Dartling Gun

The Dartling Gun is a new tower in Bloons TD 4 released in an update on May 5, 2011. The Dartling Gun shoots darts at wherever your mouse cursor is pointing. This is the only tower to date that is controlled by the player.

Upgrades
Steady Barrels
 * This upgrade reduces the gun's spread. Cost: 275

Powerful Shots
 * This upgrade enables the Dartling Gun to pop 3 bloons at once

Increased Barrel Spin
 * This upgrade increases the gun's rate of fire. The monkey's camo hat turns blue.

Laser Cannon
 * Unlocked at Rank 33
 * This upgrade enables the Dartling Gun to shoot lasers, similar to the Laser Vision upgrade for the Super Monkey. The monkey's hat turns red with this upgrade. Shoots nearly as fast as the Sun God.

How Much can it pop?

 * It can pop 20 red/blue/green/yellow bloons without any upgrades.
 * It can pop 20 pink bloons or 10 black/white bloons with the steady barrels upgrade.
 * However, it cannot defeat 10 zebra bloons with the powerful shots upgrade.
 * It can pop 10 zebra/rainbow/camo bloons with the increased barrel spin upgrade.
 * It can pop 5 ceramic bloons with the laser cannon upgrade.
 * 2 laser cannons can destroy a MOAB and a BFB.

Trivia

 * The monkey's camo hat changes color twice
 * It can't be found in Bloons TD 4 Expansion or the Bloons TD 4 Track Editor
 * There is no HotKey for the Dartling Gun
 * It has a target priority system like any other tower, even though it follows the player's mouse cursor
 * 2 Dartling Guns upgraded to Laser Cannons can destroy an M.O.A.B. and a B.F.B.
 * It is one of only three towers that can pop a Camo Bloon without any upgrades, the other two being the Mortar Tower and the Monkey Ace.