v1.14.0

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Description

v1.14.0 is the sixty-sixth update to be released in Tower Defense Simulator, on the 24th of February 2024.

This update was also given the name Trapper Update, as this update added the Trapper tower.

This update encompassed three updates, the main v1.14.0 update (released 24 February 2024) and two minor updates, the v1.14.0a (released 24 February 2024), v1.14.0b (released 1 March 2024) and v1.14.0c (released 6 March 2024).

Additions

Towers

• Trapper

Enemies

• Armored
• Dummy Boss
• Multiple modern variants of enemies added, replacing their legacy variants in new modes.
  • Normal
  • Speedy
  • Slow
  • Normal Boss
  • Hidden
  • Breaker2
  • Breaker
  • Necromancer
  • Skeleton
  • Slow Boss
  • Hidden Boss
  • Bolt
  • Breaker4
  • Breaker3
  • Grave Digger

In v1.14.0c:

• Imposter

Maps

• Tutorial

Miscellanous

• Tutorial Mode
• Champion Nametag
• Starter Bundle
  • Available for 72 hours for new players
• Time Scale

Changes & Bugfixes

Towers

• Shotgunner buffed.
  • Statistical changes:
    • Base
      • Firerate decreased from 2.525 to 2.125.
      • Spread decreased from 80 to 60.
    • Level 1
      • Firerate changed from to .
    • Level 2
      • Renamed from Better Handling to Shotgun Knowledge.
      • Spread changed from 80 > 60 to 60 > 50.
      • Lead detection added.
    • Level 3
      • Cost increased from Error creating thumbnail: File missing$3,500 to Error creating thumbnail: File missing$3,650.
      • Firerate changed from to .
      • Now removes lead detection due to a bug.
    • Level 4
      • Cost decreased from Error creating thumbnail: File missing$10,000 to Error creating thumbnail: File missing$9,000.
      • Damage increased from +1 to +2.
      • Firerate changed from to .
      • Bullets decreased from 8 > 12 to 8 > 10.
      • Spread changed from 60 > 50 to 50 > 40.
      • Now adds lead detection.
• Necromancer buffed.
  • Statistical changes:
    • Base
      • Cost decreased from Error creating thumbnail: File missing$2,250 to Error creating thumbnail: File missing$1,650.
      • Damage increased from 8 to 15.
      • Firerate increased from 1.525 to 2.025.
      • Hidden detection removed, moved to Level 2.
      • Max gravestones decreased from 6 to 4.
      • Skeleton health increased from 20 to 30.
      • Skeleton hidden detection removed.
    • Level 1
      • Cost decreased from Error creating thumbnail: File missing$750 to Error creating thumbnail: File missing$650.
      • Max hits decreased from +2 to +1.
      • Max gravestones increased from +0 to +2.
    • Level 2
      • Cost decreased from Error creating thumbnail: File missing$2,000 to Error creating thumbnail: File missing$1,750.
      • Firerate changed from to .
      • Max hits increased from +0 to +1
      • Hidden detection added, moved from Level 0.
      • Sword Skeleton health increased from 20 to 30.
    • Level 3
      • Cost decreased from Error creating thumbnail: File missing$10,000 to Error creating thumbnail: File missing$9,500.
      • Damage increased from +15 to +22.
      • Max hits increased from +0 to +2.
      • Max gravestones increased from +0 to +1.
      • Skeleton Knight damage increased from 25 to 35.
      • Skeleton Knight range increased from 6 to 7.
      • Skeleton Knight health increased from 65 to 100.
    • Level 4
      • Renamed from The Darkhold to Into Oblivion.
      • Damage decreased from -10 to -20.
      • Firerate changed from to .
      • Range increased from +0 to +2.
      • Gravestone explosion damage increased from 75 to 300.
      • Max hits increased from +1 to +2.
      • Gravestone spawn count increased from +0 to +1.
      • Hallow Guard health increased from 750 to 1,250.
      • Hallow Guard hidden detection removed.
      • Executioner Skeleton health increased from 3,000 to 3,500.
      • Executioner Skeleton range increased from 24 to 30.
• Engineer buffed.
  • Statistical changes:
    • Base
      • Damage increased from 3 to 4.
      • Firerate increased from 1.275 to 1.525.
      • Sentry firerate decreased from 0.525 to 0.475.
      • Sentry scrap meter increased from 10 to 16.
    • Level 2
      • Cost decreased from Error creating thumbnail: File missing$400 to Error creating thumbnail: File missing$300.
      • Range increased from +1 to +3.
      • Deadzone range decreased from -1 to -2.
    • Level 3
      • Damage increased from +5 to +6.
      • Firerate changed from 1.275 to .
      • Rifle Sentry scrap meter increased from 20 to 36.
    • Level 4
      • Cost increased from Error creating thumbnail: File missing$3,250 to Error creating thumbnail: File missing$3,500.
      • Damage increased from +5 to +6.
      • Range decreased from +3 to +1.
    • Level 5
      • Cost increased from Error creating thumbnail: File missing$12,500 to Error creating thumbnail: File missing$13,750.
      • Damage increased from +15 to +17.
      • Minigun Sentry scrap meter increased from 50 to 140.
    • Level 6
      • Cost decreased from Error creating thumbnail: File missing$33,500 to Error creating thumbnail: File missing$32,500.
      • Deadzone range increased from -1 to -0.5.
      • Max units increased from +0 to +1.
      • War Machine Sentry damage decreased from 12 to 8.
      • War Machine Sentry splash damage increased from 15 to 33.
      • War Machine Sentry range increased from 22 to 24.
      • War Machine Sentry scrap meter increased from 100 to 300.
• Engineer gamepass cost decreased from Robux 4,000 to Robux 3,000.
• Jester nerfed.
  • Statistical changes:
    • Base
      • Hidden detection removed, moved to Level 3.
    • Level 1
      • Firerate changed from to .
    • Level 2
      • Damage decreased from +3 to +2.
      • Burn damage decreased from +2 to +1.
      • Burn time changed from 3 > 5 to 3.
      • Slowdown per hit decreased from 40% to 30%.
      • Max slowdown increased from 40% to 80%.
      • Cost decreased from Error creating thumbnail: File missing$650 to Error creating thumbnail: File missing$550.
    • Level 3
      • Damage increased from +5 to +8.
      • Burn damage increased from +2 to +4.
      • Poison damage increased from 3 to 4.
      • Burn time changed from 5 > 6 to 3 > 6.
      • Hidden detection added, moved from Level 0.
    • Level 4
      • Damage decreased from +14 to +10.
      • Burn damage decreased from +7 to +5.
      • Poison damage decreased from +5 to +3.
      • Burn time changed from 6 > 8 to 6.
      • Confusion time decreased from 3 to 2.
      • Firerate changed from to .
• Warden now shocks enemies instead of stunning them.
• Turret gamepass cost decreased from Robux 800 to Robux 600.
• Mortar gamepass cost decreased from Robux 750 to Robux 525.
• Fixed the Jester, Cryomancer, Sledger and Frost Blaster gamepasses not giving the tower after being bought.

In v1.14.0b:

• Shotgunner buffed.
  • Statistical changes:
    • Level 3
      • Cost decreased from Error creating thumbnail: File missing$3,650 to Error creating thumbnail: File missing$3,500.
      • Firerate changed from to .
    • Level 4
      • Cost increased from Error creating thumbnail: File missing$9,000 to Error creating thumbnail: File missing$10,500.
      • Bullets increased from 8 > 10 to 8 > 11.
      • Firerate changed from to .
• Jester buffed.
  • New, more detailed upgrade descriptions.
  • Statistical changes:
    • Level 1
      • Firerate changed from to .
    • Level 2
      • Burn time changed from 3 to 3 > 4.
    • Level 3
      • Defense melting increased from 0.1% to 1%.
    • Level 4
      • Firerate changed from to .
• Fixed Jester not having upgrade icons.

Enemies

• Normal changed.
  • Now uses the Enemies Beta appearance with a different animation in Easy Mode and Tutorial.
  • Now appears in the Tutorial.
  • Speed decreased from Average (3) to Below Average (2.7) in Easy mode and the Tutorial.
  • Now gives Error creating thumbnail: File missing$5 upon death in Easy mode and the Tutorial.
• Speedy changed.
  • Now uses the Enemies Beta appearance in Easy Mode.
  • Now appears in the Tutorial.
  • Speed decreased from Fast (6) to Slighty Fast (5.5) in Easy mode and the Tutorial.
  • First wave appearance changed from Wave 3 to Wave 2 in Easy mode.
  • Now gives Error creating thumbnail: File missing$5 upon death in Easy mode and the Tutorial.
• Slow changed.
  • Now appears in the Tutorial.
  • Now uses its Enemies Beta appearance with a different animation in Easy mode and Tutorial.
  • Health increased from 8 to 14 in Easy mode.
  • Speed increased from Slow (1.75) to Below Average (2.5) in Easy mode and Tutorial.
  • Now gives Error creating thumbnail: File missing$10 upon death in Easy mode and the Tutorial.
  • First wave appearance changed from wave 5 to wave 4 in Easy mode.
• Normal Boss changed.
  • Speed increased (2 to 2.35) in Easy mode.
  • Now uses the Enemies Beta appearance with a different animation in Easy Mode.
  • Now is a boss enemy upon first spawn in Easy mode.
  • Now gives Error creating thumbnail: File missing$150 upon death in Easy mode and the Tutorial.
• Hidden changed.
  • Uses Enemies Beta appearance in Easy mode.
  • Now appears in the Tutorial.
  • Now gives Error creating thumbnail: File missing$10 upon death in Easy mode and the Tutorial.
• Breaker2 changed.
  • Now naturally appears in Easy mode.
  • Speed slightly decreased (5 to 4.5) in Easy mode.
  • Now gives Error creating thumbnail: File missing$15 upon death in Easy Mode.
• Breaker changed.
  • Now appears in Easy mode when spawned by the Breaker2.
  • Speed decreased from Fast (6) to Slighty Fast (5.35) in Easy mode.
• Necromancer from the Enemies Beta modifier changed.
  • Now appears in Easy Mode.
    • Has 250 health in Easy mode.
    • Speed decreased from Average (3.25) to Below Average (2.8).
    • Time between it first spawning and its first ability use reduced in Easy mode.
    • Skeletons are called "Necromancer's Skeleton" instead of "Summoner's Skeleton"
    • Gives Error creating thumbnail: File missing$500 upon death in Easy mode.
    • Summon ability now has a chance to summon hidden Skeletons in Easy mode.
• Skeleton changed.
  • Has 50 health in Easy mode.
  • Speed decreased from Above Average (3.5) to Average (3) in Easy mode.
  • Now has new animations in Easy mode.
  • Now has a death animation in Easy mode.
• Strong can no longer naturally appear in Easy mode, now it can only be spawned by the Grave Digger in Easy mode.
• Slow Boss changed.
  • Speed slightly increased (1.5 to 1.6) in Easy mode.
  • Now uses Enemies Beta appearance with a different animation in Easy mode.
  • Now gives Error creating thumbnail: File missing$300 every 400 health in Easy mode.
  • Now has 25% defense in Easy mode.
  • Now is a boss enemy upon first spawn in Easy mode.
• Hidden Boss changed.
  • Speed increased from Above Average (4) to Slightly Fast (5) in Easy mode.
  • Now uses Enemies Beta appearance in Easy mode.
  • Now gives Error creating thumbnail: File missing$400 upon death in Easy mode.
• Bolt changed.
  • Appearance changed.
  • Now gives Error creating thumbnail: File missing$35 upon death.
• Breaker4 changed.
  • Now naturally appears in Easy mode.
  • Now gives Error creating thumbnail: File missing$250 upon death in Easy mode.
• Breaker3 now appears in Easy mode when spawned by the Breaker4.
• Grave Digger differences with the legacy Grave Digger.
  • Health decreased from 40,000 to 20,000 in Easy mode.
  • Now spawns the Breaker2, Breaker4 and the Enemies Beta Necromancer instead of the Mystery, Mystery Boss and old Necromancer that used to appear in Easy mode.
  • Now gives Error creating thumbnail: File missing$5,000 every 4,000 health in Easy mode.
• Mystery, Speedy Boss, Mystery Boss and Mystery Summoner no longer appear in Easy mode.

In v1.14.0b:

• Grave Digger nerfed.
  • Health decreased from 20,000 to 15,000.
  • Stomp stun time decreased.
  • Cash given changed from Error creating thumbnail: File missing$5,000 every 4,000 health to Error creating thumbnail: File missing$5,000 every 3,000 health.

Skincrates

• Lovely Crate taken offsale.

Emotes

• Meme Emotes gamepass cost decreased from Robux 200 to Robux 100.

Miscellanous

• Easy mode changed.
  • Name changed from Normal mode to Easy mode.
  • Wave structure changed.
  • Error creating thumbnail: File missing Coins and Error creating thumbnail: File missing EXP rewards formula changed.
  • Starting cash decreased from Error creating thumbnail: File missing$500 to Error creating thumbnail: File missing$400.
  • Wave bonus formula changed.
  • Updated to the new mode system.
  • Now uses the new income system.
• Character scale has been enabled again.
• Lobby now has a starter pack board that only appears for new players.
• Fixed Commander narrator not having a clipboard in its hand during its teaching animation.
• Fixed triumph leaderboards not working.
• Fixed three broken ads appearing in the home section of the store.
• Fixed the scores tab of the Rewards not working.
• Fixed Jester, Frost Blaster and Cryomancer gamepasses being shown in the Robux Shop despite being taken offsale.
• Fixed character scale crashing the game.
• Fixed background blur no longer appearing in the inventory and store.

In v1.14.0a:

• Fixed the starter pack board showing that it gives Error creating thumbnail: File missing 300 instead of Error creating thumbnail: File missing 3,500.

In v1.14.0b:

• Easy mode changed.
  • Wave structure changed.
  • Starting cash increased.
    • Increased from Error creating thumbnail: File missing$400 to Error creating thumbnail: File missing$500 in solo.
    • Increased from Error creating thumbnail: File missing$300 to Error creating thumbnail: File missing$400 in duo.
    • Increased from Error creating thumbnail: File missing$250 to Error creating thumbnail: File missing$350 in trio.
    • Increased from Error creating thumbnail: File missing$200 to Error creating thumbnail: File missing$300 in quad.
• Bounded the ability slots to the D-pad on console.
• Fixed ability buttons not interacting correctly with the gui selection on console.

Gallery

Thumbnails

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Icons

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Promotional Videos

• File:⚠️ Trapper Tower! - Tower Defense Simulator

Official Update Log

NOTE: Not everything here will be accurate, as this is transcribed from the in-game update log. Several things may be incorrect, and there may be things that are missing.

v1.14.0

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👷 TRAPPER TOWER ☒

v1.14.0

📜Update Log:

🧰Trapper Tower (!)

• Unlock the new intermediate tower for 3,000 coins!

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Throw various types of traps onto the path to damage and stun enemies!

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🏫Tutorial Mode (!)

• New players will be prompted to play the tutorial
• Guides the user how to play Survival mode, purchase towers in the shop, and match make

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Tutorial mode is replayable at the bottom of the Settings menu

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💸Starter Pack

• Upon completing the tutorial, new users are offered a starter pack for 350 robux
• Includes: Militant, 3.5k coins, x3 Premium Crates

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The starter pack includes a 72 hour discount (47%) on 740 robux worth of items

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🐤New Easy Gamemode(!)

• Easy Mode has been completely remade!
• Utilizes new game modes system
• Wave count changed: 35 -> 25
• New enemy: Armored
• Remakes for Molten mode (Casual Mode!) and Fallen are being worked on. Stay tuned for more info!
• Updated Difficulty Vote menu

⌛Time Scaling(!)

• Added support for game time scaling
• Currently not being utilized outside of the tutorial mode. This functionality will be expanded upon soon.

💪Rebalances:

• Engineer
• Necromancer
• Jester
• Shotgunner

💸Game Pass Changes:

• Engineer: 4,000 Robux -> 3,000 Robux
• Turret: 800 Robux -> 600 Robux
• Mortar: 700 Robux -> 525 Robux
• Meme Emotes: 200 Robux -> 100 Robux

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