deep-dive-speedrunning

[minor helm]

the normal deep dive isnt very speed friendly for solo runs

[turbid jolt]

Damn that last level for the elite is rough, I'll figure out a way soon

[minor helm]

still isnt solo friendly

[fickle river]

Time with randoms not too bad again this EDD

[white blaze]

was a fun one

[minor helm]

just barely clutched out a sub 33 solo run and will probably be the best i'll ever do

[hushed void]

not exactly a speedrun but i did the edd solo on my laptop so i'll call that a success

[lime cloak]

not a speedrun, but wanted to share. second elite deep dive ever attempted, first one ever completed, and it was a solo attempt lmao

[fathom pewter]

everyone, what are your best speedrun times in both the normal and elite deep dives?
you can check them on the stats tab in the cabin, i want to see if my times are good

[round turret]

Damn 23min elite

[sage raven]

Been playing for the last 2 months and my best times are a 16 minute DD and a 25 minute EDD

[pale tundra]

24~25 min(DD)

[steel elbow]

Me before I lost at the 3rd stage. Definitely not a speedrun, but a run with my prefered SMG build and Hyper prop (Realized it was a mistake later on the run)

[tired kelp]

A two part story.

[novel plover]

I feel your pain .. I was on target for a 45min/ish run. Bulk + 2 oppressors + big rollie during refuel.. rip mission

[silver copper]

DEEP DIVE
Region: Sandblasted Corridors | Code Name: Brave Expanse
Stage 1: 3 M.U.L.E.s + Dreadnought Classic | Elite Threat
Stage 2: 6 Eggs + 150 Morkite | Low Gravity
Stage 3: 2 Dreadnoughts (Hiveguard + Twins) + 150 Morkite | Haunted Cave

ELITE: DEEP DIVE
Region: Salt Pits | Code Name: Exposed Caves
Stage 1: 7 Aquarq + 150 Morkite | Parasites
Stage 2: 4 Eggs + 📡 1 Black Box | Exploder Infestation
Stage 3: 2 Dreadnoughts (Twins + Classic) + 2 M.U.L.E.s | Shield Disruption

[copper basalt]

Anyone duo? I duoed last edd xD I can engi or driller

I’m looking to run fast missions aswell

[nimble ermine]

Not bad

[spare brook]

gonna be some fast runs this week

[fierce timber]

Could have probably gone way faster as a scout

[pale karma]

Vroom Vroom

[young plaza]

Glitchless Run

[dark cargo]

i feel like a high DPS engi and scout would be ideal duo setup

executioner + ifg go brtt

[wary bough]

scout build?

[quartz mulch]

where magnite

[fossil ruin]

It's a struggle over here 😆

[round turret]

2 croppa lol

[spare brook]

sub 15 solo very possible on this one

[dire plaza]

nice 15 minutes

[vagrant vigil]

Blind with buddies

[spare brook]

thank fucking god. That took way too long

[dim sable]

[spare brook]

https://youtu.be/RNyVYXQ3iFg

[lament cedar]

That’s pretty insane

How many attempts did that take

Also is the stuff like enemies disappearing instantly when you kill them a mod or is it a setting I haven’t found?

[round turret]

Mod called no ragdoll

[spare brook]

too many attempts to count. Probably 4-5 hours total. It should have been a lot easier, but I'm bad at killing dreads

[lament cedar]

Ty

[lament cedar]

Still crazy

[round turret]

I kept forgetting that you would have done it a bunch of times and wondered how you knew where everything was

[dark cargo]

lol

[dark cargo]

btw how are u able to hold onto objects while shotgun jumping? @spare brook

whenever ive tried doing it game forces me to drop objects

[spare brook]

yea when you hit a certain vertical velocity, the game forces you to drop stuff. I have scroll wheel set as a secondary for interact though, so it just re grabs it and drops it really fast over and over and kinda drags it through the air with you

[dark cargo]

ah

so hyperscroll wheel?

[spare brook]

yea

[dark cargo]

means id have to spam E a shitload

[spare brook]

pay to win scroll wheel

[dark cargo]

interstellar mouse

[spare brook]

I tried spamming e once, I'm not sure if its humanly possible to do it fast enough

[dark cargo]

lol

i doubt its possible to do it when ur not host then

[spare brook]

it actually works somehow, its just a lot more obvious that your dragging it along and not actually holding it

i did it at like 200 ping, and it jumps around behind you through the air

[dark cargo]

lol

btw rip on ur dreadnought fites

[gritty sky]

How do you do the faster deposit? Also e spam?

[dark cargo]

spam right click

and e

idk why the rate at which u dump stuff is the way it is

christ i have to unbind shit for minimap

me who doesnt have hyperscroll wheel

[spare brook]

I also use the deposite perk so it makes the e and rightclick spam a bit more efficient

[dark cargo]

ye

also dmg resist

prayge

[spare brook]

top tier perk

[dark cargo]

i main sugar rush but might stop as i play scout more

funny movement bonus

[spare brook]

oh shit. I was just testing it and you can carry objects by spamming e

just gotta get the timing right on the initial grab

its so much harder though, that its probably not realistic to use

[dark cargo]

yea

prob coz u are moving fastest just after u do the jump

ill practice it later

[dark cargo]

ok i managed to do it

lmfao

dont have to spam E as hard as i thought

[brittle brook]

I am getting sea sick from watching this.... but hats off

[wind berry]

Deathless solo engi, not sure if timing could be improved with RJ, seems only useful in first map

[mellow gulch]

EDD speedrun scout solo

i'm back

[dim sable]

[mellow gulch]

https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV17r4y1j7oY?spm_id_from=333.999.0.0&vd_source=98eabeb3199e9937c9d3fe5f0655c8ff

[spare brook]

Goddamn man that was fucking sick. With no drop pod clips too. Mad respect

[echo bobcat]

pin this message every week pls ❤️

[uneven wolf]

Then you should definitely check #deep-dive-discussion instead lol

[fossil ruin]

Wow, insane. Imagine if @mellow gulch and @spare brook duo. The EDD would be done in 30 seconds

[round turret]

Yes pls

[spare brook]

That could be fun, except that speedrunning on high ping would be unbearable

[brazen trail]

e

[silver copper]

DEEP DIVE
Region: Fungus Bogs | Code Name: Natural Point
Stage 1: 4 Eggs + 150 Morkite | Lethal Enemies
Stage 2: 2 Dreadnoughts (Twins + Hiveguard) + 📡 1 Black Box | No Mutators
Stage 3: ⛽ Refine Liquid Morkite + 📡 1 Black Box | Elite Threat

ELITE: DEEP DIVE
Region: Crystalline Caverns | Code Name: Whalepiper's Eclipse
Stage 1: 2 Dreadnoughts (Hiveguard + Twins) + 2 Eggs | Regenerative Bugs
Stage 2: 10 Aquarq + 150 Morkite | Haunted Cave
Stage 3: 2 Dreadnoughts (Twins + Classic) + 📡 1 Black Box | Exploder Infestation

[whole sparrow]

the rest ended up making it ~35 minutes but the first stage was pretty fast

and i got the exact same amount of gold and nitra

if i hadnt mined gold it would have been faster but whatever

[waxen tapir]

First 2 can go pretty fast, me and some randoms were just going speedy for the fun of it. Then we hit the third stage

We had about 16 minutes combine through the first 2, last stage more than doubled it

[fossil ruin]

Glitchless duo run. A lot of fun on this one!
Timing for each round:
2:33
7:16
18:33

[young plaza]

The second mission is the challenge the black box is in a terrible location. The Arbalest just damages you through walls in that tight area.

[minor helm]

Dang, I doubt solo runs can get that low. Stage 3 kinda needs driller and I don't really see any other dwarf doing it well reliably

[young plaza]

This is most defiantly not a solo friendly week. Which is great for us finally 😜.

[minor helm]

😔

[fossil ruin]

You guys jinxed it and now @spare brook is going to show up with a sub-15 👀

[spare brook]

I was gonna skip this week just because I don't have the best relationship with dreads, but I guess I better give it a go now

[minor helm]

first attempt solo scout + bonus piping nonsense in stage 3 lmaoo

[dark cargo]

makes funny shotgun jump hard to do

[dark cargo]

how tall is that map?

[fierce timber]

This one was pretty unforgiving on solo, to say the least.

[next tapir]

I guess this is fine

[sage raven]

blind run with randoms, tf are those pipe spawns?

[minor helm]

not sure, probably about 7-9 times taller than the refinery

[echo bobcat]

oops...:p ty

[young plaza]

second try glichless

[smoky stump]

Hi, super new here. Anyone know how to manipulate where the drop pod lands? Is that still a thing?

[alpine spear]

for what mission type?

[smoky stump]

Egg Hunt?

[alpine spear]

i believe its predetermined in egg hunts but i can be wrong

[smoky stump]

I remember a long time ago I watched a speedrunning guide that said the drop pod spawns far away from the host, but I don't know if that's still true.

Also, I know this is DD speedrunning specifically, but I'm mainly concerned with normal missions.

Also, I think that old guide was for mining expeditions.

[alpine spear]

well in refinery and PE it spawns the furthest linear distance from the minehead/refinery

[alpine spear]

i believe its a fixed distance from molly not host, but i havent tested this out explicitly

[smoky stump]

I see. If it's a fixed distance from Molly, then that's not really a source of time save, then.

Thank you!

[alpine spear]

you can use it to send one player back, while the other activates and then you can glitch into the pod while the other kills themselves

[smoky stump]

Hmm. That might work.

Also, I found this: https://www.speedrun.com/deep_rock_galactic/run/y4r9g53z

And it seems like they have someone sent to the starting room to cause the drop pod to land in the main room of the egg hunt. However, I don't speak any French, so I don't know that was the plan, or just good luck.

[glacial raven]

For the drop pod manipulation it can be done in almost all mission type but refinery ( pe is not a set spawn) the plan is to have a player go where the drop pod would land initialy depending on the map size and mission type it's a different spot and that player will "block" the drop pod from spawning there and land in the opposit direction meaning on the mule on small map ( on a big map it can fail often) the player that should "block" the spawn doesn't need to be the host but it work better if it is

[oblique vessel]

"We're Rich!!"

[gloomy loom]

He mined a gold detonator

[minor helm]

I got lucky on this run, mostly because the refinery gave me good broken pipe rng.

[minor helm]

A stage 2 clean-up and stage 3 luck on the normal DD netted me another minute
Splits:
3:05
10:32
21:44

[round turret]

That is a fast dd

Think mine was like 53min for dd and 43min for edd this week

[fossil ruin]

Solo dive

[delicate falcon]

anyone tried out solo scout on the normal dd yet?

[jolly scarab]

scout is often ill equipped for wide range of objectives

[delicate falcon]

true but he can get most done pretty quickly

[minor helm]

yes, and stage 3 was terrible for anyone not driller

[delicate falcon]

currently mid solo scout dd

[delicate falcon]

could def get sub 30 if i knew the pipe locations

[valid patio]

Is a 51min solo DD bad for a first attempt at a solo DD?

Like I see multiple sub 15min runs and am in shock

[minor helm]

the way I see my first attempts on solo DDs is like a survey; collecting information on each stage like where the nitra deposits are and what the cave layout is like and using that info to improve future runs

[silver copper]

DEEP DIVE
Region: Fungus Bogs | Code Name: Bared Tomb
Stage 1: ⛽ Refine Liquid Morkite + 2 Eggs | Lethal Enemies
Stage 2: 4 Eggs + 150 Morkite | Rival Presence
Stage 3: 250 Morkite + 2 M.U.L.E.s | No Mutators

ELITE: DEEP DIVE
Region: Glacial Strata | Code Name: Calm Blackout
Stage 1: 3 M.U.L.E.s + Dreadnought Twins | Critical Weakness Cave Leech Cluster
Stage 2: 200 Morkite + 📡 1 Black Box | Exploder Infestation
Stage 3: ⛽ Refine Liquid Morkite + Dreadnought Twins | Rival Presence

[valid patio]

Ah, ok, I meant as in this was the first time I attempted to complete a DD solo. Prior to that I would have never tried it without a team. I had already completed it with a team and knew roughly the layout of it all already.

[fossil ruin]

Looking forward to seeing some good solo times from you @minor helm ! Looks like it could be a decent dive this week

[next cave]

greenbeard here relatively speaking, what's the meta like

[sage raven]

idk if there is one

for going fast its driller or scout

usually scout though

[next cave]

what about for teams?

Guess that depends on the deep dive

[tender axle]

My guess is either solo duo or trio

[next cave]

Is quad not better when the deep dive has refining?

[fossil ruin]

The benefit of a solo refining mission is that Bosco can repair/construct the pipelines without impediment. So while Bosco is building the pipelines, you can focus on getting the eggs/handling the swarm.

[next cave]

wait wut

does bosco do it fast too?

[fossil ruin]

You still have to connect the pipelines, but Bosco will repair/build all the connections. Bosco does it at about the same speed a dwarf would. It also increases the speed if you’re both working on the same connection simultaneously

[next cave]

Hmm, but having two drillers sort out harder maps, especially last week's, seems pretty good

[minor helm]

Then the idea of your first solo run being good or bad is entirely up to you. If you're worried about if you think your absolute first solo attempt is bad, then don't be. Speedrunning is like any skill or like going to the gym for the first time, you gotta start somewhere. Where people start is different for everyone, and that's okay.

[minor helm]

Not always. The amount of pipe breaks during the refining process scales with player count. For solo the least you can get is 2 breaks in one pipeline and for quad the most you can get is 2 breaks in all pipelines for a total of 6 breaks. Also, for solo runs the pipes will break twice and I think for a quad the pipes will break about 4 times.

[minor helm]

Fungus Bogs again? I stg if I see ceiling grass one more time next week lol
Likewise! I'm also interested in what you and Snoop get in duos. Looks like Dark Morkite will be useful for this run. Not very thrilled about rival presence on a small egg hunt tho Good luck!

[sweet parcel]

usually 3 times for quad stack

4 if it hates you

[copper basalt]

Sam what build do you run

[soft ocean]

deep dive with no resupplies. wasnt planned but it just turned out that way

[fierce timber]

Went in blind... Wish I had gone driller for this, this deep dive elite was not very speedrun friendly

[floral oar]

0 kill deep dive

[minor helm]

First attempt, and then 2nd attempt was 6 minutes faster. I think a sub 20 is possible

[floral oar]

too many kills for my liking

[round turret]

i had 12 downs on the edd

but we got it first go

so thatll do

[young plaza]

The best @fossil ruin and I have done so far is 16 min we think we can get under that yet.

[minor helm]

Nice, I recently got a 18 min and skipped a 19 which was wild but I'm not sure if I can bring that down further as of now. Stage 2 solo with rival presence is kinda yikes and is mostly where I'm losing time

[valid patio]

How do you guys approach a speed run? Pump out the objectives as fast as possible, ignore all nitra and gold?

Or do you have enough nitra for 1 resupply?

[young plaza]

Gold is meaningless you’ll still get 10k credits. Nitra we always try to have 160 for to two drops.

[minor helm]

I first start with the stage descriptions that are pinned in the #deep-dive-discussion channel and decide my builds based on that. How much nitra to get depends kinda depends on the mission types

[valid patio]

Do you ever make it through the entire 3 stages without resupplying even once?

[minor helm]

Usually no, though I'm sure it is possible

[viral moth]

looks like pest control wasnt part of the contract...

[fierce timber]

Anyone done Elite solo yet? I wonder what class would be best for it. I think with last missions oil well placements, driller would probably be best

I was lucky I had rocky mountain buff during it as gunner, otherwise I couldnt even imagine digging up to each of them, without a driller.

[soft ocean]

i just attempted then as engi. but i wasnt good enough for the last dive. i also had rocky mountain which helped a lot. just wasnt successful

[fierce timber]

Ah, Yeah engi might be good too. I considered scout too, but scout doesnt seem very good for uplink stuff.

[soft ocean]

yeah. the second dive would be very tricky for scout i reckon. very tight spaces.

[floral oar]

maybe not in mine but bosco on the other hand...

[twilit gull]

Accidental speed run

[fossil ruin]

16:06. Could make some improvements on this still

[minor helm]

17:39. I think Dark Morkite can help bring it down further.

[novel quartz]

thats insane

thats like the mission time for haz2 level for me lmao

[fossil ruin]

That's an awesome run!

[minor helm]

Thanks! This specific run went pretty smoothly. I see you guys are close to sub 16. Is it doable? 👀

[fossil ruin]

Definitely doable! We're giving ourselves a break from the DD though 😆

[icy fox]

deep dive SSS mode anyone ?

[uneven kayak]

were 88 of those kills on the blackbox ? :D

[paper aspen]

first attempt at this dive and speedrunning dd in general
1st was pretty clean, 2nd stage got spicy with all the bugs chasing me around

[dark cargo]

prob driller

have fun lining up pipes with any other class

i could try it but dear god driller for dreads is pain

[spare brook]

first go at it

[minor helm]

there's no black box on the normal deep dive this week, so no

[uneven kayak]

mb i thought it was edd

[minor helm]

ok now thats insane 👀

[dark cargo]

now do the EDD

[spare brook]

this EDD is awful. It would be like the 50 min speedrun

[dark cargo]

trollge

[midnight belfry]

First try, engi/driller is essential on the 3rd stage

[icy fox]

looking for team !!!

[sweet parcel]

🙂

[round turret]

1hr 40 damn haha

[uneven wolf]

Then you probably should look in your platform's lfg channel instead

[wind berry]

I see gigachad 40m runs and I raise you... doodoo time? Good enough considering 3x greenbeards needed carrying

[sweet parcel]

yeah stage 2 took longer than anticipated cause we had the twins spawn as a normal wave there as well

definitely one of the more memorable edds in recent memory

[wind berry]

Had a blast bouncing thru the map and getting rekt by fall damage

[fossil ruin]

Solo attempt before the reset 🤷‍♂️

[minor helm]

I'm baffled as to how one gets a run time like yours, and much more so like FinallyHere's 14 min run What were your split times for the first 2 stages, if you keep track of those?

[fossil ruin]

I believe it was 6:57, 10:23, 15:45. I had dark morkite this run which helped. I have absolutely no idea how @spare brook got 14 minutes. Just insane

[floral oar]

do you drop pod glitch?

[minor helm]

I see, we have similar 1st and 2nd stage splits, so it is stage 3 where I'm losing time. I've managed a 17:13 so far and was wondering how I could save more time. It seems I still got some learning on how to use special powder better but for now I'm fine with where my run is.

[minor helm]

I do

i should also mention it was without dark morkite

[floral oar]

how many runs do you do?

[fossil ruin]

3rd stage I placed a resupply near the bottom mini mule. It drilled a hole that connected to the path above it. When heading back to the drop pod - rather than follow the trail around I was able to just zip line up the hole. Saved a good chunk of time

[floral oar]

because a couple weeks ago i was running a DD like 10 times but after 5-6 i seemed to hit a wall with times

[minor helm]

It depends on how fun/aggravating/long the run is. Specifically this week I did 39 solo runs. Usually about 20-30 runs average.

[floral oar]

holy moly thats a lot of xp

[minor helm]

Oh that's genius. How many resups did you go for this run? I only call one at the start of stage 2 and resup on the way out, and thats it.

[minor helm]

oh yeah, you level up fast but it hurts your mineral inventory because of how expensive promos can get

[floral oar]

i did gold 2 promo today so im yet to find out how expensive it gets

[fossil ruin]

I think this run I called one at the end of stage 1 while waiting for the drop pod, then the one on stage 3. It probably would’ve been better had I called it stage 2 like you did. I ran out of cryo grenades pretty quickly

[minor helm]

i think after gold it starts getting expensive, but that could just be me being mineral poor

[minor helm]

i actually tried your stage 1 resup strat a couple times and ran into the same problem. But calling the resup at the start of stage 2 also came with its own issues. Calling a resup on stage 2 means having to be rather conservative with cryo grenades on stage 1 so that ideally the only time to resup on stage 2 is on the way out. And it kinda sucks because of the amount of exploders that spawn and Oppressors that can spawn lol

[floral oar]

Maybe if the next deep dive is another quick fun one I’ll have a go for a good time

[untold island]

Solo Elite Deep dive

[silver copper]

DEEP DIVE
Region: Hollow Bough | Code Name: Wild Abyss
Stage 1: 7 Aquarq + Dreadnought Hiveguard | Exploder Infestation
Stage 2: 6 Eggs + Dreadnought Hiveguard | Haunted Cave
Stage 3: ⛽ Refine Liquid Morkite + Dreadnought Twins | No Mutators

ELITE: DEEP DIVE
Region: Salt Pits | Code Name: Illuminated Breach
Stage 1: ⛽ Refine Liquid Morkite + 📡 1 Black Box | Shield Disruption
Stage 2: 6 Eggs + 📡 1 Black Box | Volatile Guts Cave Leech Cluster
Stage 3: 250 Morkite + Dreadnought Classic | Haunted Cave

[minor helm]

DD does not look fun to speedrun, but atleast its not fungus bogs for a 3rd time in a row 🙂

[tiny stump]

Yeah it’s the other &$!@hole hollow bough…

[maiden cove]

both done with slayer's stout and using a glitch to clip into the pod

[dark cargo]

lol

[vital iris]

That shit hurt, 2 hours almost of pain lol - curses to the engie that d/c'd first mission and never came back lol

[vital iris]

that shit hurtedf

[round turret]

2hrs no thanks

[vital iris]

half that was being stuck in a room with the horror + classic dread

[fierce timber]

Pretty messy run, but also close to 30.

[craggy sluice]

new world record

[minor helm]

not a huge fan of stage 2 or hiveguards. Here's a start on a strat that I'll be looking to refine

[round turret]

each stage was pretty tough

[round turret]

Had a chance to 1 shot the dread with a bulk but I messed it up and killed it too early

[magic thunder]

Hi there! First time to post here. Next time I'll change UI to english.

[fossil ruin]

No beer and glitched into the pod stage 2

[glossy escarp]

D/c'd? What?

[dim sable]

Disconnected

[glossy escarp]

ok

[sand atlas]

Finally managed to complete the elite deep dive alone

[atomic glacier]

sheesh, just 11 minutes per mission? nice. what was your weapons/build?

[sleek talon]

Damn, not a particularly bad speed either

[next cave]

this DD format is basically speedrunning speedrunning itself

only got a week to post a time

[scarlet roost]

we do a little carry

[wispy ore]

96 downs between 3 people

Holy

[wispy ore]

Like was it all spread out throughout the EDD or 1 particular stage wrecking the team?

[scarlet roost]

last stage

i dont think my team knew how to fight dreads like at all

but my name is FemboyGaming for a reason

im gaming

[minor helm]

DD is not that fun this week so I thought I'd try the EDD.

EDD is not fun either.

[scarlet roost]

try it drunk it might be more fun

[fierce timber]

Sorry for late reply, this is what I used:
Cryo cannon: 1,1,2,2,2 - Tuned cooler OC
Collete Wave Cooker: 3,1,2,0,3 (Gamma Contamination OC)
(I use nothing for 4th mod slot, because I like the reload button animation for it, change as you prefer)
Satchel charge: 2,1,1,3
Drills: 1,1,1,1
Grenade: Impact Axe

I posted a playthrough in #drg-videos a bit up

[atomic glacier]

Thank you. Will try this build today. Will try to checkout the playthrough too 🤠

[atomic glacier]

any reason why you went for elemental resistance? to help against dreadnaughts?

[white blaze]

elemental resistance does not help for dreadnaughts

dreadnaughts primarily do explosive dmg. The only attack elemental resist helps with is lacerator flame belch attack i think

[fierce timber]

Its just what I go with by default, especially driller. Seems to always help in a pinch no matter what (radiation, fire, poison clouds, spitters etc)

[round turret]

Fun watch

[lunar warren]

Huge thanks to the driller and the gunner for guiding a greenbeard's first DD! I know the time is nothing to probably boast, but thank you for sticking with me despite my lack of experience. Rock and stone!

[wind berry]

Almost 45m run with Greenbeards. Stage 3 was a nightmare

[fossil ruin]

Final attempt this week. 17:27. Had a previous attempt that would've been sub-17 but I got glitched/stuck into the pipeline and couldn't move. Heartbroken.

[spiral wadi]

@fossil ruin can I see your scout weapons build & overclock?

[silver copper]

DEEP DIVE
Region: Magma Core | Code Name: Noble Crib
Stage 1: 2 Dreadnoughts (Hiveguard + Classic) + 📡 1 Black Box | No Mutators
Stage 2: 7 Aquarq + 📡 1 Black Box | Critical Weakness Rival Presence
Stage 3: ⛽ Refine Liquid Morkite + 📡 1 Black Box | Elite Threat

ELITE: DEEP DIVE
Region: Glacial Strata | Code Name: Unrobed Legacy
Stage 1: 3 M.U.L.E.s + Dreadnought Twins | Shield Disruption
Stage 2: 2 Dreadnoughts (Hiveguard + Twins) + 2 M.U.L.E.s | No Mutators
Stage 3: 200 Morkite + 📡 1 Black Box | Volatile Guts Exploder Infestation

[sonic oak]

Seems like a trial of fire and ice

[sharp minnow]

Shield dis

[fossil ruin]

Drak-25 (2,2,2,3,2): Overtuned Particle Accelerator
Zhukov (1,1,2,3,2): Embedded Detonators
IFG grenade

The Zhukov with the IFG grenades allow you to one-cycle the Hiveguard if you have born ready as a perk.

[magic thunder]

Having a hard time to find Mules in Stage 2. 🙃

[minor helm]

looks like another driller run for the dd because of stage 3

[fossil ruin]

Rough setup for the pipelines?

[minor helm]

yep, two of them are pretty high up, that and the black box

[minor helm]

thats a lie, one of them is high up, and one is much lower behind a huge wall

[unreal bane]

does this one cycle only work on lower haz/solo (normal DD) and can you shoot him before he opens up his butt?

[cold widget]

what loadout urunning

[fierce timber]

Cryo cannon: 1,1,2,2,2 - Tuned cooler OC
Collete Wave Cooker: 3,1,2,0,3 (Gamma Contamination OC)
(I use nothing for 4th mod slot, because I like the reload button animation for it)
Satchel charge: 2,1,1,3
Drills: 1,1,1,1
Grenade: Impact Axe

[cold widget]

ty man

whats ur opinion bout ite in edd?

[fierce timber]

Posted playthrough in #drg-videos

[fossil ruin]

I haven't tested it for hazard 4 or 5, so not sure. And no, you cannot preemptively shoot before it exposes the back

[unreal bane]

Gotcha. Thank you!

[minor helm]

If the wiki info on the hiveguard health is right, then by math the one cycle should work up to duo haz 5.5 from the embedded detonators alone @fossil ruin @unreal bane

though I am certain it is more difficult to execute on higher hazards

[next cave]

How do I get clean shots on dread butts if they keep turning to face me

[round turret]

Try to bait a special attack

Or have someone else pull aggro

[next cave]

Oooooo

[static acorn]

literally what

[static acorn]

to put it lightly, Olympic is blatantly wrong, so your only option is to wait for a ground slam attack or a normal roar
during those actions the dread is completely stationary

[next cave]

My little dwarf legs can't encircle a dread that quickly

unless I make them?

[graceful prairie]

Use dash or jump on top of them

[proud nova]

in solo ? you definitely should have the time to

[sudden prairie]

Sry I got confused between dread and praetorian TT

That's mb

[next cave]

My fellow cave crawler deceived me

[sudden prairie]

Im sorry pls

[next cave]

[static acorn]

praets don't take crit dmg from shooting their mouth either, they just take regular dmg

[sudden prairie]

Ok good to know

Sorry

I thought they did

[minor helm]

i get the stage 3 nemesis at spawn way too damn often

[turbid valve]

Lmao it took my team 53 minutes

[slender cradle]

im loh

[uneven wolf]

...what does loh mean lol

[slender cradle]

oh nvm

My little brother wrote it as a prank apparently

Loh means loser in russian

[light dust]

on a scale of 1 - 10, how hard are deep dives. (ps. I just promoted scout)

[dull solstice]

Basic deep dive is haz2.5 to 3.5

And elite is 4.5 to 5.5

I think

[light dust]

thnx

[proud nova]

3 to 3.5* but close enough

[crystal briar]

that was fun

and we barely made it

[crystal briar]

well

[untold wind]

What was your engine build for this EDD?

[silver copper]

DEEP DIVE
Region: Magma Core | Code Name: Heavy Wasteland
Stage 1: 3 M.U.L.E.s + 150 Morkite | Parasites
Stage 2: 6 Eggs + Dreadnought Twins | Rich Atmosphere Lethal Enemies
Stage 3: Protect the Drilldozer + 2 Eggs | No Mutators

ELITE: DEEP DIVE
Region: Glacial Strata | Code Name: Stinking Reserve
Stage 1: Protect the Drilldozer + 2 M.U.L.E.s | Mactera Plague
Stage 2: 4 Eggs + 2 M.U.L.E.s | Shield Disruption
Stage 3: ⛽ Refine Liquid Morkite + 150 Morkite | Rich Atmosphere Regenerative Bugs

[turbid jolt]

That doesn't seem too bad, I swear the last elite deep dive was very easy cause there was like infinite nitra so this works

[midnight belfry]

I used the PGL with Hyper Prop + Electricity Smg
We were trying to do a necrosis + freeze + pgl strat but we forgot it was the glacial strata and it was hard to freeze enemies

another battle between fire and ice~

[spice flame]

Thank you so much!

[fossil ruin]

Man, not looking like a fun week for speedrunning 😕

[minor helm]

drilldozer stage moment 💤

[echo bobcat]

welp

[scarlet roost]

EDD sub 40min with randoms

[azure dust]

probably not a bad blind run 🙂

[rugged scaffold]

fr

[green otter]

Question. I've heard some debate about whether the drop pod location in Deep Dives is seeded or not. I've seen some people claim it is and some people claim it isn't. Could it vary on mission type?

[round turret]

I believe it stays the same for everyone

[rugged scaffold]

but t

[next cave]

just finished EDD, the speedrunners must be happy about this one

even in my casual run it was pretty smooth

[spare brook]

yea its seeded. There are still many different places it can land on each map though depending on where you hit the button from. But if you hit the button in the same spot in two different runs, the pod will land in the same place both times (unless you're in multiplayer then other player locations will mess with drop location)

[green otter]

I remember a specific situation where I was rerunning a DD with a point extraction main on there, and the drop pod landed in the same spot each time.

I told another person I knew where it would land because it landed there both times prior and they called me stupid and stuff. They were a bit of an ass.
And yes, it landed there after I pointed it out and he said that "coincidences can make idiots look like geniuses."

This was a while ago. The experience kinda shamed me into silence about it.

[minor helm]

well that's not very rock and stone of them

[midnight belfry]

first run :D

[hasty steeple]

my first speedrun :P

[minor helm]

DD done with scout and EDD done with driller. Oddly, my scout and driller runs somehow almost had similar times for the DD.

[wind berry]

Solo engie blind run

[turbid jolt]

Fire Gunner build is actually busted on the elite deep dive I didn't know how good that hell fire overclock was that good

[rancid prairie]

I have T shirt designs,logos,banners,emotes,overlay,banners,pfp,covers,illustration art etc

[unreal bane]

that was quite the experience

the greenest of greenbeards

[formal sigil]

DID I HEAR A ROCK AND STONE?

[silver copper]

DEEP DIVE
Region: Glacial Strata | Code Name: Wild Raid
Stage 1: 200 Morkite + 2 Eggs | Low Oxygen
Stage 2: Protect the Drilldozer + 2 M.U.L.E.s | No Mutators
Stage 3: 3 M.U.L.E.s + 150 Morkite | Rich Atmosphere Parasites

ELITE: DEEP DIVE
Region: Crystalline Caverns | Code Name: Peeled Interest
Stage 1: 2 M.U.L.E.s + Dreadnought Twins | Elite Threat
Stage 2: 10 Aquarq + Dreadnought Hiveguard | Exploder Infestation
Stage 3: 4 Eggs + 150 Morkite | Low Gravity

[heavy rock]

hihih

[obtuse pebble]

How on bloody earth did you do that?! Is there a video or, I dunno... the loadout, please?
King. Definitely.

[heavy rock]

here is the loadout

the timestamps were something like 12 / 21 / 29, kinda fucked the last part by getting a swarm on the first egg but still got it

for stage one I tried timing it so that I repaired the mules while the dreads were regenerating, spammed M1000 normal shots to break their armor and zhukov embedded detonators to shred their hp

stage two is very easy if you pop the dreadnought immediately - no swarms will spawn so you only have the dread to deal with while getting the aquarqs, the M1000 focused shots shred the hiveguard's weak points too

stage three is really easy

number one strat for ammo efficiency was running around not spending ammo when waiting in stages 1 and 2 for the pod to start up / come down

I don't have a video unfortunately

[obtuse pebble]

Thank you for the advice!

What's the strategy with minelets? I sorta tried them and...meh, normal zhukovs with a lotta ammo seem to do more-ish..?

[heavy rock]

embedded detonators not minelets **

[obtuse pebble]

Even tried abusing the "born ready" perk

[heavy rock]

mb

[obtuse pebble]

The ones that explode on reload or just MORE DAMAGE thing?

[heavy rock]

that one is great on this loadout as I use it for dreads but I think deep pockets was more worth it for the morkite at the end

[heavy rock]

the ones that explode on reload yes

they deal MASSIVE damage

on haz 5 you can almost take down a pretorian with one mag if you land all shots on the weakpoint

[obtuse pebble]

When you shoot them on the ground or slap on the glyphs?

[round turret]

They embed in enemies

[obtuse pebble]

Oh i see

Now it gets understandable to me... I shot them on the ground like cryo ones

[round turret]

The explosion can get boosted by using IFG and the bonus electric dmg for zhukovs

[heavy rock]

ohhh I see I see

they only deal single target damage though, the detonators don't do AoE

so you lose out on that

but it's great for the dreads

[obtuse pebble]

And what about the mgarand loadout? Why is the mobility on charge so important? Used that a lot, now usually switch between just more ammo or 250% damage if good party

[heavy rock]

it's because aside from hitting priority targets I also use focused shots for opening up the hiveguard

and it would be really awful to have to stand in place while it charges the explosive shots

but tbh I guess using hipster works as well, I'm just really used to that high mobility because I prefer that mobile sniper gameplay

[obtuse pebble]

Pity still can't run'gun, only walk and shoot 😄

[heavy rock]

this is the loadout I normally use, I prefer the M1000 for support (killing leeches, menaces, spitballers, wardens, mactera and the spitters) but I had to finetune it in order for it to be useful with the zhukov

[obtuse pebble]

Thank you a lot! Pretty useful information, might try it later.

[heavy rock]

(this is with A.S.S. and the boomstick builded for CC)

[heavy rock]

let me know how it goes!

[obtuse pebble]

Alrighty!

[fierce timber]

Blind run, could probably shave off 3 minutes if I knew layout and all.

[mint forge]

L-

Level 798…

[spare brook]

fun one this week. I'll probably run it

[fierce timber]

Damn crazy scouts, I dont know how you manage to do the first elite mission with uplink with the elite mactera.

Wouldnt think this would be a very good edd to speedrun as one, but I guess I was wrong

[obtuse spindle]

throw perfect cryo nades

duh

[fierce timber]

Knowing my luck, I would get 3 elite macteras and miss my cryo nade, then get sniped and die.

[fathom pewter]

stay in a tunnel

[next cave]

quite oddly my first attempt EDD is faster than my first attempt DD

[fickle river]

EDD with group of randoms

could have been faster

[frosty cove]

playing with friends and we kinda ignore some metas
but cleared under 45min is such an achievement
and only one person SS it, others including me forgot to SS, lol

also we dont know the layout of the caves

[obtuse pebble]

Yo @heavy rock I tried your setup and did surprisingly well! Although I changed the oc on m1000 to get more ammo in the mag, but still sub 45. Pretty neat on first EDD!
Thank you pal!!!
Although I was so shocked and stressed that I didn't get that sweet sweet screenshot so here's the result:

...I'm level 135 and that still was hella stressful 😄

[heavy rock]

Good job!!! I tried messing around with the M1000 more too, turned out hipster with blowthrough can be used for CC

Also I'm glad it helped you out !!

[minor helm]

I do think this week's DD belongs to the duos.

[knotty plover]

1st EDD I've attempted speedrunning, feels good n fun

surprised how little nitra is rly needed, might attempt completing it in 2 resups

[dark cargo]

scout meta

[lilac raven]

i saw some said edd is longer than dd this week...
yeeeah...
not a speedrun probably still getting used to the game

[silver copper]

DEEP DIVE
Region: Crystalline Caverns | Code Name: Clean Reserve
Stage 1: 2 Dreadnoughts (Classic + Twins) + 📡 1 Black Box | Volatile Guts
Stage 2: 200 Morkite + 2 Eggs | Regenerative Bugs
Stage 3: 7 Aquarq + 📡 1 Black Box | Mactera Plague

ELITE: DEEP DIVE
Region: Sandblasted Corridors | Code Name: Desperate Hollow
Stage 1: 6 Eggs + 2 M.U.L.E.s | Critical Weakness Parasites
Stage 2: 10 Aquarq + 2 Eggs | Regenerative Bugs
Stage 3: 4 Eggs + 📡 1 Black Box | Cave Leech Cluster

[fossil ruin]

Wow, looks like a good week for both dives 👀

[heavy obsidian]

Agreed

[fierce timber]

Bet-C and detonator on first stage yippeee

[fierce timber]

Could have probably cut some time if it wasn't for Betc and the detonator, still pretty decent I think!

[minor helm]

Management makin' omelettes with this EDD

[obtuse spindle]

i think you can go down to like 12 minutes

[fickle river]

yea definitely could have been faster

good speed with a random crew

[fossil ruin]

First run - should be a good week!

[fossil ruin]

Things went very poorly on this run and we could probably shave another minute or so off of it.

[minor helm]

First solo EDD attempt. Idk how you guys just seem to ignore enemies for faster times

[tight gull]

Despite having run out of ammo, so all 3 of us having to pickaxe lacerator and arbalest to death, we did 35:30 almost

[obtuse spindle]

insane

i wasnt very off about 12 minutes lol

[barren iron]

my duo and I got some decent times on these deep dives (blind) scout/engi duo

[magic thunder]

Have tried my best, too hard to get through in 20 mins. 😰

[fossil ruin]

I used a bunch of pheromone canisters for this dive

[minor helm]

I see, I guess I just didn't use enough

[fallen hedge]

What was anyones best time

[knotty plover]

idk how I died 3 times but can definitely sub 20 👀

[silver valve]

probably could have been faster if I didnt get lost on the first stage

[minor helm]

been playing around with routing and i think i've found a promising one

[forest cairn]

lucky

incredibly lucky

[tawdry geyser]

didn't get a screenshot for this week edd run, but i have about 700kills in the end xd

[obtuse spindle]

not much of a speedrun then XD

[dim rock]

Wrong thing

[white blaze]

I’m thinking of giving this week a shot

[round turret]

go for it

[tender axle]

theoretically speedrun

[azure dust]

Blind and random is fun 🙂

[pearl pulsar]

Nice run

[silver junco]

sup

can few of yall carry me thru a EDD?

[minor helm]

18 is here, and a mid-low one too. Not the best first stage, but made up for it in the next two stages.

[uneven wolf]

Really late, but #lfg-steam

[snow kite]

Ps5 eu (Ger)

[sleek talon]

Cracked

[midnight belfry]

Tied :D

[minor helm]

YOOOO nice! What were your split times?

[midnight belfry]

5:25
10:59
18:19
@minor helm

what were your times? :o

[minor helm]

6:30, 11:25, and 18:19

[midnight belfry]

Dev and I were quite unlucky on second in that we couldnt do the skip into the droppod

could've probably saved a minute or two

[minor helm]

mind me asking why double scout as opposed to scout + driller?

[midnight belfry]

We both couldnt play driller as we needed to promote first! 😛

also I thought scout since we could just ignore enemies easily, specially on 2nd and 3rd stage where killing is not very required

[minor helm]

Oh yeah, scout easily ignores enemies in stage 2 and 3. My thoughts for scout + driller initially were that driller can make getting back to the pod easier while scout moves ahead in stage 2, and can get some aquarqs with drills easier while scout sets up Black box.

but then i thought having 8 pheromone canisters sounds pretty busted

[spare brook]

I really wanna run this week. You all are getting such good times

I just moved into the dorms tho and so much is going on. Forgot my mouse pad on top of that

[tender axle]

very unoptimized due to 2 gold miners but still nice

[fossil ruin]

Assisted by Dark Morkite

[spare brook]

Borrowed my friends mousepad and found some time to run it. Not the best

[proud nova]

that"s still pretty freaking good mate

[fossil ruin]

Well done! Glad you were able to run it before the reset!

[proud nova]

that's among some of the best times I've seen around here, not that I'm following everything super close but still

sub 15min is very good already

[spare brook]

It's pretty good, but could have been at least a minute or so better. 12 would have been cool

I had a 3 min run coming out of first stage and somehow managed to throw it on stage 2

[fossil ruin]

I blame the friend’s mousepad 😆

[spare brook]

I would have had sub 5 easily with my mouse pad. Really is a shame

[white blaze]

https://steamuserimages-a.akamaihd.net/ugc/1825670059199255717/93A7E184F3C9C3EF621072B98EF041F766A61312/?imw=5000&imh=5000&ima=fit&impolicy=Letterbox&imcolor=%23000000&letterbox=false

idk if this even counts as a speedrun

i dont have the time to become good speedrunner :(

[white blaze]

naw i dont think ill have time to do it, someone asked for help with edd so i wanted to see how fast i cud do it with a greenbeard

im not the best at speedrunning so at least it was good practice

[dim sable]

Damn, I gotta get a sub 14 before reset now

[past plank]

Totally true 😂

[obtuse spindle]

egg missions are fast enough if you can get a sub 5 min second stage

and maybe a better teammate lol

[silver copper]

DEEP DIVE
Region: Hollow Bough | Code Name: Infernal Dump
Stage 1: 4 Eggs + Dreadnought Twins | Rich Atmosphere Swarmageddon
Stage 2: 2 Dreadnoughts (Twins + Hiveguard) + 📡 1 Black Box | No Mutators
Stage 3: 4 Eggs + 2 M.U.L.E.s | Rival Presence

ELITE: DEEP DIVE
Region: Radioactive Exclusion Zone | Code Name: Covetous Inland
Stage 1: 2 Dreadnoughts (Twins + Hiveguard) + 150 Morkite | Cave Leech Cluster
Stage 2: Protect the Drilldozer + 2 M.U.L.E.s | Critical Weakness Exploder Infestation
Stage 3: 4 Eggs + 2 M.U.L.E.s | Mactera Plague

[turbid jolt]

Hollow bough, with the rival presence?
Ah-

[minor helm]

hollow bough

[forest cairn]

Haha, infernal dump

Accurate

[zealous spade]

another critical weakness/exploder infestation

[heavy rock]

first run of each DD this week, that was pretty easy

kinda fucked normal DD stage 2 otherwise could have dropped 2 mins or something

[tight gull]

compared to other people here, this time might be pretty shid

tho in my defense, i had two Nemeses and a metric fuckton of acid spitters thrown my way..

Stage 1 = 9:41
Stage 1 contents: 4 Eggs, 1 Dreadnaught [twins]
Stage 1 modifier(s) = Rich Atmosphere, Swarmaggeddon

Stage 2 = 14:17
Stage 2 contents: 2 dreadnaughts [Twins, Hiveguard], 1 Black Box
Stage 2 modifier(s): [I don't recall seeing any]

Stage 3 = 11:18
Stage 3 contents = 4 Eggs, 2 Mini MULEs
Stage 3 modifier = Rival presence

[subtle schooner]

sdfsdf

[minor helm]

not a fan of this week's run, stage 2 cave is huge and trying to route it is pain. stage 3 rival presence with so many stabber vines peaks my anxiety

[fossil ruin]

That explains the name Infernal Dump. Hollow Bough + Rival Presence = 💩

[fossil ruin]

Did you run embedded detonators again for the dreads?

[minor helm]

yep, too bad that the hiveguard is on stage 2 tho. With my build i'm using for the run, best I can consistently do is a 2-cycle.

[minor helm]

got sub 20, skipped 19, and leveled up to 420

[young plaza]

First attempt. No pod glitching and no Scout.

[fierce timber]

Was a tough EDD, I cant even imagine drilldozer as scout.

[minor helm]

sheesh stage 3 was rough, and i barely kept dotty alive. I too can't imagine the scout run

[turbid jolt]

Def ez as gunner, hell fire oc and that plasma missile oc would make drilldover very nice

[cold widget]

I did it with Jetfuel Homebrew and UMC but it's essentially the same build

[round turret]

Did a duo EDD I was driller w/ scout, 50min or so

Was lots of fun

Messy but fun

[magic thunder]

Ommoran laser still exists sometimes even if the beamer had been destroyed. 🙃

[opaque stratus]

looks like you can finally quit the game.

[gaunt orchid]

Mostly pleased with this time, thinking that 24 mins is doable with some optimizations in 1st stage

[haughty steppe]

I got 1 health on the doretta mission and there were way too many mactera to handle on stage 3

[bleak oxide]

Clutch

[heavy rock]

blind two scout run

could have chopped off a few minutes but an elite bulk came in stage 2

[fierce timber]

Went in mostly blind, first try as scout.

Could have definitely shaved off a lot of time if I knew where aquarks where and the layout.

[fickle river]

could have been a faster time by few mins

randoms spent too long in first stage

[full river]

anyone has what is going on in today's seed?

found it

DEEP DIVE
Region: Radioactive Exclusion Zone | Code Name: Bloodstained Arm
Stage 1: Protect the Drilldozer + Repair 2 Mini Mules | No Mutators!
Stage 2: ⛽ Morkite Refinery + 2 Eggs | Lethal Enemies
Stage 3: Repair 3 Mini Mules + 1 Glyphid Dreadnought (Hiveguard) | Mactera Plague

ELITE DEEP DIVE
Region: Glacial Strata | Code Name: Frightened Reserved
Stage 1: 10 Aquarqs Point Extraction + 150 Morkite | Rival Presence
Stage 2: 200 Morkite + 2 Eggs | Elite Threat | Low Gravity
Stage 3: 4 Eggs + 📡 1 black box | No Mutators!

[fossil ruin]

The DD this week is absolute garbage for speedrunning so I decided to try something different:

0 kill + 0 death + 0 mining challenge. Only thing I messed up on was randomly walking over 2 pieces of gold.

[round turret]

9 Downs chad

[ionic drum]

Yep

[minor helm]

yep, the DD is cheeks this week. I think the duo runs would do far better than anything solos can hope to achieve

[heavy rock]

that went pretty well

got exactly one resupply on stage 3

I think doing this as a duo would be the best, twice as many acquarq carry on stage 1 and doing the 2 objectives on stage 3 at the same time

[lament bobcat]

thats a fast run! 😳

[heavy rock]

now I can call myself a scout expert

based shikimori btw

[full river]

And it's my first EDD

[round turret]

pretty good for 2nd go round

[timber heron]

my first DD ever not great time but was a lot of fun

[verbal frost]

oh yeah, the 2d mission DD is epic

[round turret]

Yea that map is cool, all the action is up one end but still

[shy bluff]

Would love to see your build if you are down to share 🙂

[heavy rock]

sure as soon as I hop on the game again I'll take a screenshot

[heavy rock]

alright here's the loadout, just realized I ran field magic on a solo run
anyways m1000 for crowd clearing and zhukov for the single target, pheromones to ignore swarms for a while white getting the resources
@shy bluff

[shy bluff]

Thx i will try this out for myself 🙂

[heavy rock]

hope you dig it!

[soft ocean]

ahaha i see what u did there

[past plank]

Looks neat what are the oc names?

[heavy rock]

Hipster and embedded detonators

[past plank]

Alr thx

[heavy rock]

yw!

[valid patio]

Any tips on how to solo an edd?

Wanna try and speed run it

[rugged kraken]

it's like soloing a haz five mission but three in a row

[heavy rock]

Don't stress too much about nitra, as you'll take 4 resups every 80 nitra so you can use the extra time to clear the objectives faster
It's useful to know the tasks beforehand so you can tweak your build, otherwise make sure to have something good for every situation
If it's your first time doing it solo don't stress too much about the time, just be sure to be moving forward at all times, optimizing the run will come with time

[winter plaza]

nervous laughing

[tropic shell]

first ever speedrun that I didn't even mean to participate in, huge props to the driller who did pretty much all the planning, it was a blast

[wind crown]

UncleBob is now a legend

[quiet ice]

how do people run perfect deep dives withour dying ever

elite or regular i just need to know the strat so im not useless

[sage raven]

Get good?

Nah just over time as you play more you will naturally just die less and end up going faster

Less time you spend in a cave means less time to die

[viral zenith]

I did it I got deep for speed.

[silver copper]

DEEP DIVE
Region: Magma Core | Code Name: Unhealthy Tunnel
Stage 1: 2 M.U.L.E.s + 2 Eggs | Lethal Enemies
Stage 2: 7 Aquarq + Dreadnought Twins | Exploder Infestation
Stage 3: ⛽ Refine Liquid Morkite + 2 Eggs | No Mutators

ELITE: DEEP DIVE
Region: Fungus Bogs | Code Name: Mythic Keep
Stage 1: 10 Aquarqs + 📡 1 Black Box | Elite Threat
Stage 2: 250 Morkite + Dreadnought Classic | Parasites
Stage 3: 6 Eggs + 📡 1 Black Box | Volatile Guts Exploder Infestation

[heavy rock]

first run, fucked up stage three big time

only one resup called again, at stage 2

[dim dew]

not drying is simply not getting hit while your shield is down. Anyone can do it if they understand how the AI works.

[minor helm]

DD this week is long, and i think driller will be faster for solo runs

[heavy rock]

Tbh not by much, the pipes can be done fairly quickly

But yes driller will likely be faster

[fierce timber]

Definitely tough getting under 30 min without scout, could have probably managed sub 30 if lucky though.

[outer mango]

DD - 3 ppl - 46:39
Twins took forever.
Previous posted times are insane.
Nice job!

Any tips to speed up the first stage?
Did it in about 16-17m

[fossil ruin]

If there are 3 people, what classes are you running? I would probably have 2 of the people get 1 mini-mule each, and then have the Scout get the eggs - all simultaneously. You'll get a big wave, but utilize the right tools so you can repair the mini-mules without worrying about killing (shield, LURE grenades, pheromones, etc) Then it's just business as usual for the rest of the salvage.

Do not worry about any mining. You'll have over 80 nitra from repairing the mini-mules. Once the salvage is complete and you are waiting for the drop pod to power up, utilize that time to mine/collect any nitra.

[outer mango]

Driller
Engineer
Gunner

[fossil ruin]

Would definitely recommend Scout. I would switch him out for either Engineer or Gunner. Driller is always nice to have on Refinery missions to drill a direct line to the rigs, and for the dreadnought if you're not doing it solo.

For the Dreadnought twins: Cryo Driller + hyper-propellant Engineer or Jumbo Shells Scout.

[white blaze]

dont listen to this guy

spam cum gun to win

[fossil ruin]

Haven't tried this on trio but here's a clip from this week's DD one-cycling the dreadnoughts. Cryo + Scout Jumbo Shells https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z0nmSPcmjvg

[minor helm]

I would recommend switching gunner for scout. Engi can provide plats for those eggs that are really high up and make them easier for Scout to get.

[broken haven]

vid is private

[fossil ruin]

My bad, fixed it. Thanks for the heads up

[broken haven]

gah damn

what are you running on your DRAK?

[fossil ruin]

Drak-25: 2 ,2, 2, 3, 2 + Overtuned Particle Accelerator

The spread is awful but the armor shredding and damage up close is great

[nova berry]

I'm curious brother, what Weps/build/perks did you run with for this?

[fierce timber]

Cryo cannon: 1,1,2,2,2 - Tuned cooler OC
Collete Wave Cooker: 3,1,2,0,3 (Gamma Contamination OC)
(I use nothing for 4th mod slot, because I like the reload button animation for it )
Satchel charge: 2,1,1,3
Drills: 1,1,1,1
Grenade: Impact Axe

I posted full playthrough in #drg-videos

[broken haven]

should work fine for me lol my average scout strat is doing drive-bys

[minor helm]

did a few runs, working out some routings. A little annoyed a bulk consistently spawns on stage 3 but it is what it is

[outer mango]

@fossil ruin
@minor helm
Thank you.
Switched gunner to scout
Used Cryo as my main
40:37 👍

[snow kite]

Ps5 Ger
No mods...

[minor helm]

First run of today. Had better routing in stage 2 than my last attempt, and got lucky with the minimum amount of pipe breaks in stage 3.

[rare void]

is it better to have someone start the black box and have someone do aquarqs in stage one at the same time or do one after the other

[proud nova]

one after the other

best time to do the black box is right after the first swarm

[heavy rock]

better to do both at the same time

swarms won't start while the black box is active

you can actually bypass any swarm at all if the scout is fast enough

[minor helm]

Did a reroute of stage 1 on the fly and gained a whole minute, had a best split for stage 2 by a few seconds and an average stage 3 to get a sub 25.

[silver copper]

DEEP DIVE
Region: Glacial Strata | Code Name: Driller's Tunnel
Stage 1: Protect the Drilldozer + 150 Morkite | No Mutators
Stage 2: 2 M.U.L.E.s + 2 Eggs | Swarmageddon
Stage 3: Protect the Drilldozer + 2 M.U.L.E.s | Exploder Infestation

ELITE: DEEP DIVE
Region: Dense Biozone | Code Name: Dead Carve
Stage 1: 6 Eggs + Dreadnought Classic | Rich Atmosphere Elite Threat
Stage 2: 7 Aquarq + 📡 1 Black Box | Mactera Plague
Stage 3: 6 Eggs + 150 Morkite | Lethal Enemies

[short sorrel]

Not the fastest, but it's a new 4 man EDD record for me.

[bleak oxide]

The gunner tho

Respect the grind

[ivory parrot]

casual lv3000

[verbal frost]

legit ot a cheater?

[dull orbit]

I've seen a few people up there, they've been playing since the game's inception

Died 2x smh, last stage got a little out of hand, all gas no brakes

[rugged shale]

if the second mission was a liquid morkite the name would fit almost perfectly

[velvet kayak]

gl to the runners of the dd

2 escorts pain

46:20s and i thought we did well

[minor helm]

yeah, it's very long. I'd be very surprised if a high 2X:XX is achieved at all

[pearl pulsar]

I think 2 or 3 minutes faster would be possible, but than we hit the limit of the escort missions.

[gentle wadi]

[verbal frost]

Any tips to speedrun eggs?

[manic crypt]

This run could have been like 2:30 minutes faster woudnt we have done some mistakes like the last fuel canister fell down one of those holls where u can heat up adn it took s like a minute to get it out if there and on the 3rd stage i was somehow the only person refueling btw this was just a random team and first time playing this dd

[rare void]

tryna get that sub 30 on this EDD

[fierce timber]

With some optimization, im sure you could go lower than 25min

[minor helm]

yeah, the dd run this week sucks major gunk seeds

[fierce timber]

Oh god, I just saw its two drilldozer missions for normal DD, yeah I can imagine that's not very speedrunner friendly.

[minor helm]

There was a similar DD back in July, but had a refinery for stage 2 and low gravity stage 3, AND this week is still worse. Oil shale is pretty far away and steam vents are close to the dozer, so better hope the canister doesn't fall down one.

[fallow grail]

Yeah it’s a pretty chill one this week

[gray sage]

oh god

[cold widget]

Our first deep dive duo

[manic crypt]

ps4 doenst have the same dd as steam or?

[proud nova]

not quite

Steam has a different cave generation system (not by a lot but it does matter a bit) so it has his own unique seed compared to other versions of the game.

usually it's similar in shape and size but there are differences mostly on how the cave is shaped

[ruby cargo]

here's my best times, what are yours?

[cold widget]

Should take a look..

[silver copper]

DEEP DIVE
Region: Hollow Bough | Code Name: Stinking Border
Stage 1: 250 Morkite + 2 M.U.L.E.s | Elite Threat
Stage 2: 2 Dreadnoughts (Classic + Hiveguard) + 2 M.U.L.E.s | Swarmageddon
Stage 3: 6 Eggs + 📡 1 Black Box | No Mutators

ELITE: DEEP DIVE
Region: Dense Biozone | Code Name: Fragile Split
Stage 1: ⛽ Refine Liquid Morkite + 📡 1 Black Box | Swarmageddon
Stage 2: 2 Dreadnoughts (Classic + Hiveguard) + 2 Eggs | No Mutators
Stage 3: 200 Morkite + Dreadnought Twins | Low Oxygen

[manic crypt]

Heres mine

[dreamy gulch]

pretty impressive

[silver copper]

#non-drg-chat

[dreamy gulch]

19 mins on an elite dive. you legend!

[dim sable]

Mine is slower on DD cause I never run them for speeds 😭

[minor helm]

wasn't too sure about this week because hollow bough, but here goes

[open phoenix]

new to speed running. what setup to people run on scout to speed run dreads?

[minor helm]

i usually go embedded detonaters on zhukov's and a high damage, armor breaking primary

[rare void]

We introduced a new dwarf to this game and this was his first solo Deep Dive

[proud nova]

2 hours, oof 😂

he took his time

[raw hazel]

3 downs on a 2 hr deep dive is kind of impressive for a newbie ngl

[molten venture]

That’s both bosco’s and a iron will where he got health, takes guts

[cold widget]

Bosco revives do refill between missions of a deep dive

But yeah that's still pretty nice for a greenbeard

[dusky orchid]

first solo EDD. not a quick time but im still impressed i even lived to visit the abyss bar again.

[valid patio]

Edd as gunner? Id say that first refinery mission was a pain

[dusky orchid]

it took very long yes XD

[worn wren]

couple greenbeards, they did pretty good. time was abysmal though

[faint fox]

am i too early for the dd info? or did they move it?

[uneven wolf]

Pinned messages

It updates every week

[spice flame]

There's no pinned messages un This channel

[fossil ruin]

They usually update in this channel but didn't this week. If you check the pinned messages of #deep-dive-discussion it will be posted there

[uneven wolf]

thought this was #deep-dive-discussion, sry

[fallow grail]

decent result for this week's dd considering its with a bunch of randos

[snow kite]

Playstation 5 (Ger)

[sick galleon]

Is this for fastest ever DD?

[minor helm]

Did a couple runs to figure out the cave layout. My goal is to get sub 20 this DD.

[tawdry geyser]

Did edd with three friend for 25min :)

[whole bluff]

Do people also look to teach speed running?

[snow kite]

DD Engineer

[floral oar]

its simple really, you just do what you normally do just faster

[whole bluff]

Bit sarcastic way to say no you wont lol

[floral oar]

i think its a hard thing to teach its more of a practice type of thing, some of the runs people do they post vids of in this chat too if you scroll up a bit so you can pick up some tips and tricks from that, what class are you wanting to speedrun with?

[whole bluff]

Well I know there are certain things speedrunners do that normal people don't

[floral oar]

i think its knowing the limits of what you can get away with, and for deep dives not getting too much nitra and stuff and learning the caves too

some people glitch into the drop pod too

[unreal bane]

Implementation of “the fancy cool looking tricks” (I call them micro, from previous games) too early is a good way to build bad habits in speedrunning when your focus should be on more macro topics, in this game’s case, routing, pathing, memorization, coordination if you use a team, bosco if you don’t, gun skills (aim)

As someone who speedruns/speedran other games, and takes DRG a little more casually, thats my input

[past tundra]

Can you still force the drop pod to spawn closer to the team if one person runs back +- 100m

[fervent lion]

with Randoms third time trying

[unreal bear]

First sub 30 time!!! Lets go!

[fossil ruin]

From my understanding yes this still works, but I believe the host has to be the one to run back

[golden blade]

i think i can say "solo"

[minor helm]

Nemesis in stage 2 DD makes the run super stressful, nearly lost dotty because of nemesis. Sub 20 is possible but I'm going to save my sanity.

[lusty pine]

glitch into the pod?

[fossil ruin]

Stage 2 was not the greatest. Still looking for the best strategy at pulling eggs

[floral oar]

leave molly behind

[minor helm]

Stage 2 straight up sucks to run. What were your splits?

[fossil ruin]

I believe they were
4:00
16:16
19:55

[minor helm]

Nice, do you ignore nitra in stage 1? My splits for the 20:16 was
4:26
16:29
20:16

I rely on pheremone spam in stage 2 and 3 and call 3 total resups over the entire run.

[fossil ruin]

I grab about 30 nitra on my way out of stage 1. Use a total of 2 resupplies. 1 right next to the heartstone and the next one in stage 3. I also used pheromones like you; gets pretty chaotic after pulling 6 eggs

[minor helm]

I see, I use 1 at the refuel stop and 1 one at the heartstone, then 1 more in stage 3. Also, I leave stage 1 with around 70 nitra.

[elder coyote]

it maynot be the best time but the first time taking gunner to an EDD and its hollow burough i'd say its an accomplishment

[knotty plover]

I've done this twice out of who-knows-many attempts, studying this clip lolol

ty 4 posting

I'm guessing aborting mission even in a deep dive still grants mission completion screen to move on to next stage?

[fossil ruin]

Yeah aborting the mission once you’re in will skip the animation and the timer will stop. Saves you a few seconds for each stage

[knotty plover]

Thank you for clarifying!

[deft vault]

ok ive got a genuine question here

has a richual speedrun ever been attempted

or is there a "category" for it

if so, I managed to do it in 45 seconds

[floral oar]

that sounds pretty insane

[unreal bane]

I have only had one seed I think that can best that, where the bittergem was in the pillar behind the drop pod

But it sounds like a lot of resetting for those that actively speedrun it

[elder coyote]

attempted a solo run as scout just tried to do everything as quick as possible

[lusty pine]

that is awesome ahah

i assume its scout only tech?

[devout knot]

Any class can get up there, but to my knowledge, only gunner and scout can fully clip in. It doesn’t matter tho, because being in the roof counts as in the pod

[lusty pine]

in the roof like stood in the thruster on top?

[minor helm]

all classes can fully clip in the spot where benicopter did it

[devout knot]

^

[floral oar]

is there any way to get into the actual seating compartment? ive fallen through a couple times in multiplayer but have always wondered if there is a trick to it

[minor helm]

there's a different way to get into the pod that always ends up in the seating area, but it requires you to get to the drop pod landing zone before it lands which is possible sometimes

[minor helm]

the only class I haven't done this with is Gunner. Engi can use plats on the sides of the pit and driller can drill out of the pit walls a standing platform

[floral oar]

wait thats sick

is it a timing thing or do you just need to be in the right spot?

[minor helm]

You need to be in the right spot. If you're too high on the wall you get pushed up and out, and if you're too low the pod clips you through the ground and drops you to a lower level of the cave if there is one.

I also think the way the pod is facing might be a factor in getting the right spot, but I'm not too sure.

[floral oar]

i'll have to give it a go

i would always have assumed youd die if it landed on you

[minor helm]

heck that might be the case if ya just stand at the bottom of the pit, i don't even know

[floral oar]

im sure ill find out trying it haha

[minor helm]

best of luck!

[floral oar]

thank you thank you

[silver copper]

⌨️ STEAM DIVES ⌨️
DEEP DIVE
Region: Sandblasted Corridors | Code Name: Absolute Clearance
Stage 1: 4 Eggs + Dreadnought Classic | Rich Atmosphere Lethal Enemies
Stage 2: 200 Morkite + 2 Eggs | Rival Presence
Stage 3: Industrial Sabotage + 150 Morkite | No Mutators

ELITE: DEEP DIVE
Region: Fungus Bogs | Code Name: Rocky Fissure
Stage 1: Protect the Drilldozer + 2 M.U.L.E.s | Shield Disruption
Stage 2: 4 Eggs + Dreadnought Classic | Swarmageddon
Stage 3: 10 Aquarq + 2 Eggs | Lethal Enemies

🎮 CONSOLE DIVES 🎮
DEEP DIVE
Region: Sandblasted Corridors | Code Name: Absolute Clearance
Stage 1: 6 Eggs + Dreadnought Classic | Rich Atmosphere Lethal Enemies
Stage 2: 225 Morkite + 2 Eggs | Rival Presence
Stage 3: ⛽ Refine Liquid Morkite + 150 Morkite | No Mutators

ELITE: DEEP DIVE
Region: Fungus Bogs | Code Name: Rocky Fissure
Stage 1: 7 Aquarq + 📡 1 Black Box | Elite Threat
Stage 2: 4 Eggs + Dreadnought Classic | Parasites
Stage 3: 3 M.U.L.E.s + 2 Eggs | Lethal Enemies
(Thank you to Qwerty and Mefi for this info! You're both legends )

[pulsar marlin]

Industrial sabotage should just be 🔻

[silver copper]

Okay, am stealing that

[minor helm]

oh... industrial sabotage in the rotation wasn't what I was expecting for deep dives in S3

[hushed yarrow]

Im in the process of finding the ones for console! Hang tight!

[heavy rock]

I'm coping so hard IS is usually so long...

[pulsar marlin]

[minor helm]

aight, guess I'll figure out some caretaker strats that doesn't involve a bulk detonator.

i wonder how much the caretaker likes embedded detonators...

my first thought is that IS would favor duos more than solos. The duos can split up and take out both generators at the same time. This probably increases the work load on each dwarf but... the things we do for speed

[fossil ruin]

Between Escort Duty, Salvage Operation, On-site Refining, and now Industrial Sabotage, I think sub-20 runs are going to become increasingly rare. Sad.

[unreal bane]

Sounds like I should’ve actually tried the last seed we had that allowed for easy sub20s 😦

[turbid jolt]

@minor helm I do highly recommend the detonators, felt effective at killing the sides to quickly go past a bad phase

[minor helm]

i just finished up my first DD run of the season and got a 34:13 using scout. I had a generous amount of nitra by the end of it so throughout I lost some time. I did use embedded detonators for most of the fight with the caretaker but I think they would be better used on the eye instead of the vents given how much ammo emb. dets have.

unfortunately, the caretaker has hard-set phases that won't allow embedded detonators to do massive damage

[turbid jolt]

Rip

[fossil ruin]

Yeah I avoided Industrial Sabotage as much as possible last season so I don’t really know the meta. Finished stage 2 by 8:20 but then it took me 17 minutes for the last one. Probably a ton of room for improvement but I don’t know if I’ll have the patience for it lol

[unreal bane]

i dont know if sabos can be sped up if the eye phases are hard set like this tbh

2 hack-c's and a gated boss fight makes for a dull mission that the only improvement is movement

[wanton ocean]

just make a short version with 1 hacksy

[solid quest]

what is currently the longest pipe ride in DRG?

[minor helm]

what was your build like for this run? i cannot for the life of me figure out how you managed a 25 with driller. Did you use full damage facemelter or something else?

[fossil ruin]

I'll send you a link of the run, has the loadout in the description as well. Used Cryo of all things lol

[silk trench]

Does anyone here know if the Drak does just kinetic damage or does it share the same damage profile as the EPC?

[proud nova]

I think it just does fire damage but could be wrong

better ask #wiki-related-chatroom

[open oyster]

With the change on gk2 probably that it could wreck the vents in industrial sabotage, do the vents count as “armor”?

[elder oak]

On the caretaker no. On the nemesis yes

[spice dirge]

Yellow health bars are neither armor nor weakpoints

[minor helm]

Shout out to @fossil ruin for helping out with the route and strats, but damn bruh got me pinching for ammo until the first resup of the run in stage 3 💀

[fossil ruin]

Let’s go!! Nice run!

[nova rune]

👍

[hybrid pilot]

What build did you use?

[red blaze]

is there a trick to do this consistently? sometimes i get it in one try and others i fail completely

[minor helm]

Cryo Cannon Ice Storm - 1,1,2,1,2
EPC Energy Rerouting - 2,1,1,2,2
Full speed drills
C4 - 3,1,1,3
and Impact Axes

[fossil ruin]

Not that I'm aware of, unfortunately. Seems very hit or miss

[red blaze]

damn

[minor helm]

strange thing happened at the end of a run (also a tip for you pod clippers). Apparently, I aborted a mission too early after clipping into the pod and it counted as a mission failure... but the weird thing was on the results screen my dwarf did a victory pose like you would see after completing a mission. I was on PB pace too but I aborted too early on the 3rd stage 💀 had I waited probably just a few tenths of a second more I would've had it

[sage raven]

From experience the most consistent way I've found is to spam W,A and jump all at the same time while looking a little to the right

But it's still kinda random

Usually get it within a few seconds though

[minor helm]

With the addition of Industrial Sabotage in the Deep Dive rosters, I do think sub 20's are going to be less common from here on. A 21 is possible this week, and maybe even a high 20.

[fossil ruin]

Have you ran it since the update today? Apparently they adjusted Industrial Sabotage again to make it easier

[minor helm]

I haven't, I did this run yesterday and just forgot to post the time.

I'll have to check the dive later to see if it actually changed much... I'd feel it would be kinda strange to update the deep dive seed within the week. Guess we'll see soon enough.

Plus I already recorded and uploaded the video so if it does change im not recording another lmao

[minor helm]

So, yeah, the stage is completely different with a better generation and is much simpler.

It also looks like, according to the patch notes, the "Great Mineral Rush" ended and now there's less minerals in the deep dive. This means that if you want to run it again you'll have to reroute stage 2, can't just drill straight to the end anymore to collect all of your morkite.

[undone saddle]

Would anyone mind referring me to a thread/video with some current min-max loadouts for any/all classes?

[fossil ruin]

Interesting! I’ll have to run through it again to check it out

[unborn kelp]

First EDD finished... now to start working on time.

[pulsar marlin]

Lvl 188 for a first edd?

[silver copper]

⌨️ STEAM DIVES ⌨️
DEEP DIVE
Region: Magma Core | Code Name: Feral Gate
Stage 1: 250 Morkite + 2 Eggs | Lethal Enemies
Stage 2: 7 Aquarqs + Dreadnought Classic | No Mutators
Stage 3: 3 M.U.L.E.s + 2 Eggs | Rival Presence Low Gravity

ELITE: DEEP DIVE
Region: Salt Pits | Code Name: Xehn's Look
Stage 1: 6 Eggs + 150 Morkite | Regenerative Bugs
Stage 2: Industrial Sabotage + 150 Morkite | Exploder Infestation Rich Atmosphere
Stage 3: 200 Morkite + 2 Eggs | Lethal Enemies

🎮 CONSOLE DIVES 🎮
DEEP DIVE
Region: Magma Core | Code Name: Feral Gate
Stage 1: 250 Morkite + 2 Eggs | Lethal Enemies
Stage 2: 4 Eggs + 📡 1 Black Box | No Mutators
Stage 3: 200 Morkite + 2 Eggs | Low Oxygen Low Gravity

ELITE: DEEP DIVE
Region: Salt Pits | Code Name: Xehn's Look
Stage 1: 6 Eggs + 150 Morkite | Regenerative Bugs
Stage 2: ⛽ Liquid Morkite + 150 Morkite | Rival Presence Rich Atmosphere
Stage 3: 250 Morkite + 2 Eggs | Lethal Enemies

[unborn kelp]

Yes, your comprehension of the picture and caption is on point here.

[outer mango]

https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/814228700165177345/1040303980816912445/IMG_9102.png

Console EDD

Console DD

[nimble ermine]

not bad

[minor helm]

A 250 morkite secondary mission for EDD? That's new. Typically secondary morkite missions are 150. Is 250 exclusive to IS missions to compensate, I guess, for the shortened mission length?

[silver copper]

You saw nothing...

[slate sedge]

How does one juggle with objects using special powder? I can take only pull it off for one blast.

[tardy turret]

You absolute sicko, recording these? Would love to watch that 2nd mission done solo
EDIT: Or was that last weeks EDD 🤔

[minor helm]

that was last week's

[tardy turret]

Fair, I really want to see someone do this weeks solo

would be a nail biter I bet

[minor helm]

i bet usteppin will have a video out in a few days

[minor helm]

stage 3 lethal enemies 💀

a pretty tough one this week, been a while since the last tough edd.

[floral oar]

you have to spam pick up as you fly backwards, i have used a macro to do it fast enough but if you have a good scroll wheel that can work too, its tricky to get the timing down with it but with a bit of practice its not too bad

[slate sedge]

I assume this works best if you're host.

[floral oar]

sometimes a little lag can help the first pick up ive found

[floral oar]

dont think ill be trying to improve on this

[heavy rock]

first run

did the edd in 46' (solo scout as usual) thought that was some pretty awful time but it seems everyone is struggling with this edd as well

also first time using gk2 on dds

could have been better

[pallid crane]

rare scout playing starting to rediscover the gk2

[heavy rock]

The buffs made it really nice to use although still not as good as m1k

[tall night]

werent going for speedrun, just regular completion but happen to be under a 45mins

[hardy eagle]

Did my first EDD ever, and I did it solo. Is 52min any good?

[heavy rock]

second run, managed to get < 40 mins this time

[proud nova]

not very fast but not awful either

[hardy eagle]

Im only level 50 lol, still new

[fossil ruin]

Still some room for improvement on this one, but man that last stage is frustrating.

[rocky valley]

wtf...

[minor helm]

@fossil ruin looks like we've got similar times, but I wonder how different the splits are? Mine are...
7:15
13:09
24:35

[fossil ruin]

Nice! Mine were:
6:05
12:00
24:27

I got a bad spawn for the refueling pod which added a bunch of time on Stage 3

[glad bronze]

for us it was :
14:30
7:30
15:22
and it was first time for a deep dive for me but i wanted to do that speedrun xD

[hidden bobcat]

not exactly a speedrun record, but more of a tech for speedrunning, i guess...
would this tech actually be viable though?

[minor helm]

Very viable, and I would go as far as to say that it is the preferred strat to get into the pod early when possible.

[minor helm]

Ironed out the routing and finally got a solid run. Sub 23 is possible, my sum of best is about mid 22.

[slate sedge]

How do you not get killed by that?

[hidden bobcat]

You never get killed by the falling drop pod, it only pushes you down.
Worst case: fall out of the map and be teleported back up
Best case: Molly Skip

[azure axle]

nice

[brisk cradle]

Holy crap, that's properly insane. Regular team comp or otherwise? How'd you do it?

[minor helm]

gave this week's edd a try for solo and it went pretty smooth until stage 3, but I pulled through

[silver copper]

Dives should be the same between Platforms now
(Be sure to restart your game!)

DEEP DIVE
Region: Azure Weald | Code Name: Corroded Hell
Stage 1: 6 Eggs + 150 Morkite | Low Oxygen
Stage 2: Industrial Sabotage + 150 Morkite | No Mutators
Stage 3: Refine Liquid Morkite + 2 Eggs | Rival Presence Low Gravity

ELITE: DEEP DIVE
Region: Dense Biozone | Code Name: Xehn's Dusk
Stage 1: 200 Morkite + Dreadnought Hiveguard | Haunted Cave
Stage 2: 3 M.U.L.E.s + 150 Morkite | Cave Leech Cluster
Stage 3: 4 Eggs + 1 Black Box | Rival Presence

[fleet vault]

No sabo on edd

[vital knot]

cave leech cluster my beloved

[turbid jolt]

Rival presence go brrrrrr

[dull orbit]

Oh boy would I love a single deep dive without robots for once

[alpine spear]

now that rival presence has been pushed back....

[warm minnow]

Are Morkite locations randomized or not?

[proud nova]

no

[warm minnow]

Neat

[minor helm]

I wonder who Xehn is? Another dwarf? Last week's edd had their name on it as well.

[broken cargo]

Not really a speedrun but it was a super clean team, 0 death on EDD is a first for me ! https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/757550124904874018/1042911322515447838/image.png?width=1202&height=676

[warm minnow]

Does anyone know what types of objectives are always static and which ones aren't?

[proud nova]

wdym ?

[warm minnow]

Which objectives will always appear in the same positions no matter which run (e.g. Caretakers, Morkite Wells), and which ones will generate randomly (e.g. solid morkite)?

[proud nova]

they all appear at the same position

as far as I'm aware

[warm minnow]

Interesting, ty

[short yew]

Facts

[fossil ruin]

It's not much but it's honest work

[heavy rock]

first run, can get < 30 mins here but I won't really bother with that this week, really hated the second stage

[carmine iron]

I like your language's spelling of engineer

[fallow epoch]

it’s french, if you were wondering

[brisk stirrup]

nice

[proud nova]

🥖 french dwarf reporting to duty

[solemn yarrow]

is there a speedrun for green barrel in launchbay?

[solemn yarrow]

Not a deepdive but still a speedrun

[noble bear]

THAT'S INSANE

[solemn yarrow]

😎

[fossil ruin]

There is for all barrels in the launch bay. Current WR is 1 minute 13 seconds

[minor helm]

not a fan of the nemesis in stage 3, just wish it could consistently spawn under the refinery so it dies quickly

[fossil ruin]

Did you have any issues with the cave generation in Stage 2? I had it completely mapped out and then the entire generation changed, and I had to re-map my route. Weirdest thing ever

[minor helm]

I have not, but what you're describing sounds familiar. How do you mean the entire generation changed? Like some morkite veins were misplaced or full-on different generation?

[fossil ruin]

Full on different generation. The power stations/hacking pods were in different spots, all the morkite locations were changed, the dirt paths were different, etc. It was so weird

[minor helm]

I see, just like the DD in Sandblasted Corridors 2 weeks ago except this time this week didn't change due to a patch.

[pallid tinsel]

.

[harsh merlin]

A friend of mine (that gifted me this amazing game ❤️ ) just had something happen to him and I thought I would share it here for him:
https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/252872944202547201/1044016450521792573/Crasus.mp4

[robust saddle]

I hope your team had Pot's o Gold buffs. Should auto spam "we're rich" when those stars align.

[alpine spear]

imagine if it spawned under the droppod, crassus kill record too

[heavy rock]

last year's xmas event

it will probably come back around next month

iirc it was the special assignment

you get the head and a bunch of other cosmetics

yessir

you on console?

[heavy rock]

yes it sucks :< I can't imagine what it's like to play the game on a controller either

based and rock and stone pilled tbh

[turbid jolt]

Also seems like they fixed the triple tech chamber glitch where you get permanent 50% defense which made fights trivial in missions

[thick lintel]

maybe off topic, but anyone here know how to consistently do the bug where u get max speed on pipes even when going uphill?

[floral oar]

is there any records for xp/min in this game? because ive been doing some double xp missions and getting up there recently with around 3k/min

[proud nova]

highest I've seen was 65k xp, if you're wondering

Non-modded ofc.

[floral oar]

but how long was that mission?

and i think the most ive seen is around 45k but that mission took 45 mins

[proud nova]

don't recall exactly but it was around 30min

[floral oar]

thats still really nice xp/min

i think my 21k in 6 mins is a one off for me because of the error cube

[silver copper]

DEEP DIVE
Region: Magma Core | Code Name: Rapid End
Stage 1: 4 Eggs + 1 Black Box | Cave Leech Cluster
Stage 2: Industrial Sabotage + 2 M.U.L.E.s | No Mutators
Stage 3: Refine Liquid Morkite + 1 Black Box | Mactera Plague

ELITE: DEEP DIVE
Region: Salt Pits | Code Name: Fathomless Lair
Stage 1: Refine Liquid Morkite + 150 Morkite | No Mutators
Stage 2: 6 Eggs + 1 Black Box | Mactera Plague
Stage 3: Protect the Drilldozer + 2 M.U.L.E.s | Exploder Infestation

[fossil ruin]

😩 three weeks in a row Industrial Sabotage…

[verbal frost]

It's just DD though

[thorn willow]

Atleast it isnt in the EDD

[cold widget]

hello

[minor helm]

still, robots

[proud nova]

couldn't recover it through the restore save option ?

[cold widget]

Why is industrial in deep dives? It wasn't that way before I took a break

[robust saddle]

added when season 3 started since they're just regular missions now.

[median marten]

Anyone have any advice to consistently clip into the pod before molly arrives, i can manage to get the clip, but it seems really random and often takes me multiple attempts before it works

[heavy rock]

first run, refinery and escort really takes up a lot of time, lost one plate to a detonator exploding

[minor helm]

looks like a driller run for the dd this week, stage 3 wells are in pretty ill-accessed spots

[heavy rock]

I'm actually doing that stage right now and by God is it awful

[heavy rock]

good thing there's a huuli on both dds though that's nicew

[alpine spear]

i think this should be everytime, 40 mins for no resources kinda sucks

[chrome crypt]

had a 98% break and that cost us the sub 30

stage 1 was in about 6 mins and stage 2 about 15 mins. rest was refinery

[native sluice]

I need to read up on this, I thought refinery always breaks at 98%

[dim sable]

It's random

[worthy kayak]

Posting here since there's no other appropriate place to post about deep dives. Does anyone know why I failed the 2nd mission but cleared the 3rd?

[proud nova]

that's a bug that happens sometimes, for some reason

also #deep-dive-discussion is a good place for deep dive talk 👍

[worthy kayak]

I see, I didnt notice if I got the core but I assume it's visual?

deep-dive discussion doesnt allow pictures to be posted

[proud nova]

no idea tbh

[proud nova]

fair enough, then you can always post in #drg-gallery otherwise

[worthy kayak]

Alright, thanks anyway

[heavy rock]

Second mission is a weapon oc actually, third mission is the visual

[worthy kayak]

Visual bug i meant

[heavy rock]

Unless you already have all weapon ocs, in which case it's a blank

AH right

mb

[sturdy relic]

👍
deep dive is fun

[cold widget]

My first ever deep dive i got 41 minutes

[proper otter]

my first deep dive was similarly short

[unkempt dock]

mine was like 44:51 long

[sturdy relic]

oh yea i should add we got stuck on a loading screen for a good 10 minutes because one random guy lost his wifi but also didnt get kicked, kinda ruined the time of that run

[minor helm]

not a very fun run man

[keen barn]

I was solo in my first and it was a nightmare dreadnots oh god

no basco

It also taket one and half hour and i got the achievement i like it doen here

Lol

[silver copper]

DEEP DIVE
Region: Radioactive Exclusion Zone | Code Name: Bared Benefit
Stage 1: Refine Liquid Morkite + 2 Eggs | Lethal Enemies
Stage 2: 4 Eggs + 150 Morkite | Haunted Cave Low Gravity
Stage 3: 200 Morkite + 2 Eggs | No Mutators

ELITE: DEEP DIVE
Region: Hollow Bough | Code Name: Weeping Blade
Stage 1: 6 Eggs + 1 Black Box | Mactera Plague
Stage 2: 10 Aquarq + 150 Morkite | Low Oxygen
Stage 3: 6 Eggs + 150 Morkite | Swarmageddon Low Gravity

[short sorrel]

Got a new time just from casually playing this week's DD. Very speedrun-friendly for those interested!

[fossil ruin]

Found a route I like. Sub-14 is possible

[minor helm]

yeah im not gonna bother with that haunted cave bs, i can never seem to get molly away from the horror long enough to deposit

[fossil ruin]

I had one run where it was glitched and just stayed in the spawn room. Was pretty convenient lol

[minor helm]

was that the dig glitch that happens with dreads sometimes?

[fossil ruin]

Not familiar with that, but probably? It sounded like it was digging but it wasn't going anywhere

[minor helm]

thats the one

[unreal bane]

Ryeor/Beni, do you mind sharing your scout builds? I quite like the concept of special powder for speedrun tech but don’t know what perks on other weapons/gear to run

Ive probably asked in the past but I have two days this week to practice/try some for the first time

[fossil ruin]

This is what I used for this specific run as it changes weekly depending on the missions:

Drak-25: 2, 2, 2, 3, 2 + Overtuned Particle Accelerator
Boomstick: 1, 1, 3, 3, 1 + Special Powder
Pheromone Canister

Passive Perks: Resupplier, Elemental Insulation, Deep Pockets
Active Perks: Berserker, Iron Will

Also I'll be posting a video either tonight or this morning on Youtube of this particular run.

[unreal bane]

Ah thank you, that’ll help

For use cases for each things

[minor helm]

mine is essentially the same. I'm not doing this week tho, managing the horror sucks