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Revision as of 03:40, 26 January 2021
- For the BTD4/5 tower, see Dartling Gun (BTD4-BTD5).
| “ | Uses a dart-shooting machine-gun. Aims wherever you last tapped on the screen. | ” |
| ~ BTD6 description |
The Dartling Gunner is a tower that arrived in the 22.0 update of BTD6. It was confirmed to arrive to Bloons TD 6, renamed from "Dartling Gun" to "Dartling Gunner", as described by an official Ninja Kiwi teaser on their YouTube account, named "HE. IS. BACK! (Bloons TD 6)" posted on November 26, 2020. Likewise, on November 26, 2020, a gameplay preview was posted of the Dartling Gunner arriving in BTD6, featuring a number of different upgrades of the Dartling Gunner.[1]
Some players were given approved early access to the Dartling Gunner, specifically YouTuber Superjombombo, linked here. Most of them discuss certain aspects showcasing the Dartling Gunner. Later on, YouTuber ISAB posted a video of the Dartling Gunner, here. Several hours later, the YouTuber Tewtiy posted a video of the Dartling Gunner, here.
Unlike the previous versions of the Dartling Gun in BTD4 and BTD5, the Dartling Gunner comes with its own target priorities ("Normal" cursor tracking and "Locked" fixed targeting), but does no longer detect camo by default. Instead, it now requires Advanced Targeting, a camo detection upgrade. Likewise, Dartling Gunners have a slight delay in rotation speed, in similar fashion to BTD5 Flash, rather than spinning instantaneously like in BTD4 or BTD5 Mobile.
Similar to the Monkey Sub in BTD5 Mobile and the Beekeeper in BTD4 Mobile, Dartling Gunner is not unlocked by level, but rather by getting 500,000+ individual pops (not damage) on any map. Difficulty does not matter, although the game recommends Medium, Hard, or Freeplay Mode.
It costs $850 on Easy, $1000 on Medium, $1080 on Hard, and $1200 on Impoppable.
Description
The base Dartling Gunner wears a green military helmet and carries a Dartling Gun. The gun appears similar to a handheld mini-gun.
Path 1 focuses on focused firing, as indicated by increased accuracy and energy-related upgrades. The first upgrade, Focused Firing, decreases the projectile deviation of the darts, increasing the overall accuracy of the Dartling Gunner. The next upgrade is the first energy-related upgrade, Laser Shock; this upgrade adds an electric shock effect to the Dartling Gunner's projectiles so they deal an additional 1 damage to Bloons 1 second after they have been hit, as well as making Bloons take +1 damage from any other Dartling Gunner with the Laser Shock upgrade. Laser Cannon increases its overall damage by replacing darts with lasers. Plasma Accelerator increases accuracy even further by replacing lasers with a focused beam of plasma, with increased damage at the end point. The final upgrade, Ray of Doom, generates a persistent and extremely powerful laser beam with infinite range, capable of wiping out most Bloons without a problem. Furthermore, upgrading to this path increases the DPS of the Laser Shock upgrade.
Path 2 focuses on countering special Bloon types, combining offense with Bloon specialization. The first upgrade on this path is the camo-detecting upgrade, Advanced Targeting. The next upgrade is Faster Barrel Spin, increasing its offensive potential by significantly improving its fire rate. Hydra Rocket Pods swaps regular darts for depleted Bloontonium missiles that damage any Bloon type and produce multiple explosions per shot. Rocket Storm adds the ability to produce waves of missiles that bombard the whole map when activated. The final upgrade, M.A.D, converts the Dartling Gunner into a potent anti-MOAB unit, attacking slower but dealing massive damage to MOAB-class bloons.
Path 3 focuses on increasing the power of the Dartling Gunner's gun at close range along with allowing it to fire at multiple targets at once with later upgrades. Faster Swivel increases its mobility by allowing it to adjust to different angles at a quicker speed. Powerful Darts increases the pierce and projectile speed of the darts, allowing it to become more potent at close range. Buckshot converts the Dartling Gunner into a slower but more powerful buckshot-shooting gunner, dealing much more damage from the swarms of buckshots at the cost of range and attack speed. Bloon Area Denial System overall quadruples attack speed by converting the gunner into a tall four-barreled turret, which also grants a new target priority called "Independent Targeting" that allows the darting gunner's four barrels to be set to first, close, last, strong. (May not be in correct order) The last upgrade, Bloon Exclusion Zone, further upgrades the turret into a six-barrel turret that shoots many more projectiles per shot with greater damage and attack speed.
Upgrades
Path 1
| Easy | Medium | Hard | Impoppable | Unlock XP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Focused Firing |
$255 | $300 | $325 | $360 | 150 |
|
Laser Shock |
$765 | $900 | $970 | $1,080 | 600 |
|
Laser Cannon |
$3,615 | $4,250 | $4,590 | $5,100 | 2,600 |
|
Plasma Accelerator |
$9,350 | $11,000 | $11,880 | $13,200 | 12,500 |
|
Ray of Doom |
$93,500 | $110,000 | $118,800 | $132,000 | 75,000 |
| Total Sell Amount | Tier 4:
$10,385 Tier 5: $75,835 |
Tier 4:
$12,215 Tier 5: $89,215 |
Tier 4:
$13,192 Tier 5: $96,352 |
Tier 4:
$14,658 Tier 5: $107,058 |
N/A |
| Total Cost | Tier 4:
$14,835 Tier 5: $108,335 |
Tier 4:
$17,450 Tier 5: $127,450 |
Tier 4:
$18,845 Tier 5: $137,645 |
Tier 4:
$20,940 Tier 5: $152,940 |
90.850 |
Path 2
| Easy | Medium | Hard | Impoppable | Unlock XP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Advanced Targeting |
$215 | $250 | $270 | $300 | 130 |
|
Faster Barrel Spin |
$810 | $950 | $1,025 | $1,140 | 700 |
|
Hydra Rocket Pods |
$4,465 | $5,250 | $5,670 | $6,300 | 2,700 |
|
Rocket Storm |
$4,080 | $4,800 | $5,185 | $5,760 | 14,000 |
|
M.A.D |
$55,250 | $65,000 | $70,200 | $78,000 | 60,000 |
| Total Sell Amount | Tier 4:
$7,294 Tier 5: $45,969 |
Tier 4:
$8,575 Tier 5: $54,075 |
Tier 4:
$9,261 Tier 5: $58,401 |
Tier 4:
$10,290 Tier 5: $64,890 |
N/A |
| Total Cost | Tier 4:
$10,420 Tier 5: $65,670 |
Tier 4:
$12,250 Tier 5: $77,250 |
Tier 4:
$13,230 Tier 5: $83,430 |
Tier 4:
$14,700 Tier 5: $92,700 |
77,530 |
Path 3
| Easy | Medium | Hard | Impoppable | Unlock XP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Faster Swivel |
$130 | $150 | $160 | $180 | 110 |
|
Powerful Darts |
$1,020 | $1,200 | $1,295 | $1,440 | 650 |
|
Buckshot |
$3,400 | $4,000 | $4,320 | $4,800 | 3,000 |
|
Bloon Area Denial System |
$10,200 | $12,000 | $12,960 | $14,400 | 15,000 |
|
Bloon Exclusion Zone |
$51,000 | $60,000 | $64,800 | $72,000 | 55,000 |
| Total Sell Amount | Tier 4:
$10,920 Tier 5: $46,620 |
Tier 4:
$12,845 Tier 5: $54,845 |
Tier 4:
$13,871 Tier 5: $59,231 |
Tier 4:
$15,414 Tier 5: $65,814 |
N/A |
| Total Cost | Tier 4:
$15,600 Tier 5: $66,600 |
Tier 4:
$18,350 Tier 5: $78,350 |
Tier 4:
$19,815 Tier 5: $84,615 |
Tier 4:
$22,020 Tier 5: $94,020 |
73,760 |
Thumbnail for the first ever Dartling Gunner official teaser
The first teasers of the Dartling Gunner were posted on 26th November 2020, on Twitter, YouTube, and Reddit. All of them featured a sneak peek of the Dartling Gunner.
On November 30, 2020, YouTuber Superjombombo released a new video showing off the tower, alongside many of its upgrades, linked here. Many of its upgrades have been revealed there, but it is also revealed that Dartling Gunner can no longer detect camo by default without a camo detection upgrade "Advanced Targeting". In addition, the Dartling Gunner has a specific rotation speed, akin to how the Heli Pilot must gradually change position when tapped on a new location. Later on, on 1st December 2020 on 5:03pm NZDT, ISAB uploaded a video showing off the tower, but focuses more on the base upgrades and Path 1, as shown here.
On December 1, 2020, the following videos were released, featuring even more depth about the Dartling Gunner, in no particular order:
- Superjombombo's Bloon Exclusion Zone
- Tewtiy's Ray of Doom
- Dablooon's M.A.D
- ISAB's Bloon Exclusion Zone
- Superjombombo's M.A.D
On December 2, 2020, the following videos were released, featuring yet more depth about the Dartling Gunner, in no particular order (videos released after the official release of Version 22.0 are not in this list):
On around ~5:00pm NZDT on December 3rd 2020, version 22.0 was officially released, along with the Dartling Gunner.
Strategy
- Main article: Dartling Gunner/Strategies
Version History
- 22.0 (Initial release, compared to BTD5)
Dartling Gunner now comes with Locked targeting by default.- Dartling Gunner now has a rotation speed rather than instantaneously rotating with the cursor/pointer
- Base Dartling Gunner costs more ($950 → $1000)
- Focused Firing costs more ($250 → $300)
- Laser Cannon costs less ($6000 → $4250)
- Ray of Doom costs more ($55000 → $110000)
- Dartling Gunner now requires Advanced Targeting to pop camo bloons.
- Faster Barrel Spin costs less ($1200 → $950)
- Depleted Bloontonium Darts upgrade has been removed (although its functionality has been merged with Hydra Rocket Pods).
- Hydra Rocket Pods costs less ($7000 → $5250)
- Bloon Area Denial System ability has been renamed to Rocket Storm.
- Rocket Storm costs less ($20000 → $4800)
- Rocket Storm no longer fires three rockets at once
- Powerful Darts costs more ($600 → $1200)
- New 3rd path Tier 4 upgrade has inherited the name Bloon Area Denial System.
- Crosspath changes across the board for the Dartling Gunner.
Gallery
Videos
Trivia
- Now that the Dartling Gunner has no innate camo detection, Ninja Monkey and Spike Factory are the only base towers capable of popping camo bloons by default.
- While the Ninja Monkey and Spike Factory are the only towers that can pop camo bloons by default, users of r/btd6 have discovered that although the Darting Gunner cannot pop camo by default it still counts as camo detection for Advanced Intel even as a base tower (link to the first post to show this).
- Dartling Gunner is the only tower whose camo detection upgrade precedes a faster attack speed upgrade, and both of those upgrades are below Tier 3.
- Unlike previously leaked towers for Mortar Monkey and Engineer Monkey, the Dartling Gunner's Tier 1 and Tier 2 upgrades were entirely changed compared to the leaked information.
- The "Locked" target priority option used to be exclusive to the Dartling Ammo Dump Specialty Building in BTD5, but this target priority is now available to all Dartling Gunners.
- The old upgrades for the Dartling Gunner were leaked, which revealed the Path 3 Tier 2 upgrade to be an upgrade called "Lock & Load", which would grant Dartlings with that target priority option.
- The Dartling Gunner is the first (and so far only) non-hero tower to have its own splash screen, in the same vein as a Hero.
- The Dartling Gunner is also the first (and so far only) tower in BTD6 to have a specific requirement of pops to unlock, that being 500,000.
- Placement of a Dartling Gunner uses the "drop monkey" sound (e.g. for Dart Monkeys and Engineer Monkeys) rather than the "drop machine" sound (e.g. for Tack Shooters and Mortar Monkeys). This is because the Dartling Gunner lands with its feet, and its gun is not mounted on the ground unlike the Mortar Monkey.
- Despite having a tower name clearly nodding to a Gatling gun, the description says it is a machine gun.
- All Tier 5 Dartling Gunners have completed a 2TC with Prince of Darkness on Logs.
- Unlike BTD5, the Dartling Gunner has the same footprint size as a Boomerang Monkey. In previous games, the old Dartling Gun had a larger footprint.
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