Last Updated on by Samuel Franklin
Learn the best Bosco build and how to use Bosco (commands) to optimise your survival in solo DRG missions. This guide includes multiple recommended loadouts based on your game experience, class and mission type with comprehensive information on individual upgrade decisions.
For beginners I recommend a 2/1/2/3/3 Bosco build to maximise the safety of extra revives while experienced players maximise utility with a 3/1/1/3/3 build with other variations detailed below.
Table of Contents:
– Best Bosco Loadout Overview
– Best Bosco Upgrades Detailed
– Bosco Functions Overview
– How To Use Bosco – Bosco Commands
Best Bosco Loadout Overview
These are the three Bosco loadouts I recommend with each serving a different ally role.
| Loadout | Purpose | Build |
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| Beginner (Max Revives) | A beginner drone build that maximises revives (4). Cryo and Overcharged Rounds (electrocution chance) also contribute to a safe playstyle with their respective slowing effects. | 2/1/2/3/3
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| Standard | The standard Bosco build for most players which trades the extra revives for utility through improved mining and lighting. Players can remove one of those for an extra revive (3) if preferred. | 3/1/1/3/3
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| Damage Focus | A combat Bosco build that maximises rocket, rocket regeneration and armour breaking that can be useful for boss type missions (e.g. Elimination). | 1/1/3/2/2
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Best Bosco Upgrades Detailed
Players will unlock all 5 Bosco upgrade tiers in approximately a dozen hours of gameplay with details of each below:
Tier 1 – Mining Expert > High Velocity Rounds > Extra Revive: All of the options in this tier are viable although my recommendation is mining expert to speed up your mission completion. For missions where limited mining is required the extra basic attack damage will effectively double Bosco’s damage potential. Lastly the extra revive can help new DRG players with the safety it provides although beyond that initial learning curve is unnecessary as Bosco has 2 free revives.
Tier 2 – Rockets: The only option at this Bosco upgrade tier unlocks the rocket function that adds a high explosive or utility attack depending on your choice of later modifications.
Tier 3 – Let There Be Light > Extra Rocket > Extra Revive: As a default option I prefer the benefit of extra light as you can identify threats or resources quickly when entering a new cave section that improves overall mission speed. This utility is less notable on scout players though given they have the flare gun so the extra rockets should be picked for the extra burst potential.
Tier 4 – Cryo Explosion > High Frequency Explosion > Fear The Rocket: The cryo explosion effect adds slowing utility to the Bosco rocket although this comes at the cost of damage that players may not always want depending on difficulty and mission type. Elimination in particular favours High Frequency Explosion for powerful armour breaking against the toughest enemy encounters.
Tier 5 – Overcharged Rounds > Fast Regeneration > Bigger Explosion: The addition of electrocution chance on basic attack is deceptively powerful as it provides a slow effect that improves your safety and accuracy with your weapons. Second to this would be the faster rocket regeneration as it dramatically cuts the time and means more rockets during a mission.
Bosco Functions Overview
Bosco (APD-B317) is designed to replace allies in solo play and offers:
- Mining: Bosco will mine ore and similar objects from a targeted area after directed which helps overcome the lack of movement abilities when playing solo.
- Revive: This can regularly save players from failing a mission with 2 free and up to 4 depending on build choice. There is also a fear effect on enemies after revival to maximise survival.
- Combat: While not as strong as another dwarf Bosco can defeat simple enemies and also serves as an alert system.
- Light Source: Bosco provides an additional light source to identify enemy threats and minining opportunities.
How To Use Bosco – Bosco Commands
Bosco can be commanded by the player (PC keybinds):
- Ctrl + Left Mouse: Used to summon Bosco to a location to intereact, light or attack enemies.
- Ctrl + Right Mouse: Activates the Bosco rockets on the selected area.
- X: Stops any current action and brings Bosco back to the player.
To enable/disable Bosco players can toggle the “Bring Bosco” option on the bottom left corner of the Bosco modification screen (shown below), this is enabled by default.
