Tanks

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Tanks is a browser game about two immovable tanks shooting at each other. The game is meant for two players. Simple to play, intermediately hard to master with the introduction of wall and wind mechanic. More in the Help section.

The game also gathers various data that are accessible in the Stats sections. These are stored locally on your machine. If proper backend was implemented, the data could have been synchronized to cloud. But alas. The site will at least tell you when you go offline, making the would-be sync impossible, and back online, allowing the sync again.

Help

How to play

Aim with a mouse.

Press, hold and then release left mouse button to shoot.
The longer you hold down the button, the further you will shoot. If held long enough, the tank will overcharge and shoot automatically for extra firepower known as windbreaker. Useful against the strongest winds.

To win, bring your opponent's tank to zero health.

Mechanics

Wall

If turned on during game setup a wall will be present in the middle of the battlefield. Tanks need to shoot in arcs above it, creating spicier gameplay. The wall height is proportional to the current wind power.

Wind

Wind changes the trajectory of tank shells. Look for the top-center bar for wind indicator. The length and speed of the arrows in the bar indicate the wind power and direction.

Overtime

To make the game more balanced towards the player two, who starts as second, the overtime concept is introduced. If the second player's tank is to explode whilst the first player's tank is at the brink of destruction, the second player gets a last chance to destroy his opponent's tank, making the shots fired on both sides the same. If they succeed and both tanks are destroyed, the game ends in a draw.

Game modes

Classic

After each shot, the environment changes resulting in randomized wind speed, wind direction and, if present, wall height.

Mirror

Constructed to provide the most balanced experience for both players. Each has the same conditions regarding the wind speed and, if present, wall height. The wind direction changes accordingly. After the round finishes with both players having shot with the same conditions, the environment is then randomized.

Debug

Use the debug menu to set your own 'under the hood' properties of the game. If debug is allowed, an icon marked with 'X' will show up beneath the second player's health bar.

Changes made will persist until the page is reloaded.

Video footage

To get yourself in the proper mood for upcoming tank battles, feel free to watch the footage below of the eastern front 1944 (colorized).

Stats

Stats table

Shells fired
Direct hits
Wall hits
Ground hits
Total damage done
Left tank damage received
Right tank damage received
Total matches finished
Left side wins
Right side wins
Overtimes
Draws

Connection status

Connection status:

If you were online and if backend was implemented, your stats would get uploaded to create a massive collective archive of these stats. Like total matches plated across the whole world! But since BE is non existent, all this section will say is whether you are online or not.

To demonstrate Notifications, allow your browser to show Notifications from this site to be notified when you go offline or online! Notifications are currently: Awaiting confirmation

Clear stats

If for whatever reason you would like to track your stats from zero, click the button bellow.

Game setup

Game properties

Properties

Player 1 name:

Player 2 name:

Game mode:

Enable wall

Allow debug

Game in progress

There is currently a game in progress.

Customization

Custom shooting sound

The customization possibilities may be extended later, for now you can drag 'n' drop an audio file to set a custom sound that will be played instead of the default shooting sound. Click the reset button to enable the default sound again.

Drop here

Uploaded file info:

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