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Coder

Creates games and scripts to earn you money! Generates money.

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Cost: 2000 Tix

This tower serves a purely economic role, generating income at set intervals during a game. While its concept has potential, its current implementation falls short. The game's duration is too brief for the tower to recoup the significant investment it demands, making it an inefficient choice. Additionally, the game can be completed just as easily without the need for its income-generating abilities, leaving little incentive to include it in a strategy. As it stands, this tower is more of a novelty than a practical option for serious gameplay.

Upgrades


The top path maximizes this tower's income-generating potential, offering the highest monetary return at a relatively affordable cost. Its efficiency in producing large amounts of income quickly makes it the premier choice for players looking to amass resources in the shortest time possible. This path is the go-to option for those prioritizing economic growth during gameplay.


The bottom path offers a mix of income generation and utility, allowing the tower to regenerate health for the base and provide a discount to all towers within its range. However, this path struggles to justify its steep investment. The discount is underwhelming and limited in scope, especially when compared to the financial benefits of simply placing another top-path Coder. Additionally, the health regeneration feature, while helpful in theory, is often unnecessary if the resources required to upgrade to a X-3/X-4 CODER are instead used to strengthen defenses. Ultimately, this path fails to compete with the more efficient and impactful top path, making it a suboptimal choice.


Base Stats
Top Path
Bottom Path
Stat Value
Base Cost $500
Base Income 75
Base Cooldown 25s
Base Range 3
Income Per Second (IPS) 3
Coder 1-X

3D Modeling


Effect:
• +65 Income

Cost: $600

Coder 2-X

Headphones


Effect:
• +145 Income

Cost: $1400

Coder 3-X

Dual Monitors


Effect:
• +550 Income
• +5s Cooldown

Cost: $4000

Coder 4-X

Popular Developer


Effect:
• +2375 Income
• +30s Cooldown

Cost: $8000

Coder X-1

Mouse


Effect:
• +25 Income

Cost: $250

Coder X-2

Faster Typing


Effect:
• -5s Cooldown

Cost: $500

Coder X-3

Hacker


Effect:
• +175 Income
• +5 Range
• -3s Cooldown
• +Healing Passive
 ○ Heals 1 HP to base per hack.
• +Discount Passive
 ○ 10% discount on all upgrades in its range.

Cost: $3300

Coder X-4

Ultimate Hacker


Effect:
• +300 Income
• -2s Cooldown
• +Healing Passive
 ○ Heals 3 HP to base per hack.
• +Discount Passive
 ○ 15% discount on all upgrades in its range.

Cost: $10000


Stats Table


Linear Path
Cross Path
Top Path
Bottom Path
Level Cost Income Cooldown Range IPS
0-0 $500 75 25s 3 3
1-0 $1100 130 25s 3 5.2
2-0 $2500 275 25s 3 11
3-0 $6500 825 30s 3 27.5
4-0 $14500 3200 60s 3 53.33
Level Cost Income Cooldown Range IPS
0-0 $500 75 25s 3 3
0-1 $750 100 25s 3 4
0-2 $1250 100 20s 3 5
0-3 $4550 275 17s 8 16.18
0-4 $14550 575 15s 8 38.33
Top Path
Bottom Path
Level Cost Income Cooldown Range IPS
0-0 $500 75 25s 3 3
1-1 $1350 155 25s 3 6.2
2-2 $3250 290 20s 3 14.5
3-2 $7250 840 25s 3 33.6
4-2 $15250 3215 55s 3 58.45
Level Cost Income Cooldown Range IPS
0-0 $500 75 25s 3 3
1-1 $1350 155 25s 3 6.2
2-2 $3250 290 20s 3 14.5
2-3 $6550 465 17s 8 27.35
2-4 $16550 765 15s 8 51

Ability


Heal Base

Unlocked at:
X-3

Hacker:
• Heals 1 HP to Base when towers cooldown triggers.
• 10% Discount to all towers in range.

Ability Cooldown:
Passive

Ultimate Hacker

Unlocked at:
X-4

Ultimate Hacker:
• Heals 3 HP to Base when towers cooldown triggers.
• 15% Discount to all towers in range.

Ability Cooldown:
Passive