9.1 Preliminary Patchnotes

Source: For The Record

Preliminary patchnotes, they are NOT final, Storm states there will be some fixed and additions.
- added new map “Kharkov”
- fixes and improvements on maps Arctic, Tundra, Komarin, Windstorm, North-West
- removed the Assault mode on Sand River
- improved performance on the map Hidden Village
- fixed small visual issues with textures and models for a large number of tanks
- fixed small visual issues with textures and models for some map objects
- reworked exhaust smoke effect for all tanks
- reworked tank explosion effect
- added visual markers on barrels for damage made in battle
- added the mechanism where a turret, ripped off by ammo rack explosion “slides off”
- type of surface now influences the behavior of a turret ripped off

- added 5 new medals for artillery: “Monolith”, “For Counterartillery Fire”, “Medal of Horus”?, “Cool-blooded”, “Stark’s Medal”
- added new awards for team battles: “Battle-hardened”, “Sniper Reserve”, “Pyromaniac”, “Promising Warrior”, “Fight to the Last Breath”
- Billote, Bruno and Tarzay medals’ description was reworked for clarification
- “Operation Nostalgia” medal moved to a different medal category
- fixed the “Armored Fist” medal, which wasn’t awarded under certain circumstances
- updated the FMOD sound library
- reworked the gun shooting sounds
- offline/online player status will now display correctly no matter on which server the player is
- maximum amount of symbols for chat increased to 512
- added the clan icon to the Achievements table, where players can see the date he entered the clan
- added some fixes and improvements to the team battles window
- added the time period display for the historical battles
- changed the dialogue window showing up when graphic settings are changed
- companies: removed the possibility to start the battle without the commander
- changed the parameter order in the “summary” window of the “achievements” tab
- setting of “vibro-something Gametrix” moved to another settings tab
- license agreement now displays after you log in to hangar
- added the “dynamic FOV” setting
- changed the start time of tracer display
- removed the limit for skills and perks of a tanker for a damaged tank
- fixed the incorrect enabling of the EnableBalanceCPU parameter for some processors, which could lead to frequent server disconnects and failures to login
- fixed the incorrect display of trees and bushes not turning half-invisible on some configurations
- fixed the memory leaks, appearing with high details of the tanks enabled
- fixed the bug when the currency for buying gold shells switched from credit to gold incorrectly
- fixed some crashes and freezes of the game client
- fixed the track “shaking” when enabling high tank detail in the hangar
- fixed some errors and mistakes in the graphic setting window
- fixed the bug where the game strained the GPU when the client is minimized
- fixed some errors in recording replays
- fixed some errors in mission table interface
- fixed the bug where the ricochet effect appeared even though the armor was penetrated
- increased the number of the national flag emblems
Vehicle changes
- removed the TD camo class bonus when shooting the gun (apart from premium TD’s)
German tanks
Jagdpanzer IV
- stock tracks turnrate changed from 32 to 34, elite tracks turnate from 35 to 38
- stock tracks terrain passability (good/medium/bad terrain) improved by 8/14/20 percent
- elite tracks terrain passability (good/medium/bad terrain) improved by 9/15/22 percent
Panzer I
- accuracy spread when tank moving improved for both suspensions by 31 percent
- aimtime for 2cm Kwk 30 and 2cm Kwk 38 changed from 1,7 to 1,6 and from 1,6 to 1,5
Tiger I
- reload time for 88mm L/71 increased from 6,7s to 6,8s
- 88mm L/71 accuracy nerfed from 0,34 to 0,35
- 88mm L/71 accuracy spread when moving the turret nerfed by 17 percent
- hitpoints nerfed by 100 for both turrets
Tiger P
- 88mm L/71 reload time for stock turret changed from 9,1s to 9,3s, for elite from 8,6s to 8,8s
- 88mm L/71 accuracy nerfed from 0,34 to 0,35
- hitpoints nerfed by 100 for both turrets
VK2801
- stock tracks terrain passability (good/medium/bad terrain) improved by 20/18/10 percent
- elite tracks terrain passability (good/medium/bad terrain) improved by 22/20/11 percent
- maximum speed buffed from 60 km/h to 68 km/h
VK3001P
- hitpoints buffed by 140hp (stock turret) and 90hp (710 to 800) for elite
British tanks
Cruiser Mk.I
- reload time of 40 mm Pom-Pom buffed from 8s to 7,8s
Vickers Medium Mk. II
- stock turret: viewrange buffed by 10 to 290, turret traverse from 32 to 35 deg/s
- elite turret: viewrange buffed by 10 to 310, turret traverse from 32 to 35 deg/s
- aimtime of OQF 3-pdr Gun Mk. II and QF 6-pdr 8 cwt Mk. I buffed from 2,3 to 2,2s
Universal Carrier 2-pdr
- maximum reverse speed buffed from 8 km/h to 10 km/h
- aimtime of QF 6-pdr 8 cwt AT Gun Mk. I buffed from 1,7 to 1,6
AT7
- reload time for OQF 20-pdr AT Gun Type A Barrel nerfed from 5,8s to 6,4s
- hitpoints nerfed by 50
US tanks
Hellcat
- stock suspension aim spread from moving and aim spread from turning the hull increased (nerfed) by 60 percent
- elite suspension aim spread from moving and aim spread from turning the hull increased (nerfed) by 57 percent
- stock tracks terrain passability (good/medium/bad terrain) nerfed by 9/14/9 percent
- elite tracks terrain passability (good/medium/bad terrain) nerfed by 10/17/10 percent
- maximum reverse speed nerfed from 20 km/h to 12 km/h
- aim spread of the 76mm M1A2 when moving the turret increased (nerfed) by 12 percent
- aim spread of the 90mm M3 when moving the turret increased (nerfed) by 25 percent
- 90mm M3 reload time nerfed from 8s to 8,5s
M4 Sherman
- aimtime for derp 105mm nerfed from 2,3s to 2,5s
- reload time for derp 105mm nerfed from 8s to 9s
T18
- stock suspension turnrate nerfed from 28 to 18, elite from 30 to 22
- stock tracks terrain passability (good/medium/bad terrain) nerfed by 43/29/7 percent
- elite tracks terrain passability (good/medium/bad terrain) nerfed by 46/40/12 percent
- maximum reverse speed nerfed from 8 km/h to 6 km/h
- 75mm derp reload time nerfed from 4,8s to 5,2s, aim spread from moving gun nerfed by 12 percent
- 2pdr Mk.IX reload time nerfed from 2,1s to 2,5s, aim spread from moving gun nerfed by 17 percent
- hitpoints nerfed by 5 from 125 to 120
T29
- stock suspension aim spread from moving and aim spread from turning the hull increased (nerfed) by 8 percent
- elite suspension aim spread from moving and aim spread from turning the hull increased (nerfed) by 9 percent
- stock tracks terrain passability (good/medium/bad terrain) nerfed by 18/11/8 percent
- elite tracks terrain passability (good/medium/bad terrain) nerfed by 18/20/8 percent
- aim spread of the 105mm T5E1 when moving the turret increased (nerfed) by 11 percent, reload time nerfed from 11,4s to 11,8s
- T136 turret viewrange nerfed by 10
T32
- 105mm T5E1 accuracy buffed from 0,41 to 0,4
T40
- viewrange nerfed from 400 to 370
Soviet tanks
A-32, AT-1
- 76mm (L-10) gun damage changed from 105 to 110
BT-7
- aimtime for 37mm ZIS-19 buffed from 1,7 to 1,6
MT-25
- stock tracks terrain passability (good/medium/bad terrain) improved by 12/11/6 percent
- elite tracks terrain passability (good/medium/bad terrain) improved by 14/12/6 percent
- top engine 600hp changed to another engine 700hp
SU-101
- aim spread for both suspensions when driving and when traversing the vehicle buffed by 5 percent
- D-54S aimtime buffed from 2,1s to 2s
- hitpoints buffed by 10
T-28, T-46
- 76mm L-10 and KT-28 damage buffed from 105 to 110