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Spring Bean

*Spring Beans bounce back zombies that get too close. Will bounce them into water if nearby.*

## Almanac statistics

### Unlocked by beating

PS-III

**He's the strong, silent type and little is known about Spring Bean. What is known though: his fan club is a million followers strong. And the ladies love him.**

**Spring Bean** is the second plant available in Pirate Seas in *Alternate UniverZ*. He bounces the first zombie that steps on him back 2.19 tiles or, if close enough, into nearby water, instantly killing the zombie in question. After bouncing, he will fall asleep for ten seconds during which he is vulnerable to attack.

Spring Bean is unlocked after beating PS-III.

## Almanac entry

**Spring Bean**

SUN COST: 50

RECHARGE: 30

TOUGHNESS: 300

KNOCKBACK DISTANCE: 2.19 Tiles

RECOVERY TIME: 10

Area: Single

Spring Beans bounce back zombies that get too close. Will bounce them into water if nearby.
He's the strong, silent type and little is known about Spring Bean. What is known though: his fan club is a million followers strong. And the ladies love him.

## Plant Food effect

When given Plant Food, Spring Bean will jump into the air then back onto the ground to unleash a great impact, bouncing every zombie on screen back 2.19 tiles or in nearby water in Pirate Seas.

## Costumes

* Current
* Pre 1.5

## Strategies

Spring Bean is quite useful, being able to permanently stall any zombie with a stiff or lower speed, such as Pianist Zombie, Robo-Cone Zombie and Mecha-Football Zombie, and stalling any other zombie for about a few times. However, as he sleeps for a while before bouncing again, he cannot stall multiple zombies at a time, so it is advised not to use it in levels that has lots of zombies packed together, or with zombies like Chicken Wrangler Zombie or Weasel Hoarder.

In Pirate Seas, Spring Bean will find a lot of his utility at his ability to bounce enemies onto water, instantly killing them in the process. Because of this, Spring Bean can be used as an early defender against high health zombies, such as Buckethead Pirates and Gargantuar Pirates; or as a measure against Swashbuckler Zombies in lanes without planks. Not only that, but when planted at the front of a row, Spring Bean will fool Zombie Parrots into approaching them, and when they get near, he will crouch, rendering him invincible and forcing the Zombie Parrots to return.

Since Spring Bean is invincible while crouching, he can be used as a measure against the Springening Poncho Zombie, which will try to eat him permanently until he either bounces another zombie and sleeps, or if the Spring Bean is removed. However, this is quite a risky move, as most other zombies can still interfere.

When a Reanimator Zombie dies on a crouching Spring Bean, he will not drop a Summoning Tomb.

## Balance Changes

### Version 1.0.1

* Sun cost: 75 > 50
* Knockback: 1 > 2

## Gallery

Rugbilore's 3 slot run on FF-VII with Sunflower, Spring Bean and SpikeweedRugbilore’s 3 slot run on FFX-I with Sunflower, Spring Bean and Spikerock
HOF-V

> *"Zomboss' inventions break loose again! Fight off the hyperspeed experiments AND the giant horde at the same time... this can only go so well."*
> ― Travel Log description
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## Rewards

### Replaying

Same as before

**HOF-V**, also known as **Energic Shot**, is the fifth and final level of the Hearts of Flesh quest in *Alternate UniverZ*. After completing this level, the player receives a Money Bag.

## Dialogue

(At the start of the level)

Crazy Dave: The aptitude of love is greater than ever!

Penny: Yeah, yeah. Whatever.

Penny: Survive the attack of the speedy zombies.

(After the player picks up the money bag)

Penny: User Dave, there's something I've always wanted to ask you.

Crazy Dave: Hmm? What is it?

Penny: User Dave, what is love?

Crazy Dave: Baby don't hurt me.

Penny: Don't hurt me?

Crazy Dave: No more. Hey Penny! You're good at this!

Penny: Wait, wh-

Crazy Dave: Alright, I think that's enough love, it almost make me sick!

Crazy Dave: Let's go back and continue our adventure Penny!

Penny: But I-

## Tips

* Since Lovestruck effects here make zombies go even more speedy than before, it is recommended to bring stalling plants to avoid being overwhelmed. However, Poncho Zombies will forbid chilling of any kind, so bring alternatives like Kernel-pult or Sap-fling instead.
* Prepare for an all-out attack with Cupid Imps crowding up early on, and facing against the forces of Zombie Bulls, Shield Zombies and even some Lovestruck Gargantuars afterwards. Bring your best attacking plants yet to dispose of this horde, as these threats will come in large groups later on. Note that most of the threats do not counter defensive plants like Wall-nut, Tall-nut or Infi-nut, so they can be useful options for this level.

## Waves

*The small number next to the zombie icon means that zombie will always appear in that lane, with 1 being the topmost lane and 5 being the bottommost one.*

## Gallery

Sunproducerless by Kiro Washiri
* Adventure
* Holiday
* Others
PH-III

## **PH-III: Patience is the Key**

**PH-III**, also known as **Patience is the Key**, is the third level of Player's House in *Alternate UniverZ*. After completing this level, the player receives the Hot Sauce.

## Dialogue

(At the start of the level)

Crazy Dave: Woah, we've got ourselves a two-flag horde here.

Crazy Dave: This might be tough for our Peash- wait...

Crazy Dave: Repeater? How'd you get here?

Penny: Despite its unusual appearance, let's use this Repeater to our advantage.

Penny: Now that you don't have low-cost attacking plants like Peashooter, it's better to slow the zombies down.

Penny: I don't mean literally, I mean to stop them, or just ignore them for awhile.

Crazy Dave: Yeah, zombies won't rush you if you don't rush them, that's the rules!

Penny: Potato Mine's low-cost might be proven useful here.

Crazy Dave: What do you mean, Penny? EVERY plant is useful!

(After the player picks up the Hot Sauce)

Crazy Dave: Is that a bottle of hot sauce I'm seeing?

Crazy Dave: Hey, I still have that taco I brough from you earlier! I'm going to try this hot sauce on it!

Crazy Dave: It might be so good that I might want to travel back in time to eat it again!

Penny: Aren't you going to question why the zombies dropped this, user Dave?

## Tips

* As Repeater is now your only offensive plant, attempting what is taught by Penny is very important. Try to kill the first zombies as slow as possible with Potato Mines and keep gathering sun to afford as many Repeaters as you can to survive this two-flagger level.
* If you're struggling with the zombie horde, try out Repeater's Plant Food effect.

## Waves

*The small number next to the zombie icon means that zombie will always appear in that lane, with 1 being the topmost lane and 5 being the bottommost one.*

**Note:**     are randomly replaced with    .

## Gallery

By Phantom of RaBy Lololol66

* Adventure
* Holiday
* Others
Impact Zone

> *"Put your micro skills to the test in Impact Zone by Orion to earn a handful of gauntlets!"*
> ― Travel Log description
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## Statistics

### Type

Save Our Seeds
Locked and Loaded

## Rewards

### Replaying

Same as before

**Impact Zone** is one of the First Creator Contest levels in Timeless Avenue made by Orion in *Alternate UniverZ*. The player only has a total of three Coconut Cannons to defend themselves with, along with a few prepicked plants to help aid them against the zombie hordes. After completing this level, the player receives a Money Bag.

## Waves

*The small number next to the zombie icon means that zombie will always appear in that lane, with 1 being the topmost lane and 5 being the bottommost one.*

## Gallery

By SmileFTW
* Adventure
* Holiday
* Others
HS-IX

> *"This match may almost be over, but the zombies aren't backing down just yet, one final push!"*
> ― Travel Log description
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## Level

### Objective

Survive a massive holiday attack with a very large amount of starting sun while half of your plants are snapped out of existence

**HS-IX**, also known as **Heroic Holiday Endgame**, is the ninth level of the Heroic Showdown quest in *Alternate UniverZ*. After completing this level, the player receives a Money Bag.

## Dialogue

(At the start of the level)

Penny: Say, neighbor, why don't we just throw the bag away?

Penny: That way Zomboss can't harass us with these horrible trials.

(Zomboss appears)

Dr. Zomboss: Say, Penny, wouldn't that just be a walk-over then?

Dr. Zomboss: You lose, I win, I never get caught and I continue my plans of universal domination elsewhere.

Dr. Zomboss: In my humble opinion, that's completely embarrassing.

Dr. Zomboss: And you already got through one trial! Congratulations! You must continue!

(Zomboss leaves)

Holiday Gift Bag: Isn't prosperity... mesmerizing?

Holiday Gift Bag: Unfortunately good things don't last forever, and bad things are... inevitable.

Holiday Gift Bag: Can you stand against a massive horde with only HALF of your plant roster?

## Waves

*The small number next to the zombie icon means that zombie will always appear in that lane, with 1 being the topmost lane and 5 being the bottommost one.*

## Gallery

N/A

* Adventure
* Holiday
* Others
NMTX-X

## **NMTX-X: Momentum Marathon**

**NMTX-X**, also known as **Momentum Marathon**, is the ultimate finale of Neon Mixtape Tour in *Alternate UniverZ*. After completing this level, the player receives the Neon Mixtape Tour Trophy.

## Dialogue

(At the start of the level)

Crazy Dave: This place, this time, it feels so familiar...

Crazy Dave: Maybe it is the time.

Penny: Hmm?

Crazy Dave: Oh, nothing! Uhh, oh yeah neighbour, the upgrades!

Crazy Dave: We have collected so many upgrades, be sure to use them effectively against this big horde!

Crazy Dave: Alright, let's set the stage on fire!

Penny: He's suspicious, again...

(After the player picks up the Neon Mixtape Tour Trophy)

Crazy Dave: And the tour has reached its destination!

Crazy Dave: Oh, and there you are, lil buddy!

Penny: User Dave, what are you doing?! Get back here!

Penny: What did I say about interacting with people in the past?

Penny: I hope nothing dramatically changed. Who was that kid, by the way?

Crazy Dave: That? That was me!

Penny: ...What.

Crazy Dave: Didn't I tell you? After that big event, I came here and there was nothing.

Crazy Dave: Well, except a few mutated plants and a bunch of dead bodies!

Crazy Dave: But what I could remember is a crazy-looking man talking to me!

Crazy Dave: Then, he goes back to his car and the entire car vanished! That was so cool!

Crazy Dave: Young me wished that I was older so I could go back in time too!

Crazy Dave: Now that I'm here, I gotta make the memories again!

Penny: I-

Penny: \*ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ\*

Crazy Dave: Uh-oh, she overheated again! I really need to upgrade her CPU once we get home.

## Waves

*The small number next to the zombie icon means that zombie will always appear in that lane, with 1 being the topmost lane and 5 being the bottommost one.*

## Gallery

By Lololol66By MARS-26 (3 slots PFless)By MARS-26 (pea)* Adventure
* Holiday
* Others
PS-IX

## **PS-IX: Dock Block**

**PS-IX**, also known as **Dock Block**, is the ninth and second to last main level of Pirate Seas in *Alternate UniverZ*. After completing this level, the player receives a Note.

## Dialogue

(At the start of the level)

Crazy Dave: Remember back in the old days? When you have to plant flower pots on roof?

Crazy Dave: And now? Bricks and planks, no problem!

Crazy Dave: How? A pinch of magic and two pinches of genetic engineering!

Crazy Dave: But still, there's one surface I can't plant my plants on.

Crazy Dave: Unsoiled dirt! I can't treat my plants like THAT!

Crazy Dave: And look at those dirty pirates!

Crazy Dave: Well, hope you can get "around" this situation!

(After the player picks up the note)

Penny: Look out. It's a map.

Crazy Dave: To treasure! And it says no zombies!

Penny: User Dave, remember what happened when you receive a note that came from "not zombies"?

## Tips

* The newly obtained Coconut Cannon fires a coconut that deals good damage and decent splash damage in a sizeable area. This will prove to be useful for larger attacks like this level, though the firing cooldown may be an issue. Try and bring another plant to support him, like stalling plants such as Snow Pea and Kernel-pult, or defensive plants such as Wall-nut.
* As the pentiultimate level of Pirate Seas, take notice that craters are present on your ship. These cannot be planted on, so with your planting space limited, you must make full use of the space you have left. With the pressure forced from the Swashbuckler Zombies, Seagull Zombies, Barrel Roller Zombies, Imp Cannons and the Barrel Bane ambushes, try and keep your defenses going strong throughout the level. Use Potato Mine or Spring Bean whenever you need to.

## Waves

*The small number next to the zombie icon means that zombie will always appear in that lane, with 1 being the topmost lane and 5 being the bottommost one.*

## Update History

### Version 1.4

* Removed some flying zombies.
* Moved some flying zombies to planked lanes.

## Gallery

N/A

* Adventure
* Holiday
* Others
PS-IV

## **PS-IV: Lone Boardwalk**

**PS-IV**, also known as **Lone Boardwalk**, is the fourth level of Pirate Seas in *Alternate UniverZ*. After completing this level, the player receives a Money Bag.

## Dialogue

(At the start of the level)

Penny: The zombies can only afford one plank today.

Crazy Dave: So we only have one lane to care about!

Penny: Not entirely true, Swashbucklers and Seagulls can still be dangerous.

Penny: We still need to protect those lanes, but it's true that they require less attackers.

Crazy Dave: So I'm correct!

Penny: I said n-

Crazy Dave: Whatever! Anyways, don't forget to use Spring Beans, they're pretty useful here!

## Tips

* Only one plank is placed in this level, so most of your attention should go to this lane. However, do not forget about the other lanes, as Swashbuckler Zombies and Seagull Zombies can access them, so keep an eye out for them.
* Spring Bean is insanely strong in Pirate Seas, and it is shown here, with him being able to bounce all grounded threats into the water, instantly defeating them. This can be especially useful if you are facing scary zombies like Buckethead Pirates and Pirate Captain Zombies, as an easy way to get them out of the way. You will still need good firepower though, as Spring Bean's recharge is too slow for it to be a reliable way of killing all the zombies, and Seagull Zombies can ignore them altogether.

## Waves

*The small number next to the zombie icon means that zombie will always appear in that lane, with 1 being the topmost lane and 5 being the bottommost one.*

## Gallery

N/A

* Adventure
* Holiday
* Others
Neon Mixtape Tour

*An empty Neon Mixtape Tour lawn.*

**Neon Mixtape Tour** is the 9th area encountered in *Alternate UniverZ*. It takes place in a concert during the 1980's.

Since the setting of this area is dusk, sun falls from the sky at a much slower rate, and also makes mushrooms more beneficial to use with them being stronger during the night.

The area's main gimmick are jams. The music will change at certain waves, but unlike other worlds, this will make the zombies move faster or slower, and also make special zombies exhibit their special ability, depending on the jam that is playing. There are six jams in total:

* The pop jam activates Glitter Zombie's special ability, and also makes zombies walk slower. When it starts to play, there will be a disco ball which creates small lights on the lawn.
* The punk jam activates Punk Zombie's special ability, and also makes zombies walk faster. When it starts to play, there will be flame trails on the top and the bottom of the screen.
* The rap jam activates MC Zom-B's and Breakdancer Zombie's special abilities, and does not affect zombies' speed. When it starts to play, there will be lights and a TV with Dr. Zomboss' green face with two big speakers between it.
* The ballad jam is usually activated by Boombox Zombie, and does not affect zombies' speed. When it plays, the lawn will return to normal.
* The metal jam activates Hair Metal Gargantuar's special ability, and also makes zombies walk faster. When it starts to play, there will be sparks and lights on the top and bottom of the lawn.
* The 8-bit jam activates Arcade Zombie's arcade machine, and does not affect zombies' speed. When it starts to play, there will be fog at the top and the bottom of the screen, and the tiles on the ground will play many various light movements as if the lawn was a dance floor.

In Neon Mixtape Tour, there are sometimes upcoming performers. There will be a warning saying "Bass Boost!", and Bassist Zombies will drop in from above and start jamming with their guitars. The metal jam will also start playing.

In Neon Mixtape Tour Extra (NMTX), there is also the "Crossover Hit!" ambush, in which all special zombies on the lawn will transform into fully healed special zombies of the next jam.

## Levels

### Quests

Summoned:

Start the level with an extra batch of sun and most plants available
Summoned:
PS-VIII

## **PS-VIII: Traveling Methods**

**PS-VIII**, also known as **Traveling Methods**, is the eighth level of Pirate Seas in *Alternate UniverZ*. It acts as an introduction to the Imp Cannon. After completing this level, the player receives Coconut Cannon.

## Tips

* Imp Cannons fire off Imp Pirate Zombies on both planked and plankless lanes, and explodes into more Imp Pirate Zombies after a while. Killing the cannons fast will be the key to succession. You can stall them with Iceberg Lettuce or Kernel-pult to delay their explosion time while killing them off. As for the Imp Pirate Zombies themselves, simply using moderate attacking plants like Bloomerang should work. You can also use Wall-nut to block them down.
* Aside from them, Swashbuckler Zombies and Seagull Zombies are used more threateningly here as well, so manage your plants to counter them, like Potato Mine, Spring Bean and so. As for the rising Barrel Bane ambushes, try and get yourself some decent defenses to hold them off.

## Waves

*The small number next to the zombie icon means that zombie will always appear in that lane, with 1 being the topmost lane and 5 being the bottommost one.*

## Gallery

N/A

* Adventure
* Holiday
* Others
Pelican Zombie

**Pelican Zombie** is a zombie in *Alternate UniverZ*. He is an upgraded version of the Seagull Zombie, flying at a fast speed above low plants, such as Iceberg Lettuce, Spikeweed, Spikerock, and Potato Mine, as well as above water. He will die instantly if hit by butter, making Kernel-pults and Buttercups potentially useful ways to deal with him. Because he is an airborne zombie, he can also be blown away by Blover and Hurrikale.

## Overview

Pelican Zombie absorbs a total of 350 damage and does not degrade.
Plant Showcase: Sub-zero Shock

**Sub-zero Shock** is the ninth level of the Plant Showcase quest in *Alternate UniverZ*. It acts as a demonstration for the Ice Bloom. After completing this level, the player receives a Money Bag.

## Dialogue

(At the start of the level)

Normal Dave: Dave! You're here already?

Science Dave: Oh uh, 'sup Dave! Long time no see!

Normal Dave: Yeah whatever. I'm tilted after talking to Dave's time traveling imbecile.

Normal Dave: I don't judge, but an imbecile is an imbecile.

Normal Dave: Have fun with this guy, I guess. Just know that the other Daves are on their way.

Science Dave: Oh no... OTHER Daves.

Science Dave: Listen up kid, we ain't got much time.

Science Dave: This is Ice Bloom. Plant it to freeze all zombies for a short time!

Science Dave: Zombies located in a 3x3 area around here will be frozen even harsher!

Science Dave: The ones that die close to her will turn into ice block walls! Is that clear?

Science Dave: Try it out while I \*gulp\* prepare.

## Waves

*The small number next to the zombie icon means that zombie will always appear in that lane, with 1 being the topmost lane and 5 being the bottommost one.*

**Note:**    spawn randomly with 3 Plant Foods given throughout the level.

## Gallery

N/A

* Adventure
* Holiday
* Others
Lily Pad

*Lily Pads let you plant non-aquatic plants on top of them.*

**Not many people know this, but Lily Pad absolutely loves square dancing. There he is, a circular plant gliding across the dance floor making squares. He loves how it pushes his boundaries and really makes him think outside the sphere.**

**Lily Pad** is the first plant available in Big Wave Beach in *Alternate UniverZ*. After he is planted on water, another plant can be planted on top of it in order to allow them to be placed on water.

Lily Pad is unlocked after beating BWB-I.

## Almanac entry

**Lily Pad**

SUN COST: 25

RECHARGE: 7.5

TOUGHNESS: 300

Lily Pads let you plant non-aquatic plants on top of them.
Special: can also be planted under non-aquatic plants

Not many people know this, but Lily Pad absolutely loves square dancing. There he is, a circular plant gliding across the dance floor making squares. He loves how it pushes his boundaries and really makes him think outside the sphere.

## Plant Food effect

When given Plant Food, Lily Pad spawns four copies of himself in adjacent tiles. If there were already Lily Pads around him, he will heal them to full health.

## Strategies

Lily Pad is a vital plant in levels with water lanes, as he allows deployment of other land-based plants to guard those lanes possible. As the tides can fully cover the entire field and any ground plant not on a Lily Pad will be swept away by the tide, Lily Pad can effectively be considered equivalent to Flower Pot on the Roof levels. The fairly short recharge time and cheap price also allows Lily Pad to work as a bait to force Deep Sea Gargantuars to use their attack early. Remember that due to Lily Pad's cost, normal plants' costs are effectively 25 sun more expensive than normal.
NMTX-IX

## **NMTX-IX: District Disruption**

**NMTX-IX**, also known as **District Disruption**, is the ninth and second to last extra level of Neon Mixtape Tour in *Alternate UniverZ*. After completing this level, the player receives a Money Bag.

## Waves

*The small number next to the zombie icon means that zombie will always appear in that lane, with 1 being the topmost lane and 5 being the bottommost one.*

## Update History

### Version 1.6.1

* This level and NMTX-VIII swapped positions with each other.

## Gallery

By Lololol66* Adventure
* Holiday
* Others
Marigold of Wisdom

*Marigold is back and wiser than ever!*

**Earn resources and purchase Marigold seeds from the store to level her up - post your Marigold level in our Discord Server every day until December 21st to work towards community goals, which unlock in-game rewards and tidbits about AltverZ's development, like concept art or scrapped ideas!**

**Marigold of Wisdom** is a special plant in *Alternate UniverZ* only obtainable during her respective event that lasted from November 30th, 2023 to December 21st, 2023. Marigold of Wisdom cannot be used in a level, being only viewable in the Almanac.

Marigold of Wisdom's only purpose was to be upgraded. Her seed packets could be bought from the shop every day during the event's period, with additional seeds being given upon completing Weekly Challenges. Her level could then be shown off in the Alternate UniverZ Discord Server to contribute to a community event that unlocked both in-game rewards and pieces of information about the mod's history.

Marigold of Wisdom required 2 seeds for each and every level. Users who got her to the highest possible level of 395 (400 later on due to an additional 10 seeds given for free after her event ended) received a special "Master of Wisdom" role in the Discord Server at the end of the event.

## Almanac entry

**Marigold of Wisdom**

SUN COST: N/A

RECHARGE: N/A

Marigold is back and wiser than ever!
Earn resources and purchase Marigold seeds from the store to level her up - post your Marigold level in our Discord Server every day until December 21st to work towards community goals, which unlock in-game rewards and tidbits about AltverZ's development, like concept art or scrapped ideas!
Purchase Marigold seeds in the store for
1000 coins (1 seed, 14 per day),
2 gauntlets (4 seeds, 4 per day),
10 coins (2 seed, once per day).
Seeds restock in the store every day at the same time as new Piñata Parties air.

## Strategies

Just get enough money and gauntlets to purchase seed packets and help serve the grind, though I suppose you can't even do that now since the event ended. What a shame.

As for battling, just because she has wisdom doesn't mean she can fight zombies head-on, capiche?

## Trivia

* Marigold of Wisdom and her event serve as a sequel of sorts to an event back in the mod's earlier years with a similar premise, levelling up Marigold to unlock knowledge about the mod's past.
* According to Poss, Marigold of Wisdom uses Gold Bloom's codename internally.
	+ He added that this also confirms that the latter will never appear in the mod.
* In total, only 31 people got Marigold to her max level of 395.
Starfruit

*Starfruits shoot stars in 5 directions.*

**Just a small town fruit that travelled to the big city and found his way to the future. His favorite modes of transportation: conveyor belts, hoverboards, and rockets. WEEEE!**

**Starfruit** is the third plant available in Far Future in *Alternate UniverZ*. He shoots stars in 5 directions: Directly up, left (back), directly down, diagonally up and diagonally down (moves up/down at a 30 degree angle).

Starfruit is unlocked after beating FF-V.

## Almanac entry

**Starfruit**

SUN COST: 175

RECHARGE: 15

TOUGHNESS: 300

DAMAGE: 20

FIRING RATE: 1.9

RANGE: 5 Way

Starfruits shoot stars in 5 directions.
Just a small town fruit that travelled to the big city and found his way to the future. His favorite modes of transportation: conveyor belts, hoverboards, and rockets. WEEEE!

## Plant Food effect

When given Plant Food, Starfruit shoots 10 giant stars in 5 directions each, dealing 100 damage per projectile.

## Costumes

* Current
* Skins
* Pre 1.5

## Strategies

Starfruit stands out from other projectile-based plants for specializing in attacking lanes other than the lane he is planted on. His strength lies in his relatively high firepower potential for his cost, as well as the ability to neutralize enemies attempting to attack plants from the back, such as Prospector Zombie and Short-fused Prospector, and zombies appearing in the middle of your lawn, such as Bug Bot Imp and Lost Pilot Zombie. However, he suffers from his projectiles being awkward in his position with no way to defend himself from zombies directly ahead of him. There are ways to get around this, such as utilizing ice floes in Frostbite Caves, or guiding the horde with Sweet Potato and Void Orchid.

Starfruit faces competition from Rotobaga, whose firing pattern also allows her to hit enemies from adjacent lanes. Compared to Rotobaga, Starfruit exchanges firepower for greatly increased range, since he can attack enemies from much further compared to Rotobaga and therefore will find more use against stronger enemies as it would give more time for Starfruit to damage enemies. A column of Starfruits is a decent choice against Zombie Chickens and Ice Weasels as his high-velocity projectiles will reach these zombies faster compared to Rotobaga.

Starfruit is an excellent choice against Imps thrown by Gargantuars or Zombie Bulls; placing a column of Starfruits in the column where the aforementioned zombies would land, they would be quickly neutralized from the stars coming from either above, below, or behind. Columns of Starfruits in Frostbite Caves is very good against Hunter Zombies, as the Starfruit's rapid, multi-directional attack can quickly destroy the frozen blocks created by them.

## Balance Changes

### Version 1.1.2

* Sun cost: 175 > 200
* Projectile hitbox increased.

### Version 1.6.2

* Sun cost: 200 -> 175
* PF damage: 80 -> 100
	+ Dev Note: We think Rotobega is fine as is, but it did slightly overshadow Starfruit. The cheaper cost should provide more viability.
Rodeo Legend Zombie

**Rodeo Legend Zombie** is a zombie in *Alternate UniverZ*. He is an upgraded version of the Zombie Bull, charging repeatedly towards the player's plants to deal heavy damage and launching the Zombie Bull Rider off its back once it approaches a plant for the first time. Rodeo Legend Zombie runs first at full speed, then slows down upon throwing the Zombie Bull Rider riding it, until it charges again.

## Overview

Rodeo Legend Zombie absorbs a total of 1400 damage. Its appearance changes upon absorbing 470 and 930 damage, before dying.
SS-II

> *"These Imp Porters are no threat against Toadstools' sharp tongues! Just make sure to get lots of them."*
> ― Travel Log description
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## Rewards

### Replaying

Same as before

**SS-II**, also known as **Sunlocked**, is the second level of the Summer Splashdown quest in *Alternate UniverZ*. After completing this level, the player receives a Money Bag.

## Dialogue

(At the start of the level)

Crazy Dave: I'M FREE! I'M FREEEEEEE!!!!!

Penny: ...I forgot to lock the trunk.

Penny: It's as if user Dave built me this way for this very situation.

Crazy Dave: Ooh! They've got a grill here, time for some barbeque!

Penny: What would you be grilling, user Dave?

Crazy Dave: Oh look! A toad!

Penny: Uh-oh. Ummm...

Penny: User Dave, you don't have anything to light up to grill, right?

Penny: Well, you can use sun to start up the fire!

Penny: But oh no! The new zombies will stun your sun producers, you won't be able to gain sun!

Penny: But look! You can use Toadstool to stop those zombies and gain even more sun that way!

Crazy Dave: Huh, you're right Penny!

Penny: Irregular reasons work best on user Dave.

## Tips

* Sunshine Charmers will stun all your sun-producing plants extensively upon reaching the seventh column, making them a difficult threat to deal with, especially because of the lack of sun here. Because of this, Toadstool will be a valuable supporter in this level, as they will not be stunned and can defeat the Sunshine Charmers instantly, while creating more sun in the process. She can also take care of tough zombies with ease, such as the Pharaoh Zombie. However, she is vulnerable while chewing, so back her up with defensive plants such as Wall-nut, Infi-nut or Endurian. She is also quite expensive, so try and gain as much sun as possible with the available Gold Tiles.
* Imp Porters will try to take up the Gold Tiles while overwhelming your Toadstools with more zombies. Hence, stop them at all costs by stalling them with Iceberg Lettuce or Stallia, while letting your attacking plants finish the job. Firefly Zombies will attempt to intrude past your defenses as well, so be sure to have some backup that can take them out quickly.

## Waves

*The small number next to the zombie icon means that zombie will always appear in that lane, with 1 being the topmost lane and 5 being the bottommost one.*

## Gallery

By SmileFTW
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PS-III

## **PS-III: Eyepatched Enemy**

**PS-III**, also known as **Eyepatched Enemy**, is the third level of Pirate Seas in *Alternate UniverZ*. It acts as an introduction to the Pirate Captain Zombie. After completing this level, the player receives Spring Bean.

## Dialogue

(After the player picks up the Spring Bean)

Crazy Dave: Those guys are pirate captains, right?

Crazy Dave: How come are there multiple captains on the same ship?

Penny: That-

Penny: I honestly have no clue, User Dave.

## Tips

* Pirate Captain Zombies can cause quite some mischief, with their Zombie Parrots being able to steal your plants, although they take some time before they do so. Kernel-pult can easily destroy them instantly with his butter, or a decent amount of firepower can take them down.
* Swashbuckler Zombies also return, so remember to bring some attention to your plankless lanes.

## Waves

*The small number next to the zombie icon means that zombie will always appear in that lane, with 1 being the topmost lane and 5 being the bottommost one.*

## Gallery

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Plants vs. Zombies 2: Alternate UniverZ Wiki

Download link • Installation guide • Discussions

**Alternate UniverZ**, or **Project AltverZ** is a PvZ2 mod founded by ItsPForPea and KF4, currently being developed by Poss and Sergio+, along with extra help from the community. The mod aims to revamp PvZ2 vanilla with nostalgic changes such as PvZ1 progression and 25 sun meta, along with extra content and mechanics. Its difficulty however is targeted towards the more casual players and slowly accelerates as the game progresses, but there is extra content for experienced players as well!

**Remember to check the rules before editing the wiki!**

* Holiday
* Others

* **Vasebreaker Endless changes drastically every 10 waves...**
* **Peanut deals great damage up-close and can tank damage from Flame Traps.**
* **Zoybean Pod's Zomboids can outrange regular zombies, but they eat slower.**
* **Possessed Excavator won't dig up Pumpkin if there's a non-defensive plant inside.**
* **Support Class zombies can be very dangerous alongside other zombies. Eliminate them quickly with instant-kills.**
PSX-I

## **PSX-I: Back on Ship**

**PSX-I**, also known as **Back on Ship**, is the first extra level of Pirate Seas in *Alternate UniverZ*. After completing this level, the player receives Snapdragon.

## Dialogue

(At the start of the level)

Penny: We're back at the sea, now with extra challenges.

Crazy Dave: I'm so sick of this!

Penny: The challenge?

Crazy Dave: No, the sea. I think I might throw up.

Penny: Oh, that can't be good...

## Tips

* You cannot spend any sun for a whole minute in this level. Building a stable defense before completing the objective will be the safest method, but simply not planting anything and even sacrificing lawnmowers at the beginning is another way to complete this. Iceberg Lettuce will be especially helpful as it is free and does not cost any sun, not affecting the objective in the slightest. Beware of the final wave as well, as an unstoppable Seagull Zombie will flutter towards your house at the bottom of the lawn unless all other zombies are killed. By that point, make sure to have created a defense able to annihilate all the other zombies on the lawn as quickly as possible.
* As for the level itself, a plenteous amount of Seagull Zombies, Pirate Captain Zombies and Imp Cannons swarm you, especially during the late game. Preparing the necessary attacking plants to deal with these threats is crucial for succession, but remember to stay alert for the objective.

## Waves

*The small number next to the zombie icon means that zombie will always appear in that lane, with 1 being the topmost lane and 5 being the bottommost one.*

## Update History

### Version 1.4.1

* Threats relocated.
* Nerfed the early game.

### Version 1.5

* Replaced Swashbuckler Zombie with Seagull Zombie.

## Trivia

* You can cheese the level by using Blover to blow away the Seagull Zombie at the final wave and stall a zombie for the objective. However, this is not recommended at all means.

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PSX-VI

## **PSX-VI: Aerial Pickpocket**

**PSX-VI**, also known as **Aerial Pickpocket**, is the sixth extra level of Pirate Seas in *Alternate UniverZ*. It acts as an introduction to the Parrotrousle ambush. After completing this level, the player receives Cherry Bomb.

## Dialogue

(At the start of the level)

Crazy Dave: Hey look! It's the parrot migrating season!

Crazy Dave: And they are passing by to find some food!

Penny: Huh, seems like they're taking our plants.

Crazy Dave: Penny, do parrots eat plants?

Penny: ...There are so many questions to ask, and yet you ask this.

## Tips

* Since the objective forbids you from losing too many plants, using plants like Potato Mine or Iceberg Lettuce in the early game is very not recommended. Try and use cheap attacking plants like Peashooter or Cabbage-pult as a substitute if you are struggling with that. The zombies also act as major threats paired with the ambush, with Barrel Roller Zombies and Pirate Captain Zombies having abilities that can cause you to lose plants quickly, as well as Swashbuckler Zombies that can threaten your defenses up close, making the level quite challenging. Try and use plants that can counter these threats as quick as possible.
* The Parrotrousle ambush summons Parrotrousle Parrots that come from the bottom of the screen and steal your plants, contributing to the objective as well. Therefore, a good defense is required to defeat these parrots as quick as possible.

## Waves

*The small number next to the zombie icon means that zombie will always appear in that lane, with 1 being the topmost lane and 5 being the bottommost one.*

## Gallery

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Objectives

**Objectives** are various extra goals that appear in levels in *Alternate Univerz* that act as an extra layer of challenge for the player to face. These objectives range from preventing you to plant on certain tiles, being restricted to only planting a certain amount of plants among others. Failing to meet these objectives will result in losing the level.

In *Altverz*, objectives are prominently present on EX levels. Custom objectives are also a common theme here, though due to its huge variety it will not be shown here. On the other hand, Special Delivery, Locked and Loaded, Save Our Seeds and Last Stand levels have their own pages and will not be shown here either.

## List of objectives

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Plant Showcase: Butter Building

**Butter Building** is the fifth level of the Plant Showcase quest in *Alternate UniverZ*. It acts as a demonstration for the Buttercup. After completing this level, the player receives a Money Bag.

## Dialogue

(At the start of the level)

Science Dave: Next up on the chopping block: Buttercup.

Science Dave: You'll need to help ol' Dave out here.

Science Dave: Because I have no clue what this lad does!

Science Dave: Might be because I haven't even touched her.

Science Dave: Maybe something will happen when zombies touch her. It's good to experiment, right?

Science Dave: Whenever you get a new toy, don't hesitate to try it out.

Science Dave: It might just become your favourite!

## Waves

*The small number next to the zombie icon means that zombie will always appear in that lane, with 1 being the topmost lane and 5 being the bottommost one.*

## Gallery

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NMT-I

## **NMT-I: All Night Long**

**NMT-I**, also known as **All Night Long**, is the first level of Neon Mixtape Tour in *Alternate UniverZ*. It acts as an introduction to the Glitter Zombie and the jams. After completing this level, the player receives Celery Stalker.

## Dialogue

(At the start of the level)

Penny: Welcome to Neon Mixtape Tour, land of the Neons!

Crazy Dave: Well for one, they certainly don't glow in the dark!

Crazy Dave: Also, I think we're a bit early to the party, aren't we?

Penny: It can't be helped, zombies are already ready to party.

Penny: Although, this makes for interesting battles: fighting zombies during dusk.

Penny: As the sun is going down, there will be less of it dropping from the sky.

Crazy Dave: Hey, that's not good at all!

Penny: But our shrooms are already getting full nocturnal power!

Crazy Dave: Hey, that's not bad at all!

Penny: Also be aware, I can sense the density of zombies slightly increasing.

Crazy Dave: I say it's a fair trade! Go on neighbor!

(After the player receives the Celery Stalker)

Penny: Hmm, it seems like music has effects on these zombies.

Penny: I'll have to investigate more.

Crazy Dave: You could say they're jammin'!

Penny: They are... stuck?

Crazy Dave: No.

Penny: ...In a traffic?

Crazy Dave: No! The other kind of jam!

Penny: ...The ones you put on bread?

Crazy Dave: Oh well, let's see if your investigation will clear things up by tomorrow!

## Waves

*The small number next to the zombie icon means that zombie will always appear in that lane, with 1 being the topmost lane and 5 being the bottommost one.*

## Gallery

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Rally Zombie

## Dark Rally Zombie

**Rally Zombie** and his world-themed versions in *Alternate UniverZ* are stronger versions of Flag Zombie and his general world-themed variants. Much like Flag Zombie, he marks the arrival of a huge wave of zombies; however, he moves faster and has more health than his normal counterpart.

## Overview

Rally Zombie and his variants absorb a total of 350 damage and change their appearance upon an absorption of 175 damage when their arm falls off, before dying.

## Strategies

This zombie and his variants can be handled the same way as the regular Flag Zombies, but they comparatively move faster and have more health. Save for the potential allies they may have, you shouldn't have much trouble with these zombies.
PSX-V

## **PSX-V: Bird Coup**

**PSX-V**, also known as **Bird Coup**, is the fifth extra level of Pirate Seas in *Alternate UniverZ*. It is the second Cannons Away minigame. After completing this level, the player unlocks Dead Man's Booty.

## Dialogue

(At the start of the level)

Crazy Dave: It's time to cannon away!

Crazy Dave: Ha! I said it first this time!

Penny: Wow, you did it. Congratulations.

Penny: I am so jealous of your skills and abilities.

Penny: You are truly the best and most handsome man in the world.

Crazy Dave: Wow! I'm so flattered! Thank you Penny!

Penny: ...It's called sarcasm.

(After the player picks up the treasure chest)

Crazy Dave: Penny look! It's the treasure! We found it! It's not a hoax after all!

Penny: No, user Dave, these are just props, they're actually just chocolate coins.

Crazy Dave: That just makes it even better!

Penny: Don't you DARE put any of those in your mouth.

## Tips

* Apart from having faster and more Seagull Zombies and a higher score to reach, this level does not differentiate a lot from the first Cannons Away minigame. Therefore, the tips on the first Cannons Away minigame apply to here as well, except that you will need to be even more patient and precise.

## Waves

*The small number next to the zombie icon means that zombie will always appear in that lane, with 1 being the topmost lane and 5 being the bottommost one.*

## Gallery

N/A

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Festive Frantic

> *"Protect your actively sabotaging Sap-flings in Festive Frantic by ElecP101 to earn a handful of gauntlets!"*
> ― Travel Log description
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## Level

### Objective

Defeat 20 zombies in 15 seconds

**Festive Frantic** is one of the First Creator Contest levels in Timeless Avenue made by ElecP101 in *Alternate UniverZ*. The player is given five endangered Sap-flings to protect, which will also attempt to sabotage the player by spawning zombies through sap puddles. After completing this level, the player receives a Money Bag.

## Waves

*The small number next to the zombie icon means that zombie will always appear in that lane, with 1 being the topmost lane and 5 being the bottommost one.*

## Gallery

By SmileFTWBy Kiro Washiri (mini heart attack every time imp cannon explodes)pvz1 classics by Kiko
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Note

**Notes** are pieces of paper dropped and written by the zombie. Each note precedes a conveyor-belt level and alerts the player towards this fact. The note’s writing is also based on the timeline it is found in. They are dropped on the level right before the huge battle.

* In Ancient Egypt, the note is an Egyptian papyrus.
* In Pirate Seas, the note is a treasure map.
* In Wild West, the note is a "Wanted" poster.
* In Far Future, the note is a partially broken futuristic file.
* In Dark Ages, the note is a medieval scroll.
* In Lost City, the note is a map through the Lost City.
* In Frostbite Caves, the note is an ancient stone tablet.
* In Neon Mixtape Tour, the note is a poster of a concert.

## **Notes**

Obtained by beatingAE-IX
Egyptian papyrus

Obtained by beatingPS-IX
Treasure map

Obtained by beatingWW-IX
"Wanted" poster

Obtained by beatingFF-IX
Futuristic file

Obtained by beatingDA-IX
Medieval scroll

Obtained by beatingLC-IX
Map through the Lost City

Obtained by beatingFC-IX
Ancient stone tablet

Obtained by beatingNMT-IX

## **Previews**

Preview of Egyptian papyrus

Preview of treasure map

Preview of "Wanted" poster

Preview of futuristic file

Preview of medieval scroll

Preview of map through the Lost City

Preview of ancient stone tablet
Netronome

> *"Zombies will rise whenever they can OR want in Netronome by EnderallyGolem. Win to earn a handful of gauntlets!"*
> ― Travel Log description
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## Rewards

### Replaying

Same as before

**Netronome** is one of the First Creator Contest levels in Timeless Avenue made by EnderallyGolem in *Alternate UniverZ*. Several sand dunes move in different patterns as the level goes on, spawning a zombie whenever they encounter a tombstone. After completing this level, the player receives a Money Bag.

## Waves

*On each wave, dirt will rise on indicated lanes at a predetermined tempo, starting from column 2, progressing to column 8, then returning back to column 2 and repeating the cycle until the next wave starts. Table shows the zombie spawned when the dirt hits a  during each wave.*

## Gallery

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Repeater

*Repeaters fire two peas at one time.*

**"Everyone always asks me if we've met before." says Repeater. "Everyone always asks me if we've met before. Wait, did I just say that?"**

**Repeater** is the second plant unlocked in Ancient Egypt Extra in *Alternate UniverZ*. He costs 200 sun, double the amount of a Peashooter, but fires twice as many peas.

Repeater is unlocked after beating AEX-III.

## Almanac entry

**Repeater**

SUN COST: 200

RECHARGE: 15

TOUGHNESS: 300

DAMAGE: 20

FIRING RATE: 1.4

RANGE: Straight

Repeaters fire two peas at one time.
Damage Details: normal (for each pea)

"Everyone always asks me if we've met before." says Repeater. "Everyone always asks me if we've met before. Wait, did I just say that?"

## Plant Food effect

When given Plant Food, Repeater shoots 90 peas in two seconds, and then a big pea dealing 750 damage.

## Costumes

* Current
* Pre 1.5

## Strategies

Overall, Repeater could be considered as two Peashooters combined into a single plant, with double the firepower and sun cost of the average Peashooter, and the benefit of space conservation, costing less than two Peashooters, and a faster recharge rate. This means that while the player will have more difficulty deploying Repeater early, the plant itself will prove to be much more useful as the level progresses. However, Repeater continues to suffer from some of Peashooter's weaknesses, namely a lack of crowd control capability and being countered by certain zombies, such as Jetpack Zombie, Jester Zombie and Excavator Zombie.

Like other pea-firing plants, Repeater benefits greatly from the use of Torchwood, as the latter can ignite peas passing through it, doubling their damage and giving them small splash damage. The player should remember however, that flaming peas can remove ice-based effect from their direct target, making plants like Iceberg Lettuce and Winter Melon less effective, but not their splash damage targets. While this combo is good in Frostbite Caves due to its cold nature, Dodo Rider Zombies and Sasquatch Imps will reduce said usefulness with their fire resistance and immunity.

Despite this, Repeater can still be useful if utilised correctly. Stalling plants like Snow Pea and Kernel-pult can help Repeater double his damage, making him take out zombies with relative ease. Not only that, but with the general ease of obtaining sun, Repeaters are easier to obtain even early on, covering his partial weaknesses from before.