Advanced Intel (BTD6)

For other uses, see Advanced Intel (disambiguation).

Advanced Intel

Allows long range targeting of Bloons in radius of your other towers.

Tower	Monkey Sub — Path 1 — Tier 2
XP cost	750
Cash cost	$425 — Easy $500 — Medium $540 — Hard $600 — Impoppable

← Longer Range

Submerge and Support →

Advanced Intel is the Monkey Sub's path 1 tier 2 upgrade in Bloons TD 6. It allows the Monkey Sub to target Bloons within range of other towers, in addition to itself. Its main dart projectiles gain more projectile lifespan to account for the increased travel distance.

If another tower has Camo detection, the Sub can target Camo Bloons within that tower's range, even if the Sub itself lacks Camo detection. If the Sub lacks Camo detection, its projectiles ignore Camo Bloons if it is not targeting a Camo Bloon when it fires; the Sub must specifically be targeting a Camo Bloon within the other tower's range for its projectiles to not pass through Camo. If the Sub has Camo detection, but not the other tower, then it cannot target Camo Bloons within the other tower's range, but its projectiles can still collide with Camo Bloons. Detecting Camo in range of another tower doesn't count as a camo buff, so it cannot be blocked by Phayze's Radar Jam.

Range mechanics

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For the most part, Advanced Intel only targets Bloons within the "display range" of a tower. This means it only uses the small radii of Sniper Monkeys and the landing pads of flying towers instead of their true range.

• Beast Handlers without beasts only count the handler's small attack range. Beast Handlers with beasts only count the range of their beasts. In both cases, the beast placement and merging radius is ignored.
• Green Sentry Paragons behave as if their range is a 20-unit radius, even though their "display range" is 70 units.
• Most placeable Powers do not count, with the exception of the Cave Monkey and Banana Farmer Pro with the Banana Peels upgrade only.

Stats

For a complete list of Monkey Sub stats, see Stats:Monkey Sub (BTD6).

This data was last updated for: version 55.1

Tower
Display range 52 units Footprint radius 7 units Targeting options First Last Close Strong

Attack
Cooldown 0.75s Offset (X, Y, Z) 0, 16, 8.5 Targeting Depends on targeting option Targeting range 52 units Filters Cannot target Camo
Can target in range of other towers with shared range (including Camo)
Projectile Pierce 2 Damage 1 Damage type Sharp Speed 170 units/s Seeking distance ∞ units Seeking angle 180° Seeking rotation speed 360 °/s Lifespan 2.9412s Radius 2 units Filters Cannot hit Camo

2-1-0

Attack
Projectile Pierce 2 → 5 Lifespan 2.9412s → 1.5s

2-2-0

Attack
Projectile Damage type Sharp → Normal

2-0-1

Attack
Cooldown 0.75s → 0.375s Offset (X, Y, Z) 0, 16, 8.5 ↓ 2, 16, 8.5 (side 1) -2, 16, 8.5 (side 2)

2-0-2

Attack
Projectile Max pierce ∞ → 1 Airburst dart Count 3 Pierce 2 Damage 1 Damage type Sharp Speed 340 units/s Lifespan 0.2794s Radius 3 units Filters Cannot hit Camo

Costs and sell values

Note: this list does not factor in Monkey Knowledge or other discounts.

Tiers	Total cost				Sell value
	Easy	Medium	Hard	Impoppable	Easy	Medium	Hard	Impoppable
2-0-0	$810	$955	$1,030	$1,145	$567	$669	$721	$802
2-1-0	$1,190	$1,405	$1,515	$1,685	$833	$984	$1,061	$1,180
2-2-0	$1,445	$1,705	$1,840	$2,045	$1,012	$1,194	$1,288	$1,432
2-3-0	$2,590	$3,055	$3,300	$3,665	$1,813	$2,139	$2,310	$2,566
2-4-0	$13,640	$16,055	$17,340	$19,265	$9,548	$11,239	$12,138	$13,486
2-5-0	$38,290	$45,055	$48,660	$54,065	$26,803	$31,539	$34,062	$37,846
2-0-1	$1,190	$1,405	$1,515	$1,685	$833	$984	$1,061	$1,180
2-0-2	$2,040	$2,405	$2,595	$2,885	$1,428	$1,684	$1,817	$2,020
2-0-3	$2,975	$3,505	$3,785	$4,205	$2,083	$2,454	$2,650	$2,944
2-0-4	$5,100	$6,005	$6,485	$7,205	$3,570	$4,204	$4,540	$5,044
2-0-5	$26,350	$31,005	$33,485	$37,205	$18,445	$21,704	$23,440	$26,044

Strategy

This section was last updated for: version 51.1

Advanced Intel is potent when used as a crosspath, allowing the Sub to reach further in the presence of range across the map and letting the Sub keep attacking bloons. It isn't recommend for the 2-0-0 due to its weak stats. It is strongly recommended for Airburst Darts or above, which attack quickly and have sufficient DPS to be worth covering more range. For Ballistic Missile and its succeeding upgrades, Advanced Intel is recommended on maps with alternating lanes, where global range is required for them to be useful on all rounds. However, on other maps, Advanced Intel falls short compared to Airburst Darts as a crosspath for them.

It's important to spread the intel range across the map so the Sub can attack often, particularly for bottom Subs. The 0-0-0 Desperado is among the most cost-efficient for intel range, and the 0-1-0 Desperado is the cheapest for wide Camo range.

Update history

For a complete list of Monkey Sub changes, see Update history:Monkey Sub (BTD6).

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Version 6.0

•  Can now damage DDTs while in range of an MIB (bug fix)

Version 7.0

•  Dart: pierce increased by 1
  • Note: Does not affect Airburst Darts and above

Version 9.0

2-3-0

•  Should now correctly have unrestricted range (bug fix)

Version 11.0

•  No longer requires the center pixel of MOAB-Class Bloons to be within range to target them (bug fix)

Version 18.0

•  Advanced Intel no longer permanently breaks after being placed back down from a Door Gunner (bug fix)
  • Note: Advanced Intel still does not work while used as a Door Gunner
•  Range modifier from Longer Range increased ― +8 units → +10 units
  •  Overall range increased ― 50 → 52

2-3-0, 2-4-0, 2-5-0

•  Advanced Intel now grants the missile attack infinite range
  •  Overall range of the attack with this crosspath is unchanged (due to the attack no longer having infinite range by default)

Version 27.0

“

Ballistic Missile’s 230 crosspath has been in a confusing spot for a while where it functioned different to Advanced Intel, so it has been converted to function with Advanced Intel in the same way that any other Sub upgrade would.
— Update notes

”

2-3-0, 2-4-0, 2-5-0

•  Ballistic Missile: Now benefits from Advanced Intel's targeting in the same way as the main attack
  •  Can now detect and hit Camo Bloons in range of towers that have Camo detection
  •  No longer has infinite range; can only target Bloons in range of other towers

Version 44.1

•  Shared range no longer breaks after loading a save then upgrading (bug fix)

Version 45.0

• No longer displays a Paragon pip without all tier 5 upgrades unlocked (bug fix)

Version 50.2

•  No longer should have less range when targeting MOAB-Class Bloons (bug fix)

Gallery

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In other languages

Language	Name / Description	Notes
Arabic	مخابرات متقدمة السماح بالاستهداف بعيد المدى للبالونات الموجودة في دائرة نصف قطر أبراجك الأخرى.	—
Danish	Avanceret Efterretning Giver mulighed for langdistanceangreb af bloons indenfor rækkevide af dine andre tårne.	—
German	Top-Spionage Ermöglicht aus großer Entfernung das Zielen auf Bloons, die im Radius deiner anderen Türme sind.	—
Spanish	Inteligencia avanzada Permite apuntar a largo alcance a los bloons que están en el radio de tus otras torres.	—
Spanish (LA)	Inteligencia avanzada Permite apuntar a largo alcance a los bloons que están en el radio de tus otras torres.	—
Finnish	Lisätiedustelutiedot Mahdollistaa kaukaisiinkin blooneihin tähtäämisen, kunhan nämä ovat muiden torniesi kantamalla.	—
French	Renseignements Permet un ciblage de longue portée sur les Bloons dans un rayon autour de vos autres tours.	—
Italian	Ampio raggio Conferisce mira a lunga distanza per colpire i bloon situati nel raggio d'azione delle altre tue torri.	—
Japanese	上級諜報 ほかのタワーの半径内のブルーンを遠くから狙えるようになる。	—
Korean	상급 정보 다른 타워의 반경 내에 있는 풍선을 원거리에서 표적으로 삼을 수 있습니다.	—
Dutch	Geavanceerde inlichtingen Maakt langeafstandsrichten op Bloons mogelijk in het gebied rond je andere torens.	—
Norwegian	Proff etterretning Gjør det mulig å treffe bloons innenfor radiusen til tårnene dine.	—
Polish	Zaawansowany wywiad Umożliwia celowanie dalekiego zasięgu w promieniu innych twoich wież.	—
Portuguese (Brazil)	Inteligência Avançada Possibilita disparos de longo alcance contra Bloons no raio de suas outras torres.	—
Russian	Передовая разведка Позволяет стрелять по шарам в зоне действия других башен.	—
Swedish	Avancerad underrättelsetjänst Möjliggör långdistansskjutning på Bloons som befinner sig inom radien för dina andra torn.	—
Thai	ข่าวกรองขั้นสูง ทำให้สามารถเล็งเป้าหมายระยะไกลเพื่อโจมตีลูกโป่งในรัศมีทาวเวอร์\nอื่นๆ ของคุณ	—
Turkish	Geliştirilmiş istihbarat Diğer atıcılarının yarıçapı içindeki Bloon’ların uzun menzilli hedeflenmesini sağlar.	—
Chinese (simplified)	先进情报 允许在其他塔的半径范围内对气球进行远距离定位。	—
Chinese (traditional)	高級情報 允許遠程瞄準在其他塔的半徑範圍之內的氣球。	—
This list was last updated for: version 43.1