“ | Shoots 12 darts at a time. | ” |
~ In-game description |
Lots More Darts is the second upgrade for the Monkey Ace in Bloons TD 6. The Monkey Ace now fires off 12 darts for each volley, four more than without the upgrade. Volleys of darts are shot every 1.26s.
This upgrade costs $550 on Easy, $650 on Medium, $700 on Hard, and $780 on Impoppable. If this tower is nearby Level 6+ Rosalia's workshop, this upgrade costs $495 on Easy, $585 on Medium, $630 on Hard, and $700 on Impoppable.
Description[]
Overview[]
The body of the Monkey Ace now changes to black instead green. This is in addition to the two red stripes from Rapid Fire, the previous upgrade of Lots More Darts. The Ace now shoots 12 darts per volley instead of 8.
Targeting Priorities[]
Like all Monkey Aces, Lots More Darts uses flight patterns as its targeting priority settings.
- Circle: Flight pattern becomes a circular path around the runway.
- Figure Infinite: Flight pattern becomes the shape of the infinite symbol (∞). As the Monkey Ace flies, it will pass its runway during its flight, specifically at each half of the whole flight path.
- Figure Eight: Flight pattern becomes the shape of the number 8. As the Monkey Ace flies, it will pass its runway during its flight, specifically at each half of the whole flight path.
- Wingmonkey: Instead of a fixed flight path, the Monkey Ace will attempt to fly as close to the path as possible, similarly to an Aircraft Carrier Plane. Available only via the Wingmonkey MK.
- Reverse Flight: Shown by an icon of a reverse aircraft, the Ace will reverse direction of flight. Unlike other target priorities such as Change Hands, there is a cooldown of 5 seconds before being able to reverse flight direction again. It can be coupled with all flight options except Wingmonkey.
Lots More Darts can also receive the Centered Path targeting option when given the 2-0-2 crosspath.
Full Popology[]
Statistics[]
- Updated as of Version 44.0
- Base stats
- Landing Base has a rectangular footprint of 28x18. "Dummy range" of 22. Upon placement, spawn Monkey Ace as the main tower.
- Monkey Ace moves in a fixed pathway around its base, flying above all obstacles. Creates Dart projectiles from centre of Monkey Ace.
- Circle: circular loop of 80 radius, center is the runway
- Figure-Eight: figure-eight loop of (40, 40) radii, center is the runway
- Figure-Infinite: figure-infinite loop of (40, 40) radii, center is the runway
- Dart:
- Projectile, sharp type, spray of 12, 1.26s attack cooldown, 1 damage, 5 pierce. Projectile lifespan of 300.
- Crosspathing interactions
- 2-0-3: Homing Dart projectile count increased from 8 to 12
- 2-0-4: Homing Dart projectile count increased from 8 to 12, damage increased from 1 to 3. Does not have a special interaction for Barrage.
- 2-0-5: Homing Dart projectile count increased from 8 to 12, damage increased to 6. Does not have a special interaction for Barrage.
Attack Interactions[]
- See also: Attack Interactions/Bloons TD 6/Military
- Updated as of Version 42.0
- Base attack(s)
Costs[]
- Updated as of Version 44.0. Listed prices exclude external buffs, any sacrifices, and Monkey Knowledge.
[Module | Data] | Purchase | Sell | ||||||
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Costs | Easy | Medium | Hard | Impoppable | Easy | Medium | Hard | Impoppable |
Upgrade (2-X-X) | $550 | $650 | $700 | $780 | - | |||
Total (2-0-0) | $1,780 | $2,100 | $2,265 | $2,520 | $1,246 | $1,470 | $1,586 | $1,764 |
Crosspath (2-1-0) | $1,950 | $2,300 | $2,480 | $2,760 | $1,365 | $1,610 | $1,736 | $1,932 |
Crosspath (2-2-0) | $2,245 | $2,650 | $2,860 | $3,180 | $1,572 | $1,855 | $2,002 | $2,226 |
Crosspath (2-0-1) | $2,205 | $2,600 | $2,805 | $3,120 | $1,544 | $1,820 | $1,964 | $2,184 |
Crosspath (2-0-2) | $2,670 | $3,150 | $3,400 | $3,780 | $1,869 | $2,205 | $2,380 | $2,646 |
This upgrade's prices (or included crosspath's prices) are affected by the following MK: Military Conscription, Advanced Logistics, Better Sell Deals
Strategy[]
Summary[]
In tandem with the prior Path 1 upgrade Rapid Fire, having Lots More Darts for general effectiveness is a must for the Monkey Ace, as it increases its greatest strengths while skirting some of its greater weaknesses. As a consequence of firing 12 darts, the angle between darts decreases from 45 degrees to only 30. This has the benefit of being able to hit bloons more consistently, even at further distances. It also allows for increased potential damage for close range bursts, as the chance for multiple darts to hit the same target would invariably increase. This is more noticeable for MOAB-Class or Ceramics, where an attack that lands all the darts within 90 degrees gains an extra hit for increased effectiveness.
Having more darts also benefits the other two Paths by a large margin. Having increased fire rate and more darts helps Path 2 stave off its overall lacking upgrades for increasing tower performance, as well as allow the Path 1 upgrades to benefit from Spy Plane's Camo detection. Path 3 has Sharper Darts, becoming a greater threat with increased pierce, fire rate and darts simultaneously. With Neva-Miss Targeting, having 33% more darts and faster firing speed is outright imperative to how well it benefits the upgrade.
Tips[]
- This upgrade is a must-have for effective Neva-Miss Targeting Aces, as this greatly increases their DPS reliably.
- There is little effect for Upper Path 2 upgrades, because bombs are not affected by the Lots More Darts crosspath at all.
Version History[]
Balance Changes[]
So far, the only changes here are inherited buffs and nerfs based on its previous upgrade.
- 23.0
- Monkey Ace dart projectile size increased (2 → 3)
- 30.0
“ | More of a straight quality of life, Ace has gained a new special toggle button to allow it to turn back and fly in reverse on any selected flight pattern. [...] | ” |
~ Ninja Kiwi, referring to Reverse Flight |
- Monkey Ace can now toggle flight direction for any pattern.
- 41.0
“ | [...] Neva-Miss itself is too fun and cool to be lost completely on the very next upgrade so it's coming back to Spectre as an additional attack, as this main attack is back again 204 no longer needs to give an additional conflicting crosspath benefit. [...] | ” |
~ Ninja Kiwi |
- Lots More Darts no longer gives +25% pierce for Spectre and Flying Fortress darts.
Bug Fixes and General Changes[]
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Extra Notes (Version History)[]
- Version 44.0 buffed Rosalia's Level 6+ discount from 5% to 10%, which changed the prices of Lots More Darts when buffed by her:
- Easy: $525 → $495
- Medium: $615 → $585
- Hard: $665 → $630
- Impoppable: $740 → $700
Gallery[]
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Official artwork[]
Trivia[]
- Lots More Darts bears a striking resemblance to Even More Tacks for the Tack Shooter.
- Both upgrades were introduced first in Bloons TD 6.
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