Tactical Defense Game

Tactical Arena

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Quest Type	Solo
XP Reward	None
XP Cap	None
Item Reward	Society Treasure Key Trade Token
Title Reward	Tactical Aid
Starting Location	Faction Stronghold
Timer	None (Key is once per week)
Level Restrictions	180+
Level Suggestions	180+
Introduced In	Shifting Tactics
Updated In	Unfinished Business

General

Groups of monsters will walk down the path and try to get out the end, you have to stop them. You use coins to buy towers tokens from the Tower Distributor. Also get coins from the Game Master. Hand the token to one of those towers along the top of the game. The tower will create a battle tower on the game board. Watch the towers go pew pew pew! You have to be careful because the coins you get will be limited. Survive all the waves of monsters and you win.

Walk Through

1. You must be Master rank in your faction to play this minigame although lower ranks can enter the room to watch.
2. Speak to the Tactical Officer in the armor smith room (north wing) of your Faction Stronghold for a Yes No dialog to enter the Tactical Arena.
3. Give 5 Commendation Ribbons to the Tactical Training Officer to start the game.
4. You will be given a few tokens to buy towers, purchase them from the Tower Distributor. Give to the translucent tower of your choice (match the colors) and an active tower will drop down on the board. You can upgrade towers to make them more powerful.
5. Obtain more tokens to buy towers from the Game Master. The number of tokens he gives you appears to be based solely on time, he will give new coins every 30 seconds and over time slowly increments the number given each time. Whether you use the tokens or not and how you use them does not impact the number he gives. If more than one period has passed when you talk to him, the NPC will give you all the unclaimed tokens at once (though it is to your advantage to use them as fast as you can get them to maximize damage done).
6. There are several types of mini creatures, it's possible each has their own speed and weaknesses. They meander in single file through the maze of trails until they make it to the stone tunnel exit.
7. You start with 30 lives. If 30 monsters escape you lose, at that point the towers despawn as does the token guy and any remaining monsters continue to wander as they are cleaned up.
   • At the end of the map there is a hole in the wall where the monsters enter. Inside the hole is a Tactical Defense Score Keeper who kills the monsters that enter. He appears to use the same spell as the Uber Towers (Spectral Bolt) to kill the monsters. Once the Score Keeper kills 30 monsters you lose the game.
8. If reach the end with less than 30 escaping you win and the Supreme Tactician will appear near the coin NPC. Speak to him for your reward. A Society Treasure Key, a Society Trade Token, and a title.
9. Strategies and tips:
   • Using an overhead view zoomed out a little gives a much clearer view of the towers (the roofs are darker so they show up a lot better).
   • It may be easier (less errors) for some people to click on the tower and use the give hot key (see Mule for details) than to drag and drop on the tower. It can save time also since you can click on the tower as you are running up to it.
   • Since tokens are only available every 30 seconds, use the time to plan your next move instead of spamming the NPC early in the 30 sec period.
   • Early on you will have few tokens so will have to predominately buy archer and flame towers.
   • The health and toughness of the creatures increases each spawn, so although higher upgrades early will help, it is better to upgrade broadly rather than deeply as you go. Later when you are getting more tokens per turn it's easier to continue upgrading broadly. It's also easier to keep track of since you don't have to remember which ones need which upgrades.
   • The uber tower shoots Spectral Bolts at the same rate, so more powerful but same speed and cannot be upgraded.
   • The firing rate is low which means you need towers all along the route to effectively attack a column.
   • Corners are an especially good place to kill monsters as they pause for a second or two before turning.
   • During the last several waves you will get no more tokens from the Game Master so you had better be happy with your set up towards the end.
   • Be sure to have the Trap Towers built prior to the wave of Mini Phyntos Wasps. They seem to make a big difference.

Creature Order

1. Mini Black Rabbit
2. Mini Cow
3. Mini Drudge
4. Mini Banderling
5. Mini Reedshark
6. Mini Lugian / Mini Tiatus Lugian
7. Boss: Mini Martine
8. Mini Crude Monouga / Mini Wild Monouga
9. Mini Mosswart / Mini Mosswart Zealot
10. Mini Scarecrow
    • Message here: Game Master tells you, "Halfway! Congratulations you get... more tokens, sorry they told me there'd be a party."
      
11. Mini Tusker / Mini Silver Tusker/Mini Tuskie Sprinter
12. Boss: Mini Gaerlan
13. Mini Abominable Snowman / Mini Snowman
14. Mini Mattekar / Mini War Mattekar / Mini Swarthy Mattekar
15. Mini Tanada Nanjou Shou-jen (typo in name, using mini for now)
16. Mini Tumerok / Mini Tumerok High Priest / Mini Tumerok Gladiator
17. Boss: Mini Thunder Chicken
18. Mini Sapphire Gromnie / Mini Emerald Gromnie / Mini Brass Gromnie
19. Mini Obsidian Golem / Mini Oak Golem / Mini Coral Golem / Mini Diamond Golem / Mini Copper Golem
20. Mini Mu-miyah
    • Message here??: Game Master tells you, "So close to winning, and someone told me you get a chest for your house if you win."
      
21. Mini Grievver / Mini Bane Grievver
22. Boss: Mini Olthoi Queen
    • Message here: Game Master tells you, "Ok since you're getting so close to the end I feel I should be honest. You don't get anything for winning, except that party that was supposed to be at halfway. I've been told that's ready now."
      
23. Mini Guruk / Mini Burun Ruuk Shaman / Mini Burun Ruuk Savage / Mini Guruk Brute
24. Mini Obsidian Chittick / Mini Iron Spined Chittick / Mini Stinging Chittick
25. Mini Fiun
26. Mini Olthoi Eviscerator / Mini Olthoi Warrior
27. Boss: Mini Shadow Aspect of Grael
    • Message here??: Game Master gives you 100 Tactical Defense Coins.
      
28. Mini Hollow Minion
29. Mini Ruschk
    • Message here??: Game Master tells you, "No more tokens from me, you ran me dry."
      
30. Mini Eater
31. Mini Red Phyntos Wasp / Mini Blue Phyntos Wasp / Mini Gold Phyntos Wasp / Mini Black Phyntos Wasp
32. Boss: Mini Very Mad Cow
33. Mini Mukkir
34. Mini Stalking Margul / Mini Helcan Margul / Mini Creeping Margul
35. Mini Horrid Remoran / Mini Remoran Corsair / Mini Remoran Raker
36. Mini Penguin
37. Boss: Mini Harbinger
38. Mini Moarsman
39. Mini Niffis
40. Mini Sleech
41. Mini Spirit
42. Boss: Mini Jester
43. Mini Elemental Protector
44. Mini Sclavus
45. Mini Virindi
46. Boss: Mini Aerbax
47. Mini Pyre Minion / Mini Pyre Champion
48. Mini Shadow
49. Final Boss: Mini Bael'Zharon

Tower Initial Costs

Tower	Tokens
Archer	1
Fire Bolt	2
Trap	5
Uber Tower	50

Upgrade Token Costs

Tower	1st Upgrade		2nd Upgrade		3rd Upgrade
	Tokens	Cost	Tokens	Cost	Tokens	Cost
Archer	1	2	1	5	1	10
Fire Bolt	2	4	2	10	2	20
Trap	5	10	5	25	5	50

Items

• Tactical Defense Coin
• Archer Tower Token
• Flame Bolt Tower Token
• Trap Tower Token
• Uber Tower Token - Shoots Spectral Bolts (Same Rate)
• First Upgrade Token
• Second Upgrade Token
• Third Upgrade Token

Maps

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Tower Placement Locations

Mini Creature Route

Images

Uber Tower shoots lasers, and some locations hit terrain in way of line of sight.	Translucent towers appear above the play area once the game begins.	Train of mini creatures slowly walking the paths towards the exit.
Trap Tower shooting a Pyramid eastward (passes through terrain) as Gaerlen scoots toward the trap.	Sometimes the invisible grid isn't invisible.

Lore & Dialog

Tactical Training Officer tells you, "Welcome to Tactical Defense, a completly original game thought up by me and only me. The game is to test your skills of commanding in battle."
Tactical Training Officer tells you, "Over time you receive coins, you then use those coins to buy tower tokens. When you hand a tower token to a tower, a battle tower is created on the landscape."
Tactical Training Officer tells you, "If you would like to play hand me 5 society ribbons and the game will begin."

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You hand over 5 of your Celestial Hand Commendation Ribbons.
Tactical Training Officer gives you 2 Tactical Defense Coins.
Tactical Training Officer tells you, "A fine choice you will not regret. Now the game works as so. Groups of monsters will walk down that path and try to get out the end, you have to stop them. Sounds easy right?"
Tactical Training Officer tells you, "But you can't stop them yourself. You have to use these coins to buy towers from the Tower Distributor over there. You then hand the tower to one of those towers along the top of the game. The tower will create a battle tower on the game board."
Tactical Training Officer tells you, "You have to be careful because the coins you get will be limited"
Tactical Training Officer tells you, "Survive all the waves of monsters and you win. Good luck. The clock is already ticking."

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Game Master gives you Tactical Defense Coin.
Game Master gives you Tactical Defense Coin.
Game Master gives you 2 Tactical Defense Coins.
Game Master gives you 2 Tactical Defense Coins.
Game Master tells you, "Let's see if you have earned more tokens"
Game Master tells you, "You have earned some more coins."
Game Master tells you, "More coins coming up."
Game Master tells you, "I'm just a coin machine."
Game Master tells you, "Ching ching ching."
Game Master tells you, "You have all the coins you currently need"

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Tower Distributor tells you, "Only the finest towers are sold here, guaranteed to kill off even the toughest miniature creatures."
Tower Distributor tells you, "Don't forget the color token matches the tower it goes to."

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Victory!

Supreme Tactician tells you, "Congratulations! Only a worthy combatant could survive all those monsters. Take this token as a reward.
Supreme Tactician gives you Society Treasure Key.
Supreme Tactician gives you Celestial Hand Trade Token.
"You have been granted the Title "Tactical Aid"."

Notes

• This game is loosely based on the original Flash Element TD game.
• Fun Fact: Tower Defense originally started in Starcraft/Warcraft III before the flash games appeared.