Steam Ages

"We're from the fuuuuuuutuuuuure!"This article contains **SPOILERS** for *Plants vs. Zombies 2: Reflourished*. It is strongly recommended to visit this content in-game before continuing this article.

### Stagemodules

SteamStage

**Steam Ages** is the 13th world in *Plants vs. Zombies 2: Reflourished*. There are 32 levels, with one Endless Zone. It is unlocked after beating Holiday Mashup - Day 18.

Steam Ages takes place during the Industrial Revolution in the late 19th century. During this period of time, the predominant source of power was steam produced from burning coal, in which many of the inventions of this era needed at the time.

Initially only having 16 levels upon the mod's release, Part 2 has been released since November 24th, 2023 as a part of the 1.2.0 Update, bringing new plants and zombies into the world.

Sewers decorate the lawn of Steam Ages. Players can only plant flying plants, instant-use plants and most wall plants on sewers. Sewers are used by zombies as a way to enter the lawn from behind, eating the player's plants from the back.

## Game description

*In the times of the greatest industrial advancement of the late 19th century, the zombies are hard at work. Filled with machinery and sewer holes, your plants will have a tough time defending your brains from both directions!*

## Levels

\*Prizes that are not money bags are unlocked only first time.

### Brain Busters

#### Reverse Engineering

*Main article: Reverse Engineering*
Reverse Engineering is Steam Ages' exclusive Brain Buster. In this Brain Buster, the player is tasked to prevent backwards zombies that rise from sewers from reading blueprints laid out on the lawn. Failure to do so results in the zombies reading the said blueprints and a loss for the player.

It is played on Days 10, 20 and 29.

#### Special Delivery

Special Delivery is a Brain Buster featuring a conveyor belt, with said conveyor belt being the only way to recieve plants. No sun is needed in this Brain Buster, as plants given by the conveyor belt are free of charge. Certain levels may have a hard limit for a specific plant, and the frequency of each plant appearing can vary depending on the level.

It is played on Days 3, 8, 18, 22 and 26.

#### Save Our Seeds

Save Our Seeds is a Brain Buster where the player is tasked to protect a number of endangered plants throughout the entire level. Getting one of the endangered plants destroyed in any way (i.e. eaten, crushed, etc.), or activated in the case of plants such as Potato Mine or Lava Guava, will result in a loss for the player.

It is played on Days 9, 15 and 27.

#### Last Stand

Last Stand is a Brain Buster where the player is given an extreme amount of sun and a limited amount of Plant Food to use for the entire level. The player must set up a strong defense beforehand before advancing. Most free plants and all sun-producing plants are banned in these levels, and any more Plant Food is not handed out throughout the level, though certain levels may have at least one carrier of it in it.

It is played on Day 13.

#### Locked and Loaded

Locked and Loaded is a Brain Buster here the player is forced to use the plants given in the level. They are only required to use the plants given to them in order to win the level. Even if certain plants given in the level have yet to be unlocked, the player still has the ability to use that plant within the level itself. This can serve as a demo for that plant if that ever manages to happen.

It is played on Days 5, 25 and 30.

### Brain Drain Factory

*Main article: Brain Drain Factory*

Brain Drain Factory is Steam Ages's Endless Zone, unlocked at Steam Ages - Day 20. Much like every other endless zone, levels get harder and tougher as you progress here. Sewers will limit your planting space and necessitate backward attacking plants, appearing in generally larger numbers and closer to the left of the lawn on later levels.

### Zombot Loco-motive

The player must fight Dr. Zomboss in Steam Ages piloting the Loco-motive. It can summon almost all zombies found in the world. Plants in these levels are only given to the player through a conveyor belt. The Zombot Loco-motive itself can attack the player's plants by launching backward Industrial Imps.

It is fought at Day 32.

## Update history

### Version 1.0.2

* Fixed issues where Holiday Mashup and Steam Ages quest lines would not appear if you had Egypt or Pirate Seas world quests active. This is part of the first fix as it also fixes the quest for Steam Ages not appearing after Holiday Mashup - Day 18.

### Version 1.1

* New Quest Icons for Holiday Mashup and Steam Ages unlock quests with the keys. This is done to better communicate to new players how you access the worlds.
* Changed unlock text for Holiday Mashup and Steam Ages to note that you access them via Travel Log.
* Fixed issues where the Steam Ages levels intended to give Mystery Gift Boxes were not giving them, despite the World Map showing that they should.

### Version 1.1.1

* Fixed glitch where Pianists and Disco-trons would be able to override and cut out the music in Holiday Mashup and Steam Ages.

### Version 1.1.2

* Fixed Holiday Mashup and Steam Ages not having the sound that plays when you press a world's icon.
* Fixed Steam Ages Ultimate Battle/Demonstration Mini-Game not having the correct victory jingle.
* Made Steam Ages - Day 16 more difficult following it being too easy after buffs to the plants.

### Version 1.1.4

* Sewer functionality has been adjusted.
	+ We've removed the ability for sewer lids to "pop off", meaning all sewers will spawn opened now.
	+ This has resulted in this change being implemented into all Steam Ages levels, and other levels featuring sewers.
	+ Reworked Inzanity Sewer generator as a result of this change. A few problematic layouts have been removed and we've added a bunch of new layouts too!
	+ A bunch of plants have been enabled to be planted on top of sewers. See Balance Changes for more information.
* Updated Steam Ages lawn to reflect the finalized version added in the latest version of PvZ2: Chinese Version.
* Increased loudness of Holiday Mashup and Steam Ages music.
* Fixed Steam Ages - Day 16 not banning boosted plants.
* Added a preplaced Wall-nut on the sewer in Steam Ages - Day 1 to better introduce sewer mechanic.

### Version 1.2

* Steam Ages Part 2 has finally arrived! Enjoy 16 new levels with many new zombie threats, new plants, and more!
	+ 2 new plants: Lotus Root and Maypop Mechanic. Pea-nut leaves his premium status to become unlockable in Steam Ages as well!
	+ Many new zombies to encounter, such as the Inventor Zombie and Furnace Zombie.
	+ New Endless Zone: Brain Drain Factory! Can you survive the never-ending-9-to-5?
	+ Dr. Zomboss has returned with an all-new Zombot. Knock him down a peg or two!
* Added a Vasebreaker Challenge Pack for Steam Ages.
* Massive overhaul to audio in Steam Ages! Including:
	+ New Zombie groans for the world.
	+ Gentleman Zombie and Barrel Zombie have exclusive groans.
	+ New ambient noises.
* Fixed janky animations with the fans on the Steam Ages world map.

## Videos

Steam Ages Dev Diary! - Plants vs. Zombies 2- ReflourishedDev DiarySteam Ages Part 2 Dev Diary! - Plants vs. Zombies 2- ReflourishedPart 2 Dev DiarySteam Ages Part 2 Out Now Trailer! - Plants vs. Zombies 2- ReflourishedPart 2 Release Trailer
## Trivia

* The infamous metal pipe falling sound effect can be heard in the world's ambience.