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Art by u/I_dont_care_k

Hey everyone! Welcome to this week's blog with the NK team!

What's been going on this week?

Preview notes for update 32.0 for BTD6 have been posted over on Reddit. Check them out here.

The next group of plushies have gone live! Find them here.

Slipstream Race Results:
1st: IAmCracked - 2 minutes and 31.5 seconds
2nd: Player - 2 minutes and 32 seconds
3rd: KLTD1234 - 2 minutes and 35.4 seconds
4th: i touch grass - 2 minutes and 36.9 seconds
5th: YtseJam - 2 minutes and 39.8 seconds

This weekend's focus:

- BTD6 -
Pile O' Monkey Money and T3 Insta Monkeys on sale.
Ongoing 4th of July collection event, ending 25th of July
Ongoing "Lakes and Rivers" Odyssey, ending Wednesday.
"Reduce, Reuse, Raceycle!" Race this weekend.
Lych will be appearing this weekend, starting Saturday and ending Thursday.

- Battles 2 -
Ongoing Season 6, ending 17th of August.
Churchill Street Racer Showcase ending Tuesday.
Play With Fire event, ending Wednesday.

- Bloons Pop -
Friday: Pink Bloon Popper
Saturday: Black Bloon Popper
Sunday: Power Up Mania
Auto Fast Forward, Gold Passes, Vault of Monkey Money and Bloonstones on sale.
Ongoing Party Crashers, ending Tuesday
Triple Rewards starting Friday, ending Monday.

- BTD Battles -
Professor Evil appearing this weekend. With a second tougher one starting Tuesday and ending Thursday.
Friday: MOAB, MOAB Cards - BFB, BFB Random 15, BFB Boosts Only
Saturday: MOAB, MOAB Cards, MOAB Club - BFB, BFB Cards
Sunday: MOAB, MOAB Cards - BFB, BFB Boosts Only, BFB Card Club
Monday: MOAB
2x Medallions with Club Access on sale.

- BATTD -
Ongoing Martian games: Monkeys Only, No Allies, More Shields
More Ghosts, More Camo, More Zombies, starting on Saturday.
Tuxedo Jake, Hunter Marceline and Character Bundle pack on sale.

- SAS4 Mobile -
LMS on Friday, VS with Black Box as rewards on Saturday and Apoc on Sunday.
Sales on nantos, NV vet pack, Epic pack and 8th premium gun set: Torment, Proton Arc and Zerafallen

- BTD5 -
Ongoing Totem event, ending Sunday.
Sub skin and Monkey Money on sale.

Questions from the comments:

Can we see a ninja kiwi btdb2 tournament charity live stream?
That’s definitely something we can look into for the future!

what ever happened with the portal artifacts that were planned for bloons monkey city?
A portal to new realms that never quite materialized sadly!

if there is a quincy is there a quadcy?
A quadcy is 4 sons of Quincys in the same room!

my gosh, ninja kiwi, can you make a giant cake for the 5th anniversary, a Giant banana cream cake with a golden dart in it that is just banana filling, mmm sounds good
If we do, you can be guaranteed we’ll post about it on the blog :)

:0 glad you guys liked my puns! You psi-prised me with this!
We love puns keep em coming! :)

Can anybody at Ninja Kiwi actually do ace micro?
Yes!

Just wanted to say, Ninja Kiwi, please take as much time as you need for any plans you're working on. You clearly take the responsible approach of taking quality's side over quantity's, I appreciate the standards you go by as a company.
Thank you! Having said that… 32.0 IS coming very soon, in case anyone was wondering!

Have other monkeys tried to state that nothing gets past their darts in order to have high accuracy like Quincy?
Not that we have heard…maybe you are on to something!

Are the red armbands given out like mints by some mysterious monkey eye doctor and the dart monkeys secretly getting contacts?
An interesting theory, who would this mysterious monkey eye doctor be though we wonder?

Geraldo always mentions about “cleanup on Aisle 7” when Bloons leak. Is that some sort of business code for “invasion”?
I think that’s Geraldo’s previous work experience at a supermarket coming through.

Does churchill have more brain power than psi? He can attack the bloons even when he's not looking at them.
Churchill has a bunch of tech inside the tank to help out with things like targeting!

what's it like in monkey Tokyo?
Very friendly and they have some great food!

Will professor Evil come back with revenge (btd6)
We’d definitely never count him out of anything

Will mods be available on mobile in the future?
We definitely want to continue to give players the ability to change things in the game, much like with the challenge editor but for towers and more. We’re working on things like the tower editor for this reason but don’t have an update on when anything will be ready to give you yet. We want this functionality to be available on mobile as well as desktop 100% though.

Did Pat ever go to school?
Of course! All the monkeys get a solid education before helping fight the bloons!

How does wizard feel since druid pretty much took his lightning powers?
They don’t mind, it opened up some headspace for necromantic powers.

Why do monkeys and bloons fight? Is there was a party and bfb/zomg/ddt crash the party will the monkeys get angry at that?
I mean, if a dark dirigible titan crash landed MY party, I’d be pretty annoyed about that for sure.

Have you considered a way of getting the vtsg in battles 2 and how would you get it?
Not at the moment!

What does Geraldo do in his free time? Does he play with the bunnies?
He does a lot of upcycling and looking after the bunnies!

How many LEGO sets does the Engineer have?
Being an avid collector, almost all of them, with many being handed down from family!

Will we be able to get btdb2 music in btd6 I love both soundtracks and would love to have btdb2 music in btd6
Definitely, something we can consider for future updates, but we still have tons of banging tracks for BTD6 ready :)

Does Battles and Battles 2 take in Doctor Monkey’s bloon sandbox simulation? If so, why are multiple Quincys throwing bloons at each other while making it clear that they never miss?
That’s two quite different questions in one! We’re pretty sure Battles and Battles 2 aren’t part of a simulation but then you never know really do you? Perhaps OUR universe is just a simulation inside Quincy’s bow-mounted smartphone? Consider our minds BLOWN.

Do the monkeys ever get scared? Like when a massive boss Bloon the size of buildings approaches do they ever hesitate?
Their training kicks in and they resolve to fight even harder against the tyrannical boss Bloons!

The monkey military implies there have been wars requiring said military. Also who gave monkeys guns?
The Bloon wars have been on for a while, it was decided a regimented force would aid in the monkey's victory!

Why does the monkey ace start with a biplane if single wing designs exist?
Paying homage to pilots from the good old days!

Can the monkeys swim? Since they can't be placed on the water
All the monkeys can swim if they need to, but it is much harder to fight in the water!

Will there be maps even harder than inflection coming to btdb2?
We’ll try to keep adding a nice variety of difficulty maps.

Is there ever a stopping point/round for the Bloons?
No, they seem to fight on regardless of round

I know people like asking for sequels for their favorite Bloons games and stuff like that BUT... THE QUESTION IS. HOT AIR BLOON 2 WHEN??
That game definitely holds a place in our flash-based heart. You can still enjoy the original in the Ninja Kiwi Archive!

Are there any plans for gamemodes where you have tower path restrictions? For instance, a gamemode where you can only use one or two tower paths, or a gamemode where you can only go up to Tier 3 upgrades, etc?
Not currently, though we are definitely finding that the Least Tiers victory mode is scratching that itch for us.

do any towers/paths have a rivalry between each other?
Ooh, good question. We think that Prince of Darkness and Legend of the Night have a bit of a rivalry as to whose title is cooler - Prince or Legend?

how does time stop work
A lot of research and magic went into making a device capable of slowing time down through temporal manipulation.

What do super monkeys do in their free time? Like do they save other monkeys from the bloons?
Work on catchphrases, clean their capes and work on hand-eye coordination!

If Pat Fusty can slap a bloon(and damage it), then why can't all the monkeys forget about their weapons and slap the bloons?
His big hands make slapping a good choice for him…. other monkeys not so much.

What do monkeys think of the humans?
What humans??

What is the hardest level ben has beat in geometry dash
He has come across a few tough custom levels! None that have stopped him yet though!

how did the Bloons make the portal to get to OOO? are there any other target worlds?
It might have been those portal artifacts! We haven’t heard of any other target worlds, but it’d be just like those sneaky Bloons to keep that a secret.

Do you plan to add some more lore to bloons in the future? If so, would it be more about subtle references or would it be more detailed and in depth stories
No concrete plans, but we love how the game continues to develop with new heroes appearing all the time.

What are some of the Ninja Kiwi team's favorite non-Bloons games?
The team has a wide mix of favourites ranging from classic RPGs all the way to Lawn Mower Simulator

If you said that they dissemble the sun temple and you can build it like in IKEA. Can I buy an sun temple in IKEA?
Flat-packed sun temples are exclusive to Monkea.

Have a great weekend and happy gaming!
- Ninja Kiwi Team