Banana Farm (BTD5)

For the BMC city building, see Banana Farm (BMC).

Overview

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Banana Farm
General Information
Appearances	See #Game appearances
Unlocked at	Rank 16
Cost	$850 (Easy) $1000 (Medium) $1080 (Hard) $1200 (Impoppable) $1200 (BTDB)
Final upgrades	Banana Investments Advisory Banana Research Facility
Camo detection	No
BTD Battles cost	Flash: $1000/22 Mobile: $1100/10
Tier-4 Upgrades	Flash:60 Mobile:70 Mobile T3:40
Battle Score prerequisite	Flash:500 Mobile:500 Mobile T3:200
Specialty Building	N/A
Hotkey	V
Statistics
Range	Medium (Banana distribution range)
Pierce	N/A
Damage	Unknown
Attack Cooldown	N/A

“	Banana Farms grow bananas that you can collect to turn into cash. When your farm produces some bananas, collect them by moving your mouse over them. Don't leave them too long however, or they will spoil!	”
	~ Bloons TD 5 Description

The Banana Farm is a tower in the Bloons TD series and it makes a return to Bloons TD 5. This time, instead of giving cash at the end of each round, it gives instead bananas to pickup during the round, which gives the money.

In addition, in BTD5, the Banana Farm has a premium upgrade called Healthy Bananas, which gives the player 1 life per Banana Farm upgrade, per round. A 4-0 Banana Research Facility gives 5 lives, as it is comprised of five upgrades.

It costs $850 on Easy, $1000 on Medium, $1080 on Hard, and $1200 on Impoppable. In BTDB Mobile, it costs $1200.

Appearance

The base Banana Farm has a brown square of dirt at the bottom with a few brown spots, with a wooden box-like fence some way in. The tree has light-green leaves with a few bananas hidden underneath, just poking out. The picture has two bananas lying on the floor. The stem is beige, and split by thin black lines.

Upgrades

This tower was completely reworked from BTD4; now it drops banana pickups 4 times a round (2 times of $40 in BTD5 Mobile or $60 in BTDB Mobile) ($80 max, or $120 with 4 pickups once you obtain Valuable Bananas), collect them with your mouse before they disappear. They last 10 seconds (20 with Long Life Bananas) (15/25 in Mobile) and each banana pickup is worth $20 except for the Banana Research Facility which produces $200 (or $30 and $300 respectively with Valuable Bananas), ($600/$900). The only way to make Banana Farms capable of increasing the amount of money each round would be to upgrade one Banana Farm to x/3+, where you could easily withdraw the cash at any time.

Path 1

	More Bananas COST: $255 / $300 / $325 / $360 UNLOCK: TBA XP
	Description: Grows 6 bananas each round instead of 4. Effect: Self-explanatory

	Banana Plantation COST: $1,190 / $1,400 / $1,510 / $1,680 UNLOCK: TBA XP
	Description: Grows 13 bananas each round. Effect: Self-explanatory

	Banana Republic COST: $2,720 / $3,200 / $3,455 / $3,840 UNLOCK: TBA XP
	Description: Generates 25 bananas each round! Effect: Self-explanatory

	Banana Research Facility COST: $11,900 / $14,000 / $15,120 / $16,800 UNLOCK: TBA XP
	Description: Produces 10 boxes of bananas every round. Each box is worth 200 cash. Effect: Self-explanatory

Path 2

	Long Life Bananas COST: $425 / $500 / $540 / $600 UNLOCK: TBA XP
	Description: Bananas last 20 seconds instead of the usual 10. Effect: Self-explanatory

	Valuable Bananas COST: $3,400 / $4,000 / $4,320 / $4,800 UNLOCK: TBA XP
	Description: Each banana or box of bananas is worth 50% more cash. Effect: Self-explanatory

	Monkey Bank COST: $3,570 / $4,200 / $4,535 / $5,040 UNLOCK: TBA XP
	Description: Generates $450 cash each round which gets stored. Earns 10% interest and holds up to 5000 cash. Withdraw the cash at any time. Effect: Self-explanatory

File:Banana Investments Advisory Icon BTD5.png	Banana Investments Advisory COST: $4,675 / $5,500 / $5,940 / $6,600 UNLOCK: TBA XP
	Description: The investments advisory generates $1000 each round and earns 20% interest on uncollected funds. Withdraw the cash at any time, can hold up to $20,000. Effect: Self-explanatory

Total Costs

	Easy	Medium	Hard	Impoppable
4-2 BRF	20740	23500	26350	29280
2-4 BIA	14365	16900	18250	20280

Finances

Bloons TD 5

Path 1

1. More Bananas:
   • Generates 6 bananas per round. (3 in Mobile)
   • $120 per round without Valuable Bananas ($180 in BTDB Mobile)
   • $180 per round with Valuable Bananas. ($270 in BTDB Mobile)
2. Banana Plantation:
   • Generates 13 bananas per round (7 in Mobile)
   • $260 per round without Valuable Bananas ($280 in BTD5 Mobile and BMC Mobile, $420 in BTDB Mobile)
   • $390 per round with Valuable Bananas. ($420 in BTD5 Mobile and BMC Mobile, $630 in BTDB Mobile)
3. Banana Republic:
   • Generates 25 bananas per round (13 in BTD5 Mobile and BMC Mobile, 15 in BTDB Mobile)
   • $500 per round without Valuable Bananas ($520 in BTD5 Mobile and BMC Mobile, $900 in BTDB Mobile)
   • $750 per round with Valuable Bananas. ($780 in BTD5 Mobile and BMC Mobile, $1350 in BTDB Mobile)
   • Keep in mind, however, that buying this upgrade will prevent the purchase of Monkey Bank or Banana Investments Advisory for this tower.
4. Banana Research Facility:
   • Generates 10 boxes of bananas every round. Each box is worth $200. Total $2000. (5 boxes of $400 each in BTD5 Mobile, 6 boxes of $600 each in BTDB Mobile)
   • $2000 per round without Valuable Bananas ($3600 in BTDB Mobile)
   • $3000 per round with Valuable Bananas ($5400 in BTDB Mobile)
   • This upgrade is unlocked at Rank 36 (or 70 and 500 in BTDB Mobile).

Due to the greater returns provided by the higher upgrades, it is wise to upgrade a Banana Farm as early into each game as possible.

Payoff Period (with valuable bananas, without) Rounded up

	More Bananas	Banana Plantation	Banana Republic	Banana Research Facility
Easy	5, 7	6, 9	8, 12	6, 8
Medium	5, 8	7, 10	9, 14	7, 10
Hard	6,9	8, 11	10, 15	7, 11

Path 2

1. Long Life Bananas:
   • Bananas will last 20 seconds before disappearing. (25 instead of 15 in Mobile versions)
2. Valuable Bananas:
   • Increases the value of each banana/box of bananas by 50%. It is advisable to purchase this upgrade only if the player intends to pursue Path 2 or has already maxed out the Path 1 upgrade. This is so because it gives an additional $1000 income by using only $4500.
3. Monkey Bank:
   • The Monkey Bank will no longer drop bananas, but instead generates money throughout the round, which is placed in your "bank account," separate from that of other Monkey Banks. Creates $450 per round plus 10% interest. You may withdraw this fund at any time, and the bank will hold up to $5000. This will also lock the purchase of Banana Republic or Banana Research Facility for this tower, however. Purchasing More Bananas/Banana Plantation will make the bank generate slightly more money (+ $40/$180 per round[+$40*/$200* in Mobile]).
   • In BTDB Mobile, increases eco by +$30 per round per Bank.
4. Banana Investments Advisory:
   • Increases money generated to $1000 per round, increases interest to 20%, and increases the maximum held at a time to $20000. Purchasing More Bananas/Banana Plantation will make the bank generate slightly more money (+ $40/$180 per round[+$40*/$200* in Mobile]). This upgrade is unlocked at rank 36.
   • In BTDB Mobile, increases eco by +$80 per round per BIA.

Warning! The current game version on 23 February 2016 lacks the following: when you sell Banana Farms with Monkey Bank or Banana Investments Advisory, only values of the towers themselves are sold, while the money inside them is not withdrawn and simply disappears with the towers.

The following table shows how much money the Monkey Bank and the Banana Investments Advisory generate before the maximum is reached:

Upgrade	Monkey Bank	+ More Bananas	+ Banana Plantation	Banana Investments Advisory	+ More Bananas	+ Banana Plantation
Money per round	$450	$490	$630	$1000	$1040	$1180
Interest rate	10%	10%	10%	20%	20%	20%
Limit	$5000	$5000	$5000	$20000	$20000	$20000
Cost @ Easy	$8250	$8510	$9700	$12930	$13190	$14380
Cost @ Medium	$9700	$10000	$11400	$15200	$15500	$16900
Cost @ Hard	$10480	$10800	$12310	$16420	$16740	$18250
Cost @ Impoppable	$11640	$12000	$13680	$18240	$18600	$20280
Round	Balance after that number of rounds
1	$495	$539	$693	$1200	$1248	$1416
2	$1039	$1131	$1455	$2640	$2745	$3115
3	$1637	$1783	$2293	$4368	$4542	$5154
4	$2295	$2500	$3215	$6441	$6698	$7600
5	$3019	$3289	$4229	$8929	$9285	$10536
6	$3815	$4156	$5000	$11914	$12390	$14059
7	$4691	$5000		$15496	$16116	$18286
8	$5000			$19795	$20000	$20000
Avg. earnings per round including interest	$670	$714 7 rounds	$846	$2474	$2500 8 rounds	$2612

Revenue from Banana Towers

Tower's Upgrades	Revenue	Total Cost (Medium)	Interest (Revenue/Cost)
Banana Farm	$80	$1000	8.0%
More Bananas without Valuable Bananas	$120	$1300	9.2%
More Bananas with Valuable Bananas	$180	$5800	3.1%
Banana Plantation without Valuable Bananas	$260	$2700	9.6%
Banana Plantation with Valuable Bananas	$390	$7200	5.4%
Banana Republic without Valuable Bananas	$500	$5900	8.5%
Banana Republic with Valuable Bananas	$750	$10400	7.2%
Banana Research Facility without Valuable Bananas	$2000	$19900	10.1%
Banana Research Facility with Valuable Bananas	$3000	$24400	12.3%
Valuable Bananas	$120	$5500	2.2%
Monkey Bank	$670	$9700	6.9%
Monkey Bank with More Bananas	$714	$10000	7.1%
Monkey Bank with Banana Plantation	$846	$11400	7.4%
Banana Investments Advisory	$2474	$15200	16.3%
Banana Investments Advisory with More Bananas	$2500	$15500	16.1%
Banana Investments Advisory with Banana Plantation	$2612	$16900	15.5%

• Note: the "Revenue" calculation assumes you wait the optimal number of rounds before withdrawing from the bank.
• Note: Essentially, it's better to buy as many "Banana Plantations" as you can, only stopping to buy the "Banana Republic" upgrade when you run out of space. Only get "Valuable Bananas" after buying the "Banana Research Facility".

Bloons Monkey City

Main article: Banana Farm (BMC)

The Banana Farm has two forms in Monkey City. Initially, it is only available as a city building. It occupies a 2x2 space and provides City Cash over time, requiring one hour to fill to its capacity in Levels 1 and 2, or more if Level 3 or greater.

Upgrade Level	Required City Level	Cost	Building Time	Experience	Capacity	Rate per 1	Additional Capacity vs Cost	Time to Max Amount
1	0	2000	1:00:00	200	500	7.2 seconds in Flash; 10 seconds Mobile	4 collections	1 hour in Flash; 1.3888... hours Mobile (360/hour)
2	18	20000	16:00:00	x	1000	3.6 seconds in Flash; 5 seconds Mobile	40 collections	1 hour in Flash; 1.3888... hours Mobile (720/hour)
3 (Flash only)	25	100000	36:00:00	x	2000	3.6 seconds	100 collections	2 hours
4 (Flash only)	26	180000	48:00:00	1000	4000	3.6 seconds	90 collections	4 hours
5 (Flash only)	27	300000	72:00:00	1000	6000	3.6 seconds	150 collections	6 hours

In order to use banana farms in-game, the player must first build the Micro Agriculture Development Building (or rather the Banana Farm Lab on Mobile), available at level 15. Then, the number of farms is dependent on the amount of city farms that one has (upgrading them to level 2 will have no effect on the in-game farms). In Monkey City, the Banana Farm and each of its upgrades provide a 50% greater amount in rewards compared to past versions of Bloons TD. This means each banana provides $30, each box of bananas $300, the Monkey Bank 675 + 10% each round, and have a capacity of $7500 instead of $5000, and the Banana Investments Advisory $1500 + 20% each round, with a capacity of $30,000 instead of $20,000. The upgrade Valuable Bananas will increase the reward to $45 and $450 for bananas and boxes, respectively. On mobile, they act like their normal BTD5 counterparts.

As with most towers in Monkey City, the cost of building on non-hardcore difficulty is the same as medium difficulty in BTD5.

Strategies

Main article: Banana Farm/Strategies

Differences Between BTD5 Flash and BTD5 Mobile

In Bloons TD 5 Mobile, the upgrades are the exact same as in the online version of Bloons TD 5, but each upgrade gives half the bananas they normally give with double income for each banana (or crate from Banana Research Facility). So More Bananas will only give you 3 bananas, but each banana is worth $40 rather than $20. The reason is probably that it is harder to tap bananas to collect them as opposed to simply dragging your mouse over them on the online version. This is worth it because for the Banana Plantation & Republic the number of bananas produced is rounded up.

• Bananas now physically have to be tapped instead being drawn towards wherever is last tapped.
• Bananas last longer (without Long Life Bananas: 10 seconds → 15; with Long Life Bananas: 20 seconds → 25).
• Banana Farms are affected by Double Cash.
• Banana Plantation gives more cash per round ($260 → $280).
• Banana Republic gives more cash per round ($500 → $520).

Version History (Bloons TD Battles Mobile)

The Banana Farm has received a mix of buffs and nerfs via game updates, but has been buffed overall. It's arguably the most popular tower in the game, with a lot of tower loadouts using it. Popular loadouts include Dart Farm Ace/Bomb, Ninja Farm Wizard/Mortar/Bomb, Heli Farm Ace/Ice, and Dartling Farm Village.

Initial Release

• Bananas and Banana Crates give 50% more cash (without Valuable Bananas: $40/$400 → $60/$600; with Valuable Bananas: $60/$600 → $90/$900).

3.1

• Tower price increased ($1000 → $1100).
• More Bananas price increased ($300 → $350).
• Banana Plantation price increased ($1400 → $1500).
• Banana Research Facility price increased ($14000 → $15000).
• Long Life Bananas price decreased ($500 → $250).
• Monkey Bank price decreased ($4200 → $3200).

3.4

• Banana Farms can no longer be exploited to produce more bananas than normal.

3.5

• Banana Research Facility price decreased ($15000 → $14000).
• Banana Research Facility produces more crates per round (5 → 6).

3.6

• Monkey Bank and Banana Investments Advisory now add $30 & $80 respectively to the player's economy at the start of a round.

3.9

• Monkey Bank and Banana Investment Advisory bank income now doubles in Bananza Mode (i.e. $60 and $160 income gain per round in Bananza Mode only, respectively).

3.10

• Monkey Farmers are now available to be used in every battle if the player brings in Banana Farm in their loadout. Each Monkey Farmer costs 100 each, and last for an entire battle upon usage.

4.6

“	We want to make the Banana Republic upgrade that little bit more cost effective than it currently is, so this tweak should make it worth the investment.	”
	~ "BTD Battles Update 4.6 Balance Changes"

• Banana Republic produces more bananas per round (13 → 15).

6.1

• Monkey Farmers cost more (100 → 200)

6.6

• Base cost increased ($1100 → $1200)
• More Bananas cost increased ($350 → $400)
• Monkey Bank cost decreased ($3200 → $2800)

6.12

• Monkey Bank and BIA now autocollect bank balances when sold

6.17

• Banana Investments Advisory cost increased ($5,500 -> $5,700)

Quotes

“	Banana Farms grow bananas that you can collect to turn into cash. When your farm produces some bananas, collect them by moving your mouse over them. Don't leave them too long however, or they will spoil!	”
	~ Bloons TD 5 Description

“	Grow bananas that you can mouse over to collect for cash.	”
	~ Bloons TD 5 Mobile Description

Gallery

BTD5 Flash

Banana Farm in BTD5 Flash

Unlocked Farm in BTD5 Flash

Path 1 upgrades

Path 2 upgrades

BTD5 Mobile

Banana Farm in BTD5 Mobile

BMC Flash

Banana

BMC Mobile

The tips appearing the first time the player builds a Banana Farm in BMC.

Trivia

• The Banana Farm is the only tower missing a part of itself in its tower icon, this being the wooden box.
• In a rare glitch, one can select the blank space and it will display "Target: None."
  • Players can do this glitch in BTD5 mobile by tapping one tower and pressing the info button and then when players switch to the Banana Farm it will say "Target: None." This can only be done on the iPhone and Android versions, however.
• The Banana Farm is the only tower without an ability.
• Due to Monkey Village's High Energy Beacon, this is the only tower that doesn't attack.
  • This also makes it the only tower (other than the COBRA, exclusive to BTD Battles Mobile) to not have an upgrade that allows it to pop Lead Bloons.