Beginner's Guide to the Engineer in Deep Rock Galactic

[@javarakgaming]

So what do you guys think? Would you like playing the Engineer? ADVANCED ENGINEER GUIDE - kzbin.info/www/bejne/kGjOe5euicStjMU

[@Elheru42]

The thing I unexpectedly love about the sentries is that they start shooting at things I haven't seen yet. I then turn and start killing the critters that were sneaking up behind me.

[@matthewboyd8689]

Nice strategy I set mine up defender style to one way, trip mines high on wall behind, and nuke the rest Makes it so my turrets don't waist ammo on nuked targets Oh, and the explosive penetration rounds for stragglers and everything else

[@pukkoku]

My buddy and I just picked up DRG in the past week and can attest to the synergy between scout and engineer. I love the high mobility of the scout and my buddy enjoys the puzzle aspect of how to build platforms and set up turrets most effectively. Love your content and look forward to more!

[@javarakgaming]

Thank you!

[@caydoncargill3989]

My friend likes to run and gun while I set up a little sentry nest as a safe zone

[@OriginalRussianSpy]

My friends a driller we do a bunker tactics he drills a safe room and i block it with my platform gun and place sentrys in the safe roomand we wait out swarms when the swarm is done i place 2 lures in the bunker and we drill out from the side and as soon as we see the hoarde he uses a c4 and i clean up with the breach cutter

[@CowKirbo]

Especially when you can platform then the scout can just grapple straight to it.

[@wnose]

tip for newbies: if you're low level, throw the grenade hologram and run a bit. The bugs will gather around the hologram and that's when you fire the grenade launcher. Super effective.

[@matyas9552]

I love engineers secondaries. They are so unique and fun to use

[@Saltier]

And my favorite part about them is that the upgrades are mostly homebrew. With nails+tape the Engie basically turns the pgl's explosive into a scrap bomb. The breach cutter was originally meant to be used for mining, Engie turned it into a weapon of mass destruction. The Shard defractor _had_ limits put on it by R&D, Engie loosened a screw and put an aluminum ball between the battery and the capacitor to circumvent those limits. The boy is a dwarvish craftsman at work.

[@maruda2000]

@@Saltier Don't forget that engi stole shredder drones from rival company and with R&D (I think) help reprogrammed them.

[@HealedPirate]

Shard diffractor is probably ky favorite weapon in the game, overclock booster is such a blast to shred any bosses

[@zygbeee8563]

@@HealedPirate also its a actualy clean not unstable.

[@HealedPirate]

@@zygbeee8563 ??? No it isn’t💀

[@FaultyStar274]

To be very clear about the turrets, if you want the most out of the MKII Gun Platform upgrade, pair it with "WIDEMOUTH REFILL PORT" and "HAWKEYE SYSTEM." If you want even more value, use " EXPANDED AMMO BAGS" *or* "HARDENED ROUNDS".

[@Flying_Spaghetti_Monster]

I always take quick setup. It's what makes turrets viable for me in the first place. I love how aggressive Engi can be and it let's me use turrets as extra dps whenever I need it.

[@TheTraveler980]

For MK2, I go with Quick Deploy, Expanded Ammo Capacity, and Hawkeye; ideal for missions where you have to move around more than defend, and attack targets such as Dreadnoughts. As for Gemini, I go with Expanded Ammo Bags, Stun, and Defender; makes sense for missions where defending an objective is more important, and you'll have enough time to set up your turrets before a swarm arrives.

[@Flying_Spaghetti_Monster]

@@TheTraveler980 I always take defender. The limited fov is actually an upside and damage is more useful than range. It let's me focus the Turret fire on specific areas, giving me more control and more utility. No more wasting time and ammo on bugs that aren't an issue yet.

[@jafsrob]

Engi is versatile with the sheer number of wacky overclocks he has access to

[@dvg9904]

Small tip(someone prolly already mentioned it) two turrets do more damage than one better.

[@turtle40k56]

Small tip for a new engi players the sentry uppgrade does matter the 1 sentry uppgrade gives you more dmg output in single shot but over all less dmg in long run 2 towers deal more overall dmg . To summ it up best choice it to take 1 sentry for missions like Elimination or Industrial Sabotage becose of a small amount of targets .

[@tfthief4931]

Wrong actually. Overall, damage per round, the MK2 does more total damage. Gemini does less total damage, but higher DPS when they're both active. It's a question of whether you want a slow burn, or want to use your turrets for burst damage

[@iamapotato3191]

"Tony stark and dr.eggman" is just true. Remember your turrets! They do a lot of the work.

[@gregs7562]

Just started with my Engineer after usually being Gunner or Driller. Very useful vid. Takes a bit more time to master him vs my other 2 characters. He seems a lot more fragile, no mass damage weapon straight out the box like the flame thrower or minigun.

[@LZS.8649]

Engineer is my favourite too. He can combo with almost everyone! (+ I played a lot of Engineer in TF2)

[@fishyboy2140]

That’s the exact reason I chose him and I have been loving it.

[@Wineblood]

I just started playing and engineer is my favourite so far, the balanced toolkit and grenade launcher are quite fun.

[@halladall1]

Usually I go Scout all the way, but I have gotten into playing Engineer lately. I am a big fan of the SMART rifle

[@ianhall7513]

Engineer is next on my list to promote. Its good to know its support focused. I started with scout and went on to gunner. Gunner wasnt fun until I got several upgrades into the weaponry. Now I love the gunner and I'm excited to see how engineer flows once it has access to its full upgraded toolkit

[@videonmode8649]

Some personal notes: PGL isn't good for single large targets like you're showing in the footage unless you're running Hyper Propellent. I believe the armor breaking mod for PGL is still buggy with its damage fall off. I don't recommend fighting on the morkite refinery or arquarq rig. Bugs can hit you through and underneath the mesh of the platform. Love the breakdown of the characters, keep it up!

[@thecatpersonuk9962]

What about fatboy?

[@crittergonya]

​@@thecatpersonuk9962 with max ammo you get 5 shots for fatboy, id rather use 1 mag of primary + a power attack

[@videonmode8649]

@@thecatpersonuk9962 Fatboy is fun. I would lead the shot ahead of the glyphid horde to make sure they spend extra time in the radiation field. Couple it with a LURE grenade and you can keep them inside for longer.

[@jwkjwk7137]

Thanks for posting these beginner guides! This def should be necessary companion to the main game itself.

[@fuskerfull2]

I see engi (and prefer to play as) more as heavy damage dealer. Nukes, propelent, shard difractor, cutter. All of those deals absurd amount of damage. Turrets, that help a little bit in clearing hordes doen't make him a defencive class. Just a good bonus.

[@bassbusterx]

I see the engie as a burst damage area denial class

[@Flying_Spaghetti_Monster]

I think the turrets are kinda like an extra teammate that does the boring stuff for me. They get to support me while I kill bugs with a shotgun and a death laser.

[@assimir1989]

You missed out on the fact the last upgrade in slot 1 for the Shotgun can make your Sentries Shoot a small pulse that makes the next shot or target it’s facing take a huge damaging round that has a small AOE (about a similar to the grenade launcher) It will then be steaming for the next 3 seconds before being able to do it again. The upgrade is called Turret Whip. Which is the last upgrade in slot 1 This works for both types of sentries as well as any other engineers turret/s. Best thing about it is that if you aim it right, you can hit multiple sentries with one round

[@Ninjat126]

Can't overstate how good "perfect accuracy at any range" is on the Core Diffuser. It'll near-instantly delete ranged enemies from any distance, and the unique recharge means you can swap to & from it as needed and know it'll always be ready to fire. It's also devastating against Oppressors and Praetorians if you can beam their weakpoints consistently, which isn't hard to do from long range, though you will burn its ammo supply fast.

[@ColorDragon]

Love the way he says a "big tube that shoots a big bomb."

[@Legorunner]

There are 2 options: you either like the engineer or you're lying

[@quack_stack]

Rock, and I *cannot* stress this enough: stone

[@javarakgaming]

Indeed

[@mohhamadpouyamollavali]

small tip about engie: the platform gun has an upgrade that makes it reduce fall damage and is realy usefull, if your falling quickly switch to the platform gun and shoot it where your landing to block almost all fall damage

[@gromkour5341]

I friggin love the engineer. I like scout too but the smart gun got my attention and my journey to unlocking it has got me loving the engineer so so much.

[@aquamarinerose5405]

Some things worth noting. PGL Tips 1: Don't worry about the damage reduction on the PGL's fire bomb mod. when clearing crowds the fire more than makes up for the loss. 2: The Armor Break Mod in the same tier is kinda bugged at the moment, since armor break doesn't apply to AOE damage, but only to the projectile itself. This makes it a bit worse than it seems. 3: Though Javarak went out of his way to not mention Overclocks. The Hyperpropellent Overclock is bugged with the aforementioned fire mod, turning it from a Trade-off to a full-on Boost in damage. Making the mod WAY better for that build than it may look at first blush.

[@aarepelaa1142]

Wondering why you aren't using the turre whip on shotgun, in my opinion it's the strongest thing about it and it adds more versitility with the AOE it adds, and the full auto isn't that helpful because you usually want to be the most efficient with your shots, killing grunts with one headshot.

[@dreamwalking]

I don't use it personally because it's a pain in the ass, temporarily disabling my turrets, using up their ammo, reducing the damage they can deal because I have to use the Hawkeye System instead of the Defender System in order to be able to choose what I want to hit with the Turret Whip, requires me to have my turrets set up to get any use out of it, and when my turret ammo runs out my shotgun now has a useless upgrade on it. As for full auto, it's helpful when you're shooting literally anything other than a grunt or something with the health of a grunt. It allows you to just vomit bullets more efficiently into the ass of a Praetorian, Oppressor, or other meaty target.

[@Flying_Spaghetti_Monster]

@@dreamwalking You don't actually have to use Hawkeye to make good use of Turret whip. If I did what you do, I'm pretty shure I'd use full auto too. If you go for gemini and defender system, you can set them up to cover an angle and just spam Turret whip to erase swarms. They're good at taking out single grunts, so if there's not enough bugs for it to be economical, then you should be doing objective anyways. It's also a godsend against macteras. Yes, you can use the shotgun too and it does well at killing them, but turrets allow you to stay behind cover. The smaller turning angle of the turrets with defender sounds like a downside, but it allows you to direct the fire of your turrets before you're busy killing bugs.

[@Zer0Cares]

I use the platform gun to block myself in the drop pod after the mission starts. 👍

[@audiomancer2000]

As a tf2 engie main, this class suits me perfectly lol

[@chrisbeechey7447]

Great content for a new channel, keep up thr good work.

[@erenuysal9675]

You deserve more bro keep it up!

[@joaogomes9405]

I kinda feel that engie's weapons should be flipped and his secondaries become primaries. Because between a death laser and a stubby machine pistol, I know which one I use mainly

[@bashily2844]

They actually are in the board game. The secondaries are primaries and primaries are secondaries

[@thevoiceoftreason3856]

I use explosive chemical rounds on Lok-1 for the area damage and overdrive booster on the laser for that sweet single target damage.

[@kalenortope1464]

Thats some great content right here mate

[@DuckDecoy13]

Industrial sabotage is also good to have the assault as well because of his big guns

[@LichKingg23]

I've been playing since 2018 and Engi is the one.

[@nunyabusiness9615]

My friend recommended drg to me and i love engie and he likes gunner. But now he wants to learn how to play engie so im teaching him.

[@jroclarit9250]

bt:COOPER TAKE MY SMART RIFLE cooper: wait do you mean smart pistol bt: NO ITS A SMART RIFLE -titanfall 2

[@jroclarit9250]

3:04

[@TripleNpple]

Dwarves inbound! Did I hear a rock and stone?

[@potatosga]

The breach cutter looks like something from dead space.

[@javarakgaming]

YEESSSSS SOMEONE GETS IT!

[@ExpiredPorridge]

engie was my go to for a long time

[@degeneratekumaplayer14]

Just unlocked fat boy, it's now my favorite and I've already promoted him right after.

[@val26874]

Having tried the classes a little bit solo I think I'm gonna play Engineer - one of the secondaries is just straight out of Hard Space Shipbreaker.

[@derpikyu9262]

I've found that I use the secondary like a primary and vice versa. This is due to the damage and low ammo of the deep core and the high ammo and low damage of the wart hog

[@czerodziej9287]

best class (I like war-criming bugs)

[@mandalore2125]

How accurate is this guide now? Some friends and have come to DSG after the slow death of Helldivers 2. Playing it, loving it and I’m a turret fan.

[@Dworien]

Good video, but I have one critique: If you show Upgrades and so on, could you make the Screen you cover bigger. You show an Upgrade, but the text is nearly screenfilling big. Make the description window a little smaler so you can more comfortable read it without needing to flick your head left and right across the screen. Bonus: You can more easily spot where the upgrade is in the tree. Expect from that, nice guide and Overall good Quality. I'm leaving an Like and a Sub! R&S!

[@javarakgaming]

Thank you for the feedback! Rock and Stone!

[@Appletank8]

Engineer is Engi-Here

[@darienb1127]

I haven't picked up the game yet, but I am planning to soon. But I have a question about the turrets: do they have any alternate firing modes or weapons? Of course you can upgrade them, but do they get any extra weapons like missiles, lasers, etc. Or is it just gun the whole game?

[@caht6468]

0:10 LMAO YOU MADE Dr. Eggman IN DRG

[@KujiArgisia]

I picked Gemini systems purely just so I get to name 2 turrets instead of 1 Also I love the lok

[@OneKnightGaming]

Honestly my favorite class by far, though most of the weapons are missing the ammo I'd love to make room for by sacrificing other options, lol. I don't have enough overclocks yet, but I'm hoping to get the one that allows me to use my breech cutter a lot more. I ofc only ever get stuff for other classes :')

[@TripleNpple]

I love this game!!!

[@karcistthurgy3025]

I wish the turrets came with alternative frames and colours

[@terryeubanks8797]

I just came here to say ROCK AND STONE

[@lucasskinner5329]

hey I love this game but none of my friends will play anymore do you have any advice?

[@augustmancuso2272]

Tony stark and Eggman, 👋👋👋👋👋

[@chaoscommentary2179]

Funny my engineer looks like doctor eggman bald big mustache and goggles

[@Spexx368]

Watching this while knowing damn well that I’m never touching engi

[@javarakgaming]

Oh you will one day. You don't know when it'll happen....but it'll happen.

[@Spexx368]

@@javarakgaming it happened

[@Spexx368]

And it was fun :)

[@icantfindacoolusarname6486]

i literally forgot that you have only 1 sentry gun by default

[@Revenant_777]

If i am playing solo , then which primary weapon is best for scout ? I need a opinion on this.

[@javarakgaming]

they all are really good but the GK2 is the one I would probably use most.

[@zaion8917]

M1000 definitely and always.

[@PK-se2jh]

thankyou

[@Ice_cremW]

I found engineers sentry ai to be dumb with a spider right in front of it but not shooting it but I see a few upsides like the double sentry’s: )

[@844SteamFan]

1:16 I’VE COME TO MAKE AN ANNOUNCEMENT

[@cristobalrojas7785]

How can I put my sentry floating in the air?

[@javarakgaming]

You have to put in on something and then destroy whatever is underneath it.

[@akumaking1]

Hey look buddy. I’m an engineer, and that means I solve problems

[@javarakgaming]

Much respect fellow engi main

[@macm5542]

Trust me, i'm an engineer

[@The_Rising_Dragon]

:D Red Cheese Bridge Man!

[@javarakgaming]

Yes.

[@finnie4394]

Engineer Gaming

[@thatoneguy2301]

Should have mentioned turret whip

[@javarakgaming]

psstt check the advanced guide.

[@joinkusbelinkiusthethird]

Hey look buddy, he's an engineer. That means he solves problems. Practical problems. For instance, how is he gonna stop some big mean mother-hubbard from tearin him a structurally superfluous new behind? The answer? Use a gun. And if that don't work, use more gun...

[@lordyharim466]

TITANFALL 2 MENTIONED

[@tomekk.1889]

You didn't explain how to play engineer though. You just talked about the weapons and utils. You didn't explain repellants AT ALL which is the most useful thing in Engi's kit. You didn't explain how to set up your turrets in a cave properly with defensive system. You didn't explain that the role of your primary and your secondary is swapped in that very often you will use your primary for big targets and secondary for swarms. Very lazy video and bad guide.

[@PurplePikminSupremacy]

It’s a beginner’s guide for people starting out, he covers that stuff in the advanced guide I believe.

[@PuprZniszczenia]

True, no info, all filler

[@brobiv2452]

its my birthday today

[@javarakgaming]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY BROBI

[@beardman2161]

i bought the game 2H ago and Engi was the first one i choose, a little Q about perks , what perks is good to choose from the beginning, and can you undo perks when you have choose them, hope i can , i just clicked on the ones i see fit haha ,, Thanks for the Vid and here a Sub

[@brayerkh]

Perks should revolve around your play style. Experiment with them and see which you like best. The perks you unlock doesn’t mean you can’t unlock or equip other perks. So no need to worry about being stuck with a perk you end up not liking.

[@beardman2161]

@@brayerkh Big thanks for the answer

[@dreamwalking]

My number one quality of life perk is always Thorns. And Born Ready, but that one's really only good when it's fully upgraded, so I would probably hold off a bit on that one. Dash is extremely popular because of just how versatile it is. It's also nice if you're running down a long tunnel to be able to do so a bit faster. But you'll be alright doing what most of us did and just picking what seems good in the moment. After playing for a while you'll have them all unlocked and can switch between them at will. Just don't forget to equip your perks at the Weapon Terminal.