update Crusader. Early access.

[Marcus 17,295]

 

 

Hello, tankers!

 

Do you remember how we released Ares? It was a real revolution in the tank construction! The engineers did not just create a hovering machine – they lifted a heavy hull into the air!

It was a rapture. Just a brief moment after Ares, Hopper was released – a fast, light, and maneuverable hull, which went against all the usual stereotypes about tanks. It jumps, it stuns, and it has insane speed.

Obviously, the hover hull class missed one more category – the medium hull. A tank of this type should be equally good in both attack, and in defense. It should have a balance of armour and speed.

This hull should be the golden middle ground between Ares and Hopper. We could not stop our engineers here.

 

Meet Crusader!

 

Features:

 

• It has its own gun, which fires with the activation of the overdrive.

• The movement speed is inbetween Ares and Hopper.

• To improve the stability of the hull, the precision of its missiles, and its handling responsiveness, the engineers gave Crusader a rather slow turning speed.

• Thanks to its hovering ability, the Crusader will be hard to flip.

 

Overdrive features:

 

• Meant for the destruction and neutralization of standalone targets at a long range.

• The projectile fired is made out of a thick layer of ice, and is shaped like an icicle for better aerodynamics.

• The missile freezes the enemy, deals insane damage and applies an “Armor-Piercing” effect.

 

Early access

 

Do you want to become one of the first owners of the new hull?

 

The “Crusader” hull and an elite XT Skin will be obtainable only through Ultra Containers during the early access period. Complete special missions, or buy updated Ultra Containers in the Shop until the 15th of January – as kits or special offers.

 

Lucky owners of Crusader, share your screenshots in the comments!

[TheRealHZFJ 707]

For everyone asking, yes this hull will come to garage...I assume it will just be UT conts for 2 weeks

EDIT: Apparently it will stay until the end of New Year celebrations... my comment is gonna get deleted if I say what I wanna say to Alternativa.

Edited December 11, 2020 by TheRealHZFJ

[TheRealHZFJ 707]

also @Marcus, are there  patch notes today?

[killer73 9]

when are the ultra conts coming??

[ALEX22THEBEST 789]

Welcome Crusader in Tanki Online!

[TheRealHZFJ 707]

Kinda dissapointed thats its only in UT conts but it seems it will last for just two weeks,so its kinda fine i guess

Edited December 10, 2020 by TheRealHZFJ

[Venerable 2,967]

13 minutes ago, TheRealHZFJ said:

Kinda dissapointed thats its only in UT conts but it seems it will last for just two weeks,so its kinda fine i guess

I think it's better than having an outright early access bundle which non-buyers cannot get at all...

[Poppy 422]

So if you have this with gauss EMP the enemy can equip whatever immunity he wants, he is f-ed.

[Marcus 17,295]

23 minutes ago, TheRealHZFJ said:

also @Marcus, are there  patch notes today?

Yes

[Blutaar 1,904]

3 minutes ago, beachhouse said:

So if you have this with gauss EMP the enemy can equip whatever immunity he wants, he is f-ed.

yup, but this scenario already exists when facing multiple enemies so not much is changing. Chances that you are facing an EM-salvo w/ Crusader are not astoundingly high and when seeing one in a battle, try not to encounter them

[Spy 14,687]

24 minutes ago, killer73 said:

when are the ultra conts coming??

Tomorrow, along with the Ultra Weekend.

[Poppy 422]

5 minutes ago, BloodPressure said:

yup, but this scenario already exists when facing multiple enemies so not much is changing. Chances that you are facing an EM-salvo w/ Crusader are not astoundingly high and when seeing one in a battle, try not to encounter them

Yeah it exists and it's a good thing. Augments and immunities should be easier to get so the game gets dynamic and players don't change their equipment according to what that one enemy has to gain advantage.

[dolarichi 30]

Time to burn repairs

[a-pr0-from-greece 22]

Let's test it. Hope is better than ares

[The_Pakistani 16,768]

Can't bear criticism? Than you can't grow n develop. Keep deleting posts.

[dolarichi 30]

7 minutes ago, The_Pakistani said:

Can't bear criticism? Than you can't grow n develop. Keep deleting posts.

Hey, there's something called constructive criticism. Not just "dead game hahha p2w". You aren't telling them how to improve you're really just trashtalking them lmao

[TheRealHZFJ 707]

14 minutes ago, W4RUDO said:

Hey, there's something called constructive criticism. Not just "dead game hahha p2w". You aren't telling them how to improve you're really just trashtalking them lmao

Tbh i wonder why he is not banned from the Forums at this point

[Knafo 790]

hmm very nice I hope that it will be chip this early accses.

[Devoid 2,601]

I urge everyone to read this article closely; it says "Early Access," that means it'll be available for crystals later on.

Several people failed to read the Hopper Early Access post thoroughly, and got angry because they seemingly thought they couldn't purchase the hull, and that's obviously not the case, same as with this.

Edited December 11, 2020 by Mr.Nibbles

[Spy 14,687]

1 hour ago, Knafo said:

hmm very nice I hope that it will be chip this early accses.

I doubt that, usually early access bundles (both in Tanki and other games) are quite expensive because you get an early access to items before most of the players in the game. But on the other hand it's worth the money if you enjoy the game and cant afford it.

[UnknownSinister 233]

Can't wait to see some GS 9999 with crusader tomorrow like for instance: @Akame 

Please have some mercy

[Karot 251]

P2W as usual, at this point im not even complaining 

[Blutaar 1,904]

4 minutes ago, Kakarot said:

P2W as usual, at this point im not even complaining 

everybody can buy it literally a couple of weeks after, so whats the problem?

[Spy 14,687]

27 minutes ago, Kakarot said:

P2W as usual, at this point im not even complaining 

I wouldn't consider that as P2W, this is a good opportunity for Tanki to make money off of those who want to get their hands on the new hull earlier than the majority of the community and the rest will be able to purchase the hull for crystals at a later date.

[Cruelty 476]

10 hours ago, Marcus said:

 

• Meant for the destruction and neutralization of standalone targets at a long range.

• The projectile fired is made out of a thick layer of ice, and is shaped like an icicle for better aerodynamics.

• The missile freezes the enemy, deals insane damage and applies an “Armor-Piercing” effect.

 

I think this overdrive is incredibly overpowered, it freezes enemy, deals damage and applies AP effect.