Grounded joins the Xbox Insider Program, will let players test the Pond Update early
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Groundedhas already captured the hearts of many a survival game genre fan, but today it’s been capturing headlines too with the announcement of theGrounded Pond Update, an absolutely massive update that includes a ton of new features and massively overhauls the entire pond area in the game. The update is big enough that it’s not coming until sometime in November, but Grounded players who want to be more involved can now sign-up to test out the Pond Update a few weeks earlier than everyone else.
Are you ready to help test! The Grounded Public Test is now live! To join through the Xbox Insider Flight, follow the details outlined here:https://t.co/URYytCrDioAre you ready to help test! The Grounded Public Test is now live! To join through the Xbox Insider Flight, follow the details outlined here:https://t.co/URYytCrDio— Grounded (@GroundedTheGame)October 26, 2020October 26, 2020
Grounded’s early accessalready technically tests updates before the game’s public release, but Grounded wants the main early access to be more stable moving forward, so they created a newGrounded Public Test Ring. Before, it was only available through Steam, and it’s never been used for major updates. Now,Grounded is expanding its aspirations to the Xbox Insider Program, where players can go right now through the Xbox Insider Hub. If you are playing Grounded on Steam, you can stillgo through Steamfor a chance to test the Pond Update as well.
Casual players need-not-apply, as Grounded’s Public Test Ring is only meant for those who are okay with dealing with more bugs and instabilities than normal, in order to help development along. All of us will be able to dive into the Pond Update’s flood of content soon enough, once it releases in November, near the release of theXbox Series XandXbox Series S.
If you missed it, be sure to check out ourGrounded dev interviewas well, for some more behind-the-scenes info on the Pond Update, Grounded’s future, and more.
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