Cold Ambush

Description

Cold Ambush was the event map for the Violent Night Event. It briefly returned through Sandbox mode, though it was later removed, likely due to how broken it was. Like other event maps, this map had a specialized wave structure with special enemies. Players started with $800, and an extra $100 if the player is in the Paradoxum Games group. at the start of the game. Upon triumphing, you were awarded 280, 70 EXP and the Elf Camp tower on the first triumph. This map used the Commander as its narrator.

This map had the HP Locked and Mutation modifiers. The HP Locked modifier set the base health to 200 when starting the game, though the base health could be increased by buying plots. The Mutation modifier increased the health of enemies each wave after their debut in the form of shield health by 4% of their normal health. On Waves ??? and ❄️, an entirely different mechanic was used instead of Mutation due to these waves being endless. Enemies would have their normal health increase over time instead. In Sandbox mode, none of these were applied anymore.

The enemy income shared similar functions with Hardcore mode. You could only receive cash after the enemy was defeated, and the amount of cash received depended on how much damage your own towers had dealt. In Sandbox mode, it used the regular income system other modes use.

The map had passive income and passive base health regeneration. Every 30 seconds, you would have gained cash which you could have used to purchase more towers and heal back your base health, if it was damaged. It also had purchasable plots. When purchased, they gave the player new cliff or ground spots for the player to place towers on. It also increased your base health, passive income and passive base health regeneration. None of this works in Sandbox mode anymore.

Design & Path

Cold Ambush was a village during the winter season. In the middle, there was a Christmas tree. The Christmas tree gained more decorations the higher your base health was during the Violent Night Event. Near the Christmas tree, there were multiple plots that you could buy, which would turn into ground spots, with some plots also turning into ground spots with stone structures that could be used as cliff spots. This did not work in Sandbox mode. Multiple wooden fences surrounded the middle part of the map. On the outer side of the map, there was a large forest with a small village in it, which had multiple wooden buildings of various sizes. A dirt path connected the buildings, with multiple lanterns being visible on the sides of them.

In Sandbox mode, multiple parts of the map had large, translucent blocks on them.

Enemies spawned on the outer side of the map, going onto the Christmas tree, which was the exit. The Ripped Elf, Gatekeeper and Mecha-claus walked around the plots, never walking into the exit. Enemies and units did not spawn in Sandbox mode.

Interactive Map

Event Rewards

The game calculated how much Coins and EXP you received based on how many waves you survived and if you won a match. During periods of 50% more EXP (08:00 UTC Friday – 08:00 UTC Sunday), any EXP earned was multiplied by 1.5x. The VIP gamepass also multiplied any EXP earned by 1.25x.

Any rewards that end in a decimal point was rounded down, no matter the first figure of the leading decimal.

Rewards were calculated as:

Coins Reward	EXP Reward
( 100 × (Waves/26)^1.75 + 100 (Triumph Only)) × 1.4	Waves 1-9: Waves Completed × 1.923 EXP Waves 10-❄️: Waves Completed × 0.962 EXP

In Sandbox mode, no rewards could be gotten.

Badges

There was also one badge you could obtain when playing this map, which had additional rewards alongside the badge. It was:

Defeat Mecha-clause! ✖ UNOBTAINABLE
	An unknown force is controlling the mind of the elves.. Destroy their secret weapon and save Christmas! Rewards: Elf Camp

Plots

Plots could be bought during the Violent Night Event, though none of them worked in Sandbox mode. There were in total 16 plots that you could purchase. There were two types of plots you could buy. The first plot was the plot space, where you get rid of snow. These were cheaper and only provided ground spots. The second plot was the cliff space, where you rebuilt stone, on which you could place cliff towers. These were more expensive, but they provided new ground spots and cliff spots. Additionally, enemies and units would not travel on cliff spaces, regardless of whether they were bought or not. There were 9 plot spaces and 7 cliff spaces.

You started off with 200 base health, $0 passive income and 0 passive base health regeneration, which you could increase by buying plots. When all plots have been purchased, you would have 800 base health, $3,400 passive income and 72 passive base health regeneration.

There were two rows of plots, all of which had 8 plots. Each row became more expensive than the previous, but provided higher increase of the passive income, base health and passive base health regeneration. This list details how much each plot increased these statistics by:

Event Wave Structure

The formula for calculating wave bonus on each wave was:

($180 + ($75 × Waves Completed)) ÷ Players

Players did not get a wave bonus when the wave ??? ended.

The waves in Cold Ambush followed these timings:

Due to the unique nature of Cold Ambush, the number of enemies that spawned would be extremely hard to count. Additionally, past Wave 24, if the last plot of land was not bought, the game continued in perpetuity. Therefore, the list details the enemy's debut wave and wave dialogue.

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Event Strategy

• It is necessary to purchase plots around the map to increase the passive income, base heath and health regeneration.
  • Purchasing all plots will trigger wave ❄️ and spawn Mecha-claus. You can leave one plot unpurchased if you need additional time to prepare.
    • This is usually not recommended because you will get less passive money and passive base health regeneration from the map, which may cause you to lose on earlier waves.
    • Until you purchase the final plot, the game will be in an endless mode. Enemies will spawn endlessly with increasing health over time.
    • Use this to your advantage to heal base health before activating the last wave.
• Towers like the Golden Scout, Cowboy, Golden Cowboy or Golden Crook Boss are recommended for the earlier waves.
• Although you do have a lot of health in this map, it is recommended to not let many enemies get to the exit, due to multiple enemies having abilities that damage your base health by a high amount
• The Medic is recommended to heal your base health, as many enemies may leak through.
  • It can also be useful later on in cleansing your towers from stuns.
• Towers like the Executioner, Ranger, Pursuit and Engineer can be useful in killing the Sleighs.
  • The Executioner can also help with killing large hordes of enemies early-mid game, being nearly an all-rounder.
• High DPS towers like the Engineer, Golden Minigunner, Accelerator or Ranger are needed for later Waves.
• The Farm and Ace Pilot are disabled in this map, meaning you cannot place them. You should not add them to your loadout, if you are planning to play on this map.
• Towers with short range, such as the Gladiator, Sledger and Warden will not be effective on this map, due to the enemies coming from all sides.

Trivia

• The base triumph rewards on this map were 200, 50 EXP and the Elf Camp. However, because of the Mutation and HP Locked, you never actually received this amount of Coins and EXP, as modifiers increased it by 40%.
• The story behind this map was that the elves have had their minds taken over by an unknown force, which had turned them against Santa, as well as Christmas as a whole.
  • This had led them to use Christmas magic and cheer to turn inanimate festive objects into enemies, such as Gingerbread and Snowmen.
  • The players and their towers were called by Mrs. Claus to defeat the elves, as shown in the trailer for the event. It was most likely that the elves have Santa imprisoned.
• This was the second map to have objectives, following D00M's Revenge.
  • This was also the second map to have purchasable plots, passive cash income, and a base in the center of the map, also following D00M's Revenge.
  • This was the first map to have passive base health regeneration.
• Cold Ambush had the highest amount of paths in the game, being 44.
• The position of the trees on this map were randomly determined in each match.

Update History

• 21 December 2022 - v1.6.0
  • Cold Ambush added.
• 4 February 2023 - v1.6.1
  • Cold Ambush removed.
• 16 December 2024 - v1.46.0
  • Cold Ambush re-added as a selectable map in Sandbox mode.
  • Bug: Cold Ambush is completely unplayable as no enemies or units can spawn.
  • Bug: Farm and Ace Pilot remain disabled even after exiting the map in Sandbox mode.
  • Bug: In Sandbox mode, multiple parts of the map have large, translucent blocks on them.
• 8 January 2025 - v1.48.0
  • Cold Ambush removed.

Notes

Regular
Very Easy	Honey Valley
Easy	Abandoned City • Autumn Falling • Crossroads • Forest Camp • Fungi Island • Grass Isle • Harbor • Necropolis • Portland • Rocket Arena • Sky Islands • Toyboard • Tropical Isles • U-Turn
Normal	Area 52 • Chess Board • Crystal Cave • Cyber City • Deserted Village • Farm Lands • Four Seasons • Happy Home of Robloxia • Iceville • Marshlands • Medieval Times • Meltdown • Moon Base • Nether • Night Station • Retro Lighthouse • Retro Zone • Ruby Escort • Simplicity • Simplicity Remaster • Spring Fever • Stained Temple • Sugar Rush • The Heavens • Tropical Industries • Winter Bridges • Wrecked Battlefield • Wrecked Battlefield II
Hard	Abyssal Trench • Atlas Colosseum • Candy Valley • Cataclysm • Construction Crazy • Dusty Bridges • Forgetten Docks • Gilded Path • Sacred Mountains • The Heights • Winter Abyss
Insane	Badlands II • Black Spot Exchange • Dead Ahead • Derelict Outpost • Enchanted Forest • Hot Spot • Infernal Abyss • Lay By • Mason Arch • Musaceae Kingdom • Pizza Party • Polluted Wasteland II • Space City • Unknown Garden • Winter Stronghold
Special	Badlands II • Pizza Party • Polluted Wasteland II
Hardcore	Autumn Falling • Black Spot Exchange • Crossroads • Cyber City • Four Seasons • Harbor • Hot Spot • Infernal Abyss • Nether • Night Station • Marshlands • Medieval Times • Space City • Unknown Garden • Wrecked Battlefield • Wrecked Battlefield II

PVP Test
Easy	Crash Course • Judging Hall • Laser Stadium • Warm Land

Sandbox Mode
Hard	Classic Candy Cane Lane • Classic Castle • Classic Forest Camp • Classic Island Chaos • Classic Winter
Insane	Badlands • Rotfield • Tower Outskirts
Special	Dev • Headache Headquarters

Other
Normal	Tutorial

Event
Undefined	Area 51 • Village of Despair • Eggy Island
Easy	Rotfield
Normal	Cyber City • Foggy Forest • D00M's Revenge • Cold Ambush • Krampus Frosthold • Outpost 32 (Operation I.C.E)
Hard	The Heights • Nightmare Carnival • Tower Outskirts • Totality Tower • Classic Candy Cane Lane • Classic Winter • Classic Forest Camp • Classic Island Chaos • Classic Castle • Bathroom Approach
Insane	Trick or Threat Town • Outpost 32 (Frost Invasion)
Event	A Dark Tale • The Haunted Past • The Great Finale • Huevous Hunt • Failed Gateway • The Nightmare Realm • Containment • Pls Donate • Korblox Temple

Removed
Undefined	Candy Cane Lane • Doomspire • Island Chaos • Subzero • Castle • Mount Amillion • End of the Line • Canyon • Castle Outskirts • Candy Valley • Fungi Forest • Freight Fright • Graveyard • Winter • Robloxia • Ancient Colosseum • Highlands • Voidlands • PVP
Easy	PVP_1 • PVP_2 • PVP_3 • PVP_4 • PVP_5 • PVP_6 • PVP_7 • PVP_8 • PVP_9 • PVP_10 • PVP_11
Hard	Polluted Wasteland • Nightmare Carnival