool

[coarse bay]

anyone down for xbox deep dive elite?

[livid meadow]

Quick question, to any experienced helldivers, compared to doing solo EDD what's a difficulty that's similar with a full squad?

[terse breach]

i dont really understand the question

[quaint tendon]

(DD) I have been collecting Morkite... FOR 30 MINUTES!

[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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[slow magnet]

DRG exists on hoxxes for the primary purpose of mining and refining Morkite, so yeah that tracks according to the lore

every other mission type is essentially a side quest according to the company

[tepid hamlet]

Alien eggs
The company wants them
Don't ask why

[bleak umbra]

"I wonder why R&D wants these core stones..."

[quaint tendon]

yeah fair but also

update, I had mined morkite for 80 minutes

[sudden cargo]

for the dark and twisted Shard Diffractor with a Void Beam

[exotic spire]

Should I try an elite dive after my 3rd regular?

[mellow cradle]

I'd say if you can complete a haz 4, then you can try an EDD

preferably in a team

[severe thistle]

I wonder what the value of morkite is

[jagged whale]

It's like a few kites, But more. So Morkite.

[sudden cargo]

less than nitra

[severe thistle]

Wait but nitra is more plentiful

[sudden cargo]

but they will let you die with no ammo over it

they directly incentivize it’s collection on EVERY mission

[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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[tacit jungle]

resupplies are free actually, mission control is just addicted to nitra

[main oak]

Nitra buys you ammo while morkite buys you extraction to safety

[dark geode]

what about bismor?

[main oak]

You always need bis-more of it, but that's just you, not the company

[manic pivot]

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ATTENTION MINERS!
New Deep Dives will be available in one hour!
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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 December 11 to 2025 December 18 (Week 325)
Deep Dives will reset <t:1766055600:f>

DEEP DIVE
Region: Sandblasted Corridors | Code Name: Rancid Badland
Stage 1: 2 Dreadnoughts (Hiveguard & Twins) + 150 Morkite | No Mutator
Stage 2: 3 Mini-M.U.L.E.s & Uplink + Classic | Exploder Infestation
Stage 3: 250 Morkite + 2 Eggs | Regenerative Bugs

ELITE DEEP DIVE
Region: Salt Pits | Code Name: Mythic Bottom
Stage 1: 2 Dreadnoughts (Twins & Classic) + 2 Mini-M.U.L.E.s | Mactera Plague
Stage 2: 3 Mini-M.U.L.E.s & Uplink + 150 Morkite | Rival Presence
Stage 3: Escort Duty + 2 Mini-M.U.L.E.s | Volatile Guts

Normal Deep Dive
Codename: Rancid Badland
Biome: Sandblasted Corridors
Stage 1: Dreadnought Hiveguard & Twins + 150 Morkite 
Stage 2: 3 Mini-M.U.L.E.s & Uplink + Classic Dreadnought | Exploder Infestation
Stage 3: 250 Morkite + 2 Eggs | Regenerative Bugs

Elite Deep Dive
Codename: Mythic Bottom
Biome: Salt Pits
Stage 1: Dreadnought Twins & Classic + 2 Mini-M.U.L.E.s | Mactera Plague
Stage 2: 3 Mini-M.U.L.E.s & Uplink + 150 Morkite | Rival Presence
Stage 3: Escort Duty + 2 Mini-M.U.L.E.s | Volatile Guts

[main oak]

Wait, dreadnought types already?

[drifting tinsel]

info fetcher got an update a couple weeks back and now gets dreadnought types

[main oak]

Immense

Wish I could make something like that

No, actually, where did you get the data for it? If that's not patent-pending tech or something
(edit: is it all derived from the DD seed? Yeah, that's just technomagic)

[drifting tinsel]

the repo is public here!

[main oak]

Yeah, I was reading the changes, and maybe I'm just too stupid

[slow magnet]

volatile guts? seems like escort is gonna be easier than usual

[ancient pewter]

Mini-mules 🗣️ 🔥 we triggering swarms with this one ‼️

[drifting tinsel]

two salt pits EDDs back to back let's gooooo

[main oak]

Another shift at the Q'ronar factory

[dense moon]

im having a field day with volatile guts

[safe leaf]

EDD looks like stage 3 is easy win

Stage 2 is what is going to be a tough one - clearing out a salvage cave absolutely rife with rival robots and turrets
Patrollers and shredders will keep on pestering players even during uplink and fuel cells

ALMO + Hellfire did well last time, it should get things done again
EMD + Effic Tweaks should do nicely too, methodically crunch the cave step by step, bit by bit
Mix rival tech clear with holdout... two dreads beforehand... disperser + explosive reload sounds reasonable
Scout with M1000 and IFG - see shredders, drop IFG, walk in, melee slowed down drones to bits

Would probably be the most reasonable to pair it with phero bolt and fire bolt, maybe cryo bolt if driller insists on ice spear

[ancient pewter]

I could see exec and counter-shredders do ok

[remote echo]

we had a lot of detonators in this EDD bruh

2 on stage 2 near drop pod and 3 in stage 3

[bleak umbra]

any gold ones

[remote echo]

nah

[bleak umbra]

[main oak]

Okay, EDD's stage 2 is kinda hellish, especially with a bulk crater on the uplink zone

I spent the entire drop pod restart countdown on the other side of the cave just to not die to Q'ronars and septics

[hidden dew]

bulk infestation

glad i brought sludge

[main oak]

Our gunner brought NTP, combined with my electrifying DRAK, it might have not even been the worst choice, pretty sure we saved Dotty from a stage 3 bulk by freezing it in place

[subtle iris]

Do people generally lfg deep dives?

[proven wing]

I just use the in game matchmaking. Usually goes well.

[subtle iris]

okay 👍 im returning to the game and only did a few deep dives before i driffted away years ago with buds - so thank you! I'll give that a try

[patent sun]

haz 5 to be a bit safer tbh

[tepid hamlet]

Yeah if you can't hold your own in haz5, an EDD is not going to go well

[dry oasis]

I don't know how rare it is, but in this week's EDD I got 4 bulks in 4 attemps all in the second stage

Furthermore, I didn't know that a Deep Dive game had small variations, such as BET-C appearing in one attempt but not in the other three attempts

[weary walrus]

Yep, there is a bigger chance on Deep dives. We got 2 bulks on the Escort stage and a Betsy on Stage 2

[tacit jungle]

haz 5 is harder than haz 5+ or EDD because there's less chance of getting carried 🙂

[sour frigate]

I'm relatively comfortable on Haz 4 and still haven't managed an EDD 😔

[ancient pewter]

Keep at it, and you'll make one eventually

[hidden dew]

is there?

im still unsure how deep dive spawns work

[mellow cradle]

except EDD's are easier than haz 5 because of nitra carry over and no events
and first stage is haz 4.5, so they can at least nab a blank core

[dark geode]

i havent touched haz5 yet, but i did complete 3 EDDs 🫡

[slow magnet]

honestly tho i agree with this but not because you get carried by greybeards, but because you're handicapped by greenbeards. would you rather play 4-player difficulty edd with 2 players, or haz 5+ with a normal team

[bleak umbra]

Yeah I get carried on deep dives

[tacit jungle]

yep, when I'm on scout there's a huge difference between using resupplies just to refill flares and having to do heroic rescues during every other wave

[sudden cargo]

is that pfp you in a West Point uniform?

[subtle iris]

no Norwich University - similar concept but not federally funded so no required time in service

[tacit jungle]

pretty relaxing EDD, they keep rolling volatile guts on stage 3 to keep things friendly

[arctic plover]

Stage 2 for my group of 3 was pretty rough. We failed it the first time and then beat it the second

And then the holdout sections were trivialized by a lot of driller terraforming

And an underbunkie for fuel because it landed in a bulk det crater

Though 2 nemesis’s in the same mission is a bit spicy for drg

[river nymph]

tried doing EDD as a solo engi and got annihilated on stage 2 before I could even finish the second mule

[proper knot]

hello there

[dark gust]

stage 2 is hell

[cinder smelt]

This weeks EDD stage 2 is a freaking Hell hole, at once didn't make it any better

[arctic plover]

I had the fortune of being in a pre made with friends so we could afford to be coordinated for the first part of the second stage getting into the cavern and the second half was me playing with my drills and c4s while the other two completed the objectives.

[vapid lily]

ugh, tell me about it
Stage 2 was like getting head with teeth from a cave leech and then Stage 3 was like going to sleep after a glass of warm milk, a good snack and a relaxing book or video of one's choosing

the cave gen on Stage 2 does not help

like the cave equivalent of cold lasagna cheese

[cinder smelt]

Yeah and so far, i haven't gotten past stage 2 because of that-

[cyan holly]

probably the longest EDD ive ever done

[dull scarab]

I was blessed with a great team, EDD stage 2 did not bring too muc trouble around tiangulation and fuel cell parts. Before that? Sure it did!

[unique perch]

Tf is this edd

Why tf 2nd one is so hard bruh 😭

Its not even duck and cover

[hazy sparrow]

ok i'm glad i'm not the only person who's having issues with stage 2 this week.

[tawny remnant]

I have tried three times and lost on stage 2 every time its crazy it feels like i have no time to breathe 😭

[tepid hamlet]

Idk how we could have beat it without a couple well placed leadbursters on that bulk on the refueling section

[hazy sparrow]

Also, I thought deep dives didn't change between runs.

[mellow cradle]

some things aren't seeded

[hazy sparrow]

I'm on attempt 4 of the second stage of the deep dive.

ATtempt 1 and 4 a betc spawned.
Attempt 1,2, and 4 a detonator spawned. the turret controller is in a different location every time, as are their turrets.

And this time, on attempt 4, instead of the swarmer spawners, we got an extra breeder and spitball infcetor.

[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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[unique perch]

It took me 10 tried in vanilla but i did finished this weks dde

2nd stage was hell

[hazy sparrow]

I"ve failed the second stage about 4 times now.

[unique perch]

I did 9 times in a row

For somereason the swarms were more constant than normal haz 5

[hazy sparrow]

is there any kind of Trick or just... buckle down and hope your team does too?

[unique perch]

Just rawdog it

I did

With randoms

No mods

No setup

We barely talked

[hazy sparrow]

so how I usually play any how.

[orchid flicker]

If I have no choice but to play with randoms I watch recordings of another player's attempt so that I don't have to roll the dice on whether the scout is competent enough to light the terrain

But like, only if I'm not confident that I can improvise

[vapid lily]

I managed to survive solo but second stage is rough yeah
multiple bulk attacks and the cave generation is just evil
I got lucky and had a bulk explode on the uplink creating a nice pit for me to kill everything that moved from within

slowed them down long enough for goo to sort 'em out

[tepid hamlet]

We had a mini mule spawn in the ceiling and spent a solid 10 minutes trying to attach legs to it

[vapid lily]

yeah, on that little ledge? spent like 3 minutes looking for the damn thing

before looking up and realizing where it was

no wonder I get caught by leeches every single time

[hazy sparrow]

My pet peve is that driller is the class I play the least but I feel like I have to play driller on industrial sabatoge becaue FOR SOME REASON NO OTHER DRILLER IN EXISTANCE TAKES THE INITATIVE TO DRILL UP THE FIGHT ARENA TO MAKE IT MORE USABLE WITH SPOTS FOR COVER, RESUPPLIES. THE SIMPLE ABILITY TO DO A FULL LOOP WALKING/RUNNING AROUND THE CARETAKER. DRILLED PATHS BETWEEN HIGH AND LOW GROUND

it's a harder skill to teach than scouts pressing 4 on their keyboard tbh.

...though I do liek playing scout and I actually use my flares so I get it.

[timber brook]

Me but Engineer. I have to set up plat covers, plat bridge for driller, keep all the resupplies behind cover and stop greenbeards from attacking the infinitely repawning tentacles.

[ancient pewter]

I like to use the resupplies as the cover

[hidden dew]

i just dug it out of the ceiling 😅

[hidden dew]

dont just rush into the main room or trigger all mule waves at once

have good cc / kiting scout for when a bulk shows up during uplink

[solemn hollow]

does anyone like. want help

[hazy sparrow]

when you say mule waves do you meant that repairing the mule causes waves to spawn?

[solemn hollow]

one ambush shortly after approaching the mini mule, one of the four legs has a chance to spawn another ambush when dug up

[subtle iris]

;-; i didn’t know they responded infinitely

[hazy sparrow]

that explains a lot actually.

..and with 3 mules, and legs piled every where...
no wonder there's so many bugs.

[solemn hollow]

it’s not necessarily a bad idea to kill the tentacles/other stuff that the caretaker summons

ideally yes your team would blitz the caretaker so quickly that killing the extras is unnecessary but that doesn’t always happen and those times it doesn’t then those extras become extremely dangerous and you’ll probably die if you don’t kill them unless you’re stupidly good at movement

[subtle iris]

Sounds good: since honestly I am probably just a green beard with a few grey patches - that is solid advice

[tepid hamlet]

Killing the tentacles is definitely worth it imo

[hazy sparrow]

The things that the caretaker spawns are certainly more dangerous when the driller doesn't do any fixing up of the fight arena

tunnels, hiding spots. pathways.
all things that can make or break how easy the fight is and how needed it is to shoot tentacles.

even then it is still a bit map seed dependant but the driller can fix a lot of them up well

[next blaze]

downright easy even, and I'm surprised it's not a common thing still

you can one-shot them with a power attack if you have the damage mod, or one tap and then a power attack otherwise

if everyone goes to a tentacle and power attacks theirs, you eliminate all 4 of them before they do anything

[solemn hollow]

what if you’re playing solo lmao

[next blaze]

pray you get the power attack cd beer :p

[rough urchin]

disband reroll until you get the power attack beer

[tepid hamlet]

Still worth it to kill at least some of them

[solemn hollow]

i think i typically only kill them if im playing gunner or engineer and even then sometimes i just chip away at the caretaker from way back where they can reach me

[next blaze]

ye if things get hectic and I can't get up-close, I'll just wait for one to slam so I can power attack it

[solemn hollow]

then when they teleport closer i just go up to the caretaker bc that ground is basically free now

[next blaze]

just whenever it happens to be nearby

[tepid hamlet]

I tend to set up on one side of the arena and at least kill 2 of the 4 tentacles

[topaz oxide]

My theory to beat the caretaker easily is

Driller deal with the tentacles and turrets

Engineer to mainly deal with the vents with a specific overclock and occasionally help kill tentacles, shredders and turrets

Scout with high single target damage build to shoot the eyes

Gunner well he can do whatever

[tepid hamlet]

Hellfire coilgun is good for the sniper turrets, 1 shot and done

[topaz oxide]

Yeah I would say gunner just can do whatever is needed

[solemn hollow]

i’d say driller just solos the caretaker from the C4 hole with volatile impact mixture sludge pump while everyone else deals with the extras but i’m probably discounting how much practice i’ve had at lobbing charged shots at every angle

[dull scarab]

Driller can also use Radiance against holes while standing on top of Caretaker, very fun but dangerous way. Bonus points if there's a place to evacuate to after that (zipline, tall enough terrain...).

[slow magnet]

I'm only now realizing how similar the Caretaker's arms are to korlok sprouts

wonder if there's a connection

[tepid hamlet]

Don't give the rivals any ideas or they'll give the caretaker healing pods

[timber brook]

The more you know.

[timber brook]

I prefer dwarves stick in one corner to kill the two tentacles attacking them

and then focus on the armor hp when the driller is out of c4's

saves time and ammo

otherwise the greenbeards just tend to not kill things fast

Or worse fail to kill patrol bots while you're the only one running to the caretaker's eye and dealing damage.

Thankfully there is no vanilla mod that allows the caretaker to regenerate hp like Korlok. Otherwise that mission would hardgatekeep.

[lyric lagoon]

elite deepdive stage 2 rn

wish me luck

(solo)

[lyric lagoon]

this sucks

i love it when a bulk detonator spawns out of the pod

[remote echo]

are bulks seeded or what

why everyone gets them

[mellow cradle]

disruptive slots and special slots are seeded, yes

[subtle iris]

returning player: just did first deep dive since return (4th ever) did it with one other random, kinda seemed light. is the deep dive this week just light? Are deep dives usually light? Do you think i should give the EDD a try?

[sudden cargo]

deep dives are basically three haz 3 missions. EDD is like three haz 5 missions.

[dull scarab]

Go give it a try! You might meet a good team that will help you.
Be careful at stage 2 of EDD though.

[kindred iris]

why stage 2 specifically if I may ask ? I'm a newbie so I haven't done any regular or elite but I'd assume they'd all be as bad as each other, or in increasing difficulty

[dull scarab]

Read above.
Short: it's Salvage stage, Bulk Detonator will appear, Robots and Shellbacks will appear.
And other people had problem there as well.

[kindred iris]

fuck that does sound lethal

and in Haz5 ?

[mellow cradle]

yes
stage 1 is haz 4.5, stage 2 is haz 5 and stage 3 is haz 5.5

and stage 2 this week has rival presence

[kindred iris]

death

[dull scarab]

In my case I played as anti-robot driller. So glad that my team survived whatever was going on before mini-mules got restored. After that it was easier.

[slow magnet]

I don't remember this stage all too well but we didn't have any problems so it must have been fine

the impenetrable wall of gunner shield

[honest plinth]

U can try do it solo, difficulty multiplier won't increase with every extra dwarf in your team. For example, first three elite deep dive i clear by myself, just for understand how it must be played.

[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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[subtle iris]

Do deep dives count for the 100 solo missions achievement?

[burnt sandal]

no

[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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[rough urchin]

honestly
not a bad deep dive, actually felt like a good challenge (even if it did have me running in circles dealing scratch damage)

[manic pivot]

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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 December 18 to 2025 December 25 (Week 326)
Deep Dives will reset <t:1766660400:f>

DEEP DIVE
Region: Hollow Bough | Code Name: Great Pass
Stage 1: 250 Morkite + Black Box | No Mutator
Stage 2: 4 Eggs + Liquid Morkite Well | Duck and Cover
Stage 3: 3 Mini-M.U.L.E.s & Uplink + 2 Eggs | Regenerative Bugs

ELITE DEEP DIVE
Region: Magma Core | Code Name: Corrupt Pursuit
Stage 1: 2 Mini-M.U.L.E.s & Uplink + Classic | No Mutator
Stage 2: 4 Eggs + 150 Morkite | Low Oxygen
Stage 3: Escort Duty + 2 Resonance Crystals | Shield Disruption

Normal Deep Dive
Codename: Great Pass
Biome: Hollow Bough
Stage 1: 250 Morkite + Black Box 
Stage 2: 4 Eggs + Liquid Morkite Well | Duck and Cover
Stage 3: 3 Mini-M.U.L.E.s & Uplink + 2 Eggs | Regenerative Bugs

Elite Deep Dive
Codename: Corrupt Pursuit
Biome: Magma Core
Stage 1: 2 Mini-M.U.L.E.s & Uplink + Classic Dreadnought
Stage 2: 4 Eggs + 150 Morkite | Low Oxygen
Stage 3: Escort Duty + 2 Resonance Crystals | Shield Disruption

[ancient pewter]

Shield disruption escort

That aside this all looks reasonable

[remote echo]

we had 2 bulks on escort

[bleak umbra]

we got like the 3 worst danger mutators in these deep dives

[bleak umbra]

i think bulks should just not be able to spawn on uplinks or when the dozer is at the heartstone

[weary walrus]

Gonna be so many angry, shieldless dwarves next to Doretta

[ancient pewter]

... Actually, are heartstone phases also seeded?

[drifting tinsel]

yes, they are!

[ancient pewter]

Oooh, nice

[uncut hazel]

What does deepdive mean i havent unlocked it i dont think like can someone explain everything about it including how to do it??

[rough urchin]

you gotta get a dwarf to level 25 (through playing the game) then promote him after doing an assignment
Deep dives are 3 missions back to back at difficulty 3

[uncut hazel]

Ahhh okay thats cool

Thankss

[rough urchin]

yw!

[sweet cradle]

standard was pretty quick and easy, stage 1/3 of elite were rougher

stage 3 elite decided to spawn a few bulk dets on us

in the middle of the escort/heartstone

[brazen aurora]

How hard is it to do elite deep dive in under 45 minutes?

[sudden cargo]

depends on the RNG.

some dives have good missions and okay modifiers. others have hell on earth RNG

[brazen aurora]

Thought so

[sudden cargo]

once you do a dive, you have seen all that dive has to offer tho. doing it again will be exactly the same

same dread spawns, same bulk det spawns

same cave layout.

[sudden cargo]

this EDD with escort duty and a Dreadnaught? yeah not happenin without practice and efficiency

and a smart team

[brazen aurora]

Yeah did regular one with randos a night or so ago

Been trying to do one in under 45 but I'd need a good team

[sudden cargo]

this week not a good one for it. duck and cover egg mission? recipe for disaster

[brazen aurora]

Yeah

[sweet cradle]

Stage 2 elite was blessedly quick

150 morkite and 4 eggs doesnt take long

[honest plinth]

Main focus will be on doretta, so i quess it's acceptable.

[slow magnet]

my pub team did it in 39 mins so it's not impossible

probably possible to do sub 30 with randoms

[zinc vector]

If the majority of the missions are morkite, egg, elim, you can do it pretty fast

If the majority of missions are not of the above, particularly sabo, escort, and deep scan, they will take longer cause they are time-gated by the hacking and the drilling. So they'll naturally take longer to do but still very much possible.

[topaz oxide]

Man it has been escort for 2 streaks

[bleak umbra]

my team lost on the 3rd stage of the elite deep dive but honestly i dont feel like trying to beat it since i only really wanted the empty and weapon core, i got no interest for the comestic one

[sudden cargo]

no interest, yet

[candid garnet]

EDD this week has some seriously dickish Stationary Placement hahahaha

Took me 3 attempts.

First was with Spowder TEF where I learned the game was gonna be jerkish

Then I tried Cryo Minelets Hipster but Stage 2 reminded me the hard way why Cryo Bolts are better :^)

Nanocyte Breeders.

And also being able to freeze stuff above you

Worse at freezing crowds true but you have Phero Bolts for CC so its fine

[odd ferry]

the team that joined me after you left only made it because we had Karl himself on the squad

reading the chat, why is everyone getting 2 bulks on stage 3??

[tawny rapids]

Karl's dead dude

[white wing]

Fake news

[orchid flicker]

Fucking same except I want that cosmetic damn it

[orchid flicker]

We succeeded. Went PBM gunner with a Combustive Goo driller and the chemistry was bombastic

[subtle iris]

what is PBM?

[orchid flicker]

Plasma Burster Missiles, an overclock on the Hurricane Missile Launcher

[brazen aurora]

Well if you'd be willing to help that would be great

[slow magnet]

yeah, in a couple hours if you still need it

[slow magnet]

can play right now

[brazen aurora]

Hopping on

[slow magnet]

wait, you're on playstation

can't help with that as a pc player

[brazen aurora]

All good no worries

[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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[woeful grove]

fail a deep dive because of the Bulk spawn right in Rock phrase of the Core stone then it destroy every single life doretta have just here to complaint a little that all gonna gib up for now

[old widget]

A tip for next time, bulks only aggro on dwarves, not the dozer. Figure out who has aggro and move them away from the dozer

[vapid frost]

How does Automatic Fire interact with 2-round burst?

[cerulean harness]

it happened to me in the exact same moment aswell, I didn't loose the mission but are bulks spawns seeded or something?

[tepid hamlet]

Bulks are seeded but when and where they appear is not

[celest hollow]

how come the deep dive server list is always empty? are you not able to do one with randoms?

[cerulean harness]

You can play with randoms the thing is that the activity is low most days since most players do the DD and EDD the same day they are out.

Try setting the browser to far the game is fine as long you don't exceed 150 or so ping

[celest hollow]

yeah I have it set on world and nothing shows up

the amount of (or lack of) people that play on PS probably contributes quite a lot

[vestal sapphire]

Not particularly well

[zinc vector]

It kinda breaks it. Initially you will shoot a 2-burst, but then the subsequent shots will act like a non-burst autofire that got impacted by 2-burst mod's rof penalty.

Essentially it will be like as if autofire has a -4 rof downside. So it's kinda bad.

[woeful grove]

I was solo ya so it kidda impossible situation for me to kill the Bulk in time and protect Doretta from the Rock phrase and since my build mostly from saving ammo mostly so don't really have enough dps to deal with both

[old widget]

ugh, yeah, that's rough to deal with solo

[woeful grove]

didn't count Doretta stage was shield disruptor too which need extra care for health too when there Spreader in that deep dive

[woeful grove]

tks for the info about Bulk spawn seeded I choose to wait till that Second Bulk spawn then deal with it b4 start to attack the core stone so victory to me

[jagged pelican]

I was lucky that the bulk didn't appear at all, would be unfortunate if it ruined my solo run. Anyway i gotta try this out another time

[lyric radish]

Do deep dives reset every Thursday?

[ancient pewter]

Yup

[eternal scroll]

wow i just did this week's edd and uhhhh ||4 BULKS?||

[eternal scroll]

i think this is because you cant join mid-mission, im always able to get a full team going in a few min tho

[worldly mountain]

Yeah and|| 3 on escort|| ;) little stressful

[eternal scroll]

wazzzza

oh i was mr.o

[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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[vagrant ember]

shite

I have to hurry

[dull scarab]

Did 2/3 EDD stages, good enough.

[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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[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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[remote echo]

I'm waiting.

[drifting tinsel]

Let's dance!
Weekly Deep Dives information for 2025 December 25 to 2026 January 01 (Week 327)
Deep Dives will reset <t:1767265200:f>

DEEP DIVE
Region: Hollow Bough | Code Name: Raging Hook
Stage 1: Escort Duty + Liquid Morkite Well | No Mutator
Stage 2: On-Site Refining + Hiveguard | Exploder Infestation
Stage 3: 6 Eggs + 2 Resonance Crystals | Elite Threat

ELITE DEEP DIVE
Region: Radioactive Exclusion Zone | Code Name: Mammoth Valley
Stage 1: Industrial Sabotage + Liquid Morkite Well | Swarmageddon
Stage 2: 4 Eggs + Liquid Morkite Well | Blood Sugar Elite Threat
Stage 3: 2 Dreadnoughts (Twins & Classic) + 2 Mini-M.U.L.E.s | No Mutator

Normal Deep Dive
Codename: Raging Hook
Biome: Hollow Bough
Stage 1: Escort Duty + Liquid Morkite Well
Stage 2: On-Site Refining + Dreadnought Hiveguard | Exploder Infestation
Stage 3: 6 Eggs + 2 Resonance Crystals | Elite Threat

Elite Deep Dive
Codename: Mammoth Valley
Biome: Radioactive Exclusion Zone
Stage 1: Industrial Sabotage + Liquid Morkite Well | Swarmageddon
Stage 2: 4 Eggs + Liquid Morkite Well | Elite Threat | Blood Sugar
Stage 3: Dreadnought Twins & Classic + 2 Mini-M.U.L.E.s

[remote echo]

sabotage 😭

[topaz oxide]

Alright looks fine

[ancient pewter]

Chillest-looking stage 3 I've seen in a while

[remote echo]

yeah that was easy

[bleak umbra]

SABOTAGE

Also yeah why is stage 3 of the elite so chill compared to the rest

[drifting tinsel]

christmas miracle

[topaz oxide]

Finished both pretty damn well

[sweet cradle]

deep dive stage 3. went for a crystal. first wave spawns. four septics, an oppressor, 60000 grunts, and an elite menace all pull up directly on top of me

[sweet cradle]

EDD Notes:

Stage 1: Morkite well is above one of the power stations, kinda hard to spot. Caretaker is in a really flat open cave. Swarmageddon SUCKS.

Stage 2: There's leeches in the first big cave. Jet boots just past the first cave. Two breeders, at least one maybe two brood nexuses, which makes blood sugar REALLY easy to handle. Everything is in the first cave.

Stage 3: Honestly a walk in the park. Minimules give plenty of nitra to deal with the dreadnoughts. Nothing fancy.

really a pretty easy EDD this week. Stage 1/2 are a little hairy but bring plenty of AoE and you're good.

[reef pine]

These deep dives were pretty chill

Fun ones to end the year with

Also I got an Error Cude in the EDD

[lyric radish]

Did you guys not get a nemesis in stage 2 of edd?

My team got stuck in the tunnel with it and got destroyed

[jagged pelican]

Got a nemesis in mine too

Except it got overheated by scout (I think)

[sweet cradle]

Didnt get a nemesis but we literally didnt leave the first big cave

It was just one giant clusterfuck until we got all the eggs and morkite then left

[tame verge]

Helpful tip for people playing the EDD during the caretaker fight, the shock attack when you step onto the caretaker platform does do damage to swarmers and can take out a large portion of the wave for free

[still geode]

helpful tip for the swarmers during the EDD, if you lure the dwarves onto the electric platform during the caretaker fight you can shock the dwarves

[wintry thunder]

helpful tip to the caretaker platform, shock attack everything in range

[mellow cradle]

helpful tip for the caretaker: the tentacle stab attack can be used to destroy terrain

[dull scarab]

Helpful announcement for the Rivals:
Collecting data racks and data cells. Picking up from any point of Hoxxes.
Contact information: don't look for us, we'll find you anyway, you scummy scrap. And we'll destroy you. Mining done right is mining done by dwarves!
The rightful owners of Hoxxes,
Dwarves of DRG!

[quartz elbow]

i assume you only get actual rewards like for the forge ONCE for each deep dive? as i did the easy one 2 times and at the second one i didnt got anything xD

[burnt sandal]

correct

you get the reward once a week

then you gotta wait for the weekly reset

[quartz elbow]

mmmhhh good to know guess i "wasted" an hour by doing it 2x xD

[dull scarab]

You got the other stuff though - XP, coins...

[quartz elbow]

yeah thats whys "wasted" but im currently level 14 (enginner) and 1 promotion +13 on the blue level and havent even unlocked the trade thingy or higher risk missions xD

[lyric radish]

The edd really was simple this time

I even got to fat boy other dwarves instead of focusing on the game

[subtle iris]

Was it first EDD kind of simple?

[lyric radish]

No no I've done a few

Simpler than previous ones tho for sure

[vague lantern]

the dd was alright

[slow magnet]

deep dives are so damn tedious

random disconnect and you gotta do everything all over again. this deep dive is just the worst. escort plus refining

[dull scarab]

Hmmm then maybe try solo?

[remote echo]

how it can be bad if its haz 3-3,5?

literally no bugs lol

[slow magnet]

I did the first couple tries on modded difficulties. 6x3, 5x2

third time got disconnected on vanilla

[honest plinth]

dism restore health 62.3%

))))

[rich wind]

party for deep dive elite? Steam

[sour frigate]

This was my first successful EDD!

[subtle iris]

I just did the regular one tonight - maybe I’ll try the EDD Monday

[tawny rapids]

i've been on hollow bough missions, i've been on deep dives. you cannot pay me to go on a deep dive in the hollow bough.

[vapid lily]

DD/EDD were quite pleasant this week tbh
As far as solo play goes

[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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[ancient hedge]

Yo anybody on PlayStation who wants to do either dive hmu

[dull scarab]

Also feel free to ask in #playstation as well.

[hidden dew]

uhm

error cube on deep dive?

[charred juniper]

presents have a chance to drop them

even in deep dives

[slow magnet]

i think this elite deep dive has one spawn normally

but maybe I'm misremembering

[lavish mango]

What do I have to know about deep dives? Because my and my cousin's new year's resolution is to complete an elite deep dive together and make Karl proud

[mellow cradle]

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[mellow cradle]

this is a pretty good description: #deep-dive-discussion message

[clear granite]

anyone down to 4 stack the elite dive?

i just need the reward from the 3rd part now

hoping to pull an overclock for gunner

[lavish mango]

Thanks

[hidden dew]

yea had one too, guess the present containing it broke

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[slow magnet]

mine had a normal one, as in glowy-in-the-wall cube

just sitting on the ground too as if terrain generation fucked up

[manic pivot]

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Planet scanning is still in progress, 12 hours left until new Deep Dives!
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[devout relic]

deep dives are multi stage missions with multiple objectives

will probably take over an hour

[rugged arch]

Hello, anyone down to do a deep dive, looking for a team of 4 preferably

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[tepid lion]

How often do deep dives refresh?

[tepid lion]

For this ugly lump of lard to keep spamming the channel

[oblique acorn]

weekly, at the same time on Thu

[manic pivot]

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New Deep Dives are now available!
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[drifting tinsel]

Happy New Year - let's dance!
Weekly Deep Dives information for 2026 January 01 to 2026 January 08 (Week 328)
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DEEP DIVE
Region: Glacial Strata | Code Name: Empty Pit
Stage 1: On-Site Refining + Black Box | No Mutator
Stage 2: Escort Duty + 150 Morkite | Ebonite Outbreak
Stage 3: 200 Morkite + Twins | Rich Atmosphere Duck and Cover

ELITE DEEP DIVE
Region: Fungus Bogs | Code Name: Shining Thunder
Stage 1: 4 Eggs + Black Box | Exploder Infestation
Stage 2: 250 Morkite + Black Box | No Mutator
Stage 3: 10 Aquarqs + Black Box | Duck and Cover

Normal Deep Dive
Codename: Empty Pit
Biome: Glacial Strata
Stage 1: On-Site Refining + Black Box
Stage 2: Escort Duty + 150 Morkite | Ebonite Outbreak
Stage 3: 200 Morkite + Dreadnought Twins | Duck and Cover | Rich Atmosphere

Elite Deep Dive
Codename: Shining Thunder
Biome: Fungus Bogs
Stage 1: 4 Eggs + Black Box | Exploder Infestation
Stage 2: 250 Morkite + Black Box
Stage 3: 10 Aquarqs + Black Box | Duck and Cover

waiter waiter more Black Box please

[weary walrus]

⬛

The D&C outbreak begins again.

[remote echo]

bro 3 black boxes

stage 3 is gonna be tough lol

[topaz oxide]

Not a bad EDD

Definitely annoying to solo

[orchid flicker]

wanna run both dives?

[remote echo]

nah 3 stage is impossible

[bleak umbra]

BOTH STAGE 3’S ARE DUCK AND COVER!?!?

That’s it I’m playing driller for this for bunkering

[topaz oxide]

Nah I am already done with it

Recommending to bring engi with MCAO

100% bring a driller for all 3 stages

[inner parrot]

Do we have a good challenge this week boiz?

[orchid flicker]

nah i ran ECR and proximity mines and that worked well

driller was bad and boy did we suffer for it

the black box on stage three is doable without terraforming if engi and scout prioritize ceiling enemies and gunner has leadbursters

[topaz oxide]

Never I had DD more stressing than EDD like holy fuck what a shit team

[slow magnet]

Holy black boxes

Boxxes IV

[pastel cloud]

So many black boxes...

[worthy dock]

Is there some trick to finding lobbies for deep dives online? I just unlocked it recently and I just cannot find any. Tried going solo and that went poorly (me problem I forgot to adjust my perks)

[vapid lily]

Can these damn mining crews stop dying/crashing and leaving their black boxes

Do we even need to know what’s in em, this is Hoxxes IV I know exactly what happened to the owner of that fuckin box

Only thing that changes is what kind of insect sucked their insides out through their face or whatever

[bleak umbra]

Just do the normal one solo, it’s pretty much just hazard 3 (leans to hazard 4 in stage 3)

The people doing the elite tend to be better than the ones doing normal

[crude quail]

How do I do promotions?

[bleak umbra]

Get to level 25 with a class and complete the promotion assignment mission for that class, then go the memorial hall to promote (you’ll need some cash and minerals)

Promotions are separate to each class

[slow magnet]

EDD stage 3 ended up being the easiest despite D&C because the room's so big the spitters don't even aim at you

they just crawl around in the ceiling

[gaunt mantle]

if they do i have the payday voicelines mod, so beforehand i just hear their loud ass vl and look up

[bleak umbra]

nevermind these greybeards dont know how to say r

literally legendary rank too

[wise sandal]

Stepped off the drop pod on the first stage of the DD and was greeted by a Nemesis. That was a lil scary lol

[bleak umbra]

i heard it but it never showed up for me idk what happened to it

[gaunt mantle]

it most likely got crushed by the refinery

it literally just happened on my first mission

[bleak umbra]

yeah i think thats when the sound stopped

[remote echo]

thats what happened to us

[vapid lily]

“Aw shite, I think we hit something on the way down!”
“If we’re lucky, we did.”

[crimson dove]

holy shit last stage of EDD

[timber brook]

I hope you like strafing.

I managed to beat it thanks to the fact that we have a neurotoxin gunner.

That also shield spammed

[crimson dove]

we lost :(

we were only 3 and no gunner it was a huge pain in the ass

[vapid lily]

woof
y'all were not lying Last stage of the EDD is crazy
I'm fine ducking and covering since spitters of acid and web flavours are the most satisfying bugs to kill period but if I never have to do another blackbox again it'll be too soon...

managed to crunch it out p fast though, started focusing on just getting nitra if I needed it and objective

Had a Bulk show up during second stage, that was
Interesting…

[ancient pewter]

That stage 3 was the most nailbitingly intense game I've had in a while

Scout afk and down off somewhere, just me and this other gunner getting pelted with acid from straight above

[vapid lily]

Yeah if you don’t have a gun or weaponry that works at longrange you’re toast
I had shredders, Steeve and turrets plus the Minehead so I managed to keep their numbers thin but I still got overwhelmed a bunch of times

[fervent sand]

we had a bulk on first and a dreadnought on the second lmao

[dull scarab]

Wooo did both dives.
Recommending 2 gunners for EDD and maybe for DD too, the amount of spreaders on stage 3 of both is a lot. Bulks visit occasionally too, had 2 of them on DD Escort.

[remote echo]

we lost EDD 3th stage on first try but on second try we decided to bunker and it made mission 1000000% easier

[timber brook]

Beat both deep dives first try

If you got mass crowd control and long range weapons you can survive

[cyan moss]

these dds are the drg equivilent of the trench wars

[vapid lily]

Me and the lads pinging the Compressed Gold right before the Big Push (Duck & Cover):

[tulip creek]

Im thinking about trying this week's edd, it'll be my second one

[slow magnet]

R is just not required for deep dives

if you're done with the objectives, no point in staying. just wastes nitra

[reef pine]

Did anybody else have poor nitra economy in the EDD?

My team had to do the final hold the line sequence with literately ZERO AMMO

Somehow we made it all out alive

[bleak umbra]

They didn’t say r for the black box dude…

[opal tartan]

Hey guys
If I finished the DD then will I also get matrix cores for the EDD separately?

[opal tartan]

The thing is you can't join a DD once it started that's why there's always so few lobbies

[worthy dock]

Oh that makes sense

Hosted my own lobby a bit earlier and it filled up like, instantly

Always sheepish when it comes to hosting but I guess it makes sense that it's good for dives

[opal tartan]

Oh damn really?
I never actually tried to host a public deep dive

I just go solo every time

[main oak]

Three cores for a normal dive and three more for elite, yup

[opal tartan]

Yooo
K I gotta risk it then

[main oak]

Godspeed

[low pebble]

On the EDD this week, I decided to solo as a scout with hipster and a fire boltshark. Had cryo nades and phero special bolts so I was able to clear it, but three black boxes? Tough.

Thankfully I was able to start it instantly on duck and cover and use an IW to clear it without spending my Bosco revive charges.

I have 1kish hours and I've never seen one quite like it, though black box #2 was in an easy spot.

[tulip creek]

well, all i can say from my experience with the third black box, an engineer is a good choice

[hot vessel]

Best OC for this week's DDs?

[slow magnet]

fat boy

always

[vapid lily]

For this week specifically I’d say bring OCs that make it easier to stand your ground and kill ceiling bugs

Because there are a lot of black boxes

And there will be. A Lot of Ceiling Bugs

I hope you bring an umbrella because the forecast calls for bug corpses, hemolymph, acid, webs, sepsis and light rainfall

[upper inlet]

Is deep dive rewards every time completed or once a week?

[calm heart]

week

actually think gold & xp is every time

[vapid lily]

yeah the gold and xp is every time

you just don't get cores every time, those are a one-time thing for first-time completion

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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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[broken loom]

so Elite Stage 3

Duck and Cover, puts you in a pit at the very start

excuse me lmao???

[glacial sparrow]

best class for this weeks DD?

[main oak]

Karl

[ancient pewter]

Yeah stage 3 was such a headache

[cerulean jetty]

i had my first Deep Dive yesterday, went cool
then i joined the Elite Deep Dive, got graped
10/10 experience

[spiral lance]

This same pit killed me a few times when kiting a swarm

[lyric radish]

Whats the hazard progression on both dd?

[dull scarab]

Regular Deep Dive: Hazard 3 - 3.5 - 3.5
Elite Deep Dive: Hazard 4.5 - 5 - 5.5

[lyric radish]

Thank you

[dusky crystal]

Any tips/advice for solo diving/elite diving?

[fervent tinsel]

Take it as a joke

But don’t die

[spiral lance]

Don’t start a black box during a swarm. You should start them as soon as possible if the mission is extraction or refinery because the swarms will be easier

[vast bough]

Is there a place where people make teams here?

[dusky crystal]

Understandable thanks

[dull scarab]

This week driller can get through a lot of challenges.
Though IDK if Bulk Detonator will spawn in solo during EDD.

[dull scarab]

#lfg-steam, another option would be this channel, solo or just join/create random public lobby.

[dusky crystal]

right now i jsut finished solo normal dive and excluding the annoying stage 2 ebonite escort stage, it went fairly quick and easy. but i prob wont try solo EDD lol

[dull scarab]

Good job! Yea maybe not this week.

[dusky crystal]

thank goodness for driller and my boy Bosco

the goat

and Betcy

ok honestly every robot thanks lol

i know each dive is consistant for every player, but is there anything that can be effect by chance? like im sure Holihorder can spawn, right?

[spiral lance]

It will, I have played it multiple times solo and gotten at least one bulk detonator in either stage one or two

[dull scarab]

Thanks for info

[spiral lance]

If you’ve played haz 5 before you can definitely do it! As driller, you can make a bunker to easily pass the stage 3 black box

[vapid lily]

Don’t quote me on this, but I’m pretty sure enemy spawns are guaranteed but their positions are random
So like, one stage will always have a Spitball Infector and a Hoarder, they just show up in different places each run

So if there wasn’t a Huuli Hoarder on the DD, there just isn’t one
I don’t know the meat and potatoes of that part of how DDs work, though, so don’t quote me on that

[bleak tartan]

Anyone here available to help me with my first ever EDD or am I not supposed to ask here?

[solar skiff]

triple blackbox edd yeesh

[solar skiff]

2 bulks stage 1 lol

[fiery coyote]

wtf is this elite deep dive

three black box secondaries, as well as a third phase that has literally THE worst generation I have ever seen

[dull scarab]

Yeah, we all wonder as well.

[vapid lily]

deeply evil

[bleak tartan]

Mission Control felt silly making that EDD

[vapid lily]

entire last stage was just the gif of willem dafoe(?) looking up in horror

[thorny otter]

Ugh

Would have won this third stage if my scout did anything at all

All he did the entire mission was not find nitra, not light up, and chug resups

PBM and hellfire can't save you from starvation and a ceiling of bloodthirsty acid spitters

My friend who was playing driller was just getting back into the game and is lvl 77 so I can't blame him

I feel like maybe we could have won if I didn't get chunked by an acid spitter while typing a message telling the scout to get nitra

That haunts me

Push to talk next time

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Planet scanning is now booting up, 24 hours left until new Deep Dives!
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[spiral lance]

I love bosco

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[honest plinth]

almost forget to do, kek

[honest plinth]

about 2 weeks ago i kicked scout 110 rank from 1st stage of normal deep dive
I understand, some people play just for chill, not even try to mlg with boomstick and fast clearing of level, but anyway
In the moment, then he died from menace on full hp on haz 2.5, with all things mentioned the above in ur message - I fell like run without one member isn't so bad

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New Deep Dives are now available!
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[drifting tinsel]

Let's dance!
Weekly Deep Dives information for 2026 January 08 to 2026 January 15 (Week 329)
Deep Dives will reset <t:1768474800:f>

DEEP DIVE
Region: Dense Biozone | Code Name: Imperfect Avalanche
Stage 1: On-Site Refining + 2 Eggs | No Mutator
Stage 2: 225 Morkite + 2 Mini-M.U.L.E.s | Shield Disruption
Stage 3: 3 Mini-M.U.L.E.s & Uplink + Liquid Morkite Well | Elite Threat

ELITE DEEP DIVE
Region: Radioactive Exclusion Zone | Code Name: Impure Find
Stage 1: 10 Aquarqs + Classic | Exploder Infestation
Stage 2: 3 Mini-M.U.L.E.s & Uplink + 2 Eggs | Regenerative Bugs
Stage 3: 250 Morkite + Twins | Parasites

Normal Deep Dive
Codename: Imperfect Avalanche
Biome: Dense Biozone
Stage 1: On-Site Refining + 2 Eggs
Stage 2: 225 Morkite + 2 Mini-M.U.L.E.s | Shield Disruption
Stage 3: 3 Mini-M.U.L.E.s & Uplink + Liquid Morkite Well | Elite Threat

Elite Deep Dive
Codename: Impure Find
Biome: Radioactive Exclusion Zone
Stage 1: 10 Aquarqs + Classic Dreadnought | Exploder Infestation
Stage 2: 3 Mini-M.U.L.E.s & Uplink + 2 Eggs | Regenerative Bugs
Stage 3: 250 Morkite + Dreadnought Twins | Parasites

[remote echo]

looks easy

[topaz oxide]

Seems easy but I gotta think real wise what build to bring

[lyric radish]

No more black boxes

We've had enough for 2 seasons

[sweet cradle]

Exploder infestation, uplink, and parasites want good aoe but double boss wants single target

Guh

Probably like lok-1 ecr + hyperprop or shard diffractor

[topaz oxide]

Oh wow 150ms server, I'm gonna finish this EDD in no time. After inside the mission, ping raised up to 200-300ms. Call drop pod stage 1, ping raised to 1100ms and remains the same until next stage, I'm done

[sweet cradle]

normal deep dive is a cakewalk, we had over 700 nitra banked by stage 3 and that was AFTER calling 3 or 4 resups

[remote echo]

ye we had 12 resupps in the end lol

[bleak umbra]

no dreadnoughts on the normal i can use burning hell build :D

[rigid geode]

one of the easiest edds this week. the only gunner OC i had was lead storm and we nailed it in trio because Engi disconnected
now it's left to complete it on normal save too XD

[bleak umbra]

YES IT GAVE ME LEAD STORM OVERCLOCK

[sweet cradle]

deep dive, EDD, and weekly core hunt all gave me gunner primary OCs, including lead storm

[sudden cargo]

I just hope I don’t get a croppa box

[rigid geode]

nothing remotely gunner on gunner save all i get is for scout. i'm also going to play some green scout but c'mon,

[honest plinth]

no OC anymore, only hats

[snow estuary]

Im' so lost on this dd

cannae see the pumpjack locations anywhere

[spiral lance]

If it helps, there’s one close to the minehead at the same elevation, one a bit farther into the map and lower down, and the last one is all the way down on the floor of the map

[snow estuary]

Found them eventually

Far less hidden than the final mule on the last mission

Turned that cave into a spiderwebs of zip lines trying to find it

[spiral lance]

Lmao

I spent a while looking for that one too

The EDD has a similar situation, with a mule stranded up in the ceiling

[mortal niche]

I feel like this week's elite deep dive was apologizing for the last one

[spiral lance]

Lmaoo exactly

[vapid lily]

is it? doesn't feel like it to me
have died on stage 2 twice, idk what it is but it's been rough, I did last EDD perfectly fine
regular DD was quite nice though

[spiral lance]

Last EDD is the one with duck and cover and 3 black boxes. I personally find that way harder than this week’s

It was pretty much smooth sailing

[vapid lily]

idk maybe I was just running on low sleep

might take another crack at it

[subtle iris]

This was my first EDD completion; stage 1 was roughhhh but the group got it done

[little halo]

I think last EDD i got a team good enough to breeze through stage 3. We could fight off ambient spawn without much death, and there was a branch reaching low onto Black Box so i spent the entire defense building a roof from that. Walking out of the roof to see a bunch of Acid Spitter waiting directly on top was so scary lol

[vapid lily]

yeah 3rd stage was easy-peasy compared to 2nd

1st and 3rd were fine

but 2nd stage was just really bad for me

not even the actual objective

just
-BET-C (might've been a mod idk)
-Breeder
-Scalebramble
-like 5 spitball infectors
-tons of praetorians and stingtails and a few spreaders
-Cave Leech
-rockpox swarm immediately after BET-C aggroed

I managed to pull it back though, shockingly

the hard part was cleaning the cave out, actual mission objective was easy

[topaz oxide]

Ngl was kind of easy and we didn't die even once until stage 3

[spiral lance]

I lost the entire mission multiple times at stage three until I found out I could make a roof with my platforms.
Actually genius

[tacit jungle]

we had a hiveguard spawn on stage 3. Sorta just ignored it and scooted back to the pod... then my screen showed a second hiveguard. No idea if another spawned or some bug displaying the first one twice

[drifting tinsel]

i've had that happen if i travel far enough away from the hiveguard so that it leaves my render distance. coming close enough to it again "respawned" it on my hud (which can stack, and i had like 5 hiveys on my hud at once lol)

[worthy fractal]

This might be obvious, but do you get the matrix cores from completing the DD only once per week?

[alpine mauve]

Once for DD and once for EDD yeah

[tacit jungle]

and once more for the mission

[compact crypt]

you can get at around 8 matrix cores per week so yeah...

[gilded heath]

i got a question does my left over nitra goes on another level i dont know if i need to spend it to get ammo in case the nitra will be reseted

[mellow cradle]

it carries over

[gilded heath]

thanks

[honest plinth]

but not morkite(sad), even it is mission on next stage

[worthy venture]

some question for elite deep dive of this week, is there any noteworthy/dangerous thing in third stage?

[still geode]

There are hostile glyphids

[worthy venture]

anything else, like in stage 2 there two or three spitter and a barrage with insane range but that as far as me and my pal got

[vapid lily]

Stage 3? Nah, nothing noteworthy
I believe there’s a Scalebramble and an Infector of both flavours

But nothing on the level of Stage 2, it’s a pretty chill comedown from that one

At least it was for me, it can vary a little

Like my first two attempts on stage 2 were just infectors and a scalebramble
But my winning attempt had a BET-C, Scalebramble, Infectors, a Cave Leech and a Naedocyte Breeder

[vapid lily]

Oh
And uh
Parasites I guess

But I can’t imagine anybody actually being in danger with parasites it’s just a bit of a gross one

[still geode]

Those are pretty easy as long as u bring a weapon that has easy access to ammo efficient low dmg

[worthy venture]

wait there a bet c in this week stage 2 elite deep dive?

[vapid lily]

Don’t think there is in vanilla, enemies like her showing up might have been a mod I have
She wasn’t there on the previous attempts, only my final one

But yeah unless Parasites is your Kryptonite Stage 2 is the real demon of this week’s EDD

Survive stage 2 and Stage 3 should be an easy dub

[ancient pewter]

Honestly, I think we had the most trouble with stage 1 this week

[vapid lily]

Stage 1 was saved for me with the layout
Everything is easy to get to, there’s nothing in any inconvenient hidden nooks or crannies
On top of that there are zero stationary enemies

And it’s a regular Dreadnought so you can do it reasonably easily
I play solo though so that probably skews my experience

[bitter forge]

First time trying a deep dive, is there anything unusual in this one my mates and i should know about? Also, what are the primaries?

[tiny marten]

how was edd this week?

[dull scarab]

Read up, others say stage 2 might bring trouble.

[spiral lance]

I don’t have any mods that spawn bet c and I saw it on stage 2

I also accidentally activated the boss fight

So definitely be careful of that

[nimble void]

people were not lying about the mule on the regular deep dive

I still cant find it

[vapid lily]

yeah I accidentally bumped into her
and right as I did so MC decided to get on the mic to let me know I had Rockpox bugs inbound

that was
an experience
thank god for mortar rounds (and Bosco) ((and the shield generator))

[nimble void]

ok I found it

genuinly devious spot

hulli hoarder in deep dive lowkey sweet

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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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[lunar terrace]

omg sooo much nitra in this EDD

[dull scarab]

Enough to feed all local glyphids with explosives!

[lyric radish]

Wait, explosives are meant for glyphids?

Or is that how you nickname scouts?

[bleak umbra]

John "Glyphid"

[vapid lily]

Idk glyphids are the name of those bugs you feed scouts

[bitter forge]

Jeez i tried this deep dive with my mates, all of us but the scout got leeched, he was busy with about 3 elites

Safe to say we did not succeed

Hopefully the next one will be kinder (and not hollow bough or magma core)

[modern gorge]

WE NEED 2 PPL TO JOIN FOR DEEP DIVE GET TO IT RIGHT MEOW!!!!!

[worthy dock]

First EDD done! Got carried hard. Second stage nearly was awful, one of the mini mules spawned on a totally isolated cliff side and we were all engines for some reason. Thankfully I found a good angle and mined it out

Is that a consistent thing did that happen for everybody

[inland belfry]

If you get a bet-c the first mission. Does she appear in the next ones?

Also been wanting to find proper dwarves to play elite deep dives with.

[worthy dock]

Nah I don't think she does

[wise sandal]

Jet boots don't carry between levels either, that was sad

[modern gorge]

im about to start an elite deep dive if u wanna join?

[inland belfry]

This is my profile feel free to add me:Cosmic Chaos#474 I get kinda busy though. I also have a wife and kid.

[little halo]

Cool, so you need just 1 more for a full squad

[spiral lance]

Everyone has the same mini mule spawns

[timber brook]

Honestly this elite deep dive trivial

Only annoyance is that the game spawned so many glyphid breeder hives

[solid frigate]

I just completed 2/3 in a Deep Dive by myself and I only just made it, anyone avaliable to assist with 3/3?

[topaz oxide]

You can't join mid game...

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Planet scanning is now booting up, 24 hours left until new Deep Dives!
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[long pond]

Just completed my first elite deep dive, and I did it solo. Was a fun ride.
Did everyone get a mule up near the ceiling without any legs?

Gunner would have been nice to deal with that, although I managed it with engi

[spiral lance]

Yes. All deep dives are the same for everyone except for enemy spawns. That mule was particularly annoying but I made bosco go collect the parts for me

[long pond]

I wasn't sure if the mules were always the same

But good to know

[iron dew]

Me and my friends somehow did this elite deep dive but me trolling with drinking rundowizzer was crazy

only mule stage with like 4 spitballlers sitting on rocket was hard also like 10 opresors but 1 stage would be bad if not how we speedrun it

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[drifting tinsel]

Let's dance!
Weekly Deep Dives information for 2026 January 15 to 2026 January 22 (Week 330)
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DEEP DIVE
Region: Glacial Strata | Code Name: Useless Overlook
Stage 1: Escort Duty + Liquid Morkite Well | No Mutator
Stage 2: Industrial Sabotage + Classic | Rich Atmosphere Mactera Plague
Stage 3: 4 Eggs + 2 Resonance Crystals | Elite Threat

ELITE DEEP DIVE
Region: Magma Core | Code Name: Wicked Haunt
Stage 1: 6 Eggs + Liquid Morkite Well | Duck and Cover
Stage 2: 3 Mini-M.U.L.E.s & Uplink + 2 Eggs | Regenerative Bugs
Stage 3: 200 Morkite + Twins | Rich Atmosphere Lethal Enemies

Normal Deep Dive
Codename: Useless Overlook
Biome: Glacial Strata
Stage 1: Escort Duty + Liquid Morkite Well
Stage 2: Industrial Sabotage + Classic Dreadnought | Mactera Plague | Rich Atmosphere
Stage 3: 4 Eggs + 2 Resonance Crystals | Elite Threat

Elite Deep Dive
Codename: Wicked Haunt
Biome: Magma Core
Stage 1: 6 Eggs + Liquid Morkite Well | Duck and Cover
Stage 2: 3 Mini-M.U.L.E.s & Uplink + 2 Eggs | Regenerative Bugs
Stage 3: 200 Morkite + Dreadnought Twins | Lethal Enemies | Rich Atmosphere

[spiral lance]

Duck and Cover again…

[safe leaf]

Phase 1 at least
LE on phase 3 seems more concerning, though rich atmosphere should offset that

And then phase 2 can become a potential problem for overconfident teams

There's also twin dreads on phase 3, so it looks like in general it will align into ranged weapons being in very good price

Shard diffractor, minigun, Sblast, VIM

Maybe electrifying reloads and trifork magshafts could pull out something hard hitting

Actually, this would give good opportunity to give chembolts a run, no tazers or elemental bolts for opportunity cost

[ancient pewter]

Feel like rich atmosphere and lethal enemies would be worse together, not better

Suddenly super fast and super deadly slashers sneaking up on you if you're caught unaware

[safe leaf]

Rich atmosphere only speeds up the dwarves, not the bugs

In game description lies

So yeah the bugs hit harder but they are easy to dodge and kite before they lay a melee hit too

[ancient pewter]

Oh fr? Good to know, ty

[topaz oxide]

Okay stage 1 done in 8 mins

[nimble void]

Cant wait for "Useless overlook" to give me a useless overclock

Would be funny

Or maybe I get rj250 I dunno it could happen

[remote echo]

kinda easy edd

but fuel cells dropped in a cave below

[topaz oxide]

Well done in 37 mins

Also I almost wiped us all, my finger slipped and exploded the C4 killing 3 of us

[topaz oxide]

Why this DD gotta have the longest to be done mission

[quick escarp]

Tips for this weeks EDD stage 3, if you want them.

||This weeks EDD, stage 3 has the lethal enemies modifier on magma core.

Which means at (1p-4p scaling);

• Slashers do 60-72 damage
• Stalkers do 108-129,6 damage.
• Swarmers do 12-14,4 damage
• Stingtails whip+slam combo does 102-122,4 damage.

A stalker can potentially 1-shot you if you dont run the T2B health perk on armor and if shields arent up.
Slashers would 2-shot you.
The stingtail combo attack would leave you at 2 health, probably killing you from the plausible fall damage.
Swarmers will hit for the same damage as grunts do...

[Tips]

1. Drink your damn red rock blaster this week.
2. Rich atmosphere is good, but quaking caves (magma core) will still kill you.
3. The Unstoppable perk not only mitigates the slowdown from the cave shaking by 50%, but also the slow from slashers, stalkers, goo bombers, jellyfish and web spitters. apply. So its not only "environmental slowdowns" that it covers. I would run that for EDD.
   It even lets you sprint while on snow (not applicable here, but its a nice thing to know).
4. Many arent aware of this, but magma core speeds up bugs by 20% when they touch hot rock (also speeds up you). So be aware.||

[spiral lance]

I thought bugs path around hot rock?

Good tips btw

[mellow cradle]

hot rocks act like repellant

but they indeed provide a speed boost when something walks on them

[spiral lance]

Huh. Good to know

[bleak umbra]

SABOTAGE WITH MACTERA PLAGUE

DUCK AND COVER AND LETHAL ENEMIES

[vapid lily]

[frozen tapir]

tip for all deep dives: ||take epc driller with cryo + vampire ➡️ 🪨&||

[rapid totem]

hows the cave gen this week?

[frozen tapir]

was ok on both dives imo

[worldly abyss]

can you still do the caretaker kills the dreadnaught thing

[mellow cradle]

you can

[worldly abyss]

so just to confirm its pop the egg then kill the cartaker and the dread just insta dies right

[mellow cradle]

not exactly

the dread also needs to be sufficiently close

and also the yellow hp of the classic dread absorbs any excess damage

and also the caretaker releases 2 damaging pulses as it dies, 1 immediately when you kill it, and another when it explodes

not sure which one deals more damage

[spiral lance]

Honestly stage 1 was way harder than all the other stages in the EDD

[bleak tartan]

Even for Industrial Sabotage?

[tacit jungle]

yes, that's what teammates are for

[bleak tartan]

oh, well I might do it solo so idk if I wanna do Driller or someone else

[frozen tapir]

Ok ok
I bring fire for that one 😅
With the reload spread shot OC that makes you one shot robots
But the EPC and axes stay
Always EPC ❤️

[timber brook]

Yay I was able to beat this EDD with little issue.

It helps when the other players weren't playing the game for only two weeks and refused to do their roles.

I tried to carry but alas I did not expect everyone to go full headless chicken the first go around. The second was a whole lot easier with a competent red border team.

[tacit jungle]

easy enough, we had like 2 deaths in total

The main problem with newer players is that they do everything except shoot bugs. It's very important for everybody to be clicking all bugs they see at all times so that there are fewer bugs

[mortal niche]

I still can't tell which one I hate more

Duck and Cover, or Lethal Enemies

[timber brook]

I say Duck and Cover. Spitters are silent can can cheapshot you.

Lethal Enemies has the chance of bugs saying something before they stab you in the back and in high difficulties lethal overkill isn't that much different from regular overkill mauled to death.

[fervent torrent]

Can you add a deep dive archive? Like with the seasons I dont like missing out on content. I know its randomly generated, but deep dives are special.

[mellow cradle]

such a thing already exists and is pinned

as for actually playing those old dives, #modded-drg-chat might tell you how

[tepid hamlet]

I'd rather play duck and cover than rival presence ngl

[spiral lance]

At least you can disable the enemies in rival presence…

[woeful grove]

wew Field cell bad spot Stalker(all can get free hit) + Bulk what a great day next time

[hidden dew]

fun edd

last stage was a breeze

[austere bloom]

Potentially Dumb question on deep dives: I did my first one with my Greenbeard crew last night, and it's showing below what I think is the time it took us 1:09:xx (regular, Ain't ready for EDD yet).

Is jdeep dive a weekly thing, or do you get cores/benefits from doing the same ones multiple times in the week? Working on getting 1x promotionn on each class with my fellow crew, and then trying to grab whatever overclocks we can

[burnt sandal]

it's a weekly thing, redoing the same dive in the week won't give you anything more

if you want more OCs, you'll have to do the weekly core hunt, the elite deep dive and get more promotions in

[austere bloom]

"Get more promotions in" - Does this mean you get a OC each time you promote someone?

[burnt sandal]

past the very first promotion, promoting classes will grant you more OCs, yes

[median pendant]

In my experience so far you need to get a lot of OCs. I have my eye on any one of like 6 OCs, And I haven't got a single one yet.

I finally got one for the correct weapon at least. But it took about 15 ocs. I guess that math kinda works out.

[quaint tendon]

:SpearmasterHeadache:

Godddddd the EDD sucks

just the first stage is a bust

[bleak tartan]

What would you guys recommend for the EDD, I'm doing it solo since my online expires tomorrow

[young ingot]

Most of the time, engineer would be the best for solo. Which class are you most comfortable with?

[bleak tartan]

Driller so far from experience but I feel like he wouldn't be the best choice for this

That last stage has the Dreadnought Twins and I'm not really sure what I would run have decent dps for that

[young ingot]

For solo driller on dreadnoughts, I usually bring Volatile Impact Mixture for the sludge pump. I'll go for the regular shots route with 23222. For secondary, you can't go wrong with EPC with Persistent plasma

Its still decent with swarms since everything is scaled down on solo. I'd imagine it working well on this weeks EDD

[bleak tartan]

I don't have Persistent Plasma unfortunately, all I have is Heavy Hitter and Heat Pipe

I'll have to check if I got VIM

[dull scarab]

Heavy Hitter might be good as well, I think.

[tiny marten]

how is edd this week guys?

[wheat siren]

Like a rubber chicken in Arizona

[tiny marten]

that doesn't help much, i've no idea from the states

[wheat siren]

Like a hoover in Vancouver

[austere goblet]

So it sucks and you're gonna melt?

[bleak tartan]

This really helped complete my first ever EDD Solo. The only times I died were to my own C4 and an unlucky swarm in a confined space, thanks

[torn cedar]

so like whats the whole point of doing a deepdive?

also i just preomoted my first class and unlcoked it and i was wondering is it better to do it solo or go with a team until i get some overclocks or just go in solo?

[mellow cradle]

getting overclocks

[mellow cradle]

whatever you prefer

[torn cedar]

do you get one if you complete a deepdive?

[mellow cradle]

you get 1 blank core 1 weapon core 1 cosmetic core

for completeing stages 1, 2 and 3 respectively

[torn cedar]

do you lose them if you die at one of the stages?

[mellow cradle]

and the regular Deep Dive and Elite Deep Dive have separate rewards

[mellow cradle]

if you die, you only get the rewards for the stages that you've completed

[torn cedar]

ohh ok ok.

i think i got it

then ya!

thank*

[mellow cradle]

so if you do both, you get 6 cores total a week from them

[torn cedar]

can you only do 1 deepdive a week?

[mellow cradle]

you can do them multilpe times for fun, but they only reward cores once a week

and after a week passes, new deep dive are generated

[torn cedar]

do you only have one chanve a week to get the rewards? like if i die on the second stage if i play again will i not have a chance to get the reward from the 3rd stage?

[dull scarab]

That's the good part - you can!

[sudden hedge]

Hey guys, weird question, but are deep dives supposed to be this easy? I did my first ever deep dive with a friend today and only a couple enemies spawned at a time, it seemed like I was doing more damage to the enemies or they were weaker? Usually play on hazard 4

And if so, are elite deep dives a big jump in difficulty?

[mellow cradle]

if you usually play haz 4, then yeah, regular deep dives will be easy, as they are: haz 3, haz 3.5, haz 3.5, for stages 1, 2 and 3 respectively

an EDD goes haz 4.5, haz 5, haz 5.5

and EDD's can also have 3 warnings present

[sudden hedge]

oh alright, thanks 🙂

[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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