The Iron Rig DLC
for the dockable location, see The Iron Rig (dock)
The Iron Rig DLC, also referred to as the Ironhaven DLC, is an optional paid DLC available for DREDGE.
Gather, craft and deliver your way through the mysteries of The Iron Rig, revisiting areas from DREDGE to investigate ancient disturbances stirring in the deep. Assist the Ironhaven Corporation in constructing facilities that unlock items, gadgets and more, but what are they truly here for?
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Features
- A brand new area, The Iron Rig.
- A new side-story.
- 8 new craftable pieces of equipment, including new types of Bait, Nets and Rods.
- More than 50 new Fish.
- A new 5th tier of Boat hull.
- Researchable enhanced versions of some Abilities.
- Brand new Characters.
- 12 new Achievements.
More information on some of these features can be found in the #Teased Content section of this page, after the spoiler warning.
Videos
History
The DLC was originally slated for release in Q4 2023. However, in a statement on the 28th of September 2023, Black Salt Games revealed that they would be pushing back the release date to 2024, citing a "need for more lead time" in order to "coordinate our marketing" [1]. In the place of The Iron Rig DLC, The Pale Reach DLC was released.
On the 8th of June 2024, the trailer for the Iron Rig was released at the Future Games Show summer showcase [2].
Trivia
Community members speculated that the DLC would be released early in 2024, mostly in the first quarter. Joel from Black Salt Games has confirmed numerous times that this promise was never made.
People asked about the release date so often on the Official DREDGE Discord Server that a bot was created to automatically answer questions, using the !ironrig command.
