Everything that shapes a dive: how missions are built, what modifies them, and what you control before dropping.
At the Mission Terminal on the Ramrod, you see available missions. Each one shows a Depth tier (1-4), a Length (number of stages), and a Complexity rating (Simple, Average, or Complex). Higher depth = tougher enemies and better XP. Longer missions = more stages to clear.
Before you drop, the mission shows its active Risk Vectors and Warnings. Risk Vectors are per-stage twists: some are buffs (Double Expenite, Equipment Crate), others are threats (Invisible Creepers, Lethal Enemies). Warnings like Haunted Cave or Low Oxygen apply for the entire run.
Choose your Reclaimer, pick a Bio-Booster deck, and equip your weapons. Once you drop, there's no going back. Your deck determines which cards you can pull during the run; your weapon loadout is what you fight with until extraction.
The Drop Pod takes you underground. The cave layout is procedurally generated from a DNA template — the game picks room types, connects them linearly, and places decorations. Each stage is one room. You clear enemies, mine Expenite, and complete objectives to open the elevator to the next stage.
Each stage spawns waves of enemies and may contain an objective (Excavation, Defense, Escort, Vault, etc.). Between stages, you ride an elevator down — no return path. Use the Expenite you've mined to buy upgrades at the R.E.P.D. workbench. Risk Vectors roll fresh each stage.
After the final stage, you either face a Rift Gate boss (Standard missions) or call the Drop Pod for extraction. Gauntlet missions are 7 continuous stages with a kill-gate between each level. XP, cosmetics, and progression rewards are tallied at the end.
Missions are selected from this terminal. Every 30 minutes, the planetary scanner will find new missions of various types and Complexity levels. You can also decide how difficult the mission will be by changing the Hazard Level.
You will be deploying to mining facilities at various depth levels within Hoxxes' lithosphere. As you get closer to the planet's core, you can expect more intense local mutations and fiercer resistance from Core Spawn. In the Mission Selection Terminal, Depth Level indicates the difficulty level of missions. XP and mission rewards are increased at deeper Depth Levels.
Facility Length indicates the physical size of the mining facility in a particular mission. Longer facilities take more time to complete, but also contain more Expenite, meaning more opportunities to earn upgrades during your mission. Complexity rates the challenge of navigating and traversing a cave. Low complexity indicates a more linear, straightforward cave system, where highly complex facilities will require expert usage of your Traversal Tools and sharp spelunking skills.
Some mining facilities may be affected by peculiar local phenomena which may or may not be associated with the Grayout anomaly. These unusual sites will be labeled with Alterations in the Mission terminal. Alterations may change the rules of engagement, or introduce special modifiers that will challenge and disrupt your approach to the mission.
Risk Vectors will always come with a negative effect. This is often through the form of a power-up for Core Spawn enemies; making them faster, stronger, more frequent, or even invisible, for example. Consider your choice carefully.
Core Spawn are entering our facilities through some sort of portal, for operational purposes called a Rift Gate. This is located at the lowest level of the facility, closest to the planet's core. Once you reach this level, you need to destroy the Rift Gate in order to consider the mission a success. The Rift Gate will be well-defended - expect fierce resistance.
| DEPTH | BONUS | DAMAGE |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | +10% | 1.50 - 1.80 |
| 2 | +25% | 1.80 - 2.16 |
| 3 | +40% | 2.65 - 3.20 |
| 4 | +55% | 3.55 - 4.25 |
| LEVEL | HAZARD | WARN STACKS |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | +0% | 0 |
| 2 | +10% | 1 |
| 3 | +20% | 2 |
| ROOMS | BONUS | PAYOUT |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | +0% | Standard |
| 5 | +10% | Boosted |
| 6 | +20% | Maxed |
The odd composition of local food sources means all enemies violently combust upon death, causing area damage.
A slow, but invulnerable and deadly creature has been detected in this area. It will relentlessly chase you, throughout the mission. Do not let it get close.
Stronger, faster, and deadlier enemy variants might appear in the caves. Make every bullet count!
The mission area has particularly low concentrations of breathable air. Dwarves must frequently replenish their O2 by standing near one of the tanks attached to the M.U.L.E. and other devices.
Last updated May 29, 2026 · DRG: Rogue Core wiki
Every mission is built from a DNA template that defines its length, complexity, XP payout, room types, and decoration density. The game picks a template based on weight (higher = more common), then fills it with procedurally selected rooms from the allowed tags.
The introductory Gauntlet. Continuous spawning, kill-target gates between levels, automatic elevators between rooms. Weekly seed resets every Tuesday.
The endgame Gauntlet. Damage multipliers, enemy density, and elite spawn rate all push higher. Same 7-level pacing as Standard, but mistakes compound faster.
Every Tuesday the procedural seed rotates. Resets Tuesday 00:00 UTC.
Enemies stream in continuously per level. No safe rooms once a level opens.
Every level has a fixed kill quota before the elevator unlocks.
Between levels you take the elevator down. Heal and re-arm between levels, not mid-fight.
Bail on level 4 if outclassed -- partial rewards still apply.
Lock the deck before drop. Control and armor scale well into higher tiers.
Sustained drilling on a pressurized rock formation.
Survive the security purge timer while waves close in.
Move a heavy resource module to a deposit terminal.
Drill through brittle terrain to expose buried geode nodules.
Kill a tagged elite before it despawns.
Escort a heavy-mining vehicle through the room.
Every kill drops 8 Expenite chunks for 70 seconds.
Route pipe segments from caches to mount points.
Hold the room while the vault cracking script runs.
Land three hits on a fleeing Prospector drone.