9.2 – Undocumented Features

Hello everyone,

as usual, 9.2 contains some interesting undocumented features, two in this case. Not sure either will appear on live server (probably not), but, we’ll see.

Enabled Spectator Mode

First feature is the enabled spectator mode in the training battles. In the menu, it looks like this:

shot_001

Spectator mode allows you to simply watch from the point of view of every tank on the map. It’s used mainly in e-sports obviously. Here for example, a player is (during an ongoin battle) looking through the eyes of enemy team artillery. You can simply switch between friendly and enemy tanks by pressing the mouse buttons.

shot_003

HD/SD Client Toggle

This is not even an unofficial feature, it’s just something that was implemented into the launcher (thanks to Pyrofox from ASIA server for finding it). Basically, he copied the CT launcher over the regular server one by accident I think and what happened is this – the launcher did not work, but a window of SD/HD choice appeared on it. So I guess that’s what we will be getting soon, probably in 9.3.

2

21 thoughts on “9.2 – Undocumented Features

  1. SD/HD client choice ? Oh man, I just want to see my tank in HD the rest can be old render all along and no Explosions or shit, just give me HD tanks pls! :D

      • WHat about those people with good PCs?
        I hope WG make some settings here :P

        Also, didnt WG said that it other vehicles will be HD too, except lower quality. For an example, your HD T-54 is Ultra Quality and theirs are medium.

    • The difference between SD and HD is only the texture resolution. The polygon count of the models will be the same.

      The exact same choice between SD and HD in the launcher is already implemented in World of Warplanes.
      By default the game only installs the SD textures, selecting HD in the launcher initiates the download of the additional HD texture files.

      • HitlerDensity/StalinDensity? :D
        (this comment is meńt as satirical, no ideological subtext intended or wanted)

  2. HD/SD client was a copy/paste from WoWP – in WoWP a player can decide to use lower quality – SD client – textures and stuff, and then battle loads about 10 seconds, or top quality and top size, and then battle loads 40 seconds.

    • It’s only 3 tier 10, 1 tier 8 and 1 tier 7 :-D

      It’s always good to know where you can position your arty and where you can shoot. Especially on city maps, which you get pretty often in random matches as arty player…

  3. I have been waiting for a spectator mode for so long. I’ll need to test this asap and compare it to the broadcast spectator we have now.

  4. That feature has been in game for a long time, they probably forgot to lock this for CT release… It was ESL-only till now.

  5. hey SS on spectator mode you can go to freecam mode by pressing caps lock+F3

    • And what about locking above the ground with x? Inertia always on or toggle with p?

  6. “Spectator mode allows you to simply watch from the point of view of every tank on the map. It’s used mainly in e-sports obviously. Here for example, a player is (during an ongoin battle) looking through the eyes of enemy team artillery. You can simply switch between friendly and enemy tanks by pressing the mouse buttons.”

    Great, so now people can watch the enemy team and give away positions over TS to the other team ? Fabulous !

    • Legal rigging is legal. And it only works in training…

      BTW they only care about e-sports now…

  7. HD/SD Client Toggle

    “There won’t be 2 clients at the same time” /SerB, months ago/
    :)