Update history:Bloons TD 6/Version 18.0

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Version 18.0

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◄ 17.1

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18.1 ►

Version 18.0 is the fourth major update to Bloons TD 6 of 2020. This update introduced the hero Admiral Brickell, the expert map Flooded Valley, the intermediate map Bazaar, player profiles and player stats, and the Insta Monkey collection page.

Additions

Monkey Knowledge

Knowledge	Category
Ambidextrous 'Rangs	Primary
Bank Deposits	Support

Changes

Towers

Dart Monkey

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Crossbow Master reworked so that 205 is roughly equal in power to the old 025 The 025 variation will now offer even faster attack speed but with much less pierce — Update notes

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Tiers	Changes
X-X-5 Crossbow Master	Attack cooldown reduced ― 0.2375s → 0.16s  Pierce reduced ― 23 → 10
1-0-5 Crossbow Master + Sharp Shots	Sharp Shots now grants bonus pierce bonus to Crossbow Master ― +1 → +6  Total pierce reduced ― 23 → 16
2-0-5 Crossbow Master + Razor Sharp Shots	Razor Sharp Shots now grants pierce bonus to Crossbow Master ― +1 → +7  Total pierce remains unchanged at 23

Boomerang Monkey

Tiers	Changes
2-0-4 MOAB Press + Glaives 2-0-5 MOAB Domination + Glaives	Glaives now increases knocback of MOAB Press by 50%

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Bomb Shooter

Tiers	Changes
3-0-2 Really Big Bombs + Frag Bombs	Frags: lifespan increased ― 0.191s → 0.257s
3-0-2 Really Big Bombs + Frag Bombs 4-0-2 Bloon Impact + Frag Bombs 5-0-2 Bloon Crush + Frag Bombs	Frags: radius increased ― 2 → 3  Frags: pierce increased ― 1 → 2
4-0-2 Bloon Impact + Frag Bombs 5-0-2 Bloon Crush + Frag Bombs	Frags: lifespan increased ― 0.191s → 0.322s  Frags: damage increased ― 1 → 2
X-1-X Faster Reload	Fire rate buff increased ― 0.8× → 0.75× Note: patch notes is misleading  Attack cooldown decreased ― 1.2s → 1.125s
X-2-X Missile Launcher	Fire rate buff increased ― 0.85× → 0.733× Note: patch notes is misleading
X-2-X Missile Launcher X-3-X MOAB Mauler X-4-X MOAB Assassin X-5-X MOAB Eliminator	Attack cooldown decreased ― 1.02s → 0.825s

Tack Shooter

Tiers	Changes
X-2-X Super Range Tacks	Super Range Tacks increases pierce by +1 ― 1 → 2 Note: Blade Shooter unaffected

Sniper Monkey

Tiers	Changes
X-5-X Elite Sniper	Elite Targeting: has had an issue resolved where it was measuring track distance off-screen and thus triggering much later than intended on most maps (bug fix)

Monkey Sub

Tiers	Changes
1-X-X Longer Range	Range buff increased ― +8 → +10
1-X-X Longer Range and further upgrades	Range increased ― 50 → 52
2-X-X Advanced Intel	Advanced Intel no longer permanently breaks after being placed back down from a Door Gunner (bug fix) Note: intel itself still can not apply when used as a Door Gunner
3-0-1 Submerge and Support + Twin Guns	Pulse: rate reduced ― 1.5s → 1.275s
3-0-2 Submerge and Support + Airburst Darts	Pulse: rate reduced ― 1.5s → 0.95625s
4-1-0 Bloontonium Reactor + Barbed Darts	Damage Pulse: pierce increased by 20% ― 70 → 84
4-2-0 Bloontonium Reactor + Heat-tipped Darts	Damage Pulse: now gains +1 Lead bonus
4-0-1 Bloontonium Reactor + Twin Guns 5-0-1 Energizer + Twin Guns	Pulse: rate reduced ― 0.3s → 0.255s
4-0-2 Bloontonium Reactor + Airburst Darts 5-0-2 Energizer + Airburst Darts	Pulse: rate reduced ― 0.3s → 0.19125s
X-3-X Ballistic Missile and further upgrades	Range increased ― 42 → 60  Ballistic Missile's ballistic missiles are now limited to base range Note: Advanced Intel unaffected
1-3-0 Ballistic Missile + Longer Range 1-4-0 First Strike Capability + Longer Range 1-5-0 Pre-emptive Strike + Longer Range	Longer Range now increases Ballistic Missile range
0-3-1 Ballistic Missile + Twin Guns 0-4-1 First Strike Capability + Twin Guns	Ballistic Missile: attack cooldown reduced ― 1.5s → 1.275s
0-3-2 Ballistic Missile + Airburst Darts 0-4-2 First Strike Capability + Airburst Darts	Ballistic Missile: attack cooldown reduced ― 1.5s → 0.75s
0-5-1 Pre-emptive Strike + Twin Guns	Ballistic Missile: attack cooldown reduced ― 0.5s → 0.425s
0-5-2 Pre-emptive Strike + Airburst Darts	Ballistic Missile: attack cooldown reduced ― 0.5s → 0.25s
X-X-5 Sub Commander	Sub Commander applies 2x damage to all Monkey Sub attacks except First Strike

Monkey Buccaneer

Tiers	Changes
4-X-X Aircraft Carrier	Planes: now gains homing MOAB missile attack attack rate 3s radius 30 pierce 3 damage 15
5-X-X Carrier Flagship	Carrier Flagship buff: now benefits Monkey Ace  Planes: all attacks gain +100% projectile speed  Planes: all dart attacks gain +3 ceramic damage  Planes: now gains an improved homing missile attack attack rate 1.5s radius 30 pierce 4 damage 30

Heli Pilot

Tiers	Changes
X-X-1 Faster Darts X-X-2 Faster Firing	Faster Firing & Faster Darts upgrades have been swapped
X-X-4 Comanche Defense	Comanche Defense will now instead spawn 1 Comanche the first time any Bloon crosses 25% of the track each round  Will also spawn 2 additional Comanche at 50% of the track. If the first Comanche is still on screen it’s duration will be refreshed and only 1 extra will spawn  Will also spawn 3 additional Comanche at 75% of the track. If the 2nd set of Comanche are still on screen their duration will be refreshed and only 1 extra will spawn  Comanche will now spawn from the side of the map closest to where the triggering Bloon is located
X-X-4 Comanche Defense X-X-5 Comanche Commander	Comanche spawn movespeed now increased to always be 30 more than the speed of the main Heli ― 45 → 75
0-1-4 Comanche Defense + Bigger Jets 0-1-5 Comanche Commander + Bigger Jets	Comanches now benefit from Bigger Jets
X-X-5 Comanche Commander	Mini Comanche will load in under the main Commander when loading a save instead of at the edge of the screen

Mortar Monkey

Tiers	Changes
X-X-5 Blooncineration	Wall of Fire: now detects Camo Bloons

Wizard Monkey

Tiers	Changes
X-2-0 Wall of Fire and further upgrades	Wall of Fire: pierce reduced ― 20 → 15
1-2-0 Wall of Fire + Guided Magic and further upgrades	Now uses tower targeting priority to guide the Wall of Fire
0-2-1 Wall of Fire + Intense Magic 0-3-1 Dragon's Breath + Intense Magic 0-4-1 Summon Phoenix + Intense Magic 0-5-1 Wizard Lord Phoenix + Intense Magic	Intense Magic now grants +5 pierce to Wall of Fire Note: Wall of Fire remains at 20 pierce
X-X-4 Necromancer: Unpopped Army X-X-5 Prince of Darkness	Necromancer Wizards now each have their own personal ‘graveyard’ of 500 capacity rather than 1 shared pool of 2000  Necromancer Wizards will now be able to retain any Bloons in their graveyard for 1 extra round before expiring  Necromancer Wizard’s Zombie lifespan increased ― 8s → 10s  Necromancer Wizard’s Zombie spawn rate is increased by a flat 10% for every 100 Bloons in the grave reaching a maximum of double attack speed at 500 capacity  Necromancer Wizards will display their current graveyard size above their portrait next to their pop count Note: Any Bloons popped within the Shimmer radius of a Necromancer can be absorbed into that graveyard, but 1 pop will not fill more than 1 graveyard
X-X-5 Prince of Darkness	Prince of Darkness Graveyard Capacity increased to 2000  Prince of Darkness no longer increases zombie count via pops on Sandbox Mode and then returning to a certain game (bug fix)

Banana Farm

Tiers	Changes
X-X-3 Marketplace and further upgrades	Marketplace produces an additional 4 bananas
X-X-4 Central Market	No longer produces an additional $900 chunk at end of round
X-X-4 Central Market X-X-5 Monkey Wall Street	Banana value increased ― $20 → $70
X-X-5 Monkey Wall Street	End of round cash reduced ― $4900 → $4000 (undocumented)

Engineer Monkey

Tiers	Changes
4-X-X Sentry Expert	Boom Sentry: blast radius increased ― 12 → 18  Boom Sentry: attack cooldown decreased ― 1.4s → 1.3s

Heroes

Obyn Greenfoot

Levels	Changes
2-10	Lv2 +1 pierce buff only applies to Druids
11+	Lv11 pierce buff to magic monkeys reduced ― +3 → +2 Note: Druids still receive the full +3 pierce buff

General changes and bug fixes

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• Updated the text on the pre-game ‘update’ prompt
• Resolved some update messages not linking back to the correct store page
• Increased resolution for some victory callouts that were too small
• Resolved issues with some towers clipping their projectiles over their heads
• Resolved some localization issues with Jukebox
• Swapping hero skin then loading save should no longer desync the portrait and model
• Resolved some UI panels displaying at incorrect times
• Hero upgrade pages should display the correct level when viewed in game now
• Resolved some issues with viewing challenge rules
• Monkey Star Portrait in victory callout should display correctly
• Achievement images on low-resolution devices should appear slightly less compressed now.
• Resolved an issue with UI panels appearing when they should not
• Optimized some code in the jukebox
• It should not be possible anymore to ‘miss’ an unlock if the game crashes on an unlock screen
• Resolved some placement issues on Candy Falls
• Default music for the map Logs has been set to Sunset Samba
• Square towers place correctly on Frozen Over again

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External links

Official patch notes on Reddit