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Hello tankers!

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Welcome to the 30th episode of our developer’s diary.

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It’s awesome that you’ve stayed with us this long!

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Today, we’re going to tell you
about the recent changes to hulls,

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and about the relationship
between equipment and ranks.

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We’ll also be telling you
a couple of things about the new map.

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At the end of last month,
we released an update

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in which we made the front and rear end of the hull,

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two different hit zones.

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This update caused a lot of discussion among
tankers.

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In our monthly survey and on our forum,

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many players insisted that
the update was a good idea overall,

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but needs further development and polishing.

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On Saturday morning,
we released a balance update

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in which we set different levels of armor

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to the front end of hulls, 
depending on the hull type.

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Heavy hulls now take 70%
of the regular damage to the front side,

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medium hulls take 65%, 
and light hulls now take 60%,

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instead of the 50% that was initially set
for all hulls.

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Some of you may think
that it makes no sense for a heavy hull

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to take more damage than a light hull.

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That is true, but in practice,
the heavy hulls were almost invincible,

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and this had a negative impact
on game dynamics and battle funds.

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With the same balance update,
we’ve also improved 3 turrets.

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Firebird and Freeze now spray through tanks,

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ignoring stacked tanks,
including the ones that have been destroyed.

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We’ve made several changes to Vulcan.

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We’ve buffed its barrel rotation speed
and increased the time before it overheats.

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The idea was to make the turret
more powerful and easier to use,

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and thanks to these changes, Vulcan’s
damage per minute has increased significantly.

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This week, we’ve made some changes that
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the availability of equipment for low-rank
players.

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We decided to take a close look at the game
from the perspective of a new player,

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one who has never played
Tanki X or Tanki Online.

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When entering the game for the first time,
a player sees 11 turrets and 7 hulls.

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There’s a lot to choose from
and it can get confusing.

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So we believe it would be better

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to make the progression through
the content more gradual,

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so that players have something
to focus on or look forward to.

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Of course, any equipment
purchased BEFORE the update,

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will remain in the owner’s garage.

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Once a player reaches the required rank,

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the equipment will be unlocked
and become available to purchase for Crystals.

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Prices have gone up a bit, but are still affordable.

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For those who want to try a turret immediately,
there’s the option to buy them for X-crystals.

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In an upcoming update,
we’ll be releasing a long-awaited feature

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— advanced graphics settings.

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This update will allow players
to adjust some advanced graphics settings,

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such as the quality of textures and shadows,
grass and vegetation, anti-aliasing,

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filtering, and after-effects.

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These changes will be added over the old interface,

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so that you will be able to set the graphics
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preference, while still maintaining a good
performance.

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We will later change the layout of this menu
so that it matches the new interface.

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There are currently two maps in development.

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One of them is getting ready to be released
this month.

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The new map will be a continuation
of the space theme in Tanki X.

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Legend says that it is a Frontier base on Mars.

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The landscape of the map
bears a resemblance to Massacre,

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with lots of “so called” funnels,
which in this case are called craters.

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The level of gravity on this new map will be lower,

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just like on Moon Silence,

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but not as low.

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In practice, the tanks will still feel lighter,
but they will be less likely to flip or jump too far.

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This new gravity setting is a new gameplay
element,

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and we think that’s always good news.

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With the release of the matchmaking system,
such maps will be placed under separate modes.

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Hit the like button if you enjoyed our video
and see you soon, tankers![]