Radioactive Exclusion Zone - Lore | Deep Rock Galactic

[@cherryrook8684]

The pog plants or breathers are based on deep sea ghostfish ,the ghostfish feed on small animals that drift into their mouth like an underwater venus fly trap. Considering Hoxxes caves used to be an underwater region it makes sense that they are there. They probably feed on ambient radiation particles in the zone now after all the water is gone and or fester fleas and other small stuff

[@explorianguy]

actually it's based on a deep sea tunicate

[@cherryrook8684]

@@explorianguy Yea they are also known as Ghostfish :) i went to wikipedia just to make sure

[@explorianguy]

oh yeah, google just shows me some transparent-ass fish

[@bugjams]

It's possible that Hoxxes once had a LOT more water than it does now. Multiple biomes allude to once being filled with ocean water. My guess is a meteor impact (whatever broke that huge chunk off the surface) probably stripped the planet of its atmosphere, evaporating almost all water, except that trapped in the ice under the surface in Glacial Strata. It's possible the Breathers may have been like tunicates, an underwater lifeform that mutated and adapted to surviving outside of the water. While an extreme idea, cave jellies and Breeders may have also done this as well. Perhaps whatever makes them float used to be used for buoyancy in water. This would imply that the draining of Hoxxes' underwater oceans was an extremely slow process, allowing for some life to have time to evolve. If it were a fast process, nothing could've evolved fast enough to survive. The giant skeletal remains we see in Fungus Bogs, Sandblasted, and Dense Biozone could have been creatures that once swam in Hoxxes' oceans. In a parody of how the dinosaurs went extinct on Earth to make way for mammals, the massive meteorite extinction event would have made life inhabitable for larger creatures, allowing the invertebrates of Hoxxes to take over. Some even speculate that the Glyphids are aliens to Hoxxes itself - that they came here somehow, and out-competed the larger animals that used to live here. There's many theories, but they all point towards some massive extinction event happening at some point, likely due to whatever broke Hoxxes' surface apart. And whether it was the Glyphids themselves, or a meteorite, the Glyphids and other invertebrates definitely benefited from it the most.

[@cherryrook8684]

@@bugjams The glyphids do seem like they are not native to Hoxxes originally. Perhaps they arrived on a meteor or smaller moon that collided with it similar to how rockpox arrives now. There is also almost no organic life in the caves so they must be feeding on minerals or rocks to sustain their massive hives and gigantic lifeforms like the dreadnoughts, praetorians and oppressors

[@comicsamsthegreat]

I hope Ghost Ship games goes back and adds more to these biomes

[@vizthex]

same.

[@madmonty4761]

@@vizthex add whatz

[@vizthex]

@@madmonty4761 what?

[@madmonty4761]

@@vizthex add what to biomes

[@vizthex]

@@madmonty4761 i dunno, more stuff lol. I'd like more unique enemies in Hollow Bough, for example.

[@rattled6732]

I feel like I’m growing a third beard!

[@ZaBuKra]

That would be a sweet cosmetic for next season lol.

[@joeykeilholz925]

@@ZaBuKra there is at least one three-beard cosmetic :)

[@muffincatgames]

Honestly one of my favorite Biomes, something always draws me back into REZ no matter how long I spend outside of it

[@PinkDad]

Its the call Stalker

[@slimeinabox]

I’m 110% positive that the Cave Vine creature is a mutant subspecies of Cave Leech. They have very similar anatomy and very similar behavior. Vines even have a set of three smaller vines at the base, Leechs have the same thing. They seem to have evolved to feed off the radiation and like to touch the dwarfs out of instinct. I did scientific explorations of PNF-404, Hoxxes is a whole different beast but I like to think I know my stuff.

[@philipgelderblom6878]

I was thinking something similar but not the same: I'm thinking that the cave vine evolved into the cave leech and that's why there are so few left

[@shabashYT]

Actually, I always had a feeling that green crystals scattered across the biome's floor and walls are a former flora of the place. Like, grass that was growing there was petrified after the radioactive exposure

[@setcetc]

the wall is looking respectfully 👁_👁

[@morpheusbutasasquirtle4431]

Listening to Uranium Fever while playing REZ is a requirement

[@thecrimsonviscount5689]

Ah, I see, you're a man of high culture as well.

[@DesperateDirt]

Pretty good dive into my favorite biome. The connections to DNA were never something I really considered, works as an explanation for error helixes though. I would however like to point out how the wall eyes are also in Crystalline Caverns. This implies they were not caused by high amounts of radiation, and may simply be a very strange organism. However, considering the similarity between the two regions, it could also be inferred that they are connected in some way, possibly being the same area at one point. This leads into the other implication, which is that the effects of REZ's constant radiation bombardments are starting to seep into the Caverns over time, and possibly into other nearby regions in ways we don't know yet.

[@Marcii_B]

I remember hearing/ reading somewhere that the crystals in the Crystalline Caverns actually absorb the radiation from REZ and that REZ was really close to the Crystalline Caverns geographically.

[@microman502]

@@Marcii_B crystalline caverns, on the map/mission view, is pretty far away

[@Marcii_B]

@@microman502 The Map in the Space Rig when selecting missions is not geographically accurate, and rather is simplified as to not confuse players. The devs said so on a stream they did in late 2022.

[@Woogsie]

I’ve got a feeling that radiation levels are always acceptable to Management. Regardless of how high they are.

[@acanadianderg4035]

My head cannon on why the drawfs are able to survive this place is ether because the flush the radiation out of their system with beer. Or their beer to blood level unexpectedly acts as radiation shielding. Granted they could just… you now… not care.

[@explorianguy]

or they are as affected by radiation as humans, but there's such a huge advancement in medicine that they have a cure for anything

[@slimeinabox]

I like to think that the Rad Zone is above the Crystal Zone. They’re the only areas that have crystals growing, and they’re right next to each other on the board.

[@explorianguy]

Crystalline is actually above Radioactive Zone according to in-game depths, but both biomes have wall eyes

[@slimeinabox]

@@explorianguy I was thinking rad was above because I thought the surface of Hoxxes was a radioactive hellscape so there would be a lot of radiation there. I didn’t think to check biome depth!

[@explorianguy]

believe me I was about to say that REZ is the closest to the surface as an explanation for its radiation, it used to be the closest in some early access builds

[@serjobsalot8768]

I honestly never gave the indivudal phenomena much thought but if you put it all like that, yeah, this place is actually creepy as hell. Makes you wonder what happened there. And the helixes and random organic growths, what the fuck. It's almost as if Hoxxes itself has a conciousness and is trying to adapt or reform something it has lost in that particular area of its' "body".

[@dylanbrewer8605]

It's honestly my favorite biom, many people may be thrown off by it's dull range of colors extending only from gray to green, but I really like it. There's also not a lot of obstacles to have to move around, besides the uranium of course. I am excited everytime an assignment leads me to Radioactive Exclusive Zone, It's just really unique it's own strange way.

[@jnb_110]

I always loved this biome, one of my favorites. It’s one of those biomes that give me a total sense of dread when playing missions around there. I also wonder, if that huge area was never bathed in radiation, what would it look like? I guess that it would be just be basically a huge part of Magma Core or a separated Crystalline Caverns region, or maybe something just as special as the Exclusion Zone.

[@ruberine2086]

Probably was a section of the crystallized caverns zone, as the crystals appear to be irradiated versions of those in the crystalline caverns, and both biomes have the purple biomass with eyes on the walls.

[@delet_this_2861]

I really love these videos on the biome lore I would love to see more

[@theredcinder7437]

Pretty cool, its like the biome knows you aren’t suppose to be there, i have hundreds of hours in game and i havent seen some of this

[@Alpienstern]

The REZ is my second favorite region after Hollow Bough. But I wish there was more to it though, it feels rather empty. Though it's rather fitting for it to be empty when you think about it.

[@croma2068]

Hollow Bough is your favorite? I absolutely hate it, navigating that thing is a nightmare

[@Alpienstern]

@@croma2068 It's just interesting and unique, that's why I like it.

[@ASpaceOstrich]

I hope that every single biome ends up with a B for biome by the end of this series.

[@tomasshulman5294]

Great video! Please do a few more with other biomes!

[@mudstick]

cave vines have always been my favorite passive creature in the game. their entire existence is just that old meme: "i would like to tuch it"

[@neutron2281]

Petting pog-plants is peak happiness

[@GlyphidGuard]

Once it was a rocky biome, kinda still not good but without radiation... then there was dreadnought mission with mode for infinity nuke and no player limit

[@cardnal44]

4 engis with fat boys walk into a biome

[@best_minicon_dad]

Just some food for thought, the wall eyes littered around Radioactive Exclusion Zone and Crystalline Caverns personally reminds me of the Colonials from C.M. Kosemen's All Tomorrows.

[@boxfoxscoot1614]

i think that theres some really cool stuff they could do with this biome maybe at some point it will be part of a season update

[@vexlegend313]

I think the crystals glow more because you body’s reflecting the delta particles back to the crystal

[@potatoofmemes]

Actually i'd say the helixes are more just "kinda rare" as i find them every now and then.

[@agraelusdion7374]

i think thar REZ used to be a living organism. due to the tumors and eyes, the eyes could even be residue of the once giant creature, something like the meat pit in yellowstone horror thingy

[@doorframe2315]

Radioactive exclusion zone my beloved

[@aspa3318]

My theory is that Hoxxes itself is alive, and is one sentient being. Everything alive inside it essentially acts as its cells and immune system. It would explain the giant DNA helixes

[@chilicookoff2017]

Bro did you really not mention that you can pet both vines and breathers

[@explorianguy]

irrelevant to the lore as they don't react to it, it's more of a dwarf behaviour thing at that point

[@polish_boi3108]

Idk why but I played this zone almost exclusively for like 6 Months before dawn of the dread cam out. I love this zone but what was up with me…

[@Paul-A01]

Its where DRG tested the Fat Boy development

[@lavaAustin]

My head cannon for the wall eyes is that, some poor creatures, were fused with the wall somehow due to the high radiation levels.

[@MadamApocolips]

A squad of full engi's all running fatboy oc did this

[@princedizzy3506]

Good moon comparison.

[@CoolSs]

4:08 B for pog :0

[@DARK_DEEP]

It was my beloved biome, before that video, now i am scared🙈

[@woah6829]

please i need hours of the elyx and error cube

[@SpiritRaiser117]

I must admit...last night when I played this map for the first time with my brother.......I just not not stop poking the eyes............. don't ask why...................

[@squeezyjibbs6643]

B is for Breather

[@sheriffhotdog1443]

I don't feel like the crystals hurt the Dwarves with radiation, rather the immense heat of the ionization process. I wish there were some crystals that were dead or die during the mission so the effect could be sold.

[@MrMorrison226]

the radipuffs look a bit like crynoids

[@leonader9465]

The best biome

[@vilmas225]

What is the point of tier list if everything gonna go to B

[@dwarf2155]

I think it is close to the surfqcr

[@gohar7401]

my favourite Lithuanian

[@VeraTheTabbynx]

Those uranium crystals are anything BUT inert my friend

[@DanielHernandez-ge2nv]

I like how anti-climactic the ending was lolol I hope to see more of these vids in the future

[@angelmartinez-plaza8255]

This Biome is were interesting do its radioactive ash and crystal to make it a dead zone but do mission there is still some life. and forces the bugs to evolve to survive here

[@shurshiic]

I like yummy

[@deathwolf54]

engi used fatboy too much

[@agentoranj5858]

Feels like you built up to nothing honestly.