Update history:Bloons TD Battles 2/Version 4.5

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Version 4.5
Artwork representing version 4.5
App Store20 January 2025[1]
Steam20 January 2025[2]

Version 4.5 is the first major update to Bloons TD Battles 2 and Bloons TD Battles 2+ of 2025. It introduced the community-created map Neo Highway. It had 2 OTA updates which fixed bugs and set up new Store bundles.

Changes

Tiers Changes
2-X-X Razor Sharp Shots
  •   Upgrade cost increased ― $150 → $250
4-X-X Juggernaut
  •   Upgrade cost reduced ― $1,800 → $1,700
X-3-X Triple Shot
  •   Upgrade cost increased ― $300 → $400
Tiers Changes
Tiers Changes
By increasing the damage and reducing the attack rate of Scientist Gwedolin’s cocktail, we can reduce the amount of damage it does when combined with Glue Gunner without nerfing the attack as a whole.
— Update notes
Levels Changes
3+
  •   Chemical Cocktail: damage per tick increased ― 2 → 3
  •   Chemical Cocktail: damage tick rate reduced ― 0.24s → 0.36s
Poor Benjamin has had some of his uniqueness stolen by Bonnie and Beetienne in recent updates leaving him without a solid niche. To help find him a new one, we are strengthening his synergy with Banana Farms and replacing his life gain upgrade with a brand new effect: Boost Hack.
— Update notes
Levels Changes
3+
  •   Biohack: affects 2 more towers at all levels
  •   Biohack: affected towers deal +1 damage at all levels
5+
  •   Bank Hack: now applies to Marketplaces
6+
  •   Cyber Security replaced with Boost Hack
14+
  •   Effect changed to Boost Hack granting one additional use of each boost
DJ Ben has been given even more changes to distinguish him from the other heroes, including Ben. Every DJ needs a crowd so DJ Ben’s income is now based on the number of monkeys you can fit into his radius. He’s weaker than regular Ben by himself, but stronger if you can max out his crowd. We’ve also swapped his synergy with Farms for a synergy with alternative income monkeys like Sniper, Heli Pilot, and Engineer.
— Update notes
Levels Changes
1
  •   Cash generated per round reduced ― $75 → $50
  •   Now generates +$10 per round per tower in range (up to +$100)
2-4
  •   Cash generated per round reduced ― $112 → $75
  •   Now generates +$15 per round per tower in range (up to +$150)
3-12
  •   Good Vibes effect changed: for each different type of tower in range (excluding Banana Farm and Monkey Village), gives the 3 furthest away towers of that type +2 damage for 6 seconds, then require a 2s cooldown
5-8
  •   Bank Hack replaced with Side Hustle (increases cash generated by all towers except Banana Farms and Monkey Villages by 6%)
5-7
  •   Cash generated per round reduced ― $187 → $125
  •   Now generates +$25 per round per tower in range (up to +$250)
6-13
  •   Cyber Security replaced with Encore (reduces all Activated Ability cooldowns by 5%)
8-10
  •   Cash generated per round reduced ― $300 → $200
  •   Now generates +$40 per round per tower in range (up to +$400)
9
  •   Now increases Side Hustle buff to 9%
11
  •   Cash generated per round reduced ― $600 → $400
  •   Now generates +$80 per round per tower in range (up to +$800)
13+
  •   Good Vibes: now gives +3 damage and lasts for 8 seconds without affecting more towers
14+
  •   Now reduces Activated Ability cooldowns by 15%
15-16
  •   Cash generated per round reduced ― $1,500 → $1,000
  •   Now generates +$200 per round per tower in range (up to +$2,000)
17+
  •   Cash generated per round reduced ― $3,000 → $2,000
  •   Now generates +$400 per round per tower in range (up to +$4,000)
19+
  •   Good Vibes: now affects the 4 furthest away towers of each type in range
A lot of heroes and towers have more powerful synergies now than they used to. In order to keep games aggressive and the bloons dangerous, we are increasing the potency of bloon boosts.
— Update notes
  •   Speed modifier increased ― +25% → +40%

Bug Fixes

  • "Fixed Smudge Catt Ezili having the incorrect hero type (changed Supporter to Defender)"
  • "Fixed Obyn’s wolf animating incorrectly in the Druid’s Best Friend animation. "
  • "Fixed Sun God Adora’s range being decreased by sacrificing other monkeys rather than increased."
  • "Fixed Buccaneer not firing both cannons when placed too close to land. "
  • "Fixed 3xx Monkey Sub sleeping on the job (visual issue only)."
  • "Fixed 3xx Monkey Sub not visually submerging when the upgrade is first bought. "
  • "Fixed 3xx Druid animating incorrectly when firing lightning. "
  • "Fixed copying and pasting not working on some devices (desktop only)"
  • "Fixed German text not fitting in some buttons. "
  • "Fixed unread gift popup auto closing before it can be claimed."

OTA update 1

This Over the Air update was released in tandem with the 4.5 update, as a way to fix last minute reported bugs. The patch notes are transcluded from the release patch notes that were not in the prior update teaser notes.

Changes

  • "Fixed golden bananas sparkling in areas they shouldn’t during Double Golden Banana events"
  • "Fixed Activated Ability list scrolling while dragging out Farmers, Bloon Bots, and Beehives."
  • "Fixed Beetienne permanently decamoing bloons that get popped in his radius."
  • "Fixed Beetienne not playing his Defend the Hive animation if he is making honey."
  • "Fixed Beetienne not reverting to Making Honey if he was in that mode when Defend the Hive was activated."
  •   Rallying Roar: now correctly grants +3 bonus damage at levels 14+ instead of +1 damage (bug fix)

OTA update 2

There are no patch notes for this Over the Air update.

Changes

  • Replaced placeholder textures and lang files for the "Support a Team in the Big Game!" store bundle.

Description

Time to hit the road on an all new map: Neo Highway! Designed by u/G00dbot as the winning entry of the Community Map Competition, Neo Highway is a fast paced and challenging test of your skill. Placement areas are hard to come by when racing down a highway and the speed of the Bloons changes as they weave in and out of traffic. Put the pedal to the metal and jump into a Neo Highway match now!

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