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World of Tanks
World of Tanks	2010
World of Tanks Blitz	2015

Warnings

This game requires a constant internet connection for all game modes.

World of Tanks is a multiplayer third-person, first-person, bird's-eye view and top-down view vehicle combat and MMO game in the World of Tanks series.

Key points

No cross-platform play with console or mobile players - World of Tanks Console and World of Tanks Blitz are completely separate games.

Has two clients for download, SD and HD, the difference is that the SD client take up less disk space and doesn't offer maximum resolution textures.^[1]

General information

Official Wiki

Official Mod Hub

Official Guide and Official Newcomers Guide

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Official website
Steam

All versions require a Wargaming.net account and a constant internet connection for all game modes.

Monetization

Type	Notes
Free-to-play	Give players access to a significant portion of their content without paying.

Microtransactions

No microtransactions information; you can edit this page to add it.

DLC and expansion packs

Name	Notes
Warhammer 40,000 Themed Pack
Steel Tiger Pack
Heroic Sherman Pack
Lightweight Fighter Pack
French Express Pack
Seafaring Viking Pack
Heavy Cavalry Pack
Free Starter Pack	Available for free.
Rugged Mountaineer Pack
Blistering Firebrand Pack
Premium Month Pack
Elusive Menace Pack
Nimble Sharpshooter Pack
Special Delivery Pack
Ruthless Champion Pack
Restless Raider Pack
Stealthy Threat Pack
Warhammer 40,000 Customization Pack

Essential improvements

Modifications

After community outcry about mods that gave players an unfair advantage, an official mod portal was created. All mods listed there are verified by Wargaming for performance and legality.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	%APPDATA%\wargaming.net\WorldOfTanks
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1407200/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Steam Cloud

Video

General settings.

Graphics settings, Screen tab.

Graphics settings, Details tab.

Graphics feature	WSGF	Notes
Widescreen resolution		For other settings see Widescreen resolution.
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen		See Widescreen resolution.
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)	70° to 120°
Windowed	See Windowed.
Borderless fullscreen windowed	Renders above the taskbar on Windows 10.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)	Standard Graphics: MSAA 2x, 4x, 8x ("Low", "Medium", "High"). Improved Graphics: FXAA ("High"), TSSAA ("Maximum").
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS and 120+ FPS	By default, gameplay is capped at 1000 FPS and garage is capped at 60 FPS (may fluctuate up to slightly higher values, e.g. 62 FPS in garage); see High frame rate.
High dynamic range display (HDR)	PlayStation 4 version only.
Color blind mode

Widescreen resolution

Resolution settings can be customized further than what is available in-game.^[2]

Set resolution in preferences.xml^[2]
Go to `%APPDATA%\wargaming.net\WorldOfTanks` Edit `preferences.xml` Change `widescreenWidth` and `widescreenHeight` to match your resolution. Change the `aspectRatio` value to match your aspect ratio: 4:3 resolutions: 1.333000 5:4 resolutions: 1.250000 16:10 resolutions: 1.600000 16:9 resolutions: 1.778000 48:9 resolutions: 5.333333 48:10 resolutions: 4.800000 Save your changes.

Windowed

Set resolution in preferences.xml^[2]
Go to `%APPDATA%\wargaming.net\WorldOfTanks` Edit `preferences.xml` Change the `windowedWidth` and `windowedHeight` values to match your resolution. Change the `aspectRatio` value to match your aspect ratio: 4:3 resolutions: 1.333000 5:4 resolutions: 1.250000 16:10 resolutions: 1.600000 16:9 resolutions: 1.778000 48:9 resolutions: 5.333333 48:10 resolutions: 4.800000 Save your changes.

High frame rate

Frame rate caps can be adjusted by editing variables in the engine_config.xml, which needs to be unpacked before it can be edited^{[citation needed]}

Go to <path-to-game>\res
Make a backup of engine_config.xml
Download WOT Binary XML Editor, extract, install and run it.
In WoT Binary XML Viewer/Editor, open <path-to-game>\res\engine_config.xml (as "All Files (*.*)").
Change the maxFrameRate (gameplay FPS cap) and reducedFrameRate (garage FPS cap) values as desired.
Save your changes.

Notes

Modifying settings in this file may cause problems with the game or potentially result in a banned account.^{[citation needed]}

Changes will be overwritten by future patches.

Input

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity		Can be adjusted for each aiming mode individually.
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support

Controller types

Audio

Sound settings.

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound
Subtitles		Only used in Bootcamp.
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost		Voice chat, if enabled, can still be heard when the game is unfocused

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Bulgarian
Simplified Chinese
Czech
Danish
Dutch
Finnish
French
German
Greek
Hungarian
Italian
Japanese
Korean
Norwegian
Polish
Portuguese
Brazilian Portuguese
Romanian
Russian
Spanish
Latin American Spanish
Swedish
Thai
Turkish
Ukrainian
Vietnamese

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Players	Notes
Local play
LAN play
Online play	60	Versus Maximum 30 players per team, co-op group in random matches (platoons) limited to 3 players

Connection types

Type	Native	Notes
Matchmaking		Based on battle tiers of vehicles used, player skill or statistics are not taken into account.
Peer-to-peer		Launcher uses Peer to Peer connection for downloading and updating the game (optional, turned on by default). Game itself doesn't use P2P connections.
Dedicated
Self-hosting
Direct IP

Ports

Protocol	Port(s) and/or port range(s)^[3]
TCP	80, 443, 5222, 5223
UDP	53, 3432, 3478, 3479, 5060, 5062, 12000–29999, 30443, 32800–32900

Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) support status is unknown.

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	11

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Physics	Havok
Audio	Wwise
Interface	Scaleform

Stats Tools

System requirements

Windows^[4]
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	7, 8	10, 11
Processor (CPU)	Dual-core, SSE2	Intel Core i5
System memory (RAM)	2 GB	4 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	60 GB	62 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce 8600 ATI Radeon HD 4550 DirectX 11 compatible	Nvidia GeForce GTX 660 AMD Radeon HD 7850 2 GB of VRAM
Other	Internet connection

A 64-bit operating system is recommended.

83GB HDD space required for HD client (includes maximum-quality textures).

Notes

↑
Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (1407200) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

References

↑ Graphics Settings Explained
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 How can I change the window resolution of the game? | World of Tanks Player Support
↑ Connection troubleshooter - last accessed on 2021-04-27
↑ System Requirements - last accessed on 2021-04-27

[Proton_path_note-2] Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
The app ID (1407200) may differ in some cases.
Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[2] File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.

[3] Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.

[4] The app ID (1407200) may differ in some cases.

[5] Treat backslashes as forward slashes.

[6] See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[1] Graphics Settings Explained

[resolution-3] 2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 How can I change the window resolution of the game? | World of Tanks Player Support

[4] Connection troubleshooter - last accessed on 2021-04-27

[5] System Requirements - last accessed on 2021-04-27

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Developers

	Wargaming
Engines
	Bigworld
	Core
Release dates
Windows	October 30, 2010
Reception
Metacritic	80
OpenCritic	75
IGDB	73
Taxonomy
Monetization	Free-to-play
Modes	Multiplayer
Perspectives	Third-person, First-person, Bird's-eye view, Top-down view
Controls	Direct control
Genres	Vehicle combat, MMO
Vehicles	Tank, Self-propelled artillery
Art styles	Realistic
Series	World of Tanks