Cataclismo – Quick Guide to Unit Boosts

Banner

• Gives a damage boost in a 3×3 area around it.
• The boost works up to 2 tiles above and 2 tiles below the banner.
• The banner itself takes up a 1×3 space vertically.
• At the start of the game, when you don’t have many resources, you can use one banner in smart ways.
• For example, you can put a banner on a 2-tile high block on the floor.
• Leave a gap in the roof for the banner to stick through.
• Then build up around it for taller units.
• This setup can boost up to 16 tiles at once.

The banner’s boost area looks normally:

It also shows how the banner can boost different height levels:

Mounted Banner

• Boosts damage in front of, behind, and on top of its block.
• The boost goes up to 4 tiles below the banner.
• It also goes 1 tile above the banner.
• If you put it on top of a half arch, it boosts underneath too.
• This means you can put a half arch above a window block.
• Then put the mounted banner on top of the half arch.
• If you face it the right way, it can boost 3 tiles.
• You can even boost up to 5 tiles with the right setup.
• Stand on top of the banner block to get the boost.
• The tile behind you gets boosted too.
• Plus, it boosts the 3 squares below.
• This might not be useful very often, but it’s possible.
• The best setup can actually boost 6 tiles at once.
• This works on 2 different height levels.
• It makes the mounted banner a good choice.
• It doesn’t take up much space, leaving more room for your units.

How the mounted banner can boost 6 tiles on 2 levels:

Specialist Boosts

• These include Fire Arrows, Throwing Poison, and Bomber’s Spark.
• There are normal and upgraded versions of each.
• The only difference between normal and upgraded is the damage they do.

How they work:

• They boost 1 tile above and below themselves.
• Fire Arrows and Throwing Poison boost a 4x4x2 tile area.
• Bomber’s Spark boosts a 16x16x2 tile area.
• For Bomber’s Spark, big units like Cannoneers and Ballista only need to touch one tile to get the boost.
• You can put these big units on the edge to save space.

Size and placement:

• Each boost item takes up 2x2x2 tiles.
• You can build over them if you go 3 tiles high.
• You can put them in a small hole 1 tile below your units.
• Then you can put a 3-tile wooden arch over the boost.
• You can put a banner on top of the arch.
• This setup lets your units get both damage and specialist boosts in the same space.

How Fire Arrows boost area looks:

How Bomber’s Spark boost area looks, showing how big units can touch just one tile:

How to place a specialist boost in a hole with an arch and banner over it to save space:

This setup helps you use your space well and gives your units multiple boosts at once.

Mounted Specialist Boosts

How they work:

• They boost 1 tile in the direction they face.
• The boost goes up to 2 tiles below or 1 tile above.
• Mounted Bomber’s Spark doesn’t have a bigger area than the others.

Placement:

• You can put blocks on top of the boost, including banners.
• They have very low health.
• Put them at least 3-4 tiles up on front walls to protect them.
• You might need to put them higher or on inner walls to avoid exploding enemies (Blisters).

When to use:

• Right now, they’re not very cost-effective.
• Use them early in the game when you don’t have many units.
• Or use them in special cases or if you’re in trouble.
• This might change in future updates.

How the mounted specialist boost works:

Using All Boosts Together

• Unit boosts are very important
• Using them well helps you win and play harder levels
• You can be creative with how you set up your defenses
• This helps you get the most boosts and best unit positions
• This is especially useful when you don’t have much space

How to work around tricky terrain to boost multiple units (like a Cannoneer and a Partisan):

What a standard defense setup looks like: