9.0 Update Notes

 Source: NA Portal

• New game mode: Historical Battle Face off as specific nations and vehicles in battles based on real conflicts. The following historical battles are available: Battle of Kursk, Battle of the Bulge, and Operation Spring Awakening
• "HD" tank models: Available for a select number of vehicles for the time being. See Graphics section
• New German vehicles: 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)

Maps

• Performance drop on the Widepark map fixed
• Malinovka, Serene Coast, Steppes, Redshire, Mountain Pass, and Severogorsk maps modified and reworked for better gameplay experience

Detail Changes here

Changes to Vehicle Characteristics

UK

• Penetration of the AP W Mk. 1 shells intended for 15 mm Machine Gun BESA changed from 25mm to 27mm

USA 

M2 Light Tank

• Rate of fire per shell container forthe  Browning MG caliber .50 HB, M2 gun increased by 22%
• Penetration of the AP M2 shells intended for Browning MG caliber .50 HB, M2 changed from 22mm to 27mm

T7 Combat Car

• Maximum reverse speed changed from 16 to 20 km/h
• Maximum forward speed changed from 38.6 to 56 km/h
• Rate of fire per shell container for Browning MG caliber .50 HB, M2 gun increased by 22%
• Ammunition capacity of Browning MG caliber .50 HB, M2 gun changed from 1,100 to 1,350 shells
• Penetration of AP M2 shells intended for Browning MG caliber .50 HB, M2 changed from 22 mm to 27 mm

Germany

Pz.Kpfw. IV

• Side screens added
• Maybach HL 108 TR engine removed
• Repair costs decreased by 3%
• Maximum forward speed changed from 48 to 40 km/h
• Ammunition capacity of 10,5 cm Kw.K. L/28 gun changed from 42 to 59 shells
• Gun depression of 10,5 cm Kw.K. L/28 changed from -7 to -5 degrees
• Gun depression of 7,5 cm Kw.K. 40 L/43 changed from -8 to -7 degrees
• Gun depression of 7,5 cm Kw.K. 40 L/48 changed from -8 to -6 degrees
• 5 cm Kw.K. 39 L/60 gun removed
• 7,5 cm KwK 37 L/24 gun removed
• View range of the first turret changed from 330 to 340 m
• Hit points with the second turret changed from 460 to 480
• Hit points with the first turret changed from 420 to 440

Misc.

• Suspension performance issue for improved vehicles fixed
• Armor of the following vehicles reworked: Т-54, Т-34-85, М103, Tortoise, Centurion 7/1
• Names of Pz.Kpfw. IV and StuG III changed to Pz.Kpfw. IV Ausf. H and StuG III Ausf. G, respectively
• Minor dimensional changes introduced to: Pаnzerjager I, Panzer I, and Sturmpanzer I

Gameplay

• Random battles in Confrontation mode removed

Achievements / Medals

• New awards added in Team Battles: Fighting Reconnaissance, God of War, Will-to-Win Spirit, Crucial Shot, and For Tactical Operations
• Conditions for Steel Wall award changed

Graphics

The following vehicles were reworked with higher-quality models:

Т-54 Tiger I M4 Sherman (more)

M18 Hellcat M103 Tortoise Maus (more)

Panther

Т-34-85 Centurion 7/1 (more)

• Implemented tank turrets flying off when ammo rack is destroyed (more)

• New Graphics settings window added
• Auto-detect system for graphics settings reworked
• An option added to reduce game scene resolution while keeping GUI resolution unchanged ('Dynamic Resolution' option in graphics settings)
• Field-of-View (FOV) configuration option added
• Option added for setting color filters intensity
• Option added for setting screen refresh rate
• New full screen effect in Sniper mode added (can be disabled in Settings)
• Draw quality of decals and motion blur effect optimized
• Significant performance issue after enabling track traces fixed
• Display of shadows on flora at medium and high settings fixed

Interface

• All music remastered
• Input language indicator added to login screen
• Vehicles tab in Service Record window reworked and corrected
• Statistics tab in Service Record window reworked
• In after-battle statistics, Potential damage replaced with Damage blocked by armor
• Voice Chat malfunctions fixed

Replays

• Visual depiction of Dispersion Indicator during battle playback fixed
• Minor bugs during battle playback fixed
• Certain bugs with rewinding/fast-forwarding during battle playback fixed

Other Bugfixes and Changes

• Issue with artillery shells landing out of aiming 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
• 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
• Draw quality of large lists of vehicles in Missions window optimized
• Number of complaints per day increased from 5 to 10
• Some complaint types changed
• 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 0.8.11 release fixed
• Issue with amount of experience displayed in tooltips for researched vehicle or module fixed
• In Vehicles statistics tab, fixed display of statistics on awards obtained in Team Battles
• Issue with occasional delayed awarding or not awarding Abrams' Medal fixed
• Win percentage rounding fixed
• Fixed issue with connection to voice chat of training room upon client relaunch
• 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
• Mistakes in descriptions of certain awards corrected
• Gunshot effects supplemented with dynamic lighting sources
• Volume of tank engine and suspension sounds reconfigured
• Effects of dust raised by gunfire debugged
• Gunfire effects for certain tanks fixed