Faster Shooting (BTD6 Monkey Buccaneer)

BTD5

BTD6

BTDB2

Faster Shooting

General Information

Game

Bloons TD 6

Tower

Monkey Buccaneer

Unlocked at

150 XP

Cost

$235 (Easy)
$275 (Medium)
$295 (Hard)
$330 (Impoppable)

Activated Ability

N/A

Targeting Options

First, Last, Close, Strong,
Camo Priority with Crow's Nest

Camo Detection

Restricted (upgradable to 1-0-2)

Popology

Damage Type(s)

Sharp

Single Projectile

Straight Attack

Multitargets

Statistics

Damage

1 (main dart attacks, 2 darts per shot)

Pierce

4 (main dart attacks, 2 darts per shot)

Attack Speed

Fast (main attack, every 0.75s)

Range

60 (excluding additional upgrades)

Status Effects

N/A (unless 1-2-0)

Tower Boosts

N/A

Income/Life Boosts

N/A

Path Upgrades

Current

Next →

Faster Shooting

Double Shot

Path Info

Path

Upgrade Tier

1

2

Related upgrades

[Source]

For the Tack Shooter counterpart, see Faster Shooting (BTD6 Tack Shooter) and Faster Shooting (BTD1-BTD5 Tack Shooter).

“	All weapons on board shoot faster.	”
	^{~ In-game description}

Faster Shooting is the 1st upgrade on Path 1 for the Monkey Buccaneer in Bloons TD 6. It increases attack speed of darts, grapes, and cannon bombs by +33%. With this upgrade, it shoots darts every 0.75s instead of every 1.0s. Grapes (from the Grape Shot or Hot Shot upgrades) are shot every 0.975s instead of 1.3s. Cannon bombs are shot every 0.975s instead of 1.3s.

This upgrade costs $235 on Easy, $275 on Medium, $295 on Hard, and $330 on Impoppable.

Description[]

Overview[]

Faster Shooting gives the Buccaneer a pirate flag. The addition of a pirate flag is consistent on all crosspaths up to Tier 4, although for Cannon Ship and Monkey Pirates the pirate flag is hung on the tall wooden flagpole instead of a thin metallic flagpole inside the boat's deck. In the upgrade portrait, a golden tooth can be seen in the Buccaneer's grin.

Faster Shooting only increases attack speed of all attacks by +33%. This includes darts, plus grapes and cannon bombs if given the appropriate upgrades for these extra attacks. By default, the attack cooldown of darts is reduced from 1.0s to 0.75s.

Targeting Priorities[]

Faster Shooting targets bloons using the standard target priorities. It shoots darts that are shot in a straight movement. It can also utilize multiple targeting to shoot projectiles from both ends of the boat if it detects bloons on its opposite side.

First: Targets the first bloon visible within its range.
Last: Targets the last bloon visible within its range.
Close: Targets the closest bloon visible within its range.
Strong: Targets the strongest bloon visible within its range.

If given the Crow's Nest upgrade, all its attacks can prioritize Camo Bloons over other types, which is provided by the Camo Prioritization targeting.

Full Popology[]

Statistics[]

Updated as of Version 40.2

Base stats

Dart:
- Projectile, sharp type, 60 range, 0.75s attack cooldown, 1 damage, 4 pierce. Can shoot a second copy of Dart at 180° from first Dart if bloons are detected behind.

Crosspathing interactions

1-1-0: Grape attack cooldown reduced from 1.3s to 0.975s.
1-3-0: Cannon attack cooldown reduced from 1.3s to 0.975s.
1-5-0: Grape attack cooldown reduced from 0.65s to 0.325s, Cannon attack cooldown reduced from 0.65s to 0.325s.
1-0-4: Dart attack cooldown reduced from 0.5s to 0.375s.

Monkey Knowledge interactions

Naval Upgrades: All Monkey Buccaneers get +1 pierce.
Elite Military Training: All Military Monkeys get a one-off +1000 XP and earn XP in-game 5% faster permanently.
Flanking Maneuvers: Attacks 10% faster when set targeting priority to "Last".
Military Conscription: First military tower costs only ⅔ of the original cost.
- Monkey Buccaneer base cost from $425, $500, $540, and $600 → $285, $335, $360, and $400 on Easy, Medium, Hard, and Impoppable, respectively.
Advanced Logistics: All Military Monkeys base costs reduced by 5%.
- Monkey Buccaneer base cost reduced from $425, $500, $540, and $600 → $405, $475, $515, and $570 on Easy, Medium, Hard, and Impoppable, respectively.
  - If Military Conscription is also enabled, the base cost will be $265, $310, $335, and $370.
Monkey Education: All Monkeys XP earn rate increased by 8%.
Better Sell Deals: All Monkeys sell for 5% more. Increases sell potency from 70% to 75%.
Veteran Monkey Training: All Monkeys reload time reduced by 3%.

Attack Interactions[]

See also: Attack Interactions/Bloons TD 6/Military

Updated as of Version 40.2

Base attack(s)

Dart:
- Sharp
- Single Projectile
- Straight Attack
- Multi-Target (two simultaneous attacks, can attack from 180° from front if there are bloons on the opposite side)

Costs[]

Updated as of Version 42.0. Listed prices exclude external buffs, any sacrifices, and Monkey Knowledge.

[Module \| Data]	Purchase				Sell
Costs	Easy	Medium	Hard	Impoppable	Easy	Medium	Hard	Impoppable
Upgrade (1-X-X)	$235	$275	$295	$330	-
Total (1-0-0)	$660	$775	$835	$930	$462	$543	$585	$651
Crosspath (1-1-0)	$1,125	$1,325	$1,430	$1,590	$788	$928	$1,001	$1,113
Crosspath (1-2-0)	$1,550	$1,825	$1,970	$2,190	$1,085	$1,278	$1,379	$1,533
Crosspath (1-0-1)	$830	$975	$1,050	$1,170	$581	$683	$735	$819
Crosspath (1-0-2)	$1,125	$1,325	$1,430	$1,590	$788	$928	$1,001	$1,113

This upgrade's prices (or included crosspath's prices) are affected by the following MK: Military Conscription, Advanced Logistics, Better Sell Deals

Strategy[]

Summary[]

Faster Shooting improves attack speed of the Buccaneer by a fair amount. This is mostly used in combination with Grape Shot and its later upgrades to increase the efficiency of those alternate attacks.

Tips[]

Faster Shooting is best used in conjunction with Path 2 crosspaths.
For Merchantman and above, this upgrade is normally a waste because it does not do as much overall damage compared to having Grape Shot.

Version History[]

Balance Changes[]

Did not change since it was first released, but it did receive some strange description changes.

Initial release (compared to BTD5)

Faster Shooting costs less ($400 → $350)

36.0

“	We wanted to do a little general lower tier balancing of costs, as things work a bit better at higher tiers but on the lower end with T1-2 upgrades cost for power doesn’t compare well. We’ve realized that the 130 crosspath just hasn’t even been working for cannons, so we wanted to correct this so that people get all that they pay for with that crosspath, however middle path buccaneer at higher tiers has been overperforming significantly so in addition to this attack speed buff we have also balanced back out that difference in the opposite direction with a damage reduction.	”
	^{~ Ninja Kiwi}

Faster Shooting price reduced $350 → $275
Faster Shooting now reduces cooldown of cannon bombs by a 0.75x cooldown multiplier

Bug Fixes and General Changes[]

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21.0

Description changed from "All weapons on board shoot 25% faster." to "All weapons on board shoot faster and projectiles fly faster."
- This description was currently incorrect as the 21.0 update made Long Range gain projectile speed, not Faster Shooting.

24.0

Description now has removed "[...] and projectiles fly faster".

Extra Notes (Version History)[]

Gallery[]

Official artwork[]

Trivia[]

Buccaneer's Faster Shooting upgrade yet again shares the same upgrade name as the first Tack Shooter speed upgrade, like in BTD5. Coincidentally, in BTD6, both of the upgrades increase attack speed by +33% compared to base cooldown.