[2023] Yuletide 2023 Preview

A lil somethin somethin: You can find the details for this event on the announcement page here.

Hello Miners,
Holiday season is upon us!

Management would like to clarify that the use of the word “holiday” here does not imply any paid time off. Instead, this holiday season, Deep Rock Galactic will be celebrating with some holly-jolly hard labor!

This time of year is about cherishing those you hold dear, and there’s nothing dearer to the Deep Rock Galactic corporation than the quarterly revenue report. If you feel that close colleagues, family members, or a general sense of holiday merriment are distracting you from sharing this priority, please report to the Medical Bay for a painless chemical readjustment.

The Yuletide 2023 event begins on Thursday, December 14th at 13:00 CET.

Here’s your first look at what’s coming:

Yearly performance bonus In recognition of the significant contributions of the DRG workforce, Management has approved a significant end-of-year bonus for all employees! Provided you’re willing to work for it, of course.

Complete the Yearly Performance Bonus assignment, and we’ll transfer extra Performance Points, crafting resources, credits, and infused Matrix Cores to your account. But even better than that, we’ll grant you the shiny new Snowglobe hat!


It is the employee’s individual responsibility to figure out how you’re supposed to breathe while wearing the Snowglobe hat.

Wanted dead: Yuletide Elves Bad news: The nitwits at Longbeard Freight have fumbled a live load of Yuletide Elves, and these festive little imps have taken up residence in the caves of Hoxxes. These pointy-eared rascals pose a threat to DRG’s mining operations, so you’re cleared to dispatch them with extreme prejudice.

Shoot the Elves on sight, bring back the bodies as proof, and Management will grant you (and your team) a Double Mission Performance Point Bonus as a reward for your troubles.



The hats of Christmas past We found a big stash of old holiday hats in an orbital storage facility! And instead of shoveling them into the incinerator, we’ve decided to hand them out to DRG employees. This extraordinary act of seasonal generosity means no pay raises next year, but we’re confident everyone will be satisfied with this agreement.

Complete the Fashion of Yuletide Past assignment, and you’ll earn all the headgear from previous Yuletide events, in case you didn’t scoop them up before.



Extra seasonal stocking stuffers We’ve got a few more Yuletide goodies to give out, too! Finish the Yuletide Elf Hunt assignment, and you’ll unlock the following:

• Pickaxe set: ‘Chillaxe’
  
• Bosco framework: ‘Yuletide Special’
  
• Elf suit armor + headwear*

*Management bears no liability for friendly fire incidents caused by this elf costume. The elf suit is not bulletproof.

Work-appropriate space rig decorations The halls? We’ve decked them. Once the Yuletide event starts, you’ll find the Space Rig looking properly festive. Expect holiday lights, mistletoe, and lots of other cute decorations, like priceless glass ornaments! The ornaments belonged to Mission Control’s dear grandmother, and they’re very fragile, so please don’t break them.

Also, a coolant leak in the ventilation system has resulted in piles of snow forming around the Rig. We trust all employees will act responsibly with these snowdrifts, and not resort to juvenile distractions like last year’s snowball fights.

Yuletide 2023 begins on Thursday, December 14th at 13:00 CET and it’ll run until Thursday, January 4th at 13:00 CET.

Stay warm out there, and happy Yuletide. Rock and Stone!

With Love,
-The Ghost Ship Crew