World of Tanks Blitz patch 2.5

Commanders,

The Update 2.5 is right at our doorstep. Get ready as it’s bringing many new features and changes, among them:

• Camouflage patterns – a total of 41 different camouflages to choose from. Paint your tank and distinguish yourself on the battlefield!
• The Supply feature for Clans only – contribute to earning unique discounts and bonuses for your clan.
• A few tanks have undergone balance changes – the Matilda IV, Churchill Gun Carrier, SU-152, Tortoise, Т95 and VK 45.02 (P) Ausf. B.
• M22 Locust, Tier III American Premium Light Tank, is now obtainable in the Tech Tree.
• Many improvements and bug fixes.

If you want to get more intel on this update, check out the full patch notes in the dedicated forum thread.

We have also prepared a video overview of the update – make sure to check it:

Comandanti,

L’aggiornamento 2.5 è proprio vicino. Preparatevi perché portarà molte nuove funzionalità e modifiche, tra le quali:

-Modelli del camuffamento – per un totale di 41 diversi camuffamenti da scegliere. Dipingi il tuo carro armato e distinguerti sul campo di battaglia!
-La funzionalità di rifornimenti per Clan – contribuite a guadagnate sconti e bonus speciali per il proprio clan.
-Alcuni carri armati hanno subito variazioni di bilancio – il Matilda IV, Churchill Gun Carrier, SU-152, Tortoise, Т95 e VK 45.02 (P) Ausf. B.
-l’M22 Locust, Tier III USA Premium, è ora ottenibile in Tech Tree.
-Miglioramenti e correzioni di molti bug.
Se si desidera ottenere maggiori su questo aggiornamento, controllate le note complete di patch nel thread dedicato presso il forum.

A causa dell’aggiornamento, ci sarà un periodo di downtime del server, il 13 gennaio dalle 01:30 fino alle 04:00 CET CET (GMT + 1).

Abbiamo anche preparato una panoramica dell’aggiornamento grazie ad un video:

Full Patch notes (english)

NEW CONTENT

 

• The game will now feature camouflages: summer, winter, desert and universal camouflages for vehicles of all nations. Update 2.5 features 41 different types of camouflage. The concealment bonus provided by the camouflage depends on the vehicle type: 3% for light and medium tanks, 2% for heavy tanks and 4% for tank destroyers. 
• The new “Supply” feature will be introduced for Clans. Supply is a set of unique discounts on equipment, consumables and vehicles, as well as bonuses and special offers, available for clan members only. Make your contribution towards unlocking new Supply levels by playing battles and receive new bonuses and special offers.
• New Clan Chat feature: the last selected chat state (opened tab) is now saved.
• A new Premium vehicle has been added to the Tech Tree: the M22 Locust. Its price is 1,000 gold.

 

BALANCE

 

Balance changes are affected by server statistics.

 

The performance of the Matilda IV is now closer to the performance of the Matilda Black Prince:

 

• HP increased from 700 to 750.
• Suspension traverse speed increased from 25 to 35 deg/s.
• Turret traverse speed increased from 27 to 35 deg/s.
• Gun dispersion at 100 m rounded to 0.41.
• Aiming time rounded to 1.7 s.

 

Mobility of the Churchill Gun Carrier increased – stabilisation of its gun when traversing changed.

 

• Traversal speed of the Churchill Gun Carrier’s suspension increased from 24 to 27 deg/s – stabilisation on the move or whilst traversing changed from 0.2 to 0.16.
• Traversal speed of the Churchill Gun Carrier Mk. II’s suspension increased from 26 to 29 deg/s – stabilisation while on the move or while traversing changed from 0.18 to 0.14 – resistance on soft terrain changed from 2.3 to 2.1.
• View range increased from 230 to 240 m.
• Aiming time for the QF 3.7-inch AT Gun decreased from 2.5 to 1.9 s.
• Aiming time for the OQF 32-pdr AT Gun decreased from 2.3 to 1.9 s – dispersion of the turret traverse changed from 0.16 to 0.12.

 

Mobility and capability of the SU-152 increased – aiming time for all guns decreased.

 

• HP increased from 920 to 1,000.
• Traversal speed of the SU-152’s suspension increased from 20 to 25 deg/s.
• Traversal speed of the SU-152M’s suspension increased from 23 to 28 deg/s.
• For the 152 mm ML-20 Mod. 1931/37 gun, the reload time was rounded to 15.78 s – aiming time decreased from 3.4 to 2.7 s.
• For the 122 mm А-19 Mod. 1937 gun, aiming time was decreased from 2.9 to 2.3 s.
• For the 122 mm D-25S Mod. 1944 gun, reload time changed from 7.61 to 8.5 s – aiming time decreased from 2.9 to 2.3 s.

 

The stabilisation values of all of the Tortoise’s guns has been changed, as well as the dynamic characteristics of the vehicle.

 

• For the Tortoise’s suspension, its resistance on soft terrain was changed from 2.9 to 3.2 – stabilisation while on the move or while traversing has been changed from 0.2 to 0.28.
• For the Tortoise Mk. 2 suspension, resistance on soft terrain changed from 2.6 to 2.8 – stabilisation while on the move or while traversing changed from 0.2 to 0.25.
• For the OQF 32-pdr AT Gun, stabilisation of the turret traversal changed from 0.06 to 0.1 – aiming time changed from 1.7 to 1.9 s.
• For the OQF 20-pdr AT Gun Type B Barrel gun, stabilisation of the turret traversal has been changed from 0.06 to 0.1 – aiming time changed from 1.5 to 1.7 s.
• For the 120 mm AT Gun L1A1 gun, reload time changed from 7.1 to 7.7 s – stabilisation of the turret traverse changed from 0.06 to 0.1 –  gun dispersion after firing changed from 3.5 to 4 – aiming time changed from 1.7 to 2.2 s.

 

Speed and manoeuvrability of the Т95 increased.

 

• Maximum speed increased from 13 to 16 km/h.
• For the T95HVSS suspension, resistance on medium terrain has been changed from 1.7 to 1.5.
• For the T95HVSSM2 suspension, resistance while on hard terrain has been changed from 1.3 to 1.2 – resistance on medium terrain changed from 1.4 to 1.3.

 

Thickness of the upper glacis plate of the VK 45.02 (P) Ausf. B increased.

 

• Thickness of the hull armour increased from 170 to 200 mm.
• Hull weight increased from 36,400 to 37,084 kg.

 

FIXES AND IMPROVEMENTS

 

• Mechanics for setting the range of the teams’ balance, depending on the online rate of the cluster, has been improved. When the online rate reaches 10,000 players, the balance difference will equal zero. When the online rate is lower, there will be a 5% dispersion. Together with that, waiting time may slightly increase – however, the quality of the teams, in terms of vehicle Tier, will improve greatly.
• Appearance of both Garages (standard and premium) reworked.
• The map Copperfield removed from high-Tier battles – now it will be available for Tier II–V battles.
• Icons and characteristics of guns with auto-loading mechanisms added to the vehicles in the game.
• Added Missions exclusively for Japanese vehicles: “Onslaught: Japan”, “Military Academy: Japan”, “Domination: Japan” and “Challenge: Japan”.
• Added sounds to the Clan auto-recruiting screen.
• Added sounds for folding/unfolding the contact list in the chat.
• The description and value of the Camouflage Net bonus has been changed.

 

BUGS

 

• Bug with the notification saying a crew has reached 100% Mastery when a player is offline fixed.
• Bug with the appearance of the drop-down menu in the Clan Profile fixed.
• The appearance of the T34 model has been reworked: its decals, previously hovering in the air, have been fixed.
• Positioning of the VK36.01H tank marker in battle has been fixed.
• Description of the “Reaper” Honorary Rank reworked.
• Bug with the incorrect price for resetting skills during specials fixed.
• The Panther II tank model has been fixed.
• The position of the Hetzer tank marker in battle fixed.
• Bug with the Average Tier display error on the clan search screen fixed.
• Bug with the display of shadows on different icons fixed.
• Open Clans screen reworked.
• Icons for quick commands fixed: now they don’t merge with the sky on some maps.
• Display of the Clan tag and name fixed on the clan search screen.
• Bug with incorrect navigation from notifications about purchases and vehicle receipts fixed.
• Notification and description texts fixed.
• General bugs and client crashes fixed.