9.12 Update Notes
Highlights
- Introduced numerous improvements to the game engine that will allow for further introduction of modern functionality.
- Added the final version of the new Rampage battle mode for high-tier vehicles.
- Added the new Berlin map to the Rampage mode.
- Added bots that will fight against new players in a number of entry-level battles.
- Changed the principle according to which spotted enemy vehicles are displayed. Before, vehicles were displayed within a 1000x1000 m area around the player's vehicle. Now, this is replaced by a circle with a 564 m radius. The total spotting area was left unchanged and equals ~1 sq. km.
- Changed the interface for purchase and application of Camouflage, Inscriptions, and Emblems.
Vehicles
- Added the following vehicles for testing by Supertest players:
- Pz. 58 Mutz, Swiss medium tank, Tier VIII in German tech tree
- AMX M4 mle. 49, French Tier VIII heavy tank
- Chieftain Mk. 6, U.K. Tier X heavy tank
- Chieftain/T95, U.K. Tier VIII medium tank
- KV-4 KTTS, U.S.S.R. Tier VIII tank destroyer
- Т-44-100, U.S.S.R. Tier VIII medium tank
- VK 45.03, German Tier VII heavy tank
- Turán III prototípus, German Tier V medium tank
- 43 М. Toldi III, German Tier III light tank
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Added the Škoda T 40, a Tier VI Czechoslovakian medium tank, to the Premium Shop.
- Reworked 28 vehicles in HD quality:
- USSR: KV-220 (renamed to KV-220-2), KV-1, 212A, IS-8 (renamed to Т-10).
- Germany: Marder 38T, Sturmpanzer I Bison, G.Pz.Mk.VI (e), Pz.Kpfw. 38 (t) n.A., Wespe, VK 20.01 (D), Pz.Kpfw. II, Grille, Pz.Kpfw. II Ausf. J, Tiger II, Pz.Kpfw. S35 739 (f), 8,8 cm Pak 43 Jagdtiger, Jagdpanther II
- USA: T2 Medium Tank, M2 Мedium tank, M3 Stuart, M7, T34.
- France: AMX 12 t, AMX AC mle. 46.
- UK: Vickers Medium Mk.III, Matilda, Loyd Gun Carriage, Covenanter.
- Made the following replacements in the U.S. tank destroyer and SPG Tech Trees:
- Rebalanced the T82 Tier III tank destroyer. This vehicle is now a Tier IV SPG.
- Replaced the T82 Tier III tank destroyer with the T56 GMC Tier III tank destroyer.
- Rebalanced the T18 Tier II tank destroyer. This vehicle is now a Tier III SPG.
- Replaced the T18 Tier II tank destroyer with the T3 HMC Tier II tank destroyer.
- Replaced the T57 Tier II SPG with the new T1 HMC.
- Replaced the FV4202 U.K. Tier X medium tank with the new Centurion Action X. Also, completely rebalanced the FV4202. It is now a Premium Tier VIII medium tank.
- Replaced the top (2nd) turret of the Caernarvon U.K. heavy tank with the turret of the Centurion Action X.
- Replaced the standard (1st) turret of the Conqueror U.K. heavy tank with the turret of the Centurion Action X.
- Changed the scale and color of desert and summer clan Camouflage.
- Fixed some issues with the visual models of some vehicles.
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Rebalanced the following vehicles:
- Covenanter: chance of fire for the Meadows D.A.V. O.C. engine decreased from 40 to 20 percent.
- Slope angles for the upper glacis plate of the FV4005 and FV4004 (based on the Centurion) tank destroyers reduced to 57 degrees.
- Maus: increased the armor protection of some sections of the gun mantlet.
- Löwe: increased the armor protection of the gun mantlet.
- T23E3: increased penetration of both standard and Premium shells: from 128 to 149 mm, and 177 to 190 mm respectively.
- 8,8 cm Pak 43 Jagdtiger: top forward speed increased from 28 to 38 km/h.
- Jagdpanther, Ferdinand, Jagdpanther II: shell flight speed for the 10,5 cm Pak L/52 gun changed from 805/1006/805 m/s to 950/1188/950 m/s. Now, shell flight speeds for the 10,5 cm Kw.K. L/52 and 10,5 cm Pak L/52 guns are equal.
- E 50 Ausf. M: shell flight speed for the 10,5 cm Kw.K. L/52 Ausf. K gun changed from 1478/1173/1173 m/s to 1500/1200/1200 m/s. Now, shell flight speeds for the 10,5 cm Kw.K. L/52 Ausf. B and 10,5 cm Kw.K. L/52 Ausf. K guns are equal.
- Т-62А: fixed the issues with armor protection of the lower part of the vehicle's sides.
- KV-220:
- Increased the engine power from 650 to 850 h.p. Slightly decreased crossing capacity to balance this change
- Increased the armor protection of the upper glacis plate from 100 to 120 mm.
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- T-54 first prototype:
- Dispersion of the 100 mm D-10T-K gun decreased from 0.38 to 0.36 m.
- Reload time of the 100 mm D-10T-K gun decreased from 8.1 to 8 s.
- Aiming time of the 100 mm D-10T-K gun decreased from 2.6 to 2.4 s.
Maps and Objects
- Removed the South Coast map from the Random Battle mode.
- Deleted the resources of the Hidden Village and Province maps from the game client.
- Added extra special effects to a number of maps.
- Fixed the issues with the visual and damage models of some environmental objects.
Graphics and System
- Improved quality of TSAA full-screen anti-aliasing.
- Optimized performance of the game client on some PC configurations.
- Improved the loading speed for both the game client and maps.
- Fixed some issues in the new mechanism of shadow display for the Improved graphics preset.
- Optimized the performance of some special effects.
- Fixed some hang-ups and crashes of the game client.
Other:
- Reworked aiming system to minimize the discrepancy between shot trajectories at client- and server-side.
- Fixed twitching of the reticle in Sniper Aim when moving along the lower boundary of a gun's depression angle.
- Added clan profile—a new interface that contains detailed information about clans.
- Added voice notifications to the functionality of Dynamic Platoons.
- Fixed an issue where team chat becomes disabled after a player has fought several battles.
- Fixed some issues with the conditions of personal missions.
- Fixed minor issues with interface.