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[KC] Oct 9, 2015 @ 3:14am
The solo mode tactics discussion
Hello I wish to start a thread specifically on solo playing the Gem TD. The purpose of this is because

1. single player gem selection is VERY limited.
2. the maze stones are also VERY limited.
3. Lucky chinese jade might not have enough time to recover your HP.
4. We surely are going to skip some unnecessary combined gems in solo mode.
5. any simpler maze feeding 6 rounds?
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[KC] Oct 9, 2015 @ 3:16am 
Turtle maze seemingly feeds solo player and 6 rounds, I am still trying on this maze.
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/182T2h1oYCRNOxjELFpr4uwX9U17cgnUBAT3maVEzHmU/edit?pli=1#gid=393228020
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HMA Oct 9, 2015 @ 3:55am 
Awesome.I've been trying blocking off west and north paths and spirally the centre. Get to around 20-25 but have found I need correct gems or you lose fast.
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Hawky Oct 9, 2015 @ 4:56am 
Either skip malachite, huge malachite and uranium or skip the pink diamond variants =P
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Rider Oct 9, 2015 @ 5:23am 
Originally posted by al-KC:
Turtle maze seemingly feeds solo player and 6 rounds, I am still trying on this maze.
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/182T2h1oYCRNOxjELFpr4uwX9U17cgnUBAT3maVEzHmU/edit?pli=1#gid=393228020

Your maze is the good one.

I think if you want to succeed in solo mod you need more luck than in other mods. I always remake if i don't get at least 2 "one shot" gem before wave 8 (like malachite or silver in 1 round). the center of my maze is always a ruby and if i don't get volcano before wave 16 or 18 i remake.
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[KC] Oct 9, 2015 @ 6:20am 
Originally posted by QOTH:
Awesome.I've been trying blocking off west and north paths and spirally the centre. Get to around 20-25 but have found I need correct gems or you lose fast.

If you are not going for the V shape at bottom (in which very costly in solo mode), then mostly you are having 3-5 rounds. perhaps the classic
1. from left to center,
2. right to center,
3. right to upper right
4. spiral at center.

makes it easier to u. not sure it's similar to your maze.
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[KC] Oct 9, 2015 @ 6:22am 
Originally posted by Hawky:
Either skip malachite, huge malachite and uranium or skip the pink diamond variants =P

agree, either choose

1. silver route (not requiring malachite, perhaps only uranium 238), or
2. malachite route (with one silver)
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Elcangri Oct 10, 2015 @ 4:32am 
nice :) i only get the first and last line and in mid put all strong towers, my record is lvl34 :D

i play solo :D
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DomPeon Oct 10, 2015 @ 6:58am 
I always used this
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1stPsOWYiSEfvody-YczBZmg9BvecxULv-kAApr4JAY4/edit?usp=sharing
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Puddlestomper Oct 10, 2015 @ 10:25am 
Originally posted by DomPeon:
I always used this
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1stPsOWYiSEfvody-YczBZmg9BvecxULv-kAApr4JAY4/edit?usp=sharing
That is not good because the creeps only go through your maze like 1.5 times(dont go fully through second time). where as other mazes use much less blocks but make the creeps go through up to 6 times.
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HMA Oct 10, 2015 @ 10:51am 
Thanks for you help guy, you especially al-KC.
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Rider Oct 11, 2015 @ 2:53am 
Originally posted by XOrder345:
Originally posted by DomPeon:
I always used this
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1stPsOWYiSEfvody-YczBZmg9BvecxULv-kAApr4JAY4/edit?usp=sharing
That is not good because the creeps only go through your maze like 1.5 times(dont go fully through second time). where as other mazes use much less blocks but make the creeps go through up to 6 times.

totally agree, this isn't the best maze, the best one makes creeps going through your maze 6 times.
Last edited by Rider; Oct 12, 2015 @ 3:49am
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32 Sky Dive Oct 11, 2015 @ 10:28am 
Turtlemaze is pretty nice in solo mode. But even with dark emerald, lucky chinese and uranium 235 (and some more) the lvl30 doesnt even get below 1/2hp...
I never got a stun on it, was I just unlucky or is it immune to stuns?
Last edited by 32 Sky Dive; Oct 11, 2015 @ 10:28am
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[KC] Oct 11, 2015 @ 12:01pm 
you have lucky jade. erm.... you seem to be really lucky in having those gems, and yet unlucky not having the stuns. the stun should work. and yes... perhaps b4 b5.
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[KC] Oct 11, 2015 @ 12:03pm 
i find out the chinese diamond maze is good even for solo.
http://dota2.17173.com/news/09302015/100628853_all.shtml
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burnie Oct 11, 2015 @ 3:25pm 
I always build a maze where they run 5 rounds with very few stones and thats enough for ground, I pretty much never lose lives against ground units. the problem with this TD are the OP air levels. You can have a maze where they round 30 rounds, you will still lose to air.
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