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28-Jul-2026 - Patch notes

Brighter Shores · published 28 Jul 2026, 09:32 UTC

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• Add harvest-only Botanist bounties, so you get to keep some of the items you harvest.
• Add missing Botanist bounties for chestnuts, leeks and apples.
• Increase the minimum amount of items required for Botanist bounties to 6, so you are encouraged to cultivate some plants to complete a bounty.
• Delivering a chameleon plant now awards the album card for that plant.

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