Release Notes 1.29.1

Main Changes

Frontline

  • The rewards for Tiers 5, 10, 15 and 16–19 have been updated to include Mentoring Licenses and a Universal Booklet.

Battle Pass

  • Resources for two special Battle Pass Chapters featuring rewards and unique crew members have been added.

Onslaught

  • The visual presentation of badges awarded as rewards for Major Onslaught Tournaments has been improved.
  • New customization elements and badges for Onslaught-related esports activities have been added.

Daily Missions

  • The random blueprint fragment has been replaced as a reward for daily missions with a random national blueprint fragment.
  • Components have been added as rewards for standard, Premium, and bonus daily missions.

Graphics Settings

  • The Minimum graphics preset has been merged with Low, which has been updated to offer improved lighting and upgraded visual assets for environments and vehicles. The minimum system requirements to play have not been increased, meaning players who previously met the minimum requirements can continue playing as before.
  • The Standard graphics preset has been renamed to Simplified.

Update for Mac Players

  • The Codeweavers Mac Wrapper version has been updated. We recommend that Mac users with Apple Silicon processors update to the latest wrapper version.
  • If players with Intel processors who remain on version 4 of the Wrapper experience any issues, we recommend considering our cloud gaming partners Boosteroid or GeForce Now.

Vehicles

Germany

  • The following vehicle has been added: Jagdpanzer E 90

U.S.A.

  • The following vehicle has been added: H3

France

  • The following vehicle has been added: Projet Louis

China

  • The following vehicle has been added: BZT-70

Japan

  • The following vehicle has been added: Chi-Se

Czechoslovakia

  • The following vehicle has been added: TBT

Fixed Issues and Improvements

  • Fixed the issue of vehicles being able to drive through buildings on the Murovanka and Kraftwerk maps.
  • Fixed the issue of the starting point of the shell trajectory being offset on some vehicles, causing a visually inconsistent effect.
  • Fixed the issue of an error occurring when sending a message in Platoon chat.
  • Fixed the issue of the order in which crew members studied perks affecting the bonuses granted by those perks.
  • Fixed the issue of a sound effect continuing to play repeatedly in the Garage after a national emblem was applied to a vehicle on the Exterior screen.
  • Fixed the issue of certain elements of the Varanus 3D style not being displayed after changing the screen size during battle.
  • Fixed the issue of penetration, non-penetration, and ricochet marks not being displayed on vehicles after changing the screen size during battle.
  • Fixed the issue of the Your Driver Is Here 2D style being mirrored on the WZ-111 model 6.
  • Fixed the issue of team base markers not being displayed on the Steppes minimap in Assault, Attack/Defense, or Encounter Battles.
  • Fixed the issue of the game client freezing when attempting to re-log in after a battle had already ended.
  • Fixed the issue of a black screen appearing in the Wargaming.net Game Center when launching under certain emulators on macOS.

Known Issues

  • Marks of Excellence sometimes disappear from the gun barrel when graphics settings are changed.
  • The "to repair speed" parameter disappears from the vehicle characteristics list when the Pre-Battle Maintenance directive is selected.
  • Some players cannot leave Training Rooms until the server is restarted.
  • Some Commanders remain in the Barracks after being assigned to a vehicle.
  • The loading screen continues to be displayed after battle has started in some cases.
  • Postmortem mode sometimes shows that a vehicle's armor exceeds the shell's penetration value, even when the shell penetrated the armor.
  • In Postmortem mode, the damage log stops scrolling and only displays the four most recent events.
  • Achievements for researching vehicles are not awarded in some cases.
  • Some vehicles are missing from the Hall of Fame.