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Grounded 2
Beginner's Guide to Grounded 2: Tips and Tricks
This is a beginner's guide to Grounded 2. Discover all the tips and tricks for getting started and gameplay pointers to help you conquer Brookhollow Park!
Beginner's Guide to Grounded 2
| Getting Started in Grounded 2 | |
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① Teen Choice Doesn't Matter ② Always Analyze New Resources ③ Build Storage Space ASAP ④ Carry Exploration Essentials ⑤ Use Trail Markers ⑥ Check Your Equipment's Fighting Style |
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Teen Choice Doesn't Matter
The kids from the original Grounded are all grown up! Similar to the first game, the teens in Grounded 2 play the same. They have no gameplay differences, but have distinct looks and personalities. It's best to just choose a teen based on your personality to enhance your roleplaying experience.
Always Analyze Your Resources
Whenever you find new resources, always make an effort to scan them on the Resource Analyzer. This unlocks new recipes and grants Raw Science, which you can use at the Science Shop to purchase even more recipes.
Build Storage Spaces at Your Base
In your base, after building a Lean-To and Workbench, the next priority is storage chests for your items, since you'll be picking up a lot of resources when you venture out on quests or expeditions.
These natural resources don't perish, so it's good to keep them in storage units at your base so they don't go to waste and so that your inventory stays relatively empty.
Carry Exploration Essentials
Make sure to always stock up on heals to survive the elements and bring a light source, like a Torch, to light your way. There are more dangerous creatures that come out of Brookhollow Park at night!
Carry a few resources like crude rope, sprigs, sap, plant fiber, pebbles, clover, and dry grass for quick repairs, crafting tools, and building on the go, ensuring you’re prepared for any situation.
Craft Aphid Slippers to Run Faster
| Armor | Overview |
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 Aphid Slippers
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Base Tier: Tier I
Armor Slot: Legs Mods: The Quickness The Quickness Effect: Run faster.
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For early exploration, Aphid Slippers are easy to craft and come with the Quickness mod, letting you run faster, travel more easily, and gather essentials more quickly.
Use Trail Markers
Place Trail Markers at important locations like your bases and farms to help you keep track of them. These markers can be customized and always appear on your map. On your HUD, they’re visible from a distance, but you can hide individual markers through the map menu.
Check Your Equipment's Fighting Style
You can gauge the strengths of your weapons and armor by checking their bonuses and mods in your inventory. These details can reveal whether they are better suited for certain playstyles, such as a ranged Mage or melee Rogue, based on the unique buffs they provide.
Understanding these bonuses will help you craft effective Builds, so be sure to read equipment descriptions to find the pieces that best match your playstyle.
Grounded 2 Tips and Tricks
Follow the Story Questline to Get Essentials
While you’re free to explore from the start, we recommend following the story objectives first to unlock essentials like the Omni Tool for chopping, breaking, and digging, and your first mount, the Red Soldier Ant Buggy. It is fast, tough, can fight bigger bugs, and can also carry resources for you.
Further down the story, you'll be led towards objectives that involve getting Optical Disks for better recipes and upgrades.
Walkthrough and All Story Quests List
PEEP Bugs to Check Their Weaknesses
Use the PEEP.R function on any new creatures you come across to check their resistances, weaknesses, and weakpoints. You will also see their Tier, which will help determine if your gear is sufficient to take on the bug.
When you peep a creature, its card is saved in the Creature Cards section of the Data screen, which you can access from the pause menu.
List of All Bugs and Creature Cards
Upgrade Your Weapons and Armor
When you have access to a Smithing Station, upgrade your weapons and especially your armor whenever possible. This will make creature encounters easier to handle and reduce the risk of taking heavy damage or being overwhelmed.
How to Unlock the Smithing Station
Upgrade All Omni-Tools to Level 2
Upgrade your Omni-Tools as soon as possible to not miss out on any Tier 2 items you can dig out, such as Clay, Mushrooms Chunks, and Milkweed.
Set Up Efficient Food and Water Gathering
Food and water can be scarce at the start, so aim to set up these builds early to keep yourself hydrated and well-fed at all times.
Build a Dew Collector and Water Containers
Set up a Dew Collector and Water Containers around leaves and water sources like Sprinklers to catch water passively as you adventure. With this, you'll have a steady supply of H2O to refill your Canteen with at base.
Build a Jerky Rack and Smoothie Station
Build a Jerky Rack to produce meat that never spoils and can be stored indefinitely, eliminating most food spoilage concerns.
For healing and buffs, use a Smoothie Station to craft Sticky Smoothies and Chunky Smoothies that restore health and provide useful bonuses.
Use the Scorching Orb for Easy Cooked Food
On the go, you can use the Scorching Orb to kill bugs that drop meat, such as Aphids and Gnats. Upon harvesting their body, you'll get roasted meat that you can eat immediately.
Use Your Buggy When Building
Buggies are tremendously helpful when building and gathering. While riding your buggy, you can attack, carry, and chop resources more efficiently. It also has a fast gather mode for quick harvesting. You can even use the buggy to transport up to 12 Planks, making base building much easier.
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Grounded 2 Related Guides
Grounded 2 Wiki
| Grounded 2 Guides | |
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 Story Quests |
 Interactive Map |
 Resources |
 Creatures |
 Tips and Tricks |
 Builds |
 Weapons |
 Armor |
 Trinkets |
 Buggies |
 Keys |
 Optical Disks |
 Bosses |
 Omni-Tool Upgrades |
 Mutations |
 Ranger Challenges |
 Building Recipes |
 News |
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