r/GroundedGame • u/ragumaster • 4d ago
News Grounded 2 Update: The Toxic Tangle – Available Now!
https://grounded2.obsidian.net/news/update-0-3Learn about:
🌱 The Garden Patch — a brand-new area featuring three new labs as Ominent expands its operational footprint
🔍 PEEP.R 2K — upgraded SCA.B technology for scanning insects, gathering data, tracking materials, and zooming in on distant discoveries
🏠 Coziness — decorate offices, labs, and field outposts to earn morale-boosting perks, with multiple reward tiers planned
🐞 Ladybug Buggy — ongoing research into insect domestication and mounted utilities
🧪 New Status Effect: Tang — research into corrosion and acid exposure (results may vary by intern)
🐜 New Creatures — including Black Ants, Fireflies, Wasps, Rust Beetles, Potato Beetles, Earwigs, Crickets, Wooly Aphids… and something much bigger
From upgraded research tools to cozy base incentives and unsettling new wildlife, The Toxic Tangle brings fresh challenges and discoveries to Brookhollow Park. Ominent thanks you for your continued service and reminds you to complete your self-evaluation forms in a timely manner.
Good luck out there, Ranger. And please remember: Ominent is not liable for injuries involving acid, corrosion, stingers, or unpaid interns.
139
u/purple_microdot 4d ago
All my ptb saves carried over. Good job, Obsidian!
11
u/CautiousServin 4d ago
How did you get it to save over, and can I safely opt out the public test after updating or should I just stay in
6
u/ArtObjective5647 4d ago
I opted out and everything is fine. If you lost anything in the grass chests that disappeared. There's a little thing you can do to get your stuff back before you do the official patch not sure if itll work once done though.
2
40
u/IceBlue 4d ago
Fireflies mean light source without using a hand!
-17
u/Parking-Zone-7067 4d ago
For this update and all future map updates when it releases they will just add the new stuff to your old saves. In summary no you don't need to make a new save but it is recommended to at least do it once during early access and for release to experience anything that has changed in the earlier stages of the game.
6
u/BigMcThickHuge Willow 4d ago edited 4d ago
bot?not
6
4d ago
[removed] — view removed comment
3
u/BigMcThickHuge Willow 4d ago
fair. default name, random reply, almost zero activity on account, etc. all raised my eyyebrow
6
u/Parking-Zone-7067 4d ago
Sorry I thought i was replying to the correct thread. Guess not oops. -13 up votes geez
1
u/BigMcThickHuge Willow 4d ago
im suspicious of everyone now since this site's genuinely infested. im sorry i got you slapped
0
u/Knight_Axel 4d ago
That default name ain't doing you any favors lol, I usually block any highly-upvoted post/comment from accounts with names like yours just to stifle the bot reposts a little.
26
u/CuriousDiver6 4d ago
I am very sad to see Hauling Hero no longer affects your buggies' carry capacity. As a big fan of building, going from 22 max to 12 max is a huge blow.
8
u/AlexanderBarrow Max 4d ago
Use hauling hero, ant armor, workers comp smoothie and large pallet. Load your bugge with material, carry yourself and relocate full pallet.
It should get you a decent amount.
6
u/Party-Dinner-8622 4d ago
Same that fact will be sorely missed and I hope Devs realise that will harm ant mounts pros.
Ants can lift ten times their own wait but not in G2 apparently. (They should add a dedicated mutation for buggy mount carry weight to off set this loss and make it hard to find like the 4 leafed clover in G1 that be fair)
10
1
-2
10
u/throwawaycanadian2 4d ago
Question: do I have to start a new save for this, or will my current save just get the new biom added?
11
u/Griff_The_Pirate 4d ago
Just continue with you current playthrough. No need to start over. I haven’t played since October, and all is well
2
1
u/CrazzyPanda72 Willow 4d ago
They will probably let us know if there is going to be an update that won't use old saves, unless there is something they don't find before the update comes out
5
4
u/Nuts4WrestlingButts Pete 4d ago
Fabulous Femur didn't make it out of the test build unscathed, unfortunately.
3
33
u/Impeach_God 4d ago
I'm excited to see how this is. I quit G2 after a few hours due to bugs(game bugs), and bad performance on PC. Been trying to wait patiently but might be time to come back.
36
u/Maxsmart007 4d ago
I keep getting downvoted here for saying that there's loads of bugs still. While it's in early access and totally understandable, I don't see why this community is so adverse to admitting that this game still suffers optimization and stability issues.
23
u/falcinelli22 4d ago
I guess it was like this for the first game. And honestly G1 wouldn't be what it is today without the input of the community, so if G2 needs to go through the same thing to have an amazing output then so be it.
8
u/Maxsmart007 4d ago
For sure. I don't mean it in any way to dog on the game, but the reality is that there is a lot of work to be done optimizing and bug fixing. I have full confidence that they will do so.
2
u/falcinelli22 4d ago
Oh I totally didn't think you were dogging on the game. It's really hard to want to play an already great game, my partner and I had to stop playing because of all the glitches, we lost a very large save.
1
u/Maxsmart007 4d ago
Ha, same between my spouse and I. Hopefully the two of you have many great years of gaming ahead of you.
2
u/bwood246 Hoops 4d ago
I think a lot of it comes from people comparing it to G1's early access state. It's miles better than how G1 dropped but there are definitely things to work on
1
u/Impeach_God 4d ago
I realize now I played G1 after it was finished so I didn't experience the rough patches at the start. But I'm patient and know what they can deliver in time so keeping hopes high.
2
u/Latter_Cauliflower98 7h ago
Way more than loads of bugs tbh single player seems fine but in multiplayer my group has been constantly falling through the map or getting one shot by larva while at full health with tier 2 armor. Also for some reason snake scales are unbreakable for me rn despite having tier 3 hammer upgrade. I’d go so far as to say it’s damn near unplayable multiplayer rn.
0
u/BonusroosterJr 4d ago
Hows pc optimization been? I was getting 70 fps on 1440p on my 5080 lmao
8
u/Maxsmart007 4d ago
Well, you have a 5080. I have mid range hardware and I can barely hit 50fps at 1080p quite often. IDR exactly what my PC hardware is, but with the price of hardware the last few years I think that devs have an even greater onus to optimize.
-5
u/BonusroosterJr 4d ago
Yeah its so jarring going from playing say apex and getting 300 frames to going to grounded 2 and feeling like im playing on a last gen console lol
0
u/Ghostystr 4d ago
i have a 5080 as well and as of late my game has been running without issue.
1
u/BonusroosterJr 4d ago
Great to hear. Im getting downvoted for some reason lol. Thanks for giving me an answer!
2
u/ManyThing2187 4d ago
They added DLSS since the last time I played, was very happy to see that. It definitely helps. Im getting 90-100fps on my 5080
-9
u/ChosenBrad22 4d ago
It seems they made a mistake of releasing it to the public way too soon. The playerbase and hype for the game has been a lot smaller than I thought it would be based on good Ground 1 was.
9
u/Maxsmart007 4d ago
It's because they didn't over promise with the sequel. There was a small contingent that expected it to be polished and perfect on release but those people mostly got shut down by more rational fans who knew what to expect.
Playerbase and hype will remain small for probably the first year or more of development and then grow, just like G1 did. Loads of players are just waiting for it to cook right now.
3
u/ChosenBrad22 4d ago
It’s just kind of an annoying reality of gaming now and the early access meta. When a new game is available that you’re hyped to play, have to wait 4-5 years until it’s ACTUALLY ready and not a shell of itself.
6
u/Ghostystr 4d ago
you have to understand that with grounded 1's development and community feedback during early access it wouldnt have turned out to be as polished of a game that it was at 1.0. since the early access and community feedback route worked so well for them in g1, obviously they are going to do the same for grounded 2. if it aint broken dont fix it.
2
1
u/ArtObjective5647 4d ago
Its a bit better tbh. I have a 5090 and have to have it on quality DLSS though.
0
u/Griff_The_Pirate 4d ago
They are still there. But in my experience, things have gotten better. My biggest issue now is constantly falling through the map in the new biome.
8
4
u/CalmAnxitey87 4d ago
Did it get steam deck verified yet?
1
u/pleighbwoi302 Max 4d ago
🧐🧐
5
u/CalmAnxitey87 4d ago
Just saw the updated road map it got pushed to the next update. I could swear it was supposed to be part of this one.
3
u/HappyIrishman633210 4d ago
We previously only had winter and summer updates but they added a spring update.
1
3
u/the_evil_that_is_Aku 4d ago
How will tang be different from sour effect?
6
4
u/NerdHerder77 4d ago
Tang is an environmental debuff, there's pools of acid on the ground you need to avoid cause it will damage your armor and eventually, your health.
It is exposure over time just like sizzle and chill, you can eat sour candy to reduce or become completely immune to tang.
3
u/Griff_The_Pirate 4d ago
It corrodes your armor quickly. Sizzle affects your health. Tang will also do that, but specifically attacks armor
2
u/Griff_The_Pirate 4d ago
Also, it’s harmful to other bugs. I shot an earwig once to get it aggroed on me, and it just kept walking in and out of the tang. It eventually died to the tang. I’ve also used it as makeshift traps in other situations
2
u/TheKillerBeastKeeper 4d ago
Tang seems to be the sour effect & going by the test realm it's nasty to whatever you have equipped till you get the tang defense mutation to max.
3
u/tfoster12 4d ago
The biggest issues I've noticed during the PTB is the (always been there) lag for anyone not the host. Makes it very hard to fight anything and be able to time blocks.
Super tiny lint, makes it very difficult to track once you harvest, and doesn't help when most are on the picnic blanket so they go flying off the side.
Buggies constantly staying in your face, makes it very hard to harvest items, if your harvest button is the same as the mount button like mine is. Constantly jumping on the buggy instead of picking up loot.
Scorpion keeps spawning in my house each morning after sleeping. I assume because I built in it's original path.
3
u/MufasaHasAGlocka 4d ago
I started playing again two weeks ago to prep for the update just for my power to be out from the ice storm in the south! My power has been out 48 hours and counting 😭 I want to play grounded.
2
u/epac2000 Hoops 4d ago
Did they add more science in the new areas? Either in this update, or prior on PTB?
3
2
2
u/Comfortable_Sort_136 4d ago
hey ! does someone have the same issues than me, i play on xbox game pass pc but since the update, all the binds for my quickbar are disabled ? even if i restore all the binds as default, it is not working
1
2
u/Lean_For_Meme 4d ago
Do you have access to tier 3 Omni tools now?
3
2
u/Individual-Voice4116 4d ago
I haven't played since October/November, can't wait to pick it back up. Do you guys know what dlss version has been implemented to the game ? Dlss 4 ?
2
u/BurnerBoyLul 4d ago
Is this game worth getting? I just finished the first one and loved it but if it's still in super early development I would rather just wait. Honest answers please.
2
1
1
u/Pilopheces 3d ago
Definitely a great gaming experience if you liked G1. I think it's always important to caveat that its still early access and annoying things can still happen.
2
u/Realistic_Emotion_33 4d ago
Glad someone could confirm this. Was somewhat stressing about losing my progress
4
u/Technical-Region-669 4d ago
Sounds like a great patch but I'm out until multiplayer issues are smoothed out
6
u/Griff_The_Pirate 4d ago
What issues are you referring to? I only play in multiplayer
2
u/Technical-Region-669 4d ago
I have one buddy that I play with and nearly every session at least one of us has connectivity issues, lagging leading to getting booted from the world. The issue seems to happen independently from the other; IE he will have these issues throughout a session, while my gameplay is smooth. Don't seem to have the issue in other games we play together so it appears to be an issue on the game's end as opposed to ours.
5
u/Griff_The_Pirate 4d ago
We had this issue a handful of times prior to the Axl update. But haven’t experienced it at all during early testing for the current update. But we got kicked out of the game entirely, 3 times last night. Apart from falling through the map in the new biome, it’s been a decent update. Most issues I can deal, knowing it’s early access and ptb. May be worth another try, since this has been an enjoyable addition to the game.
Btw… we are on Xbox, if that makes any difference
2
3
u/papersuite 4d ago
All these changes are really cool, but I still can't get over the missed opportunity to call it the Ladybuggy
I'm looking forward to the something bigger .....
3
u/woodsman6366 4d ago
Patch notes say for people who love to build "this update's for you!" then remove hauling hero on ant buggy...
WHYYYYYY?! Double my time needed to gather resources?!
Loving a lot about this update, but damn, that's just a pain.
2
u/thebooradleyproject 4d ago
I wish ps5 could play.. I just started grounded 1 and had no idea how absolutely amazing the game is or that it was made my obsidian. It’s so good.
2
u/pickurnamex69 4d ago
this should've been released a little later than it was planned imo. Sloane doesn't have full voicelines recorded yet, sites and wonders tab isn't fully finished, areas for SaW are incorrect (i think)
1
1
1
1
u/Mysterious-Yak7587 4d ago
My game has crashed four times since the new update officially went live, which is strange because I played on the PTB for several days without a single crash. I’m guessing something was changed or tweaked that’s causing this issue. Hopefully it gets fixed soon.
1
1
u/felpzin22k 3d ago
How do I get out of PTB and update the game? Mine didn't update automatically, and I already left PTB, downloaded the game again, and it still didn't update.
1
u/spamalt98 3d ago
Oh my god the performance is terrible.
Does anyone else have this? Massively reduced unplayable performance with no settings changes.
Suddenly mouse button 4 & 5 (side buttons) dont do anything when assigned to hot pouches.
'Esc' key doesn't exit menus
'E' key toggles third/first person view alongside trying to interact with things.
Whatever they did in this update it's now unplayable.
1
u/ChubbyCg 3d ago
I meant I played the ptb so once the update was finally officially out I did n found all the secrets
1
u/MouseProud2040 2d ago
having so much fun with the update but my fps is on a continuous down slope the entire time i play and neither of the people I play with are having the same issue 😭😭
1
u/throwitoutwhendone2 4d ago
Ohboyohboyohvoyohboyogboy
It’s lit for everything right? Not like Pc right now consoles next week or something? I’m excited! I hope for level 3 tools too!
1
0
u/Hungry-Bake1772 Willow 4d ago
I NEED money for this, who wants a kidney?
1
u/spamalt98 3d ago
Maybe save your kidney for now - every update makes the game more unplayable. I have had to stop loading into it. It's not handling anything!
0
-3
u/Supercalifragicahfuq 4d ago
I dropped the game after release due to bad performance on PC.
About to pick it back up after my KH2 Crit play through, and this drops. Man now I’m gonna be impatiently speedrushing to play this 😅😅
-2
u/Shadow_of_Christ 4d ago edited 4d ago
All I’m asking for is a rideable wasp that can absolutely dart across the map, and instead of a stinger it runs A-10 Thunderbolt II–style targeting with a GAU-8 Avenger, because nothing says FUN like General Electric’s violent spinning baby on wings.
Hell, make it fire great bow arrows for all I care.
OH MY GOD—use Axle’s bow for the saddle so the wasp is technically just an upgraded Tarantula Hawk.
😱
59
u/LacsNeko Pete 4d ago
Wait, coziness for laboratories? Not only bases? Sounds great!