The Warrior Comes! Wielding the mighty Bouncer Gun, the Warrior is rolling into the arena ready for a brawl.

New Tank Parts are rolling into the arena! Our first sale for Generation 2 was chosen in a recent community poll. The Shaman may have won the honor of being first in that poll, but don’t think we’re going to prevent the other options from going to good garages across The Planetary Union!

This week The Warrior begins its campaign of brutality in the arena. This Tank consists of The Bouncer Gun, The Maul Body, The Viking Helmet and The Thrillseeker Skin.

After our recent economy updates the arena is a very busy place, and of course the Warrior was going to get in on the action!

Sale Details

During our last sale, we realized that some of the higher rarity Tank Parts may fly off of production lines fast. Due to that, we’ll be releasing the total supply of this sale in two waves, separated by 8 hours. It’s our hope that this gives Pilots across the world a little more access to these parts at a reasonable time.

The first of these waves will begin tomorrow- Wednesday, April 19th at 12pm PT. Half of the supply of each Part will be available at this time in the Spider Tanks Store(rounded up in the case of a remainder).

The second wave begins at 8pm PT. At this time, the other half of the supply will become available. In the case that a Part is not sold out, the new supply will be added to the existing supply.

As with our last sale, these Parts will enter the store with a special percentage price reduction applied. These discounted prices will be discontinued or altered with little or no notice, so get them while they last if you want The Warrior in your garage.

The Bouncer Gun

The Bouncer is the vicious tool of destruction favored by The Warrior build. This gun stores three projectiles, ready to cause havoc throughout an enemy team.

The Bouncer’s projectiles ricochet from one opponent to another, with each bounce giving an increase to projectile speed and damage. They bounce from one opponent to another within a limited range, but if you can hit opponents in a tight cluster the power of the Bouncer Gun becomes clear.

Maul

Maul is a medium-heavy Body. A little more bulky than Generation 2’s inaugural Crab Body, Maul is able to push Tanks around more like a heavy Body without sacrificing tons of Speed like the biggest Tanks around.

Maul’s high Energy, high Armor build fills a nice niche in most garages. In gigantic Tanks like Titans, your movement is often too limited to maneuver to get the most out of Weapons requiring a degree of finesse like The Bouncer. The Maul is flexible, but it is still a heavy-duty Tank. This makes it a solid choice for any Pilot out there.

Thrillseeker

Thrillseeker is always the life of the party. Boost up that Health and resistance to dance all night long, and throw in some extra damage in case you need to throw down.

Viking Helmet

The Viking Helmet is terrifying to behold as the indefatigable Warrior charges into battle. Remember, the horn side goes up. Downwards horns result in headaches.

Next Challenger

There’s a lot coming up in the arena, so stay tuned! There’s still another Tank combo from the community vote that we haven’t seen ship out to garages yet, and some exciting new features are on their way.

The arena is waiting on you. Strap in, load up and own victory.

Play Now

Some big changes are coming to Spider Tanks in the near future. Today, we’ll break down everything you need to know.

We’re coming up on half a year since the PC launch of Spider Tanks, and the arena is still just heating up. The GAMEDIA team has tons of new features and Tank Parts coming soon to an arena near you, but first we have a few changes that we think will be very welcome for every Pilot and Captain out there.

Like real world economies, game economies often involve certain degrees of experimentation to dial in sustainable and productive systems. Though extensive modeling and projections take place prior to enacting ecosystem changes, no one can perfectly predict how economic structures stand up to the test of (often chaotic) real world application.

This is why we always continue to innovate and plan better ways to bolster and optimize the ecosystem of Spider Tanks. As more economic data becomes available, we’re able to fix more specific issues and make better systems for the future of Spider Tanks overall.

Economic Overhaul

While we are very excited for the community to get a chance to interact with these economic changes, it’s important to note that this is only a test. We will be running this system for a short time and will make decisions about its future prospects and changes needed after we’ve analyzed the results from this experiment.

Data isn’t all we’re after on these changes though. We want to hear community feedback about the new system so that we can continue to grow the Spider Tanks ecosystem into something better with each adjustment.

The changes in this experiment have already started being enacted, and have two main components. How the SILK distribution each day is calculated will soon be significantly altered and store prices on Arachnium and Components have already been changed.

Many of you may have already noticed more expensive Components in the store. Don’t get too alarmed! These pricing changes are designed to work alongside the new distribution formula for a more robust rewards system for all players.

SILK Distribution Changes

-How It’s Been-

As laid out in the Spider Tanks Lite Paper, the SILK distribution comes from two separate pools. The Replacement Allowance distributes SILK based on VP gained playing matches each day and the Non-Replacement Allowance distributes SILK based on VP gained via Planetary Nodes or Maps.

The daily VP:SILK ratio of the Non-Replacement Allowance is determined by the circulating supply of SILK versus the soft cap. The daily VP:SILK ratio of the Replacement Allowance is determined by the total SILK burned the previous day.

As SILK burn and circulation only determine the VP:SILK ratio distributed from each of these pools, they can be scaled higher with more participation in the ecosystem to gather more daily VP. Extra VP earned within the ecosystem in a day does not affect the ratio of the distribution, because that rate is entirely determined by burn or supply regardless of how many VP are awarded to players.

Due to the fact that the Replacement Allowance is based directly on the burn from the previous day, the VP:SILK ratio can swing heavily one day to the next for players. In the case of Nodes and Maps, the distribution ratio has been severely limited, because it’s based solely on circulating supply. VP possible within a day is heavily bottlenecked through the Node Queue and Map Queue.

-New Changes-

For this experiment, we’re doing away with the Non-Replacement Allowance and Replacement Allowance pools entirely and combining them into one distribution pool for the entire ecosystem. This new pool will distribute daily to Players, Node Depots, Node operators and Map owners at set proportions.

Rather than isolate daily burn and circulating supply as separate pools, for this test we will use one simpler calculation that includes an algorithmic emission of SILK up to the soft cap. This will mean there’s a lot more SILK to go around, but as there is more SILK in circulation less will be distributed each day.

Daily issuance = 0.25% * (50 million — total SILK in circulation)

Rather than daily burn increasing the next day’s distribution only, now burn will more slowly increase the VP:SILK ratio — cumulative burn matters rather than only prior day burn. Compared to the prior average, this should result in more SILK being distributed throughout the ecosystem daily.

SILK will be distributed daily in the following proportions based on participation the previous day:

• Matches (Captains, Pilots and Owners) — 45%
• Parts deployed in Node Depots — 5%
• Planetary Nodes — 9%
• Founder’s Nodes — 1%
• Maps — 10%
• Gala Games — 15%
• GAMEDIA — 15%

It should be noted that the distribution will consist of a set amount of SILK distributed each day determined by the emission formula, rather than a set VP:SILK ratio determined by burn or supply. This means that within each of the above activities, more Victory Points won in a day by many players could potentially decrease the overall ratio since they are sharing a set amount of SILK.

Burning SILK to buy Arachnium, Components or Tank Parts under this new formula essentially extends the emission schedule. It would decrease the circulating supply, thus increasing how much SILK is distributed on a given day.

Component and Arachnium Pricing

As many of you have seen in the past few days, Component and Arachnium prices in the Spider Tanks Store have changed. These prices were originally pegged to SILK. Now that we’re testing this new algorithmic emission model, this needed to change.

These prices have now been pegged to the US Dollar wherever they were previously pegged to SILK. The store price will adjust regularly to accommodate this price in SILK, just as other areas of the store do for GALA or ETH.

While these may initially seem like large increases in the cost of upgrading Tanks, it will be offset by a larger amount of SILK distributed through the daily emission. Higher SILK burn in the store for Arachnium and Components extends the emission schedule, resulting in a higher and more stable distribution.

It’s important to note again that under this new system, more overall VP in a given distribution group during a day divides the total distribution wider, potentially reducing the ratio. As Generation 2 Tanks and beyond become the norm, it will be more difficult for players to acquire level 30 Tank Parts. This is by design, and creating a system where it is too fast and easy to upgrade Tanks should be avoided. Overall, both the adjustments together should balance out quite well.

Supercharge price will be adjusted as well to keep it proportionally similar to the rewards it offers now. Drop Pod prices were also changed to a USD peg, but were greatly reduced relative to their previous SILK cost.

Start Your Engines

This test will begin very soon, and we’ll keep you updated on the results and our future plans as we see this experiment play out. There’s some awesome new content coming to the arena before too long that we can’t wait to reveal as well, so stay tuned!

This arena was made for all of you. We above all want Spider Tanks to be a challenging and fun experience. If you have feedback or questions about this economic test, feel free to shout them out in the comments below or come see us on Discord!

The community has chosen the first Generation 2 Tank and a slew of fixes, updates and new features have arrived!

Over the past few weeks, a dedicated band of community testers has been working alongside our internal team testing a massive update to Spider Tanks. A huge thanks to all those who helped! In no small part to all your efforts, version 1.1.1 is now live in the arena!

There’s a lot of content updated, added or tweaked in this patch, and you’ll be able to read the full patch notes in the changelog section on Discord. Today, we’d like to walk through the biggest changes you can expect to see from this new version so that you’re ready for the new challenges the arena has to offer!

New to the Arena

There are several new features added that will improve quality of life and general player experience, but also some that have the potential to have a major impact on strategy for Pilots everywhere.

The arena just got a little more real. Explosions will actually leave marks on the battlefield, and there are interactable objects throughout each Map… just waiting to be destroyed. To add a little personality to your machine of mayhem, each Tank will now have custom idle, defeat and victory animations that show up in the garage and match up screens before and after the battle.

Players will now have the opportunity to select their abilities in the match up screen before the battle begins. While this means that every player can adjust to specific game modes and opponents, Pilot Program players are also now able to adjust once they see what Tank they’re using. We’re excited to see how this transforms the strategy employed throughout Spider Tanks.

Players now see extra details about their VP gain after matches. This should help everyone understand what factors helped arrive at their total VP.

Supercharge

Supercharge has been added to the game. With this new feature, players can massively boost the VP potential of a single NFT Tank Part for a limited number of matches.

Each Part can only Supercharge once per day and Supercharge will only last 5 matches… win or lose! Be sure you make the most of your boosts!

Improvements and Pest Control

A large number of improvements and bug fixes have been made with this patch as well. The full list will be available in the patch notes, but some of the biggest highlights of general improvements to gameplay include:

• Visual improvements throughout the game; including prop animations, HUD effects and interactive vegetation in Maps
• Added chat and social functionality to the exhibition lobby
• Players with poor connections should stutter much less from the perspective of other players
• Forsaken City’s teleporters now lead to the opposite outlet
• Game install size and RAM usage has been significantly reduced
• Props will now also be part of the rubble ragdoll flung around after your Tank is destroyed
• The icon for the game will now indicate in your tray when a match is found.
• Chicken spawns in Chicken Chaser no longer occur randomly

Along with many others, the following bugs have also been fixed:

• Repair Artillery can no longer repair themselves
• Friendly turrets can now be healed again
• Relay Drone can no longer get you to impossible places
• Fixed the dreaded “GAME DOES NOT EXIST/Recently left an active match” loop

Balance Adjustments

Some serious adjustments to the balance of Tanks and overall gameplay have been made. Many of these suggestions have been long awaited by players, and will increase the viability of playing with a wide range of builds. Again, this is not all the balance changes included with the patch notes, but some highlights of major alterations.

Brambler

• Slows the player on use (50% slow, diminishing to 0% in 1 second)
• Effect zone damage per tick decreased from 125 to 100

Rocket Artillery

• Slows the player on use (50% slow, diminishing to 0% in 1 second)

Beat Blaster

• Knockback on hit chance increased from 8% to 11%

Stinger

• Projectile Speed increased from 18 to 20

Crossbow

• Charge damage falloff minimum damage reduced from .5 to .25

Reactive Plating

• No longer detonates on death
• Now shows a timer that indicates when detonation will occur
• Damage absorption reduced from 35% to 30%

Air Strike

• Energy Cost increased from 7 to 8
• Range decreased from 25 to 20

Shield Projector

• Now also blocks projectiles that normally penetrate Tanks
• Energy cost decreased from 6 to 5

Repair Drone

• Repairing now scales with the armor upgrade level of your Tank’s Body

Repair Zone

• Radius decreased from 5 to 4.5
• Repair tick rate decreased from 2.5/second to 2/second

In addition to all these adjustments to Tank Parts and Abilities, the respawn timer for all modes has been increased from 6 seconds to 8 seconds. We have also already introduced a balance measure to lessen the disparity between maximum level and minimum level Tanks to promote better matchmaking throughout the game.

The Beginning of the Next Generation

Recently the community was given the chance to vote on the first Tank that would be available in Generation 2. The results are in, and The Shaman dominated the vote. This build features the Crab Body, Railgun Weapon, Captain’s Hat and Craggy Skin.

The Crab is a Medium Body, with a lot more emphasis on Armor than others. Perfect for scuttling around the arena and causing some carnage.

The Railgun launches single shots of pure elemental destruction with amazing force. Capable of being charged up to massive levels of power, few Weapons can compare to its massive damage potential.

Keep an eye out for more information coming soon about when these inaugural Generation 2 Tank Parts will be available.

The Arena Awaits

This update is now live, and we just can’t wait to see how battles change and evolve inside the Spider Tanks arena.

If you have questions or feedback about this upcoming patch, let us know on Discord or in the comments below. We’ll see you in the arena!