2026-05-26 08:22 UTC · Community Announcements · Hummer
Fixed a bug where, in rare cases, two identical negative events could occur on the same day. Fixed a bug where the double damage chance turret upgrade had a 100 percent chance always. Fixed various issues with tutorials. Fixed the "core unlocked" window not closing with gamepad inputs. Fixed a bug where the double damage chance was not applied to a double projectile. Fixed a bug where the chance of double damage did not work for mines of the mining turret. Fixed a bug where the Dwarves orders could not be placed on rare Resolit blocks after the Extreme asset access upgrade. Fixed a bug that sh
2026-05-11 15:58 UTC · Community Announcements · Hummer
Fixed a bug where a flying guard could fly out of the mine after a teleport-retreat. Potentially fixed a bug that could not start drilling on the morning when drilling was supposed to start. The spawn mechanics of terrabor have been changed. Increased the maximum number of orders for all platforms. Each living miner now grants additional orders. Competitor contracts are a bit easier now. HP and speed of all night enemies are a bit lower on all difficulties(by 5-15%). Higher difficulties are a bit easier now. Explosive blocks in Caves biome doent's damage workers anymore. Blastbeard sprite and
2026-05-07 13:17 UTC · Community Announcements · Hummer
Today, Hungry Couch turns 7 years old!We’ve been through a lot over the years, and we’re truly happy that you’ve been with us. Playing our games, supporting us and being part of this journey.To mark the occasion, we’ve prepared a small update for the Drill Core, and it’s available now so you can celebrate with us!We’re excited to keep making games.Thank you!Patch notes:Added balloons and fireworks to celebrate Hungry Couch's birthday (available only on May 7). Try to pop up balloons.Electrical storm event. Time between lightning strikes has been increased (from 5 to 7 sec). The stun time has b
2026-05-06 14:50 UTC · Community Announcements · Hummer
Potentially fixed a performance issue where the game could launch without using the GPU. Fixed a longer initial video skip. Fixed a bug that could crash the game when loading a the Dwarves Platform save. Fixed a bug that allowed the Teleportation event to teleport the Resolit Blocks sometimes. Fixed a bug where the animation of the black hole did not follow the block when falling.
2026-05-05 16:30 UTC · Community Announcements · Hummer
Potentially fixed a performance issue where the game could launch without using the GPU. Fixed a bug that crashed the game if the Projector Block had to be moved.
2026-04-28 15:03 UTC · Community Announcements · francesca.falcini
Greetings, Platform Managers! We’re pleased to share that The Machine World DLC is out now, alongside a brand new Specialists Update available for free to all players. New Biome Welcome to the Tech Biome, recently discovered by our traumatized enthusiastic R ‘n’ D Department; here you’ll discover planets unlike any you’ve seen before; littered with discarded machinery and home to treacherous new Aliens, you’ll want to utilize the new buildings, new Core, and new Turrets that have been discovered here to best prepare yourself…New Aliens The Tech Biome is home to 14 new Night species and 2 new u
2026-04-27 10:44 UTC · Community Announcements · francesca.falcini
Greetings, Platform Managers! The Board of Directors is pleased to share that the R’n’D Department of Drill Core Inc. has been hard at work in developing new technologies to better improve Platform Managers’ profits ‘working conditions’.New SpecialistsThe ‘HR Department’ has finalised their new Specialist initiative, and you will now find yourself able to recruit one of four Specialists at the beginning of each mining operation. Each will have their own unique abilities to greatly enhance your profits results, so choosing the correct Specialist depending on the objective will be paramount to t
2026-04-24 15:59 UTC · Community Announcements · francesca.falcini
Greetings, Platform Managers! The R’n’D Department has been hard at work on several new initiatives to enable Platform Managers to profit for the Board of Directors like never before! Introducing The Machine World DLC. Invest in your future as a Platform Manager with a journey to the Tech Biome, where you’ll discover a new boss, new blocks, a new core, and a couple more things that the R’n’D Department refuse to disclose despite numerous threats. Shall we take a closer look?New AliensAs part of Drill Core Inc.’s continued dedication to biodiversity, several members of the R’n’D Department were
2026-04-21 15:02 UTC · Community Announcements · francesca.falcini
Greetings, Platform Managers! The R’n’D Department has been hard at work on several new initiatives to enable Platform Managers to profit for the Board of Directors like never before! The Machine World DLC Invest in your future as a Platform Manager with a journey to the Tech Biome, where you’ll discover a new boss, new blocks, a new core, and a couple more things that the R’n’D Department refuse to disclose despite numerous threats. Please check future Internal Memos for further details; we remind all Drill Core Inc. staff that these are mandatory.Specialist Update Of course, the Board of Dir
2026-03-11 09:42 UTC · Community Announcements · francesca.falcini
Greetings, Platform Managers! The Board of Directors is pleased to announce two brand-new inter-company collaborations to help you strategize your way to success: the Towers, Turrets & Tactics Bundle and the Drill Core X ITER-8 Bundle. Towers, Turrets & Tactics BundleBuild smart in a bundle where every strategic decision counts. Defend against enemies in whichever form they appear, and prioritize growth as best you can. In Nordhold, you’ll earn your way to Valhalla through building your city, growing your economy, and battling enemy waves; in Drill Core, you’ll earn pure profit by mining a pla
2025-11-25 08:35 UTC · Community Announcements · francesca.falcini
Greetings, Platform Managers! An important corporate initiative approaches: the Steam Awards 2025! Naturally, like any good corporation, Drill Core Inc. longs for accolades, and that’s why this year, we’d appreciate if all our mediocre industrious employees would consider nominating Drill Core for Best Game on Steam Deck in this year’s Steam Awards. If you’d like to show your support for Drill Core and our visionary Board of Directors, you can use the box above to nominate us, or do so on the Steam Awards 2025 page, here. Just be sure to do so before the nominations close on December 1 at 10am
2025-11-19 14:03 UTC · Community Announcements · francesca.falcini
Greetings, Platform Managers! The Board of Directors is pleased to share two exciting company updates with you today: our brand new Mining Mastery 2 Bundle, and Steam Community Items! Mining Mastery 2 BundleDrill Core Inc. is pleased to share a new corporate partnership with Wall World 2, the Mining Mastery 2 Bundle. This groundbreaking incentive will allow you to purchase both Wall World 2 and Drill Core as a Steam bundle, saving up to 10% when you purchase them together. Whether you're piloting a Robospider or managing a Platform, explore the depths of new planets and discover artifacts and
2025-11-14 16:38 UTC · Community Announcements · Hummer
Changelog: Features: The GUI now displays recently died workers. Added a new zone for gamepad that activates a cursor in the upper mine. Added visual notification of nightfall. Changes for how some tutorials close automatically. Achievement "Survive 100 nights" changed to "Survive 70 nights" Achievement "Survive 150 nights" changed to "Survive 100 nights" Camera now follows cursor better when using abilities with a gamepad. Changes for how camera works during zone switching while using a gamepad. Fixes: Fixed a bug that sometimes crashed the game when moving turrets. Fixed a bug with cursor wh
2025-11-05 14:01 UTC · Community Announcements · francesca.falcini
Greetings, Platform Managers! The Board of Directors would like to take a brief moment to thank all employees for their continued mandatory overtime hard work in the wake of the Contracts Expanded update. We’re pleased to be able to share the below Key Performance Indicators from this most recent quarter: Over 140,000 Platform Managers are now employed by Drill Core Inc. from launch.Around 30,000 new Contract Types have been completed.Average logged time per Platform Manager is 18 hours. No competitor company has outperformed Drill Core Inc. even once during Competitive Contracts (according to
2025-10-31 14:25 UTC · Community Announcements · Hummer
Fixed a bug where the Core Express button would not deactivate after sending resources and crash the game when pressed. Fixed a bug that prevented new floors from being built in single-floor saves. Swiftbase building now affects buildings at the top, bottom left and right.
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