Plants vs Zombies FAQ

[AciD]

Originally Posted by Devistater

Just type them again, I think they are all cosmetic things (not game changing) so far as I've seen.

I think they also reset after you close the game.

[Palodin]

Originally Posted by Suomis

How do you turn codes off? Just want to know before using any?

Just re-enter them, should disable them.

[Forsen]

The Mp3 links for the song are 404!
Is there any other place to get them?

Edit, i found them:

Eng
http://images.popcap.com/www/images/...OnYourLawn.zip

Japanese
http://images.popcap.com/www/images/...Zombies_ga.zip

[stryk3r]

The two Mp3 links gave me 404 errors. They've either been moved or taken down by Popcap.

EDIT: Confirming that Forsen's links currently work. You should put them in the OP when you get the chance.

[MasterEvilAce]

Originally Posted by Devistater

Where is the savegame folder for the steam version?
..\Steam\steamapps\common\plants vs zombies\userdata
I belive default in XP is:
C:\Program Files\Steam\steamapps\common\plants vs zombies\userdata
Default Vista location (thanks Acid!):
C:\ProgramData\Steam\PlantsVsZombies\userdata

Mine saves to ProgramData\Steam\PlantsVsZombies\userdata
is there a way to make it save to my steam folder???

[AciD]

Originally Posted by MasterEvilAce

Mine saves to ProgramData\Steam\PlantsVsZombies\userdata
is there a way to make it save to my steam folder???

I don't think it's possible.

ALT+TAB will also switch the game from windowed to full screen. If that help at all.

is there anyone know how can i make Plants vs Zombies portable, i like this game very much and i want to make it portable so that i can carry it with a usb sitck and play it conveniently whenever there is a computer available.

any ideas will be apreciated.

[Tumdace]

-Nevermind, I never had invisible files and folders showing.

[lanux128]

there is a free browser version available, if anyone wants to try out a demo of sorts.

• http://www.popcap.com/games/free/pvz..._pcweb_en_full

[SA_ChooChoo]

I use Windows 7 and cannot locate where PvZ stores my profile.

[Heavy Weapons]

What is the price?
$19.99 direct from PopCap and $9.99 from steam (preorders before may 5th get an additional PopCap game called Heavy Weapons Deluxe)

They've made a game about me? I'm honored.

WallNut Bowling:
Just like the ocasional bowling levels, in this minigame you have walnuts (both normal and red explosive) you roll down the lanes. Some zombies take multiple hits, and the wallnut bounces off to the side after each zombie hit so it might hit more.

This is a "Conveyor Belt" level: A conveyor at the top of the screen slowly produces plants for you to use.

Slot Machine:
You start out with only 50 sun on a normal covered daylight lawn. Spinning the slot machine (click lever) takes 25 sun. If you run out of sun you must wait until you get more to spin again. 2 of a kind of plants rewards 1 free plant you can put into the groun, 3 of a kind rewards 3 free plants. The object is to get a total of 2000 sun. You can also win diamonds (1000 money) but its somewhat rare. I won 1 diamond in 2 games I played.

2 of a kind sun rewards 100 sun. 3 of a kind sun = 300 sun

Its Raining Seeds:
Try to last through the waves, this is a pool level with fog at night. Seeds come raining down and you plant them.

Random seeds appear in the rain and then drift slowly downward. If you don't plant them by the time they reach screen bottom, they disappear.

Portal Combat:
There are little portals that zombies walk through and your shots go through as well.

The portals shift position from time to time to keep things interesting. This is a "Conveyor Belt" level.

Column like you see em:
Roof, lots of pots, when you use a seed you plant an entire column at once.

This is a "Conveyor Belt" level.

Bobsled Bonanza:
Level is Day Pool, starts with half the lawn iced, and is Endless bobsleds and ice machines.

Not endless, just seems so if you're losing. Twice normal number of flags.

Zombie Nimble Zombie Quick:
Daylight pool. This is a speeded up level.

Everything is sped up, not just the zombies.

Whack a Zombie:
Kinda like whack a mole. Nightime and you use a hammer to smack down zombies.

Occasional zombies give 75 sun when whacked. Use sun to buy potato mines, gravebusters, or iceshrooms to help you prevail.

Last Stand:
Pick selection of seeds, and then you get 5000 sun (can't use sunflowers, etc to get more). Put the plants around BEFORE you hit the start button, and last 5 waves (at the end of each wave you get a small amount of sun, between 100 and 250, so plan the layout well before starting).

The end of each flag gives you exactly 250 sun. If you don't need to spend it all, you can save it up for later.

Zombotany 2:
More zombies with guns for heads, this time things like the gatling. Ouch.

Zombies have a wider variety of plants for heads, including Gatlin Pea, Squash, and Jalepeno.

Wall-nut Bowling:
More bowling fun, the big walnuts can mow down an entire row.

Should read "Wallnut Bowling 2". This is a "Conveyor Belt" level.

Dr. Zomboss's Revenge:
Boss Fight

This is a "Conveyor Belt" level.


Codes:

Since codes are furnished by the Tree of Wisdom, only players with a Tree of Wisdom grown tall enough to have furnished the code are able to activate them. Someone who has collected the codes may want to reply with how tall the Tree has to be for each code.

[MithranArkanere]

Don't forget 'dance' and 'pinata' codes.

You'll have to get your tree to 500 and 1000 feet, though.
That's a lot of cash, and even if you get the cash, it's a lot of clicks.

[ekuest]

Originally Posted by SA_ChooChoo

I use Windows 7 and cannot locate where PvZ stores my profile.

i am having the same problem. hidden files and folders are shown in control panel. i go steam\common\plants as zombies and there is no "userdata" folder. i do have savedata because i just opened the game and it had all my progress. i need to reformat my computer but cant until i can backup this games save data! can anyone help? thanks.

EDIT: never mind, i found the save files in C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\userdata\34324914\3590\remote. i guess it syncs everything to cloud so the save data doesnt really matter. i confirmed these are the right files by moving them, turning off my internet, and then launching the game. it said it couldnt sync the files with steam and would launch without any save data. turning the internet back on and relaunching the game downloaded all the save data from the cloud into the same folder where i had deleted it from. hope this helps someone!

[Forsen]

Originally Posted by ekuest

i am having the same problem. hidden files and folders are shown in control panel. i go steam\common\plants as zombies and there is no "userdata" folder. i do have savedata because i just opened the game and it had all my progress. i need to reformat my computer but cant until i can backup this games save data! can anyone help? thanks.

EDIT: never mind, i found the save files in C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\userdata\34324914\3590\remote. i guess it syncs everything to cloud so the save data doesnt really matter. i confirmed these are the right files by moving them, turning off my internet, and then launching the game. it said it couldnt sync the files with steam and would launch without any save data. turning the internet back on and relaunching the game downloaded all the save data from the cloud into the same folder where i had deleted it from. hope this helps someone!

If your gonna reformat I'm gonna recommend this to you:
http://www.gamesave-manager.com/

And this is good after reformating:
https://ninite.com/