This is to inform you of an update that has been applied today to fix the issues below & improve the overall game experience.
◈ Updated Version: v0.6.1.518
◈ Update Details
[Notice]
1) Missions The following Issues will be resolved automatically as below: - ‘Duff's pink delivery box': restart from the first step of the mission - 'Sea Person at the workshop': changed to the next step of the mission - Players who have lost Sea People Bracelet / Dolphin Necklace / Octopus Bracelet after obtaining from missions: The items will be restored - Game not progressing due to Vincent (VIP) and Otto's mission occurring on the same day: Vincent's mission will now always start ahead of Otto's
[Bug Fixes] 1) Underwater Exploration - Sheepshead is now obtainable by carving. (Egg counts are also affected) - Moray Eel's movements fixed to be seen more naturally in daytime - Quick-Time-Events of Shark Species fixed to behave more naturally when tranquilized & in paralysis - Decreased the difficulty of the mission 'Pull out the Stakes' - Guide pop-up added to notify when exceeded Dave's weight limit
2) Sushi - Fixed the issue of the taste value of certain menus (made only from vegetables and seasoning) not increasing
3) Sea People’s Village - Enhanced movements within Sea People’s village : Increased Dave's movement speed by 10% - added portal to 1st floor at far-right side of 2nd floor
4) Minigames - The hermit crab minigame's difficulty will now be affected by the bet amount - Improved UI to help understand Sea horse racing results better
5) Other Changes - When starting a new game, you will now have to press and hold the 'OK' button if there is existing data. - separated the volume control option to Music and Sound Effects
- Changes in volume settings will still apply when the game is restarted - The mouse cursor will no longer be shown while using a gamepad - Cobra shop's 'add item' button is now controllable by mouse clicks - Short Pause feature added in underwater exploration to hold the game at cutscenes or special events - Mouse cursor will stay within the screen while using full-screen mode in double monitor settings - UI and sound optimization
[Bug Fixes]
1) Underwater Exploration Fixed – Flesh chunks were abnormally calculated when leaving the water after catching several fish Fixed – not being able to acquire items placed in the inventory intermittently Fixed – fish disappearing in certain situations Fixed – Shark or Dave getting stuck in the map during shark’s dash attack Fixed – Sharks not recognizing Dave intermittently during night diving Fixed – Dave entering or moving through some terrain Fixed – eggs not obtained from Orbicular Batfish, Box Jellyfish, and Atlantic Anglerfish Fixed – Striped Catfish not being able to be caught with a sleep gun
2) Items Fixed – minerals not being obtained or obtained after a certain period intermittently Fixed – Items not being obtained because the yellow weapon box was not opened intermittently Fixed – Same Charms being obtained continuously in certain situations
3) Weapons Fixed – the grab button on the Bug net is shown in a different position from the fish in certain situations Fixed – the repetitive output of sound when using some weapons Fixed – Sensor Net Trap not responding to Deep-sea jellyfish Fixed – Sensor Net Trap not responding normally intermittently Fixed – the camera effect of the used weapon (slow motion, zoom effect, etc.) persists in certain situations Fixed – Dave not moving or certain effects persisting while using golf clubs and Japanese Sword Fixed – Gravity Launcher pulling Tubeworms and fish going invisible because of the effects
4) Boss Fights & Missions Fixed – not being able to proceed or clear 'Clione Queen' boss fight in certain situations Fixed - not being able to enter the battle space due to attacks or being stuck on the screen during fight with the Truck Hermit Crab Fixed – not being able to proceed with 'Calm the leatherback turtle down' mission Fixed – not being able to retry when failing at Goblin Shark boss in certain situations Fixed – play being affected not as intended when Vincent & Otto's mission occurs at the same time Fixed – not being able to proceed with 'Curious Child' mission when failing due to low oxygen level Fixed – not being able to proceed to Giant Wolffish boss fight in certain situations
5) Sea People’s Village Fixed - weapons & harpoon levels resetting when entering Sea People's village Fixed - not being able to close the minimap in certain situations Fixed - sound not being skipped while using skip in Sushi Enhancing/Research cutscenes Fixed - [Chinese Text] fixed the dialogue repeatedly displayed at the fish farm
6) Boat / Sushi / Fish Farm / Farm Fixed - losing items related to VIP mission’s menus while progressing missions Fixed - not being able to move certain fish from farm to restaurant Fixed - unusual counting issue when selling species obtained through bug net Fixed - not being able to fast press keys at fish farm tutorials Fixed - rain effects not showing on the boat in rainy weather Fixed - some shark egg images being shown as normal fish eggs
7) Other Improvements - Game launch issues - UI-related bugs - In-game texts and typos - Sound issues - Freezing-related issues - Gamepad vibration errors
◈ Notice * We will update you through this notice if there are changes to the details. * Please update DAVE THE DIVER on Steam to the latest version for the changes to be applied.
Thanks to all Divers who reported issues besides the below!
2) Missions ※ The data of players who have experienced the following issues will be fixed accordingly:
‘The Leas-chan Rescue’ – not being able to progress to the next step → will be returned to the first step of the mission
‘The Sea People Village's Trust’ – not progressing to the next step → will move to the next step of the mission
‘Pet Squid Sergio’ – not progressing to the next step → will move to the next step of the mission
‘Curious Child’ – not progressing to the next step → will be returned to the first step of the mission
'Beyond the Rock Pile' - backing away from the bomb → will be returned to the first step of the mission
'Into the Deep' - not being able to progress to the next step → fixed to progress normally
'Seaweed Collector's House' - not progressing to the next step → fixed to progress normally
'Catch Clione' - not progressing to the Boss phase → fixed to the state of having 4 Cliones
If any problems occur while doing the mission, restarting the game will fix the issue.
3) Underwater Exploration FIXED - seahorse being captured repeatedly in certain situations
[Other Improvements] 1) Improved the pouring speed of green tea and beer in some devices that experience an abnormal slowdown 2) Changed the grade from 1 → 3 of the registered fishes in MarinCa after being taken photos from Photo Zone.
◈ Please Note: * We will update you through this notice if there are changes to the details. * Please update DAVE THE DIVER on Steam to the latest version for the changes to be applied.
Thanks to all Divers who reported issues besides the below! 승현 / Suji / 김사람 / 큰입멍개_1 / Oswan / 이정민 / 영준 / 돈주면따라감
Thank you. 🤿
[Released - v0.6.1.490 Patch Notes]
Greetings, Divers! 🤿
This is to inform you of an update that has been applied today to fix the issues below.
◈ Updated Version: V0.6.1.490
◈ Update Details
[Bug Fixes] 1) Missions FIXED - errors in progressing certain missions ※ The data of players who have experienced the following issues will be fixed accordingly: ‘Giant Squid Dish’, ’Speak with the Guests’ → will be returned to the first step of the mission ‘Finding the Seaweed Collector’ → will be returned to the first step of the mission
2) Sound issues FIXED – the issue of the Humpback Whale’s cry being heard repeatedly after taking a photo
3) Farm FIXED – infinite loading issue when visiting the farm in certain situations
4) Boss Fights FIXED – low oxygen level remaining when entering certain boss fights (Truck Hermit Crab, Clione Queen)
[Other Improvements] 1) Fixed The chance of obtaining fish eggs that were applied differently from intended (Sharks, deep-sea species) 2) Improved typos and in-game texts
* We will update you through this notice if there are changes to the details. * Please update DAVE THE DIVER on Steam to the latest version for the changes to be applied.
Thank you.
[Released v0.6.1.483 Patch Notes]
Greetings, Divers! 🤿
This is to inform you of an update that has been applied today to fix the issues below.
◈ Updated Version: V0.6.1.483
◈ Update Details
Bug Fixes ※ Launch issue – no response in black screen has been fixed Fixed – game not responding after launch Fixed – not being able to progress while playing with a system message pop-up saying 'An Internal exception occurred'
Missions For those who were unable to play the mission due to this issue previously, the following applies: - 'Build up Trust with the Sea People' Mission: Players with 100 trust level go to the next step - 'Pet Squid Sergio' / 'Curious Child' / 'Beyond the Rock Pile': players go to the first step.
Weapons FIXED - not being able to change weapons by RB, when using a harpoon in certain situations
Underwater Exploration FIXED - not being able to obtain captured fish & related freezing issues FIXED - seahorse being obtained repeatedly in certain situations FIXED - sharks not responding in certain situations FIXED - not being able to open oxygen tanks FIXED - not being able to gain oxygen in a poisoned state FIXED - multiple hits being applied to big species in certain situations while using harpoons FIXED - short rifle range of pirates in ‘fighting pirates' quest
Boss Fights FIXED - loot not being received after defeating Truck Hermit Crab FIXED - keyboard/gamepad buttons not responding while fighting Goblin Shark FIXED - Giant Wolffish not appearing in certain situations, Dave being unable to move while fighting
Items FIXED - item/charms disappearing in certain situations
Achievements FIXED - 'Mister Melee' and 'Dave the Sniper' achievement counting issue
Sushi FIXED - Employee skills not working properly in certain situations FIXED - Recruiting menu UI not responding accordingly in mouse clicks FIXED - not being able to progress when failing beer pouring quest (* changed to proceed automatically after failing 3 times) FIXED – employees not moving when cleaning bubble overlaps
Quality of Life 1) Fish Farm UI and added effects - Changed the 'Confirm' button text to 'Buy' - Glowing effect added when opening & expanding fish farm
2) 'Find the children's ball' quest - Quest objective Megamouth Shark's HP reduced to be same as normal Megamouths
3) Sushi ingredient price changes - Sale price adjusted for fish where there was a big difference in price between the dish and the ingredient sale price
4) Increased the change of special ingredients Doubled the chance of obtaining special ingredients from big species (Whitetip Reef shark, Giant Trevally, Marbled Electric Ray, Tiger Shark, Rhinochimaeridae, Megamouth Shark)
5) 'Giant Squid & Giant Wolffish’ Boss - Slightly increased the damage of all Giant Squid tentacles - Increased the damage of Boss Wolffish and decreased its HP
6) Decreased the required amount of materials to within the maximum material holding limit when strengthening weapons.
7) Memory optimization by optimizing sound file capacity
8) Fixed in-game typos and texts
◈ Please Note: 1) Boss clear rewards are automatically given to those who have not received the boss items after clearing the boss.
2) If the Whitetip Reefshark was registered for some users as an ingredient instead of as Whitetip Reefshark meat, the Whitetip Reefshark item will automatically be changed accordingly.
3) Charms are automatically given to those who failed to receive them after clearing the Dolphin or Octopus missions.
4) Fixed the issue in which the Jellyfish Party was not progressing while overlapping with other events.
* We will update you through this notice if there are changes to the details. * Please update DAVE THE DIVER on Steam to the latest version for the changes to be applied.
Thank all Divers who reported issues besides the below!
This is to inform you of an update that has been applied today to fix the below issues.
◈ Updated Version: V0.6.1.473
◈ Update details
Bug Fixes - Fixed an issue where the game is not properly proceeding in a certain situation after defeating the Chapter 1 Boss ‘Giant Squid’. * If you are experiencing this issue with the previous version(V 0.6.1.470), please retry the Giant Squid Boss mission again.
Please Note * We will update you through this notice if there are changes to the details. * Please update DAVE THE DIVER on Steam to the latest version for the changes to be applied.
The team is constantly checking the feedback and bug reports on the Steam community and Discord, so if you find any please let us know.
Every opinion is appreciated, and thank you for your support! Dive safe and have fun in the Bluehole.
Thank you.
Early Access Time Announcement
Hello, Divers! This is DAVE THE DIVER Team 🤿🍣
We are thrilled to announce the launch of DAVE THE DIVER's Early Access! We cannot thank you enough for your support and love since the Gamescom event.
We have prepared the Early Access hoping to meet the Divers as soon as possible, and did our best to provide you with more diverse and fun content in a pleasant gaming environment.
For Divers who have been patiently waiting for DAVE THE DIVER, we are announcing the launch schedule right away!
■ Early Access Launch Schedule
- October 27th, 12 AM PST (UTC-8)
■ How to Join
1. Login with your Steam ID at Steam DAVE THE DIVER store page 2. Click the play button after purchasing the game 3. Download and run DAVE THE DIVER from the Library
■ Early Access Contents
- Total of 8 to 10 hours of playtime
1) Deep Sea Exploration & Additional Story content 2) Collectables and Minigames 3) Various side missions & Boss fights
■ Price: $ 19.99 (original price) To celebrate the release, DAVE THE DIVER will be available at a 10% discounted price ($ 17.99) for 7 days, from October 27th to November 3rd
We also have official communities to listen and communicate with Divers, so please visit to check out our latest events and updates!
■ Community ▶ Discord: https://discord.gg/davethediver ▶ Twitter: https://twitter.com/DaveDiverGame/
Then, see you all soon in the Blue Hole! 🐬
Announcing Dave the Diver's Wishlist event!
Hey Divers! 🥽🚀
This is Mintrocket, and we'd like to thank all gamers who took interest in our game & community.
Since we only have a week left till our Early Access (Oct 27th everyone!) We are announcing a Wishlist event to celebrate, with a Dave the Diver Steam Key 🔑 for 30 of our followers! 🎉
Event Date
From October 19th, 9 AM PST to October 25th, 12 AM PST
Prizes
x30 Dave the Diver Steam Key
How to enter:
Step 1) Click 'Add to wishlist' button on the store page and take a screenshot of the image (make sure to include the profile pic & wishlist button!)
Step 2) Post the image on your social media with the tag #DavetheDiver (Twitter, Instagram, or Facebook)
Note: Post audience must be set as 'everyone'
Step 3) Join our Official Discord and message the post link to @Wishlist_CM!
Notes
1) Participants without a post link will not be counted 2) Posts that have not set the audience as 'everyone' will not be counted 3) You can still participate if you already have the game on the wishlist 4) Winners will be announced shortly afterwards 5) The Prizes will be sent via Discord DM
Dave the Diver is Joining The MIX Next 2022 Showcase!
Hello, This is MintRocket 🚀
As we revealed our Early Access date (Oct 27th, everyone!) through our dev interview, we are happy to announce that we are participating in The MIX Next 2022 Showcase!
MIX Next is a digital showcase revealing fresh games and announcements, bringing together lots of developers and publishers from around the world!
So check out if you're interested, as lots of other cool games are also in the showcase! And again, thank you always for supporting Dave The Diver 🌊 🌊
If you want to read more about the event, you can do so at the link here:
Showcase Schedule
October 27th, 10 am Pacific | 1 pm Eastern | 7 pm CET
Stay tuned for our upcoming Early Access, and don't forget to wishlist our game!
See you soon! 🤿
(Closed)Early Access event: Share our Dev Interview!
Hey Divers! 🥽🚀
This is MintRocket, and we'd like to thank all of our followers who took interest in our game & community.
As we finally announce the date of our Early Access (Check our Dev interview!),
We are also having a special event, to pick a few of our participants to appear in Dave the Diver's In-game Cooksta app! 🐟
Your ID / desired nickname will be shown in the cooksta app, as one of many delighted customers who have visited Bancho's Sushi bar! 🍣🍣
Share our Dev interview, and don't miss out on the opportunity to become a unique part of our game!
Event Date
October 16th, 11PM PST to October 23rd, 7AM PST
Event Prize
Winners will appear as a reviewer in an in-game app(Cooksta)
How to enter
Step 1) Share our Dev Interview video on Twitter with a tag #DavetheDiver Step 2) Join our official Dave the Diver Discord and message the tweet link & wished ID to Event_CM!
Notes
1) Participants without a Twitter link won't be counted 2) Winners will be announced shortly afterwards 3) ID can only contain letters & numbers (maximum 15 characters) 4) Inappropriate words may be exempt from listing
This is MintRocket, and we'd like to thank all of our followers who took interest in our game & community.
As we finally announce the date of our Early Access (Check our Dev interview!),
We are also having a special event, to pick a few of our participants to appear in Dave the Diver's In-game Cooksta app! 🐟
Your ID / desired nickname will be shown in the cooksta app, as one of many delighted customers who have visited Bancho's Sushi bar! 🍣🍣
Share our Dev interview, and don't miss out on the opportunity to become a unique part of our game!
Event Date
October 16th, 11PM PST to October 23rd, 7AM PST
Event Prize
Winners will appear as a customer & reviewer in an in-game app(Cooksta)
How to enter
Step 1) Share our Dev Interview video on Twitter with a tag #DavetheDiver Step 2) Join our official Dave the Diver Discord and message the tweet link & wished ID to Event_CM!
Notes
1) Participants without a Twitter link won't be counted 2) Winners will be announced shortly afterwards 3) ID must be a combination of letters & numbers (maximum 15 characters) 4) Inappropriate words may be exempt from listing
