Hey itch.io folks! Just checking in to give some info about an upcoming content update for Flowerdrops! It's called Clovers & Caves, and it's quite a massive addition to the game. It more than doubles the size of the World Map, as well as the amount of neat things you'll be able to discover on your gardening journey!

One unfortunate side note, before I start talking about new stuff: In the process of adding/moving around levels, I broke current player save files, meaning your save data won't carry over from 1.0/1.1. This kinda sucks, but on the bright side, it only takes a few minutes to get to all-new stuff.

With that aside, here's a summary of what this update adds...

• 2 brand new flower types: Clovers and Roses
  • Clovers are easier to water, but tend to appear in larger clusters
  • Roses require more care and attention, as they "rewind" if left unbloomed!
• So many new level mechanics! So far I've shown Water Balloons, Lava/Obsidian, Snow Blocks, and Sprinklers... but there's more!
• A Tips & Tricks system that will have some useful info. Every time you discover something new, a page gets added to the "Gardener's Guidebook"

• Unlockable cosmetics for your little cloudy friend!
• A more fleshed-out and better paced World Map with...
  • Several new worlds/themes to explore! Ice Caves, Volcano, Cloud City, and ?????? ???
  • Sometimes you'll need to find Keys to unlock new areas!
  • All worlds now have 10 levels (up from 8), which allows for new mechanics to be introduced more gradually.
• Significant improvements to old levels! Many of them have been significantly rebalanced and include the new flower types, and also are more consistently beatable/fun.
• Levels also look a bit prettier in general too, thanks to the background shapes that have been added. These are purely visual, but they add some depth and visual clarity that was sorely needed.
• And last but not least, fixes for bugs, and plenty of general optimization and polish and all that good stuff.
• Probably more things I forgot to list here!

I can't quite give an exact release date yet, so for now let's just say "soon!" I'm trying to post more frequent updates on Twitter so follow me there if that sounds interesting to you! I most recently showed off some very shiny new level themes.

Also, from the bottom of my heart, thank you so so much to everyone who's played Flowerdrops so far!!! ❤️❤️❤️ This really has turned into much more of a passion project than I ever could have expected, and I'm so excited about this update!