After twice teasing the content that will be waiting for players in the 1.2 update of Grounded, Obsidian has finally lifted the veil on all the new features that will be available very soon for everyone through “The Super Duper”.
All the details of Grounded’s 1.2 update
Although the first announcements hinted at a small update, the patch note shared by the studio finally reveals a ton of clearly welcome news, but also improvements that tend to make the experience even more comfortable than it looks. ‘is already.
The main additions of the 1.2 update of Grounded
- New threats in the garden:
- Introduction of wasps.
- Introduction of wasp nests in the upper part of the garden.
- Introduction of a new boss: the Wasp Queen.
- A machine to duplicate items:
- A machine for duplicating items can be found in the Oak Lab.
- The duplication is against Raw Science.
- Machine improvements can be found in other labs.
- All objects can be duplicated, even unique items.
- The possibility of “chilling” at the base:
- Introduction of 5 levels of relaxation.
- Passing stages unlocks recipes, a mutation and new emotes.
- The level increases by placing “cozy” elements.
- Being in a “cozy” place allows you to benefit from bonuses, such as the hunger and thirst bar which decreases more slowly, or the health which increases slowly.
- It is necessary to vary the constructions and not to put the same items several times to progress the levels of relaxation.
- Controlling a gnat to build high:
- The gnat can build from the contents of nearby chests and can grab rods and planks.
- The option is enabled by default in creative modes. For survival mode, you must pass your savegame in a personalized game to activate this feature.
- New options for custom games:
- Ability to have all mutations unlocked.
- Possibility of having all the improvements of the Milk Molars.
- Possibility of embodying a gnat to help with the construction.
- Ability to have all recipes unlocked.
- Possibility of making recipes without consuming ingredients.
- Increased loot drop rate:
- All creatures have a higher chance of looting their items.
- Possibility of increasing the drop rate on certain creatures thanks to the constructions created from these same insects.
- Turret upgrades:
- The two existing turrets now form one.
- 5 new ammo types.
- Biceps Sprouts can now be grown in the garden.
- 3 new achievements relating to content and features from Update 1.2.
- Improved photo mode:
- 5 new poses.
- Ability to play with depth of field.
- The game becomes officially supported on the Steam Deck.
- Quality of Life improvements:
- Effects applied to insects are now visible under the health bar.
- Ability to place several structures at once rather than placing them one by one.
- Ability to move walls, floors, roofs and other structures provided they do not support other elements.
- Ability to create 4 mutation configurations. 5 new mutations are to be unlocked.
- A copy of a shared world is now saved locally on the host’s profile.
- New items to craft:
- The wasp’s armor set, new trinkets, pollen arrows, the bard’s bow or even dishes and smoothies.
- New constructions:
- Utilities: storage of items, boards and rods with a capacity of 60. A hot tube for teenagers to warm up.
- Decorations of all kinds.
- Structures made from different materials.
If this list is already quite impressive, you can also discover other elements at this address. Here you will find the full patch note.
For the moment, no release date has been communicated, but the developers invite players to try this update now thanks to the program of test public. In the meantime, you can embark on the adventure on Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S and PC via Steam and the Microsoft Store. The game is of course included in Xbox Game Pass, PC Game Pass and Xbox Cloud Gaming.
