Grounded 2 guide: Resources for finding the plants, bugs, and Milk Molars hidden in Brookhollow Park

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Just the starting area in Grounded 2 is a doozy—it's bigger than the original's entire map—so consider taking along a few of our best guides for navigating the wilds of Brookhollow Park. We've spent ages crawling through Obsidian's new bug-infested survival game and learned quite a bit about the ins and outs of its early access world.

The first was one of our all-time favorite survival games, and it looks like the sequel is well on its way to topping that legacy. In his Grounded 2 preview for the early access launch, PC Gamer's Fraser Brown proclaimed it's one of the "most impressive, striking and playful game worlds ever created."

Grounded 2 basics and questing

A bead of water balancing on the tip of a grass blade in Grounded 2.

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Beginner's guide

Life is hard when you're just a little guy in Brookhollow Park, so here are a few tips for getting started.

Grounded 2 tips: Wisdom for surviving big bad bugs

Grounded 2 best snacks: Don't go hungry in the early game

Grounded 2 water: Stay hydrated with little dew droplets

Grounded 2 Milk Molar locations: Health, stamina, and hunger boosts for you and the gang

Questing

Whether you're on the hunt for key items or confusing codes, we've got some step-by-step walkthroughs for completing quests in Grounded 2.

Grounded 2 O.R.C. transmitters: Signals and Stashes

Grounded 2 briefcase code: No need to guess

Grounded 2 crafting and upgrades

The Workbench in Grounded 2 - it's slightly lit up at night time and surrounded by grass walls.

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How to make it

Those fancy bases and weapons aren't making themselves, so start with these tools and materials for crafting and upgrades.

Grounded 2 workbench: Before putting the pieces together, you'll need a place to craft

Grounded 2 brittle whetstones and plating: Upgrade weapons and armor

Grounded 2 cracked rocks: Blast open hidden paths with Bratburst bombs

Grounded 2 plant locations

Snackbar Front, one of the beginner zones in Grounded 2, during a sunset.

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Plant materials

Sometimes the answer is right in front of you, but still easy to miss in Grounded 2's sea of colorful flora. We've got a few tips for life as a tiny botanist to help with quick identification.

Grounded 2 acorn tops and shells: Hardened materials for structures and armor

Grounded 2 blueberry leather: Beeware of the obstacles ahead

Grounded 2 dandelion tufts: Handy flower pieces that'll blow you away

Grounded 2 flower petals: The Picnic Table is budding with them

Grounded 2 grass seeds: Seeds for the Omni-Shovel upgrade

Grounded 2 lingonberry leather: Berry chunks for making smoothies and gear

Grounded 2 thistle needles: Prickly parts for arrows and trinkets

Grounded 2 weed stems: More building blocks for bases and hatcheries

Grounded 2 bug locations

A Red Ant in Grounded 2, standing in a dark cave.

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Bug parts

We're not proud of how we got them, but we did it. Here's where to find and fight the cute or creepy crawlies roaming Brookhollow Park.

Grounded 2 bombardier parts and boiling glands: Beat the heat with parts for sizzling-resistant gear

Grounded 2 red soldier ant eggs: Head underground for new mounts

Grounded 2 northern scorpion stingers: More Omni-Shovel upgrades

Grounded 2 spine nubs: Caterpillar pieces

Grounded 2 stinkbugs: Survive rotten smells with stinkbug parts

Andrea Shearon
Andrea Shearon
Evergreen Writer

Andrea has been covering games for nearly a decade, picking up bylines at IGN, USA Today, Fanbyte, and Destructoid before joining the PC Gamer team in 2025. She's got a soft spot for older RPGs and is willing to try just about anything with a lovey-dovey "I can fix them" romance element. Her weekly to-do always includes a bit of MMO time, endlessly achievement hunting and raiding in Final Fantasy 14. Outside of those staples, she's often got a few survival-crafting games on rotation and loves a good scare in co-op horror games.

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