In Deep Rock Galactic (DRG), Matrix Cores are the primary endgame progression mechanic, used to unlock powerful weapon Overclocks and unique cosmetics. While the game is designed with a weekly time-gate, players have discovered several exploits and optimization methods to bypass or accelerate this grind. 1. The Weekly Core Hunt Reset (The Promotion Bug)

Once you have Blank Cores, you must "infuse" them at Machine Events in missions. To find these as fast as possible:

For players on the Steam version, the most direct "cheat" is editing the local save file to manually increase the number of Blank Matrix Cores.

This is the most well-known "soft cheat" in the community. Normally, you can only complete the Weekly Core Hunt assignment once per week. However, a long-standing bug allows you to reset this assignment by .

If you don't like the reward you receive, you can immediately force-close the game (Alt+F4) or disconnect from the internet before the game saves the forge transaction. This may allow you to "respin" the reward upon relaunching, though results vary by platform and patch version. 4. Machine Event Speed Farming