In the roiling waters of the northern sea, a mysterious oil rig has appeared whose lights can be seen for miles in the darkness. The foreman is a bit jittery, clearly worried about the platform's somewhat shoddy construction and his overbearing boss docking his pay for being behind schedule. When the drilling does begin, it's not oil they strike, but something far more sinister that splinters the sea floor with an ominous red, volcanic glow. And the resident scientist and his corporate suit boss only seem to want to feed this supernatural terror, the safety of their fellow workers be damned.

To some, I've just described the plot of The Chinese Room's recent walking horror, Still Wakes the Deep. But in a strange coincidence, Dredge is now following the same trajectory with its latest DLC, The Iron Rig - albeit with fewer left hooks throwing errant Coke cans to distract wandering nasties and more actual hooks reeling up yet more fresh horrors from the deep. This new chapter in Dredge's faintly cursed archipelago finally puts the spotlight on the mysterious Ironhaven Corporation, whose CEO is a dead ringer for Wake's weaselly boss Rennick, right down to his last-minute escape on the corporate helicopter. It's all profits before people in this unfortunate corner of the ocean, though unlike Wake's poor Caz, at least you can share in some of those benefits this time thanks to the plentiful supply of upgrade opportunities for your boat.

Over the course of three to four hours, The Iron Rig will see you revisit each of Dredge's main island clusters, hunting for fresh fish in new micro-habitats created by pools of ungodly ooze that have sprung up from the fissures created by the rig's drill. Each time one of these clearly very bad cracks opens up, the rig's scientist will task you with collecting various samples to bring back to him for further analysis, but some of these aren't easily won with your default set of equipment. Cue, then, a gentle and well-paced upgrade back and forth that will see you construct new buildings on the rig to unlock enhanced versions of your rods, nets and winches, as well as blueprints for new engine parts, bait types and other gadgets to help speed the process along.

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The story content of DREDGE: The Iron Rig revolves around finding the new strange specimens in all the regions whose waters get contaminated with oil as the story progresses. Upon bringing the strange specimens of Twisted Strand (the fourth contaminated area) to the Scientist, the contamination will spread to the final region, Devil’s Spine, requiring you to bring more strange specimens.

This guide will help you get all strange specimens of Devil’s Spine in DREDGE: The Iron Rig.

How to Catch All Strange Specimens of Devil’s Spine in DREDGE: The Iron Rig

The Strange Specimens of Devil’s Spine are of Volcanic and Hadal kinds only one of which can be caught using the Infused Hoist, but for the Volcanic kind, you have to craft a new rod called Infused Fireproof Rod. Crafting the Infused Fireproof Rod will require the following materials and a $200 cost.

• 1x Ironhaven Crate
• 1x Dark Canister
• 1x Heat-Resistant Line

NOTE: The Ironhaven Crate is found at the missing ship locations marked on the map. The Dark Canister is caught by sailing over the contaminated areas while Siphon Trawler is equipped. Lastly, the Heat-Resistant Line can be purchased from the Undermarket facility at the Iron Rig.

After crafting the Infused Fireproof Rod, equip it along with Infused Hoist and set sail to the Devil’s Spine to find and catch the strange specimens.

Where to Find the Strange Specimens of Devil’s Spine in DREDGE: The Iron Rig

All the strange specimens are found in the contaminated waters of Devil’s Spine so, look for any fish bubbles under the oil. The spawn location of every specimen is mentioned in the list below.

• Giant Dragonfish – A Hadal (type) fish found at the N-14 coordinates.
• Vetulicolia – A Volcanic (type) fish found also at the Q-12 coordinates.
• Dunkleosteus – A Volcanic (type) fish also found at the Q-12 coordinates.
• Sea Scorpion – it is an Infused Crab that can be found at the P-14 coordinates. Leave a Crab Pot at the location and pick it up after some time to get the Sea Scorpion.

Once you have obtained all the Specimens, the only thing left to do is to deliver them to the scientist and complete the fifth and final part of the Strange Specimens, the main pursuit.

Moreover, you will witness the Scientist turning into a contaminated creature, jumping out of the window, and disappearing into the Deep.   

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The Sabotage is a main pursuit in The Iron Rig expansion of DREDGE that players will initiate after delivering all strange specimens of Twisted Strand. Doing so will make the Executive force the Foreman to start the drill, disturbing the creature below. The Foreman asks for your help to reason with the Executive.

This guide will walk you through the Sabotage pursuit in DREDGE: The Iron Rig.

How to Complete the Sabotage (Main Pursuit) in DREDGE: The Iron Rig

Check the Defenses Facility

As the Sabotage pursuit begins, the first objective is to check the Defenses facility. Select the first option to open one of the electrical panels to find a black box. However, you can’t do anything with it due to a lack of knowledge and the game will tell you to visit the Researcher, the Scientist’s student.

Meet the Researcher

Leave the Iron Rig and set sail to the Old Fortress location in the Stellar Basin region. Dock at the Old Fortress to meet with the Researcher and select the “About those defenses on the rig…” > “The workers on the rig want to find a way to sabotage them,” dialogues. Doing so will give you the blueprints for sabotaging the defenses to attract the creatures to the Rig.

Install a New Module to the Defense System

The next step is to install a new module ‘Rise’ to the defense system on the Iron Rig, but it will require a Dark Canister and an Ironhaven Crate. Luckily, you can get both of these materials on your way to the Iron Rig. Make sure to grab them and then return to the Iron Rig.

Dock at the Rig and select the ‘Defenses’ facility to install the module by delivering both of the materials. It will attract back the tentacle creature damaging the base of the rig. However, another creature will appear and attack the tentacle creature before it does any further damage to the rig.

As the cutscene ends, the Executive will run away from the rig and the pursuit will be resolved.

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Developer Black Salt Games has confirmed that Dredge's highly anticipated second DLC, The Iron Rig, will release on 15th August, 2024.

The indie fishing adventure will, ahem, "lure players back in" with new fish, new boat upgrades and gadgets, and a brand-new storyline.

Playable at any time in your Dredge adventure, The Iron Rig sees you join the Ironhaven Corporation to "collect resources to build a formidable base of operations, unlocking new tiers of equipment, abilities, gadgets, and consumables". And as part of the adventure, you'll get to "revisit every area from the base game with renewed purpose".

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