Update(25th May):
Bugs:
-Leaderboard position numbers fixed
-Names are centered
-Negative xp fixed
-Upgraded tanks lowering score reward
-Messages stacking fixed
-Super tank damage fixed 
-Xp bar not resseting if xp is exactly equaul to the required xp amount
-Not respawning glitch
Xp buffs:
-Powerups:15xp(prev: 0) 
-yellow circles:20xp(prev: 15) 
-green circle:60xp(prev: 45) 
-purple circle:180xp(prev: 135)
Misc:
-Stat point price halfed
-Respawn and kill reward algorithim rewritten
-Dev commands fixed and added back in
-Health increased
-Anti spam
-Cost,points and tanks displayed in store
Changes to trading/merging:
-Minium tanks lowered to 1 
-Each tank sells for 2 points
-Right click a tank to sell it
-The currency is now points instead of tanks
-Start with 2 points
New: Annihilator:
-x4 damage
-Combination of 2 destroyers

Update(17th-21st May):
Bug/Lag fixes:
-The movement of enemy players is much smoother
-Super tank bullets not damaging close by objects fixed
-Ocassional mass food spawn in the middle of the map removed
-Level 10 super tank delay reduced
-A bug causing enemies appear to jump after making a purchase fixed
-The score bar no longer changes sizes 
-Getting stuck bug fixed
-Golden tank message fixed
-Insta kill visuaul glitch fixed
-Bullet damage stat glitch fixed
-Decreased latency
-Powerups and food always yeild rewards now 
-Summon ability visuaul glitch fixed
-Golden tank speed corrected
Misc:
-Names on enemy swarms are positioned correctly
-Inconsistencies in the score system corrected
-If xp passes your required xp amount it rolls over to the next level
-Flight ability rebalanced
-Bots give bonus points when killed
New: Merging:
-You can now merge tanks togethor by dragging them on top of another
-The destroyer is the only tank avaliable from merging for the time being
Coming Soon:More tanks!

Update(11th May):
Bug/Lag fixes:
-Data is sent a lot faster
-Health display glitch caused by stat points fixed
-Auto fire message fixed
-Bots with no turrets no longer appear
-Giant and mini bots no longer give xp
-Rewards from killing bots aren't delayed
-health colors fixed
-Enemy player's swarms dissapear if killed by a super tank
-Bots no logner appear invisible to super tanks
-Super tank level cap not taking effect fixed
-Insta kill can no longer be applied permantely
-Golden tank client site prediction corrected
-Bullets always do damage now
-Incorrect reload bug fixed
New: Shop:
-Page 1(Stat points)
-Page 2(Abilities)
-Use buttons labled "Prev" and "Next" to navigate the shop
-Currency message at bottom of shop
-Mesage if you try to buy the same ability
-Message if you try to buy stats while maxed
-Message if tanks are 2 and you try to buy something
-Max health stat option added, +15 max health per upgrade plus regen upto 15 health
-Shop unavaliable to super tanks
-Ability loading animation
-The death animation for bots doesn't play when they go out of range
-Super tank bullets don't appear small on enemy screens
Spawn kill prevention:
-Can't spawn near golden zone
-Spawn invincibiilty fixed
-Bots don't target you when invincible
Misc:
-Font on stat bars changed
-Stat points moved to the shop
-Stat point help message removed
-stats effect respawn tanks
-disconnecting refreshes the page
-Are you sure you want to leave alert message
-spawn animation(for bots)
-Each time you gain a tank your max health increases by 3 and you regen upto 5 health
-message when you pick up the golden tank
-unnamed people show as "unnamed" on the leaderboard
-insta kill doesn't stack
-death screen stats added, time alive and score are displayed
-Codes added, each code provides an in game advantage
New: Abilities:
-Abilities cost 1 tank
-Default ability is "Summon"
-Abilities don't load while active or while a powerup is held
Flight(
-Increases range
-Can't interact with anything
-x3 speed
-Golden tank is protected
-Duration:5.2s
-Reload:13s
)
-Invisibilty(
-1% visibilty on your screen
-Completely invisibile to all enemies
-Bots won't target you
-Your bullets are not invisible
-Duration:10.4s
-Reload:19.5s
)
-Teleport(
-takes you to one of the green zones
-target green zone alternates after each usage
-Duration:N/A
-Reload:4.225s
)
-Summon(
-Default ability
-Shoot delay doubled
-Duration:3.9s(prev 5.2s)
-Reload:13s
)

Follow up(26th April):
Bug fixes/changes:
-id system fixed
-transforming into other people fixed
-disconnection with no message fixed
-start screen redesigned 

Update(19th-26th April):
Bug/performance fixes:
-summon ability tanks not showing for enemies
-shapes not respawning bug fixed
-smiley face showing on enemies with no skin selected fixed
-last letter of name is no longer cut of
Changes:
-The movement of enemies is smoother
-Green circles yeild 45xp instead of 30
-Purple circles yeild 135xp instead of 90
-Summon ability last for less time
-amount of tanks contriubed by stat points to the killer increased by 33%
-switch from socket.io to ws library, there should be a lot less latency now

Update(13th April):
Changes to bots:
-bots are uncommon outside the golden zone
-bots that spawn in the golden zone make there way back if there target dies when outside of the golden zone
-once a bot targets someone they won't switch until that person dies
-bots that spawn in the golden zone will only target people nearby
Bug/performance fixes:
-A bug causing players to disconnect after respawning fixed
-bots and enemies recoil
-bullets no longer do no damage sometimes
-shots are no longer delayed
Help messages:
-mystrey mark button next to messages explaning stat points
-messages when you collect a powerup
-mystrey mark button next to super tank counter     
-new help menu
New: ABILITY(Summon):
-Ability loads every 12-13 seconds
-Doesn't load while a powerup is held
-Press E to use
-If a powerup is picked up the ability will be lost(you'll have to wait for it to reload)
-Creates 5 tanks of different color that rotate your swarm for aproximately 6 seconds
-Summoned tanks block bullets and constantly fire out bullets
Misc:
-"The big one" powerup renamed to insta kill
-Softer background
-Client side prediction implemented for the golden tank
-Xp pellets only yeild 3xp
New: Shapes:
-3 types
-Small circle(15xp, yellow)
-Medium circle(30xp, green)
-Large circle(90xp, purple)
Coming Soon:More Abilties!

Update(9th April):
New: Giant bots:
-High health
-High damage
-Yeilds 200xp
-Very big
-Slow
Misc:
-Right click or press E to use powerups/abilities
-Grid lines are fainter
-Rammer bots removed
-Laser bots scrapped

Follow up(6th April):
Bug fixes/changes:
-Ads display less often
-rammer bots don't insta kill 
-rapid fire powerup removed, replaced with "the big one" due to bugs
-Respawn bugs fixed
-Powerups are no longer automatically used
-Death animations now display when a bot is killed by a super tank
-Health display bugs fixed
-walls removed
-food yeilds 10xp instead of 15

Update(6th April):
Bug fixes:
-Xp requirement increases if you kill someone
-Ranodom burst of bullets fixed
-Bots not respawning fixed
-You now get the correct amount of xp and points when you kill a super tank or somoeone who has upgraded stats
-Rapid fire powerup doesn't do no damage anymore
-You respawn with the correct amount of xp required
-You now get  250 + 100 * level  if you are a super tank
-Some health glitches fixed
New: Mini and rammer Bots:
-Rammer bots(be wearey of this powerful foe, one touch and you're dead)
-Mini bots(they may be small and have low health but don't be fooled they pack quite a punch)
Golden tank and walls finisihed:
-The golden tank gives xp and sheilds bullets
-Walls can't be passed through by anything except mini bots
Misc:
-Challenge section  
-Death animation added to enemys, bots and bullets
-Options(No line and no skin mode) moved to settings

Update(1st April):
Sneak peak:
-Walls added
-Golen Bot added
-These unfinished features will be completed in the next update 
Bot nerf:
-Sniper rarity increased
-Cap to the amount of bots that can target you
Misc:
-Increase in reload speed by 20%
-Death animation added
Bug/lag fixes:
-Powerups not activating fixed 
-Speedboost powerup bug fixed
-Invisible enemies bug fixed
-Lag decreased
-Disconection upon respawning fixed
-Regain some of your score after respawning 
-Health powerup point function removed

Upate(27th March):
New: Hotkeys:
-1,2,3,4 - Upgrades stats from top to bottom respecitvely
-F - turns auto fire on/off
Misc:
-Random latency spike fixed
-Ads don't show during gameplay
-Video ads only show every second respawn
-Snipers have a lower chance of spawning

Upate(22nd March):
-No line mode(All objects are rendered with no lines and the grid is invisible)
-No skin mode(Your skin and all enemy players won't be rendered)
-Nerf to sniper bot, lower range,less bullet speed and damage
-Various networking fixes

Upate(21st March):
Bug fixes:
-Dissconnetion upon death fixed
-Bugs causing clients to go out of sync with the server fixed
-The correct powerup image will now show
-Randomly dissapearing powerups
-Powerups automatically triggering
New: Sniper Bots:
-Attack bots now come in 2 types basic and sniper
-Yeilds 150xp
-Has more health
-Keeps a further distance
-Lower reload speed
-Faster bullets
-More damage
New: Stat points:
-Each stat point cost 1 tank, you cannot go below 2 tanks
-Chose from 4 different stats
-Penetration(Increases the distance your bullets can travel)
-Bullet damage(Increases the damage your bullets do on impact)
-Bullet speed(Increases the speed at which your bullets travel)
-Movement speed(Increase the speed at which your swarm moves)
Misc:
-Your reload speed is 25% faster
-Respawn with 40% of your tanks after dying
-Scoreboost and energy powerups replaced with rapid fire and speedboost respectively
Another update is most likely coming tomorrow or the day after!
Coming Soon:Abilities,More stats to chose from, evolution options, laser bots!

Upate(9th March):
Bug/Performance fixes:
-Inivisible bots fixed
-Inactive bots fixed
-The big delay when you first shoot has been repaired
-You no longer need to hold down the mouse to shoot
-A bug causing keys to malfunction has been fixed
-Immortal zombie bots fixed
Changes:
-Equaul distribution of food 
-Bot buffs
-Social media links added
-Powerups have a big delay
-Health powerup buff 

Upadte(6th March):
Bug/performance fixes:
-Attack bots won't send data emissions when they shoot
-Blue bot bullets glitch
-Super tank will send less data emissions
-Food sends less data
-Disconnect bug fixed
-Messages are not misplaced
-Enemy angles now update in time
-Enemies don't appear to always be targeting you
-The server's prediction of  player's angles is accurate
-Bots no longer appear to always be targeting you 
-Bots won't spawn with no turrets
-Bullets are no longer slightly out of sync with the server
-bug causing players to spawn with no turrets fixed
Changes:
-Rapid fire will only need to send 1 data emission, rapid fire powerup added back in, can't turn while using rapid fire
-Dev mode
-Energy powerup replaced with scoreboost
-Super tank speed buff
-Food gives 20xp but spawns less often

Upadte(3rd March):
Perfromance fixes:
-Bots are in sync with the server
-Interactions between enemys and their bullets are in time with the server
-The recoil animation has been fixed
-Improved client side prediction algorithim
-Rendering function no longer expects a constant frame rate and varies depending on the lag
-Often latency spikes have been repaired
-The movement of enemies is much smoother
Patches:
-Server side verification added to prevent exploits
-Spawn invincibilty fades after 12 seconds and is no longer infinite
-Others appear as their proper skin and don't always appear to be wearng the default one
-The movement algorithim of the bots have been corrected
Super tank buffs:
-fire is permanent
-fireballs grow much larger
-increased penetration
-powerups won't work if you are a supertank
-Super tank has 10 levels to work through 
-level 1(permanent fire, giant fireballs, quick reload)
-level 2(double fire breath)
-level 3(triple fire breath)
-level 4(quadtriple fire breath)
-level 5(quintriple fire breath)
-level 6(improved stats, mega fire breath)
-level 7(Coming soon!)
-level 8(Coming soon!)
-level 9(Coming soon!)
-level 10(??? - its a secret)
Misc:
-Food spawns throughout the map but a majority of food will spawn in the green xp zones
-All tanks in your swarm shoot at the same time
-Bullets from big swarms do not cause as much lag
-Multiple spawn formations to chose from: Square Circle Original
-The rapid fire powerup has been changed to the score boost powerup
Coming soon: Abilties, animations

Update(11th Feb):
-We sincerly apologise for the crash bug 
-We will do our best to ensure this does not happen in future, thank you

Lag Fix(10th Feb)

Update(9th Feb):
-Invicibilty while using rapid fire
-Message color varies depending on your health
-Changed images for powerups
-Tweaks to bots 
-Changes to powerups 
-Invincibilty after spawning
-New: Super Tank(once you reach 25 tanks you evolve into the super tank)

Update(6th Feb):
Changes to pickups:
-The sheild powerup has been replaced with the health powerup
-Powerups now have pictures to represent what they do
-Food gives 2xp and 2 health but spawns half as often
-When using the rapid fire powerup the user is forced to stay still
Misc:
-Lengthened name cap  
-Barrel recoil animation 
-New help button
Bug/lag fixes:
-Food causes significanntally less lag 
-The movement of enemies as they transtition between directions is smoother  
-Users are no longer unable to type E in chat or in the name box  
-XP and score don't show as undefined at first 
-Patched exploit allowing users to infintely use rapid fire
Coming soon:Evolution options

Update(5th Feb):
New: XP system:
-The first new tank requires 100xp
-Each new tank requires 100xp more than the last
-Bots yeild 100xp and Food yeilds 1xp,the rewards of killing other players ignores the xp system
-New: xp hotspots in each corner of the map and the center, food spawns here which when eaten gives you 1 health and 1 xp
New: Powerups:
-Only 1 powerup can be held at a time, to use a powerup press E
-Powerups spawn throughtout the map
-Energy(+1 damage permanently) Yellow
-RapidFire(No shoot delay for 5 seconds,can't move while using it) Red
-Sheild(Gives a sheild that absorbs 30 hits) Grey
-InstantLevelUp  Green
Miscellaneous:
-You always start with 2 tanks
-Various fixes to chat
-New: Death screen
-New: Skin for attack bots

Update(1st Feb):
Bug/lag fixes:
-Bots not respawning fixed
-Client co-ordiantes no longer out of sync with server co-ordinates
-Improved client side prediction for enemy players

Update(30th Jan):
-Scoreboard and point system reworked
-Size cap raised to 25
-Various bug and lag fixes

The beginning of Swaarm! (23rd Jan):
Battle it out to become the biggest swarm in this action packed io game