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Old - Outdated information about existing features, such as older models or different item functionality.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
Twitter Plant	Strange plant, from game files it's suggested to be squishable.	Added Update ?
SuckingPlant	Large plant with an oval shaped head. Suggested to be a plant which would suck in something. Speculation: The 'head' would open up and suck in any nearby victims.	Added Update 20 Last Changed: Update 21
Hydra	Creature has no model besides a spike yet, there's traces of some sort of melee, ranged and spike attacks.	Added Update ?
Glyphid Vampire	As evidenced by the name, it would most likely be able to heal itself by attacking. Files suggest this would be a boss.	Added Update ?
Glyphid Charger	As the name suggests, this creature may have charged into players.	Added Update ?
Glyphid Acid Spitter Queen	Game files suggest upon the queen's death it would release acid clouds similarly to a Praetorian. Speculation: These were ultimately replaced by Glyphid Menaces.	Added Update ?
Glyphid Drone	Some sort of a flying variation of a Glyphid. Speculation: This concept was cut in favor of Macteras.	Added Update ?
Cut
Coral Tree	Tree formation made out of coral, similar to rock tree.	N/A
Pudo Shell	Dense Biozone ceiling plant leaking purple liquid which damages dwarves that come in contact.	Removed Update ?
Alien Flora (Hive)	Rare 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
Jelly Breeders	Would periodically spawn small cave jellies until killed.	Removed Update 7
Green Jellies	Would fire electricity at players from a distance.	Removed Update 7
Glyphid Veteran	Acted exactly the same as a Glyphid Grunt but would have 50% more health and tougher armor.	Removed Update 23
Old
Old Glyphid Model	The old Glyphid model 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 Vines	Used to grab the players but would deal no damage.	Changed Update ?
Cave Jelly	Cave jellies were originally removed on Update 7, later they returned and were made neutral on Update 12. Then they were re-introduced as enemies with a new name in Update 21 and finally the creature's model was overhauled during Update 23.	Removed Update 7 Added Update 12 Changed Update 21

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 ?
FreezeGrenade	New type of grenade which would presumably freeze enemies.	Added ?
Cut
Molotov	There were traces of a Molotov in the game's files which would spawn "Sticky Flames", these files have been removed on an unknown date.	Removed Update ?
Auto Turret	While its present on the Mine Head, it used to be a support drop which costed 60 Gold. Acted exactly like a closed alpha Sentry Gun, but was colored yellow.	Removed Update 6
Floodlight	While its present on the Mine Head, it used to be a support drop which costed 40 Gold. Was a giant permanent light source which could light up much more than a Flare Gun.	Removed Update 6
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 ?
Frag Grenade	Scout used to have his own Frag Grenades just like everyone else.	Changed Update 7
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 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

Equipment Gallery

• Old 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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  Platfrom 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

• 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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  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
Neromite	Unknown resource, only an alternative icon can be found in the game's files.	Added Update 7
HoxIron	Unknown resource, only an icon can be found in the game's files.	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
Resource Pouch	This would be left behind whenever a player leaves the server while carrying resources, must be deposited into the MULE to claim its contents. It was accidentally mentioned in Hotfix 1 of Update 23. Speculation: This will most likely be present in the next update	N/A
Cut
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
Smart Stout	Unused drink label.	Added Update 17 or 18
Rocky Mountain	Unused drink label.	Added Update 17 or 18
Mactera Brew	Unused drink label.	Added Update 17 or 18
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. Speculation: These would spawn as random abandoned structures in the caves, the developers have slightly teased of similar features.	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.	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. Speculation: The developers originally planned for the armor to be fully customizable, this might still be in the plans.	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. 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 Pre-Update 15
Mutator: Volatile Flares	Milestone icon still exists. Presumably the flares would burn out sooner.	Removed Pre-Update 15
Barrel Suit and Helmet	It was literally armor made out of barrels, they were class colored. This was only present in Experimental.	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.	Removed Update 14
Old
Mission Control Quotes	There's various mission control quotes which were either used in the past or never used.	N/A
Elimination	There were leftover hints that the mission originally consisted of dwarves having to destroy Glyphid Hives instead of killing Dreadnoughts.	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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  Closed-alpha barrel model

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  Old Barrel model

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  Glyphid Slammer Supporter Edition label

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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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  Mining Expedition's icon during Update 7

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

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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

• Old armors and their variations

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

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 Line Gun.

• Dense Biozone was called Lush Down Pour 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.