Update 9.22: Common Test

The first round of the common test for Update 9.22 is here. If you want to take the revised USSR line for a spin, then here’s your chance. After some time spent on the battlefield, head to the forums and let us know what you think of it so far.

In case you missed the detailed update preview or want a second look, here’s a refresher:

9.22 PREVIEW

Discover how you can join the Common Test:

How the CT works

New to testing? Check out our handy guide to public tests.

Eligibility: All players registered prior to 21:59 CET (UTC+1) on 8 January can participate in the test.

Feedback: please post your general feedback about the test version and bug reports in the special thread on our forum.

Test client

Download the test client installer (4,9 MB).
Make sure you pick a save location that is different to your regular World of Tanks game files.
Save and run the installer.
Run the new copy of the game. The launcher will download all the additional data.
Log in and start playing.

Server restarts

The test server will be restarted regularly, according to the following schedule:

First Periphery: 04:00 UTC every day. Average duration will be around 25 minutes.
Second Periphery: 05:00 UTC every day. Average duration will be around 25 minutes.
Central Database: 09:00 UTC every day. Average duration will be around 2 minutes.

The test server may be subject to unscheduled restarts and maintenance.

feedback

Head over to our dedicated forum thread to tell us what you think, and stay tuned for more news on Update 9.22.

List of Changes

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Improvements to the Matchmaker

The improvements to the matchmaker will ensure more even distribution among the battle types enabled by players (Standard Battle, Attack/Defense, Encounter Battle, Grand Battle). The battle type selector will consider the history of the player's previous battles. The Grand Battles will not come in a succession.

Improvements to the Vehicle Customization

The lower panel of the customization interface will contain the Applied sign for elements that are applied to the vehicle.
Increased the clickable spots for the Emblems and Inscriptions.

Changes to the Ranked Battles

Changes in the new season:

Now a season will last 21 days and is not divided into stages
Increased the number of ranks from 5 to 15
Reworked the conditions of earning chevrons:
The top 10 players on the winning team and the top player on the losing team will receive 1 chevron
The top 3 players on the winning team will receive 1 additional chevron
Players who took places 11-15 on the winning team and places 2-5 on the losing team will retain a chevron
Players who took places 6-15 on the losing team will lose a chevron
Added new functionality: rank shield. Some ranks will be "shielded". The shield will have a particular number of durability points.
Reworked the interface of the main screen in the Ranked Battles for proper display of information about 15 ranks
Reworked the interface of the rewards for the ranks and season. It can be entered from the main screen and includes:

Information about the rewards for each rank
Information about the rewards for the season

Changed the art of the vehicle ranks: they were replaced with the rank points. The principle of earning rank points remained unchanged.
Removed the display of the vehicle ranks from the vehicle panel; the vehicle ranks were replaced with rank points in the vehicle statistics.
Reworked the progress interface of vehicle ranks: upon reaching the maximum rank players will be able to see the number of the earned rank points in the Garage.

Improvements to the Stronghold Mode

In Skirmishes and Advances, the battle room commander can select a player who will use the Combat Reserves (Airstrike and Artillery Strike); it can be any player of the detachment, including the legionnaires. The player becomes the Forward Observer and uses the reserves in battle.

Update 9.22 Will Introduce Two Unannounced Vehicles in the Tech Tree

Tier X vehicle that is researched after the T-10
Tier X vehicle that is researched after the Object 430 Version II

In the Tech Tree, the unannounced vehicles will be marked with a special symbol in order to inform players that corresponding vehicles will be added in the nearest updates.

Changes to the technical characteristics of the following vehicles

USSR

The following vehicles were added:

IS-M (Tier VIII)
Object 430U (replaces the Object 430 at Tier X)
Object 268 Version 4 (replaces Object 263 at Tier X)
Object 257 (Tier IX)
Object 263 (Tier IX)
Object 430 (Tier IX)
Object 705 (Tier IX)
Object 705A (Tier X)

The following vehicles were removed:

Object 263 (Tier X)
Object 430 (Tier Х)
SU-122-54 (Tier IX)

Changes to the technical characteristics of the following vehicles:

T-54 first prototype
- Changed the engine power of the V-44 engine from 520 h.p. to 760 h.p.
T-44-100
- Decreased dispersion during movement by 40%
- Decreased dispersion on hull traverse by 40%
- Changed the reverse speed from 20 km/h to 23 km/h
- Changed the engine power of the V-44 engine from 520 h.p. to 760 h.p.
Т-44
- Decreased dispersion during movement with the T-44 suspension by 20%
- Decreased dispersion during movement with the T-44M suspension by 22%
- Decreased dispersion on hull traverse with the T-44 suspension by 20%
- Decreased dispersion on hull traverse with the T-44M suspension by 22%
- Changed the reverse speed from 20 km/h to 23 km/h
- Changed the engine power of the V-54-6 engine from 680 h.p. to 760 h.p.
SU-101
- Replaced the 122 mm D-25S mod. 1944 gun (ammo rack capacity of 28 shells) with the 122 mm D-25-SU-101 gun (ammo rack capacity of 28 shells) that features the following parameters:
  - gun elevation angle: 18.3 deg.
  - gun depression angle: 3 deg.
  - dispersion at 100 m: 0.44
  - reload time: 11.1 s
  - aiming time: 2.5 s
- Parameters of the shells are as follows:
  - UBR-471: damage 390, penetration 210 mm
  - BR-471D: damage 390, penetration 248 mm
  - UOF-471: damage 530, penetration 64 mm
- Decreased dispersion during movement of the SU-101 suspension by 33%
- Decreased dispersion during movement of the SU-102 suspension by 37%
- Decreased dispersion on hull traverse of the SU-101 suspension by 33%
- Decreased dispersion on hull traverse of the SU-102 suspension by 37%
- Changed the traverse speed of the SU-101 suspension from 34 deg./s to 23 deg./s
- Changed the traverse speed of the SU-102 suspension from 36 deg./s to 25 deg./s
- Changed dispersion of the 100 mm D-10S mod. 1944 gun from 0.35 m to 0.4 m
- Changed dispersion of the 100 mm D-54S gun from 0.35 m to 0.39 m
- Changed dispersion of the 122 mm M62-C2 gun from 0.37 m to 0.42 m
- Increased dispersion on gun traverse of the 100 mm D-10S mod. 1944 gun by 25%
- Increased dispersion on gun traverse of the 100 mm D-54S gun by 25%
- Decreased dispersion on gun traverse of the 122 mm M62-C2 gun by 25%
- Changed the reload time of the 100 mm D-10S mod. 1944 gun from 6.2 s to 7.1 s
- Changed the reload time of the 100 mm D-54S gun from 6.7 s to 9.1 s
- Changed the reload time of the 122 mm M62-C2 gun from 12 s to 12.6 s
- Changed the aiming time of the 100 mm D-10S mod. 1944 gun from 1.7 s to 2.3 s
- Changed the aiming time of the 100 mm D-54S gun from 2.1 s to 2.3 s
- Changed the aiming time of the 122 mm M62-C2 gun from 3.1 s to 2.5 s
- Changed the view range from 380 m to 350 m
- Changed the gun traverse speed from 44 deg./s to 26 deg./s
- Improved hull armoring
- Decreased the velocity of the UOF-472 shell for the 122 mm M62-C2 gun by 10%
- Decreased the velocity of the BR-472 shell for the 122 mm M62-C2 gun by 10%
- Decreased the velocity of the BK-9 shell for the 122 mm M62-C2 gun by 8%
- Changed the gun depression angle of the 100 mm D-10S mod. 1944 gun from 2.3 to 3 deg.
- Changed the gun depression angle of the 100 mm D-54S gun from 2.3 to 3 deg.
- Changed the gun depression angle of the 122 mm M62-C2 gun from 2.2 to 3 deg.
- Changed the gun traverse angles of the 100 mm D-10S mod. 1944 and 100 mm D-54S gun guns from -9.3 /9.3 to -10/12 deg.
- Changed the gun traverse angles of the 122 mm M62-C2 gun from -7.3/7.3 to -10/12 deg.
- Changed the reverse speed from 16 km/h to 18 km/h
- Changed the vehicle durability from 990 to 1100 HPs
SU-100M1
- Decreased dispersion during movement of the SU-100M1 suspension by 30%
- Decreased dispersion during movement of the SU-100M1 Bis suspension by 33%
- Decreased dispersion on hull traverse of the SU-100M1 suspension by 30%
- Decreased dispersion on hull traverse of the SU-100M1 Bis suspension by 33%
- Changed the traverse speed of the SU-100M1 suspension from 32 deg./s to 23 deg./s
- Changed the traverse speed of the SU-100M1 Bis suspension from 34 deg./s to 25 deg./s
- Changed dispersion of the 100 mm D-10S mod. 1944 gun from 0.37 m to 0.42 m
- Changed dispersion of the 100 mm LB-1C gun from 0.33 m to 0.41 m
- Increased dispersion on gun traverse of the 100 mm D-10S mod. 1944 gun by 25%
- Decreased dispersion on gun traverse of the 100 mm LB-1C gun by 25%
- Changed the reload time of the 100 mm D-10S mod. 1944 gun from 7.3 s to 7.1 s
- Changed the reload time of the 100 mm LB-1C gun from 5.9 s to 7.1 s
- Changed the aiming time of the 100 mm D-10S mod. 1944 gun from 2 s to 2.3 s
- Changed the aiming time of the 100 mm LB-1C gun from 1.7 s to 2.3 s
- Changed the view range from 360 m to 350 m
- Changed the gun traverse speed from 44 deg./s to 26 deg./s
- Improved hull armoring
- Changed penetration of the UBR-412P shell for the 100 mm LB-1C gun from 235 mm to 258 mm
- Changed penetration of the UBR-412 shell for the 100 mm LB-1С gun from 183 mm to 212 mm
- Changed the gun traverse angles of the 100 mm D-10S mod. 1944 and 100 mm LB-1С guns from -8 /8 to -12/12 deg.
- Changed the top speed from 50 km/h to 54 km/h
- Changed the reverse speed from 14 km/h to 16 km/h
- Changed the vehicle durability from 830 to 850 HP

Vehicles that have been remodelled in HD

AMX 40

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