History VideoGame / DeepRockGalactic

[[RecycledInSpace Space]] [[OurDwarvesAreAllTheSame dwarves]], of course!

* AnvilOnHead: While [[AwesomeButImpractical hardly practical due to the set-up required,]] you can use ammo drops and other droppables to kill bugs. It deals quite a hefty damage too, potentially one-shotting non-Dreadnought bugs. Of course, it can also happen to you, if [[CrosshairAware you ignore Mission Contro's notification that he's sending a drop on that spot on the ground.]]

** There is no cost in terms of resources required to construct pipe segments during On-Site Refinery missions. This helps keep the gameplay of the mission streamlined; there's no need to scour the caves for material to slowly build up your pipelines one segment at a time, and prevents any scenarios where you may not have enough resources to complete the pipe from the refinery to the well. The only limits to pipe building are segment length, angle, and terrain.
** Speaking of which, the pipe nodes are fairly lenient on being placed with regards to terrain blocking the pipe itself, and can only get blocked if there's a significant amount of terrain touching the pipe itself. In fact, successfully placing down nodes clears out the surrounding terrain, so dwarves will always be able to successfully grind on top of the pipes given that it's not built underneath a structure such as a resupply pod or another pipe segment.

* DontCelebrateJustYet: Finishing a mission is only a part of the job. ''Surviving'' until you get extracted from the map is a whole other ordeal, especially if your team if battered up and low on ammo. The endless hordes of bugs coming your way will try their damnest to prevent your escape.

* UnwantedAssistance: Defeating and rebooting the BET-C gives you a powerful allied mobile gun platform that shoots and throws bombs, but unlike engineer turrets or [[RobotBuddy Bosco]], its grenade launcher [[FriendlyFireproof can hurt you with friendly fire]].

* YetAnotherStupidDeath: A graphic posted by Ghost Ship Games in 2021 declared that [[https://cdn.cloudflare.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/27142043/6724607fde9fcdc3e71cd9c30e4e91bc90e5398f.jpg fall damage was the overwhelmingly most-common cause of players' deaths]] (though with the enemies each being listed as a cause separately on the graphic, in total, enemies would be responsible for around 34 million deaths to fall damage's 20 million...which is still a lot for fall damage). It's not for nothing the Scout's grappling hook says "Risk of Accidental Death: HIGH" on the equipment screen.

* '''The Scout''' specializes in [[{{Ranger}} mobility, exploration, and resource gathering]]. His flare gun provides the best source of lighting in the game, and his {{grappling hook|Pistol}} allows him unparalleled movement, making him a good choice for locating objectives or obtaining valuable items and minerals. In combat, he's best used for single-target elimination: combined with his mobility, he's able to pick off far-away, high-value enemies, or circle around to attack weak spots.

* '''The Driller''' specializes in [[TunnelKing excavating, mining, and tunneling]]. Everyone has pickaxes to mine with, but the Driller's [[ThisIsADrill massive power drills]] cut through stone like butter and his satchel charges can carve massive craters in the surrounding landscape. Against enemies, he specializes in debuffs and crowd control. His primary weapons all have associated status effects that can affect large groups of enemies at a time, weakening them for his allies to finish the job easily.

** Warning about [[BossInMookClothing Bulk]] [[OneHitKill Detonators]] without pinging usually has someone saying "bulk" or "det".

A spin off BulletHeaven {{Roguelike}} ''VideoGame/DeepRockGalacticSurvivor'' went into early access on Windows on February 14, 2024.

* DualBoss: The Dreadnought Arbalest and Dreadnought Lacerator, collectively the "Dreadnought twins", are a pair of miniature Dreadnoughts which pupated inside the same cocoon. They complement each other in battle, with the Lacerator getting up close and personal with melee and short-range fire breath attacks, and the Arbalest attempting to flank the team of dwarves and attacking from a distance by spitting explosive projectiles. Periodically, or when one is damaged enough, the twins will burrow into the ground, reappear next to each other connected by a tether of energy, which evenly divides their health between each Twin's separate life bar, and regenerates their armor. If one of the two is killed, the other will [[TurnRed become more aggressive]].