- regarding lighting in WoT: in battle, generally the only source of light is the sun
- currently, the HD model of Tiger has roughly 41 thousand polygons
- special intensity setting for the normal mapping shaders in graphic settings won’t be implemented
- Marders and Hetzer won’t most likely be added to the Ardennes and Balaton battle, because they wouldn’t be able to do much in the battle and would only suffer
- apparently the Chaffee remodel in 9.0 was not in patchnotes, because these patchnotes are not final 9.0 patchnotes
Monthly Archives: March 2014
World of Warships Models Leaked – USA
Source: http://gall.dcinside.com/board/view/?id=nf&no=314007&page=1
Edit: these pictures are actually not leaked, they come from Russian wikipedia, were reposted on the Korean site as a “leak”
Continuing the previous post, this time with US ships.
Smith class destroyer
World of Warships Models Leaked – Japan
Source: http://gall.dcinside.com/board/view/?id=nf&no=314008&page=1
Edit: these pictures are actually not leaked, they come from Russian wikipedia, were reposted on the Korean site as a “leak”
Hello everyone,I am usually not covering World of Warships, but these models are very pretty :) The names I used google translate for, so I am not sure they are correct, if they aren’t, feel free to correct me.
Tachibana class destroyer
Weekly FTR contributor review
Hello everyone,
as promised, here is the overview of this week’s FTR contributors. I value all your help equally, no matter how small, so I just want to thank you all once again.
Contributors
Thorsten E. (Germany)
Aiden F. (Ireland)
Wurstmann (Germany)
Please note that if you want your full real name or nickname listed, you have to write me your nickname (or your consent for full name publication) :)
You can also leave a message you want published.
Tank Destroyer Boot Camp Video
Hello everyone,
this is an American propaganda video from 1943, showing the training and the use of American tank destroyers. I hope you will find it interesting :)
Multi-Core Support in 9.0?
Source: http://world-of-ru.livejournal.com/3126090.html
Hello everyone,
this sounds like something that might interest those of you, who are always waiting for multicore support. The truth is, I am not a programmer and don’t understand the significance of all this stuff, but on paper, it looks interesting.
A Russian LJ user “wot_player_228″ posted something that he found in the test 9.0 client files. He was comparing the engine_config.xml (from the res folder) of 8.11 with the 9.0 version and found there is a difference. There is an additional parameter added, “enableBalaceCPU”, which seems to be responsible for the management of loads between cores.
Storm asks for 9.0 Feedback
Source: http://world-of-kwg.livejournal.com/279019.html
Hello everyone,
Storm wrote that recently, he returned from a personal trip and wants to know your opinion on test 9.0 What did you like? What didn’t you like? Specifically:
- historical battles
- reworked tanks
- performance (FPS drops)
- new UI
- new post-effect in sniper mode
Blitzkrieg
During my time wasting time on the internet I ran across this gem. Below is a seminar given to MIT by Col. Robert Doughty, former head of the Dept. of History of the US Military Academy, on the “Myth” of Blitzkrieg. I found it rather interesting and felt compelled to share this with you all.
The 1940 German campaign against France and the concept of blitzkrieg have exerted a powerful influence over modern perceptions of warfare. The 1940 campaign is frequently cited in discussions of strategy and operations and in publications about the “Revolution in Military Affairs” (RMA). Proponents of the RMA have argued that blitzkrieg was the product of technological and conceptual advances during the interwar period. They have also claimed that the 1940 campaign demonstrates how such advances can quickly change the conduct of warfare.
23.3.2014
Once again, Wargaming EU dropped the ball – 9.0 test patchnotes do not mention that Pearl River and Severogorsk recieved MASSIVE overhauls, I suggest you check both of these maps out.
- there is a bug on test server 9.0, where ISU-152 runs around with its top gun (152mm BL-10, 286 pen) in the Balaton historical battle, this will apparently be fixed
Historical Battles Vehicle Configurations
Hello everyone,
a player by the name of Dexter5021 made screenies of the historical configurations of vehicles. This post is based on them.
German
Panzer IV Ausf.H
- generally elite (2nd suspension and turret)
- L/48 gun in Kursk, L/43 in Balaton and Ardennes for some reason
- 440hp engine in Kursk and Balaton, 330hp in Ardennes
- 50/3/34 ammo setup for both guns