Howdy prospectors! We have a new minor update, Nerds, and Maids! Are you a nerd? Do you like maids? Well, now you can be IRL self in VR or be a maid digging for riches! ːsteamhappyː
Now there are two new costumes that you can find and purchase in-game. Be sure to collect them all!
We also fixed many bugs. One of them being the sentinel torso being non-damaging after death. You won't get hurt anymore by the guardian's corpse in Eerie ruins anymore, so don't be afraid to jump around them! A lot of the bugs we fixed this time were found by the community so thank you so much to the people who reported the bugs and continuously help us to improve the game!
There are other fun features we added, such as being able to slap another player now. Before, your hands went through, but now you can slap them across the face if they try to dynamite you to death!
Oh and we've launched Cave Digger 2 in PSVR2 and Pico so you will now be able to play crossplay with all of the players across all the platforms. More multiplayer, more mayhem, and more explosion and digging! ːsteamhappyː
You can find all the updates we did in the list below: -------------------------------------------------------
Fixed infinite loading screen after sleep
Improved grabbing on PS5
Workaround to clients spawning outside elevator
Fixed Hot Springs wall texture
Resetting player health/resurrecting when going to cave
Fixed Pico player kicking logic
Miner Chompy improvements
Fixed Sister Chompy softlocking game if player dies before she has found player
Enabled slapping other players
Fixed Other upgrades charging too much
Fixed golem doing damage when dead
Fixed terrain disappearing when dying in certain places
Fixed shared fungi shrimp and shovel haptics in MP
Enabled logs in PS5 feedbacks
Fixed main menu animation
Fixed health potion grabbable physics
Automatic hosting if hosted before
Quest optimisations in Eerie Ruins
Quest MSAA back to 4x
Fixed tarpit vfx in Eerie Ruins
Fixed floating wall nodes in Eerie Ruins
Fixed B4 nodes not floating for client
Added Maid and Nerd costumes
Fixed Frontier Sentinel torso
Added missing store images
Come visit our Discord to join in weekly multiplayer with the devs, get help, and talk with other fellow prospectors!
Stone and rock!
Update v1.1.12.8
Fixed infinite loading screen after sleep Improved grabbing on PS5 Workaround to clients spawning outside elevator Fixed Hot Springs wall texture Resetting player health/resurrecting when going to cave Fixed Pico player kicking logic Miner Chompy improvements Fixed Sister Chompy softlocking game if player dies before she has found player Enabled slapping other players Fixed Other upgrades charging too much Fixed golem doing damage when dead Fixed terrain disappearing when dying in certain places Fixed shared fungi shrimp and shovel haptics in MP Enabled logs in PS5 feedbacks Fixed main menu animation Fixed health potion grabbable physics Automatic hosting if hosted before Quest optimisations in Eerie Ruins Quest MSAA back to 4x Fixed tarpit vfx in Eerie Ruins Fixed floating wall nodes in Eerie Ruins Fixed B4 nodes not floating for client Added Maid and Nerd costumes Fixed Frontier Sentinel torso Added missing store images
CD2 Update 1.1.8.1
New features and gameplay changes
Added autosave icon
Added feeding for Chompys
Added stun for Hellraiser Chompy
Updated to Unity 2021 LTS for better perf
Added speech bubbles for VOIP
Added slider for subtitle size and transparency
Lots of golem tweaks and fixes
Lots of drone tweaks and fixes
Tweaked Sledgehammer L3 lods
Bug fixes
Fixed MP join crash if in different biomes
Fixed ASW warping on Quest
Fixed blinders getting enabled mistakenly
Fixed credits going over old ones
Fixed teleporting in Eerie Ruins topworld
Fixed floating wall nodes in Eerie Ruins biome
Fixed Nun Chompy jitters
Fixed Frontier Chompy pasifism
Fixed offline mode loadingscreen hang
Fixed subtitles in offline mode
Fixed connected friends UI issue when connecting via matchmaking
Fixed depth conflict issues with subtitles and popups
Fixed loading screen hang when disconnecting from internet midgame
Fixed detector arrow pointing to Shangri-La
Fixed safes being halfway through the ground
Fixed some voiceline triggers
Fixed gameplay options toggles and sliders not saving/loading
Fixed some monsters spawning inside terrain
Fixed safe dials stuck in door
Fixed free move after region change
Watch OST music video premiere on December 16th
Howdy Rookies! This is the final song to be included in the Cave Digger 2: Dig Harder Original Soundtrack which is now available on streaming platforms!
"Different Endings" by The Heatons
So, we've been asking many local indie artists to submit songs to be used in Cave Digger 2 and this is the seventh one we're sharing! Many of the songs are already in-game ready to be found out. You might hear a song or two when you're exploring down the caverns too!
We have uploaded the complete album OST to your favorite music streaming services too. Namely Spotify and Youtube music. Check them out!
Youtube music 🎧 https://bit.ly/3PrDgHD Spotify🎧 https://spoti.fi/3V284jo
You can watch the previous music video uploads on here:
Howdy frontier miners! Welcome to the new update, the Return of the Chompys. We are releasing a long waited update with tons of different features! For Free! New endings, new gameplay methods, new enemies, and most importantly, MORE CHOMPYS!
Please welcome the new addition to our Chompy Family. Hellraiser Chompy, Punk Chompy, and Miner Chompy!
Hellraiser Chompy
is a demoniac monstrosity from the hell dimensions! He’s big, mean and spiky, and make no mistake: this guy is here to hunt you down! You better run as fast as you can to get out of its sight.
Punk Chompy
might not be as terrifying to look at, but she’s definitely bringing the chaos! Armed with Molotov cocktails, this Chompy will destroy everything on her way. She’s the definition of rebellious and unpredictable. I guess this is the result of being overworked.!
Miner Chompy
is the other side of the coin. Similar to the original Chompy in the first Cave Digger, this guy will team up with you in the mine. He can dig out walls for you, and deliver riches straight to your account. With Miner Chompy around, backpack space won't be a problem and I'm sure he will become your favorite companion in no time.
We added RUN GENERATORS so you can now decide what perils await you in the mines deep below. Will you find more riches? Get more enemies? Find natural disasters? The elevator now has a run generator that allows you to roll for run modifiers before heading down into the mines. This means that you’ll have some control over your prospecting work in the search of riches.
But of course we’ve added more than just Chompys to the game. A new mysterious enemy type is stalking the caves, the Drone Construct. These ancient devices will often remain cloaked until you step too close. Keep your eyes open and prepare to deflect their plasma blasts! They are a guardian of the Eerie Ruins, and will try to stop any intruders to the mysterious halls and caverns there...
New features and gameplay changes
New Gameplay Additions
Added Miner Chompy to help the player dig and loot
Added Punk Chompy to cause random havoc
Added Hellraiser Chompy to haunt the player
Expanded Sister Chompy to heal and rez the player
Expanded Frontier Chompy to help the player in combat
Added Drone enemy
Added environmental hazards
Added an intro
Added 12 new cosmetics
Added Chompy codex
Redid the tutorial
Added re-rollable run roller to display what kind of run is coming
Dynamite now opens diggingspots
Added joy-up for teleporting
Added rope sliding with hands
New Endings
Added the Meteor ending
Added the Cold, cold North ending
Audio
Added 64 new Clayton voice lines
Added "Different Endings" song by The Heatons
Art
Tweaked mining look and feel
Added localised posters
Minor tweaks
Dynamite amounts set to dynamite level
Reduced move speed in water
Bug fixes and visual changes
Fixed camera on PiMax headsets
Fixed lots of bugging props
Frogger ending fixes
Added distance checks to enemy specific voicelines
Fixed Shelley reward loot
Disable workers glove when in menu
Workers glove doesn't pull comics or ending clues anymore
Removed popup follow
Fixed loot pools errand
Fixed abandon button not sometimes working
Fixed lootgrinder sometimes losing loots
Re-textured cabin inside and outside
Added underwater vfx
Added environment particles in the Coral biome
Trigger saved achievements on start
Better prop destruction vfx
Fixed lizard aggro
Fixed monsters spawning inside some terrain
Fixed detector arrow not pointing at hotspots
Added floating and rotation and particle effects to topworld errand items
Fixed loot not spawning in Eerie Ruins topworld
Fixed topworld music not playing after changing location
Your CM Jacky🥝 here with a small sneak peak to our next major update, The Return of the Chompys!! This major update will have many changes to the game that will affect your runs, along with more enemies, endings, and most of all, more Chompys! There is no set date for this update yet, but know that it will be soon! I will post another update with more details when it comes alive.
As the title suggests, we are adding more Chompys in our next update. Namely the Miner Chompy, punk Chompy, and the Hellraiser Chompy! Please welcome the new addition to the Chompy family. Or they might chase you- literally. Not all of them will be friendly to the miners so you better be fast!
Roll the roulette prospector!
With this new system brought to you by the Merchant Trading Company, you will be able to decide what kind of situation you will face deep in the mines! Will you have more riches? Or will you have more peril and mayhem? Only way to know is to ROLL.
New enemy
Guess who's new in town! That's right, it's The Drone. He will fly, he will zap, and he will shoot the adventurous miners that comes in eerie ruins with weak and feeble minds!
New costumes
These are just few examples of costumes that you will be able to obtain in while digging and mining in the Caves! You'll have to unlock it from the menu after finding relics that correspond to the costumes. If you don't know how, just ask us in discord!
What in the tarnation?
What the..... don't just stand there Clayton! Everyone RUN!!!
Join our community in discord for monthly community events, bug reports, and to hang out and play the game with the devs!
5th Community Contest: It's ALIVE! Create your own chompy
⚠️ Tl;dr : 5th Community Event with plenty of rewards! Read the 📜 Rules down below for how to enter the competition
📜 RULES
🎃 Leave review in steam or other stores to enter. If you already did, thank you so much! (If you don't have any methods of leaving the review, you can DM me or leave a message here and you're on the clear) 🎃 Join in our discord and post your creations in #🎉community-contest under Cave Digger 2! Cave Digger discord 🎃Create your imaginary chompy. Any chompy you either want to see in the game or just think it would be cool or nice. 🎃You can submit multiple designs. 🎃Feel free to include drawings or visual aids. Sketch, voice, reference image, whatever you think would help understand your design. 🎃All Chompies should be submitted by October 28th 23.59 (EST) 🎃One small extra point for Halloween themed Chompies for the sake of Spooktober!
Here’s abasic template you can use to submit your work. Note that these are all suggestions to make thing simpler but you can use whatever you want! 💀 Name: 💀 How does it look like?: 💀 What does it do?: 💀 Background story: 💀 Other aspects you want to mention:
REWARDS
🥇place: Replica bag
🥈place: Physical copy of the in-game comic books (All 5 sets or the ones that you don’t have yet)
🥉place: Mini figurines
Note that if you have a duplicate reward, change can be arranged.
DEADLINE: All the entries must be submitted by midnight (GMT) on Sunday, October 30th, 2022.
DISCLAIMER: Staff picks are chosen by the VRkiwi staff and our decision is final. Prizes are non-negotiable, non-refundable and non-transferable. Any prizes left unclaimed seven days after the announcement of the winners are forfeit. By submitting your work, you agree that your submissions can be used on our social media for promotional purposes.
5th community competition: It's ALIVE! Create your own chompy
⚠️ Tl;dr : 5th Community Event with plenty of rewards! Read the 📜 Rules down below for how to enter the competition
📜 RULES
🎃 Leave review in steam or other stores to enter. If you already did, thank you so much! (If you don't have any methods of leaving the review, you can DM me or leave a message here and you're on the clear) 🎃 Join in our discord and post your creations in #🎉community-contest under Cave Digger 2! Cave Digger discord 🎃Create your imaginary chompy. Any chompy you either want to see in the game or just think it would be cool or nice. 🎃You can submit multiple designs. 🎃Feel free to include drawings or visual aids. Sketch, voice, reference image, whatever you think would help understand your design. 🎃All Chompies should be submitted by October 28th 23.59 (EST) 🎃One small extra point for Halloween themed Chompies for the sake of Spooktober!
Here’s abasic template you can use to submit your work. Note that these are all suggestions to make thing simpler but you can use whatever you want! 💀 Name: 💀 How does it look like?: 💀 What does it do?: 💀 Background story: 💀 Other aspects you want to mention:
REWARDS
🥇place: Replica bag
🥈place: Physical copy of the in-game comic books (All 5 sets or the ones that you don’t have yet)
🥉place: Mini figurines
Note that if you have a duplicate reward, change can be arranged.
DEADLINE: All the entries must be submitted by midnight (GMT) on Sunday, October 30th, 2022.
DISCLAIMER: Staff picks are chosen by the VRkiwi staff and our decision is final. Prizes are non-negotiable, non-refundable and non-transferable. Any prizes left unclaimed seven days after the announcement of the winners are forfeit. By submitting your work, you agree that your submissions can be used on our social media for promotional purposes.
Congratulations to the Community Contest Winner!
Delicious friends, we have the art for the previous community event winner in Discord!
Feast your eyes upon the creation:
NAUTILOID CHILI!
In this event, the community members had to make a creative recipe using everything and anything in the Cave Digger 2 game!
I have to say, the submissions were amazing this time. I could see creativity and dedication in all the recipes. A sandwich made out of literal rocks for bread, a powder candy made out of geodes and minerals🍭 , delicious hamburger recipes and ramens🍜 , pies made out of an iconic mineral in game (blueberrite)🫐, tartar that turns you invisible, amazing protection brew that I actually want to try🍹 , and even a whole course menu!
Unfortunately, there had to be only one winner in here, and it was the Nautiloid chili. It had the best ingredients, recipe structure, and story behind the recipe!
Congratulations SPOCKHELP for winning the 4th community contest, the Cave Digger Gourmet Festival!
A reminder that the next contest "It's ALIVE! Create your own chompy" contest will end next Friday. So create as much chompy as you humanly can and get the rewards!
Hello Frontier Miners! Your CM Jacky🥝 here. Hope you're keep on keep digging on!
Have you ever dug inside the caves alone and lonely? 🥲 Did you wish that your friends also had this game so they could mine and shoot with you? Did you wishlist the game but waited for it to get on huge sale? Don't worry fellow frontier folks! We've got you covered.
I'm here to announce you the 50% discount on Cave Digger 2. Why? Dreamhack's why!
Another steam festival greets us, the DreamHack Beyond is soon upon us! And we're ready to insert that Fry meme with piles of dosh. You also can't possibly miss this chance with the 50% discount, because this is the most discount we've given for Cave Digger 2 after release!
DreamHack Beyond "...is a two-month long celebration of gaming and the gaming community". The sale schedule will follow Dreamhack's date. The discount will last as long as DreamHack is active! P
Starts: Oct. 14, 2022 at 12:01 AM EDT Ends: Oct. 23, 2022 at 11:59 PM EDT
We will also be streaming CD2 in the steam store, so please check that out too! It's going to be a blast 🥳
Thanks people, and have a great Dreamhack Festival!
Oh, and join our discord, as we have a spooky competition going on for spooktober with plenty of rewards! 👻
