Summary
Grounded, a survival game by Obsidian, has gotten its last new content patch with the Fully Yoked Update 1.4 and a release for PS4, PS5, and Nintendo Switch. The Fully Yoked update includes bug fixes, balance changes, and quality of life revisions as well as new features. Players new and old will be interested in whatGroundedhas to offer with this final update.
Originally released in July 2020 as an Early Access title,Groundedfully launched in September 2022. Since then, there have been three other content updates, with Fully Yoked being the last planned content update for the game.
The Fully Yoked update introduces that ability to befriend ants, which is solidified with the new AntbassadorMutation inGrounded.Players can choose from three new Baby Ant Pets along with turning the yard’s ants into their own personal army. Along with the ant content comes 12 new Ant Queen themed buildings, a Termite King Pipe Organ, and over 40 new items to find, as well as new props for Playgrounds. The new content also introduces four new achievements to earn, with two of them being unlocked in NG+.
The new content isn’t all that the Fully Yoked update 1.4 brings to the table.Groundedis now available on PS4, PS5, and Nintendo Switch, with full crossplay capabilities. Balance adjustments were implemented across all features of the title, including UI, Audio, Gold cards, Weapons, and Playgrounds. The game now has a Game Repair button which allows players to recover lost pets, as well as automatic pet teleportation if they end up outside the terrain.
Bug repairs included in the Fully Yoked update include a variety of major fixes, as well as over two fixes to Playgrounds issues. Some of the major issues addressed were audio logs not appearing in the Data tab, endless save loading if ladders were stacked a certain way, and specific bugs will now interact properly. Other issues include Read to Me being repaired to work correctly, finally being able to steal from aphid if players are wearing sleek aphid slippers, and Mushrooms will retain their stems when relocated.
With Fully Yoked being the last bit of new content coming to the title, players are wondering if asequel is coming forGroundedand where it might take place. With the success of the title and a dedicated playerbase, one can hope that a sequel is a possibility down the road. Only time will tell if the pint-sized teens will make a return in a sequel.
Grounded Fully Yoked Update 1.4 Patch Notes
Hey Grounded fans! We are proud to present to you the “Fully Yoked” 1.4 update: the premiere Grounded experience swole with new content.
ANT QUEENS
Each of the three ant colonies now has a royal leader residing deep within their respective hills. These new Ant Queens are not fightable bosses. They instead offer you a choice: either befriend or betray with a tasty offering. Which you choose affects the rewards you receive and how the colony reacts. Some choices have cascading effects that aren’t immediately apparent…
THE BACKYARD, REMIXED (NEW GAME+)
Next up, we’ve remixed your backyard! Introducing the New Game+ mode: a complete overhaul that adds layers of complexity and challenge. Instead of finishing the game, you will have the option to enter an alternate dimension via the new REMIX.R device. Each playthrough in this mode remixes the yard in a host of ways that will give you new challenges and rewards.
Accessing New Game+ requires defeating the Broodmother, Mantis, Wasp Queen, and completing the Javamatic fight. When entering this mode, all of your existing bases, items, recipes unlocks, etc. will carry over with you.
NEW GAME+ FEATURES
INFUSED CREATURES
In Remixed backyards, creatures can be infused with the power of Raw Science. Not only do they have more health, do more damage, and attack faster, but they also have unique properties that make them extra challenging.
NEW TRINKETS
The good news is that infused creatures can drop special trinkets that are also infused with Raw Science. These new trinkets also have special randomized properties. Ominent Badges can be collected again, and have new properties, and every BURG.L Chip awards a new BURG.L Chip Trinket, they too will have randomized properties to give you more options on how to build your character.
YOKING STATION +10
The Yoking Station, available at the ASL in a remixed yard, allows you to upgrade your weapons to even more powerful levels. To upgrade your weapons, you will need to find new materials and resources only found in remixed yards.
SLURP THE CORE WITH MORE MOLARS
Molars can be gathered once more, and you will need to continue to collect them to stay as swole as the creatures of the yard. In a remixed yard, the molars are now in new, randomized locations.
NEW ASL ADDITIONS
There are a large number of new additions to the Science Shop. Check out the ASL for a new sign set, the Yoking Station, new weapons, equipment, and more, that can only be purchased in a remixed yard. To help with purchasing the new items there are new Raw Science spawn locations, and MIX.Rs have increased rewards.
EVEN MORE
There are other changes that are made to the yard in a remixed world, including more loot chests, different candy, and some other surprises.
NEW PLATFORMS
The game can now be played on additional platforms, including the newly added PlayStation 4|5 and Nintendo Switch. Players across all platforms can experience this Grounded: Fully Yoked edition of the final game, together, with crossplay!
NEW PET
NEW EQUIPMENT
A lot of these will be found only in New Game+
FULL JAPANESE VOICE OVERS
PLAYGROUNDS NEW CONTENT
There are a number of new props that are now available to be placed in Playgrounds. This includes the Jack o Lantern, Ice Caps Box, Big TazT, Big Dice, Wendell Chair, Big SCA.B Mesh, Stump Bark and Pulp, Rash, Yoked Girth and Yogi Swole, Quarter, Garden Light, Milk Molar Bottle and Lid, Gnome, Baseball Bat, Trash Bag, Pink Slip, Anarchis, Lab Dome, Pink Flower Petals, Cattails, Honeycomb, Lilypad, Shovel, Cacti, Charcoal Bag, Moldorc’s Castle, the Bird Bath, and more.
