Orb Defence

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Orb Defence

Genre	Strategy
Release	August 27, 2008
Multi-player	No

Orb Defence is a tower-defence style action game released on 27 August 2008.

Description

The Norbs are coming to attack your orbs and it is up to you to stop them! Build up your defences to push back the Norb advance. If the orbs are taken over you will lose! Try defending your orbs now and save FunOrb!

Difficulty Levels

Image	Name	How to Unlock
	First Fight	No Requirement
	Pincer	Pass wave 66 in First Fight. Members` only
	Breakout	Pass wave 66 in First Fight. Members` only
	Dominion	Score 1,000,000 points in either Pincer or Breakout (Tougho Achievement). Members` only
	Gridlock	Pass Wave 66 in Pincer or Breakout (Orb Defender achievement). Members` only. The idea of this level is to build mazes with barriers.
	Orb Central	Pass Wave 66 in Pincer or Breakout (Orb Defender achievement). Members` only.

Energy

Energy is like the currency, used to buy turrets for defence. Any active orbs will slowly feed energy to the player, but energy can also be gotten otherwise by destroying Norbs. Using the space bar to skip waves can give more energy, as explained below.

You get 50 extra points for each second you save by pressing space bar. Each 20 extra points you earned this way will store 1 energy into each orb you have left in the game.

In addition, boss waves give extra points which make the orb produce extra energy at the end of a boss wave, starting from a +2000 points prize for the Normo boss and increasing by 1000 for each new boss you meet.

You can work out the energy you will receive by watching the "+ number" that display next to your score. Divide it by 20 and you will have the current amount of energy stored into each orb. For example, if you have 5 orbs left and accumulated a bonus of +10000, you will receive 500 energy from each orb you have left, which is 2,500 energy.

Upon finishing a boss wave, you can launch the next wave by pressing the space bar; the time saved that way is also counted with the prize. The prize then immediately adds to your score, and the relevant energy is released from your orbs. For example, if you have +10000 bonus points then immediately press space bar after finishing the boss wave, you will save the 10 second waiting. The bonus will then be 10500 points which is 525 energy produced by each orb and not 500, as what the above explanation might say.

Orbs

Orbs are the target of the Norbs, and are defended with towers. Norbs can destroy orbs with a single touch, and the place where the orb was will become a new spawn point for more Norbs. There are 5 orbs in First Fight and Dominion, 2 orbs in Pincer or Breakout, 3 orbs in Gridlock and 4 orbs in Orb central. The game ends if all orbs are lost or all waves are beaten. Any orbs you have will also give you 25 energy every 20 seconds or so.

Towers

As you progress in the game, you unlock different and stronger varieties of towers.
Clicking on a tower upgrades its power, and holding the "Shift" key allows you to upgrade them to their maximal level without having to click repetitively.

Ice turrets and Beam Blasts are unavailable on the Gridlock and Orb Central levels.

Barriers and Electroshock turrets are only available on the Gridlock and Orb Central levels.

Bold = Members Only

Image	Name	Level	Description	Power	Range	Size	Cost (Upgrade/Total)	Efficiency (Damage/Cost)	Purchase Requirement
	Fast Blast	I	Cheap, but weak.	5 Damage	30	2x2	10/10	0.5	None
		II		10 Damage	30		10/20	0.5
		III		20 Damage	30		15/35	0.57
	Turbo Blast	IV		25 Damage	30		15/50	0.5	Beat Wave 44 Boss
	Nitro Blast	V		40 Damage	30		30/80	0.5
	Chain Shot	I	Short-ranged, yet bounces.	12 Damage	8	3x3	15/15	0.8	None
		II		16 Damage	10		20/35	0.46
		III		22 Damage	12		25/60	0.37
	Thunder Shot	IV		32 Damage	13		30/90	0.36	Beat Wave 55 Boss
	Storm Scraper	V		64 Damage	16		40/130	0.49
	Big Shot	I	Powerful, with a large area of effect.	40 Area	20	3x3	30/30	N/A	Beat Wave 11 Boss
		II		50 Area	20		45/75	N/A
		III		70 Area	20		60/135	N/A
	Mega Shot	IV		80 Area	25		90/225	N/A	Beat Wave 66 Boss
	Atomic Shot	V		100 Area	30		120/345	N/A
	Ice Shot	I	Slows down Norbs.	1 Ice	6	2x2	40/40	N/A	Beat Wave 22 Boss
		II		2 Ice	6		75/115	N/A
		III		3 Ice	6		100/215	N/A
	Ice Beam	IV		4 Ice	6		150/365	N/A	Beat Wave 77 Boss
	Blizzard Wave	V		5 Ice	6		200/565	N/A
	Beam Blast	I	The pinnacle of anti-Norb defences!	200 Damage	30	4x4	120/120	1.67	Beat Wave 33 Boss
		II		250 Damage	30		120/240	1.04
		III		333 Damage	30		120/360	0.92
	Solar Blast	IV		500 Damage	30		120/480	1.04	Beat Wave 88 Boss
	Nova Blast	V		1000 Damage	30		120/600	1.67
	Electroshock	I	Stuns groups of Norbs (and reveals Sneakos!)	5 Damage		3x3	40/40		Beat Wave 22 Boss
		II		10 Damage			75/115
		III		20 Damage			100/215
	Lightning Bolt	IV		40 Damage			150/365		Beat Wave 77 Boss
	Storm Bolt	V		80 Damage			200/565
	Barrier	I	Deters Norbs, but takes damage if attacked!	N/A	N/A	2x2	10/10	N/A	None

Norbs

Norb strength varies depending on mode and wave; the energy that they give off stays constant across the game, though.

Normal Norbs

Image	Name	Description
	Normo	Your plain, normal, norb. 2 energy per Normo
	Swarmo	Lower health than a Normo, but comes in larger quantities. Spawns in two places instead of one*. 1 energy per Swarmo
	Zoomo	Average health, but very fast, making them harder to hit, and giving you less time to kill them before they reach your orbs. Zoomo is too fast for big shot, however, if it gets trapped behind slower norbs big shots can hurt it. 3 energy per Zoomo
	Tougho	Slow speed, but about twice as much health. 3 energy per Tougho

*For the swarmo boss, the swarmos spawn in four different places instead.

Nasty Norbs

Image	Name	Description
	Flybo	Fast, but not as fast as Zoomos. Additionally, big shots and beam blasts will not fire at them. 4 energy per flybo
	Bombo	When the Bombo dies, if it is too close to your turret, your turret will lose one upgrade level; if your turret is only on the first level, it will be deleted the bombo boss has a bigger range than normal bosses. 3 energy per bombo*
	Chompo	As long as the Chompo survives, it will "chomp" on one of your turrets. If the turret is "chomped" on for too long, it loses an upgrade level. 3 energy per chompo
	Irono	Higher than average health. Additionally, it cannot be frozen by ice turrets or hit by a big shot. 4 energy per irono

Other Norbs

Image	Name	Description
	Sneako	Invisible unless hit with an electroshock turret! (2 energy per sneako)
	Splitto	Releases Swarmos when destroyed! (total energy of 26 energy per big splitto)
	Ghosto	Replaces Ironos during the Hallowe'en season.

* All nearby turrets lose one upgrade level. If they are only on the first level, they will be deleted. Because bosses, if killed, also do this (over a much larger area), the bombo boss will do this over a huge area.

Awesomeo

Image	Name	Description
	Awesomeo	King of all the Norbs, Awesomeo is the last boss you face on wave 99 (total of 500 energy) Note: Unlike other norbs, the Awesomeo boss doesn't die when it touches an orb.

Bosses

Bosses appear every 11th wave, and are simply bigger versions of normal norbs. There is only one of each boss, except the Swarmo boss, of which there are four. The waves each boss appears on depends on the mode played. When a boss dies, you will generally gain access to a new type or level of turret. When it dies, it will explode like a giant bombo and degrade all nearby turrets by one level.

A simple swarmo boss. In the game, four of them come at once.

Wave	First Fight-Dominion	Gridlock	Orb Central
11	Normo Boss
22	4 Swarmo Bosses	Splitto Boss
33	Zoomo Boss	Sneako Boss
44	Tougho Boss		4 Swarmo Bosses
55	Flybo Boss
66	Bombo Boss
77	Chompo Boss		Splitto Boss
88	Irono Boss (Halloween: Ghosto Boss)	Sneako Boss	Irono Boss (Halloween: Ghosto Boss)
99	Awesomeo Boss

Ranks

Ranks are awarded for completing a level, based on the number of Orbs surviving.

If you lose the game, this picture will show up.

If you win the game, this picture will show up.

Image	Name	Requirement	Available in
	Win	1 Orb Survives	All levels
	Orbsome	2 Orbs Survive	All levels
	Norbsome	3 Orbs Survive	First Fight, Dominion, Gridlock and Orb Central
	Chompolicious	4 Orbs Survive	First Fight, Dominion and Orb Central
	Awesomo	5 Orbs Survive	First Fight and Dominion

Achievements

Total Achievements: 24
Total Orb Coins: 73
Total Orb Points: 7300
[Secret Achievements] | [Hidden Achievements] [Halloween Achievements]

No.	Image	Name	Requirement	Orb Points	Orb Coins	Members?	Sorter
AA		Noobo	Pass wave 66 with only a single orb after wave 33	200	2	No	AA
AB		Swarmo	Pass wave 33 in First Fight	100	1	No	AB
AC		Zoomo	Pass wave 66 in First Fight	200	2	No	AC
AD		Tougho	Unlock the Dominion level by achieving a score of one million points in either Pincer or Breakout.	500	5	Yes	AD
AE		Bombo	Pass wave 66 in First Fight with three of the five orbs intact	300	3	No	AE
AF		Flybo	Pass wave 66 in First Fight with all your orbs intact	300	3	No	AF
AG		Chompo	Pass wave 99 in First Fight	300	3	No	AG
AH		Irono	Pass wave 99 in First Fight with all your orbs intact	500	5	No	AH
AI		Awesomeo	Pass wave 99 in Dominion	1000	10	Yes	AI
AJ		Fast Blaster	Kill 99 enemies with level 5 fast blasts	100	1	No	AJ
AK		Chain Shooter	Kill 99 enemies with level 5 chain shots	100	1	No	AK
AL		Big Blammer	Kill 99 enemies with level 5 big shots	200	2	No	AL
AM		Beam Burner	Kill 99 enemies with level 5 beam blasts	200	2	No	AM
AN		Boss Splorber	Defeat a boss wave in First Fight	100	1	No	AN
AO		Boss Blorber	Defeat three boss waves in First Fight	200	2	No	AO
AP		Boss Annihorber	Defeat all the boss waves in First Fight	500	5	No	AP
AQ		Playing with Fire	Pass wave 99 without building any ice towers in First Fight	1000	10	No	AQ
AR		Orb Evasion	Lose all but the front orb after wave 33 in First Fight	100	1	No	AR
AS		Shock Horror	Use electroshock turrets to stun 250 Norbs at once	200	2	Yes	AS
AT		On the Fence	Use barriers to stop 30 Norbs simultaneously	200	2	Yes	AT
AU		Sneako	Let a Norb live for 4 minutes, without losing an orb	200	2	Yes	AU
AV		Splitto	Achieve a score of one million points in either Gridlock or Orb central	500	5	Yes	AV
AW		Orb Defender	Unlock the Gridlock and Orb Central levels by passing wave 66 in Pincer or Breakout	200	2	Yes	AW
AX		Ghost-free Zone	Kill the Ghosto boss during Hallowe'en	100	1	No	AX

All information for these achievements is stored on their respective pages, along with walkthroughs and tips for many of them. So, if you notice a mistake, or have a good strategy, go there!

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Trivia

• Orb Defence was updated on the 17th December, 2008, and Sneakos, Splittos, Electroshock Turrets, barriers, Gridlock and Orb Central were introduced to the game. Free players were given full access to First Fight, giving them accessibility to the Awesomeo boss.
• When Orb Defence was first released, achievements online used the name "Blambo" instead of "Chompo". Also "Fast Blaster" was misspelled as "Flast Blaster". Those names are still used on the hiscores for some reason.
• 'Norb' is a word created by the players of FunOrb, meaning new Orber, or newb. This is the first time Jagex has used a player-made word in FunOrb, although there is no mention of whether they took inspiration from the player-made word.
• FunOrb's censor censors the letter N in word "Norbs", but not in word "Norb".
• A convenient way to give yourself as much time as you want to build/demolish towers is: Wait until one orb is about to be taken. Right before it is, turn the tutorial on. You will get a message, "You have lost an orb." Now turn off the tutorial; you will "save" the message. When you need a break to recuperate, turn the tutorial back on. You will still be able to build towers, but the timer won't be ticking. Outside of First Fight, you can turn the tutorial on by pressing Escape, then Tutorial to turn it on.
• At the end of the game when you win all the turrets show a picture of the level 5 version. The chain shot picture is a level 4. This is also on the "Chain Shooter" achievement. Plus, the Blizzard wave's spikes are facing outwards, not inwards.
• Most Norbs resemble something real or myth like, e.g. Zoomo looks like a bacteria, Normos/Swarmos look like jellyfish, Tougho is shaped as a bull and Awesomeo is a purple Gorilla with a crown on his head.
• Some people have experienced a glitch where the Chain Shooter and Orb Evasion achievements are "hidden" behind the Ghost-Free Zone achievement. If one looks closely, they can see a Zoomo's head on the upper-left corner of the ghosto in the achievement image, and if you click the achievement, it shows the information for Chain Shooter instead of Ghost-Free Zone.