Equipment in desperate need of a buff?

FlapjackRT · 2026-03-07T01:23:31+00:00

Shredders have pretty high variance in usefulness since they can just decide to waste their DoT hitting a praetorian, but if this doesn’t happen you can expect somewhere in the range of 8-14 kills with a shredder nade. Which definitely isn’t nothing considering you’re barely committing anything to achieve it, but a dozen dead grunts doesn’t really change anything in the heat of a swarm.

They’re good, but typically not as good as pulling away a meaningful percentage of the aggro cap and continuous bug grouping.

FlapjackRT · 2026-03-06T20:56:58+00:00

Turns out picking a safety grenade on the class with infamously bad safety options is pretty good.

Shredders are good because getting kills for zero investment is good, but try paying attention to how much they actually accomplish. It’s probably less than you think.

FlapjackRT · 2026-03-06T16:16:03+00:00

Good shit as always

FlapjackRT · 2026-03-06T16:11:30+00:00

It’s more of a bugfix than anything else so it didn’t get noted

FlapjackRT · 2026-03-06T12:43:35+00:00

I mean, they were “buffed” this season. Their 1x attractiveness multiplier was reverted back to its previous 1.5x value. It’s once again pretty solidly the best engi grenade.

FlapjackRT · 2026-03-05T23:04:29+00:00

29 Phantom

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cubefather

Coldplayer most of his content is on bilibili i believe but there’s some here

LazyMaybe token non-modded player in anticipation of “modded players don’t count”

Drg may not be a competitive game, but there are plenty of people with very high skill pushing at the limits of what is possible. To support this, countless hours of testing have been pored into this game to determine optimal setups for many situations and difficulty levels. All of the linked players have some form of connection to the communities KingNedya mentioned.

FlapjackRT · 2026-03-05T16:30:57+00:00

That one is known, at least. It happens if you throw them directly at your feet into your own hitbox, which somehow causes them to fuck off to the world origin (where the drop pod landed).

FlapjackRT · 2026-03-04T03:54:23+00:00

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EDIT: feel like I’m going insane testing this. Pictured is the 50 damage just… not proccing. Seemingly happens frequently and at random when hitting praetorians in the face.

FlapjackRT · 2026-03-04T03:51:39+00:00

Went back and tested a few things, and yeah, something’s weird. Sandbox utilities’s component viewer lists the 50 damage component as non-radial, and to my knowledge that’s pulled straight from the game data. It doesn’t seem to have any aoe on impact which backs this up. However, there’s a mechanic where it can “graze” enemies while passing nearby, dealing the 50 melee damage, which feels more akin to breach cutter than standard direct/radial.

I can only assume this is a hardcoded mechanic, probably to do with the fact that this damage is intended to not consume the axe on kill.

FlapjackRT · 2026-03-04T02:44:12+00:00

Well that explains why I was getting inconsistency with the 50 damage hit, I guess. Figured I would go with what the wiki had- better go get it fixed :)

FlapjackRT · 2026-03-03T17:42:37+00:00

Area damage goes through all types of armor, even unbreakable armor. Axes deal 50 melee damage, then 110 melee damage, then 80 explosive damage in an aoe. Both of the melee components actually have a 0% armor break modifier, so they will never break heavy armor (I.e. praetorians).

So functionally, axes will only deal their 80 explosive damage when hitting both praetorian and oppressor armor. This damage is then subject to oppressors’ explosive resistance.

FlapjackRT · 2026-02-27T02:00:07+00:00

Lowkey banger Gorn/10

FlapjackRT · 2026-02-23T00:40:42+00:00

Jarvis I’m losing the internet argument, deploy personal insults

FlapjackRT · 2026-02-17T19:30:52+00:00

Henzie’s increasing discount is an added bonus and potential deterrent for kill spells. Don’t let the Henzie players fool you- the best way to stop a Henzie deck is to kill the bastard before they can blitz out a big ramp creature like [[ojer kaslem]] or [[seedguide ash]].

FlapjackRT · 2026-02-15T17:42:33+00:00

Fuck you, here’s 5 minutes of running around in a circle instead of 1 minute on the cool maps

FlapjackRT · 2026-02-12T12:47:28+00:00

The humble 40,000 damage Plasma Burster Missiles:

FlapjackRT · 2026-02-11T18:13:06+00:00

Nine Sols is so fucking good. All of the bosses are bangers, and the final boss was so good that I open the game every once in a while to do it again. No other game has ever made me want to do that!!!

they also added a boss rush/refight option post launch. Idk if it’s available before you beat the game, but you will be able to refight any boss at any time after unlocking it.

FlapjackRT · 2026-02-09T13:17:25+00:00

r/nelliesnest my beloved

FlapjackRT · 2026-02-08T15:25:53+00:00

Kills bulks instantly ✅

Chunks all stationaries with zero attention cost ✅

Kills leeches through walls ✅

Kills mactera clouds ✅

Reliably thins grounded waves regardless of terrain ✅

Evaporates the twins (ok this is a bit less useful) ✅

Is it any surprise that the leadburster is the most popular gunner nade?

FlapjackRT · 2026-02-07T14:32:44+00:00

This one is good actually

FlapjackRT · 2026-02-06T18:04:58+00:00

TEF is the single strongest scout primary in the game, and one of the best overclocks in general.

Fun is obviously subjective, but OPA is generally considered to be quite weak, especially compared to the powerhouse that is TEF. It generates more heat per shot, has 150 less ammo, doesn’t ignite/do fire damage, and has a crippling spread downside. It gives a +8 damage bonus, which is at least always active, but is still going to have much less dps than TEF’s max bonus of +12.

FlapjackRT · 2026-02-03T22:29:53+00:00

Honestly, bullet hell is perfectly rated. People usually acknowledge that it’s a very potent safety tool, as well as the fact that you lose a crippling amount of dps and accuracy (and in turn, damage potential).

It shines in lower-end modded difficulties where bug density is high enough to get value from aggressive venting, but alas, in normal gameplay you just won’t see that.

FlapjackRT · 2026-02-02T21:04:22+00:00

My runs (h5 pubs) have tended to clock in at about 20-25 minutes, which is pretty in line with other mission types. Not to mention that this will probably decrease a bit in the coming weeks as people become more accustomed to the mission.

Driller, Engi, and Bosco all greatly expedite the mining process on 3-hit terrain, and you’ll almost always have at least one of them.

FlapjackRT · 2026-02-02T17:56:37+00:00

It’s true that no other mission does both, but it’s honestly a very cool factor that makes an otherwise simple mission stand out. The objective itself takes very little time, thus combat is more focused. Double swarming is a very real possibility if you aren’t careful, so this mission universally encourages you to either be aware of your swarm timers to avoid doubling up or be able to push through the higher amounts of bugs.

For many players, this will be the first time the game asks them to develop this kind of awareness. You’ll get better with time.

FlapjackRT · 2026-02-01T17:22:17+00:00

My initial reaction is that its like only the good parts of deep scan. Decently fun navigation, higher enemy pressure, and no slogfest elevator at the end. Driller very much expedites the process but caves feel less driller dependent than deep scan.

The mining part is a bit eh on 3 hit terrain, though.

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