Growtopia/Removed Content
Since the development of Growtopia began, there has been a lot of content added to the game that can no longer be accessed by any means, except by going through old archives.
This page documents only removed content that is currently not in the game.
Music
| Unknown composer. | Naughty Princess | |
| Composed by Cory Mollenhour. | Growtopian Sky | |
| Composed by Cory Mollenhour. | World Selection Theme |
Features
The added & removed Features to Growtopia
Discontinued Platforms
Growtopia used to be available for the following consoles: Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch. A WebOS build of the game was planned during its early stages, but it was never published, because WebOS was deemed 'a dying platform'.[1][2]
Removed Daily Challenges
The following Daily Challenges have been removed due to large public outcry and abuse. Their special prizes were given new recipes.
- Bunny Battle: Collect naturally spawned Magic Eggs for points. Removed due to players exploiting the challenge by hoarding them prior to the event and cycling popular worlds filled with Wooden Platform to maximise chance to spawn. +1pts Collect a naturally spawned Magic Egg.
- Zombie Stomp: Kill players who have been infected with the g-Virus during the Pandemic for points. Removed due to players simply exploiting the Broadcasting system to bring infected players into their world. +1pts Per zombie killed.
- Cosmic Crown: Collect naturally spawned Comet Dust and Antimatter Dust for points. Only appears during the Night Of The Comet event. Removed due to players exploiting the challenge by hoarding them prior to the event and cycling popular worlds filled with Wooden Platform to maximise chance to spawn. +1pts Collect a naturally spawned Comet Dust. +20pts Collect a naturally spawned Antimatter Dust.
Super-Block Event
- Main article: Super-Block Event
{{#section:Super-Block Event|Lead Section}}
Ubisoft Club Rewards
- Main article: Ubisoft Club Rewards
The Ubisoft Club Rewards system was one of the few features available only to the discontinued console edition of Growtopia. By earning achievements, players could obtain exclusive tokens, which would be able to be traded for unique items.
Four of the exclusive items obtained through this system has been added to the PC/mobile version of Growtopia: Glowing Shirt, Plunger, The Brother Hood, and the Unicorn. One, however, is still yet to be added: the Energy Drink.
Trade System
The Trade System, added in the early days of the game, has not changed much. This is the first design, proposed by Seth. After Hamumu's criticism of the layout being complicated, it was simplified into the version we have today. In addition to the "Cancel" and "Accept" buttons, there were File:Add Old Trade Button.png and File:Lock Button Old Trade.png buttons as well.
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The offical screenshot from Growtopia Facebook Post
Items
The following items existed at one point before Growtopia's release, but were removed.
Left Pointy Sign & Right Pointy Sign
| File:Left Pointy Sign Icon.png Left Pointy Sign |
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| Item's method of obtaining is currently unknown. |
In-game description is not available.
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Left Pointy Sign, as its name might suggest, was a solid sign foreground block. It behaved in a similar manner to the Pointy Sign, but its arrow points to the left, instead of to the right.
The item was completely overwritten by Daisy, along with its data and sprite.
| Right Pointy Sign |
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| Item's method of obtaining is currently unknown. |
In-game description is not available.
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Right Pointy Sign is essentially just the Pointy Sign, but with the "right" prefix to separate it from the Left Pointy Sign.
The item was completely overwritten by Pointy Sign, along with its data.
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"Right Pointy Sign" Sprite
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"Left Pointy Sign" Sprite
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as we can see them at same time at main menu
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A player got "Left Pointy Sign" & "Right Pointy Sign" at same time.
Lock
| File:Lock Icon.png Lock |
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| Item's method of obtaining is currently unknown. |
In-game description is not available.
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Lock was an early version of the three area locks we know today (Small Lock, Big Lock, Huge Lock). It locks 25 tiles. Its appearance is the same as the Huge Lock's.
The item was completely overwritten by Portcullis, along with its data and sprite.
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Accessing another player to the Lock
Below is a piece of text from item_definitions.txt, a file that was included in certain older builds of the game, indicating that Lock once existed in the game:[3]
add_item|60|Lock|TYPE_LOCK|MATERIAL_WOOD|VISUAL_EFFECT_NONE|STORAGE_SINGLE_FRAME_IN_TILESHEET|0|0|tiles_lock.rttex|0|0|TILE_COLLISION_SOLID|10|5| setup_seed|61|seed1|0|seed2|0|seconds_to_bloom|0|max_fruit|0|bg_color|0,0,0,0|fg_color|0,0,0,0|
Painting: Dink On Fire
| Painting: Dink On Fire |
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| Dropped from harvesting its tree, made by splicing: • Spikey Hair Seed + Lava Seed |
In-game description is not available.
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Painting: Dink On Fire was a background block which was scrapped from the game in its beta stage. Its sprite featured the protagonist of Dink Smallwood behind a fiery explosion.
The item was completely overwritten by Painting: Dink Duck, along with its data and sprite.
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An old screenshot of Painting: Dink On Fire
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The source image.
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The highest quality version of "Painting: Dink On Fire"
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Source image of "Painting : Dink on fire"
Below is a piece of text from item_definitions.txt, indicating that Painting: Dink On Fire once existed in the game:[3]
add_item|110|Painting: Dink On Fire|TYPE_BACKGROUND|MATERIAL_WOOD|VISUAL_EFFECT_NONE|STORAGE_SINGLE_FRAME_IN_TILESHEET|1|0|tiles_paintings.rttex|0|0|TILE_COLLISION_NONE|3|8| setup_seed|111|seed1|5|seed2|71|seconds_to_bloom|0|max_fruit|0|bg_color|0,0,0,0|fg_color|0,0,0,0|
Nyan Hat / Taco Dog/Turtle Hat
- Main article: Turtle Hat
| File:Nyan Hat Icon.png Nyan Hat |
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| 1 could be obtained from purchasing the item itself for 25,000 gems in the Growtopia Store. |
"NYAN NYAN NYAN NYAN NYAN NYAN NYAN NYAN NYAN"
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The Nyan Hat was a hat item which was added alongside Phonecats Hat on March 7, 2013. Both items were based on the Nyan Cat internet meme.
In May 2013, Christopher Torres, the copyright owner of Nyan Cat, sued Warner Bros. for an unauthorized usage of the character.[4] In light of this, the developers decided to alter the Nyan Hat's design in order to avoid any copyright issue themselves.
| File:Taco Dog Icon.png Taco Dog |
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| 1 could be obtained from purchasing the item itself for 25,000 gems in the Growtopia Store. |
"Taco Dog would never sue anybody, he just likes delicious tacos."
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Per fan suggestion, the Taco Dog was introduced on May 11, 2013 as the Nyan Hat's replacement. While the Taco Dog seemed like a good idea at that time, it was soon discovered that the Taco Dog was another creation of Torres.[5] A poll was soon posted, asking the playerbase for ideas for the second redesign.[6]
The possible choices for the redesign at that time were Yerfdog, Piggy Bank, Turtle, Kitty, and Puppy. The poll closed on May 13, with Turtle winning 45.12% of the votes. The Turtle Hat was then rolled out on May 16. A teaser was first posted on the RTsoft forums hours before its release.[7]
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A comparison between the Nyan Hat, Taco Dog, and Turtle Hat
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Nyan Hat Shop Button HD
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Taco Dog shop button on store
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A old photo of Taco Dog info
A Burglar
- Main article: A Burglar
| File:A Burglar Icon.png A Burglar |
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| Item's method of obtaining is currently unknown. |
In-game description is not available.
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A Burglar was a solid SFX foreground block which was added as part of the GROWTECHPHARMA world event on May 16, 2013, a day before the addition of Zombie Defense Pack. When a player punched the block, it played a hurt animation and said, "Ow, Stop!".
The item was completely overwritten by Tombstone, along with its data and sprite. Its sound effect is now played only when an Awkward Friendly Unicorn is punched.
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The textures of A Burglar
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A Burglar, as could be seen in the world GROWTECHPHARMA
Boils
| Boils |
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| Unobtainable. |
"A face full of boils for Sick-Licked!"
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The Boils is an unsplicable face item which was added as part of the Gross-Out update.
The item was overwritten by Inflamed Nose, along with its data and sprite.
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The texture of Boils
World Cup Winner's Jersey
Main article: World Cup Winner's Jersey 2018
| World Cup Winner's Jersey |
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| Purchase the Sportsball Pack for 20,000 in the Growtopia Store. |
"To make this jersey, we had to steal a sports almanac from the distant future and used it to find the winners of this year's World Cup! However, to prevent a paradox, we're keeping it in this time-locked box until the results are official!"
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The World Cup Winner's Jersey 2018 is an unsplicable shirt item which was added as part of the Startopia update on July 1, 2018. Before France was announced as the winner of the 2018 World Cup, the developers added this item as a component item under the name of "World Cup Winner Jersey". A sprite of a black-and-white box was used as the item's icon.
The item was overwritten by World Cup Winner's Jersey 2018, along with its data and sprite.
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World Cup Winner's Jersey as an item in the player's inventory
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World Cup Winner's Jersey
Item Textures
The Darkness
- Main article: The Darkness
The Darkness is a splicable background block which was added as part of Growtopia's launch. Before the game launched, it had an older texture that was more transparent. The recolor happened on January 11th, 2013.
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News from January 9th, 2013 saying this
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The Darkness old texture at Tiles_page1.rttex (v1.00)
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Tiles_page1.rttex from v1.00
Sheet Music: Drums
- Main article: Sheet Music: Drums
The Sheet Music: Drums is a splicable and farmable background block which was added alongside the Composer's Pack on March 1, 2013.
Old design added into game in February 2013 Updates but developers want it a monthly update and add into game in Composer's Pack on March 1, 2013
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Old Textures of "Sheet Music: Drums"
Secret Passage
- Main article: Secret Passage
The Secret Passage is a splicable entrance foreground block which has been added since St' Patrick - Easter Week/2013
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Old Sprite
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New Sprite
Phonecats Hat
- Main article: Phonecats Hat
The Phonecats Hat is an unobtainable hat item which was added on March 7, 2013, exclusively given to Phonecats/pcats (YouTube: phonecatss) for his contributions as a content creator during Growtopia's early stages.[10]
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Phonecats Hat sprite comparison
Its old design was similar to the Nyan Hat, both of which were based on the Nyan Cat internet meme. The item's sprite was changed sometime between SummerFest 2013 and Rise of the Desert Dragons (a few months after Nyan Hat was replaced by Turtle Hat) in order to prevent any legal issue.[11][12]
Copper Plumbing
The Copper Plumbing is a splicable and farmable background block which was added as part of St. Patrick's Week 2013 on March 13, 2013.
In 2016, with the addition of the Steam Pipe, it was recolored to save texture space.
- Main article: Copper Plumbing
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Copper Plumbing's original appearance in 2013
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The textures of Copper Plumbing
Crystal Block
- Main article: Crystal Block
The Crystal Block is an unsplicable solid foreground block. It went through several designs before its design was finalized.
The initial design has been changed because it and the Glass Block looked very similar, which caused a lot of scams to happen.
Story
On 2013, @Meow sponsor a item named "Crystal Block" and "Old Crystal Block" exist
Hamumu makes a new texture for Crystal Block to make it more distinguishable from the Glass Block and "Unused Old Crystal" exist
On March 11th, 2013, a server update implemented a tweak on the texture of the Crystal Block to make it more distinguishable from the Glass Block and "Meow's Crystal Block" exist.
On Match 18th, 2013, "Original Crystal Block" exist.
| Name & Texture | Usage |
| Crystal Block | Using for Crystal Block |
| Re-desinged for Emerald Block | |
| Re-desinged for Crystal Block | |
| Re-desinged for Portrait | |
| Re-desinged for Ice Cube |
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The old Crystal Block design
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Meow's suggested design for a Diamond Block, which was modified into the Crystal Block's current design
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The design update announcement in the Growtopia Gazette
Magnifying Glass & Retro Magnifying Glass
- Main article: Magnifying Glass
The Magnifying Glass is an unsplicable hand item which was added as part of the Growtopia General Hospital update on November 22, 2013.
- Main article: Retro Magnifying Glass
The Retro Magnifying Glass is an unsplicable pet hand item which was added as part of the Growtopia General Hospital update on November 22, 2013.
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New Icon Texture Of Magnifying Glass
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Old Icon Texture Of Magnifying Glass
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New Icon Texture Of Retro Magnifying Glass
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Old Icon Texture Of Retro Magnifying Glass
Eggs Benedict
The Eggs Benedict is an unsplicable consumable which was added alongside the addition of Home Pack on February 26, 2014.
Its texture was changed in the Cooking Update to add a background, in order to show that it has a beneficial Mod.
- Main article: Eggs Benedict
Emerald Lock
- Main article: Emerald Lock
The Emerald Lock is a solid lock foreground block which was added as part of St. Patrick's Week 2015 on March 13, 2015. It gives an effect akin to that of Arroz Con Pollo, giving a 10% chance of adding an extra gem drop when breaking blocks.
On April 2, 2016, hours after the Artsy April update was launched, the texture of the Emerald Lock was changed. 4 dark green dots were added on both the left and right side of the lock, seemingly mimicking a four-leaf clover, to prevent players from painting regular World Locks or Diamond Locks to make them look like an Emerald Lock.
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The new Emerald Lock textures
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The old Emerald Lock textures
Pineapple
- Main article: Pineapple
The Pineapple is a splicable consumable which was added as part of Super Pineapple Party 2015.
Before Super Pineapple Party 2016, the Pineapple had a different sprite (found in tiles_page4.rttex). The sprite was seemingly changed in order to match the one used for Weather Machine - Pineapples.
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Pineapple sprite comparison
Vending Machine
- Main article: Vending Machine
The Vending Machine is an unsplicable non-solid foreground block which was added as part of Player Appreciation Week 2015 Day 6 on August 19, 2015.
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Old Texture
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New Texture
Celestial Lance
- Main article: Celestial Lance
The Celestial Lance is a hand item that was added as part of the Strange Crystals update on November 13, 2017.
Celestial Lance Re-textured at 21 or 26 November, 2017
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Unused Texture
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The texture using right now
War Balloons and Bucket of War Balloons
- Main article: War Balloon
- Main article: Bucket of War Balloons
The War Balloons and Buckets of War Balloons are unsplicable consumables which were added as part of Balloon Warz 2017. There are 3 War Balloon variants ( Small, Medium, and Large), as well as 3 Bucket of War Balloons variants ( Small, Medium, and Large).
Ever since Brr-lloon Warz 2017, the Balloon Warz event has always been carried out around winter. Subsequently, the sprites of all War Balloon and Bucket of War Balloons items have been permanently redesigned to appear as if they have been covered by snow and ice.
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Small War Balloon sprite comparison
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Medium War Balloon sprite comparison
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Large War Balloon sprite comparison
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Bucket of Small War Balloons sprite comparison
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Bucket of Medium War Balloons sprite comparison
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Bucket of Large War Balloons sprite comparison
Riding Turkey
- Main article: Riding Turkey
The Riding Turkey is an unsplicable feet item that was added as part of Thanksgiving Week 2018 on November 22, 2018.
When it was first added, the Riding Turkey had a different inventory icon, presumably based on an early design of the item.[13] By December 2018, the sprite has been changed to the one currently used.
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Riding Turkey inventory icon comparison
Black Cat Ears
- Main article: Black Cat Ears
The Black Cat Ears is an unsplicable hat item which was added as part of Player Appreciation Week 2019 Day 3 on August 21, 2019.
An update on August 23, 2019 saw a redesign to the Black Cat Ears. JamSandwich, who worked as part of the developer team, pushed for this change after reviewing the playerbase's reaction towards the previous design.[14] The old sprites could be found in player_cosmetics1.rttex and player_cosmetics1_icon.rttex, and no longer exist in the current versions of the files.
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The old Black Cat Ears textures
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The new Black Cat Ears textures
Ubisoft Club Rewards
- Main article: Ubisoft Club Rewards
The Ubisoft Club Rewards added into consoles at Console Edition's launch 18 July, 2019
As explained above, the Ubisoft Club Rewards were available only to the discontinued console edition of Growtopia. Several old sprites of the items have been found.
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The placeholder sprite of Unicorn
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The placeholder sprite of The Brother Hood
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The placeholder sprite of Plunger
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Unused Texture of The Brother Hood
| Added for "Ubisoft Club Rewards" concept and get removed | Unknown Date | |
| Only used at Ubisoft Club Rewards & Console textures | July 18, 2019 | |
| In June 25, 2021 added into game with "Voucher Dayz" with little bit new design |
DigiVend Machine is a foreground vending machine that was added on January 2, 2020 as part of the Store Wars update. The texture updated at
- Main article: DigiVend Machine
- Main article: Dumb Leader
The Dumb Leader is an unobtainable item which was added as part of Guilds (update) on April 1, 2018. It is used as an icon in the guild leaderboard dialogs.
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Beta Texture
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Released Texture
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Leader icon from Leader_icon.rttex
Other Textures
Weather Machine - Sunny
The Weather Machine - Sunny is an unsplicable non-solid weather machine foreground block which was added as part of the Rise of the Desert Dragons update on August 3, 2013.
The default background was different in very early versions of Growtopia.
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Older Texture
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Texture still using
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we can see old textures at Main_menu.rttex
Growch
The Growch is an NPC was added as part of WinterFest 2013 on December 21, 2013. Its sprites used to have less shading detail.
Old:
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Unused Head Texture
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Unused Body Texture
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Unused Arms Texture
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Unused Legs Texture
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A screenshot of Growch with old textures
New:
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Head Texture
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Body Texture
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Arms Texture
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Legs Texture
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A cropped screenshot of Growch with new textures
Unused Item Boxes
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The texture used at 2012
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The texture still used
Unused Achievements Textures
Old Textures
Updated Textures
| Name | Old | New |
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| Best Of All Possible Worlds (Classic) | ||
| Let The Right One In (Classic) | ||
| Unknown Achievement |
Console Achievements
| Achievements | Description | Changes |
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| Earned for completing a Legendary Quest. | Different achievement name | |
| Level up to level 99 | Different texture & description | |
| Level up all 6 roles to level 10 | Different texture | |
| Earned for defeating a Boss Ghost. | Different texture | |
| Earned for catching a 200lb fish. | Different texture | |
| Complete 100 successful surgeries. | Differentdescription & name | |
| “Wrecking Crew” |
Earned for smashing 1,000 blocks. | Different name, description & texture |
Preliminary Splicing Recipes
In the item_definitions.txt file, found in old builds of Growtopia[3], there are a few splicing recipes that have been altered or removed.
Item
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Recipe
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| Painting: Dink On Fire | Dropped from harvesting its tree, made by splicing: • Spikey Hair Seed + Lava Seed |
| Lava | Dropped from harvesting its tree, made by splicing: • Cave Background Seed + Rock Seed |
| Door | Dropped from harvesting its tree, made by splicing: • Dirt Seed + Rock Seed |
| Cave Background | Dropped from harvesting its tree, made by splicing: • Dirt Seed + Door Seed |
| Grass | Dropped from harvesting its tree, made by splicing: • Green Shirt Seed + Pickaxe Seed |
| Sign | Dropped from harvesting its tree, made by splicing: • Pickaxe Seed + Rock Seed |
| Daisy | Dropped from harvesting its tree, made by splicing: • Jeans Seed + Boots Seed |
| Pointy Sign | Dropped from harvesting its tree, made by splicing: • Wooden Background Seed + Crappy Sign Seed |
| Crappy Sign | Dropped from harvesting its tree, made by splicing: • Door Seed + Rock Seed |
| Danger Sign | Dropped from harvesting its tree, made by splicing: • Crappy Sign Seed + Pickaxe Seed |
| Pickaxe | Dropped from harvesting its tree, made by splicing: • Crappy Sign Seed + Rock Seed |
The fact that clothes are quite prevalent present in the recipes could indicate that clothing items were meant to have, and could drop, seeds.
Old Growpedia Quests
| Quest Name | Description | Requirement |
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| Create a World | Enter a unique name to create a new world. | Enter a World that isn't owned by another player. |
| The Growpedia | Open the Growpedia to view your current tutorial task by double tapping it in your inventory. Drag or tap the inventory slider to see more items. | Double-tap the Growpedia. |
| Break Blocks | Let's break some blocks! You can break blocks by punching them. Break 10 blocks now. You can get seeds, blocks, and gems from breaking blocks. | Break 10 Blocks. |
| Plant Seeds | You can get seeds from breaking blocks. Tap the seed icon in your Backpack, then tap where you want to plant it in the world. When a tree is fully grown, punch it to harvest! | Plant 10 Seeds. |
| Splice Seeds | Good Job! You can combine two different seeds to make something new. Plant two seeds on the same tile to splice them and grow a new tree. Splice seeds to make 2 new trees now! | Splice 2 different trees. |
| Build Blocks | Tap the icon of any block in your Backpack, then tap where you want to build them in the world. Build 5 blocks now! | Place 5 Blocks. |
| Wrench Block | Some blocks have editable properties! Build a sign and then Tap the "FIST" icon to toggle the wrench tool or select the wrench from your inventory. Use the wrench to write a message on the sign. | Write a message on a Sign. |
| Set up Doors | Great! Now let's set up two doors. Set a unique ID for both doors, then set the "Destination" to the second door's ID. Leave the world name blank (:ID) to go to a door in the current world. | Link two Doors together. |
| Buy a Small Lock | Now let's buy a small lock from the store to lock the world and keep it safe. Access the store by tapping on the gem icon on the right. Locks can be found in the "Locks and Stuff" category. | Purchase a Small Lock from the Growtopia Store for 50 Gems. |
| Secure your World | Great! Let's build the Small Lock to keep your world secure. Build the lock on top of the White Door to secure the tiles on both sides of the entrance to the world. | Place a Small Lock above the Main Door. |
| Go to START World | Now let's go meet some fellow Growtopians. Exit this world and go to the world named "START". The "START world" has lots of information on how to do everything in Growtopia. | Enter the World START. |
| Chat Message | You can chat with fellow Growtopians! Tap the Chat icon to open a chat, Go make some friends! | Send 5 messages. |
Old Sponsoring An Item Rules
These are the terms if you want to sponsor the items.
- You get to suggest an item and be its sponsor. (Could be clothes or an object like a chair or a brick).
- If the name is deemed inappropriate or conflicts with something we already have planned we'll let you know. We have complete veto power over anything you suggest.
- It won't have special powers (invisibility) or new functionality that doesn't exist in other items, we get to decide that part.
- It costs 3,000 World Locks (yes, really! and we're not kidding) which you must have all set aside in a single world that you have world locked.
- It may take up to 6 weeks for the item to be available in the game, once we agree to create it.
- It will probably have a recipe, and it will be available to all players in some way (though we decide how they get it!).
- You do not get a free item - you'll have to earn the item just like everyone else.
- This is for one item, so something like "Doctor outfit and tools" wouldn't work as it would be like 6 items.
- It will be announced in the in-game news "New item: _________ (Sponsored by <Your User Name>)" and we'll make sure it stays up there for at least a few days. (We can thank up to three names, but the deal is done with only one person).
- If an idea is too hard or conflicts with something else we have planned, or for any other reason, we reserve the right to cancel and refund the World Locks.
- Since everybody sponsors wings all the time, we are no longer accepting sponsorship for any wings or capes.
- This offer is a temporary experiment and we might stop doing it, or change it at anytime. Of course we'd send back any World Locks if we can't make your item.
- Using a player's world that is not yours on the application will result in a ban, since you are trying to steal 3000 World Locks from another player. The moderators can find out who you are.
References
- ↑ https://www.growtopiagame.com/forums/forum/other/everything-else/475-webos
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20170607122259/https://growtopiagame.com/press.php
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 item_definitions.txt on Pastebin
- ↑ Nyan Cat lawsuit on Wikipedia
- ↑ Hamumu's reply to WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THE NEW TACO DOG HAT? on Growtopia Forums
- ↑ Turtle Hat poll on RTsoft Forums
- ↑ Coming Soon: Turtle Hat on Growtopia Forums
- ↑ fiesta.php on the official nyan.cat website
- ↑ Fiesta Dog GIF on the official nyan.cat website
- ↑ Hamumu's comment on phonecatss' YouTube video
- ↑ Item sprites after SummerFest 2013 on FANDOM's archives
- ↑ Item sprites after Rise of the Desert Dragons on FANDOM's archives
- ↑ Growtopia using 20 roasted turkey /turkey wing? Riding turkey? on YouTube
- ↑ Official forum post on Black Cat Ears