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Hello tankers!

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Get comfy in your seats, it’s time to check
out a new episode of the Tanki V-LOG.

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Today, we’ll be telling you about the roots
of Tanki Online, and sharing a new piece of

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pro’s advice on becoming an even better
tanker.

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Let’s go!

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Registrations for the 3STYLE tournament are
opening next Tuesday, November 24.

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To take part, you’ll need to form a team
of at least 7 tankers ranked major or higher

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and sign up using a special site.

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Get ready to battle it out in 3 totally different
formats, with crystal prizes for every battle

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won, and the Acid paint as the main prize…
you don’t want to miss this one!

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Detailed info on the tournament will soon
appear on TO’s homepage.

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Follow the news!

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Next week in TO will definitely be all about
eSports, so we’ve decided that today’s

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Pro’s Advice should reflect that.

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Here’s a bunch of tips that will get you
revved up for the tournament… or simply

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teach you to play better.

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Check them out!

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Hey guys, this is Criminal!

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Today we’ll talk about the formats of the
3STYLE tournament, and specifically — about

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which format is best suited for each of the
tournament s 7 arenas: Iran, Kungur, Rio,

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Serpukhov, Osa, Parma and Barda.

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Let’s start with Hornet or Wasp with Railgun
in CTF.

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Ideal maps for this format are Kungur, Barda
and Parma.

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They will let you fully use the potential
of a light hull and long-range Railgun.

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Iran is not a bad choice either… if you
are ok with driving through the narrow streets.

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Now, about CTF with any equipment and non-protective
paints.

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This format is perfect for Kungur, Osa, Serpuhov
and Barda, thanks to the fact that an attacker

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can pick up a full set of supplies while driving
to the enemy base.

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Rio is pretty good as well, but only because
of its relatively compact size.

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And finally, Control Points with no limitations
on equipment. This format will be awesome

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to play on Rio, Serpuhov and Parma…

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mainly because 3 out of 5 points on these
maps are quite close to each other, so they

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are easier to defend.

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The next point is weapons. I can t really
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not much choice there… but the other two
formats are pretty interesting.

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First, about hulls: for CTF without protections,
it’s better to go with light and medium

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hulls as you’ll need to drive a lot while
stealing flags.

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As for CP, here it’s largely about defending
positions, so heavy and medium hulls are the

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way to go.

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With turrets, it’s pretty similar: for CTF,
pick medium and long-range weapons, for CP

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— something best suited for close-combat,
or medium range for more versatility.

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Remember, these are just tips to help you
get started.

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It’s equally important to pay attention
to what equipment your rivals are using, and

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to what maps you are playing on.

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The most important thing is using your head.

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That’s all from me, this was Criminal. Take
part in 3STYLE and get ready to test your skill!

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Good luck!

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We’re always telling you about what lies
ahead in Tanki Online, but sometimes it’s

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nice to get all nostalgic and look back at
where it all started.

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That’s why, starting from this week, we’ll
be telling you about the history of Tanki

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Online, from it’s very first steps, to relatively
new changes.

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The first episode is ready, so sit back and
enjoy...

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Tanki Online’s history began in the late
2008.

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A prototype called Tanks was developed. Its
main purpose was to demonstrate the capabilities

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of AlternativaPlatform’s engine back in
the day — the 5th version of Alternativa 3D.

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The demo’s potential was obvious.

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Developers got obsessed with the idea of creating
a full-scale MMO action and began working

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on what would eventually become Tanki Online.

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Closed testing of TO started in May 2009.

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At the same time, Tanki’s developers took
part in the biggest gaming expo in Russia

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at the time — Russian Games Developers Conference
2009.

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The took home two awards: “Best game without
a publisher” and “Best Technology”.

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Tanki Online was officially launched on June
4, just a month after testing began. This

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is what it was like.

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The game was in English only. The Russian
version of TO was launched later.

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The game only had 4 turrets (Smoky, Firebird,
Twins and Railgun) and 4 hulls (Wasp, Hunter,

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Titan and Dictator).

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Moreover, all of their modifications looks
the same — the models for M0 and M3 Wasps

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were identical.

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Tanks were equipped with engines, which affected
their dynamics.

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Later, for the sake of simplification, engines
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Tanks needed repairs, which were paid for
with crystals. This feature was also removed

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after a while.

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Paints only affected looks. Protections against
turrets were added several months later.

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The game’s balance was very different from
what it is now in terms of prices, parameters

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and availability.

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For example, M3 Smoky could be purchased for
300 crystals and became available at the rank

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of Staff Sergeant.

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At the beginning, the game had about 10 maps,
many of which were named after towns in the

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Perm region — the game’s place of birth.

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Barda, Solikamsk, Osa and Gubakha are still
in the game.

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There were only 2 game modes: DM and TDM.

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CTF battles were introduced 2 months after
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TO included 27 ranks — from Recruit to Marshal.

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The first player to achieve the top rank was
T7000.

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Railgun was called “Fear Machine”
and was impressive in its size: the turret

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was just huge.

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The Wasp and Railgun combo looked comical,
almost like an insect, which is where it’s

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nickname... “the Mosquito”... comes from.

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The game was different from the current Tanki
in terms of technologies as well.

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Hardware acceleration and updated client-server
interaction were added much later.

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But of course, the game was improving, step
by step.

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In autumn, Isida joined the existing arsenal
of turrets.

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At its testing stage, the turret looks like
a real monster, like the claw of some beast.

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Thankfully, this model was scrapped and replaced
with Isida as we know it now.

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By the way, the turret was pretty imbalanced
back in the day.

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Dictator and Isida in Digital was considered
almost impossible to defeat.

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2009 also marked the birth of all of Tanki’s
main movements.

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This is when the first clans appeared in the
community — Kolhoz and TD42.

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The first clan championship was held.

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About the same time, the parkour movement
was born.

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Of course, tricks were much simpler back in
the day, rarely getting more complicated than

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building a tower of tanks.

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On the 3rd of december, gold hunting was born,
with the introduction of the Gold Box.

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Its value was 1000 crystals, which is equal
to 10000 crystals in current TO currency.

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But, just a couple of weeks later it was decreased
to 100 crystals, or 1000 crystals in today’s

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currency.

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The year ended on a major note.

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In the late 2009, work on the new game — Tanki
2.0 — began. However, the project was eventually

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cancelled.

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The ideas planned for Tanki 2.0 would instead
be implemented in the existing game,

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step by step.

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... But that is a different story... a story
about what awaited TO in the new year of 2010...

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And you’ll be able to hear it in the next
episode of the V-LOG. So don’t miss it!

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Time for the video of the week.

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Let’s check out the best clip you guys sent
us since last episode.

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It seems like your best videos are those that
aren’t restricted by any topic, so once

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again, we are not giving you any limitations...

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Good luck!

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And finally, if you haven’t heard yet, all
through the weekend, on the 21st and 22nd

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of November, we are running a micro-upgrade
promotion.

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For 48 hours, all MUs are available at 25%
off, while speed ups are at half price.

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So don’t miss the chance to upgrade your
tank’s parameters… at favorable prices.

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And that’s all for this episode tankers!

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Get ready for 3STYLE, upgrade your gear at
discounted prices and hit the like button

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if you loved this episode.

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See you in 7 days![]