Strategies

> This page includes strategies, tank patterns and tank designs that are good in pvp or good at farming. This page is open to additions from anyone with strategies, tank patterns and tank designs.
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## Cross shape

The cross shape looks very similar to what it sounds like. The player places 4 wooden turrets in the north, south, east and west. Use either twin turrets or cannons. After you have placed the 16 turrets add 4 wooden alchemy labs in the gaps in your cross. Now drive around the map scooping up all materials in in the cross' gaps, the wooden alchemy labs will turn all your other resources into iron. Upgrade your core then the turrets and finally your alchemy labs but only upgrade the labs once you have more then enough to upgrade them(if you do one at a time they will counteract each other making it difficult to get the remaining resources). Keep doing the upgrading loop until you reach onyx at that point remove your alchemy labs and kill to your hearts content.

## Compaction

Compaction works on an exploit rather then a shape or pattern. Compaction allows you to place up to 20 units directly on your core, having all units very close together means that you are smaller (which is good), your bullets don't have to shoot across your tank as much and it is harder to break your core. To compact yourself place 4 basic units out one side of your tank and then place as many turrets as possible on those basic units (I recommended cannons as they are extremely powerful en masse or become a glitchy abomination that is near unkillable by using spikes). Once you have placed as many turrets as possible remove the basic units and watch your turrets fall to your core all compacted together. Next step is place 3 basic units on the opposite side as last time and place as many turrets on as possible. Then remove the basic units and you should be fully enclosed in turrets. You should have 4 units left (it doesn't matter if you are 1 or 2 more (but if you are try to get more on the basic units)), place 4 alchemy labs in 4 opposite points on your tank (**WARNING** if you decided to make your compaction with spikes it may be difficult to place the labs) and build them out of the resource one less then the lowest material on your tank (so if the lowest iron then build them out of wood (if the lowest is wood upgrade them to iron then place the wooden labs)). The alchemy labs will turn all your other resources into the resource that is one rarity above what it is made of. The alchemy labs will allow you to upgrade your units very quickly. Once all your units except the labs are a higher tier then the labs upgrade the labs but only upgrade the labs once you have more then enough to upgrade them(if you do one at a time they will counteract each other making it difficult to get the remaining resources). Then continue the upgrade loop until you have onyx and you rule the server. Also once you hit onyx remove the labs so you can move a bit faster.

### Death Star

The Death Star method, is used to both protect your core, and shoot enemies from any angle. Much like the Compaction method on this page, it protects your tank from damage, but also allows you to place more turrets, which will also be fortified The Death Star shape can be achieved by placing as many Sniper turrets, Cannon turrets, Twin turrets, or Basic turrets of any material(preferably Wood, as you can upgrade the loop later), with 1 or 2 Healing Units between the turrets. Then, place as many Basic Units covering the turrets as much as possible, placing Spikes on the Basic units if necessary. Completion among this method requires more wood than you expect, especially if you spend your wood with all Cannon turrets.