I'm not sure of any specific map designs, but eventually it'd be nice to see a wider variety of map themes. EX. The Iran map is cool because of the desert theme (along with the few which have a more urban or industrial theme) - there's a few too many with the same generic grassy plains theme. I also didn't understand why the "Moon Silence" map has a plains/farm theme if it's supposed to be in outer space. Something more industrial or high-tech would fit a lot better.

It's not that hard to just create a 2nd Skype account only for Tanki, if you don't want strangers seeing your photos or personal info.

Doesn't matter. Skype isn't a cheating device. You could probably 'gain advantage' if you play after a full night of sleep vs playing after having been awake for 13 hours, but that doesn't make it 'cheating' either. I don't know what your point is other than whining, or what your 'lack of friends' has to do with Skype anyway. Just create a dedicated Skype account only for Tanki - wup de doo.

You could create a Skype account just for Tanki and not include any of your personal info. I wouldn't want my name and where I live shared all over the net with total strangers either.

I don't know why you feel the need to admit on a public forum that you 'have no real friends' - or what that has to do with the tournament being fair. Plus you don't 'have to have friends' to use Skype, you could use it only for Tanki.

Here's an idea: Give the smokey a different sound effect and/or shot appearance (ex. a glowing bullet trail) whenever it fires a critical shot.

Honestly I wonder how good the OP is at playing Tanki?

That's not what I meant sorry. What I suggesting is to allow players to use lower-mark weapons/hulls even after they've purchased better ones, and allow matches that are divided by weapon/hull class instead of rank (ex. matches which allow M0-M1 weapons/hulls only) This'd mean that if a Generalissimo wanted to play against a rookie, they could do it as long as they were playing a match which only allowed M0 or M1 weapons/hulls, so it wouldn't be statistically unbalanced. In addition to that, another interesting idea would be to give players more xp if they're using lower-ranked weapons/hulls (Ex. If a player could choose to use a M1 Armor/hull, and destroys a player with an M2 armor/hull, then he gets more experience from the kill than if he was using an M2 armor/hull).

The problem is that it's blatantly visible throughout the game, not just on the rare event that you fall over the edge.gPolish and presentation is very important, and I don't see any technical limitations that'd prevent simply filling in the edges with texture. Sure gameplay may be a bigger issue in the long run, but hypothetically if the gameplay was the same, but the graphics were just stick figures drawn in MS paint, this would rightfully be an annoyance. A game doesn't have to have state of the art graphics to be fun (I still enjoy a lot of early-mid 90s games), but presentation is part of what makes the game enjoyable (even if the graphics aren't technically the best) - if it looks amateurish or full of graphical bugs or sloppiness then it does hurt the fun factor and reminds you that you're just playing a slightly-unfinished game, rather than commanding a tank.

Well Iran wasn't the best example actually. Maps like Brest and Red Alert are probably much better examples. Here's what I mean - the maps just cut off into space w/o any texture. there should be a cliff/wall texture on the outside (and on the bottom too). PS. Thanks for the tip about the background music btw

My idea was to balance it out by increasing the damage the tank takes by all weapons by 10-20%.

My idea for a new paint is optical camo, which would essentially make your tank transparent and blend in with your surroundings, with a only slight outline visible. Which would make it useful for sniping or stealthier tactics. The downside is it would actually increase the damage your receive from all/certain weapons, and offer no defense bonuses. This is an example of what I mean:

I just played a match as a M1 Mammoth with Lead armor, and I was getting 1-shotted repeatedly by shaft. The highest shaft which my opponents could've been using was M1 based on their rank. I don't see how this is possible according to the stats, unless they had stocked up on double power drugs.

When I try to jump off a ledge as a mammoth, it nearly always tips over forward and lands on its top. The one exception is if it's a very high drop - if you have enough distance to the ground, you can make a mammoth backflip by driving off and quickly slamming reverse - if you do this right, it will land right side up. But again this only works on high drops (ex. on Moon silence). On short to medium drops, the Mammoth almost always lands on its roof. Any advice on preventing this?

2042 and Serpuhov are badass. Moon Silence is probably my least favorite of the above - seems too crowded, and the loud ambient music is annoying (for whatever reason this is the only map I know of with music). And what's with trees and farm structures on a "moon or space" themed-map anyway?