1 00:00:01,400 --> 00:00:02,800 Greetings, tankers! 2 00:00:02,800 --> 00:00:06,180 Welcome to our second episode of TX News. 3 00:00:06,180 --> 00:00:08,460 In this episode we will be telling you about: 4 00:00:08,460 --> 00:00:11,660 Changes that were made to the game over the last two months 5 00:00:11,670 --> 00:00:13,640 Development plans 6 00:00:13,640 --> 00:00:18,160 And announcing interesting events that we have planned for July, August, and September. 7 00:00:19,680 --> 00:00:23,560 Two rating seasons were completed since we increased the season rewards. 8 00:00:23,560 --> 00:00:27,520 First of all, we want to congratulate the brave tankers that managed to conquer 9 00:00:27,529 --> 00:00:30,529 the very top of the ladder board in both the seasons 10 00:00:30,529 --> 00:00:34,440 and earn the most unique paint in Tanki X, the “Hero” paint. 11 00:00:34,440 --> 00:00:38,200 These tankers are Immediate, the winner of the Season of Heroes, 12 00:00:38,200 --> 00:00:41,200 and God.FatheR, the winner of the Season of the Tiger. 13 00:00:41,200 --> 00:00:42,400 Congratulations! 14 00:00:43,380 --> 00:00:45,780 Let’s go through the recent in-game changes. 15 00:00:45,780 --> 00:00:49,400 At the end of April, we introduced daily rewards for new players. 16 00:00:49,400 --> 00:00:52,860 The rewards can be obtained during the first 15 days of playing. 17 00:00:52,860 --> 00:00:56,440 The most important part is that the chain of rewards is not interrupted 18 00:00:56,440 --> 00:00:59,480 if a player misses to log in one day or a number of days. 19 00:01:00,140 --> 00:01:03,240 A new blueprints container called “Spy’s blueprints” 20 00:01:03,240 --> 00:01:05,960 appeared on the shelves of our in-game store in May. This container holds the largest number of tier 3 blueprints 21 00:01:09,260 --> 00:01:11,540 out of any other blueprints containers. 22 00:01:11,540 --> 00:01:15,800 You can find all the blueprints containers under the “Blueprints” tab in our in-game store. 23 00:01:16,840 --> 00:01:20,500 On the 8th of June, we officially released Tanki X in Turkey. 24 00:01:20,500 --> 00:01:24,020 In honor of that event, we released a night version of the “Iran” map, 25 00:01:24,120 --> 00:01:26,060 which we called “Arabian night”. 26 00:01:26,060 --> 00:01:29,220 Tankers of different locales are playing on the same server, 27 00:01:29,220 --> 00:01:32,900 so you most probably have already met some of our Turkish comrades in battle. 28 00:01:33,800 --> 00:01:37,240 In June, we also changed the way premium subscription works. 29 00:01:37,240 --> 00:01:40,340 Every type of premium subscription, even the 3 days one, 30 00:01:40,340 --> 00:01:44,080 now comes with a 4th quest, that will reward players X-crystals. 31 00:01:44,860 --> 00:01:47,600 We added a new aim assistant - a laser. 32 00:01:47,600 --> 00:01:53,460 It works on turrets such as Smoky, Hammer, Twins, Ricochet, Thunder, and Railgun. 33 00:01:53,460 --> 00:01:56,100 The rest of the turrets are using the old aim assistant. 34 00:01:56,100 --> 00:01:59,860 Both can be toggled on and off from the game settings menu. 35 00:01:59,860 --> 00:02:03,120 We started working on the balance of weaponry and equipment. 36 00:02:03,120 --> 00:02:06,940 The first step towards that was changing the way some of the modules work. 37 00:02:06,940 --> 00:02:09,940 These changes were aimed at fixing some mechanical flaws 38 00:02:09,949 --> 00:02:11,670 some of the modules were having. 39 00:02:11,670 --> 00:02:16,280 Our game designer, Alexey Kiselev, will now explain the next steps of the process. 40 00:02:16,700 --> 00:02:21,400 We are trying to make the gameplay more versatile and yet easily understandable. 41 00:02:21,400 --> 00:02:24,280 Our plans for the near future in terms of balancing 42 00:02:24,280 --> 00:02:27,620 consists of gradually changing parameters of turrets and hulls, 43 00:02:27,620 --> 00:02:30,180 which should not affect the physics of tanks too much, 44 00:02:30,180 --> 00:02:32,740 but should mainly affect the balance positively. 45 00:02:32,740 --> 00:02:36,240 One of the main goals of this approach is to allow players the freedom 46 00:02:36,240 --> 00:02:40,020 to find interesting combinations of turrets, hulls, and modules, 47 00:02:40,020 --> 00:02:44,380 which should either emphasize a specific role, or have a more universal combination. Every change made will be first put to test in our open testing sessions, 48 00:02:48,580 --> 00:02:50,360 so stay tuned and participate. 49 00:02:50,360 --> 00:02:55,140 Your feedback is very important to us, especially when we’re experimenting with things. 50 00:02:56,300 --> 00:02:58,880 Last month we released a survey about the changes that were made during the last couple of months. 51 00:03:01,200 --> 00:03:03,340 The results are published on our website. 52 00:03:03,340 --> 00:03:07,400 Thank you for taking your time to share your opinion thus making the game better! 53 00:03:08,480 --> 00:03:13,420 A more detailed development plan for 2018 was already published at the end of May 54 00:03:13,420 --> 00:03:16,980 and many things that were mentioned in it have already been implemented. 55 00:03:16,980 --> 00:03:18,080 What’s next? 56 00:03:18,080 --> 00:03:21,819 In one of the upcoming updates, we are planning on downsizing the squads 57 00:03:21,820 --> 00:03:23,760 under a new combat unit. 58 00:03:23,760 --> 00:03:27,380 Instead of squads, players will be able to form teams of two. 59 00:03:27,380 --> 00:03:30,510 Later, we are planning on bringing back the squads of 4 players, 60 00:03:30,510 --> 00:03:35,320 but we will limit their matchmaking search to only match them with squads of the same size. 61 00:03:35,860 --> 00:03:40,160 The new functionality for gold boxes is currently in the final stage of development. 62 00:03:40,170 --> 00:03:43,069 It is planned to be released in one of the upcoming updates 63 00:03:43,069 --> 00:03:47,200 and what it will do is allow players to buy and drop gold boxes in battle. 64 00:03:47,200 --> 00:03:52,400 The gold boxes will be available in packages of minimum 8 and up to 1000 pieces, 65 00:03:52,400 --> 00:03:54,540 and they will be available in our in-game store 66 00:03:54,540 --> 00:03:56,940 under a tab labeled “Gold boxes”. 67 00:03:56,940 --> 00:03:59,700 A special button will be added to the battle interface, 68 00:03:59,700 --> 00:04:02,820 that will be set to Number 5 on the keyboard as default. 69 00:04:02,820 --> 00:04:06,280 Upon pressing it, a special battle notification will pop up, 70 00:04:06,280 --> 00:04:09,760 specifying the nickname of the player who has dropped the gold box. 71 00:04:09,760 --> 00:04:13,160 The box will drop above one of the available supply spawn spots. 72 00:04:14,920 --> 00:04:19,600 In August, we are planning on implementing a new gradation for items by their rarity. 73 00:04:19,600 --> 00:04:24,840 All graffitis, paints, ammunition, and skins, will be divided into 4 categories: common, rare, epic, and legendary. 74 00:04:28,220 --> 00:04:31,540 Items that are more complex in development, such as ammunition, 75 00:04:31,540 --> 00:04:33,000 will have their price increased. 76 00:04:33,000 --> 00:04:37,169 We will make sure to notify everybody before these changes get implemented 77 00:04:37,169 --> 00:04:40,280 so that everybody can buy items at their old prices. 78 00:04:40,280 --> 00:04:43,000 Stay tuned for news on our website. 79 00:04:43,000 --> 00:04:46,040 The development of the battle series feature has already begun. 80 00:04:46,040 --> 00:04:48,210 A reminder to those who forgot, the battle series feature will allow players to get higher rewards 81 00:04:51,530 --> 00:04:54,060 for a series of consecutive battles played. 82 00:04:54,060 --> 00:04:59,840 For example, the sixth consecutive battle will reward players with a 200% bonus experience! 83 00:04:59,840 --> 00:05:03,340 More details will be available closer to the release. 84 00:05:03,340 --> 00:05:07,260 We are constantly working on fixing bugs and optimizing the game client. 85 00:05:07,260 --> 00:05:09,880 During the next couple of months, we will also be preparing 86 00:05:09,889 --> 00:05:12,569 for the next international release of Tanki X, 87 00:05:12,569 --> 00:05:14,439 which is planned for this Fall. 88 00:05:14,440 --> 00:05:18,180 Additionally, our team is busy answering one very important question. 89 00:05:18,180 --> 00:05:19,700 How to fix the matchmaking? 90 00:05:21,260 --> 00:05:23,400 Summer is not really rich in holidays, 91 00:05:23,400 --> 00:05:27,420 but our team is working on compensating that with special events and offers. 92 00:05:27,420 --> 00:05:30,380 On the 23rd of July, we are launching a special event 93 00:05:30,380 --> 00:05:33,060 in collaboration with our partners, Canyon. 94 00:05:33,060 --> 00:05:37,020 Upon buying X-crystals in our in-game store, you will get a special gift 95 00:05:37,020 --> 00:05:39,220 - a glowing paint called “Canyon”. 96 00:05:39,220 --> 00:05:41,800 This is a limiеd time offer, don’t miss it. 97 00:05:42,420 --> 00:05:47,640 In August, we will assist to a massive battle between the Antaeus and the Frontier corporations. Players will be able to participate by equipping a new paint 98 00:05:50,740 --> 00:05:52,820 and complete special missions. 99 00:05:53,120 --> 00:05:55,160 Finally, the most important announcement 100 00:05:55,160 --> 00:05:58,940 is that we’re going to have a tanki meeting in September, in Krasnodar, Russia. 101 00:05:58,940 --> 00:06:01,639 Both Tanki X and Tanki Online players 102 00:06:01,640 --> 00:06:05,940 will meet and spend an awesome weekend day together, with cool events and giveaways. 103 00:06:05,940 --> 00:06:08,560 After the tanki meeting, we will run a special event 104 00:06:08,560 --> 00:06:11,000 in honor of our second OBT anniversary. 105 00:06:11,000 --> 00:06:14,920 Expect interesting contests and containers that can be obtained in battle. 106 00:06:14,920 --> 00:06:19,560 Subscribe to our website notifications or our Tanki X pages on social media, 107 00:06:19,560 --> 00:06:21,980 so you won’t miss any game news. 108 00:06:21,980 --> 00:06:22,980 See you next time![]