Grounded opens Public Test for next content update, debuts new area and tons of creatures
The next Grounded content update is packed with new features and creatures.
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What you need to know
Groundedis almost a year and a half into its early access program, and yet it continues to grow and evolve over time. Obsidian Entertainment is intent on making Grounded one of thebest Xbox gamesfor fans of the survival genre. On Wednesday, the team behind Grounded revealed the next chapter of Grounded’s development; the0.12.0 Grounded content updateis coming, and it’s filled to the brim with new features and changes.
The 0.12.0 update looks to be absolutely massive, filled with three new environments for players to explore in the upper yard, 10 new creatures including termites, roly polies, dust mites, and scarabs, new Custom Game Options with plenty of settings for customizing your worlds, and much more. There’s still no word on a 1.0 public release for Grounded, but it’s clear Obsidian still has plenty of plans for how to further improve Grounded and its fun-sized survival experience.
There’s no defined release date for the 0.12.0 content update, yet, but committed Grounded players can already jump into the update through Grounded’s Public Test ring on Xbox and PC (through the Xbox Insider Program)andon Steam. This early build may be filled with bugs (and not the kind you want) and features may change before release, but that and submitting your feedback to Obsidian is a small price to pay for early access.
The full changelog for Grounded’s 0.12.0 content update Public Test includes:
New features
Environments
Bugs
Crafting content
Resource survey stations
Custom game options
Peep.R
Building customization
Data page
Status effect display
Other
Changes & tuning
Systems
Controls
Mutations
Accessibility
Combat
Building health & repair tool
Interface
Weapon upgrades
Doors
Building
The Spinning Wheel & Grinder
Optimization
World & resources
Creatures
Items
Bug fixes
Major fixes
Game
World
Items, equipment, & resources
Pets
UI
Windows 10
It’s a big(ger) world out there.
Obsidian Entertainment makes its exclusive debut on Xbox One and PC with Grounded, a unique survival experience that literally makes all of your problems much, much bigger. Join your friends as you’re shrunk down to the size of an ant and are forced to survive in a dangerous backyard.
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