Best way to Grind Fusion Crystals NG+1 |

It's here, it's finally here. Grounded's 1.4 Fully Yoked update is out and playable on pc, xbox, ps5 and switch. You have to grind an insane amount to make these fusion crystals. This is a great way to get them fast on New Game Plus 1
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[@RavenQuilll]

Pretty nice. Will stick to my Mixr repeating though i think^^ going up on ng+4 those bosses become pretty heavy with more mutations ^^

[@Squarishplum]

Another banger video! This was a great guide video

[@gun4968]

you’re my favorite ginger . keep up the great videos

[@GarryFishsticks]

they definetly need to make it easier to get fusion crystals cuz 15 broodmother kills just for one upgrade on one weapon is way too grindy

[@yuzu7256]

The kill is pretty ez and you can duplicate most things to help

[@Travis_Gaming]

Heading to NG+2 is much easier for farming crystals

[@MANCUB18]

@@Travis_Gamingis there like more infused bugs

[@zawarudo6877]

cry

[@darknitethor]

@@zawarudo6877 smh

[@sarahwolfe875]

Thank you so much for the help dude

[@Travis_Gaming]

No worries, I hope it helps with your grind!

[@pokerdude710]

Love the build it's so good for brood mother but I prefer spicy toenail scim for the double weakness plus infection dot

[@operationorigami8962]

I find that it's easier to just go for maximum damage on the broodmother to make it faster. With a level 10 coaltana taking advantage of her weaknesses to spicy and slashing, and a spicy damage up best cone, you literally get a 100% increase in damage, and that's before effects from food and smoothies. (25% from each weakness and 50% from damage up) With that build, I have literally deleted half of her healthbar before she's able to scream once. I am on NG+1 and I play on mild, so results may vary on higher games/difficulties, but I definitely recommend going for pure damage. In NG+1 she doesn't do enough damage to instantly KO you, so you can heal.

[@user-rm6my6zk2m]

Imma try this right now

[@user-rm6my6zk2m]

Yo thank you for this I just comment I just did this and it worked perfectly so thank you I used the widow armor bulky and the spicy coaltana

[@operationorigami8962]

@user-rm6my6zk2m no problem, glad it works well!

[@marsosuuwu]

You get + however how high your ng+ is each ooze drop, so in higher ng+ it gets way easier to farm, you don't really have to farm BM for this lmao

[@Travis_Gaming]

True, but this is for if you're on Newgame+1 and trying to get to the higher levels. Different strats for NewGame+2,3,4, etc.

[@pokerdude710]

They made this method better high chance for trinkets and you get brood ooze and infused ooze but use the waft emitter to get way more science doing red ant raids with max rage

[@brianh9131]

Nice video my guy. I just don't understand how the hedge broodmother is easy to fight. Anytime I'm fighting her she has sour or spicy magic and when she screams it summons over 50 of those attacks at once. It lags the game for me so much

[@adamgatliff2026]

But you still going to worry about armor durability so you probably should bring some repair glue if you're going to mass Farm one of the bosses

[@literatemax]

You don't need Cardio Fan with Chopper

[@TheGamesMenUK]

Cheers dude

[@Travis_Gaming]

no probs

[@Norsegaming356]

Any tips on the infused infected brood mother fight?

[@vinhthinhnguyen1087]

toenail 1 hand sword + a shield (infected ant shield is the best slot) for phase 3. Mutation sword master to reduce dmg from IBM, drink smoothy that give you dmg resist + eat food with dmg resist and max health, use the roly poly armor upgrade to get the block strength cause phase 3 if you're not good at perfect block, you can just have to block her fast atk, trinket you could use giddy goo or if you have trinket that deal more dmg to her then use it. Don't forget to drink the boss juice smoothy and spider slider for crit rate and Liquid rage smoothy for more dmg

[@loc4l4rtist71]

BROODMOTHER IS BUGGED OUT!!!! Idk if anyone else has experienced this, but the broodmother’s sneeze is super broken right now. I play on Xbox, and even when perfect blocking, her sneeze procs infused abilities off her summons and egg sacks. If I’m near any other entities when she sneezes with any explosive or magic infusion, my game drops to 2 fps and I insta-die. It sucks cause I hate rerolling for an “easier boss fight”

[@operationorigami8962]

I've experienced this, for some reason it thinks the web sacks are entities that can be damaged. I hope they fix this in a patch, it's annoying to perfect parry her jump back, only for the web sacks to spawn a thousand sour balls.

[@hashbrown2972]

They just patched it

[@loc4l4rtist71]

@@hashbrown2972 thank god, that fight was harder than the mantis.

[@icemario565]

Does loot luck on the mutation and trinket stack?

[@Travis_Gaming]

It feels like they do and I haven't heard anything that says it doesn't.

[@hkillerpr]

Tbh I'm surprised the baby ant is not dead

[@Travis_Gaming]

Pet invincibility is own by default for mild and medium on new game +. Although, they are prone to poffing out of existence.

[@latreas4217]

@@Travis_Gaming that is the reason they added the "Pull Pets to me" feature under repair game

[@xShadowClaw1x]

do you stop getting achievements if you switch to mild to farm bugs?

[@RavenQuilll]

No mild will work for Achievements. Only custom will block them out.

[@izi1286]

How did your pet not die I took my pet with me to fight the mantis and after the fight there was just a tomb

[@Travis_Gaming]

On NewGame+ if you're on Medium or Mild Pet Invincibility is on by default.

[@izi1286]

@@Travis_Gaming I see I didn’t know I play on medium but I haven’t tried newgame+ on those difficulties

[@sylvk7782]

I have a lot of science but damn... 2.100.000 is too much

[@Travis_Gaming]

Yeah, farming on NG+2 is much better. Try to get there as soon as you can.

[@ryandobbs9270]

Made it to NG+ is there not a way to upgrade armor past 9? Does none of the DoT scale with the higher levels? No stronger base materials despite the more raids, and stronger insects? Am I missing something here? I have got to have this wrong.

[@hashbrown2972]

There's a new crafting station you gave to buy from burgle then build

[@nyrayegermangenson8160]

I just don't set me respawn at my base, I never get raids

[@ryandobbs9270]

@@nyrayegermangenson8160 but I liked raids when they felt doable. Lol

[@ryandobbs9270]

@@hashbrown2972 for weapons yes, but not for armor?

[@nyrayegermangenson8160]

@@ryandobbs9270 fair, they just destroy my stuff so easily, and I build for ascetic, if I didn't It wouldn't matter quite so much also if I die I never go back home I always go to the nearest field station so I ended up just unsetting my spawn and problem solved, build a waft emmiter lol 😆 ❤️

[@habderrahmane]

why are you using a frosted flake? broodmother is resistant to fresh and if its because you are on NG+1 and cant get the pepper flake at least use the sour battle axe

[@hooptastic_hippie8522]

Because it's one of if not the best weapon in the game rite now

[@Slimeblob.square]

​@@hooptastic_hippie8522 yes but the acid edge is better for this fight specificaly

[@hooptastic_hippie8522]

@Slimeblob.square he also said he was using it because it was lvl 12..I dont think he upgraded the sour ax yet..but yes for this fight specifically you would want the sour ax for sure

[@habderrahmane]

@@hooptastic_hippie8522 a frosted flake still deals a whoping 50% less damage against the broodmother a lv 9 sour battle axe would be better

[@hooptastic_hippie8522]

@@habderrahmane hence why I said for this fight you would want to use the sour battle ax

[@fuchsmichael93]

The infected BM Ooze is 1 to 1 but for some dumb Reason its not a guaranteed Drop. I only got 2 on 14 Kills.... I farmed the Mantis on Mild. Full Manits Set, fresh Axe. Dupe Toast and Boss Sauce. Trinket with inplant weakness You can stun her before her Scream so she takes massive Damage. Lifesteal and implant Weakness are awesome on Trinkets. Note that damage against specific Enemys like +Mantis Damage only gives 10% whereas the +Boss Damage gives 30%. Bonus Tipp: Black Ox drop Tier 3 Trinkets even when they're uninfused in NG+1 so stack Loot Luck

[@taylorflores6316]

I just beat the infected bm but she is not dropping the ooze for me

[@taylorflores6316]

I was so pissed

[@fuchsmichael93]

@@taylorflores6316 same, it´s really weird thats its guaranteed since she´s the hardest Boss in the Game. I´ll keep it in Case they add anything you can build/craft with it.

[@taylorflores6316]

@@fuchsmichael93 I’m only going for it for the fusion crystals so I can dupe the ooze

[@Travis_Gaming]

@fuchsmichael93 Yeah, you think it would drop as a guarantee for IBM. The benefit for fighting the Broodmother with full black widow gear is that I don't need to craft healing or buffs (or copy them) so I can save on the science. But to each their own.

[@Buulgy]

At 2:35 what does vampirism do

[@Buulgy]

I can't find it on google

[@Travis_Gaming]

Vampirism: killing a bug instantly restores 8 health

[@Buulgy]

@@Travis_Gaming that's ok

[@DJBendytheFox]

Question: does the yoking station also work on armor? Or no?

[@Slimeblob.square]

Nah

[@TheAssistantTF2]

No

[@ThisGuyVR]

Sad

[@skibidirizzler-on1hc]

how to you get the cones?

[@Travis_Gaming]

5% chance from Black ox Beetles on new game +1. Many more options on NG+2. Vid soon

[@skibidirizzler-on1hc]

thanks

[@SyncSplint]

Are you on mild?

[@somerandomguy-yq1ew]

from seeing his inventory his character is displaying their idle animation so he’s either on medium or whoa mode.

[@SyncSplint]

I think he's on a mild custom world with menus pause game on because he isn't taking much damage from anything with light armour

[@somerandomguy-yq1ew]

@@SyncSplint you do got a point there, maybe he is on mild.

[@Ozzy71001]

His difficulty is mild he even said its best for grinding

[@SyncSplint]

@Ozzy71001 Ah ok ty

[@husky-wn9lq]

Fusion crystals cost only 20k to dupe which is not that much tbh

[@Swahzey]

Yeah but what's 105 times 20k

[@nirhazir]

i have your shert

[@Travis_Gaming]

give it back, I need it

[@scrubmatic]

If I beat a boss once, or a few time, why do developers think I want to beat them 300 more times!!!!!!!!? Make NewGame+ challenging without grinding please!

[@Travis_Gaming]

I think the developers went in this direction to give players more "content" without making more bugs/boss fights. The grind can be fun but I would love to see more additions to the backyard

[@scrubmatic]

Setting the game to mild kinda makes this guide pointless.... However, it's annoying that NewGame+ added grinding to an otherwise balanced game, so I understand. I do like that lower skilled players can grind resources and get gear to level 15 to make the game easier. But I just want level 10/11 gear without having to farm a boss fight!

[@Travis_Gaming]

The point of the guide is to give people a direction on how to farm crystals on Newgame+1. I lowered the difficulty for grinding crystals because there's no point in defeating bosses on Woah mode if you don't get different rewards and it's much quicker. By just running around the backyard you should be able to get your weapons to 10/11 without any trouble. BTW have you heard about how to get infused weapons?

[@scrubmatic]

@@Travis_Gaming Very true. In fact, I followed your advice and turned the difficulty down once the grind became tedious! Thanks for the video.

[@scrubmatic]

@@Travis_Gaming BTW, it seems like farming the Red Ant MIX.R is a lil more efficient, because you also get a ton of science to duplicate crystals (Gotta be on Medium mode so you can destroy the MIX.R before it completes. Then again, as you upgrade your weapon, the Broodmother gets quicker and quicker! So I it might just come down to which grind is the least boring for people. Edit: Farming the Red Ant Mix.R got me a lil over 15 crystals in 1 hour (60ish ooze and 180,000ish science). Edit 2: I got 23 crystals my second hour.

[@user-ui8be2hk6l]

For new players : blocking is with a shield, parry is without a shield. This is 2 different mechanics and you have to understand that. Blocking absorb more damage if not perfect, but there is a bar that can deplete depending on the strenght and damage of your ennemy. When th bar is full and you block, you will be stagger, will suffer more damage and your stamina wil be drained. That's why when not good at the game in NG+ having a trinket with the replenish block bar on perfect parry is really good for Ifected BM for example.

[@Travis_Gaming]

It isn't the strongest weapon for this fight but it's been upgraded to 12 and my sour battle axe (acid edge) was level 9 or 10. I wasn't concerned about my dps in this fight because it's been quite easy and I like the look of the frosted flake.

[@user-ui8be2hk6l]

@@Travis_Gaming Yeah sure, wasnt writing to criticize your strategy. JUst make things clear about block and parry. Nice video and nice fight, good luck in your adventure.

[@user-ui8be2hk6l]

@@Travis_Gaming I think weakness element is 50% more damage. wich I think mean your upgraded weapon must have 100% increased damage to match in dps terms.

[@LuanKrasniqi-st4lz]

Thanks Bro my n word

[@MrStoitchkov8]

Mild mode is fo suckers

[@Calzo69.]

Horrible mutations delete the game😊

[@NinjaNerosis]

You only need 2 portals really unless ultra lazy lol one at main base and 1 you keep on you and use when you need it

[@Travis_Gaming]

I guess, if you don't mind running around to each of the bosses.

[@NinjaNerosis]

@Travis_Gaming oh I'm old school player, I've had zips to em since they were each released

[@Travis_Gaming]

Gotcha, still though I've had too many times that I've left my main base for a boss just to realize that I didn't bring the summon or something. Teleporters save my sanity