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Because almost all ''Bloons'' media to date has been released worldwide at specific ~~timestamps~~ rather than region-specific dates, this wiki ~~uses~~ timestamps ~~for all releases, updates, and events~~ when available ~~and displays them~~ in ~~[[wp:Coordinated Universal Time|Coordinated Universal Time]] (UTC)~~.

Because almost all ''Bloons'' media to date has been released worldwide at specific times rather than region-specific dates, this wiki prefers to use timestamps over dates when such information is available. That way, it's easier to tell what day something released in your time zone instead of leaving it ambiguous.

==How to format timestamps==

==How to format dates and timestamps==

Copy the timestamp and place it inside {{temp|timestamp}}. ~~This~~ template displays the date in UTC and the timestamp when hovered over (or tapped on when using the mobile view). The ~~template~~ will work with a number of ~~timestamp~~ formats.

Copy the timestamp and place it inside {{temp|date}} if it is a date, or {{temp|timestamp}} if it is a timestamp. Both dates and timestamps will be formatted in DD/MM/YYYY, and the timestamp template displays the date in UTC and the timestamp when hovered over (or tapped on when using the mobile view). The templates will work with a number of formats and notations.

{|class="wikitable"

|+{{temp|date}}

!Input

!Output

|-

|<code>19 aug 2007</code>

|{{date|19 aug 2007}}

|-

|<code>December 15, 2011</code>

|{{date|December 15, 2011}}

|}

{|class="wikitable"

|+{{temp|timestamp}}

!Input

!Output

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|{{timestamp|@1717882640}}

|}

~~==When a timestamp can't be found==~~

If a date is given by an official source, but not a timestamp, the {{temp|date}} parameter should be used instead. This formats the date in the same notation, but does not display a timestamp when hovered over or tapped. This template also works with many formats. Ideally, timestamps should be used when available.

==How to find timestamps==

*'''Steam''': Look the game up on [https://steamdb.info/ SteamDB]. Note that the release date shown on the game's main page is for the initial release and does not list release dates for platforms that gained support post-release (for example, macOS support for ''[[Bloons TD 6]]'').

*'''Steam''': Look the game up on [https://steamdb.info/ SteamDB]. Note that the release date shown on the game's main page is for the initial release and does not list release dates for platforms that gained support post-release (for example, macOS support for ''[[Bloons TD 6 (mobile)|Bloons TD 6]]'').

*'''Google Play''': Using Inspect Element, search for scripts that start with <code>AF_initDataCallback</code>. One of them will have an array that looks like <code>["Aug 28, 2018",[1535459641,183000000]]</code> — the number in the middle is the timestamp and can be formatted as <code><nowiki>{{timestamp|@1535459641}}</nowiki></code> ({{timestamp|@1535459641}}).

*'''Google Play''': Using Inspect Element on the game's page, search for scripts that start with <code>AF_initDataCallback</code>. One of them will have an array that looks like <code>["Aug 28, 2018",[1535459641,183000000]]</code> — the number in the middle is the timestamp and can be formatted as <code><nowiki>{{timestamp|@1535459641}}</nowiki></code> ({{timestamp|@1535459641}}).

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-Because almost all ''Bloons'' media to date has been released worldwide at specific timestamps rather than region-specific dates, this wiki uses timestamps for all releases, updates, and events when available and displays them in [[wp:Coordinated Universal Time|Coordinated Universal Time]] (UTC).
+Because almost all ''Bloons'' media to date has been released worldwide at specific times rather than region-specific dates, this wiki prefers to use timestamps over dates when such information is available. That way, it's easier to tell what day something released in your time zone instead of leaving it ambiguous.
-==How to format timestamps==
+==How to format dates and timestamps==
-Copy the timestamp and place it inside {{temp|timestamp}}. This template displays the date in UTC and the timestamp when hovered over (or tapped on when using the mobile view). The template will work with a number of timestamp formats.
+Copy the timestamp and place it inside {{temp|date}} if it is a date, or {{temp|timestamp}} if it is a timestamp. Both dates and timestamps will be formatted in DD/MM/YYYY, and the timestamp template displays the date in UTC and the timestamp when hovered over (or tapped on when using the mobile view). The templates will work with a number of formats and notations.
 {|class="wikitable"
+|+{{temp|date}}
+!Input
+!Output
+|-
+|<code>19 aug 2007</code>
+|{{date|19 aug 2007}}
+|-
+|<code>December 15, 2011</code>
+|{{date|December 15, 2011}}
+|}
+{|class="wikitable"
+|+{{temp|timestamp}}
 !Input
 !Output
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 |{{timestamp|@1717882640}}
 |}
-==When a timestamp can't be found==
-If a date is given by an official source, but not a timestamp, the {{temp|date}} parameter should be used instead. This formats the date in the same notation, but does not display a timestamp when hovered over or tapped. This template also works with many formats. Ideally, timestamps should be used when available.
 ==How to find timestamps==
-*'''Steam''': Look the game up on [https://steamdb.info/ SteamDB]. Note that the release date shown on the game's main page is for the initial release and does not list release dates for platforms that gained support post-release (for example, macOS support for ''[[Bloons TD 6]]'').
+*'''Steam''': Look the game up on [https://steamdb.info/ SteamDB]. Note that the release date shown on the game's main page is for the initial release and does not list release dates for platforms that gained support post-release (for example, macOS support for ''[[Bloons TD 6 (mobile)|Bloons TD 6]]'').
-*'''Google Play''': Using Inspect Element, search for scripts that start with <code>AF_initDataCallback</code>. One of them will have an array that looks like <code>["Aug 28, 2018",[1535459641,183000000]]</code> — the number in the middle is the timestamp and can be formatted as <code><nowiki>{{timestamp|@1535459641}}</nowiki></code> ({{timestamp|@1535459641}}).
+*'''Google Play''': Using Inspect Element on the game's page, search for scripts that start with <code>AF_initDataCallback</code>. One of them will have an array that looks like <code>["Aug 28, 2018",[1535459641,183000000]]</code> — the number in the middle is the timestamp and can be formatted as <code><nowiki>{{timestamp|@1535459641}}</nowiki></code> ({{timestamp|@1535459641}}).
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