Guys, the dynamic lighting code is fake: http://en.tankiforum.com/index.php?showtopic=1233&hl=200 you see, that code is not there.

from the noise map: I'm guessing there is something in the tunnel in Iran.

I'm in a grinchy mood, this is the best i can muster: http://goo.gl/y0HDls

And I'm not usually this adamant, but the not being able to use something while it is upgrading is idiotic. There is no good reason for that feature and it should be removed. At the very least the fact that it will be unavailable should be checked via a confirmation box.

I agree on needing confirmation box before actually paying for anything...to prone to accidental crystal loss as it is. This applies especially to the "speed up", which is the same button location as the upgrade button making it very easy to click it accidentally. On top of that, once you start upgrading something, there is no way to get back to the MU upgrade window to check it out (and your instinct is to press that button, but it will cost thousands of crystals with no confirmation box).

There doesn't seem to be a discussion thread yet, so I thought I'd start one. Go at it....

Just to throw in another dimension to this topic: Some of us are playing with keyboards that have rollover problems (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rollover_(key)), which can make it impossible to press more than 2 keys at a time and have them work correctly. Sometimes this means not being able to drive while steering at the same time as turning the turret or firing. It really causes you to handle the game quite differently. For example, this makes the "c" key very useful as a way to recenter my turret, while being able to drive controlling the rest of my tank. There are solutions to this problem, like upgrading hardware, remapping keys to different circuits, etc, but i thought it was pertinent nevertheless.

Alice's Restaurant is a must. Some classic Beatles is always welcome.

In the past year or two, stuff i've watched a few times: Safety Not Guaranteed, Cold Mountain, Moneyball, Limitless, Seeking a Friend for the End of the World, The Inbetweener Movie, Your Highness, Project X, Defendor.....good stuff. I just watched: the hobbit pretty much more of the same...the epic greatness of the Tolkien books are so special, but the movie adaptations always seemed a bit too "high on themselves". and the dictator again, more of the same borat, bruno, etc....almost seemed like the same characters, style, love interests, and feel of the plot but with slightly different back stories.

"Tanks for the good times!" - (pun intended - alternate version "Tanks for a good time!")

1: 2: toastedmuffinman 3: 1st Lieutenant Thanks, nice initiative!

Thanks for your replies. I know from my perspective as a defender, i can play a really tough game, the other team could drug up to get a single flag. I can play my heart out, but if the rest of my team cant manage to get 1 flag, then thats it, 0 crystals will be rewarded, no matter how long and hard i play. I understand the point of a flag game is to get flags, but the point of the game in general is quality play. I don't see any reason for the rewards to be so so heavily skewed. I mean come on, not 1 crystal, thats a bit harsh.

The railgun does not damage teammates in battles with friendly fire enabled. It seems perhaps that sometimes it does work if the friendly target is shooting me, but not otherwise. Often there are players (usually firebird or freeze) who just enjoy killing their own team in these games. Trying to vote them out is a start but often does eject the player immediately. Defending yourself is the only option, and that is hard when the rail does no damage.... Thanks, MuffinMan

Is there any work being done on adjusting the rewards for flag and TD games? I'm sure I'm not the only one who thinks that the current system where 6 hours of hard gameplay results in 0 crystals if your team wins no flags is fair. And a TD game where one side has 800 kills, the other has 799, and the rewards are so incredibly skewed seems unfair as well. Unless its a clan war or something, the game should be rewarding based primarily on score regardless of team, with a bit of a tilt to the "winning" team. Just my thoughts, MuffinMan

This is really great. Crystal pots were growing way to slowly since rebal. Is there any work being done on adjusting the rewards for flag and TD games? I'm sure I'm not the only one who thinks that the current system where 6 hours of hard gameplay results in 0 crystals if your team wins no flags is fair. And a TD game where one side has 800 kills, the other has 799, and the rewards are so incredibly skewed seems unfair as well. Unless its a clan war or something, the game should be rewarding based primarily on score regardless of team, with a bit of a tilt to the "winning" team. Just my thoughts, MuffinMan

We are definitely not talking about a miss. I'm also only taking about friendly fire being disabled. It's the push I am looking for, and sometimes it doesn't happen. When you have a teammate on his side and I'm trying to push him back onto his tracks.... I don't think its lag either, both he and I are totally stationary. hm... any other ideas?

I'm speechless.

It seems that when I fire on a tank on my team, that sometimes my rail laser "pushes" him, but sometimes it seems to have no effect. Is there any rhyme or reason to the effect? When does it give the shove, when does it do nothing?

I'm to old to learn new key combos...

Good point.... I guess you could make it with a 5 minute cooldown to cancel a self destruct, but that would be awkward to add to the user interface.

On my keyboard the there is a delete button next to the page down button. Every now and then I hit it by accident when trying to move the camera angle. Needless to say it sucks when that happens. Why not be able to cancel self-destruct by hitting delete again? I can't think of any reason not to have that feature. What do you think?

I'm wondering how you all choose which server to play on. I'm not in a clan, so I'm not looking to join based on teammates or friends (if you have friends on a specific server than of course you would go there). Are there any differences between the servers? Do you always join the same server? Do you decide based on server load? And I'd love to know if there are more English speaking players on any specific server. I would love to be able to use the chat functionality, put its pretty worthless to me with only russian chat going on. It would add more strategy and teamplay if one of the servers had a high concentration of English speakers. If there isn't already a server like that, perhaps we could choose one and all try to play there? Thoughts?

My gut feeling is there is that there would be some sort of movement that would pull me away from the other guy. Obviously driving away from each other, and if you're using a gun with kickback than shooting at the dude you are stuck to so there is more force pushing away. I used to think I saw some good effect by "pumping the gas", meaning try to drive away, then release the gas...keep repeating that. I thought i noticed "jumping" away from the guy a little bit each time. Was that in my head? Try it out for yourselves and let me know what you think.

Due to lag and whatever sometimes my tank gets stuck in someone else's tank. What is the best way to break away when you are stuck to someone else (other than self destructing)?