Update 4.6

On the last day of January, you will be able to fight on Chinese vehicles, accelerate your progress using new boosters, and make it into the Diamond League in new rating battles.

Don’t forget to check the new Premium Garage, especially since you’ll be able to purchase six months and a year of Premium Account at a discount of 15% until February 4.

180 days of Premium Account for 8,500 Gold instead of 10,000 Gold.
360 days of Premium Account for 13,600 Gold instead of 16,000 Gold.

Watch the video below for the most important information about Update 4.6:
https://youtu.be/S3M0eDWV35s

Major changes and improvements

• The Chinese nation with a branch of Chinese vehicles was added:
  • Light tanks:
    • Tier I: Renault NC-31.
    • Tier II: Vickers Mk. E Type B.
    • Tier III: Type 2597 Chi-Ha.
    • Tier IV: M5A1 Stuart.

  • Medium tanks:
    • Tier V: Type T-34.
    • Tier VI: Type 58.
    • Tier VII: T-34-1.
    • Tier VIII: T-34-2.
    • Tier IX: WZ-120.
    • Tier X: 121.

  
  
• Vehicle improvements:
  • Improved vehicle characteristics:
    • Armor of some Tier V–X heavy tanks was strengthened.
    • For some Tier IV–X tank destroyers, the gun maneuverability and parameters were changed.
    • The rear armor of the T6 Dracula was fixed.

  • Penetration spread was decreased for all vehicles from 75–125 to 85–115%. With the Penetration Boost skill activated, penetration will be 100–115% of the value specified in the vehicle characteristics.
  
  
• Camouflages:
  • The following rare camouflages were added:
    • Steppe Snowstorm, the cost of which ranges from 65 Gold to 1,200 Gold depending on the vehicle tier.
    • Fire Sentinel, the cost of which ranges from 200 Gold for Tier V vehicles to 1,200 Gold for Tier X vehicles. This camouflage is available only for Chinese medium tanks.

  • The following legendary camouflages were added:
    • Hunter for the T26E4 SuperPershing. The cost of the camouflage is 1,450 Gold.
    • Steel Predator for the Maus. The cost of the camouflage is 2,550 Gold.
    • Legionary for the Maus. The cost of the camouflage is 2,840 Gold. Changes the tank name in battle to Maus Legionary.

  • Legendary camouflages that change the vehicle names in battle were reduced to one word.
    
  • Full names of vehicles with legendary camouflage will now be displayed in battle and on the queue screen. The full name consists of the vehicle name and camouflage name.

• Rating battle improvements:
  • Calibration battles were added:
    • With Update 4.6, all player ratings will be reset. To receive a rating and enter one of the leagues, players now need to fight 20 calibration battles.
    • Calibration battles will be counted in the total number of battles, but bonuses and rewards for rating battles won’t be received during calibration.
    • Players can undergo calibration only when fighting alone. Platoon battles are available only for players who completed calibration.

  • Rating battles were improved:
    • Now, Tier VII–VIII vehicles with top modules will also be able to participate in rating battles in addition to IX–Х Tier vehicles (but there are exceptions to the guns).
    • The Record screen now has the Rating tab showing the tier of the vehicle on which the rating was earned.
    • Additional Experience and Spare Parts will be accrued for victories in rating battles. The bonus amount depends on the league. On the battle results screen, a bonus received according to the current rating is displayed.
    • When a player selects rating battle mode, all vehicles (with regard to the mounted modules) in the player’s collection will have a status mark informing the player that they are allowed to join rating battles.
    • In rating battles, vehicles will now be matched by tiers and roles.

• Bonus container improvements:
  • Contents of bonus containers were increased:
    • Standard containers will now also include Standard Credit and Spare Part boosters, as well as Commendation Tokens for 1 hour of Premium Account.
    • Big containers will now also include Rare Credit and Spare Part boosters, as well as Commendation Tokens for 1 and 9 hours of Premium Account.
    • Huge containers will now also include Special Credit and Spare Part boosters, as well as Commendation Tokens for 9 and 24 hours of Premium Account.

  • Players will now be able to purchase a standard bonus container for 65,000 Credits 3 times per day (a new day begins with the morning reset of the XP multiplier) in addition to opening 3 free containers.
  
  
• Booster improvements:
  • Credit boosters were added:
    • A standard booster increases the amount of credits earned per battle by 3,000–14,000.
    • A rare booster increases the amount of credits earned per battle by 7,500–35,000.
    • A special booster increases the amount of credits earned per battle by 10,000–50,000.

  • Spare Part boosters were added:
    • A standard booster increases the amount of Spare Parts earned per battle by 30–140.
    • A rare booster increases the amount of Spare Parts earned per battle by 75–350.
    • A special booster increases the amount of Spare Parts earned per battle by 100–500.

  • Credit and Spare Part boosters don’t increase the rewards for battles in percentage terms. The amount of bonus credits or Spare Parts received with boosters depends on the vehicle tier and whether the battle ended in a victory or a defeat.
    
  • Players can now combine standard and rare economic boosters. Three standard boosters can be exchanged for one rare booster, and two rare boosters—for one special booster. You can combine all boosters of one type at once, but not some of them.
    
  • Bonus from the Credit booster is now displayed in a separate line on the Detailed tab of the battle results screen.
    
  • Boosters can now be installed not only on the booster screen, but also in the Storage.
    
  • The names of boosters no longer include “Large” and “Medium” grades. Categories of rarity (standard, rare, and special) have remained unchanged.

• Tournament improvements:
  • A new stage award was added: Off-Season Participant, Classes I-IV. It is given for the number of Cups earned in tournaments between seasons.
  • In the tournament list, players will now see the maximum reward that a participating team may receive instead of the prize fund.
  • Upon entering a tournament room, the player is now automatically transferred to a team instead of the queue.

• Spectator Mode improvements:
  • The player’s order number, corresponding to their number in the team panel, was added to the marker above the vehicle.
  • Free camera mode is now unavailable in “My team only” mode.
  • In “My team only” mode, the current and maximum HP is now also displayed on tank markers.
  • In the “Two teams” view mode, spectators will see all vehicles of both teams in the tournament room, even if the “Hide enemy vehicles” setting is enabled.
  • There are now two options for switching between players of the blue team: space + digit (1–7) or F1–F7 keys.

• Other improvements:
  • A new Premium Garage was added. The old Premium Garage will now be available for players without Premium Account.
  • The field for vehicle names was enlarged on the battle loading screen and on the expanded team panel.
  • The “Hide enemy vehicles” setting was added to training rooms, allowing the tournament or room creator to hide the teams' selection of vehicles before a battle.
  • The delay in detecting vehicles, which unexpectedly drive from behind an obstruction, was shortened.
  • Some graphic effects were improved for high-quality settings on Android devices.

Fixes

• The iOS bug, where an incorrect chat shortcut was sent during the base capture in Supremacy mode, was fixed.
• The bug, where an incorrect notification of technical victory was sent to one of the teams after a tournament battle where both teams did not show up, was fixed.
• The bug, where it was impossible for a clan lead to delete previously selected languages on the Select languages tab in the clan profile, was fixed.
• The bug, where penetration areas of some vehicles were highlighted in Arcade Mode, was fixed.
• Incorrect vehicle sorting in the Vehicle tab of the Record section was fixed.
• On the Dead Rail map, blinking and translucent textures, items “hanging” in the air, and unplanned passages were removed.
• Various screens were improved. In-game descriptions and notifications were revised. General bugs and client crashes were fixed.