World of Warplanes 1.8 is on the way, with a host of new stuff to check out!
War Cache
A twist on our usual events, discounts, and missions, the War Cache presents you with bite-sized tasks that give big rewards! Play the missions, earn special tokens, and get prizes like Credits, Consumables, Premium planes, and more!
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Plane Birthdays
Gain additional rewards for your most decorated and experienced aircraft by celebrating their birthday in-game! Depending on their age, your planes will be able to grant you tons of new bonuses -- if you come back and play your honorees on their big day!
New Premium Planes
The main prize of War Cache (see above) will be the ability to acquire any of the new tier VIII Premium aircraft of 1.8, either at a discount or completely free! All three warbirds possess unique flight characteristics, lending themselves to different kinds of play styles that suit both beginners and pros.
New Consumables, New Equipment
Another helpful thing we're introducing are new equipment pieces and Consumables. Expect to see three new types of Consumables (one for each plane class) in both regular and Premium versions, as well as multiple new equipment items that will allow you to further personalize your aircraft. Grab all of these new goodies early (and for free!) during our War Cache event or save some Credits to acquire them the old-fashioned way when they become available at a later point.
Last But Not Least...
Update 1.8 is also packed with a ton of other new features that will all do their part to improving your game. Expect to see a new client-side control prediction,two-player Flights, a new social network login ability, balancing adjustments and a range of new achievements for flights -- coming all in this update!
Messerschmitt Me 109TL 109 TL - Germany tier VIII multirole fighter
Mitsubishi J8M Shusui - Japan tier VIII fighter
Flights
The maximum number of Flight members is reduced to two players in order to decrease the impact of Flights on team balance and battle results. Explanation at the Developer Blog
System Balance
Weapons have an improved ability to deal critical damage. Now the damaging of wings and tails will happen more often
Tech Tree
German and American bombs were replaced with more powerful analogues
I-220 - reduced autocannon overheating time for 20 mm B-20
Great Britain
Fantome - Increased maneuverability and speed characteristics, increased HP and weapons damage
Germany
Me P.1092 and Me P.1101 - the aircraft weapons are re-adjusted to efficiently fire in short bursts by reducing time before overheating and by significantly increasing weapons cooldown speed. The aircraft now also features reduced hit points and maneuverability, as well as reduced impact of the top weapon on the aircraft performance
Exteriors
10 new bonus emblems were added for Public Test participants who receive specific achievements. Corresponding emblems will be granted to players who were awarded "Public Test Participant" achievement during 1.7 Public Test
Equipment & Consumables
A wide range of new Equipment types and Consumables were added. They have a more pronounced effect on aircraft behavior. These will not be available for purchase in Depot. In order to obtain them, participate in War Cache, which comprises a set of special missions. By completing them, players can earn Tokens. Tokens can be used to get special prizes, including novelty Equipment unavailable for purchase in the Depot, as well as unique paint schemes and emblems, and discounts on Premium aircraft. Tokens can also be used to purchase new Premium aircraft of tier VIII.
Tokens:
During the event it will be possible to get 2 coupons Tokens once per 24h for logging into the game client;
It will be possible to earn coupons Tokens as a reward for completing the event battle missions;
It will be possible to purchase coupons Tokens for Gold. Exchange rate: 1 Coupon Token = 50 Gold
Prizes for participation in the event will be accrued randomly when coupons Tokens spent for the participation in the minigame
Prizes include new types of Equipment and Consumables (which will be temporarily unavailable for the purchase)
Prizes include event camouflages paint schemes and emblems (which will be unavailable for the purchase)
Prizes include discounts for purchasing Premium planes of III-VIII tierspurchasing Premium aircraft of tiers III–VIII
Tokens earned and purchased for Gold during the event can be used for the purchase of the new Premium planes
First Aid Kit: bonus to Crew protection against injury disabled. Added possibility to use the Consumable twice per battle
100-octane Gasoline, 120-octane Gasoline, Purified Kerosene: removed from the game. All items mounted on players' aircraft or stored in Depot were sold for their entire price
Self-Sealing Fuel Tank: renamed as Self-Sealing Fuel Tank I. Firefighting acceleration effect removed. The effect reducing chance of fire and damage from fire by 50% added
Inert Gas: renamed as Self-Sealing Fuel Tank II. Firefighting acceleration effect removed. The effect reducing chance of fire and damage from fire by 50% added
Fire Suppression System: renamed as Self-Sealing Fuel Tank III. Firefighting acceleration effect removed. The effect reducing chance of fire and damage from fire by 50% added
Controls
Client-side flight simulation (client-side physics) was implemented. It runs simultaneously with server-side calculations, making aircraft response to player's actions faster and timelier.
The system is designed to reduce the impact of network delays on game physics and control. If client-side calculations are found inconsistent with server data, the game client gradually adjusts aircraft position according to server calculations. The new feature can be enabled by clicking the checkbox "Increased Control Responsiveness" in the Game tab of the Settings screen
Training Room
The work principle of the Auto-Fill Bots button was changed. Now pressing the button will not remove bots which were previously added
New Group Achievements
Valuable Contribution- Awarded to all members of a Flight that destroyed at least 6 enemy aircraft. All Flight members must survive until this condition is met. Available in Standard battles only
Outstanding Contribution- Awarded to all members of a Flight that destroyed at least 9 enemy aircraft. All Flight members must survive until this condition is met. Available in Standard battles only
Superior Wing-Awarded to all members of a Flight that destroyed at least 3 enemy aircraft and received at least 40 points for enemy ground targets destroyed. All Flight members must survive until this condition is met. Available in Standard battles only
Distinguished Wing-Awarded to all members of a Flight that destroyed at least 4 enemy aircraft and received at least 60 points for enemy ground targets destroyed. All Flight members must survive until this condition is met. Available in Standard battles only
Group achievement Wrecking Crew renamed to Elite Wing
Markers
Default player's nicknames in alt-mode display were brought back to the Markers settings
Improved game registration and login
We've added the possibility to bind a social network profile to your regular account and log in through social networks: Facebook, Google+, etc
Sound
A sound effect indicating hits on enemy aircraft was added
Other
New game login screen added
Bugfix for when there was no blinking indication about battle start on the Windows taskbarwhen client was minimized
Bugfix for the sound level settings in the game client
The module order in the Hangar tab "Upgrades" was brought to a common design: engine, airframe, forward-firing weapon (cowling or wing-mounted weapon), rear gun, and outboard weapon
War Cache
Plane Birthdays