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This is a list of terms and definitions that can be found in game.

Concepts

• Experience
• Difficulty Scaling
• Hazard Bonus
• Area Damage
• Ricochet
• Health
• Multiplayer
• Movement
• Swarm
• Fear
• Heads-up display
• Status Effects
• Temperature
• Accuracy
• Damage
• Terrain
• Fall Damage
• Stun

Terms

• Glyphid - The most common family of bugs on Hoxxes.
• Mactera - A flying family of bugs living on Hoxxes.
• Swarm - A Swarm is an event that can occur on some mission types which briefly increases enemy spawn rates. Swarms are announced by Mission Control.
• Core Infuser - A square block of whiteish colors. Receives the Tritilyte Key to start a Machine Event, and allows players to infuse a Blank Matrix Core after completing it.
• Mission Control - Mission Control is the only character voiced but not seen. Explains things, gives orders, and warnings.
• Perk - A gameplay modifier that can be unlocked via the KPI terminal.
• Scrip - The name given to season specific currency. Comes from a historically accurate corporate currency used by mining companies in the past.
• Deep Dive - A series of three missions in a row, both comprised of two primary objectives. Exist in normal and Elite versions.
• Matrix Core - An object granted by completing a weekly Assignment or Deep Dives, that can come as a Blank, Infused or Mineral version.
• Overclock Infused Matrix Core - An Infused Matrix Core that can be used to unlock an Overclock at the Forge.
• Cosmetic Infused Matrix Core - An Infused Matrix Core that can be used to unlock a Cosmetic at the Forge.
• Overclock - Weapon modifications that range from minor to major, unlocked by forging Infused Matrix Cores in the Forge.
• Clean Overclock - A type of Overclock that only has benefits, but no downsides.
• Balanced Overclock - A type of Overclock that brings in notable changes to a weapon, both good and bad.
• Unstable Overclock - A type of overclock that brings in a game-changing effect to a weapon, but cripples its other functions in exchange.
• Anomaly - A Mutator that can be beneficial or neutral, without the goal to increase challenge.
• Warning - A Mutator that increases the difficulty. A mission can have up to two, but some are mutually exclusive.
• Management - The obscure entity that decides everything, yet is only ever mentioned by Mission Control.
• Rock and Stone - An expression used by the Dwarves as a rally cry.
• Karl - The name of a legendary figure, often evoked as one might call upon the name of a deity or a hero.
• R&D - An abbreviation of Research and Development, the teams that develop new weapons and equipment for the Dwarves to use.

Acronyms

This is a non-exhaustive list of the most common acronyms used by the community in discussions about the game.

General Terms DD Deep Dive, a weekly end-game activity that consists of three pre-seeded missions that must be completed in a row DRG Deep Rock Galactic, the name of this video game and the eponymous space mining megacorporation EDD Elite Deep Dive, a more challenging version of a Deep Dive GSG Ghost Ship Games, the studio developing Deep Rock Galactic ME Machine Event, a structure sometimes randomly found during missions OC Overclock, a type of weapon upgrade PP Performance Pass, the game's battle pass mechanic Performance Points, one of the two types of experience that measure player progression R&S RnS RASB "Rock and stone (brother)", a phrase used by the dwarves to express approval, gratitude, support or triumph XP Experience Points, one of the two types of experience that measure player progression Mission types IS Industrial Sabotage, a mission type centered around crippling and defeating a stationary Rival-themed boss. PE Point Extraction, a mission type about digging up big mineral chunks in a large open cavern under near-constant pressure of enemies. OSR On-Site Refinery, a mission type where the players build and maintain pipelines to extract liquid Morkite from underground wells. Perks IW Iron Will, a popular perk that allows a downed dwarf to come back to action for a few seconds SYIH See You In Hell, a perk that allows triggering an explosion around your dwarf while downed.

Combat terms AB Armor breaking, a type of modification found on many weapons that makes it more effective at destroying creature armor AoE Area of effect, a term usually referring to weapons that deal damage not only at the point of impact, but also in an area around it (e.g. "10 AoE damage") BT Blowthrough, a type of modification found on many weapons that makes its projectiles pass through the target and hit other targets behind it (the number of penetrations varies) CC Crowd control, a general term encompassing abilities that impair the enemies' movement or restrict their damage output: stun, slow-down, fear, etc. HVT High-value target, a non-boss creature that introduces a considerably larger threat than other targets; therefore, eliminating it quickly is a priority LST Large slow target, a creature that presents danger up close, but can be safely kited due to its low movement speed RoF Rate of fire, a metric of how many projectiles a weapon fires per second WP Weak point or weak spot, a specific part of a creature that, when hit, multiplies incoming damage Weapons & Grenades AC "Thunderhead" Heavy Autocannon, Gunner's second primary weapon BC Breach Cutter, Engineer's second sidearm BRT BRT7 Burst Fire Gun, Gunner's second sidearm CRSPR CRSPR Flamethrower, Driller's default primary weapon CWC Colette Wave Cooker, Driller's third sidearm DRAK DRAK-25 Plasma Carbine, Scout's third primary weapon EPC Experimental Plasma Charger, Driller's second sidearm GK2 Deepcore GK2, Scout's default primary weapon GRS "Hurricane" Guided Rocket System, Gunner's third primary weapon IFG Inhibitor-Field Generator, Scout's default grenade LURE L.U.R.E., Engineer's default grenade M1K M1000 M1000 Classic, Scout's second primary weapon PGL Deepcore 40mm PGL, Engineer's default sidearm

Weapon Mods & Overclocks

ABM Armor Break Module, a clean overclock for the LOK-1 Smart Rifle AISE AI Stability Engine, an unstable overclock for the Deepcore GK2 ALMO A Little More Oomph, a clean overclock for the "Lead Storm" Powered Minigun ASS Active Stability System, a balanced overclock for the M1000 Classic AV Aggressive Venting, a clean overclock for the DRAK-25 Plasma Carbine Aggressive Venting, a tier-5 modification for the "Lead Storm" Powered Minigun BB Big Bertha, an unstable overclock for the "Thunderhead" Heavy Autocannon BH Bullet Hell, an unstable overclock for the "Lead Storm" Powered Minigun Burning Hell, a balanced overclock for the "Lead Storm" Powered Minigun BN Burning Nightmare, a tier-5 modification for the Experimental Plasma Charger BOM Bullets of Mercy, a balanced overclock for the Deepcore GK2 BlH BulH Bullet Hell, an unstable overclock for the "Lead Storm" Powered Minigun BrH BurH Burning Hell, a balanced overclock for the "Lead Storm" Powered Minigun CATG Cold As The Grave, a tier-5 modification for the "Lead Storm" Powered Minigun CMF Controlled Magnetic Flow, a tier-2 modification for the Armskore Coil Gun CO Cycle Overload, an unstable overclock for the "Warthog" Auto 210 CR Compact Rounds, a balanced overclock for the Deepcore 40mm PGL CR Cold Radiance, a tier-5 modification for the Cryo Cannon DC Disperser Compound, a balanced overclock for the Corrosive Sludge Pump ECR Electro-Chemical Rounds, a tier-3 modification for the LOK-1 Smart Rifle Explosive Chemical Rounds, a balanced overclock for the LOK-1 Smart Rifle ED Embedded Detonators, an unstable overclock for the Zhukov NUK17 EFS Electrocuting Focus Shots, an unstable overclock for the M1000 Classic EMD Turret EM Discharge, an unstable overclock for the "Stubby" Voltaic SMG EMR EM Refire Booster, a balanced overclock for the "Stubby" Voltaic SMG ER Electrifying Reload, an unstable overclock for the Deepcore GK2 Elephant Rounds, an unstable overclock for the "Bulldog" Heavy Revolver Energy Rerouting, a clean overclock for the Experimental Plasma Charger Exothermic Reactor, a tier-5 modification for the Colette Wave Cooker Experimental Rounds, a balanced overclock for the BRT7 Burst Fire Gun Explosive Reload, an unstable overclock for the Subata 120 EV Exhaust Vectoring, a balanced overclock for the "Lead Storm" Powered Minigun Exec Executioner, an unstable overclock for the LOK-1 Smart Rifle Exo Exothermic Reactor, a tier-5 modification for the Colette Wave Cooker FM Face Melter, an unstable overclock for the CRSPR Flamethrower FSD Fuel Stream Diffuser, a balanced overclock for the CRSPR Flamethrower HB Hot Bullets, a tier-5 modification for the "Lead Storm" Powered Minigun HH Heavy Hitter, a balanced overclock for the Experimental Plasma Charger HIA Hydrogen Ion Additive, a clean overclock for the Corrosive Sludge Pump HR Heat Radiance, a tier-5 modification for the CRSPR Flamethrower

HVC High Voltage Crossover, a balanced overclock for the Breach Cutter ITE Improved Thermal Efficiency, a clean overclock for the Cryo Cannon JFH Jet Fuel Homebrew, an unstable overclock for the "Hurricane" Guided Rocket System LCS Liquid Cooling System, a clean overclock for the Colette Wave Cooker LSLS Lead Storm, an unstable overclock for the "Lead Storm" Powered Minigun LWC Light-Weight Cases, a clean overclock for the Breach Cutter MCU Magnetic Cooling Unit, a clean overclock for the Experimental Plasma Charger MGC Manual Guidance Cutoff, a retired overclock for the "Hurricane" Guided Rocket System replaced with Rocket Barrage MPA Magnetic Pellet Alignment, a balanced overclock for the "Warthog" Auto 210 MPS Mega Power Supply, a balanced overclock for the Colette Wave Cooker NCTC Neuro-Corrosive Toxic Catalyst, a tier-5 modification for the Subata 120 Neuro Neurotoxin Coating, a balanced overclock for the "Bulldog" Heavy Revolver Neuro-Lasso, an unstable overclock for the LOK-1 Smart Rifle NTC Necro-Thermal Catalyst, a tier-5 modification for the Armskore Coil Gun NTP Neurotoxin Payload, a tier-5 modification for the "Thunderhead" Heavy Autocannon ODB Overdrive Booster, an unstable overclock for the Shard Diffractor OFM Overclocked Firing Mechanism, a balanced overclock for the Deepcore GK2 Overtuned Feed Mechanism, a clean overclock for the "Hurricane" Guided Rocket System OPA Overturned Particle Accelerator, an unstable overclock for the DRAK-25 Plasma Carbine PBM Plasma Burster Missiles, a balanced overclock for the "Hurricane" Guided Rocket System PP Persistent Plasma, an unstable overclock for the Experimental Plasma Charger RC Roll Control, a clean overclock for the Breach Cutter RJ RJ250 Compound, a balanced overclock for the Deepcore 40mm PGL RTS Return to Sender, a balanced overclock for the Breach Cutter SBB Shield Battery Booster, an unstable overclock for the DRAK-25 Plasma Carbine SCC Supercooling Chamber, an unstable overclock for the M1000 Classic SD Spinning Death, an unstable overclock for the Breach Cutter SF Sticky Fuel, an unstable overclock for the CRSPR Flamethrower SFL Super Focus Lens, a clean overclock for the Colette Wave Cooker SPC Stronger Plasma Current, a clean overclock for the Breach Cutter TA TArc Turret Arc, an unstable overclock for the "Stubby" Voltaic SMG TCF Thin Containment Field, a tier-5 modification for the Experimental Plasma Charger TEF Thermal Exhaust Feedback, an unstable overclock for the DRAK-25 Plasma Carbine TTC Triple-Tech Chambers, an unstable overclock for the Armskore Coil Gun VB Volatile Bullets, a balanced overclock for the "Bulldog" Heavy Revolver VIM Volatile Impact Mixture, a balanced overclock for the Corrosive Sludge Pump VIR Volatile Impact Reactor, a balanced overclock for the Shard Diffractor WPS White Phosphorous Shells, a tier-5 modification for the Jury-Rigged Boomstick

Weapon Build Notation

The notation for this build would be "33212" or "CCBAB".

In discussions of weapon builds it's common to see notations like 21232 or BABCB, often followed by an overclock name. Those are shorthands that code the modification choices for the weapon in question.

Every weapon has five tiers of upgrades with 2-3 options per tier, and in each tier only one upgrade can be equipped. Thus, the first character notes which upgrade is picked from the first tier, the second character - from the second tier, and so on. 1 or A corresponds to the first upgrade in any given tier, 2 or B - to the second option, and 3 or C - to the third option (if it exists). Both number and letter notations are established practices in the community and mean the same thing.

If a build is suggested in which some choices aren't crucial or important, X can be used instead of a number/letter. For example, 21X32 would mean that any upgrade from the third tier can be picked.

When talking about a specific modification and not the full build, it's common to refer to it like T3B or T3.B. It means the second upgrade (B) in the third tier (3). The letter "T" stands for "tier".