Sergeant

Sergeant

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Sergeant
Tower info
Shop Cost	0XP
Placement Cost	200
Tower Type	Ruby
Stats
Base Damage	1
Base Range	15
Base Firerate	0.7
Hidden Detection	Level 3+
Lead Piercing	Level 4+

Sergeant

"I'm on it"

The sergeant is the starting tower of the game. It is given to all players by default, alongside the Sniper. It provides low damage for a low cost. Its final upgrade can boost nearby sergeants fire rate by 10%. This is usually considered an early game tower.

"Your starter tower, given as a complimentary gift from the Ruby Tribe. The Ruby tribe aren't usually the type to give out stuff to other people, but in this apocalypse, they must be desperate."

Mastery perk(s):

• Enhanced Laser Guns
• Longer Pulse Range
• Upgraded Guns

Sergeant's Laser Gun attacks 10% faster.

Price: 1 - Tier: 1

Sergeant's ability affects 2 more Sergeants.

Price: 1 - Tier: 1

Sergeant's deal 1 extra damage on all levels.

Price: 3 - Tier: 2

Stats

Upgrade Descriptions:

• Level 1 - Longer Range: Increases aiming skill, being able to shoot further.
• Level 2 - Sharper Rounds: Upgraded rounds deal extra damage to enemies.
• Level 3 - Laser Gun: Upgrades to a Laser Gun, which shots can now pierce through multiple enemies. Also detects hidden enemies.
• Level 4 - Double Gun: Lasers can damage lead enemies, and dual wielding allows for twice the fire rate.
• Level 5 - Laser Overclock: Ability: Overclocks 10 nearby Laser Guns from other Sergeants including itself for 10 seconds, dealing extreme damage. 35 second cooldown.
• Master Upgrade - Ultra-Ruby Pulse: Overclock becomes much stronger and affects up to 20 Laser Guns.

Level	Upgrade Cost	Total Cost	Damage	Rate	Range	DPS	Total Cash/DPS	Appearance + Change
Base	N/A	200	1	0.7	15	~1.42	140	Sergeant wears a red shirt and black pants, he has gloves and holds his gun with both hands.
1	90	290	1	0.7	16	~1.42	203	Sergeant now wears a black bandana that covers his mouth.
2	150	440	2	0.7	16	~2.85	154	Sergeant now wears a military-looking hat which has a radio and goggles.
3	675	1,115	5	0.65	18	~7.69	144.95	Sergeant now wields a Laser Gun (Red Hyperlaser Gun) and he now holds his weapon with one hand.
4	1,625	2,740	12	0.3	18	40	79.75	Sergeant now holds two Laser Guns and has a black cape.
5	9,150	11,890	20	0.3	18	~66.66	184.725	Cape now glows a Neon Red. Ability sets the stats of the Sergeant activating it and 10 nearby Sergeants (above Level 2 and under Level 6 (Master Upgrade)) to: Damage 20, Firerate 0.1, Range unchanged.
6 (Master Upgrade)	45,000	56,890	30	0.1	20	300	197.3	Sergeant now wears a Neon Red Visor that has wings at it's ending points. Ability now affects 20 Sergeants instead of 10. The stats are now: 50 Damage, 0.05 Firerate, Range unchanged.

Tactics

• Despite this tower being slower, it is a viable option for early game with it's higher damage.
• The abilities promote farming as the more Sergeants you have, the better the buffs are utilized.
• Spamming this tower is also a viable strategy to beating things like the Black Blizzard Boss.

Trivia

• A sergeant is a noncommissioned officer in the armed forces. Sergeants have different ranks in the US army or the Marine Corps.
  • Sergeant in British and American English represents different ranks.
    • In the American English, the rank is below a lieutenant.
    • In the British English, the rank is below an inspector.

Update Log

8th August 2021: Sergeant Tower added along with the creation of the game 19th August 2021: Balanced Sergeants upgrade prices (Master upgrade unchanged) 26th August 2021: Updated Sergeants "TEC-9 Promotion" Description 10th September 2021: Level 2 increases damage to 2 Level 3 increases fire rate (0.65s > 0.4s) Level 4 increases damage (2 > 3) Level 4 price decreased (1,640 > 1,295) Level 5 increases damage (2 > 6) Level 5 price increased (3,605 > 5,525) Level 6 increases damage (5 > 15) Level 6 ability damage buff increased (4 > 10) Level 6 price increased (15,000 > 20,475) 23rd September 2021: Level 6 Sergeant price increased (16,450 > 35,000$) 22nd November 2021: Removed Sergeant's "Consistent Firing" upgrade. Level 2 Sergeant now increases range to 20. Level 2 Sergeant price increased (195 > 390). Level 2 Sergeant attack speed increased (0.65s > 0.6s). Level 3 Sergeant (TEC-9 Promotion) Level 3 price decreased (1,295 > 1,000) Level 6 Sergeant (Alchemized Weapons) is now Level 5 and no longer a master upgrade Level 5 Sergeant Ability damage increased (10 > 20) Level 5 Sergeant Ability cooldown increased (30s > 60s) 25th November 2021: Level 3 Sergeant damage increased (3 > 4) Level 4 Sergeant damage increased (5 > 6) 6th December 2021: Level 6 Sergeant ability now affects 25 nearby Sergeants instead of all. 4th January 2022: Level 2 price decreased (390 > 175) Level 3 price decreased (1,000 > 675) Level 4 price decreased (3,105 > 2,050) Level 5 price decreased (2,0335 > 11,025) Level 6 price decreased (7,6570 > 35,400) 7th January 2022: Level 6 Sergeant now affects 15 other Sergeants Level 6 Sergeant splash range decreased (5 > 2) Level 6 Sergeant splash pierce decreased (5 > 3) Level 6 Sergeant damage decreased (75 > 35) 5th March 2022: Sergeant was majorly reworked. Level 3 instead of being a TEC-90 turned into a piercing Laser Gun. The ability only affects Level 3 or higher Sergeants. 13th March 2022: Sergeant Level 3 attack speed increased (0.7 > 0.65) Sergeant Level 3 price decreased (845 > 675) Sergeant Level 4 price decreased (2,050 > 1,625)