== FACTION PAINTS, EVENT SITE === Tankers! Tomorrow, February 19th, faction paints will appear in your Garage and you can choose one of the four to join that faction, but remember — the rest of the paints will be removed after the purchase. The War will begin with server restart on February 22nd, and the special site for the event will also open on the same day, February 22nd. The site was delayed to make sure all features are fully tested. We look forward to your feeback and wish the English faction an absolute, astonishing triumph! == ORIGINAL ANNOUNCEMENT === Tankers! It’s time to answer the most important question — when is the War? The War begins next week, February 22nd, after server restart at 02:00 UTC! Faction paints will appear in your Garages on February 19th at 02:00 UTC for 100 crystals each. After you purchase any 1 faction paint, the other 3 will be gone from the Garage*. *faction paints will be available for purchase until the end of the War, so you can join the event at any time The special site with the global map of the fictional world and its territories will be launched on February 22nd, on the day the War begins. Before the start of the event, we encourage you to join the discussion in the War Room, choose wisely, what English paint will you buy, and get ready for battle! Event calendar: 02:00 UTC February 19th — faction paints appear in the Garage; 02:00 UTC February 22nd — launch of the special event site; 02:00 UTC February 22nd — the War begins. -- The event is designed only as an entertaining fictional activity and has no connection to real names, people, organizations and events in the world. Any similarities are coincidental. The event does not, in any way, provoke or encourage real life violence, extremism or violation of the international law. The company is not responsible for any actions that harm the user or break the international law and/or Game Rules. For breaking the rules of the game or the event, participants can be disqualified.

Tankers! The War begins soon, and to mobilize the best forces and officers of the English community, strengthen our resolve and strike at the enemy with an undeniable force we have opened a dedicated command center on the Forum — the War Room. Head over to the command center to prepare wartime strategies in advance, coordinate our Faction efforts to attack and defend the most valuable territories and get ready. To wage. WAR. -- Currently, the War Room is a pre-moderated forum section, and we will listen to your feedback as the event goes on.

The only timer is 24 hours per day for each phase, Strategy first, Battle second. Everything else, how you play, which maps you play on, stays the same as now. The kills need to be made in regular, non-PRO battles only, in both phases.

You are correct, for the kills to count you need to finish the battle, as stats are sent to the servers only for the players that do.

You can come and go, complete all turns to maximize rewards or skip whole days, make 200 kills in 1 battle or split between many. We hope everyone will choose prize goals that feel worthwhile during the event, and will be able to check their progress on the site.

Tankers! This issue of the War Herald is the last before the event start announcement, as the launch of a special site, faction paints and the War itself will come to the game very soon! In the third issue we will share details about prizes and answer more questions about the rules of the War. The War Spoils In the previous issue we’ve answered some of the questions about how to win prizes in the War, let’s recap the main points: All players who participate in the War will earn rewards; The more turns you complete in the event, the bigger is your final prize; On the global map there are special territories with one-time bonuses for the first faction that captured the territory; Among prizes are containers and unique animated paint for the winners; All prizes will be delivered when the War ends. IMPORTANT: to receive prizes you need to confirm your vote during the Strategy phase and contribute to the overall faction kills during the Battle phase. Completed turn is a turn, where you’ve made 200 kills or more in regular, non-PRO battles during 24 hours of the Strategy phase and voted for 2 territories to be attacked, 1 territory to be defended. Don’t forget, without confirming your vote by making 200 kills or more in Strategy phase, your contribution to faction progress during the Battle phase will not be counted and at the end of that turn your final prize will not increase. Now, let’s get down to the real important topic — how big are the prizes. Each player, regardless of faction or who wins in the War, at the end of the event will receive 3 containers for each completed turn. Successful attack on a territory with one-time bonus will earn the attackers 10 containers, and attacking a territory with a big one-time bonus will earn the attackers 20 containers. The crucial part to receive the containers is that you need to confirm your vote during the Strategy phase of that day by making 200 kills or more and voting on the site. You will always see the size of the bonus on the global map on the event site. Players of the winning faction in the War will receive a special, unique animated paint and 3 additional containers for each completed turn, meaning 6 per turn in total, but not exceeding the overall number of 100 container at the end of the event. And the best part — all tankers of the winning faction will enter a giveaway for a Dream Tank*! *to be eligible for the Dream Tank giveaway and get the animated paint you need to complete 5 turns or more Start devising wartime strategies, choose faction leaders and pick first targets for the attack — the War is almost here! And to help you gather the War officers and recruits in one place, we will soon open a new, limited-time Forum section for all discussions about the War. Stay tuned. FAQ Why only the EN, DE, PL and RU regions are participating in the War? Why not add all regions and all countries to the event? In the European battle cluster of Tanki Online there are only 4 regions — the English, the German, the Polish and the Russian communities, meaning only these 4 regions are playing on the same servers. The global faction lines are drawn and transferred to the event without any political meaning, for the event to work right now we can run it only in 1 battle cluster and among already existing localisations. Do I need to make kills and maintain high K/D on some specific maps in Tanki? No. For your kills to count, you can play on any map in regular, non-PRO battles. The regions on the global map are named after maps only for convenience, you DON’T need to play on Kungur to vote for it. Can it happen, that a faction will lose all of its territories, including the Capital? Yes, it might happen, and the faction will be excluded from the rest of the War. Do we have to defend our Capitals like regular territories? Yes, you need to protect your Capital the same way as any conquered territory. When the phases of each turn begin and end in real life? Each phase lasts for 24 hours and begins with the server restart of that day at 02:00 UTC. Are there breaks or pauses between the turns? There are no breaks in War. Which in-game stats will be counted towards completing objectives during the Battle phase? Kills and deaths made in regular, non-PRO battles during the 24-hours period of the Battle phase (second part of the turn) will be counted. How does it look? The brand-new animated paint made specially and only for the winners of the new global event the War? Our artists are still working on the paint, and it takes so long to finish that we hope you will be very pleased with the final result, which we will share as soon as it's ready.

Tankers! Spring is drawing near, Sun is shining brighter, and you have more occasions to give each other a gift of smiles and happiness! And the perfect mood starts with the most romantic holiday of the year — St. Valentine’s Day! Don’t miss your chance to celebrate the holiday together with a special tanker and holiday gifts, discounts and festive decorations! Holiday decorations Share your true feelings or give a thoughtful note to a special tanker by sending holiday themed gifts, and in battles special festive Gold Boxes, drop zones, parachutes and billboards full of hearts will keep the mood light — especially if you wear holiday paint! For the most romantic tankers we’ve also prepared something special: St. Valentine’s themed animated paint! You can find this special paint only in the holiday bundle in the Shop, and you can scroll down to see the full list of items in the bundle below. After St. Valentine’s celebrations end, the paint will also be added to containers. Gold Boxes During the whole holiday event, from 02:00 UTC February 14th till 02:00 UTC February 18th, love will be falling from the sky for all tankers as Gold Boxes will drop 3 times more often in all regular, non-PRO battles. Special offers 2 special holiday offers will appear in the Shop after server restart 02:00 UTC on February 14th and will be available for purchase until 02:00 UTC on February 18th. One of the offers has a whole set of in-game bonuses, and the other -- new animated paint and 10 containers! Special offer 1: New animated paint “Beating Hearts”; 10 containers; 25,000 crystals. Special offer 2: 5 days of Premium; 5 Gold Boxes; 100 of each supply (excluding Gold Boxes); 100,000 crystals. Discounts Every tanker knows and waits for the best part of the holidays — the discounts. Only during St. Valentine’s celebrations (from 02:00 UTC February 14th until 02:00 UTC February 15th) don’t miss big discounts in the Shop and in the Garage! Items in the Shop will have a 20% discount, excluding containers and the smallest packs of crystals, Premium and Gold Boxes. Items in the Garage will have a 30% discount, excluding kits and PRO battle passes. Also, only on February 14th, upgrade your equipment with a 25% discount on MicroUpgrades and 50% discount on SpeedUps! NOTE: discounts do not apply to purchases and upgrades of XT-equipment, clan license, Rename Pass and special offers in the Shop. -- Play the game on February 14th and celebrate St. Valentine’s Day with Tanki!

Valentine news are coming later today, hold on!

Hi! Right now, Alternativa employs only the staff for all official translations of the game, meaning EN/DE/PL/BR/ES/CH/RU. There are always plans to grow, and in the future, when the good news come, I will be here sharing them with you :)

I do mine in random battles, party like you play, in silence :ph34r:

Surprisingly, for about 2 months already I've been playing with Firebird much more often. Daily missions are often for DM, and if you roll into 18+ battles it's a lot of exp per each.

1. That is for the man to answer, I speak for myself and the community :) 2. We pass all feedback and player requests to the devs, and I can say that the most vocal and popular opinions on the Forum are always easier to hear ;) Easy. Them skills :P

Hi! It will be back next week. It was down for such a long time to ensure the recent wave of Steam fraud could not affect us in the future. 1 day prior :)

Tankers! In today’s episode we’ll be telling you about new sounds in the game, answering the most common questions from players and we’ll also be talking about the Herald. Check out V-LOG 161 right below! Video of the Week Submissions Question of the Week Submissions . . Unofficial translations by: @emrakul (SK&CZ) @CooperO (NL) @Past (HU) @Viking4s (FR) @GENERAL_H_A_M_Z_A_9 (UR) @Goges.Enze (AR)

Tankers! We see a lot of excitement around the event, and even more questions about how it works. This is the first time we are making such a massive event, and today we will share with you how the War will be played, answer questions about the Battle phase, rewards and more. To remind you, the War is played in a turn-based format, where each turn lasts for 48 hours and consists of 2 phases — Strategy phase, and Battle phase. Let’s recap the Strategy phase and its key moments: Strategy phase is on for 24 hours; During this phase, you need to vote for 2 territories to be attacked, and for 1 territory to be defended on a special site for the event; You confirm your vote by destroying 200 enemy tanks or more during the Strategy phase (within 24 hours after the turn starts); Important! If you don’t confirm your vote by making 200 kills, both your vote and the kills you make during the next phase will NOT be counted. NOTE: You can play and destroy enemy tanks while wearing any paint, but you need to buy the faction paint once to be counted among the ranks of that faction. After the Strategy phase comes time for action — the Battle phase! Battle phase. The Rules When Strategy phase ends and your faction has chosen which territories to attack and what territory to defend, players will receive battle missions. There are 2 kinds of battle missions: The «Breach» scenario is applied when: You need to capture neutral, unclaimed territories You need to capture undefended territories of the enemy In this scenario you need to make a certain number of kills together, as a faction. The specific number of required kills is calculated based on what region is the target, and how active your faction was during the Strategy phase. If you complete the missions, that territory will belong to you now. The «Destruction» scenario is applied when: You need to attack a defended enemy territory You need to attack the same enemy territory with several factions In this scenario one or more factions attack the same territory, or several factions battle for the territory that is defended by another faction. Among the attacking factions one will be chosen based on the highest average K/D, and that faction will capture the region. K/D for the faction is calculated from the overall number of kills and deaths of all players for that faction, who completed and voted in Strategy phase and played during the 24 hours of the Battle phase. Resources. The Rules In the first issue of the War Herald we’ve shared that you need to collect resources to win. Each turn factions will get 1 point of each resource from their Capitals. On the global map you will find regions with Survey Data Centers and Rocket Fuel Factories, capturing them will earn you one of the resources every turn. The income from the regions of the same type will be summarized. For example, a Capital, 2 Rocket Fuel Factories and 1 Survey Data Center will earn you 3 points of Rocket Fuel, and 2 points of Survey Data. To earn the resource you need to capture that type of region and hold it for 1 full turn. Capitals can also be captured. If you lose your Capital, it will begin to earn resources for your enemies. FAQ

Coming in ~20 minutes :ph34r:

Hi, everyone :) The V-LOG will be late today, and it will be released closer to 14-15 UTC. Don't miss the episode and this thread will be updated, once we're ready.

Hi! First time this happened to you? In a very far reaching way, did Ratings ever break for you during the past week?

I have relayed how vocal you personally and several other players who prefer Railgun are.

The plan is for MM to be implemented this year, in the first half of 2018. If development plans change, we will share the news in the V-LOG :)

The ratings are working throughout the week for most players, we continue to investigate why it is broken for some. If it reverted back to normal for you, we would be grateful for any details if your browser, system or network have changed.

Then I've got a link for you ;)

Is that a question?

Hi, everyone! :) For the next V-LOG, we'll try something new — developers will answer most common questions from the players! If you'd like to ask about the War, current or future updates or give general feedback on Tanki, you can >>here<<

Patch Update #502 - To Be Released 6th February 2018 Changes to Rugby mode: When the ball is caught, it will now spin above the tank; When the ball is thrown, it will now also realistically spin in the air. Changes to Assault mode: Now the Red Team will earn 5 points for delivering the flag; The time until a dropped flag is returned is now shortened. Other updates: The sound volume when rotating the turret is lowered.