9.8 Common Test Patchnotes

Important:

  • Added a new special test game mode.
  • Changed, rebalanced, and reformulated conditions for some personal missions. Total changed: 36 missions.
  • Added the ability to fight Battles for Stronghold in Tier VIII vehicles for Strongholds of Level V–VII.
  • Added the ability to create a Platoon and invite a player to join during the battle.
  • Added the ability to switch between the SD and HD versions of the game client in the game installer and launcher. The SD version will include textures of a lower quality and consequently occupy less space on the hard drive.
  • Added Personal Reserves. Once activated, Personal Reserves of different types will increase the number of credits, Free Experience, crew experience, or Combat Experience earned. Each Personal Reserve has a certain duration. You can earn Personal Reserves by completing certain missions.

Vehicles:

  • Transfered the T-54 mod. 1 Tier VIII U.S.S.R. Premium medium tank to the in-game Store.
  • Reworked the following vehicles in HD quality: Wolverine, Type T-34, Leopard 1, Hummel, M4A3E2 Sherman Jumbo, M48A1 Patton, Type 58, SU-85, Cromwell, T26E4 SuperPershing, T32, Pershing, IS-3, AMX 50 120.
  • Set the shell flight range at 400 meters for all low-caliber auto cannons and machine guns.
  • Improved some characteristics of the following vehicles:
    • А-20, BT-7, KV-13, IS-8, IS-7
    • Durchbruchswagen 2, Pz.Kpfw. I, Pz.Sfl. IVc, Nashorn, Sturer Emil, VK 30.02 (D)
    • Churchill Gun Carrier, Vickers Medium Mk. III, Vickers Medium Mk. II
    • M2 Medium Tank, T28 Prototype, T30
    • D1, B1, ARL V39, AMX 13 75
  • Decreased some characteristics of the following vehicles: Conqueror Gun Carriage, AT 7.
  • Fixed the thumbnail of the T95 tank destroyer.

Maps and Objects:

  • Fixed various issues and improved gameplay on the following maps: Siegfried Line, Karelia, Sand River, Airfield, Westfield, Murovanka.
  • Removed the Komarin map from the Random Battle mode.
  • Deleted resources of the Northwest map from the game client.
  • Reduced the battle level of the Hidden Village map.
  • Added a new map for the test mode.
  • Improved effects on the following maps: Lakeville, Erlenberg, Siegfried Line.
  • Reworked destruction effects for some environmental objects.

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HD/SD client confirmed

As I wrote a long time ago in that Q&A from Viktor Pankov, in the next patch you will be allowed to choose between HD and SD client. The definition will be automatically chosen by the client according to your settings. The SD client is 3 GB lighter (when downloading) and 6 GB lighter once installed (unpacked).