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 been sent, and instead waiting a bit longer. This bug was first introduced somewhere around v1.3.1, in an attempt to improve network performance. I've hopefully fixed the bug, and uploaded a new version of the game to Steam. If you still have issues with playing multiplayer, please let me know. I'm sorry it took so long to get this fix out, I have been quite busy lately. But my summer is coming soon, so I'll have more time to develop the game! Update 1.4 is in development right now, and I hope you will like the new editor features and tanks it will bring :)

[ 2022-05-01 08:04:27 CET ] [ Original post ]

Welcome to Tanks: The Crusades!

Tanks is a top-down shooter in which you control a blue tank and try to defeat various enemy tanks with assorted abilities to clear levels. You can play Tanks in multiple gamemodes, alone or via cross-platform multiplayer with as many friends as you'd like.

Gamemodes

Random levels: Play in randomly generated levels.

Crusades: Play a series of levels in order, earning coins and unlocking shop items as you go, with a limited number of lives.
Versus: Fight your friends in randomly generated levels.
My levels: Play levels that you have saved or made.

Features

Level editor: You can create your own levels, featuring tank teams, custom items and shops, custom background colors, and custom level sizes. Go wild!

Crusade editor: Once you've made (or saved) several levels, you can put them together into your own crusade. You can then set up a shop for that crusade where players can spend their coins.
Multiplayer: Play with as many other players as your device can support. You can play in co-op or versus, chat, and share levels and crusades you've made in multiplayer parties.