If you’ve spent a hefty amount of time mining in the underground world, why not try something new and start your own farm deep in the mines? Free Range Games has introduced major farming improvements, cosmetics, and a premium DLC to their dwarven survival game, The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria.

Luckily, if you want to start a farm, you no longer have to wait until mid-game. A new crude patch has been added that requires stone instead of granite, making it much easier to get started. While this may look a little less fancy, since it’s just a pile of dirt surrounded by rocks, it functions exactly the same as the higher-tier version. Another new feature is the ability to see the growth stages, of which there are three: sprouting, growing, and ready. Each stage yields more crops, starting with zero at sprouting, one when growing, and around four when ready.

You will now also be able to grow your own trees, making it much easier to gather wood. By applying the new Berêk Rune to your axe, you get a new item called a cutting when chopping trees. These can be planted in a tree bed and, after a few days, will be ready to cut down. To make building farms easier, the devs added a structure called the fieldpost. This works similarly to the hearth and allows you to build in the area. You can also combine it with an already existing hearth to boost its range. This one is scarecrow-themed, so it fits perfectly around your crops to keep the pesky orcs out.

By completing the game, you unlock the Lord of Moria outfit. This is the first cosmetic set that they did not model after armor, and it looks much more comfortable to wear.

They also introduced a new paid DLC, adding the Skinbark armor, which makes you like a druid, including a high-level greatsword, and an entwood shield.

Entwood is a new resource that can be obtained by building the Wellingspring and is also used to craft decorative plant pots and vine-covered posts. Since this expansion was released alongside the farming update, they also added large pots that function similarly to farm plots, which gives players more variety when designing their gardens.

What else would you like to see in Return to Moria? Let me know in the comments below.