I am so, so, SO IMPRESSED! Tanki, you have truly outdone yourselves this time. :fire_r: :fire_l:

Great videos! I noticed one little thing though (extremely minor...) at 1:12 in the first video, I think you meant Picasso. ;) Though Prodigi does indeed have 4 protections... so it still kinda works, just that the video showed Picasso haha. Just me being observant and what not. Keep pumping out these quality videos, they are much appreciated here in the Tanki community.

THANK YOU! :D This is amazing, tanki is wonderful, the new physics are awesome, and this gift is unexpected and SO WELCOME!

Interesting... the secret must be pretty big, because an 8 hour server offline period is extremely long... new physics seemed to take less than an hour... I'd think micro-upgrades would take even less... I'm extremely curious as to what this is now... I guess I'll have to stay up for another hour and a half until it is revealed! :)

There is no reason to quit due to Micro-Upgrades being implemented. There is an option to play with it disabled, called Pro Battles, where supplies will also be disabled. Hopefully we will see a big surge in the amount of Pro Battles (No supplies/Micro-upgrade) and many of the problems with Tanki will be solved. Server 2 for NSB/Pro battles everyone! :)

YES. THIS. I really hope more NS/MU-free battles appear, so we can all use the pass! This would save us all tremendously from frustration against heavy druggers invading our otherwise fair games, and bring much more enjoyment to Tanki. I really look forward to seeing tons of matches with people even in the Warrant Officer-Lieutenant ranks playing No-Supplies/No-Microupgrade matches. Server 2 everyone for NS/Pro battles!

Its on Kongregate.com

You may feel this way... however myself and many others (including the developers who did this to make shaft more 'playable' its even better now. Much more fun, we can travel around, I've caught like 10 gold boxes in the last 2 weeks using shaft + hunter. Light hulls are fun, heavy hulls bore me to death... if i can use shaft effectively on a light hull, that is like heaven.

For all of you complaining about shaft, here are 3 screenies all after the new physics. Stop complaining. Shaft is good, use it better. Very few drugs were used in these screenies. M2 shaft + m2 hunter + tundra M0 shaft + M0 wasp in sandbox ...

Small hulls are awesome... you can be far more nimble and use more strategic movements... dodging is possible, and you're harder to spot. Hunter does this WAY better than Dictator, I think its small size allows you to avoid a few shots occasionally which makes up for the HP loss, while keeping faster speed. People who only look at stats are overlooking other Pros/Cons which are extremely important for the gamer wishing to optimize his or her ability.

Agreed, 100%, however mammoth has literally no purpose at this point... it needs more HP to set it apart now, or the Mammoth will literally become extinct. (Pun intended.)

THIS. 1v1's are awesome. In every game that I've played, I've always tried to strive to become a great duelist, because as Fatal said, it really is the only way to prove ones true skill. I also agree that Wasp has the most potential when it comes to mastery, and the skill that can be shown through its use. I plan to buy M2 wasp very shortly as soon as I rank... I can't wait to vs some of you in 1v1's! :) (You too Fatal)

I think it greatly depends on what type of knowledge we're referring to... 3 types of knowledge (click here to understand my post.) If its Personal or Prodecural knowledge, I value these very much, and would consider them to actually have big factor on whether or not one is happy. Trivial knowledge, such as knowing theories and philosophies... science... math... and so on, those things have very little to do with happiness in my opinion, and are useless unless they are required to know in your daily life, such as for your career. Of course there is some trivial (propositional) knowledge that I find useful, as everyone does, for if we didn't have at least some degree of propositional knowledge, we would all be idiots. So my answer is to have a balance, and to have knowledge which supports happiness. If I could only choose between propositional knowledge or happiness, I would choose happiness because who wants to live a depressing life, and die unsatisfied because it was very rare that they smiled, or enjoyed having whatever knowledge they ended up with... and if they did die happy, it was due to them achieving something great for others in the future... but not being able to live to see their great findings being put to use? Thats horrific in my opinion.

Achilles1233 thought of the treadmill idea about 2 months ago, we actually tried it in lots of maps, at angles. It was useful, but not useful enough.. works better when both are on nitro, and I think it actually worked better previous to the new physics update, when the wheels did not spin when upside down, but it only happened when it had something to push against (another tank.)

I don't think its becoming harder for non-purchasers... lately, the halloween event, plus the current 'red container' event are exceptionally good for non-buyers. Thats a combined 40k crystals just for a few twitter screenshots??? 40k crystals at your rank, on good sales, you can buy two or three M1s. Also all the events with increasing gold box sales... I think its equally hard for higher ranks as ever before, due to the huge amount of druggers, kit buyers, and for non-buyers, when you make someones m2 or m3 less valuable, then you cripple them. Its less of a big deal at M1 or lower ranks, because for example.. the event going on now, and whats coming up with the fund increases, you can easily make 20k + 1-2 gold box catches at minimum + increased fund event... thats 30k crystals easily reached at minimum for Warrant Officer ranks... within 2-3k weeks. I do think that this game gives a bit too much of an advantage to buyers, but it is what it is. Also, shaft is not ruined at all. Use it on a light or medium hull, dont miss a shot, ever, and predict where your opponents will be before they get there, so you can aim to those spots ahead of time with a full powered shot.

The sympathy in this one is overwhelming. -.-

This... but give mammoth some more HP to set it apart from Titan. If its going to be that slow, it needs a bit of an HP boost so that it at least has some reason to be purchased.

Shaft is utter perfection.

It tells you on the contest page at the bottom. I believe its December 18th if I recall correctly.

You can still predict how much HP someone has leftover, and save 1-2 seconds on your charge, and prevent other teammates from kill-stealing you... or prevent them from getting a kill (you stealing them.) Its now easier than ever to take full-powered shots... and yes, it is indeed a railgun with a longer cooldown, however it also has a considerably higher amount of damage, which in my opinion is totally worth the longer cooldown.

I just spent two hours messing around with this trying to get a video uploader, and I cant figure it out, I recorded a video from Noise... I joined with ranks at my level, mostly major/lieutenant colonel, and I used Wasp M1 + shaft M2 + tundra... I caught a gold box during the video with WASP + SHAFT. Since when could you easily catch gold boxes with shaft??? I tried uploading the video to youtube but it didn't support my video file .avi and I tried to change the format with another program but failed there too. I'm using a different operating system than I'm used to. I will summarize what happened. 11.0 K/D within the first 5 minutes of the match, Gold box signal, my blood pressure went through the roof, I caught it, smiled, continued playing... 5 minutes later, 3.0 K/D, our team was winning 10 flags to 11... but all my teammates were mostly wasp/hornet users, and they all had horrible K/Ds, all below 1.20. I was lagging a good amount throughout the entire video record attempt... and scored 300 points in the match, in under 15 minutes, in second place. A drugger with emerald/viking/thunder m2 was in first place. Quick scopes, zipping around the map in different places, every time I take a shot, I get into cover or I move to the other side of the map during the 8 second reload... then snipe from another point. If someone is running at me to come kill me, or sees me, I simply leave ASAP with my wasp, and out-run them, then if they are still following me, I turn around and start charging up at the place they are following me from, and as soon as they are in my scope, BAM they are dead. Shaft is absolutely awesome if you use it right... I will try to record a video much later once I get a better computer and a proper operating system. Im sure other skilled shaft users will put out videos as well. Dont miss a shot. Ever. If you do, run for your life.

Im pretty sure that its okay if there is a blue box nearby. Heres a quick example: https://twitter.com/xxbrandybabyxx (Hope someone can confirm that mine is correct as well. Thanks!)

I will try to record a video for you of me using shaft. I've never done it before, and I have to install a program to do it with, so it might take a while.

I also don't know why so many people want realism... Tanki Online was never realistic... Tanki is an arcade style tank game... I'd shocked if anyone started playing Tanki because they thought, "Wow this is just like World War II!" Obviously you know nothing about realism if you think Tanki Online was ever realistic in the first place... The new speed is awesome, it increases difficulty levels, variety, sense of speed, raises your need for being alert, and many other things. This is great for the strategical gamer, and a step in the right direction. Mammoth is a little underpowered now though, in comparison to Titan. Other than that, I have very few complaints.

Shaft is not useless.... equip it on a Wasp or Hornet, then go into stealth mode, zip around buildings, snipe a shot (3 second charge) then zip around the backside of the building, where they cant see you, using your camera angle to watch which direction they are going... then shoot again... then go back into hiding. Shaft is a ninja's weapon now. You lurk in the shadows, pop out and BAM huge damage spike, and in a flash, you've disappeared once again and are someplace else. If you think shaft sucks, you aren't using it right. Use it like a railgun.