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InGrounded, the Haze is one of the most aggressive and dangerous areas on the map to explore, with a thick, yellow toxic shroud that is deadly to players unless switched off. However, players must find ways to navigate the Haze and to obtain the Haze Super Chip, one of the many BURG.L chips to discover in the game’s Secret Labs that are essential to progress and help the main characters escape the backyard.
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InGrounded, Secret Labs are often well hidden and tricky to navigate. They are discoverable in any order, but it’s ideal to track down the Haze lab after completing the Pond Lab inthe Koi Pond, as players need underwater equipment to discover all the secrets that the Haze lab holds. This guide details where the Haze lab is, how best to get there, how to complete it, and how to tackle its challenging boss to reach the BURG.L Chip.
Updated April 30th, 2024 by Russ Boswell: To progress through Grounded, players will need to get their hand on an array ofspecial BURG.L chipsthat will help upgrade their robotic buddy and give them access to a new array of items. Some of these items are required to unlock better gear and unlock new paths, so BURG.L chips are vitally important for players that are attempting to progress through Grounded’s robust storyline.Finding the Haze BURG.L Chip in Groundedcan be rather difficult for those who don’t know where to look. To better help playersfind the Haze BURG.L Chip in Grounded, the following guide now includes a companion video.
Where Is The Haze Lab Located?
Theentrance to the Haze Labis located to thesouth of the Haze, just in front of the missing BURG.L chip icon highlighted on the map after players first speak with BURG.L in the Great Oak Lab. The quickest route is to head past over the rake and use a dandelion tuft to float down to the opposite side and find the entrance in the shallow trenches just beyond the juice carton. Alternatively, players could build a bridge across the vast Haze gorges using grass floors to shorten the distance.
Players must survive the Haze to reach the entrance, so they either need to switch off the gas by plugging the canister hole with gum harvested with aTier 2 shovelor, they canequip a gas maskfor protection. Turning the haze off isn’t necessary and is the player’s choice, but it can make finding the Lab a bit easier.
How To Enter The Haze Lab
To open the Haze Lab, players need to use anexplosivesuch as aBratburst or Splatburstcrafted from a mixture of ingredients, including ared ant eggat a workstation. It’s best to prep this before heading to the Haze.
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Throw the explosive and step back to safely blast open theDamaged Doorand use theBiometric Scannerinsideto open the Haze lab entrance, where inside players can find the Trudy Blues recording, a couple of Fiber Bandages, Marble Pieces, and Brittle Quartzite Shards.
How To Navigate The Haze Lab
Once collected all items in the lab entrance, descend the slope, and destroy the 2TAYZ.Trobots, using a shield such as theWeavil Shieldto block their electric attacks. Instead of opening the door on the right, follow the main corridor around to pick up the Big Brain Time recording and head into the adjoining room, quickly running past theStrange Sporesor destroying them with theTier 2 Insect Axeto avoid their explosions and into the adjoining room. Once inside,switch on the consoletounlock the door to the Haze lab boss guarding the Super Chip.
Follow the corridor back round to the main corridor and through the other door with more Strange Spores inside, letting theInfected Weavilsexplode from a safe distance and avoiding blasts from the spores. On the right, there’sRaw Scienceto collect, plus theDefense Badge Trinket, Special Forces Journal, and Suspicious Snapshot 3 to loot from askeleton corpse.
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Finally, look for the watery tunnel with thered wiring on the ceilingand follow it around to a doorway that is now unlocked. This is an ideal time to save the game, and equip the Defense Badge Trinket, any healing and food consumables like Granola Bars found in the lab, and relevantmutations for strength and stamina. Once players press the button to open the door, the boss battle begins.
How To Beat The Infected Ladybug Mini-Boss
Before reaching theHaze Lab BURG.L chipplayers must fight an Infected Ladybug,one of the toughest bugs inGrounded. Its2 main attacksinclude projectile explosives followed by a high-damage shunt movement, so players need to avoid both as much as possible. It’s best to attack it up close using a high-damage weapon like theRed Ant Cluband hit the ladybug when it’s firing projectiles and from behind when stunned.Infected Mitesmay also join in the battle, but they can largely be ignored.
When players defeat the Infected Ladybug they unlock theTruffle Tussle mutation. It’s time to carefully open the door leading to theSuper Chip, watching out for the Strange Spore next to it and dealing with any Infected Mites through the door. Inside the door, theHaze Lab BURG.L Super Chipis located on the table to the left and there are also collectibles to pick up nearby like Bratburst explosives.
Before returning theHaze Lab Super Chip to BURG.Lin the Great Oak Lab, players with an underwaterTier 2 Daggercan explore the broken pipe next to the unlocked door and use the dagger to chop down Soggy Roots underwater. The pipe leads a small network of underground tunnels full ofDiving Bell Spidersand Water Fleas, as well as asecret entrance point to the Haze Lab,marked as anExposed Pipeon the map that players can use to make a quick exit from the lab.
Groundedis available to play on PC, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S, and is free to play on Xbox Game Pass.
