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Steam News6 July 20251y ago

🚨 Big Update: Relics Overhaul, Survival Mode Expansion, and some Fixes!

Hey Scavengers, We just dropped a big update packed with improvements, fixes, and all-new content to take your run to the next level.

In this update5

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Hey Scavengers,

What changed

5 fixes6 additions6 changes0 removals
  • Gameplay
  • Fixes
  • UI and audio
  • Balance
addedWe just dropped a big update packed with improvements, fixes, and all-new content to take your run to the next level. Here's what’s new:
fixed🔧 Bug FixesFixed flyer laser sight getting stuck
fixed🔧 Bug FixesFixed double-click bug when placing the first gadget
fixed🔧 Bug FixesFixed movement audio getting stuck
fixed🔧 Bug FixesFixed issue where you couldn’t pick up a beacon near other drills
fixed🔧 Bug FixesFixed dynamite cost not updating properly

Dead Oil changes

addedWe just dropped a big update packed with improvements, fixes, and all-new content to take your run to the next level. Here's what’s new:
fixedFixed flyer laser sight getting stuck
fixedFixed double-click bug when placing the first gadget
fixedFixed movement audio getting stuck
fixedFixed issue where you couldn’t pick up a beacon near other drills

We just dropped a big update packed with improvements, fixes, and all-new content to take your run to the next level. Here's what’s new:

🔧 Bug Fixes

  • Fixed flyer laser sight getting stuck

  • Fixed double-click bug when placing the first gadget

  • Fixed movement audio getting stuck

  • Fixed issue where you couldn’t pick up a beacon near other drills

  • Fixed dynamite cost not updating properly

🎥 Quality of Life

  • Added smooth animations when gaining / spending resources

  • Cleaner camera transitions during gameplay

💀 Survival Mode Expanded

  • Extended Survival Mode with 8 brutal new waves

  • More chaos, more enemies, more reasons to upgrade or die

🧬 Relic System Overhaul

The whole relic flow just got a juicy makeover:

  • Choose from 3 relics every time

  • Reroll relics with Oil or Scrap if you don’t like your luck

  • Added 11 new relics — and most of them stacks

  • Time to start crafting some wild builds

🧱 New Relics Include:

  • 💧 One-Time Oil Drop

  • 🧱 One-Time Iron Drop

  • 🛠 One-Time Scrap Drop

  • 🔫 Faster Fire Rate

  • 🛡 Armor Boost

  • 🚛 Faster Truck

  • ⛏ Skip Drilling

  • 🐛 Driller Movement Speed

  • 🛠 Faster Player Driller

  • 🚀 Rocket Launcher (New Weapon!)

  • ☢️ Nuke (New Weapon – be careful!)

Stack ‘em up, fire away, and drill deeper than ever. This wasteland’s not gonna conquer itself.

Stay oiled, — The Dead Oil Dev Team

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Steam News / 6 July 2025

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