Getting to Know the Encyclopedia

Pilots!

Did you know that you don’t necessarily have to download and install the client in order to check out all the planes in the game? Sure, the tech trees in the media section are a start in giving you an overview of the game’s air fleet, but if you want to delve deeper into the subject to discover all the details of every plane there is, then you’ll need the Encyclopedia!

Neatly tucked away in a sub-menu of the ‘Game’ section here on the site, the Encyclopedia – sometimes referred to as the 'Plane-opedia,' referring to World of Tanks’ own Tankopedia – is often overlooked by World of Warplanes newcomers. Today, we want to right that wrong by telling you all the neat things that the Encyclopedia allows you to do and how you can use it to your advantage.

What the Encyclopedia Can Do for You

The World of Warplanes Encyclopedia is a very powerful tool. It allows you to:

• Review all the planes available in the game
• Get basic information on all aircraft, such as:
  • Tier
  • Class
  • Number of Crew required
  • XP cost
  • Credit price
• Check out all the available modules for each plane and see their different stats
• Judge the impact of possible module configurations on your plane’s performance
• Compare planes against each other

On the Encyclopedia’s main page, you’ll see the entirety of the game’s air fleet. If you’re looking for a particular aircraft, you can either look for it using the search field on the left or use the multitude of filters on the right, allowing you to filter your selection by nation or specific aircraft class. 

If you’re looking for the historical context, you can check out the Nations article, which is located at the top of the page.

What You Can Do for the Encyclopedia

The best thing that you can do for the Encyclopedia is use it plentifully for all your plane information needs – that’s what it’s been designed for and where its great strength lies!

1. Once you’ve browsed through the main page and found the plane that you’re looking for, click on its preview picture to enter its personal file. 

2. You’ll see a short description of the chosen plane as well as an overview of its basic stock configuration of modules. 

3. If you hover your cursor over any of the displayed modules, a little ‘i’ symbol in the upper corner will appear, prompting you to click it. If you do, a sub-menu will open from it, displaying the specifications of your chosen item as well as all the other planes that it is compatible with.

4. However, it isn’t until you click on ‘Module upgrades’ that the Encyclopedia reveals its true power. Choosing this option makes a whole new section appear, showing you all the other modules that are available on other configurations of your aircraft.

5. Hover your mouse over any of the new modules to see how its installation would change the specifications of your plane. What’s more, this feature allows you to instantly see the impact that the new module would have on the overall performance of your plane. The Encyclopedia dynamically calculates the difference between the plane’s stock version and the new configuration, so you can easily tell whether a module boosts or reduces your aircraft's abilities in a specific category. 

By clicking on any module, you can make it a permanent selection. This allows the Encyclopedia to take the previewed changes into account, so you can add or remove other modules on the newly selected configuration.

6. If at any time you’ve seen enough and want to quickly switch back to the stock modules of your plane, click on ‘Restore standard configuration.’

Make sure you use the Encyclopedia well in order to familiarize yourself with the different capabilities of your own and your enemies’ aircraft. Modules are a great way to drastically alter the performance of a plane, and you’d be well advised to get to know the various configurations of every one of them in order to better utilize them in the sky!

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