Update 1.0: The Second Beta

Beta Phase Two for Update 1.0 is here! If you haven’t tried it out yet, there's never been a better time to join the Beta, get hands-on with 1.0, and help fine-tune the update!

Other Information:
• Available for Maps 1000x1000
• Available for standard battles and vehicles Tier IV-X only

 

Here’s what to expect:

Garage — Now with People In Stunning HD!

The Garage has received a major renovation. The old Garage has been knocked down and now your tanks will be shown in all their glory amongst Mother Nature.

Located deep in the forest, you might notice there are a selection of trophy vehicles dotted around the Garage, including:

• A Disassembled Panther


• M26 Pershing


• T-44


• IS-2

Tanks are par for the course in any Garage, but there’s something you’ve never seen before — people!

The crew have set up camp and can be seen wandering around, sitting by the campfire or even chopping logs to fuel the fire. Crew members certainly bring a whole new level of atmosphere to your Garage.

NOTE: At present, the crew is non-interactive. Come on, they’re busy guys after all and have jobs to do, they don’t need to be bothered!

Get Closer Than Ever Before

With the previous Garage, the maximum distance you could get away from the tank was 12m. Now, you can zoom out even further (perfect for viewing the gigantic Japanese super heavies).

You can also zoom in further than before so you can see a level of detail, you’d never noticed before especially if you’ve ever had trouble reading the script on a gun.

If you are inactive for a period of time, the camera will go to work and flyover the tank. This can be disabled or tweaked in the settings.

 

 

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Also, when using the Garage, parallax scrolling is now in effect (meaning the screen moves with your mouse). If this is something that brings on motion sickness for you, don’t worry: the effect can be turned off in the settings as well.

I Need a Hero

There’s one tank you will notice in all its glory, the Hero. Displayed behind your selected tank, the Hero will change intermittently and just like your tanks, you can interact with it in great detail. By simply clicking on the Hero in the background, the camera will fly over and this tank will take the foreground and all its vital information will be displayed.

Also, at the bottom of the screen, you will notice the “PURCHASE” button, which if you click on, you will be sent to the Premium Shop. We would ask you to test out the feature properly to make sure that it works correctly. Don’t worry, you will not be buying anything and no in-game currency will be taken from your account, this is simply to see if it is working as intended.

Glacier

The latest map to be added takes you and your tanks to Scandinavia. Battle in the midst of ships lodged in the ice with these steel behemoths forming the very landscape around you.

Music to Your Ears

A large-scale project for the World of Tanks team, the new soundtrack was recorded by the Prague Symphony Orchestra and aims to create military “tank” music that is as authentic as possible for each map. Drawing inspiration from the music all across the globe, the music aims to match its locale. There certainly are some great tracks with hidden references in, see if you can find them!

TAKE A LISTEN!

Encore

Don’t forget to test your system to see how well Update 1.0 will perform with the EnCore program. After all, we’ve optimized graphic processing so you can enjoy it on lower settings.
ENCORE

UI Changes

Note: The graphics setting interface could change by the release of Update 1.0.

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Discover how you can join the Beta Test:

• How the Testing Works


• Test Client


• Server Restarts

New to testing? Check out our handy guide to public tests.

Eligibility: All players registered prior to 12:59 PT / 14:59 CT / 15:59 ET on Feb. 3  can participate in the test.

Feedback: Please post your general feedback about the test version and bug reports in the special thread on our forum.

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