I Finally Beat The WORST Map In Bloons TD 6...

I Finally Beat The WORST Map In BTD6 / Bloons TD 6... I hope I'm not alone in believing that it doesn't get any worse than this X Factor map, with lanes constantly switching, an awkward middle section and simply no good (non infinite range) tower spots! But after years I've finally decided to face it head to head in this black border CHIMPS run...
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[@BTDIsab]

Perhaps unexpectedly, the dumb knight saves the day... For more black border CHIMPS runs, check out this one I did months ago: kzbin.info/www/bejne/hHeQe4SEecySfNU

[@KirboTheChamp]

Daddy ISAB and mommy sauda when?

[@cwp24]

Don’t knock the 023 super monkey. It’s not bad, it’s just situational, most of the time 203 is the better crosspath to go for.

[@manfartwhatevrwhoaskedwhat4245]

dumb knight only good on dumb map

[@waterrr6332]

​@@KirboTheChampDis be wild

[@Kalmaro4152]

REAL CHALLENGE! Beat this map, No War Criminals Only!

[@cameronswank9493]

The Bloons going under the monkeys is actually good map design. They are floating through the trenches, so the monkeys would technically be above the bloons

[@TechSY730]

Except for the bigger blimps (ZOMG and BAD?). Those are definitely taller than the trench is deep. So for those, they probably should be drawn on top. But eh, that might be tricky to set up in the BTD6 engine; not worth up ending code for a minor detail like that

[@tschaiga308]

@@TechSY730 tbh if that is considered tricky then idk how they coded the game bc that is pretty much one line in the code

[@TechSY730]

@@tschaiga308 You would be surprised how tricky even simple sounding tasks can get. Image if in the map data format, a track path segment can only have options of "always above monkeys" or "always below monkeys", and only those two choices, implemented as a dumb 'bool'. _I don't know if this is the case or not_ , this is just an example. And that this assumption of only two choices propagates all the way up through the engine to the graphics rendering related code. Then this "simple" task of only having bimps draw above monkeys becomes a huge effort to change the map definition format. And flow of path data that uses the old flag to now take a new data type, and accept three possibilties. Changing a huge number of method calls all the way from map code to the renderer. Now this isn't a great example; in practice you would bundle this sort of thing in a data structure. So only the things that need read the "always on top" flag on a path segment need to, and only those places need to be updated. But sometimes, you don't have the benefit of hindsight and neglect to do this, and now it is going to be very tricky (and more importantly, risky) to fix it.

[@pb_monkey]

@@TechSY730 it would be like For bloon in bloons If(bloon==Moab) Then bloon.yposition = (monkey.yposition + 1) Then it would draw on top since btd6 is in a 3d environment

[@DaTimmeh]

@@TechSY730I’d agree but I know they have done different paths for Moab class balloons on other maps. So in this case, they should already know how to do this, and clearly thought to do so in some cases.

[@acearmy3912]

The reason I think the monkeys on top of the bloons is because the bloons look to be in a trenches. So I don't think it's a bug as it's an easy fix if it wasn't. It's just a weird feature

[@BeDatAPickle]

That actually makes perfect sense

[@LuisFlores-yy2lg]

Its exactly ehat i was going to say. The map lanes are trenches so bloons go under

[@xann2681]

Yea, but it looks better only on the bloons, the blimps look scuffed

[@KyubTato]

also if you check on this map on 3d, the monkeys are placed way higher than they look

[@WooperButBetter]

So much worse than z factor from btd5, that map was so good.

[@InsertFunnyThingHere]

Y factor coming out in btd7???

[@martinwilson5307]

Ah ah ah Ba-dee-ya say do you remember, Ba-dee-yaa playing btd5, Ba-dee-yaa never was a cloudy day

[@Chara4Lyfe79]

Z factor was so easy, but so fun.

[@deus2243]

​@@martinwilson5307what

[@dashingclasher]

the best part was that i could use glaive lord on it

[@GamerponGill]

This map broke my spirit so bad, I lost on Round 98 because a single yellow balloon snuck past a 20 Ninja setup and I didn't think to use Geraldo glue or spikes.

[@Obi-Wan_Kenobi62]

Damn 😔

[@Jjreckz]

To be fair no one has a black border on this 💀

[@AltraHapi]

I only have 2 medals on this dumb map

[@Wootles]

Hello I'm no one

[@sqwiddy8770]

Black

[@Zakkarypillow5771]

I had used a guide for this map. Still hard as hell for me to complete.

[@ogattodagatta]

i just don't play the map, it's so forgettable

[@ethanjohnson5983]

You know that it’s a good video when he’s on round 80 and the video is barely halfway over

[@pillager2327]

In my journey of doing every advanced map on chimps and I have not been able do this one. Well done man I might use this strat

[@Name-ru1kt]

I found out heli is exceptionally good on this map. The issue is you gotta micro the a prime to maximize the lazers if you wanna beat the 90s

[@resir9807]

You can just cruise through with geraldo snipers. No micro, no sweat

[@nguyentandung42]

Geraldo and elite sniper + supply drop sniper spam is insane for most low difficulty maps

[@waterrr6332]

​@@Name-ru1ktYou managed to use a Heli on a map with 2 lanes coming out at once. Nice

[@Robcoz]

Gwendolin (for buffs) with Elite sniper, few bouncy bullets and carpet of spikes with buffs can easily beat this BB Chimps

[@AltraHapi]

Who in their right mind would have thought that having a spot in the middle that you need to pay to be able to place monkeys in which the area surrounding it you can't even attack the bloons properly *was a good idea??* also that weird bug of the blimps being under the towers which I will never be able to unsee

[@baranorak4080]

I know you weren't expecting an answer but the map was added with the dartling gunner iirc, so they definitely expected you to plop one there and go to town with it

[@AltraHapi]

@@baranorak4080 good to know.

[@moistmarsupial3528]

It's not even that good on the map either lol

[@BatmanIsBossAtMc]

i think it’s because the bloon path is sunken so the game places them lower even tho it doesn’t make much sense

[@waterrr6332]

​@@BatmanIsBossAtMcI think the bloons are supposed to be in trenches, I can kinda get the Moab and Bfb going under the monkeys, but certainly don't think Zomgs and the Bad are supposed go under them

[@dashingclasher]

6:54 Ah yes, the Jungle of the Druid, a great early game tower.

[@718vox]

jungle animals not included

[@dxcvvxd]

@@718vox saxton hale not included

[@YoshiAteTooManyYoshiCookies]

And if the Jungle of the Druid doesn't work, then just get a micro and proceed to intensively mortar it.

[@718vox]

@@dxcvvxd saxton... haaaale!

[@humblehive6502]

I am really glad to see other people hate this map too, whenever I played it, it always felt way harder than it should have been. The area in the middle too is also so misleading

[@shakeslm6978]

Hilariously convenient that this is todays video. Despite constantly watching your videos, I stopped playing bloons for quite a while, and I only recently got back having become obsessed with beating this map on chimps without googling an easy solution. Since one just so conveniently dropped into my sub feed, i mean I guess I may as well watch XD edit: incase anyone's curious, the solution i had been trying was 2 darts and a sniper into jungle druid, with Psi and ODS into a robomonkey/tech terror in the center, getting sky shredder and support... worked for impoppible

[@xadxtya]

thank you

[@lilharm]

- front and back constantly change - 4 active tracks at once - huge zone where bloons can’t be hit - no straightaways - tracks are completely separate, so you have to make two separate defenses or one really heavily divided one - hard to predict the paths MOAB classes will take until they spawn and this *still* isn’t in the hardest classification of maps?

[@gazs7237]

I love how your sniper is called Leon The Pro! 😂 Mines called Lee Harvey Oswald

[@lucashill7612]

The fear of balloons is called globophobia. Not really relevant, but still interesting.

[@lightningdragon809]

thanks

[@pacifistichuman82649]

what about the fear of bloons

[@Niinkai]

To me X-factor and Bazaar are two maps in this game that are seriously in the wrong difficulty category

[@averagemicrosoftpaintenjoy7115]

Dark Castle too but that is easier than it looks also off the coast

[@soren8r]

Dark castle, off the coast, geared, x-factor, and bazaar are all in the wrong category

[@cheesymeatball174]

@@averagemicrosoftpaintenjoy7115 off the coast is a true expert map if you get the bottom half on co-op

[@RonZhang]

Ah yes, the Sniper Geraldo strategy and 0-2-3 Dark Knight on one of the hardest Advanced Maps in the game sure sounds fun! Thanks for trying out this difficult map with Snipers and Geraldo.

[@catgirlkiana]

I don't thing anyone likes x factor tbh If you were to ask any veteran about x factor literally nobody will say its a good map, most of them would probably say its the worst Also on an unrelated note there's about to be 100 comments saying "thank you isab for popping the bloons on the worst map"

[@Pes._]

Isab has had obvious comment bots for a minute

[@bootstrap925]

thank you commenter for popping the bloons

[@InsertFunnyThingHere]

Why do transfems take boring names like Emily or Lily when they could name themselves Optimus Prime or Giganotosaurus

[@Pes._]

@@bootstrap925 Ah, the majestic bloons, those elusive creatures of the air! Your comment has reminded me of their mischievous ways. Just imagine being a bloon, floating through the skies, minding your own business, when suddenly, pop! Your dreams of bloon stardom burst like a bubble. But fear not, dear commenter, for you are the bloon-popping hero! With each pop, you send a clear message to those bloons: "No floating shenanigans on my watch!" So, keep those fingers nimble, those eyes sharp, and may the bloon-popping world forever be at your mercy!

[@bootstrap925]

@@InsertFunnyThingHere cause girls go to jupiter to get more stupider

[@over6124]

If isab havent completed it we are doomed💀

[@TM999]

Thank you ISAB for popping the bloons at the cost of your sanity

[@aydenator2770]

oh wow, i miss these kinds of videos. the ones where you can just hop onto a hard map that you havent completed in CHIMPS yet and just get a normal black border. idk when the last time youve made a video like this was.

[@luigiwiiUU]

beating this map on co-op is a chore lol

[@hi28]

dont make me imagine

[@almightyhydra]

Far easier to do a 2 dart start, then add two snipers. After Geraldo I got 3 turrets then started discount village memes with occasional glue for some rush rounds, eventually getting elite defender on round 49-50. Elite def carries you (camo leads on 59 aside) until you can get elite sniper up around round 72, meanwhile add some alchs and the bunny paragon. Lategame I added maim moab, relentless glue, overclock and SS mortar. Despite this map's reputation, I found this run much easier to engineer than, say, Erosion or Peninsula.

[@jackarmitage141]

6:53 Nice mix up on druid of the jungle

[@rumorhasit20]

it’s not a mix up, that’s j what he says lmfao

[@dashingclasher]

@@rumorhasit20wait he integrated it like flavored trades?

[@conwaykittymackeyredrain3556]

ninja kiwi said to Isab “so would you lose?” Isab replied “nah I’d win”

[@mosesvalles7850]

Thank you isab, for showing us how to beat a terrible map easily

[@inqow1886]

would be dope if you uploaded the whole run on the isab extras channel, or just harder chimps runs in general, with just some music in the background

[@damonvannostrand858]

Thank you ISAB for using factoring X

[@speedymatt1236]

Congratulations on that win! Do you get any food with that?

[@Gatotkayu]

6:54 Our most beloved early game tower The Jungle of the Druid

[@superbaas8822]

My first boss clear ever opened up a dumb knight so I could start with multiple discount villages, and the dumb knight could chase the boss (Lych) around the boss to do his thing.

[@alfandysyahputra1361]

15:07 that dart monkey just turn into super monkey

[@dashingclasher]

worn hero cape from geraldo, i assume you haven't played in a while

[@rylter]

You could always go for the bottom path spike storm on a map like this. Not as many spikes wasted then.

[@youtubeSuckssNow]

I wouldnt mind a series where you go for completionist stuff in game. All achievements or black borders etc

[@tiranogt]

This and the Clock one took me a lot to black border. Geraldo+snipers saves a lot.

[@DagothXil]

idc how long it takes to say "spike storm" please never say "sporm" ever again

[@crunchycrumby8628]

His sporm spurted all over the map

[@TertiaryTrash]

Why? Do you also hate "unstable coct"?

[@crunchycrumby8628]

@@TertiaryTrash personally i love me a good sexpert

[@Beast10x1]

6:54 great tower idea jungle of the Druid for a tree tower (:

[@rumorhasit20]

that’s j what he says lmfao

[@Shoeowner27]

6:54 jungle of the druid

[@SubZeroo7]

Yesterday, I managed to get the black medal for Mesa in Chimps. The strategy for X-Factor seems to be very similar.

[@DotTrev]

love the bbchimps content :)

[@Qmestari]

Thank you ISAB for making enjoyable content almost every day, you are the reason why I still enjoy playing bloons games and watch some of your videos regurarly. I hope you the best wishes and have a good one!

[@seanwhitehall4652]

This was one that I went straight to a guide.

[@aidenvandijk4223]

When this map came out i just kept playing hard and trying to make it work with dartling, i thought this would be the dartling map, could not win for the life of me, felt so silly because it was "just an advanced map".

[@_-KR-_]

Ive found using fewer bouncy bullets is better, usually I do x-5-x plus one more x-4-x and I make one or both top path depending on total composition. If I have a lot of big damage or insta-kill towers I tend to top path so as to not waste the other tower's potential on too many small bloons. This strategy works well if u rlly need that 4/5-2-0 boomer. If I cant supplementary cleanup I will tend to bottom path. this map prolly does justify spam tho cuz a lot of my typical cleanup wont be as effective, such as 4-2-0 mortar, and water monkeys.

[@zachlewis9751]

It was back when the game first came out so I don’t really remember the details, but this map was the only time I used a top path ninja strat. To start I think I had the free ninja at the right of the X with two snipers in the circles in the left bars of the X and put the ninja and shinobi army in the left part. Still don’t know what my problem with 5xx ninja is because I use the heck out of other ninjas in BTD6 and did in BTD5.

[@VD1461]

dumb knight was crazy, but honestly I CANNOT get myself to BB this one. I'll let the experts take over until there is a good strat

[@Veggis999]

Jungle of the Druid I’m dying😂😂😂

[@dipsonbabz2210]

Why do your videos help me sleep? I mean they aren’t boring, I guess it’s your voice

[@gordonrams_into4539]

9:16 the shootey turret is simply moresuperior than a zomg

[@Mitchvilleta]

I’ve beaten X factor! It took me a while but I had a lot of fun doing it. Used a shinobi army with a grandmaster ninja strat. Plus Geraldo. But I still cannot get passed ouch round 40 :(

[@StorminNormin411]

I have been doing this map for like a week straight. I can constantly get to round 98. With my favorite global strat but can’t quite complete it.

[@BirdGod]

Isab did not read the comprehensive tier list for chimps, they stated 025 edef was strictly bad 😔

[@TheMirksta]

- 025 Elite Defender has good synergy with Permanent Brew but is way too overpriced for what it does. - Geraldo’s items can also act like a mini permanent brew and make 025 barely viable. Literally from the tierlist, doesn't say it's strictly bad and sounds pretty accurate to this video.

[@m4rcyonstation93]

BirdGod did not read the comprehensive tier list for chimps

[@BirdGod]

@@TheMirksta - Best paths: 205 Even with Gerry it's still the worse crosspath especially with how good of cleanup esniper is

[@BirdGod]

@@Meku-cq6hh it's literally A- tier, stop coping

[@TheMirksta]

@@BirdGod Not sure what you're trying to say here, I haven't experimented much with Edef but again the tier list sounds correct and E sniper is better cleanup in my experience so this sounds true also. My only point was that you said the tier list described 025 as strictly bad which it doesn't.

[@erikruiz5970]

I cannot beat chimps on Ravine, Dark Dungeons, Bloody Puddles nor Sanctuary. It would be good if you do some guides to beat some chimp maps

[@hardcore_rs]

To be even more extra save , wouldnt it be better so go for smart spikes on the spikes storm ? Cause it only go on one lane then?😅

[@Ba_con]

Isab you should try and get a black border on ouch

[@Fera-gr5mm]

You know the map sucks when ISAB has to use geraldo.

[@blutipnona]

Very noice EyeSAB

[@Atrexiaa]

This is harder than simple pork chop with pan sauce

[@eloyluna6217]

Sniper Geraldo got nerfed but i was still able to beat Bloody Puddles with it. Was my last black border.

[@caio7208]

Yeah, Geraldoless is the new challenge meta

[@akosijj8330]

I forgot this map existed

[@BlissBee]

Finally someone agrees This map 2 and a half years later is still by far the most miserable unfun experience even on easy it still finds every way to drain any possible joy you could get from this game Not a single tower is actually good for this map full range towers get messed up by the hut and towers with xray cant see through it either nor can they see the other tracks so literally every tower and hero performs poorly on this map Even bloody puddles is more fair than this map because at least there full map towers can actually do their job

[@BlissBee]

Also it looks like z factor but someone took a shit on the track

[@lordadamant8182]

Now do a 2MP with Churchhill in the center section.

[@stormedmint3325]

got a black border with this map with GM ninja and geraldo its so goddamn annoying to deal with early game

[@Glardox]

isab really playing maps no one else wants to play

[@antonimills3224]

I feel like etienne and ring of fire would work well on this map

[@xfridgebox5742]

i forgot this map exist 😂

[@redcherryguy3876]

If you wondering why the towers appear on top of the bloons is because the Bloons are in trenches

[@carlosg918]

I envy your patience

[@jamesknapp64]

well done

[@user-hu6ts6tq9j]

Thank you Isab for popping bloons on one of the hardest maps

[@NewcapSilver]

The legendary 0-0-0 tack shooter probably saved this whole run...

[@darthplague]

I can't believe ISAB beat ravine, Weird thumbnail however

[@wii-u-enjoyer]

this map is so bad my mind keeps forgetting it exists. definitely up there as one of the worst maps in the game

[@Jul1n]

this map is fake, it's all photoshop

[@StarfoxHUN]

Am i the only one who feels sad for the Bunny never being used? NK really needs to buff it somehow :(

[@creativelyboredom]

ggs!

[@thebeeskneesop]

noo way didnt use the 0$ money crate edit: nvm he used it and the 0$ made a huge difference

[@ASKMETOREPORTWITHLINK]

When are they going to add the all balloons as camo mode that goes up to round 100 however the bad is not a camo

[@IdkYouTellMe16]

Bro whenever I beat an advanced chimps map I get a 000 glue gunner 😭 And this guy got a 041 bomb shooter

[@thatoneguy2945]

*me thinking im good because i have cubism black border* ISAB: just beat x factor on chimps

[@DickTangoTV]

Did this map used to be easier? I got this black border well over a year ago (probably more). I remember hating it, but I've struggled more with several other non expert maps. I was shocked to see an isab video saying he finally beat this map.

[@malachiaguilar5127]

It's easily the hardest non expert map. Are you sure you didn't use a guide to beat it?

[@seductive_fishstick8961]

Correct me if I’m wrong, but wouldn’t a 0-4-2 spak been better, so it’s not wasting all the spices on the other Lane? I could be completely wrong I don’t use spak vary often

[@angusmunro5937]

I love ISAB

[@WingedEspeon]

"the black badge, not the black border because I am lazy" This is based.

[@H0SEb]

This was my first black border I didn’t really think this map was a challenge

[@swifferzap9122]

Jungle of the Druid

[@wrenpen]

HE DID IT BOYS

[@skywalkerjohn8965]

Haven't played for a long time but I thought all tier 4 sniper pop lead?

[@gage2494]

this map is based off of trenches. the monkeys go over the bloons only because the bloons themselves are in the trenches

[@over6124]

Whats the diff with black and red chimps badge?

[@somethinginventive153]

Drt monke spam save tha day

[@scrumbles]

A dartling gunner can hit baloons in the center.

[@matheusyash3691]

This map make me take a break on the game, awful black border

[@Ziadalblawy]

If your a chimpis player on very hard maps like if you lose you have to restart its not like oh im just going to continue no you can’t do that so it takes skill not pay to win

[@ethantay8673]

Jungle of the druid😮

[@adondiklon9217]

4:06 1234 cash heh

[@byronlinlin412]

Now we only need quad chimps

[@gappleofdiscord9752]

I beat quad much easier on hard than xfactor on hard. Come to think of it I can't even beat x factor on hard.

[@JoelTheParrot]

I'm so glad that we're in agreement on the worst map in the game surprised by the lack of rabbit

[@JoelTheParrot]

oh also surprised by the lack of bird, would've been nice to have them straight-up turning bloons around

[@snowfloofcathug]

Is there any reason behind him not collecting the sniper money drops?