Pokemon Tower Defense: v3.4 out now! A little bit of everything, apologies and promises.

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Okay let's get to it!

What's new in v3.4: Click here to read all the details on what was added.

• New Story Level - Diglett's Cave
• Level cap up to 42!
• 2 new pokemon to catch.
• 1 New NPC Trade pokemon.
• New Challenge Level - Hard Vermillion Gym
• 2 New Achievements 
• Inventory Section in the Pokemon Center (Previously known as the Trading Center)
• A million and one bug fixes and additions.

Where can I play?

• Play here on the blog by clicking on the "Play PTD!" tab.
• Download the EXE, SWF or APK by clicking on the "Game Downloads Link" tab.
• PlayTowerDefenseGame (Not yet updated)
• FreeWorldGroup (Updated to v3.4)
• Gamerfish (Updated to v3.4)
• OneMoreLevel (Not yet updated)
• NewGrounds (Not yet updated)
• MiniJuegos (Not yet updated)

This update was really big! I added a little bit of everything and I hope you guys can enjoy everything. I wanted to share my thoughts and really kind of explain what's going on.

If you had an account before v3.2 then you won't be able to transfer it anymore to v3.4, you will have to start a new account.

I think the last couple of weeks have been really rough on the game, you guys, and me. It's been rough for everybody. Long security updates, losing accounts, losing pokemon.. many sacrifices have been made for a better future. I want to apologies for any lost progress that you might have experienced.

Now is the time to learn from the mistakes and once again move forward.

Adding temporary pokemon that only lasted a week, while fun for some, was overall not the best experience and did more harm than good. I promise never to give you a pokemon then take it away.

So let's talk a little about the update.

Note: The no whirlwind achievement is bugged, the only way to get it is to beat the level with no whirlwind but only have one candy left.

Level cap up to 42, so you have something to do :), some new attacks for your old pokemon.

From now on all the story levels will have your avatar show up, also you can now earn new avatars from beating the new challenge levels and completing achievements (Note: the new achievements are for the challenge level not the story level). Not only that but you can change your avatar by going to the inventory which takes you to the pokemon center (previously known as the trading center), log in there and click on the profile and you will see a new inventory section. You can even change from boy to girl and back again!

On this level I wanted the pokemon to have a lot of HP so that they would be hard to kill. You really have to use type advantages and everything you can to beat the level. (Note: Thanks to you guys for pointing out the whirlwind bug on this level I will take a look at it.)

This update also introduced HMs Cut and Flash. Both can be used in battle and they will also serve other purposes. Flash will be used to light up dark caves and cut is used to cut down odd looking trees. The new NPC trade pokemon will require Cut to get.

I added new popup boxes when a shiny pokemon shows up. The popup box will stop the game for 3 seconds until it disappears. You can also click the box and it will go away. Achievements have a similar box that will show up. The reason for this box is that before if you completed the achievement and the server was busy you wouldn't get the achievement. Now if the server is busy you will have another chance at saving that achievement. It is also good so that you know if you go the achievement or not.

WILD DOG INFO!!!

• Dogs are in the wild, a really low chance of getting them on any story level.
• They will have red health but they won't be shiny.
• There is no shiny version of them, and there won't be until this game gets a sequel.
• You will get a popup when they enter the level.
• You can get multiple, if you happen to be that lucky.

I really hope that you guys enjoy this update, I'll be posting again tomorrow about the next update coming up.
As always let me know what you think.

Weekly Progress: Why did you make this?, All your Mews are belong to me, and what's coming up next!

Want to play Ninja-ja? Get a shiny pikachu, shiny mew, shiny starter, shiny magikarp or have your suggestion for a weapon design to be used on Ninja-ja? Click here for more info on how you can get those things.

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Hey guys! Welcome to another week of Sam and Dan Games and Pokemon Tower Defense! Let's get this show rolling.

First of all a lot of people are confused about this latest update. Why are there generation 2 pokemon? Why can't I keep them? Why are there birds in Route 2? Why can't I use the dogs on the new Gym level? Why are you only giving away 10, it's not fair! Well I'm going to tell you!

Most of my success is going to be dependent on how much fun and enjoyment I can provide you guys. I have to keep you guys excited about the game, provide a good flow of content updates, and I also have to keep the game stable and secure. To make something fun you have to have an element of surprise. People are surprised by unexpected and new things. This update was an attempt to shake things up a little and add some nice but temporary surprises.

Guys I will let you decide the fate of the dogs for this game, please vote on the poll and let your voices be heard. I'm listening.

Think about it, it is better to have legendary dogs and lose them than to never have had them at all. Something like that...Also the birds, they are not meant to be captured, they exist to give the dogs meaning. It also plays into the story, Gary has escaped the birds (see the Vermillion Gym level for details on how) and now the birds are going all over the place to find him.

About the non Generation 1 pokemon, Generation 1 just doesn't have enough legendary pokemon to fit into the story I have in mind.

You can't use the dogs in the new gym level because it would have made the level a lot easier which I obviously didn't want.

About the contest, life is a lot about being in the right place at the right time. Those 10 people just happened to be there and they got the job done. The reason I didn't announce the contest is because I didn't have it planned at all. Still I know a lot of you want a reward for beating such a hard level. So next update I will be changing the hard Vermillion Gym into a challenge mode and the prize will be a new avatar for either boy or girl. The avatar will be your character wearing a mask of either Raikou, Entei, or Suicune. Special Thanks to Forum user KimmyLube for creating these mask! Please vote on the poll to pick which mask should be given out for beating the the challenge level. The other two mask will be given out as part of two new achievements that have to do with the challenge level.

Raikou mask, regular colors for boys, and shiny color for girls

Entei Hat

Suicune Hat

WHERE IS MY MEW???! By the time you are reading this all your Mew will be gone. Let me explain a bit of back story on the situation. There was a time not so long ago that you could duplicate your pokemon and even create pokemon out of thin air! Can you believe it?!?!?! Anyways, I want to make sure that everybody who bought Hero edition or Donated in the past doesn't feel like it was a waste a time since everybody was getting Mew. Since I can't really tell which ones are legit and which ones are not in the old system I have to completely erase them and start again. If you ever donated or bought Ninja-ja Hero edition please send me an email with the subject "Mew Permission" and inside include the email you used to pay with paypal and your account email for the game. I will insert 3 lvl 40 mew intro your trading account that you can pick up for any of your profiles. But Sam I traded for my Mew?! I'm sorry to say that I can't really help you with that since I can't tell if the person that traded you actually owned a legit mew.

Okay so on to the update this week! Here is what I have so far for the update:

• New Story Level (100%)
• Intro (100%)
• Level Layout (100%)
• Level Waves (100%)
• Ending (100%)
• 2 New Pokemon to Capture in the wild (100%)
• Graphics (100%)
• Shiny Graphic (100%)
• New Moves (8) (100%)
• Add pokemon's stats into the game (100%)
• 2 New Evolutions (100%) 
• Shiny Graphic (100%)
• Graphics (100%)
• Add pokemon's stats into the game (100%)
• 1 New Pokemon to trade with an NPC (100%)
• Shiny Graphics (100%)
• Graphics (100%)
• New Moves (4) (100%)
• Add pokemon's stats into the game (100%)

• New Challenge Mode (100%) - Original Vermillion Gym
• Level Cap up to 42 (100%)
• New Moves (6) (100%)
• New TM (100%)
• Substitute
• HM Cut and Flash (100%) 
• Getting the NPC Trade pokemon (100%) 
• Rename the Trading Center to Pokemon Center (100%)
• 2 New Achievements for the New Challenge Level (100%)
• 3 New Avatars (100%) - Raikou, Suicune, and Entei Mask
• Removing Legendary Birds from the levels (100%)
• Removing the boost in experience that was added for the event (100%)
• Removing the boost on shiny encounter rate that was added for the event (100%)
• Popup alert when a shiny or special pokemon (possibly the dogs) shows up on a level (100%)
• Pokemon that evolve by trading will now get their correct nickname if it didn't have a nickname before that. Ex (Kadabra will be correctly called Alakazam once he evolves) (100%)
• The TradeID for your pokemon now shows up in the "Your Request" section on the trading center (100%) Thanks Trevor!
• Adding a Save Confirmation Screen (100%) Thanks Darren! 
• Add an auto-save when pressing the trading button (100%) Thanks Mr!
• Making Story Mode Vermillion Gym level easier (100%)
• Ability to put who you want for a trade when posting a trade (Postponed until sometime this week) 
• Inventory (100%) - View your items and change your avatar, will be similar to the trading center page, meaning on a separate website.
• Search Trades by Account Username (100%) Thanks Drew L.!
• Version Check (100%)
• Bug Fixes (100%)
• Life bar is too big for some pokemon when you first catch them (100%) 
• Trading with the NPC will now give the pokemon the correct nickname (100%)
• Pokemon that evolve and have a default nickname will now get the correct nickname (100%)
• Fixed issues with stopping and starting the music that caused crashes in levels when opening the menu or leveling up and evolving your pokemon (100%)
• Removing Legendary Dogs from the profiles, minus the 10 winners (100%)
• Distribution (90%)

As the week goes by I will keep adding more details to the update, and will be updating with my progress. As always, let me know what you think. I'm listening!