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"I wanted to make a fanmade v4 and v5 plat mini skin soo"

―me

"A high-firerate tower that carries a M61 Vulcan Gatling Gun"

―Store Description

Description

The Minigunner is a fast firing tower purchasable from the store for 5,000. It has a level requirement of Level 5.

Before the Minigunner starts firing, it needs to rev up its M61 Vulcan Minigun. If there are no enemies in its range, it will wait for about a second for an enemy to enter its range. If no enemy enters its range in that time, it will have to rev up again before it starts firing. It fires bullets at enemies at a fast firerate, which is why the Minigunner is regarded by some as one of the best towers due to its high DPS and relatively cheap cost compared to other high DPS towers, like the Turret. Additionally, there is no limit for the amount of Minigunners you can place down during a game, which is not the case for other high DPS towers.

This is mostly considered a mid-game to late-game tower, but it can be used as an early-game tower if you have enough money for it.

Upgrades

DefaultGoldenPlatinum

Level 1 - Improved Handling - $500
+2 Range 0.14 > 0.1 Firerate Sell Price changes to $833

Level 2 - Heat Vision Goggles - $650
+1 Range +Hidden Detection Sell Price changes to $1,050

Geared Up

Level 3 • Cost: Geared Up - $5,500

+1 Damage

0.1 > 0.05 Firerate

Sell Price changes to $2,883

Futuristic Armory

Level 4 • Cost: Futuristic Armory - $9,000

+2 Range

+2 Damage

Sell Price changes to $5,883

Level 1 - Improved Handling - $500
+2 Range 0.14 > 0.1 Firerate Sell Price changes to $833

Level 2 - Heat Vision Goggles - $650
+1 Range +Hidden Detection Sell Price changes to $1,050

Geared Up

Level 3 • Cost: Geared Up - $5,500

+2 Damage

0.1 > 0.05 Firerate

Sell Price changes to $2,883

Futuristic Armory

Level 4 • Cost: Futuristic Armory - $9,000

+2 Range

+3 Damage

Sell Price changes to $5,883

Level 1 - Improved Handling - $500
+2 Range 0.14 > 0.1 Firerate Sell Price changes to $833

Level 2 - Heat Vision Goggles - $650
+1 Range +Hidden Detection Sell Price changes to $1,050

Geared Up

Level 3 • Cost: Geared Up - $5,500

+1 Damage

0.1 > 0.05 Firerate

Sell Price changes to $2,883

Futuristic Armory

Level 4 • Cost: Futuristic Armory - $9,000

+2 Range

+3 Damage

Sell Price changes to $5,883

Stats Table

NormalGoldenPlatinum

Level	Total Price	Damage	Firerate	Range	DPS
0	$2,000	1	0.14	16	7.14
1	$2,500	1	0.1	18	10
2	$3,150	1	0.1	19	10
3	$8,650	2	0.05	19	40
4	$17,650	4	0.05	21	80

Level	Total Price	Damage	Firerate	Range	DPS
0	$2,000	1	0.14	16	7.14
1	$2,500	1	0.1	18	10
2	$3,150	1	0.1	19	10
3	$8,650	3	0.05	19	60
4	$17,650	6	0.05	21	120

Level	Total Price	Damage	Firerate	Range	DPS
0	$2,000	1	0.14	16	7.14
1	$2,500	1	0.1	18	10
2	$3,150	1	0.1	19	10
3	$8,650	3	0.05	19	40
4	$17,650	5	0.05	21	100

Skins

To see all the upgrades of a skin, see the gallery page.

Skin	Blue	Green	Black Ops	Golden
Rarity	Common	Common	Common	Other
Cost	1,250	1,250	125	N/A
Crate	Basic	Basic	Premium	Golden
Skin	Pumpkin	Heavy	Platinum	Wraith
Rarity	Event	Common	Other	Rare
Cost	N/A	125	N/A	250
Crate	Halloween 2019 Pumpkin	Premium	Platinum	Premium
Skin	Xmas	Party	Twitter	Toy
Rarity	Event	Event	Other	Other
Cost	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Crate	Christmas 2019	Party	Code: 5KMILESTONE	Toy
Skin	Bunny	Hazmat	King	Ghost
Rarity	Event	Rare	Other	Event
Cost	N/A	250	N/A	N/A
Crate	Bunny	Premium	VIP Gamepass	Spooky Crate
Skin	Frost	Community
Rarity	Event	Other
Cost	N/A	N/A
Crate	Frost	Code: COMMUNITY20

Strategy

• The Minigunner should be one of the towers that is placed down the most. Place them in a large group near the front of the track if possible, or place them in an area that covers a lot of path (for example inside corners).
  • Having a Commander or DJ Booth nearby helps a lot.
  • The Minigunner does not have a placement limit, unlike other high DPS towers, like the Ranger and Turret. If you still can place down towers, then the Minigunner can be a great choice.
• Midway through the game, several Level 3 Minigunners are effective in wiping out hordes of enemies for an effective price.
• If you plan to save up for this in the early stages of the game, you should have teammates with reliable towers, such as the Soldier or Crook Boss.
  • You may also want to consider using the Farm to get an early game Minigunner.
• While this is a cost-effective way to triumph maps, this is not the best tower in terms of DPS.
  • In terms of DPS and range, the Turret, Accelerator and Ranger are far more effective. However, they are quite expensive and have their own limitations, like placement limits.
• This tower is heavily affected by the defense from enemies like the Giant Boss and Templar. In most cases, the Minigunner will only deal half damage to such enemies.
  • Towers that can reduce defense help improve the Minigunner's damage against such enemies.
    • However, due to the Minigunner's low damage you will not see a difference on most enemies unless you stack the defense dropping capabilities of the Pyromancer, Electroshocker, and Freezer or Frost Blaster.
• If playing on Normal or Molten modes, the Minigunner should be placed down right before the Slow Boss appears as it has higher health than most of the other enemies that spawn.
  • In Fallen mode, this should be placed before the Dark Necromancer spawns.
• The Minigunner can be a cheap and effective way to wipe out hidden enemies, like the Invisible and Shadow Boss.
• Because of the Minigunner's long range, it does not need to be placed right next to the path. This spot can be reserved for towers with shorter range, such as the Crook Boss or Shotgunner.

Trivia

• Before the 13th of October 2019, when the Minigunner was Level 2 or higher, its face changed from the Smile face to the Grr! face, despite the fact that the upgrade icon kept the Smile face.
• The Minigunner was inspired by Tower Battles's Commando as well as Team Fortress 2's Heavy.
• Prior to the 8th of August 2019, the Level 5 upgrade was a jetpack. Functionally, it performed the same as any other ground tower.
  • Despite being a flying tower at that upgrade, the hitbox of the Minigunner did not change with the jetpack. They could still be stunned by rocks from Tanks or the shockwave from the Gravekeeper.
• The M61 Vulcan used by most variants of the Minigunner was first popularized by R2D's Minigun.
• The Minigunner currently has the most skins out of any tower in the game.
• During Hardcore testing, the Minigunner appeared alongside Commander on the "Triumph" screen.

Update History

For previous cosmetic variations, see the gallery page.

• 14 June 2019
  • Minigunner added.
• 3 August 2019
  • Statistical changes:
    • Level 4
      • Range decreased from +3 to +1.
    • Level 5
      • Cost increased from $8,000 to $8,500.
      • Range decreased from +4 to +1.
• 13 October 2019
  • Statistical changes:
    • Base
      • Range increased from 12 to 16.
  • New skins: Green, Blue, Black Ops, Golden
• 18 October 2019
  • New skin: Pumpkin
  • Golden skin 25% damage buff added.
• 9 November 2019
  • Golden damage buff can now stack with other damage buffs.
  • New skin: Heavy
• 8 December 2019
  • New skin: Platinum, Wraith
  • Golden skin damage buff increased from 25% to 35%.
• 24 December 2019
  • New skin: Xmas
• 1 January 2020
  • New skin: Party
• 12 January 2020
  • Golden skin damage buff increased from 35% to 50%.
  • Platinum skin damage buff increased from 15% to 25%.
• 11 February 2020
  • New skin: Twitter
• 4 March 2020
  • Bugfix: Muzzle flash bug fixed.
• 18 March 2020
  • New skin: Toy
  • Bugfix: Visual shooting bug fixed.
• 6 April 2020
  • New skin: Bunny
• 29 April 2020
  • New skin: Hazmat
• 26 May 2020
  • New firing animations.
• 31 May 2020
  • Bugfix: Twitter Minigunner animations fixed.
• 28 August 2020
  • New skin (Hardcore testing): King
• 29 October 2020
  • Minigunner now needs to rev up to start firing.
  • Unlock cost increased from 2,500 to 5,000.
  • Level 5 requirement added.
  • Statistical changes:
    • Level 1
      • Cost increased from $250 to $350.
    • Level 2
      • Damage decreased from +1 to +0.
      • Cost increased from $525 to $650.
    • Level 3
      • Firerate changed from 0.15 > 0.12 to 0.15 > 0.1.
      • Damage increased from +0 to +1.
      • Cost decreased from $2,000 to $1,500.
      • Renamed from Bandolier to Well Geared.
    • Level 4
      • Range decreased from +1 to +0.
      • Firerate changed from 0.12 > 0.065 to 0.1 > 0.05.
      • Cost decreased from $5,500 to $4,600.
      • Renamed from DUAL MINIGUNS to Dual Vulcans.
    • Level 5
      • Range increased from +1 to +2
      • Cost increased from $8,500 to $9,000.
      • Renamed from High Tech Super Soldier to Futuristic Armory.
  • Bug: Toy Minigunner animations are broken.
  • Removed skins: Platinum, King
• 31 October 2020
  • New skin: Ghost
• 23 November 2020
  • Bugfix: Toy Minigunner fixed.
• 8 May 2021
  • Statistical changes:
    • Base
      • Firerate decreased from 0.15 to 0.14.
    • Level 1
      • Cost increased from $350 to $500
      • Firerate changed from 0.15 toc
    • Level 3
      • Name changed from Well Geared to Geared Up.
      • Firerate changed from 0.15 > 0.1 to 0.1 > 0.05.
      • Cost increased from $1,500 to $5,500.
    • Level 4
      • Name changed from Dual Vulcans to Futuristic Armory.
      • Damage increased from +0 to +2.
      • Range increased from +0 to +2.
      • Firerate changed from 0.1 > 0.05 to 0.05.
      • Cost increased from $3,600 to $9,000.
    • Level 5 removed
      • Statistics:
        • Name: Futuristic Armory
        • Cost: $9,000
        • +2 Damage
        • +2 Range
• 26 May 2021
  • New skin: Community

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