Old and Unused

There's been many left over and taken out features throughout the iterations of Deep Rock Galactic, this article is dedicated to documenting them. Keep in mind that the game is still in early access, meaning anything listed below could be part of a future update, take the spoiler warning with caution. Some table entries will have speculation, they are often based off observation and pure assumption.

The tables are going to be made out of three categories:
Unused - Features found within the game files or suggested to exist but aren't present in the public build of the game. Unreleased items also fall into this category.
Cut - Features that have been suggested to previously exist in the game but have been removed, there's a chance these'll return.
Old - Outdated information about existing features, such as older models or different item functionality.

Creatures and Flora

Various fauna, flora and biome feature related changes and additions.

Item	Description	Status
Unused
Squishable Parasite	Strange parasite, from the game files it's suggested to be squishable. It's one of the creatures from BET-C's concept art, suggesting this was the Xynarch Charge-Sucker's appearance at one point.	Added Update ?
SuckingPlant	Large plant with an oval shaped head. Suggested to be a plant which would suck in dwarves, an animation of the 'head' opening up with an air sucking animation is present.	Added Update 20 Last Changed: Update 21
Glyphid Vampire/Glyphid Grunt Boss	The Glyphid Grunt Boss is capable of burrying underground and temporarily incapacitating dwarves from beneath, has a lot of heatlh and can shoot webs. Speculation: Glyphid Grunt Boss is the same thing as Glyphid Vampire	Added Update ?
Glyphid Charger	This unfinished creature is using the Praetorian model as a placeholder and swiftly chargers at any nearby dwarves but fails to do anything besides say "Hello" in console. There's some concept art available possibly suggesting the creature's intended appearance.	Added Update ?
Glyphid Acid Spitter Queen	This creature's skillset consists of: acid spit dealing much more damage than usual and leaving toxic gas for a limited amount of time, summoning many acid spitters when the creature's health reaches 50% and constantly dig underground. Some ideas of this creature were re-used for the Glyphid Menace.	Added Update ?
Glyphid Drone	Some sort of an unfinished flying variation of a Glyphid.	Added Update ?
Cut
Coral Tree	Tree formations made out of coral, similar to rock trees.	N/A
Pudo Shell	Dense Biozone ceiling plant leaking purple liquid which damages dwarves that come in contact.	Removed Update ?
Alien Flora (Hive)	Biome Feature which was hinted to be a hive in the game files.	Removed Update 7
Foggy Zones	Some areas of the caves used to be foggy which would impact the player's vision.	Removed Update 7
Toxic Gas	Green clouds would generate within the environment and never expire. In the pre-alpha its appearance was identical to 'Foggy Zones'.	Removed Update 6
Jelly Breeder	Would periodically spawn small cave jellies until killed. A creature with very similar abilities was added named Naedocyte Breeder, this creature would spit out roes out of which a number of jellies hatch.	Removed Update 6
Jelly Spike Slinger	Despite the name it appears to be firing bursts of electricity at players. If the projectile misses it'll emit purple gas which evaporates within seconds.	Removed Update 6
Glyphid Veteran	Acted exactly the same as a Glyphid Grunt but would have 50% more health and tougher armor.	Removed Update 23
Unknown Pre-Alpha Creature	Nothing is known about this creature, the protruding objects on its back appear to be minerals. Speculation: This was meant to be a mineral mimic monster. Internal placeholder name might've been "Troll".	Removed Pre-Alpha
Old
Old Glyphid Model	The old Glyphid models were taken from Infinity Blade's Adversaries pack as a placeholder, the textures were edited to fit the game's aesthetics.	Changed Update 5
Cave Jelly	Cave jellies were originally hostile and were removed on Update 6, later they returned and were made passive on Update 12. Then they were re-introduced as enemies with a new name in Update 21 and the creature's model was overhauled during Update 23. Finally, on Update 24 the passive creature with the old model was brought back to Dense Biozone.	Removed Update 6 Added Update 12 Changed Update 21 Added Update 24
Hydra	This was the early version of the Korlok Tyrant-Weed. It appears that the earlier version of this creature had three very long stems and each would attack the dwarves by charging at them or by using an unseen ranged and spike attacks previously found in the game files.	Added Update ? Changed Update 31

Creatures Gallery

• Old Creature/Flora Models
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  Closed-alpha Fossilized Xenoform

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  Q'ronar Shellback's early model

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  Cave Leech's early appearance

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  Glyphid's early appearances

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  Work in Progress model of Silicate Harvester

Equipment

Various equipment related changes and additions.

Item	Description	Status
Unused
ForceBarrier	Strange wall blueprint is visible in the developer vlog #4, traces can be found in the game files. Speculation: This would've been a new supply drop or an engineer building which could be used to block/distract enemies.	Added ?
RGDLauncher	Files suggest that players could use this equipment for rocket jumping.	Added Update 11
RopeGun	Some sort of rope based equipment, files suggest one end could stick to something similarly to Grappling Gun and Zipline Gun. Speculation: A tool the developers experimented with which allowed the user to fire a rope up a cliff, acting like a traditional grappling hook.	Added ?
Stun Grenade	As the name implies, presumably would stun enemies it hits. Gear icon of this grenade is also present.	Added Update 24
Fear Grenade	As the name implies, presumably would scare enemies it hits. Gear icon of this grenade is also present.	Added Update 24
ShieldOvercharge Grenade	As the name implies, it would've restored and boosted the shield of allies.	Added Update 24
Cut
Auto Turret	While it's currently present on the Mine Head, it used to be a support drop which cost 60 Gold. It acted exactly like a closed alpha Sentry Gun, but was colored yellow.	Removed Update 6
Floodlight	While it's currently present on the Mine Head, it used to be a support drop which cost 40 Gold. It was a permanent light source which could light up a radius around itself.	Removed Update 6
Bosco reloading	Would've had a limited ammo pool which could be refilled. A yellow counter appears on bosco's back indicating how many ammo refills are remaining, this counter can be increased via resupply pods.	Removed Pre-Update 7
SuperShotgun	Model appears to be a revolver with a long barrel but fires like a shotgun. This weapon was used in very early stages of Deep Rock Galactic and traces of it stayed in the game files for a while longer.	Removed ?
Old
Mineral Carry Capacity	Before M.U.L.E. was added the dwarves had infinite carry capacity.	Changed Update 2
Flares	There were a limited number of flares which could be refilled from resupplies.	Changed Update 4
Red Flares	They used to light up in a smaller radius when compared to High-Intensity Flares. They were also eventually renamed from Red Flares to Medium-Intensity Flares.	Changed Update ?
Resupply Pod	Resupply Pods used to carry two medkits and two ammo racks which would refill 100% of either ammunition or health. Before the introduction of Nitra Resupply Pods used to cost 100 Gold.	Changed Update 4 and Update 7
M.U.L.E.	Used to instantly summon the Drop Pod when the primary objective quota was met.	Changed Update 7
LMG Gun Platform	The Engineer used to carry up to 4 sentry guns. But re-calling a deployed sentry gun was not an option, neither was refilling it.	Changed Update 7
"Lead Storm" Powered Minigun	Used to have an ammo clip, similarly to the Autocannon.	Changed Update 11
Terrain Scanner	The scanner itself went through a few iterations, each changing the MK number. Originally it was a top-down view of the surrounding area.	Changed Update 15
High Explosive Grenade	Scout used to be able to equip the grenade until Update 7. Later on it was changed so only Driller could use this grenade (previously it was usable by Driller, Engineer and Gunner), it was also renamed from Frag Grenade to HE Grenade.	Changed Update 7 and Update 24

Equipment Gallery

• Equipment Renders
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  Power Drill's early appearance

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  Warthog's early appearance

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  Minigun's early appearance

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  Platform Gun's early appearance

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  Heavy Revolver's early appearance

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  Subata's early appearance

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  Flare Gun's early appearance

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  Collage of unused and some early grenade appearances.

• Equipment ItemBar icons
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  Assault Rifle's early icon

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  Warthog's early icon

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  Satchel's early icon

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  Flamethrower's early icon

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  Minigun's early icon

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  Grappling Gun's early icon

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  PGL's early icon

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  Drill's early icon

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  Flare Gun's early icon

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  Pickaxe's early icon

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  Subata's early icon

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  Platform Gun's early icon

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  Boomstick's early icon, this was also use as placeholder for gunner's revolver

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  Sentry Gun's early icon

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  Supply Pod's early icon

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  Zipline Gun's early icon

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  Assault Rifle's updated icon

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  Warthog's updated icon

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  Satchel's updated icon

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  Flamethrower's updated icon

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  Minigun's updated icon

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  Grappling Gun's updated icon

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  PGL's updated icon

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  Drill's updated icon

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  Flare Gun's updated icon

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  Pickaxe's updated icon

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  Subata's updated icon

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  Platform Gun's updated icon

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  Revolver's new icon

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  Boomstick's updated icon

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  Sentry Gun's updated icon

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  Supply Pod's updated icon

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  Zipline Gun's updated icon

• Update 19 GearGraphic Renders

Update 19 features brand new weapons as well as some visual changes to existing ones, included in the game files were early renders done during the update's development.

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  Zipline Gun's early appearance, shares model with Grappling Gun

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  Grappling Gun's early appearance, shares model with Zipline Gun

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  Boomstick's early appearance

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  Grenade Launcher's early appearance

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  Breach Cutter's early appearance

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  Zhukov's early appearance

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  Sentry Gun's early appearance

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  IFG's early appearance

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  Autocannon's early textures

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  BRT7's early textures

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  Plasma Charger's early textures

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  M1000's early textures

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  Stubby's early textures

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  GK2's slightly altered textures, note the brown grips

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  Revolver's newer appearance

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  Flare Gun's newer appearance

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  Subata's newer appearance

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  Warthog's newer appearance

Resources

Various resource related changes and additions.

Item	Description	Status
Unused
HoxIron	Unknown resource, only an icon can be found in the game's files. Speculation: Possibly acted the same way as Compressed Gold	Added Update 7
Flora Leaf	Unknown resource, only an alternative icon can be found in the game's files. Speculation: Likely evolved overtime and became Apoca Bloom	Added Update 7
Cut
Neromite	Crafting resource was present during Regular branch testing, was removed at some point for unknown reasons. Alternative icon still exists in the game files. Speculation: This mineral was simply renamed to Magnite, since there's evidence that it appeared in Sandblasted Corridors.	Added Pre-Update 7
Bludiz	Unknown resource, a small trace can be found in closed alpha's files. Speculation: This was a very early version of Aquarq	Added ?
Quantrite	Cut crafting mineral which was accidentally revealed in Update 12. A developer suggested that it was never fully implemented, some small traces do exist outside of the icon.	Added Update 7
Old
Gold	Gold used to act as a primary objective and a currency for resupply pods.	Changed Update 2 and Update 4
Bittergem	Bittergem used to reward the dwarves with 300 credits, was colored pale yellow similarly to Compressed Gold.	Changed Update 7
Jadiz	Jadiz used to reward the dwarves with 150 credits.	Changed Update 7
Alien Egg	Could appear as a secondary objective, was removed after Egg Hunt rework.	Changed Update 18

Resource Gallery

• Closed Alpha Appearances
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  Morkite's closed-alpha icon

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  Nitra's closed-alpha icon

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  Gold's closed-alpha icon

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  Bittergem's closed-alpha icon

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  Jadiz's closed-alpha icon

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  Aquarq's closed-alpha icon

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  Alien Egg's closed-alpha icon

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  Alien Egg's appearance in the closed-alpha

• Alternative Icons
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  Morkite's alternative icon

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  Nitra's alternative icon

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  Gold's alternative icon

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  Alien Egg's alternative icon

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  Boolo Cap's alternative icon

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  Hollomite's alternative icon

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  Magnite's alternative icon

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  Quantrite's alternative icon

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  Umanite's alternative icon

• Old Appearances
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  Alien Egg's icon during Update 7

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  Magnite's early icon without outlines

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  Bismor's early icon without outlines

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  Enor Pearl's early shinier icon without outlines

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  Boolo Cap's early icon

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  Apoca Bloom's early icon

Misc

Everything else that doesn't fall within the sections above.

Item	Description	Status
Unused
Unused Perks	There's a ton of unused perk icons, each of their names are a hint at what they could've been, including: Airbag (parachute icon), Barrel Kicker, Explosive Resistance, Extract Ore, Faster Heat Dissipation, Faster Weapon Stabilization, Fire Resistance, Gold Frenzy, Jump, Longer Flare Duration, More Total Ammo, Movement Speed, Poison Resistance, Radiation Resistance, Recoil, Reload Speed, Slowdown Resistance, Strong Flight Reflex and WarCry. Speculation: Airbag - You will be able to float for a few seconds while falling, Extract Ore - More crafting materials mined, Gold Frenzy - More gold mined, Strong Flight Reflex - Better movement control while in air, WarCry - Under special conditions receive a damage boost.	Added Update 14
Abandoned Mine	There's various models of strange machinery that are still unused, some of the models are used in the Space Rig and Salvage Operation. Machine Events may be a form of the original "Abandoned Structures" idea.	Added ? Last Changed: Update 21
Refunds	There's an entire folder dedicated to refunds, seems like vanity items and upgrades were planned to be refundable. It's possible this system is used for when upgrades are re-balanced.	Added ?
Hazard X - Trailer	Random enemy spawns are disabled, any present enemies appear to have similar damage resistance of a Hazard 4 difficulty, enemy attack damage is severely reduced.	Added ?
Cut
Biome: Upper Arctic Mantle	Contains easy-to-break green crystals and every other biome feature which are randomly picked. Cave color is brown and gray. Speculation: Eventually became Radioactive Exclusion Zone	Removed Update 7
Biome: Site 11 - Deep Shale	Contains glowing blue crystals and easy-to-break purple crystals. Cave color is brown. Speculation: Eventually became Crystalline Caverns	Removed Update 7
Biome: Radioactive Wastes	Contains xenofungus, red exploding plants and a lot of vegetation. Cave color is green. Speculation: Eventually became Fungus Bogs	Removed Update 7
Armor Station	An Armor Station was originally teased in the Closed-Alpha's Space Rig, currently the Abyss Bar takes its place. The developers wanted to have full armor customization, but was deemed it as too much work instead settling for high beard customization.	N/A
Class: Generic Hero	There used to be a fifth class used purely by the developers for testing purposes. This class would carry every single weapon and tool in their inventory. Icon was taken from the old artwork.	N/A
Tourist Mode	Intended to pose no threat and allow players to explore, enemies are severely weaker and payouts were disabled. In a newer version random enemy spawns are entirely disabled. Something similar is going to return in the form of "Exploration Mode".	Removed Update 14
Mutator: No Headlights	Milestone icon still exists. Presumably the headlights would be disabled throughout the mission.	Removed ?
Mutator: Volatile Flares	Milestone icon still exists. Throwing the flares would deplete shield.	Removed Pre-Update 14
Barrel Suit and Helmet	It was literally armor made out of barrels, they were class colored. This was only present in the Experimental Branch.	Removed Pre-Update 15
Egg Hunt	Was a linear mission type, these missions were exactly like Mining Expedition but Morkite was replaced with 10 Alien Eggs.	Removed Update 18
Search and Extract	Was a non-linear Mining Expedition mission type, was eventually merged with Egg Hunt.	Removed Update 18
Milestone: Rare Things	Finding Error Cubes and Bittergem used to count towards a milestone.	Removed Update ?
Milestone: Kill Creatures	Killing Dreadnoughts, Cave Leeches and Spitballers would count towards a milestone. Curiously the "Kill Cave Leeches" Milestone icon was updated with the latest model.	Removed Update ?
Armor Color Variations	Each armor had three color schemes: Standard would consist of class specific colors, White Knight would consist of silver or copper plating and Black Craig would consist of black and red coloring. Images are available in the gallery below.	Removed Update 14
Hazard 5 - Lethal	Originally players shared 50% of their health every time they revived an incapacitated teammate. This was only present in the Experimental Branch.	Removed Pre-Update 21
Cut Overclocks	There's many overclocks that were cut before public release, the reasons for their removal often were "due to technical issues".	Removed Pre-Update 25
Old
Mission Control Quotes	There's various mission control quotes which were either used in the past or never used.	N/A
Missions	Before missions were procedurally generated, there used to be a number of preset missions which were available at all times.	Changed Update 7
Red Rock Blaster	Used to be stronger than a Glyphid Slammer with no buffs.	Changed Update 18
Retirement	Used to reset the upgrades and class level. The assignment's last mission was a solo hazard 3 Mining Expedition. Was changed to Promotion which excluded upgrade resets and the solo mission.	Changed Update 19

Misc Gallery

• Icon/Item Images
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  very early portrait of Engineer

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  very early portrait of Gunner

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  very early portrait of Driller

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  very early portrait of Scout

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  Closed-alpha barrel model

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  Old Barrel model

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  Salvage Operation's original icon in experimental branch

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  Mining Expedition's very early icon

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  Radioactive Exclusion Zone's very early icon

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  Retirement description and requirements for Scout

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  Kill Cave Leeches Milestone icon (top old, bottom new)

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  Mining Expedition's icon during Update 7

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  Search and Extract's icon during Update 7

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  Point Extraction's icon during Update 7

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  Elimination's icon during Update 7

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  Egg Hunt's icon during Update 7

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  GK2's Relic skin (without mesh attachments)

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  Tools of Destruction skin's old appearance

• Unused Beer Labels
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  Kaz Asork Ale

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  BronzeBeard Bitter

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  Canary Dew

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  Miner Lament

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  ToothGrinder

Old Beer Labels

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  Azgaraz Ale became Kaz Asork Ale

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  Gotrek Special became Slayer Stout

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  Old Pots o' Gold label

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  Old Toothgrinder label

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  Old Tunnel Rat label

From left to right: Standard, White Knight and Black Craig.

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  Driller MK1 armor

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  Driller MK2 armor

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  Engineer MK1 armor

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  Engineer MK2 armor

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  Gunner MK1 armor

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  Gunner MK2 armor

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  Scout MK1 armor

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  Scout MK2 armor

• Early Screenshots and Art
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  Original Artwork of the game

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  Early promotional image of the game

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  Space Rig's development screenshot

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  Space Rig's development screenshot

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  Space Rig's development screenshot

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  Space Rig's development in-game screenshot

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  Medbay's appearance in the closed-alpha

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  Various color variations for armor

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  example screenshot of early Magma Core

• Old and unused Milestone Icons
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  Unused Icon for Egg Hunts Milestone

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  Unused Icon for Search And Extract Milestone

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  Unused Icon for Haunted Cave Milestone

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  Unused Icon for Parasites Milestone

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  Unused Icon for No Oxygen Milestone

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  Unused Icon for Regenerative enemies Milestone

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  Unused Icon for Lethal Enemies Milestone

Trivia

• The Cave Leech's internal name used to be "Barnacle", referencing an alien creature hanging from the ceiling which is from the Half-Life franchise.
• The Breach Cutter's internal name is "Line Cutter", its name and design being a reference to two weapons from the Dead Space franchise: the Plasma Cutter and the Line Gun respectively.
• Dense Biozone was called Lush Downpour sometime between open-alpha testing and Update 7.
• The internal name for Scout used to be Navigator.
• The internal name for Point Extraction is still "Motherlode", which is original name of the very first iteration of this mission type.