More Store Items and Gen 4 Horses (May 26th, 2023)

- Three new horses to tame with Clint: Amber Champagne Horse, Bay Roan Horse, Buttermilk Buckskin Horse

- Horse armors to buy for the Amber Champagne Horse, Bay Roan Horse, and Buttermilk Buckskin Horse at Ye Cloud King's Cumulonimbus Menagerie Cloudland store

- Fixed the graphic for the Epic Summer Cape, Epic Autumn Cape, Epic Winter Cape not showing the back

- Better organized the order of the Tailer merchant's store items

- Increased the requirement for the "Flower Power" achievement from 20 to 22, to include the two new flowers add in this year's Spring Garden event

- Fixed the new Blue Rose and Pink Daffodil flowers being unable to be placed in pots for the Spring Garden event

- Added [!!!] icons for the Freshwater Crab and Flying Piranha quest spawns in the Cera Altepetl Boundary for Freshwater Crab Critter Capture and Piranha Critter Capture quests

- Can no longer start the Catching A Cactus quest line when working on a quest hub other than the Cenote Site in the Salt Desert

- Updated the graphic for and changed the name of the Sandstone Sundial to Stone Sundial ranch item

- Changed the name of the Sundial ranch item to Sandstone Sundial

- Added 6 new achievement tiers, 2 more for each of the Amicus wandering merchant achievements in the shopping achievement category. They are: Gilded Gold Purse, Mr. McDuck, So Many Shinies, Gem-my More!, Premo Purchases, Big Buck Buyer

- Added a whole whack of new store items to the following stores…

General Store:
- Fancy Fork
- Gilded Telescope
- Green Quiver
- Wing Shield

VIP Store:
- Arcane Scroll
- Gilded Fountain Pen
- Purple Battle Banner
- Red Star Banner
- Silver Wing Shield
- Blue Rune Blade
- Wand
- Golden Morning Star
- Platinum Fork
- Feather Parasol
- Star Wand Companion
- Flappy Book Companion

Flux Store:
- Drill Wand
- Status Screen

Alchemy Shop:
- Display Potions
- Purple Glass Cauldron
- Green Glass Cauldron
- Orange Glass Cauldron

Casino:
- Stocked Display Case
- Green Star Banner
- Fountain Pen
- Golden Pickaxe
- Fabulous Feather Parasol
- Gold Fork

Amicus Island Token Store:
- Patchy Panther Plush
- Wolf Puppy Stuffy
- Potted Hibiscus Flowers
- Chalkboard
- Blue Barrel
- Big Donut
- Pink Umbrella

Tailor:
- Dancing Shoes
- Heavy Armor Stand
- Ratty Indigo Cape
- Plain White Tee

Stylist:
- Costume Makeup Kit

Botanist:
- Wall Clippers
- Spider Plant Vase
- Potted Shrub
- Potted Pine Bush
- Potted Pine
- Withered Flower Pot

Furniture Salesman:
- Star Banner Post
- Shovel
- Pitchfork
- Stable Gate
- Red Bucket
- Ladder
- Water Trough
- Timber Archway
- Neglected Display Case
- Inn Key Board

Pet Saleswoman:
- Hay Trough
- Hay Barrel
- Plant Barrel

Mechanic:
- Catapult Model
- Chainsaw
- Steam Light

Pawn Stars:
- Magic Wand
- Fountain Pen
- Battle Axe
- Ancient Ice Sword
- Wood Bow
- Star-ish Wand
- Morning Star
- Fork
- Rusty Broadsword

Mad Hatter:
- Black Bear Hat

Contractor:
- Boom Gate
- Toll Booth

Burglary Boutique:
- Crystal Fireball
- Ruby Chunk
- Alien Flower
- Morphing Wall Butterfly
- Chocolate Razor Donut
- Large Loaded Display Case
- Wonder Wand
- Pixel Pickaxe
- Ultra Bopper
- Pitchfork Companion
- Ruby Gem Companion
- Tea Cup Companion

Spring Garden Event (May 12th, 2023)

- Updated Spring Garden Event
- Added new customization and ranch items
- Added new ribbons and 100% reward
- Added 6 tiers of VIP event rewards
- Added !!! icons to the rock and tree spawns for the bee quests
- Added new event mounts in Bush Bucks sale and mount packs, available the first weekend of the event
- Added 3 new pets available the second weekend of the event
- Added Blue Rose and Pink Daffodil growable garden decorations
- Added new garden items: Stone Path, White Bench, Log Bench, Wood Bench, and Long Wire Fence
- Added 3 more bee pets to choose from at the end of Joel’s bee helping quest chain: the Golden Tail Bee, Green Sweat Bee, and Purple Orchid Bee

- Fixed gifting VIP memberships being unavailable after the 50% off deal in 2021

- Moved Snow Block and Witch Hat ranch items from the Plants category to Misc Outdoor

- Moved Sports Bed and Pet Bed ranch items from Plants category to Beds

- Fixed the Pasture unlock quest chain being incorrectly unavailable for some players

Flowers In Bloom!

The annual Grow-A-Thon has returned to the Commons! Whack the bushes and gather their bounty so that you can plant flowers and trees in the Event area to make yourself a gorgeous garden. Impress the judges every 20 hours to earn Spring tokens to buy this year's Custom Items. You need to impress the previous judge to get a rating from the next one.

Plus, fill your magnificent garden with critters! There are 5 to get throughout the event, starting with the Squirrel today! You can send out requests for a free one.

Many Quests!

George has such a terrible green thumb, he'll be looking for you to help him out trying to grow a plant for the first (or fourth) time.

Spring usually means spring cleaning, right? Freddy needs some help cleaning up his house. It's gotten a little bit spooky. Cleaning items can only be whacked in his house.

Timmy wants to wake his turtle up from its hibernation after that long, cold winter. Aid him in finding things to tempt it back to consciousness.

Have too many seeds? There are things you can spend them on:
- 10 Fertilizer, once daily
- The Spring Gift Bouquet, once daily (alternatively to buying for Spring Tokens)
- Resetting the cooldown on the critic's judging of your garden

For players level 400+, Farmer McDonald will reward you with Tier 2 Spring Fruit and Spring Vegetable seeds! These crops will yield energy and gold balanced for your higher level.

Gorgeous Garden Contest

Returning is the Gorgeous Garden contest, where each Bush Whacker submits a screenshot of their garden for all to judge! Check back next week for more details.

New for 2023

This year's update includes:

- 6 tiers of VIP rewards!
- new costume items in the store!
- new ranch items in the store!
- 3 new bee pets!
- 2 new garden flowers!
- 3 new garden decorations!
- new pet packs!
- new mount packs!
- new 2023 holiday 100% reward!

Holiday Rubber Duckies

If you can complete the event, you'll earn this awesome 100% reward: The Spring Rubber Ducky! Collect them all to fill out the holiday duck pond, released later this year!

More Bees!

Joel has three new species of bees for you to choose from after you complete his bee helping quests! They are the Golden Tail Bee, Green Sweat Bee, and Purple Orchid Bee.

More Decorations!

Two new growable decorations have been added: the Blue Rose and Pink Daffodil! Plant seeds for these in your garden boxes in the event area. These can also be bought permanently from Joel at the left of the event area.

Nine new garden items can be bought for seeds:
- Stone Path
- White Bench
- Log Bench
- Wood Bench
- Long Wire Fence

Achievements

-- POSSIBLE SPOILER ALERT There are a total of TWENTY THREE possible achievements to earn in this year's Spring Garden event.

Returning Achievements

Flower Master- You've grown 1 of each common plant in the Spring Event!
Beast Master- You've gotten every animal in the Spring Event.
Spring Decorator- You've bought 3 of each planter and 1 Watering Can.
Impressive- You impressed all of the Gardening Judges in the Spring Event.
Most Impressive- You got the highest mark from the final Gardening Judge in the Spring Event!
Five Days at Freddy's - Complete all of Freddy's Spring Daily Quests!
Spring Botanist - You collected flowers for all the Spring Garden judges.
Beekeeper - You completed the Spring Garden beehive quests.
Bee Buddy - Help Joel make Bushwhackia a better place for the bees.
Bug Collector - Help Satoshi expand his bug collection. Garden Critic - Vote 50 times in the Gorgeous Garden Photo contest.
Onionling Sheperd - Round up all 100 Onionlings during the Spring Garden event.

New Achievements

Dewy Duds - You bought all the 2023 Spring Garden event items!*

Retired Achievements

We also have 10 achievements from previous years which may be earnable by spending Bush Bucks if you missed getting them the first time around.

Blossom Buyer - You bought all the 2022 Spring Garden event items!
Planter Purchases - You bought all the 2021 Spring Garden event items!
Flowery Frills - You bought all the 2020 Spring Garden event items!
Ripe Raiments - You bought all the 2019 Spring Garden event items!
Garden Gatherer - You bought all the 2018 Spring Garden event items!
Organic Acquisitions - You bought all the 2017 Spring Garden event items!
Spring Token Trader - You bought all the 2016 Spring Garden event items!
Garage Sale Connoisseur - Purchase all the 2015 Spring Event items!
Spring Spender- Purchase all the 2014 Spring Event items!
Fresh Year Round- Purchase all the 2013 Spring Event items!

*The mini-golf piece is not required for the Dewy Duds achievement.

A Growing Companion!

Mount Packs

To kick off the event, we're having a sale! Get 30% more on purchase of 50 Bush Bucks or more! Plus, all new mounts are available this weekend, from May 12th to 15th!

The Verdant Felis mount comes free with your first purchase of 100 Bush Bucks or more!

The Floral Felis and Vengeful Felis are in packs containing 100 Bush Bucks, 10 Pristine Feed Vouchers, and a VIP Voucher! These two mounts produce their own unique sparkly particles when you ride them!

Pet Packs

Three new pets can be picked up May 19th to 22nd in Pet Packs bursting with goodies! Want them all? Grab them all for less in the bundle! From left-to-right they are the Blooming Armadillo, Cattypillar, and White Bat!



Post your green thumb adventures and questions on the forum!

The event will run until Friday May 26th at 12 PM PDT!

View the full Change Log

Frequently Asked Questions

• How can I find the seeds?
  Just keep whacking. The Holiday Item runes and pets will help attract them as well.


• How do I grow plants?
  There are the planters outside the garden to grow flowers in. If you click on them, you can see the plant store. Each plant has a different cost and grow time to get you your event progress points. You start with 4 free planters.


• Is it good to buy extra planters for growing the plants?
  If you have the seeds to spare and prefer to plant long-growing plants, then yes, it's worth it.


• How do I get the Decorator achievement?
  If you go into the gardening area, the store button ($) has a selection of garden decorating items, where you can find the planter styles and watering can. These items also cost seeds.


• What are the possible seed combinations for Farmer MacDonald's quest?
  You can choose seeds that grow either Energy or Gold, and then choose between 20, 15, 4, and 3 hours of growth time.


• Why do my custom seeds cost Gold to plant?
  You created the combination, which is unlocked until they expire. Just like normal plants, they cost Gold for planting. We don't award a flat number of seeds, because not all players have the same amount of farm plots. This way, you get to choose how many you end up growing. :)
  
• Why don’t my custom seeds last longer?
  Because they're OP! Enjoy them while they last. :)


• How do I please the judges?
  Just keep growing plants. As your event progress increases, you will impress the judges more and more. You DO NOT need to place them in your garden if you don't wish to. The plants still count for progress.


• Does the Timey-Wimey watch or Time Turner affect the judges?
  No, judges do not have quest cooldowns, so trinket effects that work for quests will not apply to them.


• What adds to my event progress?
  Growing plants worth points and completing the side quests. To get the points from your plants, you don't even need to place them in your garden! Just grow them!


• Do I have to do the achievements?
  No. Completing the goals for the achievements is totally optional. You get either a large energy pack or a title for your character from them, no event progress.


• Where can I see all the achievements available and how to get them?
  Either on the holiday dialog, the achievements dialog, or on the blog.

A Peaceful Pasture

Howdy there, Bush Whackers! Take a gander at an all new zone, the Pasture; complete with a Barn that will train your pets for you, earning them XP while you're off on your adventures! Not only that, you can decorate this zone much like your House, Golf Course, and Island.

But hold your horses; You have to unlock it first!

Unlocking the Pasture

There are two phases to unlocking the pasture: the community phase, and the individual phase.

Community Phase

Before each of you can unlock your own Pasture zones, you'll first have to complete a community quest to save derelict barns across Bushwhackia at risk of condemnation by winning a legal battle in Commons Court!

Let the barn battle begin!

Unlocking Your Pasture

The requirements to start unlocking your own pasture zone are the following:

- Level 110+
- Have owned 10 pets
- Have owned 4 mounts
- Progressed to the Deep Swamp or farther

Once you meet these requirements, you'll be able to start a quest chain at Clint or the Town Crier that, once completed, will unlock your own Pasture.

Note: If you skipped the Lower Evergreen Forest zone, you will eventually need to go back and complete it to finish the Pasture quest chain.

Pasture Features

Like your other zones, you can decorate your Pasture to your hearts content and your friends can come visit!

What sets the Pasture apart from your other zones is the Barn!

A Battered Barn

Inside the Barn is room for several Training Pens which you can purchase. 2 pens can be bought for Gold and Gems, another 2 for Bush Bucks, and 2 more for Gold and Gems after you've upgraded your Barn.

Training Pens

Training Pens allow your Pets and Mounts to earn XP while you're away adventuring! This means, among other things, you can keep your high level pets and mounts equipped to optimize your bush whacking, while leveling other ones at the same time. This can help you raise Pets for to release at PAGAS for rarer DNA!

CAUTION: Check in on your mounts regularly if you're raising them for certain bonuses. You'll want to feed them the desired Feed (alfalfa, beans, etc.) between levels.

There are two kinds of Training Pens, ones for Pets and ones for Mounts.



To use a Training Pen:

1) Click on it to open up the Training Pen pop-up
2) Set the occupant
3) Add some Training Kibble.

It's that easy! You'll need to top up a pen's feed at least every week or so. You'll receive a notification on the bottom right if a pen is occupied and out of feed.

If you have enough Training Kibble in your inventory, clicking the "Fill" button will top up the Pen's stockpile to its maximum. Otherwise you'll see a "Buy" button that will take you to the "Ye Tutelage Paddock Supplier" to purchase more kibble.

Training Kibble

There are 2 kinds of Training Kibble you can purchase right from the Training Pen: Training Kibble for Gold and Nutritious Training Kibble for Bush Bucks. Nutritious Training Kibble yields DOUBLE the XP of Training Kibble. Nutritious Training Kibble is a more efficient use of your Bush Bucks compared to buying levels at Hank the Farmhand or Clint, but you have to wait for the results.

The Training Pen popup will tell you the projected XP gains given the current amount of Kibble in the pen.

Barn Embiggening

Some time after having unlocked the Pasture you'll get the opportunity to upgrade the Barn! The requirements for upgrading the Barn are:

- Level 320+
- Have owned 50 pets
- Have owned 20 mounts
- Leveled 25+ pets to level 40 (released pets included)
- Leveled 15+ mounts to level 40 (released mounts included)
- Purchased 2 training pens
- 10 Pasture expansions
- At least a day since you unlocked the Pasture

An expanded barn has room for 2 more Training Pens and has a fresh coat of paint to boot!

Giddy Up!

Post your comments and questions here on the forum!

Change Log

FAQ

Can I place an expiring Pet or Mount into a Training Pen?
You can! It will gain XP like a normal Pet/Mount. It will automatically be removed from the Training Pen when it expires.

I cannot start the quests but meet all the requirements!
If you're unable to start the Pasture unlock quests, check your active quests in your Quest Bar/Quest Dialog for any that might involve expanding your ranch house, buying the private island, or building the cottage. Any quest chain that at some point requires Jim's lumber quest cannot be done at the same time as another. This means if you've got the house expansion, private island, or cottage quest chains active you won't be able to start the Pasture quest chain.

Will Pets and Mounts in Training Pens still get XP when I'm not logged in?
Yes. Your Pets and Mounts in Training Pens will still get XP when you're logged off or not actively playing the game, so long as they have enough Training Kibble in their pen. When you next log in to the game, the Training Pens will still count time you didn't have the game open.

Pasture Zone! (May 5th, 2023)

- Added Barn Battle community quest to make Pasture zone unlock quests available

- Added quest line to unlock Pasture zone

- Added new Pasture zone:
- Can decorate and visit, similar to House, Course, and Island
- Has Barn which can be outfitted with Training Pens
- Can assign pets and mounts to Training Pens to have them earn XP automatically
- Read the blog for details: http://codenameentertainment.com/?page=bw2&post_id=1539#blog

- Added 4 new tiers to the Pet Whisperer achievement category

- Added a Mount Whisperer achievement category with 5 tiers

- Added 1 new tier to the pet hatching achievements category

- Added the Prairie ranch style to the Contractor merchant (Requires Pasture unlocked)

- Added a filter/search bar to the ranch store

- Ranch store remembers what category you were in last the next time you open it

- Added categories tab to ranch inventory

- Added Pet, Mount, Food and Drink, Lights, and Mini Golf ranch categories to ranch inventory/store

- Removed Crates and Barrels ranch category

- Changed Misc Indoor ranch category graphic from lamp to stove

- Changed which categories some ranch items belong to

- Permitted more ranch items on the mini golf course

- Ranch categories are now sorted alphabetically

- Allowed the following ranch items on the mini golf course: Love Mailbox, Easter Mailbox, Spring Mailbox, Lucky Mailbox

- Renamed the second Tulip Planter ranch item to "Tulip Tow Planter"

- Renamed the second Tulips ranch item to "Tulip Vase"

- Added surfaces to the following ranch items: Rocking Chair, White Rocking Chair, Easter Bench

- Changed max description of VIP Energy Pack from 10 to 1, as the Perpetual Motion VIP power won't add any if you already have one

- Corrected a typo in "The Flungeon One" achievement description

- Reduced number formatting of your Gold on the Purchase Ranch Expansion popup

- Reran Doc Tan's Delorean limited-time quest (April 21 - 24)

- Reran Endangered Species mini event with 3 new pets (April 28 - May 2)