Art by u/psykkudoki. Original post here.
Hey everyone! Welcome to this week's blog with the NK team!
What's been going on this week?
We had a big week this week!
Battles 2 received update 1.0.6 with a whole lot of fixes which you can see all the details for here.
We also announced Bloons TD 6+ will be coming to Apple Arcade as part of the Apple Arcade Greats program!
There are no major content differences between normal BTD6 and BTD6+.
BTD6+ will receive all updates that BTD6 does.
You will not be able to port data between the two games however, as BTD6+ has some extra rules in place (you’ll earn monkey money faster for example).
Cross-play is enabled between BTD6 and BTD6+, though names are anonymized on BTD6+.
To get notified when the game launches, check it out here and you can check out our announcement here:
Finally, we also released our preview notes for update 30.0 for BTD6! With a new map, a Psi skin and a whole bunch more, you can read all about what is coming here.
Top 5 Percent Race Results:
1st: Gumball - 2 minutes and 38.7 seconds
2nd: egulio - 2 minutes and 38.8 seconds
3rd: Colt1234 - 2 minutes and 38.9 seconds
4th: KLTD1234 - 2 minutes and 39 seconds
5th: MaksymHEX - 2 minutes and 40 seconds
This weekend's focus:
- BTD6 -
Pile O' Monkey Money and T3 Insta Monkeys on sale.
Ongoing "Indiana Monke and The Temple of Bloon" Odyssey ending Tuesday.
"Trowel and error" Race this weekend.
Bloonarius will be appearing on Firing Range this week, starting Friday and ending Tuesday morning.
- Bloons Pop -
Friday: Bloon Popper
Saturday: Black Bloon Popper
Sunday: Powerup Mania
Gold Passes, Bloonstones and Vault of Monkey Money on sale.
- BTD Battles -
Professor Evil appearing on Steps this weekend. With a second tougher one starting Tuesday and ending Thursday.
Friday: MOAB, MOAB Cards - BFB, BFB Boosts Only, BFB Random 15
Saturday: MOAB, MOAB Card, MOAB Club - BFB, BFB Card
Sunday: MOAB, MOAB Card- BFB, BFB Card Club, BFB Boosts Only
Monday: MOAB
2x Medallions with Club Access on sale.
- BATTD -
Ongoing Martian games: Clones and more camo
Allies only and shuffle starting on Saturday.
Flame Princess Adventure Pack, Jake Adventure Pack and Character Bundle pack on sale.
- SAS4 Mobile -
LMS on Friday, VS with black box as rewards on Saturday and Apoc on Sunday.
Sales on nantos, NV vet pack, epic pack and 8th premium gun set: Torment, Proton Arc and Zerafallen
- BTD5 -
Monkey Team starting on Friday, refreshing every 3 hours.
Red counting for the leaderboards. Sub skin and Monkey Money on sale.
Questions from the comments:
Please answer the split between the community: is Etienne military or support and sauda primary or magic
Etienne is support and Sauda is magic!
Are Monkeys the dominant species in the bloons universe?
If they were, there’d be no Bloon war would there! They are definitely the most adorable species.
What is btd6+ going to have btd6 doesn't? Early updates?!
BTD6+ will be updated at the same time as base BTD6 (platform review times not withstanding). More info about BTD6+ is above!
Do the monkeys in the Bloons universe like to play Ninja Kiwi games?
Of course!
will you add banana farmer to battles 2???
We may do but it’s not currently in development plans. We’ll let you know when/if that changes.
Have you ever thought about making a public test/PBE version or server for btd6 so that people could try out new balance changes or new paragons etc. before they actually go live?
We have! Nothing to report yet but we hope to have more info about this in the future.
What monkeys never graduated from the Academy?
We don’t talk about Bruno.
Have the heroes made a band?
Psimbals is a one-monkey band!
How many of the monkeys graduated with a college degree?
Quite a few of them! Dr. Monkey guest lectures at the Monkeyversity frequently.
Why does the bazaar monkey just stare at the bloons
He’s easily mesmerized.
would Benjamin use a mac book or windows laptop?
Windows
Speaking of meeblings, will you ever do something with them ever again?
Remember them fondly mainly. They are a favorite of ours.
Will there be any chance for a non-monkey hero like gorilla or smh like that?
Probably not!
How does Bloonarious feel about being called a "round 63 spewing moab"?
We don’t think Bloonarius has any feelings…
What does PSI do when they aren't meditating?
They love to play their drums and cymbals!
Are all the animals in the btd universe just really small? Because last I checked monkey children are not bigger than a bison
The btd universe isn’t always the same as ours, so some things are just different sizes!
what happens to a monkey when you sell them?
They go back to the classifieds looking for someone else who could use their services…
When will we get bank buff and also do you guys look at game ideas in your subreddit?
We try to keep up with all our communities’ thoughts and ideas on Reddit, Discord and our site.
Out of the entire monkey crew, who is the biggest crybaby? I bet it's Ben, he seems like a softie.
Don’t tell him I told you but Quincy.
Does the mail monkey on the menu hang out with the hero's and towers? If so, what's their name?
Not canon but we affectionately refere to them as quest monkey. Absolutely lots of socializing, especially on co-op challenge days.
Who is generally the most respected of the ninja's upgrades?
All of them are pretty well respected!
Is Coke or Pepsi more popular in the NK office?
Definitely Coke.
What is the current state of Bloons TD Esports due to ESL/Dreamhack being sold by MTG to SGG?
We’ve been really focused on first launching and now tuning BTD Battles 2 to make it a great game. Once we’re happy with the state of the game we’ll be in a place to start thinking about Esports, so in short, no change for us with the ESL sale!
What are some of the most popular memes in the monkey universe?
Loss is a favorite. Stonks gets lots of mentions. Still much Pepo.
If striker jones plays on mobile and Ben plays on pc what do the other heroes play on?
Gwen plays on an Amazon Fire tablet!
When’s the next update for BTD6? It’s been 50+ days since the Bucc Paragon update
Soooon :)
As a fellow Scotsman can we get some kilts in BTD6?????
Noted!
Have a great weekend and happy gaming!
- Ninja Kiwi Team
Could I ask Dr Monkey on his recent studies of bloontonium?
Will There Be A Bloon Battle Pass Which has a free and paid side and each of them are equal so you don't need to pay for it?
Will you ever create a specific roundset for rounds 101-140 in ABR?
which hero is most likely to enjoy heavy metal
When will btdb2 be on the Amazon store
When will btdb2 be on the Amazon store
will Sauda be in Battles 2?
Will Vortex get it's own theme? I think it would be cool if each of the OGs had their own theme, but the others used Onslaught.
BTD6+ is trash. You can’t sync data and I was forced to do everything all over again (and this hurt a lot because I have played BTD6 to death). I know that the data is unsyncable between 6 and 6+, but is there any chance that it maybe one day will be? Ever? Please, I’m begging you.
How does sushi Ben hack Bloons?