Equipment

The first entry into the game takes a novice tanker to

the lobby - a place where their own «dream tank» is
assembled. This is also a place where they receive missions.

You can equip from a range of modern equipment in the   

Garage. Tanki Online allows you to choose a turret and
a hull to suit your play style, as well as letting you equip your
combat vehicle with different modifiers — protection
modules and drones.

Upon reaching the rank of   Warrant Officer

1, augments become available. They can be installed on a
turret or a hull to change different parameters.
At the beginning of the journey, the choice is not great,
however, the Rookie who doesn’t dream of becoming a
Legend is a bad Rookie! Over time, as the tanker rises in rank,
the garage becomes more spacious, and the crystals earned
can be spent on upgrading existing equipment.
Missions
Having chosen the optimal tank, the player can go to the
headquarters by clicking the   «Missions» button in the
lobby to see their daily, weekly, and special missions. Each of
them provides generous in-game prizes: stars,
crystals, supplies and Containers.
After receiving your tasks, you can go to the battlefield by
clicking on the large «Play» button in the lobby. You
definitely don’t want to miss out on big wins from such small
goals!
Matchmaking and PRO-Battles
see also: Matchmaking System and PRO Battles

Matchmaking is an automatic system that selects battles for

players. Its task is to provide approximately equal conditions
for all participants in the battle.
Matchmaking can be accessed by pressing the large
aforementioned «Play» button. In the menu that opens, one
option is to play a quick battle, where the player will be sent
to a completely random battle. Alternatively, you can also opt
to play a desired battle mode. So, in Tanki Online you can:

 Work with your team to destroy opponents in «Team

Deathmatch»
 Protect your flag while trying to steal someone else's by
playing «Capture the Flag»
 Capture mini-bases in the «Control Points and «Siege»
modes
 Defend the bastion in «Assault»
 Deliver balls to the opponent's base in «Rugby»
 Destroy «boss tanks» in the «Team Juggernaut» mode
Another option is PRO battles - a place where players can
fight according to special rules: in addition to the battle mode,
you can choose a map, format, and also set the desired
parameters. You can even invite all your friends (for example,
to celebrate a new rank or just see who is better).
Tank controls
see also: Tank Controls

The sooner a young tanker learns how to drive their combat

vehicle, the faster and more effective their career growth will
be. There are only 4 keys responsible for the movement of the
tank in the PC version of the game (arrows ↑, ←, ↓, → or
the W, A, S, D keys), and a fifth key is the shoot button
– SPACE. You can change the controls at any time in the
game settings. There is also an alternative option - mouse
controls. Control over the tank in the mobile version of the
game is carried out with two fingers thanks to a control
scheme optimized for touch displays.
Battle interface
see also: Heads Up Display

After studying the structure and behavior of the tank, you can
finally properly look around in battle.
 There are two bars above the player's own tank: the
armor (also known as health or HP) of the tank, and the
turret’s reload status.
 Status effects can be seen below and above the two bars -
positive and negative, respectively. These are effects
that affect the state of the tank. Under the influence of
enemy actions in battle, the tank may catch fire  ,
freeze  , lose protection   or be stunned  ; the
ability to activate supplies   or use overdrive/drone
effects   may disappear - and you will be the first to
 know about all this. The status effect is also
accompanied by a text tooltip on top of the tank.
 Status effects can also be found on the tanks of allies and
opponents - these are the effects imposed on them.
 Your turret's icon with a number beside it next to another
player's nickname indicates that they have a protection
module against your turret. The Armadillo module
protects against Critical Damage.
 Other colored icons near opponents and teammates, or
near other locations on the map may indicate that there
are flagpole bases or capture points in that location, or
that a player is holding a flag or a ball.
 In the upper left corner of the screen there are important
notifications for evaluating the situation in battle (either
a flag or a ball is delivered, or a gold box is falling).
 In the upper right corner, also for assessing the situation,
there is an action log - who destroyed whom and with
what turret    , who joined   or left   the
battlefield.
 At the bottom of the screen are the available supplies to
strengthen the tank as well as their quantity, the
overdrive charge, and a radar showing where nearby
players are: