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...