October 25 can't come soon enough.

Explanation by SS:

Soooo, we had a little fun with a "minor secret" that SS first hinted on Official.

This is related to the story update posted yesterday, it turns out there's a hidden message within the story that is only revealed by viewing the page source.

https://aw.my.games/en/news/general/storyline-campaign-story-update

Folks on the ArmoredLabs Community Discord started analysing the the story inside out for any further clues, the majority of us gravitated on "instance node" and "instance 572". @Azdule first made the connection between nodes and shortened links used on the AW site. In the context of this clue, "node 572" leads to this particular page:

https://aw.my.games/us/node/572

https://aw.my.games/en/about/game-features/how-we-balance-vehicles

This is where we hit a wall, there were no obvious clues to lead to another step. After around 12 hours of fruitless searching I fired up a web crawler to scour through the entire AW site for a hail mary shot, while others explored other possibilities such as capitalized letters, the significance of "572", and the location of Thorpe's HQ. This process took another 7 hours, but here's the result:

The results of the crawl can be found here: https://www.mediafire.com/file/70jqy7ftlfar14r/crawl.csv/file

Out of sheer dumb luck, we found the end of the secret, as well as more tidbits about the game.

https://aw.my.games/en/minor-secret-uncovered

https://aw.my.games/en/vickers-skin-concept

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Vickers Skin Concept

This is an old skin concept for the Vickers Mk.7/2 Main Battle Tank from 2016. Initially, we wanted to launch the tank with a hard skin that looked quintessentially British and what better way to do than using a British flag.

In the end, it was a bit too much and nobody really liked it (a fate of many a skin concept), which is why the vehicle was overhauled to its current appearance.

However, we are still dumbfound on how we were supposed to get from the first clue - the hidden message - to the end of the secret. We are still trying to work this out, but I'm posting how we got to the end here for the record.

If anybody have any more ideas, please help! I feel dirty for skipping all the way to the end without knowing how we were supposed to get there.

Incoming 50 shades of Perihelion Grey

https://aw.my.games/en/news/general/storyline-campaign-story-update

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We've prepared a story update for you to enjoy. Learn more about the events of the Storyline Campaign. To read the whole story from the start, please visit our dedicated article.

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• June 2028, Arizona

The trip was fairly uneventful.

As instructed by Miss Ferguson, I boarded an unmarked helicopter and took a short flight to a small private airport nearby where a fleet of black and grey business jets with Perihelion insignia was waiting to take VIPs wherever they desired to go. A flight attendant was waiting for me at the helicopter landing site, her smile professional and empty. With a duffel bag in one hand and the other in my leather jacket, I followed her to the nearest Learjet, slowly but surely realizing what I have gotten myself into.

This was no small op. Perihelion had funding – a lot of funding, judging from the ever-present logo of a circle orbiting a hemisphere. It was literally all over the place – on the hangar to my left, on the jets, hell, it was even etched on the champagne glass and bottle served as soon as my nervous butt hit the seat. I literally barely had the time to fasten the belts and I was already being offered a drink. I did not quite understand why, it all still felt like a dream. But if it really was one, it was the best one I’ve ever had. Even the wine’s taste was just exquisite – and just to be clear, I’m a lager guy, if anything.

 

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“Enjoying the wine? It’s made exclusively for Mr. Murdoch in France!”

Ah. So the attendant wasn’t mute. Good to know. Her gleaming, pearly white smile was almost unsettling. Might be me just though. I have a confession to make – I hate flight attendants. And clowns. Too much makeup on both.

“Now, Miss Ferguson told me to take extra special care of you, sir. So ANYTHING you desire, just let me know, okay?”

And with that, she thankfully left, leaving me pondering what EXACTLY she had in mind. Surely not... no. Just... no. With an image of a creepy clown suddenly making circles in my mind, I settled myself for a long flight and closed my eyes.

 

***

 

As it turns out, business jets are not only comfortable, but also fast. A little over two hours into the flight, I was woken by a gentle nudge. The assistant was bringing me refreshments and was reminding me it wasn’t much further. The pilot was really hauling ass, I thought. I had no idea of the speed the sleek machine was capable of. The sight of fresh sandwiches diverted my thoughts elsewhere though. I had barely eaten in the morning and the stomach was already reminding me of a debt due. I pretty much devoured the food while looking outside. The plane was descending but instead of what I expected – a Phoenix skyline, all I was seeing was an endless reddish desert pocked with silver and grey marks – settlements.

By the time I was finished eating, the plane was clearly on its final approach with what looked like an army base below and in front of us. The installation was huge with several rows of military planes nested right next to the main runway and swarms of people surrounding them. That’s when I noticed we weren’t alone. Two dark grey, predator-like shapes were trailing us, mirroring our every move.

Now, I had seen a lot of interesting things for my age but being escorted by two F-16 fighter jets wasn’t one of them. I wasn’t sure who they belonged to, either the Arizona National Guard or the U.S. Air Force, but neither bode well. The attendant was perfectly calm though, and it would be a cold day in hell before I lost my nerve before a lady (how wrong I was on that account...), so I just sat there and tried to look somewhat bored, as if something like that happened to me every day.

The landing was as swift as it was unexpected. The attendant sat down, strapped herself in and looked at me to make sure I was doing the same. The jet dropped the last few meters as if the pilot was trying to put all this behind him as quick as he could. I heard some muted chatter from the cabin and then we were standing still in the middle of a military base under the hot Arizona sun. Slightly dizzy, I picked myself up, grabbed my bag from the seat next to me and got out through the plane’s open door onto the base’s blazing tarmac.

The heat was almost unbearable but the Private before me seemed completely comfortable and was barely breaking a sweat. I, on the other hand, was cursing my leather jacket immediately and was desperately patting my pockets for sunglasses. Not having found them, I was left squinting at the man as the Learjet behind be closed the door and started spooling up its engines.

The soldier simply waved at me without saying a word and began to walk towards a nearby Humvee. Despite him pointing towards the rear door, I decided to ride shotgun in vain hope of learning something more, but my taciturn host did nothing but drive, only stopping at the base’s gate and exchanging a few quick words with the guard. I had the distinct feeling he wasn’t happy being stuck with the taxi driver duty, but much like me, he was left with no choice.

It wasn’t a long drive though. Some thirty minutes of back road driving later, we arrived at what looked like a massive tent camp housing dozens of men and women. Hearing our engine gave a few of them a pause; some turned around to check out the new arrival but most paid us no heed. We stopped near a dusty clearing surrounded by armored vehicles of various types, including some tanks.

The place was bustling with activity with everyone busying themselves with all sorts of preparations. They were all wearing rather loose dark grey shirt and pants combo with a Perihelion patch on the right shoulder, but each of them was personalized to a high degree. Scarfs, baseball caps, gloves, sneakers... it was clear that whatever the commanding officer’s approach to discipline in this place was, it did not include proper regulation uniforms.

The driver, clearly desiring to get the hell out of there, didn’t even bother to say his goodbyes. As soon as I stepped out of the car and closed the door, he revved the engine, quickly turned around quickly and sped off. Murdoch clearly had some ties to the U.S. military, but they either weren’t very strong, or the message didn’t get to the rank and file.

And there I was in the middle, one day a loser with no prospect in a decrepit flat, the next day in the middle of nowhere, waiting for his assignment, surrounded by unfamiliar faces with no idea what to do or expect. And that was the problem. Everyone looked pretty professional. These weren’t some cheap ass kids playing soldiers, who barely knew how to hold a gun. From the way they moved, more than half of the camp troops were definitely ex-military (not necessarily the U.S. military though). Their vehicles, as far as I could see, were freshly painted, but also personalized to a degree. Hell, I even caught a glimpse of a black Terminator in the back. These guys knew their stuff. What the hell am I gonna do here?

My attention was drawn to a commotion ahead. A rather tiny and lean woman was loudly arguing with a giant of a man, even though the argument seemed quite one-sided – she screamed at him while he listened calmly. His sharp features, long black hair and chestnut-colored skin spoke of Native American origin while his calm behavior and crossed arms contrasted starkly with the woman’s fury. He seemed almost amused by the situation and I had no choice but to admire his calmness. I sure was glad I wasn’t on the receiving end of that lady’s scorn.

The man saw me and vaguely beckoned in my direction. The woman turned around, shielded her eyes and stared at me for a few short seconds, before she started walking briskly in my direction.

She was short, like, really short. Five feet at most, but what she lacked in height, she clearly more than made up in energy and anger; a pint-sized nuke in human form with a chip on her shoulder. God help me.

I absolutely despised this type of women – tomboys in merc business always felt like they had to compensate for something, so most of them were insufferable in their attempts to measure up to the men, either by behaving like screeching harpies or by being forcibly masculine. Either way, I was sure the earlier argument had nothing to do with me so I just smiled at her and extended my hand, hoping for a warm welcome.

“Yo, fuckface!”

Or not. The outburst caught me completely off-guard and left me very confused. She was kinda cute – short black hair, sharp Latina features, thin lips... not my type, but still I felt compelled to keep looking into her dark eyes and took me a short while to actually notice what she was screaming at me.

“....pushed around by some fucking gringo Murdoch sent me. This is MY fucking job! And who the fuck orders the vehicles painted black in the middle of a fucking desert?! Do you have any idea how hot it gets inside, you fucking retard?! Or you think they all come with air conditioning, you shit-for-brains?!!”

I actually did think exactly that. Turns out, they didn’t. Huh. Then again, I ordered nothing and had no idea I’d be in Arizona the next day, so there was that. In the meanwhile, it took only a few seconds for a wide, loose ring of people to form around us. Wherever you are, whatever you do, one thing remains the same – people will always be drawn to drama. And the lady had a lot of drama in her.

I needed to de-escalate the situation using my natural charm. And what better way of calming down a diminutive demon there is than with a witty remark?

“Calm down, shortie.”

Another one of my famously smart ideas.

Several things happened at once.

Her eyes went wide.

The crowd collectively gasped.

The Native American man covered his eyes and forehead with his massive hand as if he didn’t want to see what would inevitably come next.

A sharp tang of pain on my chin and my world fell into darkness.

 

***

 

A short while later, I woke up in a medical tent feeling more embarrassed than I have ever felt in my entire life. On my first day on the job – in the first minutes – I got my ass handed to me by a girl who knocked me out cold. Granted, I wasn’t ready but whenever I tried to find an excuse for myself, the word “girl” and “short” always came up in my mind, banishing any thoughts that would make me feel better to oblivion.

Well, okay, there was one thing that DID make me feel better.

She was sitting backwards on a chair right next to my stretcher, her face flush with embarrassment at least equal to mine. She noticed I was awake, bit her lip and looked really unsure, almost vulnerable. I wasn’t sure what to say either, so we just sat there for a few minutes in silence. As the situation gradually became more and more uncomfortable, I felt compelled to be the first to break the barrier of silence.

“So... uh.... that happened. I... uh.”

And that was about as far as I got before she propped one hand against her face and extended her other hand in a greeting.

“Gail Espinoza.”

I got up wincing and slowly, gently shook it.

“Sam Thorpe. Nice to meet ya.”

She sighed and looked around. Having spotted two glasses and a pitcher of water, she got up and brought one for me. The other she emptied with one long gulp.

“That’s one hell of a right hook you got,” I added while taking a sip.

“Left hook.”

“What?”

“Left hook. I used my left arm. I always carry things in my right arm; nobody ever expects a hit from the other side that way. It’s a trick I learned...” she paused for a short while, “a long time ago.”

I nodded appreciatively.

“Nice, neat trick.”

She eased up a bit – a tiny bit, clearly still unsure how the day was going to go. That alone told me she messed up big time and if I pressed the issue, there would be consequences. Time to play my cards right then and be magnanimous. No use in having bad blood in the camp on day one.

“So, uh... look. Let’s forget this ever happened and tell me what’s been going on that it got you riled up so much, alright? I don’t wanna cause no trouble, I just...” I shrugged, “wanna do my job that I’m paid for and all that. So what d’ya say?”

She nodded slowly, carefully.

“Alright. I can fill you in. How much time you got?”

I spread my arms.

“As much as I need. Wouldn’t mind a bite or two, and a drink.”

She had a nice smile. I would have smiled back, were it not for my broken lip. Leaving my things near the bed (the tent was otherwise empty), I picked myself up and walked out with her. The day was finally starting to look up.

 

***

 

Over the course of the week that followed, I learned a lot. Espinoza was basically the person who founded the whole outfit, hiring mercs for Perihelion left and right as well as arranging the structure and equipment requirements. Most of the men and women present were Americans, ex-military, idealistic and, most importantly, disgruntled about the direction their homeland was headed in.

Now, I wasn’t usually the type to fall to optimism, but the feeling of hope somehow permeated the whole camp – “finally, someone is doing something” mixed with “this guy’s as rich as they come, he’s gotta have his shit together.”

I met the squad commanders as well, most of them being veterans of one stripe or another. The tall Native American guy turned out to be a Sioux from Louisiana by the name of James Twocrows, but everyone just called him Jim and he didn’t seem to mind – his authority seemed absolute. I didn’t know about his story at the time, but he definitely had that air of confidence; the kind of leader soldiers follow to hell and back. I wasn’t entirely sure why Espinoza was “in charge” instead of him, but everyone seemed comfortable with the arrangement, including the two of them.

They had a lot in common too, like their shared dislike of Murdoch’s armor choices, which they assumed weren’t HIS choices since he knew very little about military matters. Instead, they believed that “some moron” (aka me) talked him into it and their favorite evening past-time was sitting near a camp-fire with the troops and ranting how stupid it was to operate Russian tanks in America.

Sure, the “fire sale” years made them affordable and it wasn’t the “really cheap stuff” the borderlands got flooded with (hell, even the police near the southern border operated a bunch of old tanks these days), but everyone would have preferred American machines. It stood to reason, they both claimed, that when you recruit in the good old U.S. of A., you get troops familiar with American equipment. The training period would have been significantly shorter.

And then there were the two BMPT series support tanks nobody really wanted to touch. Being a fan of the Terminators, I immediately claimed one for myself (the better one, of course) with the other one listed as an outfit reserve. The reason everyone felt so hesitant was the fact that there weren’t any tactics developed for it. The U.S. Army was not using this vehicle class at all and as such, these behemoths felt “unnatural” – in the end, we decided to just use them as tanks and that was that.

The machines came painted in black (not my fault!) and dark grey (also not my fault!), but each of them was already customized to a degree by the time I arrived. Espinoza’s “Nightsinger” bore her personal livery, truly a work of art (a T-90M? I wasn’t familiar with various Russian sub-types all that much – did you know there were actually more than a hundred different T-72 variants in existence?)

The other tanks reflected their crews as well. There was a Southern Irish crew with a guy called O’Neil or something with a neo-Confederate flag and a green Irish stripe. Another tank bore some Pacific Islander motives – and so on. Nobody seemed to mind.

Archibald, before you hand these laptops to the troops, make sure they are THOROUGHLY purged, not like the last time when an instance node almost leaked from this building. This is not something Thorpe should know about. Yet. Do remove all info about Instance 572 immediately and don't forget to delete this e-mail as well. With kind regards, David

 

I had no crew of my own. Or an official position – everyone simply accepted me as “one of the bosses” (because Espinoza and Twocrows said so), but we had no formal ranks, only assignments. Whenever my Terminator was called into action (I dubbed it Black Mamba because venomous snakes are cool, not for my preference in women as Espinoza suggested along with a few other lewd comments), crew members would be assigned to me. In fact, all crews rotated on regular basis, so every vehicle crew knew how to operate all the other vehicles. This made training difficult and inefficient, but having multiple vehicle types required this approach.

 

***

 

After a week of drills came proper live fire exercises. Commanding an armored vehicle isn’t that hard if someone tapes over all the buttons with English translations and the rest of the crew know what they are doing. A lot of the work was done by the on-board computer and the rest, well, you mash the buttons and hope for the best. I was slowly getting used to it and even passed my infantry firing trials flying colors. In fact, I was doing better than I had expected – I suppose it was the need to impress my new teammates that drove me.

On the other hand, we received no word from the HQ the whole week and I was starting to get a bit nervous. Nobody else seemed disturbed though – everyone just went on about their business.

A couple of days later, Espinoza met with a local sheriff. Unsurprisingly, a whole bunch of locals wasn’t exactly thrilled to have Russian tanks running in their backyard and petitioned the law to have us removed. After spending a few fruitless evenings trying to explain to them that removing an equivalent of an armored company from the premises it was occupying legally might be a bit more than he could chew, the sheriff decided to pay us a friendly visit, to gauge our intentions and all that. We had some coffee and then a shot or two of whiskey. The guy was feeling much better when he left than when he had arrived, that’s for sure.

That’s when we started hatching a few plans to keep ourselves occupied.

That evening, we found ourselves sitting around a campfire once again. Someone from the Irish crew was singing old folk songs behind us but we paid him no mind – we focused on our plans for the next week. It was my time to shine.

“So, listen. I talked to the sheriff – you really shouldn’t have given him the whiskey, you know – and, guess what. They have some drug trafficker problems, some slavers too. Fucking slavers, here... can you imagine?”

I shook my head, staring at the flames.

“He asked the U.S. troops for helps and they agreed to send some patrols into the desert. Not enough though, they have their own problems to worry about, right? Things to do, money to spend on expensive shit...”

Everyone grinned.

“Anyway, I was thinking, we might help out a bit too, a few days here and there... if we catch some human waste and, say, dump them in the middle of a local town, I am sure the good folks will know what to do with them. If you know what I mean.”

Espinoza smiled.

“Short drop, sudden stop. The American way.”

Jim smiled too and added:

“Back home, we’d tie them up in a swamp and feed them to the alligators. But,” he grew suddenly serious, “we should keep on training. Who knows what we’ll be asked to do in the coming months. Mister Murdoch didn’t hire us for our stunning looks and...” he winked at Espinoza, who pretended to not have noticed, “...charming personalities.”

I nodded. There were a lot of moving parts. We were still not familiar with each other and there were rough edges to be smoothed. There have been a couple of people who just... didn’t fit. Too aggressive, too slow – each unit always has its share of bad eggs and we desperately needed to prune ours. There was also the matter of supplies and equipment.

“Gail, have you talked to anyone from Chicago lately? We’ve placed requisition orders weeks ago and have received nothing so far,” said Jim.

“Yeah.”

She too grew serious, even worried and perhaps a little sad? I couldn’t tell, but there definitely was... something.

“They are busy with... some other things. But we’ll receive some laptops and other equipment shortly. And Ferguson promised us some extra tech if we train hard enough. Not sure if she was serious or not though.”

She pursed her lips.

“You know what? Fuck them. How about we display some initiative?”

Jim Twocrows looked suddenly worried. Really worried.

“What do you have in mind?”

Her sudden, crooked smile spelled an impending disaster.

“That Army base. How about we hit it?”

We both looked up at her in horror.

“Are you fucking crazy? There are at least two companies in there and god knows how much tech. For crying out loud, Espinoza, they have fighter jets,” replied Jim.

She snorted.

“So what? We go in at night. One quick push and everyone’s dead or running. They’ll never know what hit them...”

In my head, I was going over the list of all the ways how this really dumb idea could go incredibly wrong, but she suddenly spat out in laughter.

“You should see your faces right now.”

Okay, bullet dodged. Although to be frank, I still wasn’t sure she was completely joking. Even Jim started laughing somewhat nervously.

“Come on then. Let’s hit the sack. Tomorrow, we train and then we train some more. Yay,” she rolled her eyes.

They both left and I found myself lingering, staring up at the night sky, wondering what was all this good for. I was about to find out a few days later.

 

In other news, we will also be hosting the speedrun marathon this weekend for Weekend Warrior, for everybody to get their 50 games and completing the mission. I'd be damned if we have to lose manpower or vehicles this early in the campaign.

Also, this idiot right here. Don't be like this idiot.

DON'T FUCKING DO THE PVP MISSION.

https://aw.my.games/en/news/general/storyline-campaign-episode-1-prizes

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We’re happy to show you the Episode 1 prizes of the Storyline Campaign. The principal prize is the BMPT Mod.2017 “Black Mamba”, Samuel Thorpe’s personal vehicle. We took the name and color combination you voted for and adapted it into a skin that you will hopefully enjoy. The skin is available for completing Episode 1 of the Storyline Campaign.

 

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Next are two base paints:

• Perihelion Black
• Perihelion Dark Grey

These are or will be available for various missions.

 

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And, last but not least, there are two decal variants of the Perihelion logo as well as the Samuel Thorpe player avatar, also available as specific mission rewards.

We hope that you will enjoy these as well as the campaign itself. It’s still not too late to join, by the way, and it’s easier than before. To find out more, please check this article as well as the Storyline Campaign portal.

Teaser for the Black Mamba skin. Why does it have to be black and not hot pink...

6 hours ago, knutliott said:

It really looks like 0.33 and 0.37 were designed and implemented by completely different teams that didn't talk to each other.

Definitely feels that way, considering how the power difference between tier 6 and 7 got so blurred together they might as well all be at the same tier.

Having higher alpha at tier 6 than tier 7 is definitely working as intended, right? Or nearly 8k DPM?

https://aw.my.games/en/news/general/development-vanguard-raid

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As we announced before, a new Raid event awaits you in October 2021. However, the Raid: Vanguard will be a bit different.

 

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From the yellow wastes of Venus to Saturn’s icy moons, the Vanguard stands ready to deploy against all threats alien. The Russians once claimed the Armata to be capable of fighting on Mars. But what would tanks look like, were they really required to do so? Take a peek into an alternate reality to find out.

 

New Mechanics

 

Let’s start with the basics. The Raid is a month-long event, in which you, as a Raider, conquer certain territory by moving along the lines representing roads and other paths and forming a grid. Each grid intersection has a point that is either a mission that you must complete (Mission Points), or a reward that you may claim (Reward Points). Completing the mission or claiming the reward unlocks another portion of the grid. The main prizes await you in each of the territory map’s corners. Players who complete all missions and claim all rewards receive a special reward.

 

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The core of the event will remain the same, but we’ve made a major improvement. Instead of completing missions and then moving towards the reward points, we’ll also be rewarding the missions directly.

These rewards will include:

• Vehicle parts for Premium vehicles (CATTB, Armata 152, Hunter AFV and BMPT Mod.2017)
• Wrecker skins (Stryker, Bradley, Stryker ADATS, Stingray 2 and XM1A3
• Vanguard camouflages (Vanguard set)

For each mission, the reward will be randomized, visible in advance and will be possible to reroll using a Reroll Token (that is, rerolling a mission will also reroll the reward).

 

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The second improvement increases the overall value you can get from joining a Raid.

The final Raid mission will be easier to complete – instead of completing all other missions, it will be completed by obtaining the four main reward skins. Its reward will also improve – an improved Raid-themed camouflage, decals, flag and a new base paint all await you. But that’s still not all. Completing the final Raid mission will launch Stage 2 with new missions appearing on the map. These missions General type missions will be somewhat more difficult than the Stage 1 ones, but will also feature increased rewards. They will appear once per day and will only be possible to complete using a Tier 9 or Tier 10 vehicle. They will also be possible to reroll.

 

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As usual, you will be able to access the event by:

• Completing 10 Contract Missions
• Purchasing access for 499 Gold (click on the Raid icon in your Garage)

 

Prizes

 

The main prizes of the event are the elaborate Vanguard series of skins for the following high-Tier:

• PL01 Tier 10 LT
• M48 GAU-8 Tier 10 TD
• CATTB Tier 10 Premium MBT
• Object 490 Tier 10 Premium MBT

These epic skins turn your machines into veritable starships, ready to rain death upon xenos filth.

 

Vanguard skins (Click to Open)

 

Mission prizes include the Wrecker skin series:

 

Wrecker skins (Click to Open)

 

As well as the Vanguard camouflages with different colors for each environment:

 

Vanguard camouflages (Click to Open)

 

The Vanguard Raid is coming in the second half of this month and we hope you’ll enjoy it in this new and improved form. Until then:

More gems from the shitshow:

What's the point of a ready rack when the intra is just as long as the single shot reload?

Chieftian 900 pike nose is now flat. Completely flat.

VT4, 96B, 99A and 99A2 are now DPM gods at their tiers.

M51 Isherman is the undisputed god in the tier 1-3 bracket, while also having higher DPM than most tier 10s.

Expeditionary Tank unmanned turret now takes full damage.

BVP manned turret now takes reduced, unmanned turret damage.

Found the actual quote:

SS also hinted that this raid will be different from the previous ones. New mechanics perhaps? Grindfest going from bad to worse?

https://aw.my.games/en/news/general/storyline-campaign-update-october-11

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The following updates to the Storyline Campaign are taking place on October 11, 2021:

• The Reinforcements mission is now extended until October 31, 2021
• The following players are now eligible for completing the earlier version of the Way of the Warrior objective: PvtPetrenko, Jango_996

We would once again like to remind you not to attempt to cheat in the event, for example by leaving matches early or not participating properly. Such behavior constitutes “griefing” and is punishable not only by disqualification, but also according to our Terms of Service.

We are currently investigating the behavior of several players, which may lead to their disqualification. Do not rob yourselves of your prizes needlessly.

The next set of missions is bound to appear on October 20, 2021. Interested in joining? Do not forget to check the Current State post.

Back to the Storyline Campaign Hub.

"Tier 1 vehicle armor reaching 1 meter thick is intended" - balance designer

I don't want to hear ANYBODY arguing for historical accuracy or realism ever again, enjoy your Sherman with 1 meter thick armor.

https://aw.my.games/en/news/general/maintenance-october-11

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On the 11h of October 2021, starting from 8:00 CEST (10th of October, 11 PM PDT), the server will not be available for 5 hours due to the application of Update 0.37.8480

 

 

List of Update 0.37.8480 Changes

 

• TAM 2IP: Fixed an issue where the additional progression modules did not require completing contract missions (yes, it was a bug after all...)
• TAM 2IP: Fixed the laser visual effect
• The Riders on the Storm event is extended to October 31

The cooldowns for smoke generators and smoke grenades at lower tiers never got improved to 0.33 standard, they still use the same 0.32 reload times.

The time frame for Reinforcements got extended, as promised.

https://aw.my.games/en/mission-reinforcements

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Time Frame:

• Start: October 7, 00:01 CEST
• End: October 31, 23:59 CEST
• Game days: 25

Objectives:

• Obtain the M60A3 SLEP Main Battle Tank from the Raiders on the Storm event until October 31, 2021, 23:59 CEST (no difficulty modifiers apply to this objective)

Special Rules:

• It does not matter what vehicles you use for this mission. As long as you have the SLEP by October 31, you're fine

Also, if you haven't gotten your 50 games in this weekend for War Games, don't fret! You will have another chance next weekend to continue your progress, ArmoredLabs will continue hosting the speedrun marathons to get as many players completing the mission as possible!

Just some examples of how fast we are speedrunning through AN, the average time of my platoon was 21-23 minutes per full run (4 chapters). We have basically zero coordination and just kept moving forward at all times, there is no complex strategy involved in this.

Replays for one of the runs if anybody are interested in watching our playthrough: https://www.mediafire.com/file/8izcur3pav9unwe/speeeeed.7z/file

This is actually fun to try and optimize our speedrun routes, avoiding obstacles and terrain that would slow us down and ignoring enemies. Will definitely continue this weekend, come join us!

An update on the SLEP mission:

I'm doing a thing for this, come join!

Just going to update the participant list one more time, as per the article.

https://aw.my.games/en/news/general/storyline-campaign-new-missions-available

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The Storyline Campaign Episode 1 continues with another set of missions as well as an additional way of joining the Storyline Campaign. The following players are eligible for Episode 1:

Spoiler

1. Abyss
2. addedd
3. Aericar
4. Aiiro
5. alex82rus
6. Alfa_Ex
7. alfred1959
8. AlfredvonGomel
9. Alighierian
10. Allounia
11. Alpha7
12. AlphaDude
13. AlvyDOB
14. Alzoc3
15. Amppy
16. Anka-Anka
17. Ann-Kathrin
18. anulu1234
19. AoToA
20. Aphidion
21. ApoloSorin
22. Apuk
23. AquaFlame
24. Arcaran
25. ArcLight
26. ArcTeryX
27. Arcticwolfbz
28. Argh_Blarghen
29. Archaeopteryx
30. Arkaba
31. Arni_xd
32. Arri_Shi
33. Asqwel
34. AssaultEngineer
35. ATankOnTitan
36. Attacker65
37. atze4772
38. Ausfahrt
39. Avalanthium
40. Aventhor
41. Ayako
42. Azarith
43. Azdule
44. b1uetears
45. Baba_Booey
46. BadFox
47. bad-steel
48. Barake
49. Bareideru
50. Baron_Georg
51. barrettMHF
52. Bat_comrad
53. battlegirl
54. BB_MISSOURI
55. BBQCLUB
56. Beeda2004
57. beerke
58. Beluga61
59. Benyamin
60. BerserkSplash
61. BetaSVK
62. Betonman
63. biermsch11
64. bigbogo
65. biht
66. BillWilsonCIA
67. bimre
68. Bismarck2117
69. Blabla123
70. Black_Stallion
71. BlackSamurai_HU
72. BlackSide
73. Blapowski
74. Blazsi14
75. Bleddry
76. Bluedust
77. boegeman300
78. boymahina123
79. Brethil
80. brocken
81. broken_Pottery
82. BROMVOGEL
83. bubalus
84. bubbas
85. bubulle
86. Buckaroo_Banzai
87. Bugframe
88. Bushmaster1
89. calbrit
90. Caligula876
91. Carloveliki
92. Cascozi
93. ccruler
94. ceejee007
95. Centurin
96. Cinder
97. Clarenbaechlein
98. ClaudyDD
99. Clouded_Leopard
100. ColdSteel66
101. Commander_Cold
102. CommanderConner
103. Coolstartart
104. CoreRemnant
105. CorrosivePrimed
106. Coxie
107. Coyote
108. Cozmic
109. CraigMitchell
110. CrossD-JPN
111. CRrreLL
112. Cupa
113. CWolf1
114. cyberseth4A10
115. Cyberschreiber
116. czaniec13
117. Czarny99
118. DaisenSeKai
119. Dammit_Vadim
120. danishcommunis
121. DanishSkull
122. Dansvp
123. dark_demigod
124. Dark_Rider
125. Dark-Souls
126. Darth_Sputnik
127. Data-Zero
128. Dayan78
129. De4thZ0ne338
130. Dean_Martin
131. decybel
132. Dejwu_Z_Bombasu
133. deLooney
134. Delta
135. DemaciaKoMuro
136. DemonPrince
137. Den3ris
138. DENN67
139. dennisthemenace
140. dens
141. der_brocken
142. Der_Master
143. DerAlte56
144. DerMustang
145. DesertKnuckles
146. Destroyer92777
147. DeXTeRH
148. dfnce
149. dfrom
150. Director_Qian
151. dkhi
152. dogbert
153. Doktor_Plama
154. domidieudo
155. Donerkebab
156. DonFurioso
157. Donkey46
158. DonPep
159. DoomedGrind
160. Doppelpunkt
161. double07
162. Dr_Dewey
163. Drackenfells
164. Dragonbreath1
165. Draxion
166. Dreamer45
167. DredNaughtie
168. Dreganos
169. DrLeft
170. DrowPL
171. DrunkenTank
172. duckbill
173. DunkelUlfson
174. dxx9664
175. DzsézönSztetem
176. Dzsoksz
177. dzvladimer
178. easeas
179. ecofresh553
180. EgidijusZ
181. Eisenherz
182. EisernerGustav
183. Elegost
184. ElFuZz
185. Elitetiger99
186. Emleen
187. EnderJagerBR
188. Ensen
189. Epicredeemer
190. Equinoxxx
191. erca001
192. ErikaHartman
193. Eskobar68
194. Eugo_2900
195. eurovaltrans
196. Faalk
197. Farfinder
198. Felted
199. Feneghar
200. Final_Gambit
201. firebird820
202. Flameon985
203. Flavio93Zena
204. Fler821
205. FN2725
206. ForestryScience
207. friedenspanzer
208. ftkatoo
209. funkycop
210. Furiana75
211. FusigonusPuf
212. FX_1
213. G_a_n_d_a_l_f
214. Gadon
215. gandalf39
216. Gauvain_III
217. General_Blue
218. General_Mehran
219. Genomele
220. geomal
221. GHOB60
222. GhostFasas
223. GiftmischerNel
224. Gimlett
225. Gimpor
226. GirigiriEye
227. Gorrann
228. gre38120
229. Greeliyahu
230. Grim_Guardian
231. gringo
232. Guerreiro
233. GuessThatMeme
234. GuyVenom
235. GwenADu
236. HackePeter
237. hamer101
238. Hansi-001
239. HanysB
240. Hanysuana
241. Harkin
242. HarryHoe
243. Haswell
244. Hawk91
245. Heinzielein
246. Heliostyle
247. Hellcat43
248. hellheat
249. herald17
250. HereCreepers
251. HEROES
252. Hockir
253. HolyDragoon
254. Howzzat
255. HRDSTL
256. hunok
257. HunterMasto
258. HurtfulOutcomes
259. ChaoLiZiPao
260. Charlie3310
261. Charlton67
262. Chet_Ubetcha
263. Chrion
264. I5Hammer
265. Iamanoob
266. identitäter
267. idiocy
268. IHugoI
269. Inclementer
270. Indomie
271. Iosifek
272. Iron_Monti
273. Iron-Samurai
274. ItalianStyle
275. itzjustrick
276. IvoryMoonLight
277. jacko
278. Jagdar69
279. jaokiller223
280. jbsontra
281. Jecklen_Hyde
282. Jenkin_Jones
283. Jeremy_Clarkson
284. Jimmygrey
285. JKay
286. Joe_Black
287. JoePike
288. Johnny_Yuma
289. Jollij
290. Jonieryk
291. Jonolitium4
292. Jonse
293. Josch63
294. Juergen
295. Jyliac
296. K2-71046900
297. kacerdva
298. kaine82
299. Kairene_R
300. KaiserKent
301. Kalladan
302. Kalmisto
303. Kamikaze2020
304. Kampfpudding
305. Kardaloz
306. karooll
307. katoda_ltd
308. Kazuhira95
309. Kazuto_Naruse
310. Keenwolfe
311. Keleb
312. Kell_Hound
313. KEPOS-SVS
314. Kess-Tdt
315. Kévin_49
316. Keyser_Soeze
317. kika
318. Kiklop73
319. kimica
320. King_Icefyre
321. Kinsky
322. KiryuCoco
323. KLAUSI
324. Klmn
325. Knewone
326. Knuddelwolf
327. Knutliott
328. KrashDown
329. Krieger2297
330. Kronos1952
331. krumpa
332. krzychsus
333. Kuba3690
334. kuba7108
335. KyRaBoT
336. KyraZier
337. lakij
338. Laknat
339. Legacy
340. leleblock
341. Lemovice
342. Lenzabi
343. leo10086
344. Leo999
345. LeoAegisMaximus
346. leonpower
347. Let_it_Shrek
348. lf20107
349. Lhynn
350. Liebefrei
351. LieberFrei
352. Lieutenant_Sam
353. lionleader
354. Liszon
355. ljhak4526
356. LordVorontur
357. Lost_Myst
358. Lt_Blechtonne
359. LTForge
360. Luetze41
361. Lumpi
362. Lysdexic
363. M_FOUR
364. MacDusty93
365. macieklu
366. MagnusBarca
367. Magoo62
368. MahoNishizumi71
369. MachMet_Hood
370. Major_Degtarev
371. MajorMarco45
372. Maniacu
373. Marc0ZTM
374. Margot
375. mariokamada
376. MarioVegas
377. Marshal_Elite
378. Mashal_Vader
379. Mathieukimii
380. Matchstick
381. Mausi111
382. MaxHeadroom
383. maxkilz
384. Maybe268
385. MB72
386. Mbsk01
387. Mbsk02
388. MCP64
389. MeKelGachy
390. meliadus
391. Men_Cor
392. Menoetius
393. Mensha-Khaine
394. MetaIWrath
395. Methos911
396. mgdriver
397. Micah_Bell
398. Midwahgein
399. Migmeik2000
400. MichalSkil
401. Mikamy
402. MikeAvatar
403. mi-loup
404. Mirko101010
405. Mjolner
406. MK_Regular
407. Mk2Griefer
408. Mohawk55a
409. Mondfuchs
410. Morvaiman
411. Moufo
412. moupp
413. Mpc1965
414. mral2012
415. MrBurns23
416. mrkiller
417. MrMakata
418. MsgtMarl
419. Muaddibb
420. Muzzle_Flash
421. muzzleloader
422. N3cr0n0m
423. Najlvin
424. narkisos
425. Narnman
426. Neko_29
427. Nekrosmas
428. NEOCHEN
429. Nerpynerp
430. Netherstorm
431. nevimcosem
432. NicktheProf
433. nighthawk144
434. Nihtwaco
435. ninja474
436. nitroasp
437. NoEffectDagger
438. nolja
439. Noobdown
440. noobhoch10
441. Noobster47
442. nookie
443. Nova67
444. Nuisance_Value
445. NukeMutant
446. okonis
447. OldIronside
448. Ollinator
449. ONEMANCLAN
450. OSF_d_R
451. OSTBtsmAlbert
452. P4nzerMarmelade
453. PAKEHA
454. Paladin69
455. pannekoekert
456. panzerstaale
457. Papa_Sc0rch
458. Paramirum
459. Partypaco
460. PASIKUNIK
461. PaterBrown
462. patox45200
463. patriezier
464. Peacemakerr
465. pekele
466. Penguinkiller
467. PereZ_345
468. Perzel
469. Pesa
470. Phalyr
471. Phelpsy_Phelps
472. Phoenix
473. pcheniek
474. Pi0ve
475. Pixelpapsto
476. Platinumsniper
477. PolishLegend
478. Polo_pl18
479. pop2507
480. Princess_Luna
481. prizrak86
482. PROMU
483. ProMyka
484. Protocol
485. Proxy_One
486. PS_Tod
487. PSChild
488. PsyWarrior
489. puky_cro
490. PureZX
491. PurpleLXXIII
492. PVTTrulyBlind
493. Qbicle
494. QuantumRanger
495. R_M_B
496. R0S0MAK
497. Rabiwatt
498. radus1975
499. raf2103
500. RagnarSchulz
501. Rainmaker
502. raketenchali
503. RamaA
504. Rammstein012345
505. Raph-the-Raven
506. Rapy_cz
507. Ravenwing_129
508. RedBad007
509. Redork
510. RedSkyAtNight
511. rembolt007
512. REMF
513. renegade_83
514. Righteous_Man
515. Rmanrr
516. robertmi
517. Roopom
518. Roscar
519. RussianDoge
520. RUSSification
521. ryder
522. S3RO1346
523. sacoco
524. sagvanmaslo
525. Sahhe
526. Salvo
527. SASGamer_Pro
528. SciroccoOne
529. Scout51
530. Sebastian_Grimm
531. SegeberGER
532. Sehven
533. Sergeant_Bill
534. sergeantjim
535. severius
536. sgmace
537. Sgt_Reckless
538. Sgt_Waffle
539. SgtDream
540. SgtMaj_Carey
541. SGWannaBe
542. Shadowwolve
543. Shaele
544. Shmex
545. Scharnhorst87
546. Schiwago
547. Schlock
548. Schneefuchs
549. Schnitter_Zwei
550. Schnittertm
551. SchwarzFrost
552. SiemaSeppo
553. Silver
554. SilverHawke
555. Silversurfer70
556. Silverton
557. simolens
558. SirKlasu
559. sixor82
560. SkitzyFox
561. SmallZhe
562. Smeghedd117
563. snakeyes1948
564. SneakyNibbler
565. Snomanmake
566. Solstafir
567. SomnusSenior
568. Somrug
569. sooner62
570. Lord_Soviettron
571. Spartan0090
572. Spaten66
573. Spearhead
574. SpiritOfNoPen
575. Spitfire
576. Spyder
577. Spychacz
578. Spyshadow01
579. SSSK
580. Stabbingtime
581. Stahlvormund92
582. Staufener
583. SteelHeroe
584. StiltedKiwi28
585. STIRLS_MDFC
586. Stormlord
587. Stratzi
588. SturmOstfriese
589. Suberb
590. SU-FIREWALKER
591. Super_J-K
592. Surlytanker
593. Susanowo_1998
594. SuwalskiYaReX85
595. Sverige
596. SZymoin666
597. TA55U
598. TabulaRasa
599. Tachikoma_0808
600. taimo123
601. TakeTh1s
602. Talyus
603. Tank_Sniper
604. TankFranky
605. tankhunter0815
606. tankist_49
607. Tankratte
608. Tanktostepone
609. TanK-x
610. TaperHarley
611. Taqu
612. Tarkus
613. Tathris
614. tazol
615. TBFreak
616. TeamM6123
617. Tebor
618. TeKa
619. Tenam
620. teufala
621. Tevix
622. The_Viking68
623. The5thchild
624. TheGreenTank
625. The-Madman
626. ThePsychoCat
627. TheQuietOne
628. Thernadomguy
629. TheSerpentMage
630. thewolfpack
631. thibaut1420
632. thierryimmel
633. ThirdPanther
634. Thorn66
635. Thorolfson
636. thud
637. Thurim
638. Tiananmen1989
639. Tiger1964
640. Tigerlover
641. Tigger
642. Tikburg
643. TimMardon
644. TobiichiOrigami
645. TODESENGEL777
646. Todor14x
647. Tom_Jones_72
648. tomcat_SRB
649. Tomin4tor
650. Tomkopol
651. Toomanysecrets
652. TopSgt
653. Torti007
654. Tuna
655. Tyrex321
656. Uglyn
657. Unforgiven75
658. UrsulPolar
659. UszczeliX
660. vadda959
661. ValiVaDoboara
662. Valkyrie7
663. Varro
664. veldmaarschalk
665. Velside
666. Veuxlarius
667. VIHAR
668. von_Grimm
669. von_chom
670. von_Rummelsdorf
671. Vovencjusz
672. VTek46
673. W00dbury
674. Wackensack
675. waidler
676. Wallo
677. Wasulf
678. Weber13
679. werewolf1966
680. wezzie88
681. What_crysis
682. WHISKEY_07
683. WildBiker
684. WillDie4Money
685. windows_xp
686. WOJTOON
687. Wolfaar
688. Wolt_01
689. ww60
690. x9x0x8x4
691. Xarven
692. xBIG_TUNAx
693. XBigBenX
694. XCXSCYCO
695. Xorphitus
696. xRoCC
697. XxcukaxX
698. XxoAlExAnDeRoX
699. yoloman1224
700. YourfriendlyGI
701. Zacom
702. Zedarot
703. Zerhuskly
704. Zip50
705. Zoxx
706. Zullu-09
707. zupermanneke

 

There are 707 players on the list. The campaign rules state that at least 45% participation rate is required for a solid victory on missions, this means at least 319 players (318.15, rounded up) must complete the missions for them to succeed.

Again, 319 players must complete the missions.

28 minutes ago, Krieger22 said:

Betrayal (PvP Random Battles, obviously a trap, do not fucking do this)

Need to emphasis this point: DO NOT FUCKING DO BETRAYAL.

The reason for this is that if the mission succeeds OR fails in any way, we will have effectively attacked the US Army as described in the story. This means any further legitimate opportunities with them will be effectively lost, and we may have to directly fight them in a much more difficult (and grindy) mission later on.

If the mission gains 15-35% participation, we will LOSE the most played vehicle and suffer manpower losses. As long as the participation remains under 15%, it will count as not attempted and we will "win" this mission.

The only winning move is to not play.

Don't. Fucking. Do it.

When things get stealth changed and not necessarily for the better, yes. Have a 9.8k dpm 99A2.

Centralized thread to contain all the rage and despair, after seeing the quality results of the October 7 update.

Notes for reference:

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Tier 1-6 Overhaul

In this Update, we are beginning the work on the previously announced Tier 1 to Tier 6 overhaul of existing vehicles. The goals of this overhaul are to address the power gaps between Tiers and to bring the over-performing as well as underperforming vehicles to the fold. The progression between Tiers should feel smoother and the vehicles better balanced, allowing you to effectively resist an enemy two Tiers higher. In general, we are aiming for the classes to be as such:

• MBTs: Poor baseline accuracy, only small accuracy penalty for moving, poor camouflage and poor viewrange
• LTs: Average baseline accuracy, major accuracy penalty for moving, average camouflage and good viewrange
• TDs: Excellent baseline accuracy, massive accuracy penalty for moving, good camouflage and average viewrange
• AFVs: Excellent camouflage and viewrange

To that end, we are introducing the following changes to Tier 1-6 vehicles:

Shell Changes

With the firepower changes, the ideas is to have the AP shells as universal mid-range ammunition, HEAT shells against lighter targets and MBT areas that aren’t the thickest, HEAT-MP shells to deal minimum guaranteed damage, HE shells versus the thinnest armor as well as external modules and HESH shells versus angled armor as well as modules.

We have overhauled the penetration of AP shells of different classes as such:

• MBTs and AFVs lose 25% of nominal penetration at 500m, penetration drop starts at 150m (except for the Leopard series, which starts at 250m)
• LTs lose 20% of nominal penetration at 600m, penetration drop starts at 150m
• TDs lose 15% of nominal penetration at 700m, penetration drop starts at 150m

Furthermore:

• Most HEAT shells lost their special bonus to damage dealt
• Most HESH shells were rebalanced by reducing their baseline damage (it is now 10% lower than that of the corresponding AP shells) and by setting the module damage bonus to 35%
• Tier 1 to 5 HESH shells had their bonus to the chance to set engines on fire reduced from 300% to 100%
• Tier 6 HESH shells had their bonus to the chance to set engines on fire reduced from 300% to 200%
• Light Tanks, Tank Destroyers and Armored Fighting Vehicles now have the same instant ammo type swap ability as the MBTs do

Additional Tier 1-6 Changes

• Overhauled and fixed the armor model of many, if not most, affected MBTs as well as some other vehicles
• Smoke grenades and generators can be used more often across the board
• Most firepower and mobility parameters have been overhauled to a degree
• All Tier 1 to 6 MBTs have had their lower frontal plate thicknesses reduced by 30mm to 100mm in order to make them easier to penetrate up close, but also sufficiently protected at longer distances
• Overhauled the parameters of ATGMs in order for them to become easier to control
• AMX-13 DCA: Improved the armor in stock configuration
• AMX-13 DCA: Added a new armor set upon installing the Improved Turret module, which protects the vehicle frontally from 20mm and 30mm autocannons at 300m or more
• AMX-30B2, AMX-40, AMX-50: These vehicles now have 330m viewrange and 10% camouflage by default
• AMX-30B2: Corrected the camouflage penalty for shooting, it now corresponds to the usual value of 22.5%
• AMX-30B2, AMX-40, AMX-30B2 Brenus: Fixed the internal module layout
• Begleitpanzer 57: HE shell penetration increased from 20mm to 36mm
• BMD-2: Stock ATGM penetration increased from 430mm to 850mm, upgraded ATGM penetration increased from 600mm to 800mm
• BMD-4: 100mm HE shell damage increased from 555 to 700, penetration reduced from 45mm to 40mm
• BMP-2: Upgraded ATGM penetration increased from 750mm to 800mm
• BMP-3: 100mm HE shell damage increased from 555 to 700, penetration reduced from 45mm to 40mm
• BVP M-80A: HE shell penetration increased from 13mm to 16mm
• Dragoon 300: This vehicle now has a proper HESH shell with 215 damage and 350mm penetration
• EE-18 Sucuri II: Ready Rack time between shots changed to 4.29s and the shell reload time to 7.6s
• FV701 Scimitar: PELE shell penetration reduced from 100mm to 90mm
• FV721 Fox: This vehicle now has the Improved Cooling module
• Gvozdika: Fixed the gun depression in order for the gun not to clip into the hull
• Chieftain Mk.6: This vehicle now has the Improved Cooling module
• Chieftain Mk.10: Additional armor thickness on the turret increased from 50mm to 100mm
• IT-1: Reduced the armor across the board
• Leopard 2AV: Fixed this vehicle’s 105mm penetration
• M60: Fixed this tank’s progression
• Magach series: Improved the rate of fire across the board except for Magach 7A (where it was reduced)
• Magach 5 hitpoints increased from 1750 to 2600
• Magach 6B hitpoints increased from 2300 to 2800
• Magach 7A hitpoints increased from 2850 to 3000
• Magach 7C hitpoints increased from 2850 to 3000
• OA-82 Jarmila II: Fixed this vehicle’s bugged black textures
• Sabre is now properly armored with its thickness corresponding to that of the Scorpion Kastet AFV

Note: there have been more changes to higher tier vehicles as well, they weren't documented in the patch notes. Feedback on such changes should be noted here as well for completeness.

https://aw.my.games/en/news/general/maintenance-october-7

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On the 8th of October 2021, starting from 8:00 CEST (7th of October, 11 PM PDT), the server will not be available for 5 hours due to the application of Update 0.37.8473

 

 

List of Update 0.37.8473 Changes

 

Tier 1-6 Overhaul

In this Update, we are beginning the work on the previously announced Tier 1 to Tier 6 overhaul of existing vehicles. The goals of this overhaul are to address the power gaps between Tiers and to bring the over-performing as well as underperforming vehicles to the fold. The progression between Tiers should feel smoother and the vehicles better balanced, allowing you to effectively resist an enemy two Tiers higher. In general, we are aiming for the classes to be as such:

• MBTs: Poor baseline accuracy, only small accuracy penalty for moving, poor camouflage and poor viewrange
• LTs: Average baseline accuracy, major accuracy penalty for moving, average camouflage and good viewrange
• TDs: Excellent baseline accuracy, massive accuracy penalty for moving, good camouflage and average viewrange
• AFVs: Excellent camouflage and viewrange

To that end, we are introducing the following changes to Tier 1-6 vehicles:

Shell Changes

With the firepower changes, the ideas is to have the AP shells as universal mid-range ammunition, HEAT shells against lighter targets and MBT areas that aren’t the thickest, HEAT-MP shells to deal minimum guaranteed damage, HE shells versus the thinnest armor as well as external modules and HESH shells versus angled armor as well as modules.

We have overhauled the penetration of AP shells of different classes as such:

• MBTs and AFVs lose 25% of nominal penetration at 500m, penetration drop starts at 150m (except for the Leopard series, which starts at 250m)
• LTs lose 20% of nominal penetration at 600m, penetration drop starts at 150m
• TDs lose 15% of nominal penetration at 700m, penetration drop starts at 150m

Furthermore:

• Most HEAT shells lost their special bonus to damage dealt
• Most HESH shells were rebalanced by reducing their baseline damage (it is now 10% lower than that of the corresponding AP shells) and by setting the module damage bonus to 35%
• Tier 1 to 5 HESH shells had their bonus to the chance to set engines on fire reduced from 300% to 100%
• Tier 6 HESH shells had their bonus to the chance to set engines on fire reduced from 300% to 200%
• Light Tanks, Tank Destroyers and Armored Fighting Vehicles now have the same instant ammo type swap ability as the MBTs do

Additional Tier 1-6 Changes

• Overhauled and fixed the armor model of many, if not most, affected MBTs as well as some other vehicles
• Smoke grenades and generators can be used more often across the board
• Most firepower and mobility parameters have been overhauled to a degree
• All Tier 1 to 6 MBTs have had their lower frontal plate thicknesses reduced by 30mm to 100mm in order to make them easier to penetrate up close, but also sufficiently protected at longer distances
• Overhauled the parameters of ATGMs in order for them to become easier to control
• AMX-13 DCA: Improved the armor in stock configuration
• AMX-13 DCA: Added a new armor set upon installing the Improved Turret module, which protects the vehicle frontally from 20mm and 30mm autocannons at 300m or more
• AMX-30B2, AMX-40, AMX-50: These vehicles now have 330m viewrange and 10% camouflage by default
• AMX-30B2: Corrected the camouflage penalty for shooting, it now corresponds to the usual value of 22.5%
• AMX-30B2, AMX-40, AMX-30B2 Brenus: Fixed the internal module layout
• Begleitpanzer 57: HE shell penetration increased from 20mm to 36mm
• BMD-2: Stock ATGM penetration increased from 430mm to 850mm, upgraded ATGM penetration increased from 600mm to 800mm
• BMD-4: 100mm HE shell damage increased from 555 to 700, penetration reduced from 45mm to 40mm
• BMP-2: Upgraded ATGM penetration increased from 750mm to 800mm
• BMP-3: 100mm HE shell damage increased from 555 to 700, penetration reduced from 45mm to 40mm
• BVP M-80A: HE shell penetration increased from 13mm to 16mm
• Dragoon 300: This vehicle now has a proper HESH shell with 215 damage and 350mm penetration
• EE-18 Sucuri II: Ready Rack time between shots changed to 4.29s and the shell reload time to 7.6s
• FV701 Scimitar: PELE shell penetration reduced from 100mm to 90mm
• FV721 Fox: This vehicle now has the Improved Cooling module
• Gvozdika: Fixed the gun depression in order for the gun not to clip into the hull
• Chieftain Mk.6: This vehicle now has the Improved Cooling module
• Chieftain Mk.10: Additional armor thickness on the turret increased from 50mm to 100mm
• IT-1: Reduced the armor across the board
• Leopard 2AV: Fixed this vehicle’s 105mm penetration
• M60: Fixed this tank’s progression
• Magach series: Improved the rate of fire across the board except for Magach 7A (where it was reduced)
• Magach 5 hitpoints increased from 1750 to 2600
• Magach 6B hitpoints increased from 2300 to 2800
• Magach 7A hitpoints increased from 2850 to 3000
• Magach 7C hitpoints increased from 2850 to 3000
• OA-82 Jarmila II: Fixed this vehicle’s bugged black textures
• Sabre is now properly armored with its thickness corresponding to that of the Scorpion Kastet AFV

General Changes

• Added the missing achievement progression for the Apocalypse season
• Removed the bonus damage part from shell tooltips
• Corrected the machinegun bullet damage on multiple vehicles (it now corresponds to the actual machinegun caliber)
• Fixed an issue where some vehicles with the “Improved Transmission” module did not receive the boost to their maximum speed (this affects the following vehicles: PL-01, VT-5, WPB Anders, ZTQ-15 and Seon’gun-915)
• Fixed the crew collision models on multiple vehicles
• Fixed the gun blast effect for multiple vehicles
• Multiple tanks had their armor checked for errors, replacing tiny incorrectly thick areas with correct thicknesses (the “Merkava Mk.1 has 9999 armor areas” issue)
• Multiple skins and Premium versions of progression tanks have had their armor different from the baseline version, this was fixed
• C1 Ariete: Corrected the ammo rack placement to make it historically accurate (ammo is no longer located in its turret bustle, but correctly under the turret)
• Dragun 125 now has the Troop Compartment module
• K-153C: Fixed an issue where the vehicle allowed you to fire and control two missiles at the same time without having unlocked the required upgrade
• KPz-70: Fixed the 120mm gun barrel size
• M109A6 Paladin: The hull is now 20mm thick and the turret 40mm thick
• M48 GAU-8: Fixed an issue where various Consumables improving maximum speed (such as Synthetic Oil) wouldn’t work on this vehicle
• Object 490: The machinegun now properly depresses and elevates along with the main gun
• WZ-1224: The model now has antennae
• Grindelwald: The tank under tarp objects no longer make you stuck
• Special Operation “Death”: Fixed an issue where, upon death, players could spawn at the very beginning even if they advanced well into the base
• Special Operation “Death”: Fixed the collision model of several objects (for example, the SAM launchers) so you do not get stuck on them anymore
• Special Operation “Famine”: Increased the amount of allied convoy hitpoints on the Insane difficulty
• Fixed the M60A3 SLEP Rough Rider icon in the Raiders on the Storm window
• Fixed an issue where closing the in-game browser would lead to a game crash
• Fixed a number of smaller visual model issues
• Fixed a number of smaller map issues
• Fixed several other issues that caused the game to crash

Low tier hell hole is about to get worse.