Obsidian Entertainment’s survival-RPGGroundedhas been updated to version 1.02 with adjustments to durability and game difficulty.Groundedwas in early access for two years before officially launching as a full title on September 27th. The version 1.02 update builds off of the previous 1.01 update which was released just one week after the official release.
During the early access period,Groundedattracted over 1 million players. The unique suburban backyard setting is reminiscent of the classic 90s movieHoney, I Shrunk the Kidsexcept with moretough bugs that will murder everyonein the game. Gamers can handle the games high difficulty by playing in online co-op mode with their friends. Working as a team increases everyone’s odds of survival which are further improved by the 1.02 update adjustments to durability and difficulty.
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Groundedversion 1.02 is doubling base durability of most weapons and armors. Torches are also receiving a double durability update along with doubled duration. Increasing players survival odds is an overall decrease in damage and HP for some early tier 2 creatures. Mosquitos, a nuisance in real life but blood-sucking terrors in Grounded’s backyard will not spawn until 1 Super Chip has been turned in. While there’sno new enemy typesin this update, a significant quality of life feature was also added with a “Sort” button now available on the inventory and storage screens.
One of the badges has been adjusted: the Toxicology badge now only provides 90% immunity to poison instead of full 100% immunity. Further player adjustments increase the stamina cost of staff attacks and BURG.L will now only give Artificer quests for items that the player has not yet crafted. As with most game updates, version 1.02 includes with it bug fixes that range from minor to major. ThePinch Whackerand Prod Smacker weapons will now be classified as clubs instead of axe and greatsword respectively. One of the larger bug fixes with this update regards the Embiggening Cell which some players may not have received properly. Affected gamers can now log in with the new update and an Embiggening Cell will be granted to them upon loading their last save.
Obsidian plans to continue supportingGroundedwith frequent updates. Whileno new playable charactershave been announced the community is still hoping for an expansion to the game’s roster.
Groundedis available on PC, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X.
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