DRG Tips By DarkBlueX (DarkAoRaidenX)

all the perks for the pros and cons are at max level

Suggestions

I feel these are the most useful
Active Perks in MultiPlayer.

Dash , Field Medic , & especially
Iron Will in Deep Dives,
as it gives another chance
to have successful missions.

I feel these are the most useful
Passive Perks in MultiPlayer.

Resupplier , Sweet Tooth , & especially Vampire , as it works with the Iron Will Perk.

Hazard 5

It seems the way to go for every class.
Exceptions are playingCryo-Cannon/EPC Driller.
BornReady , Resupplier , Sweet Tooth , Vampire ,
Dash , Iron Will
Except instead of Dash the Scout takes
Field Medic ,

Solo

In my opinion these are most useful
Active Perks for solo.
Beast Master , Dash , Iron Will

- Especially Iron Will,
as it gives another chance to have a successful missions.

In my opinion the most useful
Passive Perks for solo.
Resupplier , Sweet Tooth , Vampire .

New Players

Here are suggestions on what to level up first.
Basically Meta/Most Useful Perks

Each Tier needs to be unlocked
with a number of certain Perks.
Indicated by the Orange Arrows

on the right.
There is a total of 9 Tiers as of right now.

There is only few I would Prioritize
So down below will do the fastest route.

Players start with 1 Active and 1 Passive Perk Slot.

You can get 1 more Active slot
by promoting each dwarf once.

You can get 2 more Passive slots
by unlocking them in Tier 4 & 9.

Tier 1

Field Medic

Friendly

Thorns

- Need 3 Perks to unlock next Tier. Points Cost (7).
- Prioritize: Field MedicI (3), ThornsI (2), &FriendlyI (2)
Even though See You In Hell is alright, it costs more Points.

- Get Thorns first if you play solo more.
- Get Field Medic first if you play MultiPlayer more.

Tier 2

Field Medic

Thorns

Veteran Depositor

- Need 3 Perks to unlock next Tier. Points Cost (12).
- Prioritize: Field MedicII (5), ThornsII (5), & Veteran DepositorI (2)

- Get Thorns first if you play solo more.
- Get Field Medic first if you play MultiPlayer more.

Tier 3

Field Medic

Iron Will

Resupplier

Thorns

- Need 4 Perks to unlock next Tier. Points Cost (18).
- Prioritize: Iron WillI (3), ResupplierI (2), Field MedicIII (7), & ThornsIII (8),

- Get Resupplier or Iron Will first if you play solo more.
- Get Iron Will or Field Medic first if you play MultiPlayer more.

Tier 4

Field Medic

Iron Will

New Passive Perk

Resupplier

Sweet Tooth

Thorns

- Need 5 Perks to unlock next Tier. Points Cost (43/45).
- Prioritize: New Passive PerkI (15), Iron WillII (5), ResupplierII (3), Field MedicIV (9), & ThornsIV (11),

Only after you get the Perks in Tier 5 to Progress.
Sweet ToothI (2)

- Get Resupplier or Iron Will first if you play solo more.
- Get Iron Will or Field Medic first if you play MultiPlayer more.

Tier 5

Iron Will

Resupplier

Strong Arm

Sweet Tooth

Unstoppable

- Need 5 Perks to unlock next Tier. Points Cost (24).
- Prioritize: Iron WillIII (7), ResupplierIII (5), Strong ArmI (2), UnstoppableI (2), &

Only after you get the Perks in Tier 5 to Progress.
Sweet ToothII (5)

- Get Resupplier or Iron Will first if you play solo more.
- Get Iron Will or Resupplier first if you play MultiPlayer more.

Tier 6

Beast Master

Dash

Iron Will

Resupplier

Vampire

- Need 5 Perks to unlock next Tier. Points Cost (24).
- Prioritize: Iron WillIV (9), ResupplierIV (7), VampireI (2), DashI (3), & Beast MasterI (3)

- Get Beast Master, Resupplier, Vampire, or Iron Will first if you play solo more.
- Get Iron Will, Vampire, Resupplier first if you play MultiPlayer more.
- Dash can be great in Solo or in MultiPlayer.

Tier 7

Beast Master

Born Ready

Dash

Deep Pockets

Vampire

- Need 5 Perks to unlock next Tier. Points Cost (17).
- Prioritize: VampireII (3), DashII (5), & Beast MasterII (5), Born ReadyI (2) Deep PocketsI (2)

- Get Beast Master, Vampire, or Iron Will first if you play solo more.
- Get Iron Will, Vampire, first if you play MultiPlayer more.
- Dash can be great in Solo or in MultiPlayer.

Tier 8

Beast Master

Born Ready

Dash

Deep Pockets

Vampire

- Need 5 Perks to unlock next Tier. Points Cost (29).
- Prioritize: VampireIII (5), DashIII (7), & Beast MasterIII (7), Born ReadyII (5) Deep PocketsII (5)

- Get Beast Master, Vampire, or Iron Will first
if you play solo more.
- Get Iron Will, Vampire, first if you play MultiPlayer more.

- Dash can be great in Solo or in MultiPlayer.

Tier 9

Dash

Vampire

- Last Tier. Points Cost (61).
- Prioritize: New Passive PerkII (20), VampireIV (7), DashIV (9), & Beast MasterIV (9), Born ReadyIII (8) Deep PocketsIII (8)

- Get Beast Master, Vampire, or Iron Will first
if you play solo more.
- Get Iron Will, Vampire, first if you play MultiPlayer more.

- Dash can be great in Solo or in MultiPlayer.

Active Perks

Beast Master 🔗

Charm a Grunt , Grunt Guard , or Grunt Slasher
to become your loyal companion.
It is named Steeve .

Pros

+ It takes 0.75s to tame a Grunt.
+ Taming a Grunt fully heals them.

+ isn't affected by Sticky Flames from the
Driller's CRSPR Flamethrower .

+Steeve is affected by Mission Mutators ,

notably regenerating health with Regenerative Bugs , spawning a Parasite upon death with Parasites , and gaining bonus damage with Lethal Enemies .

Cons

-The tamed Grunt will always have the suffix (Steeve).
No offense to Steeve but custom names when?

-Health gets healed but armor stays broken.

-He is still vulnerable to weakspot damage bonuses
and armor breaking from the Dwarves.

Pros/Cons

Steeve has no target prioritization capability,
nor survival instincts,
being ignorant to any potential danger.

Which means he's fearless!
But at the same he's fearless...

Berzerker 🔗

+Go berzerk for 10 seconds during which you get
boosted melee damage
and a lightning-fast pickaxe Power Attack recharge.

Pros

+Boosts Power Attack cooldown rate:
+2100% of base cooldown rate.

+Increases the damage of regular Pickaxe strikes
by 8 while active.

Cons

-4 min cooldown. 2-3 minutes when??
-Damage increase does not provide any real benefit,
as it will not reduce the amount of strikes
needed to kill most creatures.
-Damage increase does not apply to
Power Attacks, only regular swings.

Dash 🔗

Propel forward with great speed!

Pros

+Movement Speed: x2.2
+Slowdown Reduction: 100%
(slow won't affect you at all).

+You can dash while holding heavy objects
(Aquaqs, Eggs, etc.).

Cons

-Duration: 1.5 seconds.
-Stun and Electricity slowdowns
don't get reduced.
-Can Dash to your death.

Field Medic 🔗

Help your fellow Dwarves up!
Once per mission,
you can get a downed teammate instantly!

Pros

+You revive teammates 30% faster.

+Instant Revive Button

+It will recharge at the beginning
of each stage of a Deep Dive.

Cons

-Instant Revive Button is
Once per mission.
-Sometimes can misfire the Instant Revive.

Heightened Senses 🔗

2 times per mission,
you can escape after being grabbed,
killing your captor in the process!.

Enemy Types that trigger's the alert
Cave Leech, Mactera Grabber, Nemesis, Nayaka Trawler.

Pros

+Instant Kills Enemies.

Cons

-Doesn't Instant Kill the Nemesis.
-Only can use 2 Times.

Hover Boots 🔗

Fancy boots that let you hover in midair
for 3.5 seconds.

Pros

+While active, you burn any creatures
right beneath you.

Cons

-Lasts only 3.5 seconds.
-does not immediately halt your momentum
(though it does reduce it very quickly).

As such, you can still slam into the ground
(taking fall damage)
if you are going extremely fast or activate it too late!.

Iron Will 🔗

Never give up!
Once per mission, get back into the fight!

Do not use it as soon as you go down!
Do not use it early in the mission!

Use it to either get Health, a Teammate up,
or make it to the Drop Pod.

Could use Iron Will to get closer to Teammates
if died some where up high but use at last resort.

As a Gunner try to use your shield
after you get Teammates up.

Pros

+When Active Immune to all damage.
+All weapons are reloaded upon entering Iron Will.
+Movement Speed: x1.2
+Base pickaxe damage: +2.5
+Power Attack cooldown rate:
+300% of base cooldown rate
+Slowdown reduction: 30%
+Obtaining health via any method during Iron Will will prevent the down from
occurring after the last stand duration.
+Works with Vampire.
+Dwarves under the effect of Iron Will count as alive for the purpose of mission extraction
+The single use active effect will recharge at the beginning of each stage of a Deep Dive.

Cons

-Shields do not regenerate.
-Pickaxe damage - Does not apply to power attacks.
-You can still be Cave-Leeched.

See You In Hell 🔗

You can trigger a large neuro-pulse explosion
after you go down.
A residual neuro-electric field will
electrocute and scare off enemies.

Pros

+Can Fear enemies and those usually immune to fear.
+It will recharge at the beginning
of each stage of a Deep Dive.

Cons

-Only 3 times each mission. 5 times when?

Shield Link 🔗

You can overcharge a teammate's shield to
300% for 30 seconds.

Pros

+Whenever you are within 4m of a teammate,
both of your shields recharge 50% faster!.
+Instantly regenerate all shield (Single Dwarf).

Cons

-Only works on a single Dwarf.
-Add 60 to the maximum shield value of the target
(unlike the description it doesn't really triple the shield value).
-If any damage is taken, the shield will only regenerate up to it's normal value,
any overshield used is lost forever..
-Neither the passive nor the active effect
of the perk can stack.

Passive Perks

Born Ready 🔗

Unequipped weapons
automatically reload after 5 seconds.

Pros

+Unequipped weapons automatically reload.

Cons

-Equipped weapons when??
-5 seconds, 3 Seconds when?!
-We need a 4th slot!

Deep Pockets 🔗

Leave nothing behind!
Your mineral pouch hold more valuables.

Pros

+Hold more valuables.

Cons

-Only 15 more minerals. Hold more when?
-We need a 4th slot!

Elemental Insulation 🔗

Get resistance to all elemental damage.

Pros

+This perk is additive with other resistance bonuses.
+Provides reduction against Fire, Frost, Electricity, Poison, Radiation, Heat (temperature),
and Cold (temperature) effects.

Cons

-Kind of unused. Maybe if we had a 4th Slot!

Friendly 🔗

Through the power of friendship
you both take and deal 50% less damage
from friendly fire!

Pros

+You and Fellow Dwarves take 50% less damage.

Cons

-This perk does not stack if both the damage dealer and damage taker have it equipped.
-We need a 4th slot!

It's a Bug Thing 🔗

Loot Bugs explode whenever you get
within 5m of them…!

Pros

+Uhhhhh.

Cons

-Poor things.
-We need a 4th slot!

Resupplier 🔗

Stock up on Ammo and Health 50% faster
at the Resupply Pod .
Regain an extra 25% health when you resupply!.

Pros

+After resupplying, all weapons instantly reload!

Cons

-We need a 4th slot!

Second Wind 🔗

Get a 12% sprint speed boost
after running for 4 seconds.

Pros

Cons

-Have to run for 4 seconds to activate.
2 seconds when?
-25%+ when?!
-We need a 4th slot!

Strong Arm 🔗

You throw flares with 50% more force.
Gems and other heavy objects get
20% bonus throwing force.

Pros

+Strong Dwarf.

Cons

-Need more throw force.
-We need a 4th slot!

Sweet Tooth 🔗

Get 30% more healing from consuming Red Sugar
and 20% movement speed bonus
for 10 seconds after consuming Red Sugar!

Pros

Cons

-20 second movement speed when?
-We need a 4th slot!

Thorns 🔗

Any time an enemy hits you with a melee attack
it will itself take 24 damage.

Pros

+Instantly kills at all hazard levels
Glyphid Swarmer
Naedocyte Hatchling
Naedocyte Shocker
Rockpox Larvae
Carnivorous Larva
Glyphid Spawn

Cons

- More damage? -We need a 4th slot!

Unstoppable 🔗

Environmental slow-down effects
are reduced by up to 50%.
You move up to 25% faster
while carrying heavy objects.

Pros

Cons

-We need a 4th slot!

Vampire 🔗

Regain 5 health when you kill
a medium sized or larger creature
with a melee attack!

Pros

+Works with Pickaxe Swing/Power Attack
Reinforced Power Drills
Impact Axe.

Cons

-Only Gain 5 Max Health. 10+ when?
especially with bigger enemies
-We need a 4th slot!

Veteran Depositor 🔗

You now deposit valuables into
the M.U.L.E. and Drop Pod up to 50% faster!
and up to 30% Damage Reduction within
7m of the MULE or other deposit points!

Pros

+Damage Reduction while Depositing.
+This perk is multiplicative with other damage reducing perks.

Cons

-Mine Head doesn't count for depositing?!
-We need a 4th slot!