Grounded guide: List of all known bugs, issues, and upcoming fixes
Grounded is filled with bugs and insects, but some of them may be unwanted.
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Obsidian Entertainment’s Grounded first launched in early access back in July 2020, with its full launch coming over two years later. This series of updates saw the experience become far more polished as new features and enemies were added, while bugs were squashed and technical issues solved.
The completed 1.0 launch ofGroundedis considerably more polished than during this smaller-scale (literally) survival game’s initial debut, bringing it into the ranks of thebest Xbox gamesavailable. Still, a few small problems have lingered on and require additional patches to deal with. We’re continuing to monitor the game’s post-launch support, and the official Grounded and Obsidian Entertainment channels, to collect every known issue and any nascent bugs, as well as recent or upcoming fixes and potential workarounds.
It should be noted that, while we appreciate reports on faults we may have missed or additional information on known issues, this is not how players should report problems to the Grounded team. For that purpose, players can head to theGrounded forumsorObsidian Support. There’s also theGrounded issue tracker, although this resource is not always the most up-to-date.
Grounded: All known issues and bugs
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As more and more players begin to explore the Backyard in Grounded on Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, or Windows PC, more imperfections are bound to be discovered and new issues crop up, however small. We’ll update this section with any and all known issues we see reported by players and Obsidian Entertainment, as well as what we notice from our own time spent in Grounded. If workarounds are available for any more egregious issues, we’ll also include them below the bug in question.
PC players on Steam unable to join or host multiplayer games
Some Grounded players, especially on Steam, are reporting issues joining or hosting multiplayer games. Players who attempt to join or host a multiplayer game are repeatedly kicked, and are unable to do so successfully. The Grounded team is aware of these issues, and has suggested a workaround for players ahead of a more permanent fix.
Workaround:To resolve the multiplayer issues for Steam players, the Grounded team suggests the all players need to be friends with the host (through the Xbox app), and that all players join the host’s multiplayer lobby in Groundedbeforethe game is started.
Audio cutting out when switching headsets
Players on PC are reporting issues where audio cuts out after switching headsets.Workaround:Don’t switch headsets after booting up Grounded.
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Hedge Ascent not unlocking
A handful of players across all platforms are reporting that the Hedge Ascent Landmark isn’t unlocking for them, meaning it won’t be marked on the map and players are blocked from getting 100% on the Report Card. The Grounded team is investigating the problem.
Grounded: Recent or upcoming patches, hotfixes, and updates
It’s certain that, as issues and bugs surface in Grounded, the team at Obsidian Entertainment will immediately begin working to resolve them. Here, we’ll list the most recent patches, hotfixes, and bug squashing updates for Grounded, so you can be aware when an issue plaguing your time in Grounded is fixed. We’ll also include any upcoming fixes or updates that are rolling out to players in the near future.
Grounded 1.2.0 — April 25, 2023
Obsidian Entertainment again brought major improvements and new features with theSuper Duper update!Naturally, this means more bugs were fixed. Here’s the fullchangelog.
Crash fixes
Major fixes
Other fixes
Grounded 1.1.0 — Dec. 8, 2022
Obsidian Entertainment released patch 1.1 for Grounded to coincide with the Holiday Treat update and tocelebrate 15 million players. Here’s the fullchangelog.
Crash fixes
Major fixes
Other fixes
Grounded 1.0.4 — Oct. 21, 2022
Another post-launch update. Full changelog fromObsidian Entertainment.
General changes
Crafting balance changes
Creature balance changes
Item balance changes
Mutation balance changes
Crash fixes
Major fixes
Other fixes
Grounded 1.0.3 — Oct. 17, 2022
Full changelog fromObsidian Entertainment.
General changes
Crash fixes
Bug fixes
Grounded
One of the most unique projects from Obsidian Entertainment is a masterful addition to the survival genre, and is packed with hours of fun in single-player and online co-op. Grounded isn’t entirely devoid of issues, but it’s still one of the best games on Xbox.
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