C&N Crops is a Vintage Story mod by KenigVovan. C&N Crops adds a crop-breeding framework with inheritable genomes, cross-pollination, mutations, weeds, and configurable growing traits.
Why this mod is worth installing
This mod is for players who want crop farming to become a breeding project rather than simple replanting. It is also a required framework for separate C&N plant content packs.
What C&N Crops adds
C&N Crops is primarily a framework: it supplies the genome system, cross-breeding logic, mutation rules, and weed mechanics, while plant packs provide the actual new crops. Each seed carries dominant and recessive alleles for five traits, affecting harvest quantity, growth speed, perish time, temperature tolerance, and breeding fertility.
To begin breeding, place selection sticks between two mature neighbouring crops. The sticks choose suitable parents, combine their genomes, and eventually produce either a genetic copy or a registered mutation. Mutation rules can check light, climate, nearby blocks, and biome conditions, allowing carefully designed farms to improve the odds of rare results.
The framework also supports shade-tolerant crops through a light-sensitivity value, making fully dark underground cultivation possible for suitable plants. Weeds develop through stages and can spread across farmland; resistance, a Hand Cultivator, and temporary anti-weed protection give you ways to manage them.
C&N Crops itself does not add a large catalogue of plants. The companion C&N crops additionals pack demonstrates the system with mushrooms and several special crops, while other content packs can add their own plant and mutation definitions.
Where to download C&N Crops
The official Vintage Story Mod DB page is the right place to get the current release through the in-game mod manager.