Camo detection

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Camo detection is a mechanic in the Bloons TD series and Bloons Pop!, first appearing in Bloons TD 4. In the Bloons TD series, it is a property of an attack that determines whether or not it can target and/or hit Camo Bloons. In Bloons Pop!, it determines whether or not Camo Bloons are always visible to a Monkey while in play.

Bloons TD series

Camo detection determines whether or not an attack can target Camo Bloons. If an attack lacks Camo detection and requires a target in order to fire, it will not aim and/or shoot at Camo Bloons within its targeting range. While towers that possess Camo detection are usually also capable of dealing damage to Camo Bloons, the ability to target Camo Bloons with an attack and the ability for their projectiles to hit Camo Bloons are separate properties. It is possible for a tower to have one but not the other.

• Some attacks can hit Camo Bloons without having Camo detection. For example, in Bloons TD 6 and Bloons TD Battles 2, the Spike Factory's spikes can hit Camo Bloons, but the attack that launches its spikes is not treated as having Camo detection. This means Monkey Subs with Advanced Intel can't target Camo Bloons in its radius, and Gerry's Fire in BTD6 can't target or hit Camo Bloons if used on it. In Bloons TD 4, all attacks that lack Camo detection behave this way.
• Some attacks may target Camo Bloons but be unable to hit them with their projectiles. Unlike the former case, this seems to be considered unintended behavior. For example, in version 22.0 of BTD6, Dartling Gunners possessed Camo detection and allowed Monkey Subs with Advanced Intel to target Camo Bloons inside their small display range, even though the Dartling Gunner's projectiles could not hit Camo without Advanced Targeting, which was "fixed" in version 23.0 by removing its Camo detection. This behavior can still be seen in the Projectile-Go-Round Quest in BTD6, where attacks that possess Camo detection can fire projectiles from towers that cannot hit Camo Bloons; these attacks do not allow these projectiles to hit Camo Bloons.

List of towers with Camo detection

Bloons TD 4

All attacks in this game can hit Camo Bloons. This only lists towers that can target Camo Bloons without being buffed by Crow's Nest, Spy Plane, or Sonar Beacon. The Monkey Ace, Mortar Tower, Dartling Gun, and Spike Factory are not listed because their attacks do not target Bloons, even though they can still hit Camo Bloons.

Tower	Notes
Monkey Buccaneer	Requires Crow's Nest
Monkey Apprentice	Requires Crystal Ball
Monkey Beacon	Requires Monkey Storm

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Towers and Powers with Camo detection

Tower	Upgrades
Dart Monkey	Requires Enhanced Eyesight
Boomerang Monkey	Requires Glaive Dominus
Ice Monkey	Requires Cold Snap
	Can remove Camo with Ice Shards
Desperado	Requires Eagle Eye
Sniper Monkey	Requires Night Vision Goggles
Monkey Buccaneer	Requires Crow's Nest
Monkey Ace	Requires Spy Plane
Heli Pilot	Requires IFR
Mortar Monkey	Requires and can remove Camo with Signal Flare
Dartling Gunner	Requires Advanced Targeting
Wizard Monkey	Requires Monkey Sense
	Can remove Camo with Shimmer
Super Monkey	Requires Ultravision
Ninja Monkey	No upgrade required
	Can remove Camo with Counter-Espionage
Druid	Requires Monarch of Storms
Mermonkey	Requires Echosense Precision
Monkey Village	Requires Radar Scanner
Engineer Monkey	Requires Master Builder
Beast Handler	Requires Horned Owl
Transformed Monkey	Only if the original tower has Camo detection, except Ninjas
Quincy	Requires Level 5+
Captain Churchill	Requires Level 6+
Ezili	Any Level. Can remove Camo from non-blimps with Level 7+, but needs Level 16+ to remove DDT Camo.
Etienne	Requires Level 5+
Sauda	Any Level
Admiral Brickell	Requires Level 7+
Psi	Any Level
Geraldo	Only Genie Bottle
Corvus	Only while casting Vision, will also remove Camo
Silas	Any Level
Battle Cat!	Only after transforming, will also remove Camo

Towers and Powers that can hit Camo Bloons but don't have Camo detection

Tower	Upgrades	Notes
Boomerang Monkey	Requires Glaive Lord	Only Orbital Glaives attack
Bomb Shooter	Requires  Bomb Blitz	Only Bomb Storm ability
Ice Monkey	Requires Snowstorm	Only Snowstorm ability
Glue Gunner	Requires Glue Strike	Only Glue Strike ability
Monkey Sub	Requires Advanced Intel	Can only target Camo Bloons in the range of other tower with detection
	Requires First Strike Capability	Only First Strike Ability and Pre-emptive missile
	Can remove Camo with Submerge and Support
Mortar Monkey	Requires Pop and Awe	Only Pop and Awe ability
Wizard Monkey	Can remove Camo with Archmage
Super Monkey	Requires Tech Terror	Only Annihilation ability
Druid	Requires Spirit of the Forest	Only with the thorns on the track
Spike Factory	No upgrade required
Monkey Village	Requires Primary Expertise
Engineer Monkey	Can remove Camo with Cleansing Foam
Beast Handler	Requires Tyrannosaurus Rex	Only Stomp ability
Gwendolin	Level 3+	Only Cocktail of Fire and Firestorm abilities
Obyn Greenfoot	Level 3+	Only Brambles and Wall of Trees abilities
Benjamin	Level 18+
Geraldo	Level 1+	Stack of Old Nails,Tube of Amaz-o-Glue and Pet Rabbit items. Bottle of 'Gerry's Fire' Hot Sauce only works if the selected tower has Camo detection
Sword of Protection
Super Monkey Storm
Road Spikes
Glue Trap
Camo Trap		Will remove Camo
MOAB Mine
Super Monkey Beacon		Only Beacon Storm ability
Myrkul (Encrypted map)		Both Aura and Hooks
Dungeon Statue (Dark Dungeons map)

Environmental objects with Camo detection

Map	Object(s)	Notes
Lotus Island	Lotus petals	Does not damage Camo, only stuns them
Scrapyard	Compressor	Does not target MOAB-class
Dark Dungeons	Spike traps

Towers and objects that grant Camo detection to other towers

Tower	Upgrades	Target
Desperado	Requires Deadeye	Selected Tower with the Take Aim ability
Ninja Monkey	Requires Ascended Shadow	All Towers in the map, including Paragons
Monkey Village	Requires Radar Scanner	Towers in range
Obyn Greenfoot	Requires Level 8+	Druids in range
Ezili	Requires Level 7+	Towers in the range of the Sacrificial Totem
Admiral Brickell	Requires Level 8+	Towers placed on water in her range during the duration of the Naval Tactics ability, at Level 19+ becomes global for all aquatic Towers
Etienne	Requires Level 8+	All Towers in the map
Geraldo	Requires Level 3+	Selected Tower with See Invisibility Potion, can target himself
Polyphemus (Map)		Towers placed in the eye-shaped pool
Essence Of Phayze (Artifact)		Tier 4 or higher Towers and Level 15+ Heroes
General's Disposition (Artifact)		Towers placed in the range of a Hero
One Monkey Army (Artifact)		Heroes
Perceptive Crow		Towers placed in the range of a Monkey Buccaneer with the Crow's Nest upgrade

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