Question 1

How does fusing work?

Accepted Answer

Drag one tower onto an adjacent tower. If the two make a recipe, they merge into a stronger tower and the tile you dragged from becomes empty again. Two of the same emoji always stack into an upgraded version of themselves; two different emoji make something new to discover. The freed tile is open for enemies to walk through right away. Fused towers can then be upgraded up to three times: tap one and choose UPGRADE.

Question 2

Why did the enemies change direction?

Accepted Answer

Because fusing freed a tile. Enemies always take the shortest open route, so opening a gap can reroute the whole wave. The path is drawn as faint dots, and it flashes amber whenever it changes.

Question 3

I can't place a tower there.

Accepted Answer

A tower may narrow the path but never seal it. If a placement would block every route from a spawn to an exit — or, on boards with two exits, cut either exit off — the game refuses it and tints the tile red. One other kind of tile refuses towers: cracked bedrock, which enemies can cross but nothing can be built on. A refused drop shakes and tells you why.

Question 4

Why do towers keep getting more expensive?

Accepted Answer

Each copy of a tower already on the board adds 10% of its base price to the next one — so a fourth flame costs 30% more than the first. Fusing two towers together, or selling one, brings the price back down. It's there to make fusing and upgrading worth considering instead of buying the same tower again and again.

Question 5

One of my towers disappeared.

Accepted Answer

A 🐛 chewer ate it. Chewers stop at a tower and gnaw through it — a ring shows their progress and the tower shakes while it happens. If they finish, the tower is gone with no refund, and the tile opens back up. Kill them before the ring closes.

Question 6

How do the leaderboards work?

Accepted Answer

Your score is how fast you clear a level, so lower is better. The big lever is the call-wave dial: summoning the next wave early skips the countdown and pays you gold for the seconds you skipped. Playing at 2× or 4× speed does not affect your time — the clock runs on game ticks, not real seconds, so everyone is compared fairly. Earning three stars on a level unlocks Infinite Mode — endless waves on a separate leaderboard where your score is how many waves you clear, so higher is better. Leaderboards need a Game Center account. Level 1 has no leaderboard, because it's the tutorial.

Question 7

Where are my custom emoji?

Accepted Answer

Creating custom emoji uses Apple's Image Playground, which requires a device that supports Apple Intelligence. On other devices the game plays normally with the standard artwork, but the customize buttons will not appear.

Question 8

Can I send my custom emoji to a friend?

Accepted Answer

Not right now. Apple's terms don't permit passing Genmoji artwork along to other people, so that feature is switched off. Receiving a design file still works, in case that changes.

Question 9

I lost my progress.

Accepted Answer

If you are signed in to iCloud, progress syncs across your own devices, so reinstalling on the same Apple ID should bring it back — give it a moment to arrive, and check that iCloud shows as on in the game's Settings. There is no account and no server of ours to restore from, so if you were signed out of iCloud, or you reset progress in Settings, it is gone permanently. Note that resetting applies to every device on your Apple ID.

Question 10

A level feels impossible with my squad.

Accepted Answer

Every four-emoji loadout that includes a tower able to hit flying enemies (⚡ or 🎯) is meant to be winnable on every level. Squads without one can lose to flyers on the later levels — the loadout picker warns you when that's the case. If a squad with anti-air truly can't win a level, that's a bug worth reporting — send the level number and your four emoji.

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