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Hello Tankers!

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In today’s episode we’ll be telling you

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about the upcoming Tanki Online game client,

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and the future of DM tournaments.

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We’ll also be bringing back one of your
favorite contests.

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In the last episode, we told you

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we were building a game client for Tanki Online.

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The great news is that it’s
almost ready to be released.

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Now it’s time to find out

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why it is better than the browser version.

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When it came to deciding whether
we need a downloadable client or not,

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our choice was a clear...

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“Yes”.

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A downloadable client brings many advantages

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as opposed to keeping the game browser-based.

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First off, it allows you to launch Tanki Online
directly from your desktop,

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without having to launch it from a browser.

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More importantly, the client supports mouse controls

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and we’re sure THAT will make many tankers happy.

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But the most important point in its favor,
is that it is NOT a browser.

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Many of you have probably noticed

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that the game takes quite a while to load,

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especially when launched
for the first time on a computer,

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or after a long period of not playing.

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The loading takes forever,
and every battle takes ages to start.

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Then, after having been run a few times,
the game starts to load faster.

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This happens because
the first time the game is launched,

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all the required resources including map models,
tanks, textures and more,

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need to be downloaded to the browser cache.

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But working with the browser cache
is usually very unstable.

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Over time, the cache tends to lose data packages,

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and will be forced to redownload
parts of the game.

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THIS is one of the things that triggers lags.

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It is also a waste of internet bandwidth,

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especially for those who have limited connectivity
such as on mobile Internet.

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The TO game client is a tiny program.

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Just like the browser’s cache,

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when launched the first time,

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it will download all the data
required for the game.

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However, the client will NOT lose any of that data.

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The only time the client will need to download data,

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is when a new update is released.

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The end result is a much better user experience,

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and an improvement in game performance
when compared to a browser.

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Additionally, the game
will no longer fall victim to browser updates.

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Let’s not forget how many times game performance

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went downhill due to a Chrome browser update.

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There are two important things to keep in mind

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when it comes to future development of the client:

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As we’ve already mentioned, one of our top priorities

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is giving players the option
to customize their experience

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by changing the controls of the game.

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Another priority is to have an intuitive interface

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that allows players to easily switch
between their accounts.

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DM tournaments had to go back to the drawing board

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after less than two weeks
of being officially in the game.

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If you’re curious about why that happened,
here’s the story.

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The DM tournaments update
spent a lot of time in testing.

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At first, we focused on the mechanics
of battle creation and invitations.

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When these started to work as intended,

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we launched battles for every intended rank,

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to test the system under realistic conditions.

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Unfortunately, DM tournaments in their current state,

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proved not to be very popular within the community.

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After a lot of tests and feedback from our tankers,

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we’ve managed to figure out what they liked,
and what they didn’t like.

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Players liked the idea
of random opponent selection, and ratings,

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but they DIDN’T like match scheduling,
and entry fees.

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For now, the system will be disabled.

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Although the entry fee
is something we can change overnight,

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changing the scheduling system
will require some time to revise, program and test.

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Right now, the battles are created
according to the schedule,

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and the number of battles depends

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on the number of players
who signed up for the tournament.

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The plan, is to change this mechanism
so that when a player hits “Play”,

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the system creates a battle
with other tankers of the same rank,

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who are also waiting for a battle to begin.

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In the end, the waiting time for a
battle should be significantly lower,

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and players will be able
to participate whenever they want,

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without having to stick to a match schedule.

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The same mechanic will be used for Clan Battles,
which will also have a rating system.

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Are you looking for a cool contest?

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Great news!

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The Mister and Miss Tanki Online Contest
is coming back next week.

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If you’re not familiar with the rules,
here’s what you need to do:

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Shoot a video on a specific theme,

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send us the video,

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and become the next Mister or Miss Tanki Online.

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Prizes include Crystals, supplies, gold boxes,
premium accounts and

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a Smartphone as the main prize!

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The wait will be over soon, so get your camera ready!

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Video of the week.

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Last time, you had to send us
a video from the Parma map,

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wearing the white paint.

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Let’s watch the best entry!

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For the next episode,

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you will have to record a video using mouse controls.

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We will only accept videos
recorded in first person mode,

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without spectator mode.

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That’s it for today, guys!

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Make sure you like and
share this video with your friends.

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See you next week!

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Bye!

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Last week, Kasim played a simple DM battle,

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and you had to guess how many crystals
he earned in that match.

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The correct answer is - 516

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Remember, the winners of the “Question of the week”

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are picked randomly out of all the users

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who have answered our question correctly.

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Now, let’s meet our winners
and watch the next question.[]