Grounded opens the Public Test ring for 0.9.0 April Content Update on Steam, other platforms to come later
Grounded is nearing its fabled 1.0 release with another early access update.
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What you need to know
As we near the end of April, theGroundedteam at Obsidian Entertainment gears up to release another update toGrounded’s early access. The 0.9.0 April Content Update isn’t quite here yet, but theGrounded Public Test ring is open againso that players can get a sneak peek and provide feedback on the upcoming release. For now, the Public Test ring is only available for Grounded players on Steam, but the Grounded team is working on bringing the April Content Update to Windows 10 and Xbox soon too.
The highlights of the 0.9.0 April Content Update in the Public Test ring include new buildings like ladders and curved building sections, access to Grounded’srecently added Photo Modewhile in multiplayer, and a new game mode with Creative with Bugs. There’s also the usual batch of general improvements, gameplay tweaks, and bug fixes to be found here. Minor things may change before the update’s official release to the public (likely sometime next week), but the feature set should be relatively set in stone.
Grounded is already one of thebest survival games on Xboxand it’s not even fully released yet. With the April Content Update, Grounded edges ever closer to its historic exit from early access as a full-fledged first-party Microsoft game.
Thefull changelogfor the 0.9.0 April Content Update Public Test includes:
Features
Buildings
Creative with Bugs
Photo Mode
UI
Music
Changes & tuning
Combat
Interface
World
Buildings
Crafting
Optimization
Bug fixes
Top community issues
World
Items, equipment, & resources
Creatures
Photo Mode
UI
It’s a big(ger) world out there.
Obsidian Entertainment makes its exclusive debut on Xbox One and PC with Grounded, a unique survival experience that literally makes all of your problems much, much bigger. Join your friends as you’re shrunk down to the size of an ant and are forced to survive in a dangerous backyard.
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