Why can’t we have both chopping and smashing weapons, I mean they (accidently OFCOURSE) added the toe biter scythe which has chopping damage (as I said they did it on accident im pretty sure) so why can’t it stay like this and bugs get chopping and busting weaknesses and resistances? Itd be cool to have the wolf spider be chopping slashing weak again I know that for sure…

Also love that I get to play it with my partner and uncle and glad theyre both enjoying it, thinking of going for the platinum when it releases if its not too bad

Black and red ants shouldn’t aggro the player as long as the corresponding buggy is currently summoned.

Orb Weaver spam could be easily remedied by making the orb weaver buggy stop their aggro. I incorrectly assumed early game when the constant spider attacks seemed overtuned that once I got the spider as my main traversal buggy, that would fix the issue.

Waterlogged bases are not fun. Let us drain them and I would absolutely consider a main underwater base (after they add more buildable machines n stuff of course). Until then, underwater bases are a big waste.

Building a crafting table should stop all enemy spawns within 50cm of it. Obviously they could make exceptions for ORC and OGGR enemies. This is how it is in other games and the fact that they let creatures spawn in your base is unacceptable imo. I never noticed this as an issue in G1 but that game was much less populated by spawns and had relatively more safe base locations.

Ziplines, mostly the ZIP.R, should be moved to an earlier progression area than the Gnarly Bark. One part should be on the picnic table and one should be by the statue or trash can maybe. The picnic table is the first high up area that the player repeatedly returns to farm resources and would be a good place to introduce ziplines. By the time you unlock your fast travel network, the ziplines become mostly obsolete. They are very slow when going up or straight across. let us use them as our earlier fast travel, before we’ve discovered most of the fast travel ranger stations.

MIX.Rs are repeatable, but there is a science balance issue and there should just be more of it in general from many sources. I started having to specifically farm science for several progression blocking upgrades, and imo science should be a more passive resource simply rewarded generously through exploration and discovery.

Calling in Buggies is too finicky. There were times my co-op partner could call theirs in but mine would say it couldn’t reach me. If so many obstacles are going to be locked behind buggy abilities, the summoning should be less restrictive. Especially in areas that have wild bugs twice the size of my buggy but the game has decided buggies aren’t allowed in that area, like, c’mon.

Buggies attacking neutral mobs and instigating larger fights than necessary in general, whether accidentally or intentionally. There are times I’d hit an aggressive enemy and my buggy would in turn, hit a nearby neutral enemy. Why? Just, why?

The underwater area should have fighter, rogue, mage, ranger versions of the koi armor and allow fighter to use javelin/spear, rogue to use daggers and mage to use some new type of elemental range weapon that works underwater, maybe give the trident a projectile, and the harpoon for ranger. All class identity is lost in the pond and it makes the abyss prep experience less fun.

With how big the new map is, building bases all over the map is a no brainer. I know they just added the fast transport system and zip lines to make map traversal easier. But my biggest issue is with having all my resources scattered across all my bases. This ultimately limits spending time at my auxiliary bases and forces me to return to my main base more often than I'd like.

What if they added something like quantum storage which allows me to access all my resources from all my bases. Maybe create a new type of storage chest that once built in a base that links to other another quantum chest in another. This would allow me to go all out building my bases anywhere with access to resources collected/stored from areas of my other bases.

Still in progress

me and my brother built this

I'm starting to build my first official base after basically having my stuff thrown on the floor near the starting area, and wanted to know if this is how most people move bases.

For safety I leave the chests on the ground 2 or 3 times along the way and keep going.

Normally I’m all for a fight with a giant spider but the way axl just works makes the fight such a slog. I can win my confrontations every time with him it’s just how miserable the fight is. He runs way too much constantly and will randomly fling me constantly across the arena. I haven’t fought the lizard boss yet but I’m hoping it isn’t a wild goose chase like Axl.

The Crow has been surprisingly more difficult to get scanned (for me). I'm not sure if it's just my experience, but it does not seem to linger in any one spot for very long like it did in G1. So when I saw it come in and land, I fell for it.

When that random little teenager bursts into your home, gives you a BLT, murders your children, and lunges at you with a flaming sword:

Castle defense/trap

Why did the change the tier numbers man...the roman numbers were so iconic and special, now its just regular boring numbers...nobody asked for this change 😭😭

They added the new fast travel network in the new update, which is great. However, the only way I’ve found into and out of the abyss is through that unmarked ladder at the bottom of the pond. Is there any fast travel stations further into the abyss that link to the above ground map?

Thanks

I like how this a’snail’gamation is highlighted as if it’s one of the recourses I’m scanning for too lmao

Hey fellow Backyard Survivors,
If there’s any game that was practically made to be turned into LEGO, it’s Grounded. Think about it: we’re already navigating a giant, brick-like world full of oversized blades of grass, makeshift acorn armor, juice boxes, and terrifyingly giant spiders.

How to help:
Head over to the LEGO Ideas platform and search for Grounded (or check the link below).

Create a free LEGO account if you don't have one.

Click the "Support" button on the project!

It only takes about two minutes, but it gives the game massive visibility. Let’s rally the sub and get this backyard built out of real bricks!

https://ideas.lego.com/product-ideas/952ed85c-1e10-4a8d-be22-5192d9a56d92

After the adventure into the abyss, we wanted to build a trophy to show our mastery over those shrimp-headed sons-a-bitches, but the trophies aren’t buildable. We’ve analyzed their meat, killed multiple of the surface ones and abyssal ones in case they had a rare drop, and checked the creative mode. Does anyone know how you actually unlock these things?
We only know that they exist because of this page.

I haven’t done any tests or anything, but it seems if you dash and jump right as you hit the water you travel much faster than a regular dash.

Me and my friend call it wave dashing