Thanks to Krizakh and Tank_Commandant for this one… :)

*hums the theme from X-Files*

Aliens? Men in Black? Supernatural activity? Or… sloppy map design? You decide. Reworked Serene coast:

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Presenting… slowest quarter-mile ever :)

Meanwhile at Wargaming…

Hello everyone,

as you know, currently, there is a monthly mission running on EU server, allowing you to get 375 gold “for free”. It’s simple, really: this weekend, there is a 50 percent discount on the T2 LT, that is also the objective of the monthly mission. If you buy that tank for half the price and have it in your garage when you complete the mission, you will get its full worth (750g) in gold instead of the tank, allowing you to “make” 375 gold.

This is not the first time such a thing happens, so why haven’t I reported on such stuff before? Well, it’s simple – you still have to buy the T2LT now. These “combos” are not accidental, Wargaming is obviously aware of the situation and it is a part of the business strategy and I am… reluctant to help Wargaming with their marketing, as you can imagine.

The option is there though.

Well, the “fix” did not help with the crashes, this “fix” is allegedlysupposed to help with the FPS drops and disconnects – at least thus was the original post edited. It is good that they keep us updated, isn’t it…

Thanks to Mortimord for letting me know so fast

Hello everyone,

this is an official info from Wargaming, so don’t be scared. The developers are hard at work… bla bla bla… yea, they fucked up the spread of processing power over multiple cores and it’s causing the crashes that some (many) have been experiencing. According to WG EU info (linked above), the issue can be fixed by disabling it and according to the same info, it can fix the FPS drops as well.

BE AWARE – the last piece of info (the FPS drop fix) is NOT confirmed and in fact, players on RU server reported that disabling the multicore feature decreased their FPS. Don’t expect miracles

In order to disable it:

- download this file from WG site
- unpack it
- copy the unpacked file “engine_config.xml” to the “World_of_Tanks/res” folder (over the old one)

Edit: It is confirmed that this does NOT solve the crash issue.

Author: sp15 (US server)

Part I: http://ftr.wot-news.com/2014/03/07/swedish-tanks-part-i-strv-m21-29/
Part II: http://ftr.wot-news.com/2014/03/12/swedish-tanks-part-ii-strv-m31-strv-fm31/
Part III: http://ftr.wot-news.com/2014/03/15/swedish-tanks-part-iii-landsverk-l-100-and-l-120/
Part IV: http://ftr.wot-news.com/2014/03/21/swedish-tanks-part-iv-landsverk-l-60/
Part V: http://ftr.wot-news.com/2014/03/27/swedish-tanks-part-v-strv-m37-and-strv-m41/
Part VI: http://ftr.wot-news.com/2014/04/08/swedish-tanks-part-vi-sav-m43/

In the mid-1930′s, after only moderate Swedish interest in their designs, Landsverk decided to start working on a medium tank for the export market. By 1936, the first drafts were ready and the marketing process has begun. The design was based on an upscaled version of the L-60 light tank and was fairly modern for its time – the new tank was designated “Lago” by Landsverk. The weight of the vehicle was 15 tons, its armor was fully welded and was 34mm thick. Armament consisted of a 47mm gun and its two 140hp engines gave the tank the top speed of 45kph, with its power to weight ratio of 18,6 hp/t.

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Hello everyone,

so, 9.0 brought us a ton of bugs – some are very annoying, but some actually look cool. Looks like Wargaming seriously pimped Japanese tanks. They are all very…. blingy :)

Who needs camo, right? Actually it’s a texture bug. It is reported only by some people (not all).

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Thanks to rabiesdog for this one.

Hmmm… I wonder if the usual crash insurance covers “crashing into a tank”…