General information
The Defense Simulator is a building that allows you to test your defenses. For its building statistics see Combat Buildings Stats. By succeeding in a Simulator attack you can win Stars, Simulator Boosts, Parts to enhance your Defense Buildings, Incendiary Cores and for a period of time, Encrypted Boxes.
"Test your base defenses and earn XP with our new Tower Defense Mode! Build the new Defense Simulator and battle waves of Marines, Pulse Tanks, Bombas and more! Complete all the campaigns to show that your base is the best."
Campaign Selection
The Campaign Selector
Build the Defense Simulator on your base and through it you can embark on a number of defensive campaigns against stronger and stronger NPCs of differing levels, research levels, and troop compositions. More campaigns will unlock as you level up your Defense Simulator building.
Each campaign has a number of individual attacks that can be initiated by using a charge of the Defense Simulator, which is similar to that of a Warp Gate, except that it has a shorter recharge time of only 15 minutes and a 6-launch capacity.
At the end of each simulation you will be scored as to how effectively you defended your base receiving XP and an item. Any buildings lost in the simulation will not be damaged when you return to your base.
The key to maximizing the points is to lose no buildings in the fight (3 stars) and do it on the first attempt (2x bonus). The key to winning in the first attempt is to either blow a simulator charge to see where that particular level will attack, or to know beforehand. See Campaign Info for more details. By defending with your strongest towers at the point of attack you can defeat a simulation for the maximum score. Eventually, of course, you will meet enemies too strong for your level.
Updated Defense Simulator!
| “ | Commander, The defense simulator campaigns are now better than ever! |
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—Edgeworld, Mail, 2013 Mar 12 | ||
Boost Selection
Defense Simulator - Boost Selection
After choosing the campaign, you can apply both a XP boost and a defense boost, from those available on the Boost Selection screen.
Level Images
Stats
| Level | Health | Simulation Unlocked | Time | Cores | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 100 | Defense Training | 30s | 50 | 50 | 100 | |
| 2 | 110 | Bullet Storm | 1m30s | 1,000 | 1,000 | 2,000 | |
| 3 | 120 | Target Practice | 25m | 10,000 | 10,000 | 20,000 | |
| 4 | 130 | Tank Maneuver | 2h5m | 10,000 | 10,000 | 20,000 | |
| 5 | 140 | The Vanguard | 20h50m | 10,000 | 10,000 | 20,000 | |
| 6 | 150 | Deadly Snipes | 2d4h5m | 10,000 | 10,000 | 20,000 | |
| 7 | 160 | Tank Assault | 3d11h20m | 10,000 | 10,000 | 20,000 | |
| 8 | 200 | Ahh! Giant Wasps | 3d13h50m | 10,000 | 10,000 | 20,000 | |
| 9 | 300 | All or Nothing | 3d16h20m | 10,000 | 10,000 | 20,000 | |
| 10 | 400 | Art of War | 3d18h50m | 10,000 | 10,000 | 20,000 | |
| 11 | 600 | Strength in Numbers | 3d21h20m | 10,000 | 10,000 | 20,000 | |
| 12 | 800 | Under Siege | 3d21h20m | 10,000 | 10,000 | 20,000 | |
| 13 | 1,000 | Beginning of the End | 3d21h20m | 10,000 | 10,000 | 20,000 | |
| 14 | 1,200 | Total Devastation | 3d21h20m | 10,000 | 10,000 | 20,000 | |
| 15 | 1,400 | Incineraptor Invasion | 3d21h20m | 10,000 | 10,000 | 20,000 | |
| 16 | 1,600 | Explosions in the Sky | 6d1h | 12,000 | 12,000 | 25,000 | |
| 17 | 1,800 | Raining Fire | 6d17h40m | 14,000 | 14,000 | 30,000 | |
| 18 | 1,900 | 6d22h40m | 15,000 | 15,000 | 32,000 | ||
| 19 | 2,000 | 7d3h40m | 16,000 | 16,000 | 34,000 | ||
| 20 | 2,100 | 7d8h40m | 17,000 | 17,000 | 36,000 | ||
| 21 | 2,200 | 7d13h40m | 18,000 | 18,000 | 38,000 | ||
| 22 | 2,300 | 7d18h40m | 19,000 | 19,000 | 40,000 |
| Unavailable Simulations |
|---|
| Rise of the Lancer |
| Eye of the Brawler |
| Red Sleigh Down |
| The Quiet Assassins |
| Tanks, Tanks, Tanks |
| Bombas' Last Stand |
| We're Surrounded! |
| Complete Devastation |
Defense Sim Build-a-thon!
| “ | With the release of the new and improved Defense Sim campaigns, make sure your base is up to date! For every Level of your Defense Sim your[sic] successfully finish will enter you for a chance to win 1000 Platinum!
Make sure you are prepared for these latest additions as well as future releases before you're left behind! This event ends at 11:59pm PST on March 15th with every completed upgrade of your Defense Simulator granting you an entry. Five winners will be randomly selected, and prizes will be awarded within 3 business days of this event's conclusion. |
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—Edgeworld, Mail, 2013 Mar 12 | ||
Boosts and bonus
As you can see in the following sections, the maximum boost you can receive is 240, if you use a Defense Sim XP x30, lose no buildings and are unlocking the simulation.
XP Boost
Depending on what you choose on the Boost Selection screen, battle XP is multiplied by:
- 1x (
- 2x (Defense Sim XP x2)
- 15x (Defense Sim XP x15)
- 30x (Defense Sim XP x30)
Star XP Boost
Depending on the number of Defense Buildings you lose in the simulation, you will get stars and XP boosts as following:
- No buildings lost*: 3 stars and 4x XP boost
- Less than 1/2 of total turrets lost: 2 stars and 2x XP boost
- More than 1/2 or total turrets lost: 1 star and no XP boost
- Note: non-defense buildings such as barracks/factories may be lost without incurring in any penalty. Only losing a turret will prevent you from gaining 3 stars.
- If CC is destroyed you lost.
Unlock bonus XP Boost
The first you win a simulation you will get a 2x XP boost.
Attacks come from which direction?
Polar directions
On the mission selector you have 8 possible choices.
The first page of Defense Training starts at N and ends at SW. The second page of Defense Training starts at S and ends at NE and so on.
| NW | N | NE |
| W |
+ |
E |
| SW | S | SE |
It continues around your base counter clockwise.
This means that when the last mission of Tank Maneuver is at W the first of The Vanguard missions will be at SW.
Note: some campaigns DO NOT follow the counter-clockwise scheme, with attacks coming from seemingly random directions (Noted in All or Nothing, other campaigns may have this feature/bug).
Note: some simulations with multiple kinds of unit may not attack from the same spot. Some Ahh! Giant Spiders' simulations have this feature but it's mostly noted in All or Nothing (and probably onward). For example, Shrikes may appear from the S corner and after a few seconds Disruptors and Pulse Tanks will spawn from the N corner, usually far away from the base, out from base's visible boundaries.
Prizes
After each battle, besides gaining XP, you can also win one of theze prizes (The odds of winning an Incendiary Core after 3 stars are 1 in 180.):
- Defense Sim XP x2
- Defense Sim XP x15
- Defense Sim XP x30
- Defense Sim Level +25 (1- & 2-star prize only)
- Defense Sim Level +50 (1- & 2-star prize only)
- Defense Sim Level x2
- Incendiary Core (3-star prize mostly)
- Engineering Parts for upgrading turrets in the Engineering Lab. Drop probability strongly depends on part type:
- Very low probability: Parts with Concussion or Multiple Target effects;
- Very high probability: Basic parts; i.e., parts with only one effect;
- Low probability: Parts with Damage/Rate, Damage/Range, or Rate/Range effects;
- High probability: All other parts.
- Encrypted Boxes requiring a Decryption Key from the store.
- Decryption Key (rare if not impossible)
The 3-star victory in every level within a campaign will drop a special item as specified below:
| Campaign | Possible Items |
|---|---|
| 1 | |
| 2 | |
| 3 | |
| 4 | |
| 5 | |
| 6 | |
| 7 | |
| 8 | |
| 9 | |
| 10 | 30% Training Accelerator Control Device Decimator Box |
| 11 | Cerulean Core 30% Training Accelerator Control Device |
| 12 | Hacker’s Patch Vermillion Core Cerulean Core |
| 13 | Hacker’s Patch Vermillion Core Cerulean Core |
| 14 | General’s Orders Hacker’s Patch Vermillion Core |
| 15 | Cerulean Armor Box General’s Orders Hacker’s Patch |
- Zoot token
- Salvage Box
Defense Sim Encrytped[sic] Boxes
| “ | -Incoming Message from Zoot-
My Spies have intercepted some enemy cargo, and its contents are ours for the taking! What's the catch you may ask Commander? It's[sic] information is encrypted, and guess who has the key? Zoot, of course! Starting today, you'll begin to see various encrypted boxes start dropping from the Defense Sim. If you snag one of these boxes bring it to me and I can unlock its contents...for a small fee of course! Make sure to visit the Defense Sim today and begin your hunt for these powerful boxes! They can contain some premium items like Incendiary Cores, Vermillion Cores, Cerulean Cores, and even rare Engineering Lab Equipment and patches. The key to these boxes can be purchased from the store, so visit the featured tab for more information. |
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—Edgeworld, Mail, 2013 Feb 7 | ||
Defense Simulator Rewards!
| “ | Many players have already received their rewards from the newly redesigned defense simulator! Here are some items that players can win from getting 3 stars on defense simulator battles in the following campaigns:
Art of War (2k-50k): 30% Training Accelerator, Control Device, Decimator Box Strength in Numbers (3k-75k): Cerulean Core, 30% Training Accelerator, Control Device Under Siege (4k-100k): Hacker’s Patch, Vermillion Core, Cerulean Core Beginning of the End (5k-150k): Hacker’s Patch, Vermillion Core, Cerulean Core Total Devastation (5k-200k): General’s Orders, Hacker’s Patch, Vermillion Core Incineraptor Invasion (5k-270k): Cerulean Armor Box, General’s Orders, Hacker’s Patch
There is also a defense simulator build-a-thon going on right now where every level that you upgrade your building gives you a chance to win 1,000 platinum! There is no better time to start getting your rewards from the defense simulator than today! |
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—Edgeworld, Mail, 2013 Mar 13 | ||
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