I keep hearing people talk about "new server platform" and nothing else is said.
What is new server platform, you ask? The Russians know.
Translated from Russian, the devs made this post in their forum:
Dear Players! I am pleased to welcome you to this topic.
All of you probably already heard many times about the "new server platform," which for several months translating "Tanks Online". Now this process is close to finish. It should be expected that the updated "Tanks Online" can be seen in the next few days. For those who do not know what the subject of this topic is, I will say that this is one of the global events in the life of the project. A team of 12 programmers will rewrite the code "Tanks Online" from scratch, correcting many of the errors of the architecture of the old game.
The most important question, of course, "What to expect from the new platform?"
I should warn you that immediately after the conclusion of a new server platform, you will notice that all will load slowly. And that's OK. All resources have been re-generated in-game, and you will need to download them again, instead of using the version of the browser cache.
When all the files are back in place, you will see that downloading games and entering the battle became faster. Obvious is the fact is that "Tanks Online" will run for several days without server restarts in the morning. That is, we will make them less often. Each server can withstand loads up to the approximate 5,000 people.
We can not exclude that, immediately after the update, you may find some errors in the game. Please immediately write them in this thread to our response was the fastest.
Also warn you that at the time of the introduction of a new server platform, game and the forum will be unavailable for a long time: from 8 to 12 hours . The exact date and time of the release will be published on the website and the game forum.
So, I welcome your opinions, questions, and a heated discussion. Here we go!
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UPD:
* We will not add new features to the game with this release.
* Don't download anything you do not need. For you will do your browser when you go to the game for the first time after the release of 1.120.0.
* Daily gift will be given out as well as always, go to the game for the first time in the day - get a bonus.
* We will not change anything in your garage and titles . Everything will remain the same as it is now.
* Server after release will be the same as now.
* Server address does not change.
* New client part in progress. It will be out in a much later release. Along with a new interface.
* Displaying new features we will be easier. Because the code is pretty clean up the tank.
* The download client can only come after the update client of the game. And that is not right.
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