Editing How to Play (section)

== Getting Started ==
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HowToPlay1.png|Login Rewards
HowToPlay2.png|Starting UIs
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Upon joining the game you will be greeted with an interface showing various custom UIs, as well as the familiar Roblox GUIs such as the chat. You will initially receive the [[Login Rewards]] for the day, which you can claim every day whenever you play the game. The custom UIs have various functions.

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! style="text-align:center;" |UI Icon
! style="text-align:center;" |Popup UI
! style="text-align:center;" |Name
! style="text-align:center;" |Function
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|[[File:ShopButton1.png|thumb|125px]]
|[[File:Shop4.png|thumb|200px]]<br/>[[File:Shop7.png|thumb|200px]]<br/>[[File:Shop6.png|thumb|200px]]<br/>[[File:Shop12.png|thumb|200px]]<br/>[[File:Shop9.png|thumb|200px]]<br/>[[File:Shop8.png|thumb|200px]]<br/>[[File:Shop10.png|thumb|200px]]
|'''Store'''
|This is the place to buy [[Towers]], [[Emotes]], [[Crates|Skincrates]], [[Nametags]], [[Gamepasses]] and [[Developer Products]].

Under Home, you check in-game advertisements, of [[Gamepasses]], [[Crates|Skincrates]] or [[Towers]].

Under Towers, you are sent to the inventory.<br/>To buy one, you need to select a tower in the store you have not bought, and click ''Buy''.

Under Skins, you can buy Skincrates or a specific skin for sale, that can be used for your towers. Three random skins and four skincrates can be bought there, which change every day.<br>To buy one, click on a skin/skincrate then click ''Buy''.

Under Emotes, is where you buy new emotes to your inventory. Four emotes can be bought there, with the emotes changing every day.<br/>To buy one, you need to select an emote in the store you have not bought, and click ''Buy''.

Under Tags, you can buy Nametags. Eight random nametags, two for each rarity can be bought here, which change every day.<br/>To buy one, click on a nametag then click ''Buy''.

Under Gamepasses, you can buy various gamepasses and towers, such as [[DJ Booth]] Custom Music Gamepass or the [[Crook Boss]] tower. for {{Robux|Robux}}. Any offers will be shown and you can also buy gamepasses on the game's landing page.

Under Credits, you buy {{Coins|Coins}} and {{Gem|Gems}}.

Under tickets, you can buy various tickets, such as {{TimeScaleTicket|Time Scale Tickets}}.
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|[[File:InventoryButton.png|thumb|125px]]
|[[File:Inventory1.png|thumb|200px]]<br/>[[File:Inventory4.png|thumb|200px]]<br/>[[File:Inventory9.png|thumb|200px]]<br/>[[File:Inventory3.png|thumb|200px]]<br/>[[File:Inventory5.png|thumb|200px]]<br/>[[File:Inventory2.png|thumb|200px]]<br/>[[File:Inventory8.png|thumb|200px]]
|'''Items'''
|This is the place where you equip your [[Towers]], [[Emotes]], [[Nametags]], [[Charms]], select skins for towers, and open [[Crates|Skincrates]]. You can also purchase skincrates and towers here.

To select [[Towers]] for your loadout, you need to have free slots available on your ''Tower Loadout''. You then choose [[Towers]] you want to equip and then select ''Equip''.<br/>To select skins for a specific tower, you must click ''Skins'' and you will be shown all the skins that you have for the tower. To unlock more skins for the tower, you must open [[Crates]] which is the second tab of this menu, purchase them from the [[Daily Store]] or unlock them from [[Codes]].<br/>Some towers have golden perks, which are unlocked by getting a {{Color|Golden}} skin. You need to click ''Golden'' for the golden perk to be activated.<br/>There is also an option to add in preset loadouts. Up to four loadouts can be made, increased to six with VIP.

In the Crates section, you can purchase any crate that is currently on sale. You can open these crate by clicking ''Open''.<br/>You can also see every item in the crate by clicking ''View Contents''. You can also see how likely you are to get the skin, the rarity of each skin and what skins you have unlocked.

In the Items section, you can equip your consumables by clicking a consumable and clicking ''Equip''. Up to four consumables can be equipped.<br/>This area also displays tickets.

In the Cosmetics section, you can pick an emote, charm, nametag or title that you want to use. You do it by choosing a cosmetic and clicking ''Equip''.
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|[[File:SkillsButton.png|thumb|125px]]
|[[File:Maxxedskilltree.png|thumb|200px]]
|'''Skills'''
|This is where [[Skills]] can be seen. These are small boosts which are applied to either towers, units, base health or cash gained. They are unlocked once the player reaches {{Level|15}}.

It is split into four categories: Defense, Offense, Strategy and Economy.

If the player wishes to change what [[Skills]] they spent their currency on, they can reset the [[Skills]]. This will give back 95% of the spent currency in the form of {{SkillCredit|}}, which can only be spent on [[Skills]].
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|[[File:QuestsUI1.png|thumb|125px]]
|[[File:QuestTFA.png|thumb|200px]]<br/>[[File:CompletedMissions.png|thumb|200px]]
|'''Quests'''
|This is the place to start, cancel and collect rewards for completing [[Quests]] and [[Mission Quests]]. In the ''Quests'' tab, there are four daily quests, which reset every 24 hours and two weekly quests, which reset every seven days. The timer for quests getting reset does not start until you join the game. Cancelling a quest resets progress for it. Only two daily quests and one weekly quest can be active at the same time.

In the ''Mission'' tab, all [[Mission Quests]] are visible and can be accepted as long as the player meets the requirements, which is generally just owning the tower it gives a skin for. Only one of the [[Mission Quests]] can be activated at once.

During events, an additional tab may be added which includes limited time quests which include rewards, which can vary from permanent items like the [[Premium Crate]] and limited time items like {{Color|Krampus|Krampus Slayer}} [[Cryomancer]].

Daily and Weekly Quests can be refilled using {{Robux|Robux}}, bypassing the timer. Refilling daily quests costs {{Robux|50}} and {{Robux|120}}.
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|[[File:IndexButton.png|thumb|75px]]
|[[File:Index1.png|thumb|200px]]<br/>[[File:Index2.png|thumb|200px]]<br/>[[File:Achievements.png|thumb|200px]]
|'''Index'''
|This is the place where you can check the statistics of enemies you have unlocked.

To view an enemy, you must collect a [[Logbooks|Logbook]] that they can randomly drop. This has a low chance of dropping.

Once you have selected an enemy, you can view their statistics, such as their speed and health. You can also view the description of an enemy, if it has one.

You can also view maps after completing it on any mode. This will show the amount of times you have won and lost at the said map, your win to lose ratio, and how far you have gotten in every mode that the map is playable on.

The achievements can also be seen here. These are tasks which when completed, reward you with one time rewards.

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|[[File:SettingsButton.png|thumb|75px]]
|[[File:Gameplaysettings.png|thumb|200px]]<br/>[[File:Settings3.png|thumb|200px]]<br/>[[File:Settings4.png|thumb|200px]]<br/>[[File:Settings5.png|thumb|200px]]
|'''Settings'''
|This is the place where you configure your game to your liking. You can also access this GUI during a match.

Under Gameplay, you can alter various settings which affect the gameplay. These include auto skip, disabling dialogue or changing the size of the player's avatar.

Under Graphics, you can turn on or off multiple graphical settings, such as HQ explosions, shadows, bullet trails or change the size of the game interface.

Under Sound, you can change the volume of various sounds, such as music, emotes and towers.

Under Keybinds, you can change keybinds or reset them to default settings. This menu is not available on mobile or consoles.
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|[[File:InvitesButton.png|thumb|200px]]
|[[File:Matchmaking5.png|thumb|200px]]<br/>[[File:Matchmaking8.png|thumb|200px]]<br/>[[File:Matchmaking2.png|thumb|200px]]<br/>[[File:Matchmaking3.png|thumb|200px]]<br/>[[File:Matchmaking9.png|thumb|200px]]<br/>[[File:Matchmaking6.png|thumb|200px]]<br/>[[File:Matchmaking7.png|thumb|200px]]<br/>[[File:Matchmaking4.png|thumb|200px]]
|'''Party'''
|This is where you can create or join parties.

Under ''Party'', you can see your party and people you can invite. If you are not in a party, a party list is displayed instead. To create a party, click ''Create Party''.<br/>When you create a party, you become the party owner, they can invite players to join their party, disband the party and kick players from the party. Other players cannot do this, but they can leave the party.<br/>A match can be started by going up to any of the statues present in the lobby, such as the [[Minigunner]] statue or the [[Gunslinger]] statue. In there, you have up to four options, solo, duo, trio and quad.

It is possible to change the settings of a party. There are four options. Party lock is turned on by default, disabling it allows uninvited people to join the party. Members can invite allows other party members to invite people, this is turned off by default. The two other settings are Level requirements, by default it is set to {{Level|0-1000}}. You can also be invited to parties. When you are invited, you will receive a message on the bottom of your screen telling you that a player has invited you to their party. You can join their party by pressing the ''Accept'' button on the message or under ''Invites''. You can also press the ''Deny'' button there to decline an invite.

When the party owner starts a match, multiple interfaces will appear, that display player that was in their party, their loadouts, victories, triumphs and losses. On the top, you will see an interface that tells you if you found a game and how long you were looking for it. On the right side of it, you can also press a button which allows you to leave the [[Matchmaking]] search, as long as [[Matchmaking]] is still looking for players.<br/>If the party is not full, you will be in a match with people that were not in your party.
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|[[File:RankedIcon.png|thumb|200px]]
|[[File:PVPSeason0.png|thumb|200px]]
|'''Ranked'''
|This is where you can see various information related to the [[PVP]] mode.

On the left, the player's current rank alongside their ELO will be shown. Next to the ELO, the amount left until next rank is also visible. On the right, rewards for reaching each rank and what arena it puts the player in can also be seen.
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|[[File:PlaytimeRewardsButton.png|thumb|200px]]
|[[File:PlaytimeRewardsMenu.png|thumb|200px]]
|'''Playtime Rewards'''
|This is where you can collect [[Playtime Rewards]].

Most of the time, six separate gift boxes will appear which give out either one or two rewards from their reward pool. For players that can see ads, an additional row of gift boxes will sometimes appear. Base rewards are unlocked after a certain amount of time passes in-game while ad rewards are given out after watching an ad. All rewards reset after a day.
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|[[File:TwitterButton.png|thumb|75px]]
|[[File:Twitter1.png|thumb|200px]]
|'''Codes'''
|This is where you redeem [[Codes]], simply enter a code in the box then click ''Redeem''.
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|[[File:GiftBox1.png|thumb|100px]]
|[[File:GiftBox2.png|thumb|200px]]
|'''Gift Box'''
|This is the place where you can claim various gifts, such as towers or skins.
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|[[File:NewsFeed.png|thumb|100px]]
|[[File:NewsFeedLog.png|thumb|200px]]
|'''News Feed'''
|This is where you can see the update log for updates. It only shows updates after the end of the [[Solar Eclipse Event]], though only most recent ones are shown first.
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! style="text-align:center;" |UI
! style="text-align:center;" |Name
! style="text-align:center;" |Function
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|[[File:CoinGemCounter.png|thumb|200px]]
|'''Coin & Gem Counter'''
|This is where you can see how much currency you have, mainly the {{Coins|Coins}} and {{Gem|Gems}} currencies.
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|[[File:TowerLoadout4.png|thumb|200px]]
|'''Tower Loadout'''
|There are mainly five available slots in which you can equip your towers, though some events give the player a sixth tower while some modes reduce the number of towers. The fifth slot can only be unlocked if you are {{Level|15+}}.<br>Each slot has a number in the top left corner, which shows which key on the keyboard you have to press to place down your towers during a match.
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|[[File:QuestsUI3.png|thumb|200px]]
|'''Quest List'''
|On the side in the lobby and during matches, a list of currently tracked [[Quests]] and [[Mission Quests]] can be seen, which also showcases the progress made, its name and requirements. All daily and weekly [[Quests]] automatically record progress, regardless of whether you have them tracked or not.

Upon completing a quest, the completion requirement text will change a message telling you to redeem the rewards in the lobby.
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|[[File:PlaySurvival.png|thumb|200px]]
|'''Play'''
|Above player's loadout, a button that quickly allows someone to play a match can be found. Clicking it will open up a menu with various [[Matchmaking]] options. On the side of the button, current party members can also be found.
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|[[File:LevelBar1.png|thumb|200px]]
|'''Level Bar'''
|This is the level progress bar which displays {{Exp|}} gained for that level, the level and the {{Exp|}} required to level from left to right.

Currently, the formula for levelling up is
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'''Between Levels 0 and 10''': 45 + (Next Level × 3.5)<br/>'''Between Levels 10 and 40''': CurrNextent Level × 8<br/>'''All Levels above 40''': 260 + (Next Level × 1.5)
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|[[File:EmoteWheel.png|thumb|200px]]
|'''Emote Wheel'''
|This is the wheel that shows your emotes. To use an emote, simply click on one of them.
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|[[File:StickerWheel.png|thumb|200px]]
|'''Sticker Wheel'''
|This is the wheel that shows your sticker. To use an sticker, simply click on one of them.
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|[[File:V2.1.0UpdateLog3.png|thumb|The Communication Wheel.]]
|'''Communication Wheel'''
|This is the wheel that shows various communication options to coordinate strategy with players who are unable to chat normally. This feature is only available in multiplayer servers and can be toggled via a keybind (N by default) or via the hotbar. If you are in a solo server, this feature will not be available.
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