New alterations coming October 31st

[TinBoxGunner 68]

If vulcan firebird alt is like it is, then other turrets should have similar properties.  Like with smoky each consecutive hit would be +20 % stronger.  So 5 consecutive hits would double your hp.  FTG

[wolverine848 13,097]

If vulcan firebird alt is like it is, then other turrets should have similar properties.  Like with smoky each consecutive hit would be +20 % stronger.  So 5 consecutive hits would double your hp.  FTG

What do you mean?

 

Vulcan does not have that ability.  After ~ 8-10 seconds of firing (at -10% damage) it finally starts to do some fire damage - while it also burns itself.

 

On the other hand, smoky already has the ability to do > 20% extra damage with every 5th hit - called Critical.  Does not need an alt for that.

And I don't think there is any situation where smoky damages itself.

 

And... Smoky itself has an alt that delivers fire damage - without risking any overheating.

[Maf 32,300]

 

Perhaps you're right that the description is misleading, but that's the case with most in-game descriptions. If you want detailed information for how a feature works, the wiki is usually the way to go. All information about the new drones is already there.

[omarhero1 401]

Tanki keeps on tweaking alterations discreetly without notifying us players. This game is ridiculous. I paid a hefty amount for an alteration just to find that it's no longer useful a day later. 

[TinBoxGunner 68]

What do you mean?

 

Vulcan does not have that ability.  After ~ 8-10 seconds of firing (at -10% damage) it finally starts to do some fire damage - while it also burns itself.

 

On the other hand, smoky already has the ability to do > 20% extra damage with every 5th hit - called Critical.  Does not need an alt for that.

And I don't think there is any situation where smoky damages itself.

 

And... Smoky itself has an alt that delivers fire damage - without risking any overheating.

 

Vulcan has benefit of continuos fire which as is already makes it a strong turret.  Self-burning has been put to place in order to tweak it a bit.  But now Vulcan is rewarded of continuous fire and it becomes far more dangerous with burning bullets.  Fat  hull vulcans can still shred you pieces supported by a fat isida.  I have seen that today so small nerf was not enough.  Vulcan should not have such alt at all.  I have vulcan myself  and do just fine w/o that firebird burning alt effect.  

 

Smoky proposal was just an example of what other crazy things one could put out there to this arcade mode stupid game.

Edited November 5, 2018 by TinBoxGunner

[sezze100 416]

If vulcan firebird alt is like it is, then other turrets should have similar properties.  Like with smoky each consecutive hit would be +20 % stronger.  So 5 consecutive hits would double your hp.  FTG

After the nerf , max power has gone down and heating effect has been seriously nerved . Not forget that the vulcan only starts firing after 3 seconds after spawning and after that the max power with the alt has been cut back 10 or is it 20% . After you start overheating , so selfdestructing , then you gain the power of overheating bullets also , so then the max power goes up .

I would like to see you use it on any medium or small hull . Its basically impossible because you need overheat 1st . So only big hulls can use it effective . I not seen that on any other weapon btw .

[wolverine848 13,097]

Vulcan has benefit of continuos fire which as is already makes it a strong turret.  Self-burning has been put to place in order to tweak it a bit.  But now Vulcan is rewarded of continuous fire and it becomes far more dangerous with burning bullets.  Fat  hull vulcans can still shred you pieces supported by a fat isida.  I have seen that today so small nerf was not enough.  Vulcan should not have such alt at all.  I have vulcan myself  and do just fine w/o that firebird burning alt effect.  

 

Smoky proposal was just an example of what other crazy things one could put out there to this arcade mode stupid game.

Your example is pretty specific - having an isida attached to the Vulcan.

When you pair two turrets together you often get good synergys.

Relying on the paring for balance or whatever is a HUGE mistake.

 

They nerfed the burning damage and nerfed it's regular damage.

 

I have Vulcan m2.7 on a medium hull 2.7.  Alt is not worth equipping - as a 29% fire module is not enough to save it.

 

How was smoky proposal a crazy one when... it already exists.  CRITICAL - every 5th shot gives > 20% boost in damage.

[sezze100 416]

Vulcan has benefit of continuos fire which as is already makes it a strong turret.  Self-burning has been put to place in order to tweak it a bit.  But now Vulcan is rewarded of continuous fire and it becomes far more dangerous with burning bullets.  Fat  hull vulcans can still shred you pieces supported by a fat isida.  I have seen that today so small nerf was not enough.  Vulcan should not have such alt at all.  I have vulcan myself  and do just fine w/o that firebird burning alt effect.  

 

Smoky proposal was just an example of what other crazy things one could put out there to this arcade mode stupid game.

It can shoot pretty long time , yes . with relatively small damage . I can never kill a target with 1 or 2 bullets unless hes seriously damaged . The continious fire has benefits of staying on target , if the target is in the open . This is the strong point of this weapon , others need to rely on their ability to shoot correct , because if they miss a shot they got to reload again , which probably kills you . Thats a choice you make , small damage but not miss or big damage but cant affort to miss . Any big hull with a tailing isida does well . Been to battles where mammoth freeze just sits on flag with isida . Very very difficult to get a flag from there . Or titan smoky with tailing isida guarding a pathway , also no chance to get through .

Vulcan is hampered by very slow turret rotation , attack it from side of behind and hes absolutely killed . something only magnum has got ( since he cant turn turret ) .

Thats what you seen 2nd day in the battles , 1st day nobody cared about the vulcan , like always ( why is that you think ? ) but they got killed from the serious afterburn . 2nd day you saw them focus on taking the vulcan out , with fast hammers and freezes . After the nerve , they didnt have to do it anymore , now nobody cares anymore again , just stay out the line of fire and you are fine , since you can always see where it shoots , and 1 bullet doesnt hurt you .

[GuidoFawkes 2,361]

If an alteration is overpowered, it should be nerfed, not made more expensive. The only reason for the price difference in alterations is (I think) that some alterations introduce more interesting/radical mechanics to the turret, so they are more expensive. But in terms of power any turret with any alteration should, on average, be just as powerful as the same turret without an alteration.

then how come the remote missle detonator doesn't come with any disadvanatge?

[Maf 32,300]

then how come the remote missle detonator doesn't come with any disadvanatge?

Well, it doesn't give much of an advantage in the first place (just an alternative gameplay tactic), but it forces you to be more careful with how you shoot, since you risk hitting yourself. Also, I think it does make it so that you can't fire until the previous rocket has exploded, which slows down fire rate. Not sure - didn't test it.

[vecky 86]

Perhaps you're right that the description is misleading, but that's the case with most in-game descriptions. If you want detailed information for how a feature works, the wiki is usually the way to go. All information about the new drones is already there.

Yes YOU are right but it was not there when I buy it you SMART guy.

And I want my crystals back.

Because I feel cheated and fooled.

Edited November 6, 2018 by vecky

[austen_pierce 1,948]

^ Return on Investment (ROI) must be carefully considered when deciding whether to buy these drones and alterations. How long is it going to take you to earn those crystals back? And how much of those earning are the result of having the drone/alteration versus just slogging it out with your existing equipment?

 

And of course, what is the likelihood that your new hotness will get a crippling nerf after you buy it? Happened to Vulcan, happened to Smoky, and happened to Assault Drone.

 

My advice is to choose an alteration which fits your play style, rather than one which seems like the new OP hotness. For example, I’m not a fan of Firebird’s afterburn, so I’m considering the alteration which trades away afterburn for an increase in damage; however this alteration does not seem to be overly saturated in the game. On the other hand, the Hammer Duplet is OP right now - I expect a nerf soon.

[GuidoFawkes 2,361]

whenever i use high pressure pump for firebird i cannot cause burning... is this a bug or a new feature they didn't announce?

[wolverine848 13,097]

whenever i use high pressure pump for firebird i cannot cause burning... is this a bug or a new feature they didn't announce?

Knowing Tanki... probably BOTH.    :D :lol:

[adhik123 73]

whenever i use high pressure pump for firebird i cannot cause burning... is this a bug or a new feature they didn't announce?

This is probably the worst alteration among all.  90% of the time I cannot cause burning. 10% of the time the damage caused is insignificant.  Do Not Buy This.

[sezze100 416]

Yes , i was in such a battle before on Rio , before never ever recommended shooting beachroad . When i entered the 7flag game it was allready 3-0 for them and we were overrun . I took on the position from beachroad and had 1 and at some moments 2 isidas healing me . They where trying to kill me with a striker ( which is a weapon i do like also , but not the best idea there ) or with fast runners from the beach , and occasionally a big rico from rooftop . They all failed miserably , since they didnt figure out they had to attack on the other side and not on me , or stock on a shaft ( which is a 1 shot killer )  . Game ended , people running 7-3 score 30-6 K-D orso .

It's about the tactics , yes sometimes in some spots a weapon can be OP . Vulcan can be also , certainly now with the alt and a good isida + always stock on a fire module so instead of you i got only 2 modules free for choice .

Now you start complain about vulcan , what about all the twins fitting non splash alts ( it kills them you know ? ) , or the long range alt from rico , or firebirds high pressure tanks ... ??

And 1 damage per weapon , ok . That includes removing all alts , since they all do something . If a weapon got splash damge , ok it got it , it means you die from it also .

Alts make a weapon interesting , yes some alts i do not like , since for ex hammers killing me now , while before hammers were non existent . Its not fair to pick out 1 weapons alt , there are plenty more .

[CabbageRoll 3,018]

Well you can nerf duplet by increasing reload by 0.2 seconds after every shot, then those drugging kids will be forced to calm down

[Benefactor 6,888]

Well you can nerf duplet by increasing reload by 0.2 seconds after every shot, then those drugging kids will be forced to calm down

"Are you kidding??? That means less drug use which means less buying of drugs. No..."  -- Tanki probably

[TinBoxGunner 68]

Oh silly me. Of course I tried to kill isida first but devs have put those walls in such places in map Bridges (middle section) that I couldn't get enough hits to isida before Vulcan killed me.

Don't try to be smart ass. You do poorly.

Edited November 7, 2018 by TinBoxGunner

[wolverine848 13,097]

Oh silly me. Of course I tried to kill isida first but devs have put those walls in such places in map Bridges (middle section) that I couldn't get enough hits to isida before Vulcan killed me.

Don't try to be smart ass. You do poorly.

Not as poorly as you do at Tanki it seems...

 

So it's what ... you vs Vulcan + Isida?   What is rest of your team doing?

 

And it's Tanki's fault the enemy is using their brains?

 

COME UP WITH A DIFFERENT STRATEGY.    Yeesh.

[Stratosphere 2,234]

The complete set of new alterations has been added to the Wiki - check them out here!

[r_majkyneles1 0]

Hi people  :D

Why i cant use alteration on M0 ricochet? I have rank for it.

Can somebody explain it please?

[Nine 693]

Hi people :D

Why i cant use alteration on M0 ricochet? I have rank for it.

Can somebody explain it please?

Hi majk!

 

You should be able to buy the minus field stabilisation alteration for your rico: https://en.tankiwiki.com/Alterations#List_of_Alterations_.26_Other_Info

 

Here’s a guide to buying alterations:

 

1Go to the Garage.

2Click on the turret you want to obtain the alteration of.

3The menu of the turret will be displayed. Click on the center green box to the right of the screen.

4All alterations available to be purchased/equipped will show up.

Edited November 7, 2018 by Nine

[r_majkyneles1 0]

Well i have tried it but center green box is locked anf i dont know why......................... maybe i need M1 but on wiki is written that for minus field i need rank so i dont know

[Benefactor 6,888]

Well i have tried it but center green box is locked anf i dont know why......................... maybe i need M1 but on wiki is written that for minus field i need rank so i dont know

You need to rank up higher to unlock the other alts. Alts are no longer limited by modification of the equipment, but now by rank.