Key Takeaways
- Update 1.4.4 for Grounded adds gyro aiming for Switch, PlayStation features, and bug fixes.
- Grounded has Mutations that change gameplay, areas to explore, and additional features like ant domestication.
- The final content update, Fully Yoked, brought New Game+ and new structures to craft and build.
Update 1.4.4 for Grounded includes a new feature for the Switch – gyro aiming controls – along with additional PlayStation features and bug fixes. Grounded is developed by Obsidian Entertainment and released on the Switch in April 2024 as part of the final content launch of the game.
A Honey I Shrunk the Kids-esque survival crafting title, Grounded features different playable characters facing off against dangers in a backyard. Building a base, collecting resources, crafting, and battling various insects can cause Mutations. These Mutations change how Grounded plays, being similar to earnable skills players need to trigger with different actions. There are a variety of areas to explore, though players with arachnophobia may take issue with the large number of spider enemies found throughout.
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Update 1.4.4 adds two new features to the game, one for Grounded's Switch version and one for the PlayStation version. Switch players can now use gyro aiming controls, which are enabled or disabled under the Options menu. They can also unlink their Microsoft accounts from the game, allowing someone else to play Grounded on the same device. This process can take up to 15 minutes to show on the system, so players may take a gaming break when switching accounts. The PlayStation version has had Adaptive Trigger support added, as well as being able to unlink Microsoft accounts.
The final content update for Grounded was 1.4, with multiple smaller patches addressing various issues that cropped up. Titled Fully Yoked, the update added ant domestication, baby ants, new structures to build and items to craft. It also introduced New Game+, allowing those that had completed the main story to replay it with additional content. This included insects infused with Raw Science, new Trinkets, and further weapon updgrades.
In 1.4.4, some of the fixes address crossplay problems when trying to join games, multiple crash causes, and Arcane Archer not working as intended. Others focus on CPU usage and cutscenes. The Four Leaf Clover cave will finally render as intended for Switch players. Additional tweaks to Remix.D Yard (NG+) were also implemented.
With no new content planned for the title, many fans are calling for a Grounded sequel, whether it takes place in a new location or continues directly after the first game ends. Whether another Grounded title is in the works is unknown, as no hint of it has been mentioned by Obsidian. The potential for future content releases is also unknown, though Fully Yoked being labeled the final content patch by the team pretty much seals the deal. Additional information on the fate of the IP moving forward hasn't been released.
Complete Grounded Update 1.4.4 Patch Notes
Bug Fixes / Changes
General Changes:
- Login / Host / Join failures display more information on the failure popup.
REMIX.D Yard - Changes:
- Reduced the damage multiplier all creatures get in New Game+ by 33%.
- Reduced the infusion chance for spiders added in the Hedge Broodmother boss fight by 50%.
- MIX.Rs no longer spawn in double or more of the amount of creatures compared to the standard campaign. Instead if is only 10% more each New Game+.
- Reduced the AOE range of the Mint infusion attack that applies to players when hit. Reduces the number of one shots that can happen when playing in multiplayer while clumped together.
- A certain late game character no longer triggers infusion attacks when hit. (Hint: he could really use a Billy Hog right now)
Optimizations:
- Reduced CPU usage.
PlayStation 5:
- Added Adaptive Trigger support.
- Microsoft accounts are no longer permanently linked. You can logout and log into a new Microsoft account as many times as you want per PlayStation account.
- Note: It can take up to 15 minutes after unlinking to be able to link a new account.
Nintendo Switch:
- Added Gryo aiming controls. (Can be enabled / disabled in the Options screen).
- Four leaf clover cave properly renders on Switch.
- Cutscene videos are less choppy.
- Microsoft accounts are no longer permanently linked. You can logout and log into a new Microsoft account as many times as you want per Nintendo account.
- Note: It can take up to 15 minutes after unlinking to be able to link a new account.
Major Fixes:
- Fixed a client crash that could occur when repairing buildings.
- Fixed crash that could occur when using charged bow attacks with a Sleek Bard’s Tudor and Sleek Fire Ant armor.
- Fixed crash that could occur when loading a save while having a pet.
- Fixed additional random crashing that could occur.
Other Bug Fixes:
- Arcane Archer status effect properly triggers now.
- Clients who join Remixed yards and have Milk Molar stats below the hosts will no longer improperly get double the Milk Molar bonuses.
- Activating a creature trophy, Gong, or Termite Organ near a ladder no longer produces a harsh noise beforehand.
- “Gotta Peep Them All” achievement properly triggers if the last card you collect is a gold card.
- Handful of fixes related to joining games and crossplay.
- Fixed a crash that could occur when downloading your own Playground.
Grounded
The world is a vast, beautiful, and dangerous place – especially when you have been shrunken to the size of an ant. Explore, build, and survive together in this cooperative survival-adventure. Can you thrive alongside the hordes of giant insects, fighting to survive the perils of the backyard?
Uncover the mysteries while playing through the story!
How did you wind up so small? Who did this to you? How do you go home? These are all answers you will uncover as you play through the story.
Nowhere is safe – not even your base: Creatures can be found roaming the yard in a multitude of environments, such as the depths of the pond, the caverns of the termite den, and even the sweltering heat found in the sandbox. You can even attract them to different places in the yard by activating the MIX.R devices. However, the more you interfere with the creatures in the yard, the higher the chance that they come knocking at your own door, so you better prepare.
Survival Horror
RPG
Systems
- Top Critic Rating:82/100 Critics Recommend:83%
- Platform(s)
- Xbox Series X|S , Nintendo Switch , Xbox One , PC , PlayStation 4 , PlayStation 5
- Released
- September 27, 2022
- Developer(s)
- Obsidian Entertainment
- Publisher(s)
- Xbox Game Studios
- Multiplayer
- Online Co-Op , Cross-play
- Engine
- Unreal Engine 4
- ESRB
- T for Teen: Blood, Mild Language, Violence
- How Long To Beat
- 23 Hours
- X|S Enhanced
- Yes
- File Size Xbox Series
- 10 GB (December 2023)
- Cross-Platform Play
- Nintendo Switch, PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One & Xbox Series X|S
- Video Games
- Grounded
- Obsidian Entertainment
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