Developer posts and news about this game.
The coming update will introduce a new map system with a custom file format. Today we will take a first look at its abilities and the map editor for it. The old map system was based on tiles and depending on complicated tilesets created by hand. While this offered quite big artis
On November 7, 2022 the Tanks2.DE game servers will be taken offline, and won't come back online until the future of the game is more certain. This decision wasn't easy, but most of you probably have seen it coming. The game still isn't in a good state, updates are rare and time
- Improved networking again, game should feel more fluid now - Reverted experimental camera mode back to normal
Really small update with a few bugfixes and network updates. The game server now dynamically tests your connection and packet loss ingame. If your network connection supports UDP without high packet loss, it will be used inbetween the less frequent TCP update ticks. The client no
- New forest map added: "Faulty Forest" - New skins added to some russian and german tanks - Activated experimental camera behaviour for increased view range - AI tank aim behaviour improved - AI tanks should no longer get stuck - Various smaller bugfixes Some players also report
But let me warn you right away: this update releases in a 'preview' state for a good reason. Many things are unpolished, unbalanced or unfinished, as the game has been rewritten completely from scratch over the past year. Yes, you heard right. Every single line of code was recrea
The game servers have been shut down for an extended maintenance period, in order to prepare everything for the coming 0.2.0 update. Update 0.2.0 is a full rewrite of the game, and it takes some time to implement it properly into the existing game systems. We don't want you to lo
Finally another update… it took a while, but here it is: an important update, featuring server side physics, a new game mode, randomly generated maps, a vision system, light tanks, squads and so much more! So let’s get directly into it. There are many new features and complete re
Currently there is no vision system in the game, not even a simple one. But don’t worry, we will change that in Update 0.1.9! First, let me explain the current vision system: …oh, right, there isn’t one. Currently all tanks on the battlefield are always visible to all players, wa
In Update 0.1.9 all battlefields will be generated randomly. This article explains how the current version of the generator works, and what the generated maps look like! So let’s get into it! Please take a look at this randomly generated map part first: Noticed something? Yes? Pe
Update 0.1.8 has been released, containing new bullet mechanics and many other improvements. New bullet mechanics As announced in a previous devblog already, the new bullet mechanic has been added to the game now. To make the explanation short: bullets fly now instead of spawning
The bullet mechanics will change with a coming update. Today we will talk about the current and the new mechanics, and how the gameplay could be affected by such changes. First, let’s review the current system again. Currently all bullet calculations are made instantly when you s
Update 0.1.7 has been released! This time it contains a new map, a clan system and some other improvements. Let’s take a quick look at the new map first: The map is called ‘Swampy Forest’, and you probably already see why. A lot of water, many trees, some bunkers… doesn’t sound r
Fighting for rewards can be fun. Fighting together with friends can be even more fun! Today we will take a closer look at the upcoming clan system and its mechanics. First, what is a clan? It’s pretty simple actually: a clan is a group of players that… well… plays together! And t
Today we released Update 0.1.6, a smaller update focused on gameplay improvements and bugfixes before the Steam release on Friday. Since the last update introduced a new game mode, all old maps have been removed from the game, so it’s time again to create new ones. Today we start
Update 0.1.5 has been released, adding bots and much more to the game! Before going into detail about new features, we will first take a look at the new tanks in this update. As you can see, the first american tanks are finally here. All of them are medium tanks with high mobilit
In this article we want to take a closer look at the AI tanks, their mechanics and how they actually ‘think’ before they will be released with the coming update 0.1.5. An AI-controlled tank is pretty much like a normal player tank, with some basic differences: AI tanks have a fix