Update 9.0 Common Test Notes [Updated]

These are the list of changes and features that will be implemented on the 9.0 Common Test server.

Video: ASAP Update 9.0

List of changes between versions 9.0 #1 and 9.0 #2

• Issue with permanent disconnections from server on PCs with AMD processors fixed.
• Post effect issue affecting Sniper aim depending on type of additional mounted equipment fixed.
• Option to disable Sniper aim post effect added.
• The following maps reworked for better lighting: “Mountain Pass”, “Mines”, “Erlenberg”, “Malinovka”, “Ensk”, “Ruinberg”, “Province”, “El Halluf”, “Sand River”, “Winter Himmelsdorf”, “Serene Coast”, “South Coast”, “Highway”, “Northwest”, “Live Oaks”.
• Certain bugs and defects in Premium and Non-Premium Garages fixed.
• Camera displacement in Exterior window fixed.
• Lamp blinking in Premium Garage fixed.
• Issue with camera clinging to lamp in Premium Garage fixed.
• Issue with tracks of certain French vehicles being too dark fixed.
• Т-34-85 and Centurion 7/1 vehicles reworked for better quality.
• Bugs and defects in the following updated vehicles fixed: Т-54, Tiger, Panther, Maus, M103, Hellcat, M4 Sherman, and Tortoise.
• Bugs and defects of the following damaged vehicles fixed: Т-54, М103, and Tortoise.
• Certain game client crashes fixed.
• Volume of gunfire reverted to the level in version 8.11.
• Effects of dust raised by gunfire debugged.
• Display of shadows cast by a number of objects on different maps fixed.
• Issue with player list (TAB) refusing to go off screen fixed.
• Certain bugs in display of tank’s blown-off turret fixed.
• Issue with blown-off turret getting suspended in midair fixed.
• Issue with vehicle getting stuck upon contact with another destroyed vehicle fixed.
• Camouflage issues affecting certain vehicles fixed.
• Issue with display of tooltips in “Service Record” window fixed.
• Text descriptions for settings in “Graphics” tab finalized. 
• Issue with reticle jumping around when in Sniper mode fixed.
• Issue with impossibility to change graphics settings in certain cases fixed.
• Issue with display of gunfire effects while in Sniper mode with disabled additional effects fixed.
• Issue with tracers being insufficiently bright on certain maps fixed.
• Issue with transparent landscape being displayed during the 1st second after map downloading fixed.
• Issues with display of tooltips for historical loadout in “Service” window fixed.
• Engine exhaust effects debugged.
• M24 Chaffee tank retains its previous turret.
• Gunshot effects for certain vehicles fixed.
• Certain bugs with battle playback fixed.

List of changes between versions 9.0 #1 and Public Test: Historical Battle Game Mode

• New improved models and textures added to the following vehicles: M18 Hellcat, M103, Tortoise, Maus, Panther.
• Certain bugs and defects fixed in the updated models of the following tanks: Tiger I, M4 Sherman, Т-54.
• New Non-Premium Garage added.
• Fixed the following maps for better game play balance: “Steppes”, “Severogorsk”.
• Lighting improved on the following maps: “Malinovka”, “Steppes”, “Abbey”, “Himmelsdorf”, “Mountain Pass”.
• Textures and models of 150 tanks reworked to match new lighting.
• Mistakes in descriptions of certain medals corrected.
• Blown-off turret slipping from tank hull implemented.
• “Change Graphics Settings” modal dialog box added on initial game client launch.
• Gunshot effects supplemented with dynamic lighting sources.
• Issue with tanks burning underwater fixed.
• Garage camera response delay fixed.
• Certain bugs with rewinding / fast-forwarding during battle playback fixed.
• Certain malfunctions in updated graphics settings window fixed.
• Performance drop on “Widepark” map fixed.
• Issue with possibility to enter into historical battles in a tank of non-historical configuration fixed.
• Certain tracks display issues affecting updated tank models (gray contours, excessive stretching, etc.) fixed.
• Issue with improper types of texture being displayed on updated tank models fixed.
• Volume of tank engine and suspension sounds reconfigured.
• Volume of shooting and explosion sounds reconfigured.
• Issues with display of pop-up help messages for historical ammunition fixed.
• Penetrations indicator performance in after-battle statistics window fixed.
• Certain graphics issues and new Premium Garage defects fixed.
• Issue with graphical artifacts appearing when “Motion Blur” is set to low fixed.
• Synchronization of tracks and driving wheels added.
• Option to change full-screen effect added depending on whether Coated Optics are mounted or not.
• Issue with tanks occasionally getting stuck in a battle fixed.
• Certain game client crashes identified during “Public Test: Historical Battle Game Mode” fixed.

List of changes between versions Public Test: Historical Battle Game Mode and 8.11 #3

New German vehicles added:

• Pz.Kpfw. IV Ausf. A, Tier III medium tank
• Pz.Kpfw. IV Ausf. D, Tier IV medium tank
• StuG III Ausf. B, Tier IV tank destroyer

The following vehicles have been reworked and improved:

• Т-54
• Tiger I
• M4 Sherman

Suspension issue for improved vehicles fixed.

Mechanics and Fixes

 

• “Malinovka”, “Serene Coast”, “Steppes”, “Redshire”, “Mountain Pass”, "Severogorsk", and "Pearl River" maps modified and reworked.
• New “Historical Battle” mode added.
• “Confrontation” Random Battle mode removed.
• New “Graphics” settings window added.
• Added an option to reduce game area resolution while keeping GUI resolution unchanged (“Dynamic resolution” option in graphics settings).
• FOV configuration option added.
• Added an option for setting “Color filter” intensity.
• Added an option for setting screen refresh rate.
• Tank turrets now eject from the hull in event of ammunition explosion.
• New full screen effect in Sniper mode added.
• Input language indicator added to login screen.
• New awards added in Team Battles: “Fighting Reconnaissance”, “God of War”, “Will-to-Win Spirit”, “Crucial Shot”, and “For Tactical Operations”.
• “Vehicles” tab in “Service Record” window reworked and corrected.
• “Statistics” tab in “Service Record” window reworked.
• Requirements for “Steel Wall” award changed.
• Improvements to certain characteristics of Light Mk. VIC and T7 Combat Car tanks added.
• “Potential damage” score replaced with “Damage blocked by armor” in after-battle statistics.
• “Voice chat” malfunctions fixed.
• Visual depiction of “Dispersion indicator” during battle playback fixed.
• Minor bugs during battle playback fixed.
• Issue with artillery shells landing out of dispersion circle in Artillery mode fixed.
• Issue with artillery shells exploding in midair fixed.
• Issue with game client hanging up on exit fixed.
• Game client performance on some PC configurations improved.
• Draw quality of decals* and motion blur effect optimized.
• Performance issue after enabling track traces fixed.
• Display of shadows on flora at medium and high settings fixed.
• Notification and invitation windows when in the Garage fixed.
• Table displaying tiers of vehicles in queue removed.
• “Ammunition is empty” message added when pressing F8 after running out of shells.
• Auto-Aim point selection system changed.
• Auto-detect system for graphics settings reworked.
• Draw quality of large lists of vehicles in “Missions” window optimized.
• All music has been re-mastered.
• Number of possible complaints per day increased from 5 to 10.
• Complaint titles changed.
• “Will-to-Win Spirit” award moved to “Honorary Ranks”.
• Minor bugs in “Missions” window fixed.
• Audio interruptions during automatic gun fire fixed.
• Issues with track traces disappearing and flickering fixed.
• Occasional issue with shells hitting vehicles without sound effect fixed.
• Uncontrolled relocations of destroyed vehicles fixed.
• Issue with spinning wait icon being displayed every minute while in the Garage fixed.
• Issue with “In Depot” icon displayed after removing permanent Camouflage purchased prior to release of 0.8.11 fixed.
• Issue with amount of experience displayed in tooltips in respect of researched vehicle or module fixed.
• In “Vehicles” statistics tab, display of statistics by awards obtained in Team Battles fixed.
• Issue with occasional delayed awarding or not awarding “Abrams' Medal” fixed.
• Win percentage rounding fixed.
• Issue with connection to training room voice chat upon client re-launch fixed.
• Draw quality issue with tracer outside shell trajectory fixed.
• Dynamic target (Gunner's) viewpoint added to target points subject to visibility checks from (Commander's above-turret and Gunner's on-gun) viewpoints.
• Issue with after-battle saving of distance from camera to player's vehicle fixed.
• High-Explosive shells will not explode when hitting a crew member located outside a vehicle (for open-type SPGs).
• Performance issue with Tank Company filter by Commander's name fixed.

* Decal is a special texture that can be applied over a base texture. For example, blood, bullet or shell holes, logos, etc.

 

List of Vehicle Changes

T7 Combat Car:

• Maximum forward and reverse speed increased from 38.6 to 56 km/h, and from 16 to 20 km/h, respectively.
• Ammunition capacity changed from 1,100 to 1,350 shells.
• 12.7mm MG HB M2, 12.7mm MG HB M2 A and 12.7mm T23 heavy machine guns:
• Rate of fire per shell container increased from 450 to 550 r/m.
• Gun range increased from 350 to 395 m.
• Penetration increased from 22 to 27 mm.

Light Mk. VIC:

• Gun range increased from 350 to 395 m.
• Penetration increased from 25 to 27 mm.