Obsidian Entertainment hat das März-Update für Grounded veröffentlicht. Dieses ergänzt u.a. einen Foto-Modus. Die vollständigen englischen Patchnotes lesen sich so:

NEW CRAFTING CONTENT

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

NEW FEATURES

MAJOR FEATURES

• Photo Mode: Phase 1
• Password protecting online games

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 dummy’s. 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.

CHANGES / TUNING

SYSTEMS

• 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:
  • 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.
  • All smoothies now require a “Goop Base” and 3 “Flavor Ingredients.”

OTHER

MUTATIONS

• Reduced the damage reduction of “Dare Devil”.

COMBAT

• 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

• 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.
• BURG.L chips in the world have a small arrow icon that pops up when you approach them making it easier to not miss them.
• New SCA.B audio when getting hungry / thirsty / health alerts.

WORLD

• 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”.
• Updated the terrain around the upper hedge.

BUILDINGS

• 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

• + 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

• 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

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

BUG FIXES – ALL PLATFORMS

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

• 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

• 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.
• Firefly Headlamp has reduced glare when in fog.
• 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.
• Firefly Hanging Lantern can no longer be built in caves.

CREATURES

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

OMINENT PRACTICAL TECHNOLOGIES

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