Changelog: World of Tanks (PC) Patch 0.9.15.1

Game Features

• Sound improvements:
  • Added separate sound for damage from HE shells to your own vehicle (not upon direct hits, but splash damage)
  • Added sound indicating allied vehicle was destroyed
  • Implemented 3D positioning of sound of spotting enemy vehicles
  • Reworked sound of tracks for vehicles with a high-powered gasoline engine
  • Implemented sound preset for laptops. This preset adapts the sound scheme for playback on internal laptop speakers at highest possible quality. Added "Bass boost" option

• Personal Reserves can now be purchased from the Personal Reserves window
• Restricted the mortar fire ability of SPGs to reduce the influence of mods

Technical Improvements

• Reworked side scraping effects (now more realistic)
• Reworked graphics in the top panel by adjusting the glow of markers for destroyed vehicles
• Optimized a number of performance aspects
• Reformed battle interface in Action-Script 3

Vehicles

• Changes to ISU-130 Soviet vehicle:
  • Dispersion on move decreased by 40%
  • Dispersion on hull traverse decreased by 40%
  • Maximum reverse speed changed from 12km/h to 14km/h
  • Maximum forward speed changed from 34km/h to 38km/h
  • View range changed from 350m to 380m
  • Aiming time changed from 2.5s to 2.1s
  • Reload time changed from 12s to 10.3s
  • Dispersion changed from 0.4m to 0.37m

• Replaced the Lorraine 40t by the Bat.-Châtillon 25 t AP
• Added new vehicles:
  • Object 257
  • VK 65.01 (H)
  • Strv m/42-57 Alt A.2
  • T95/Chieftain

• Reworked 24 vehicles in HD quality:
  • МТ-25
  • G.W. E 100
  • FV304
  • Jagdpanzer 38(t) Hetzer (Designation changed, previously the Hetzer)
  • Dicker Max
  • Pz.Kpfw. III
  • E 75
  • Waffenträger auf Pz. IV
  • АТ- 1
  • AMX 13 75
  • SU-100Y
  • SU-100M1
  • T57 Heavy Tank
  • Großtraktor - Krupp
  • M37
  • 113
  • G.W. Tiger (P)
  • 121
  • M22 Locust
  • FV215b (183)
  • M8A1
  • T-34-1
  • Rhm.-Borsig Waffenträger
  • G.W. Panther

• Changed the models of existing HD vehicles:
  • Tortoise
  • M103
  • M18 Hellcat
  • Maus
  • Replaced old spline textures on E 75 tracks 
  • Developed new camouflage patterns for the "Hunt" mission for Swedish, Czechoslovakian, and Japanese vehicles

Maps

• Remade the style of the minimaps of Prokhorovka, Ensk, El Halluf, and Cliff
• Updated some effects on the following maps:
  • Training area
  • Karelia
  • Himmelsdorf
  • Prokhorovka
  • Ruinberg
  • Mines
  • Erlenberg
  • Widepark
  • Sand River
  • El Halluf
  • Airfield
  • Fiery Salient