Review [Issue 65] Top Ten Tanki: Things You Didn't Know

[Hex 11,520]

 

There are many things in the game and in its spheres that only quite a few people know about; probably due to they being unpopular or just the mere fact that they doesn't appear in conversations ever so often.

 

From comments in profile feeds to broken Gold Box drop zones, here are ten things not many people knew existed.

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10. The 'Section Navigator':

 

Right off the bat, at number ten, we have the 'Section Navigator'. Ever wanted to shift to another thread from one without going all the way via the main forum? Say no more, sit back and open the Quick Navigation Panel! It can be opened by clicking on the pin on the top-right side of the forum.

 

 

Upon clicking, a pop-up menu will appear on your screen. This menu will have two tabs, named 'Community' and 'Forums'. First up, 'Forums'. If you click on it, a list of every main and sub-thread will appear, each one when clicked, will take you to that specific section.

 

 

A big advantage of this is when you want to carry multi-quoted posts over to another thread and answer them there. To do this, you will need to click the posts you want to multi-quote, open the Navigator, select the thread in which the topic you want to reply in exists, open that topic and reply. It's easy as that; and quite simple too.

 

Next, 'Community'. Upon clicking it, a list of three clickable links will appear: 'View New Content', 'Registered Members' and 'Member Status Updates'.

 

 

Two of these are explained below, while the third one, 'Member Status Updates' - an entirely different subject - is explained in another heading.

 

View New Content:

 

As the name suggests, the 'View New Content' will let you explore new content from the community. If you click on it, a new page will open up with a list of items which depend on the selection you've made on the left side of your screen. Here are two options you would want to set in order to see new content.

 

1. Viewing Content You Started:

 

Set the panel to these settings and voila, you now have every topic you started right in front of your screen, all compiled in a single page. Note that the maximum time you can go back in topic history is only one year, so earlier topics need manual finding.

 

 

2. Viewing Content You Participated In/Items You Follow:

 

Select the respective buttons to view content you participated in and/or items you follow. If you don't follow any topics in the forum, the search result will be empty.

 

3. Filtering Content By Forum:

 

If you want topics from only one thread to appear in your search result, click the 'Filter by forum' button. Here, you can apply filters and select threads you want to obtain topics from, while deselecting all others.

 

 

 

Registered Members:

 

As the name suggests, this is the entire list of every registered member of the forum. The list is organized by alphabets and even allows you to PM and find content of a specific member. Currently, the list comprises of 23984 (twenty-three thousand, nine hundred and eighty-four) pages. Quite a lot, no?

 

 

If you want, you can search for a specific member by clicking 'More Search Options', which will open up the 'Advanced Filter Options' menu. Here you can fill in fields and call up a certain member of the forum.

 

 

 

 

9. Administrators' Profile Feed Dump:

 

Remember when I said to click 'Community', three other links popped up? I have already mentioned two of those, but the last one, 'Member Status Updates', is an entirely different thing. Everyone of you must've seen an administrators' status, which appears on the top right side of their profile. It's a privilege given only to administrators, as it greatly helps in making sure they get the appropriate questions or material by other users. For example, here's the profile feed - or status - of our beloved Potatrica:

 

 

Now, when you open someone's profile, you open the default tab, 'Overview'. These tabs are listed on the left side of the forum profile. Here, you can see various other tabs, such as 'Likes', 'Topics', 'Posts' and 'Profile Feed'. If you click on 'Profile Feed', you will see a history of every status update the user had made. Scroll to the bottom of this page and click 'View All Updates →'. This will lead you to a page where you can see all of that users' statuses ever updated. Here are some examples:

 

 

You see, our beloved admin did like to go on vacation a lot, giving poor M4jH0L-AFG and Damn_Slow the jobs for a week.

 

Getting back on track, this is just one users' updates. Did you know there was a page that listed all users' updates? Well, click on 'Member Status Updates' and it will lead you to that very page. If you want to go there right now, click here. That page shows you every status update a user makes; so basically, it's a dump of their profile feeds.

 

And, bonus time. If you go to Page 6 of that thread, you will see the first status ever made, on October 3rd, 2012. A legendary status in my opinion; looks like Impale was happy when he got that privilege.

 

 

Good game mate, hell yeah!

 

 

8. Comments on Profile Feeds:

 

So now you know about profile feeds, status updates and a dump of every status update ever made. But, did you know that you're also able to comment on ones' profile feed?

 

Well, not technically you, because only people with profile feed privileges are able to comment on profile feeds.

 

Here's a wonderful example of power abuse much commenting on profile feeds:

 

 

 

7. Alternates to the Search Engine:

 

Need to find a dead topic in the forum but the search engine isn't working, even if you set some filters? Well, the most common alternate to the search engine is... Google. That's right, Google, which is the most-used, the most accurate as well as the fastest search engine available, can be used to search for topics in the forum.

 

The thing is, searching for a keyword in the forum for a topic can take lots of time, but with Google, you just need to type in the name of the topic and voila, there you have it.

 

Here are some examples, which evidently point to Google as a better option for finding topics. Do note that searching for an obvious topic name such as 'Tanki Photo of the Day' or 'Real Photo'  in the forum search engine will also render in correct results.

 

 

1. Searching for an archived topic:

Dug in the forum for an archived topic, copied its name and searched for it.

 

Forum:

 

 

Google:

 

 

 

2. Searching for a keyword/phrase:

Opened a random non-archived topic, copied all of its main thread post and searched for it.

 

Forum:

 

 

Google:

 

 

 

 

6. Complete Profile Information:

 

As of 10th May, the developers added some more numbers in the Ratings page. Previously, you had to go to a special link to find all of these numbers, but now, they are merely present in the normal profile.

 

The special link was http://ratings.tankionline.com/get_stat/profile/?user= where you needed to put your username in front of "user='. You can still get some information from that link which isn't present in the profile; such as grades and score bases, both of which are obvious and can be calculated from within the original profile.

 

The difference between both is... nothing at all! The script - which is accessed by the link - is just presented in a graphic, or dynamic way in the profile. This is shown below:

 

 

This is the original profile:

 

 

And this is the script which corresponds to the above statistics:

 

 

 

 

5. Top Posters of the Day:

 

Okay, let's be honest - we all love to flood don't we? Increasing our post counts and profile views through spam is pretty much child play. Just go to the off-topic section, comment anything on whatever topic you like and then top it off with an entry to every forum game available; and there you go, your daily goal of a hundred posts has been achieved.

 

But, did you know that there is a hidden ongoing competition between posters? Just like the Ratings page, there's a Top 20 Posters of the Day page that, obviously, shows the top twenty posters and their percentage in total forum posts.

 

It looks like this:

 

 

 

4. The 'Forum Help' Section:

 

Have you noticed the 'Forum Help' hyperlink at the top of the forum lately? It appears right here, alongside 'Forum' and

'Members':

 

 

It's basically there for help, tailored specifically for people who just began using the forum. It even contains information not many people previously knew about; such as descriptions of various symbols, making rows, columns or combining them both to make a table and so on.

 

If you click on that button, it will take you a separate page, under the name of 'View Help Topics'. The main thread is then divided into nine other sub-threads. These are:

• Read this before you start!

Initial guide to the forum - contains information regarding user types, major threads and various other help subjects regarding the forum. A must read for any forum beginner.

• Your Settings

A complete guide to your settings. Editing contact information, notifications, followed content and ignore preferences all are explained here.

• Topics and Forums

A guide to forums, topics, posts and polls. Explains everything from the mere symbols to using various features of the forum.

• Posting

A very descriptive and an illustrative guide to the features available when posting or sending messages; including the post editor, polls and attachments. Also explains every symbol/icon with a short descriptions of its use.

• Personal Messenger (PM)

Informative text on how to send personal messages, track them, edit your messenger folders and archive stored messages.

• Members

A guide to the member list and member profiles, including profile content and contacting members. If you didn't understand the profile stuff in this article, make sure to have a look here.

• Contacting the Staff and Helpers

A guide to the member list and member profiles, including profile content and contacting members. Also contains descriptions of various moderator classes, way or reporting a post and various links to forms for specific reasons.

• Logging In and Out

Explains logging in and out from the board, remaining anonymous and not being shown on the active users list and what to do if you forget your password.

• Searching

Simple - an article on using the Search feature.

 

 

3. Clans & Tags

 

Ever since clan licenses came out, we all have been making clans with all sorts of names and tags. In fact, numbers suggest that there are well over five hundred clans active in the game right now - that's a big number! Five hundred, each multiplied by the licenses' price, amounts to around $18000, so yeah.

 

But, as we are humans, we are prone to typos and errors as well, and we all might've seen a clan tag that nobody wants; just because it is too vague, bad or just isn't cutting it.

 

Did you know that you can actually change your clan tag and name? All you need to do is contact help@tankionline.com, be nice and ask them to change your clan tag formally. They'll ask for some details and then change your tag, and if asked, clan name too.

 

Another thing not many people knew is that the Supreme Leader of the clan, that is the person who actually paid and bought the clan license, can't leave the clan. In order to make or join a new clan, the Supreme Leader of the clan has to kick all members and then disband the clan. Once the clan is disbanded, it can't be returned.

 

Note that changing your clan name and/or clan tag is a paid service, and doing so costs 100 000 .

 

Under the spoiler, you can see an example on how to change your clan name or its tag:

 

 

Credits to @Savage.

 

 

Then...

 

 

 

 

2. A Little Insight:

 

Shhh, I'm about to reveal some stuff. I'm sure you've all wanted to learn about moderators; what they do, what they see and so on. Well, today, I'm letting you all in on three of the most basic things every moderator class shares. So, buckle up and enjoy the read, for this is the first time you might be seeing some of this stuff.

 

Topic Moderation Tools:

 

Topic moderation tools are one of the most basic things every forum-based moderator has. These are accessed by clicking the 'Topic Moderation' button, which appears on the top of a topic.

 

 

Now, a normal user can also access these tools, but they are limited and only appear on a topic he or she has made. But for us, it's these tools:

 

 

Moreover, we also have this 'Approve' button, which is used to approve topics submitted in pre-moderation threads.

 

 

Hidden Posts and Topics:

 

Oh, you thought that posts that were hidden were permanently deleted from the forum? You were wrong. Here's how hidden posts in a topic look like:

 

 

Yep, they are striking red in color, and also have a field in which we put in a reason for hiding that specific post. For me, I use a simple phrase: 'bc0s i wented to & waz a Hy7'.

 

And now with your ever-growing desire to know, you readers might be wondering what hidden topics look like. Well, here's an example of unsuccessful articles in the AWC:

 

 

In the above picture, you can also see Yisroel desperately trying to get writers to not plagiarize, or plogeriiise, or do plogerasm, or whatever...

 

 

The Staff Room:

 

And finally, we have the Staff Room, better known as the Common Room. It's an entirely different thread on the forum, that all moderator classes can see and access.

 

 

Most of the times, that thread is used for feedback, staff-related or just any type of general discussion, but at times, Cedric does allow us to spam and play forum games there. Unfortunately, that's the best I can provide, because Cedric is calling me right now and I got to go...

 

 

"Hey, did you write the article where moderator information was leaked?"

 

*crickets chirping*

 

 

 

 

1. A Gold Box Which Only Wasps & Hornets Can Take:

 

General rules for designing a map provide that every place on the map must be reachable by every hull - and yes, Mammoth's included. They also state that all spawn locations and drop locations must be 'roomy' enough in order to allow each and every hull to easily spawn and grab supply boxes.

 

But, could more than seventy maps prove to be just too much for the developers? Each one should be perfectly stabilized, balanced and evenly propped. So is it possible that a random drop location was left behind?

 

Well, the answer is, yes.

 

 

Good luck to these medium and heavy tanks trying to grab that Gold Box, because there's a catch. They can't get to it, no matter what they do.

 

 

 

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So those were ten things not many people knew about. Did I miss any other secretly living option or ability behind? Let us know in the comments below!

 

I hope you enjoyed reading this article and learned quite a bit if you hadn't already. Also, if you'd like me to continue this series, drop a top ten suggestion and I'll definitely look into it.

 

Till then, see you!

 

[marc.jp_44 20,837]

Nice but I kinda knew it all. :/

Edited June 2, 2017 by Marc

[Penguin40 1,714]

Nice but I kinda knew it all. :/

Same. I more or less knew how the mod fuctions worked, being a temporary TX reporter and anyways having enuff common sense. Still, that's a nice list, and that Esplande gold box is soo trollish xDDD

[Snootera 52]

One of the best articles that I have read. I read it full which is not quite normal to me . Gr8 work :)

[Viking4s 10,791]

Nice but I kinda knew it all. :/

 

 

I could not resit. Sorry Phenom :P

 

[marc.jp_44 20,837]

Same. I more or less knew how the mod fuctions worked, being a temporary TX reporter and anyways having enuff common sense. Still, that's a nice list, and that Esplande gold box is soo trollish xDDD

It was extremely obvious lol.

 

 

Where's the promised Hermione GIF?

[Viking4s 10,791]

Where's the promised Hermione GIF?

I prefer snap (it's snappier) .

This one below I just can't watch it.

 

[Musa 5,352]

Damn what? I knew all 10 points. ._.

 

Anyway good article for beginners. 

[Tofu 6,773]

Damn what? I knew all 10 points. ._.

 

Anyway good article for beginners.

How exactly did you know about the Common Area for helpers?

[ZeusVinsi 84]

Awesome but this is good for new players only!!

[Hex 11,520]

Only a handful of people knew about removed/hidden posts, and no one knew there was a common helpers' thread. Also, the survey I took by asking people whether they knew some of this stuff was actually the exact opposite from you guys, 50% knew half, 40% knew nothing/very little and 10% said they didn't know.

[eSport 486]

:/ wow I knew most of that already! But is there actually a gold box drop zone there in esplanade!? I didn't know there was a drop zone there...

[ASTON-THE-BEST 97]

Nice

Edited June 6, 2017 by ASTON-THE-BEST

[Magenta 5,165]

1. A Gold Box Which Only Wasps & Hornets Can Take:

 

General rules for designing a map provide that every place on the map must be reachable by every hull - and yes, Mammoth's included. They also state that all spawn locations and drop locations must be 'roomy' enough in order to allow each and every hull to easily spawn and grab supply boxes.

 

But, could more than seventy maps prove to be just too much for the developers? Each one should be perfectly stabilized, balanced and evenly propped. So is it possible that a random drop location was left behind?

 

Well, the answer is, yes.

 

 

Good luck to these medium and heavy tanks trying to grab that Gold Box, because there's a catch. They can't get to it, no matter what they do.

 

 

Challenge accepted.

[ASTON-THE-BEST 97]

Yo

[Magenta 5,165]

Challenge accepted.

[SwiftSmoky 8,445]

Kinda expected more tanki facts than forum facts... you should do that for the next article. (and I can help you a lot with game mechanics stuff, I know a lot of things that most players probably don't, some of them until recently were known only to under 10 players, seriously, don't miss out on this! lol) :P

 

1. A Gold Box Which Only Wasps & Hornets Can Take:

 

Good luck to these medium and heavy tanks trying to grab that Gold Box, because there's a catch. They can't get to it, no matter what they do.

 

And parkourists  B)

[maryam98 1,171]

Kinda expected more tanki facts than forum facts... you should do that for the next article. (and I can help you a lot with game mechanics stuff, I know a lot of things that most players probably don't, some of them until recently were known only to under 10 players, seriously, don't miss out on this! lol) :P

 

And parkourists  B)

Yeah, I thought of that too

[Hex 11,520]

 

Well, by that time a Wasp or a Hornet would've already gotten there... It is possible to go there with a Viking, but I was talking about who takes the Gold Box. I mean, you can get a Mammoth there by a making a tower.

 

 

Kinda expected more tanki facts than forum facts... you should do that for the next article. (and I can help you a lot with game mechanics stuff, I know a lot of things that most players probably don't, some of them until recently were known only to under 10 players, seriously, don't miss out on this! lol) :P

That was intentional, as a lot of people suggested me to go with the forum instead of the game, but I'll definitely do a game-based one too, if I can find ten 'major' things, that is. Edited June 10, 2017 by Hexed

[Magenta 5,165]

Well, by that time a Wasp or a Hornet would've already gotten there... It is possible to go there with a Viking, but I was talking about who takes the Gold Box. I mean, you can get a Mammoth there by a making a tower.

no, it will take a lot of time for anyone to catch that gold, even light hulls. You see, there will be quit a roadblock on that corner. A lot of people will do some parkour take advantage of that.

[SwiftSmoky 8,445]

I'll definitely do a game-based one too, if I can find ten 'major' things, that is.

I think I can arrange that, see PM

[shresthkhandelwal 606]

Well, by that time a Wasp or a Hornet would've already gotten there... It is possible to go there with a Viking, but I was talking about who takes the Gold Box. I mean, you can get a Mammoth there by a making a tower.

 

Well u said "They can't get to it, no matter what they do."

 

And ya by doing gold skills in a full 12 vs 12 battle medium hull can take it to 

[shresthkhandelwal 606]

But nice topic ;)

[SoldierOfAllah 3]

Great!

never knew that only wasp and hornet could pass that gaps.

but.expected a lot from the main game and it shows only about the forum . :huh:

[Shibecaisu 534]

hmmm... Things You Did Not Know About Tanki? I even got a series about that! ;)

 

 

EP1

 

EP2

 

EP3

 

 

Edited June 12, 2017 by Hexed
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