Deep Rock Galactic has introduced exciting new weapon modifications that significantly impact gameplay. These refuelings allow players to customize their arsenals for different play styles and mission needs. With these modifications, weapons can now have unique features such as faster firing speeds, increased damage or additional status effects.
Deep Rock Galactic All new overclocks
Added to the game in season 5 are 12 new Overclocks (one for each main weapon) and one modification of an existing Overclock. This gives us quite a range of possibilities that will change our tactics in using a particular weapon and make it easier to exterminate old as well as new enemies.
overclocks added in season 5:
Rotary Overdrive
“Overturns the electric drive to push the fire rate to its limit! But the resulting increase in heat buildup requires a mechanism allowing injections of Quik-Chill coolant fluid by pushing reload. This coolant reduces heat buildup and can take the weapon out of an overheated state. Only a limited amount of coolant can be carried, and must be replenished via resupplies.”
Mortar Rounds
“The weapon has been reworked to fire heavy mortar projectiles. These modifications slow down the rate of fire significantly – but even if you can’t carry as many, the high-explosive rounds more than make up for it in damage. Just remember to account for drop.”
Cluster Charges
“Each missile has had their explosives replaced with cluster munitions, and will eject these bomblets when you hold the reload button. The heavy payload has reduced the forward propulsion power of the missiles, as well as both total ammo and magazine capacity. On the bright side, all the extra weight and explosives mean the missiles hit like a truck if you don’t release their payload before impact.”
Burst Fire
“R&D has fitted a cam mechanism into the GK2’s fire control group, putting the rifle into a fixed 3-round burst fire mode. Additional modifications include a small increase to magazine size, damage and higher stun chance.”
Marked for Death
“Focus Shot now fires a dart loaded with an inflammatory catalyst which causes enemies to temporarily take more damage from all sources. While faster to focus, the direct impact of these darts does negligible damage, and requires an increased Focus Shot ammo cost as well as a smaller magazine.”
Conductive Thermals
“ElectroCryoThermic™ technology makes the plasma projectiles increase enemies’ sensitivity to temperature changes and shock. However, the volatile plasma reaction does less direct damage, and generates more heat per shot.”
Pump Action
Converts the weapon into a whopping 6-gauge pump action capable of dealing massive damage and punching through multiple enemies. The intrusive old-school pump mechanism requires a small magazine, and you can’t fit many of these big ol’ shells in your pockets.
Micro-Conductor Add-On
“Micro-conductors have been added to your bullets, enabling them to add electric currents to platform and sentries on impact. Additionally, electrified Sentries work as nodes, creating an electric arc between them. Conductor Bullets are big and requires a modified firing mechanism, reducing ammo capacity and fire rate.”
SmЯt Trigger OS™
“A sleek new operating system from the Smяt Corporation gives the weapon near-instantaneous lock-on, and automatically fires shots at locked-on targets. This system is quite CPU-intensive, however, lowering the maximum number of lock-ons.”
Scorching Tide
“A supercharged injection system and integrated duckbill choke allows the weapon to blast a blistering horizontal wave of flame by holding reload. Using this mechanism eats up additional fuel and makes the weapon unstable, reducing movement speed during charging.”
Crystal Nucleation
“A new cryoctane fuel blend creates razor-sharp formations of ice crystals on impact with terrain, which damage and slow enemies attempting to walk through them. These ice crystals melt over time, but can be maintained by cooling them. This modification results in a smaller overall fuel tank capacity to make room for the new fuel injector.”
Combustive Goo Mix
“Combustive Goo Mix causes enemies to explode when they are both Corroded and On Fire. It then removes both the Corrosion and On Fire status effects, restoring the enemy’s temperature to 0. It also causes sludge puddles to explode when ignited.”
CONCLUSION
Deep Rock Galactic has introduced exciting new weapon modifications and 12 new Overclocks in season 5, one for each main weapon, plus an additional modification. These updates offer unique features such as faster firing speeds, increased damage, and additional status effects, significantly impacting gameplay and tactics against both old and new enemies.
