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       #Post#: 23627--------------------------------------------------
       Update 1.9 Patch Notes
   DIR By: Corbantis
       Date: March 26, 2015, 9:35 am
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       New Features
       •    We're bringing you more customization options, with the
       addition of the US State flag Emblems!
       •    A new Garage filter has been added for you to sort your war
       machines as you see fit: the "Favorite" tank filter.
       •    New map variant, War!  Not only changes the look of
       existing maps but also the gameplay.
       •    Siegfried Line - War!
       •    Fisherman's Bay - War!
       •    Ensk - War!
       •    Airfield - War!
       Your Garage now has additional information in its Help Screen,
       accessible by pressing “Right Trigger” from the Garage:
       •    Platoons
       •    Filters
       •    Be on the lookout for the new Loading Screen and its
       spotlight on the Mini-map!
       New Achievements
       •    Japanese Connoisseur
       Destroy 5 enemies of any nation with 5 different Japanese tanks.
       •    Right Where I Want You
       Immobilize 100 enemies by destroying their treads. Track 100
       tanks
       •    Fire On Command
       Destroy an enemy tank within 30 seconds of another team mate
       requesting fire on the enemy.
       •    FTW!
       Kill the last enemy alive or capture the flag for the win. 5
       times.
       •    Hero Of The Day
       Earn 20 or more ribbons in a match. Excludes enemy damaged
       ribbons.
       •    Invader
       Capture the maximum number of points from the enemy base, but
       not less than 80. 3 times.
       •    Defender
       Reduce the amount of enemy capture points on a friendly base by
       70 or more. 3 times.
       •    It Burns!
       Set two enemies on fire within one play session.
       •    Friends And Enemies
       While in a platoon, destroy an enemy tank that is in a platoon.
       New Maps
       4 War Variant Maps:
       •    Siegfried Line
       •    Fisherman's Bay
       •    Ensk
       •    Airfield
       1 New Weather Variant Map:
       •    Widepark - Rain
       2 New Modes for Komarin:
       •    Assault
       •    Encounter
       Major Changes
       •    Sticky Radial Menu commands: less flicking, more sticking!
       This should make it easier to select Radial Commands on
       different pages.
       •    Updated muzzle flashes! 9 sizes up from 2
       •    At the community's request, the map requirements for
       Maximum Overdrive and Not In MY House achievements have been
       removed.
       Vehicles
       Community request: added a package to the T-43: "85mm D5T-85BM».
       You can research and acquire the T-44 without having to upgrade
       the T-43's engine!
       UI
       Communication Radial loading screen updated to reflect recent
       changes.
       Technical Engineer medals now trigger the Celebration in the
       Garage when they are earned!
       New tank notification for tanks with no battles played. Will not
       affect tier 1 tanks.
       Crew priority now properly takes into account how many
       skills/perks they have to indicate which is the best choice.
       Performance increased when switching tanks.
       Toned down the green color on tank stat bars. Not as radioactive
       now.
       The consumables sub-menu has been renamed to "Supplies".
       Gameplay
       Spawn Point changes for balance:
       •    Province - Standard and Encounter
       •    Karelia - Encounter
       •    Redshire - Encounter
       •    Westfield - Assault and Encounter
       •    Highway - Encounter
       •    Live Oaks - Encounter
       •    Pacific Island
       Capture Point changes for balance:
       •    Pacific Island
       Updated tread FX
       Updated fire FX
       "Turn off HUD" now turns off all ALL of the HUD - Streaming
       Community request
       Community request: improved, less flashy "Attention to Cell"
       animation (map pings).
       Teammate hits now give feedback as a ricochet instead of
       nothing. This does not count toward any global stat except shots
       fired.
       New topographical Mini-maps added to match the terrain and
       object changes in the following maps:
       •    Mines
       •    Widepark
       •    Arctic Region
       •    Erlenberg
       "Bounce" text changed to Icon
       Fixed an issue where the bounce FX would trigger although
       component damage is done.
       Audio
       Updated pitch randomization for better sounding SFX.
       T23 gun fire sounds volume reduced.
       Additional Changes
       Vehicles
       Art fixes for the following tanks:
       •    Pz. II
       •    VK 45.02 A
       •    Pz 38 kpfw nA
       •    VK 30.02 D
       •    T-34-88
       •    FCM 50t
       •    Pz V Panther
       •    Renault FT
       •    S35
       •    Matilda
       •    Chi-He
       •    Chi-Nu
       •    Grille
       •    M2 Light
       •    M3 Stuart
       •    Pz 38 (t)
       •    FV 3805
       •    FV4202
       •    M4A3E8
       •    B1
       •    VK 28.01
       •    Panther/M10
       •    T7 Combat Car
       •    Chi-Ri
       •    M24 Chaffee
       •    T-43
       •    Tortoise
       •    T54E1
       •    Jg.Pz. E-100
       •    Ha-Go
       •    Chi-Ha
       •    M5 Stuart
       Fixed an error in one German Urban camouflage.
       HUD
       The "camera rain" will no longer turn off when leaving a zoomed
       camera.
       Fixed a rare issue of allied tank icons not fading gray if
       destroyed before they've reconnected to the match.
       Autoloader shell indicator will now successfully change colors
       when low.
       When playing in 4:3, the overview map will no longer be
       overlapping other elements.
       Resolved an issue with the Mini-map being cut off when playing
       in 4:3.
       Artillery impact dots now respects colorblind mode!
       Community request: Mini-map art and size improvements.
       Fixed an issue where some HUD text would still be present when
       turning HUD off.
       Removed the oil splat from behind the tutorial text.
       Removed text cues from HUD on ricochets and replaced with an
       icon.
       Removed text cues from HUD on ammo rack explosion. Kept icon.
       Removed text cues from HUD on fire start. Kept icon.
       Community request: faded the reload timer out whenever it's
       constant. It will fade in and change if the reload number is
       changed due to crew injury or component damage.
       Slightly smaller text size for kill feed and tank name plates.
       Slight performance increase from removed transparent elements in
       the HUD.
       Slight performance increase from removing Anti-Aliasing in the
       Mini-map.
       Fixed a rare case where Arty shot travel time would round
       incorrectly.
       UI
       In the log tab, the legend should now properly say "View Battle"
       instead of "Last Battle".
       The 'A' button will now only show up for battles in the log tab
       if they are accessible.
       Fixed the penetration value for some Japanese guns that showed
       too many decimal places.
       Resolved a rare case when researching tanks that would show
       packages from the previous tank in the wrong package menu.
       Equipment descriptions with two or more lines should now show
       the full description.
       That pesky orange square in battle queue has been eliminated!
       Sometimes lines between packages and tanks would disappear after
       changing safe zones; resolved.
       Implemented a fix for store bundles losing art when tabbing away
       sometimes.
       Fixed a rare case of a controls lock when purchasing a tank
       right as a player joins the platoon.
       Added ability to quickly quit from the mini-game title screen by
       pressing "B".
       Improvements to the Log tab recording transactions
       Ops tab UI fixes for overlaps and truncations.
       Fixed a rare case where selling tanks would show the wrong text
       in the stats area.
       First win multiplier is now hidden when a tank is not ready for
       battle (Downloading, In Battle).
       Fix to dim scroll arrows in the Garage reel when the filter
       modifier is up.
       Fix to stat bars that would show the incorrect tank's stats when
       researching or assigning crews to a newly acquired tank.
       Main sub-menu and customization sub-menu reels now properly dim
       unselected items.
       Corrections made to premium tank purchase celebration.
       Infinity symbol for bonus Op corrected to be a golden check
       mark.
       Step Achievements are now displaying the class/level that they
       are currently at in the stats tab.
       Store bundles with triple digit discounts are no longer
       truncated.
       Fixed issue where "txtSkillNotification" shows briefly when
       selecting a tank from the Tech Tree.
       Tier numbers on the battle queue screen are aligned properly
       with the tanks of that tier.
       Maps
       Art and Object fixes for the following maps:
       •    Komarin
       •    Murovanka
       •    Widepark
       •    Ensk
       •    Arctic Region
       •    Steppes
       •    Highway
       •    Abbey
       •    South Coast
       Community Request: the crashed German aircraft around Pacific
       Island have been replaced with American aircraft for the sake of
       historical accuracy.
       Crew
       Various Crew UI improvements to text and placement.
       New crew skill notification will now always show in the first
       crew skill slot so it can be seen if a crew has 10+ skills.
       Tier of assigned tank now shows on crews.
       Fixed crew XP bar on crew training screen to match the newer
       look
       Gameplay
       Self-inflicted splash damage will no longer count as team
       damage.
       Audio
       Ribbon SFX will now properly mute when "hide ribbons" is checked
       in the Options menu.
       Fix for an issue where fire SFX could stack too much.
       Fixed missing navigation audio cues after pressing "X" to
       exchange gold.
       Localization
       Changed the description for the Call for Vengeance Skill:
       "Enables the Radio Operator that survived the destruction of
       their vehicle to report enemy positions for another two seconds.
       If no Radio Operator exists the Commander must survive for this
       skill to take effect."
       Changed Encounter Mode's "Enemy Base Captured" to "Base
       Captured".
       Several missing characters and truncation fixes for ES-MX, PT-BR
       Jagdtiger turret module string fix.
       String fix for Bat-Chat 155-58.
       Corrected consumables and equipment strings.
       String fixes for some urban camos.
       Fix in launcher for Russian that was showing Polish instead.
       "Expert" medals now show the correct description.
       Fixed a truncation issue in the crew loading screen.
       Confirmation strings for destruction of temporary camos are now
       consistent.
       String fixes in basic training.
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       #Post#: 23659--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Update 1.9 Patch Notes
   DIR By: Remy1974
       Date: March 26, 2015, 12:56 pm
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       Got to play for a few minutes this morning. Played Ensk -
       War.... and died first.  :palm:
       Can anyone tell me what the different colors mean in the crew
       progress bar?? Sometimes it's blue, sometimes green. Could this
       be whether you are training a skill or a perk?
       #Post#: 23675--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Update 1.9 Patch Notes
   DIR By: warsteiner89
       Date: March 26, 2015, 2:59 pm
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       cant wait to get off work and see some of this digital goodness
       !!!
       #Post#: 23678--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Update 1.9 Patch Notes
   DIR By: BYTORtheSn0wd0g
       Date: March 26, 2015, 3:22 pm
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       UGHHH!!!  Cursed work!   I wont get home until 5:30, then I need
       to make some grub for my little people....  Then do common core
       homework with them (Almost ready to take up smoking), then Only
       then will I be able to blow reds up.......  #AnxietyWOT360
       #Post#: 23685--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Update 1.9 Patch Notes
   DIR By: oxidative stres
       Date: March 26, 2015, 3:57 pm
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       Make sure you start up WoT before you want to play it.  You have
       a hefty download and install awaiting you!
       #Post#: 23696--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Update 1.9 Patch Notes
   DIR By: EvilNonsense
       Date: March 26, 2015, 4:57 pm
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       Don't forget to clear the cache and defrag WoT after the
       install.
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