Tutorial

GAMEMODE

WAVES

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File:(Official) Tower Defense Simulator OST - Tutorial Theme

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   <format>Ambience (First)

File:(Official) Tower Defense Simulator OST - Ducky Boom

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   <format>Final Wave (Old)

File:Tower Defense Simulator OST - Grave Buster

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Description

Tutorial is the map used as the tutorial for the game. For the introductory stage of the game, you are forced to complete at least the first mission on Story mode's TDS: Boot Camp chapter, called Boot Camp. Subsequent TDS: Boot Camp missions, Live Fire, Breach Protocol and Brute Force also use this map.

Rewards

The Tutorial used to give out Coin 600 and Experience 200 EXP upon first triumph, though due to its tutorial being incorporated into the Boot Camp, this is no longer the case.

Badges

There is also one badge which can be obtained when playing on this map. It is:

Welcome to TDS!

✔ OBTAINABLE

File:TutorialBadge.png

You completed the tutorial! Welcome to Tower Defense Simulator recruit!

20,263,201 players earned this

Strategy

• Because of how Tutorial works, simply following the Commander can lead to triumphing this map.
  • It is not possible to pick what towers are in your loadout, as they are replaced the moment the match starts. Additionally, all skins are replaced with the Default skin and golden perks are not applied.

Trivia

• There is an image of Tung Tung Tung Sahur on one of the trees.
• Despite the objective screen suggesting triumphing the Tutorial gave the Demoman, this was not actually the case. The player would buy it with the Coin Coins gotten from triumphing it instead.

Gallery

Map Icons

• First version (24 February 2024 – 31 July 2026)
  First version (24 February 2024 – 31 July 2026)

View

• First version (24 February 2024 – 31 July 2026)
  First version (24 February 2024 – 31 July 2026)

Icons

• Current version on the game icon.
  Current version on the game icon.

Thumbnails

• Current version on the game thumbnail.
  Current version on the game thumbnail.

Miscellaneous

• Tutorial objective.
  Tutorial objective.

Update History

• 24 February 2024 - v1.14.0
  • Tutorial added.
  • Bug: Beating the Tutorial for the first time through settings does not reward the badge.
  • Bug: Skipping the Tutorial still awards the badge.
  • Bug: Losing as a new player gives rewards instead of just giving Experience 0 EXP.
  • Bug: Upgrading towers too fast can make the player upgrade a tower to a wrong Level, leaving them with not enough cash to progress and softlocking them.
  • Bug: Towers can be placed inside the path.
  • Bug: Has no icon and lists no creator.
• 6 March 2024 - v1.14.0c
  • Bug: Music no longer plays.
• 8 March 2024 - v1.15.0
  • Music changed.
  • Bugfix: Music now plays again
  • Bugfix: Beating the Tutorial for the first time through settings now rewards the badge.
  • Bugfix: Skipping the Tutorial no longer awards the badge.
• 15 March 2024 - v1.16.0
  • Bug: Skipping the Tutorial still awards the badge.
• 10 May 2024 - v1.21.0
  • Bug: New players do not receive the fifth slot, making the Tutorial unbeatable.
  • Bug: Selecting the consumables hotbar sometimes prevents the player from perfoming what the Commander requests, making the Tutorial unbeatable.
  • Bug: Consumables can be used.
  • Bug: Any tower can be selected at any time and placed in the placement circles that appear even when the Commander does not request it.
• 14 May 2024 - v1.21.6
  • Bugfix: New players now receive the fifth slot again.
  • Bugfix: Selecting consumables hotbar is no longer possible.
  • Bugfix: Consumables now cannot be used.
• 18 May 2024 - v1.22.0
  • Bug: Towers in the hotbar can become unselectable, making the Tutorial unbeatable.
• 20 May 2024 - v1.22.1
  • Bugfix: Losing as a new player no longer grants any rewards other than Experience 0 EXP.
• 23 May 2024 - v1.23.0
  • Tower obtainment pop-ups now use the tower's icon instead of the model.
  • Disabled the consumables hotbar.
  • Bugfix: Towers in the hotbar no longer become unselectable.
• 19 July 2024 - v1.26.0
  • Beating Wave 2 now sets cash to Cash$600 instead of Cash$400.
• 4 September 2024 - v1.30.0
  • Beating Wave 5 now sets cash to Cash$1,600 instead of Cash$2,200.
• 20 November 2024 - v1.42.0
  • Bugfix: Only towers that the Commander requests can now be selected, preventing wrong towers from being placed down.
• 12 March 2025 - v1.57.0
  • Wave structure changed.
  • Now gives the Demoman upon first triumph, instead of having it be bought as part of the Tutorial.
  • Lobby part of the Tutorial removed.
• 30 April 2025 - v1.63.0
  • No longer allows the player to access the Settings.
• 28 May 2025 - v1.65.0
  • Skills are now disabled.
• 25 June 2025 - v1.68.0
  • Wave structure changed.
  • Added audio for dialogue.
  • Re-added the lobby part of the Tutorial.
  • Demoman is now again bought in the lobby part of the Tutorial rather than given out.
  • Losing is now impossible by letting enemies get to the exit.
  • Health bar replaced with a progress bar.
  • Corrected certain timings.
  • Bug: It is possible to get rid of the inventory by opening the emote/sticker wheel, preventing progress until the player rejoins.
  • Bug: It is possible to spend all the Coin Coins gained in a brief period where the game does not prevent opening menus, leading to the player being unable to purchase anything, preventing progress and upon rejoining, also preventing finishing the Tutorial.
  • Bug: If a new player replays the Tutorial while the lobby part of it is still active, they will be able to gain the triumph rewards again.
  • Bug: Certain dialogue audio does not play.
• 25 June 2025 - v1.68.0a
  • Bugfix: All dialogue audio now plays.
• 2 July 2025 - v1.69.0
  • Bugfix: Replaying the Tutorial while the lobby part of it is still active no longer grants the player rewards.
• 3 September 2025 - v1.74.0
  • Wave structure changed.
• 11 March 2026 - v1.86.0
  • Due to balance changes, it is no longer possible to afford the Sniper on Wave 2, making the Tutorial impossible to beat.
• 11 March 2026 - v1.86.1
  • Increased cash value on Wave 2, making the map possible to beat again.
• 31 July 2026 - v2.4.0
  • Tutorial remade.
  • The tutorial that was part of the Tutorial map is now part of Story mode.
  • Bugfix: Now has an icon.

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