{
  "releaseId": "gag2-plot-expansion-source-audit-2026-07-30-r1",
  "datasetVersion": "2026-07-30.1",
  "publishedAt": "2026-07-30",
  "observedAt": "2026-07-30T23:58:00+08:00",
  "game": {
    "name": "Grow a Garden 2",
    "universeId": 10200395747,
    "placeId": 97598239454123
  },
  "method": {
    "summary": "Plot-expansion count, costs, added-field claims and strategy advice were compared across official Roblox metadata and six community or editorial pages. The exact five-step cost curve repeats across three current third-party sources but is not published by the reviewed Roblox API, so every preset remains a dated community claim.",
    "reviewedAt": "2026-07-30",
    "sourcePages": 7,
    "expansionSteps": 5,
    "calculatorModel": "Remaining cost is the sum of selected community-reported expansion prices after the current step. Savings time uses current cash and user-entered net profit per minute. Payback uses added fields × user-entered profit per occupied field per harvest × utilization × retained share after expected loss, divided by the user-entered harvest cycle."
  },
  "keywordCluster": {
    "primary": "grow a garden 2 plot expansion",
    "mergedIntent": [
      "grow a garden 2 plot expansion cost",
      "grow a garden 2 expand plot",
      "grow a garden 2 garden expansion",
      "grow a garden 2 plot upgrade",
      "grow a garden 2 max plot size",
      "grow a garden 2 how many plot expansions",
      "grow a garden 2 expansion price",
      "grow a garden 2 expansion calculator",
      "gag2 plot cost",
      "gag2 expansion payback"
    ],
    "separateIntent": [
      "/grow-a-garden-2/money-guide",
      "/grow-a-garden-2/beginner-guide",
      "/grow-a-garden-2/night-stealing",
      "/grow-a-garden-2/gear-shop"
    ],
    "measurementBoundary": "No Search Console or paid keyword-volume account was available. Clustering is based on current public SERP wording and page-type overlap, not claimed search volume."
  },
  "sources": [
    {
      "id": "roblox-games-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, verified creator and public farming loop. It does not publish expansion steps, prices or field counts."
    },
    {
      "id": "fandom-mechanics",
      "publisher": "Grow a Garden 2 Fandom Wiki",
      "title": "Mechanics",
      "url": "https://growagarden2.fandom.com/wiki/Mechanics",
      "reviewedAt": "2026-07-30",
      "type": "community-wiki",
      "scope": "Lists five expansions at 500, 40,000, 1,000,000, 40,000,000 and 200,000,000 Sheckles and says each adds two fields."
    },
    {
      "id": "gcz-wiki",
      "publisher": "gcz.gg",
      "title": "Grow a Garden 2 Wiki",
      "url": "https://gcz.gg/en/games/grow-a-garden-2/wiki",
      "reviewedAt": "2026-07-30",
      "type": "community-database",
      "scope": "Publishes the same five prices plus cumulative costs through 241,040,500 Sheckles."
    },
    {
      "id": "calculator-changelog",
      "publisher": "Grow a Garden Calculator",
      "title": "Grow a Garden 2 Changelog",
      "url": "https://www.growagardencalculator.com/grow-a-garden-2/wiki/changelog/",
      "reviewedAt": "2026-07-30",
      "type": "dated-community-changelog",
      "scope": "Its July 12 note records all five costs as 500, 40k, 1M, 40M and 200M. An earlier June note mentions 300k then 1M, showing why date and version context matter."
    },
    {
      "id": "garden-codex",
      "publisher": "The Garden Codex",
      "title": "Plot expansion — when and how to grow your garden",
      "url": "https://growagarden2.codes/plot-expansion/",
      "reviewedAt": "2026-07-30",
      "type": "dated-editorial-guide",
      "scope": "Describes an expansion sign and two starting sections but labels the final tier near 1,000,000 Sheckles as unconfirmed, conflicting with newer five-step tables."
    },
    {
      "id": "allthingshow-wiki",
      "publisher": "All Things How",
      "title": "Grow a Garden 2 Wiki",
      "url": "https://allthings.how/grow-a-garden-2-wiki/",
      "reviewedAt": "2026-07-30",
      "type": "dated-editorial-overview",
      "scope": "Confirms that expansion uses earned currency and adds farming space, but does not publish an exact cost curve."
    },
    {
      "id": "fandomwire-tips",
      "publisher": "FandomWire",
      "title": "Grow a Garden 2: 15 Best Tips & Tricks",
      "url": "https://fandomwire.com/grow-a-garden-2-best-tips-tricks/",
      "reviewedAt": "2026-07-30",
      "type": "dated-editorial-guide",
      "scope": "Says the garden can be expanded four times, conflicting with three current five-step tables."
    }
  ],
  "expansions": [
    { "step": 1, "cost": 500, "cumulativeCost": 500, "addedFields": 2, "evidence": "three-source-current-consensus", "sourceIds": ["fandom-mechanics", "gcz-wiki", "calculator-changelog"] },
    { "step": 2, "cost": 40000, "cumulativeCost": 40500, "addedFields": 2, "evidence": "three-source-current-consensus", "sourceIds": ["fandom-mechanics", "gcz-wiki", "calculator-changelog"] },
    { "step": 3, "cost": 1000000, "cumulativeCost": 1040500, "addedFields": 2, "evidence": "three-source-current-consensus", "sourceIds": ["fandom-mechanics", "gcz-wiki", "calculator-changelog"] },
    { "step": 4, "cost": 40000000, "cumulativeCost": 41040500, "addedFields": 2, "evidence": "three-source-current-consensus", "sourceIds": ["fandom-mechanics", "gcz-wiki", "calculator-changelog"] },
    { "step": 5, "cost": 200000000, "cumulativeCost": 241040500, "addedFields": 2, "evidence": "three-source-current-consensus", "sourceIds": ["fandom-mechanics", "gcz-wiki", "calculator-changelog"] }
  ],
  "conflicts": [
    {
      "id": "four-vs-five",
      "claim": "One tips article says four expansions; three current tables list five.",
      "boundary": "The calculator uses the repeated five-step table and keeps the four-step claim visible as a conflict."
    },
    {
      "id": "final-cost",
      "claim": "One dedicated guide calls roughly 1,000,000 Sheckles the final tier; current tables continue with 40,000,000 and 200,000,000.",
      "boundary": "One million is treated as step three, not the current maximum."
    },
    {
      "id": "historical-curve",
      "claim": "An older changelog note mentions 300k then 1M, while its later update replaces the curve with five different prices.",
      "boundary": "Only the later July 12 curve is used for presets; live signage remains the final authority."
    },
    {
      "id": "fields-vs-sections",
      "claim": "Sources alternate between fields, sections, tiles and planting space.",
      "boundary": "The page uses fields for the two-per-step community claim and does not infer physical dimensions."
    }
  ],
  "limitations": [
    "Roblox metadata does not publish the expansion table.",
    "The live expansion sign overrides this dated community snapshot.",
    "Added fields do not guarantee they will be planted, harvested or protected.",
    "Payback outputs use user-entered economics and are planning scenarios, not live profit promises."
  ]
}