Grounded 2 Patch 0.4.2 and Summer Update Info Notes (11th June 2026)
Performance fixes are coming, but they come with a catch: almost every harvestable resource in the park will respawn.
Grounded 2's next two patches are hunting down performance problems that have been plaguing players since launch. According to the official Steam announcement, both patch 0.4.2 and the Summer Update (0.5) will include optimizations that should finally smooth out the frame rate issues.
Here's the trade-off: almost every harvestable resource in the park will respawn as a side effect of these fixes. You're looking at two full repopulations, one in each patch. Obsidian, fiber, weed stems, mushroom pieces, basically everything except candies, acorns, and fast food will come back. It's a reset that'll hit most players hard, especially if you've spent weeks clearing out your base perimeter.
Obsidian's the one that'll sting. But Grounded 2 is sweetening the deal with an Omni-Tool change: any resource that regrows through your floors can now be harvested in a single hit if you're standing on a floor or crafted structure. It's a genuine quality-of-life win that should make cleanup less tedious than it sounds. Look for the full breakdown of what's changing in 0.4.2 below.
Full Patch Notes
Thank you so much for your performance reports and bug submissions. We know that some of you have been experiencing performance issues, and we're happy to let our players know that the next two patches, 0.4.2 and 0.5, should address those issues.
As a side effect of these changes, almost all harvestable resources will repopulate in the park. This will occur twice, once in 0.4.2 and once in the Summer Update. To help with this, starting in 0.4.2, any resource that repopulates through your floors can be harvested in a single Omni-Tool hit if you're standing on a floor or crafted structure.
The following resources are not impacted:
- Candies
- Acorns
- Fast Food
We recognize this will affect most players and are hopeful the Omni-Tool change makes clearing out your bases as smooth as possible. We sincerely apologize for the inconvenience, as getting these fixes sooner felt like the right call from our team. We truly appreciate your patience and Grounded 2 wouldn't be the game it is today without your feedback, suggestions, and bug reports.
Thank you always for taking this journey with us!
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