With version 9.0, significant changes are coming to World of Tanks, so massive that the developers refer to it as an update that is among the largest in the history of the tactical online shooter. Especially visual improvements that are immediately noticeable should significantly enhance the battlefield experience.
However, WoT is not only getting a facelift, but it is also receiving new game content. With the historical battles, players will soon have a game mode available that allows for the reproduction of real battles as closely as possible. For example, in the Battle of Kursk, which took place from July 5 to July 16, 1943, only those vehicles that were actually present in this tank battle will be available for selection. This map, along with two others, marks the beginning.
Speaking of visual improvements. With the new PBS (physically based shading) shader technology, surfaces such as metal, rocks, paint, or wood are represented much more beautifully. Additionally, the tank models are receiving a facelift that comes with a significant increase in detail, making the combat vehicles look much more realistic. Like newly polished, but not washed with Perwoll, rather enriched with polygons.
It will soon also be more fun to shred other tanks, as in the event of an ammunition storage explosion, the turret will be launched into the air with version 9.0. Fans of World of Tanks have been longing for an expanded damage model for quite some time. Now, this has finally been addressed.
That the chassis, i.e., the individual tracks, now adapt independently to the terrain may sound initially unremarkable. However, when you look at these supposed details closely in the video, you quickly realize that such detail changes in movement are immediately noticeable, making them appear much more realistic.
In addition, besides the graphical advancement and the new game mode, you can expect various sound improvements, balance changes on several maps (Cost, Pearl River, Malinovka, and Sewerogorsk), and much more.
