Rocket Storm (BTD6)

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{{BTD6 upgrade info

|id=Rocket Storm

| id = Rocket Storm

| name = Rocket Storm

| icon = BTD6 DartlingMonkey RocketStormUpgradeIcon.png

| image = BTD6 040-DartlingGunner.png

| description = Rocket Storm ability: Launches a powerful storm of rockets in a wide cone.

| description C =

| tower = Dartling Gunner

| path = 2

| tier = 4

| cost = 5000

| cost C =

| xp = 14000

}}

'''Rocket Storm''' is the [[Dartling Gunner (BTD6)|Dartling Gunner]]'s path 2 tier 4 [[upgrade]] in ''[[Bloons TD 6]]''. <section begin="lede" />In addition to +2 pierce to both its Hydra missiles and explosions, it gains the Rocket Storm ability, which creates persistent waves of purple missiles that move erratically and deal high damage but low pierce.

|~~name =Rocket Storm~~

[[Focused Firing (BTD6)|Focused Firing]] increases accuracy of all of its attacks by 60%. With [[Laser Shock (BTD6)|Laser Shock]], the shock only is applied by the main missile, and does not do extra shocked damage.

~~|icon =BTD6 DartlingMonkey RocketStormUpgradeIcon~~.~~png~~

~~|image =~~BTD6 ~~040-DartlingGunner.png~~

|~~description =Rocket Storm ability: Launches a powerful storm of rockets in a wide cone~~.

~~|description C=~~

~~|tower=Dartling Gunner~~

[[Powerful Darts (BTD6)|Powerful Darts]] increases pierce of both missiles and explosions by +2; the Hydra missile essentially gains an extra explosion plus an extra 2 pierce per explosion, blast radius increased from 8 to 12 for all main missiles, and the ability missiles gain +4 pierce.<section end="lede" />

~~|path= 2~~

~~|tier= 4~~

~~|cost =5850~~

~~|cost C=~~

~~|xp =14000~~

}}

'''Rocket Storm''' is the [[Dartling Gunner (BTD6)|Dartling Gunner]]'s path 2 tier 4 [[upgrade]] in ''[[Bloons TD 6]]''. In addition to +2 pierce to both its missiles and explosions, it gains the Rocket Storm ability. When activated, it unleashes waves of 10 missiles per shot that deal high damage but low pierce, lasting up to 7.5 seconds.

~~When crosspathed with [[Laser Shock (BTD6)|Laser Shock]], the shock only is applied by the missile, and does not do extra shocked damage.~~ [[Powerful Darts (BTD6)|Powerful Darts]] increases pierce of both missiles and explosions by +2; the Hydra missile essentially gains an extra explosion plus an extra 2 pierce per explosion, blast radius increased from 8 to 12 for all missiles, and the ability missiles gain +2 pierce.

== Mechanics ==

=== Rocket Storm ===

When the Rocket Storm Ability is activated, this Dartling unleashes a wave of missiles that are launched every 0.5 seconds, for up to 7.5 seconds. It does not interrupt the main Hydra missile attack. Each of these ability missiles ~~have random~~ spread ~~of 90 degrees~~ (~~36 degrees~~ with 1-4-0), and travel in a serpentine motion ~~in the air~~. Explosions deal 5 damage and +1 Ceramic damage over a radius of 8 (12 with 0-4-2) and have 8 pierce (10 with 0-3-2)~~. If given speed buffs, the rate of launching waves of missiles is increased~~.

When the Rocket Storm Ability is activated, this Dartling unleashes a wave of 10 missiles that are launched immediately and every 0.5 seconds, for up to 7.5 seconds. The rate of launching waves of missiles is affected by attack speed modifiers. This attack does not interrupt the main Hydra missile attack. Each of these ability missiles are shot within 90° spread (36° with 1-4-0), have random angular offsets, and travel in a serpentine motion. Explosions deal 5 damage and +1 Ceramic damage over a radius of 8 (12 with 0-4-2) and have 8 pierce (12 with 0-4-2).

The Rocket Storm ability is duration-based, and therefore cannot be re-activated while it's already running. Like most abilities, Rocket Storm ability is greyed out at the ~~end of a round~~, only un-greyed once the round begins.

The Rocket Storm ability is duration-based, and therefore cannot be re-activated while it's already running. Like most abilities, Rocket Storm ability is greyed out during the break between rounds, only un-greyed once the next round begins. This ability has a cooldown of 45 seconds.

=== Monkey Knowledge ===

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Rocket Storm is a decent mid-game carry when micromanaged. It can burst down difficult rounds with its ability, and the basic Hydra attack is strong enough to handle the ability's downtime against all except constant spaced MOABs and dense Ceramics.

1-4-0 is recommended to improve the ability's accuracy, ~~making it more reliable~~ at ~~focusing~~ single targets, especially when placed far away~~. 2-4-0 does little to the Hydra missile~~. 0-4-2 can be used in [[Race (BTD6)|Race]] modes to maximize pierce.

1-4-0 is recommended to improve the ability's accuracy, focusing better at single targets especially when placed far away. 0-4-2 can be used in [[Race (BTD6)|Race]] modes to maximize pierce. 2-4-0's effects are negligible compared to 1-4-0.

==Update history==

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BTD6 040-DartlingGunnerInsta.png|[[Insta Monkey]] icon

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==Trivia==

*Rocket Storm's ability reuses the sound effect of [[Captain Churchill (BTD6)|Captain Churchill]]'s MOAB Barrage ability, internally named <code>ActivatedMoabBarrageNoVO.wav</code>. Prior to {{BTD6 version|30.0}}, this was the variant of his voiceline when Hero voices were turned off.

==In other languages==

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 {{for|other uses|Rocket Storm (disambiguation)}}
 {{BTD6 upgrade info
-|id=Rocket Storm
+| id = Rocket Storm
+| name = Rocket Storm
+| icon = BTD6 DartlingMonkey RocketStormUpgradeIcon.png
+| image = BTD6 040-DartlingGunner.png
+| description = Rocket Storm ability: Launches a powerful storm of rockets in a wide cone.
+| description C =
+| tower = Dartling Gunner
+| path = 2
+| tier = 4
+| cost = 5000
+| cost C =
+| xp = 14000
+}}
+'''Rocket Storm''' is the [[Dartling Gunner (BTD6)|Dartling Gunner]]'s path 2 tier 4 [[upgrade]] in ''[[Bloons TD 6]]''. <section begin="lede" />In addition to +2 pierce to both its Hydra missiles and explosions, it gains the Rocket Storm ability, which creates persistent waves of purple missiles that move erratically and deal high damage but low pierce.
-|name         =Rocket Storm
+[[Focused Firing (BTD6)|Focused Firing]] increases accuracy of all of its attacks by 60%. With [[Laser Shock (BTD6)|Laser Shock]], the shock only is applied by the main missile, and does not do extra shocked damage.
-|icon         =BTD6 DartlingMonkey RocketStormUpgradeIcon.png
-|image        =BTD6 040-DartlingGunner.png
-|description  =Rocket Storm ability: Launches a powerful storm of rockets in a wide cone.
-|description C=
-|tower=Dartling Gunner
+[[Powerful Darts (BTD6)|Powerful Darts]] increases pierce of both missiles and explosions by +2; the Hydra missile essentially gains an extra explosion plus an extra 2 pierce per explosion, blast radius increased from 8 to 12 for all main missiles, and the ability missiles gain +4 pierce.<section end="lede" />
-|path= 2
-|tier= 4
-|cost  =5850
-|cost C=
-|xp    =14000
-}}
-'''Rocket Storm''' is the [[Dartling Gunner (BTD6)|Dartling Gunner]]'s path 2 tier 4 [[upgrade]] in ''[[Bloons TD 6]]''. In addition to +2 pierce to both its missiles and explosions, it gains the Rocket Storm ability. When activated, it unleashes waves of 10 missiles per shot that deal high damage but low pierce, lasting up to 7.5 seconds.
-When crosspathed with [[Laser Shock (BTD6)|Laser Shock]], the shock only is applied by the missile, and does not do extra shocked damage. [[Powerful Darts (BTD6)|Powerful Darts]] increases pierce of both missiles and explosions by +2; the Hydra missile essentially gains an extra explosion plus an extra 2 pierce per explosion, blast radius increased from 8 to 12 for all missiles, and the ability missiles gain +2 pierce.
 == Mechanics ==
 === Rocket Storm ===
-When the Rocket Storm Ability is activated, this Dartling unleashes a wave of missiles that are launched every 0.5 seconds, for up to 7.5 seconds. It does not interrupt the main Hydra missile attack. Each of these ability missiles have random spread of 90 degrees (36 degrees with 1-4-0), and travel in a serpentine motion in the air. Explosions deal 5 damage and +1 Ceramic damage over a radius of 8 (12 with 0-4-2) and have 8 pierce (10 with 0-3-2). If given speed buffs, the rate of launching waves of missiles is increased.
+When the Rocket Storm Ability is activated, this Dartling unleashes a wave of 10 missiles that are launched immediately and every 0.5 seconds, for up to 7.5 seconds. The rate of launching waves of missiles is affected by attack speed modifiers. This attack does not interrupt the main Hydra missile attack. Each of these ability missiles are shot within 90° spread (36° with 1-4-0), have random angular offsets,<!--amount of offset is unknown: "have 5° random offset"?--> and travel in a serpentine motion.<!--"zig-zag" implies sharp angles--> Explosions deal 5 damage and +1 Ceramic damage over a radius of 8 (12 with 0-4-2) and have 8 pierce (12 with 0-4-2).
-The Rocket Storm ability is duration-based, and therefore cannot be re-activated while it's already running. Like most abilities, Rocket Storm ability is greyed out at the end of a round, only un-greyed once the round begins.
+The Rocket Storm ability is duration-based, and therefore cannot be re-activated while it's already running. Like most abilities, Rocket Storm ability is greyed out during the break between rounds, only un-greyed once the next round begins. This ability has a cooldown of 45 seconds.
 === Monkey Knowledge ===
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 Rocket Storm is a decent mid-game carry when micromanaged. It can burst down difficult rounds with its ability, and the basic Hydra attack is strong enough to handle the ability's downtime against all except constant spaced MOABs and dense Ceramics.
--4-0 is recommended<!--not "necessary" unlike the MAD, because unlike it, rstorm is still viable in its role without accuracy upgrade--> to improve the ability's accuracy, making it more reliable at focusing single targets, especially when placed far away. 2-4-0 does little to the Hydra missile. 0-4-2 can be used in [[Race (BTD6)|Race]] modes to maximize pierce.
+-4-0 is recommended<!--unlike mad (which has it "required"), rstorm is still viable in its role without accuracy upgrade--> to improve the ability's accuracy, focusing better at single targets especially when placed far away. 0-4-2 can be used in [[Race (BTD6)|Race]] modes to maximize pierce. 2-4-0's effects are negligible compared to 1-4-0.
 ==Update history==
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 BTD6 040-DartlingGunnerInsta.png|[[Insta Monkey]] icon
 </gallery>
+==Trivia==
+*Rocket Storm's ability reuses the sound effect of [[Captain Churchill (BTD6)|Captain Churchill]]'s MOAB Barrage ability, internally named <code>ActivatedMoabBarrageNoVO.wav</code>. Prior to {{BTD6 version|30.0}}, this was the variant of his voiceline when Hero voices were turned off.
 ==In other languages==

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