Dusty Bridges

"it's all Dust under the Bridge"

―Your_Adversary on X

Description

Dusty Bridges is an elevated desert map. It has been remade twice since its addition to the game.

Rewards

The game calculates how many Coins, Gems and EXP you receive based on how many waves you survived and if you won a match. During periods of 100% more EXP (Friday – Sunday), any EXP earned is multiplied by 2x through the XP Boost modifier. The VIP gamepass also multiplies any EXP earned by 1.25x through the VIP Boost modifier. These two boosts are additive. Regular EXP boosts are multiplicative with other modifiers present on this map.

Any rewards that end in a decimal point is rounded down, no matter the first figure of the leading decimal.

Difficulty reward scaling for survival mode Coins and Exp is 1.25x.
Mode	Coins/Gem Reward	EXP Reward
Easy	250 ÷ (1 + [(20 ÷ Current Wave) - 1]^1.3) + 50 (Triumph Only)	50 EXP ÷ (1 + [(20 ÷ Current Wave) - 1])
Casual	350 ÷ (1 + [(30 ÷ Current Wave) - 1]^1.3) + 100 (Triumph Only)	75 EXP ÷ (1 + [(25 ÷ Current Wave) - 1]) + 15 EXP (Triumph Only)
Intermediate	500 ÷ (1 + [(30 ÷ Current Wave) - 1]^1.3) + 100 (Triumph Only)	120 EXP ÷ (1 + [(25 ÷ Current Wave) - 1])
Molten	550 ÷ (1 + [(35 ÷ Current Wave) - 1]^2.4) + 400 (Triumph Only)	135 EXP ÷ (1 + [(35 ÷ Current Wave) - 1]^2) + 50 EXP (Triumph Only)
Fallen	700 ÷ (1 + [(40 ÷ Current Wave) - 1]^2.4) + 650 (Triumph Only)	200 EXP ÷ (1 + [(25 ÷ Current Wave) - 1]^2) + 50 EXP (Triumph Only)
Hidden Wave	125	250 EXP
Frost	800 ÷ (1 + [(40 ÷ Current Wave) - 1]^2.4) + 1,200 (Triumph Only) 75 (Triumph Only)	200 EXP ÷ (1 + [(40 ÷ Current Wave) - 1]^2) + 100 EXP (Triumph Only)
Voidcore	250 ÷ (1 + [(50 ÷ Current Wave) - 1]^3) + 450 (Triumph Bonus)	200 EXP ÷ (1 + [(50 ÷ Current Wave) - 1]) + 300 EXP (Triumph Bonus)

Strategy

• There is little ground space for towers on this map. Try to cluster towers together.
  • The optimum space to place towers is near the middle mounds. Here, you can maximize the range of towers.
• Cliff space is somewhat limited. Try to minimize the amount of Rangers and Mortars placed down if there are more than two people.
  • You can place cliff towers on flat pebble spots on the mountains.
  • It is mostly recommended to place cliff towers on the hill at the back.

Gallery

Map Icons

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  First version (13 October 2019 – 29 October 2020)
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  Second version (29 October 2020 – 3 September 2025)

View

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  First version (13 October 2019 – 29 October 2020)
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  Second version (29 October 2020 – 3 September 2025)

Top Down

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  Second version (29 October 2020 – 3 September 2025)

Thumbnails

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  Current version on the game thumbnail.

Icons

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  Current version on the game thumbnail.

Development Images

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  First version on a development image.
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  Unused version on a development image.
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  Unused version on a development image.
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  Current version on a development image.
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  Current version on a development image.
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  Current version on a development image.
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  Current version on a development image.

Trivia

• The current version of the map appears to be based on Abandoned Aqueduct from Risk of Rain 2, which is similarly to Dusty Bridges a mountainous desert with the distinct feature of giant needles with red threads.
• Due to a placement glitch, on the first version of Dusty Bridges you were able to place towers on the side of the rocks.

Update History

• 13 October 2019 - Release v1.0.0
  • Dusty Bridges added.
• 4 March 2020 - Release v1.8.0
  • No longer playable on Versus mode.
• 29 October 2020 - Overhaul v1.0.0
  • Dusty Bridges remade.
  • Hard difficulty added.
  • No longer gives a badge upon first triumph.
• 3 September 2025 - v1.74.0
  • Dusty Bridges remade.
    • Previous version has been kept in-game as Legacy Dusty Bridges.
  • Bug: Tower and unit range will not appear if its positioned on the gaps in terrain.

Notes