update Smoky HD and new augments

[Devoid 2,601]

These new augments are cool and all, but I won't stop using Assault Rounds, since that's my favorite augment within the whole game.

It's so satisfying knocking off the aim of that one camper Railgun with Large Caliber Rounds sitting there with their fully-MUed Booster drone

[Mister_Howitzer 9]

youre just twisting the knife after stabbing the game by adding AP status effect.

 

[Mister_Howitzer 9]

5 minutes ago, Mr.Nibbles said:

These new augments are cool and all, but I won't stop using Assault Rounds, since that's my favorite augment within the whole game.

It's so satisfying knocking off the aim of that one camper Railgun with Large Caliber Rounds sitting there with their fully-MUed Booster drone

your favorite turret isnt easy instant hit anymore, dont cry like all the thunder kids did like two years ago. good luck

[wolverine848 13,097]

9 hours ago, Marcus said:

 

Hello, tankers!

We've got our eyes on the new stage of Tanki's evolution. Some time ago, we told you that the game will get a new look.

[spoiler]

Well, today, it’s time to update the look of one more item! Please welcome Smoky HD!

 

The upgraded skin Smoky HD will not only give to your tank an innovative design but also add magnificent special effects to your turret: barrel rollback, after shot smoke, a flying projectile, a new shot effect, and the release of casings. All this looks very spectacular alongside the Viking's Overdrive or the “Autocannon” augment for Smoky, which greatly increases the firing rate.

 

If you're wondering how to get the new skin, well, we have good news. You don’t need to buy Smoky HD. Actually, you won't need to do anything to get it. On January 29th, we will simply replace the current default Smoky’s skin with the new HD one. Default skins were needing an update for a long time and that's why we decided to make HD skins. 

 

New augments

 

The remastered skin is cool, but we also paid attention to how the turret works and have brought a surprise new release. In addition to remastering Smoky skin, it will also get projectiles like Gauss, Thunder and Vulcan have and we are also changing some of its augments and adding a few new ones. Let's take a look at our hot new additions:

 

• «Paralyzing Rounds» — critical hits will deal decreased damage but will immobilize the target.

• «EMP Rounds» — critical hits will deal decreased damage but will disable the target's activated supplies.

• «Rubberized Rounds» — adding ricocheting shells that may hit enemies and even deal critical damage after ricocheting. However, the maximum number of ricochets is limited and shell speed is decreased.

• «Explosive Rounds» — such rounds can hit multiple targets at once with splash damage, but the damage radius is not that large due to the turret's small caliber. Cumulative shots are not changed and deal critical damage only to one target.

• «Sorted Ammunition» —  guarantees that every fourth shot will deal critical damage.

 

For now, these new augments can only be obtained from Ultra Containers, so that’s why the upcoming Ultra Weekend will be most welcome.

 

Read about the changes of Smoky’s characteristics and its augments here.

[/spoiler]

Enter the game after servers restart on Friday (January 28th) and check out the glow up of Smoky!

 

LOL - we've Jumped the Shark now.

And with there already being a smoky-cryo, what's the point of paralyzing augment?

And no downside to the Explosive rounds?  (other than not being able to equip say... EMP rounds at same time)

Edited January 28, 2021 by wolverine848

[Devoid 2,601]

1 minute ago, Mister_Howitzer said:

your favorite turret isnt easy instant hit anymore, dont cry like all the thunder kids did like two years ago. good luck

I personally used to use Thunder a lot before the change, and now after the change too, and I mastered that, so what's to say it will be any different with Smoky?

[wolverine848 13,097]

1 minute ago, Mister_Howitzer said:

your favorite turret isnt easy instant hit anymore, dont cry like all the thunder kids did like two years ago. good luck

Check the webpatch notes.

It has a 200% increase in velocity.  I'd say that's as close to "instant" as you can get.

[Mister_Howitzer 9]

1 minute ago, wolverine848 said:

Check the webpatch notes.

It has a 200% increase in velocity.  I'd say that's as close to "instant" as you can get.

its not instant hit though

[wolverine848 13,097]

5 minutes ago, Mister_Howitzer said:

its not instant hit though

Well, ok then ... 

[Knafo 790]

Thank you for 11 years of fun bro R.I.P .

( For those who didn't understand what the Dead paint means... - It means that the old smoky skin is dead now )

Edited January 28, 2021 by Knafo
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[Catbird 117]

I mean, I thought Smoky was in no need for a buff, especially with the existence of the ender of worlds that is autocannon... but okay I guess. It’s far from my favorite turret but I guess we’ll have to make do.

[SporkZilla 1,775]

36 minutes ago, Mister_Howitzer said:

your favorite turret isnt easy instant hit anymore, dont cry like all the thunder kids did like two years ago. good luck

I think I'll adapt to the loss of instant hits soon enough (and playing with Thunder on the test servers hasn't been too bad, the disadvantages of having projectiles might have been more noticeable in the Flash version); the nasty surprise today was all of these potentially OP augments > potential Smoky meta > more people either using Smoky and / or Smoky protection which was something I didn't want (I only use Smoky)

Projectiles allow for realistic things like Assault Rounds trading critical hits for more speed > kinetic energy > impact force etc., so I'm not that bothered by them, even though a lot of the way I play with Smoky has relied on instant hits until now

But more stupid augments? No thanks

Edited January 28, 2021 by SporkZilla

[zek 31]

47 minutes ago, GrayWolf8733 said:

I've tried it in the Test Server and it's much faster than Thunder's bullet.

So it looks like a single Vulcan shot?

[Devoid 2,601]

Ricochet used to be the only turret that could bounce its shots off walls, but now we have Smokies and Vulcans doing the same...

Similarly, we used to have a fine collection of tanks, but now we have UFOs being used more than any other hulls tbh...

 

What has Tanki come to?

[thunderhunter123 741]

37 minutes ago, Mister_Howitzer said:

your favorite turret isnt easy instant hit anymore, dont cry like all the thunder kids did like two years ago. good luck

Even though the Thunder's mechanics got changed, it's still my favorite Turret no matter what. I feel the best while using this one, always!

I was kind of sad to see the instant hit change into a projectile speed shot, but it's okay because it was kind of too powerful in the past.

(I still love it though, with my Hunter Hull.)

[readyplayer2 25]

Probably I will never have one of those special augments, so it's not great news for me. (Last year, I completed almost all of the special missions, and got none of the special turret augments from UC's)

Edited January 28, 2021 by readyplayer2

[RIDDLER_8 5,552]

The new Smoky HD skin looks great, but what about shot colors? Smoky needs to have shot color effects added as well. Please add them as well.

Please add all the newly added HD skins to this list here:

Add the HD column to this list on the Wiki, Skins section.

[Spy 14,687]

1 minute ago, RIDDLER_8 said:

 

It will be added shortly, thanks.

[aBiglongfatNICK 68]

shop updates + tankcoins= destroying game balance

devs lost respect for players, ur game have became a joke 

can imagine a battle against all this arguments, no chance to do anything, only way is to put more equipabble alterations defensive mdulos in battle for a tank cause one is a joke,

but only way to get it is whit the ultraconteiners 

+ the 10coinboxs  in red reward ultraconteiners say it all. imagin open ultra conteiners get a epic reward and its 10coinboxs,

and i already got 3 redrewards, imagin what did i get

Go to hell

Edited January 28, 2021 by aBiglongfatNICK

[Akame 4,578]

It was gonna happen, expected it earlier, but AP came out before.

[Knafo 790]

P.I.R

Edited January 28, 2021 by Spy
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[vecky 93]

I just want to ask when you will give to firebird and freeze a critical damage to opponent tank?

To hammer.

I only can say that in a very future it will be no purpose (only to loose a time) to change

the weapon because more or less every weapon will get everything what do other weapon

fire, freeze, rubberizing, EMP, etc etc etc.

 

1 hour ago, RIDDLER_8 said:

The new Smoky HD skin looks great, but what about shot colors? Smoky needs to have shot color effects added as well. Please add them as well.

Please add all the newly added HD skins to this list here:

Add the HD column to this list on the Wiki, Skins section.

You forget GT, GX, KH, PX ...

I can continue just say. 

 

2 hours ago, krish123_super said:

Lucus is sad 

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In the very soon future the fire and the freeze will bounce the wall too.

I don't know how time can will bounce but it will be more then once.

Edited January 28, 2021 by At_Shin
posts merged.

[RIDDLER_8 5,552]

Developers can add more square spaces to future augments.

There is enough space for that on the desktop interface of Tanki Online.

[Blutaar 1,904]

I haven't used Smoky in years, I do own it on my older account but I never log into that one anymore. The default turrret which served all of us in our earliest years, whether it is early 2010 or the recent months. We appreciated your presence and you will be dearly missed

[RIDDLER_8 5,552]

I hope that all the HD skins for all turrets and hulls will be released this year.

[RIDDLER_8 5,552]

Read about the first HD skin release. Hornet HD: Hornet HD - News Archive - Tanki Online Forum (tankiforum.com)