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, you should back them up first. You can do this by opening up the game, going to the "My levels" or "Crusades" section, hitting the folder icon (a new button added in this pre-release), and making a copy of everything inside to somewhere safe.
Hello everyone,
Update 1.6 is wrapping up, and I am considering it pretty much feature-complete now. So here is a new pre-release for you guys to find some bugs in and mess around with :)
What's new in Tanks v1.6.f:
Added new circular hotbar option
Improvements and new UI for tank spectating
Added bullet effect and trail editor
Item icons can now be recolored
Mines can now be recolored
Added option for bullets to destroy blocks on impact
Added ability for explosions to stun tanks
The party host can now mute player chat for players
Added ability to nudge players in a party to click 'ready'
Added indicator for ready players on top of their tanks
New emblems and skins added, made by the Tanks community!
Aim indicators for bullets now reflect size, range, type, etc...
Added hotkeys to instantly use tank abilities
Abilities can now be scrolled to like other hotbar slots
Teleporter orbs now have trails
Improved physics of arc and block bullets
Lots of major behind-the-scenes refactoring
Several performance improvements
Bug fixes and other minor improvements
Please report any bugs you find so that I can fix them. If you'd like to keep up with the development of the game please join our Discord!
Here's a deeper dive into what's new:
The new circular hotbar places everything near your tank or cursor so you don't have to look down at the bottom of the screen. If you prefer the old style you can still choose it in the options screen.
The new spectating UI shows more hints to make it clear how you can look around and spectate tanks. Did you even know that you could spectate tanks once you were destroyed in previous versions? It should be clearer that you can now :)
You now have full control over the how trails left behind by your bullets look! You can also adjust the bullets' particles and glow.
Different parts of every item icon can now be recolored to your desire.
Mines can now be made to stun tanks in their explosion radius.
Check marks over ready players' tanks now appear to indicate that they're ready. And if you're waiting for a while for your friends to ready up, you can now send a little reminder to them :)
While holding the 'trace aim' key, you'll now see a better indication of your bullet's minimum and maximum range, accuracy spread, and bounce pattern!
Some of the new tank skins!
Some of the new tank emblems!
