Just came from a Silence battle and the lag was phenomenal - wasps and hornets are so fast my computer can't keep up :( Tanki is over for me until I upgrade.

The tanks are so fast now - like something from a cartoon. I'm sorry developers but I was hoping that an update would increase realism, and this is a move in the opposite direction.

Until the new servers arrive, join or create battles on the smaller maps with a max of say 4 players each side.

There is a portable version available on CNET I think. The advantage is that nothing is written to the computer's registry. When you open it, the browser runs from the downloaded folder (you have to double click the BIN file to get to it). If you find it doesn't work for you, all you do is delete the folder and everything has gone. I now use the latest version of Maxthon called Maxthon Cloud. The reason is that it has the latest updates etc, and it seems to be just as fast as the portable version. It is definitely superior to Chrome for playing flash games - I have noticed this on Vista and Windows 7.

Bad luck Cody, similar thing happened to me again tonight.

Here's what I mean about taking things as they come - after making the post above, I joined a battle with 9 minutes remaining. I had been in the game about 2 minutes when a Gold box appeared so I put on the nitrous and got it :) So, I missed out on the crystals last night, but got lucky today !

Check your display settings - they might be set to the lowest resolution ?

I got this message last night when I was close to winning. I was absolutely gutted - there had been no warning or lag, I was kicked out. It was just like someone or something wanted to ruin my day. Thing is, Tanki has problems but it's free to play and we can (usually) take part in some exciting battles. I have never bought anything at all, so I can't really complain too much, and I have to be philosophical about the bugs that do crop up.

To stop you getting your *** whipped :)

Hi dfferent, that's interesting about your experience with chrome. For a long time (and certainly when I had most problems) I was using chrome. I did try Opera, but not for long because it was doing something strange although I can't remember what ! Something I used to get a lot with chrome was the flash plug-in crashing - I ended up disabling it and running an older flash version separately. Out of all the browsers I've tried, none have let me get back into the game with my points still in place. Maybe it had something to do with running Vista maybe ? Now I'm running Windows 7, so I will have to see if there is any difference. For me, the smoothest browser with least freezing and lag has been Maxthon so far. I've lost out on big crystal payouts quite a few times with freezing gameplay, so I know exactly how you feel - and what makes it worse is when you have used supplies to help get in a good position.... and it's all a total waste.

First time I ever refreshed, I was hoping all my points would still be there when I returned - I lost everything and had to start from scratch again. The same thing happened in every other match where I reloaded the game - about 15 times. Why did I continue to reload games when I knew I would lose all my points ? Because in each case I always tried to return to battle to help the team. Also, sometimes after I pressed refresh, my tank would just sit there unable to move - so these days I try to join a different battle and keep my fingers crossed....

Maybe there could be NS battles that are free to join... BUT, no crystals are given to the winners - you battle for pride - with positions given in order of kills made. People would join NS battles ! Tanki would still generate income because there will still be the motivation to buy / upgrade weapons and hulls.

Drugs were rife in cycling (there was a culture of doping in cycling that had been going on for decades). Lance Armstrong used drugs so that he would be on 'a level playing field'. Everyone has the option of using drugs in Tanki.

Drug abuse ? When all the strategy in the world doesn't halt the tide of superior armour, I hit those buttons with no guilty feelings as my Wasp takes a beating... but only when I feel it's going tp pay off in a good result.

If your score in the game is low, you have nothing to lose by refreshing or leaving. Sometimes I will wait (not touching any key) to see if the game will continue because if I refresh all my points have been wiped. This has happened a couple of times when I 've been close to winning quite a few crystals. If the game doesn't respond after something like 20 seconds I get out.

Had this problem many times. I have found that running the Maxthon browser (portable version) did help - and also the grahics are much smoother compared to Chrome. I ran a broadband speed check and found that my upload speed was very poor - I reset the router, which did help. I then contacted my provider who told me that my upload speed was being capped ! They agreed to remove the cap, and my upload speed has now doubled - but I still get some lag on the bigger maps with more players. I also got an improvement in down / up speed by manually changing the router channel to avoid interference from other WiFi in my area. This is pretty extreme, but I get best performance running Tanki with my laptop in safe mode. No sound of course... but it's worth it for the reduction in lag.

Thanks for the reply Awesomehunter2. So.... possibly a mod acting like a saboteur in the team ? It was interesting that the freeze guy was attacking only me, and nobody else from my team ! Maybe he remembered me from another match and wanted revenge ! lol The problem is that when a team battle is very evenly balanced - someone who attacks their own team will probably make that side lose. It would be good when friendly fire is switched off, that it really means this, but Tanki is not perfect I think !

In 2 recent matches I have been destroyed by my own team when friendly fire has not been selected. Does anyone know the reason for this - is it a hack ? During the first match, I was killed by freeze 3 times. I decided to start shooting back, but my M1 rail did nothing - I watched his health and it was not affected. I shot him 3 times from close range and it did not cause any harm. Today I was killed by shaft from my own team. I returned fire and he could not be killed. I am puzzled by this - has anyone experienced the same thing ?