Obsidian's Xbox survival game Grounded 2 gets a December update bringing cheerful holiday decorations — and PC gets DLSS, too

Major Bug Fixes

• Improved Performance on Extremely Large Saves
• Droplets of Water should now no longer appear floating invisible mid-air
• Fixed a issue where clients could be attacked while loading into their game
• Buggies no longer stay in your face, so when trying to build or harvest, players should be less disrupted by a buggy coming over and stealing the interaction priority
• Various Omni-Tool improvements based on community feedback have been addressed
  • Looking at any item that the omni-tool can interact with will remain the priority over a building that’s in the vicinity of player’s cursor, guaranteeing that the actions prompted in the HUD remains in line with the other priority rules:
    • Interaction actions are based on how close you are to something
    • Interaction actions are based on if you look at that interactable
• Various Handheld bugs were fixed

Gameplay

• Teen’s left hand now closes properly when crouching with dual-wielded weapons equipped
• Photo Mode can no longer be exploited to kill jumping creatures
• Fixed a bug where a character could get stuck in a spiderweb in the Fire Pit area
• Players should no longer get stuck in the corridor leading to the Axl arena
• Fixed a spot in the Ice Cart area where player could get stuck
• Players should no longer get stuck in a specific place in the trashcan
• Recover Backpacks should now work properly be recovered when they were falling Out of the World
• Fixed a bug where AXL Wall Mount did not guarantee a temporary effect for Players activating it on the edge of its range
• Fixed an issue where player could not repair Ice Sickles after a failed defense attempt
• Unequipping Axl Talon will no longer cause the character model to stretch in photomode
• Resolved an issue where killing one enemy would complete objective to defeat O.R.C. guards at Stone Stash
• Addressed an issue where Player could swap arrows while ranged weapon is charging
• Fixed a bug where some parts of the Universal Galvanic radio had collision issues
• Resolved an issue where Players were able to complete “Ready, Aim…” ranger challenge by shooting the Berries
• Fixed an issue where Pinch Whacker had same speed stat as Red Ant Club but attacked way faster
• Scorpion set bonus effect now properly triggers
• Fixed a bug where it was not possible to move items with the LMB
• Addressed an issue where it was possible to enter inaccessible places through the hedge
• Players can now walk onto the Juice Box from the Web Bridge
• Fixed a bug where looting creatures was problematic near nearby resources
• Items left in Statue Lab now longer fall Out of the World
• Fixed an issue with visible Out of the World from the window
• Players should no longer get temporarily stuck between Picnic Table’s wooden planks
• Fixed the issue where fighting a Mosquito would prompt nearby Blue Butterflies to aggro
• Milkweed related resources should properly appear in the resource scanner map
• Fixed a bug where multiple Husky Weeds were growing in one place
• Saps should no longer blocking movement
• Spicy Candy located on top of the Trashcan is now reachable
• Fixed an issue where Scorpions spawned after Ice Sickles quest could not do damage to Player after jumping to a certain spot
• Buggies will now properly drop a backpack on Woah! difficulty
• Fixed an issue where a gap inside hedge led to an unfinished area
• Resolved an issue where the Player could get stuck between two specific bushes
• The Fluffy Dandelion Tuft will no longer drain stamina
• Fixed a bug where Player’s backpack could become inaccessible underneath flashcard
• Resolved a bug where Resource Finder did not update locations of resources taken from chests
• Gnats have returned to the pond in front of the starting area
• Fixed a bug where Omni-Tool UI would disappear when hovering over more than one OmniToolable object
• Addressed an issue where stacking palisades on top of each other was not possible
• Blocking animation for Staves was too slow, it is now faster
• Fixed an issue where recycling Hatchery with ready-to-hatch buggy would result in obtaining unusable egg
• Fixed a bug where Praying Mantis wouldn't leave its leaf if the Player engages first
• Resolved a bug where Praying Mantis doesn't engage when the Player walks under its leaf
• Fixed a bug where Praying Mantis in Entrance area quickly loses aggro when Player hides behind a nearby coin
• Addressed a bug where multiple Husky Weeds were growing in one place
• Fixed a bug where particular raw science was placed behind invisible wall
• Resolved a bug where looting creatures was problematic near nearby resources
• Fixed a bug where creatures would not attack walls blocking MIX.R
• Aphids will no longer climb onto cut grass
• Fixed a bug where multiple Husky Weeds were growing in one place
• Resolved a bug where dropped resources would despawn after moving away from them
• Fixed an issue where Blue Butterflies had too wide hitboxes on their wings
• Players should now properly interrupt Mantis’s light attacks
• Baits should now get consumed by a creature when used
• Fixed an issue where water droplets were visibly floating in air after chopping grass
• Resolved a bug where the third person camera would become unstable while moving between the player and a big asset
• Players can no longer jump while sitting in any chair

Environment Art

• Fixed an issue where certain water textures were clipping through the ground
• Fixed a bug where particular raw science was placed behind invisible wall
• A window in the starting location no longer clips through the wall
• Fixed an issue where Image Plane on Sign Frames would not render correctly
• Addressed an issue where black spots appeared on some stones
• Fixed one-sided textures in the Fire Pit area
• Planks on the park now have the correct textures and are no longer pink
• Fixed collision of a rock near the Fire Pit
• Summoned Buggies should no longer spawn in textures
• Fixed various texture artifacts
• Fixed the issue where acorn was missing a chunk of its top part texture
• Resolved a lighting issue with the nasty water puddle in front of the Toxic Anthill South Entrance
• Fixed a bug where Ranger Outpost entrance light signs had different color than the light they emit
• Lighting has been improved in the Lab dome
• Resolved a bug where Husky Weed was clipping into the statue
• Fixed floating grass blades near the KLB11 News Camera
• Fixed an issue with Buried Treasure clipping with a Waffle Cone
• Addressed an issue where Billy Hog on the top of the Fire Pit was clipping through a plate

Performance & Stability

• Performance has been improved for large world saves.
• The Saved Games list now loads promptly, removing the prolonged “Processing” prompt
• Fixed a bug where game was running in low FPS after loading autosave created upon starting an ORC Wave

UI & UX

• Resolved an issue where the bindings for assigning an item to the HotPouch were different
• Fixed a bug where the survival guide specified that the 'H' key should be pressed instead of held to open the emotes radial
• The health bar will now properly display for some buildings in the Building Grid
• The switch view button in the pause menu responds to mouse clicks as intended.
• Storage UI backgrounds in containers are free of graphical artifacts
• Fixed a bug where Chopping List could exceed Player’s screen and could not be scrolled
• Resolved an issue with placeholder option change notification
• Changes in Game Settings will automatically save upon exiting menu
• Fixed a bug where the game language did not change immediately after being set
• Object placement by clients is now possible, even at a distance from the character.
• Fixed an issue where a ghost item appeared in inventory when assigning it to HotPouch with keyboard
• Fixed a bug where Player was unable to scroll “Wait, there’s more!” quest

Audio

• Fixed an issue where mushroom destroy sound was delayed
• Addressed a bug where staff projectile sound was audible with sound settings set to 0
• Fixed an issue where there were no sounds when hitting Ranger Station while playing as a Client
• Resolved an issue where web bridges didn't have impact SFX assigned
• Fixed concurrency set on all teens voice over

Save/Load & Persistence

• Fixed a bug where Player could stack chill resistance with torch equipped while performing save/load cycle
• Fixed an issue where fog of war was reappearing for Clients after Save/Load cycle
• Addressed a bug where the Client could damage a snail through the shell if far from the Host
• Fixed a bug where Client sometimes was unable to pick up weapons thrown by the Host
• Fixed an issue where chill reduction would permanently increase for each save/load with torch equipped
• Fixed a bug where game was running in low FPS after loading autosave created upon starting an ORC Wave
• Resolved a bug where Player was able to Pause Menu for a brief moment after loading the game
• Teens’ bodies now disappear upon leaving the session
• Fixed a bug where entering the Acorn Turret right after loading the game would cause the player character to fall through the textures

Localization

• Various localization bugs have been addressed