- Holiday Update is now available - 17 December 2019
Missing white christmas? Forget reality and check out our brand new post-apocalyptic winter map with damaged ancient Chinese and USSR mecha warriors in a wonderfully combat-driven Christmas environment! All of you who suffer from annoying christmas background music overdose enjoy our special gift: jingle bells era is now officially over. We turned Tank Maniacs main theme into a Christmas themed masterpiece. Be the first to hear! Changelog Brand new post-apocalyptic winter map with damaged ancient Chinese and USSR mecha warriors in a wonderfully combat-driven Christmas environment! Minor Christmas-themed asset updates (tanks, pickups and many more!) Santa’s crew got oily while working in the tank factory. They even changed the background music. Thankfully it is not like one of the well-known shopping mall Christmas hits. Known issues Sometimes layer opacity behaves unexpectedly with the…
- Tank Maniacs is now available on Steam - 5 December 2019
Dearest Fans! We are very excited to share this precious historical moment with you all! For an entire year our team has been putting all of its energy, knowledge and enthusiasm into developing the world’s (probably) best couch party game. You are on the right page, cause TM is the one! Fun fact: it all started in a garage. Ok, no. But really, the whole idea of The Game was born while having fun at one of our regular game jams at Gamelab, our indie game developer studio. The first playable version of Tank Maniacs was put together in not more than 3 awesome days, by a bunch of awesome guys, and we enjoyed the game so much that kinda thought: hey, why not put all 20 of us on the project and spend an entire year eating only pizza out of boxes, getting fat, working on weekends and sleeping in the office just to add some extra good stuff for other geeks like us... Ok ok. We’re actually not f…
- Tank Maniacs will be released on the 5th of December - 26 November 2019
Tank Maniacs will be released on the 5th of December We’re thrilled to announce that it is happening! Get ready, and tell all your pals that it is true: Tank Maniacs is finally going to be released for PC on Steam on the 5th of December! Tank Maniacs FREE Demo is live again For those of you who missed our demo or want to see the final game in advance before buying it, the great news is: demo is available again till the 6th of December! https://store.steampowered.com/app/1046630/Tank_Maniacs/ Download the demo on Steam and check out the 3 completely new maps: the gorgeous Grassland, the tricky Bridge Ruins and the exotic Jungle! All of the 8 gamemodes currently available in the final game are already included in the demo: the Gameshow, the Team Gameshow, the Symmetric Showdown, the Team Symmetric Showdown, the Last Tank Standing, the Last Team Standing the Deathmatch and the Team Deathma…
- New York update v0.9.3. - 21 November 2019
We just can’t stop spoiling you… It’s not even Xmas and we already added 4 absolutely new game modes: the Gameshow and the Symmetric Showdown and both their team versions, not to mention a completely new map, called New York, we guess even just reading the name you already envision something completely different from the earlier maps, and so it is, and oh, wait… you know what has changed to be even more user friendly and awesome? The Menu! What else do you want? Now you name it! Actually now you can, because guess what, you can set your own nickname after you pick your pilot. And lots of other new stuff so just run through and read it anyways. Get on with it, get spoiled. Santa’s almost here, soooo... wishlist now! Game modes We have 4 new game modes! Gameshow In the Gameshow mode players will have to pay attention to another threat! From time to time, the “UH-1 Good Looking” appears an…
- Free Demo for Tank Maniacs is live now - 5 November 2019
What’s the only thing that could beat the good news that Tank Maniacs is almost ready to be published? Of course the even better news: we made a demo for our fans! Certainly we can still beat the good and even better news: our demo is FREE and available from 05/11 till 17/11! Too bad we can’t see your faces now. But maybe not too bad after all. So if you’re up to the game all you have to do now is to gather 3 of your best friends or any available family members, or just let’s say less obnoxious classmates, but maybe simply random people in your dorm who are still willing to talk to you will do, so the 4 of you can now occupy the couch and start the battle! But of course if humans in your reach are scarce or you prefer your own company over all other creatures’, we have charming AI bots to beat you. You’re welcome. You can find the "Download Demo" button on the store page: https://store.…
- Sassy Catapult update, v0.2 - 30 August 2019
Now you can feel like in seventh heaven, or even more, since we added 6 new maps to the game! The new scenes widened our horizon and brought brand new songs and sound effects, and also we couldn’t resist to expand our arsenal of tanks even further, so added something awesome and powerful: the Catapult Tank! The AI behind our tanks has gone through significant improvement, meaning that by now they all developed their own battle tactics, so you better keep up! If you’re ready for the new stuff just check our fresh INTRO animation, get you buddies on the couch and test the game. Or just keep playin’ with the bots! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=se4XbW8vKP4 https://cdn.steampulse.org/steam/asset?u=https%3A%2F%2Fsteamcdn-a.akamaihd.net%2Fsteamcommunity%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fclans%2F34964704%2F0d2b3cdab4cada2a93379ef1bec4b6345e0af49f.gif Now here are the patch notes: ADDED New INTRO animation! New maps: Swamp, Bridge Ruins, Downhill, Rolling Stones, T…
- Mothership update v0.1.15 - 9 July 2019
https://i.imgur.com/9L4hUfm.gif Play multiple turns in quick succession and earn points to compete for the ultimate first prize! Deathmatch and its team variant got an overhaul. The AI bots won’t act as clueless lemmings anymore and will attempt to jump over chasms and even evade incoming fire. Our beloved narrator now also comments on character specific events. This version also includes some new features that won’t be present on the supported Steam operating systems. Namely we have implemented similar touch-control methods in-game as for the Controller App. https://cdn.steampulse.org/steam/asset?u=https%3A%2F%2Fsteamcdn-a.akamaihd.net%2Fsteamcommunity%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fclans%2F34964704%2F354dad810438585f4ce604c78f1a11b2eaa2b4ba.png Added Game mode settings in lobby Supercomputer™ New splash screen animation New AI behaviour: chasm detection and jump evade New narrator voice lines Animations and sound effects for summary screen Deathmatch sc…
- Eyecandy update v.0.1.12 - 13 June 2019
Feast your eyes on our new explosion effects and other breathtaking visual improvements. https://i.imgur.com/YX7ceok.gif Added High-dynamic range explosion effects Ability to skip the match summary screen Meteor forecast indicator (first iteration) Steam Controller support Bot Dispenser sound effects Glow effect to bubble shields https://cdn.steampulse.org/steam/asset?u=https%3A%2F%2Fsteamcdn-a.akamaihd.net%2Fsteamcommunity%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fclans%2F34964704%2F48f513ffb9bf4f6bbdc99014dc4b17554f8c42bd.png Changed Post process effect and colour tweaks on every map Summary screen visual update Machinegun sound effect fade-out shortened Death “skull animation” retouched Made the leading player’s crown icon more visible on dark backgrounds PigBird explosion is now a mushroom cloud Increased tank death explosion effect In-match player character thumbnails updated Map selector thumbnails and order updated https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommuni…
- PlayIT report - 8 June 2019
https://cdn.steampulse.org/steam/asset?u=https%3A%2F%2Fsteamcdn-a.akamaihd.net%2Fsteamcommunity%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fclans%2F34964704%2Fff7e865e28e3f5cd059a4c5696a0216670d33be1.jpg This year we doubled the size of the GAMELAB living room at PlayIT, the largest gaming event in Hungary. It was awesome to meet some of our commited test pilots in person and lure in new fans with the game's soundtrack performed live by our band. Next to the couches players could download the free Controller App and play the game running on an iPad. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kvmnFQMhoxo Kudos to the organisers for providing me with the opportunity to represent our fantastic team on the main stage, talking about the development's history and future. I also had the chance to showcase the current version playing with household names. I am happy to report that the build was rock solid and the game has improved a lot both visually and in usability. It was a lovely si…
- Bot dispenser update v0.1.11 - 6 June 2019
This update includes a new method to manually add or remove AI bots. By default the matches won't have bots in them, but you can customise this in the ready room using the patented Bot Dispenser Platform. It even works with team modes. https://cdn.steampulse.org/steam/asset?u=https%3A%2F%2Fsteamcdn-a.akamaihd.net%2Fsteamcommunity%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fclans%2F34964704%2F570b98bf64fe7f166c1e5f960c55f01f9b688f3e.gif Added Diegetic Bot Dispenser automatons in the lobby Level selector sound effects Pause sound effects Lobby pipe animations New test map: Volcano Changed Buff: Dragon tank fire particle lifetime increased Tweaked timed pick-up bubble shield physics CPU label was changed to BOT Announcer won’t speak if the game is paused Introduced a slight life-like delay to the announcer reaction time Diegetic menu improvements Last death sound effect won’t fade out Music volume setting will play without low pass filter effect Pause menu visuals Contro…
- Daily Public Test Realm Builds - 29 May 2019
We have a brand new challenge for our most dedicated beta pilots. The Tank Maniacs Crew works tirelessly to release updates as frequently as humanly possible. But what if we told you that from now on you don’t have to wait a whole week to break the game? That’s right, now you can opt-in to our highly exclusive PTR Steam branch and receive DAILY updates! Of course this comes at a cost: this process is totally automated and you WILL receive incomplete features that are actively being worked on. There is no guarantee that the game in this state is going to be stable, so please keep this in mind as you hammer your keyboard to report issues. To do so simply right click on Tank Maniacs in your Steam library and select 'Properties'. On the 'BETAS' tab change the dropdown to 'ptr_daily - Public Test Realm daily build' and you are set to go. https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/…
- Controller App Release Announcement - 23 May 2019
Turn your phone or tablet into a full-blown touch controller for Tank Maniacs! We have realised that not everyone has four gamepads at home. Or not even one, and may not even be at home when the opportunity comes to play a party game with friends! But as we all know since last November: gamers have phones! This is why we have developed a controller application for our couch party game. Download "TANK MANIACS CONTROLLER” to your phone and you will have your controller with you, anywhere you go, anytime you are up for a game! https://cdn.steampulse.org/steam/asset?u=https%3A%2F%2Fsteamcdn-a.akamaihd.net%2Fsteamcommunity%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fclans%2F34964704%2F7f716776430372798705bd00a73edc23ff513215.png Of course, the app won’t completely replace an ergonomic gamepad and since it is network-based there is a slight input lag. We have tested it at office and gaming event conditions and we think it is a viable alternative that can provide additional…
- Announcer update v0.1.9 - 23 May 2019
We have introduced the ever-present voice of the maniac narrator you might remember from our Closed Beta announcement trailer. He can already comment on a wide selection of in-game events. If you happen to have a cool idea for a witty line, please let us know. https://cdn.steampulse.org/steam/asset?u=https%3A%2F%2Fsteamcdn-a.akamaihd.net%2Fsteamcommunity%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fclans%2F34964704%2F72307e320aaa43042e96d9489cd06db7c5137f36.png https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x67vw-BCpUE Added In-game announcer voice clips Autopilot option: AFK players get replaced by bots Dedicated bot character portraits Options menu for announcer voice level Map selector screen QR code in the lobby for the controller app New timed pick-up variants (3 sec, 10 sec) https://cdn.steampulse.org/steam/asset?u=https%3A%2F%2Fsteamcdn-a.akamaihd.net%2Fsteamcommunity%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fclans%2F34964704%2Fbda4f6b16d1d0211a0f3054352c1dbcf10a4ced1.png Changed Revamped lobby visuals and level geometry Pause menu now blurs background and…
- Linux and macOS support - 21 May 2019
We have introduced Linux and macOS versions for our closed beta pilots. Join our Discord server at https://discord.gg/tankmaniacs and please let us know if you managed to break them. https://cdn.steampulse.org/steam/asset?u=https%3A%2F%2Fsteamcdn-a.akamaihd.net%2Fsteamcommunity%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fclans%2F34964704%2F9479fc07b013e74f7af908d82839ebed9dd8c584.png https://cdn.steampulse.org/steam/asset?u=https%3A%2F%2Fsteamcdn-a.akamaihd.net%2Fsteamcommunity%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fclans%2F34964704%2F5db91aec2e1eec78f1ef9310b688a0b7f8cfa6dc.png
- Dragon Update v0.1.7 - 14 May 2019
https://cdn.steampulse.org/steam/asset?u=https%3A%2F%2Fsteamcdn-a.akamaihd.net%2Fsteamcommunity%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fclans%2F34964704%2F96adf9cef5f75a93b1dc81184c31fe406cbb6ebe.png Added New tank: Dragon New holo map: TOILET New pick-up type: timed-shield Attract mode: bots play against each other if players are idle in the lobby New language localisation: Polish https://cdn.steampulse.org/steam/asset?u=https%3A%2F%2Fsteamcdn-a.akamaihd.net%2Fsteamcommunity%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fclans%2F34964704%2Ff5cfe9fd1ec351047735b807b78881cc87252b6f.png TOILET holo map https://cdn.steampulse.org/steam/asset?u=https%3A%2F%2Fsteamcdn-a.akamaihd.net%2Fsteamcommunity%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fclans%2F34964704%2Faf03615f7962adf14296e0c50f4f6543fbbbd555.png Timed-shield pick-up crate Changed Improved in-game options menu usability RAM, video memory and render optimisations Holo maps now have a higher chance in random map rotation
- Team Update v0.1.5 - 8 May 2019
This update introduces a team variant of the Last Tank Standing game mode. To activate it one player has to park beneath the supercomputer screen and press the highlighted input. https://cdn.steampulse.org/steam/asset?u=https%3A%2F%2Fsteamcdn-a.akamaihd.net%2Fsteamcommunity%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fclans%2F34964704%2F8bdf56133c2aec0958968eab0768e78732a7049d.png In team mode, the ready room is divided. To pick a team simply park at the desired side. https://cdn.steampulse.org/steam/asset?u=https%3A%2F%2Fsteamcdn-a.akamaihd.net%2Fsteamcommunity%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fclans%2F34964704%2F6d7e6deb9c26bac078635579cfc088d4ef7428f8.png Watch out for friendly fire! https://cdn.steampulse.org/steam/asset?u=https%3A%2F%2Fsteamcdn-a.akamaihd.net%2Fsteamcommunity%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fclans%2F34964704%2F30517eb9746146fab35f4d3967efd368ac387235.png Added New game mode: Last Team Standing Supercomputer game mode selector button Bots (CPU) can autocomplete teams Current version number on screen Probably some new bugs, probably Quality of life improvements: In-game options menu (first i…
- Holo Map Update v0.1.2 - 3 May 2019
Our first Steam Closed Beta update introduces a crazy new tank and some fresh maps! New Maps We call them holo maps. These are levels still under construction. The environmental aesthetics are temporary placeholders. We would like to receive feedback on the level geometry, balance and new gameplay mechanics before we dress them up properly. New features include deadly lava and moving geometry that turns the map into a dynamic ever-changing battleground. New Tank The Metronome Chicken, as the name implies has two constantly moving heads. You have to time your shots to the rhythm to aim. https://cdn.steampulse.org/steam/asset?u=https%3A%2F%2Fsteamcdn-a.akamaihd.net%2Fsteamcommunity%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fclans%2F34964704%2F2bba99502d80299b1ba1d79e906c535f4a40873d.png https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-cUgux0fugQ Added New direct hit particle effects Dogfight in the background on Shipwreck map Camping nest on Death Valley map Windmill neutral state on…
