CM Covert Disclosures No.3: Updates from Smin

[Silesian_Lynx]

And besides, the UK is still waiting for its M22 to be playable in its ground tree

[Armen_Lozone]

eh? what about germany??

[Flak_Dancer]

So no news about BRs changes???

[DevilO6]

It seems like he still lives in the past, you know, when Italy and Germany ties were VERY STRONG.

[NoodleCup31]

Only for Freccia

[Smin1080p_WT]

@SPANISH_AVENGER

It has been discussed a lot in these Forums and the old ones; shell rooms should not detonate and cause such catastrophic damages as they currently do! The explosive inside these shells is stable and insensitive, and encased in thick metal caps. Until this is changed, the currently unrealistic behaviour will pose a massive hinderance to American Battleships, since it turns their barbettes into artificial weakspots that shouldn’t behave as such.

Hey.

Yes we do have an internal report on this to check it out.

[NoodleCup31]

@Smin1080p_WT any news about the next BR changes?

[DevilO6]

Why are people mad about Br changes here?

[_Woe]

@Smin1080p_WT

Make sure to let us know what kind of stats you’d like to see in the next article, and we’ll see if we can pull them.

• How many players return to hangar before a match starts(without spawning a vehicle) and on what maps this happens most.

• How many players leave a match early when they have vehicles they could spawn in and what maps this happens on the most.

• How many players change their single map ban to the newest map release after an update

[SPANISH_AVENGER]

Thank you for the good news and for your quick reply! <3

As a Naval enthusiast and American player, these are VERY good news. I am hopeful, will be looking forward to news in regards to this- also quite looking forward to the next major update and the next event vehicle which you teased as German Ground!

[thethrill820]

@Smin1080p_WT Console (And maybe PC?) still can’t save sight presets.

Any News on that?

[StormRyder13]

UK Ram II this is joyous. Now, hopefully, it has the incorrect “M4A5” removed for the UK one at least(but hopefully both)

Obligatory link to the bug report: Community Bug Reporting System

[dotSHINI]

now can we give france their df105 so they stop complaining as well?

[Vamilad]

France remains without a high tier tech tree IFV.

Please add the EBRC Jaguar.

[AlvisWisla]

@Smin1080p_WT

Since the Skink is already in the British tree, and for a long time now there have been requests for the M4A5 (Ram II) to go to the British tree, the devs will also add the Ram II to the British tree as a premium as well. Both trees will keep both vehicles too, meaning both nations will now simply have both vehicles. The addition of these vehicles doesn’t affect any current or future plans for SPAA and other vehicles for these nations — this is simply an “extra bonus” on-top.

Thank you so much.
This is purely good.
I get to re-start my 3.7 Britain lineup in the future, and USA gets a Skink.

@Smin1080p_WT

The devs are also working on an overall revamp of aircraft test flights. Those of you who have been here since the early days probably know that aircraft test flight maps haven’t changed much, but we do have a lot of them. The new test flights are still very early on, but we can say they will follow a similar sort of approach as what tank test drives offer, with a range of practical features like targets scaled for BR, selectable spawn positions, re-spawning targets and perhaps some other elements too that are still being discussed.

Very appreciated.

[Arcadia_Nyx]

@Smin1080p_WT

New visual effects

The next major will have a plethora of visual effect updates that we’ll likely cover close to the major. However, one exciting addition that we wanted to point out is LERX Vapor for jet aircraft! Take a look at some of the screenshots of this effect, please bear in mind that this is still Work-In-Progress and is subject to change.

As a photo creator, I’ve been waiting for this change for over 5 years! Already! Can’t wait for the update!!!
Thanks for the best job! :3

[Morvran]

@Smin1080p_WT

Vapour trails look epic but any news on things like the SHars getting any bug fixes? Waiting 2 years for some of them

Also, any news with regard to BR change?

[Kmdo_Peach]

Event vehicle will be German ground.

accidentally quoted the change to the Freccia lol, cant delete that part.
But I do wonder if they added/removed missile count

[Morvran]

Thank you for including cockpit view. Too often SIM is forgotten.

[KhorneFlakez1337]

@Smin1080p_WT

Since the Skink is already in the British tree, and for a long time now there have been requests for the M4A5 (Ram II) to go to the British tree, the devs will also add the Ram II to the British tree as a premium as well. Both trees will keep both vehicles too, meaning both nations will now simply have both vehicles. The addition of these vehicles doesn’t affect any current or future plans for SPAA and other vehicles for these nations — this is simply an “extra bonus” on-top.

Grant (tech tree) and Locust for Britain when?