Here are all the changelogs for Grounded, including patches and updates ~ System Admin Stuff

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A game being in Early Access and Game Preview means it's going to receive a lot of updates to fix known bugs and issues, and to add new content and features for early testers. This holds true for Grounded, the latest project from video game superpower Obsidian Entertainment. Because of these frequent updates and changes, it can be hard to keep track of everything the game adds and what to expect from every update. For this reason, we're keeping an eye on it all and compiling every Grounded changelog into one handy place for our readers.

Grounded is an open-world survival game that shrinks players down to the size of insects and unleashes them in a hostile suburban backyard. With gorgeous visuals, unique environments, and incredibly fun co-op, Grounded has proven itself to be one of the best upcoming games. Grounded is currently available in early access on Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S, Xbox One, and PC. It's also available on Xbox Game Pass.

Grounded has confidently secured its place as one of the best Xbox Game Pass games, and it goes without saying that it's also one of the best survival games for Xbox.

Here are all the changelogs for patch updates and content updates in Grounded.

Microscopic survival

Grounded

$30 at Microsoft $30 at Steam

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.

June Content Update 0.10.0 (June 30, 2021)

The June Content Update for Grounded represented a change in how Grounded updates work. Dubbed the "Shroom & Doom Update," the 0.10.0 release for Grounded moved the game's early access to less frequent and more significant releases, breaking the typical monthly cycle. The Shroom & Doom Update contained huge amounts of changes, including a new boss and lots of new building features.

Official changelog from Obsidian Entertainment. Original report from Windows Central.

The Broodmother boss features

Find the new Broodmother Den to encounter the first-ever boss in Grounded!
- She must be lured out with a craftable treat called the Broodmother BLT
1 new Armor Piece and 1 new Weapon can be crafted from her parts!

ARC.R features

The latest in the range of modified TAYZ.Ts is an enhanced defense variant called the ARC.R. Outfitted with a capacitor stack and hefty arm cannon, ARC.Rs unleash energized balls of charged static for a greater challenge in lab combat

Pets (Phase 1) features

Weevils and Aphids can now be tamed as pets!
Each requires a specific type of food to tame
- Pets can be safely left in the base at a Pet House. Yes, you can craft Pet Houses now!
- Can be equipped with various cosmetics
- You can pet them!

Weapons features

New Weapon Type: Crossbow:
- Higher damage than a normal bow
- Slower firing speed and reload time
- Uses the same ammo types

New structural pieces features

New Grass Buildings:
- Half Wall
- Curved Half Wall
- Crenelated Half Wall
- Crenelated Curved Half Wall
- Curved Wall
- Curved Door
New Clover Buildings:
- Flat Roof
- Peaked Roof
- Peaked Dome Roof
New Stem Buildings:
- Half Wall
- Curved Half Wall
- Curved Wall
- Curved Door
- Curved Palisade
- Curved Palisade Door
New Stuffed Creatures:
- Ladybug
- Stinkbug

Building flipping features

A few buildings can now be flipped horizontally or vertically while placing them. This includes Spiral Stairs, Acorn Stair Railings, and Triangular Walls

Building replacements features

Structure pieces (walls, windows, etc.) can now be replaced by other versions without first demolishing the existing piece. Just place the new piece over the old one and add the ingredients

New production buildings features

Oven:
- Cooks several materials into a new material or item. Build one to discover what you can do with it!
Grinder:
- Breaks down materials into new materials. Just like the oven, you'll have to build one to discover what to do with it!

Mushroom garden features

Renamed Mushroom Garden to Garden Patch
Garden Patch now requires items to be planted before producing materials
- Mushroom → Mushroom
- Raw Fiber → Raw Fiber
- Sprig → Sprig
- Clover Top → Clover
- Different fertilizers produce different effects
- Spoiled meat will be able to help you with this, hooray!
- Fertilizers can be used to augment growth

New tier of base buildings features

Mushroom Brick Buildings are now available!
- Wall
- Half Wall
- Crenelated Half Wall
- Arch
- Curved Wall
- Curved Half Wall
- Triangle Wall
- Windowed Wall
- Curved Windowed Wall
- Door
- Curved Door
Crow Feather Roofs are now available:
- 8 roof pieces total
These are unlocked via a new BURG.L Chip in the WIP Haze lab (now accessible)!

New building types features

Pillars of various types can now be built:
- Clay Pillar
- Stem Pillar
- Pebblet Pillar
- Mushroom Pillar

Sitting in chairs features

Yes ... you read that correctly

Achievements features

20 Achievements have been added to the game (for all platforms). These are an initial set and more will be added as the game continues to grow. We are currently working on the functionality to make them unlock if you have previously completed the task, but there is a chance this may not be possible. Certain achievements for completing tasks such as "kill a wolf spider" or "craft an item" will need to be completed again to unlock

Photo Mode features

The Photo Mode UI has been redesigned to group related settings together into tabs
Photo Mode has new features:
- Rotate teen
- Hide head armor, equipment, and weapon
- Gamma
- Time of day
- Fog density
- Sun angle

Mutations features

2 new mutations to discover: Mom Genes and Mithridatism

Music features

New track added for the Broodmother boss

UI features

The Main Menu shows highlights of the latest update
Unacquired BURG.L Chip locations are shown on the Map screen after you rescue BURG.L
Your current Respawn Point building will show an icon over it as well as in the Map screen

Systems changes

Players can sprint on ladders
Giant Food Items (Billy Hog Hot Dogs, Archer Cookies, etc.) have been adjusted. Ants can no longer destroy the large food item, and the player harvests a better item than the ants do
- Ants spawn normal versions of the food bits
- Players harvesting the node are granted "Fresh" versions of the food bits

Combat changes

Infected Weevils now apply a durability DoT to enemies hit by their explosion
Creature scaling in multiplayer has been adjusted:
- HP of creatures in multiplayer scales at a faster rate
- Stun meter and duration scales at a slower rate
- More creatures are affected by scaling
Poison now has a unique death message

Interface changes

Silk Rope now appears in the crafting menu

World changes

Large mushrooms throughout the world can now be harvested
Feather harvest nodes now grant 2-6 feathers instead of only 1
The grill has temporarily moved to the retaining wall above the pond. Just below its new location is a patch of dry grass where players can now find bits of Charcoal. This is a temporary resource location until the area of the yard that features Charcoal is released

Buildings changes

Spike traps now take 30% less damage from use
New art for Clay and Pebblet Foundations
Arachnophobia mode support for Spider Head Mounts
Straight roofs can now support each other without additional structures
Ceiling-mounted buildings can now be placed under roofs
Basketball Hoops are no longer indestructible
Slight Lure Trap Rework:
- Cost half the resources to craft
- Now last a specific amount of time (8 minutes)

Crafting changes

Lowering the material requirements for the spike trap
Stuffed Creatures are now buildings instead of deployable items
- You build them in the building radial instead of at the workbench
- Relocatable like normal buildings
Green Machine smoothie recipe changed to require algae instead of raw fiber
Human Food smoothie recipe changed to require fresh variants of apple, cookie sandwich, and hot dogs
Clover Roof and all variants are now unlocked via the Multistory Bases BURG.L chip unlock

Optimization changes

General CPU performance improvements

Other changes

The durability of almost all weapons, tools, and armor has been increased by 25%
Armor Glue and Super Armor Glue can be sent through the grinder for a partial material refund

Top community fixes

Grass Planks, Weed Stems, and Clover Leaves are buoyant in water again
Added dither fade to some foliage to reduce objects in the distance visually popping in and out
Player backpacks are buoyant in water again
The game will no longer crash when destroying towers of standalone ladders
Moving items back and forth in the Container UI should no longer trigger a crash on games with large bases

World fixes

Clients can walk through clovers much more reliably now
Walls can no longer be placed such that they clip into foundations
Structures can no longer be built clipping into the tops of palisades
BURG.L Quest trail markers can no longer be relocated
Ladders being relocated no longer support themselves
Fixed Door buildings not snapping as readily to walls as they should
Ladders will no longer highlight while the player is climbing them
Buildings being relocated will now start at their current rotation
Mysterious Machine can no longer be activated on Creative with Bugs difficulty mode
Improved "Read To Me" narration for many UI windows
The game will no longer rarely crash when "Read To Me" is enabled

Items, equipment, & resources fixes

The game will no longer crash when demolishing a zipline with a full inventory
Fixed a case where wall-mounted torches could not be placed on some walls
Fix a lot of cases where ingredients wouldn't fill in the ghosted building blueprint correctly

Creatures fixes

Ants will no longer have the Stealing marker stuck on them after they steal from a chest
Players can no longer walk on the back of the bird

Audio fixes

The player will no longer say, "Look, Ma, no hands!" when equipping a weapon while zipping

Patch Update 0.10.1 (July 12, 2021)

Official changelog from Obsidian Entertainment. Original report from Windows Central.

Crossbow changes

Crow Crossbow has a longer range than normal bows

Pets changes

Pets will no longer wander away when they are in a pet house and the player goes somewhere else
Pets will return to their last pet house, or a nearby one, when the player dies
Active pets will now follow the player a little more closely
Active pets will flee to the player when scared instead of in random directions

Top community fixes

Pets will no longer remain in pet houses or as active followers after they die
Pets will no longer have their location reset by "Fix Creature Locations"
Changing your language in the Options screen properly switches languages again
Achievements for Clients will unlock more reliably now after joining

World fixes

Curved Doors can now be replaced by other curved buildings
Hoops' ponytail will obey the laws of physics again after exiting Photo Mode
Walking around in shallow water will play splashing footstep sounds again
The "Resourceful" achievement now properly unlocks after analyzing 15 items instead of 5 items
Your teen's neck hole is no longer visible when using 120 FOV camera settings in first-person mode
Garden Patches that have items actively growing in them no longer can hitch the game and affect creature pathing

Items, equipment, & resources fixes

Smoothie Station Goop Bases are properly removed from Connected Storages
Mushroom chunks no longer attract an infinite number of Weevils

Creatures fixes

Swimming creatures no longer restore on top of lily pads when loading a save game
Grubs no longer pop out of the ground simply by punching them
Grubs visuals properly display again once they resume burrowing

Xbox & Windows 10 fixes

Deleting Save Games works correctly again
Crashes dealing with asynchronous platform calls for Xbox and Windows 10 store platforms have been fixed

Xbox fixes

The game no longer terminates shortly after resuming from a suspended state for a while

Patch Update 0.10.2 (July 20, 2021)

Official changelog from Obsidian Entertainment. Original report from Windows Central.

Top community fixes

Clients who have save data from previous Grounded updates will properly have access to any new Mutations added since they first saved
Additional crash fixes were added

Items, equipment, & resources fixes

Smoothie Station goops properly get removed from inventories when crafting a freestyle smoothie that matches an actual recipe version

Pets fixes

Pets no longer trigger traps
Tame weevils will stay happy for longer when equipped with an item, as intended
Pets no longer immediately become unhappy after resting through the night

Windows 7 & Windows 8 fixes

The game no longer crashes when loading into the yard for Windows 7 and Windows 8 users

Xbox & Windows 10 fixes

Accepting a game invite while suspended will properly join the game after resuming
Muting a player in your friend's list no longer prevents them from text chatting with you in-game

Patch Update 0.10.3 (July 28, 2021)

Official changelog from Obsidian Entertainment. Original report from Windows Central.

Drop changes

One EverChar Coal piece is guaranteed to spawn every eight days
The Bird now always drops a Small Feather when arriving at a perch. This is in addition to the existing large feather drop rate, which remains unchanged

Creature fixes

Fireflies and other creatures will hang around their appropriate locations again

Xbox One fixes

Reduced memory going in and out of UIs to prevent out-of-memory crashes in worlds with large bases built

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June Content Update 0.10.0
April Content Update 0.9.0
- Patch 0.9.1
- Patch 0.9.2
March Content Update 0.8.0
February Content Update 0.7.0
January Content Update 0.6.0
December Content Update 0.5.0
November Content Update 0.4.0
September Content Update 0.3.0
August Content Update 0.2.0
Grounded 0.1.0 Release

April Content Update 0.9.0 (April 27, 2021)

The April Content Update for Grounded continued to evolve Grounded with a handful of nice-to-have features like an extended Photo Mode that now works in multiplayer servers, slick new curved building pieces and ladders, and a new creative game mode that lets you play with all of the insects when passive.

Official changelog from Obsidian Entertainment. Original report from Windows Central.

Buildings features

Ladders
- Unlocked via the Hedge BURG.L Chip
Curved Walls, Floors, and Railings
- 3 Curved Grass Walls
- 2 Curved Grass Floors
- 3 Curved Stem Walls
- 2 Curved Stem Floors
- 2 Curved Railings
- Unlocked via the Pond BURG.L Chip

Creative with Bugs features

New Mode Added: Creative with Bugs
- All the building and crafting perks of Creative mode but with all of the bugs spawned in the yard which are completely docile to you

Photo Mode features

Photo Mode Multiplayer Support:
- All players enter and exit photo mode at the same time; the game pauses
- Each player controls their character's pose and visibility
- Each player controls their own camera location and settings
Four new poses: Modish Max, Wallowing Willow, Heroic Hoops, and Perilous Pete

UI features

Recipes are now sorted by subcategories in the Construction radial and in the Crafting menu. Within subcategories, recipes are sorted by their tier
Added a take-all option for processing buildings like the Spinning Wheel

Music features

New combat music when fighting weaker bugs (Mites, Spiderlings, and Water Fleas)

Save games features

Save games are significantly smaller on disk
Playthroughs in the Save Game UI are grouped and collapsed together making for easier navigation of playthroughs with lots of saves across multiple playthroughs

Combat changes

Attacks can now be canceled into a block at any point during the animation
Attacks now consume stamina on startup rather than on the hit frame
Stinkbugs have a new attack

Interface changes

Attack interaction display has been updated to match the new interact UI changes from last patch for consistency

World changes

Increased the draw distance of bases for hosts on higher graphics quality
Signs can be placed on walls more reliably
Egg hatching now plays visual and sound effects

Buildings changes

Lure Traps and Spike Traps will now take damage as enemies use/interact with them

Crafting changes

"Beefy Smoothie?" can now be crafted at the Smoothie Station

Optimization changes

Improved render performance for games with lots of buildings
Improved CPU performance with games with lots of buildings
Improved rendering performance for the Xbox One and Xbox One S
Reduced the delay before opening the main UI window
Reduced the delay before opening the Building radial
Reduced the delay before navigating to the Data page

Top community fixes

Save games should now properly display the mode in the multiplayer lobby
Promised Chipsleuth quest science rewards will now be correctly shown to clients
Throwing grass blades or weed stems in third person no longer has most of them thrown to the side
Creatures no longer walk through walls when not looking at them
Crow Feathers despawn after a while if not harvested
Signs can be placed on walls more reliably

World fixes

Underwater-capable buildings can no longer be built on bubbles
Floors can no longer be built entirely under the ground
Structures placed on floors will be invalidly invalid less often
The player can no longer zip off a zipline when zipping up it
Wall-mounted buildings can no longer be attached to dropped items
Structures cannot be completed while a character or creature is inside of them
Buildings can now be placed in specific spots inside the Oak Tree where they previously couldn't be
Foliage such as grass blades that is moved between patches will no longer duplicate itself

Items, equipment, & resources fixes

Doors can now be built facing other doors
Weapon Wall Mounts and wall-mounted trophies no longer fall through the world when collapsed
Harvested flower petals will no longer spawn inside the flower
Spiral Stairs can no longer be placed underwater or inside blocking objects
Plank and Log Pallets will align to the terrain better during placement
Crow Feathers no longer respawn when harvesting them, walking away, and returning back
Stuffed Bee now properly swings after save/load
Wall-mounted buildings are easier to place on Stem Walls and Palisades

Creatures fixes

Ant Eggs will now hatch properly while inside inventories
All types of creatures will now correctly create ripples in water

Photo Mode fixes

Depth of Field now applies properly when entering Photo Mode
Photo Mode can now be exited even when the HUD is toggled off
Blocking, aiming, and charged attacks now release upon exiting Photo Mode without firing
Lighting in dark areas is now properly applied in Photo Mode
Axes and Splatburst no longer stick to the free cam when falling
Film grain and chromatic aberration settings in photo mode now work in Low Quality
Photo mode free camera movement now uses remappable keyboard bindings

UI fixes

The interaction UI no longer displays when on a zipline
The Crafting menu will not lag as much when switching between certain items
Building UI's, such as the Container and Spinning Wheel interfaces, will be closed if the building is relocated too far away while they are open
Characters are less likely to appear headless when finishing a conversation with BURG.L or interacting with certain items

Xbox platforms fixes

Players with a ton of buildings crafted and who could no longer create new save games will be able to make new saves again

Patch Update 0.9.1 (May 7, 2021)

Official changelog from Obsidian Entertainment. Original report from Windows Central.

Top community fixes

Patched a hole in the terrain that could cause players to fall out of the yard
Added Stuffed Creatures back to the crafting menu. (We are in the process of moving these over to buildings for the future)
Crash fix when loading saves from Version 0.3 or before
Crash fix dealing with opening Photo Mode
Crash fix when having the map open and players leave the game
Crash fix that could randomly happen when running around the yard
Crash fix when loading a game with collapsed buildings that hadn't fully destroyed yet

World fixes

Players will properly stop reviving a player if they are knocked down themselves

Creatures fixes

Stinkbug leap attack no longer resets the stinkbug back to their leap starting point when complete
Stinkbug leap attack can now be blocked

UI fixes

The sub-headers "Upper Body" and "Lower Body" are now in the correct spot in the Armor crafting menu
The Known Smoothie recipes window can be accessed again in the Smoothie Station
Icon for Diving Bell Spider chunk displays again

Xbox One & Xbox One S fixes

Entering and exiting the Inventory screen will lag less

Microsoft Store fixes

Crash fix when converting old saves on the Main Menu from prior to the 0.5.0 update

Patch Update 0.9.2 (May 11, 2021)

Official changelog from Obsidian Entertainment. Original report from Windows Central.

Top community fixes

The actions "Craft Smoothie" and "Recipes Memorized" are properly assigned to two different buttons again for gamepad controls
SCA.B flavors no longer duplicate in the OSConfig UI each time you open the window which may have caused a crash for some players when selecting a duplicate flavor

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June Content Update 0.10.0
April Content Update 0.9.0
March Content Update 0.8.0
- Patch 0.8.1
- Patch 0.8.2
February Content Update 0.7.0
January Content Update 0.6.0
December Content Update 0.5.0
November Content Update 0.4.0
September Content Update 0.3.0
August Content Update 0.2.0
Grounded 0.1.0 Release

March Content Update 0.8.0 (March 30, 2021)

The March Content Update was a little more reserved overall than previous content updates, but still brought two major features that the community has been seeking for ages. Online co-op games can now be password protected, and Grounded can be captured in all its glory using a brand-new Photo mode.

Official changelog from Obsidian Entertainment. Original report from Windows Central.

Major features

Photo Mode: Phase 1
Password protecting online games

Crafting content features

New building: Door Frame
New buildings: Triangular Stem Wall and Inverted Triangular Stem Wall

Additional features

When you are placing an invalid building, a short message will describe why it is invalid
When you are holding a Repair Tool, nearby damaged buildings will display an icon
Loose arrows can be collected by walking over them
Structures will now collapse much more dramatically when unsupported
The Armor Dummy UI now has a button that swaps your gear with the dummies. You can also do this without entering the UI by doing a "hold" interact action on the Armor Dummy
When you are connecting ziplines, the anchor that will be connected is highlighted
Player nameplates in multiplayer will show if a player is knocked out and how much time they have left to be helped
Player nameplates will show a "busy" state above it when said player is navigating a menu

Systems changes

Dirty water will now apply a status effect that shows your character is sick. The more dirty water you drink, the worse the effect gets. Resting will make you feel better.
Smoothie Station functionality has been reworked:
- All smoothies now require a "Goop Base" and three "Flavor Ingredients"
- Goop Base determines the effectiveness of the smoothie
- Grub Goop creates a normal smoothie
- Muscle Sprout creates a "beefy" smoothie that heals for twice the amount
- Flavor ingredients can consist of any combination of other items and has same functionality as before

Mutations changes

Reduced the damage reduction of "Dare Devil"

Combat changes

More intense combat music will play when fighting spiders
Infected weevils now move slightly faster
Ladybugs have a new set of attacks to pick from
Improved the accuracy of aiming with a bow using the third-person camera

Interface changes

Player nameplates will transition into smaller character icons when not in the center of the screen
The Interact HUD has been revamped to support showing multiple interaction types at the same time

World changes

Big sap nodules now take longer to respawn than individual saps
"Base music" now plays during the daytime as well. A new track has been added specifically for night "base music"

Buildings changes

Structures will be less likely to be considered obstructed when placed underneath static props like leaves
Walls will now often pivot around corners they are snapped to when rotated
Added the facing helper arrow to the Acorn Storage
Dew Collector recipe and unlock changed: now unlocks with woven web and requires woven web to build

Crafting changes

Plus Smoothies have been replaced with "Beefy" smoothies
- Double the healing power as normal smoothies
- Same bonus status effect as normal smoothies
- Require the same "flavor" ingredients as normal smoothies
- Uses Muscle Sprout as a "base" instead of Grub Goop

Optimization changes

Improved performance of games with large bases
Improved performance of games that have a lot of Storage Baskets or Storage Chests with icons set
A handful of general CPU optimizations added

Creatures changes

Bees now drop pollen into the world in addition to collecting it on their legs when pollinating flowers

Top community fixes

Scaffolds will now reliably be considered anchored when they are built down to the ground from above
The amount of dew that spawns on grass each morning now matches the amount of dew that exists when you start a new game (doubled the current dew spawn amount)
Big pebbles should now respawn

World fixes

Building relocation will be canceled if another player places a building on the item being moved
Grid buildings can no longer be anchored to tables
Stairs are now easier to place on uneven terrain
Hitting "W" while typing in the lobby chat log no longer sends the message
Player nameplates are now positioned properly height-wise when playing as a client

Items, equipment, & resources fixes

The player cannot zip while swimming
Zipline Wall Anchor, Sap Dripper, and Stair Railings can no longer be built underwater
Zipline Wall Anchor, Sap Dripper, Stair Railings, Abomination Totem, Ant Head Totem, and Slime Mold Sconce can no longer be built inside other buildings
Reduced volumetric scatter intensity of Firefly Headlamp light beam
Embedded arrows no longer pop slightly above where they hit
Repair Tool works in "Mild" mode
Splatburst now sticks even to surfaces it impacts at an angle

Creatures fixes

Fireflies should no longer get stuck on the surface of the pond

Patch update 0.8.1 (April 5, 2021)

Official changelog from Obsidian Entertainment. Original report from Windows Central.

Top community fixes

Bases built on certain objects will no longer be considered "Unsupported" on load, and will not collapse after being modified
Clients will no longer randomly fail to register melee and ranged attacks
Reduced lag/hitching when looking at buildings in large bases
Backpacks that fall through the world for clients will eventually resync back to the correct host position

Game fixes

The Trail Marker for the BURG.L Quest: "Weed Killer Peak" will now be in the correct location if it already existed in your world

Items, equipment, & resources fixes

Stuffed insects can once again be placed on furniture

Creatures fixes

Bees aren't as clumsy around flowers and thus will drop pollen less often

Photo Mode fixes

Hoop's hair and other dangling pieces on chest armor should behave more appropriately in Photo Mode

UI fixes

Hammer build icons are now included in the "Toggle Trail Marker and Backpack Icons" action
The breath meter and the "Eat/Drink or Die" warning elements no longer get stuck on screen after respawning
The "(Type) Tool Required" warning no longer overlaps the harvest resource name on the HUD

Audio fixes

Reverted the new day base music changes back to the night music to continue work on this for a future update

Patch update 0.8.2 (April 7, 2021)

Official changelog from Obsidian Entertainment. Original report from Windows Central.

Top community fixes

Trail Marker icons correctly restore upon loading a game
Combat music plays when fighting creatures other than spiders once again

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June Content Update 0.10.0
April Content Update 0.9.0
March Content Update 0.8.0
February Content Update 0.7.0
- Patch 0.7.1
- Patch 0.7.2
January Content Update 0.6.0
December Content Update 0.5.0
November Content Update 0.4.0
September Content Update 0.3.0
August Content Update 0.2.0
Grounded 0.1.0 Release

February Content Update 0.7.0 (February 25, 2021)

This content update was all about building, building, building. The February Content Update brought tons of new building types, as well as massive improvements to how players build in Grounded. A great update for anyone who loves to build fortresses and houses in games.

Official changelog from Obsidian Entertainment. Original report from Windows Central.

Crafting content features

Added Stair Railing: Sprig Railing, Acorn Railing
New Stairs Added: Acorn Spiral Stairs
New Scaffolding: Bracket Scaffold
New Floors Added: Grass Half-Floors and Weed Stem Floors
New Item: Firefly Hanging Lantern
New Item: Wall-mounted Zipline Anchor
New Item: Shinobi Sneeze, a smoke-screen escape item
Mounted Head Trophies can now be crafted for all of the flying creatures: Mosquitos, Fireflies, and Bees

Additional features

You can relocate any non-grid building you have made without destroying and rebuilding it (Lean-to, Storage, Workbench, etc.)
When you are crafting, any items in nearby storage will be available as crafting ingredients without requiring you to put them in your backpack
You can place hauling items (Grass Planks, Weed Stems) on Ziplines using the "Drop" action when pointing at the line
Player characters have new and improved stagger animations

Systems changes

Hunger and Thirst effects have been reworked:
- Bonuses now activate at 80% or higher instead of 90% or higher
- Hunger Bonus heals you over time
- Thirst Bonus increases your stamina regen
Penalties now activate at 20% or lower instead of 0%:
- Hunger Penalty caps your max stamina at 50%
- Thirst Penalty reduces your stamina regen
Repair Recipes have been reworked:
- Armor Glues have been removed
- Armors now take ~20% of their initial ingredients to repair
- Weapons now take 1 quartzite + a minimal amount of their initial ingredients to repair
Gas Masks now take durability damage in gas hazards

Combat changes

Bandages now heal much more HP, but over a much longer period of time
Mosquito Needle has the life-steal ability slightly decreased
Bees now have two additional attacks
When you are wielding both a shield and a canteen, the Block input will both drink from the canteen and block
Weevil shield durability doubled
Bratburst and Splatburst deal more damage
Pollen Shot now adds slightly more stun damage to bow attacks
- Note: This is not a % chance to stun, this allows bows to deal stun damage in addition to normal damage

Interface changes

Lasting (applied by gear or mutations) and temporary status effects appear in the Status UI
Added "Any Weapon" HotPouch slot type and changed the defaults of the first four slots to be "Any Weapon" instead of "Any Melee Weapon"
Save games that are older than five update versions will be marked with an "Ancient Save" warning
The block meter is slightly smaller and scooted to the right
Equipped shield durability is shown in the HUD
Equipment rating gauges have been converted visually from a regular bar to a nugget-based bar
More icons are described in the Icon Legend in the OS tab
The 'day' count in the OS tab has been embiggened
More of the map screen is unlocked by default now
Brown and Yellow added to the icon customizer color array
A few additional icons added to the storage and trail marker icon customizers
Adjusted the storage interface for reasons
Adding 'analyzed' status to storage interface
Contrast adjustments to the Ghostmint SCA.B flavor
High Contrast SCA.B flavor applies a dark backing to the HUD SCA.B
Bringing your teen back from the hunger or thirst danger zones will cause SCA.B to play a happy sound

World changes

Interacting with a dropped backpack will now instantly do a loot-all action. If any items are still leftover because your inventory is full, then the dropped back UI will open
Removed the pre-placed zipline anchors from the paint can and the oak tree lamp
Thistle plants have been reworked:
- Thorns are now harvested directly instead of requiring a hit with an axe
- Each thistle plant no longer provides an infinite amount of thorns
- Thorns respawn on the thistle plant after a set amount of time

Buildings changes

Building placement is no longer allowed while gliding, zipping, or in combat
Pebblet Foundations now require more pebblets than clay to build
Sap Dripper has been overhauled:
- A final mesh has been created
- The recipe has been changed to match the new mesh
- Sap Dripper is now properly considered a wall-mounted building for placement purposes
- Placement should be a lot more lenient, allowing easier and more consistent placing
- Item will now spawn 1 sap every 5 hours and can hold up to 5 sap in total (previously spawned 1 sap every 24 hours)

Crafting changes

Berry Chunks can now be dried into berry leather on the Jerky Rack

Creatures changes

Larva will now explore a larger area of the backyard
Larva can now burrow
Creatures now take much longer to fully regen when out of combat
Gnats should be less interested in spamming the player with boops

Top community fixes

Fixed Fireflies not flying down to the yard correctly after loading a game
The game will no longer lag when placing or removing buildings on saves with huge numbers of buildings
Grid buildings can no longer be placed entirely under the terrain
Fixed save game screenshots sometimes looking corrupt
Fixed "Toggle Crouch" option sometimes not saving and taking effect

Game fixes

Land-only buildings can no longer be placed on water in certain situations
Buildings such as Fences and Ramps will no longer snap strangely to subsequent buildings
The underside of a Buoyant Foundation can no longer support other structures
Palisades will no longer be invalid when placed on some rock surfaces
Diagonal walls at 90-degree angles will now support each other
Walls will no longer randomly lose crenellations when loading a save
Fixed a few cases where snapped structures might be incorrectly detected as invalid
BURG.L Quest UI will load correctly for clients when they are the first player to access it
CPU / Networking performance improvements by the flooded sprinkler area
Multiple overlapping gas hazards no longer stack their damage
Removing the 'O' binding from the inventory screen that opened the deprecated inspection popup

Items, equipment, & resources fixes

Feathers and Hedge Berries will no longer occasionally disappear when loading a save
Ziplines will no longer block flying creatures
Sap Catchers can no longer be placed on Buoyant Foundations
Fixed consumed items not showing up on your character model in the inventory screen
Fin Flops+ now behave properly when dropped from the player's inventory

Creatures fixes

Fixed several cases where mosquitos would sleep in incorrect locations
Flying creatures are now much less shy about flying through the grass
Creatures will now wake up when damaged by hazards
Creatures properly fade out at far distances for clients now
TAYZ.T's in the pond lab will be more aware of their surroundings
Fixed sleeping creatures teleporting on clients after they've been woken up (most visible if you wake up a Wolf Spider from sleeping)
Reduced the annoyingness of gnats

UI fixes

The camera will no longer start in first-person when loading a save in which the player was gliding or zipping
"Inventory Full" will no longer be misleadingly displayed when trying to haul an item while swimming
Fixed some scrolling and display issues in the "Recipes Used In" section on the Crafting screen

Audio fixes

'Theft in progress' SFX played upon opening the UI while in combat has been replaced with new SFX
SCA.B crying about hunger and thirst will play a specific sound for each instead of a single sound for both

Xbox fixes

Fixed audio issues after suspend / resume

Steam fixes

Logging into an Xbox Live account that was previously logged into with a different Steam account will no longer fail the login step
Removed HDR tab from the Options screen

Microsoft Store fixes

When there is a new update available, the game will properly tell you when trying to access Multiplayer instead of presenting a generic "Multiplayer Error" message
Removed HDR tab from the Options screen

Patch update 0.7.1 (March 1, 2021)

Official changelog from Obsidian Entertainment. Original report from Windows Central.

Top community fixes

Fixed a host crash that can happen when clients quickly harvest mushrooms
Potential crash fix related to BURG.L Quests for clients
Fixed an issue where you could not repair items using resources from nearby storage containers
Potential fix for zipline angles being incorrect for clients

Game fixes

Optimized CPU performance when lots of Lean-tos, Beds, or Armor Dummies have been built
Reduced framerate hitching upon loading into the backyard

Items, equipment, & resources fixes

Fixed the Healbasa not consistently working
Adjustment to the look of Weed Stem floors
Fixed Pollen Shot status effect from the Bee armor not working correctly

UI fixes

Fixed the durability bar not showing up in the Repair window
Fixed some texture popping on dirty lab doors

Audio fixes

Water droplets will now properly play their sound effects and visual effects when falling from a grass blade

Patch update 0.7.2 (March 5, 2021)

Official changelog from Obsidian Entertainment. Original report from Windows Central

Top community fixes

Buildings can now be placed with a controller while looking at interactables
Clients can now correctly place base building blueprints on top of other base buildings
Fixed a crash related to rotating buildings while relocating as a client
Fixed a crash related to hovering over unbuilt ziplines
Fixed a crash related to beginning zipline creation
Fixed a crash when the host exits the game with the map open

Game fixes

Fixed a rare crash when a loot bag is dropped from a character who is leaving the game
The Repair Item window will no longer assume you have enough ingredients when you do not
Dropping items by dragging them onto your character in Inventory will no longer prevent Tab from closing the screen

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November Content Update 0.4.0
September Content Update 0.3.0
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Grounded 0.1.0 Release

January Content Update 0.6.0 (January 28, 2021)

The January Content Update for Grounded added long-awaited flying insects to join the gnat, including fuzzy bees for players to find in the world. Alongside the flying critters, the January Content Update also brought new crafting recipes with weapons, armor, and more.

Official changelog from Obsidian Entertainment. Original report from Windows Central.

Creatures features

Mosquitos
Fireflies
Bees!

Crafting content features

Bee Armor Set (Face Mask, Shoulder Pads, Shin Guards)
Firefly Head Lamp
Stinger Spear
Mosquito Needle
Weevil Shield
New consumable: Healbasa
Two new stuffed friends: Stuffed Bee and Stuffed Firefly

Perk features

Barbarian Perk: Club damage increased

Platform changes

Equipped items no longer take up Backpack space
Equipped items will stay on the player after death. Each piece of equipment will take a small amount of durability damage after you die

Networking changes

Container inventory contents are no longer replicated to clients until needed (an optimization)
More reliable networking calls from clients to the server
Reduced the amount of network data sent between various systems

Other changes

BURG.L Chips now award science when returned regardless of whether the corresponding BURG.L quest is active
Mint Mallet has been renamed "Mint Mace"
Rotten bee equipment can now be analyzed to unlock the un-rotten recipes

Combat changes

Bone weapons have slightly less durability
Most unblockable creature attacks are now blockable with shields (still unblockable with weapons)
Pollen can now be thrown
Previously-equipped off-hand items that were displaced by a two-handed weapon are restored when re-equipping a one-handed weapon
The arrow you have nocked on your bow reflects the arrow ammo type you have selected

Interface changes

Point of interest notification has been altered to be more responsive and look better
Notifications now will display what's in the queue to improve feedback with this system
Save game screenshots now work with Logout saves
Rest / Set Respawn UI adjustments
A "New Resource" queue will display on the HUD if you pick up new items faster than the HUD can handle displaying the notifications for them
Layout revision to the OS Config menu to make viewing status effect icon/details better
Weapons and arrows that are embedded in creatures will not display their floating icon until the weapon/arrow becomes dislodged. This cleans up some icon spam when using a bow
Items dropped in the world that uses the temp loot bag model (armors, etc.) will have their item icon displayed on top of them

World changes

Nectar now spawns on top of flowers instead of below them
Creatures will fade out / fade in when approaching their despawn distance to prevent visual popping (currently only works on host)
Bratburst visual effects better match the ingredients that were used to craft it
Added "Recover Backpacks" in the Game Preview debug menu to help recover backpacks that have gotten stuck
Busted Acorns can drop more shells

Buildings changes

Buildings will be invalid less often when placing them inside structures
Incomplete buildings are more visually apparent
Buoyant Markers can now be built in the lower pond

Creatures changes

Creature Perception: Player noise now has a linear falloff as opposed to all heard player noise having the same value regardless of distance
Increased hearing range of Wolf Spiders from 2500 to 5000 to account for the above change

Top community fixes

Foundations will no longer be invalid when snapping to other foundations that stick out of the ground too much
Clients can now dump canteens
Autosaves no longer cause performance hitching
Fixed issue with clients failing to spawn in games that have huge player bases built

Game fixes

Fixed crash with clients joining a saved game where their loot bag was collected by another player
Incomplete doors will no longer have collision after loading
The player can no longer eat or drink items while gliding or zipping
The player will now drop all hauled items when starting zipping
The player can no longer attack while gliding
Air bubbles will no longer spawn in large clumps when first approaching their source
Door frames now have collision applied to them
Fixed issue where "Craft and Equip" could cause a random inventory item to get equipped
Characters will no longer fall when loading a save in which they were zipping (not retroactive)
Dew drinking while hauling is disabled to prevent issues where dew disappears without giving you any hydration
Structures that were anchored to certain objects, such as the baseball or flagstones, will no longer be considered unsupported
Fixed issue where kicked players end up having their inventory lost in the save data (does not retroactively restore inventory for players that have been kicked prior to 0.6.0)
Fixed issue with depositing items into a full container with a controller
Hauled items will correctly be dropped when knocked down in multiplayer
The dropped web will properly display on clients

Items, equipment, & resources fixes

Muscle Sprouts will now respawn
Dirty droplets no longer act like clean ones when drinking them
Buoyant Foundations can no longer be built underneath the water in some situations
Buoyant Marker can no longer be placed on land
Objects without physics will no longer cause the bounce pad to bounce
The previous weapon, for the Equip Previous hotkey, now persists across saves
Shovel+ now has a proper faster animation
Fixed some interaction issues with FrankenLine
Soda droplets will more consistently respawn
Punch-O Juice drops properly despawn after 72 hours so new dew can drip out
Items floating on the water will now despawn when appropriate
Bratbursts now visually work correctly for clients

World fixes

Gnats will get happy after boops more consistently
Aphids will now face the correct direction when descending grass blades
Clovers will now save and restore properly
Grubs can no longer be dug up by the Repair Tool or the Mint Mace
Fixed issue where sometimes sleeping creatures were displaying as awake on clients
Mites no longer sometimes animate like they are walking while not moving

UI fixes

The field of view will no longer sometimes oscillate when sprinting sideways
Fixed issue with the "low O2" black vignette not working on clients
Fixed issue with the 3rd person camera being in odd tilts after respawning
No longer showing the "Health Bar" for creatures that cannot be killed (BURG.L, Koi Fish, etc.)
Fixed issue with pixelated lighting artifacts showing up on weapons when held up to the sunlight
Fixed some rendering issues with player eyes around lights

Audio fixes

Fixed submerged audio getting stuck on clients after death if they died underwater

Patch update 0.6.1 (February 1, 2021)

Official changelog from Obsidian Entertainment. Original report from Windows Central.

Audio features

Added additional audio for the new flying creatures

Top community fixes

Included a fix for saves that are in a broken quest state for the Pond Quest
Fixed a crash issue that dealt with inventory improperly syncing for storage containers on clients
Fixed an issue that occasionally caused players to crash when looking at buildings that were still under construction
Added a fix for an occasional crash that could happen when a creature spawns inside of a trap

Items, equipment, & resources fixes

Fixed an issue where Crow Feathers and Hedge Berries occasionally failed to save correctly

Patch update 0.6.2 (February 4, 2021)

Official changelog from Obsidian Entertainment. Original report from Windows Central.

Top community fixes

Applied a fix for a random client crash dealing with joining / respawning
Fixed random client crash that can occur when doing hold button interacts
Included a fix for random client crashes when dealing with Plank Pallet and Stem Pallet replications
A fix was found to prevent random crashes when interacting with the map screen
Fixed a crash that occurred on clients when destroying buildings
Found a fix for clients not being able to unset their Respawn Point
Fixed an issue with buildings sometimes being placed on the floor above the current floor you are on in your base

Game fixes

Buildings that are damaged will not display as full health when clients load in
Thrown items should no longer be occasionally thrown in directions you aren't facing
Improved building placement functionality to help prevent issues with placing the Palisade Wall

Items, equipment, & resources fixes

You can now drink from a canteen while holding a shield

World fixes

Ants are no longer endlessly intrigued by you. They will eventually get bored of you and move on with their lives
Ants will no longer aggro when you harvest Crow Feathers
Added staggers onto flying creatures for when you hit them
Fireflies should stick to a better schedule and be more reliable during nighttime when returning to the yard

Audio fixes

Improved Firefly audio

December Content Update 0.5.0 (December 15, 2020)

The December Content Update understandably dialed it down from the massive update the month before, and instead focused on further iterating on what already existed in Grounded. This mean new features for the pond with additional areas to explore and resources to collect.

Official changelog from Obsidian Entertainment. Original report from Windows Central.

Pond revamp features

The Pond and Pond Lab have been revamped with additional puzzles, gameplay, and secrets to discover
New underwater caves to find and explore
New Pond Lab outposts
New Resources: Algae, Muscle Sprouts
New SCA.Bs to collect

Crafting content features

Fin Flops+
Diving Lantern+
All smoothies now have a + version to unlock

Language translations features

Russian, Polish, Korean, Chinese, and Brazilian Portuguese localization added

Save system revamp features

The save system for Xbox and Windows Store platforms has been refactored to be more robust and lightweight
New saves going forward should be more reliable when it comes to saving player data and properly uploading it to the cloud
The game will no longer need to do long cloud sync each time you boot it
Syncing between consoles should be more reliable
This will require a one-time save conversion step after logging in to convert any older saves to use the new system

Movement changes

The player can jump out of the water at any location instead of just the edges

Combat changes

Spear weapons can now be thrown in water
The Koi Fish can eat creatures (and you!)
2 handed weapons now deal slightly more damage
Water Boatmen now flee at a slower speed and have less HP
Tadpoles flee at a slower speed
Adjusting Dazzling Riposte; now reduces enemy defense after perfect block instead of reducing enemy attack
Timing in between creature attacks is now random instead of it always being the same fixed amount of time
Stamina regen is now reduced while you're actively holding block
The blocked damage percentage is now based on weapon type instead of always being 75%

Interface changes

There is now a game option to display the distance over player nameplates to see how far they are

World changes

New caves to explore in the pond
The Koi can now push pond foliage out of its way
Juice Droplets despawn after 3 days, allowing new ones to drop out of the straws in case a spawned drop somehow got lost
Eelgrass now respawns over time
Holiday lights added to the house
Improved lighting in the Pond / Pond lab
Additional pond and pond lab set dressing

Buildings changes

Some structures such as Foundations, Scaffolds, and Walls, now align to the ground from their corners instead of their center
Some other buildings such as the Jerky Rack, Zipline Anchor, and Dew Catcher, now sit on their legs instead of on their center point only
Tweaked the order of some buildings in the radial
The Squared Roof Corner will now block wall crenellations below it

Crafting changes

The recipe for decoy bait has been adjusted

Audio changes

Audio improvements for drowning

Top community fixes

Grid-snapping non-structural buildings on top of existing structures now work correctly
Underground blueprints can now be canceled, either by looking at them or with Cancel Nearby Blueprints in the Game Preview Debug menu
Fixed issue where dying in the depths would place your backpack at the starting spawn ravine
Clients will no longer experience twitchy movement when moving on large structures
Instances of "lame" were replaced or removed

Game fixes

Buildings can no longer be briefly placed on canceled buildings
Buildings can't be built on stuffed insects
Buildings can't be built on other players' unplaced buildings
Floating structures will stop bobbing if connected to solid ground
The player can no longer jump while gliding

Items, equipment, & resources fixes

Spike Strips can now be placed next to each other when snapped to a grid
Hedge berries will now float correctly inside the pond lab, should you somehow manage to get one there
Signs no longer flicker when they are being placed on walls
Signs can now be optionally snapped to the grid
Buoyant markers now float properly on the water's surface
Decoy Bait now properly behaves as a lure for both swimming and non-swimming creatures
Diving Bell Spider Chunks are now properly marked as a tier 2 material
Decoy Bait no longer causes non-swimming creatures to float in wacky ways
Fixed random crashes with Grass Plank Storage and Weed Log Storage buildings
Chair interaction not working for building or recycling has been fixed

World fixes

Pond bubbles should pop before poking out of the surface Koi collision better matches its animations to prevent the player from clipping into the model as much

November Content Update 0.4.0 (November 10, 2020)

The biggest content update for Grounded up until this point, the November Content Update (also known as the Pond Update) added a colossal and mind-boggling amount of new features and additions for players. The pond biome was completely revamped, and filled with all kinds of life. From this also came new crafting recipes, building types, areas to explore, and a whole lot more.

Official changelog from Obsidian Entertainment. Original report from Windows Central.

New features

The Pond has been revamped with new content
New Threat: Koi Fish
New Hostile Creature: Diving Bell Spider
New Passive Creature: Tadpole
New Passive Creature: Water Boatman
New Armor: Koi Armor
New Building: Buoyant Foundation
New Building: Buoyant Marker
New Material: Koi Fish Scale
New Material: Fish Bone
New Material: Tadpole Meat
New Material: Water Boatman Fin
New Material: Lilypad Wax
New Material: Eelgrass Strand
New Recipe: Gill Tube
New Recipe: Bubble Helmet
New Recipe: Fin Flops
New Recipe: Pebblet Dagger
New Recipe: Bone Dagger
New Recipe: Decoy Bait
New Recipe: Bone Trident
New Recipe: Slime Lantern
New Food Recipe: Cooked Tadpole Meat
New Smoothie: Fluid Flippers
Three New Mutations to Discover
Three new SCA.Bs to find

Platform changes

HUD Markers can be visually toggled off on your HUD on an individual basis in the Map screen
HDR support added with additional HDR options menu
Xbox and Steam game invites now supported. Added an in-game invite screen that works with cross-play
Added a "Fix Creature Locations" button in the Options screen so you can reset creatures in the yard back to their starting spawn point in the case too many creatures are under the level or are in weird locations

Xbox changes

Mouse / Keyboard support added for Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S consoles
Screenshots now display on the Save / Load screen for Xbox for manual and auto-saves

Movement changes

The player will now sit at the surface of water more easily when swimming
The player will no longer automatically jump out of water when at the edge; instead, they must press the jump control
The player now breathes through their face
Increased how much time the player can last underwater without air before dying
Running out of air underwater will now instantly kill you as opposed to slowly reducing your health

Mutations changes

Doubling the bonus damage for all weapon-based "class" mutations
Doubling the effectiveness of the Juicy mutation
Doubling the effectiveness of the Meat Shield mutation
Doubling the effectiveness of the Buff Lungs mutation

Combat changes

Explosive damage can no longer be blocked
Reducing the rate at which Bombardier hazards deal damage
Bombardier shotgun spray attack now has double the windup time
Bows now deal a little bit more damage
Water Fleas will now attempt to attack
Poison effects now deal 50% more damage (to creatures and the player)
Players can only attack with daggers, spears, and shovels while underwater
Bombardiers now have a new set of attacks to pick from
Fixed issue with Larva attacks so they miss less often

Interface changes

HUD Marker Icons now fade out a bit as they approach the edge of the screen to reduce noise when there are lots of Trail Markers built
Increased the number of key items slots shown in the Data screen so if more than 30 are collected, you can view them all
Added "Unset Respawn Point" to the Rest / Respawn Point screen

World changes

Items floating on water will eventually drift to the edge
Reducing the cost of all tech chip science purchases by up to 40%
Fixed zipline lines disappearing for clients while they are riding it or when get far enough away
Shovels are easier to harvest underwater

Buildings changes

Placing grid buildings that are snapped to other grid buildings should be much smoother for clients, especially at higher pings
Other buildings can be placed on top of tables
Signs can now be placed on the ground in addition to walls
Buildings can be placed on lily pads

Crafting changes

Liquid Gills smoothie now grants additional underwater breath time instead of granting water breathing
Liquid Gills recipe has changed
Significantly reduced a large hitch when completing buildings in games that have a bunch of buildings already built
Improved render thread performance with games that have a lot of buildings built that emit fire
Improved CPU performance with games that have a lot of trail markers built
The game will no longer lag when in an interactive range of a building piece that's part of a large structure
Additional general improved rendering performance

UI changes

Drowning now has a fade to black effect as you run out of air

Audio changes

New music added to the Upper and Lower Pond

Top community fixes

Harvestable objects in or near bodies of water can now respawn correctly (ex. Husky weeds)
Clients can now successfully join games with large amounts of removed foliage
Fixed a random crash when loading into the yard
Fixed a crash that could occur when kicking players from a game
Fixed some issues with Cloud Saves not always properly redownloading when updating/reinstalling the game
Fixed a random crash that could happen when loading into the yard
Fixed issue where clients that save or disconnect while dead are not loading back into the game correctly on join
Cloud saves should properly delete when you delete a save game from the Save / Load interface

Game fixes

'Craft' BURG.L quests for recipes can also be completed by crafting the upgraded version of the recipe, if available
Clients can no longer cause hauled items to float in the air by constructing buildings while hauling certain stacks of items
Fixed issue where conversations would stop working in-game (including the BURG.L conversation UI showing nothing when interacting with him)
Fixed issue where the keyboard hotkeys on the Map screen stopped working after dragging your mouse
Fixed a handful of low frequency crashes for clients dealing with item replication
Science spawn points that were patched into the game and haven't yet been collected will now spawn correctly
Fixed issue where Raw Science spawns that were added in patches were not showing up for people who were loading a save from a prior patch
Client movement will no longer be blocked by dead bodies that were killed before the client joined

Items, equipment, & resources changes

Analyzing Silk Rope now actually unlocks recipes instead of just displaying that it does
Floors can no longer be placed on top of foundations, clipping into them
Items and harvestables will no longer respawn while the player can see them

World fixes

Orb Weaver Jr's now have proper death messages
Fixed issues with water creatures being able to get out of the water

UI fixes

The Motion Blur setting will now be properly reapplied when restarting the game
Fixed the O2 meter overlapping the Mutation Unlocked notification

Patch update 0.4.1 (November 13, 2020)

Official changelog from Obsidian Entertainment. Original report from Windows Central.

Top community fixes

Fixed an issue that caused blueprints to rotate when attempting to be placed
Fixed a crash that could occur when accepting an invite for a game that has ended

Game fixes

Fixed a progression blocker on the pond quest if you saved and loaded during some of the terminal unlock phases
More informative error messages when failing to join a game (game is full, game no longer exists, etc.)
Fixed performance issue with bases built on floating foundations
Fixed issue where clients were not getting access to the SCA.B Scanners that were purchased via BURG.L's Tech Chip Swap Shop
Fixing issue with status effects getting stuck when saving/loading with set bonuses active
Fixed an issue with eating, drinking, and equipping item animations not working properly while underwater. Animations play only on the right hand now

Items, equipment, & resources fixes

Items will now remain powered on (such as torches) when loading into a game
Random crash fix for clients regarding Grass Plank storage and Weed Log storage buildings

World fixes

Removed poison effect from Diving Bell Spiders
Aphids will no longer disappear occasionally when fleeing from threats

Audio fixes

Fixed player eating sounds being heard by all players at full volume regardless of distance

Patch update 0.4.2 (November 13, 2020)

Official changelog from Obsidian Entertainment. Original report from Windows Central.

Platform fixes

Fixed the large frame drops that could happen when approaching the pond
Opening the save / load screen when you have a lot of saves will no longer take multiple seconds to open
Fixed issue where clients that join the game or respawn on top of a base building structure or on a base floor could fall through the world
Fixed issue where sometimes trying to jump onto a lily pad could cause you to fall through the pond as if the water wasn't there

Xbox One & Xbox One S fixes

Fixed the out of video memory crash that happens when approaching the pond or oak tree area.
Fixed issue where creating a manual save in the Save / Load screen could cause an out of memory crash on the Xbox One and Xbox One S

Xbox & Microsoft Store fixes

Fixed some issues with manual saves and client player data not syncing from the cloud correctly

Patch update 0.4.3 (November 18, 2020)

Official changelog from Obsidian Entertainment. Original report from Windows Central.

Platform fixes

Made changes to fix the creatures who were sometimes spawning into the game oddly or not navigating around the yard after loading in

Xbox & Windows fixes

Fix applied to the issue regarding character data reverting to an older save file for hosts or people playing single player

September Content Update 0.3.0 (September 30, 2020)

The September Content Update for Grounded revamped the entire Hedge biome area, began to experiment with seasonal decorations and changes, and added a whole bunch of awesome building types for players to test, including the fun zip-line.

Official changelog from Obsidian Entertainment. Original report from Windows Central.

New features

The Hedge has been revamped with new content
New Building: Zip-lines
New Building: Spinning Wheel
New Building: Signs
New World Landmark: Frankenline
Halloween Additions: Jack-o-Lantern landmark, Candy Corn food item
Localization for French, German, Spanish, and Italian (more to come at a later date)
New spider webs that stick to unsuspecting players and critters

Engine changes

UE4 Version Upgrade

Combat changes

Ant Soldiers have a set of new attacks
Ant Soldiers now deal more damage with their attacks
TAYZ.Ts now deal much more damage with their attacks
Most armors now block more damage
All weapons have had their damage, stamina cost, and durability adjusted to fit a stricter Tier-based curve
Bombardier Beetle burning hazards and Stink Bug gas hazards are now much deadlier
Bombardier Beetle attacks deal less initial damage (end result should be about the same combined with hazard damage change)
Fresh Defense perk now blocks twice as much gas and burning damage
Reliable Friend perk now boosts revive speed by roughly double the amount
Trying out new combat AI to reduce the effectiveness of circle-strafing

Interface changes

Processing buildings such as the Campfire now show the progress of each item in the interface, and allow items to be canceled
The Recycle Building interface now shows how many structures will collapse if the target building is Recycled
Contextual slurping text informs you what liquid you're going to taste
Additional icon art
The Interact UI will no longer briefly appear enabled when looking at a disabled interaction
Clearer labeling of game modes / type in save / load UIs
Game no longer asks to overwrite a save if you are not able to currently save the game

World changes

New perks to discover and unlock
New SCA.B color themes to discover and unlock
Stumps left behind no longer prevent foliage from respawning
Grass will not respawn if the stump is removed
Ants now have a desire to take back their stolen eggs
Ant eggs can now hatch even after being moved by the player (but not while in an inventory)
Ant eggs no longer stack in the inventory
Larva wander range is now much smaller during the day
Mushrooms in the world now take much longer to grow back
Meats now take much longer to spoil
SCA.Bs that have been moved since prior patches will reflect those moves in older saves
Mint chunks in the Mint container should no longer spawn on top of the container
Juice boxes stop spawning juice if a droplet spawned by them is still sitting in the world
Removed the Broodmother from the hedge (for now...)
Added Harvest VFX to Hedgeberry

Buildings changes

Structural buildings are now fully allowed to overlap with any static environment object
Blueprint buildings in the air cannot be completed unless a supporting building has been completed. This prevents situations where large structures would collapse because they were technically unsupported
Buildings can no longer be built inside of tables
Buildings can be placed more easily on the pond flagstones now
Mushroom Garden spawn timer will now start when the building is built instead of when it is placed
Smoke from torches, wall sconces, and campfires should now rarely penetrate floors/ceilings
Plank/Log Storage deposit sound effects now play on clients
The player will no longer play canteen animations when building a Water Container with a canteen in hand
Clay foundation now has double the health
Pebblet foundation now has less health, but still more than clay

Crafting changes

Most recipes that require spiderweb have been refactored to use a processed spider web obtainable via the new Spinning Wheel instead

Performance changes

Improved CPU performance of large bases and structures

Other changes

Additional water caustic effects
Bird feathers now float in water
Weed stems now float in water
The "Drop" control can now be rebound
The "Swim Up" and "Swim Down" control bindings are allowed to overlap with other controls that cannot be used while swimming

Top community fixes

Free buildings attached to player-built structures will no longer become out-of-position for clients
The game will no longer crash in some specific cases when demolishing a plank or log storage building
Ants will no longer spawn in excessively large quantities

Game fixes

Alchemist BURG.L Quests will complete when accepted if the player has already analyzed the target item
Kill based perks now only track kills on enemies
Fixed issue with encounters not respawning creatures if they fell through the world in a prior save
Hiding Interact prompt "E" or "X" when looking at a Locked / Stuck door

Items, equipment, & resources fixes

Berry Chunks will no longer inflate themselves when subjected to a strong impact while lying on the ground
Traps can no longer be triggered for a few seconds after destruction
Traps can no longer be triggered by the 3rd-person camera
Tropicop juice droplets should now correctly spawn from the straw of the juice box instead of from the base
Bombardier Head Trophy should now be much easier to place

World fixes

Building ingredients will no longer remaining floating in the air when large structures collapse while no player is nearby
Got rid of a small bump in collision while walking up and down player-built stairs
Bombardier Beetle now plays a sleep animation while sleeping instead of playing the stunned animation

UI fixes

Various camera animation adjustments were made to reduce the camera clipping into objects and the player's body
Hiding Interact prompt "E" or "X" when looking at a Locked / Stuck door

Audio fixes

Buildings no longer create noise events immediately after loading a saved game
Chatter audio is now attached to the player character and should sound better when moving

Patch update 0.3.1 (October 6, 2020)

Official changelog from Obsidian Entertainment. Original report from Windows Central.

Major fixes

Fixed crash when placing grid-based buildings (Walls, Foundations, etc.)
Improved reliability of friend search in the server browser

Game fixes

Fixed issue with conversations not triggering properly
Hedge area art polish
Added impact VFX for Ice Cap mints and webbed door
Web sacs wiggle when hit
Made sticky webs easier to hit while webbed
The teens will sometimes verbally express their excitement when using a zipline
Fixed durability not randomizing between which armor piece gets deducted from when hit

Wildlife fixes

Fixed soldier ants red eyes not appearing when angry
Removing "venom" from Orb Weaver loot

Items, equipment, & resources fixes

Fixed issue with Dew Drops on Dew Collectors spawning on the floor
Reverting the change, for now, to lock containers to one player at a time since it was causing containers to stay permanently locked occasionally

UI fixes

Potential fix for duplicate arrows being displayed on bows for clients
Disabling web screen effect that gets applied when players are caught in sticky webs
Fix for screen effects getting stuck or not appearing for clients

Patch update 0.3.2 (October 9, 2020)

Official changelog from Obsidian Entertainment. Original report from Windows Central.

Major fixes

Fixed client crash when ziplines exist in the yard across very large distances
Fixed random crashes when traversing the yard
Fixed crash related to Frankenline when loading a saved game
Fixed crash for clients when joining a game near a Spinning Wheel / Roasting Spit / Jerky Rack that currently has processing items on it
Fixed random crashes when syncing cloud saves
Slight improvement on Friends Search reliability

Game fixes

Fixed issue with Inventory and Crafting screens having low FPS on Xbox and Windows 10 Store builds
Fixed issue where saving the game was not allowed if there was no internet connection
Fixed clients not having access to the Daredevil Mutation when rejoining a game where that was purchased already

Items, equipment, & resources fixes

Fixed Spinning Wheel occasionally showing the wrong timer when looking at it
Fixed Web Fiber items in the world not showing up for clients

Patch update 0.3.3 (October 19, 2020)

Official changelog from Obsidian Entertainment. Original report from Windows Central.

Major fixes

Fixed random client crash when pickup up items
Fixed crash with destroying Plank Pallet or Stem Pallet building
Fixed crashes dealing with Cloud Save syncing on the Main Menu
Fixed issues with saves not properly uploading or downloading from the Xbox Cloud causing corrupted or missing saved game

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April Content Update 0.9.0
March Content Update 0.8.0
February Content Update 0.7.0
January Content Update 0.6.0
December Content Update 0.5.0
November Content Update 0.4.0
September Content Update 0.3.0
August Content Update 0.2.0
- Patch 0.2.1
- Patch 0.2.2
Grounded 0.1.0 Release

August Content Update 0.2.0 (August 26, 2020)

The first major content update for Grounded, this release added the terrifying and omnipresent bird, and full-fledged perk system to power-up your character, new quests to complete, and a ton of new building items. This was a great start to Grounded's promised content update schedule.

Official changelog from Obsidian Entertainment. Original reports from Windows Central for bug fixes and feature additions.

New features

Bird! — Includes new crafting materials and recipes from bird feathers
Perk system with 13 unique perks to discover!
New BURG.L Quest types: Artificer (crafting quests) and Chipsleuth (quests asking you to locate BURG.L chips)
Added Fence buildings (Sprig and Acorn)
Added Table buildings (Grass and Clover)
Added Water Flea ambient insect to flooded biome

Combat changes

Buffed damage on the Spider Fang Dagger so it's on the higher end of tier 2 weapons
Buffed damage on Spike Traps significantly
Spiders learned a new set of attacks to choose from instead of just their basic bite
Added a brief forced delay between block start events, preventing the player from perfect-blocking by mashing the block button
Slightly reduced the bonus damage given by the Eyepatch
Adjusting larva blade poison proc so it's consistent
Reducing the stun ratings of two-handed weapons
Slightly reducing amount of damage the mint mallet deals so it's in line with tier progression
Tier 2 insects now have a cooldown after being stunned before they can be stunned again
Perfect Blocking no longer reduces armor durability

Interface changes

Updated Raw Science UI icons to be more consistent across the game
Adding shortcut for dropping items in the inventory screen (Drop Stack is in the context menu)
Adding "Deposit / Receive Stack" button on storage UIs
Shift + clicking item stacks in the storage UIs will transfer the full stack clicked
Dragging an item stack onto the paper doll in the inventory screen will drop the item stack in the world
Crafting an item with a full inventory will now notify that the item was dropped in the world
Storage and Flag marker icons have been revised, regrouped, and their colors have shifted (Requires a one-time tour of the yard to set everything back / new trail markers will be blank by default)
Slight revisions to a few SCA.B flavor schemes
Canteen slurps available are displayed in the equipped item HUD element
Additional icon art
Added a highlight effect that appears on interactable objects when the player looks at them. This feature is controlled by the "Highlight Objects" Accessibility setting

World changes

Revised clover cave layout and lighting, and moved entrance slightly
Revised flooded area layout in southeast corner of yard
Updated house electrical socket with final, non-blockout art
Items left in the world (not in a container, etc.) for 48-72 in-game hours will eventually despawn once out of range of all players. Items loaded from a saved game from version 0.1.x, will have all item timers start at zero to give players a chance to react to this change
Players and critters now create ripples in the water while moving
Kids are starting to throw Archer Cookies over the fence, along with their Billy Hogs and Apples
Added a few footprints throughout the yard

Building changes

Base buildings will now be more reliably anchored when built on top of objects such as the Baseball
Palisades will no longer immediately collapse when an attached building is removed
Water Containers can collect falling droplets
The player can now drink from Water Containers while holding weapons
Stairs may now be embedded in the ground like scaffolds and ramps
Walls that are sandwiched above by two floors will have their crenellations suppressed
The camera will slide to the correct position when interacting with a Weapon Wall Mount
Tweaked the placed position of the Weapon Wall Mount to be more centered

Performance changes

Better Windowed-Fullscreen performance in Windows versions of the game
Better UI/Inventory GPU performance
Significant load game time improvement for games with large bases
Better GPU performance during nighttime

Other changes

The Voice Chat Activation setting is now properly reapplied when entering a game
SCA.B flavor scheme collectibles now have a pulsing light and are slightly bigger to make them more noticeable
Hedge Berries now float in water
Prevented very large numbers of ants from being assigned the same task, such as killing a weevil
Reduced the camera near clip plane fixing the camera clipping into the player when using high a high field of view
Polished up spear movement and aiming animations for 1st person
You should now see grass extend to the furthest reaches of the yard
Ants now find and store lost Ice Caps
Soldier ants can now properly drop ant heads as loot
Tall woody weeds are now displayed as "Husky Weed." Dandelions and husky weed both still supply weed stems. Husky weed now respawns
Ants will not be happy if you take their eggs
The Resource Analyzer now animates when analyzing
A couple of new smoothies can be whipped up at the smoothie station

Top community fixes

Incapacitated players are now saved instead of ignored when a save game is made or they exit the game. With this, players that reload an incapacitated character will have their backpack spawned where they died instead of them just spawning without their inventory in the world. Not retroactive
Items and insects will spawn under the world less. Cleaning up items / insects that have fallen through the level upon load. (This should help with insect population / egg spawning)
Insects should no longer spawn inside of the large Pond rocks. Any insect currently in the rocks upon load should be snapped out. (This should help with insect population / egg spawning)
Grass planks will no longer fall through the ground
Fixed Hedge Berries appearing in incorrect positions for clients, making them very difficult to harvest
Fixed torch sound effects
Insects should no longer "walk through walls" when not looking at them or when they are at your far away base
Fixed giant arrows sometimes spawning when shot into a large insect

Major fixes

Multiplayer clients will no longer crash when despawning droplets containing items

Game fixes

Optimized building collapsing so the game will no longer lock up when collapsing huge structures
The game will no longer crash when collapsing very long structures
Fixed issues where walls could get built in-between a wall snap spot messing up your wall grid
Gnats will now need a little more delta-V than a Bounce Web can provide if they want to go to space
Fixed a problem where insects would not become appropriately hungry and sleepy after the players slept

Items, equipment, & resources fixes

Standalone buildings that are attached to walls and floors will collapse as well if the floor or wall they are on collapses
Large Rake Rock now has proper collision
Soda pop can now be dumped from a canteen
Fixed water droplets near sprinkler and oak tree that respawned immediately when you approached
Fixed gas arrows not being one-time use
Rotten Bee Armor can no longer be repaired for free
Workbench light will no longer be disabled after loading a save

World fixes

Fixed wall crenellations appearing inconsistently on clients and the host
Fixed wall crenellations appearing incorrectly after loading a saved game
Fixed fingers moving on weapon hand during one handed movement animations
Restructured 3rd person body aiming for unarmed punching
Unfinished buildings no longer block the third person camera
Swapping armor after having collected Raw Science no longer displays the material of the previously equipped armor
Fixed issue with seeing fogless voids in the world after having emerged from a large body of water
Puddle drinking animation and camera improved to address clipping issues

UI fixes

Fixed SCA.B Bugged scheme not appearing in list correctly
The resting UI updates properly upon bedtime
SCA.B won't flash thirst and hunger danger if levels are good
Defrag button in Inventory can now be navigated using the Gamepad
Less explosive results when using the Drop Stack action
Fixed Clover Hood and Poncho description being the same as the Leggings

Windows 10 Store fixes

Fixed issues with 4k fullscreen resolution failing to work properly
Fixed issues with Alt-Tab crashing the game

Xbox One issues

Reduced screen edge artifacts / flashing

Patch update 0.2.1 (September 4, 2020)

Official changelog from Obsidian Entertainment. Original report from Windows Central.

Top community fixes

The chat log will now show your own messages in the lobby and in the game
Ants will no longer be able to steal items from containers out of reach from them
You can now overwrite saved games
Save Games are grouped by playthrough in the Save / Load menu
Fixed an issue where the camera would go inside the player while in the 3rd-person camera when near specific building structures
Grub audio has been adjusted

Performance fixes

Better render performance when dealing with dynamic shadow culling

Major fixes

Added a message that will notify PC players when their system clock does not match the server clock. This issue prevented these players from hosting or joining games
Save Games now show an icon indicating if that save was made while playing single-player or multiplayer. Affects only new saves going forward
More accurate handling of cloud save upload / deletion for Xbox and Win 10 Store versions of the game
Save Game max storage on Xbox / Windows 10 has been increased from 256 MB to 1GB (takes effect on reinstall)
Fixed issue with saves triggered while having an unplaced building blueprint could cause the save not to be able to load

General fixes

Included gas damage effect that was missing from the Fresh Defense mutation
Fixed items that are moving around with physics at the time of save not being saved into save games
Fixed clients not being able to see other players aim their bodies when they look up and down
Added Acorn Shovel+ recipe and Pebblet Foundation recipes that will become available at BURG.L's Tech Chip Swap Shop when completing the Chipslueth Cold Blooded BURG.L quest by turning in the Stained BURG.L Chip
Enlarged mint container and resized the mints to make them slightly smaller so players can get into the Ice Cap container more easily
Collectible SCA.Bs properly disappear on clients when picked up
Included a fix for the missing leaves throughout the world
Slime Mold Stalk patches properly disappear on clients when the entire stalk is collected

Wildlife fixes

Water Fleas no longer leave the water to fly around the backyard

Items, equipment, & resources fixes

Added a unique icon to the Simple Bed
Gas Arrows can now be picked up as regular arrows after being shot
Gas Arrows now deal twice as much damage
Gas Arrow recipe now produces 2 arrows instead of 1
Feather Arrow recipe now produces 2 arrows instead of 1
Fixed an issue where players would respawn inside the Simple Bed instead of next to it
Weapons now do the proper damage type when thrown
Fixed Tropicop juice box not spawning juice drops from the straw

UI fixes

Adjusted the interactable highlight to be less intrusive
Fixed a certain key item showing an audio log model instead of a sheet of paper model

Patch update 0.2.2 (September 10, 2020)

Official changelog from Obsidian Entertainment. Original report from Windows Central.

Save fixes

Fixed an issue introduced in 0.2.1 that caused some saves to fail to load for some players

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February Content Update 0.7.0
January Content Update 0.6.0
December Content Update 0.5.0
November Content Update 0.4.0
September Content Update 0.3.0
August Content Update 0.2.0
Grounded 0.1.0 Release
- Patch 0.1.1
- Patch 0.1.2

Grounded 0.1.0 Release (July 28, 2020)

This is Grounded's initial 0.1.0 release, which released on July 28, 2020, in Xbox Game Preview and Steam Early Access.

Patch update 0.1.1 (August 6, 2020)

Official changelog from Obsidian Entertainment. Original report from Windows Central.

Major fixes

Made changes to make finding, joining, and hosting games with friends more reliable
We adjusted the handling of joining game failure
Added a way to allow players to resolve the issue of the game logging the player into the wrong Xbox Live account on PC
Fixed issues with Windows 7 and Windows 8 users crashing when attempting to login. Those users should be able to load into the game after updating
Fixed crash when saving or loading, and the "Autosave Count" number in the options is set to 0
We have implemented a fix for players who were getting stuck on the welcome popup screen and unable to move past it
Fixed characters not being saved occasionally in save games. Unfortunately, we are not able to bring back lost items, but hopefully, this fix will prevent this from occurring in the future

Game fixes

Players will no longer be permanently stuck in spider webs after destroying them
Fixed BURG.L disappearing in some games if you attacked him and saved and loaded. BURG.L will appear in the games he disappeared from, allowing players to interact with him again
Restoring save games that have lost progression state (ex. Oak Tree Lab doors no longer opening for players, Mysterious Machine not allowing players to hit buttons to finish the quest, time being frozen, etc.) After updating the game, players should be able to load into their game and continue to progress. Should this issue happen again, logging out of the save and then loading back in should resolve the issue and allow you to continue playing
Fixed issue with endless larva spawning over time. Larva were also spawning each time a spike trap was built. Players who experienced this issue are asked to start a new game to avoid the problems that may arise from the increased larva spawn rates
Fixed issue where all item durability in your inventory incorrectly shows "full" when loading back into a game as a client
We implemented a fix for an issue where games that were saved before Raw Science started spawning prevented Raw Science from appearing later. It also included an update for a problem with Raw Science spawning after analyzing and having additional players collecting it on join. Due to this, players may notice that the starting Raw Science they previously collected has respawned
Fixed crashes when loading a saved game dealing with ant colonies
Removed "Kill Mosquito" BURG.L quest.
- Not retroactive: Players will need to speak with BURG.L to abandon this quest. Then, during the next in-game day, you will be able to talk to BURG.L again to accept a new quest
Found the cause behind the issue where attempting to cook/dry an item slot with no item in it would crash the game
Found a fix for the occasional crash caused by dew drops that have items stuck in them. It also included a fix for dewdrops exploding and causing a significant FPS drops on clients
Fixed issue where clients dragging items from one slot in a storage basket to another would not reflect on the host causing item desync
Disabled storage baskets and smoothie stations from being able to be interacted with by multiple players at the same time until other desync issues we are working on are resolved
Block Tutorial now only plays once
Tuned Wolf Spider hearing and investigation AI to creep on the player less frequently

Interface fixes

UI changes made to the SCA.B OS screen
Fixed trail markers not showing up on the map, and an additional fix added to prevent the game crashing if you tried to navigate them in the legend
Reduced screen edge shimmer on Xbox One and Xbox One S under load

Patch update 0.1.2 (August 12, 2020)

Official changelog from Obsidian Entertainment. Original report from Windows Central.

Major fixes

Better handling of dismissing profile selection at the Main Menu on Xbox One and Windows 10 Store versions which will help prevent saved games from going missing for players on the Xbox console and Windows 10 store
Fixed an issue where if you had the "Kill Mosquito" quest before the patch 0.1.1 release where it wasn't removed properly and would crash if you killed a creature while that quest was active
Fixed crash with approaching a base with traps that have an insect being damaged by one when the player arrives
Resolved an issue that would cause random crashes with juice drop combining when approaching them

Game fixes

We cleared out excess larva from games that still had large numbers of larva in their game from the infinite larva respawn issue before patch 0.1.1
Fixed the "Drop All" function not properly splitting items

Items, equipment, & resources fixes

Resolved an issue with Mushroom Gardens, Dew Collectors, Acorns, and other resources not respawning after their initial spawns
Reverting the change, for now, to lock containers to one player at a time since it was causing containers to stay permanently locked occasionally
Fixed an issue with Slime Mold Sconces not turning back on after loading back into a game

UI fixes

Removed "Customize Marker" from the Loot Backpack UI that was causing crashes if used (was not supposed to be available on that screen)

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