Functionally it is rooms connected by hallways, in terms of the generation. Its just that the hallways might be open(or winding) tunnels or might be dig-able terrain. But they do start the generation with placing “rooms” and then connecting them, which is similar to how other procedural generation methods work.

More info about DRG’s caves specifically: https://steamcommunity.com/games/DeepRockGalactic/announcements/detail/4593196713081471259

Just weird it in a way that is more capitalist lingo: " The govt will acquire a majority controlling stake and take the company private under it’s direct control"

Yeah, that would make sense. The wording on Inkshield just seems like it would be separate events, since it is “For each 1 damage prevented, create an inkling” and not “Whenever damage is prevented, create that many inkling”