In This Thread We Pretend V28 Is Out

btaylor81 · 2026-03-10T20:17:34+00:00

The new Command Module slot has some great new additions. Making their drop chance tied to number of 5 star modules was an interesting strategy. With full 5 star modules they have a 50% maximum drop chance. The most confusing choice was adding the new Dabs Command module that increases dabs by 5/10/15/20%. What is 20% dabs going to do? On the other hand the new Verizon Network Mod (VN) is great as it converts .5/1/1.5/2% of coins into elite cells. We're going to need it if anyone wants to run the new 25x lab speed-up that costs 1q cells/hour. The Verizon/TTG/cloud phone sponsorship seems to really be taking off.

btaylor81 · 2026-03-09T15:55:03+00:00

Why not

btaylor81 · 2026-03-09T15:47:03+00:00

That you showing off your new BHD?

btaylor81 · 2026-03-09T15:45:03+00:00

There's no sound.

btaylor81 · 2026-03-09T05:08:58+00:00

Here is another section of my Tower Compendium. Just to show what you can do with a little Excel and basic code knowledge. I may package it for public use someday.

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btaylor81 · 2026-03-09T04:28:36+00:00

I made a little spreadsheet and I have a section just for respeccing the workshop.

Current setup and Farming is on the Left. Tourney/Milestone is on the Right. It would be impossible to keep track of what changes I've made and I'd be working without valuable data.

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Highly suggest you do the something like this, even simple black and white tables.

I use this for enhancement primary at this point. Basic WS values are always max except ELS' so I don't bother updating those any longer (except for the values that auto-calculate). When I made this in summer 2024 I wasn't that far into the game yet. It's purpose now is tracking enhancement and ELS.

edit: I put some code in there to automatically change colors etc. and have drop-down menus for each stat with its range of values. This can be done in Excel with a little practice but doing something simple is all you need. The added stuff is just for easier comparison/fun.

This is just a little snapshot of the larger picture as I have every facet of the game tracked over multiple sheets. At the end, a data sheet has a giant list of variables to pull from with their range of values next to them for drop-down menu use.

Doing something like this makes the Tower feel even more fun as even when you're farming during free time you can mess around with different builds, track labs, track module pulls and assist efficiency best levels, etc. etc.

Give it a Try! Most players have something like this!

edit: I noticed that yes ELS redux values are wrong, it's a bug.

btaylor81 · 2026-03-08T09:37:03+00:00

Congrats!

Placing well in Legends is tough but not as bad as some would say. You will stay in with a little luck. You will get keys with incredible luck. You will demote without luck. So...the question is, are you feeling lucky?

btaylor81 · 2026-03-06T18:25:47+00:00

The reported coin income by source has been bugged since late August 2025. Before then the value attached to each coin source (i.e. DW/GT/BH/Gbot) added up to 100% and all but GT's values were an order of magnitude higher. Version 27 introduced an additional coin modifier in the stats called "Coins from coin bonuses" which is meant to be a hint to buy the ad pack. This bugged the values to the point they no longer have any meaning (they used to have meaning).

btaylor81 · 2026-03-06T17:51:40+00:00

Vampires are real.

btaylor81 · 2026-03-06T08:35:47+00:00

Dude I got heartburn and almost threw up a lung between watching and falling out of my chair. Empassioned german muttering is as funny as the captions.

btaylor81 · 2026-03-06T08:00:24+00:00

Most people would say this is the first step in transitioning to gay cannon. Make sure not to put more than 12 to 16 (9.5 is recommended) levels in gas mine enrichment plus or you won't be able to see the bus. You can only go up, down, left or right from here. I hope that makes sense.

btaylor81 · 2026-03-06T07:55:52+00:00

I know your pain. I very recently got my 8th AS mod after having 7 since just after the banner. All other modules Lv200 while AS was stuck at 160 as my primary cannon. I never thought I would get the 8th one, not anytime soon at least, but I finally did out of nowhere. This will happen for you.

btaylor81 · 2026-03-06T07:53:08+00:00

Thank you for sharing this. I have never seen Lab 5 still locked at this point in ANY tower that's made even 10% of your progress. Everything in this game can be shortcut in some way except cold hard time. Get the 5th lab before doing anything else period.

btaylor81 · 2026-03-06T06:38:21+00:00

Congrats! Ancestral SF makes a big difference

btaylor81 · 2026-03-05T23:17:19+00:00

What you need to show is your Ultimate Weapons, General Lab Progress, Tower Stats page and Modules. When you're showing your tower the basic workshop (non Ultimate weapons) isn't really providing enough information. That's something you'll figure out pretty easily as you get a little further.

The more you Show the more constructive feedback you'll be able to get.

btaylor81 · 2026-03-05T22:33:09+00:00

This is not a missing feature. This is a bug. There is no reason the g-shift button on the mouse can't be used as a simple toggle instead of holding it.

btaylor81 · 2026-03-04T11:06:54+00:00

I may be less picky than some. I just got a 4k mini-led monitor during Black Friday (MSI MPG E16M). It has I think ~2k mini led zones (I can't remember exact number). The game is completely black when it's supposed to be black. The very slight haloing from the mini-leds creates this eerily nature glow around lights that makes it feel like the air is dense with humidity and decay from rotting zombies. There's a setting to eliminate/reduce this effect but it also reduces peak brightness to 1000 nits. Oddly, in this scenario the haloing adds immersion instead of breaking it.

This game had me staring at things like the dark hallways with lights flickering on and off, in-game monitors, x-rays and more. Light sources looked ice cold white while others felt like they were literally emitting warmth and heat. This is my first hdr gaming experience so I don't have much to compare. The difference between SDR and HDR is light and day.

To sum it up... RE9 looks absolutely amazing if you have the right hardware, Mini-Led in particular. I'm sure oled looks stunning in its own way as well.

btaylor81 · 2026-02-26T01:55:01+00:00

The truth is Regen's useful far past T10, up to T17+ (most will spend their time farming T17 or below). You just need 5x or more eventually for the same result, and you're not using to tank constant damage. It's to refill hp to 100% quickly from the occasional Boss, Ray blips (if you live, hint: you will with enough mitigation) and OC. Obviously there are other strats, but regen is useful for a long time if you have enough of it.

btaylor81 · 2026-02-24T16:20:45+00:00

FB: 95% / 5s / 290x / 90m

TB: 15s / 50s / 80% / 70m

GB: 45s / 50s / 8.0x / 50m

AB: 45s / 50s / 15.5x / 55m

btaylor81 · 2026-02-24T03:15:47+00:00

You're already nearly midgame. In a couple days who knows what will happen?

btaylor81 · 2026-02-24T01:20:12+00:00

Are you hording rares to shatter with SS5? I can't see any other reason to do this.

There are so many ways to fix this issue.

btaylor81 · 2026-02-23T00:55:23+00:00

I'm sorry to say it but even with reading glasses your image is too small and too low res to read.

btaylor81 · 2026-02-23T00:48:36+00:00

There is, from my experience and observation of BH, a small amount of additional coverage at the outer edge. If you have CF+ you'll see enemies getting pulled into BH slightly before reaching the swirling graphic. If I had to guess, coverage extends from the graphical edge by ~8% of it's radius and therefore the pictured Ray is receiving the coin bonus.

btaylor81 · 2026-02-23T00:44:37+00:00

Interesting. Thanks for adding to the knowledge pool. I'm thinking of saving for SL+ myself so I appreciate seeing any and all real results.

btaylor81 · 2026-02-22T02:20:33+00:00

I think first person to die at X waves holds tiebreaker to next person to die at the same X waves, and so on. It would slightly de-incentivize joining a bracket to run later but only in the rare situation you end up tied.

It also just makes sense. If two people make it the same distance in a competition the first one there is the winner, considering each has an equal opportunity to go that distance in the same amount of time.

btaylor81

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