Pathing is the use of Blocks to lead monsters towards traps or certain towers. It is often seen in THDT/SDT.
It is also a good idea to plant Booby Traps in the path.
The level of the blocks used for pathing will effect the distances which monsters will path (travel) to get to their target. For example, a monster would travel further without destroying the blocks if the blocks were black diamond than if they were wooden.
Pathing can be tested with the Wild Monster Baiter.
According to testing done in a pathing guide, the maximum extra steps a monster will walk (critical length of blocks) instead of breaking through a wall is as follows. Also monsters will walk between walls and non-tower buildings. However, each time they do this it counts as an extra 14 steps for the path when deciding whether to break through the wall.
Horizontal Pathing: 1 layer:
- wooden block paths monster by 19 steps OR critical length of 5 blocks
- stone block paths monster by 21 steps OR critical length of 7 blocks
- metal block paths monster by 23 steps OR critical length of 9 blocks
- golden block paths monster by 25 steps OR critical length of 11 blocks
- black diamond block paths monster by 29 steps OR critical length of 13 blocks
2 layers:
- wooden blocks paths monster by 36 steps OR critical length of 16 blocks
- stone blocks paths monster by 46 steps OR critical length of 21 blocks
- metal block paths monster by 50 steps OR critical length of 23 blocks
- golden blocks paths monster by 56 steps OR critical length of 26 blocks
- black diamond blocks paths monster by
3 layers:
- wooden blocks paths monster by 59 steps OR critical length of 27 blocks
- stone blocks paths monster by 69 steps OR critical length of 32 blocks
- metal blocks paths monster by 83 steps OR critical length of 40 blocks
- golden blocks paths monster by 83 steps OR critical length of 40 blocks
- black diamond blocks paths monster by 83 steps OR critical length of 40 blocks
Vertical Pathing:
1 layer:
- wooden block paths monster by 19 steps OR critical length of 6 blocks
- stone block paths monster by 21 steps OR critical length of 8 blocks
- metal block paths monster by 23 steps OR critical length of 10 blocks
- golden block paths monster by 25 steps OR critical length of 12 blocks
- black diamond block paths monster by 31 steps OR critical length of 14 blocks
2 layers:
- wooden blocks paths monster by 36 steps OR critical length of 17 blocks
- stone blocks paths monster by 46 steps OR critical length of 22 blocks
- metal block paths monster by 50 steps OR critical length of 24 blocks
- golden blocks paths monster by 56 steps OR critical length of 27 blocks
- black diamond block paths monster by
3 layers:
- wooden blocks paths monster by 59 steps OR critical length of 28 blocks
- stone blocks paths monster by 69 steps OR critical length of 33 blocks
- metal blocks paths monster by 83 steps OR critical length of 40 blocks
- golden blocks paths monster by 83 steps OR critical length of 40 blocks
- black diamond blocks paths monster by 83 steps OR critical length of 40 blocks