Summer Update Released
Another Free Trial Period!
As the very alert will have noticed quickly, the Summer Update has been released. You may also have noticed that they are running another Free Trial Period from Yesterday (Wed 29 August) through the weekend, ending on Monday. Once again this means that you can get friends and family to try the full game for free, courtesy of Steam. It should be a busy few days on the servers!
Enjoy the new map - Krivoi Rog. We think it will convert a lot of people to tanking, with the new look to the game from the graphics enhancements and the huge engagement ranges. The full change log for the update is linked in the earlier posts. Head over to the forums and let us know what you think of the additions and changes to the game.
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Summer Update Details and Screenshots!
We know how much people like to see more information on the updates, so here are a bunch of screen-shots for you, along with some more information - and the change-log on the forums.
More detail on the new and updated features:
- New map - "Krivoi Rog". This is set on the plains of the southern Ukraine in late 1943 and allows the German Tiger tank to show at its very best, matching its firepower against the speed and agility of the Russian T-34. This map also puts the new long view distances and higher player numbers to good use - giving massed tank engagements over an unprecedented 24 square kilometers of play area with a view distance of 3,000 meters.
- New vehicle - the mid-war German Panzer IVG. This one bridges the gap between the under-powered early-war German tanks and the very powerful later-war machines.
Graphical enhancements - The game now features an all new adaptive bloom system that aside from looking amazing (even at low resolutions) also simulates the effect of the eye adjusting when looking at bright areas. We have even added the in-game anti-aliasing and anisotropic filtering settings for even more eye-candy.
- New vehicle features including a manual tank shell reloading option and a dynamic camera movement system for when driving or riding in vehicles.
New system for locational and damage type specific pain and death sounds. For example, head shots will result in a quieter death sound, shots to the lower torso will result in a loud screaming death sound.
- Many new server admin requested options and features include forced team balance, banning by ROID and improved Idle Kick.
- As always, there is a long list of other new and updated features, plus bug fixes – see the full changelog on the forums HERE!
And the screenshots for you:
