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World of Tanks

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World of Tanks
World of Tanks cover
Developers
Wargaming
Engines
Bigworld
Core
Release dates
Windows October 30, 2010
World of Tanks guide on StrategyWiki
World of Tanks on Wikipedia
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Warnings

This game requires a constant internet connection for all game modes.
World of Tanks
World of Tanks 2010
World of Tanks Blitz 2015

Key points

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

General information

Official site
Official Wiki
Official Mod Hub
Reddit

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Official website
Always online (requires a constant internet connection to play)
Windows
All versions require Wargaming.net account

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

System Location
Windows %APPDATA%\wargaming.net\WorldOfTanks

Video settings

Template:Video settings

Widescreen resolution

Resolution settings can be customized further than what is available in-game.[1]
Set resolution in preferences.xml[1]
  1. Go to %APPDATA%\wargaming.net\WorldOfTanks
  2. Edit preferences.xml
  3. Change widescreenWidth and widescreenHeight to match your resolution.
  4. 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
  5. Save your changes.

Windowed

Set resolution in preferences.xml[1]
  1. Go to %APPDATA%\wargaming.net\WorldOfTanks
  2. Edit preferences.xml
  3. Change the windowedWidth and windowedHeight values to match your resolution.
  4. 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
  5. 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]
  1. Go to <path-to-game>\res
  2. Make a backup of engine_config.xml
  3. Download WoT Binary XML Viewer/Editor, extract, install and run it.
  4. In WoT Binary XML Viewer/Editor, open <path-to-game>\res\engine_config.xml (as "All Files (*.*)").
  5. Change the maxFrameRate (gameplay FPS cap) and reducedFrameRate (garage FPS cap) values as desired.
  6. 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 settings

Template:Input settings

Audio settings

Template:Audio settings

Network

Multiplayer types

Type Native Players Notes
Local play
LAN play
Online play
60 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)[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

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 9, 11
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

Middleware

Middleware Notes
Physics Havok
Audio Wwise
Interface Scaleform

Stats Tools

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) XP XP, Vista, 7, 8, 10 (64-bit)
Processor (CPU) 2.2 GHz, SSE2 Intel Core i5-3330
System memory (RAM) 1.5 GB for XP; 2 GB for Vista, 7, 8, 10 4 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 16 GB 30 GB
Video card (GPU) Nvidia GeForce 6600GT
ATI X800
256 MB of VRAM
DirectX 9.0c compatible 		Nvidia GeForce GTX660
AMD Radeon HD 7850
2 GB of VRAM
DirectX 9.0c compatible

References