Update 2021
Update 2021
Here you can find how World of Tanks has evolved over time (2021), with a quick overview of each update. If you're looking for something in particular, feel free to click on the "full patch notes" buttons below and explore the depth of our changes!
Update 2021
Update 1.15
December 2021
- Map Changes: Berlin Map Improvement, Cliff Map Improvement, Westfield Map Improvement, Serene Coast Map Improvement, Ghost Town Map Improvement, Overlord Map Improvement...
Update 1.14.1
October 2021
- Map Changes: Terrain irregularities on the Mannerheim Line map that caused vehicles to slide into the water have been smoothed out.
- Field Modification: Alternate Configuration appearing before a battle starts can now be switched off. Additional changes were made to increase user-friendliness.
- Changes to Technical Characteristics of Vehicles: Rebalancing of several Chinese vehicles, including the Type 59/Type 59 G.
Update 1.14
August 2021
- Czechoslovakian Heavy Tanks: The new branch consists of four researchable heavies from Tier VII to Tier X. Starting from Tier VIII, all Czechoslovakian warriors will give you the possibility to choose from two top guns to match your preferred gameplay style. One gun fires in regular mode, while the other is a two-shell autoloader with a short reload time between shells.
- Recon Mission: new game mode
- Rebalancing Premium and reward tanks including T34 and T34 B, AMX Chasseur de chars, KV-5, IS-6, and IS-6B, 112, WZ-111 and WZ-111 Alpine Tiger, T-34-3, M48A2 Räumpanzer, M46 Patton KR, T95E2, 59-Patton.
- Changes to Personal Missions for artillery: The missions' changes are not very significant, because SPGs can still effectively stun enemy vehicles with the first HE shell and deal damage with the second one.
- Field Modification: a brand-new feature for tweaking specific characteristics of Tier VI–X tanks (including Collectors', special, and Premium vehicles). Field Modification consists of three types of special adjustments you can make to a vehicle's parameters or setup.
- New map: Safe Haven. Safe Haven is divided into two large gameplay zones. The first is the harbor area with plenty of cover and a huge bunker where heavily armored vehicles will feel right at home. The second is a picturesque green zone, which is good for faster and less-armored tanks. Ambush TDs and SPGs will also find some advantageous positions here.
- Topography: The training in this mode takes place in a single-player mission format, where you’ll be able to master the basics of playing on maps of different difficulties. Completing missions and exploring maps will improve your navigation skills and help increase your survivability.
Update 1.13
July 2021
- Complex Rework of HE shells: In the new system, HE shells will be able to penetrate armor and cause damage at the point of impact. They will also be able to penetrate screens, tracks, the wheels of wheeled vehicles at the point of impact, as well as insignificant and/or destructible obstacles.
- Changes to SPGs and other vehicles: SPGs will now have three shell types available to them. Each will feature its own combat purpose, trajectory, and velocity, so you will now have a greater variety of tactical opportunities. Two of these shell types will not cause stun, which will significantly reduce the total stun duration in battles. Non-SPG players now have 3 new tactical features at their disposal to counteract artillery: Sound Detection (aka "Sixth Sense for Arty"), brighter shell tracers, and field of fire markers on the minimap. Another new feature is the reworked Intuition perk, which will still be available for the Loader to learn. It will become a skill that allows you to greatly speed up the process of changing the shell type and will be available for all vehicles in the game.
- Premium and Clan Warrs tanks rebalancing: Three Premium light tanks and six Clan Wars reward vehicles will receive improvements. We're updating their combat parameters and enhancing their strengths to improve their gameplay.
- Mode selection interface improvements: Now it will be more convenient for you to choose the mode you want to play! We're introducing a standard, full-size screen with separate windows for the available in-game modes. Each mode will feature a brief preview and a more detailed description on a separate page. You will also be able to track your progress in some of the modes you play.
- Minsk map rebalancing: We made several improvements to the birthplace of Wargaming. Plus, the season on the map has changed to autumn, and as such, visibility has improved in some areas. The map will be more versatile when it comes to choosing flanks and will allow teams to implement creative new tactics.
- Changes to Blueprint Fragments: When creating a blueprint for a specific vehicle, if you don't have enough national fragments, you can substitute them with the national fragments of an allied nation (formations in the "Second Front" Personal Missions campaign).
- Recon Mission Mode: In this mode, players will be able to try out maps that are in the late stages of development.
- Ranked Battles 2021-2022: Season X: The Ranked Battles format was changed. For Season X, battles will take place between two teams of 10 players.
Update 1.12.1
April 2021
- Battle Interface Improvements: Players now have the option to toggle hull lock in Sniper mode in battle using the "X" key, among other improvements.
- Bootcamp: The welcome window and battle results windows, as well as the Bootcamp exit window, have been changed. A training progress bar has been added.
- Rewards for Clan Tasks: New customization elements have been added.
- Matchmaking Improvements: The matchmaker has been improved to make it easier for novices to grasp the basics of World of Tanks and adapt to the game. AI-controlled vehicles have been added and will appear if there are not enough novice players to create 2 full and equal teams, or when there's low population on the server during off-peak hours.
Update 1.12
March 2021
- Steel Hunter 2021: Internal modules were added to all vehicles, Players can now stay in battle and watch it to the end, information about damage caused and the final vehicle tier was added to Battle Results, the mode will support the standard replay recording function, and several changes to technical characteristics were made.
- Ranked Battles 2020–2021: Final Season: A new season of Ranked Battles brings new features to this competitive game mode.
- Battle Pass 2021: Several changes made compared to last year.
- Exchange of National and Universal Fragments: The option to exchange national and universal fragments for valuable in-game items will be added to the game for a limited time.
- Improved Track Visualization: Track visualization was improved at the Maximum and Ultra graphics quality for vehicles equipped with hydropneumatic suspension.
- New Functions Inspired by Popular Game Modifications: Several additions and improvements were made.
Update 1.11.1
January 2021
- Platoon 2.0: New Platoon member search functionality and improvements to Dynamic Platoons.
- Client Modifications: The game client will now remember the server that the player has selected. The module repair timer and proximity spotting circle on the minimap have been adjusted.
- Italian Heavies: The following vehicles have been added to the branch starting with the P.43 bis:
- Tier VII Carro d'assalto P.88
- Tier VIII Progetto CC55 mod. 54
- Tier IX Progetto C50 mod. 66
- Tier X Rinoceronte
- Dog Tags: Some issues have been fixed. Dog Tags are now displayed in Grand Battles and other players' Dog Tags can be viewed in the Service Record.
