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Hey, thanks for playing and for the great feedback. You’re absolutely right. The game, including upgrades and abilities is in need of balancing improvements.

Good feedback on the towers. I had a feeling it wasn’t super obvious what their effect was and you’re confirming that. Here’s how they work:

They create a web of connection with nearby enemies. On a timer, it sends a burst of energy out to connected enemies that buffs them (HP mainly) for a limited duration. You’ll see their color change during that time.

Open to ideas on better ways to communicate that to the player.

DanielLC3 days ago(+1)

I suspected they were buffed. At least after I tested my other theory that the lines between them damaged you if you passed through them.

Maybe instead of increasing their HP, you decrease the damage they take? Since it shows the damage they take, you could see that easily. You could also buff their speed a bit, which would be obvious at a glance.

You could also have them appear earlier. If you had one at the very beginning when you're taking enemies down one at a time, it would be clear that it takes longer for one to fall.

Snowfrog2 days ago

All good ideas. I’ll probably experiment with those. Thanks.

DanielLC2 days ago(+1)

Also, I forgot to add, the way the player's health bar works is confusing. It looks like you're rounding their health to the nearest fifth? Either make each box correspond to one hit or make it a bar that gradually drains so you can tell exactly how much HP you have.

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