Release Notes 9.4

• New USSR Tier III Premium tank destroyer, SU-76I, added to the Premium Shop.
• Some issues with the visual models fixed for the following vehicles: SU-100, IS-7, JagdPanther, M24 Chaffee, Т37, LTTB, Ru 251, Centurion 7/1, КV-85, M5 Stuart, M3 Lee.
• Issues with the damage models fixed for the following vehicles: M24 Chaffee, KV-85.
• Display of Camouflage fixed for the following vehicles: Tiger II and E 100.
• Incorrect designation of the Т67 tank destroyer turrets fixed.
• Parameters of the Т-34-3 tank changed: reload time reduced from 14.4 to 13.4 s, dispersion on turret traverse reduced by 25%.
• Parameters of the AT 15A tank destroyer changed: durability increased from 850 to 1,050 points, maximum battle level lowered to 8.
• Concealment coefficients of the Т-54 ltwt. vehicle fixed.
• Damage of the 122mm UOF-471BM shells increased from 465 to 530 points.

• The following maps were corrected and improved: Komarin, Malinovka, Airfield, Arctic Region.
• Performance on the Windstorm map improved.
• Issues with the visual models for some environmental objects fixed.
• Discrepancies between the visual and damage models for some environmental objects fixed.
• Issues with vehicles being launched into the air when crossing some environmental objects fixed.

System and performance:

• Decrease in performance when displaying some vehicles in HD quality fixed.
• Performance of shadow rendering and the quality of rendered shadows improved.
• Performance of frame rendering on most configurations slightly improved.
• Performance of some elements of the battle interface optimized.
• Option to turn the triple buffering off/on is now available again in the Graphics settings menu.
• Issue with graphical artifacts appearing upon screen resolution change fixed.
• Some hang-ups and crashes of the game client fixed.

Sound:

• Sounds of vehicle destruction by ramming improved.
• Sounds of destruction of highly explosive objects improved.
• Interruption in the playback of engine sounds when many vehicles stand close together fixed.

Game mechanics:

• Conditions of damage caused by a torn-off turret changed.
• Fixed incorrect functionality of ramming when the damage was caused not to the vehicle’s side but to the armor on the underbelly (brushing side by side with the KV-5, etc.).
• Misses for some series awards are now properly counted.
• Condition for receiving the Ranger award fixed.

Interface, Other:

• Design of the Game Menu that appears upon pressing the Esc key reworked.
• List of surnames of crew members expanded.
• Historical Battle option removed from the Battle Modes menu.
• Some effects of shells hitting various surfaces reworked.
• Some issues with interface and gameplay in the Strongholds mode fixed.
• Disproportion between the size of the markers and the minimap when zooming in fixed.
• Issue with the Platoon channel becoming blocked when creating a Platoon fixed.
• Issue with the Penalty for Desertion screen appearing when exiting the replay mode fixed.
• Issues with the text chat functionality in Tank Companies fixed.
• Freeze-up of the Tank Company search window when creating a Platoon fixed.
• Hang-up of the game client at the “Updating crew…” stage when returning to the Garage fixed.
• Display of the icon of the crew member’s fifth skill fixed.
• Issues with the server field resetting upon unsuccessful login attempt with “Auto” option selected (for example, if incorrect password is entered).
• Some issues with the playback of battle replays fixed.
• Display of the clan icon in the Garage on screen resolutions greater than 1280 pixels horizontally fixed.
• Backgrounds for some interface windows improved.
• Some issues with interface in the Team Battle mode fixed.
• Functionality of voice chat after rejoining the battle fixed.
• Issues with the synchronization of data in an open battle statistics window fixed.
• Adding offline players to operational units, such as Platoons, Tank Companies, etc. now allowed.
• Chat in the Special Battle invitation window disabled.
• Minor issues with interface fixed.