Tankers! The holiday season is here. It's time for celebration and sharing gifts, and our first one to you is a special bonus on crystal purchases! This weekend, any crystals purchased using any payment method, will receive bonus crystals equal to the amount of crystals purchased. For example a purchase of 1000, will be gifted an additional 1000, for a total of 2000 crystals! A Double Crystal Card makes it a total of 3000! And since we can’t have a New Year in Tanki without discounts, those extra crystals are sure to come in handy! This New Year bonus is on on from 2 am UTC on December 20 till 2 am UTC on December 22. — the amount of crystals you buy will be doubled as a gift. — you have a “Double crystal card”, you will get the gift and the card bonus as well. For example: $10.47 crystals pack 15 000 crystals + 5 000 crystals (package bonus) Purchased amount is 20 000 crystals The New Year gift is 20 000 crystals You get a total of 40 000 crystals If you have a “Double crystal card”, you additionally get 20 000 crystals. With a DCC you get a total of 60 000 crystals.

Tankers! In this episode of the V-LOG, we’ll be giving you a look into how the new shotgun turret “Hammer” was created, plus more information about the upcoming support of Format Battles. We’re also about to kick off our New Year’s celebrations, so make sure you tune in to find out more. Check out episode 27 below! Email for your videos: video@tankionline.com

Tankers! We have noticed that battles with lengths of 5, 10, 20 and 45 minutes are not used by the majority of players. We have changed the battle creation menu to reflect this. Now, you can create battles that are 15, 30 and 60 minutes long. The custom lengths for PRO battles have not been changed.

Tankers! Our game now has its own shotgun! Hammer is already on the main servers! Hammer is a short-range turret that deals massive damage up close. Essentially a shotgun, Hammer is capable of damaging several opponents with one shot at medium ranges. The damage each target receives, depends on the number of pellets hitting it. Hammer fires at a rate similar to Smoky’s, but it must reload after three shots. Reloading takes about the same time as Railgun. Protection from Hammer will soon be added to several existing paints. Additionally, we’ll be introducing new paints aimed primarily at protecting your tank from the Hammer’s damage. We have also improved the auto-aim mechanism for all turrets in the game. Now your gun can aim not just at a tank’s hull, but at its turret as well. Hitting an opponent’s turret can flip him over or knock off his aim considerably. If you’ve been looking for a new challenge, or a new experience in Tanki Online, you might want to try out Hammer. This new turret, together with the improved auto-aim feature, brings lots of fresh, new gameplay for you to experiment with. Check them out in the arena, and don’t forget to share your thoughts in this thread.

Because currently we are planning to keep the damage thing. It's still under discussion.

Guys, are there any tricks in parkour that actually need tanks to destroy? Russians mentioned that, what do you think?

Thanks for all the suggestions, tankers! Now it's time for us to analyze all of your ideas.

What was said in the V-LOG is that karma is a lot less important now. It doesn't mean it has become completely irrelevant. Same with age. Priorities have shifted. Technically you can :D But I doubt you will be able to effectively help people who hate you. Respect is equally important here.

We are talking about parkour mode only here. By the way, if you have ideas on the parkour mode, please share them. Information on paint requirements for HR and WR battles would be nice too.

Yes, it seems like that. Or I was just wrong in saying that, my mistake. Unlimited supplies and M3 equipment as standard sound nice, but something tells me it's a real challenge to implement. These ideas will be analyzed anyway, thank you.

I am just the guy writing texts and talking to you guys. :lol: But I will tell the devs you like it, thanks.

I completely understand you as a player in so many online games, but I have to clarify this as a community manager. Listening to players doesn't mean doing everything they ask for. Yes, that might sound sad. But there's always a balance to keep, between what community wants and how we want the game to develop. Just remember that we are not stupid, if something doesn't work, we'll fix it. If something harms the game, it probably harms us more than players, so we'll be monitoring the situation. And NO, what you are asking about is not true and will never be. Glad you asked actually. At first we wanted it to be no-damage. Then, however, we understood that many tricks in parkour are based on tanks being destroyed when it's necessary. Also, a parkour without damage would simply be too easy, and that's like playing football without getting tired. It would lose one of its key elements. It's s till being discussed, but for now we see the parkour mode as a mode where you can still be destroyed. The difference is that there won't be any score or experience for destroying enemy tanks. Meaning people will not be interested in coming and ruining your game by destroying tanks. Of course it's still open for suggestions, so we are all ears.

Tankers! Since the release of the updated battle list, we've received a lot of suggestions from you. Our developers have analyzed them and are rolling out two small but useful changes to the battle list. Battle mode filters are back. You can find them at the usual place — below the battle list. Battle info in the list has been changed. Now, it combines the functionality of the updated version with the traditional layout, including the pre-update abbreviations for battle modes. On a final note, we’ll soon be implementing support for format battles as an experimental feature in PRO battles. At first, we will be supporting the most popular formats, which are Hornet and Railgun, Wasp and Railgun, and Parkour. Depending on the popularity of the feature, and a number of other criteria, we’ll decide whether we should continue to develop it. We’ll keep you updated!

Tankers, the testing of Hammer is over. Thank you for sharing your thoughts and ideas in this thread. The turret is getting closer and closer to the release. Rest assured, we'll keep you updated!

Thank you for all the feedback on the update, tankers! We have already made the decision to add full-scale support of formats to PRO battles. Now it's time to analyze your ideas and suggestions. Rest assured, we'll get back to you once it's done. Stay tuned!

Tankers! This is one very special episode. We have a name for the new shotgun turret and we’re about to announce it! We’re also launching a new contest where you’re going to let your creativity run wild. And with so many talented tankers out there, it looks like it’s going to be a good one. Also, if you love to help other tankers, we’ll be telling you exactly what you need to do to join the ranks of our Helpers team. Now, click the play button on the video below to watch this episode. Email for your videos: video@tankionline.com Question of the Week Updated list of battles Name for Machine Gun Masters of Parkour winners Tanki Postcard contest

Tankers! The Tanki Postcard Contest has come to a close. We’ve had over 5000 entries. Judging them was a mammoth task. In the end, we agreed on the best eight entries. The winners have already been awarded 50 000 crystals, while the unique New Year paint will be added to their garage on December 29. So, here are the winners: Rocael shadewarttt ftf841 jettisoner NOT-Insane W-h-o eragon33 Sewegart Notchfan azimjon15 Nirmaleer We have also awarded consolation prizes to a number of tankers who didn’t quite hit the mark, but nonetheless showed true passion for Tanki in their work. They each get 5 000 crystals: 5555michael a7x_Pedro48 AFAQUE-the-boy Aihab1 alent00 arcizs2009 armenia1313 Ash-Metal-Raf ashian7 ATINTOR-a-REMED2 bala04575a Bego_424 Boldbatman canadarules Chickenputty coolguyiscool99 Crystal_Magnet DaMyAnIx Dhir9 DoubleSh0t eefschiet Ender_Herobrine ExtremeTank felixvis freakyninja frederik123456 Frost_Nova GhOsT.NiGhT Ghost22Recon Griff303 horusso I.Can-Beat_The-WorId I3anana I3lood.Of.Georgian iad_300 ilia.archangei JanisNC-7 K.O.L.O.N.E.L Law-Enforcer lekso2001 LEPanda_YTB lukas89 m.zain9xt M4D_GENiUS mahmod2013 Major_Tom makes910 Mantas.T Mashood master.123 metalcrusher metalcrusher2000 Mickey_Nickz mohamadnasrlla monkeyburn muneebnm786 NightsWatch29 norin27 omarzidan PandaVortex prajwalkandel Purpleblood RAFvesh RamzanTheGreat rapgodeminem RiChRaCh ROOSTERPAUL878 sassa16 shadewarttt Shalamer sid_2001 Sifat_Yagami SR315 StormSTero stupidkillz_obm TankiMedic tariq20122012 TemurGvaradze The_2nd_Destroyer The_Black_Light The-Pharaoh The.wendeta ThebeastUSA Tibetan-Warrior tiger_of_malaysia TOMASXXXX22 trainer6005 Tritasm Uliuliu valeriosgr VURKAC w.s.a whizclips williew XB0oOM.AyaSh_RulS XENI0 XPolakX yiningliu tufko saud99 McAtiiax12 Laky_1998 exedz Sammy2727 Battle-Fighter-2014 cartzz shan19 homie33412 colonel314 MrTanzer DaMaR Uliuliu M-A-N-T-A-S-777 Snow.HD somnus Ashrf_Abo_Samra A huge thank you to all who participated. Keep your creative juices flowing. More contests are on the way!

Yes, with your help. Opinion from the communities helped us. It has nothing to do with winning.

First, wrong place to write it. Second, if you read the main topic thoroughly again, you can see that we are already working on adding full-scale support of format battles in PRO. All other bits of the update will stay. Now, about the machine gun. Waiting for good names!

Tankers! With your help, we finally have a name for the shotgun turret. It is called “Hammer”. Now, it’s time to pick a name for the machine gun! Give your suggestions for the name of the upcoming turret in this thread. The name should be a single word and reflect the operation of the gun. Let this brainstorming session begin!

GOOD NEWS for those who play in formats! We are already working on adding the support for formats in PRO battles. Soon, you will be able to determine which hulls, turrets and paints can be used in the specific battle. We'll keep you updated.

We understand that some tankers prefer to play battles where players are expected to use specific hull and turret combos. Unfortunately, custom battles names weren't a guarantee that the desired formats would be followed. For the time being, we advise tankers to play such battles with friends in private. The decision to add support for formats in PRO battles has been made. You will be able to determine which hulls, turrets and paints can be used in the specific battle. The date for the release of this feature is not known yet. We'll keep you updated.

We only ask things that matter. This, however, doesn't mean we always do exactly as the community wants. It is a matter of balance between what the community wants and what needs to be done to keep the game balanced and interesting for newcomers. This means your feedback always matters and is analyzed, and it affects the decision, but it doesn't always determine the decision.

This is why we made this topic and there is a poll. We are collecting your feedback, and have proven several times that we are reacting to it with actions. So, continue sharing your thoughts and ideas. By the way, about XP and things like it, in the current situation there's a plan to organize a separate server for format battles. I'll keep you updated.

Hello tankers! The updated and improved battle list is already in the game. The changes made are largely based on your feedback. Battles are now sorted in a more logical way, while important info on each battle is readily available without any extra clicks. We have also decreased the range of ranks for low and middle rank battles and made several changes to the way PRO battle pass works. You can find more info on the update below. Battle info will now include battle mode, map name, battle duration, and time left till the end of the round. All the info is now in the same place. Battles are now grouped by battle mode, then sorted by duration. You will only see battles available at your rank. Those with open spots will be highlighted. If you have a PRO battle pass, PRO battles will be at the very top of your list. Private battle creation, and PRO-battles access, are now exclusively PRO battle pass features. This solution keeps the customizability for hardcore tankers, while keeping the accessible, arcade feel for gamers who only want to play for fun. We have removed custom battle names as these were often distracting and misleading, and sometimes even contained inappropriate language. We have narrowed the rank limits in battles for tankers of lower and middle ranks. Now they will face opponents of their same weight category more often. Now, it's time to jump right into the game and check out the new features for yourselves. Make sure you come back to share your feedback with us in this topic and via the poll. Have fun Tankers! We understand that some tankers prefer to play battles where players are expected to use specific hull and turret combos. Unfortunately, custom battles names weren't a guarantee that the desired formats would be followed. For the time being, we advise tankers to play such battles with friends in private. The decision to add support for formats in PRO battles has been made. Soon, you will be able to determine which hulls, turrets and paints can be used in the specific battle. We'll keep you updated.