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World of Tanks

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World of Tanks
World of Tanks cover
Developers
Wargaming
Publishers
Wargaming
Engines
Bigworld
Release dates
Windows October 30, 2010
World of Tanks on Wikipedia

Warnings

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

Key points

Poor performance due to not supporting multiple CPU cores; for adjustments see Help on FPS Performance.
No cross-platform play with Xbox 360 players.

General information

Official site
Official wiki
Reddit
Modifications

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Official website
Always online (requires a constant internet connection to play)
Windows

Essential improvements

Mods

World of Tanks has a very active Mod Community, as the game itself is quite easy to manipulate. Some of the more popular mods can be found below:

Gun Sight Mods

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

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System Location

Video settings

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Widescreen resolution

Resolution settings can be customized further than what is available in-game.[1]
Instructions

Windowed

Instructions

High frame rate

Instructions

Input settings

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Audio settings

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Network

Multiplayer types

Type Native Players Notes
Local play
LAN play
Online play
30 Maximum 15 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)[2]
TCP 80, 443, 1080, 3128, 8080, 8081, 8088, 8888, 20000-25000, 32801, 32803
UDP 53, 20010-20020, 32800-32900
Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) support status is unknown.

Other information

Tank Weak Spots*[1]

Stats Tools

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 2000, XP, Vista, 7, 8
Processor (CPU) 2.2 GHz, SSE2
System memory (RAM) 1.5 GB for XP; 2 GB for Vista, 7
Hard disk drive (HDD) 16 GB
Video card (GPU) GeForce 6600GT
ATI X800
256 MB of VRAM
DirectX 9.0c compatible

References