Ringus: An Early-Mid TH9 Farming Hog-Cleansing Design

[peabak]

Ouch. That last replay was a tough one. Any thoughts why the giants didn't follow the ring?

The Wizards and Barb King opened a hole to the core and the Giants decided to go that way instead of beat through a wall to the closest defence. I thought Giants always picked the closest target but it would appear they'll pick one further away if there are no walls in the way. It's hard to clearly see with all the spells and Wizard fire.

[peabak]

A big Balloonion is the next taker...



31 Balloons, 50 Minons, 4 Rage, 1 Lightning, L10 BK, L9 AQ

The damage to the core is done by the Balloons in the Clan Castle put down once the bottom part of the ring is cleared. The core didn't collapse, the red balloons near the middle definitely help. Black balloons are kept on the ring itself to catch big single targets (two balloons were nuked here).

I'd have won it if it wasn't for those pesky heroes and their new abilities!

[OriginalBawsy]

In light of recent conversations I thought I'd give the Trophy Ringus another look. That kink in the corners next to the Wizard Towers puts them closer to the core than the original farming version. Something I don't like. So I'm going to start testing this new Ringus...



I put the Hidden Teslas in the core for extra punch (although with a little rearranging it could easily be put back to a standard Ringus 3x3 format). I really like the look of this core because I have space for my balloons (red better near the middle to catch packs of Minions and not the 'feeler' ones good attackers put out), the two Mortar spots still offer a little flexibility (I wonder if X-Bows could be put down with two AD there) and I'm seeing two lovely 2x2 spots for Inferno Towers in the future.

The extra ring safety and added corner defences has come at the expense of fluff layer strength. However, looking back over replays, I've yet to find breakers/troops that have hit there and not blown both open, so it may have been redundant. Worth a test at least.

One complication to my testing is I'm one DE Barracks down, which means I can't Balloonion my way up to masters in a few hours like I usually do. So initial testing will have to be in upper end of my BAMing range GoldI-CrystalIII. Should still get tested well there.

I'm quietly optimistic about this, which now of course means I'm going to wake up tomorrow to a barch three star.

I'm gonna help you test this one for a few days. I'm currently at Crystal I, aiming for masters, so the attacks would be challenging.

[Nahi]

I am using the trophy version and sitting at 2669 cups, used the first Ringus version. It worked well, except that in 2/3 battles the hogs come into core and i got owned. I think this has been already highlighted.

I have now adapted to the second trophy version. Will let you know how it works.

Thanks again for the great work !

[ZTmax3k]

I can tell you the transformer version works very well in Masters III..

I'm almost in Masters II

[OriginalBawsy]

I'm aborting the mission to Masters III, whenever i start getting close around 2500 i screw up my raids :/

[Nahi]

I'm aborting the mission to Masters III, whenever i start getting close around 2500 i screw up my raids :/

Patience my dear
When i could do it as premie TH9 or mid th9, you definitely can.
Dont give up, 1000 gems is not something to be found in gem box in the next 22 years, beyond that i cannot see

[Nahi]

I can tell you the transformer version works very well in Masters III..

I'm almost in Masters II

Which is the transformer version ? The first one or the second one ?

[peabak]

"Fire and wind come from the sky, from the gods of the sky. But SuperCell is your god, SuperCell and he lives in the earth. Once, hogs lived in the Earth. And in the darkness of chaos, they fooled SuperCell, and they took from him the enigma of Ringus. SuperCell was angered. And the Earth shook. Fire and wind struck down these hogs, and they threw their bodies into the waters, but in their rage, the gods forgot the secret of Ringus and left it on the battlefield. We who found it are just men. Not gods. Not hogs. Just men. The secret of Ringus has always carried with it a mystery. You must learn its riddle. You must learn its discipline. For no one - no one in this world can you trust. Not men, not women, not beasts. Ringus you can trust."



28 Hogs. 80 Archers. 4 Heals

This is more like it. I knew if I put enough gold in my storages the pigs would come. And they did. They nicely followed the ring and more importantly didn't leak at the corners near the Wizard Towers. This might be because the new design...

a) Pushes the Wizard Towers out by one unit from the core.
b) The Hidden Teslas are not directly in the corners creating more distance between defences at that point.
c) Or just pure luck of the spawn and they'll leak next time.

This replay shows the importance of Giant Bombs @ Level 3 - I don't think Level 1 or even 2 would have finished them in such spectacular fashion.

After the last two defences... I'm really happy with this.

TL:DR - 0:35 Hogs spawn. 0:45 Giant Bomb. 1:13 Giant Bomb. 1:15 Hogs dead.

[Kimsj756]

Just wanted to say thank you for I'm using your base for about a week or 2 now.
It's been working well. Haven't got attacked since the latest transformer, but I like it.
I have your latest transformer, but have my TH outside just because I'd like to use it as soon as I start trophy push soon (still in about a month or 2).

Also, had so much fun watching pigs, which were heading south, were gone because of those giant bombs.