update Patch Update #787 - Released 17th January 2025

[Marcus 17,295]

Patch Update #787 - Released 17th January 2025

List of changes:

• Crusader’s «Cryo Cannon» overdrive now uses the projectile mechanics instead of facility ones

  • There is no longer a delay between hitting a target and explosion

  • Icicle now explodes on contact with a destroyed tank

  • Icicle can no longer be destroyed by activating EMP or Dome

  • Icicle now ricochets if hits a surface at an angle greater than 45 degrees

  • Icicle now slows down when flying

  • (Note) It is much easier to aim and hit targets with the new Cryo Cannon. We added the ability to ricochet to the icicle in order to compensate for it.

• «Bomb» grenades are added to the Sport mode for all players

  • (Note) The Sport version of this Grenade has maximum parameters and doesn’t use Grenades from your inventory

List of fixes:

• Fixed the bug with Crusader Cryo Cannon overdrive’s icicle that cause it to stay in front of a hull if the tank gets destroyed at the moment of launching the overdrive

• Fixed the bug that caused the barrels of the Hammer (with the GT skin equipped) to be pointing at the sky when you see it at long distance

• Fixed the bug that caused the mobile client to get bugged when you shoot projectiles that can ricochet

[Alsar 592]

So we basically got 2 awful changes about the drones and crusader OD and its been a month since last decent patch note changes nice 

[Gabku 194]

This is not what I waited a month for, what even is this? Did they just go "Oh shoot I forgot we need patch notes for tomorrow, lemme just see what can be tweaked a lil bit so I get my job done on paper" or what???

[Master_Scope 164]

Still no balance updates, we have had the same meta for months

[Maf 32,300]

On 1/16/2025 at 5:32 PM, Marcus said:

• There is no longer a delay between hitting a target and explosion

• Icicle now explodes on contact with a destroyed tank

• Icicle can no longer be destroyed by activating EMP or Dome

I feel like this should have been fixed years ago, but a very welcome change nonetheless.

On 1/16/2025 at 5:32 PM, Marcus said:

(Note) It is much easier to aim and hit targets with the new Cryo Cannon. We added the ability to ricochet to the icicle in order to compensate for it.

Interesting, so the ricochet ability is meant to be a disadvantage? Kinda feels like a buff.

[Muscularity 160]

No balance update for augments? Been waiting months for this to just ending being bug fixes only and only 1 change (crusader OD)

[Son_Goku 514]

On 1/16/2025 at 2:37 PM, Alsar said:

So we basically got 2 awful changes about the drones and crusader OD and its been a month since last decent patch note changes nice 

They didn't say anything about this, but in my opinion at least, the servers have been feeling noticeably better than they used to in the last few days, which is huge. Maybe it's still sort of experimental, that's why they didn't announce anything yet.

Just noticed that they also skipped the patch notes for patch #786, maybe that's when they did some changes to the servers.

Edited January 16 by Son_Goku

[krokorok 836]

On 1/16/2025 at 5:21 PM, Maf said:

I feel like this should have been fixed years ago, but a very welcome change nonetheless.

Interesting, so the ricochet ability is meant to be a disadvantage? Kinda feels like a buff.

Yeah I hope its nota buff in reality, because Crusader " defo" needs buffing.  Cant wait for more noobs to spam this trash in battles.

Edited January 16 by krokorok

[Biome 166]

Thank you so much tanki developers for this amazing crusader OD change! I like it a lot :))

[mjmj5558 2,346]

On 1/16/2025 at 2:32 PM, Marcus said:

Icicle now ricochets if hits a surface at an angle greater than 45 degrees

Greater than 45°? That sounds a bit illogical.

 

On 1/16/2025 at 5:21 PM, Maf said:

Interesting, so the ricochet ability is meant to be a disadvantage? Kinda feels like a buff.

It's probably a disadvantage, as now if you miss and hit for example the wall behind the enemy, then it won't explode and deal damage. 

[Cleric 1,385]

The Crusader changes should have been done years ago... 

Like Crusader is literally being called "same as Paladin but worse" since day one Paladin is released.

Edited January 17 by Cleric

[WALLE 1]

On 1/17/2025 at 1:48 PM, Cleric said:

The Crusader changes should have been done years ago... 

Like Crusader is literally being called "same as Paladin but worse" since day one Paladin is released.

Usecases for Crusaider/Paladin are different.
Paladin is usefull for close combat and require teamwork, whereas Crusaider is more versile & its overdrive usefull for both campers and attackers. 

It makes even more interesting if use blaster augment. Crusaider becomes deadly on long(OD), medium(Grenades) and short(Aug) ranges simultaniously.

[Cleric 1,385]

On 1/17/2025 at 9:48 PM, WALLE said:

Usecases for Crusaider/Paladin are different.
Paladin is usefull for close combat and require teamwork, whereas Crusaider is more versile & its overdrive usefull for both campers and attackers. 

It makes even more interesting if use blaster augment. Crusaider becomes deadly on long(OD), medium(Grenades) and short(Aug) ranges simultaniously.

In theory, Crusader's ult is meant to be a single target one-hit kill in long range, with a faster cooldown.

Practically, with all factors combined, the chance of it hitting exactly where you hoped to be was rare.

While the ult of Paladin simply "just work". It's a self-heal with immunity to multiple debuffs (with an AOE that is barely noticeable in the current version so let's forget about the so-called teamwork part). There is literally no chance to mess that up.

 

Also, don't even mention blaster. That thing is clearly busted, intentionally. Every balancing discussion is immediately worthless once  OP stuff like this comes into play. 

Edited January 17 by Cleric

[Marekos1111 3,091]

I highly doubt that esports players will welcome this update as many of them prefer to play without grenades. 

[ok_hand 95]

we need a survey of changes and content players want to see

[TheCongoSpider 8,942]

On 1/16/2025 at 3:32 PM, Marcus said:

Patch Update #787 - Released 17th January 2025

List of changes:

• Crusader’s «Cryo Cannon» overdrive now uses the projectile mechanics instead of facility ones

  • There is no longer a delay between hitting a target and explosion

  • Icicle now explodes on contact with a destroyed tank

  • Icicle can no longer be destroyed by activating EMP or Dome

  • Icicle now ricochets if hits a surface at an angle greater than 45 degrees

  • Icicle now slows down when flying

  • (Note) It is much easier to aim and hit targets with the new Cryo Cannon. We added the ability to ricochet to the icicle in order to compensate for it.

Is this bugged on mobile? I've shot 37 Icicles and only 8 of them actually dealt damage to an enemy. Sometimes a direct hit only gives me 1,000 damage instead of 4,000. The ones that do end up doing damage have an even longer delay between explosion and damage than before. I even had an icicle that bounced twice in mid-air right in front of me, even without any walls nearby, and went flew the sky. 

Spoiler

 

Edited January 18 by Shot
Spoiler

[Dopamine 2,161]

On 1/17/2025 at 11:53 PM, TheCongoSpider said:

Is this bugged on mobile? I've shot 37 Icicles and only 8 of them actually dealt damage to an enemy. Sometimes a direct hit only gives me 1,000 damage instead of 4,000. The ones that do end up doing damage have an even longer delay between explosion and damage than before. I even had an icicle that bounced twice in mid-air right in front of me, even without any walls nearby, and went flew the sky. 

So much hassle with the OD ever since the hull has been introduced...
Honestly, I never was a fan of its design, even the fact that its an icicle always seemed like an odd thing for a tank game.
I think it would be best to just give it a buffed juggernaut style laser and call it a day.
 

[Cleric 1,385]

On 1/18/2025 at 9:36 AM, Dopamine said:

So much hassle with the OD ever since the hull has been introduced...
Honestly, I never was a fan of its design, even the fact that its an icicle always seemed like an odd thing for a tank game.
I think it would be best to just give it a buffed juggernaut style laser and call it a day.
 

I would rather have it to be a laser beam that deals continuous damage for a certain duration without applying any debuffs or AOE. You know, the Kamehameha style.

I don't want to waste my ult because of things that out of my control. Bad pings (dude.. the server sucks, why even make it even more obvious), some guys bump you, some guys blocked you, etc. 

Edited January 18 by Cleric

[Cleric 1,385]

Played around with Crusader a few rounds...

Yeah it still sucks

[Wry 93]

Just delete Crusader from the game already.

[Hypersomnia 1,695]

On 1/18/2025 at 9:12 AM, Wry said:

Just delete Crusader from the game already.

while we're at it then add paladin hopper and ares too

[Tekken 374]

So are you gonna do something about fact that mammoth OD can not now survive crusader OD ???? Perhaps its finally time for chaos dmg reduction ??? Titan and Mammoth ODs both scream for such needed feature, granades and blasters were killing titan OD  and blasters Mammoth OD, now to add crusader OD being able to kill mammoth with OD is ridiculous... 

https://streamable.com/qbfomo

[TheCongoSpider 8,942]

On 1/16/2025 at 9:32 AM, Marcus said:

• Fixed the bug that caused the mobile client to get bugged when you shoot projectiles that can ricochet

I got a client freeze a half a second after seeing a Crusader Icicle bounce upwards into the sky so I'm not sure if that's fully fixed.