Hello everyone, as you probably know, today, the official testing of WoT Blitz for Android started. I have absolutely no idea how to apply for a tester position (if it’s possible at all), but a lot of people asked that recently for some reason – so yep. Started today.
25.9.2014
- Storm states now that the HD textures option in the launcher is missing intentionally (HD textures have to be installed manually), because “many people will leave it enabled ‘just so’ and not because they actually need it” – he adds that the reason for this is saving traffic and also preventing FPS loss on computers with low amount of GPU memory
- about Wargaming having hidden parameters in the game and officially disclosing them: “Let me say it simply – noone needs that. It wouldn’t make the game more interesting for anyone, apart from a few bean counters, it would only introduce complications in understanding the game.”
- if you quit a 9.3 replay early and you will see the “commissar” screen about leaving the battle, you won’t get any punishment for that, because when watching replays, there isn’t even a connection with the server
- Storm states that some players have predispositions to certain vehicles and for example can suck on vehicles, that are considered good and vice versa
- Storm states that the idea to let players re-buy once-purchased and sold premium tanks back for credits didn’t move anywhere for now
- IS-8 won’t be buffed
Patch 9.3 Is Here
Hello everyone,
some slowpoke news – as you might have noticed, patch 9.3 is here! A weird thing – maybe I am blind, but I can’t see any mention of the HD textures anywhere, so just keep in mind – for maximum quality, you have to download them separately (see previous posts on FTR). Much stronk.
If your launcher throws errors, try restarting it several times, helped for me. Now I am downloading the patch normally. Also, as for the “forums down”, some stronk haxor group claimed they “shot down” WG EU server or whatever, but it was likely just some kid making fake claims.
So – enjoy!
Fast and Furious: Libya Drift
Thanks to mbd for this one.
Hello everyone,
as you probably know, after the fall of Qaddafi, Libya became locked in a state of perpetual civil war with several fractions fighting each other, Al Qaeda and IS got involved as well, it’s a mess. In any case, this is what happens when people, who are not regular army soldiers, get a hold of tanks. The drifting is nice though…
Post by Tariq Mlatm.
HD Texture Pack Link
Invite Codes
Hello everyone,
here’s a bunch of invite codes from a Polish magazine CD Action, that came this month with them. They are 500 gold + 3 day prem I think. Enjoy and thank you all!
The codes are from Berliett (attached a message for FTR readers: “have fun”), Jedajmacko, Candel, DominikoPL, Bartman000, Pothkan, Mrorome, Ireneusz, PaK_Wagen, Dankey20, Dr_Wycior, SorontarPL, Golinski, Roophert, Rafix200, Atikabubu, Stavros3, Kat0wice, TytusPullo85, Didyoukillme, Duszek_, Rafalwie, Tomek C., DieselEngine, Yavorenko, Alergik, bleetz_, EdziuW, Whpony96, Vegan_Sausage_Of_Doom, qraq,
DWRTR-K9Y9C-MZ5AM-9W2GF-WUX58
DWRT5-7B8ZU-BFVUC-5WY8Y-33T24
DWRTY-37V77-7P3TS-EFY7C-AA2FZ
DWRTS-KPNHF-XP8V8-989UN-Y4V3B
DWRTR-XAX96-8C4ST-SS87M-VY7GG
DWRTX-8RP63-GPKA9-U5S4Y-HKZUA
DWRTS-UWSN9-EFV3R-YM6NB-US3YD
DWRTM-MSPR6-PMBUW-8B82U-GWE8P
DWRTF-2CY6Y-ZDCUN-XBTMV-NB8XT
DWRTB-UUVG2-7RZB9-S4WSN-7KRZ3
DWRTH-9PREY-VFWHV-4M5FF-BVZNB
DWRT3-8S4XF-D7AUA-MGW52-NRKWW
DWRT3-MP5MV-ETWPV-YK8C4-UUMTD
DWRTU-3KGZZ-ZV7N3-BEE9G-TNRXM
6FBNE-NH9US-Y6KZX-X9ZZ2
Sherman Firefly and Sherman II Leaked?
Hello everyone,
some time ago, following data appeared on official American World of Tanks tankopedia (the portal wiki). The data belong to four tanks: Sherman Firefly, Sherman II, AC I “Sentinel” and AC IV “Thunderbolt”. So, is this the first leak into what the Firefly branch will look like?
Unfortunately, no.
You see, these four models have something in common. They have all been modelled for quite some time (in some case, maybe for even two years). Yes, the Firefly model actually exists, there was even a screenshot released at some point, long time ago. Of course, these models are not in HD, as there was no such thing as “HD models” back then. In any case, all four tanks exist on the internal WG server and for some reason, someone (probably by accident) added their data to the US site. It was deleted after a short while, but someone took screenies.
Of the four tanks, the Firefly line will have the Firefly itself and the lend-lease Sherman (whether it’s the same vehicle as this Sherman II, that is unknown). AC I and AC IV are not scheduled for release anytime soon and there is no regular branch planned for them (as you can see from the gun choices, they are clearly intended as premium tanks). It’s not the “real deal” – Firefly branch tanks are, as far as anyone knows, not tested even interally (let alone supertest), but it gives us an insight into the way WG wanted to implement the Firefly.
Storm’s Stream Q&A
Hello everyone,
what follows is the summary of Storm’s stream, that ended literally minutes ago. Holy crap, Storm talks FAST. I think it should be mostly correct, some things I didn’t hear properly or am not sure for, but that’s all in the text. Please note that if I made any mistakes, I will fix them later after I compare my text to the one of a Russian author.
- XP for tanking temporarily removed, will be tested and will return
- 9.4 – hopefully more vehicles will recieve split of transmission
- there have been many problematic cases where various accidents were considered “suicide”, that’s why the suicider punishment was removed for rework
- the bug where “early leaving” is punished when leaving a replay will be fixed
- the HD texture split only includes textures in maximum quality, they are almost needlessly detailed, they can be viewed only in hangar during zoom, therefore these were split for players who don’t need them not to download them
- developers will monitor the popularity of the HD textures
- EVERYONE will have HD models (as in, high polygon models), the only difference will be the texture quality and resolution
24.9.2014
First and foremost – regarding the “new bot ban system” – I was apparently wrong in accusing WG EU of inaction. Ectar posted that this system is in fact in operation for over a month. He wrote the following:
We didn’t want to do a new article as we didn’t want to warn naughty players that we were coming for them. We’ve had this new system active since the start of the month and 9.3 will bring an additional system to deal with AFK players and those players who leave a battle early. What we have active on EU atm is the same as what is active on RU. You don’t hear much about players being banned because no one wants to admit they got caught doing something they shouldn’t have.
So, I guess that’s that. Personally, I do not understand why keep such a thing secret – after all, the point of such a system is not only to punish, but also to deter (that’s why WG RU made actual portal posts about it). Make no mistake, the system is effective on RU forums (yes, I am paranoid, so I manually checked the list of players announced to be banned for botting – RU does that – and indeed, they were banned). I am actually impressed, it’s time WG as a whole took the issue of bots seriously.
- the LTTB turret is actually historical. Sort of. It’s a regular T-34/85 turret with slightly enlarged turret ring (1600 to 1660mm). It was however not designed for LTTB, it’s completely independent on that.
- the next gift tank (Panzer II Ausf.D) having too low penetration? “It’s still supertest” and “No comment on leaks”
- no tank will be buffed just because some developers don’t play well with it
- German 37mm and 50mm subcaliber rounds lose a lot of penetration over distance (more than others apparently). Veider states this is historical, based on some documents. In the future, this will be reworked so all the subcaliber shells of that respective caliber lose the same percentage of their penetration
French Mediums in 2015
Thanks to Anthony for this one.
So, in 2015, we will get more French medium tanks, according to Tanatoy (French community manager) and his post on Facebook.
Is it true? Yes it is. There will be more French medium tanks, but somehow, I have this feeling that the French will be disappointed. Call it a hunch. After all, the plural word “tanks” might also refer to “two”…