EPOCH — how to play
· Build towers on free cells; enemies walk the path; a leak costs 1 life (bosses 5).
· Every 5 waves a new Age begins and unlocks a new tower. Gold comes from kills.
· Click a tower: Upgrade to L3 · pick a permanent ★Branch at L3 · Merge two identical adjacent towers (same level & branch) into L4/L5 · Sell for 70%.
· Combos: neighbors of a Brazier fire flaming ammo · neighbors of a Reactor fire radioactive ammo · a Drone Hub speeds up its neighbors.
· Reactions: Meltdown — burn ticks ×2 on irradiated enemies · Shatter — splash hits +40% on slowed enemies.
· Rumors: certain neighboring towers can fuse into something greater…
· Powerups unlock with Ages: Meteor (click-strike) · Stasis (freeze) · Overdrive (+50% rate).
· Keys: 1-0 pick towers · Space start / early-call · Esc deselect.
· Rings: burning · irradiated · slowed · shielded. Click any enemy to inspect it.