List of Changes in Version 8.5 Compared to Version 8.4
Content
Added new branch of German Medium and Light Tanks:
- VK 20.01 (D) (MT Tier IV)
- VK 30.01 (D) v1 (MT Tier VI)
- Aufklarerpanzer Panther (LT Tier VII)
- Indien Panzer (MT Tier VIII)
- Leopard PT A (MT Tier IX)
- Leopard 1 (MT Tier X)
Added new branch of USSR Light Tanks:
- Т-60 (LT Tier II)
- Т-70 (LT Tier III)
- Т-80 (LT Tier IV)
Added new map ‘Pearl River’
- Changes and improvements for after-battle stats screen
- Added notifications for automatic conversions after version releases (change of shells, modules, vehicles, etc.)
- Added new inscriptions for five nations (USSR, Germany, USA, France, Britain)
- Updated the description of the ‘Situational Awareness’ skill
- Added a display of team status as a list of vehicle types icons on the top of the screen
Achievements
Changed the mechanics for the ‘Expert’ and ‘Expert per nation’ achievements:
- Those who received the medal previously (and now have the medal shown as grey) - will get the respective medal back as active
- Neither the ‘Expert’ or ‘Expert per nation’ achievements will ‘fade’ after new vehicles are introduced in new updates
- Everyone else will receive the grey medal (‘Expert’ and ‘Expert by nation’) that on mouse-over will show which tanks should be destroyed to obtain the medal.
Gameplay and Game Mechanics
- Added gameplay and visual fixes for ‘Redshire’, ‘El-Halluf’, ‘Karelia’, ‘Prohorovka’ and ‘Sand River’
- Made improvements to "Assault" mode on ‘Malinovka’, ‘Karelia’ and ‘Sand River’
- Premium consumables (med kits, repair kits etc.) are now available for credits (matching the gold/credits exchange rate to that used for premium shells)
- Creation of platoons for three players is now available for non-premium accounts
- Creation of tank companies is now available for non-premium accounts
- Reduced the credit cost for temporary camouflages, emblems and inscriptions
- Reduced terrain resistance when driving a tank on some destroyed objects
- Added new Match Maker rule for balancing Light Tanks - all vehicles designated as ‘Scout’ will be balanced according to the SPG currently existing rule: the balance weight of ‘Scouts’ in both teams won’t differ by more than +/-20 balance weight points
Following vehicles were designated as ‘Scouts’:
- USSR
- T-50
- T-50-2
- Germany
- Pz38nA
- Luchs
- VK 16.02
- VK 28.01
- Auf_Panther
- USA
- M24 Chaffee
- T21
- T71
- France
- ELC AMX
- AMX 12t
- AMX 13 75
- AMX 13 90
- China
- M5A1 Stuart
- 59 16
- WZ 131
- WZ 132
Graphics
- Improved visual models for the following vehicles: IS-3, Valentine AT, Pz V Panther, Pz IV/V, Object 263, VK 3001H, Conqueror, IS-4М, Matilda Black Prince, IS-7, ARL-44, Black Prince
- Reworked graphics for following maps: ‘Siegfried Line ‘, ‘South Coast’, ‘Malinovka’
- Inscription resolution doubled for vehicles and locations where this change was possible)
- Optimised productivity for vehicle’s motion effects (dust and dirt from under the tracks)
- Reworked destruction effects for many objects
Fixes
- Added fixes for collision models of tanks: PanzerJager I, JagdPz E-100
- Fixed minor errors in the names of vehicles and modules
- Fixed large-sized vehicles getting stuck under hanging objects on the map (bridges etc.)
- Fixed rare bug when shell with ‘small damage to modules’ parameter disappears after it hits enemy gun of higher strength
- Fixed bug when HE shells do not cause full HE damage to external module after penetration
- Fixed behavior of HE shell after hitting crew of destroyed tank with open-topped compartment
- Fixed bug in the display of shells exploding in the air
- Fixed missing of indication of damage to the fuel tank during its destruction in some rare cases
- Destroyed vehicles no longer absorb damage caused by HE shells. HE shells now always explode on the surface of these vehicles
- Vehicles stacked on top of one another will now both take damage as normal.
- Partially fixed occasional disappearance of emblems and inscriptions on vehicles after alt-TAB or adjusting AA settings
- Fixed the wording of the memory leak warning message
- Fixed errors when creating a private chat channel: not displaying channel creator, freezes of chat window when attempting to close it
- Fixed presence of action/premium vehicles modules in the in-game shop
- Fixed description of following achievements: ‘Raider‘, ‘Reaper’, ‘Dumitru’s Medal’, ‘de Langlade's Medal’, ‘Lion of Sinai’
- Fixed description of consumables ‘100-octane Gasoline’ and ‘105-octane Gasoline’
- Fixed minor bugs in the battle tutorial
- Fixed a bug causing loss of effects of camouflage net and binocular telescope when attempting to move vehicle with damaged track
- Fixed “Sixth Sense” indicator not working after rapid re-spotting
- Fixed the display of lag indicator with green colour when server operational load is close to 100%
- Fixed the display of the tank collision effects when tanks are in the same point but at different altitude
- Fixed some models of ambient objects
Changes to Vehicle Parameters
Changes to Chinese Tank Parameters:
- Changed the Renault M26/27 engine price from 300 credits to 0 credits
Changes to French Tank Parameters:
- Changed the Lorraine39 L AM tracks price from 1730 credits to 590 credits
Changes to German Tank Parameters:
E-100:
- Changed the ammo capacity of the 12,8 cm KwK 44 L/55 gun from 42 to 72 rounds
- Changed the ammo capacity of the 15 cm KwK 44 L/3 gun from 28 to 50 rounds
JagdPz E-100:
- Raised the speed of all shells from 850 to 925 metres/second
Maus:
- Changed the DB 603 A2 engine type from diesel to gasoline
VK 16.02 Leopard:
- Changed the research price of the VK28.01 from 52100 to 28500 experience points
VK 28.01
- Reduced the repair price by 60%
- Changed the declination angle from 8 to 10 grads
VK 36.01 (H):
- Shell penetration value of Pzgr. 41 HK of gun 7,5 cm KwK 41 L/58 Konisch changed from 225 mm to 221 mm
- Damage, made by shell Pzgr. 41 StK of gun 7,5 cm KwK 41 L/58 Konisch, changed from 65 to 165
- Shell penetration value of Pzgr. 41 StK of gun 7,5 cm KwK 41 L/58 Konisch changed from 167 mm to 157 mm
Changes to British Tank Parameters:
- Price of gun QF 2-pdr Mk. X changed from 3000 to 6000 credits
- Price of gun 75 mm Vickers HV changed from 63000 to 50000 credits
- Price of gun OQF 77 mm Gun Mk. II changed from 50000 to 63000 credits
- Price of gun OQF 17-pdr Gun Mk. VII changed from 60000 to 70000 credits
Conqueror:
- Price of turret Centurion Mk. III changed from 50500 to 42000 credits
Centurion Mk. I:
- Price of turret Centurion Mk. I changed from 15000 to 20000 credits
- Price of turret Centurion Mk. III changed from 32000 to 42000 credits
AT 15:
- Research price of engine Rolls-Royce Meteor changed from 1900 to 1500 experience points
Changes to American Tank Parameters:
M4A2E4 Sherman:
- Elevation level of gun 75 mm Gun M3 L/37 changed from -20 deg to -25 deg
T25/2:
- Tier of suspension T25/2T4 changed from VII to VIII
- Price of suspension T25/2T4 changed from 19200 to 32720 credits
T82:
- Price of suspension T82T55E2 changed from 1850 to 740 credits
- Price of suspension T82T55E4 changed from 740 to 1850 credits
Change to Soviet Tank Parameters:
- Cost of 37 mm ZIS-19 gun changed from 2560 to 4250 credits
- Cost of 122 mm U11 gun changed from 59920 to 45920 credits
- Cost of 85 mm F-30 gun changed from 41000 to 48000 credits
- Cost of 76 mm S-54 gun changed from 41480 to 40130 credits
- Cost of B-2CH engine changed from 17000 to 49500 credits
- Cost of 85 mm S-31 gun changed from 42200 to 49200 credits
- Cost of 57 mm ZiS-4 changed from 40130 to 41480 credits
Tanks А-20, Т-46, Т-50-2:
- Damage dealt by UBR-243SP shell of 45 mm BT-42 gun changed from 49 to 55 hit points
- Damage dealt by UBR-243SPA shell of 45 mm BT-42 gun changed from 49 to 55 hit points
- Armour penetration of UBR-243SPA shell of 45mm BT-42 gun changed from 95 mm to 110 mm
- Damage dealt by UOF-243 shell of 45mm BT-42 gun changed from 63 to 65 hit points
SU-85B:
- Added M-80 engine
- Removed GAZ-203F engine
IS-7:
- Max speed changed from 50 km/h to 59.6 km/h
SU-76:
- Turning speed of SU-76 suspension changed from 32 to 38 deg
- Turning speed of SU-76M suspension changed from 32 to 38 deg