1.5.1
2023-04-25
What's new in Tanks v1.5.1:
- Bug fixes
1.5.0
2023-04-17
What's new in Tanks v1.5.0:
New arcade mode minigame:
- Point system based on tank kills
- Continuously spawning enemy tank waves
- Respawn if you die
- Time limit of 2 minutes and 12 seconds
- A rampage system for destroying tanks in a row
- Tanks drop items that you can use to your advantage
- Frenzy mode: destroy all you can when time runs out!
- Point bonuses judging your performance at the end
Crusades:
- Font is now varied across statistics for readability
- Added crusade descriptions for built-in crusades
- Built-in crusades now track your best completion time, which you can see directly from the crusade screen
- Completed crusade runs can be compared to your best run
Options:
- Reorganized options screens
- Added new profile customization section to options
- You can now use a custom tank color in singleplayer
- Added option to show bullets under terrain
- Added 30 FPS deterministic mode
More:
- Updated menu music
- Added item switching indicator on tank
- Updated tutorial to be more exciting
- Removed laser from versus mode
- Tanks will not explode on death if killed right after spawning
- Changed fireworks appearance
- Bug fixes and other minor improvements
1.4.0
2022-07-30
What's new in Tanks v1.4.0:
New features:
- Added tank editor and custom tanks
- Added air bullet which pushes things
- Added homing bullet which moves towards targets
- Added light blue tank which uses air bullets
- Added salmon tank which uses homing bullets
- Added beginner crusade
Tank behavior:
- Tanks now try to avoid walls
- Tanks now see through destructible blocks
- Tanks now avoid explosive blocks
Balancing:
- Boss tank now only spawns 5 tank types
- Cooldowns are now per item
- Made random level teleporters rarer
- Increased player tank acceleration
- Nerfed castle crusade level 'Castle artillery'
Graphics:
- New tank textures and models
- Updated crusade info and stats screen background
- Updated item icons
- Made UI icons more colorful
- Updated 3D explosion particle effect
- Added indicator when new shop items are available
- Added bullet cooldown indicator to hotbar
More:
- New editor music
- Shop is now available in versus mode
- Increased some textbox character limits
- IP address can now be hidden in parties
- Bug fixes and other minor improvements
1.3.2
2022-03-27
What's new in Tanks v1.3.2:
- Changed appearance of electric bullets
- Arc bullets can now be set to bounce
- Bug fixes and other minor improvements
1.3.1
2022-03-08
What's new in Tanks v1.3.1:
- Added automatic camera zoom
- Bug fixes and other minor improvements
1.3.0
2022-01-20
What's new in Tanks v1.3.0:
New features:
- Added all-new castle crusade
- Added cut, copy, and paste to level editor
- Added multishot and shot spread options to bullets
- Added crusade option to disable respawning tanks
Sounds and music:
- New editor music
- New sounds for winning and losing battles
User interfaces:
- Improved lists with search, sort, and jump buttons
Improvements:
- Cyan tanks are now immune to freeze bullets and ice
- Improved game title appearance
- Added translation support
- Holes are now bigger
- More animations on the crusade stats screen
- Bug fixes and other minor improvements
1.2.2
2021-09-12
What's new in Tanks v1.2.2:
New features:
- Added crusade statistics screen
- Added music for editor and dark levels
- Added deterministic mode for speedrunners
- Added built-in item templates
- Added option to show level names in crusades
- Added indicator for where arc bullets will land
- Added mini tank to level editor
Improvements:
- Leaving and rejoining a party crusade before a new level is loaded recovers progress
- Explosive blocks now award players coins for kills
- Level timer now shows in editor after playing from 'My levels'
- Reworked the 'Save this level' button
- You can now save levels you play in parties
- Bug fixes and other minor improvements
1.2.1
2021-07-01
What's new in Tanks v1.2.1:
- Added party host options menu
- Added option to disable all friendly fire in parties
- Added option to change the party countdown timer
- Added auto ready multiplayer option
- Arc bullets now have colored shadows
- Teleporter orbs are now the color of the teleporting tank
- Player spawns are now more spread out in versus mode
- Flash from bullets harmless to you (friendly fire off) is bigger
- Bug fixes and other minor improvements
1.2.0
2021-06-24
What's new in Tanks v1.2.0:
New features:
- Added light pink tank which gets angry when it sees you
- Added mimic tank which mimics the behavior a nearby tank
- Dummy tanks can be now used in the level editor
Balancing:
- Tanks no longer take damage after the battle has ended
- Blue tank electricity now only arcs between 4 targets (from 6)
- Cyan tank freeze duration decreased by 1 second
- Large timed levels have longer timers
- Orangered tank is now immune to explosion damage
More:
- Improved the crusade editor level edit menu
- Changed light block appearance
- Fireworks are more varied and prettier!
- Medic tank cross is now green
...and, of course, bug fixes and other improvements
1.1.3
2021-05-05
What's new in Tanks v1.1.3:
- Added new sound for arc bullets
- Explosive blocks now have a delay if triggered by other explosions
- Several bug fixes and other minor improvements
1.1.1
2021-04-11
What's new in Tanks v1.1.1:
- Split fast/fancy/super graphics setting into multiple options
- Reduced certain particle effects to improve performance
- New option to change intensity of particle effects
- Several bug fixes and minor improvements
1.1.0
2021-03-02
What's new in Tanks v1.1.0:
New features:
- Added mustard tank which shoots over walls
- Added orange-red tank which shoots explosive bullets
- Added gold tank which boosts its allies' speed
- Added boost panel
- Added no bounce block
- Added block which breaks when hit by a bullet
- Added block which explodes when touched
- Added light block
Levels:
- New time limit option for levels
Options:
- Added option to show time elapsed
More:
- Made some tanks smarter
- Bullets harmless to you (friendly fire off) now flash
..and the usual bug fixes and various minor improvements