Changelog: World of Tanks (Blitz) Patch 1.3.0

Key Features

• Added the second branch of Soviet 6-10 tier heavy tanks T-150, KV-3, KV-4, SТ-1, IS-4.
• Added new maps: Lost Temple, Black Goldville.
• Completely reworked the battle results screen, now more detailed information about the battle is available.
• Increased profitability of premium vehicles:
  • USA: T1E6 + 46%
  • USA: T2 Light Tank + 28%
  • USSR: T-127 + 8%
  • USSR: M3 Light + 26%
  • USA: M22 Locust + 54%
  • Germany: T-15 + 49%
  • Germany: Pz.Kpfw. II Ausf. J + 32%
  • USSR: A-32 + 20%
  • Germany: Pz.Kpfw. B2 740 (f) + 26%
  • Germany: T-25 + 14%
  • Germany: Pz.Kpfw. IV hydrostat + 11%
  • USA: Ram II + 5%
  • Germany: Dicker Max + 21%
  • Germany: Panther/M10 + 23%
  • Germany: Löwe + 42%
  • USA: T34 + 34%
  • USSR: KV-5 + 21%

New features

• Added grass on all maps (only on the top Apple devices).
• Added new technology of fog and landscaper illumination rendering on all maps.
• Increased the time of base capture from 75 to 100 seconds on the maps Rockfield, El Alamein, Mines, Oasis Palms.
• Increased the time of base capture from 85 to 100 seconds on the map Dead Rail.
• Added the sound, which accompanies the appearing bulb informing that the tank was detected.
• Added a new sound of haystack destruction.
• Removed the ability to climb the hill leading to the excavator on the map Copperfield.
• Added a confirmation window, which appears during purchase/sale of the equipment.
• Moved the fixing point of camera for sniper mode to the gun mount point.
• Added missing collision models for tank turrets.

Balance Changes

Changed combat parameters of tanks:

• Panther/M10
  • Reduced the reloading time of the gun 7.5 cm Kw.K. 42 L/70 with turret Panther/M10 from 5.41 to 4.7 rounds/min.
• Löwe
  • Increased the traverse speed of the turret Löwe from 16 to 20 deg/sec.
  • Reduced the reloading time of the gun 10.5 cm Kw.K. L/70 with turret Löwe from 13.37 to 12 rounds/min.
• Panther
  • Reduced the reloading time of the gun 7.5 cm KwK L70 with turret Pz.Kpfw. Panther Ausf. G from 6.14 to 5.5 rounds/min.
  • Reduced the reloading time of the gun 7.5 cm KwK L70 with turret Pz.Kpfw. Panther Schmalturm from 5.53 to 4.7 rounds/min.
  • Reduced the reloading time of the gun 7.5 cm Kw.K. L/100 with turret Pz.Kpfw. Panther Schmalturm from 5.77 to 5.2 rounds/min.
• T-43
  • Reduced the reloading time of the gun 85 mm S-53 with turret T-43 mod. 1942 from 6.38 to 5.5 rounds/min.
  • Reduced the reloading time of the gun 85 mm S-53 with turret T-43 mod. 1943 from 6.12 to 5.3 rounds/min.
  • Reduced the reloading time of the gun 85 mm D5T-85BM with turret T-43 mod. 1943 from 6.06 до 5.5 rounds/min
• T20
  • Reduced the reloading time of the gun 76 mm Gun M1A1 with turret T20D1 from 6 to 5.5 rounds/min.
  • Reduced the reloading time of the gun 76 mm Gun M1A2 with turret T20D1 from 4.69 to 4.2 rounds/min.
  • Reduced the reloading time of the gun 76 mm Gun M1A1 with turret T20D2 from 6 to 5.5 rounds/min.
  • Reduced the reloading time of the gun 76 mm Gun M1A2 with turret T20D2 from 4.69 to 4.2 rounds/min.
  • Reduced the reloading time of the gun 90 mm Gun M3 with turret T20D2 from 8.73 to 8 rounds/min.
• T29
  • Reduced the traverse speed of the turrets T123 and T136 from 20 to 18 deg/sec.
  • Increased the aiming time of 105 mm Gun T5E1 with turret T136 from 2.3 to 2.7 sec.
• Dicker Max
  • Increased durability of tank from 700 to 750 HP.
  • Improved passability on the normal terrain by 8%.
• T-25
  • Improved passability of the suspension T-25 on all kinds of terrain by 9%.
  • Reduced the reloading time of the gun 7.5 cm Škoda A18 with turret T-25 from 8.65 to 8.1 rounds/min.
• T34
  • Increased the traverse speed of the turret T34T7 from 15 to 18 deg/s.
  • Improved the dispersion coefficient of the gun 120 mm Gun T53A1 with turret T34T7 when rotating by 17%.
• KV-1S
  • Reduced the traverse speed of the turret KV-1S mod. 1942 from 28 to 24 degs/s.
  • Reduced the traverse speed of the turret KV-85 from 28 to 22 degs/s.
• KV-1
  • Reduced the traverse speed of the turret KV-1 LKZ mod. 1940 from 24 to 20 degs/sec.
  • Reduced the traverse speed of the turret KV-1 ChTZ mod. 1942 from 24 to 20 degs/sec.

Fixed issues and improvements

• Reworked all effects when switching between arcade and sniper mode for the sake of performance improvement.
• Removed unnecessary tanks from the requirements of the achievement Expert: Germany. Fixed the bug with inability to get the medal.
• Restored the progress with the medal "Avenger", which was lost on the accounts of some users.
• Fixed bugs with sound playback in sniper mode.
• Added an opportunity to send a message in the battle chat when pressing the button "Enter".
• Fixed the bug in chat, when copied in memory text wasn't pasted to the message window.
• Fixed the bug when user, who was added to the blacklist, remained in the friend list.
• Fixed the bug when attempting to add user to the blacklist, the buttons "Add/Remove from friends" are not displayed on the profile screen of this user.
• Added a dialogue window informing user about need for ammunition resupply.
• Fixed the bug with crediting and display of ×2 experience points on the garage screen.
• Fixed the bug in the collision model of the tank Object 704.
• Fixed the bug with the display of the marker of the "live" tank, when the crew is destroyed.
• Fixed the bug with display of postmortem mode animation in case of low FPS.
• Fixed the bug with automatic tanks publication on FB when pressing the button "Back".
• Readjusted sizes of battle interface elements on the iPhone device.
• Fixed the bug with UI layout on iPhone 6/6 Plus.
• Fixed a number of bugs with graphic display of interface elements on different screens.