Environmental Hazards for Tanki Online Maps

[Bumpscositus 11]

Hello, everyone.

I had this idea a few days ago after playing a match in massacre, and felt compelled to share it here and see what people think about it.

What if Tanki Online had environmental hazards in some maps?

So far, the only environmental hazard we need to look out for is self-destruction, like if you drive too far out in Iran, or you fall into one of the trenches in Kungur. But what if there were more hazards to be aware of in some maps? For example, imagine a version of Massacre, where it's a volcanic hellscape. The craters dotting the map are filled with lava, and if you touch one, or drive through it, you don't instantly self-destruct, but you get the Burning effect. And if you sit in the lava for too long, you start taking damage, even if you have the Heat Immunity augment installed.

 

Yes, I know that having maps with hazards like this can be distracting and might increase the game's difficulty, but it would also make it more rewarding to use the environment against your opponent as well. What do you guys think? If you have more ideas for this kind of thing, feel free to share them in the replies and we can have a conversation about it.

[krokorok 940]

Not to crap on your idea or anything, but the MM is already such a pain to play with all the unaddressed overpowered stuff that makes 80% of people look like a target practice dummies to add yet another way to hinder an already bad experience playing this game. Perhaps as a special mode with different parameters compared to regular MM.

Edited May 13 by krokorok

[Bumpscositus 11]

On 5/13/2026 at 12:28 PM, krokorok said:

Not to crap on your idea or anything, but the MM is already such a pain to play with all the unadressed overpowered stuff that makes 80% of people look like a target practice dummies to add yet another way to hinder an already bad experience playing this game. Perhaps as a special mode with different parameters compared to regualr MM.

I get that, and yeah, now that I think about it, it would make for a fun special event. I just want a PvE mode in this game, and I know the devs won't make it happen for obvious reasons.

[Hypersomnia 1,846]

a flying hull is already good enough environmental and mental hazard especially your average ares user finding a way to bump into you while there is no obstacles in 1 light year radius 

[Bumpscositus 11]

On 5/13/2026 at 4:20 PM, Hypersomnia said:

a flying hull is already good enough environmental and mental hazard especially your average ares user finding a way to bump into you while there is no obstacles in 1 light year radius 

Me personally, flying hulls haven't a problem for me so far. I can usually shoot them down mid flight and it makes for a funny moment.

Now that I'm thinking about it, though, imagine they still get burned from the heat radiating from the lava pits I originally mentioned