Tankers! V-LOG Episode 9 is now online and we’re just one short of celebrating the ten episode milestone. If you’ve been following the Tanki esports scene, you probably know that Noobest have won the Star Series championship and that we had promised to multiply battle funds depending on the viewership of the livestream. In this episode, we’ll be revisiting some of the highlights of the match. We’ll also be telling you about an update that we’re sure you will find very practical. And on a final note, we have an announcement that’s definitely going to get you very excited. This is something you’ve been asking us to do for a while. Email for your videos: video@tankionline.com

"A non-buyer can get exactly the same items as a buyer; he or she just has to spend more time to get them." Says the same.

Tankers, Gamescom has opened its doors to visitors. And for the first time ever, Tanki Online is there, with a branded booth brimming with exciting activities and super cool giveaways for those who visit us. If you can’t make it don’t worry, we’ve got some cool stuff waiting for you in-game. Here’s what you’ll be getting: gold boxes worth 2000 crystals; a special map called “Cologne”; 25% discount on micro-upgrades and their speed-ups. MUs will also be installing 25% faster. These in-game events will be active for 4 days: from 1 am UTC+0 on August 14 till 1 am UTC+0 on August 18. We would really love it if you could visit us at our booth in hall 8, stand B-030a and grab all the cool stuff we’ve prepared for you. Remember the special password “Gold Bill” to get a branded Tanki Online dog tag! On a final note, don’t forget to follow us on social media for regular updates and pictures about our Gamescom adventure.

Tankers! It is final — one team has emerged victorious from the battlefield. It’s been a vicious confrontation and the mechanics have their work cut out for them. As the smoke clears, NooBest point their turrets towards the much coveted title of Star Series Champions, and the well deserved prize of $7,000. It was a close call, and both teams invested a huge amount of practice, effort and determination into the whole tournament. But NooBest finally came out victorious. If you haven’t watched this spectacular match, you probably had your good reasons. Of course, we won’t hold it against you. Just make sure you catch up on the action below. This one is worth watching. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W2cwJykyY8A On a final note, we had promised to increase the battle fund multiplier on Saturday, August 9, depending on how many people watched the livestream of the final battle. So, here are the results. The Grand Final of Star Series was watched by 23,000 people at the same time, which means that battle funds have been multiplied by 2 till 1 am (UTC+0) on August 10. Once again, thank you for making this first edition of Star Series the amazing success that it has been. We would also like to thank all the participants for the hours of entertainment that they have given us.

Tankers! Friday is here, and with it comes the weekend, and a fresh, new episode of the Tanki Online International Community V-LOG. In this episode, Mariya Trusevich, our German Community manager, will be telling us all about what is planned for Gamescom. And today is a big day for Tanki e-sports. With the Star Series Super Final literally just hours away, today will see us crown the Grand Champion of this first edition of Tanki Online Star Series. So we’ll be telling you about how your active participation in this important event can greatly multiply battle funds in the game! In other news, we’ll be giving you an insider view on how in-game lighting and shadow technologies work. And of course, the question and video of the week, and lots of other tasty tidbits for you to munch on in Episode 8 of the V-LOG. Star Series Grand Final Star Series Funds Event Email for your videos: video@tankionline.com

Tankers! In episode 7 of the VLOG, we told you about how our developers have been working on an anti-flood system so that you can have a better experience in chat. Well, the anti-flood system is now live. In case you’re a bit fuzzy on the details, here’s what it’s all about. The system works by restricting the number of characters over time. The restriction may not necessarily apply to the whole message but even to a part of it. If you’ve used up your quota of characters for a set period of time, the extra ones will be highlighted in red, and instead of the “Send” button, you will see a timer telling you how long you have to wait before sending a message of such length. You can simply make the text shorter and send it, or wait till the time restriction is removed. Of course, if you’re well behaved in chat, the anti-flood system will not affect you in the least, except for the fact that you will see less flooding in the chat stream. We hope the new anti-flood system will make Tanki Online chat more enjoyable. We will continue to test extensively and fine-tune to get the best results possible.

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Tankers! We’d like to let you know that from now onwards, depending on which version of the site you are using, the game will be suggesting which servers you should play on. This is being done to help the respective communities grow and flourish, by giving them more of a common ground for interaction. The recommendations will be as follows; 1 to 27 for the Russian community, 28 - 47 for the English community, and the remaining servers for the German community. However, these options aren't restrictive, so you can also choose a server manually. If you and your friends are used to meeting on a specific server, you can keep doing so, be it English, Russian or German.

Tankers! We’re sure the majority of you are following the Star Series, especially if you purchased one of the special paints in support of one of the 4 finalists. But besides the entertainment and adrenaline of the battles, and the free supplies you get when your team wins, there is one more reason to keep watching till the very end. We are starting another event to mark the finale of the biggest ever tournament in Tanki. This time, your involvement will determine the battle fund multiplier! All you need to do is tune in to our esports channel at 5 pm (UTC+0) on August 8 and watch the live stream of the Star Series Grand Final. If the peak number of viewers reaches 20 thousand, battle funds in the game will be doubled for 24 hours. If it reaches 30 thousand, battle funds will be tripled, and the multiplier will keep increasing up to five times for 50 000 thousand viewers. The peak number refers to the maximum number of people watching the stream at the same time, on our English and Russian esports channels combined. If the peak number reaches 20 thousand or higher, the battle fund multiplier will be active for 24 hours, from 1 am (UTC+0) on August 9 till 1 am (UTC+0) on August 10. Good luck! We are waiting for you this Friday on our channel on Twitch.

Tankers! Hurry up! You have less than 24 hours to get your crystals at 50% off when buying via SMS or Mobile Payments. This discount ends at 1 am (UTC+0) on August 9. Jump into the game and start stocking up now. There are some sweet deals on the way.

"Tankers! Blowing up your opponents is fun, and getting crystals for it makes for a great layer of icing on the proverbial metal cake. So we thought we’d top that up with 24 hours of Double Battle Funds, starting from 1 am (UTC+0) on August 4 and ending at 1 am (UTC+0) on August 5. Candles anyone?" - Hope it helps)))

Tankers! Let’s admit it, there’s no better reward than seeing your opponent blow up, bolts and nuts showering down on the arena floor. The fact that you also get crystals for doing what you love most just sweetens the deal. Of course, we’re all for giving you more of that, so on August 4, starting from 1 am (UTC+0), you’ll be having 24 hours of Double Battle Funds. Remember, the promotion starts at 1 am (UTC+0) on August 4 and ends on 1 am (UTC+0) on August 5.

July was a busy month for Tanki Online, very fruitful and full of exciting news. Our game continues to grow, so as our beloved community. And this is largely thanks to our helpers. They were on the frontline, helping tankers from all over the world as well as developers. Here they are — the best helpers of July! Best Chat Moderators: AjayRaj MESKINAS Tombapapa MAZUTA777 Helenka_2 C_E_H_O_K_O_C Gunmachine l_GVA_l AHreJI_B_KeDax D.Aibolit P_O_M_A_LLl_K_A skorpion1611 I_StopXAM_I 6eru_3a_CoJIHLLeM II_Kofe_II l_OldMan_l I_N_K_A balta78 IOHECKO R-A-I-N-B-O-W ksusha1 Marino4ka green-eyes NathanYoung T_A_N_K_I_S_T-777 sentinel7 katy_ket Sgt_Tom MiSs_S3Cr3T_1987 PuNiSHer96_NO A-R-E-Z Best Forum Moderators: Issho_Fujitora DarkOperative Damn_Slow yele Flanagun tvikvik Vio-vio 26333 Dance_Commander C4acTbe_P9IgoM LoVe.Y0uR-LIfe raffnix tarnk Kippe98 Best Consultants: jemappelalex micah7586 FederalBureauFBI Issho_Fujitora kamila16rus ANUBIS32 26333 ALerTs Help_to_win dima_snarait flech11 DMITRIY55 General_Dietl1 Gilde_Commander Vegeta-L97 Benthesikyme Best Reporters: ArchangeI Lhamster lQ_Q Les_Alterman Sanitar-13 KaramellBonBon skeletorXVIII Ultimate-Spirit tarnk Best Facebook Moderators: unholycloak5 FederalBureauFBI Issho_Fujitora miiolo Best Esports Staff: joostcool SuperNick95 Dance_Commander anti_v.i.rus_64 Best Testers: LLl-T-O-P-M creativ-ka Scorpion321 Oh.Enemy KlubnikaNikolaevna Best Wiki Editors: 26333 Oh.Enemy PyccKuu_oJleHb Best Feedback Moderators: Isaaki4 LLl-T-O-P-M Embush

Tankers! It’s lucky number 7 for our V-LOG and it seems like we’re on a roll. In this episode, we’ll be telling you about another game update, this time focused on improving your experience when chatting. With the Star Series Finals at the doorstep, we’ll be giving you the lowdown on the event, and how you can benefit from viewing the battles. And your burning questions will be getting answered in this week’s special Q&A session. All this, along with contests and opportunities to win crystals in episode 7 of the V-LOG. Watch it below!

Nope, sorry. The Insider Series is designed to be articles as well as press releases, not videos. the vlog is coming, no worries.

Vladimir “VKSpaz” Kovtun – Lead Game Designer of Tanki Online – “The requirements for a game designer are some of the strictest in the industry” In this edition of the TO Insider Series, you will be meeting Vladimir “VKSpaz” Kovtun — the man who makes Tanki Online’ heart pound, and its blood flow. Vladimir is our Lead Game Designer. In this interview, he shares with us how at a very young age, he was already crafting ways to entertain his friends with a variety of games, and how he turned this passion into a very rewarding career. Vladimir also gives his insight into what it’s like to take on this challenging role, and what it takes to get there. Please introduce yourself. What is your job at Tanki Online? My name is Vladimir “VKSpaz” Kovtun and I am Lead Game Designer at Tanki Online. What are the responsibilities of a game designer? This is one of the most controversial questions I can think of! A game designer is like a clown in a circus. He or she must be capable of doing nearly everything — writing technical documentation, developing contests, a game’s economy, balance, in-game items, tuning parameters, designing in-game subsystems and so much more — keeping all of these things in the air without dropping them. Therefore, the requirements for a game designer are some of the strictest in the industry. You need to be skilled in a number of totally different spheres to be really successful. How did you get started in the games industry? Working in the games industry was always my biggest dream as a kid. However, I never considered it an impossible goal, so I set about making it happen as soon as I could. Having said that, I didn’t get into the business overnight! I started playing video games at age 3. By the time I was 9, I was entertaining my schoolmates with hundreds of different ways to pass the time in real-life games. And by the time I turned 14, I had already been the head of a table games club in my hometown. The dream was always near and I made it come true step by step without any doubt or hesitation. I wanted to create games, and I created them using anything I could find, even paper! When I didn’t have anything at my disposal, I was busy dreaming up ideas for new games. In the end, I managed to become a member of the Tanki Online team and turned my dream into reality. How did you get started at Tanki Online? The story is as simple as it gets. I saw a vacancy on an online forum, the banner caught my eye immediately, I clicked on the link and soon after, I got the job! What makes Tanki Online unique? Lots of things! You can’t simply name one or two, but I’ll try! People — our developers and players — are very important. The game simply wouldn’t exist without them. The principles of our company are unique in themselves too. We are very sensitive to the happiness of our players and we spend a lot of time thinking about how to keep them that way. We are committed to creating simple and easy to learn arcade style gameplay that magically transforms new players into really skilled and professional users before they know it. On the features front, the game is also quite unique in that it uses a single currency, as opposed to the double currency model most F2P games use. It is also fully 3D, despite being browser-based. As for the gameplay, every gun is totally different and unique. And the fact that it’s so quick and easy to start playing, makes Tanki Online really stand out from the crowd. I believe that every one of these details is crucial, and they all come together to operate as a system in Tanki Online. You can’t name one or two things as the best or most unique, but the game would be totally different without any one of these tiny parts making up the whole. What do you think the F2P-market will look like in 5 years? I think it will change. Ideas and discussions have been flying around for a long time now. Many argue that the right path for the future of F2P lies somewhere on the border between F2P and P2P. I think that while the mixing of these two monetization principles may broaden the horizon for game designers, we shouldn’t spend too much time examining the potential of what might be; we need to shape that future ourselves. Can you offer any advice to gamers who wish to establish themselves in the games industry? Yes, it’s really simple. Playing games won’t be enough. You need to have the desire to understand how games function, what’s inside them and why they are designed one way and not another. If you’re already making modifications for games, trying to understand how it all functions, delving into the parameters and values of memory, you are on the right path to your dream career! How much time do you spend getting acquainted with other games and studying them? Do you spend your free time doing that or do you only do that at work? I don’t do that kind of thing at work; only in my spare time, which is no more than 2-3 hours a day. Family and kids are just as important to me. Which of your favourite bands and performers could you recommend as soundtrack for Tanki Online? I’m not great at sound engineering and things like that so I wouldn’t be able to suggest anything for a soundtrack. But whenever I play Tanki Online, I always listen to ‘Finntroll’ — perfect harmonies and endless drive! How do you spend your free time when not working at Tanki Online? I read a lot of fiction and professional literature; in fact, I’m always on the hunt for new books. I also love walking and playing with my kid and am currently creating my own little game as a hobby!

Guys! Time to give your tank a cool new look! The discount is already active and will be available till 1 am UTC+0 on August 2.

Community Manager and video blog host Maksim Khusainov is a good shot not only with Ricochet or Thunder. One of his numerous hobbies is airguns. His current weapon of choice is a 5.5 mm EdGun Matador R3M that has already fired more than 2500 shots!

Tankers! Time to give your tank a cool new look with 50% off all paints. The discount is already active and will be available till 1 am UTC+0 on August 2. Enter the game now and get a hot new paint job.

Tankers! Tanki Online is lucky to have such a wonderful community and we love it when you get involved. So for our next V-LOG, we’ll be having a Q&A session. Ask your questions in the comments below this post. The best ones will be answered in V-LOG episode 7, which will go live on August 1. Fire away!

Tankers, We would like to apologize. Lots of you were looking forward to buying Firebird at 70% discount, but due to a technical issue, not everyone was able to get it at the discounted price. Of course, we can’t leave anyone behind on this, so we’ve taken it upon ourselves to fix it. So the 70% discount on Firebird has been extended. The discount now ends at 6 pm (UTC+0). If for any reason you have missed the promotion, you’ve got another shot at it. Go get it while it’s still hot! ATTENTION: The item does not have the “70% off” label on it, but you will still get the discount till 6 pm (UTC+0). The discounted prices are as follows: М0 — 45 crystals М1 — 2 130 crystals М2 — 28 380 crystals М3 — 82 500 crystals

Tankers, We would like to apologize. Lots of you were looking forward to buying Firebird at 70% discount, but due to a technical issue, not everyone was able to get it at the discounted price. Of course, we can’t leave anyone behind on this, so we’ve taken it upon ourselves to fix it. So the 70% discount on Firebird has been extended. The discount now ends at 6 pm (UTC+0). If for any reason you have missed the promotion, you’ve got another shot at it. Go get it while it’s still hot! ATTENTION: The item does not have the “70% off” label on it, but you will still get the discount till 6 pm (UTC+0). The discounted prices are as follows: М0 — 45 crystals М1 — 2 130 crystals М2 — 28 380 crystals М3 — 82 500 crystals

Yeah. I am spending this weekend in the countryside, the internet is rubbish here, so I asked Mariya to help out:)Also, the community management team is getting more global in terms of people and actions. So, you can expect to start seeing Mariya more often in the EN Tanki, and not only in the forum. About the discount, it will be a random hour during the day, not necessarily right after the morning restart.

Tankers! After a well-deserved rest, sipping cold milkshakes at the beach, our beloved V-LOG is back refreshed, revitalized and all out to entertain you! In this episode of the V-LOG, we have a huge announcement that we are incredibly thrilled to share with you. We’ll also be sharing with you the numbers from our Football Frenzy event, and announcing another exciting contest; this time related to the StarSeries. Of course, after three weeks of buildup, we had a lot of user-submitted videos to look through and the quality just shot through the roof. We've managed to pick our favorite and we’re sure you are going to be impressed. All of this, together with our question of the week and other juicy news, in this episode of the Tanki Online International V-LOG. Watch it below. Star Series Paints Event Email for your videos: video@tankionline.com

This is a question not for Tanki Online support, but for the support of twitch.tv. Anyway, even if you don't succeed in restoring your acc (and I really want you to manage to do that), you can simply register a new one. Your Twitch account's name does not need to be the same as your nickname. The only thing you need to do is write your nickname in stream's chat. Hope I've made it clear. Good luck!