{ "releaseId": "gag2-npc-locations-source-audit-2026-07-30-r1", "datasetVersion": "2026-07-30.1", "publishedAt": "2026-07-30", "game": { "name": "Grow a Garden 2", "universeId": 10200395747, "placeId": 97598239454123 }, "method": { "summary": "Named NPCs and place labels were compared across the official Roblox listing, three NPC directories, two location guides, one shop directory, one focused Ethan page and two generic merchant articles. A location is not promoted to a precise map coordinate unless multiple sources provide the same usable direction. Unsupported generic roles remain visible as disputed search claims.", "reviewedAt": "2026-07-30", "sourcePages": 10, "claims": 24, "evidenceLevels": [ "first-party-boundary", "repeated", "limited", "label-conflict", "time-sensitive", "unsupported-conflict" ] }, "sources": [ { "id": "roblox-api", "publisher": "Roblox", "title": "Games API universe metadata", "url": "https://games.roblox.com/v1/games?universeIds=10200395747", "reviewedAt": "2026-07-30", "type": "first-party-platform-metadata", "scope": "Confirms the experience identity, verified creator and public descriptions of buying seeds, selling crops, guilds and stealing. It does not publish an NPC roster or map coordinates." }, { "id": "fandom-npcs", "publisher": "Grow a Garden 2 Fandom Wiki", "title": "NPCs", "url": "https://growagarden2.fandom.com/wiki/NPCs", "reviewedAt": "2026-07-30", "type": "community-wiki-stub", "scope": "Lists Sam, George, Charlotte, Steven and Gilbert with their shop or stand labels and says NPCs are in the central marketplace hub." }, { "id": "roonby", "publisher": "Roonby", "title": "All NPCs in Grow a Garden 2 Guide & What They Do", "url": "https://roonby.com/2026/06/17/all-npcs-in-grow-a-garden-2-guide-what-they-do/amp/", "reviewedAt": "2026-07-30", "type": "dated-editorial-guide", "scope": "Repeats the five named permanent NPCs and their core roles." }, { "id": "gag2net-npcs", "publisher": "GrowAGarden2.net", "title": "NPCs: All Shopkeepers & Guild Admin", "url": "https://growagarden2.net/npcs", "reviewedAt": "2026-07-30", "type": "dated-community-directory", "scope": "Lists the five permanent named NPCs plus Ethan as a time-sensitive Explorer entry and explicitly labels its confidence medium." }, { "id": "how-to-find", "publisher": "Grow a Garden 2 Wiki", "title": "How to Find NPCs, Shops, Stock & Events", "url": "https://growagarden2.wiki/guides/how-to-find/", "reviewedAt": "2026-07-30", "type": "dated-location-guide", "scope": "Describes a circular map and central hub, places Gilbert at the central Guild Stand, and places the mailbox outside the player's garden." }, { "id": "ethan-wiki", "publisher": "GrowAGarden2Wiki.net", "title": "Explorer Ethan", "url": "https://growagarden2wiki.net/npcs/explorer-ethan/", "reviewedAt": "2026-07-30", "type": "dated-community-entity-page", "scope": "Places Ethan at the Explorer Stand near the map center. Published event dates and future behavior remain time-sensitive." }, { "id": "bloxodes-shops", "publisher": "Bloxodes", "title": "All Shops and Purchase Spots in Grow a Garden 2", "url": "https://bloxodes.com/wiki/grow-a-garden-2/shops", "reviewedAt": "2026-07-30", "type": "dated-shop-directory", "scope": "Groups Seed, Gear and Props shops in the central marketplace, pet purchase spawns in the lobby, and guild creation in the central hub." }, { "id": "seed-shop-wiki", "publisher": "GrowAGarden2Wiki.com", "title": "Seed Shop", "url": "https://growagarden2wiki.com/seed-shop/", "reviewedAt": "2026-07-30", "type": "community-shop-guide", "scope": "Places Sam behind the Seed Shop counter in the main hub near the garden plots." }, { "id": "sportsrant-npcs", "publisher": "SportsRant", "title": "All NPC locations: merchants, quest giver and secret vendor", "url": "https://sportsrant.indiatimes.com/gaming/grow-a-garden-2-all-npc-locations-every-merchant-quest-giver-and-secret-vendor/articleshow/132035862.html", "reviewedAt": "2026-07-30", "type": "dated-generic-editorial-list", "scope": "Publishes unnamed roles such as Pet Merchant, Quest Giver, Crafting NPC, Mutation Researcher and Secret Vendor that do not appear in the reviewed named GAG2 directories." }, { "id": "sportsrant-secret", "publisher": "SportsRant", "title": "Secret Merchants Explained", "url": "https://sportsrant.indiatimes.com/gaming/grow-a-garden-2-secret-merchants-explained-spawn-times-locations-and-shop-inventory/articleshow/132019068.html", "reviewedAt": "2026-07-30", "type": "dated-generic-editorial-guide", "scope": "Claims timed Gnome, Sky and other merchants at a merchant area. The reviewed GAG2 NPC directories do not corroborate that roster or schedule." } ], "places": [ { "id": "sam", "name": "Sam", "entityType": "Permanent NPC", "category": "shop", "goalIds": ["seeds", "restock"], "zone": "Central marketplace", "locationLabel": "Seed Shop", "service": "Sells rotating seeds and seed packs.", "action": "Use the Seed Shop label or the in-game shop shortcut; verify current stock after opening Sam's menu.", "evidence": "repeated", "sourceIds": ["fandom-npcs", "roonby", "gag2net-npcs", "bloxodes-shops", "seed-shop-wiki"], "internalLinks": ["/grow-a-garden-2/seed-shop", "/grow-a-garden-2/stock-tracker"] }, { "id": "george", "name": "George", "entityType": "Permanent NPC", "category": "shop", "goalIds": ["gear", "defense"], "zone": "Central marketplace", "locationLabel": "Gear Shop / Gears Shop", "service": "Runs the gear counter for tools, sprinklers and defensive items.", "action": "Look for the Gear or Gears Shop label in the central marketplace; check the live menu before relying on an item claim.", "evidence": "label-conflict", "sourceIds": ["fandom-npcs", "roonby", "gag2net-npcs", "bloxodes-shops"], "internalLinks": ["/grow-a-garden-2/gear-shop", "/grow-a-garden-2/night-stealing"] }, { "id": "charlotte", "name": "Charlotte", "entityType": "Permanent NPC", "category": "shop", "goalIds": ["props", "defense"], "zone": "Central marketplace", "locationLabel": "Props Shop / Prop Shop", "service": "Handles prop and crate interactions for decorative or functional garden items.", "action": "Find the Props or Prop Shop in the central marketplace and verify the exact live label on the stand.", "evidence": "label-conflict", "sourceIds": ["fandom-npcs", "roonby", "gag2net-npcs", "bloxodes-shops"], "internalLinks": ["/grow-a-garden-2/props", "/grow-a-garden-2/night-stealing"] }, { "id": "steven", "name": "Steven", "entityType": "Permanent NPC", "category": "service", "goalIds": ["sell", "money"], "zone": "Central marketplace", "locationLabel": "Sell Stand / Sell Point", "service": "Buys produce for Sheckles; community pages also connect him to bargaining and rotating sell offers.", "action": "Use the Sell Stand or Sell Point label, then inspect the current sale screen before accepting a special offer.", "evidence": "label-conflict", "sourceIds": ["fandom-npcs", "roonby", "gag2net-npcs", "how-to-find"], "internalLinks": ["/grow-a-garden-2/daily-deal-calculator", "/grow-a-garden-2/money-guide"] }, { "id": "gilbert", "name": "Gilbert", "entityType": "Permanent NPC", "category": "service", "goalIds": ["guild"], "zone": "Central hub", "locationLabel": "Guild Stand", "service": "Handles guild creation, management, invitations and leaderboard or reward access reported by community guides.", "action": "Find the Guild Stand in the middle or central hub. Joining normally requires an invitation delivered to your mailbox.", "evidence": "repeated", "sourceIds": ["fandom-npcs", "roonby", "gag2net-npcs", "how-to-find", "bloxodes-shops"], "internalLinks": ["/grow-a-garden-2/guilds"] }, { "id": "ethan", "name": "Explorer Ethan", "entityType": "Time-sensitive NPC", "category": "event", "goalIds": ["explorer", "event"], "zone": "Near the map center", "locationLabel": "Explorer Stand", "service": "Community pages describe an Explorer countdown and future event entry role.", "action": "Find the Explorer Stand near the center, then trust the live dialogue and timer over any dated event date on a guide.", "evidence": "time-sensitive", "sourceIds": ["gag2net-npcs", "ethan-wiki"], "internalLinks": ["/grow-a-garden-2/admin-abuse", "/grow-a-garden-2/update-log"] }, { "id": "pet-spawns", "name": "Pet purchase spawns", "entityType": "Place, not a named NPC", "category": "place", "goalIds": ["pets"], "zone": "Lobby", "locationLabel": "Timed lobby / map pet spawns", "service": "Pets are reported to appear as timed purchasable spawns rather than through a permanent Pet Merchant.", "action": "Search the lobby for an active pet spawn and timer. Do not navigate to an unverified permanent Pet Merchant.", "evidence": "repeated", "sourceIds": ["bloxodes-shops"], "internalLinks": ["/grow-a-garden-2/pets", "/grow-a-garden-2/pet-tier-list"] }, { "id": "mailbox", "name": "Mailbox", "entityType": "Place, not an NPC", "category": "place", "goalIds": ["mailbox", "guild"], "zone": "Outside your garden", "locationLabel": "Garden mailbox", "service": "Receives guild invitations according to the reviewed location and guild guides.", "action": "Return to the outside edge of your own garden and open the mailbox Mail tab to inspect an invitation.", "evidence": "limited", "sourceIds": ["how-to-find"], "internalLinks": ["/grow-a-garden-2/guilds"] }, { "id": "unverified-generic-roles", "name": "Secret Merchant, Quest Giver and other generic roles", "entityType": "Unverified search claim", "category": "unverified", "goalIds": ["secret", "quest", "crafting"], "zone": "No corroborated GAG2 route", "locationLabel": "Do not use a preset location", "service": "One publisher describes unnamed Pet, Quest, Crafting, Cosmetic, Event and Mutation NPCs; a related article describes timed secret merchants.", "action": "Treat these roles as unverified until a live GAG2 check or independent named sources establish the NPC, location and schedule.", "evidence": "unsupported-conflict", "sourceIds": ["sportsrant-npcs", "sportsrant-secret"], "internalLinks": ["/grow-a-garden-2/update-log", "/grow-a-garden-2/beginner-guide"] } ], "claims": [ { "id": "official-identity", "category": "identity", "claim": "Roblox universe 10200395747 is Grow a Garden 2 by the verified Strawberreh Squad creator group.", "evidence": "first-party-boundary", "sourceIds": ["roblox-api"] }, { "id": "official-systems", "category": "boundary", "claim": "The official listing names buying seeds, selling crops and making a guild, but does not name NPCs or publish coordinates.", "evidence": "first-party-boundary", "sourceIds": ["roblox-api"] }, { "id": "central-hub", "category": "map", "claim": "Reviewed community pages repeatedly group the permanent shop and service NPCs in a central marketplace or hub.", "evidence": "repeated", "sourceIds": ["fandom-npcs", "how-to-find", "bloxodes-shops"] }, { "id": "circular-map", "category": "map", "claim": "A circular map layout is described by one reviewed location guide and a separate game-change guide.", "evidence": "limited", "sourceIds": ["how-to-find"] }, { "id": "five-permanent-names", "category": "roster", "claim": "Sam, George, Charlotte, Steven and Gilbert align across three named NPC directories.", "evidence": "repeated", "sourceIds": ["fandom-npcs", "roonby", "gag2net-npcs"] }, { "id": "sam-role", "category": "npc", "claim": "Sam is repeatedly tied to the Seed Shop and rotating seeds.", "evidence": "repeated", "sourceIds": ["fandom-npcs", "roonby", "gag2net-npcs", "seed-shop-wiki"] }, { "id": "george-role", "category": "npc", "claim": "George is repeatedly tied to the Gear or Gears Shop.", "evidence": "repeated", "sourceIds": ["fandom-npcs", "roonby", "gag2net-npcs"] }, { "id": "gear-label", "category": "label", "claim": "Sources use both Gear Shop and Gears Shop, so the page preserves both labels.", "evidence": "label-conflict", "sourceIds": ["fandom-npcs", "bloxodes-shops"] }, { "id": "charlotte-role", "category": "npc", "claim": "Charlotte is repeatedly tied to the Props or Prop Shop.", "evidence": "repeated", "sourceIds": ["fandom-npcs", "roonby", "gag2net-npcs"] }, { "id": "props-label", "category": "label", "claim": "Sources use both Props Shop and Prop Shop, so the exact live stand label still needs checking.", "evidence": "label-conflict", "sourceIds": ["fandom-npcs", "bloxodes-shops"] }, { "id": "steven-role", "category": "npc", "claim": "Steven is repeatedly tied to selling produce at the Sell Stand or Sell Point.", "evidence": "repeated", "sourceIds": ["fandom-npcs", "roonby", "gag2net-npcs", "how-to-find"] }, { "id": "sell-label", "category": "label", "claim": "Sources use Sell Stand and Sell Point for the same central selling intent.", "evidence": "label-conflict", "sourceIds": ["fandom-npcs", "how-to-find"] }, { "id": "gilbert-role", "category": "npc", "claim": "Gilbert is repeatedly tied to the Guild Stand and guild management.", "evidence": "repeated", "sourceIds": ["fandom-npcs", "roonby", "gag2net-npcs", "how-to-find"] }, { "id": "ethan-location", "category": "npc", "claim": "Two newer community pages place Explorer Ethan at an Explorer Stand near the center.", "evidence": "limited", "sourceIds": ["gag2net-npcs", "ethan-wiki"] }, { "id": "ethan-status", "category": "event", "claim": "Ethan's countdown, event date and post-countdown behavior are time-sensitive community reports rather than a stable map fact.", "evidence": "time-sensitive", "sourceIds": ["gag2net-npcs", "ethan-wiki"] }, { "id": "pet-spawn-not-merchant", "category": "place", "claim": "The reviewed shop directory places timed pet purchase spawns in the lobby instead of naming a permanent Pet Merchant.", "evidence": "limited", "sourceIds": ["bloxodes-shops"] }, { "id": "mailbox", "category": "place", "claim": "One location guide places the mailbox outside the player's garden.", "evidence": "limited", "sourceIds": ["how-to-find"] }, { "id": "teleport-boundary", "category": "navigation", "claim": "A shop teleport shortcut is described by community guides, but this audit does not assume every location has a permanent teleport button.", "evidence": "limited", "sourceIds": ["seed-shop-wiki"] }, { "id": "secret-merchant-conflict", "category": "unsupported", "claim": "Timed secret-merchant rosters and schedules appear in one publisher's articles but not in the reviewed named GAG2 NPC directories.", "evidence": "unsupported-conflict", "sourceIds": ["sportsrant-npcs", "sportsrant-secret", "fandom-npcs", "gag2net-npcs"] }, { "id": "quest-giver-conflict", "category": "unsupported", "claim": "An unnamed daily and weekly Quest Giver appears in one generic list but not in the reviewed named GAG2 directories.", "evidence": "unsupported-conflict", "sourceIds": ["sportsrant-npcs", "fandom-npcs", "gag2net-npcs"] }, { "id": "crafting-conflict", "category": "unsupported", "claim": "Unnamed Crafting NPC and Mutation Researcher roles appear in one generic list without corroboration in the reviewed named directories.", "evidence": "unsupported-conflict", "sourceIds": ["sportsrant-npcs", "fandom-npcs", "gag2net-npcs"] }, { "id": "exact-coordinates", "category": "method", "claim": "No reviewed first-party source publishes a coordinate system or exact NPC map coordinates.", "evidence": "first-party-boundary", "sourceIds": ["roblox-api"] }, { "id": "no-map-image", "category": "method", "claim": "The finder uses zone and stand labels instead of drawing unsupported relative positions.", "evidence": "first-party-boundary", "sourceIds": ["roblox-api", "fandom-npcs", "how-to-find"] }, { "id": "live-check", "category": "method", "claim": "Event 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