Properties Reference (latest)

Warning

The following tutorial only works for versions 0.3.X.

Important

In the tables, properties in italics are properties that you probably shouldn't modify. Modifying them may cause the game to crash or bug out.

Plant Files

Below is the format of the plant JSON files, using Grapeshot as an example.

Properties with multilingual values cannot be deleted or have extra fields added. The format must be as follows:

{
  "en": "English",
  "zh": "中文"
}

PlantFeatures.json

The PlantFeatures.json file contains the basic characteristics of plants.

Each plant in the PLANTS array includes the following properties:

Property	Example Content	Description
ID	74	Unique ID value of the plant in the game
NAME	{ "en": "Grapeshot", "zh": "爆裂葡萄" }	Multilingual name, en for English name, zh for Chinese name
_CARDSPRITENAME	"grapeshot"	Card icon resource name (corresponding to game resource files)
CODENAME	"grapeshot"	Unique identifier for the plant (critical field, used for GE Patcher merging)
TYPE	["plant", "lastStandDisallowed"]	Plant type: - plant: Normal plant - lastStandDisallowed: Cannot be used in "Last Stand" mode
OBTAINWORLD	"market"	The world where the background image is located
ZENGARDEN	{ "PlantPlace": "dirt" }	Zen Garden planting location: - dirt: Normal soil
COSTUME	2	Number of costumes

The SEEDCHOOSERDEFAULTORDER array is used to specify the default order of plants in the selection interface. It should only have plants' CODENAME and the order they are in the array is the order they will appear in the almanac, seed chooser, etc.

The BASEUNLOCKLIST array contains plants newly created player profiles have by default. It also uses plants' CODENAME.

PlantAlmanac.json

The PlantAlmanac.json file contains the Almanac information for plants.

Each item in the objects array should include aliases, objclass, and objdata, or else it may not change in-game.

The aliases array contains the plant's CODENAME, used to indicate the corresponding plant for this object. Only the first item is read from at the moment. The value of objclass is PlantAlmanacProperties, indicating that this object modifies a plant almanac entry.

objdata includes the following Almanac properties:

Property	Value/Content	Description
Elements	Contains multiple properties: - SUNCOST:Sun cost - RECHARGE:Cooldown - DAMAGE:Damage value (1800) - AREA:Range (3x3) - FAMILY:Family	Key property tags shown in Almanac
Introduction	{ "en": "...", "zh": "爆炸后向 8 个方向发射弹性葡萄子弹" }	Multilingual description of plant function
Special	{ "NAME": {"en":"...","zh":"..."}, "DESCRIPTION": {"en":"...","zh":"..."} }	Special mechanism description
Chat	{"en":"...","zh":"..."}	Multilingual, plant's personality lines
BriefIntroduction	{ "en": "Explodes...", "zh": "爆炸并发射弹射子弹" }	Multilingual, brief function summary
DisplayOffset	{ "x": 0, "y": 0 }	Display position offset (adjusts coordinates in Almanac)

PlantProps.json

The PlantProps.json file contains gameplay properties of plants.

Each item in the objects array includes aliases, objclass, and objdata, just like in PlantAlmanac.json.

The aliases array contains the plant's CODENAME, used to indicate the corresponding plant for this object. Again, only the first entry is read. The value of objclass is PlantProperties, indicating that this object modifies a plant's gameplay properties.

objdata includes the following properties, but some plants have properties others don't. Valid properties for each plant can be viewed in the Almanac.

Property	Value/Content	Description
CannotBeSheepenedByWizard	true	Immune to Wizard Zombie's "sheep transformation" skill
Damage	1800	Base damage value
Cooldown	35	Cooldown time (unit: seconds)
CooldownFrom	1	Cooldown start time (represents initial cooldown value)
SunCost	150	Sun required for planting
Toughness	300	Base plant health points
Family	"Explosive"	Family (may affect family bonus effects)
ImmuneToIceblock	true	Immune to freezing effects (e.g., Ice Weasel Zombie)

Store Files

The StoreCommodityFeatures.json file contains store commodity information, including four arrays: Plants, Upgrade, Gem, and Coin, representing different types of commodity information.

Plants

The Plants array contains information about plant commodities.

Property	Type	Description
CommodityType	string	Fixed value "plant"
CommodityName	string	Plant's CODENAME
CurrencyType	string	Currency type ("gem" or "coin")
CurrencyRequired	number	Amount of currency required
UnlockLevel	string	Unlocks at a certain level

Example: Snow Pea Commodity

{
  "CommodityType": "plant",
  "CommodityName": "snowpea",
  "CurrencyType": "gem",
  "CurrencyRequired": 25
}

Upgrade

The Upgrade array contains information about plant upgrade commodities.

Property	Type	Description
CommodityType	string	Fixed value "upgrade"
CommodityName	string	CODENAME of the upgrade item
CurrencyType	string	Currency type ("gem" or "coin")
CurrencyRequired	number	Amount of currency required

Example: Shovel Upgrade

{
  "CommodityType": "upgrade",
  "CommodityName": "upgrade_sunshovel_lvl3",
  "CurrencyType": "gem",
  "CurrencyRequired": 20
}

Gem

The Gem array contains information about Gem commodities.

Property	Description
CommodityType	Fixed value "gem"
CommodityCount	Amount of Gems obtained
CurrencyType	Currency type ("gem" or "coin")
CurrencyRequired	Amount of currency required
StackLevel	Commodity pack level
CommodityDisplayName	Commodity display name (multilingual)

Example: Adjusting a Gem Pack

{
  "CommodityType": "gem",
  "CommodityCount": 10,
  "CurrencyType": "coin",
  "CurrencyRequired": 300000,
  "StackLevel": 4,
  "CommodityDisplayName": {
    "en": "Ultimate Gem Pack!",
    "zh": "终极钻石包！"
  }
}

Coin

The Coin array contains information about Coin commodities.

Property	Description
CommodityType	Fixed value "coin"
CommodityCount	Amount of Coins obtained
CurrencyType	Currency type ("gem" or "coin")
CurrencyRequired	Amount of currency required
StackLevel	Commodity pack level
CommodityDisplayName	Commodity display name (multilingual)