{{BTD6 tower changes|quote=We’re looking to shakeup mortar in a couple small ways this update, along with Striker Jones changes noted further on for ‘multi-mortaring’ synergy. From the base level Mortar has far more pierce than should ever be necessary at low rounds but doesn’t hit beefy enough for the low fire rate, so we are trading up some base pierce for damage, instead moving this lost pierce up into crosspath. To reduce the great feeling of loss that some players feel when upgrading to Pop and Awe & losing their Artillery Battery ability, this upgrade is seeing a stat rework that considers Artillery Battery as now always active at T5 instead of pumping up the damage numbers.|version=39.0|tower=Mortar Monkey|changes 1 tiers=000,X1X,X2X,X3X,X4X,X5X,XX1,XX2,XX3,XX4,XX5,1XX|changes 1=*{{buff|000 Mortar Monkey damage increased|1|2|note=1xx, 2xx, and 3xx pierce unchanged at 45, subsequent upgrades also unchanged}}|changes 2 tiers=000,X1X,X2X,X3X,X4X,X5X,XX1,XX2,XX3,XX4,XX5|changes 2=*{{nerf|000 Mortar Monkey pierce reduced|40|25}}|changes 3 tiers=2XX,3XX|changes 3=*{{buff|2xx Bloon Buster damage increased|2|3|note=Shockwaves from Shell Shock and above unchanged, and The Big One and above unchanged}}|changes 4 tiers=X5X|changes 4=*{{buff|x5x Pop and Awe main attack explosion radius increased|20|23}}
{{BTD6 tower changes|quote=We’re looking to shakeup mortar in a couple small ways this update, along with Striker Jones changes noted further on for ‘multi-mortaring’ synergy. From the base level Mortar has far more pierce than should ever be necessary at low rounds but doesn’t hit beefy enough for the low fire rate, so we are trading up some base pierce for damage, instead moving this lost pierce up into crosspath. To reduce the great feeling of loss that some players feel when upgrading to Pop and Awe & losing their Artillery Battery ability, this upgrade is seeing a stat rework that considers Artillery Battery as now always active at T5 instead of pumping up the damage numbers.|version=39.0|tower=Mortar Monkey|changes 1 tiers=000,X1X,X2X,X3X,X4X,X5X,XX1,XX2,XX3,XX4,XX5,1XX|changes 1=*{{buff|000 Mortar Monkey damage increased|1|2}}|changes 2 tiers=000,X1X,X2X,X3X,X4X,X5X,XX1,XX2,XX3,XX4,XX5|changes 2=*{{nerf|000 Mortar Monkey pierce reduced|40|25|note=1xx, 2xx, and 3xx pierce unchanged at 45, subsequent upgrades also unchanged}}|changes 3 tiers=2XX,3XX|changes 3=*{{buff|2xx Bloon Buster damage increased|2|3|note=Shockwaves from Shell Shock and above unchanged, and The Big One and above unchanged}}|changes 4 tiers=X5X|changes 4=*{{buff|x5x Pop and Awe main attack explosion radius increased|20|23}}
*{{buff|x5x Pop and Awe attack cooldown delay reduced|0.27|0.0675}}
*{{buff|x5x Pop and Awe attack cooldown delay reduced|0.27|0.0675}}
*{{nerf|x5x Pop and Awe bonus Ceramic damage reduced|12|3}}
*{{nerf|x5x Pop and Awe bonus Ceramic damage reduced|12|3}}
Gwen’s early game is just too much, especially far too excessive with the right combinations of knowledge / relic buffs so some of this power is being pushed up more with a makeup buff to cocktail at Lv7 where this has started to fall off by. — Update notes
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Levels
Changes
3-6
Lv3 Cocktail of Fire ability pierce reduced ― 40 → 30
7+
Lv7 Cocktail of Fire ability pierce increased ― 30 → 50
Note: Lv7 Cocktail gains +20 pierce bonus
6-8
Lv6 base attack burn damage reduced ― 2 → 1
9
Lv9 base attack burn damage reduced ― 4 → 2
10+
Lv10+ base attack burn damage remains +1 per level
We were hopeful to get this in early last year, however it was delayed at the time in favour of other things. Finally though, along with the other Mortar changes in this update it feels like a good time for Jones to learn a new Lv7 QoL ability designed around managing large numbers of mortars more effectively. — Update notes
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Levels
Changes
7+
Lv7 Target Focus ability: For 15 seconds all Mortars will follow touch/cursor & have 30% improved accuracy (30s cooldown)
At the end of the ability duration, mortars snap back to their previous set location
A new target can be set on any Mortar during this ability to break them out early
Adora performs extremely well throughout the hardest rounds without any significant weakness that feel fairly comparable to other top of the line heroes. Due to very high ability uptime there is low strategic requirement to her ability timing much of the time, and a strong highly buffable baseline of power even when abilities are not active. — Update notes
To make things a little clearer for players attempting to be precise with their Paragon Totem farming, the number of totems placed will now be tallied up and listed whenever one is selected. — Update notes
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Levels
Changes
20
Each Paragon totem placed now displays a buff icon with a stack count that displays how many are placed
5+
Lv5 & Lv15 Sharpening Stones can no longer stack their benefits (bug fix)
7+
Lv7 Blade Trap can now benefit from Camo granted to Geraldo (bug fix)
Paragons
Release Descriptions
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Monumental Feature Update!!
• Map creation comes to Bloons TD 6! Use the Map Editor to create custom maps and share them with your friends and the community!
• Unleash the power of imagination with new Etienne skin, Book Wyrm.
• Defy the Bloons on Advanced map, Dark Path. A shadowy take on the classic Park Path!
• Plus new Quests, Trophy store items, quality of life improvements, and balance changes.
Drone Flying 101
Obyn's Gardening School
Grow Less Than Galaxili!
Boss Event and CT Boss default Penalty Time changed ― 10s → 10 + round number * 0.25
While Penalty time is counting in Boss Events and CT Boss, cash generating abilities will stop cooling down