Bloons Tower Defense 5 (iOS, Android)

Prototype Info Notes

Unused Graphics#

High or Ultra	Low

Two debug font files found in Assets/Fonts/High, Assets/Fonts/Ultra (PC Version Only) and Assets/Fonts/Low. These files also exist in Bloons TD Battles.

map_editor_ui.png#

A set of buttons found in Assets/Textures/Tablet on the PC version, most likely used internally by the developers for building and testing tracks. This file also exists in BTD Battles and Bloons Monkey City.

error.png#

A placeholder graphic found in Assets/Textures/Tablet on the PC version, most likely this would be used when a texture or sprite is missing. This also found in the PC version of Bloons TD Battles.

Unused Tracks#

To do: It appears that the graphics for these maps have been removed from the game at some point. Verify whether or not they still exist. Artful Dodgers still has a track folder, though it is empty.

Artful Dodgers#

Artful Dodgers	Roswell

Originally, the Roswell track was named Artful Dodgers and was themed around abstract art rather than an alien crash site. The files for it had existed for a while, but they were changed when it was officially released, most likely due to the graphics being generally distracting and making the path difficult to distinguish from the background.

River#

This track was mentioned in the patch notes of an update on March 22nd, 2013, but the Workshop track was added instead, likely to promote the release of the Monkey Engineer.

Oddities#

Several tracks have different file names from their in-game names, suggesting they were changed during development.

Premium Upgrades#

It seems premium upgrades from the Adobe Flash version were originally planned to return. They have existed since launch, and they all have the same placeholder tower upgrade effect of increasing range by 15 units. The presence of them indicate that tier 4 specialty buildings were not conceptualized at the time of their creation, as many purchasable upgrades in the final game fill the roles of the premium upgrades.