Deep Rock Galactic Company Logo
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At DEEP ROCK GALACTIC, we pride ourselves on having established practical dominance of some the most lucrative systems in the OUTER RIM. While our foolish and cowardly competitors generally regard these as too volatile or high-risk, DEEP ROCK GALACTIC calls them home.
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Deep Rock Galactic is the central organization of the titular game. It is a space mining corporation operating within the Outer Rim, with 89 orbital Space Rigs in operation and 16 more currently under construction.¹
The mining operatives hired by Deep Rock Galactic are given rooms on the Space Rig, a vast arsenal of weapons and grenades, a leisure area for entertainment, food, and alcoholic beverages courtesy of Management.
Known Teams, Departments and Roles
- Management
- Regularly communicates company-wide messages.
- Provided clearance for the construction of the Abyss Bar on the Space Rig.[1]
- Mission Control
- ScanCom
- Scans mission surroundings to forewarn mining operatives of potential dangers.[4]
- Research & Development (R&D)
- Designs and upgrades weapons, equipment, machinery, and entertainment systems.[5][6][7]
- Researches wildlife and developing survival recommendations.[8]
- Investigates the Lithophage Outbreak.
- Investigates Core Stones.
- Science Department
- Employs xenogeologists to research biomes etc. at potential mining sites.[9][10]
- Launch Control
- Coordinates vessels launched from the Space Rig.
- Reports to Mission Control.[11]
- Maintenance
- Maintains Space Rig equipment.[12]
- Janitorial responsibilities.[13]
Trivia
- R&D is sometimes referred to as "RnD", likely due to oversight by the developers.
References
- ↑ MC voiceline - "If this continues, Management has the power and will to close the Abyss Bar! Is that what you want?"
- ↑ Basic game element.
- ↑ Voicelines pertaining to "our scanners", possibly a team of individuals tasked with inferring the missions surroundings with a representative "Mission Control" reporting it.
- ↑ "Deep Rock Galactic: Season 02 - Narrated Trailer" (1:08)
- ↑ Arcade Voiceline - "Guns AND games! R&D treat us so good"
- ↑ Armor Cosmetic Description for MK5 Drill Suit - "Another breakthrough from R&D. The MK5 Drill Suit is a masterpiece of engineering"
- ↑ Constructed the Tutorial Defense Barriers? - MC Voiceline "Alert! Defense barriers have been breached, we have a horde of enemies heading in your direction"
- ↑ Several Bestiary entries.
- ↑ Miner's Manual Description of Hollow Bough - "Hollow Bough is a biological oddity that has the Science Department scratching their heads"
- ↑ Miner's Manual Description of Glacial Strata - "At least one of our xenogeologists quit in a rage when research started on this region."
- ↑ "Launch Control reports an obstruction in the launch tube."
- ↑ "PSA: Maintenance urges employees to not attempt entering the exhaust port at the top of the hangar."
- ↑ "PSA: The L4 bathrooms remain closed for extensive maintenance. The Clog is not yet cleared."
