Tanki Online: Top 10 Most Unique Maps

[Hex 11,520]

 

Maps.

 

Chunks of land sustained in mid-air, enclosed by a sky-box.

 

In many games, there are always those maps that deserve reputation for being the only one of their kind. 'Raid' in Black Ops 2, 'Nuk3town' in Black Ops 3 *blah blah*... In Tanki Online however, the number of these 'unique' maps is exceptional... 

 

Finding them was no easy task! 

 

However, I have managed to list out 10 of the most unique maps in Tanki Online! So... Without any further delay, let's get right into em!

 

10. Dusseldorf:

 

 

Dusseldorf holds a massive 40 people fighting in real time! But what makes it exceptional is not its specialty of being the third biggest map in Tanki, but the total number of buildings in it. That's right, the map Dusseldorf has the highest number of buildings in any map in Tanki Online - a monumental 46! Plus, if you count the billboards too, that adds up to 52. Aaand, if you count the bushes, then... Bleeeeeeh, just leave the bushes k, leave the bushes.

 

 

Total number of buildings in Dusseldorf

 

Because of it's huge size, and its ability to hold 40 people, Dusseldorf currently holds the record for the highest battle fund in a single match - a whopping 1 844 360 crystals as well as the record for the highest number of control points - 38 184 CP. Amazing right?

 

9. Year 2042

 

 

No, I have not listed this map in this list for the biggest ramp in all of Tanki Online's maps (the biggest ramp is in Polygon) nor for the most places accessible via that ramp; no. I have listed it because it has the weirdest name in comparison to the design of the map. I mean, come on, will year 2042 look like that? 

 

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!1!1

   :mellow:

 

 

This is the concept of the world for the year 2030. 

 

 

The world's concept for 2030

 

 

Tanki Online's 2042

 

   :mellow: 

 

8. Massacre

 

 

Massacre is another beautiful map that is rarely seen. Why is it so unique? Nope, not because of the 'Catch the Repair Kit' mode. Nope, not because it has the most craters in any map in Tanki Online. Nope, not because it is so rare. It is unique because Massacre is the only map in TO in which hills are present. The first thing that comes to your mind right now is the map Hill. The big hill in that map can't be considered a hill right? You drive up, straight and then down. That isn't the characteristic of a hill. But on the contrary, hills in Massacre are rough, have stupid irregular texture that causes you to flip and are roundish in shape. 

 

As I stated earlier that Massacre isn't unique for the unofficial 'Catch the Repair Kit' mode being played in it but, it is THE only map in which an unofficial mode is being played. That makes no sense right?

 

 

A typical 'Catch the Repair Kit' scene in Massacre

 

7. Madness

 

 

How come this map is unique? Highest number of pillars in any map? Nope. Madness is the map with the highest number of storeys - a floor; a level on which one stand. There are almost 30-35 levels in Madness. It might also be the map with the highest number of props. One more thing that makes Madness stand out, is its number of Gold Box drop zones. Although the exact number isn't confirmed, many say that Gold Boxes drop in over 50 different locations!

 

Apart from all that, Madness holds the unofficial record for the highest number of tanks falling simultaneously - an amazing 42. It was done last year, but unfortunately, many people weren't taking it serious so the record was never 'filed' in. In real battles, almost 15 tanks fall down every minute and either go through the holes, or face-plant straight into the so-called ground.

 

This map is also unique because of ones of its unusual Gold Box drop zone. In Madness, one drop zone is on a pillar. No other map has its Gold Boxes drop on any major prop; so, Madness is one of a kind!

 

 

"I believe I can fly..." - A typical scene in Madness
 

6. Stadium

 

 

Stadium is literally one of the most fun-to-play maps. Not only it is a stadium itself, it also has two goal-like things opposite to each other and a number of high-reaching stadium lights. The only thing it's missing is a ball  :P Stadium has been known to host the highest number of rank-ups and the number is still increasing. In Stadium, nothing is impossible. You can do anything. Another reason for it to be so special is that of its huge area, which provides mine artists a whole canvas free to mine on! These two reason are mainly why Stadium is so unique.

 

Yet another reason why people considered this map to be the best were its Gold Boxes. Before the update after which you could see the Gold Box drop zone, everyone had to literally hide and come out at the last second. If you went in too early. Railguns on the other end would pop up and shoot you. If you went in too late, that's it, you were left behind. Stadium has also hosted many of the Facebook events, including Minigames, Tanki Races and the infamous Shooting Range.

 

The best rank-up in Stadium was probably this. The theme of that rank-up matched perfectly with the map it took place in. It also might've needed huge arrangements and organisation.

 

 

Yet another rank-up underway in Stadium

 

5. Polygon

 

 

The reason why Polygon made it into the Top 5 is because of two reasons: One, it has been ranked the second on the list of most popular maps of the year, 2015 and two, because of it huge battle fund growth and Gold Boxes.

 

Although not 5-sided - as its name suggests - Polygon is a rather fast-paced, medium-sized map that offers huge amounts of funds and Gold Boxes. The reason to Polygon's speedy increase in fund is because of its size. People literally spawn, go to the middle, kill or get killed and then spawn again. Speedy increase in battle fund also accounts for more Gold Boxes. It was found that Polygon CP XP/BP dropped more Gold Box than any other map, mode and format. You can expect 1-2 Gold Boxes in every Polygon match; maybe even more if you are lucky.

 

Polygon is hugely popular in the XP/BP format. Although it has been seen in DM and CTF mode, CP tends to be the most-created.

 

4. Rio

 

 

Rio is one of the most beautiful maps in Tanki Online. Not only it has been designed so that all of its components are fair for both teams, but the design of this map is truly alluring. The palm trees gracefully stand tall into the vivid air of Rio, while Isida's and Mammo's fight each other to achieve glory; all this while Christ the Redeemer watches over em all.

 

What makes Rio unique is not because of its balanced components, its design, its graceful palm trees; but its simplicity, its beauty. With full graphics enabled, Rio looks amazing. Although night mode isn't popular, Rio's night mode is incredible. When you shoot a Railgun, every little flicker of its beam is visible through reflected light, plus, it gives a mind-boggling effect as well. Rio is also famous for its huge skyscraper which is also a famous destination for parkourists. Recently, The Flying Parkourists managed to get 4 tanks on top of Rio's skyscraper and hence, broke a world record. They recorded that phenomenal feat and the video can be found here. The houses on the left side of the map ( Suppose Christ the Redeemer is northwards ) also make for awesome and simple, two-man parkour all the way up. The golden beach on the right is generally used for Minigames, rank-ups, mine arts et cetera.

 

Rio is also one of the two only maps which contain a religious object. In Rio, it's Christ the Redeemer.

 

 

A Smoky - Wasp in hope of securing the landing on top of the skyscraper

 

 

3. Duel

 

 

What is so impressive about Duel that it landed on the number 3 spot in this list? Rio sounded wayyy better didn't it?

 

First of all, Duel is the smallest map in the game. It is so tiny, only 2 players can fit in it. I wonder how they made it? Some lazy dev probably placed 20 props, and BOOM. "There you go Semyon, new map done." What makes Duel more unique is its modes. Duel is only available in DM or TDM mode. There is no difference between them, as you can fit only 2 players. DM or TDM, same thing.

 

Yeah, Duel is tiny, so yeah... That's it for this map!

 

2. Sandbox

 

 

Coming up to number 2 spot in this list, we have Sandbox. First, let me clarify that there is absolutely no sand in this map, not even a grain. Some of you probably know this map. It is hugely popular in XP/BP and often hosts clan wars. It can hold 8 players and is somewhat unbalanced - there is a house for cover in the Red base but all you got in the Blue base is them stalking sprites.

 

Sandbox is the most popular map, closely followed by Polygon, Island and Noise. Estimates say that almost 7.7 million Sandboxes were created in 2015 alone. That is one BIG number. This popularity of Sandbox landed it in the number 2 spot! Marvelous! 

 

 

Tankers battling it out in Sandbox

 

1. Iran

 

 

Ladies and gentlemen! Tankers and tankeresses! Welcome to the most unique map in all of Tanki Online! Behold... Iran.

 

Iran in one word? I don't even know - stunning, breathtaking, awe-inspiring! Above is a very decent picture of Iran. Look at this map people. Inspire yourselves! Ok, enough. Lets start. Iran is unique in many ways. First of all, it is the one of the two only maps with a religious object. In Rio, it was Christ the Redeemer. In Iran, there is a mosque with intricate blue designs. Secondly, Iran is the only map in which dust in the atmosphere is visible when you turn on 'Fog'. All other maps have fog. In Iran, we have dust. It is way too much - have a look at the exact same picture above, but with 'Fog' enabled this time. 

 

 

The Iran map with 'Fog' enabled. The edge of the map blends in with the sky-box.

 

Another special thing about Iran: It is the only map with flowers. Yep, I went into all ~ 77 maps to support my discovery! Tulips cover most of the middle area, the blue base and some area of the tunnel outlet into the Red base. 

 

 

Flowers in Iran. Beautiful, aren't they?

 

I don't want to make this too specific, but Iran is also the only map with writing other than English and stairs. Iran is also a perfect map for photo-shoots. Open the spoiler below to see what I mean.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

It is time for me to end this article now dear readers! Go and play in some of these maps and be amazed by their 'uniqueness'! These are truly stupendous! (Enough with the words Pdox). 

 

Read on!

 

 

 

Credits: 

 

- A big thanks to @Darren4Turbo and for being my ramps and letting me achieve new heights!

 

- A very huge thanks to for his Spectator videos!

 

- A huge thanks goes to the Wiki Mods for that Sandbox picture as well!

 

Edited July 29, 2016 by Night-Sisters

[S.P.A.R.T.4.N 1,495]

Very nice written article,i enjoyed reading it.

[thebeast611 147]

awesome bro but what about gubhaka? :P

[Capable 4,614]

Awesome Article PDox, Keep it up!

 

+1

[Hex 11,520]

Very nice written article,i enjoyed reading it.

Thanks!

 

awesome bro but what about gubhaka? :P

Nah, Gubakha... Too close combat. Nothing unique about it :\

 

Awesome Article PDox, Keep it up!

 

+1

Thanks <3

[Quarks 2,255]

Very, very well done.

[Hex 11,520]

^  ^_^

[r_GaIaxy2 8,611]

This map is also unique because of ones of its unusual Gold Box drop zone. In Madness, one drop zone is on a pillar. No other map has its Gold Boxes drop on any major prop; so, Madness is one of a kind!

Monte Carlo? Gold box drops on the pillar there :P

 

- A huge thanks goes to the Wiki Mods as well for that Sandbox picture as well!

Any time bruh  B)

 

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Great article. A lot of interesting points and it is easy to get hooked into it

[Hex 11,520]

Monte Carlo? Gold box drops on the pillar there :P

Lets just say that in Madness, you can't take the Gold Box before it touches the pillar, but in Monte Carlo, you can.

 

 

 

No idea how I missed that :o

 

 

Edited July 7, 2016 by Hexed

[Jwimmer 2,835]

Great article.

 

Also, Iran is the only current map to have flowers. The map in the attack mode during the new year's celebrations had a few flowers in it.

[Hex 11,520]

^ Yes Jwimmer, you are correct. I was considering putting it as 'one of the only two maps ever to have flowers'. But since it got removed and God knows when it will come back, I just left it like 'the only map'.

[marc.jp_44 20,837]

Brilliant read but I disagree with Rio map. I don't feel that it's greatly unique, imo.

[Flexoo 6,980]

I must say I really enjoyed reading this. I found the points backing your choices really interesting and the pictures did a great job of pulling me in as a reader. I would love to see more rare maps in the list, but naturally it's author's choice, so I can't really complain.

Edited July 7, 2016 by Flexoo

[BabyLou 1,881]

Najs I'm in the Rio pic :'D

[Zenyth 6,494]

good job

the pics are really captivating

[Hex 11,520]

^ Thanks all <3 

 

@Zenith101, yeah... Fake Spec xD

[zaintahir 458]

I love all these maps :P

I'm surprised Noise wasn't in here, I mean.. i know we are talking about beauty but that map has the best gameplays ever, both bases are set in a way, i'm sure no professional could tell us which team has the advantage, the one with superior height or the one with top notch defense.

Rio, Iran, Madness and Year 2042 are the most beautiful maps for me :D

[KillerGnat 3,135]

Breath-takingly fantastic, Pdox. Article of the month so far, the only mistake that I noticed was this:

 

 

Although not 5-sided - as its name suggests.

Technically, pentagons are five sided shapes. Polygons are just shapes, in the loosest definition. Your point is correct though, as a true polygon must be bounded by lines, whereas the map is actually open on a few sides.

[Hex 11,520]

Thanks! If this gets a spot on Articles of the Month, that would be three times in a row <3

[TTK_229 1,080]

Great article.

 

Also, Iran is the only current map to have flowers. The map in the attack mode during the new year's celebrations had a few flowers in it.

u mean assault mode. BTW a polygon is just a shape with 3 or more sides, not a pentagon.

[marto85 631]

Pro article k

[NamesAreForNoobs 324]

Camp is more unique than polygon, but I still enjoyed reading.

[Hex 11,520]

^ Any points on what makes Camp special than Polygon? Polygon still has the highest fund growth per minute you know...

[NamesAreForNoobs 324]

^ Any points on what makes Camp special than Polygon? Polygon still has the highest fund growth per minute you know...

 

You don't get the gameplay camp offers in any other map, the only resemblance is Monte Carlo, which is on a bigger scale. Polygon is more similar to other situations, I can go many places and see people fighting over a capture point like no tomorrow. Polygon does have big fund potential, but I don't think that makes it unique. Other maps have high fund potential too, like Massacre which you listed. Also, camp is a great practice ground for using mid rage and long range weapons. It might not be everyone's favorite, but Camp is more unique. After having played a Camp CTF XP/BP 3 days ago, It was much funner than the ordinary Polygon, and the gold boxes are a thrill (managed to get 1/2 myself :D)​​ When gold box drops in Polygon, you have a 1/16 chance of lagging the most. You could argue that that is unique, but I don't think it makes Polygon unique. Also, try to think of one place in any map in Tanki Online that is more dangerous than the connecting bridge in Camp. There is only one, a death zone like the one outside highland which insta-self destructs you. When a map has an element like that, it should be recognized for uniqueness, more so than when battle fund raises pretty high (not saying this isn't cool, but I'm saying its not the coolest.) Also, you have to stay on your toes in Camp. You're under threat the moment you spawn, even if you are still in your base.   

[Hex 11,520]

^ Nah, nah. You don't get it. I didn't rank these maps based on great gameplay or intense spawns. Everyone of them has a different reason to be here, in this list. Iran is there for its beauty and a couple other things; Massacre is their because of its hills. Also, Massacre is no where near Polygon in fund growth or total fund  :wacko: