How to raise FPS

What is FPS

FPS (frames per second) means how often the frames (images) change on your screen.

In other words, how many times per second the picture from the game is refreshed. The higher your FPS, the better (and smoother) your gaming experience.

You can see your current FPS in the right upper corner of the screen

Some players think that FPS depends on internet connection speed or server workload. But that’s not true. This value depends primarily on your computer’s performance.

If you’re getting low FPS, follow the instructions below.

How do I raise my FPS? – General guidelines

First of all, check your settings. Make sure that all graphic effects are disabled.

To view your settings, click on the «cogwheel» button in the lower-left corner. If you are in a battle, you can find the Settings button in the pause menu, which you can open by pressing the «Escape» button.

• If you play from a laptop, make sure you activate Ultimate (or High) Performance mode in your operating system’s power options.
• Update your browser to the latest available version. You can usually do this from the “About” section of your browser menu.
• Go to https://webglreport.com/?v=2, find the “Unmasked Renderer” value, and make sure the correct graphics card is chosen in this parameter.
  • If you see “Google Swift” instead of your graphics card, update the drivers for your graphics card
  • If you have a laptop with two graphics cards and the website shows you an integrated one (e.g. Intel HD Graphics) instead of your discrete graphics card, follow the instructions further down on this page, under the heading “Laptop with 2 graphics cards”
• Download and install the latest drivers for your graphics card. Here are the links to some common brands: NVIDIA, AMD / ATI, Intel

IMPORTANT! If you have a laptop or a monoblock PC — you need to download the drivers from the manufacturer’s website for your model.

• Try to decrease the size of the game window (press the «-» (minus) button on the keyboard while in battle.
• Close all browser tabs except the one with the game.
• Close all other programs to release some system resources.
• Try rebooting your PC.
• Try one of these other browsers: Google Chrome, Opera, Yandex, Vivaldi.
• You can adjust “Image resolution” in the “Graphics” settings. Here is an example:

To find out the name of your graphics card on Windows, press «Win+R». In the window that shows up, write “dxdiag” (without the quotation marks) and press «Enter».

A new window should show up. Click on the Display tab.

To find out the name of your graphics card on macOS, click on the Apple icon in the upper left corner and click on «About this Mac».

Graphics card settings

For NVIDIA graphics cards:

• Right-click on your desktop and choose «NVIDIA Control Panel» → «Adjust image settings with preview». Choose «Use my preference emphasizing:» and move the slider all the way to the left towards “Performance”. Click «Apply»

For ATI/AMD graphics cards:

• Right-click on your desktop and choose «AMD Catalyst Control Center» → «Default parameters» → «Apply user preferences». Choose «Performance». Choose «MipMap detail level» tab → move slider to left → «Performance». Click «Apply» → «OK».

Here is another way on how to increase FPS on HTML5 if the methods above did not work.

Many players are reporting extremely low frame rates and high ping with the new HTML5 version of the game, this could be due to many reasons.

• Your PC is simply not powerful enough, currently HTML5 is more demanding than Flash though developers are optimizing it.
• More commonly, you have Hardware acceleration disabled in your browser.

HWA -as we will call it now- offloads the work of running the game from your CPU to your GPU which is designed to run games and this frees up your CPU for more important tasks.

First, you need to check if you have HWA on or off. Works for CHROME & OPERA, other Chromium browsers are untested though the steps should be similar or identical. (HTML5 only works on Chromium browsers)

Type this into your search bar:

chrome://gpu/

This should bring up a page that looks something like this: 

If you see all these options saying ‘Hardware accelerated’ in Green as this image shows then you already have HWA enabled and your low performance is caused by something else.

If you see ‘Software only, hardware acceleration unavailable/disabled’ then you need to enter your browser settings:

Type this into your search bar and follow the images below:

chrome://settings

Scroll to the bottom > Advanced > System > Use hardware acceleration when available 

Enable the option and relaunch your browser, you should now see ‘Hardware accelerated’ on the GPU page and experience much better performance.

How to decrease Ping

In order to solve the issue with “Connection Closed”, click on the respective section and follow the instructions.

How to clean cache

How to clean the Tanki Online client’s cache

Tanki Online client is giving us extraordinary performance but what to do when you want to clear its cache? Maybe you have tried to reinstall but that didn’t work, right?

Do not worry, the following steps will help you clean your cache:

How to clean your browser’s cache

Clearing browser cache manually

Google Chrome

1. Click the Chrome menu on the browser toolbar.
2. Select Tools.
3. Select Clear browsing data.
4. Check all the boxes except for Clear saved passwords
5. Use the menu at the top to select the amount of data that you want to delete. Select the beginning of time to delete everything.

6. Click Clear browsing data.

Opera

1. On the “Tools” menu, click Delete Private Data…
2. On the “Delete private data” screen, click Details.

Note: In Opera 10.0 and higher, the button will be labelled “Detail Options” on the left side.

1. Check the “Delete entire cache” box. Then click Delete.

Firefox

1. At the top of the Firefox window, click on the Firefox button and then select Options
2. Select the Advanced panel.
3. Click on the Network tab.
4. In the Cached Web Content section, click Clear Now.
5. Click OK to close the Options window.

Safari

Safari for Mac OS X

1. Once your browser is open, click the Safari menu and select Empty Cache…
2. Click Empty.

Safari for Windows

1. Once your browser is open, click the gear icon on the top right.
2. Select “Reset Safari…” This will prompt a screen to open.
3. Select “Remove all website data” at the very bottom of the prompt. Check or uncheck any other categories you want reset.
4. Click “Reset”.

Microsoft Edge

1. Open Microsoft Edge.
2. Click on your browser settings (can be seen thanks to a three dot icon on the top right corner of the browser)
3. Click on the “Settings” button.
4. On the search bar, search the word “Cache”.
5. Next to “Clear browsing data now”, click on “Choose what to clear”.
6. Select “Cached images and files” and “Cookies and other site data” options.
7. Click on “Clear Now”.

Clearing your browser’s cache and cookies using CCleaner software

CCleaner is a program that can do many things, including clearing cache and cookies of your browser. The procedure takes a few seconds and you do not need to go to the settings of your browser. You can download CCleaner here. Once the installation is complete, open the program and click the Applications tab. Find your browser there and check the Internet Cache and Cookies boxes, click “Run Cleaner.”

What should I do if I completed a mission but it was not counted?

You need to carefully read the terms of completing the mission. Perhaps not all conditions were met. For example, you might have chosen the wrong game mode or you didn’t go to the “Missions” screen before completing conditions.

The game doesn’t load

If the error appears in the screen almost immediately after entering the game, it is possible that someone else is logging into your account. Change your password and email. If you cannot access your account, contact technical support.

Other solutions:

1. Try using another browser. Browsers can be downloaded from official sites – Chrome, Firefox, Opera, or Internet Explorer.
2. Perhaps your internet connection is too slow. Try to reset your Internet connection (turn your router off and on again), and stop all downloads.
3. Clear cache of your browser or client.
4. Try using these instructions on how to speed up game loading.

Lags, jumping through tanks, long loading

The problem with lags usually occurs due to poor connection on your side and/or on the side of other players — delays or packet loss on the way to the game server and back. Symptoms may include high ping, delayed screen updates, and passing through other tanks. To understand where the problem is coming from and what it is about, it is worth diagnosing your connection to the server.

Sometimes there may be delays when opening the garage, friends list, or battle list. This is usually caused by heavy server load (usually during events), technical work on certain servers, problems in data center, or global internet problems.

You can try to solve the problem of long loading times by clearing cache of your browser or client. Tanks Online caches game resources on your computer and automatically updates them if necessary. In some cases, old versions of resources can conflict with new ones and with the game server. A hidden error occurs, and the game cannot load.

If the game takes a long time to load every time, perhaps the browser clears the cache automatically when closed or the temporary files storage time is set too small. Check your browser settings. Background programs such as Skype, Discord, file downloaders (Torrent, Download Master), etc., affect the loading speed. It is better to avoid using them while playing.

If you tried everything described above but the game still takes a long time to load:

1. First, check your internet connection. There may be problems with your ISP.
2. Try disconnecting the modem from the network for 15 seconds and then reconnecting it.
3. Packet loss may occur on the route to the game servers. To check:

• Press the Win+R key combination, type ping c1.eu.tankionline.com -t in the window that appears, and press OK or Enter;
• Wait 10–15 seconds;
• Press the Win+R key combination, in the window that appears, type ping c1.eu.tankionline.com -t and press OK or Enter;
• Wait 10-15 seconds;
• Press Ctrl+Break, statistics will be displayed:

If the value of packet loss is more than 0, check the cables and router/modem settings. If you cannot solve the problem yourself, contact your ISP about packet loss.

No damage is dealt, I cannot pick up a box, a flag, capture a point, pick up a ball, My tank doesn’t appear on the map

Possible reasons:

• Poor connection quality;
• Anti-cheat malfunction;
• Problems with the main channel;
• Issues with game servers.

Damage may also not be dealt to a player who has the «Invulnerability» status effect applied.

If you have any problems with being unable to appear on the map, pick up bonus boxes, deal zero damage, etc., first of all, refresh the browser page.

Other solutions:

• Clear cache of your browser or client.
• Try playing through another browser or the official game client.
• Diagnose your connection to the server.

No Sound, Tab or Delete button doesn’t work

No Sound

First of all, you need to check the volume slider in the game settings.

If sound is enabled in the game settings, the problem may be with the audio device on your computer. open the sound manager on your PC or laptop (usually, it looks like a dynamic or a speaker in the taskbar near the time/date), move up the sliders, and check the sound again. Make sure that the main (first) slider is not at the very bottom. Also, check the browser’s or game client’s slider.

If you are playing in a browser, check if the sound for the game tab is on. To do this, right-click on the tab.

If the sound doesn’t work while playing on TO Mobile, check the volume settings on your device. Also the sound may be forcefully turned off on your device – developers know about this problem and are trying to solve it.

TAB Doesn’t Work

If the TAB key doesn’t work, pressing the ESC key twice usually helps. Also you can just press P, wait for the menu with PAUSE to appear, and then close it.

Also check if tank controls aren’t changed.

Delete Doesn’t Work

While in battle, press the ESC key, then “No”. After that, DELETE should work. Also check if the tank controls aren’t changed.

Lost server connection

In order to solve the issue with “Lost server connection”, click on the respective section and follow the instructions.

Got a battle error

An error in the battle most often means that either some resources were loaded incorrectly, or the loading takes too long and therefore it was interrupted, or the download cannot be completed because the hardware on the user’s device is too weak. You can read more about the game’s specifications here.

How to reduce the likelihood of an error in battle?

• Refresh the page after a couple of battles.
• Lower the graphics settings in the game settings.
• Disable additional programs that affect computer performance or use a large amount of traffic.
• Reduce screen resolution.

Server Connection Diagnostics

WinMTR (Network Diagnostic Tool)

Windows:

Download, unzip and run WinMTR.

In the “Host” text box, enter the name of one of the servers in the form c[server number here].tankionline.com; for example, the name of the fifth server will look like c5.tankionline.com.

Press the “Start” button, and then let the program work by itself for at least 10 minutes, though preferably for half an hour. It is desirable at this time, to try to play, to ensure that you catch all statistical problems at first.

To complete the collection of statistics, click “Stop”. To insert it into the forum, copy the result to the clipboard button, which reads “Copy text to the clipboard”; then, paste the data into a text message (it is also ideal to frame the tag [code=auto:0] .. [/ code], to give it a table viewing format).

Linux:

Linux users can use WinMTR, which should already be in the computer system. Recommendations for choosing a server name, and the statistic collection process, is the same as for the users of Windows operating systems.

Other Network Scanners (Mac)

Mac OS X users are not able to use WinMTR and thus need to run alternative programs on their device.

Result interpretation

If you post a new topic with the information, make sure to do so in the “Problems and Solutions” forum, it’s the best place to put your results. Among the participants of the project, there are competent people, who are willing to help in such matters. If you want to analyze the results yourself, then first of all look at the last line of the route (this is actually a game server) loss (column “Loss%”); this stage reading should not exceed 1.2%, the average round-trip times (“Avrg”) should no greater than 200 ms, and the maximum (“Worst”) – no more than 500 milliseconds. An ideal variant: Zero losses, with an average ping not exceeding 100 ms, and the minimum (“Best”) and maximum (“Worst”) do not vary from the mean by more than 50%. In the presence of an abnormally large loss or number of pings, look back to a better-scoring test, and note the differences you see there.

Command Prompt

Testing Ping:

“Ping” – the time it takes to transmit a packet of information in a computer network from the client to a server and back from the server to the client.

Ping is the most important characteristic of server connections. It determines how quickly you will receive current information about the whereabouts and actions of other players, and how quickly you send your actions to the server. High and unstable pings often cause lags – long delays in data transmission.

Ping can be checked by using the standard Windows operating system. To do this, run the console (command line) Windows, and the cause of its command ping. You can run a command line in a few different ways. One of them is to click on the Start button, select from the menu “All Programs,” and in it – see “Accessories”. In the list of standard programs will be “Command Prompt.” Another way – again, click on the Start button, select the Run menu in the window that opens, and in the line “Open,” write ‘ cmd ’ and click OK. And finally, the easiest way – to use the key combination Win + R. At the command prompt, type the following command ping followed by a space for the server address.

For example, a ping test for the fifth server will look like this: ping c5.tankionline.com. Press the Enter key and monitor the results.

Result interpretation

When you ping-test a server, here are what your results will generally look like;

• size of an outgoing packet in bytes (default – 32 bytes);
• response time in milliseconds;
• TTL (time to live) – the time that the computer will wait for a response from the server.

By default, the four packets are sent to the server, then the test results are displayed;

• total number of transmitted packets;
• number of packets received;
• number of lost packets;
• percentage of data lossage( degradation);
• maximum, minimum and average round-trip time of the package.

If you did not receive all the packages after sending them, or the spread between the maximum and minimum time of file handover was too large, it may be a sign of problems with the network.

Sometimes, problems with passing packets (especially large ones) are automatic anti-viruses or firewalls, so before checking everything, it’s best to disable ping on their interface controls.

Ping between 0 & 100 and filespeed spread in the range of 20% (of each other) are considered normal.

Tracing Route

Sometimes it is necessary to know the route that game traffic passes through, from you to the servers. It is necessary to identify problematic areas on this route, in the event of massive problems in one or another parts of the user/client.

You can do this using a utility tracert (Windows) or traceroute (for Linux). Program tracert, as the program ping, runs from the command line interface. Click on the “Start” button, select the item “All Programs” (or “Programs,” for earlier versions of the operating system) in it – see “Accessories”- in the standard programs list, click on the item “Command Prompt.” Or click on the “Start” button, select the item “Run” in the “Open” window, and write cmd and press the OK button, or press Enter. You can also use the key combination Win + R. In the window that opens, type in the cmdlet tracert c5.tankionline.com (it will trace to the fifth server) and press the Enter key. Enter the address.

We thus have established a route to the end node. In the Command Prompt window, in the real-time trace output, put the name and IP address of the intermediate nodes, and the response time will be shown in milliseconds.

Result interpretation

In the portions of the route where the response time is minimal, the transmission is carried out most quickly. This means that the channel is not overloaded, and is, substantially, without any noteworthy interference.

However, where the response time is more than the standard amount, we get the result of a “request time out,” which is equivalent to the loss of data packets.

Thusly, it is possible to determine where in the chain the problem is. If packets do not reach the destination – it is a problem within it. If the chain breaks off in the middle, there is a problem in some of the intermediate routers. At the same time, on another computer, or on a different route (if it exists), the site can be accessed. If the packages exceed your ISP’s network, then there’s the problem.

Please post your statistics in a topic, or contact a moderator so we may be able to analyze them and find the solution that suits you the best.

Problems with Keyboard

Sooner or later some players may encounter a problem that they either can’t shoot while turning or turn while shooting.

There are several methods of solving this problem.

If you have *unix systems (for example Mac OS, Linux, etc.) and can’t rotate the turret – change your keyboard layout.

Mouse Controls

Mouse controls were introduced to the game on April 8th, 2015. Mouse controls are activated by selecting the respective option in the Settings menu. The cursor can be shown by holding the TAB key.

If you don’t want to use mouse control, turn off this option in the Settings. The turret (especially on hover tanks) may not rotate because of this.

Transition to WASD

The turret can be turned with the <, >, and ? keys.

That, most probably, will make almost all button combinations be processed correctly.

As an option, NUMPAD (number pad) can be used. This way, controls will be responsive to the 2, 4, 6, and 8 keys. The reverse button will be further than on the arrow controls Most players are already used to playing on arrow controls, so this option is often uncomfortable for them.

Changing Controls in Game

Almost all tank control keys can be changed in settings. Try out different combinations and find the layout that is processed correctly and is comfortable to play with.

One possible option is to set the tank direction controls (by default the up, down, left, and right arrows) to the number keyboard (1, 2, 3, 5), shown at the right. Camera controls could be set to 4 and 6.

Buying a New Keyboard

Expensive gaming and office models usually process these combinations well. Any keyboard should be tested before purchasing, for example with this testing website. Try to press different keys to see if there are combinations that aren’t processed correctly.

Playing with two keyboards simultaneously

Extreme but working option: connect two keyboards to your computer and press some keys on one keyboard and others on the second one.

Items Purchased in Shop Not Credited

If purchases are not credited to your account after payment, please fill out the special form or contact support by writing to the following email address: help@tankionline.com

How to protect yourself from scammers?

By following simple security rules, you can easily protect your account from intruders.

Password

The password is the «key» to the tank. Here are a few tips that can help you create a strong password and keep your account safe from hijacking:

• The login and password must be different.
• It is not necessary to specify as a password your date of birth, phone numbers, your name or any other data that could potentially be known to a certain circle of people.
• The password must be complex. It is recommended to use as a password some set of at least 8 characters, including numbers and letters in different case.
• You can add special characters to your password, such as #, /, or @.

Additional Account Protection

Email

You can secure your account by linking your email to it. Under  Settings there is a subsection Account, where you can specify your valid email. This email will receive an automatic email confirming the action. The result of binding the mail will be more protected from the change of password tank and completed the special mission “LINK YOUR EMAIL”.

Two-factor authentication

The idea of two-factor authentication (2FA) is that to enter the game, in addition to the standard username and password, you must also enter a special code that is generated in real time on your smartphone in a special application. The code changes every 30 seconds, during which it is necessary to enter the current code in the game. Unlike the mail binding, which just prevents the intruder from changing the password, 2FA provides account protection from hacking – unauthorized entry by third parties.

General tips to protect yourself from scammers

Don’t tell your password to anyone

The real employees of the Administration will never ask you for it.

Never enter your username and password for the game on third-party resources

All contests, special events, mini-games and promotions are held either inside the game or on websites containing the tankionline.com domain. In addition, you can find out about any of these events on the game’s official forum, on the main page of «Tanki Online» and in communities in social networks. Do not follow the links of players who promise to accrue crystals, report «news» about unprecedented discounts and new turrets with hulls. Clicking on such a link will lead you to a phishing site. If you enter your account information on a third-party site, you’re putting your account directly into the hands of phishers. Please be aware that your account will either be sold or used to test new cheats (in the latter case it will be impossible to get your blocked account back).

Ignore attempts to sell or buy accounts

Most hijackings occur when someone tries to sell or buy an account. In the first case, there is a risk of losing your account without the possibility of return, and in the second – to lose your money. Selling and transferring game accounts to third parties is prohibited by the user agreement and leads to the blocking of the account. Any data about the account can only be requested from the help@tankionline.com — game technical support mail.

Be vigilant

Do not give out the email address the account is registered to. Do not write it on the forum or in personal correspondence. Remember that if you lose control over your mailbox, you risk losing not only your game account, but also control over your e-wallets and plastic cards that were used to make payments.

If you suspect that your account data has fallen into the wrong hands, change the passwords for the account and the email (or the entire email) as soon as possible.

If you have already lost access to your account, immediately write to technical support. Once you’ve regained access to your account, think again about linking it to the two-factor authentication system.

What to do it I lost crystals from my account

Sometimes you may log into the game and find out that you have missing stuff. This happens rarely but is very unpleasant for any tanker.

If you experience such problems:

1. First, change the password of your account and the email that is linked to it (someone else may be using your account). Instructions on how to change email and password.

2. If you have noticed some items missing, please wait for the scheduled restart of servers. (Usually at 2 AM UTC+0)

3. If the crystals were not returned to your account after the restart, you need to contact technical support using this form.

If a loss of crystals has really taken place, they will be returned to your account.

What to do if my account has been stolen?

The main subjects of player complaints are loss of their account (theft) and loss of crystals. If it’s happened to you, there is no need to panic! Fill in the Application for account return with your answers and the customer service will get in touch with you shortly after it.

IMPORTANT!

• Only customer support handles cases of lost account access.
• If you lost access to more than one accounts, you need to fill in several forms, one for each account.
• If you didn’t receive an email several days after sending the form, check your Spam/Junk folder.
• Do not share your password with anyone! The administration will never ask you for your password!

I was banned/blocked in the game/chat/forum

Chat ban

If you want to find out how long the ban in the game chat is and why it was issued, contact the Chat administrator via private messages on the forum.

If you think that the ban was issued to you by mistake, write to the Chat administrator in a PM on the forum. Be sure to confirm your words with a full screenshot of the game or battle chat (depending on the situation).

After receiving your request, the Administration will consider it and, depending on the decision, either leave the ban or lift it. After that, you will be notified by a private message on the forum.

Forum ban

Since when receiving a ban on the forum, the ability to write in PM is blocked, for clarification about the ban, you should contact technical support. Keep in mind that an attempt to bypass the ban on the forum using another account can lead to a permanent ban of both accounts.

Severe penalties are provided for attempts to deceive the project administration and for providing false information.

Blocked account

When trying to log into your account, you receive a message about blocking with its reason. Details can only be obtained from technical support by filling out the special form. Account blocks are not discussed in Forum’s private messages.

Social media ban

If you get banned in one of our social media pages, but are sure that you did not violate the rules, then contact our Social Media Administrator.