76 - Massive Update  

Release Notes 3.1

 

TOURNAMENTS

• The main feature of the version is regular clan tournaments with prize funds.
• • Clan members will be able to create teams and register them for tournaments. The number of teams from one clan is unlimited.
  • Players will be able to become a team member of only their clan and only by an invite from Captain.
  • Participation in tournaments is free of charge; the only limitation is vehicle tier.
  • Any player will be able to see the tournament schedule and match score of a particular team.
  • Teams are automatically dismissed after the tournament.

MAPS

• A new map—Yamato Harbor—is ready to meet players: this time the battlefield lies in a big port with a moored Japanese Imperial battleship—Yamato. The sun is rising above an industrial district that surrounds the warship and hills stretched to the east from the port.
• Map reworks:
• • Display of water and the sky was reworked in all maps.
  • Sound of the wind was added to the maps Himmelsdorf, Mirage, and Vineyards.
  • An unplanned bypass leading to a hill removed from the Canal map.
  • A bypass from both teams’ respawns to the central part of the mountain was removed from the Port Bay map.
  • Display of objects hanging in the air on maps Desert Sands and Falls Creek was fixed.
  • Parts of the landscape with high chance of vehicle blocking were fixed.
  • Bug with the bridge shoot-through on the Lost Temple map was fixed.

TRAINING ROOMS

• Mines_TEST map was added: players get a chance to test the new version of Mines and provide feedback to developers before the release of the map in Random Battles. Players will be able to take a survey and leave their feedback on the WoT Blitz forum and in official communities in social networks.
• Adding spectators to teams was added. Spectators’ vehicles are destroyed automatically when a battle starts; spectators are able to watch one or both teams by switching between the players.
• Selecting the Supremacy mode was added.

MISSIONS

• 22 new missions were added for the Supremacy mode with battle XP and credits as rewards.
• Bonus size and conditions of missions were changed. Several missions were removed from rotation.
• Missions will fill the slots depending on the type of the reward: missions in the first slot will have credits as rewards, in the second—battle or Free XP, and in the third—credits, XP, gold, and Premium days. 

NEW CONTENT

• Tech Tree will now feature the INSTANT UPGRADE button enabling players to mount all the top modules for any researched vehicle, using gold. 
• Two new camos—Inferno and Shattered Ice—available for gold were added. Their cost will depend on the vehicle Tier.

VEHICLES

• Vehicles added to the Tech Tree:
• • A new branch of Soviet light tanks. Players will receive three new Tier VI–VIII vehicles: MT-25 (VI), LTTB (VII), and T-54 ltwt. (VIII).
  • Premium vehicles: German medium tank Pz.Kpfw. V/IV (V) under the price of 2,400 gold; American medium tank T23E3 (VII) under the price of 4,900 gold. 
• Two Premium vehicles were removed from the Tech Tree:
• • American light tank М22 Locust (III)
  • German light tank T-15 (III)
• Cost of the Soviet Premium tank Valentine II (IV) was increased from 1,000 to 1,500 gold.
• For the German tank destroyer Nashorn (VI), cost of the 8,8 cm Pak L/56 gun research changed from 9,500 to 11,210 XP.
• For the German heavy tank VK 36.01 (H) (VI), cost of the 8,8 cm Kw.K. 36 L/56 gun research changed from 9,500 to 11,210 XP. 

BALANCE

• Profitability of Tier VII and VIII vehicles was adjusted:
• • For the Spähpanzer SP I C (VII), profitability was increased by 24%.
  • For the Spähpanzer Ru 251 (VIII), profitability was increased by 18%; repair cost decreased by 28%.
• Balance for Tier VIII–X vehicles was changed:

Tier VIII

T34 and T34 Independence

• Dispersion ratio on the move/upon traverse was changed from 0.32 to 0.3.
• Dispersion ratio upon turret traverse was decreased from 0.2 to 0.16.
• Aiming time decreased from 3.4 to 3.1 s.

Tier IX

M46 Patton

• For the M46M73 turret with the 105 mm Gun T5E1M2 gun: dispersion for 100 m decreased from 0.42 to 0.4 m.
• For the M46T119 turret with the 105 mm Gun T5E1M2 gun: dispersion for 100 m decreased from 0.4 to 0.38 m.

Tier X

FV4202

• Top speed increased from 40 to 50km/h.

IS-7

• Suspension traverse speed decreased from 25 to 23 deg/s.

E 50 Ausf. M

• Turret hull armor increased from 185 to 250 mm.
• Mantlet armor increased from 185 to 250 mm.

M48A1 Patton

• Commander's cupola was reworked; turret hull is now more sloped.
• Armor of the turret hull is now 177.8 across the whole surface.
• Mantlet armor increased from 114.3 to 177.8 mm.
• Armor of the back part of the hull wall increased from 50.8 to 76.2 mm.
• Top speed increased from 45 to 48 km/h.
• Guns 90 mm Gun M41 and 105 mm Gun T5E1M2 were removed: 
• • If the 90 mm Gun M41 gun was mounted on the vehicle, it will be replaced with the 105 mm Gun M68.
  • If the 105 mm Gun T5E1M2 gun was mounted on the vehicle, it will be replaced with the 105 mm Gun M68.
  • If the 105 mm Gun M68 gun was mounted on the vehicle, players will receive a compensation of 45,000 XP.

GENERAL FIXES AND IMPROVEMENTS

• For the Sentinel AC I, a ramming device of a medium caliber was added.
• Collisions added for the Premium tank Pz.Kpfw. IV Schmalturm.
• Display of elevation and traversing markers were added in battle: lighting added upon reaching extreme positions.
• Sequence for auto resupplying shells, consumables, ammunition, and camouflage after the battle was changed. Now the process doesn’t stop if a player doesn’t have enough gold to buy shells: consumables, ammunition, and camos are resupplied automatically for credits.
• Camo purchase mechanics was reworked: now a camo can be replaced with another one considering the difference in prices for resupply.
• Graphic settings were reworked: the Ultralow quality mode was added for objects and vehicles.

BUGS

• Bug with unavailable camera control upon tapping the reload indicator and range finder area was fixed (for touch screen devices).
• Bug with buttons of commands “Affirmative!” and “Negative!” was fixed (Win10, MacOS).
• Bug with the app crash upon trying to edit the name/description of the created clan was fixed (Mac).
• Graphics quality level in Settings was changed from Manual to High by default (iOS). 
• Bug with the too dark color of the Tiger I was fixed.
• For the AT 15A: bug with the unavailable purchase and selling equipment was fixed.
• Bug when the player was disconnected from server after they folded the app was fixed. 
• Bug with the incorrect work of the counter for slot purchase for credits by the Clan Supply bonus was fixed.
• Bug when the notification about a vehicle Milestone appeared after the vehicle had been sold was fixed.
• Bug with the reloading animation error upon delayed battle entering was fixed.
• The Kuro More Mine tank was added to the Hunter award description.
• Bug when the currency for purchasing Premium shells changed after disabling/enabling auto resupply was fixed.
• Bug with the emblems of a legendary camo appeared on the Cromwell Berlin after it had been destroyed was fixed.
• Bug with incorrect display of the T1 Cunningham shield was fixed.
• Bug with saving battle results for less than ten battles in the Notifications tab was fixed. 
• Bug with the capture progress bar in the Supremacy mode didn’t fill up after the base had been captured was fixed.
• Bug with the slight shift of the speedometer at the beginning of the battle was fixed.
• Bug with no effects during the first time the initial the game screen appeared after downloading the app was fixed.
• Notification and description texts were fixed in the game.
• General bugs and client crashes were fixed.