Interns
This blog is an updated edition of the original (posted in November 2017 and written by Ursuul, the creator of the Internship system), revised for how the Wiki works in 2021.
Welcome to the Best You Can Be blog series. This is the first of about half a dozen posts detailing how to be the ideal member of the Staff, and of the Wiki in general. Sure, we have that tell you All The Things You Must Not Do™, but what about all the things you should do? What about all the ways you can be proactive and help out? That’s what this blog series is all about.
Since you have to start somewhere, we might as well start at the bottom; .
There are a great many ways you can get involved as an Intern, and not all of them have been listed here, so just pick whiche…
An abridged history of the Diep.io Wiki(a)
Last updated June 4, 2021.
This wiki has gone through a unique history and level of development unusual for its size. Though most source material has been deleted or otherwise lost to time, itʼs worth writing down the crazy times weʼve had and the amazing things weʼve built over the past five years. What follows is a summary to the best of my ability of the ʼs history.
- 1 The halcyon dawn, & the failure of bureaucracy (Birth, Dawn, & Democratic Eras)
- 2 The terror of anarchy, & the peace of autocracy (Dark & Reformation Eras)
- 3 The dying days, & a new hope (not a star wars ref) (Unification Era)
- 4 Meanwhile, constant & ambitious developments (Reorganization Era)
- 5 Wiser in old age, themes and improvements (Rejuvenation Era)
- 6 The summit is reached, we ri…
How Many Builds are in Diep.io?
One of the core features of Diep.io is the ability to customize individual aspects of each tank, beyond the premade classes. One can upgrade health and body damage to ram enemy players, or bullet damage and reload to become a hurricane of death. However, just how many different builds are there? It's a difficult question to answer, with seemingly endless configurations of 33 points into 8 different stats. However, there is an elegant way to calculate it formulaically through mathematics. In this blog post, I'll explain this method in detail, and why it works. Note, however, that this method assumes knowledge of basic algebra, utilizing polynomials and exponents.
There isn't an easy way to simulate the ways to pick stats with typical grade-lev…
The origins of the name "Diep.io"
Many have wondered about just where the name “Diep.io” comes from, as “Diep” is a seemingly random word with no clear meaning, unlike other games such as Agar.io (agar is used to cultivate biological growths like the blobs in-game). Some have theorized it originates from the during World War II, given that tanks were a key part in it. But why would the developer name a game about polygons and circles shooting each other primarily after a failed Allied invasion?
However, there is an alternative and more likely explanation, and it has to do with the history of the game itself — or more specifically, its roots in a classic Flash game: , released in 2011 and followed up with a sequel shortly after. This simple game featured a basic tank who had t…
Big Sandbox, Big Election, Big News!
As you can see, I am back making Wiki Updates! There's tons to cover this week as far as events and tech news goes — the 6DIIep restyling project is close to completion, and there's plenty to discuss theme-wise! We also had an April Fool's joke this year, mainly due to main page "changes", 's craaaZY theme and the rise of that malignant and deluded , who thought he could SIMPLY RISE TO POWER and EXPEL ME AND MY BOT WHILE CAUSING WIKI-WIDE CHAOS AND IGNORING URSUUL, ZATHSU, ME, PATRIK, DRONEDES…
Erm, anyway, there's tons of news … dig in!
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