Depth — patch notes and updates
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| Update | Date | Excerpt / source |
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| Server Regions Reduction | 2024-07-03 | 2024-07-24 Update: Thanks for all your considered feedback. Based on this we will be reducing to 3, not 2 server regions. We have decided to reduce server regions. The following regions will be ramped down as of August 1st 2024: Australia (OCS - Sydney) Western USA (NAW - North California) The servers in Japan (AST - Tokyo), Eastern USA (NAE - North Virginia) and Europe (EUC - Frankfurt) will continue to operate as normal, with no plans for shutting them down. This will concentrate players on the remaining servers. We're hopeful this will make finding matches easier, especially for new players. If you have any questions, please reach out via |
| Remix | 2022-02-17 | Remix Repeating Event Welcome to the repeating event for Depth, Remix! Remix takes content from previous events like Chinese New Year, Halloween, Christmas and mixes them together! Get skins such as the Dragon Dance PAT, Legendary Bull or the Aquatekk series of weapons. Each events treasures will have different combinations of skins and there is a special high tier treasure. This special high tier treasure will only contain a skin from the abyssal or hadal tier. We thank you for all the support over the years and hope you've enjoyed your time in Depth! |
| Depth Sunsetting Announcement and FAQ | 2022-01-18 | Hello everyone and welcome to 2022! We hope you enjoyed your holiday celebrations. You may be wondering what is planned for Depth this year. On that note, we are announcing that the Retro-Future Christmas event was the last major content update for Depth. We understand that for some of you this won’t be a huge surprise, but we know this will be very disappointing for others and there will be anxiety that Depth will no longer be playable. This means there will be continuing events and that Depth will be supported, but there will not be further substantial new content updates, balance changes or similar in future for the game. Depth has had an |
| Retro-Future Christmas | 2021-12-16 | Retro-Future Christmas Event Retro-future tech stolen from a company that went bankrupt in the 50s has flooded the black market. This technology was pulled from shelves due to significant safety issues, but it has provided divers with some deadly new opportunites. Meanwhile temperatures rise and cause flooding from depleting glaciers, unleashing their ancient horrors back into the seas. Unstable retrofitted technology such as the Current Rifle and the recalled toy Blaster have become popular choices for self-defense. Other divers swim in retro style after buying up old uniforms of an underwater superhero, The Scubateer! Many hope using this u |
| Son of Zippy Plush + In-Game Skin! | 2021-11-17 | Buy the Son of Zippy Plush and get a free in-game cosmetic - Son of Zippy skin! Click here to get your very own Son of Zippy plush! We're halfway through our Makeship campaign with the wonderful Son of Zippy plush! With 111 sold, we need to get to 200 for the plush to be funded! Along with the plush, you'll also get the in-game version of Son of Zippy! Hope you've been enjoying the anniversary event! Happy Birthday Depth! 💙 ------------ Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/DepthGame Join the Discord: https://discord.gg/4fc4wJB |
| Depth: Anniversary | 2021-11-05 | Classic Rip divers apart and explode fearsome sharks like it's November 2014! We've used a time machine to restore the balance and gameplay from the original Launch of Depth. Classic mode replaces Hide And Seek for a limited time. As an additional seventh Depth Anniversary surprise in collaboration with Makeship, we can reveal you can purchase your own adorable shark plush the Son of Zippy! https://shop.makeship.com/3BEiMCP Purchasing the Son of Zippy plush from Makeship during the campaign will also net you the same in game skin as a bonus for free! If you've been collecting Hadal Orbs, we have a new option for crafting with the Mako Rider! |
| Sea of the Dead | 2021-10-18 | Sea of the Dead Event Dark power emanates from the Gulf of Mexico to the Caribbean Sea as the Day of the Dead approaches. As sharks and divers return to life, they arrive with new forms or weapons crackling with deathly energies. Unearthly sharks such as the Spectre and Revenant stalk the waves once again, having been summoned from their spiritual lairs. Spiritual residues have allowed the creation of weapons made of living bones and feathers, like the Finger of Death speargun. Others have turned to old rituals or magic to protect themselves, such as bringing medical kits adorned with teeth that terrify even sharks. Playing in the event can e |
| Operation Seafog | 2021-08-11 | Operation Seafog Event It was commonly believed that the last of the Specimen prototypes had been destroyed after naval conflicts in the early 2000s. This was soon proved wrong, as an accidental reactivation of a dormant CIA facility unleashed a new wave of cyber-sharks! Now secret underwater agents, including Jim Lake, compete to contain this new threat or steal the designs for nefarious means! Meanwhile the Specimen-6 Lemon prototype causes terror whenever it appears at marinas, beach resorts or where divers are trying to get treasure. Classic weapons have been made waterproof, while recent developments in clandestine DPV technology allow d |
| Ragnarok | 2021-06-09 | Ragnarok Event Now the North Atlantic teems with shipwreck raiding divers and sharks seeking glorious battles! Sharks imbued with the energies of Valhalla and Hel flow into the Atlantic. This has led to sightings of sharks with mystical tattoos or who are armored in debris of Viking longships. In response, many diving teams have begun to incorporate mystical technologies from newly discovered Viking artefacts. Playing in the event can earn you a Treasure Map. Craft these into a Treasure, or a reward of your choice! Support the event! Support the Ragnarok event to unlock supporter rewards and earn 180% event score! Event supporters have themed |
| Depth Free Weekend! | 2021-04-29 | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QOyLlSwyq4A Depth is having a free weekend starting this Thursday until Sunday! Play any match during this time and you'll automatically get the Battlescarred Oceanic Whitetip skin, available only for this weekend! https://steamuserimages-a.akamaihd.net/ugc/1777210068123443512/DB9794FB63E546600AF1F10ECE129C2B61E33B00/ Having fun with the game, the Vikings Update will be coming out June 09! |
| Blood in the Pacific Hotfix | 2021-04-15 | Fixes the following issues: Fixes HUGS Seamine Spoils of Atlantis skins are now tradeable and marketable |
| Blood in the Pacific | 2021-04-08 | Blood in the Pacific Event Rumors of sunken WWII warships in the Pacific carrying treasures from occupied countries have drawn divers and sharks to old battlegrounds. Former pilots have turned to diving to look for hidden loot caches or lost mementos from the war. Scarred and mutilated Pacific tiger sharks remember the horrors of war all too well, still searching the waters for vengeance. Repurposing some old depth charges has proven to be an efficient way of getting around underwater. Playing in the event can earn you a Gear. Craft these into a Treasure, or a reward of your choice! Support the Event! Support the Blood in the Pacific event to |
| Happy St P.A.T.T.Y's Day! ☘️ | 2021-03-17 | Here's to the most sober day of the year! 🍺 We're feeling very lucky to have such awesome players, so we're celebrating the day of luck with a free skin! Play Depth in the next 24 hours and receive The P.A.T.T.Y Skin for free! Wishing you all a very happy and lucky day! - The Depth Team ps. Don't drink and dive! |
| Spoils of Atlantis hotfix | 2021-02-09 | Fixes the following issues: Fixes Blood Feast showing up in build orders Fixes LODs on Luna skins Christmas skins made tradeable and marketable |
| Spoils of Atlantis | 2021-02-05 | Spoils of Atlantis Event It's time to raid the long-lost city of Atlantis to unlock special rewards in this special Chinese New Year’s event! Dive into unknown waters to brave a shark that has eaten its fill of Kraken! Unlock ancient technologies such as the Tentajet DPV or Titan Piercer Speargun to repel Atlantis' defenders. Use adorable Chinese New Year themed Year of the Ox plushie mines to keep the sharks at bay to profit from the Spoils of Atlantis! Playing in the event can earn you a Chinese Knot. Craft these into a Treasure, or a reward of your choice! Support the event! Support the Spoils of Atlantis event to unlock supporter rewards |
| Spoils of Atlantis | 2021-02-04 | Balance Changes Ignore Pain damage to stamina from attacks increased in proportion to the stamina pool size Volleyjet drag reduced to 20% (per projectile that hits) We are continuing to monitor the balance changes with Ignore Pain and the Volleyjet, so there may be some further adjustments to come by the next patch. Feedback is appreciated! Content Added Spoils of Atlantis Treasures and the Chinese Knot Crafting token returns! New skin: Supporter Great White – Royal Hoplon (Hadal) New skin: Supporter Sea Mine – Platinum Ox (Bathyal) New skin: Supporter DPV - Guardian's Tentajet (Abyssal) New skin: Great White - Hoplon (Hadal) New skin: DPV - |
| Season's Greetings | 2020-12-15 | Season's Greetings Event Play in the Season's Greetings event to unlock festive rewards! Celebrate the season with holiday S.T.E.V.E. and the festive dive cage! Play matchmade games of Depth through to the New Year and help S.T.E.V.E. recover presents and other holiday goodies! Playing in the event can earn you a Snowball. Craft these into a Treasure, or a reward of your choice! Support the event! Support the Season's Greetings event to unlock supporter rewards and earn 180% event score! Event supporters have themed deathcam borders when they get a kill during the event. Newly released event skins will be tradeable and marketable a week after |
| Nominate Depth for the Steam Awards! | 2020-11-30 | Nominate Depth for the Labor of Love Award in the Steam Awards! If you think Depth fits this, we'd love for you to nominate us for the Labor of Love Award. We're so grateful that you have made it possible for us to support and create new content for Depth over the past six years. We love creating content for you and can't wait to show you all the new content still to come! From the bottom of our hearts, thank you for being a part of the Depth community. - The Depth Team |
| Hadal Horror | 2020-10-23 | Hadal Horror Event Play in the Hadal Horror event to unlock horrific rewards! For a limited time in October, spooky S.T.E.V.E. will be returning to the waters once again to search for candy treats! Select levels of Commemorative Coin will reward you with a gravestone which drops upon your death in-game. Gravestones will only be usable during the event. Playing in the event can earn you a Jack-o'-lantern. Craft these into a Treasure, or a reward of your choice! Support the event! Support the Hadal Horror event to unlock supporter rewards and earn 180% event score! Event supporters have themed deathcam borders when they get a kill during the ev |
| Tails from the Void | 2020-08-07 | Tails from the Void Event Play in the Tails from the Void event to unlock alien themed rewards! Playing in the event can earn you a Voidling. Craft these into a Treasure, or a reward of your choice! Hammerhead - Cetus Tau There's no hiding from this vicious alien beast. It seems more formed from the Void than corrupted by it. This shark skin upgrades its appearance as you kill divers! Support the event! Support the Tails from the Void event to unlock supporter rewards and earn 180% event score! Newly released event skins will be tradeable and marketable a week after the event's conclusion. Support the event! New Shark: Bigeye Thresher Famous |