[Guide] Duality - Simple steps, creates success!

[You.Have.to.die 519]

 

Overview

Duality is quite a small map and is the 11^th smallest map in all of Tanki Online. It only has a length of 24 props and a width of 18 props making an area of 432 props. Comparing this to Sandbox, which has an area of 676 props. It has four modes: Control Points, Team Death-Match, Death-Match and Capture the Flag.

 

Maximum amount of players is four. During its time in Tanki Online, there has been one secret room in this map, it was found by jumping off the outside wall on to a platform.  It also has two themes: summer and winter. Finally, it unlocks at the rank of Warrant Officer 1.

 

Control-Point

In Duality, there are 3 control points. One is in the middle and the other two are on either side of the map. The middle point (point A) has a lot of open air, this makes you are extremely susceptible while trying to capture it. Recommended turret/hull combination would be Firebird and Hunter.

 

 

 

Hunter is the faster medium hull in the game. But, it has the least protection from enemies’. If you have it M1 or higher, I would certainly recommend driving it backwards because for some strange reason it is slightly faster. Hunter would be effective in Duality CP because it isn’t too slow, so it wouldn’t die before it got there. Furthermore, it isn’t weak, so it wouldn’t die easily.

 

Plus, if you a contemptible gold hunter, it has a good amount of height and weight to catch those luxurious boxes. In addition, when picking up a supply, for example, a Speed Boost, it would be able to effectively take control of the field, which configures with the surface area of it is much smaller, so it is harder to hit. This makes Hunter the perfect all round hull in Duality. 

 

 

Firebird is one of the strongest turrets, in my opinion to be ever introduced into the game! Its penetrating flame, heats up everything in its pocket-sized range. There are many reasons why Firebird would be the best turret for Duality CP is because of its cone angle of 20 (degrees) that inflict a serious amount of damage. Furthermore, it helps to warm up frozen tanks, as freeze seems to be a favorite to Duality at the moment.

 

 

However, is the alteration worth 100000 crystals? Yes. A reason for this is it increases the temperature of its horrific flame and increases the rate of heating, increasing the damage after you had inflicted damage to your enemies. This would make you a threat in Duality because you could inflict little damage to them, and then watch them burn a slow pain full death. In addition, it does increase energy consumption. I wouldn’t think about this because you wouldn’t need much power to kill them anyway.

 

The cheapest way of getting this would be to get a product kit, even if you’re middle rank player or a high rank player, there is a product kit that would help with this. These are Firewall which costs 206045 that contains: Firebird, Hunter, Hohloma, a triple protection module and supplies. it is available for purchase from Second Lieutenant to Major.

 

 

Secondly, between Lieutenant General and Marshal this kit is available for purchase. The kit available is called Prometheus which contains: M3 Firebird, M3 Hunter, Zeus (Not the Greek god), triple protection module and supplies for only 472860 crystals.        

 

 

 

XP/BP - Capture The Flag 

 

The maximum match for Duality CTF is 2vs2, thus making it comprehensive gameplay. The most popular routes are shown for each team, blue for the blue team, red for the red team and green is which both teams use often. BP known as Wasp/Railgun would be most suitable for this map because it is a reverse mode, which relates returning their flag from your base to your flag at their base.

 

Confusing? You will get the hang of it. There is many reasons why we would use Wasp is because when you destroy your opposition, you have to quickly capture the flag and hide which is very hard, comparing the 5 second re-spawn time. Furthermore, because of wasps speed and acceleration, it makes it easier to dodge and hide, also known as camping.

 

Here is a video of 1 vs 1 in Duality to show how fun it might be. Credits to VivaPalestina!

 

TDM/DM- using supplies and buildings effectively

 

These two modes in Duality are not really used because of the low crystal projection which makes playing in Duality useless. However, if you were going to play in these two modes in Duality I would recommend using this format because if you smart supplies on then it would lead into the player with the most supplies.

 

But, with normal supplies everyone has an equal chance and gives the people with less experience to get the upper hand. Furthermore, having gold boxes off is essential because it is very unlikely it will drop due to the low amount of crystals in the prize fund, having these off improves the quantity of players joining Duality in these two modes.

 

On the other hand, when using bonus boxes there isn’t many of them which would make the game play more dramatic and intense. Although using buildings to help protect you is a must in such a small map like Duality because this gives you time to get more energy. If you were using Firebird, Freeze or Isida and gives you the opportunity to heal your tank quickly. In addition, the best tank to use in Duality is Firebird and Hunter because it is such a good combination in a small proportional map like Duality. 

 

 

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Here are some possible mine positions: 

 

 

Parkour

Parkour in Duality is limited to mainly two similar buildings. Although saying this, it is a good map for low rank beginners, to express their nature in parkour and to get unique ideas on conquering small buildings. This is good thing to keep in mind that this might be so important to someone at some point which may lead them to become a great parkour mind, just like in the “Masters of Parkour” live-stream. Every bit of parkour you can do in rare maps the better.

 

 

This video was not created by me, this shows how you can use parkour to discover things. Credits to the Maker!

 

Paints and Modules

Duality is a very dull, brown/grey background because of the rust that has been built from it not being played on. So, here are a few extra tips. I would choose a paint like Dragon, Desert and Rock because they might not be the prettiest, but they give you the best camouflage in Duality. These paints are mostly cheap, and have the power to deceive your enemies and takes the battle into your sweaty palms.   

 

Protection modules are very important in a game of Duality, no matter what the game mode. I would most recommend having Firebird or Freeze protection within your game play because they will become very handy when you go 1 vs 1 with Firebird or Freeze.Furthermore, hammer or any other short/mid-range turret protection because not everyone has Freeze or Firebird, so it gives you lots of flexibility when deciding the perfect module. But the proof is in the pie paint.

 

 

 I did the white background so it is better to see!

 

Special Example!

The person left before the flags reached 5

 

Conclusion

Overall, if you want to play Duality i would recommend using Firebird and Hunter in any game mode. If you want some tactics to do in Duality, follow this link. Finally, i would like to say, i hope you have enjoyed my guide and looking foward to seeing you in the battle field have fun!

 

~You.have.to.die

 

I know it isn't a good quality guide. However, it does contain a lot of facts which will become useful. Plus, i just want to see the grammar mistakes.  :wub:

Edited January 10, 2017 by Hexed

[Hex 11,520]

Approved.

 

Edits:

Lots and lots of grammar - please note that all turrets, hulls, paints, modules, supplies and modes (etc.) are proper nouns and thus, should start with a capital letter.

General rephrasing - seems like you mix up sentences. Spend more time on proofreading, or be careful when writing the article.

Rainbows - you are a relatively new writer, which is why I think you liked to use different colors to explain the stuff going on. Actually, it just makes it a bit hard. Keep it clean, use colors and fonts for headings/sub-headings only (exception for a few cases...)

One more point to note is that there is almost no camouflage in such a small map. If I were to equip a paint the color of which was literally exact of the dust/rust/walls there, I would still be pretty much all but visible.

 

With that said, welcome to the club!

Edited January 10, 2017 by Hexed

[Lewis.Hamilton 1,110]

Awesome guide! Thanks, it will help me :)

[Tofu 6,773]

Did you ask Viva? :P

[HAPPSHOT 2,029]

Awesome.

 

1-1 duality? Friend me on tanki. I want to learn that map too

[You.Have.to.die 519]

Approved.

 

Edits:

Lots and lots of grammar - please note that all turrets, hulls, paints, modules, supplies and modes (etc.) are proper nouns and thus, should start with a capital letter.

General rephrasing - seems like you mix up sentences. Spend more time on proofreading, or be careful when writing the article.

Rainbows - you are a relatively new writer, which is why I think you liked to use different colors to explain the stuff going on. Actually, it just makes it a bit hard. Keep it clean, use colors and fonts for headings/sub-headings only (exception for a few cases...)

One more point to note is that there is almost no camouflage in such a small map. If I were to equip a paint the color of which was literally exact of the dust/rust/walls there, I would still be pretty much all but visible.

 

With that said, welcome to the club!

Thanks. All things have been noted. However, umm... I kind of was already in anyway. But, I haven't posted an article for a while. However, that aside, my use of colours and presentation is usually better. :( Edited January 10, 2017 by You.Have.to.die

[pieface101 285]

Nice article and well written!

 

I definitely do not have the patience to sit down and type all that though, so kudos

[Blackdrakon30 2,943]

I do have to agree with the feedback from Pdox, but besides that nice article! On a side note, I think I've only ever played in Duality once, and personally don't think you really need much strategy since it's so small. Kind of like Island. You just beat up the opponent in masterful ways and cap while they are respawning.  :P 

 

But hey, who am I to judge: every man to their own. The thorough analysis ended up quite well.