# Bloons TD 6 Bloons TD 6 - Update Notes! Version 42.0

- Product: Bloons TD 6 (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/bloons-td-6)
- Vendor: Ninja Kiwi
- Date: 2024-04-08
- Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/960090/view/4210376792239578637
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/bloons-td-6/releases/2024-04-08-bloons-td-6-update-notes-version-42.0

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- **added** — Implement Accolades system that allows players to gift animating accolades to content creators, with revenue sharing of 35% of purchase price to creators and 50% for those using creator codes
- **added** — Add new hero skin Gentlemonkey Gadgeteer Geraldo with custom artwork
- **added** — Add new map Castle Revenge with dynamic elements
- **added** — Add multi-stage Bloonarius quest with story progression
- **added** — Add Royal Tank Academy trial to discover Captain Churchill's strengths and abilities
- **added** — Add One Stop Pop Shop trial to discover Geraldo's strengths and abilities
- **added** — Add Phayze One Experiment quest with infinite scaling and unique round mechanics
- **added** — Add Corvus Owl pet to Trophy Store
- **added** — Add Engineer Palbot pet to Trophy Store
- **added** — Add Nightcap Bloons decal to Trophy Store
- **added** — Add CatEzili avatar, Boss Phayze avatar, and Super Chill Banner to Trophy Store
- **added** — Add Junk Tower as new CT Team Store item
- **added** — Implement removable and interactable state for props in map editor through Interactable Area linking
- **added** — Add new category for interactable props with animating flavor effects
- **added** — Add over 60 new construction props, new paths, stamps, and terrain to map editor for cityscape building
- **added** — Add map search functionality to co-op lobby map selection
- **added** — Add advanced section of default unbound hotkeys for niche situational use cases
- **changed** — Space out hero unlock flow by making heroes available at account levels 15, 25, and 35 instead of all at level 10, with complex heroes held back to level 35
- **changed** — Make map gizmos influenced by Challenge Editor removable cost rate, including Workshop Conveyor Belt, Dark Dungeons Statue, and Polyphemus Eye mechanics
- **fixed** — Fix cycling upgrades menu in challenges to skip past banned towers
- **fixed** — Allow individual stages of Quests to be replayed without resetting the entire Quest
- **fixed** — Fix duplicate prop button in map editor to no longer allow exceeding prop limit
- **fixed** — Resolve ranked boss and Battlemode boss challenge starting cash discrepancy
- **fixed** — Fix audio being triggered in background screens in other UI places
- **fixed** — Resolve co-op issue of visually displaying other player towers as upgradable to you
- **added** — Add cash spent summary to the Victory Screen

##### Update: Bloons TD 6 v42.0 - Update Notes!

Update Video: [https://youtu.be/Kg5tHguhsGg](https://youtu.be/Kg5tHguhsGg)

##### Key New Features

- Accolades and Player Revenue Share

- We are so excited to bring the success of BTD6 back to players and share revenue with players who are helping in making the game more awesomer!
- The system allows players to gift player creators with animating Accolades that will follow their map or challenge wherever they are seen in game.
- The initial 12 Accolades express a variety of positive reactions to inspiring content, such as Smart, Tricky, Beautiful, Fun, Masterpiece, and more!
- At launch and for the foreseeable future we’ll be sharing 35% of the Accolade purchase price with the player creator, which means 50% if they are also a content creator and you are using their Creator Code. This is an industry leading share amount, which we aim to maintain; after the platform fees, Ninja Kiwi and Nexus.gg have the smallest shares of these purchases, as they truly are meant for the player creators.
- Revenue share is available on platforms with IAP systems. We’ve tried to make Accolades receivable wherever possible, but we must restrict this to players who register with Nexus according to their terms and to players on non-subscription platforms. We are looking for solutions for subscription players but this will take significant time.

##### New Awesome

- New Hero Skin, the Gentlemonkey Gadgeteer Geraldo! Geraldo was a challenge to find the time for a skin with so much more custom art required compared to our normal hero roster but he’s finally, fancily here
- New Map, Castle Revenge! Longstanding fans of BTD will notice something familiar here. We love bringing our classic content forward and not just because we are nostalgic saps but because they have great play value. This one hails from both BTD5 and BTD Battles, but with a dynamic flourish that we hope gears you up to earn all of the badges!
- New Quests

- Multi-stage story based Bloonarius quest - prepare to be slimed!
- Royal Tank Academy trial: discover Captain Churchill’s strengths and abilities
- One Stop Pop Shop trial: discover Geraldo’s strengths and abilities
- Phayze One Experiment Quest: if you enjoyed the Party Bloon Quest we have another infinite scaling Quest Boss to challenge you. This version includes unique round mechanics tied to the Boss.

- New Trophy Store Items

- Heroes: Corvus Owl pet - darkly adorbs!
- Monkeys: Engineer Palbot pet - mechanically adorbs!
- Bloons: Nightcap Bloons decal
- Game & UI: CatEzili avatar, Boss Phayze avatar, Super Chill Banner

- New CT Team Store items

- Base Props: Junk Tower

- Big Map Editor Additions!

- Implemented a Removable/Interactable state for props through the props UI; this can be done by linking together the new Interactable Area to different special props, available from the Areas Menu (at the bottom) and the new Interactable prop menu with the Hammer icon
- Added new category for Interactable props (look for the Hammer icon tab); these add animating flavor when Interactable layers are removed, but they can also be used as props (but with only limited animation)
- New items: Responding to the many requests for cityscape elements, we took existing assets from maps like high finance alongside some new stuff to make building the city of your dreams a possibility! The construction supervisor just radioed in saying there are over 60 new construction props with which to build, plus new Paths, Stamps, and Terrain to match!

##### Game Changes / Additions

- Map search is now also available for co-op lobby map selection
- Map ‘Gizmos’ are now influenced by Challenge Editor 'removable cost rate'

- This includes items such as: Workshop Conveyor Belt / Track Extensions, Dark Dungeons Statue & the Polyphemus Eye mechanic.

- While we like giving players lots to choose from as early as possible, we’ve seen feedback that the current hero unlock flow can feel overwhelmin

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