Submit Your Strategy

The "Community Strategies" panel in the mapper is a curated collection of guides shared by players like you. It's not automated — every entry you see there was submitted by someone in the community and added by hand. If you've put together a strategy that works, sharing it helps other players skip the trial and error you already went through.

How to submit

1. Prepare your strategy. Write it up as a Google Doc — screenshots, tower placements, timings, whatever makes it easy to follow. Set the sharing permissions to "Anyone with the link can view", otherwise we won't be able to open it. If you built your layout in the mapper itself, feel free to include the "Share the map" link too.
2. Write a short context. A couple of sentences are enough: which mode it's for (Hardcore, Modifier, SOLO, DUO, TRIO, NST...), which map, and anything a player should know before opening the doc.
3. Send it in. Email your Google Docs link and the context to tds-mapper@proton.me.

That's it — no account, no form, no upload. Just a link and a bit of context.

What to include in your email

• Your Google Docs link, shared as "Anyone with the link can view".
• The game mode(s) your strategy is for.
• The map it applies to, if it's map-specific.
• A 2-3 sentence summary of the strategy and why it works.
• Optionally, a name or handle to credit you by.

Game mode glossary

Not sure how to describe your strategy's context? Here's what the tags used around the mapper mean:

Hardcore

One of the most demanding survival modes in Tower Defense Simulator — no respawns, and every placement decision matters.

Modifier

Hardcore runs played with extra rule modifiers active (like "Maximum Output"), which change how towers or enemies behave and usually call for a different strategy than a standard run.

SOLO

One player clearing the run alone, managing every role themselves.

DUO

Two players splitting tower roles and economy between them.

TRIO

Three players combining roles to handle the hardest waves.

NST

"No Skill Tree" — the strategy avoids skill tree upgrades entirely, relying only on base tower stats and placement.

Before you send it