Ink Tower

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The Ink Tower is a type of tower available in DesktopTD versions 1.5, 1.9, and Pro.

An Ink Tower is incredibly fast-firing and can only hit ground creeps. Ink shot out will stick on the ground for about a second, being able to hit multiple creep.

Stats

See also tower stats for multiplayer mode.

Cost: 60->105->150->195->240->480

Damage: 12->24->36->48->60->120

Range*: 70->70->70->70->70->70

Rate: 6->6->6->6->6->12

*: An Ink Tower's range is not a circle but a cross, as seen in the figure on the right. --I--

Note: For the cost, the shown is not the upgrading cost, it is the total cost of the tower so far.

Reference: A Level 6 Ink Tower is called a Ink-Blot Tower.

History of the Ink Tower

The Ink Tower was first available in DesktopTD 1.5. Unlike the other towers, it had a minimum firing range. Unfortunately, the first creep that passed within its firing range was likely to avoid the subsequent ink blob the tower fired. Still, the residue from the blob could hurt the next few creeps in line. Unlike the Ink Tower of today, the Ink Tower fired only slightly faster than the Dart Tower and was therefore very weak. At its highest, the Ink-Blot Tower had 300 damage, 70 range, and costed 500 gold. The intermediate upgrade steps cost 75 gold except the last, which was 125.

In DesktopTD 1.9, the Ink Tower's firing range became a cross. It fired much more quickly but did less damage than its previous version. However, it was extremely expensive. The Ink-Blot Tower of version 1.9 is the same as that of the Pro version but cost [a lot] gold.

Much to the relief of many DesktopTD players, the Ink Tower in DesktopTD Pro only costs 480 gold. It is otherwise the same as its version 1.9 counterpart.

The Ink tower was later added to Desktop Defender with stats slightly more like its orgignal and the cross removed.