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Chapter 61 Super High Playability

Movement speed is also a very interesting attribute of monsters in tower defense games. Around this attribute, many articles can be made.

Different types of monsters in "Kingdom Rush" have different movement speeds.

General monsters have normal movement speed, such as goblins and orcs.

Some monsters move fast, but they have low blood volume and low damage, such as wargs. To deal with this type of monsters, it is best to choose soldiers to block them, and the defense tower will kill them easily.

Some monsters move slowly, but have rough skin and thick flesh, or high damage, and it is difficult for soldiers to stop them. At this time, high-output, high-explosive defense towers are needed.

Bounty is the gold coin that can be obtained after killing monsters, and it is also a necessary resource for players to upgrade the defense tower.

In the kingdom defense battle, apart from killing monsters, there is another way to coexist risks and benefits. Not only can you get gold coins, but you can also shorten the cooling time of skills, which is to start the next wave of monster attacks in advance.

This is also a design based on enhancing the immediacy of the game.

For example, if your defense tower has insufficient firepower, let the next wave of monsters attack in advance, and the extra gold coins you get will be used to upgrade the defense tower and increase the output, which may be just enough to solve the dilemma.But it is also possible that two waves of monsters attack together, and the player misses more monsters, and falls into a worse situation than before.

The pros and cons of it need to be weighed by the players themselves, but this design undoubtedly enriches the strategy of the game.

The damage to the base also varies according to different monsters. The normal mode base of "Kingdom Rush" has 20 blood points, and basic monsters such as goblins will deduct 1 point of blood when entering the base.More powerful monsters, such as high-output slaughterers, will deduct 3 blood points.

There are bosses in some levels, the damage of the boss to the base is 20, and the blood of the base can be deducted in one go-that is to say, there are a few monsters missing in other levels, as long as you don’t die, you can pass the level. If you want to pass the boss level, The leader must die.

The skills, or abilities, of monsters are the key to making the game much more playable.

For example, the gargoyle, its ability is to fly.Soldiers cannot intercept units in the air, and turrets cannot attack the sky.

If the player knows that there is a gargoyle, when arranging the defense system, it must consider its flight characteristics to make targeted arrangements.

For example, a big spider's ability is to lay eggs. It will lay eggs every time it walks a certain distance. If you don't destroy these eggs, small spiders will hatch out after a while.

Although the little spider has low HP, it moves very fast.If the defense system is not thorough, it may escape the firepower net of the defense tower and cause damage to the base.

For example, the troll chief, whose ability is bloodthirsty, can apply a buff to the surrounding monsters, making these monsters move faster and increase their damage and armor. Players must consider killing them first.

In addition to monsters with different skills and rich types, "Kingdom Rush" also has four types of defense towers: arrow towers, magic towers, gun towers, and soldier towers.

Each defense tower has a three-level basic form. From the fourth level, you can choose an advanced route, and have their own unique skills in addition to the basic attack.

The arrow tower is characterized by amazing attack speed and ultra-long attack distance. Its cost is also the cheapest, but it lacks explosive output, and the output of enemies with high armor and monster groups is weak.

The magic tower is characterized by a high burst, which can cause heavy blows to enemies with high armor. The main disadvantage is that the attack speed is slow, and it is not good at dealing with fast runners and monster groups like wargs.

The turret can cause area damage, has a high output, and is good at dealing with groups of enemies, but its attack speed is very slow, it cannot attack enemies in the sky, and it is expensive to upgrade.

After the tower is built, there will be three soldiers who can be mobilized within the range of the barracks to block the enemies on the route.Every time you level up, the soldier's armor, blood volume, and attack power will increase.

Different defense towers have their own characteristics, and their advantages and disadvantages are obvious. Players need to make reasonable collocations to deal with various monsters.

Talent is also an important part of Kingdom Rush.

The levels in the game are divided into three modes, campaign, hero and iron blood.In the campaign mode, you can get up to three stars according to the blood volume when you pass the level.

Heroes and Jagged Modes are more difficult to challenge, the base blood volume is only 1 point, and 1 star will be given after clearing the level.

These stars can be used to upgrade talents. There are six talents, corresponding to four types of defense towers, and two skills of meteorite and reinforcements.

For example, the talent of the arrow tower:
Salvage: Bow towers get 90% of their value when sold. 【Consume 1 star】

Hawkeye: Increases the attack range of Marksman. 【Consume 1 star】

Penetrating Strike: Sharp arrows ignore a portion of the enemy's physical armor. 【Consume 2 stars】

Ranged Shot: Increases the archer's range. 【Consume 2 stars】

Deadly Arrow: Archers have a chance to deal double damage. 【Consume 3 stars】

Reinforcement Talents:
Well Fed: Well fed peasants have extra health and deal slightly more damage. 【Consume 2 stars】

Conscripted Soldiers: Conscripted Soldiers have higher health and better equipment. 【Consume 3 stars】

Warrior: Warriors have higher vitality and better weapons. 【Consume 3 stars】

Legionnaires: Legionnaires have the highest vitality and wear the best equipment. 【Consume 3 stars】

Spear Throw: Gives legionnaires the means of a spear throw attack, capable of striking both ground and flying enemies. 【Consume 4 stars】

These talents must start from the most basic and go up layer by layer. The more stars you invest, the more powerful the talents you get.

When the talent points of a series are full, the corresponding defensive towers or skills will be greatly improved.

So when the player gets stuck in a level, they can try to focus their stars on one or two series of talents, and focus on using the increased defensive towers in the level.

"Kingdom Defense" has a lot of content. It took Wang Jian an hour to talk about the framework of the game, and everyone also had a basic understanding of the game.

The next step is to divide the tasks.

Luo Shuai first said: "Boss, the workload of the game is a bit heavy this time, and I feel that I can't handle it by myself!"

Although "Kingdom Rush" is a small game, the content is much more difficult to produce than the purely plot RPG "To the Moon". Luo Shuai's concerns are reasonable.

Wang Jian smiled: "It doesn't matter, I have already placed an order to buy a game development smart console, and it will arrive in a few days. When you get familiar with it, the development speed will definitely be much faster than now."

Luo Shuai showed an expression like a glutton seeing a large table of delicious food, his eyes were full of excitement: "Really! Boss is awesome!"

(End of this chapter)