Developers posts on forum

Vallter: We would like you to assist us in fixing the issue. We need some information and screenshots.
1. Please install the following program on your computer: http://www.pingplott.../pngplt_std.exe
2. Close all the applications, including torrents, DC-clients, Skype, ICQ, Browser (IE, Mozilla Firefox, Opera), Mail client and etc.
3. Launch the program, and maximize the dialog window.
4. Type 174.34.231.143 in the field "Address to Trace" (upper left corner). (http://wiki.worldoft...target=pp-1.png)
5. Set 1 second in the field "Trace Interval".
6. Press the "Trace" button (lower left corner) or the "Enter" button. (http://wiki.worldoft...target=pp-2.png)
7. Now click the right mouse on each figure one by one in the upper window (green or yellow background) and select "Show this Timeline Graph" (If there is no tick apposite it - v !). (http://wiki.worldoft...target=pp-3.png)
8. As the result, there is a black band under each figure in the column and the number of diagrams should be equal to the highest number in the column. (http://wiki.worldoft...target=pp-4.png)
9. To set up the time scale on the diagrams (in the lower part of the window) it's required to click the right mouse and in the opened menu select the time scale you need. (http://wiki.worldoft...target=pp-5.png)
10. Save the results in the png-file. (In File, "Save as").

Vallter: Please, download and run Furmark GPU Stress Test. Free downloads are available at http://www.ozone3d.net/benchmarks/fur/
As you've finished the installation, run the program & do the following:
- select "stability test" & "Xtreme Burning Mode";
- set the same resolution as in-game;
- start the test.
Note, that it normally takes at least three minutes to finish. Watch whether the GPU temperature goes critical or any graphical defects appear.
Inform us of the outcome.

Vallter: Thank you for reporting this bug. We will fix it ASAP.

Vallter: You are welcome and we will see what could be done.

Vallter: Please let us know of the outcome.

LiannaSilverwind: I have seen people of many nations spamming ingame and general chat as well. I suppose one of the reasons why Polish players were mentioned, is that there are many more Polish players, than, let's say Malaisian players, at our server.
Let's be nice and tolerant to all nations in our game. Both by accepting few words of language we do not understand, and by not spamming ingame chats by non-English language as well.

LiannaSilverwind: Thank you for your impression!
You are absolutely right, SPGs can oneshot you in case it hits you and its shell is powerful enough, while your vehicle is not strong enough.
I strongly recommend to try SPG yourself, it helps a lot to understand their mechanics, limitations and strength. After you've played SPG a bit, you will know good places to hide, what kind of maneuvring can help you to avoid SPG fire and give important experience in general. It helped me a lot long time ago.
Also, please visit this thread about SPGs: http://forum.worldof...cussion-v-0627/

Overlord: They are to make regular breakes, otherwise in-game gains (both credits and experience) gradually are lowered to 50% and than to 0.
As far as I know premium account works there the same way. Nevertheless, Chinese server is the fastest-growing one.

Overlord: This is meant solely for Chinese server. No worries.

Overlord: Currently it is planned only for Russian collector's edition which is on the way. Possibly will be available for EU server as well in future.

LiannaSilverwind: К сожалению, сие есть правда. Добро пожаловать к нам на сервер!

LiannaSilverwind: * Мечтаю *
Простите за офф-топик, только что проходилась по форумам.

LiannaSilverwind: Russian release players were unable to get pre-order vehicles unless they pre-ordered them, ie. No Pre-order = No Unique tank, so I doubt it will be different on EU/US servers now. No official info on this yet.

LiannaSilverwind: Check this post for current matchmaking tables:
http://forum.worldof...post__p__336432

LiannaSilverwind: The reason is in Soviet tanks radio-operator is стрелок-радист, ie. he does not only operate the radio, but operates machinegun also.
T-28 has machineguns in small turrets, that was their jobs.
Current system does not use machineguns, but still uses historical crewmen. So T-28 gets two radio-operators, who are in fact... machinegunners.

LiannaSilverwind: Thank you very much for long and descriptive immersion!
Repair-cost were made so that people do not drive only Tier 9-10 tanks, but also use lighter vehicles, otherwise in 2-3 months everyone would drive only top-tier vehicles, leaving huge gap behind them and never returning back. Current developers' vision is that Tier 6 vehicles should be affordable without Premium, Tier 7-8 affordable with premium and Tier 9-10 should be a challenge with premium. Really good players are able to profit with Tier 9-10 vehicles with premium.

Overlord: Should be around 10-14 days.

Overlord: Replied to it somewhere in Improving German Vehicles topic.

LiannaSilverwind: Thank you for your impressions! Good luck in WoT!

Overlord: Here by mentioning money I meant e.g. transfering experience or exchanging gold for credits. Regular vehciles won't be purchasable for gold of course.
Tier limitations for certain provinces on global maps are possible.

LiannaSilverwind: It seems that the answer is No.
Check this post: http://forum.worldof...stions-answers/

LiannaSilverwind: Russian forum Developers Questions and Answers
Version of 15th February 2011.
Translated by me, added few explanations and slightly changed questions and answers order.
Common questions:
Q: Any planned limit for max points in Clan Wars?
A: No. (Notice that currently there are plans for 3 Clan War maps, based on tiers - Lia)
Q: How big is one square on the minimap?
A: 1/10 of the map’s side. Different maps have different size.
Q: When German crew ranks bug will be fixed?
A: ASAP
Q: Option of possessing more than one tank of an exactly same type/model?
A: No.
Q: Do you plan to add sanctions for intentional exit from the battle?
A: Yes.
Q: Do you plan to add view of your own death (like in Call of Duty)?
A: Under discussion.
Q: Do you plan to add more players’ statistics?
A: Yes.
Q: New ranks?
A: Not for the crew. There are new player’s achievements planned.
Q: Bonuses for high-rank crew?
A: Their skills are their bonuses, nothing additional is planned.
Q: Limiting possibility of team damage or totally preventing it?
A: No.
Q: New consumables planned?
A: Yes.
Q: Is Tank Hunter medal analogue for destroying other than German vehicles planned?
A: Yes.
Q: Can you tell us about planned new crew skills? What kind of skills? How many of them?
A: You will get to know in time.
Q: Adding option of buying gold for credits from other players?
A: Question is being postponed now.
Q: Will memory leak be fixed?
A: Yes
Vehicles questions:
Q: Lowe crew?
A: Commander, Gunner, Driver, Radio-operator, Loader.
Q: KV-5 crew?
A: Commander, Gunner, Driver, Radio-operator, two Loaders.
Q: Tier 10 medium tanks?
A: Not for immediate future.
Game mechanics:
Q: Why does Tiger get its engine damaged after being hit from the front?
A: Transmission is being part of engine module and most German tanks have transmission in their front. Oil in transmission catches fire quite easily as well.
Q: After T-54 model got height increase, did armor or its penetration change?
A: No.
Q: Tell us why firing T-54 visibility was changed?
A: Ingame balance and historical reasons.
Q: Does tankist rank somehow affect his skills? Do you plan to show how?
A: Quite opposite, amount of skill affects his rank. No showing.
Q: Do you plan to give Germans Cyclone filter analogue?
A: Not yet.
Q: Do you plan to add “balancing modules weight” back to matchmaking balancer as it was before? (Balancer took into account your tank modules long time ago. - Lia) And if no, why not?
A: No, because it was deeply imperfect.
Q: Will you return Additional Grousers back to Leopard? (Scouts had an ability to use Additional Grousers module, but it was removed later. - Lia) And if not, why not?
A: No, because they were not used there.
Q: Where does crew experience go after it has all three skills topped?
A: It is being saved. It will be used after new skills will be added.
Servers:
Q: Adding option of account transfer between RU-EU servers or vice versa?
A: Not for immediate future, quite possible later.
Q: Random cross-server battles?
A: Being planned, but not for immediate future.
Future plans:
Q: Do you plan to add nation vs. nation fights?
A: Yes, in historical battles. There will be even more limits – only tanks of certain timeline with certain configurations.
Q: Separate tree for Japanese?
A: Yes.
Q: Do you plan to change game timeline?
A: No.
Q: Do you plan to add smoke grenades?
A: Not yet.
Q: Do you plan to let heavier tanks move lighter tanks wrecks off the way?
A: Yes.
Q: Do you plan to add more real-life physics into the game, like tank off-cliff jumps or making salto?
A: We experiment with this, but realization is still very far away.
Q: Do you plan to modernize contacts list?
A: Yes, over time.

LiannaSilverwind: I apologize if I misunderstood your post, but your crew skills (Camouflage, Repair, Firefighting) are not wiped when you transfer crewmen between different tanks.
Only general skill is penalized without retraining or is affected by retraining type.

Overlord: Shows the extremely high popularity of T-54 in the current version. I'm sure that will be far less likely to happen after the next patch.
Closing this one. Please stick to existing topics on T-54.

Overlord: My choice would be rammer, improved ventilation, and toolbox (and repair as 1st additional skill).

Vallter: Please reinstall the game client after deleting "preferences.xml" file - it can found here: "C:\Documents and Settings\(USER NAME)\Application Data\W"\
Then try to open all ports for start.
Make sure your antivirus software or firewall do not block the client connection with the server. During the first game start bring the game application in the trusting list.
Please open the following ports in the net settings:
• UDP range 3478, 3479, 5060, 5062, 12000-29999 and 32800-32901
Allow WorldOfTanks.exe to use UDP and TCP protocols.
If you use Proxifier, please open the following ports:
3128,80,8080,20000-25000,32801,32803, and crucially - 443.
Please open the directory "C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\etc" (Windows XP) or open the directory "c:\Windows\winsxs\" and search for "hosts" (Windows Vista/7), choose the "hosts" file, open it with the notepad and type manually: 213.252.177.36 login-master.worldoftanks.eu
All the in-game settings and hosts, used by the game, can be traced in the "preferences.xml" file - "C:\Documents and Settings\(USER NAME)\Application Data\W"\

Vallter: Well, you have to do the same for start. Because without exact and specific information about your PC we can't help you.

Vallter: Glad to know it.
Topic closed

LiannaSilverwind: Thank you for detailed Impressions and very constructive post!

Overlord: For sure, the detailed information will appear on the web sites in about 2 weeks.

Overlord: It's tier 8.

Vallter: Could you please post here a screenshot of this issue?
To make one please press CTRL and PRINT SCREEN (Sys Rq) key and find the screenshot in the game folder, all of them are saved here as shot_001.jpeg, shot_002.jpeg and etc.

Vallter: The violator will be punished.

Vallter: Please try to disable pop-up windows in all programs you use

Overlord: Maus is supposed to benefit from the new mechanics most (not only the mantlet), moreover its hitbox needs some other adjustments and we definitely won't manage to fix all the hit boxes in 0.6.4 since it's rather time-consuming.
That's why Maus was chosen.

Vallter: In first place we need some technical information and reports. Please post here your DxDiag file:
- Click «Start»
- Select and press «Run»
- Type "dxdiag" and press "OK"
- In the appeared window choose "Save all information"

Vallter: Please familiarize with the following information:
http://support.world...&kbarticleid=32

Vallter: Please try the following:
Install this version of Visual C++ 2008 SP1 Redistributable Package:
(х64) http://www.microsoft...14-157CFDFFEE4E
(х86) http://www.microsoft...0D-3802B2AF5FC2
Install Visual C++ 2010 if you're running Windows Vista or Windows 7:
(х64) http://www.microsoft...BF-9350143D5867
(х86) http://www.microsoft...23-37BF0912DB84
If this won't help you please contact us via http://support.worldoftanks.eu/

Vallter: Please install this version of DirectX:
- http://www.microsoft...6a-9b6652cd92a3

Vallter: Please do the following in order to grant us necessary information:
1. Please install the following program on your computer: http://www.pingplott.../pngplt_std.exe
2. Close all the applications, including torrents, DC-clients, Skype, ICQ, Browser (IE, Mozilla Firefox, Opera), Mail client and etc.
3. Launch the program, and maximize the dialog window.
4. Type 174.34.231.143 in the field "Address to Trace" (upper left corner). (http://wiki.worldoft...target=pp-1.png)
5. Set 1 second in the field "Trace Interval".
6. Press the "Trace" button (lower left corner) or the "Enter" button. (http://wiki.worldoft...target=pp-2.png)
7. Now click the right mouse on each figure one by one in the upper window (green or yellow background) and select "Show this Timeline Graph" (If there is no tick apposite it - v !). (http://wiki.worldoft...target=pp-3.png)
8. As the result, there is a black band under each figure in the column and the number of diagrams should be equal to the highest number in the column. (http://wiki.worldoft...target=pp-4.png)
9. To set up the time scale on the diagrams (in the lower part of the window) it's required to click the right mouse and in the opened menu select the time scale you need. (http://wiki.worldoft...target=pp-5.png)
10. Save the results in the png-file. (In File, "Save as").