UPDATE 15:25 UTC September 19, 2013. The 8.8 Public Test Server will be stopped on September 19 at 08:00 PDT (11:00 EDT) Thank you for your participation and feedback.

Tankers!

With all of the comings and goings on within the Wargaming Universe, we're happy to announce that the 8.8 Public Test server has been launched!

How the Public Test Works

To participate in the test you need to do the following steps:



Install a small launcher update found

here (10.5 Mb)

Update World of Tanks via the launcher (5.6 Gb)



If you have already installed the Public Test game client the launcher will update it to the Public Test 8.8 second iteration automatically (59.5 Mb)



Be sure to install the test game launcher in a different folder, rather than the current game client version. Also, switch off the game client before installing the update. Only players who have registered prior to 0:00 UTC 19.08.2013 can participate in the Public Test.

Please, keep in mind certain features of the public test server:



Payments are not accepted on the public test server.

For the second iteration, all test accounts will receive a one-time credit of:

100,000,000 XP 100,000,000 20,000 Progress won't be transferred to the main NA server. Credits and experience rates will not be increased for this test.



Scheduled Server Restarts

- first periphery - 21:00 PDT (00:00 EDT) every day. Average duration: ~25 mins

- second periphery - 22:00 PDT (01:00 EDT) every day. Average duration: ~25 mins

- center - 23:00 PDT (02:00 EDT) every day. Average duration: 2 mins.

Public Test Version 0.8.8 #3

Please note: these patch notes are preliminary and do not contain the details of characteristic changes of some tanks.

The detailed list of these changes will be provided in the final patch notes during the update 0.8.8 release.

Added compensation for the engines of E-50 and E-75: If you had a Maybach HL 295 Ausf. A engine researched (it is mounted on E-50 and E-75), then 25,000 free experience points will be added to your account. If you had a Maybach HL 295 Ausf. A engine in the depot or it was mounted on the E-50 or the E-75, then these engines will be sold at the purchase price. The appropriate Credit value will be added to your account.

Decreased delays when a new “Service Record” window is opened.

Fixed the way some medals are displayed in the service record window.

Fixed some bugs with chat windows opening and closing.

Fixed game client crash issue during attempt to set antialiasing type “2x” for standard graphics.

Fixed the issue with the amount of shells resetting when checkmarks are set in the “Service” window.

Fixed some bugs with the missions window and the missions section in the after-battle statistics window.

Public Test Version 0.8.8 #2

Fixed multiple errors and freezes in the new achievements window

Fixed multiple errors occurring in the combat missions window

Fixed severe performance drawdown in the combat missions window

Fixed some bugs in the special battles window

Fixed some bugs in the company battles window

Removed the ability to jump (flight glitch) when driving in some vehicles

Fixed some bugs in rendering of the new base flags

Fixed the display of shadows (under the tanks) in the hangar

Applied fixes for the balancer (not included in the first test patch 0.8.8)

Fixed the problem with game client "crashes" that appeared in the first Test 0.8.8

Fixed inability to start a battle on some tanks

Fixed an issue with participation in random battle types (Assault and Encounter battle) which is turned off

Fixed several mistakes in Sound settings interface

In a Service window, the issue with gold shells purchase switching after displaying cogwheel "Updating modules" was fixed

Fixed impossibility of switching to Service window by clicking on shells icons after leaving platoon, tank company or special battle

Fixed the absence of color identification of platoon-mates on the loading map screen

Fixed symbol "doubling" issue in chat after their detachment

Fix a cogwheel displaying in several cases instead of Battle results screen

Sound of Object 140's gunshot was fixed

Increased terrain crossing capacity for E-75 on soft and medium terrain

Low performance on "Silent Coast" map was fixed

Fixed several problems with icons in Store and Depot displaying

Removed the color changes in the British desert camouflage

Fixed the damage model of the Superpershing tank (widened the reinforced line of the front armor hull front plate)

Fixed some tanks’ names and icon visualizations in the loading screen errors

Fixed freezes of the garage with many vehicles

Fixed some errors of the visual model of Т-44-122 and Type 64

Fixed some errors of the Swamp, Karelia, Airfield, Tundra maps

Returned old logic of ammo slider box functioning in the Service window

Changed the calculation formula of global rating

Fixed the omission of the pop-up window for acquiring Elite status of a vehicle.

Public Test Version 0.8.8 #1

These notes do not include every change that will appear with the 8.8 Update. A more comprehensive list of specific changes will be made available prior to the release of the 8.8 Update.

Map Updates

New Map: Tundra, a rocky Soviet-inspired map

Serene Coast returns

Komarin returns

Swamp returns

Added Encounter mode for Mountain Pass

New Soviet Medium Tanks

А-43: tier VI (will be a continuation of T-34)

А-44: tier VII

Object 416: tier VIII

Object 140: tier X (temporarily will be a continuation of T-54)

New German Vehicles

Heavy tank Durchbruchswagen 2: tier IV

Medium tank VK 30.02 (M): tier VI

German Tank Changes

Tank VK 30.01(H) transferred from tier VI to tier V and from medium to heavy

Tank VK 36.01(H) transferred from medium to heavy

New Chinese Premium Vehicles*

Medium tank Т-34-3: tier VIII

Heavy tank 112: tier VIII

Test Tanks*

Chinese light tank Type-64: tier VI

Japanese medium tank Type 3 Chi-Nu Kai: tier V

Soviet medium tank Т-44-85: tier VII

Soviet medium tank Т-44-122: tier VII

*Vehicles are only available to Super Testers

Vehicle Changes

Rebalanced the T26E4 SuperPershing tank. If already in the Garage before the 8.8 Update, players can sell the tank back for the full Gold value. The updated tank has been added to the Store

For Chinese tanks, the penetration of the HEAT shell of the Po-471 122mm guns has been changed from 300mm to 250mm

Changed the engine characteristics of the following German vehicles: Е-50, E-75, Jagdpanther, Jagdpanther II, Jagdtiger, Panther II, Panther, Tiger, Tiger II, VK 28.01

Increased the damage but decreased rate of fire, for Soviet 100mm guns: LB-1, D-10Т, D-10С, LB-1С

Corrected some errors with the E-100, SU-76b visual models

Interface Updates

Significantly expanded the functionality of Missions. An interface with descriptions and current Mission status has been added to the client

Added protection against the accidental selling of tanks

Significantly improved the quality of FXAA anti-aliasing

Completely reworked the statistics and achievement page. Changed the way players’ global rating is calculated

Gameplay Updates