Let’s start from the beginning.

All tanks have a base stat that you can achieve with a 100% crew (the commander is 100%, and the rest of the crew goes up to 110%). If this is the case, then your reload time, camo rating, vision range is the base amount that is specific to the tank and depends on the modules that are put on the tank. (better turret = better viewrange, better engine = faster acceleration/top speed) These base stats can be boosted by fitting extra equipment to the tank (such as gun rammer = faster reload, coated optics = better viewrange, ventillation = +5% on the crew skills). You can also train specific skills after you’ve reached 100% (and 110%). At first, you should go for Sixth sense for the commander, and if you’re not playing a light tank, go for repairs for rest of the crew. The light tanks have to go for sixth sense + camouflage on the rest of the crew. For second skill, go for brothers in arms.

*\* Updated to 9.14.3! ****

*** IMPORTANT!!! You must delete the 0.9.14.1 folder inside the res_mods folder, and copy the contents of the downloaded zip into the game directory. Rename the newly copied 0.9.14 folder to 0.9.14.1!***

I put together a WoT mod pack that contains supposedly legal mods. It includes the following:

– XVM (displaying statistics)

– Zoom mod (up to 30x zoom)

– Artillery mod (arty view from an angled perspective instead of top-down)

I don’t fundamentally have any issues with WoT’s sound design, but this mod is simply fantastic! Playing with it is much more enjoyable, and you really get immersed in the battle 🙂

You can download the mod from here. (it’s for version 9.7)

Installation:

There are two folders in the ZIP, res and res_mods. These need to be copied into the WoT installation folder, overwriting the old files.

On Saturday I played ~30 battles, of which I won about 5, got 3 top guns, and 7 high calibers. Weekend -> tomatoes on the server -> searching for a solution -> join a platoon -> switch off brain -> profit

One of our older stronghold battles, where I carried the game with a T37. The lesson is: never give up in a game 😉

These are the moments that make playing worth it.

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Now that I’ve finally managed to buy the IS-8 and realized that its armor is made of paper, here’s an IS3 match where I managed to rack up 3.3k dmg.

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Well, I finally reached 100% crew training on the Hellcat, and to celebrate, I converted one of my matches where I managed to ram an enemy with my Hellcat. This TD is a fantastic tank 🙂

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