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Tomato rank 1 and rank 2 difference
Low-confidence Discord note about Tomato rank 1 and rank 2 appearing similar.
A player reported that Tomato rank 1 and rank 2 seemed to be the exact same.
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Research Notes
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RNG and scarecrow power variance
Player discussion notes that Cropdeck has noticeable RNG, especially in card and scarecrow offers.
A player described the game as having a lot of RNG in card and scarecrow offers.
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Scarecrow pack acquisition randomness
Discord notes indicate Scarecrow packs are random map rewards among roughly 21 packs.
A player asked how to get the Scarecrow pack.
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Scarecrow pack endless availability uncertainty
A Season 30 player reported not seeing Scarecrow packs for a while and wondered whether they are pre-endless only.
A player at Season 30 said they had not seen Scarecrow packs for a while.
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Water Well scarecrow starting water
Player testing reported that a scarecrow-placed Water Well starts a level full at 3/3 water.
Noodles reported starting a level with a full well and clarified it was the one placed by the scarecrow.
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Waitress and unharvested crop growth synergy
Players connected Waitress with a mechanic that grows items based on days not harvested, especially around Olives.
Wilson mentioned that Olives are strong with a scarecrow that grows items based on how many days have not been harvested.
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Olive to Black Olive harvest refresh
Players report that Olives can mature into Black Olives and refresh/increase harvest count.
A player said Olives can be harvested once, then left until they turn into Black Olives.
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Tomato regrow and eternal crop behavior
Discord discussion says Tomatoes are not removed on harvest and regrow every 3 days, but some old-beta details are uncertain.
Wilson said Tomatoes continue to produce yields/harvests and grow back every 3 days, based on an old screenshot.
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Potato yield text confusion
Players clarified that upgraded Potato uses 3 separate yields, while the base version may have only 1 yield plus regrow chance.
Players clarified that 4x3 means three separate 4-coin yields, not one 12-coin yield.
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Higher-star reward scaling uncertainty
Players asked whether higher difficulty paths give better rewards, but the thread only contains feel-based answers.
A player asked whether higher difficulty / more-star paths give better rewards.
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Endless season difficulty and snowballing
Players report that after a run stabilizes, earnings can snowball faster than tax or hazard pressure.
Players discussed Season 30 and said the game did not feel much harder once a run had stabilized.
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Late pet unlock gem-spend requirement
A player reported that the last pet requires 15k gems spent, which may outlast other unlock goals.
Percussigant said the last pet needs 15k gems spent to unlock and argued that it may be too high.
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Pet tier completion achievements idea
The developer said achievements for completing all 5 tiers of each pet are being considered after polish.
A player suggested a reward for completing all tiers of a pet.
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Multiple profiles option request
A player asked about separate profiles for shared household play; Discord answer says no current option was found.
A player asked whether Cropdeck has Profiles so two people can maintain separate progress.
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Golden Basket rarity history uncertainty
Players observed Golden Basket as epic and questioned whether it used to be legendary.
Noodles noticed Golden Basket is epic and asked whether it had been legendary at some point.
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Reward screen FPS drop
Players reported FPS drops when finishing a level and choosing rewards across Steam Deck, macOS, EndeavourOS, and other platforms; the developer said it is on the smoothing todo list.
A player asked whether FPS drop when finishing a level and choosing rewards is a known issue.
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Recycler, Wells, and Aristocrat combo
A player praised Recycler + Wells + Aristocrat as a strong combo, but exact mechanics remain unspecified.
A player said Recycler + Wells + Aristocrat combo hits very well.
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Sunny Farm endless biome weight
Developer discussion says Sunny Farm can appear in endless, but has very low chance because it is an easy biome.
A player assumed Sunny Farm does not spawn in endless.
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Physical hazard map entities
Player discussion suggests effects can apply to every hazard with physical map presence, including bugs on the field.
Soljah reported getting an unspecified effect for bugs on the field too.
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Six hazard challenge display uncertainty
A player saw six challenges on one map node; developer said seasons 6+ can add extra hazards, but never six actual hazards.
A player reported 6 challenges shown on a level on the map.
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Frozen plant +6 gold source unknown
A player saw +6 gold when plants froze while using Kuvo and water-related scarecrows, but the source was unclear.
Soljah reported receiving money directly when one of their plants was frozen.
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Endless mode has no hard cap
Developer confirmed endless mode is literally endless; taxes keep rising, but some decks can outscale them.
A player asked whether there is a limit to runs in endless mode.
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Gorilla Grains tax strategy
Developer advice and player follow-up identify Grains as a strong early route for Gorilla because it reduces tax pressure.
A player asked for Gorilla pet strategy and said staying low on scarecrows early felt weak.
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Cat and Kitty difficulty feedback
Players repeatedly describe Cat/Kitty as a harder pet route, especially around Season 3 and final levels.
One player said they finished Season 3 with Kitty and found it very hard.
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Launch freeze demo workaround
For launch freezes, the developer/community workaround is to install and run the free demo once.
A player said the full game froze at launch and Steam guide fixes did not work.
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Lost save / progress reset reports
Players reported lost save or progress reset issues; one issue was fixed quickly, but recovery instructions are not in the provided data.
Soljah posted that the game restarted all progress, opening a support thread.
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Deck bloat performance limit
Players reported extreme deck bloat causing severe FPS drops; Morning Refill + Goose Babushka was reworked to reduce card clogging.
A player asked at what point the game would crash from too many cards while a Water Well/scarecrow combo doubled energy and water generation.
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Morning Refill Wooden Bucket rework
Morning Refill was reworked from persistent Bottle of Water generation to vanishing Wooden Bucket generation to avoid deck clogging.
Piotrek said Goose Babushka with Morning Refill had generated broken amounts of free water cards.
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Market contracts roadmap idea
Developer and players discussed quests/contracts as a possible future way to make markets more useful and reward optional objectives.
Piotrek said many voices consider markets not very useful right now and floated accepting contracts in markets.
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Market versus Forge community positioning
Players generally prefer Forge for power, but Market has a role when a deck lacks specific pieces or duplicate pairs.
Multiple players said Forge/Blacksmith feels stronger or preferred because merging cards directly improves card power and reduces deck size.
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Bonus gem calculation ambiguity
Players find early-pay bonus gem calculation unclear: conversion rate and timing factors are not obvious.
A player said the game lets you pay early for a bonus or continue if you think you can do better.
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Collection-based item disable request
A player requested a way to disable certain unlocked items for future runs, possibly tied to the collection.
A player requested a way to turn off certain items for runs, mostly scarecrows and a few plants they never use.
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Content update roadmap no promises
The developer said he is looking forward to more content production but does not want to promise specific updates yet.
A player asked about the odds of content updates.
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Roguelike run variance feedback
Players discussed god runs, famine runs, and whether Cropdeck currently has too many snowballing wins after midgame.
One player framed RNG variance as inherent to roguelikes, where god runs and famine runs exist because offers vary.