Hot and Hazy is the game’s biggest update yet

It has been a minute since we final noticed a serious replace for Obsidian Leisure’s Grounded. The developer took large updates on the open-world survival recreation down a notch following the Koi Pond rework. Since then, the developer has launched a number of smaller patches, together with one final content material replace with Shroom & Doom in June. That almost rhymed. At the moment, nonetheless, Obsidian is lastly about able to unveil the subsequent step for the sport. The Grounded – Hot and Hazy update guarantees to vary practically every little thing, and it’s playable now on the general public take a look at server.

It will be sooner to checklist what the Sizzling and Hazy replace doesn’t do for Grounded. Some shops have been in a position to attempt it out forward of the general public take a look at. The phrase on the road is that the replace provides roleplaying parts to the sport. It’s apropos, contemplating that Obsidian is well-known for its improbable RPGs. Sizzling and Hazy provides reworks to the meals system, adjustments to mutations, an underground dungeon, and a sandbox biome that’s, nicely, actually a sandbox.

On that notice, the Sizzling and Hazy replace brings 4 new areas to the sport. The primary, as talked about, is the Crab Sandbox. Inside it yow will discover buried treasure, or hidden antlions able to snack on you. The sandbox is akin to a desert biome, so that you’ll want to search out methods to take care of the warmth. Alongside comes the Black Ant Hill, an underground dungeon with a mini-boss. There’s additionally the Trash Heap, and at last the Picnic Desk that features a tabletop RPG you may’t play.

The world of Grounded grows ever bigger.

Grounded – Sizzling, Hazy, and playable on a public take a look at server

The brand new areas are solely the tip of the iceberg for the Grounded – Sizzling and Hazy replace. It additionally introduces three contaminated bugs, and 5 extra bugs just like the Black Employee Ants and Meaty Gnats. There are new crafting choices, starting from armor to meals. And talking of meals, that system has been reworked. Meals gadgets are separated between Snack and Meal, with the previous lowering starvation and the latter including a Effectively Fed buff. There has additionally been a change to mutations similar to Recent Protection and Grass Grasp.

To take a look at everything of the patch notes (you’ll want a while), head to the official discussion board announcement. The Grounded – Sizzling and Hazy replace is playable now on the general public take a look at server. Head over to the announcement page to learn how to hitch.