Do obstacles slow down troops in Clash of Clans?
I noticed that when attacking in multiplayer, my ground troops avoid running through obstacles such as trees. Instead the troops walk around the tree (or other obstacle).
I’m wondering if obstacles actually slow the troops on their way to a building or if their horizontal/vertical/diagonal speed is still the same?
I also wonder if anyone has tried to place obstacles (using a shovel) as an actual defense advantage?
Here’s a funny base my friend came across once:
Best Answer
Keep in mind that allowing such obstacles on your base makes it much harder to switch and edit base layouts. Even tombstones from a prior attacker will prevent you from activating a base-layout without removing them or modifying and editing your layout. With that in mind, any benefits are costing you in flexibility and better base design.
Plus, obstacles also operate as gaps in the footprint of buildings, allowing attackers to place troops behind walls and closer to surrounding buildings.
Last but not least, you miss out on the gems you get from clearing them, along with XP points and bonus gems.
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Should I remove obstacles in clash of clans?
There are much greater benefits for removing them, gems and experience! You can get a small amount of gems and experience for removing and continuing to remove these obstacles. There is even the 'Nice and Tidy' achievement which will give you additional benefits after clearing 5, 50, and 5000 obstacles.How do obstacles work in COC?
Obstacles are trees, logs, rocks, and other foliage that is randomly placed in your village. You start with about 40 obstacles around your village. You can remove them if you have an available Builder and a small amount of Gold or Elixir.Is there a limit to obstacles in clash of clans?
The number of obstacles you can have at the same time on your village is 45. Gem Box and special obstacles do not count.What is the weakest troop in clash of clans?
1 Worst: Goblins Goblins have been around for a long time and have many adoring fans, but they are unfortunately considered the worst troop in Clash of Clans right now.HOW To Use the Shovel of Obstacles Properly | Halloween Obstacle Order | Clash of Clans
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Answer 2
No obstacles don't slow down troops and if they do it would be probably like 0.000001% slower so u would have to place a lot of obstacles for it to make the slightest difference.
Although it could make troops reroute to attack some other building.
Answer 3
Obstacles only affect placement of troops. You cannot deploy a troop on top of an obstacle, but it does not seem to affect troops in any other way. For instance, giants still walk past / over the bush obstacle, instead of around it, if you put them in a nice row, as opposed to walls, which stop or divert troop pathing.
You can learn more about pathing here: https://www.reddit.com/r/ClashOfClans/comments/2y614j/misc_strategy_troop_pathing_explained_maybe/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf
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