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8.11 Mods
Thank to D.B. for submitting this one.
There is a Reddit thread where a list of 8.11 working mods is kept. This thread is updated. You can find it here:
http://www.reddit.com/r/WorldofTanks/comments/1xjgo8/811_mod_list/
Please note that XVM is not yet 8.11 ready right now
11.2.2014
Not much today
- 150-155mm TD guns alpha was nerfed in 8.11 – but what about HE alpha? SerB: “If it needs nerf – I will nerf it, if it doesn’t I won’t”
- developers know about the Sturmgeschütz Maus, it won’t come anytime soon (SS: if I understood it correctly, it might come as a “form” of (an alternative hull (?) Jagdpanzer E-100 – in real life the vehicles were pretty identical, so why not)
- lowering the price of tier 10 TD shells along with their nerf? “If needed”
- according to Storm, the new 8.11 team damage punishment system is “nice” and “works correctly”
- Storm states that while he doesn’t have Confrontation (national battles) stats yet (obviously), he personally thinks it’s really funny
Today on FTR
Hello everyone,
just quick heads up: the patch is live, so enjoy!
As I wrote on Facebook however, I am ill and today is really not a good day for me, so I will not be posting anything until the evening (when I will make the usual translation) – no need to check FTR for new posts until like 7 PM. I hope you understand.
Have a nice day!
SS
10.2.2014
As I wrote on the Facebook, I am currently ill, so I apologize if the translation is worse than usual, did my best.
Check out Listy’s article about Chieftain development – part 1
- SerB doesn’t often use the Soviet branch as a comparison for other branches (SS: earlier, it was posted somewhere that some Soviet vehicles serve as some sort of “base” for other vehicle comparison)
- whenever a tank moves, it is instantly considered to be moving (for camo purposes)
- the rule above applies for all types of vehicles
- a player asked, whether WoWs is being developed, or priority lies elsewhere. SerB answers that WoWs development is made by a separate independent studio and it is influenced very little by other WG projects
- shell velocities in WoT are lower than in real life in order to emphasize the skill factor (pre-aiming)
Hall of Shame
A few weeks have passed and my Hall of Shame folder is full yet again… let’s have a look at this issue’s finest candidates for the “retard of the month” award. Today’s edition is pretty rough, so enter at your own peril!
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
Tugboat1964 (USA) – special thanks to him, he contributed numerous times, much appreciated
Mamizoom (United Kingdom)
L.D. (Germany) – WUBWUBWUB!!!
C.L. (Finland)
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.
L.D. wanted to leave a short message for you guys. It says: “WUBWUBWUB!!!” (no idea what that means….)
Australian LT attempt…
Source: http://shushpanzer-ru.livejournal.com/1223750.html
I will just leave this here. It’s actually interesting, how much of the “weird stuff” happened in Australia…
Two Bots, One Side (…or “how can they screw you”)
Hello everyone,
we talked about bots and now, we talked about what they can do and today, we will have a look at how they can screw you. This replay came from St0rmshadow and shows a typical situation, but with a twist. But let’s start first with getting the tools you are going to need to fight this.
Tools of the Trade
You will need the Freecam tool. It is a mod, that allows you to use free camera in replays (and ONLY in replays). Yes, this is legal. Without it, you won’t be able to see the botting behavior. You can get it here:
http://www.ulozto.net/xJP6mdPh/avatar-input-handler-xml
Installation – simple: just copy the file you downloaded into your World of Tanks\res_mods\0.8.10\Gui folder
(it’s possible there is no Gui folder in the 0.8.10 folder, in such a case just create it)
How to operate it – it’s very simple:
- start the replay
- wait for the countdown to finish (!)
- press left mouse button once to “unlock” the camera
- press CAPS+F3 to activate the free camera mod
- control free camera with classic WSAD, mouse wheel changes your “altitude”
2 Bots, 1 Cup Battle
Okay, now for the replay – you can download it here.
So, what do we have here:
Dramatis personae:
Rostam_ (Churchill III) – a Tankleader bot
EYESOFNIGHT (KV-1) – a Tankleader bot
About the Ingame Missions…
Hello everyone,
this post will be strictly subjective and my personal opinion only, so if you are interested in hard facts only, you might as well move on.
No? Very well then, you’ve been warned.
Today, two hours ago or so, I was grinding slowly my Centurion I. There is this mission active (today is its last day), where you have to get 25 kills to get some reward (50k was it?) or something, so I was doing that and then it struck me. Why am I playing? I don’t feel like playing. Oh yea, the goddamn mission.
When Wargaming introduced the mission concept, I kinda felt like “Hooray, this is what I remember from Warcraft, this is going to be great!”. What I meant was the World of Warcraft “dailies” – a repeatable mission, where you have to do something. What I forgot however in my eternal optimism is that the dailies in World of Warcraft were fundamentally different from the World of Tanks ones.