WoT Patch 7.5

Tankers!  7.5 is nearly upon us!
We'll be shutting down the server for roughly six hours while the update is applied.  You'll be unable to connect or patch to the latest build until the maintenance is complete.
Players who have a premium account at the time of the shut down will be credited 1 day of premium time as compensation.
You can see a list of all the changes in the 7.5 update notes.

• Server down time starts: 01:00 08/02/2012 PDT (08:00 08/02/2012 UTC)
• Server down time ends:  07:00 08/02/2012 PDT (14:00 08/02/2012 UTC)

Due to the 7.5 update being rolled out, Clan Wars will be frozen for 24 hours. All you Global Map veterans will get a night off, rest up; the 7.5 update is bringing some big changes.

• Start Freeze: 00:15 08/02/2012 PDT (07:15 UTC)
• End Freeze: 00:15 08/03/2012 PDT (07:15 UTC)

Patch Notes

Tankers!
The World of Tanks development team is excited to announce that the 7.5 update for the NA server will be released soon. We will announce the exact date within the next few days, but for now check out the list of changes between 7.5 and 7.4.1:

New Content:

• Added 3 new maps: Seaport, Highway, Serene Coast
• Added new tier X medium tanks: Е-50 Ausf.M, Т-62А, M48A1
• Added new tier V French light tank: ELC AMX
• Added new tier VIII German tank destroyer: Jagdpanther II
• Added new tier X tank destroyers: JagdPz E-100, Object 268, AMX 50 Foch 155, T110E3, T110E4
• Finalized parameters for tier 6  Premium TD Dickermax and tier 8 Medium Tank Superpershing. Both added to the in-game shop
• Added 'planes in the sky' environment effect to ‘Airfield’ map.

Game Mechanics Changes:

• Following French light and medium tanks have moved one tier up: AMX 12t, AMX 13 75, AMX 13 90, Lorraine 40t, Bat Chatillon 25t (details can be found here)
• Added a research path from Tiger P to Ferdinand (150 000 exp.)
• Added a research path from AMX 12t to Lorraine 155 50 (140 000 exp.)
• Credit revenue and repair cost rebalanced for some tanks basing on statistics results (details can be found here)
• Reworked Match-Making for the majority of vehicles. Now players won't normally see vehicles of more than two tiers difference to the tier of his/her own vehicle (new MM chart can be found here)
• All experience from elite Ferdinand transferred to Jagdtiger
• KV-5 removed from the in-game shop
• Reworked mechanism of knocking out crew members with HE shells
• Now a hit to an internal module will still deal damage even if the armour wasn’t penetrated.

Vehicle Model Changes and Rebalance:

• Rebalanced tier II and III tank destroyers
• Basing on statistics results, French TD’s and SPGs, which were added in 7.4 update, slightly rebalanced
• Rebalanced parameters of second USSR Heavy Line: Т-150, КV-3, КV-4, SТ-1, IS-4.
• E-100 and Maus rebalanced according to the statistics results
• Due to the introduction of tier X Medium tanks, the following tier IX vehicles have been rebalanced: E-50, M46 Patton, Т-54
• Due to MatchMaker changes, parameters of following USSR Medium tanks and TD’s were rebalanced: Т-28, Т-34-85, Т-43, КV-13, SU-85
• KV-5 slightly buffed
• Changed IS-8 armouring in the lower plate.

Details on USA Vehicles changes can be found here
Details on German Vehicles changes can be found here
Details on French Vehicles changes can be found here
Details on Soviet Vehicles changes can be found here

UI Changes:

• Added and reworked some battle hints.
• Reworked hint pop-up text on buttons in replays
• Added option to restore converted XP to the original vehicle by clicking on the vehicle checkbox in the XP exchange window.
• Made some additions to the battle hint window which pops-up when pressing 'F1' in battle.
• Added a notification for when Premium Account compensation has been made due to server maintenance.
• Slightly changed mini-map icon colours.

Fixes:

• Fixed the icon for French SPG: AMX 105 AM
• Fixed the name and characteristics of Lorraine 155 51 top suspension
• Fixed the display of "ZigZag" camouflage on M18 Hellcat TD
• Fixed a bug which made it impossible to buy а M24 Chaffee stock engine after selling it
• Fixed some errors in the visual models of the following vehicles: AMX AC Mle 1948, ARL 44, IS-8
• Fixed errors in armouring of AMX 50 Foch TD.
• Fixed name of Somua Sau 40 TD.
• Fixed the extended view range of  T1 Cunningham.
• Fixed some errors in visual model of the Super Pershing tank.
• Fixed the 'We hit them hard' voice replay when setting an enemy tank on fire.
• Fixed the  bug of not damaging enemy vehicle by getting the suspension, which was destroyed prior to that.
• Fixed a bug causing game crash when leaving battle to garage
• Fixed the density of some bushes.  This influences camouflage level.
• Fixed the WoT symbol not appearing on the white banner in 'Encounter' battle mode.
• Fixed some rare cases of training room chat not being removed once the room is dismissed.
• Fixed the login screen not displaying correctly when quickly pressing ‘Enter’ after the client loads.
• Fixed the display of damaged modules when watching an ally vehicle in 'postmortem' mode.
• Fixed suspension repair option when using 'Ctrl + LMB' click on the image.
• Fixed a disparity between the actual state of the scrolling buttons and their display in 'carousel' of chat channels.
• Fixed storage of the platoon window in garage.
• Fixed the shortened names of tanks in the battle loading screen.
• Fixed the position of vehicle icons in historical description.
• Fixed the description and conditions for obtaining Fadin's medal.
• Fixed some errors in chat filter.
• Fixed the display of durability marker over tanks with all crew wounded.
• Fixed the functionality of 'Attention to the sector X' with max-scaled mini-map.
• Fixed the pop-up hint for mastery badges.
• Fixed the change of marker colours when toggling 'alternative colour scheme' on and off.
• Fixed the functionality of alternative colour scheme in training rooms.
• Fixed the description for 'Ace Tanker' mastery badge.
• Fixed the description of some crew skills and perks.
• Fixed some errors in the interface training.
• Fixed some places where it is possible to get ‘stuck’ on 'Wide Park' map.

WoT is Discounting Tier 9

I cant beleive I would ever see a sale that impacted anything higher than tier 7 vehicles but here it is. World of Tanks is now offering deep discounts on tier 9 vehicles. hurry up it ends August 1st. here is the post

Tankers!
We have often stated that Tier IX vehicles would be never dicounted. But there is always place for surprises and all rules have exclusions. The time has come for an exceptional special!
Starting at 4.30 AM PDT (11.30 UTC) July 28th and lasting until 4.30 AM PDT (11.30 UTC)  August 1st enjoy the following discounts! Curious what time this is in your region? Use this handy Time Zone Converter to help you out.
Following Tier 9 Tank Destroyers will cost as current Tier 8 TD's during the special:

• Tier IX Object 704 (cost during special - 2 520 000)
• Tier IX Jagdtiger (cost during special - 2 570 000)
• Tier IX T30 (cost during special - 2 650 000)
• Tier IX Т95 (cost during special - 2 580 000)
• Tier  IX AMX 50 Foch (cost during special - 2 570 000)

And this is not all! Following Medium Tanks also get their place in the discount!

• СТ IX Т-54 (cost during special - 2 085 000)
• СТ IX Е-50 (cost during special - 1 991 000)
• СТ IX M46 Patton (cost during special - 2 003 000)
• СТ VIII Lorraine 40t (cost during special - 1 345 000)

Do not miss your chance to get ready for new vehicles in 7.5! And do not forget that Operation Cobra is still running!

Please keep in mind that selling the above listed tanks during the sale will only yield a 50% return of the discounted price.

WoT New Map Airport

Here are some screen shots of the new World of Tanks Map Airport

WoT new Map WidePark

Here are some screen shots of the new World of Tanks Map WidePark

World of Tanks patch 7.4

Tankers!
The World of Tanks development team is excited to announce that update 7.4 has been successfully released for the NA server on June 20, 2012.

Download the recent update here:

• Full game client v.7.4 (2.9 GB)
• Full game client v.7.4 torrent file
• The latest update from v.7.3 to v.7.4 (670 MB)
• The latest update from v.7.3 to v.7.4 torrent file

Clan Wars will be unavailable for twenty-four hours starting on June 20, 2012 from 00:15 PDT (7:15 UTC) until June 21, 2012  at 00:15 PDT (7:15 UTC).
All users with premium accounts active at the start of maintenance will receive a one-day compensation added to their premium account starting June 20, 2012 at 01:00 PDT (08:00 UTC)
The detailed list of changes between updates 7.3 and 7.4:

New Content:

- Added two new combat modes, appearing randomly: Assault and Encounter.
Assault: one team defends the only base, the second team should capture the base or destroy all enemy vehicles. The mode is activated for Erlenberg, Prokhorovka, Westfield, Karelia, Malinovka, Sand River and Siegfried Line.
Encounter:  In order to win teams have to capture the only base at the map center, or destroy all enemy vehicles. The mode is activated for El Halluf, Murovanka, Steppes, Ensk, Himmelsdorf, Ruinberg, Malinovka, Sand River, and Siegfried Line 
- Added two new maps: Airfield (North Africa) and Widepark (European town);
- Added French TDs: Renault FT AC, Renault UE 57, Somua Sau 40, S 35 CA, ARL V 39, AC Mle.1946, AC Mle.1948, AMX 50 Foch;
- Added French SPGs: Renault BS, Lorraine 39 L AM, AMX 105 AM, AMX-13 F3 AM, Lorraine 155 (50), Lorraine 155 (51), Bat. Chatillon 155;
- Vehicles IS-6 and JagdTiger 8.8cm KwK43 L/71 are now available for all players in the in-game store;
- Added one camouflage for each nation;
- Added new medals:

• "Expert" (by nation) - for destroying at least one example of each tank type, existing at that moment in the specified nation tech tree.
• "Medal of Raseiniai Heroes" - for destroying the whole enemy team (not less than 14 vehicles). Medal will be granted automatically to all players, whose maximum destroyed in battle is equal to 15.
• "Technical Engineer" (by nation) - for researching all vehicles, existing at that moment in a certain nation's tech tree.
• "Senior Technical Engineer" - for researching all vehicles of all nations, existing at that moment.
• "Sinai Lion" - for destroying over 100 "IS" tanks of any model and vehicles based on its model.

Game Mechanics Changes:

- Komarin and Swamp removed from Random rotation;
- Added the option of training skills and perks for combined qualifications of crew (for example, training perks and skills of Radio Operator, when a Commander combines qualifications of a Commander and Radio Operator);
- In order to reduce the amount of issues with "questionable" non-penetration/penetration, reworked the system of damaging with HE and armor-piercing shells. In some cases there's a possibility of damage and critical hits increase from HE shells;
- Changed operation of Large Aid Kit: a constant bonus of "+5% to avoiding critical damage to crew" works till the end of the battle, even when the Aid Kit is used;
- Changed operation of Large Repair Kit: a constant bonus of "+10% to repair speed" works till the end of the battle, even when the large repair kit is used;
- Now Repair Kit fixes both tracks, if they are both damaged;
- Changes camouflage cost for Т30, КV-2, КV-3;
- Added compensation to a team hit player, proportionally to the caused damage;
- Now, if a player team damages someone, and the same shot damages an enemy vehicle, the decreasing team damage coefficient is considered for this shot;
- ‘Master Tanker’ achievement now becomes ‘void’, if new vehicles were added;
- Changed terms of giving Lavrinenko's, Leclerc's and Abram's medal;
- Terrain and objects reworked to fit new game modes on El Halluf, Murovanka, Steppes, Ensk, Himmelsdorf, Ruinberg, Erlenberg, Prokhorovka, Westfield, Karelia, Malinovka, Sand River, Siegfried's Line;
- Removed inversion in howitzer view mode;

Vehicle Model Changes and Rebalance:

- Changed sizing of the following vehicles to match historical ones: JagdTiger (zoomed up to sizes of TigerII), Object 261 (degraded to sizes of IS-7);
- Fixed or reworked collision models of GW Type E, Т-20, M4A3E8, T2 Med, T-34-85, Maus (observation devices), PzKpfw VIB Tiger II (transmission size and machine-gun half-sphere), IS-8 (mantlet), Е-50 (transmission moved to front), Е-75 (transmission moved to front), VK4502 (P) Ausf. B (transmission moved to the middle part of the vehicle);
- Fixed or reworked models of ARL-44, KV-1S, PzKpfw III, Т-54, Valentine LL, T1 Heavy, M41, VK4502 (P) Ausf. A, IS-8;
- SPG LeFH18 B2: fixed parameters of radio FuG-8, changed wrong weight number, changed the MM weight;

M18 Hellcat:
- dispersion during movement increased by 10%;
- the cost of a Top suspension reduced from 23000 credits to 17000 credits;
- turning speed with the Top suspension reduced on 2 degrees per second;
- 76mm AT Gun M1A1 gun reloading time reduced from 4.1 to 3.9 seconds.
Т30:
- turning speed reduced by 2 degrees per second;
- 105mm AT Gun T5E1 gun reloading time increased from 7.8 to 8.2 sec;
- 120mm AT Gun T53 gun reloading time increased from 7.8 to 8.2 sec;
- 155mm AT Gun T7 gun reloading time increased from 20 to 20.3 sec;
- 155mm AT Gun T7 gun aiming time increased by 0.1 sec;
- influence of turret rotation on gun dispersion increased on 20%.
M103:
- passability on bad and middle soils decreased by 5%;
- 120mm Gun M58 gun reloading time increased from 10.9 to 11.2 sec.
T110:
- passability on all soils decreased by 10%;
- 120mm Gun M58 gun reloading time increased from 9.3 to 10 sec.
KV-4:
- durability increased by 40 hit points;
- side armor increased by 20mm;
- cupola armor on the second turret increased on ;
- passability on bad and middle soils increased by 5%;
- stock turret is now able to mount 107 mm ZIS-24 gun;
- 107 mm ZIS-24 gun reloading time on top turret decreased from 11.5 to 11.1 sec;
- influence of turret rotation on 107 mm ZIS-24 gun dispersion decreased by 20% for top turret;
- Angles of vertical aiming of 107 mm ZIS-24 gun on top turret increased by 6 degrees.

UI Changes:

- Added game client notifications about relevant discounts or specials;
- Changed pop-up hints on tank modules, consumables, ammunition and crew members;
- Changed the information in pop-up window about vehicle;
- Removed a check field for currently unavailable option "Tanker's voices by nation" (will be returned later along with feature introduction);
- Added the autoloader indicator for the howitzer view mode;
- Added the option of switching on the "server" reticle marker to the game settings;
- Added the option of sending chat messages in a platoon;
- Changed the mechanism of choosing a message receiver in the battle chat. Now for switching from messages to the team and to all players you should use "TAB" key;
-  Added new hot keys for opening chat window: Enter - starts team chat, Ctrl+Enter - starts general chat, Shift+Enter - starts platoon chat;
- At entering the battle menu, mouse cursor is centered on the "Back to garage" button;
- In a platoon or a tank company, when the Commander speaks, volume of his mates speaking in the voice chat reduces;
- Reduced ‘neon’ lighting in elements of hangar vehicles panel and in pop-up hints;
- Added the reaction of the program icon in Windows 7 tray for several in-game situations: battle start, invite receipt;
- Added forward/rewind to combat replay playing;
- On minimap, the tank point changed to "tank arrow", pointing out the motion direction, and the "view triangle" now turns according to the camera rotation;
- On minimap, tank destruction is now marked with a slight tank marker flash;
- During map loading and countdown before the battle start the target of the current battle mode is now indicated;

Audio and Graphics Changes:

- Corrected some French camouflages;
- Reworked lights on Himmelsdorf map;
- Added sounds for environment: birds, rivers, sea, forests, villages;
- Reworked several sound effects for environment;
- Fixed or reworked effects for hitting wood and snow;
- Reworked base and spawn markers on the minimap;
- Base and spawn markers on minimap are added to the "color blind" mode;
- Added sounds for several interface buttons;
- Changed the design of free experience and gold conversion windows;
- Added new logo of Wargaming.net to the login window;

Technical Changes and Optimizations:

- Ruinberg map optimized on performance and memory consume;
- All sounds in-game were optimized on compression and frequency;
- Corrected the vehicles with camouflage display on old ATI Radeon video adapters;
- Improved the work of chat filters;
- Added new in-battle complaint point: ‘Non-informative message’;
- Added controls with light-emitting diode glow over game events for ROCCAT mouse;

Fixes:

- Fixed M12 suspension name;
- Fixed some inaccuracies in IS-7 and Marder II camouflages;
- Fixed the work of ‘Eagle Eye’ perk in howitzer mode within the direct visibility;
- Fixed the description of Fadin's Medal;
- Fixed some objects on Steppes map;
- Fixed several bugs with the passability on Siegfried Line, El Halluf, Ensk;
- Fixed the bug with the display of "post-mortem" panel when interface is off;
- Fixed the bug with the green color of "Invite" button after leaving or excluding a mate from platoon;
- Fixed the rare bug with the game client hang-up at the end of map loading;
- Fixed the description of ‘Brothers in Arms’ perk;
- Fixed a rare ‘jamming’ of vehicle durability indicator in the vehicle marker;
- Fixed the rare bug with the game client hang-up when entering ‘Sniper’ mode;
- Fixed the ‘Sniper’ mode mask in the windowed-game screen for cases, when the height of the window is bigger than its length;
- Fixed some inaccuracies in ‘Color-Blind’ mode;
- Fixed chat text highlight after the battle start;