Reception
Looks like the reception for v0.40 has been positive all-around so far. Glad to hear everyone's at least not bored to death toying around with it. 
Plans for what's to come
Now then, what's in the future of "Tank Game". UrbanMonk keeps requesting the online multiplayer, and I still say that it WILL be looked into, but not until I feel the game is what I want it to be, so that I don't need to keep changing both offline play and multiplayer while I develop the game. I'd rather finish offline completely first, then just build the multiplayer based on that, and then consider the game finished.
So, to get to the point when online multiplayer will become a priority for me, the following things are the minimum I want to complete first:
-Map Editor and final map format
-More level themes and/or the ability to let map makers use their own tilesets and backgrounds
-More capturable buildings, including king-of-the-hill type objective(s)
-Improved camera movement
Also possibly:
-New units
-New weapons
-New skills/bonuses
Until the above things have been finished, I will not complete an online multiplayer mode. That's the order of things I've chosen, and I plan to stick to it for things to stay in order. I already rushed the map editor and map format, and will likely be changing them nearly entirely, which I consider to be a warning for myself; "don't do it yet if you didn't originally plan to". So, those of you wanting the online multiplayer (and I know there are quite a few already), give me a bit more time to get other stuff finished first. In the meantime, any and all feedback on gameplay, unit balance, map features, units, weapons... it will help me get there faster. 
I will likely update the game a few times in near future, so keep an eye out for improvements and additions. 
Music
One of the next versions is going to have music in it. I just heard from Asholay (who did the nice tunes for Hanuro Hawk, my previous project) that he's been working on some music and event 'jingles'. I'm expecting interesting results.
Looking for gameplay videos
If you have the software and knowhow to make a gameplay video of "Tank Game", maybe submit it to YouTube or some other such site, I'd really appreciate it. Thanks.
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