update Patch Update #826 - Released 3rd April 2026

[Marcus 17,486]

Patch Update #826 - Released 3rd April 2026

 

List of Changes:

• The "Hide your profile" setting is now enabled by default for all players.

  • (Note) You can change this setting in the Security section of the game settings.

• General Chat

  • Private messages can now only be sent to and received from friends.

    • (Note) The corresponding setting has been removed and this behavior cannot be changed.

  • Publicly addressing another player in chat no longer returns a message about that player's status (e.g., whether they are in battle or offline).

• Friend System

  • The friend list no longer shows which battle format a player is currently in.

    • (Note) This mechanic was originally designed for battle list and is now obsolete.

  • The friend system is now available starting from the rank of Master Corporal (Rank 5).

• Clans

  • The clan member list now only displays the names and roles of players in the clan.

    • (Note) Additional statistics, including the date of last activity, are only visible to clan members with the role of Veteran or higher.

  • Outgoing clan invitations now only show the invited player's nickname, without their detailed statistics.

  • The clan info screen no longer displays aggregated kill and assist statistics for clan members.

• Achievements have been added to the Steam version of the game.

List of Fixes:

• Fixed an issue where explosion damage was missing when firing at certain specific surfaces in battle.

• Fixed an issue where the shell ricochet mechanic dealt no damage after the first ricochet when using certain turret augments.

• Fixed an issue where the Shaft dealt arcade damage instead of sniper damage if the player remained scoped for longer than 5 seconds.

• Fixed an issue where the Ricochet dealt no self-damage when firing directly into a wall at a perpendicular angle.

• Fixed auto-scrolling in the garage to the equipped weapon.

• Fixed an issue where the rarity filter stopped working in the paints section.

[DMR 707]

Why no balance change?

[Maf 32,348]

This feels like the opposite of a QoL update...

Also, I don't understand the profile privacy change. Right now, the few players that do end up clicking "Profile" are met with a 2018-era page that doesn't load properly half the time, hasn't had its design aligned with the rest of the game, and is missing a bunch of crucial features. After the update, opening this page will just show a hidden profile most of the time.

Why even keep the ratings site alive at all then? Either do a proper feature update or shut the whole thing down.

Edited Thursday at 07:24 PM by Maf

[armycity01 5]

So from now on, I can't check the last time my friend logged in to the game. Really bad

[BilaI 13]

Medic Grenade and Paladin overdrive should heal 150 instead 100..  Also Paladin Overdrive should give points as Medic grenade does.

Maybe buff Phoenix Augments a bit more.

Top5 players in the challenge accepted should get Skin container like old times.

Fix the Assault mode. It ends in 1 minute in general. 

Lets Hope you guys Will make New ice Hulls and retro Skins.

[TheCongoSpider 8,989]

On 4/2/2026 at 9:09 AM, Marcus said:

Fixed an issue where the shell ricochet mechanic dealt no damage after the first ricochet when using certain turret augments.

This is still happening with Ricochet. 

 

On 4/2/2026 at 9:09 AM, Marcus said:

• Fixed an issue where the Ricochet dealt no self-damage when firing directly into a wall at a perpendicular angle.

There was an issue before Patch 826 where shooting someone while they are slightly phasing into you will not allow Ricochet to deal damage, wasting precious ammo. This issue appears to still be there. Twins doesn't seem to have this issue from what I've seen so far. 

[WieLKo-PoLski 347]

On 4/2/2026 at 9:24 PM, Maf said:

This feels like the opposite of a QoL update...

Also, I don't understand the profile privacy change. Right now, the few players that do end up clicking "Profile" are met with a 2018-era page that doesn't load properly half the time, hasn't had its design aligned with the rest of the game, and is missing a bunch of crucial features. After the update, opening this page will just show a hidden profile most of the time.

Why even keep the ratings site alive at all then? Either do a proper feature update or shut the whole thing down.

Exactly, that ratings website deserves a huge visual update or shutting it down. It's amusing how it is ignored and being outdated when we compare it to the forum website or wiki page and other Tanki Online-related websites.

I've heard it will be moved as a feature in-game or something... hold on, need to check it. Yeah... it's in Development plans under Work In Progress / Planned https://en.tankiwiki.com/Development_Plans . Yeah, rework players profiles & achievement rewards in-game. And that's a good question how long it will take. Yeah.

On 4/2/2026 at 4:02 PM, DMR said:

Why no balance change?

I also can't understand it, no nerfs of Excelsiors (if that gonna happen in next 2-3 years), Excaliburs, Tornado, Stellerator and any balance changes at all. But ofc players gonna complain how they ruined they favourite turret/hull, how it's unplayable, bad, poop etc. if that happen. Maybe that's why. Still that's not an excuse to not do them.

[Maf 32,348]

On 4/5/2026 at 11:26 PM, WieLKo-PoLski said:

I've heard it will be moved as a feature in-game or something

Yeah it's been planned for years. The only improvement they made so far is that when playing on client, the ratings page opens in a window inside the game, as opposed to in a browser. Hardly an improvement, tbh.