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==Content==

*Added base British Tech Tree: medium tanks branch with [[FV4202]] as Tier 10 and heavy tanks with [[FV215]] as Tier 10 tank.
*Following Premium vehicles were added to in-game store: Tier 7 Soviet TD [[SU-122-44]], Tier 7 German MT [[Panther M-10]], Tier 6 German MT [[Pz IV Schmalturm]]
*Following maps were reworked and optimized for new render graphics:
**Province
**El-Halluf
**Dragon Ridge
**Abbey
*‘Dragon Ridge’ map re-introduced to random battles
*‘Prokhorovka’ Assault map removed
*Inscriptions on USSR tanks were reworked for better visibility and entertainment value
*Inscriptions of all nations were reworked to be readable from a distance

==Game Mechanics==

*Added ability to purchase premium rounds using credits in addition to the current gold variant (prices are based on 1 gold = 400 credits exchange rates) Read more here.
*‘Insufficient credits’ status added to the module hint
*Added the ability for a platoon creator to exclude game modes for the platoon – this means that platoon will enter only the game modes which are selected in platoon creator's options
*Adjusted the rate at which the tank burns down for the majority of tanks (minor adjustment)
*Added Object 263 to the description of the ‘Lion of Sinai’ achievement

==Technical Optimization==

*Many objects on several maps were optimized for new render system
*Optimized drawing speed of some small objects
*Fixed incorrect brightness effects (too dark or too light) on some maps
*Fixed the performance drop for several hardware configurations

==Fixes==

*Fixed rare issue which caused player be placed into game modes they previously excluded
*Fixed the situation where selecting one of the game modes to be excluded caused the player to be excluded from a non selected game mode (ex: blocking encounter actually blocked assault)
*Fixed the bug which launched the tank into the air after it drove inside a bunker
*Fixed the errors for certain objects and lighting on maps ‘Ruinberg’, ‘Widepark’, ‘El-Halluf’, ‘Airfield’ and ‘Himmelsdorf’
*Removed tank shadow from the garage when the vehicle is still in baltte
*Removed gap between tank and surface in standard garage
*Fixed mistakes in models for the following vehicles: 
**Pz IV Schmalturm
**SU-122-54
**Superpershing
**VK 3002 DB, VK 3001(H)
*Fixed mistakes in display of camouflage patters on SU-100-M1
*Fixed incorrect display of emblems and inscriptions on following vehicles:
**AMX 13F3AM
**D2, SU-122-54
**MkVII Tetrarch
**VK3601H
**Т110Е5
**AMX 50 120
*Fixed the display of the damage panel for SPGs (the display in the lower left of the battle HUD) to show an actual SPG
*Fixed the display of SU-122-54 turret armoring
*Fixed the slope angle of lower armor plate of IS-7 (changed to historical)
*Fixed the slope angle of lower armor plate of IS-3 (changed to historical) as well as bottom armor
*Fixed poor visibility of the projectile when firing in sniper mode
*Fixed rare "freeze" of the game at start of battle
*Fixed rare "freeze" of the game when exiting to garage
*Fixed severe FPS drop, which happened 2-3 seconds after entering Sniper
*Fixed water display artifacts with enabled antialiasing
*Fixed the incorrect re-initialization of dynamic shadows after switching over to the game using Alt+Tab
*Fixed the display of grass in Sniper Mode with this option disabled
*Fixed rare incorrect interaction between water and fog
*Fixed many small interface errors of after battle statistics window
*Fixed error of replaying the base capture sound during replay pause
*Fixed the rare error with stop of replay reproduction after rewinding
*Chat messages returned to replays
*Fixed battle replay is not ending when the battle is over
*Fixed inability to resume battle recording after turning it on/off
*Fixed the incorrect work of minimap in Clan Wars battles (with Fog of War enabled)
*Fixed the impossibility to reconnect to Clan Wars battle if replays are enabled
*Fixed the memory leak upon radial menu opening
*Fixed the update of tank icons in nation tree in research menu
*Fixed the incorrect status for researched modules on vehicles that have not yet been researched
*Fixed the intersection of ammo rack blow-up icon with damage numbers
*Fixed the incorrect sound for hitting a stone surface
*Fixed the loading of battle menu where it required two presses of the Esc button
*Fixed rare bug with unavailability of mouse cursor in battle menu window
*Fixed some small errors in ‘Exterior’ menu window
*Fixed some grammar errors in German inscriptions
*Fixed the problem of suspension if account was online for more than 25 hours
*Fixed incorrect display of penetration mark after ricochet
*Fixed the impossibility of taking a screenshot with active battle chat
*Fixed the display of 3 types of shells in Garage for tanks which have only 2 types of ammunition
*Upon opening the free XP conversion window, any elite vehicle that does not have all of its modules researched due to the addition or change of the *vehicle in a previous update will be unchecked by default
*Fixed emblem: added Myanmar flag, corrected description for Taiwan flag
*Clarified terms for receiving the award "Sentinel"
*Fixed hanging up of the camera when giving a command in the Radial Menu
*Fixed the missing skill training percentage when choosing a crew member

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