BUG FIXES - ALL PLATFORMS

Top Community Issues

• Bases built on certain objects will no longer be considered "Unsupported" on load, and will not collapse after being modified.
• Clients will no longer randomly fail to register melee and ranged attacks.
• Reduced lag/hitching when looking at buildings in large bases.
• Backpacks that fall through the world for clients will eventually resync back to the correct host position.

Game

• The Trail Marker for the BURG.L Quest: "Weed Killer Peak" will now be in the correct location if it already existed in your world.

Items/Equipment/Resources

• Stuffed insects can once again be placed on furniture.

Creatures

• Bees aren't as clumsy around flowers and thus will drop pollen less often.

Photo Mode

• Hoop's hair and other dangling pieces on chest armor should behave more appropriately i...

Alright alright alright! Time for another update for you all!

🏡 Join Shyla, Obsidian's Social Media Manager, as she takes you through this March 0.8.0 update and goes over some of the new content and features, including the first iteration of Photo Mode available in single-player games, allowing players to show their creativity and share images from their life in the backyard! Password-protected games, changes to the UI in multiplayer, updates to some of your favorite neighbors, and more are included, so check out all the changes now!

For a full list of everything that went into today's update, you can view the full patch notes below:

Build 0.8.0 New Features

New Crafting Content

• New building: Door Frame
• New buildings: Triangular Stem Wall and Inverted Triangular Stem Wall

New Features

Major Features

• Photo Mode: Phase 1
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We have once again opened the Public Test for players who wish to help test out the 0.8.0 update content and features.

The test is optional, but we always appreciate the extra help! 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 and have an easy way to share your feedback and suggestions with not only the community but directly with the dev team as well!

We hope you enjoy your time in the Public Test Server and stay tuned for more Grounded news!

Stay safe, stay healthy, and stay Grounded!

Helpful links:

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We are currently in the process of pushing out Patch 0.7.2. Included with it are the following changes and fixes we've made to the game:

BUG FIXES - ALL PLATFORMS

TOP COMMUNITY ISSUES

• Buildings can now be placed with a controller while looking at interactables.
• Clients can now correctly place base building blueprints on top of other base buildings.
• Fixed a crash related to rotating buildings while relocating as a client.
• Fixed a crash related to hovering over unbuilt ziplines.
• Fixed a crash related to beginning zipline creation.
• Fixed a crash when the host exits the game with the map open.

Game

• Fixed a rare crash when a loot bag is dropped from a character who is leaving the game.
• The Repair Item window will no longer assume you have enough ingredients when you do not.
• Dropping items by dragging them onto your c...

Patch 0.7.1 has been released. Included with it are the following changes and fixes we've made to the game:

BUG FIXES - ALL PLATFORMS

TOP COMMUNITY ISSUES

• Fixed a host crash that can happen when clients quickly harvest mushrooms.
• Potential crash fix related to BURG.L Quests for clients.
• Fixed an issue where you could not repair items using resources from nearby storage containers.
• Potential fix for zipline angles being incorrect for clients.

Game

• Optimized CPU performance when lots of Lean-tos, Beds, or Armor Dummies have been built.
• Reduced framerate hitching upon loading into the backyard.

Items/Equipment/Resources

• Fixed the Healbasa not consistently working.
• Adjustment to the look of Weed Stem floors.
• Fixed Pollen Shot status effect from the Bee armor not working correctly...

It's that time, time for another update!

🏡 Join Shyla, Obsidian's Social Media Manager, as she goes over some of the Quality of Life updates that released today, along with some new craftable items and a few changes made to the overall survival aspect in the game!

For a full list of everything that went into today's update, you can view the full patch notes below:

Build 0.7.0 New Features

New Crafting Content

• Added Stair Railing: Sprig Railing, Acorn Railing
• New Stairs Added: Acorn Spiral Stairs
• New Scaffolding: Bracket Scaffold
• New Floors Added: Grass Half-Floors and Weed Stem Floors
• New Item: Firefly Hanging Lantern
• New Item: Wall-mounted Zipline Anchor
• New Item: Shinobi Sneeze, a smoke-screen escape item
• Mounted Head Trophies can now be crafted for all of the flying creatures: Mosquitos, Fireflies, and Bees

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The team has opened up the Public Test Servers again for players who wish to help test out the 0.7.0 update content and features.

The test is optional, but we always appreciate the extra help! Then 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 and have an easy way to share your feedback and suggestions with not only the community but directly with the dev team as well!

We hope you enjoy your time in the Public Test Server and stay tuned for more Grounded news!

Stay safe, stay healthy, and stay Grounded!

Helpful links:

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Patch 0.6.2 has been released for all players. Please update your game when you see that this update is available to receive the following fixes and changes:

Bug Fixes - All Platforms

Top Community Issues

• Applied a fix for a random client crash dealing with joining / respawning.
• Fixed random client crash that can occur when doing hold button interacts.
• Included a fix for random client crashes when dealing with Plank Pallet and Stem Pallet replications.
• A fix was found to prevent random crashes when interacting with the map screen.
• Fixed a crash that occurred on clients when destroying buildings.
• Found a fix for clients not being able to unset their Respawn Point.
• Fixed an issue with buildings sometimes being placed on the floor above the current floor you are on in your base.

Game

• Buildings that are damaged will not disp...

Patch 0.6.1 has been released. Included with it are the following changes and fixes we've made to the game:

ADDITIONAL FEATURES

AUDIO

• Added additional audio for the new flying creatures.

BUG FIXES - ALL PLATFORMS

TOP COMMUNITY ISSUES

• Included a fix for saves that are in a broken quest state for the Pond Quest.
• Fixed a crash issue that dealt with inventory improperly syncing for storage containers on clients.
• Fixed an issue that occasionally caused players to crash when looking at buildings that were still under construction.
• Added a fix for an occasional crash that could happen when a creature spawns inside of a trap. 

ITEMS/EQUIPMENT/RESOURCES

• Fixed an issue where Crow Feathers and Hedge Berries occasionally failed to save correctly.

Thank you for your reports and your continued support while we further deve...

Happy New Year backyarders! Let's get ready to meet your new neighbors!

🏡 Join Shyla, Obsidian's Social Media Manager, as she introduces you to some of your new neighbors, plus goes over some of the new content like new armor, new weapons, a new shield, some amazing updated features, and more that released with today's update that we know you will appreciate!

For a full list of everything that went into today's update, you can view the full patch notes below:

Build 0.6.0 New Features

New Creatures

• Mosquitos
  
• Fireflies
• Bees!

New Crafting Content

• Bee Armor Set (Face Mask, Shoulder Pads, Shin Guards)
• Firefly Head Lamp
• Stinger Spear
• Mosquito Needle
• Weevil Shield
• New consumable: Healbasa
• Two new stuffed friends: Stuffed Bee and Stuffed Firefly

New Perk

• Barbarian Perk: Club damage increased
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Mosquitos, fireflies, and bees, OH MY!

The Public Test Servers are now open for players who wish to help test out the 0.6.0 update content and features that will release to the live server at a later date.

Join the test server today if you wish, and then be sure to join our Discord server if you haven't yet so that you can chat with others who are testing and have an easy way to share your feedback and suggestions with not only the community but directly with the dev team as well!

We hope you enjoy your time in the Public Test Server and stay tuned for more Grounded news!

Stay safe, stay healthy, and stay Grounded!

Helpful links:

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Good news, everybody! The Public Test Servers will be opening again next week for all players who wish to join! The team has been working hard on developing the next juicy update for all of you, and now they need your help to play this upcoming content before it officially releases.

You are a vital part of this early-development process, and these public tests are exceptionally helpful in allowing the team to review your findings and feedback in order to make the adjustments needed before the content is pushed out to live service. Everyone on the team has appreciated your assistance in the past, and we are excited to be working with you all again.

We are aiming to open the Public Test Servers early next week and we will be sure to notify you across our social channels with more details as we have them.

Thank you all for your continued support and we look forward to hearing all the feedback and suggestions you will have to share when you can access the Public Te...

We have released Patch 0.5.1 for all players. Please update your game when you see that this update is available to receive the following fixes and changes:

Changes / Tuning

World

• Added additional raw science in Pond depths to help guide the player.

Bug Fixes - All Platforms

• Fixed infrequent crash that could occur when ending a press and hold interaction.
• Fixed crash that could occur from eggs hatching.
• Performance improvements with floating lab props in the pond.
• Slurping and collecting dirty water now requires a hold interact (similar to previous behavior).

We are working to push out updates to enhance your gaming experience continually, and we appreciate your patience and understanding while we continue to move forward together in this Early Access development period.

To stay current with the commonly reported issues and to follow their status, please visit our ...

The latest update is here for you all! 🙌

🏡 Join Shyla, Obsidian's Social Media Manager, as she goes over some of the many changes made to the Pond and more that you'll notice with today's update. From changes to the Pond Lab, updates and changes made to combat, and even a few adjustments made to some building structures, this update is sure to improve the time you spend in the backyard!

For a full list of everything that went into today's update, you can view the full patch notes below:

Build 0.5.0.2752 New Features

Pond Revamp

• The Pond and Pond Lab have been revamped with additional puzzles, gameplay, and secrets to discover.
• New underwater caves to find and explore.
• New Pond Lab outposts.
• New Resources: Algae, Muscle Sprouts.
• New SCA.Bs to collect.

New Crafting Content

• Fin Flops+
• Diving Lantern+
• All smoothies now have a + v...

Are you ready for another Public Test, because we released a new one today for you to check out if you wish!

This Public Test will introduce a few game changes we want you to test out, and it also includes some important updates to the way that saving and loading the game works in the hopes to improve everyone's experience.

For players connecting to the Public Test through the Xbox Insider Flight, there is something important that you need to be aware of.

When you join the Public Test through the Xbox Flight program, all of your saves will be converted and saved to work only with game versions 0.5 and higher as you will be helping us to test out our new game saving and loading experiences. They will remain locked to the Public Test until the update is pushed out to live service. This means if you decide to leave the Public Test before the update is pushed out to live service, you will not be able to access your game files. and if you do try to a...

We are in the process of releasing patch 0.4.3 for all players. Please update your game when you see that this update is available to receive the following fixes and changes:

FIXES - ALL PLATFORMS

• Made changes to fix the creatures who were sometimes spawning into the game oddly or not navigating around the yard after loading in.

XBOX AND WINDOWS STORE PLAYERS

• Fix applied to the issue regarding character data reverting to an older save file for hosts or people playing single player.

We are working to push out updates to enhance your gaming experience continually, and we appreciate your patience and understanding while we continue to move forward together in this Early Access development period.

To stay current with the commonly reported issues and to follow their status, please visit our Grounded Issue Tracker, o...

We have released Patch 0.4.2 for all players. Please update your game when you see that this update is available to receive the following fixes and changes:

FIXES - ALL PLATFORMS

• Fixed the large frame drops that could happen when approaching the pond.
• Opening the save / load screen when you have a lot of saves will no longer take multiple seconds to open.
• Fixed issue where clients that join the game or respawn on top of a base building structure or on a base floor could fall through the world.
• Fixed issue where sometimes trying to jump onto a lily pad could cause you to fall through the pond as if the water wasn't there.

XBOX ONE | XBOX ONE S PLAYERS

• Fixed the out of video memory crash that happens when approaching the pond or oak tree area.
• Fixed issue where creating a manual save in the Save / Load screen could cause an out of memory crash on the Xbox One and Xbox O...

Patch 0.4.1 has been released for all players. Please update your game when you see that this update is available to receive the following fixes and changes:

TOP COMMUNITY ISSUES

• Fixed an issue that caused blueprints to rotate when attempting to be placed.
• Fixed a crash that could occur when accepting an invite for a game that has ended.

GAME

• Fixed a progression blocker on the pond quest if you saved and loaded during some of the terminal unlock phases.
• More informative error messages when failing to join a game (game is full, game no longer exists, etc.).
• Fixed performance issue with bases built on floating foundations.
• Fixed issue where clients were not getting access to the SCA.B Scanners that were purchased via BURG.L's Tech Chip Swap Shop.
• Fixing issue with status effects getting stuck when saving/loading with set bonuses active.
• Fixed an issue ...

Patch 0.4.1 has been released for all players. Please update your game when you see that this update is available to receive the following fixes and changes:

TOP COMMUNITY ISSUES

• Fixed an issue that caused blueprints to rotate when attempting to be placed.
• Fixed a crash that could occur when accepting an invite for a game that has ended.

GAME

• Fixed a progression blocker on the pond quest if you saved and loaded during some of the terminal unlock phases.
• More informative error messages when failing to join a game (game is full, game no longer exists, etc.).
• Fixed performance issue with bases built on floating foundations.
• Fixed issue where clients were not getting access to the SCA.B Scanners that were purchased via BURG.L's Tech Chip Swap Shop.
• Fixing issue with status effects getting stuck when saving/loading with set bonuses active.
• Fixed an issue ...

Ready to share the backyard with your friends? Well, this is the weekend to bring them in and learn to explore, build, and survive together!

Starting this Thursday, November 12^th, and running through Sunday, November 15^th, Grounded will be available to play on Steam for FREE!

• Event period: Thursday, November 12^th, at 10 AM PT, through Sunday, November 15^th, at 1 PM PT.

So if you've been waiting to join the over 5 million other players in the backyard, now is the time to start! See you ...