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'''Footprint''' is the area of space that a [[tower]] occupies when placed in a [[map]] in the {{series|Bloons TD}}. A tower can only be placed if its footprint does not overlap any other towers' footprints or [[terrain (map mechanic)|terrain]] the tower cannot be placed on. A footprint is usually either a circle (defined by a radius) or a rectangle (represented by height and width). Easier maps tend to have more open spaces for placing larger or higher amounts of towers, while harder maps often limit the amount of space that towers can be placed on (sometimes preventing certain towers from being usable at all). | '''Footprint''' is the area of space that a [[tower]] occupies when placed in a [[map]] in the {{series|Bloons TD}}. A tower can only be placed if its footprint does not overlap any other towers' footprints or [[terrain (map mechanic)|terrain]] the tower cannot be placed on. A footprint is usually either a circle (defined by a radius) or a rectangle (represented by height and width). Easier maps tend to have more open spaces for placing larger or higher amounts of towers, while harder maps often limit the amount of space that towers can be placed on (sometimes preventing certain towers from being usable at all). | ||
When placing a new tower, the player must make sure to have enough open space to place it beforehand, as a new tower cannot override area that is already occupied. Players can remove the towers that use the desired space, usually by | When placing a new tower, the player must make sure to have enough open space to place it beforehand, as a new tower cannot override area that is already occupied. Players can remove the towers that use the desired space, usually by [[sell]]ing them. | ||
== ''Bloons Tower Defense'' / ''Bloons Tower Defense 2'' / ''Bloons Tower Defense 3'' == | == ''Bloons Tower Defense'' / ''Bloons Tower Defense 2'' / ''Bloons Tower Defense 3'' == | ||
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| | |[[Sword of Protection]], [[Havoc Staff]]<br>Sub-towers ([[Summon Phoenix (BTD6)|Phoenix]] (including upgrades), Beast Handler's [[Gyrfalcon]] and higher upgrades, [[Obyn Greenfoot (BTD6)|Nature's Ward totem]], [[Adora (BTD6)|Ball of Light]], [[Etienne (BTD6)|UAV]], [[Etienne (BTD6)|UCAV]], [[Bottle of 'Gerry's Fire' Hot Sauce|Hot Sauce creature]], {{BTD6|Corvus}}' Spirit, [[Drone Ambush Network|Mini Ambush Drone]], orb from [[Dungeon Statue]]) | ||
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| | |Planes from {{BTD6|Sun Temple}} or {{BTD6|True Sun God}}, [[Root of all Nature|Storm Tree]], [[Genie Bottle]] | ||
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|Beast Handler's [[ | |Beast Handler's [[Piranha]] and [[Microraptor]] and higher upgrades | ||
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|[[Shooty Turret | |[[Shooty Turret]], [[Creepy Idol]], [[Rare Quincy Action Figure]], [[Paragon Power Totem]] | ||
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Some maps can have areas where players can place towers where they visually wouldn't fit (e.g. the altar in [[Encrypted]]) and in the other hand, there are also places where towers that can fit are restricted, for example, [[Heli Pilot (BTD6)|Heli Pilots]] cannot be placed in on the top right section of [[Erosion]], but [[Banana Farm (BTD6)|Banana Farms]] can despite having a larger footprint. | Some maps can have areas where players can place towers where they visually wouldn't fit (e.g. the altar in [[Encrypted]]) and in the other hand, there are also places where towers that can fit are restricted, for example, [[Heli Pilot (BTD6)|Heli Pilots]] cannot be placed in on the top right section of [[Erosion]], but [[Banana Farm (BTD6)|Banana Farms]] can despite having a larger footprint. | ||
Towers and Heroes do not change their footprint when they are upgraded, even if the model is visually larger, which is specially evident on [[Paragon|Paragons]]; however, this behavior has one exception, which is when a [[Sun Avatar (BTD6)|Sun Avatar]] is upgraded into a [[Sun Temple (BTD6)|Sun Temple]], in this case the footprint grows from a radius of 8 units to a rectangle with a width of 37 units and a height of 40 units. This usually does not have any interactions with other regular towers as they are sacrificed when the upgrade is purchased, but as the Sun Temple cannot sacrifice Powers or Heroes, if they are placed right next to the Super Monkey before being upgraded, they will end up inside of the Sun Temple's footprint; this interaction does not impact the towers and can | Towers and Heroes do not change their footprint when they are upgraded, even if the model is visually larger, which is specially evident on [[Paragon|Paragons]]; however, this behavior has one exception, which is when a [[Sun Avatar (BTD6)|Sun Avatar]] is upgraded into a [[Sun Temple (BTD6)|Sun Temple]], in this case the footprint grows from a radius of 8 units to a rectangle with a width of 37 units and a height of 40 units. This usually does not have any interactions with other regular towers as they are sacrificed when the upgrade is purchased, but as the Sun Temple cannot sacrifice Powers or Heroes, if they are placed right next to the Super Monkey before being upgraded, they will end up inside of the Sun Temple's footprint; this interaction does not impact the towers and can be moved away by using the Redeployment ability of a [[Support Chinook (BTD6)|Support Chinook]]. | ||
This behavior is usable in [[Freeplay]] strategies to save space for [[Tech Bot (BTD6)|Tech Bots]], [[Hero (BTD6)|Heroes]], and [[Paragons]] by placing them around Super Monkeys that are intended to become Sun Temples later in the game. Also, there is a small window of time after purchasing the Sun Temple where after the Monkeys around it are sacrificed but before its footprint grows, which can be exploited by using a Support Chinook to move a tower right next to the Sun Avatar during the transform animation so it ends inside the Temple's footprint. | This behavior is usable in [[Freeplay]] strategies to save space for [[Tech Bot (BTD6)|Tech Bots]], [[Hero (BTD6)|Heroes]], and [[Paragons]] by placing them around Super Monkeys that are intended to become Sun Temples later in the game. Also, there is a small window of time after purchasing the Sun Temple where after the Monkeys around it are sacrificed but before its footprint grows, which can be exploited by using a Support Chinook to move a tower right next to the Sun Avatar during the transform animation so it ends inside the Temple's footprint. | ||