Update notes for the newest WoT Console update:

Download Sizes –

Xbox One: ~6.2GB / Xbox 360: ~102MB title update + 679MB download
PlayStation 4: ~6.03GB

New Features

Xbox One and PS4

• Clan link added to the “Options” menu

Tanks

• HMC M8 added to US Tech Tree
  • New tier IV medium tank that provides players with the familiar turreted tank play style allowing for a smoother transition from tier III to tier V.

Maps

• Nomonhan Winter – Exclusive to World of Tanks Console!
  • Based on the real Khalkhyn Gol river that saw the Soviets battle the Japanese.
  • Features a Y-shaped river cutting through the middle of the map. The river has massive war damage and surrounded by open fields. A large town sits in the south that sweeps up into the giant mountains.
• Malinovka Winter
  • Winter variant of Malinovka added to the mix
• Severogorsk
  • Returning to rotation
• Live Oaks
  • Returning to rotation

Improvements

• Change map weighting and availability per tier based on survey feedback
  • Removed Port, Komarin, and Widepark from battle tier VIII thru XII
  • Reduced weighting of Ensk & Mines
  • Reduced storm variant weighting from 25% to 10%
  • Reduced weight of Pacific Island
  • Increased weighting on “Mixed: hills and town” and “Mixed: mountains and plains” maps
    • Himmelsdorf
    • Westfield
    • Mannerheim Line
    • Prohorovka
    • Murovanka
    • Siegfried Line
    • Fisherman’s Bay
• Additional stats added to the Tank Details
  • Accuracy on moving tank
  • Accuracy on rotating turret
• Improved the appearance of inscriptions on white camouflage
  • Almost all inscriptions have been updated to be more readable on winter camos. The distressing has been removed, and a thicker stroke has been added to each inscription.
• Added SFX for sandbag destructibles
• Lowered VO volumes -2dB German, -2dB commander actor.
• Added impact sounds to machine gun particle effects
• Moved inertia toggle to right stick click in free cam
• “Next Battle” button automatically disables for EULA violations
• Tournament invitations can now be accepted anywhere Platoon invitations can be accepted
• Improved HD tracer for better slow motion viewing
• Updated the tank loading icons to add more variety
• Sav M43: Adjusted default ammo loadout to include a mixture of AP rounds for the 10.5cm gun
• Tournaments: Added support for “Best of” matches
• PvE: Improved bots combat tactics to be based on their class
• PvE: Improved bots target threat assessment to improve combat effectiveness
• Strv M/40: Increased the size of the emblems and moved to hull
• Strv M/42: Increased the size of the emblems and moved to hull
• Chosen currency type will now persist between swapping packages and no longer reset to Gold
• Brothers in Armor challenge mode adjusted to be more challenging and engaging
• Adjusted outlines on text
• Added a video during game startup
• Gave different teams’ bases unique capture alarm sounds, spatialized capture sounds to emit from location of base being captured
• Added mix automation system for ambient wildlife sounds – combat level now determines population of wildlife SFX

Balance Changes

• HMH FV305
  • Decrease Reload time: 14.6 → 13.4
  • Increase chassis rotation speed: 20 → 30
• TVP T 50/51
  • Increase Reload time: 25 → 28
  • Decrease clip rate: 40 → 35
• Skoda T50
  • 100mm AK1 Gun
  • Increase Reload time: 22 → 25
• Motherland + T54 First prototype
  • 100mm UBR-412 Shell
    • Pen: 181/160 → 190/168
  • 100mm UBR-412P shell
    • Pen: 241/213 → 247/218
• Type 59
  • Ammo count : 40 → 50
• Comet
  • Chassis 1
    • Shot dispersion movement/rotation: .24/.24 → .22/.22
  • Chassis 2
    • Shot dispersion movement/rotation: .22/.22 → .2/.2
  • Turret 1
    • 75mm Gun Mk V gun
      • Shot dispersion after shot: 4 → 3.5
    • 75mm Gun Vickers HV gun
      • Shot dispersion after shot: 4 → 3.5
  • Turret 2
    • 75mm Gun Vickers HV gun
      • Shot dispersion after shot: 4 → 3.5
    • OQF 77mm Gun MkII gun
      • Shot dispersion after shot: 4 → 3.5

Bugfixes

General

• MoE and Mastery Badge requirements now populated by the player base
• Runaway Tiger: Fixed geometry on prop in third mission
• Deep Assault: Small tanks can no longer drive under missile launchers
• Corrected “Heroes” And “The Last Stand” inscriptions on Chinese tanks, making it more readable
• Locked/unlocked several fire VFX to allow for larger fires to override small fires. Lowered priority of “small” fire SFX sound to 1
• Fixed bad launcher music and minigame music state mapping
• Fixed ocean wave audio
• Breaking ice now plays SFX
• Platoon privacy setting correctly updates for all members
• Voucher icons no longer overlap text
• Armor depth range now includes gun armor values
• Gift notification now correctly displays the sender’s name
• Fixed an issue where cruise control wouldn’t activate in travel mode
• The word “this” is no longer capitalized in “Purchase this attachment”
• Fixed Korean description in the Lourd Metal Mega tank bundle
• Fixed Patton KR description
• Fixed Replays screen tip to say 10 battles
• Fixed Ranked Battle help screen text for leagues
• “Campaign” is now consistently used in several languages
• Fixed text for “Opening War Chest”
• Added “Swedish” to “Swedish Small Coat of Arms”
• Removed extra space after Wardaddy in Crew promotion celebration
• Fixed Platoon privacy text in KO and PL
• Tournament: Added message saying “No Ammunition” for players who are kicked from the tournament for not having ammunition
• Replays: Ammo, consumable, equipment now only visible in tank view
• Mini-map: Added missing base capture animation
• War Story images no longer refresh constantly
• Fixed DE loc for camo types
• Dead Crew now correctly highlights purple in colorblind mode
• “Currently unavailable” message no longer displays while viewing tank packages.
• War Stories buy vehicle button now takes you to the tanks tab
• Tournaments: Elite tank laurels now display correctly
• Nameless text no longer truncated in armor viewer
• Added missing button flash animation on legend
• Amount of consumables in reserve no longer truncated in various languages
• Fixed “Plays up to tier” display for Platoons
• Players whose tanks have been destroyed can no longer use radial callouts
• The player’s ranked icon no longer overlaps with a button icon while in Russian in Ranked Battles Garage
• Friends list now correctly scrolls your friends’ names
• Players no longer overlap player count display in Ranked Battles
• Unresearched tanks are now correctly greyed out
• Consumables now appear correctly in spectator view
• The text displaying the end season league reached no longer overlaps the medal within the celebration
• Base Capture HUD no longer vanishes
• Fixed issue with tank engine sounds phasing on match startup
• Fixed many destructible objects’ missing sounds
• Fixed issue where entering buildings in War Stories “Tigerfibel” permanently turned debris on tank SFX off
• Added sounds to airplanes in multiple maps
• Fixed issue with launcher mini game playing incorrect music for victory/defeat
• Fixed issue with replay sounds not pausing/resuming

Tanks

• BC-12t: Fixed destroyed state
• WZ-132A: Fixed camouflage mask to fully cover turret
• KV-4 K: Destroyed tracks no longer visible in sniper cam
• WZ-132-1: Fixed wobbly wheel
• T-100 LT: Fixed treads, wiggly bits, and removed camouflage from helmets and tow cable
• Adler and VK 45.03: Exhaust now goes the correct direction
• HWK 12: Added tow cable textures, antenna now wiggles, fixed tread teeth, and adjusted engine fire location, removed camo from lights
• AMX 13 105: Fixed tread texture, adjusted helmets
• T71 CMCD: Fixed exhaust direction, removed gun barrel in sniper cam, adjusted vent mesh
• WZ-132A: Fixed sniper cam and destroyed turret
• Volk and T-44-100: Fixed wobbly wheel, removed cloth roll in destroyed state
• Tomte: Removed camo from wheels
• T1 Heavy: Fixed exhaust direction
• O-I Experimental: Fixed exhaust direction
• SU-122-44: Fixed flag holder
• Verzila: Removed camo from lights, fixed exhaust direction, adjusted engine fire placement
• Rhm Pzw: Fixed overlapping geo on gun
• FCM 50t: Inscription no longer cut off
• KV-4: Fixed tracks
• VK100.01P: Can now equip a flag
• Patriot and T26E5: Smoothed out fender, removed wiggly bits when destroyed, adjusted gun position in 1st person view
• MT25: Updated collision model to match visual model
• Mutz: Fixed barrel location in 1st person view
• T71E1: Fixed track links
• Valentine: Fixed gap in mantlet
• VK 16.02: Fixed exhaust direction
• Pz. III: Fixed tank garage reel icon
• Pz VII: Can now equip flag
• Strv 103: Gun no longer clips into hull
• Grille 15: Fixed muzzle brake visuals
• Matilda IV: Can now equip a flag
• Brazilian Bulldog: Can now equip a flag
• Hollenhund: Added missing camouflage bonus
• AMX 13 57: Increase ammo capacity to 72 rounds

Maps

• Pilsen: Fixed flashing prop
• Berlin Winter:
  • Fixed destroy state of prop floating
  • Fixed invisible collision at E/F0
  • Removed fountain players were getting stuck in
  • Adjusted pile to prevent seeing back of building
  • Fixed areas where players were getting stuck / unintended access
  • Fixed floating debris at G7
  • Fixed floating wreckage
  • Fixed floating lamppost at B0
• Severogorsk: Removed visible terrain geometry and fixed decals, smoothed out terrain
• Icebound: Fixed collision on house to match visual model
• Himmelsdorf: Fixed flickering smoke, fixed a location where small tanks can get stuck
• Ardennes Summer: Fixed terrain seam, fixed shadow at K3, fixed terrain at H6, J4, and J6
• Sand River: Fixed terrain seam
• Ghost Town Storm: Performance optimization
• Fisherman’s Bay War: Added missing Jet audio, can no longer access unintended area at J0
• Karelia: Smoothed terrain at F0 to prevent vehicles from getting stuck
• Fisherman’s Bay: Blocked unintended area at J0
• Liberty Falls: Added missing clouds in strategic view
• Mountain Pass: Blocked unintended area at E4 and H4
• Cliff: Rocks added to prevent players getting stuck at E6
• Himmelsdorf Winter: Fixed floating rubble at C6
• Ensk: Fixed smoke in the smokestack
• Widepark: Fixed floating building outside of the map border
• Raseinai: Filled in a gap with rocks to prevent players getting stuck
• Airfield: Can no longer access unintended area at K0
• Dukla Pass: Fixed floating tree at D0
• Deep Assault: Fixed floating sandbags at E0
• Redshire 1944: Fixed issue that causes tracks to flash red/green
• El Halluf War: Can no longer access unintended area at K1, fixed invisible collision at K4
• Cliff Winter: Added lens flare and fixed shadow at A5
• South Coast: Can no longer access unintended area at H7
• Runaway Tiger: Fixed floating rock pile at E1