Introducing Global Operations PTS

Field of View Update

Camera Field of View values have been updated:

• Default Field of View was changed from 80 to 55
• Minimum Field of View was changed from 65 to 40
• Maximum Field of View remains unchanged at 110

Component Damage

We've removed a feature which prevented certain components (specifically tracks) from taking additional damage when already destroyed and repairing. Tracked vehicles can once again be continually immobilized by shooting the tracks before they are fully repaired.

Updated Shaders

We've updated the in-game shaders to improve the visual fidelity of our vehicles. Players should notice an improvement in the model visual quality in both the Garage and in battle.

Notification Overhaul

In response to player feedback, we've updated our notifications to provide more concise and relevant information to players. As a result, the following changes have been made:

• All notifications except those social in nature now fade away shortly after appearing
• Social notifications will remain visible until acted on to ensure friend and platoon requests aren't missed
• Match result notifications have been streamlined to allow for more details to be visible through the redesigned tool-tip
• The notification log now organizes notices into 3 main categories; Match Results, Social Notices, and a Log of all remaining notices

Base Removed

After evaluating the current Base implementation and determining it was not meeting the goals set out for the feature, we've decided to remove the current Base implementation from the player garage.

As a result, the following passive bonuses provided by the Base will now be integrated into player's baseline rewards:

• Premium Account Time Cost: -5%
• Credits: 5%
• Retrofit Cost: -10%
• Repair Cost: -10%
• Commander XP: 10%
• Crew XP: 10%
• Global Reputation: 50%

With the removal of the Base, players should now also notice a decrease in garage load times when first entering the garage and exiting a match.

Tier 3 Prerequisite Changes

To reduce the complexity involved with getting from Tier 2 to Tier 3, the following changes have been made:

• The Prerequisite for Tier 3 blocks in both Wölfli and Marat's dealer trees will now all unlock once the user gets a Tier 2 vehicle within that dealer to Renown. This means that once a player reaches renowned status in a Tier 2 vehicle they will immediately gain the ability to purchase any Tier 3.
• The Prerequisite for the Tier 4 SPG blocks will be changed to simply require 50 battles, regardless of the mode. This is no different from the current system, where the player can unlock it through playing PVE and PVP battles, but it simplifies the display to better indicate battles of any mode will count.
• As a temporary measure, the Chieftain Tier 5 block will now branch off of the Russian MBT line. Once the remaining British MBTs are added, the line will return to its original format

Miscellaneous

• Player battalion tags are now visible in the friends list
• The Custom Match tool-tip will now display the minimum number of players required per team when attempting to launch a match
• Added an option in the settings menu to disable grass from rendering while in 1st person camera mode (sniper mode)
• Players are now able to click on sections of the vehicle overview screen to lead them the appropriate sub-menu
• Global Chat now has a tooltip
• Platoon leaders queue buttons will now light up when all members are ready, platoon members queue buttons will remain grayed out
• Switching between queues (PvP, PvE, Global Operations) as a Platoon leader will now force unready all members of the platoon