Hey, Grounded fans! The backyard is buzzing with excitement, and it's all because of our latest update, "Fully Yoked" – and yes, it's as massive as it sounds! We're not just talking big; it's bulging with a ton of new content, features, and quality-of-life updates! This Fully Yoked update is here to turn your backyard into an epic adventure like never before. Let's dive into the wonders waiting for you in this colossal update!




The royal Ant Queens have arrived! These regal creatures are more than just a new face; they bring a new vibe to the backyard. When meeting them, it won’t be about 'flexing your muscles' in combat but more about flexing your decision-making skills; it’s about choices and consequences - ally with them and gain powerful friends, betray them and brace for some severe ant-itude, or you can do the third option, which is [REDACTED]! These decisions echo across your entire experience, so choose your path wisely and watch your journey unfold with these new influential neighbors.



And the excitement doesn’t stop there – get ready for 12 new Ant Queen-inspired buildings, like the grand Ant Queen Chaises and Chandeliers as the 'bench press' of ant architecture. Plus, for pet enthusiasts, there's a heartwarming twist – the chance to adopt a baby ant pet. Remember, every choice in the ant world carries weight, shaping the relationships within this tiny, yet 'mighty', kingdom.




Get ready to 'lift' your adventure to new heights with our 'New Game+' mode. After you conquer the mightiest of foes like the Broodmother and the Wasp Queen, you'll unlock the REMIX.R, leading you to alternate dimensions with remixed challenges. Every playthrough is a unique experience with creatures appearing in new spots, more demanding bosses, and hidden secrets.



But beware – some creatures are infused with Raw Science, making them stronger, faster, and harder to fight. Overcome these challenges to collect special trinkets with unique properties. Plus, don't miss out on the new ASL content, Milk Molars in randomized locations, and the all-important Yoking Station for that extra power boost in remixed yards.




We're always listening to our community, and this update brings quality-of-life improvements that make the backyard more enjoyable. Multiplayer fans, rejoice! Hosts can now switch saves without a hitch, keeping the adventure flowing. Lost a pet? Our 'Recover Pets' feature ensures they'll find their way back home. For our builders and creators, the new object capacity meter is a godsend for optimizing performance and sharing your world creations.

Speaking of creation, the Playground mode now offers even more control and options for crafting your unique backyard. Report rule-violating Playgrounds, quickly identify trinkets, and delve into a trove of new content – it's all part of enhancing your Grounded experience.




"Fully Yoked" is not holding back. The update is packed with over 20 new items and equipment, from the Termite King Pipe Organ to decorative rugs. Achievement hunters prepare for new challenges and the game-changing 'Antbassador' mutation. And we didn't forget about Playgrounds as they received fresh news props to add more possibilities for creativity.

Wrapping Up This Final Content Update

To help show you how Grounded is now beefier than ever, continue reading the patch notes below! The 'Fully Yoked' update brings endless possibilities to your backyard escapades. The game has evolved in many ways, such as adding full Japanese VO for all players to check out. On top of that, the game can now be played on multiple platforms, including the newly added PlayStation 4|5 and Nintendo Switch. Now, players across all platforms can experience this Grounded: Fully Yoked edition of the final game, together.

Lastly, a huge thank you to our incredible community. Your support and passion have shaped Grounded into what it is today. As our last planned content update, we promise to keep refining and perfecting your experience in the game so you and your friends can play in the backyard.

Stay safe, and as always – stay Grounded!


Hey Grounded fans! We are proud to present to you the "Fully Yoked" 1.4 update: the premiere Grounded experience swole with new content.

Each of the three ant colonies now has a royal leader residing deep within their respective hills. These new Ant Queens are not fightable bosses. They instead offer you a choice: either befriend or betray with a tasty offering. Which you choose affects the rewards you receive and how the colony reacts. Some choices have cascading effects that aren't immediately apparent...

Next up, we've remixed your backyard! Introducing the New Game+ mode: a complete overhaul that adds layers of complexity and challenge. Instead of finishing the game, you will have the option to enter an alternate dimension via the new REMIX.R device. Each playthrough in this mode remixes the yard in a host of ways that will give you new challenges and rewards.

Accessing New Game+ requires defeating the Broodmother, Mantis, Wasp Queen, and completing the Javamatic fight. When entering this mode, all of your existing bases, items, recipes unlocks, etc. will carry over with you.

In Remixed backyards, creatures can be infused with the power of Raw Science. Not only do they have more health, do more damage, and attack faster, but they also have unique properties that make them extra challenging. 

The good news is that infused creatures can drop special trinkets that are also infused with Raw Science. These new trinkets also have special randomized properties. Ominent Badges can be collected again, and have new properties, and every BURG.L Chip awards a new BURG.L Chip Trinket, they too will have randomized properties to give you more options on how to build your character.

The Yoking Station, available at the ASL in a remixed yard, allows you to upgrade your weapons to even more powerful levels. To upgrade your weapons, you will need to find new materials and resources only found in remixed yards. 

Molars can be gathered once more, and you will need to continue to collect them to stay as swole as the creatures of the yard. In a remixed yard, the molars are now in new, randomized locations. 

There are a large number of new additions to the Science Shop. Check out the ASL for a new sign set, the Yoking Station, new weapons, equipment, and more, that can only be purchased in a remixed yard. To help with purchasing the new items there are new Raw Science spawn locations, and MIX.Rs have increased rewards.

There are other changes that are made to the yard in a remixed world, including more loot chests, different candy, and some other surprises. 

The game can now be played additional platforms, including the newly added PlayStation 4|5 and Nintendo Switch. Players across all platforms can experience this Grounded: Fully Yoked edition of the final game, together, with crossplay!

By default, natural enemies will fight each other if they are near each other, and neutral creatures will fight each other if struck accidentally. This can now be turned off (useful in Playgrounds when designing encounter rooms for the player).

Links now have 5 color options for distinguishing them while editing.

You can now load a save while in the middle of a multiplayer session. All connected clients will load into the new world once the load is complete.

• A new Game Repair button has been added to recover any pets that are not currently following you.
  
• Pets allocated to a pet house will also teleport to their house, in case they are outside of the terrain.

• An object capacity meter can be found on the pause menu that tells you how many objects, either in a Playground or a standard game, you have in your level. This is useful to know if you are sharing worlds with lower end machines to make sure the game can be played reliably on all hardware.
  
• If you have no intention of having your yard be as crossplay compatible as possible, this capacity limit can be changed in the Game Settings menu to match your platform's suggested limit or have no limit at all.

There are now buttons available to copy and paste the configuration of a Link in a Playground.

Community Playgrounds can be filtered by keywords, player count and genre while browsing.

Community Playgrounds can be reported by players if they violate rules. 

• 12 Ant Queen-related buildings
  
  • Chaise Lounges
    
  • Chandeliers
    
  • Stuffed Queens
    
  • Head Mount
• Yoking Station
  
• New Floor Rugs
  
• Termite King Pipe Organ
  
• REDACTED

3 new Baby Ant Pets to befriend.

• Over 20 new items and equipment.
  
• Over 20 new trinkets.

A lot of these will be found only in New Game+

Antbassador - Become one with the ants of the yard. 

A new sign-set that can only be purchased in New Game+

• 2 for the base game
  
• 2 for New Game+

The game now has full Japanese voice over, including voices for the teens, BURG.L, cutscenes, and audio logs. Select Japanese Voice Over from the Game Options menu to enable this feature. 

There are a number of new props that are now available to be placed in Playgrounds. This includes the Jack o Lantern, Ice Caps Box, Big TazT, Big Dice, Wendell Chair, Big SCA.B Mesh, Stump Bark and Pulp, Rash, Yoked Girth and Yogi Swole, Quarter, Garden Light, Milk Molar Bottle and Lid, Gnome, Baseball Bat, Trash Bag, Pink Slip, Anarchis, Lab Dome, Pink Flower Petals, Cattails, Honeycomb, Lilypad, Shovel, Cacti, Charcoal Bag, Moldorc's Castle, the Bird Bath, and more.

Attack speed slow effects no longer stack.

Stagger animations for all ants and stinkbugs now physically displace them.

• Increasing scythe attack speed by 15%.
  
• Lowering attack speed bonus granted by battle axe combo finishers by 5%.
  
• The Mighty upgrade path now applies an additional status effect to weapons, much like the Sleek upgrade path for armor.

• Trinket items that previously appeared as brown bags now have a new shared trinket model.
  
• Gold cards are not required for 100% on the Report Card.

• Quest objectives on the map show the quest name now when hovered over.
  
• Trailer Marker names are shown on the map when hovering over a Trail Marker icon if a name is set.
  
• Improved image quality of item icons on lower end hardware.

New audio track added for New Game+

Ziplines created in Playground edit mode cannot be recycled or renamed in Play mode.

Optimization

• Significantly reduced the CPU load of the game.
  
• Significantly reduced the CPU load during defense events.
  
• Reduced memory usage across the game.
  
• Saving the game is now faster.

• Audio logs that were collected but not showing up in the Data tab will properly show up now.
  
  • This was affecting some people from getting 100%.
• Animations and audio work correctly for clients when someone else uses a dandelion tuft.
  
• Some buildings placed in very specific locations will no longer be unsupported upon loading the save.
  
• Fixed a problem where certain stacks of ladders could cause a saved game to never finish loading.
  
• Non-grid buildings attached to grid buildings will now appear and disappear correctly on clients.
  
• Bugs will interact with the world around them more often (Lady Bugs chasing Aphids, Aphids dropping Honeydew, etc.)

• You can steal from aphids while wearing sleek aphid slippers.
  
• "Read To Me" will now read building customization sliders correctly.
  
• Buildings cannot be placed inside stem pallets.
  
• Digging up Koi fish bones and scales as a client no longer has them float up quickly and teleport back.
  
• Weapon upgrade icons on the HotPouch no longer disappear after hitting something.
  
• Black Ants properly navigate from outside the Trash area back to their ant hill.

• The building distance axis will now be properly conveyed to clients in Playground Design Mode.
  
• Preplaced grid buildings placed in the air can no longer be induced to collapse in Play Mode, unless Building Damage is enabled.
  
• Non-building actors placed on slopes will no longer change rotation slightly when relocated.
  
• Placed objects with simulated physics now correctly simulate physics in play mode and not in edit mode.
  
• If an object is rescaled while being relocated, clients will now see the correct scale.
  
• Pre-existing scene objects will no longer disappear when loading the game after trashing them and then undoing the trash.
  
• In edit mode, destroying a building with other buildings attached to it will now reliably destroy the dependent buildings as well.
  
• The Toggle Grid Snap radial menu option now works even outside of placement mode.
  
• Slime Mold Grass will no longer become uninteractable after being relocated.
  
• Double-clicking a building supporting Place Many in the Playgrounds build menu will no longer immediately place a copy.
  
• Buildings placed on scaled buildings will no longer sometimes appear at the wrong height.
  
• Mushrooms will no longer lose their stems when relocated.
  
• Undo operations cannot be redone if another player makes conflicting changes to the same actors.
  
• The Lab Control Panel now faces the correct way when placed on walls.
  
• Dandelion D can now be placed and trashed in Playgrounds.
  
• Cacti can now be copied and relocated.
  
• Dice can now be copied and relocated.
  
• Mushroom Curved Doors will no longer rotate and break after cancelling connection from them.
  
• ASL Terminal and Resource Surveyor screens will appear correctly after undoing destruction.
  
• ASL Terminal and Resource Surveyor will actually reappear when destruction is undone.
  
• Players can no longer become stuck on the Frankenline when transitioning between Play and Design mode.
  
• Strange Spore is easier to place.
  
• Table B can now be stacked.

The day has come, exterminators.


Here’s what you can expect to see on release:

• Up to 4 player co-op campaign
  
• Up to 8 player Spider Hunt PvP mode with 3 maps
  
• Huge dimensions to explore
  
• Over 10 spider types to exterminate
  
• Tons objectives and challenges to complete, including ones you can die in!
  
• Weapon upgrades to unlock, potions to brew, objects to clean, hidden morph spiders to hunt
  
• And a total of 25 achievements to unlock!
  
• Countless new items to collect, such as: Weapons, Compound X, Tapes (audio logs), Blueprints, SpaceBux, Upgrade Modules.

In future updates, you can expect to see 2 more dimensions added - Iota Eight and Alpha One - along with a virtual dimension known as CyberCore. Each dimension will come with new weapons, spider types, a blueprint, and a potion recipe, along with new objectives, challenges, and other odds and ends! You can also expect a big boss fight coming at the end of Dimension Alpha One. Besides that, you can expect another community event (Shoe 2.0), and of course, more spider hunt maps!

We’ll share our roadmap with you soon to keep you posted on everything Casey Donnellan is working on behind the scenes during this early access journey, so keep an eye out for more news soon. And most importantly, these updates will also rely on your feedback! Share your thoughts, suggestions, and bugs in the Steam discussions or on our Discord!

Here are some helpful links you should follow:
Known Issues List - Got a bug? Check out this list before you spend time creating a report.
Discord - Ask questions, meet Casey Donnellan, and find players to co-op or PvP with!
Twitter
Facebook
TikTok

Hey Kenshi crew, how you doin’? First up - in case you missed it, we recently posted a blog with a little Kenshi 2 news and a brand new Kenshi Free Camera mode. Check it out if you’ve not had the chance. So why are we here again so soon? Well, we’ve a pretty big milestone to celebrate:



We’re overjoyed to announce that we’ve sold 2.3 million copies of Kenshi. Not only that - more of you folks bought yourself a copy of Kenshi in 2023 than in any other year. Wild.


We celebrated with tees for the crew

So here’s a massive thanks to everyone who’s helped us on this journey. You might not be aware, but we’re an entirely independent company and we don’t have the deep pockets of investors or publishers to help us spread the word at all. We’re therefore especially thankful for all the recommendations and reviews from fans, the work from content creators and all the publications kind enough to cover us. We couldn’t have done it without you.

• PC Gamer - One of the most strange and cruel survival sandboxes I've played has sold 2.3 million copies
  
• GamesIndustry.biz - Lo-Fi Games' Kenshi sells 2.3m units

To celebrate our 2 million milestone we’re launching these animated avatars for you to get your mitts on with any Steam points you might have lying about.

To grab your Steam avatars, head to the Steam Points Shop and click on 'Avatars' on the left-hand side menu under “Profile”. At the top of the shop you should see your ‘Steam Points Balance’ and a search bar next to it, use this to search ‘Kenshi’ and the avatars should appear.

Alternatively, you can head to your profile, click ‘Edit Profile’ and on the left-hand side, you should see ‘Steam Points Shop’. Once you click this, you’ll be brought to the store page, and you can use the search bar to find the avatars.




You’ve still got until the 21st April to submit your screenshots using our new Free Camera Mode in our #KenshiFreeCam Contest. Head on over to our previous blog to check out the rules of entry.


It’s been a while since we put together a Community Spotlight but don’t worry, we hadn’t forgotten about you lot. We’ve still been highlighting your work over on our social media, gathering all your screenshots, artwork and videos and mods ready for this update. FYI - you can expect future Community Spotlight posts to come out at a rate of around once every three months, give or take.


With thanks to all the contributors included in this video:


Mods

• Native Stylise from Bob
• The Great Factories from Jorahm
• Hireable Merchants! from Don Fuego
• Simple Hillshade Map from FajrAl

Screenshots

• "TIME FOR CRAB!" from CrowX8
• "Relaxing" from Lohroc
• The fog looms over them from Ziutek Kraksa
• The East border of Shem from ArdynVolaris

Fan Art

• "sleep at work" from Ledsen-katt 
• "Doodles" from 5kinjo6
• "2000 yard view" from Missnöjd_KAtt
• "Narko help me" from Lambbda

Mods

• The Outbreak from MrGredy
• Canine Variation (Boneyard Wolves & Colors) from Mogwai
• GNOMES! - THE INVASION from Entoco
• Defiance Belts from Spherix

Screenshots

• This base looks too good not to visit... or rob from @sqkVzp0HOwrnIwU
• Where you place your base can work in your favour from TsukasaKun
• We love the structure of this base! from Gary_FX
• You should be wary of old men in a profession where men usually die young from De Grote J

Fan Art

• "Lost in the dunes, forever." from Gabriel E. Stokkan
• We think this fan art is brilliant! from (·ω<Bird Coconut
• "Hiver thought he was Ryan Gosling." from  Missnöjd_KAtt
• The most dangerous creatures, even when they are made out of clay from Bum_Nuggler

Mods

• Beam Things from Momayo
• Healing Toilet (Outhouse) from OusRP
• Hell Survivor Armor from AGO
• Replace Piped Weapons from ikahurula

Screenshots

• That’s a lotta crabs from Mr Bombastic
• Red sky at morning from N’sane
• Dangerous adventures await from Rock3Game
• What did they do to deserve that? From raisin_object
• The onset of night from maukuakki

Fan Art

• Kenshi minis from Colonel Sanders
• Is Beep the strongest warrior? from TTomRP
• This is how Swampers sort things out from Missnöjd_KAtt
• Would you ever try to befriend a Beak Thing? from Office Worker
• Gonzalo has used some great colours in this piece. from Gonzalo Castelli Art

And finally

And last but definitely not least, we’d like to thank all the content creators who helped us test an early version of the Free Camera Mode. Take a look at what they were able to achieve with these tools in our previous blog post.

If you want to see yourself in one of our Community Spotlights, be sure to share and tag us with your work on our social media channels and Discord server. Catch you next time.

https://discord.com/invite/R6258etsHE

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Hi everyone,

We are glad to announce that the free Prologue of Mini Settlers will launch on April 30th!

In this minimalistic city builder, settle islands, construct cities, and design efficient logistic networks to fulfill your buildings' needs and fuel population growth to adventure into new worlds.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2788870/Mini_Settlers_Prologue/

Get ready to enjoy hours of playtime to make the most optimal city. See you on April 30th and in the meantime, don't forget to wishlist the full version!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2521630/Mini_Settlers/

The Liebherr Pack is ready to join your construction fleet! With the Construction Simulator - Liebherr Pack we are introducing six new construction machines from the world-famous manufacturer Liebherr. The new DLC is now available here on Steam!

Watch the official release trailer here:


Here is an overview of the machines included in the DLC:

LR 636 Litronic (Crawler Loader): The new Liebherr crawler loader delivers highest traction and breakout forces with unbeatable maneuverability making it the perfect all-rounder for contemporary earthwork sites.

PR 756 Litronic (Crawler Tractor): The powerful PR 756 Litronic dozer enables construction workers to shift huge volumes of material efficiently and quickly.

TA 230 Litronic (Articulated Dump Truck): Powerful, robust and safe! The new TA 230 Litronic dump truck has been developed for rugged off-road use and is able to tackle any terrain.

T 60-9s (Telescopic Handler): This telescopic handler is a powerful universal machine - quick and nimble, and thanks to its powerful operating hydraulics it allows large amounts of material to be moved and stock piled to the maximum height effectively.

HTM 1204 ZA (Truck Mixer): The HTM 1204 ZA concrete mixer can be attached to any semi-trailer truck in the game and combines generous transport volume with low body weight and well-designed equipment details.

R 938 (Crawler Excavator): The new R 938 crawler excavator is a powerful working machine. Its completely updated design is characteristic of the new range of "generation 8" machines. In order to provide even greater comfort, better ergonomics and more enhanced performance, the architecture of the R 938 has also been completely revamped.


The Construction Simulator - Liebherr Pack is now available as a DLC on digital stores or as part of the Year 2 Season Pass.

With the Construction Simulator - Year 2 Season Pass, you get the opportunity to secure the upcoming set of DLCs for Construction Simulator at a lucrative bundle price with more than 40% discount! In addition to three vehicle DLCs with brand-new vehicles and construction machines for your fleet, and the Cosmetic Pack #3, the package also includes a completely new, huge construction site for the game's European map, where you can prove their skills as a construction worker extensively - whether in single or multiplayer mode, there will be plenty to do for all players!

Not to forget: as a bonus, owners of the Year 2 Season Pass will automatically receive access to an exclusive pickup truck with space for up to 4 players!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2666240

We wish you a lot of fun with the new vehicles and machines!

Your Construction Simulator Team

At 04:00 p.m. CEST / 10:00 a.m. US-ET on April 30, the WAVEN team will be live (in French) on Steam and on our Twitch channel AnkamaLive to answer the community's hottest questions!

 

TO THE STEAM COMMUNITY
We invite you to submit your questions on the official WAVEN forum by clicking on this link:
https://forum.waven-game.com/en/41-news/5285-waven-livestream-q-2-april-30-04-00-p-cest


Questions posted under this Steam announcement will unfortunately not be considered.

In order to facilitate sorting and for practical reasons, please ask one and ONLY one question per comment. Messages containing multiple questions won't be considered, given the selection method. Concise and direct questions, one or two sentences at most, are best to make sure they are as clear as possible.

We will take the three most-voted-for questions from each language community, for up to 15 questions per livestream.

To vote for a question, all you need to do is give a thumbs-up or a thumbs-down to the comment containing your question. The more thumbs-up a comment receives compared to thumbs-down, the higher it will score and the more likely it will be to be chosen.

We will close submissions on April 23 to give us time to list all the questions chosen in each community and gather what we need to answer the questions.

 
Each livestream will be available in Replay on our official Twitch channel and on YouTube after broadcast.

In addition, we will publish a summary on our official platforms which will be translated into Brazilian Portuguese, German, English and Spanish so that everyone can have the answers!

 

See you at 04:00 p.m. CEST / 10:00 a.m. US-ET on April 30!

https://www.twitch.tv/ankamalive

On April 17, the game servers will be undergoing maintenance. In this regard, the game may be unavailable from 10:00 to 10:40 Moscow time.

Please note that the time of maintenance is tentative and can be changed. We apologize for any inconvenience.

On April 17, the game servers will be undergoing maintenance. In this regard, the game may be unavailable from 10:00 to 10:40 Moscow time.

Please note that the time of maintenance is tentative and can be changed. We apologize for any inconvenience.

Hello Hunters,

I hope you are having a great time with the new update!
We're dropping this hotfix to fix some issues reported by our players:

• Fixed an issue where the Village Yard map was opening even if not selected.
  
• Fixed Infinite Loophole.
  
• Changed Little Eye base damage from 10 to 7.
  
• Changed all the mentions of Cursed Necropolis to Corrupted Necropolis.
  
• Fixed other minor typos.
  
• Stomp and Dash cooldown text update.

Have a great week! Full of Vampire Hunting!
Cheers!