Wot 9.0 test server is out !!! Here's some changes : [h=5]List of changes between World of Tanks Version 8.11 and the Historical Battles Public Test #1:[/h][h=5]Changes to vehicles:[/h]Added new German vehicles: Pz.Kpfw. IV Ausf. A, Tier III German medium tank Pz.Kpfw. IV Ausf. D, Tier IV German medium tank StuG III Ausf. B, Tier IV German tank destroyer Reworked and improved the following vehicles: Т-54 Tiger I M4 Sherman Fixed a suspension issue for these improved vehicles. Changed the following characteristics of the below vehicles: T7 Combat Car: Maximum forward and reverse speed increased from 38.6 to 56km/h, and from 16 to 20km/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 395m. Penetration increased from 22 to 27mm. Light Mk. VIC: Gun range increased from 350 to 395m. Penetration increased from 25 to 27mm. [h=5]Other changes:[/h] The “Malinovka”, “Serene Coast”, “Steppes”, “Redshire”, and “Mountain Pass” maps modified and reworked. New “Historical Battle” game mode added. “Confrontation” battle type removed. New “Graphics” window added in “Settings”. Option added to reduce the game area resolution while keeping the Graphical User Interface (GUI) resolution unchanged (the “Dynamic resolution” option in graphics settings). Field-of-View (FOV) configuration option added. Option added to set the “Colour filter” intensity. Option added to set the screen refresh rate. Tank turret will now fly off when ammo rack explosion occurs. New full screen effect in Sniper Mode added. Input language indicator added to login screen. New awards added for 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. In after-battle statistics, “Potential damage” score replaced with “Damage blocked by armor”. “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 disconnecting upon exit fixed. Game client performance on some PC configurations improved. Draw quality of decals (a special texture that can be applied over a base texture, for example, blood, bullet or shell holes, logos, etc.) and motion-blur effect optimised. Performance issue occurring after enabling of track traces fixed. Display of shadows on vegetation 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 optimised. All music re-mastered. Maximum number of 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 gunfire fixed. Issues with track traces disappearing and flickering fixed. Occasional issue with shells hitting vehicles without a 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 being displayed after removing permanent Camouflage that was purchased prior to the release of 0.8.11 fixed. Issue with the amount of experience displayed in tooltips in respect of a researched vehicle or module fixed. In the “Vehicles” statistics tab, display of statistics according to the awards obtained in Team Battles fixed. Issue with occasional delayed awarding or failure to award the “Abrams' Medal” fixed. Issue with rounding of the win percentage fixed. Issue with connection to training room voice chat upon client re-launch fixed. Draw quality issue with tracer moving outside shell trajectory fixed. Dynamic target (Gunner's) viewpoint added to target points subject to visibility checks from other (Commander's above-turret and Gunner's on-gun) viewpoints. Issue with after-battle saving of the distance from the camera to the player's vehicle fixed. High-Explosive shells will no longer explode when they hit a crew member located outside a vehicle (for open-type SPGs). Performance issue with filtering by Commander's name of Tank Company fixed. Sound's so awesome updating my test server now !
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