Deep Desert: week of September 15, 2026
Permanent dated page for this rotation. Every Tuesday the current week gets its own page like this one, so past Deep Desert rotations remain searchable and citable.
Grid this week
- Grid A–I x 1–9; PvE A–E, PvP F–I.
- PvP output: About 250% higher mining and spice yield in the PvP instance (third-party figure via method.gg; not an official Funcom statement).
- Shield Wall: Fixed along rows A/B.
- Sandstorm: 8–10 hour buildup · wipe at storm peak.
Reset note
Weekly Deep Desert reset (local time): North America Tue 10:00 · South America Tue 08:00 · Europe Tue 03:00 · Oceania Mon 19:00 · Asia Mon 21:00. Sandstorm builds for 8–10 hours; the wipe occurs at storm peak. [verified, Funcom]
Spawn points (11)
- Testing Station: The Living Quarters · G6 · Buried Testing Station
- Testing Station: Mannequin Manor · C7 · Buried Testing Station
- Testing Station: The Forgotten Cells · G3 · Buried Testing Station
- Testing Station: The Agave Farm · D2 · Buried Testing Station
- Loot Cave · D6 · Deep Desert loot cave
- Loot Cave · C3 · Deep Desert loot cave
- Loot Cave · G7 · Deep Desert loot cave
- Loot Cave · I7 · Deep Desert loot cave
- Loot Cave · B9 · Deep Desert loot cave
- Wreck: The Walkway · F7 · Downed wreck site
- Wreck: The Walkway · D3 · Downed wreck site
Mk6 schematics (2)
- Collapsible Dew Reaper Mk6 (Tools)
- Filter Extractor Mk6 (Tools)
Drop table (11)
- Filter Extractor Mk6 · Loot Caves D6/C3/G7/I7/B9, 8%
- Collapsible Dew Reaper Mk6 · Loot Caves under 1%; Wrecks and Downed Ships 4–6%
- Feyd's Drinker · Testing Stations G6/C7/G3/D2, 5%
- Glasser · Testing Stations, under 1%
- Desert Garb · Loot Caves, 4%
- Hook-claw Gloves · Loot Caves, 4%
- Crew Chief's Stillsuit Garment · Loot Caves, under 1%
- Imperial Stillsuit Boots · Loot Caves, under 1%
- Imperial Stillsuit Garment · Loot Caves, under 1%
- Imperial Stillsuit Gloves · Loot Caves, under 1%
- Imperial Stillsuit Mask · Loot Caves, under 1%