Developer posts and news about this game.
Update: This was an April Fools joke build, and has now ended. If you want to play this build of Tanks again, its jar file has been archived and can be found here: Tanks1.6.2-april-fools.jar Tanks v1.6.2 is now out! Due to industry trends, we have decided to pivot Tanks towards b
A small patch update has been released to improve the multiplayer experience and fix some bugs. What's new in Tanks v1.6.1: - Joining parties during a level no longer kicks you (you'll now join a sort of waiting room and be able to chat) - Added option to show public party count
Hello guys, It's finally time for Tanks v1.6 to come out. This update has been in the works for almost 3 years, and it overhauls the item system, allowing for crazy new item combinations and changing player tank builds so that you can change your stats! 'Tanks' for waiting so lon
WARNING: Do NOT open levels you care about in this version. You will no longer be able to open them in the latest stable version (because the save format has changed), and they may be corrupted due to this version being unstable. If you wish to open levels you've already made, yo
UPDATE: This was an april fools joke and has since been reverted. But if you had fun with it, you can download the archived JAR file for it here ! If you guys liked these features, maybe they will make it into the base game someday as options... Hello everyone, I'm proud to annou
WARNING: Do NOT open levels you care about in this version. You will no longer be able to open them in the latest stable version (because the save format has changed), and they may be corrupted due to this version being unstable. If you wish to open levels you've already made, yo
WARNING: Do NOT open levels you care about in this version. You will no longer be able to open them in the latest stable version (because the save format has changed), and they may be corrupted due to this version being unstable. If you wish to open levels you've already made, yo
Hello everyone! I am in fact still alive and working on this game, and it's time for another update :). Sorry for the long wait times. The primary new feature in this update is the updated Tank AI. There are several new options related to dodging bullets and approaching the playe
Hello all, Unfortunately, we received a cease-and-desist notice from Garage Software, inc. for using sound assets from their 'Band' software without their permission. Thus, in this update, we have hastily replaced all the musical instruments in the game's soundtrack with versions
It has come to my attention that a serious issue has been plaguing the Tanks community. The game Tanks: The Crusades has been deemed discriminatory against certain users with difficulties in perceiving color. After much careful consideration and deliberation, we have come to the
You can now run Tanks on Linux natively. You may need to disable Steam Play to get it to work. Please let me know if you run into any trouble.
Today marks the 5th year anniversary from when I started working on this game! To celebrate, Tanks v1.5.0 has been released, for all of you to enjoy the brand new arcade mode! 'Tanks' for sticking for so long, it's been a fun journey developing this game. What's new in Tanks v1.5
Hey everyone, Like with the last announcement, I've pushed another beta build of Tanks v1.5 for all of you to test. This is very close to the final version, so if you want to see what 1.5 will be like, check it out! To check out the beta, go to the game page in the library tab, c
Hey everyone, You can now try out everything I've been working on in the last few months, including the all new arcade mode! To check out the beta, go to the game page in the library tab, click the settings icon, go to betas, and select "pre-release." If you find any bugs or have
Hey everyone! I'd like to announce that I've been working on a new gamemode for Tanks: The Crusades - Arcade Mode! In arcade mode, you have unlimited lives, and enemies drop from the sky in waves, but you have a time limit of 2 minutes. After the time runs out, frenzy mode begins
Hey everyone! Several of you have reported issues with Tanks version 1.4 - namely the game freezing up when working with custom tanks, and the game desynchronizing when playing multiplayer with spawner tanks. I have released a minor update which fixes both of these bugs. I apolog
It's been a long time since the last big update, but the time has finally come! Tanks v1.4 brings 2 new built-in tanks, and a brand new tank editor that lets you make your own tanks! What's new in Tanks v1.4.0: New features: - Added tank editor and custom tanks - Added air bullet
Hey everyone, It is my pleasure to announce that as of today, July 20, 2022, Tanks: The Crusades has reached 100,000 lifetime total units! I would like to thank all of you - everyone who has played this game - for bringing the game to where it is right now. Some stats: - Developm
Hey everyone! So it's been a while since the last update, and I didn't want to leave you all in the dark about the future of the game. I'm still alive and working on the game! The next update, Tanks v1.4, is coming soon, and will bring the highly anticipated ability to make custo
Hey everyone, I have received reports over the last few weeks of Tanks performing rather poorly in multiplayer while over Steam peer-to-peer. Upon further investigation, I discovered a bug with the packet buffering which was causing packets to not be sent when they should have be