| “ | Allows long range targeting of bloons that are in the radius of your other towers. | ” |
| ~ Description from BTD 5 iOS |
Advanced Intel is the second upgrade along path 1 for the Monkey Sub in Bloons TD 5. It enables the sub to target all bloons within the radius of any other tower. Advanced Intel effectively gives the sub an almost unlimited range, as it can fire into other towers' radius.
It costs $425 on Easy, $500 on Medium, $540 on Hard and $600 on Impoppable.
Advanced Intel Range[]
Advanced Intel will only be useful if there is at least one other tower with range covering the track. Advanced Intel will also be able to target Camo Bloons if there is another tower that is able to pop Camo Bloons. However, Advanced Intel cannot hit Camo Bloons itself if no other tower can, and it can only attack Camo ONLY if there is at least one other Camo-detecting tower whose range covers at least a section of the track.
The following towers will grant extra range for the Advanced Intel.
| Tower | Camo? | Other notes |
|---|---|---|
| Dart Monkey | Yes (2+/x) | Medium-short range that can be expanded with range upgrades. One of the cheapest extra range towers in the game. |
| Tack Shooter | No | Short range. Advanced Intel cannot target camos with Tack Shooter range unless the Tack Shooters are granted camo detection. |
| Boomerang Thrower | Yes (4/x) | Medium range. The Glaive Lord upgrade, which gives the Boomerang Thrower camo detection, is very expensive and hence, not recommended as Advanced Intel ranges. |
| Bomb Tower | No | Medium range. Advanced Intel cannot target camos with Bomb Tower range unless the Bomb Towers are granted camo detection. |
| Ice Tower | Yes (Only with Tier 4 Ice Fortress) | Short range. Despite its abilities being able to freeze camos, they cannot be used as camo detection range for the Advanced Intel. However, the Ice Monkey can grant camo detection to the Sub if you have the Tier 4 Ice Fortress equipped. |
| Glue Gunner | No | Large range at base cost. Despite its abilities being able to glue camos, they cannot be used as camo detection range for the Advanced Intel unless the base tower is given camo detection. |
| Sniper Monkey | Yes (x/2+) | Tiny Advanced Intel range, despite the Sniper being able to target anywhere on the screen. Not recommended as an Advanced Intel range. |
| Monkey Sub | Yes (3+/x and Submerged only) | Medium-small range. Other Advanced Intels cannot be used as camo detection range, except if such towers have camo detection themselves, such as with a Radar Scanner. Submerge and Support Subs must be submerged to remove camo. While Submerge and Support Subs themselves do not count as camo detection range itself, Bloontonium Reactor decamos bloons almost instantaneously upon reaching its radius. |
| Monkey Buccaneer | Yes (x/2+) | Large range. Effective camo detection range when upgraded to Crow's Nest. Aircraft Carrier grants true infinite range. |
| Monkey Ace | Yes (x/2+) | Tiny Advanced Intel range only around the landing pad, regardless of where the Monkey Ace is flying. Not recommended as an Advanced Intel range. |
| Heli Pilot | Yes (x/2+) | Advanced Intel covers an area where the Heli Pilot is currently flying over, essentially giving the Monkey Sub infinite range. |
| Monkey Apprentice | Yes (x/2+) | Medium-short range. |
| Ninja Monkey | Yes | Medium range. Always detects camo. |
| Super Monkey | Yes (Tier 3 Super Monkey Lair only) | Largest base range compared to most other towers but also the most expensive. Not recommended as Advanced Intel range. |
| Spike Factory | Yes | Shortish range. |
| Monkey Village | Yes (x/2) | Medium-large range. Despite not attacking at all until you purchase the High Energy Beacon, the Sub will always attack bloons in range of the village with Advanced Intel. It also has the bonus of allowing other towers to act as the Sub's ranges as well. |
| Mortar Tower | Yes (x/3) | Tiny Advanced Intel range, despite the Mortar being able to target on a select target on the screen. Not recommended as Advanced Intel range. |
| Dartling Gun | Yes | Tiny Advanced Intel range, despite the Dartling being able to target anywhere on the screen. Not recommended as Advanced Intel range. |
| Bloonchipper | No | Medium range. Cannot grant camo detection range unless granted camo detection. |
| Monkey Farmer | No | Large range. A cheap and effective source for range. |
| Robo Farmer | No | Tiny Advanced Intel range, despite the Robo Farmer being able to collect all bananas on the screen. Not recommended as Advanced Intel range. Exclusive to Bloons TD Battles Mobile. |
- This section is incomplete. You can help complete this table.
Note that Banana Farms cannot grant Intel range in BTD5.
Gallery[]
Bottom-left: 2/0 Advanced Intel Sub
Top-right: 2/1 Advanced Intel Sub
Top-right: 2/1 Advanced Intel Sub
The barbed dart is an indication that the Advanced Intel Sub can go in range of Sniper Monkeys
Advanced Intel Artwork from BTD5 Web
Advanced Intel official artwork
Advanced Intel Artwork (BMC Mobile)
From left: 2/0, 2/1, 2/2, 2/3, 2/4. 2/3 and 2/4 do not change tower appearance.
BTD5 Upgrade Icon
BTDB Mobile upgrade icon
Trivia[]
- If a Heli Pilot is set on Pursuit Mode, the Sub will have infinite range.
- Placing a Dartling Gun on the map will NOT provide unlimited range and camo detection for all Monkey Subs with Advanced Intel, regardless of where the cursor is currently pointing. This also applies to Sniper Monkeys and Mortar Towers. However, Advanced Intel Subs can detect camos and shoot within the towers' own given radius.
- Advanced Intel Subs do not shoot within Banana Farms' radius as they do not attack. They can, however, shoot within any Monkey Village' radius (since they do attack with High Energy Beacon).
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