Lucille Hardcore Strategy 🥀

Easiest NST Hardcore – 630 gems/hour!

Less than 10 steps + 100% winrate

Fastest run by lavreex, swihxy, fovelyne

Loadout

P1 & P2’s Turret can be replaced by Any Tower in the game

(Great for more DPS or Mission Quests)

Players Towers

Player 1 Farm Pyromancer Ranger DJ Booth Turret Player 2 Farm Ace Pilot Ranger Freezer Turret Player 3 Farm Ace Pilot Ranger Commander Electroshocker

Strategy

Player 1

Player 1 POV Video

Waves Strategy Placement Map Notes ●^ Skip waves^ 1-25^ as soon as possible, all other skips are optional.

0 23 ● Place 1 Lvl 2 Farm ○ Place 1 Lvl 2 Pyro ● Get 8 Lvl 2 Farms _(Lv 2 farms > Lv 1 farms)_ ○ Upgrade all Farms → Lvl 3 23 50 ● Place 1 Lvl 3 Front Pyro ○ Place Lvl 3 DJ _, set on_ _Green Track_ ● Place 7 Lvl 2 Rangers ● Max DJ → front Pyro → all Rangers → DPS _○_ _On Wave 50, Set_ _DJ_ _on_ _Red Track_ Player 2

Player 2 POV Video

Waves Strategy Placement Map Notes ● Skip waves 1-25 as soon as possible, all other skips are optional. ○ Set Ace Pilot on Strongest for wave 12 only ○ Rotate front Ace Pilots twice before placing & set on Figure 8 pathing.

0 27 ● Place 1 Lvl 2 Ace Pilot ○ Place 7 Lvl 2 Farms , 1 by 1 ● Place 2 Lvl 1 Freezers ○ Upgrade Ace Pilot → Lvl 4 ○ Get a total of 8 Lvl 3 Farms 27 50 ● Place 1 Lvl 3 Front Freezer _, set on_ _Strongest_ ○ Place 2 Max Ace Pilots ● 7 lv 2 Rangers ○ Place 5 Max Ace Pilots ● Max Front Freezer → Rangers → all DPS _○ Spam Max_ _Freezers_ _throughout the map_ Player 3

Player 3 POV Video

Waves Strategy Placement Map Notes ● Skip waves 1-25 as soon as possible, all other skips are optional. ○ Only set Front Electroshocker to Strongest Targeting. ○ Rotate Ace Pilots twice before placing & set on Figure 8 pathing.

0 27 ● Place 4 Lvl 1 Farms , 1 by 1 ○ Get 8 Lvl 2 Farms (Lv 2 farms > Lv 1 farms) ● Place 1 Lvl 4 Electro ○ Upgrade all Farms → Lvl 3 ○ Place 3 Lvl 4 Electros 28 50 ● Get 3 Lvl 2 Commanders , and chain ● Place 7 Max Ace Pilots. Rotate twice before placing & set on Figure 8 pathing. ● Max all Commanders ● Place 7 Lvl 2 Rangers → Max ● Max All Electro

Common Issues (Why did I die?)

Cause of Death Reasons General Tips ● Joining the Paradoxum Group for $100 extra starting cash is required. ● Important: Skip waves 1-25 as fast as possible. ○ You may optionally skip all waves for a faster time. Wave 10 / 13 Invisibles ●^ Skip Waves 9-11 ASAP. ● P1 did not place a Lvl 2 Pyro on time or in the correct spot Wave 12 Balloons ● P2 did not set Ace Pilot on Strongest (for Wave 12 balloons ONLY). Wave 15/16 Balloons ● Skip Waves 15 ASAP. ● P3 placed Electro late b/c wave 15 was not skipped quickly. ● P3 Likely didn’t farm correctly, P3 Should Farm this way: ○ Place 4 Lvl 1 Farms , 1 by 1 ○ Upgrade all Farms → Lvl 2

○ Place 2 Lvl 2 Farms , 1 by 1 ● There are better farming patterns than this, if you do know them then ignore this tip. Wave 17 Breakers ● P3 did not have 1 Lvl 3 Electro by wave 17 (likely an error in farming, follow above tip) ● Electro Placement lacks path coverage, it should cover this much: Wave 19 Mega Slow ● Skip wave 19 & 20 ASAP. ● P2 did not get 2 Lvl 1 Freezers , placed in the designated spots with range that reaches the path. ● P3 did not have 1 Lvl 4 Electroshocker on Wave 20 or 21. Wave 23 Shadow Boss ● P2 did not upgrade Ace Pilot to Lvl 4 by Wave 23 (likely an error in farming – remember, it’s only 7 Lvl 2 Farms, not 8). ● P2 did not place Freezers inside of Ace Pilot ’s range to receive the HD buff. Wave 27 Fallen Rushers ● P1 did not get a Lvl 3 Pyro in the front ● P3 did not get a 2nd Electro (Lvl 4) in the back Wave 28 49 ● P1’s DJ should stay on Green Track ○ Recommended: For major bosses (ex: Gravedigger W36), set DJ on Red Track once they spawn. Set it back to Green Track after the wave is over. ● P3 must get & maintain a Commander chain [tutorial] for the rest of the game. ● P2 & P3 did not spam max Ace Pilots , set on Figure 8 pathing, at the front of the map ○ If you encounter issues, don’t skip waves. Wave 50 Void Reaver ● Players did not obtain all of their upgrades, most especially Ranger ○ P1 did not set DJ on Red Track after everything on wave 50 is dead except Void Reaver ○ P2 did not get spam Max Freezers across the map. ■ Recommended to micro (replace the same tower quickly) 1 Freezer when VR stuns ○ P3 must chain Commanders [tutorial]

Speedrun Tips (Optional)

Categories Tips Farming ● Ignore “get 8 Lvl 2 Farm steps” and use the most optimal farming pattern: ○ Try not to place more Farms unless they’re Level 3. Don’t rush a Farm upgrade when the wave isn’t ending. ○ Farm Level Priority Upgrade: Lvl 3 > Lvl 2 > Lvl 1 > Lvl 0 ○ If you have exactly 1,650-1,800 cash and 2 Lvl 1 Farms at the end of the wave, upgrade both of those Farms to Lvl 2 instead of getting a Lvl 3 Farm. Targeting ● Assume all targeting steps only last for that wave/group of waves. ● Return to First when the wave ends Wave 17 Breakers ● P3 set Lvl 3 Electro on Last ● P1 place Lv 1/ 2 front Pyro w17 Wave 20 Lead Boss ● P3 set Lvl 4 Electro on Last ● P1 set front Pyro on Last Wave 23 Shadow Boss ● P3 gets 2nd Electro (Lvl 3) in the back Wave 27 Fallen Rushers ● P3 set back Electros to Weakest ● P1 should have front Lvl 3 Pyro by now Tower Usage ● When placing front Ace Pilots , rotate twice for better coverage with the Figure 8 Pattern. ○ Don’t Rotate Ace Pilots if they aren’t placed right next to the path. ● Keep Green Track DJ primarily; however, it’s recommended to switch DJ Booth to a more offensive track ( Red / Purple ) when favorable. ○ Requires team communication. ○ Always return to Green Track DJ when the wave ends. ○ We recommend to set DJ Booth’s Drop the Beat Ability Keybind to either ‘W’, ‘A’, ‘S’, ‘D’. To automatically get cash from DJ from your movements. Wave 34-36 Titan, Giant, Gravedigger ● Set all Rangers on Strongest. ○ Remember to return back to first if failed to timesave.

● Use Purple Track DJ Wave 41-43 Slow King, Speedy King ● Use Freezer ’s ice bombs ability for Wave 41-43 to severely reduce enemy defense w/ Pyro ● Use Red Track DJ Waves 44, 47-48 Major Bosses ● Always set DJ Booth’s Track to Red Track once you fight a Major Boss. ● Max at least 1 Commander by Wave 41. ● Use Commander’s Caravan Ability to spawn APCs when Major Bosses from Waves 47 & 48 Spawns if possible. ○ Only activate the Ability once _Fallen King_ and _Void Reaver_ performed their _Stomp ability_. ● Set Ace Pilots to Strongest Targeting ONLY on Boss Waves (36, 44, 47-48). ○ P2 Should Always keep their Ace Pilots at Strongest until W50 ● On Wave 44, set all Rangers on Last. ● On Wave 47, set all Rangers on Strongest , then micro to First when Swordmaster is getting low. ● On Wave 48, keep Rangers on First. Wave 50 Final Boss ● Temporarily set Rangers to Last to kill the Unknowns and Vindicators behind Void Reaver faster, reducing stun abuse for your other towers. ○ If those enemies aren’t behind Void Reaver , change it back to first. ● Place 1 Max Commander inside the Loop to cover for micro’d towers there.