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Subject: Archives\Beta\When the new patch?
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Subject: Archives\Beta\Lost View
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Subject: Archives\Beta\Questions\Devs, do you play recruit games?
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Pliskin, on 14 August 2010 - 05:50 AM, said: no recruits , so we can expect to see games with 1 IS-7 against 15 traktors ?

Subject: Archives\Junkyard\Current State of the Beta! by MrVic & Breyd1971
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MrVic, on 13 August 2010 - 05:59 AM, said: Lets try to keep posts to things people are wanting to know and such This threads goal is for information more so then for debate.
Keeping it on topic helps me find things I need to try to track down for everyone

Subject: Archives\Beta\Possible problem with Ati 5770 video card
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Subject: Archives\Beta\Questions\Devs, do you play recruit games?
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Subject: Archives\Junkyard\/!\ some people hack /!\
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Bladebane, on 14 August 2010 - 01:25 AM, said: The posters replying are of varying dates, but alot initially were created at around the same time the vid was posted.
I tried getting hold of a copy of the download in the hopes of sending it to the Admins to check but they want a subscription, the free survey option doesn't work.
If there is anything I hate in this world it is people that need to cheat in a game in order to be any good in the game at all.

Subject: Archives\Beta\release of WOLD OF TANKS
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Subject: Archives\Junkyard\BAD connection = good?
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Subject: Archives\Beta\Questions\In the upcoming soft wipe, what will happen to the 'transfer experience?'
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Subject: Archives\Beta\Suggestions\"Parking" brake
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Subject: Archives\Beta\Target outline around tanks recently missing
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Subject: Archives\Junkyard\Current State of the Beta! by MrVic & Breyd1971
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virtusx, on 14 August 2010 - 12:50 AM, said: On the patch notes for .5 it mentions that patch .5 was late due in part to a "surprise", will we know what that is before the patch or was that already announced and I did not read it? Seemed like an appropriate area to ask in.

Subject: Archives\Junkyard\Current State of the Beta! by MrVic & Breyd1971
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Mr_Rivers, on 13 August 2010 - 12:49 PM, said: Thanks for the update.
Do we know what US tanks are being released yet? Can we expect it to be all the ones on the first US tree? Or just some?

Subject: Archives\Beta\Suggestions\IMPORTANT! Dev please read.
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Subject: Archives\Beta\Sensitive areas and hit locations broken
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AldurVale, on 13 August 2010 - 11:07 PM, said: Ok, would you like to quote that percentage again? I'm driving a T-34, nearly elite, 70%+ crew and in the last three battles I've participated in the first shot from an enemy tank hits the rear end of my hull (where the engine is) and all I hear is: "The gun has been destroyed, We've lost a track." It's ridiculous how a shot from the back can take out the gun three times in a row. I checked where the shell hits every time. 1 in the lower aft section of the hull, one scraping across the aft deck and another in the back of the turret where the AMMO RACK is.
The mechanic is bugged and seriously needs an overhaul.

Subject: Archives\Beta\Questions\New topic for every bug we find?
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Subject: Archives\Beta\Can't use quickchat when banned from chat
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Subject: Game Discussion\Game Guides and Tutorials\Game settings in preferences.xml
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Typhaeon, on 11 August 2010 - 09:17 AM, said: Nope, the program still has the title bar and intrusive borders around it when setting the window area to 1920x1200 (originally the height was something like 1184 pixels for some reason).
I've found a third-party program called ShiftWindow that was originally written for EVE Online, but will work for WoT. However, the taskbar is still visible, as is a small border along the bottom. I might have to try adding a few vert pixels to the windowed mode resolution in the xml file to get it to work properly, although I'm concerned it might push the top of the window out of visible range. I'll update if anything concrete happens.
It would be a lot more convenient if the game client itself supported a windowed maximized mode natively, but I understand that development time is limited.
Edit: I modified the XML file to set the window height at 1200 instead of 1186, but it keeps forcing itself in-game back to 1186 pixels tall (1920x1186*, I don't know what the asterisk is for), even if the preferences file still says 1200. I tried to outsmart it by adding the 14 pixels it was subtracting from my monitor's height to the total (making the height value 1214 instead of 1200), but the game wouldn't have any of it and continues to force the window height to 1186. I've also tried changing it through the Settings menu in-game, but the same thing keeps happening. Suggestions?

Subject: Game settings in preferences.xml
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Typhaeon, on Aug 11 2010 - 08:17, said: Nope, the program still has the title bar and intrusive borders around it when setting the window area to 1920x1200 (originally the height was something like 1184 pixels for some reason).

I've found a third-party program called ShiftWindow that was originally written for EVE Online, but will work for WoT. However, the taskbar is still visible, as is a small border along the bottom. I might have to try adding a few vert pixels to the windowed mode resolution in the xml file to get it to work properly, although I'm concerned it might push the top of the window out of visible range. I'll update if anything concrete happens.

It would be a lot more convenient if the game client itself supported a windowed maximized mode natively, but I understand that development time is limited.

Edit: I modified the XML file to set the window height at 1200 instead of 1186, but it keeps forcing itself in-game back to 1186 pixels tall (1920x1186*, I don't know what the asterisk is for), even if the preferences file still says 1200. I tried to outsmart it by adding the 14 pixels it was subtracting from my monitor's height to the total (making the height value 1214 instead of 1200), but the game wouldn't have any of it and continues to force the window height to 1186. I've also tried changing it through the Settings menu in-game, but the same thing keeps happening. Suggestions?

Subject: Archives\Junkyard\SPGs, and how to fix them
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Subject: Archives\Junkyard\[FAQ] Crew
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Esad, on 13 August 2010 - 09:11 PM, said: OK, thanks for the clarification on camo, makes sense. The others are as i had thought then.
The secondary qualification begins to work ( you said 'kicks in' ) as soon as the crew member gets it.
Just to be clear though, is a crew member who is on 100% in repair better than a 10%.?
Or is the 100% just a target that must be reached before the next qualification can be started?
Thanks

Subject: Archives\Beta\FYI to people with graphical glitches
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Subject: Archives\Beta\Price of consumables?
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Subject: Game Discussion\Gameplay Discussion\Tank blueprints and schematics
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gizaman, on 13 August 2010 - 09:56 AM, said: We need blue prints of the following tanks.
Vk 3601
Jagdpanther
T-43 / T44
Jgdpz 4
They are the ones you see a lot on the battlefield.

Subject: Game Discussion\Gameplay Discussion\Tank blueprints and schematics
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Tarrif, on 13 August 2010 - 06:07 PM, said: Well, that was another question I had about this game (been playing 2 whole days now). How detailed is the damage model? I've done guides for many games, but I have a distinct lack of knowledge concerning the mechanics of this one. Take WWII Online for example. I know this game very well. WWII Online is a true simulation, and if you hit a tank in the tracks they come off. Hit a tank in the engine and it dies. The damage models are extremely detailed. Does anyone have a breakdown for how detailed the damage models are in this game? Is crew modeled?
I know a tank can take damage to its tracks, engine, main gun, and crew can be hurt. But is it consistent with shot placement? I haven't played long enough for developed a reliable enough crew for testing. If the vulnerabilities of the 'in game' tanks are similar to real life and technical possibilities I can definitely get started on a guide of sorts.
Thanks.

Subject: Archives\Junkyard\[FAQ] Crew
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Esad, on 13 August 2010 - 05:19 PM, said: Are there any numbers that explain what the secondary skills mean in terms of performance? I assume the following : Firefighting; skill reduces the length of the fire and so limits the damage. Repair; skill decreases the repair time. Camo; skill reduces the opponents visual distance meaning they have to be closer to see you.
I have been told by several people that the secondary skills are active from the moment you start training them ( which is contary to the way i first read the information ) - can you confirm this please.
If the skill (at 100% for example) will reduce the time for repair/firefighting , then having 5 crew with 100% trained skill would mean less time for repair/firefighting than with 4 crew - correct?
Same thing for camo - more crew with the skill bring better results ?
A question regarding camo - does it do as i mentioned above (reduces the opponents visual distance) with the condition that you do not move/rotate turret/fire , or, do you also have to be concealed in vegetation? This is something that i can not work out as it seems not to be consistant - sorry for being a little off-topic on this question.
Aside from these questions - many thanks for the FAQ.

Subject: Archives\Junkyard\playing starter light\medium tank
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Subject: Archives\Junkyard\BUG!! my tank is missing
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BackStreetBay, on 13 August 2010 - 05:10 PM, said: when i exited from a battle after the vk3601 is destroyed, i found my vk3601 is missing in the garage, but i can still see it in depot but it is labelled tank destroyed and i cant sell it. now i cant repair or even find it. where is it? can anyone help me?

Subject: Archives\Beta\A blast from the past: The Great War
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Subject: Archives\Junkyard\If Ltraktor or MS-1 join Strandard Battle, will you destroy them?
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Subject: Archives\Beta\Suggestions\Please increase mouse HP
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Subject: Game Discussion\Gameplay Discussion\Tank blueprints and schematics
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Subject: Archives\Beta\Tank Shadows wont display at starting location
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Spyme, on 13 August 2010 - 02:15 PM, said: Edit: Now i set all stuff in the prefs.ini to 0, and it works very well. Shadows are on all tanks. Only have to find out what have the most impact on my framerate with this setting. (should´t be an impact from 90fps+ to ~29fps, with a core i5-750 and a gtx465)

Subject: Archives\Beta\Suggestions\Leave in Tip 99!
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WirlWind, on 13 August 2010 - 05:58 AM, said: No-one really knows, but what we DO know is that it's an ancient and mysterious battle tip that generally leads to good fortune and lots of sexy women.
(In reality, it's a bugged tip in the load screen, but it's funny as hell how many people talk about it )

Subject: Archives\Junkyard\Current State of the Beta! by MrVic & Breyd1971
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Subject: Archives\Beta\I feel forced to have a balanced garage of tanks.
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FFStudios, on 13 August 2010 - 05:31 AM, said: I don't know if it's a rational thought process but for some reason I cannot own more than two light tanks and I feel like I need to have one of each class to balance it out.
I bought an AT-1 and I highly doubt I'm ever going to use it over a PzII or a Bison, but I bought it because I lacked a Tank Destroyer and a USSR tank other than the MS-1.
Does anyone else have this and is it a logical thought? I'm only a mere two days into the game yet I've been playing it nearly non-stop, interrupting even my Counter-Strike playing
Cheers in advance,
FF

Subject: Archives\Beta\Suggestions\Leave in Tip 99!
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Subject: Archives\Junkyard\Current State of the Beta! by MrVic & Breyd1971
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greentatertot, on 13 August 2010 - 04:21 AM, said: Is World of Tanks going to add a server in the United States of America?
I would sure hope so because i do not plan on spending any money on the servers in the UK or Russian servers either, sorry but I myself want a server here in the States , much closer so the game runs smoother than it dose now and as well I want to play the game with a lower ping too.
So are U.S. servers comeing here to the states or not?

Subject: Archives\Junkyard\Current State of the Beta! by MrVic & Breyd1971
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Aristarkh, on 13 August 2010 - 03:20 AM, said: The ability to play a game together with your friends is such a basic and important feature that the idea of having to pay extra for it is absurd. What's next, a 1 gold charge per line of text in chat?
If a game is good and I have some extra cash to spend, I don't mind buying a little trinket like a premium tank or custom paint job. I've done it before in other games, and I've even donated to people who don't require any money at all for their games. If someone makes something that I enjoy, I feel that they should be rewarded. In case I didn't make it clear enough, I spend money on free games.
However, if you start doing unseemly things like removing fundamental features so that important parts of the game are unusable unless I pay, or making premium tanks more powerful than regular tanks so I have to buy them to stay competitive, or anything else that makes me feel pressured into buying something from you, then you won't get anything out of me. I simply don't reward pushy salespeople. Especially not ones who promised that the rewards of paying "will neither affect the gameplay nor give players decisive advantage in battles."
The ability to play a game with one's friends is as fundamental a requirement as the ability to have fun playing it. It needs to be something that even the newest of newbies can do. The only reason the lack of a "play with friends" option has been acceptable thus far is because we know the game is unfinished and we expect you to make everything work before release. It has nothing to do with what people can afford, or whether they have access to a credit card, or what their personal economic mentality is. This is about whether you respect your customers enough not to intentionally break your game just so you can charge them to fix it.
That said, if you really want to screw up random battles by letting people buy teamwork, at least give us a non-random battle mode we can play instead.