Grounded's first content update's bug fixes changelog revealed before official release

The next content update for Grounded is a bit of an enigma, but at the very least we know what bug fixes and improvements will be included in the August 26 update later today. Ahead of the release (currently scheduled for almost x am PDT / 1 pm EDT), Obsidian Entertainment has revealed all of the bug fixes in a behemothic changelog for the content update, without revealing whatsoever of the new features. It's an extensive changelog, besting both previous patches' changelogs, so it will hopefully drastically ameliorate the game's stability.

The changelog includes the following changes and tuning:

Gainsay changes / tuning

Buffed impairment on the Spider Fang Dagger so it'southward on the higher end of tier 2 weapons
Buffed damage on Fasten Traps significantly
Spiders learned a new set of attacks to choose from instead of just their basic bite
Added a cursory forced delay between block start events, preventing the histrion from perfect-blocking past mashing the block push
Slightly reduced the bonus impairment given by the Eyepatch
Adjusting larva blade toxicant proc then it's consistent
Reducing the stun ratings of two-handed weapons
Slightly reducing amount of damage the mint mallet deals and so it's in line with tier progression
Tier 2 insects now have a cooldown afterwards beingness stunned before they tin can be stunned again
Perfect Blocking no longer reduces armor immovability

Interface changes / tuning

Updated Raw Scientific discipline UI icons to be more than consistent beyond the game
Calculation shortcut for dropping items in the inventory screen (Drop Stack is in the context bill of fare)
Calculation "Deposit / Receive Stack" push on storage UIs
Shift + clicking item stacks in the storage UIs will transfer the full stack clicked
Dragging an item stack onto the newspaper doll in the inventory screen will drop the item stack in the earth
Crafting an item with a full inventory volition now notify that the particular was dropped in the world
Storage and Flag marker icons take been revised, regrouped, and their colors have shifted (Requires a one-time bout of the m to set everything dorsum / new trail markers will be blank by default)
Slight revisions to a few SCA.B flavor schemes
Canteen slurps available are displayed in the equipped item HUD chemical element
Additional icon art
Added a highlight effect that appears on interactable objects when the player looks at them. This feature is controlled past the "Highlight Objects" Accessibility setting

World changes / tuning

Revised clover cavern layout and lighting, and moved archway slightly
Revised flooded surface area layout in southeast corner of thousand
Updated house electrical socket with final, non-blockout art
Items left in the world (not in a container, etc.) for 48-72 in-game hours will somewhen despawn one time out of range of all players. Items loaded from a saved game from version 0.i.x, will have all item timers start at nil to give players a chance to react to this change
Players and critters now create ripples in the water while moving
Kids are starting to throw Archer Cookies over the fence, along with their Baton Hogs and Apples
Added a few footprints throughout the m

Edifice changes / tuning

Base buildings will now exist more than reliably anchored when built on top of objects such as the Baseball
Palisades will no longer immediately collapse when an attached building is removed
Water Containers tin collect falling droplets
The role player can at present drink from H2o Containers while holding weapons
Stairs may now exist embedded in the ground like scaffolds and ramps
Walls that are sandwiched above by two floors will have their crenellations suppressed
The camera will slide to the right position when interacting with a Weapon Wall Mount
Tweaked the placed position of the Weapon Wall Mount to be more centered

Operation changes / tuning

Ameliorate Windowed-Fullscreen operation in Windows versions of the game
Better UI/Inventory GPU performance
Pregnant load game time comeback for games with large bases
Better GPU performance during nighttime

Other changes / tuning

The Voice Chat Activation setting is at present properly reapplied when entering a game
SCA.B flavor scheme collectibles at present have a pulsing low-cal and are slightly bigger to make them more noticeable
Hedge Berries now float in h2o
Prevented very big numbers of ants from being assigned the same task, such as killing a weevil
Reduced the camera most clip plane fixing the camera clipping into the player when using high a high field of view
Polished upward spear move and aiming animations for 1st person
You should now come across grass extend to the furthest reaches of the thou
Ants now detect and shop lost Ice Caps
Soldier ants can now properly drib ant heads equally loot
Tall woody weeds are now displayed as "Croaking Weed." Dandelions and husky weed both still supply weed stems. Husky weed now respawns
Ants will not be happy if you take their eggs
The Resource Analyzer now animates when analyzing
A couple of new smoothies can be whipped upwardly at the smoothie station

Beyond the changes and tuning, there's likewise the following problems fixes:

Superlative community issues

Incapacitated players are now saved instead of ignored when a salve game is made or they get out the game. With this, players that reload an incapacitated grapheme will have their backpack spawned where they died instead of them just spawning without their inventory in the world.Not retroactive
Items and insects will spawn under the world less. Cleaning upward items / insects that have fallen through the level upon load. (This should assistance with insect population / egg spawning)
Insects should no longer spawn inside of the large Pond rocks. Any insect currently in the rocks upon load should be snapped out. (This should aid with insect population / egg spawning)
Grass planks volition no longer autumn through the ground
Stock-still Hedge Berries appearing in incorrect positions for clients, making them very difficult to harvest
Fixed torch sound furnishings
Insects should no longer "walk through walls" when not looking at them or when they are at your far away base
Fixed giant arrows sometimes spawning when shot into a large insect

Major bug

Multiplayer clients will no longer crash when despawning droplets containing items

Game bug

Optimized edifice collapsing so the game will no longer lock upwardly when collapsing huge structures
The game volition no longer crash when collapsing very long structures
Stock-still issues where walls could get built in-betwixt a wall snap spot messing upwardly your wall grid
Gnats will now need a little more than delta-5 than a Bounce Spider web can provide if they want to go to space
Fixed a trouble where insects would not become appropriately hungry and sleepy after the players slept

Items / equipment / resources issues

Standalone buildings that are fastened to walls and floors will collapse as well if the floor or wall they are on collapses
Large Rake Rock now has proper collision
Soda pop can now be dumped from a canteen
Fixed h2o droplets near sprinkler and oak tree that respawned immediately when y'all approached
Fixed gas arrows not being one-time use
Rotten Bee Armor tin can no longer exist repaired for gratuitous
Workbench light volition no longer be disabled later on loading a relieve

World issues

Fixed wall crenellations actualization inconsistently on clients and the host
Fixed wall crenellations appearing incorrectly after loading a saved game
Fixed fingers moving on weapon manus during i handed move animations
Restructured 3rd person body aiming for unarmed punching
Unfinished buildings no longer block the third person camera
Swapping armor after having collected Raw Science no longer displays the fabric of the previously equipped armor
Fixed issue with seeing fogless voids in the globe later on having emerged from a large trunk of water
Puddle drinking animation and camera improved to address clipping issues

UI problems

Fixed SCA.B Bugged scheme not actualization in list correctly
The resting UI updates properly upon bedtime
SCA.B won't flash thirst and hunger danger if levels are good
Defrag button in Inventory can now be navigated using the Gamepad
Less explosive results when using the Drop Stack activeness
Stock-still Clover Hood and Poncho description being the same as the Leggings

Windows 10 Store problems

Stock-still bug with 4k fullscreen resolution failing to work properly
Fixed issues with Alt-Tab crashing the game

Xbox 1 issues

Reduced screen edge artifacts / flashing

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