on the frog im only able to get to level 30

After months of fine tuning my strategy, I finally beat Frog. At each level, spend as little as possible, while still thinking big picture..IE how far will this purchase carry me? Yeah, I know I'm 3 years late to the party and that everyone else has moved on, but I just can help boasting after so much friggin' work.

The difficulty in this game is no joke, congratulations

Sick bump - that game is fun!



@jake_friz: epic brag!

This seems impossible. I get by with bear bones towers and always run into trouble around level 30. Most $ I can amass is $8K.
Can you share details?

IMPOSSIBLE

I was finding this game very easy but now I am struggling, the beginner and medium levels where very easy, took a few attempts to work out which were the better combos and I think you can complete wave 50 in every level using slow down blues and big red towers with the only bonus being cash.

Then I got to do the splits and no left turns and I quickly realised thattratergy does not get you as far, i then tried using a bit of everything and that didnt work, then I tried all greens and blues, all reds and blues and all purples and blues but these got me again to around wave 30. I tried upgrading and i tried buying new ones nothing really worked. I tried lots of low level and then tried buying the big ones, no joy.

my last stratergy was (low level) two greens and two reds at the front upgraded fully then some blues on other side, then two greens and reds upgraded fuly again and bonuses being all fire power, that gets you to wave 35, went back to old stratergies using all fire power and again that gets you to wave 35.

I have managed over 40 a few times with my original stratergy other than keep buying lives but I cant do it consistantly and i normally die horribly straight after.

Anyone managed to get to level 50 and is happy to share how?

you guys do know there is a vector td 2 right?

although it may be argued the 1st one is better

You didn't mention the Frog. Have you defeated it?

I don't see how the screen shot above is possible. Mathimatically, I don't there is enough cash to achieve all the level three reds.

yeah the frog took about 3 attempts but I got it eventually.

From memory only buy profit enhancers with bonus

vector wise I believe when you have racked up the cash you need and the basics wont do the job you buy slow downs in pairs (horisontally not vertically) start off by leaving one gap between the pairs then fill them in when you have more money than god.

the blues on their own wont do the job so for big damage use the big red towers, trying to remember if I upgraded the towers for reach or if i used a few bonuses for extra range.

when you get to the later stages you should have so much cash that you can either get a really big score or you can blow it on ensuring victory (which is what i done)

been a while since the frog so ill give it another bash one of these days, maybr after a break from the last two I might think of a good stratergy.

My problem is racking up the cash. I can get to $8 or $9 K but am forced to buy more level three reds which depletes my cash and stops me from getting past about level 35 or so.

I get through level 13 (blue spinners) using only 2 green towers maxed out to 10 each and 2 level 1 blues. All bonuses go to interest.

After level 13, I've got about $2,400 and need to buy something or the yellow spinners will blow by me. This is where I'm wondering what the best strategy is. Seems like a ton of blues will eventually be needed, but at $300 a pop at this level, I'm depleting my cash pretty quick.

The placement of blues must have to be very specific.

Did you use any purple towers?

No purples for the frog, in some maps purples have their use and if you manage to get a crap load of spare cash close to level 50 1 well places purple tower that slows near each exit can save you a few lives but honestly just leave them out. try to only use reds and blues.

I had another bash at the frog last night and I just missed out on completing it because i bought things too early and didnt think anything of it

do not level up any of your blue slowers you are costing yourself $$$ that you dont have, try to only buy things when you you really need them, keep in mind if one or two get through it doesnt matter i spent $600 to stop 3 yellows getting through and then they werent used for another 8 levels, that most likely cost me a full level on the map.

I will have another bash tonight if I get the time, think i know what I done wrong and I will try and take a picture on my mobile of the end screen to post on here so you can see what it looks like at the end, not quite up to making a video but maybe one day.

take it by the fact nobody seems to have beaten the frog nobody has any hints on the last two?

using the same stratergy as the frog i dont get to the end and I have tried so many different other stratergies but they all get around the level 35 mark

dize **** is way way to addictive

OK, the Frog is p$%#ssing me off.

Start with $250

Level 1: 1 green tower on horizontal bar on each side of screen
Level 2: Upgrade each green to 3 (while reds are moving)
Level 3: Nothing
Level 4: Nothing
Level 5: Upgrade greens to 5 after Hard's start
Spend Bonus on Interest
Level 6: Upgrade greens to 7 after Yellow's start
Level 7: Nothing
Level 8: Nothing
Level 9: Nothing
Level 10: Upgrade greens to 10 after Hard's start
Lose 1 creep (the bonus creep)
Spend Bonus on Interest
Level 11: Nothing
Level 12: Nothing
Level 13: A new tower or towers must be added, or alot of blues will get by. Since blues comprise 40%, I put a blue tower on either side of Level 10 greens after blues start.
Cash $2,619 after Level 13.
Level 14. More towers needed to take care of Yellows. Not sure of best placement, but seems as though 4 additional blues must be bought $(1,200) to stop them -- this blows almost half of cash

I think this is where I screw up. Seems as though blowing half your budget in one level prevents you from amassing the amount of cash needed later.

Just completed frog there again for you sadly congrats blocks the full picture but if someone tells me how i can pop it on here i shall do so you can see a wrough layout

I had way too much cash left so went on a spending spree at the end, still had $243192 I didnt use though. So you nont need to add all the blues round the side and any of the purples though they do help save a few lives

Basically only use reds and blues, do not upgrade anything at all. buy one red at the start place it on the middle straight, you will loose lives at the start but who cares. (in all i lost 4 lives in the first few rounds but i bought 2 5 extra lives at the end for saftey and ended up on 17 lives left so all in i lost 7 lives in the entire game, since 4 were at the start you should be safe)

other than those blues at the end which are just in casers only buy profit bloosters but once your over the 100k-150k mark and you have pretty much covered the whole map im sure there wouldnt be any harm in getting a 25% damage booster to replace a blue and boost your reds. dont buy range as it will most likely cause issues as the reds might be aiming at something further away than your nearest threat even if you set them to close

when you can afford it start buying blues only, concentrate on getting blues in pairs and try to be semetrical. first 4 blues on each side should only be in bottom of the bend at the top part and directly oposite those in betwen the bends.

you still start to struggle after that so keep buying blues in logical places, the best bit to focus on at the start is the bottom bend of the straight put 2 there on each side, when you need more (and only when you need more) leave a gap between the two and then add another two and so on.

once you have gotten to the really tough bits after level 10 you will likely not have enough to buy 2 red towers by a small margin when you get to the fast yellows buy a red tower and pray it does the damage you need to afford another red tower on the oposite side.

the best places for your 2 red towers is directly at the corner of the top bend on the in side. after 10-15 more levels you might need another 2 put them next to the existing ones in between the bends.

from here on in its super easy and eventually you can replace that basic red with a basic blue instead.

keep in mind when you dont think you will catch them all buy more blues not reds, when you know the blues arent going all the damage but your vectors are going very slow and you have the cash you can start adding more reds you shouldnt need more than 8 reds to win but when your really rich go for the big splash.

just look at the gaps you have left and work out optimum spots for red towers (usually looking at the bottom half to pick up stragglers) also the reds you have in between bends you can make into a wall.

if you really have too much cash and you dont care about scores like me change a few well placed blues into purple slows (ie in the top cracks where the blues in the middle dont reach very far)

sorry I went on so long, maybe videos are easier

only ever spend cash if you will die if you dont i played this 2 days ago to confirm my stratergy and i stupidly bought 2 blues to kill a few vectors early on and i didnt complete level 50, today i done the same stratergy let the vectors go through in the first rounds and finished the game with $250k extra after spending at least $75k more than i needed to in the last 3 levels.

what a difference a few $$ make over 50 levels

Student Mac

I appreciate the help, but your detail is a bit confusing. I'm not sure how you can place one red and make it through the first 3 or four levels.

Can you post a detail level by level activity like I did?

I will try to do that next chance I get to sit down and play (keep in mind it takes a long time to get through level 50 especcially when things run slow)

how did you add your pictures it might make things clearer if i can pop a picture or two on

one red wont get everything but you dont need everything you need efficiency.

try one red on the straight say second from top on the right and as soon as you can buy a blue (wave 3 no earlier) start it on the other side and it will kill everything coming through on that side for a level or two by then you will be able to buy a blue on the other side to help out your poor lonly red. then its just pairing the blues up for the first dozen levels until you can buy red towers

without lying after you have a few pairs of blues at the first bends and then lower sections of the straight and then you get that first red tower at each side it litterally is as easy as just adding layers of blues and reds when really needed,

hold your nerve, you will see large sections getting to the bottom of the straight but dying before they get round the bottom bend.

There has to be more than just one red somewhere to get through the first 12 levels. There are not enough funds available to get that far on blues alone.

Are you starting with only $250?????

yes I only start with $250, I play on ps3 so I cant cheat at all,

you only use a red at the start because you cant afford a blue, plus the red is better for level 2 than a blue would be anyway, hence you dont buy a blue until wave 3 (which you most likely wont be able to afford one sooner anyway)

trust me 1 red in wave 1, 1 blue in wave 3, when you can afford it second blue on the other side.

when needed add 1 more blue to each side, when thats not enough add another blue to each side.

first 4 blues on each side at the top bend 2 inside 2 opposite.

following blues in the middle straight always in pairs and only once you know for a fact that they will go back round bottom bend without getting killed.

around the time you get the SECOND YELLOW wave you should be able to afford 2 big red towers, if you cant you should be close, add the first red tower and you should be able to afford number 2 before the wave gets through. best places for the red towers to start are: (look at picture I posted for guide to where I am about to explain)

in the bend on my picture there is red, purple red then the square next to that is covered by the congrats sign. put it in that square and on the same square in the oposite side.

ignore the purples in my picture you dont need them I just added them at wave 49 as well as a ton of other reds to use up some of the cash I had sitting in the bank

the rest is simple add blues to slow things down (in pairs and on both sides (ie 4 at a time)) to help out the towers, every 10 levels you may need to top up with an extra red on each side.


I will try and do a step by step walkthrough one day but I really want these last two maps done, I get to wave 40 using the same techneque but there just isnt enough map tp kill the strong ones in time and I dont get to save up as much cash, using a dozen other stratergies I only get to wave 35. been perfecting my stratergy and manage to earn more and more cash but no matter how much cash I have wave 40 kills me,

new stratergy where I boost red damage in groups of 4 gets me past wave 40 but I dont get the cash I need to beat the game

What do you mean: " First 4 blues on each side at the top bend inside 2 opposite?" I'm sorry but that doesn't make sense to me.

Specifically, where do you place your first blue tower, then second and third and fourth?



See my results below of first 4 levels using your strategy using web-based game.


Level 1: One red second from top on inside of straightaway per your suggestion. Killed all the blues. $134 left.

Level 2: No purchase. Killed all the reds. $250 left.

Level 3: Purchased blue immediately upon reaching $300 and placed it on the bottom of left straightaway. Killed all the blues. $97 Left

Level 4: Unable to purchase any towers during this level since cash doesn't reach $300 for new blue as you say.

LOST 12 GREENS ; $267 left

I'm beginning to wonder if the PS3 version is different.

as i said 2 inside 2 opposite on those top bends, doesnt really matter on the order just whatever makes sense considering your circumstances when buying them

as far as I am aware they are the same I have done both, the pc version is a lot easier when it comes to buttons though

I have heard some versions end at wave 40 so those ones might be different

right guys I have made a walkthrough for the frog, I finished with 24 lives and over 1million in the bank, dont know how I managed that since I was on the phone to my bro and googling presents for the kids.

Before I post it I want to say it is very very long so sorry for that.

Wave 1 – buy a red, yes a red put it on the straight I don’t care where you put it you can sell it soon, I never have a set position but usually on the right hand side.
most likely one or two will get through but who cares you have 20 lives, in my game 1 got through and I have $162
Wave 2 – do nothing or you have wasted cash and should never play this game again
Wave 3 – buy a blue, and put it on the left(because the red is on the right) first bend either in the two spaces on the inside or directly opposite them.
One got through (who cares) and I have $183
Wave 4 – do nothing as you cant afford anything until you get $300 then buy a blue and put it on the right top bend, considering the amount of greens you haven’t killed inbetween top and bottom bends to kill them.
$84 left, but you have just practically won the game
Wave 5 – do nothing you can sit back and relax and increase your interest
Wave 6 – do nothing your up to $580 but don’t buy anything
Wave 7 – do nothing!!!! You have $894
Wave 8 – don’t think you need them but I bought two more blues on at each side next to the last one – you now have $655
Wave 9 –do nothing and smile with $1030
Wave 10 – do nothing you loose 1 life from the yellow but have $1455 and buy another interest boost
Wave 11 – do nothing and have $1977
Wave 12 – do nothing $2574
Wave 13 – do nothing
Wave 14 – don’t think you need to and might mean I lose from spending too much cash but I bought 4 blues 2 for each side opposite the last ones
Down to 16 lives and have $2821 in the bank
Wave 15 – again you don’t need to and might screw me up but I thought I would buy another 2 blues one at each side down the bottom of the straight.

Lost 1 life to the yellow but buy a interest boost for your $2978 (I forgot before wave started so you will have more cash than I)
Wave 16 buy two more blues for down the bottom, I screwed up and lost a ton of lives  im down to 9 but you shouldn’t be I wasn’t paying attention and didn’t buy the extra blues in time
Wave 17 – nothing
Wave 18 – nothing
Wave 19 – nothing – though you can sell the red.
Level 20 – buy two red towers I have $3k left so you should have more from buying interest on time
Wave 21 – nothing, you can practically auto it from here all the way to wave 28
Wave 28 – buy two more red towers just pop them next to the other red ones, no reason but I like things neat, you can also buy more blues if you feel the need, pop em 2 squares above the ones at the bottom

Again after this its pretty much auto, this is an easy level in terms of number of actions
In wave 30 buy interest and in wave 31 I have randomly decided to put extra blues on top of the ones at the start just to slow down yellows, I don’t normally do this but as I lost some extra lives early on I think I should

A good place to pop blues next is on the top of the bottom bend just as and when you feel the need, there shouldn’t be one for a while but purples make me paranoid so those and yellow are a cause for concern

In wave 35 normally I say buy blues and 2 more reds but as last time I ended up with way too much cash im going to say buy 4 reds. Put 2 next to the other ones and the other two place under your blues on the second bend on the inside. This lets them hit the straight and pick off any your other vectors missed

If you haven’t bought the extra blues since wave 30 I would make sure you had bought the two blues for each of the second bends.

By now you shouldn’t be able to go wrong, just don’t spend cash unless you have to you need the interest and you can auto it going into wave 37 for example I have $80k in the bank.

Wave 40 – ok this is the crucial bit, you are set you cant lose if you pay attention, one thing to say very strongly is blue up! You will notice the middle is very empty well the vectors have just went up, I have been stupid you should not need to be as para as me but what ill say is look at the top middle straight.

The 3 spaces as each top should be blue and down the sides blue between the bands be blue and under the reds at the bottom blue. Then buy 4 more reds 1 next to each bottom red and 1 next to your red wall in the middle

You can buy more interest with your bonus but because I was stupid earlier and as cash wise I am set im buying lives, at the end of wave 40 I have $140k

Again just auto for a while

OPTIONAL at wave 43 you will need big investment but its up to you if you want to go overbroad. I have well over quarter of a million so I am bluing up every empty space touching the path has a blue on it. Except two squares under the bottom reds I put a red on the inside and a purple slow on the outside.
At the top there is 2 spaces on each put not touching the track so I put a red on the bottom one and a purple on the other one.

You don’t need purples but they do slow as well as damage, the range is awful but they help kill purples and greens faster also I replaced a blue on each red wall and put another red again not needed infact the vectors stopped before I managed to do all this but who cares im rich

After this you cant lose feel free to turn things red or purple Im just buying things everywhere but wave 46 I have over 400k so I will stop here because if you have got this far you’ve won its just the time it takes for vectors to get round the track. At the end I spend a hundred grand or so and my final bank amount was over 1million and with 24 lives so better than last time

Thanks for the effort but there must be a difference in the PS3 version, have you tried playing your method on the web version?

After level 1 I only have $134, in level 4 if you don't sell the red you can't purchase a blue during the level and I can't try most of the rest due to falling behind.