Grounded's 'Fully Yoked' Update 1.4: A Bigger, Bolder Backyard Awaits!

Hey, Grounded fans! The backyard is buzzing with excitement, and it's all because of our latest update, "Fully Yoked" – and yes, it's as massive as it sounds! We're not just talking big; it's bulging with a ton of new content, features, and quality-of-life updates! This Fully Yoked update is here to turn your backyard into an epic adventure like never before. Let's dive into the wonders waiting for you in this colossal update!

New Neighbors: Ant Queens and Your Decisions

The royal Ant Queens have arrived! These regal creatures are more than just a new face; they bring a new vibe to the backyard. When meeting them, it won’t be about 'flexing your muscles' in combat but more about flexing your decision-making skills; it’s about choices and c...

Hey, Grounded friends! We're absolutely buzzing to introduce the upcoming "Fully Yoked" 1.4 update – the ultimate Grounded experience bulging with new content that's sure to get you pumped!

The Reign of the Ant Queens

First up, let's talk ants. Each of the three ant colonies in Grounded now has a royal leader you can meet, the Ant Queen, who can be found deep within their respective hills. You will face a crucial decision with each queen: to befriend or betray her with a delectable offering. The path you choose determines not only the unique rewards you'll receive but will also shape how the entire colony reacts to you. But tread carefully – some decisions have ripple effects that might not be immediately obvious.....

The Comms team is making their return to PAX East in Boston to talk about the Fully Yoked 1.4 update!

Casually Grounded returns to PAX East live on stage at the Albatross Theatre on Saturday, March 23rd, at 2 pm ET / 11 am PT. Get the rundown on the Fully Yoked Update with Aarik Dorobiala (Sr. Community Manager), Chris Stanick (Special Support Specialist), and Shyla Schofield (Sr. Comms Manager). Hosted by the jovial Snow Bike Mike from Kinda Funny Games.

We’re super excited to show you what we have in store for the 1.4 update, along with additional surprises, so you won’t want to miss it!

Can’t make it in person? We got you covered, catch the stream live on Twitch. We’ll see you th...

Summary

• Grounded will be digitally released on April 16th for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, and Nintendo Switch.
• Grounded will also release its 1.4 update simultaneously as the new platforms are released. So players all over the backyard will be able to experience all the same content, together!
• Stay tuned for preorders of digital copies for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, and the Nintendo Switch which will open soon.

We have some big news for all of you regarding Grounded. Long story short, expect Grounded to release on additional platforms later this year on April 16, 2024!

The world is a vast, beautiful, and dangerous place, especi...

Hello everyone and happy Wednesday! Thank you all so much for your patience while we worked to get this patch out to all of you, so please update when you see it and let us know how it works for you!

Major Fixes:

• Attempting to take a Playground Thumbnail and hiding the HUD on controller will no longer cause a lack of input when returning back to the Playground Settings menu.
• Attempting to customize the Message Notification gizmo on controller will no longer cause a lack of input.
• Fixed navigation issue on controller when attempting to tab across different Playground search categories vs viewing the next page of results when browsing Published Playgrounds.
• Fixed some base buildings built on rocks, twigs, and other objects improperly noting they were supporting the rest of the base.
• Fixed a crash that could occur when quickly swapping to a bow and then to another weapon quickly.

Changes:

• "Show" and ...

Hello Grounded community! We've been amazed at all of the fun and unique experiences you have been creating with Playgrounds since the Make It and Break It update went out. To celebrate all of your creativity, the Grounded team comes bearing Playground gifts this holiday season!

Playground Browser

You can now view new and popular Published Playgrounds from the Grounded community. When accessing the "Downloads" section, you will be able to quickly view Playgrounds based on various categories:

• Recent Hits:
  • The most downloaded Playgrounds of the last week.
• Monthly Hits:
  • The most downloaded Playgrounds of the last month that are older than a week.
• All Time Hits:
  • The most downloaded Playgrounds ever that are older than one month.
• Brand New:
  • The most recent Playgrounds published hot off the press.
  ...

Happy Monday everybody! We are excited to announce that we have patch 1.3.3 ready for you all to download and install! Please update when you see it and let us know how it works for you!

Major Fixes:

• Various buildings no longer rotate their placement after save / load.
• Various buildings no longer rotate their placement after switching between Play mode and Design mode in Playgrounds.
• Playgrounds that use a Player Spawner as the starting spawn location will properly be deactivated when another Player Spawner uses the "Set Checkpoint" action.

Changes:

• Equipment generating gizmo now returns current equipped items to your inventory or drops them in the world when equipping new items.

Crash Fixes:

• Fixed crash that could occur if an Explosive Bur Trap was near a Laser Pillar.

Other Bug Fixes:

• Items grown in the Garden Patch will no longer fall over after loading a save...

Bug Fixes / Changes

Major Fixes:

• Network code improvements that reduce random client disconnects and lag.
• Designer placed foliage objects properly show up for clients when joining a Playground that was loaded from a save.

Crash Fixes:

• Fixed random crash that could occur loading a save or returning back to Design mode.
• Fixed crash that could occur with creatures that use ranged attacks.
• Fixed crash that could occur loading a save from version 1.1.3 or before.
• Fixed crash that could occur after closing the Inventory screen or one of the radial menus.
• Fixed crash that could occur when a building was destroyed that had other buildings attached to it.

Other Bug Fixes:

• Fixed items collected during Play mode sometimes not showing back up after returning to Design mode.
• Downloading a Standard Save Copy of a Shared World Design Playground works properly.
...

We have released Patch 1.3.1 for everyone to download and install. Please update your game and let us know if you continue to experience any further issues. We appreciate your patience! :)

Bug Fixes / Changes

Major Fixes:

• Weapons will equip after your attack animation completes if you trigger an equip action mid-attack.
• You can build on the Baseball again.
• Sizzle rate in the BBQ Spill is no longer being applied multiple times causing the rate to increase extremely fast.
• Fixed issue where the client would not be allowed to build in locations that had a building that was removed.
• You can eat off of the Campfire again.
• The Fan in Playgrounds works more reliably when placed on the ground.

Changes:

• Lowered Sour Battle Axe damage by 10%.
• Health and Safety Badge only life steals on Combo Finishers.
• Creature Spawner Gizmo for Playgrounds changes it's spawn radius ...

We have released Patch 1.3.1 for everyone to download and install. Please update your game and let us know if you continue to experience any further issues. We appreciate your patience! :)

Bug Fixes / Changes

Major Fixes:

• Weapons will equip after your attack animation completes if you trigger an equip action mid-attack.
• You can build on the Baseball again.
• Sizzle rate in the BBQ Spill is no longer being applied multiple times causing the rate to increase extremely fast.
• Fixed issue where the client would not be allowed to build in locations that had a building that was removed.
• You can eat off of the Campfire again.
• The Fan in Playgrounds works more reliably when placed on the ground.

Changes:

• Lowered Sour Battle Axe damage by 10%.
• Health and Safety Badge only life steals on Combo Finishers.
• Creature Spawner Gizmo for Playgrounds changes it's spawn radius ...

The Grounded team is pleased to present the next update to Grounded with a new experience called Playgrounds. This new mode allows you to create, share, and play an endless amount of new content where only your imagination is the limit.

That’s not all, this update adds many quality-of-life changes, 40+ new building pieces, a revamped BURG.L quest system, and even a way to throw some hoops with the all-new basketball item. But first, let’s dive into Playgrounds… a new way to play and experience Grounded!

The Make It and Break It Update

Playgrounds

Introducing Playgrounds, our ambitious new game mode that allows you to cr...

Come help us Make It and Break It with the new 1.3 Update!

The test is optional, but we always appreciate the extra help! Please keep in mind that this is the development phase of this update, and there is always a risk when testing out new features. Any progress you make on the test server may or may not carry over, so please keep this in mind when you join. We love having you all help us and appreciate it greatly.

After joining the test server, be sure to join our Discord server if you haven't yet so that you can chat with others who are testing! Not only that, you'll have an easy way to share your feedback and suggestions with the community and directl...

We have released Patch 1.2.6 for everyone to download and install. Please update your game and let us know if you continue to experience any further issues. We appreciate your patience! :)

Bug Fixes / Changes

Major Fixes:

• Fixed a memory leak crash that could happen while the game is paused.
• Reduced memory usage on Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S to reduce out of memory crashes.

Bug Fixes:

• Clients will no longer randomly have a very dark exterior or a very bright interior after respawning.

Ever dream of having your art in a video game? Then your dream can become reality! Introducing the Grounded Sign Art Contest!

This contest will give you the opportunity to get your art into Grounded! Your art will be accessible to all players to make their bases even cozier! Create a 1200x1200 art piece that is Grounded themed and best represents the game art style and win a chance to have your art be put into the game for all to see!

To learn how to submit your beautiful works of art, check out the information below!

Timeline:

• Aug 31st - Sept 20th 11:59 PM Pacific
• Judging Sept 22nd - 26th
• Winners will be announced on September 27th, 2023, live on stream.
  • Twitch.tv/obsidian

Judges:

Grounded Team

• The Grounded team will judge each entry based on originality, creativity, and Grounded-related themes.

Regions:

Contestants limited to Xbox sup...

We are currently releasing patch 1.2.5 to everyone. Please update your game as soon as you can and let us know if you continue to experience any further issues.

Bug Fixes / Changes

Major Fixes:

• Fixed issue where sometimes for clients, crossbows would not show their display name or load correctly.
• Fixed item duplication glitch that could be done using storage chests.
• Reduced memory usage notably to reduce Out of Memory crashes.

Bug Fixes:

• Additional Infected Broodmother Lair adjustments to prevent cheesing.
• Players can remove completed items from production buildings individually.
• Relocating a ladder multiple times no longer increases the resources dropped when destroyed.
• Dug up treasure at the sandbox properly restores to the correct location after load.
• Reduced CPU usage after loading into the game.

Hello everyone! We have just released patch 1.2.4 in order to fix some issues you have been reporting. Please update your game as soon as you can and let us know if you continue to experience any further issues.

Bug Fixes / Changes

Changes

• Slurping the puddle in the Infected Broodmother Lair applies new effects to the Player.
• Infected Broodmother receives new effects when standing in the puddle.
• Lil Fist now has a max stack cap of 100.
• The old Roofed Chimney pieces have been added back into the game. You must use the "Flip" action during building placement to access them.
• Infected Ladybugs no longer drop Ladybird Shells.
• Increased the Hauling Bonus for Red Ant Armor and Workers Comp smoothie.
• Rough Reload duration reduced.
• Further cheese zone reductions in the Infected Broodmother Lair. (Dev glares intensify)

Crash Fixes:

• Fixed crash that coul...

Hello everyone! We have just released patch 1.2.3 in order to fix some issues you have been reporting. Please update your game as soon as you can and let us know if you continue to experience any further issues.

Bug Fixes / Changes

Changes

• Blaster of the Moldy Matriarch now works with the Apex Predator mutation.
• Blastwave and Clusterbomb no longer deal friendly fire damage.
• Quick Shot Refund and Charged Shot Combo now have double the duration after being procced.
• Pinecones drop more pieces when harvested.
• Hauling Hero mutation and Chillax achievement will unlock after loading your game if you have achieved max coziness and they did not unlock before.
• Adjusting some falling bomb placements in the Infected Broodmother lair to cover more area.
• Infected Broodmother slower combo attacks now deal less damage but more block gauge damage.
• Turret audio for the various different ammo types has been im...

Welcome to May: Where we celebrate Broodmother's Day!

In celebration, we have a special surprise for you all to help recognize our favorite Spider mom of the yard.

Full Broodmother Equipment Set

Additional armor recipes have been added for you to craft to complete the Hedge Broodmother armor set:

• Chest of the Mother Demon
• Greaves of the Mother Demon

Broodmother Mutation Additional Effect

The Mom Genes mutation will now also increase all poison damage you deal by a large amount, on top of allowing you to summon spiderlings to fight alongside you.

May Sign Set

During the month of May, a new May Sign Set will be purchasable at the Science Shop related to Spring and the allergies that come with it.

New Boss: Infected Broodmother

That's right, the Hedge Broodmother isn't the only mom in town and we will be celebrating the arrival of the Moldy Matriarch this Broodmother's day month as we...

Want to check out Grounded but haven't yet? Then now is the time to play as Grounded is free to play for this weekend only on Steam!

The event is only for this weekend, so be sure to grab your friends, download today, and come check out the backyard before then! Then if you decide to own it, then you can take advantage of the Xbox Publisher Sale going on through May 4th and get ...

Hello everyone and happy Thursday! Thank you all so much for your patience while we worked to get this patch out to all of you, so please update when you see it and let us know how it works for you!

Bug Fixes / Changes

Major Fixes:

• Shared Worlds that have multiple saves for a single playthrough will allow you to load each one individually and not load the oldest one by default.

Crash Fixes:

• Fixed crash related to building and relocating structural buildings.

Bug Fixes:

• Clients are able to unlock Hauling Hero even if it was unlocked by other players prior to them being in the game.
• Wasp Drones in the Wasp Queen Boss fight no longer cause negative Wasp faction reputation to build when killed.
• Updated the building shape of the chimney-to-roof intersection pieces. 
  • The previous shape prevented corner roof pieces from attaching correctly if the chimney was placed flush with the w...