Banana Farm (BTD4)

"Generates extra money at the end of every round, but doesn't attack anything. Can upgrade to increase the money bonus."

- Bloons TD 4 Description

The Banana Farm is one of the new towers released on the original version of Bloons TD 4. It was the second support tower added, producing extra cash at the end of each round. It made its debut in this game.

At base it produces $80 at the end of each round and displays the total amount added to the cash you won for passing the round. It can be upgraded to gain more cash per round.

It costs $850 on Easy, $1,000 on Medium and $1,080 on Hard.

Description
The Banana Farm tower is a banana palm tree next to a hut in a dirt floor, upgrading it to More Bananas and Banana Plantation increase the trees to 3 and 6 respectively.

Upgrading it to Banana Republic changes it to a large house with a field and a path in the middle, with some trees as decoration and it has a flag. And finially, upgrading it to Banana Research Facility changes again to a high technology factory of a gray rectangular shape, it has some blue windows and two pipes next to a small part of a trapezoidal shape, with a banana image on top.

Upgrades

 * 1) More Bananas:
 * 2) *Generates $120 per round.
 * 3) *Gives an extra $40 per round.
 * 4) Banana Plantation:
 * 5) *Generates $250 per round.
 * 6) *Gives an extra $130 per round.
 * 7) Banana Republic:
 * 8) *Generates $500 per round.
 * 9) *Gives an extra $250 per round.
 * 10) Bnanana Research Facility:
 * 11) *Generates $2000 per round.
 * 12) *Gives an extra $1500 per round.
 * 13) *It is not unlocked until round 28.

"*Negative numbers are the total money loss of buying the upgrade until payback, all prices are in Normal."

Strategy
Using farms is not necessary, but it will make the game a lot easier.

If you will go for farms, it is better to place them the earlier in the game as possible, because they will have more rounds to generate money, but you need to have a strong defence, as they are expensive.

When you get a farm, the best is to go instantly for More Bananas, as it is cheap and way better than the base farm, if your defence is strong enough, going to a Banana Plantation is the best, it is expensive, which will take a bit of time to save up, but it is recommended instead of going for another farm, as it is more efficient, but spend on defence if needed.

After that, buying more farms and upgrading them to Banana Plantation is the best option, it is a bit more efficient than the Banana Republic, and you don't have to use all the money once. Later in the game, upgrading to Banana Republic becomes more viable, it will save more space, also, it will produce more money, and the your production should be fast enough to quickly afford it without waiting.

With some Banana Republics in the map, get some Banana Research Facilities, as they are the best farm of all, but they are expensive. But still the best option to get.

Quotes
"Generates extra money at the end of every round, but doesn't attack anything. Can upgrade to increase the money bonus."

- Bloons TD 4 Description "Banana Farms work hard to bring in extra cash every round. They do not attack, so place them away from strategic areas."

- Description upon unlocking "Banana Farms can be a good long term investment. The earlier in the game you buy them, the better their payoff will be."

- Pre-round comment on Round 54

Trivia

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