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...

Check out the Super Duper update video as you get real cozy at your base and meet the new neighbors in the backyard. See what the buzz is about in Update 1.2.0 as we share all the handy features, new creatures, and other significant improvements. It’s the update that will bring the sting of the hive.

 The Grounded team is excited to bring Update 1.2.0 to the community today. Rightfully titled The Super Duper update, this massive update brings with it many quality-of-life changes, more than a hundred new items to craft, a brand new Base Coziness feature, and wasps, a new terrifying creature to fight. But first, let’s dive into the Super Duper… an item duplication machine!

THE SUPER DUPER UPDATE

Item Duplication

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Are you ready to help us test out the Super Duper 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 directly with the dev team as well!

Are you ready to help us test out the Super Duper 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 directly with the dev team as well!

Get ready and get hyped for the next Grounded update!

Casually Grounded hosted the Backyard Brawl with several of your favorite streamers fighting for the Champion title. It was an epic PvP tournament between the most valiant in the arena. Special thank you to the streamers for participating in the event and the Grounded community who supported them.

After the tournament, we revealed the Mutation Loadouts feature coming to the next update. Take a look!

Mutation Loadouts

You’ve been asking and we’re here to deliver! You can now configure 4 mutation loadouts in the Mutations menu. Players can quickly swap between mutation loadouts using a radial. The default b...

Hello and happy Tuesday, everyone! Patch 1.1.3 is now ready for everyone to download and install. Make sure to update your game as soon as you can and let us know if you continue to experience any further issues.

Bug Fixes:

• Improved item desync that could happen on clients when crafting.
  
• Wizard's Defense no longer procs off bow attacks.
• Throwing the Pinch Wacker or Salt Morning Star no longer harvests items they shouldn't.
• Sap Collectors no longer incorrectly have "Take All" disabled.
• Properly syncing Steam online accounts when logging into Xbox Live on Steam builds to allow for Steam friends invite and to not require two Steam friends to be Xbox Live friends.
• Saves with BURG.L outside of the lab will have him reset his location on load.

Happy Wednesday everyone! We are currently releasing patch 1.1.2 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:

• Clients will no longer sometimes disconnect when respawning inside a large base.
• Clients will no longer get position desyncing while at bases, especially after having used stairs.
• Improved network bandwidth usage for clients when walking around a large base.
• No longer able to duplicate items using drop / transfer item trick at containers.
• Ammo radial shows the total number of each arrow type you have instead of just a single stack amount.

We are excited to announce that we have patch 1.1.1 ready for you all to download and install! Thank you all so much for your patience while we worked to get this patch out to you, so please update when you see it and let us know how it works for you.

Changes:

• Holiday Tree presents are only delivered at night.

Crash Fixes:

• Buildings that get destroyed with stuffed creatures hanging from them will no longer crash if the building is destroyed.
• Fixed crash that could occur from charge attacking grass of clovers.

Bug Fixes:

• Holiday Trees properly spawn presents again for players where it was not working.
• Fixed a few instances of missing text, including one of the quest objectives on the Javamatic quest.
• Changing difficulty no longer causes some items to break afterward immediately.
• Using the Building Radial menu with Gamepad will no longer sometimes select a differ...

🏡 Join Shyla, Obsidian's Social Media Manager, as she shares all the new base items to craft, updated features, and more in Update 1.1.0 for Grounded! We’re here with holiday cheer and a handful of quality of life improvements in this update.

A HOLIDAY TREAT

We have a special gift prepared this holiday season.

All players during the month of December will be able to unlock the "Holiday Tree" and "Holiday Wreath" building recipes! These holiday recipes are purchasable unlocks in the Science Shop, as well as a new December Sign Set. On top of that, the “Holiday Tree” may also present random gifts to the player only during the month of December. We hope you enjoy this holiday season and we’re excited to ha...

Are you ready for a special HOLIDAY TREAT? Because we have one almost ready to give you, just needs a little testing!

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 wi...

You've been having fun playing it, it's now time to nominate Grounded for Better with Friends in the Steam Awards!

That's right! Your favorite game to explore a backyard with your friends is asking you to help us by nominating us to help show that the backyard is indeed a better place with friends to play with.

While you can face the backyard alone or together, with the Shared Worlds feature, you can continue to play in your shared world even if the original host is not on, with all your progression saving! That allows your friends to keep playing even if you need to leave and will enable you to come back to see what they've done in your absence.

We have been on this journey together for a long time throughout the development process, and we wouldn't be where we are today without your help and support, so thank you!

To help you out even more, Groun...

Are you ready for the next Grounded update? Because we are!

This past weekend was Obsidian's annual Extra Life stream. Through the help of employees and the viewers, we raised over $28K for our local children's hospital, the Children's Hospital of Orange County.

For reaching our $18K goal this year, we had a very special video we played to help tease the next update. Check it out!

Did you catch it all? Koi Scale Chairs, an additional row of backpack inventory, and an expanded HotPouch with three rows. But that's not all! Our focus for this upcoming update is expanding on the quality-of-life features of the game, adding more base building options, and adding a few often-requested features. Here’s a taste of what’s to come:

Additional Inventory Row

We are adding an additional inventory row that is unlocked automatically when you start the game.

Hot Pouch Expansion

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Thank you all for your reports to our Support Team as they have helped us gather some information to find resolutions for the following issues. Hopefully these will help you with your time in the backyard, and we hope you have a fantastic weekend! And be sure to hit up our support team if you continue to experience any issues! [email protected]

Crash Fixes

• Fixed crash that could happen when a client would equip a pet armor to a pet.
• Fixed crash that could happen when using photo mode while in a turret.

Bug Fixes

Major Fixes

• Natural Explorer no longer deactivates when attacking non-hostile creatures.
• Loading a save will now cleanup ant hills that have too much food stashed in them causing framerate drops.
• Mantis fight no longer causes framerate drops.
• Replaying the Goodbye audio log from Wendell'...

Happy Friday, everyone! We have released patch 1.0.4 just in time for the weekend, so be sure to install it when you see it and let us know how it works for you! Have a great weekend!

Patch Notes for 1.0.4

General Changes

• Creature Cards in the data tab are now sorted by creature tier.
• The Game Report Card no longer requires Mutations to be unlocked for 100% completion as at least 1 mutation requires Multiplayer to unlock.

Creature Balance Changes

• Spiders are no longer immune to poison, and instead have 25-90% poison resistance depending on species/tier. Black Widow being the exception, which is still fully immune to poison.
• Black Widow no longer immune to Venom.
• Increased the Mant's phase based damage reduction by 20%
• The Mantis is now easier to stun.

Item Balance Changes

• Tick Macuahuitl damage reduced by 15%.
• Widow Dagger damage reduced by 10%.
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Thank you all for your patience while we worked on some of the recent issues found in the game. We have now released patch 1.0.3 and you should install it the next time you see it in order to experience the changes and let us know how it works for you!

Patch Notes for 1.0.3

Changes

• Adjusted the audio for the Bounce Pad.

Crash Fixes

• Sorting large inventories with lots of items with stack sizes upgraded no longer crashes the game. Improves performance of sort action as well.
• Fixed random crash that could occur during gameplay.

Bug Fixes

• Night base music will play more appropriately for smaller bases.
• Ziplines for clients will no longer have their positions occasionally become incorrect.
• Ladybug and Ladybird now have distinctive names in other languages than English.

We are excited to announce that we have patch 1.0.2 ready for you all to download and install! Thank you all so much for your patience while we worked to get this patch out to you, so please update when you see it and let us know how it works for you!

Patch Notes for 1.0.2

Feature

• Added a "Sort" button to the Inventory and Storage screens.

Notable Game Balance and Difficulty Changes

• Doubled base durability of most weapons and armors.
• Doubled duration / durability of all torches.
• Mosquitos in the Grasslands do not spawn until 1 Super Chip is turned in.
• Damage and HP for some of the early tier 2 creatures have been lowered a bit.
• Toxicology Badge now provides 90% gas damage resistance instead of full immunity.
• Javamatic fight spawns less creatures in single player now to make it less difficult.

Other Changes

• Relocating a building will no longer be cancele...

Today we are excited to bring you news that the 1.0.1 patch is ready to download and install! You can view the patch notes below to see what is included in this patch.

On top of that, we have also released the Grounded Year 1/Year 2 soundtrack on Steam which is now available to purchase. So find it, give it a listen, and tell us your favorite track!

Version 1.0.1 Patch Notes

Changes:

• The PEEP a Creature action is now "E" on keyboard and "Right Bumper" on Controller. This to ensure the control for "Set Waypoint" is not the same key as PEEPing a creature w...

? Join Shyla, Obsidian's Social Media Manager, as you find out what new areas have been added, who the new "neighbors" are in the game, and so much more in this 1.0 Full Release update for Grounded.

Official Site – https://grounded.obsidian.net
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We are one week away, so to help everyone prepare, we want to share the release map for Grounded with you. Grounded 1.0 will officially launch Tuesday, September 27, 2022, at 10:00 am PT / 1:00 pm ET.

This release will occur at the same time for all regions, so to help you find out what that translates to for your area, you can view the map above or view the list below:

• Seattle – 10:00 9/27/22
• Mexico City – 12:00 9/27/22
• New York – 13:00 9/27/22
• São Paulo – 14:00 9/27/22
• London – 18:00 9/27/22
• Berlin – 19:00 9/27/22
• New Delhi – 22:30 9/27/22
• Hong Kong – 1:00 9/28/22
• Tokyo – 2:00 9/28/22
• Sydney – 5:00 9/28/22
• Auckland – 6:00 9/28/22

If you haven’t yet, follow our ...

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!

BUG FIXES:

Crash Fixes:

• Fixed crashes that could happen using Shared Saves
• Fixing a progression blocker that could happen where a Haze lab door would not open
• Reduced DLL dependencies for Steam version to help accommodate playing the game on Windows 7 and Windows 8.0