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Most recently, a big update was rolled onto the live server under the number 0.21 . The patch note is quite extensive and deserves a detailed analysis. Did the developers manage to gain altitude and fly in the direction of success?

First impression

On the one hand, we can say that the update is minor, since after that it’s hard to call major something in which the list of changes has less than 10 sheets. On the other hand, it is still a major with the number 0.21 . The patch, firstly, introduced a lot of extremely important balance and technical changes, and secondly, after all, new models of vehicles. From now on, let's take a closer look.

Game cards, new and not so

For hybrid (PvP / PvE) mode clash added 2 cards from the PvP pool: "Nadym" and "Kashice". Now the most vigorous mode will be played even more fun. In addition to adding locations, changes have been made to the maps "Tkvarcelli", "Suez Canal" and "Bezmer".

PvE did not bypass and carried out mass optimization of graphics for different PC variations, improving performance on Low and Medium settings and adding prettiness at high graphics settings without compromising performance, I hope.

PvP maps also played tricks on the wave of general graphics optimization. On the maps "Alamo", "Batumi", "Bezmer", "Gori", "Mostar", "Nadym", "Panama Canal", "Tkvarcheli", "Umm-Qasr" and "Urizar" were well processed with a file Low and Mid and fixed a lot of minor bugs and flaws in the graphics. It's hard to call the changes cardinal, but they are noticeable.

Gameplay

Fixed moment with permanent fire when hit by external fuel tanks. Agree, a rather unfortunate omission, which for a long time spoiled stools, chairs and armchairs of players. Now this won't happen. ATGM now starts reloading immediately after a shot, instead of after a hit (or miss). Gameplay is built on such moments, and the correction of such inattentions or mistakes has a beneficial effect on the game itself and the nerves of the players.

Interface 2.0

Along with the refinement of the interface, an interesting moment was added - "Minimalist hangar", which is outrageously simple and good. You know, as they say - simple and tasteful. The mini-hangar immediately fell in love with the players and, most likely, it will be installed on the vast majority of game clients. He does not eat FPS, which is very critical in the case of Almaty.

tank building

Made balance changes and optimization for many combat vehicles. The list is quite large, it consists of 50 items, and with each new iteration of the test, the list of changes grows and grows.

The changes concern entire classes and specific machines. For some AFVs, the number of ATGMs loaded was increased. MBTs are changing in all respects. Some tanks have their armor increased, some have their guns upgraded, and, in general, the whole section of vehicle changes goes towards improvement. Among the impressive list of changes, it is hard to find a line in which something has worsened. It's weird, but nice.

In addition to changing existing cars, they brought new ones straight from sunny Poland. We got four new cars: AFV of the sixth, seventh, eighth level, as well as a tank destroyer of the 10th level:

• AFV level 6 BVP Šakal
• AFV level 7 KTO Rosomak
• AFV level 8 KTO Rosomak M1
• IT Level 10 Wilk XC-8

In addition to Polish armored vehicles, 1 Chinese level 8 MBT was wormed into the column - Type 99G.

As for me, roll out a batch of BBM when these trucks deprived of many unique features, giving some of the chips to the class of light tanks, rather strange. After all, AFVs are now in prostration - it seems that the class is necessary, but it seems that it plays quite well without it. Of course, there are pluses:

• New technology is always good;
• Another top (level 10);
• NATO variation of the Soviet BMP 1-2.

Alas, on this moment developers either cannot find information about such developments, or such a technique does not fit into the current development schedule. Chinese clones Soviet tanks- this, of course, is great and realistic, but there are at least a minimum of unique cars in the Chinese branch.

Summarizing

Finally finished the game interface. Now he looks holistic and quite nice. New cards are not stamped on the conveyor, only changing snow for sand or greenery. Maps are made original, unique and, importantly, with realistic weather conditions, this quite strongly affects the perception of the game. Yes, even though the gameplay on some of them is rather strange, and some classes of armored vehicles drop out of them, let them, but the card makers receive feedback from the players, improving and introducing new features.

I am also extremely glad that programmers have finally begun to learn about the graphics engine and turn it step by step Battle City with requirements into something appropriate.

P.S. Initially, the patchnote was rather modest, but with each passing day and iteration of testing, the list of changes grew and grew and grew. Now the general list of changes can be not entirely honest, but still be compared with the amount of work done. 0.19 was made for six months. 0.21 is at least 2 times less. My respect for such a volume of work done.

Definitely love the update. I'm waiting for your opinion in the comments.

Update 0.14 was installed on the game server, which before that many had time to test on the PTS. We are waiting for: battle records, three new PvE missions, a new PvP map "Uranium Mine", the first premium tank of the 7th level of IT M1134, as well as numerous fixes and changes to the gameplay.

First of all, news for those who like to create videos.
Recordings of battles - replays - have been added to the game. The recording can be turned on before the start of the battle and viewed after it is over an unlimited number of times. You can speed up or slow down the recording, change the position of the camera.
While this function is at an early stage, but in the future they promise to improve it by adding new features and capabilities.
A detailed guide to recording battles can be found at this link.

A new vehicle in the game is the M1134 Tank Destroyer, a Tier 7 premium tank.

Due to the popularity of the Swingfire, the developers decided to introduce another ATGM-only model, the M1134, into the game. It belongs to the Stryker family of four-axle vehicles, one of which, the M1128 MGS with a 105mm cannon, is already featured in Project Armata. The M1134 is armed with two BGM-71 TOW ATGM launchers. A volley of two BGM-71E missiles with a tandem warhead is capable of causing significant damage to any tank on the battlefield. The hull armor is quite thin, but can be supplemented with a DZ complex, which increases resistance against BKS and ATGMs. A powerful 350-horsepower Caterpillar turbodiesel, which provides it with excellent mobility, allows you to avoid return fire and quickly change positions.

In case of danger, the M1134 can put up a smoke screen and hide from the danger zone or avoid open confrontation with enemy vehicles.

A new map "Uranium Mine" has been added to the PvP mode, with a map size of 1.2 km by 1.2 km! Desert landscape, huge mining equipment, winding dirt roads - the atmosphere on the map is worked out to the smallest detail. Difficult terrain with many roads and elevation changes is suitable for both close and long-range combat.
More details on the map.

Three new missions will appear in PvE mode: Operations Snegir, Snowstorm and Cerberus. In the first two, players will fight in harsh winter conditions, while the action of the last, on the contrary, takes place in a hot desert. In Operation Cerberus, the fighters will have to deal with several enemy officers, and in Snegir and Buran they will have to fight for resources and control over the territory.

Also in the update there are several changes and innovations that will significantly affect game process. They should be noted separately.

• Reworking the mechanics of LT and IT penetration. As part of the gameplay refinement for vehicles of level 6 and above, the armor penetration indicators of the LT and IT of the corresponding levels were improved (if they were below average). Also, for some IT, this parameter was increased, even if it was within the average value.
• emergency kits. Now in the hangar you can purchase special spare parts for credits, which will allow you to return to service if your vehicle is destroyed during a PvE mission. To return to battle, you will need to press the confirmation button within 30 seconds after losing the vehicle. The vehicle will appear at the checkpoint with 60% durability and ammo. She will be invulnerable for 15 seconds. Only one set can be taken into battle (as well as other consumables), which is placed in a special slot. Thus, the player will have to choose between an emergency set and a field set. Available only from tier 5 and has a fixed cost.
• Processing of penetration of vulnerable zones of MBT. The effective thickness of wheel and roller armor has been changed. This will eliminate situations where the shots ricochet off the rollers and wheels at a very sharp angle. The armor of the bottom of all vehicles has been changed: now the shells will not ricochet from it. Machine guns have been reworked: now shots will not ricochet off them. This was due to their rounded shape, and the guns turned out to be an additional factor of protection. Now their armor is reduced, and small-caliber guns will be able to penetrate them at the sharpest angles. As before, all damage will be taken by the gun, the hull will remain undamaged when it hits the gun.
• Declination angles at IT. Starting with version 0.14, the developers begin a large-scale work to improve the gun inclination system. Now the cars will be able to get the best angles of declination not only in the forehead and stern, but also on the sides. The developers plan to change this feature for all machines that require it. They started with an IT class.
• PvE SPG earning bonus increased from 20% to 40%.
• Performance tweaks have been made for systems using AMD components.

The volume of the update is 3.18 GB. Uncover your routers.

Tankers!

We are pleased to inform you that update 0.19 has been installed on main servers! We have been moving towards this important milestone for a long time: during the work on Balance 2.0, more than 10 closed tests were conducted, 28 versions were installed, and many bugs were eliminated. The game has changed its developer: the team from Obsidian Entertainment completely transferred project management to specialists from the Mail.Ru Group. This allowed us to respond more quickly to comments that you leave on the forum and in in social networks. Thanks to your feedback, we were able to identify the main problems of "Balance 2.0" and eliminate their causes. In future updates, we plan to develop new content, as well as continue to refine existing content. We will definitely inform you about all the changes, and new versions of the game will be available on test servers very soon.

MAIN CHANGES

"Balance 2.0"

We have significantly reworked all the main elements of the gameplay to make the game as fun as possible. These changes include:

• processing of rendering, designed to improve the optimization and image quality; progression processing;
• reworking the mechanics of damage growth and strength; equipment recycling; processing of commanders;
• reworking crew skills; new active defense mechanics;
• new dynamic defense mechanics;
• new shell mechanics;
• updated ATGM mechanics;
• updated ramming mechanics;
• updated stealth and vision mechanics.

Detailed information about the changes in "Balance 2.0" you will find on the "Gameplay" section.

Soft Reset

Since the changes in "Balance 2.0" involve rebalancing vehicles, removing or replacing vehicles, and general reworking of the main parameters, we have provided the possibility of a "soft" reset of the progression with compensation for the money spent. Within a month, you will be able to reset all progress in vehicles once and redistribute points for upgrading new vehicles. This process cannot be undone. A "soft reset" button will be added soon after the update is installed. .

For more information about resets and compensation, see.

New map"Collision" mode - "Tkvarcheli"

This valley is an excellent springboard for an attack on the nearest city. United Republic troops have recaptured it from the Nequiel Lions, and the Department decides to seize the opportunity. You have to take the side of the Republic or the Department and finally establish control over the region. More information about the map you can get from .

New PvP Map - Alamo

A chemical plant is located on the territory of a former military base in the Mojave Desert. Its production lines are relatively well preserved, and many private military companies are looking to capture it and use it for their own use. You can read detailed information about the map.

The full list of changes can be found at.

Update size - 10.69 GB for HD version and 4.43 GB for the SD version. Before entering the game, the client must be updated. The update may take time, please take this into account when planning battles.

Players coming soon AW: Project Armata get acquainted with the gameplay changes that will appear along with update 0.13. A PvP location is expected, a new supplier of Chinese vehicles, an upgrade of the matchmaker to an improved one, changes in PvE rewards, transfer of equipment from self-propelled guns and unlockable commanders. However, this is far from full list. This update will be global for the entire game, and not for individual elements of it. Some of the players have already tested the beta version on the PTS, and for the rest, we offer a list of the main innovations.

Another supplier
With the update, a third supplier will appear, which is called Chang Feng. So far, his catalog contains 7 Chinese-made MBTs, including a new premium tank. In the future, it is worth waiting for equipment from other countries in the catalog.

Currently available:
1. Type 59 - level 3;
2. Type 69-II - level 4;
3. Type 80-II - level 5;
4. WZ-1224 - the same premium tank, level 5;
5. Type 85-IIM - level 6;
6. Type 90-II - level 7;
7. Type 98 - level 8.

Unlike previous vendors, this one doesn't have starting vehicles available right away. In addition, the branch starts from the third level. To unlock it, the player must complete a certain task. While in PvP or PvE, you need to deal a certain amount of damage to the enemy. In this case, you must be no further than 150 meters from your allies. Alternatively, the player can purchase the premium tank WZ-1224.

New map for PvP
Player vs Player style battles can now be played in a new location called "Peace Frontier". This Mediterranean city was once peaceful and quiet, but now a fierce battle is taking place here.

The features of this map are narrow streets, open area next to the coastline. Thanks to its architecture (map size 1.2x1.2 km), players can come up with various tactics, set up ambushes and try to make flanking maneuvers. Approximately 1/3 of the map is classic urban development, and the rest is open area. "Peace Frontier" is available in standard mode games, as well as in "Capture".

New PvE Rewards
In the latest 0.12 patch, players receive less rewards for PvE than in PvP. However, they do not pay for the maintenance of their car, the only exception is spare parts. The final results for the battle in the average battle of players without a bonus are similar. But for experienced players, as well as users who have acquired a premium status, it is not particularly profitable to fight in this mode.

While solving this problem, the developers considered different outcomes, and in the end decided that the best outcome would be to create similar reward systems for both modes. As a result, a system of contracts was developed.

The changes in this regard are quite large, but in short, if the mission is successfully completed, the reward will increase several times at all difficulty levels. The improved system will affect all levels, but will be especially useful for experienced players and premium users. In addition to the overall increase in rewards, the multipliers of credits for the difficulty of the task, as well as the level of technology, have increased. If earlier on the "Veteran" the multiplier was 1.3, now it will become 2; and the multiplier for Tier 9 vehicles will increase from 3.1 to 4.2. The distribution of awards for both the main and Additional tasks. At the same time, the price of field kits will decrease. So-called "contracts" will appear - the player acquires a contact by choosing a mission. The price of the contract will vary. If the player is killed at the beginning of the mission, will not pay the full cost, and will not receive a negative result.

Improved matchmaker
The matchmaking system has been improved and the gameplay for players will be more balanced. There were some problems with the last matchmaking. For example, earlier there were such cases as fragmentation in levels: there were three tanks in one team high level, and in the opposite team in cars with a similar level was not enough. Now, such squads will only come across against similar squads or where other vehicles of the corresponding level will be present. For self-propelled guns, the rules have become tougher, this is necessary so that the level in the teams is the same.
These changes can sometimes result in longer waits for Platoon matchmaking. But the gameplay will be more balanced. And solo players will get into the game faster, especially at higher levels.

It is worth noting that the math chaker will still be tested for a long time, and accordingly, if necessary, it will be adjusted.

Updated equipment system
The opening of certain equipment and commanders through self-propelled guns caused some difficulties and problems for some players. The developers could not help but notice this problem, and the system was redesigned. Commanders and equipment that can be unlocked on SPGs are now also available in the modification branches of other vehicles. The player can choose which car he needs in order to open the right one.

Magnetic drive:
LAV-300 - sp. one
B1 Centauro - sp. 2
M1128 MGS - sp. 3.
Stabilizers:
M551 Sheridan - sp. one
Stingray 1 - sp. 2
XM8 - sp. 3.
Oksana Rudenko: BMD-1.
Juan Carlos Miramon - Swingfire.
1 and 2 oil cooling system will be unlocked on:
Type 59 - sp. one
Type 85-II - sp. 2.
New equipment will appear in the game, which is called reinforced chassis. Its purpose is to improve the margin of safety of the wheels (caterpillars). It is available on:
cn. 1 (default)
Type 69-II - sp. 2
Type 90-II - sp. 3.

Technology updates
To increase the effectiveness of flank attacks on the enemy MBT, the armor of the stern was reduced. For levels 2-6 by 20%, for levels 7-9 by 40%. The default eyebrow thickness remains the same.

This change will be especially effective for high-tier vehicles equipped with autocannons, because if they hit the stern, they will immediately break through. But for LT, IT and MBT guns, this change will be almost imperceptible. So far, this is the first change regarding the MBT penetration zones, large-scale work will not end with this - further it is planned to change the armor of the sides of vehicles of the same class.

How to start playing Warfare Armored: Project Armata?

Stage 1. Registration
In order to start playing a multiplayer tank action game, you first need to create account. To do this, click on the "Download game" button, which is located on the main page in the upper right corner.

A registration window will appear in front of you, where you will need to enter the mail.ru email address, a password from it, and also come up with a nickname for the forum. After that, check the correctness of the entered data and click on the "Register" button.
If you already have an account, then simply log in to the site using your e-mail and password.

Please note that the game can only be safely downloaded from the official website. Downloading from other sources may harm your computer!

After downloading ArmoredWarfareLoader.exe to your computer, run it. When you first start you will be prompted to select the folder and drive where the downloaded games will be stored. Along with this, you will be asked to read the License Agreement and confirm your acceptance of its terms. Once this is done, click on the "Continue" button.

Next, you will be redirected to the game page in game center. At the same time, the automatic download of the game and the installation of the mini-client will begin. Once this process is complete, a green "Play" button will appear at the top right of the window.

Next, the SD version will be downloaded in the background, which is approximately 3 GB in size, and some files will be reinstalled after the game exits. This is convenient for those who can't wait to start the game and don't want to wait for it to be fully installed.

Mini version contains:
cars 1 and 2 levels;
PvP missions "Oil Pipeline" and "Burning Sand";
PvE missions "First Step", "Ricochet", "Breakthrough", "Scarab".

Once the SD client is downloaded, the player can choose to upgrade to the HD version or stay on the current version. You can postpone the update and perform it at any convenient time.

On the game pages in the Game Center you will find information regarding the most important events in the game, as well as links to the site, forum, page technical support and social media groups.

Stage 3. Launching the game
To start the game, click on the "Play" button. To continue, enter the email address and password that was used when registering on the site.

The first time you sign in, you will see an agreement with the Terms of Use. Check it out and click "Accept". After that, you will be able to create your gaming profile and enter a nickname in Latin and/or Cyrillic. You can use spaces, numbers, and underscores. After entering the nickname, click on "OK".

If everything is done correctly, then the game Armored Warfare: Armata Project will start!

Stage 4. Start the game
So that every newcomer who has never played similar games, was able to get used to AW: the Armata project, the "Tutorial Mode" was created. If you already have experience, you can opt out of the training, however, you will not receive credits, gold, and premium status for completing it.

In training mode, you will learn about various interface elements game client. Learning will launch a welcome window and a navigation bar. Using the forward arrow you can explore all the stages or press the back button to return to the previous exploration step.