Idle DeepMiner news & patch notes

Gameplay & Content

• Added a new comic scene after evolution.
• Added sound effects and audio cues for comic scenes.
• Fully upgraded artifacts now display a golden frame.

Quality of Life & UI

• Reworked the window dragging system in windowed mode for smoother interaction.
• Settings can no longer be opened until the window-dragging tutorial is completed

• Fixed an issue where holding the right mouse button in fullscreen mode caused the screen drag UI to appear.

• Fixed an issue where achievements completed offline or not properly synced for other reasons were not unlocked on Steam and could no longer be earned. They will now unlock automatically after restarting the game.
• Fixed a bug that allowed artifacts to be upgraded beyond their maximum level.

Hey everyone!

The day is finally here - our game is now available on Steam! 🎉

Thank you to everyone who supported us during development. It means a lot to us.

We hope you enjoy the game! If you do, please consider leaving a Steam review. It really helps us reach more players and continue improving the game.

This is just the beginning. We'll keep working on updates, fixing bugs, and adding new content.

Have fun, and happy digging! ⛏️

Hey everyone!

Big update this time - we've added timed events to shake up your runs, reworked some systems, and squashed a bunch of bugs.

Timed Events

Five new timed events can now trigger during your run:

• Glass Blocks - block HP is reduced by 80%, everything shatters in just a few hits (comes with a new artifact)

• Blast Zone - blocks explode when broken (new talent)

• Gold Rush - all ore drops are doubled (new talent)

• Lucky Streak - proc chances for abilities (dynamite, clones, etc.) are doubled (new talent)

• Overdrive - pickaxe speed ×5 (new talent)

Changes

• The skill tree background now shows animated falling ore that updates as you unlock new ore types

• Several talents in the talent tree have been redesigned

• Four new talent types added, tied to timed events and QTE mechanics

• QTE spawn logic and overall QTE behavior have been overhauled

Bug Fixes

• Ore stat upgrades can no longer be purchased before the ore itself is unlocked

• Fixed a bug where gold blocks couldn't be broken the first time they were encountered

• Fixed incorrect positioning of the first marker on the depth scale

• The discount exclamation mark in the skill tree now displays correctly

• Fixed incorrect talent description

• Fixed several translation errors

As always, if you run into any issues - let us know. We're constantly working to make the game better! ⛏️

Hey everyone!

Hope you're all doing well - here's a quick update on what we've been working on!

Changes

• When you unlock a world size upgrade, the camera now smoothly zooms out instead of snapping instantly

• After unlocking a new ore type, existing blocks in the world are replaced with the new ore - no more waiting around for it to show up!

• Updated the visual style of the window drag handle elements for windowed mode

Bug Fixes

• Fixed a bug where the price discount talent in the skill tree wasn't being applied to the displayed prices

• Fixed a bug where ore could sometimes fail to spawn, causing the pickaxe to fall into the void

As always, if you spot anything off or run into any issues - let us know! We're constantly working to make the game better!

Hey everyone :))

First of all, thanks a lot for playing and for all the feedback - it really helps us improve the game a ton.

We’re really sorry for the inconvenience caused by this update.

Fixes

• Fixed skill descriptions related to gold ore in the talent tree

• When opening skills for veins and artifacts for the first time, they now spawn nearby instead of far away

• Fixed a bug with the discount talent in the skill tree

• The skill tree now shows your current currency

• When a skill is fully upgraded, its current stats are now visible

• In the forge menu, pickaxe stats are now shown, including all modifiers and multipliers

• Changed the background in the settings menu

• Fixed an issue where the top part of the Windows window frame sometimes wasn’t hidden on game launch

• Talents for skills that are not yet unlocked can no longer drop before the skill is unlocked

• Fixed a bug in the artifact menu where hovering over empty space would sometimes show an artifact description

• Removed the clicking sound on game startup

• Fixed a bug where the pickaxe could sometimes stop moving

Thanks for your understanding and support!

If you run into any issues or bugs, please let us know - we’ll keep improving the game as fast as we can :))