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Hello tankers!

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The V-LOG is just like the New Year... it’s
inevitable.

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Thankfully though, it happens a lot more often.

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In today’s episode we’ll be telling you
about the legendary year of 2012 in TO.

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We ll also be teaching you how to play with
Smoky, and announcing a new contest.

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Let’s go!

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Last Thursday we made two small but pretty
significant changes to Tanki Online.

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First, paints are now sorted differently.

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From now on, unique and award paints are at
the very beginning of the list, followed by

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the other paints — from the most advanced
to the most basic.

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So in short, the paints you actually use the
most often, are now the easiest to access.

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And secondly, you can now preview a paint
before buying it.

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So, before spending your precious crystals,
you will now be able to see how well the paint

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fits with your turret and hull combination.

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Guys, we have just launched the New Year Postcard
contest on our Instagram.

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To participate, you need to create a postcard
using any method you wish, and post it on

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your Instagram along with your nickname and
a #tankionline2016 hashtag.

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How you create the postcard is entirely up
to you.

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You can draw it on a sheet of paper or in
a graphics software, craft it out of wood,

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take a picture…

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In other words, your imagination is the limit.

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Just make sure it’s related to TO and the
New Year.

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Entries are accepted till the 23rd of December...
prizes are lots of crystals.

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For more information, click on the link in
the description.

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Combining something fun and something educational
can be pretty tough, but not impossible.

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This weekend we are holding a pretty unusual
quiz in TO.

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The task is to answer several questions that will test your knowledge of Tanki Online’s rules.

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Those who complete the challenge will be rewarded
with 2000 crystals.

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The quiz will be on for 2 days, from 2 am
UTC on the 12th of December, till 2 am UTC

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on the 14th.

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So, don’t miss it!

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Each passing day in the 3STYLE tournament
pushes the excitement higher and higher.

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Last week, the group stage ended, with the
best 32 teams proceeding to the playoffs,

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where there’s definitely no room for mistakes.

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The first battles of the stage are already
over, and today, Friday, the 1/8 finals will

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be played.

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Make sure you follow the tournament’s progress
via the special site and our Facebook page.

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Pro’s Advice is back! Today, our old friend
Holy Hero Alex will be sharing some tips on

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playing with Smoky. Let’s hear what he has
to say!

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Hey guys, this is Holy Hero Alex!

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Today we’ll be talking about using Smoky
in team battles.

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Let’s start!

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The main advantages of Smoky are critical damage, high impact force, and a decent firing rate.

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These qualities make this turret highly versatile
and equally well-suited for attacking, defending

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and playing midfield.

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There are no special requirements for an accompanying hull, but in my opinion, the best choice is Hornet.

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With some skill, the increase in speed and
maneuverability will always overcome protection.

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Now, about prioritizing targets with Smoky
— always shoot at Railguns and Shafts first,

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trying to knock off their aim. The reason
is simple — a missed shot from these turrets

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costs the enemy team a lot.

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After that, your targets are light hulls.
Smoky has an excellent firing rate and super-high

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projectile speed, which means you’re a lot
more effective than Ricochet or Twins at neutralizing

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enemy Wasps and Hornets.

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Once you’ve achieved a certain level of
skill with Smoky and have no problem hitting

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certain areas of your target, you should start
shooting at the corners of enemy tanks.

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Which ones exactly? That depends on the situation.

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When it comes to light hulls driving at high
speeds, hit the front corners.

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You’ll be able to stop your enemies or change
which direction they’re going.

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And if the enemy drives into a wall or falls
of a bridge, you’ll be able to finish him

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off easily.

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In close combat, always try to turn the enemy
tank in the direction opposite to the one

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you are moving in.

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You’ll make it really difficult for him
to aim and hit you, saving yourself some damage.

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If the enemy is prepared and is standing next
to a wall when facing you, just shoot into

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his turret.

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If you fight a tanker with a Railgun, a well-timed
hit will result in the Railgun’s shot going

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above you.

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All in all, experienced an Hornet and Smoky
should be “dancing” on the battlefield.

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The element of surprise is your main asset.

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When at mid ranges and firing from cover,
always change your position — Hornet’s

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speed and Smoky’s rate of fire will really
complement this tactic.

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That’s all from me. This was Holy Hero Alex.

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Play with Smoky like pros. Good luck!

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The time has come for a new video on the history of Tanki Online.

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Today’s one is about the year of 2012.

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2012 in Tanki Online turned out to be full
of major changes and events, and is still

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remembered by many of the game’s veterans.

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Today, we’ll recall all of its major milestones.
Let’s start!

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The year did not start on a positive note
— there was a real epidemic of cheating,

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and it was growing bigger every day.

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Thankfully, developers responded with an updated
anti-cheat software that blocked tens of thousands

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of cheaters within the first few days of going
live.

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The issue was solved, and to celebrate the
event, a portion of the crystals confiscated

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from the cheaters was redistributed to honest
players.

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In March the developers announced the cancellation
of Tanki 2.0, with many of the ideas and solutions

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for the project being implemented in Tanki
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The first example of this was the introduction
of hardware acceleration.

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Now, besides utilizing the computer’s processor,
TO could also use graphic cards, which increased

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the average frames per second by at least
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2012 was packed with various events: April’s
Fool with the mysterious green triangle, thematic

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battles between tankers and developers, Tankiada,
and many more, including Kasim VS Sun, the

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battle between two of the most well known
Tanki employees, where players could support

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one of the sides by purchasing a special fan
paint.

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Summer saw the birth of the Tanki Online video
blog, created to keep tankers up to date on

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development news, tournaments and other important
events for the communities.

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Hardware acceleration support wasn’t the
only major update of 2012.

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In June, tankers started getting 10 points
for every tank they destroyed.

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Before that, experience for each kill was
calculated based on a complicated formula,

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taking into account a tanker’s rating.

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A general would only get 1 point for destroying
a second lieutenant.

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So the update made it a lot easier to reach
the top rank.

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Autumn brought an extremely juicy update,
introducing Control Points mode, and updated

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graphics with completely reworked textures.

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In just one month, developers introduced the
support for dynamic shadows, which made the

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game look a lot more alive.

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And of course, December 17 of 2012 — the
famous rebalance that split the history of

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Tanki Online into two parts — before and
after.

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This was the biggest TO update ever, changing
parameters, rank limits, and the prices of

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all turrets, hulls and paints.

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1st and 2nd tiers were scrapped, and from
that point onwards, all turrets and hulls

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became equally competitive.

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The changes were truly radical, so developers
decided to remove all turrets, hulls and paints

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from players’ garages and refund all the
crystals they had spent on them.

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Additionally, 3 new ranks were introduced:
Fieldmarshal, Commander and Generalissimo.

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At that point in time, most Marshals already
had more than 1 400 000 experience points,

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so there’s no real answer to the question
of “Who was the first Generalissimo?”.

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Several thousands of tankers achieved the
new top rank with the update.

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2012 ended with the traditional New Year celebrations
and the first full-scale quest — THE GAME,

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which is now one of the central elements for
New Year celebrations in Tanki Online.

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Video of the week!

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We received more than a 100 epic clips since
last Friday, and now it s time to watch the

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best of them.

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That’s all for today.

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Discuss the V-LOG in the comments below and hit the like button if you enjoyed being with us.

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Don’t be sad, we’ll be back in 7 days.

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Take care![]