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Hello tankers, welcome to the Tanki V-LOG!

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In today’s episode we’ll be learning how
to master the Freeze turret, announcing a

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new contest, and telling you about how TO
updates are launched.

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Let’s start with this week’s update, which
hit the game on Thursday.

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The release turned out to be mostly technical,
introducing a number of under-the-hood changes

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and bug fixes…

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But there was one thing that might have come
to your attention…

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Now, upon entering the game for the first
time during the day, those of you who don t

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have an email address linked to your account,
will now see a special menu.

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This menu will allow you to link your account
to a valid email address.

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If you do so, AND verify the link via the
special email you receive, you will get a

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reward in crystals!

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Tanki Online is almost 7 years old.

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Since its birth, our programmers have launched
several hundred updates — from smaller ones

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that aren t immediately noticeable, to big,
all-new features such as the friends system,

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or micro-upgrades.

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We tell you about these regular releases almost
every week, but we’ve never told you about

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HOW they are launched.

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Time to go behind the scenes!

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For players, a Tanki update is usually just
a couple of minutes of server shutdown.

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But in reality, there’s a whole team of
professionals and several days of preparation

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behind every release.

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The main difficulty is that every release,
even the smallest, affects many aspects of

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the game in terms of code.

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You can’t just add something new to Tanki.

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You must make sure this new thing works perfectly
with all the other things surrounding it.

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So, even a minor release brings with it quite
a lot of risk — there’s always a chance

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that something will stop working unexpectedly.

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This is why each and every update is thoroughly
checked by our testing department.

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A new feature first goes to the test server,
where it is carefully studied by Tanki Online

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in-house testers.

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Their task is to identify as many bugs as
possible and make sure the game works as intended.

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After that, the community testers kick in.

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Since they’re a fairly large group, they
often manage to find issues that have been

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overlooked in the office.

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And when an update needs a stress test, we
open the test server doors to everyone.

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Once all the issues have been brought down
to a minimum, the update is uploaded to a

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local pre-release server, where our guys will
be running final check ups for one more day.

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If everything looks good, the update is automatically
released.

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This usually happens on Thursdays, early in
the morning.

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Releases are launched on Thursdays for a specific
reason — to give us 3 full days to prepare

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for the launch, and 1 and a half days to quickly
fix things in case of bugs or errors.

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To date, the team has launched nearly 400
updates, but we’re nowhere near finished.

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The game will continue growing and improving,
and that means our guys will continue rolling

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out releases.

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Tell us whether you enjoyed this story in
the comments below.

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Also, let us know what you’d like us to
tell you about next time.

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Now, some news for those of you who want to
do more than just play Tanki Online.

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Next week, we are launching a Tanki handicraft
contest!

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Your task is to craft any tank from TO, using
any material you can imagine, and send us

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a picture of it.

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The authors of the best entries will get a
fully micro-upgraded in-game equivalent of

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the tank they create.

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Made a Hornet’n’Thunder and won?

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You’ll get the best Hornet and Thunder modifications
available at your rank, both fully micro-upgraded.

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Prizes will also feature crystals, supplies,
and other cool stuff. Follow the news!

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Pro’s Advice time!

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Today’s guest is a chat moderator and social
media helper for Tanki Online — Helenka.

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Let’s learn something new!

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Hey everyone, this is Helenka_2!

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In today’s Pro’s Advice, I’ll be telling
you all about playing with Freeze, and using

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it for attack, defense and support.

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Let’s start with attack.

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The main technique here is well-known, but
still extremely effective — freeze the enemy

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and run circles around him, escaping any return
damage.

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Watch out for enemies who have paints with
high Freeze protection.

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Inferno or Python not only protect the enemy from your damage, but also decrease your freezing effect.

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So, memorize the dangerous paints!

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Here’s another useful tip for when attacking.

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If you are freezing your enemy and notice
that he has activated a repair kit, stop the

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attack immediately!

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For the next 2 seconds the enemy won’t be receiving any damage, and you won’t be freezing him.

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The best option is to use this time to restore
your energy pool, then resume your attack

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with full strength once the enemy’s repair
kit has expired.

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If you are attacking a base defender who is
using Freeze, don’t even try to approach

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him from the front — he’ll most likely beat as he’ll probably have more health points.

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Only attack distracted Freezes.

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Now… Freeze in the support role.

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If you are attacking a base with your teammate,
and there are several enemy tanks surrounding

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the enemy flag, your main goal should be to
distract and immobilize them.

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This will allow your friend to capture the
flag and escape.

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As for defense, here Freeze works well with
heavy hulls.

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When the enemy attacks your base, try to slow
down as many tanks as possible, while dealing

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the maximum possible damage.

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If the enemy is slowed down, he won’t escape,
even if you are using a Mammoth.

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If the enemies are well-prepared and are attacking
your base using anti-Freeze paints, the best

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option is to drive into them, blocking them
with your hull, dealing damage, and freezing.

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Although you’ll be sacrificing yourself,
you’ll be dealing your enemies a lot of

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damage, and your teammates will be able to
easily finish them off.

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And finally, don’t forget to remove the
burning effect from your teammates... a big

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energy pool makes this an easy thing to do.

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That’s all from me, be a team player. Good
luck!

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Video of the week! Let’s watch the best
flag delivery video since the last V-LOG.

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Earlier this week we posted another paper
template of a tank on our Facebook page.

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The theme for this week’s videos is simple.
Show us how you assemble a paper model of

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Hunter and Smoky.

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That’s it tankers!

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