Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor 1.1 Hotfix 1 Patch Notes (1st May 2026)

Yesterday's Heavy Duty update brought the Demolisher into Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor, and Ghost Ship Games has already turned around a hotfix addressing some rough edges from launch day. 1.1 Hotfix 1 is live now.

The biggest changes are across all three Demolisher subclasses. Contractor, Gridrunner, and Operator each see their base HP bumped from 150 to 175, move speed promoted from a class mod to a baseline stat, and armor bonuses increased across the board. Gridrunner's Potency doubles from 10% to 20%, and both Contractor and Operator pick up extra armor on top. For a class that just shipped yesterday, this is a meaningful survivability pass, it suggests the Demolisher was hitting harder than intended on paper but dying too quickly in practice.

On the weapons side, the Dragonstorm Incinerator's ground zone damage jumps 50%, the Chimera Fragcannon gets a bigger clip and a damage bump, and the Twincoil Archbuster's reload drops from three seconds to two. The cluster grenade performance fix is also in here, which was causing noticeable hitching for some players. Small patch, but it covers the things that actually needed covering.

Here's the full breakdown.