# Verdant Expansion (1.69)

**Version 1.69.0 - Verdant Expansion**

* **Base Item additions:**
  * Added tomato seeds etc
  * Added Arkenstone
  * Added Fertilizers (also make it twisted with skeletal dust)
  * Added Wheat variants
  * Added Gene-modified crops with higher value
* **New Feature: Cultivated Innovations**
  * Players can now research and cultivate genetically modified versions of select crops, yielding higher profits at market.
  * Requires advanced alchemy and botany research.
  * Genetically modified crops are visually distinct, often glowing or exhibiting unusual colors.
* **New Magic Crops Added (14):**
  * Sunpetal Bloom: A radiant flower used in potent potions.
  * Shadowroot Tuber: A subterranean root with dark, earthy flavors.
  * Skygrain: A light, airy grain harvested from floating vines.
  * Moonwhisper Berry: A luminescent berry that enhances magical abilities.
  * Ironbark Squash: A heavy durable squash.
  * Dragonsbreath Pepper: A very hot pepper.
  * Feyweave Cotton: A cotton that can be used in magical clothing.
  * Ambercorn: a golden corn that makes sweet food.
  * Gloomshroom: A mushroom that grows in dark damp places.
  * Starfruit Vine: A vine with fruit that glows at night.
  * Crystal Carrot: A carrot that has crystal like qualities.
  * Emberleaf Tea: a tea leaf that makes a warming drink.
  * Frostbloom: a flower that can grow in freezing temperatures.
  * Voidwheat: a dark wheat that grows in areas of high magical energy.
* **Genetically Modified Crop Variants:**
  * "Radiant Sunpetal": Enhanced potion potency (+25% effect).
  * "Abyssal Shadowroot": Increased nutritional value and dark magic resistance.
  * "Soaring Skygrain": Faster growth and higher yield.
  * "Astral Moonwhisper Berry": Significantly boosts magical regeneration.
  * "Adamantine Ironbark Squash": Increased durability when used in crafting.
  * "Inferno Dragonsbreath Pepper": Increased heat and magical fire resistance.
  * "Enchanted Feyweave Cotton": Increased magical enchantment capacity.
  * "Solstice Ambercorn": Increased sweetness and magical light properties.
  * "Umbral Gloomshroom": Increased dark magic power when consumed.
  * "Nova Starfruit Vine": Increases magical night vision.
  * "Diamond Crystal Carrot": Increases crystal magic power.
  * "Phoenix Emberleaf Tea": Increases fire magic power.
  * "Glacial Frostbloom": Increases ice magic power.
  * "Oblivion Voidwheat": Increases void magic power.
* **Balancing:**
  * Genetically modified crop seeds are rare drops from high-level magical creatures.
  * Genetically modified crops sell for 3x the base crop price.
  * Genetically modified crops take 1.5x longer to grow.
* **Bug Fixes:**
  * (Various minor bug fixes related to farming and crop growth).