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Bloons TD Battles 2

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  • Unused "Paper Lantern" MOAB skins, the models of which were removed in later versions (but not the textures).
  • More unused text and graphics.
  • Early Hero Animations found in older versions of the game before they were added (Excluding the main 4 heroes)
  • Unused "Hover Bloons" Bloon decal which was internally grouped with the Mad Gadgets Showcase, whereas the used "Lab Assistant Bloons" was grouped with Scientist Gwendolin's Hero Rewards.

Bloons TD Battles 2 is the long-awaited sequel to Bloons TD Battles 1. It gets the competitive gameplay of its predecessor, but also has most of the new things from Bloons TD 6. The game had a very slow start, causing it to lose most of its popularity after it launched. But as updates go on, the game is (probably) slowly reviving.

Also, there are hundreds of hundreds of cosmetics, so you can deflate your opponents in style!

Unused Bling#

Bloon Decals#

Overlay

Name

Description

Normal

Regrow

Tactical Hood
Nothing gets past these bloons!
Cosy Bloons
Wrapped up warm.
Bloon Flags
Fly the flag!

Unused Textures#

foam_bloontonium_dart.png#

Battles2_foam_bloontonium_dart.png
A foam bloontonium dart. Bloontonium Darts as an upgrade in Bloons TD 5 and it's spinoffs, and was planned and scrapped for BTD6, with an unused projectile sprite. It's likely the developers saw the texture and made a foam darts skin for it before remembering it was unused.

buff_icon_true_sun_god555.png#

Could be seen in the Bloons TD 6 24.0 update video as a Bloon decal, though blurry. Leftover from BTD6.

Valentines Showcase items#

The icons for two unused victory animations, namely Nature's Beauty and No, You Hang Up, were added to the game files in version 1.0.6 and supposed to be grouped with the 2022 Valentines Showcase. Although they had never actually been included with the purchase, they were briefly visible among the other Valentines Showcase cosmetics until a server-side change was made to fix this. The icons were removed in an unknown version.

A defeat animation for Scientist Gwendolin, named Love Potion, was also unused in the 2022 Valentines Showcase. However, it was renamed to Lonely Heart when it finally became used in the 2023 Valentines Showcase.

(Source: Blooncyclopedia)

item_weapon_skin_fusty_starsnstripes.png#

An unused icon for a 4th July 2024 Collection weapon skin for Fusty the Snowman, as the file's name and the icon's design implies, that doesn't have any data defined for it whatsoever. It's called Stars n' Stripes.

Super Bowl LIX packs#

The Super Bowl LIX packs existed in the files of version 4.5 on its initial release, but they used the placeholder names and graphics. The second OTA update for version 4.5 replaced the existing avatar icons, but also added two new icons that are unused and not referenced by any cosmetic items.

(Source: Blooncyclopedia)

Unused Audio#

Fast 5xx Super Monkey upgrade sound#

Because Fast Forward is not a feature in Bloons TD Battles 2, the sound for upgrading to the True Sun God with Fast Forward turned on is unused.

555 Super Monkey upgrade sounds#

Both normal and Fast Forward versions of the upgrade sound for the Vengeful True Sun God, a special form of the True Sun God in Bloons TD 6, exist in the game's files. It is impossible to create the Vengeful True Sun God anyway due to having no form of adaptation of the "There Can Be Only One" Knowledge from the original game, as well as no way to add a fourth tower type as the fourth sacrifice category to a loadout in a match.

Unused Text#

Placeholder Text#

Placeholder

A placeholder name for season rewards.

Unused Item Descriptions#

Every customization item has a description associated with it, but only the descriptions for Monkey Masteries and Hero Rewards are used, leaving the descriptions for the default, Season, and Showcase items unused.

Oddly, only Quincy's Showcase items have proper descriptions; every other Showcase item uses a placeholder description that, appropriately, reads:

DESCRIPTION PLACEHOLDER.

Default#

Name

Description (unused)

Good Game!

Well Played

Good Luck!

May the best monkey win

Oops!

Mistakes were made

Sorry!

Are you really though?

Love

Show you care

Facepalm

D'oh!

Angry

MONKEY MAD!

Eyebrows

If ya know what I mean

Eyeroll

Ugh. Really?

Happy

Two thumbs up

Laughing

Ha ha ha!

Sad

Don't cry!

Taunt

Na na nana naah!

Wave

Just being friendly

High Roller Showcase#

Name

Description (unused)

Flashing Cash

Spreading the wealth

Golden Bow

The ultimate bling

Play it cool

Such a charmer

Golden Pop

Not just from Golden Bloons

Make it Rain

He's a high roller

Money Bags

An expensive celebration

MOAB Skins#

Name

Description (unused)

Junkyard MOAB

This MOAB is rubbish!

Junkyard BFB

This BFB is rubbish!

Junkyard ZOMG

This ZOMG is rubbish!

Junkyard DDT

This DDT is rubbish!

Junkyard BAD

This BAD is rubbish!

Plushie MOAB

Cute as a button

Plushie BFB

Plushie ZOMG

Plushie DDT

Plushie BAD

Voxel MOAB

MOABCraft

Voxel BFB

Voxel ZOMG

Voxel DDT

Voxel BAD

Gem MOAB

A bloon's best friend

Gem BFB

Gem ZOMG

Gem DDT

Gem BAD

Shark MOAB

The Apex Predator

Shark BFB

Shark ZOMG

Shark DDT

Shark BAD

Kite MOAB

Soaring on the wind

Kite BFB

Kite ZOMG

Kite DDT

Kite BAD

UFO MOAB

They don't come in peace

UFO BFB

UFO ZOMG

UFO DDT

UFO BAD

Football MOAB

Definitely a fullback

Football BFB

Football ZOMG

Football DDT

Football BAD

Season 1#

Name

Description (unused)

Googly Eyes

The bloons are watching

Barbed Wire

They'll pop you back!

Sunk!

Down with the ship!

Vanish!

Ninja? What ninja?

Wow!

Such bloons!

MOAB Mauler

Lead bloons beware!

ZOMG Attitude

You talkin' to me?

Funky Bloon Boost

Bloon boost to the beat!

Disco Tower Boost

Pop faster when you party!

Season 2#

Name

Description (unused)

Fangs

Better get the wooden darts

Tache

A touch of class

Catching Snowflakes

Taste like winter

Wizard Prince

He just wants a kiss

Go! Go! Go!

Chaarge!

Psychedelic Tower Boost

Groovy baby!

Party Pops

Every pop's worth celebrating

Dark Champion: The Animated Series

The animated classic that never was

Uphold the Law

You have 20 seconds to comply

(Source: Original TCRF research)

References#


  1. https://store.steampowered.com/app/1276390/Bloons_TD_Battles_2/↩︎