In today’s episode we’ll be discussing Early Access in TO Mobile. We’ll be also announcing the start of the “Masters of Parkour” contest, and sharing the plans for Halloween.
With server restart on October 19th a small update will be released. This will be the initial stage of preparation for the release of new drones, which are planned to be released on Halloween and which we’ve talked about in one of the latest V-LOGs.
This time the changes will affect the “Engineer” and “Mechanic” drones:
“Engineer” will not only extend the active time of picked up supplies, but it will also activate their effect for all allies in the battle.
“Mechanic” now allows to use Repair Kit, even if you’re at full health, to “heal” allies.
Also, the currently equipped drone will be displayed in the Garage above your tank.
And lastly — the color of the overdrive activation effect. Now overdrives of your allies will always be green, and overdrives of your enemies — blue.
Launch the game on October 19th, check out the new mechanic for Engineer drone and tell us what you think about the update!
The Golden Autumn comes to Tanki, let’s welcome the season with a new Star Week!
For 6 days, from 02:00 UTC October 16th till 02:00 UTC October 22nd, all maps will have thematic decorations, Double Battle Funds and a true starfall will drop upon the battles! But that’s not all — discounts will be active in the Shop and in the Garage, XT-skin for Shaft will be added to the game, and a new special offer and a new animated paint will come to Tanki!
Let’s go down each point.
Thematic decorations
For 6 days in the game Star Week will help you in battles with inspiring decorations:
holiday paint with special texture;
thematic billboards on all maps;
special parachutes on supplies;
thematic flags in CTF;
thematic Gold Boxes and their drop zones;
thematic gifts.
Star Hunt
From 02:00 UTC October 16th till 02:00 UTC October 22nd a true starfall will descend upon Tanki Online.
Play in Matchmaking battles, earn stars and get cool rewards, among which are containers and the new animated paint “Tic-tac-toe”*!
Prizes:
25 stars — 1 container;
50 stars — 1 container;
100 stars — 1 container;
150 stars — 2 containers;
200 stars — 3 containers;
250 stars — 4 containers;
300 stars — 5 containers;
400 stars — 6 containers;
500 stars — 7 containers;
700 stars — animated paint “Tic-tac-toe”.
IMPORTANT: prizes in the event are summed up, which means when you reach a specific prize tier, you get that many containers.
Prizes will be delivered to you automatically, as soon as you earn the required number of stars. We will notify you about the prizes within the game using a special notification.
*new paint will also be added to containers
How to earn stars
The event will be active for 6 days, from 02:00 UTC October 16th till 02:00 UTC October 22nd.
To earn stars, you will need to play in Matchmaking battles and play in them actively, until the battle is finished.
Stars are earned the following way:
1st and 2nd place on the winning team, 1st place on the losing team or 1st and 2nd places in solo modes (DM and JGR) — 3 stars;
3rd and 4th place on the winning team, 2nd and 3rd place on the losing team or 3rd and 4th places in solo modes (DM and JGR) — 2 stars;
All other places — 1 star, if you were active during the battle.
IMPORTANT: stars are not zeroed out or removed for the full duration of the event. The number of stars earned will be shown in the upper part of the screen, next to crystals.
For the full duration of the event the “Easy Stars” Pass will be available for purchase in the Shop, and it will double the number of stars earned. At the end of the event the pass will be removed from Garages of players who bought the pass.
Double Battle Funds
From 02:00 UTC October 16th till 02:00 UTC October 22nd play in Matchmaking (non-PRO) battles and earn double battle funds! This means twice as many crystals for each finished battle!
Discounts
And, of course, discounts!
02:00 UTC October 19th — 02:00 UTC October 20th:
—25% on items in the Shop. The discount applies to crystals, Gold Boxes, Premium, kits and paints.
02:00 UTC October 20th — 02:00 UTC October 21st:
—25% on items in the Garage. The discount applies to turrets, hulls, modules, paints and supplies.
02:00 UTC October 21st — 02:00 UTC October 22nd:
—25% on MicroUpgrades. —25% on each MU step, —50% on each SpeedUp.
IMPORTANT: discounts do not apply to drones, batteries, gifts, PRO-Pass, containers, clan license, Rename Pass, special offers in the Shop, and also the smallest packs of crystals, days of Premium and Gold Boxes.
Special Offer
From 02:00 UTC October 16th till 02:00 UTC October 22nd a new special offer will be available in the Shop.
Special offer includes:
5 containers
300 of each supply (except Gold Boxes and batteries)
100,000 crystals
Shaft XT
With server restart on October 16th the next model in the golden XT-line will appear in the Shop — Shaft XT! This skin will also be added to containers.
A golden lion with a silver mane, visualized in the appearance of Shaft XT, will become your loyal battle companion and will help you protect the pride.
Previous special offer with Ricochet XT will be removed from sale. This skin will continue to be possible to find in containers.
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We wish you an awesome week and a great Star Hunt!
With server restart on October 16th a new update will be released in Tanki. We’ll update turret balance for Twins, Shaft and Freeze, and will also slightly change the standard texture for the Holiday paint.
Turret Balance Changes
Freeze
The full-reload time for the ammo tank will be increased by 1 second. Now the ammo tank for the turret will be replenished to the max in 9 seconds, and not in 8.
Twins
Disadvantages: projectile speed will be significantly reduced (by 1.5 times for M0 and slightly less on higher modifications), as well as the minimal hit range (by 15-20 percent). Benefits: the maximum hit range will be increased by 2-3 times, and splash damage will inflict more damage and in a wider radius, than before. Summary: now Twins will be more effective at a longer range, than previously — up to 40-60 meters instead of 15-20. The power-up of the turret will be compensated by the slowdown of its projectiles and the increased danger of self-destruction due to splash damage.
Shaft
Now the aimed shot will fully deplete the ammo tank. At the same time, the minimal damage in Sniper mode will be increased by 6-7%. Also the quick reload between shots will be faster by the full 0.5 seconds, and the ammo recovery speed after firing an aimed shot will increase by 10-15%.
The full list of turret balance changes can be found in Patch Notes 529.
Changes to the Holiday paint
After server restart on October 16th the visual appearance of the Holiday paint will slightly change. Now when there’s no holiday or events in the game the paint will look like this:
Launch the game after the restart on October 16th and share your thoughts on the update!
Good news, the release of TO Mobile will happen very soon, and to be more specific — next week!
Now Tanki will be with you at all times, ready for a battle on your Android phone or tablet on the way to school or work, and even on a trip or resting back home on a couch.
But there is one clarification. The mobile version of Tanki Online won’t be released in all territories at once — we will connect more countries one by one. This will allow us to release the game in a stable and efficient way, fixing bugs and issues of the app on the way to the global release and for the maximum quality of the final product.
The first users of Tanki Online Mobile will be the residents of Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Poland. In these countries the app will become available first.
We know that many players among you live in different countries, and how much everyone cannot wait to play TO Mobile. For those tankers we will release a special offer, which will include a set of game bonuses and an Early Access to the Mobile version of Tanki Online.
This way, if you want to play Tanki on the phone as soon as possible, you will be able to do it earlier than the mobile version is officially released in your country!
We will share details about the special offer and its release separately.
Follow the news and look forward to a ton of new and exciting events!
In today’s episode we’ll announce the release of Tanki Online on mobile devices. We’ll also answer some of your questions and tell you more about an upcoming set of new alterations.
The launch of the mobile version of Tanki Online is coming soon!
The beta test of TO Mobile is now finished, there are a few final touches, and the game will be released on phones and tablets.
NOTE: Starting today, new invites for the test will not be sent.
A huge thank you to all players who helped us throughout the testing — finding bugs and sharing invaluable feedback with us.
All beta-testers who have logged into TO Mobile before 21:00 UTC on October 1st and made at least 1 kill in the game have received 10 containers! Containers were added to the accounts on which the tankers played the mobile version. Also, as an additional thank you for the help during the beta, all testers will keep the access to TO Mobile.
NOTE: the email with the test invite might have been placed in the Spam folder, don’t forget to check the folder.
Please be aware that you can activate the invite only once and only on a single account. If your invite was placed in the Spam folder, make sure to move it into your Inbox, otherwise the links inside the email might not work.
All beta-test participants and players who didn’t get invited can expect a lot of interesting events coming soon, stay tuned!
Follow the news in the game and on our social media channels to catch the latest announcements.
Thank you for the help and until the next time on the battlefield!
In today’s episode we’ll be talking about balance changes for Ricochet and Magnum. We’ll be also discussing the length of battles and introducing a big pack of new drones.