r/GroundedGame

Upvote this suggestion over at:
https://discord.com/channels/675491639804035089/1399559450020544683/1503792407228059778

For those unfamiliar, bug hotels are real-world structures built from wood, moss, bark, hollow stems, and other organic materials to create safe habitats for insects and pollinators, helping preserve beneficial species, support pollination, naturally control pests, and maintain a healthy garden ecosystem.

In Grounded, this could become a massive vertical dungeon-like labyrinth near the garden patch zone, filled with:
• Swarms of insects
• Mazes and hidden chambers
• Puzzles and secrets
• Rare species and resources
• Mini-bosses ruling different sections
• A terrifying flying apex colossus at the very top

The idea is simple:
• Fight your way upward through layer after layer of the hotel while surviving increasingly dangerous encounters .
• Different species battle each other, nest, hunt, and dominate different parts of the structure, making the hotel feel like a living insect ecosystem.
• One way in, one way out.
• The structure resets after leaving, making it a replayable combat and exploration biome.
• Rare materials found across the park appear here in massive abundance, turning the hotel into a high-risk, high-reward farming location.
• Easily accessible food and water inside shift the survival focus toward combat and preparation.
• A dangerous hotspot for farming large quantities of rare resources needed for powerful meals and building recipes.

I attached concept art to better show the atmosphere and scale of the idea.

Remember that this is the framework, we can discuss other specific ideas over at:
https://discord.com/channels/675491639804035089/1503793251784589444

46 in-game days, my first boss fight and this game just keeps getting better every moment. Peak gaming

Our son is obsessed with the game lately after I shared it with him and he requested a Grounded theme cake for his birthday. I thought this community would appreciate it more my family members will.

Wishing we had gotten some smaller people for scale and could have found some legitimate themed items online but overall he’s really happy! I used chocolate rocks for pebblets, granite and marble, a couple shiny sugar beads for dew hidden in the grass. Original plan was a scorpion to be resource guarding the cookies but he was too large for the cake, mantis it is.

This took so long, had to get over 1000 pebblets and that was a painful experience. What do y'all think? Also got any tips on other things to potentially add?

Hi all, proud to present another update on my floating castle (FLOAT.R). Skybridge and entrance building coming together! Love doing fly-bys through the bridge.....

My fist ogrr gold card on my Birthday

Check the link for this suggestion:
https://discord.com/channels/675491639804035089/1399559450020544683/1500061023686889553
You might even want to check this golden suggestion for the watery structures:
https://discord.com/channels/675491639804035089/1399559450020544683/1400398671119646730

The Great Diving Beetle Buggy
With the upcoming pond/lake biome and future updates, please consider adding a Great Diving Beetle buggy, as it’s already a frequent community request.

Design & Controls
I'm adding a sketch for pose+saddle for clarity:
A sleek, streamlined buggy, something between a DPV and a jet ski.
The rider lies prone along its back, gripping two control rods.
Steering is done by pushing/pulling the rods which tilts the beetle’s head to move in all directions.

Beatle Abilities
* Bubblejet - Diving beetles naturally carry an air bubble in their hinds, so the buggy could compress and pop it into a short forward jet boost.
The beetle can also use it to slightly launch itself out of the water.
The bubble is a one time boost, but is refilled when contacting air pockets, the surface, or bubbles.
* Secrete Poison Cloud - Reflecting real beetle ability.

Made a gnat grabber 3000 ! Now I just need acorn bits for my endless supply of gnatchos!