World of Tanks - Page 5

Increased visibility of TD when firing by 25%. Now visibility of TD firing is approximately in between versions 0.4.6 and 0.5.3.
- Assigned correct prices of the vehicles: StuGIII, JagdPzIV, JagdTiger, SU-76, SU-85B.
- Added top gun 12.8cm L/61 for JagdTiger.
- Maximum speed for TD Ferdinand increased to 30 km/h.


- Fixed balance of SPGs per a team when creating a new battle (when you had 2 times more SPGs in one team than in another).
- Number of SPGs in a battle depends from their total number in the waiting list. Now we shouldn't have situations when there are no SPGs in the battle or when half of the team consists of SPGs.
- Increased "weight" of the tanks which entered the battle in a platoon.
- When adding a tank to a battle because of timeout (after a long wait on the waiting list) battle will be balanced with consideration to the tiers. The situation when to a high tier tank added a bunch of low tiers just to balance the team out should disappear. Now such tank will fight alone (if in the opposite team the sum of "weights" of the tanks is not higher than his "weight").
- The waiting line for the battle is increased to improve the selection of the tanks when creating a new battle.
- Minor changes in the balancing of battles by tank tiers.
- KV-220 assigned Tier 5 to improve battle balancing.


- Now premium tanks do not get credits and experience when intentionally leaving the battle.
- Fixed dark screen and loading cog after the start of the battle if player alt-tab during the loading.
- Attempt to circumvent error which leads to the crash of the client when destroying ally or enemy tank.
- More apparent confirmation of installation of modules which will get damaged when uninstalling.
- Fixed "twitching" of the tank when returning from the sniper mode while moving.
- Removed check mark "ready" in the filter of the tank line in the hangar.


- Fixed time penalty calculation for reloading when loader is killed.
- Fixed display of the third ammo slot for the guns that have only two types of ammo.
- Fixed display of empty slots for expendables in the battle after they have been used in the previous battle.
- Fixed display of the text "не хватает грузоподъемности". [merig00: notification when you can't install a new module due to weight limit, I'll update it when check how it was translated in the game]
- Added markings of the platoons in the list of players.
- Added icon on the button of platoon channel.
- Fixed status of the tank in the stats table. Sometimes fully functioning tank was displayed as "destroyed", and destroyed tank as "in the battle".
- Added display of the slot purchase price on the slot itself.
- Fixed errors and some improvements made in the personnel file of the tank crew.
- Added short name for PzV-IV alpha.
- Texts for hero of a battle and medals are modified in accordance with latest changes.
- Fixed icon color of JagdTiger to the icon color of the TDs.

Also there are changes to the WoT Launcher

We are planning some big updates for the World of Tanks closed beta, which will include launching new game servers in North America and delivering a fresh patch containing new game features. To make sure everything works well, we will halt the game servers from 9 a.m. GMT August 26 till September 1.

On September 1, we will be on air again with all the players connected to the American servers. Several days after that, the new 0.5 patch will be rolled out with several new features, which are:

• Squad fights. A squad will include 2 to 3 people and will allow players to invite their friends and join a random battle as a single fighting unit, which will help them coordinate their actions and maneuvers.
  
• Additional modules. Install rammers and increase your firing rate, take suspension stiffeners and improve your tank’s tonnage, decrease visibility by installing a camouflage net, choose between dozens of upgrades that differ depending on a tank model you choose.
  
• Crew kits. Equip you tank crew with fire extinguishers, repair kits, first-aid sets and other elements, with each of them providing extra help in battles.

With the new patch rolled out, all beta testers will get 5000 gold each to test the new game features. The patch will be followed by a “light” wipe when the players will go back to tier 1 tanks, but all the experience they have earned will be converted into free experience which they will be able to use at their leisure. All credits will remain as well, and losing all the tanks, modules, and shells will be compensated by corresponding amount of credits spent on buying them. If a player had a premium tank or shells, compensation will be arranged in respectful amount of gold.

Stay tuned, we’ll be informing you on all major events on World of Tanks.