Greetings, Platform Managers!

We trust you’ve been preparing for your upcoming expeditions to the Jungle Biome, and have read our previous communications regarding both the rich terrain you’ll be facing on Jungle Planets, as well as the new species you’ll be likely to encounter there. We remind you that keeping abreast of company communications is mandatory for all Platform Managers, and Drill Core Inc. will not be held liable for any errors in judgement when it comes to managing your workers or defences.

The R ‘n’ D Department has been hard at work developing several new technologies which may assist with your upcoming excursions, some of which you will find disclosed below. As with all internal communications, we remind you that these developments are confidential.

New Cores

When beginning your contract, you’ll now find 4 new Core Types are available to choose from within your Platform Presets; these new Cores all offer differing health and additional abilities. The Phoenix Core will be upgradable through the Upgrades menu, whereas all other Cores will require you to find the necessary parts before being able to unlock the Core.
These parts will begin spawning from 150m depth, and you may need to dig up to 600m to salvage them, so stay diligent!

The Plasma Core is not as durable as the original Core you’re used to, but does possess the ability to occasionally shoot lightning bolts at enemies, stunning them for 5 seconds. Once per contract, this Core will also grant 5 swarmlit and 5 metal when it drops below 10% durability.

The Titan Core, as its name may suggest, is a highly durable Core - however, upon reaching less than 20% remaining durability, it grants 20% speed to all turrets, allowing you to shore up your defences. Once per contract, it will also gain the ability to be completely invincible for 15 seconds when it reaches less than 10% durability.

Although the Ion Core is not as durable as the original Core, it does boast 5 shields, which help to prevent damage being dealt to it; each shield is granted a fresh recharge every morning, which should help you to keep this Core function at its best. If all shields run out of charge, the Core will then stun all enemies for 5 seconds as a final line of defence.

Finally, the Phoenix Core is the least durable of all your available Cores, but will grant a reduction in the cost of drilling by 1 coal. As its name may suggest, once per contract, upon reaching 0% remaining durability, this Core will explode, damaging all night monsters. It will then recover 50% of its maximum durability.

Technology Quality System

You’ll now notice a new system in place when you earn technology during your mining operations: the Technology Quality System. There are now three rarity types of quality for each building, turret, and ability that you have the opportunity to unlock, which are marked by stars on the technology choice screen. This new measure may improve the cost, efficiency, recharge time, range, and damage of the acquired technology, so you’ll want to balance the choices carefully to best optimize your Platform.

There are also now a range of permanent upgrades which can be unlocked to increase the likelihood of receiving rarer technologies, as well as unlocking new types of quality for these upgrades.

Detailed Statistics for Contracts

Upon completion of your contracts, you’ll now be granted the opportunity to view Detailed Statistics for the contract itself; this will allow you access to valuable data which will allow you to better optimize your output as a Platform Manager.
These statistics will offer a range of empirical data, from how many workers have been lost during the contract, to how many turrets were built, and how many enemies have been killed.

We trust you will use this data, alongside the new technologies the R ‘n’ D Department have provided, to improve your on-planet performance as you explore this new Biome. We look forward to your continued success.

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Please also note that the official Drill Core Wiki page[drillcore.wiki.gg] has invaluable information regarding new enemies and block types found in the Jungle Biome, although we also appreciate any additional employee contributions.

Best regards and good luck,
The Drill Core Inc. Board of Directors