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Greetings, Commanders!

Today, we released the atmospheric World of Tanks soundtrack on Steam. We selected 19 compositions according to download and listening data on various streaming platforms. There are two versions of each track: dynamic, which will certainly get you in the mood for battle, and ambient, which is perfect for when you just want to chill out and relax.

How can I get my hands on the soundtrack?
Soundtracks are automatically added to your Library when downloaded. All new ones are delivered as music apps, which can be accessed directly from your soundtrack library: Steam > Library tab > Soundtracks.

More information about Soundtracks can be found on this dedicated Steam Support page.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1638640/
Download the new soundtrack and let it inspire you to victory!

Greetings, Commanders!

[h2]Personal Reserves[/h2]
Personal Reserves are entities that, upon activation, allow you to receive additional bonuses after each battle.
Regardless of your experience in World of Tanks, Personal Reserves can make the game even more enjoyable. By activating a Personal Reserve, you will receive a temporary bonus to earned experience or credits. If the duration of the Reserve expires during the battle, you will receive an additional bonus afterwards. Personal Reserves can be activated in Random Battles, Ranked Battles, tournaments, and Frontline mode.
In World of Tanks, there are four kinds of Personal Reserve, each granting an additional bonus to the following in-game resources:
Combat XP
Duration: 1, 2, or 4 hours.
Bonus Value: +25%, +50%, +100%, or +200% to XP earned in battle.

Free XP
Duration: 1 or 2 hours.
Bonus Value: +200% or +300% to Free XP earned in battle.

Crew XP
Duration: 1 or 2 hours.
Bonus Value: +100%, +200%, or +300% to Crew XP earned in battle.

Credits
Duration: 1 or 2 hours.
Bonus Value: +25% or +50% to credits earned in battle.

Each kind of Personal Reserve differs by its bonus value and duration.

[h2]Conditions of Use[/h2]
Personal Reserves are convenient to use and have a number of advantages:
• A Reserve can be activated at any moment.
• Received Reserves are not removed.
• The effect of an activated Reserve is cumulative with other bonuses and available actions.
However, certain restrictions are applied to Personal Reserves:
• You can activate up to three different Reserve types at the same time.
• Upon activation, the duration of a Reserve is limited.
• Once activated, you cannot cancel a Reserve.

[h2]Receiving Personal Reserves[/h2]
You can receive Personal Reserves as a reward for completing missions, in Ranked Battles mode, or by participating in certain in-game events. You can also purchase them in the Premium Shop or in-game Store.
To purchase Personal Reserves in the in-game Store:
1. Go to the STORE tab under the Battle! button in your Garage.
2. In the Service section, go to the Personal Reserves tab.
3. Choose a Reserve and click Purchase. The required sum of gold will be deducted from your game account.


You can find your Personal Reserves in the Depot in the Personal Reserves section. This section also shows the activated Reserves and an option to purchase them. Use filters by duration and bonus type to search for the Personal Reserves you need.


[h2]Activating Personal Reserves[/h2]
To activate a Reserve:
1. Go to the corresponding window from the Account menu. The number displayed under your name shows the Reserves available for activation.
2. On the Personal Reserves panel, click to view the available Personal Reserves.
3. Select a Reserve and click Activate.
4. In the confirmation window, click Confirm.


[h2]Consumables[/h2]
Use consumables to repair modules, increase vehicle performance, heal crew members, and extinguish fires during battle.
The Repair Kit, First Aid Kit, and Fire Extinguisher are reusable during a battle. Once activated, the consumable has a 90-second cooldown. A timer under the consumable icon informs you how long the cooldown will last. The consumable is removed after the battle if it was used at least once. To resupply it, you only need to pay once, regardless of the number of times it was activated during the battle.
Consumables fall into two types—standard and improved. Depending on the Tier, vehicles can have up to three slots for consumables. You cannot equip your vehicle with identical consumables of one type, but you may use a standard consumable with its improved version in one vehicle.
By default, consumables are activated by keys 4–6. unless the hotkeys have been remapped.

[h2]Standard Consumables[/h2]
Standard consumables purchased for credits.


Small Repair Kit. Repairs a damaged module or two damaged tracks or wheeled suspension. Can be used multiple times in a battle.

Small First Aid Kit. Treats an injured crew member and removes the stun effect from all the crew. The healed crew members can still be re-injured or stunned during the battle.

Manual Fire Extinguisher. Extinguishes fire in your vehicle. Once activated, no matter how soon after the fire started, the vehicle continues receiving fire damage for a short while.

100-octane Gasoline. Adds 5% to engine power and turret traverse speed for the course of the battle. Automatically activated at the beginning of the battle and effective for the whole battle. This consumable is suitable only for German, American, British, French, Czechoslovakian, Swedish, Italian, and Polish vehicles with gasoline engines.

Quality Oil. Adds 5% to engine power. Automatically activated at the beginning of the battle and effective for the course of the battle. Effect stacks with the Removed Speed Governor bonus. This consumable is suitable only for Chinese vehicles.

Lend-Lease Oil. Adds 5% to engine power. Automatically activated at the beginning of the battle and effective for the course of the battle. Effect stacks with the Removed Speed Governor bonus. This consumable is suitable only for Soviet vehicles.

Removed Speed Governor. Increases engine power by 10%. While enabled, gradually drains engine hit points. Can be enabled or disabled in battle multiple times. This consumable is purchased once and does not disappear after the battle. The effect stacks with Quality Oil and Lend-Lease Oil bonus. This consumable is suitable only for Chinese and Soviet vehicles.

[h2]Improved Consumables[/h2]
More expensive than standard consumables but still purchased for credits.


Large Repair Kit. Repairs all damaged modules upon activation. Passively adds 10% to module repair speed. Repaired modules can still be damaged again after the repair.

Large First Aid Kit. Treats all injured crew members and removes the stun effect instantly upon activation. The passive effect reduces stun duration by 5% and provides 15% to crew resistance to injuries. The healed crew members can still be re-injured or stunned during the battle.

Automatic Fire Extinguisher. Activates automatically after the vehicle catches fire and passively reduces the chance of engine fire by 10%. After the activation the vehicle continues receiving fire damage for a short while.

105-octane Gasoline. Adds 10% to engine power and turret traverse speed for the course of the battle. Automatically activated at the beginning of the battle and is effective for the course of the battle. This consumable is suitable only for German, American, British, French, Czechoslovakian, Swedish, Italian, and Polish vehicles with gasoline engines.

Consumables for Vehicle Crew. Provide a 10% bonus to major qualification, perks and skills of all crew members. These consumables are activated automatically in the beginning of battle and need to be resupplied after it.
• Extra Combat Rations—only available for Soviet vehicles.
• Case of Cola—only available for American vehicles.
• Chocolate—only available for German vehicles.
• Pudding and Tea—only available for British vehicles.
• Strong Coffee—only available for French vehicles.
• Improved Combat Rations—only available for Chinese vehicles.
• Onigiri—only available for Japanese vehicles.
• Buchty—only available for Czechoslovakian vehicles.
• Coffee with Cinnamon Buns—only available for Swedish vehicles.
• Spaghetti and Meat Sauce—only available for Italian vehicles.
• Bread with Smalec—only available for Polish vehicles.

Choose wisely and use consumables and Personal Reserves to improve your battle results!

Equipment is a category of additional systems, parts, and components that can improve a vehicle's combat characteristics and minimize its weaknesses.
In World of Tanks, there are two types of equipment: standard and special. Special equipment is divided into improved and Bounty.
Standard equipment can be purchased for credits. To purchase improved equipment, you'll need bonds—a special currency that can only be earned in certain battle modes, missions, and in-game activities. Bounty Equipment is earned in certain events, such as Battle Pass.
[h2]Standard Equipment[/h2]
[h3]Equipment Classes[/h3]
Standard equipment is divided into three classes depending on the cost and vehicle tier on which it can be mounted. The higher the equipment class, the higher the cost. Availability of the equipment classes depends on your vehicle:

• Class 3 equipment can be mounted on Tier II–IV vehicles and some Tier V or higher vehicles.
  
• Class 2 equipment available for Tier V–VII vehicles and some Tier VIII or higher vehicles.
  
• Class 1 equipment can be mounted on Tier VIII–X vehicles.
  

The exceptions are Camouflage Net and Spall Liner.
Camouflage Net is divided into Class 2 and Class 3. The Class 3 version can be mounted on Tier II–IV vehicles, and the Class 2 version on Tier V–X vehicles.
Spall Liner has no classes at all. Four different versions are available, each one suitable for certain vehicle type and tier:

• Light Spall Liner can be mounted on Tier V–X light tanks and light tank destroyers or SPGs based on an LT chassis.
  
• Medium Spall Liner can be mounted on Tier V–VII heavy tanks, as well as Tier V–X medium tanks and medium tank destroyers or SPGs based on an MT chassis.
  
• Heavy Spall Liner can be mounted on Tier VIII–X heavy tanks and tank destroyers or SPGs weighing less than 75 tons.
  
• Superheavy Spall Liner can be mounted on Tier VIII–X heavy tanks and tank destroyers or SPGs weighing 75 tons or more.
  

[h3]Equipment and Slots Categories[/h3]
Standard equipment improves one of the vehicle’s characteristics and, as well as classes, has four categories:

• Firepower
  
• Survivability
  
• Mobility
  
• Scouting
  

Each item of standard equipment is assigned to one of the categories that it affects. The exceptions are Improved Rotation Mechanism (corresponds to two categories—Firepower and Mobility) and Improved Ventilation (corresponds to all four categories).
The equipment is mounted in the slots that become available starting from Tier II vehicles. The number of available slots depends on the vehicle’s tier.

Starting from Tier VI vehicles, the first slot is assigned a certain category that depends on your vehicle type:

• Survivability for heavy tanks
  
• Mobility for medium tanks
  
• Scouting for light tanks
  
• Firepower for tank destroyers and SPGs
  

If the equipment's category corresponds to the category of the slot in which it is mounted, then the equipment provides an increased bonus to your vehicle. The one exception to this is Vertical Stabilizer, which has no increased bonus. If the categories don't match or the slot doesn't have a category, the equipment item provides the standard effect.
[h2]Special Equipment[/h2]
Special equipment is divided into improved and Bounty. Improved equipment provides a greater bonus to vehicle characteristics than standard equipment. The basic effect of Bounty Equipment is the same as that of the standard type, but you can upgrade it for credits. After the upgrade, it becomes as effective as the improved equipment. Improved and Bounty Equipment provide a static bonus no matter which slot they are in, but both grant a bonus superior to standard equipment, even if the standard equipment benefits from the category slot bonus.
[h2]Equipment Mounting[/h2]
You can mount up to three pieces of equipment on your vehicle. Equipment can be purchased and mounted in the Garage:

1. Select the vehicle on which you want to mount equipment and click any empty equipment slot in the vehicle panel. Mouse over an equipment item to learn more about its characteristics.
   
2. Select the equipment and click Apply. The equipment is purchased, automatically mounted on your vehicle, and displayed in one of the equipment slots.
   

You cannot mount multiple pieces of equipment with the same effect, regardless of the equipment type.
[h2]Upgrading Bounty Equipment[/h2]
You can upgrade Bounty Equipment in the Garage:

1. Click any equipment slot in the vehicle panel.
   
2. Choose the Special tab, select the necessary Bounty Equipment and click (Upgrade).
   
3. On the screen displayed, click Upgrade to confirm the action. The required sum of credits will be withdrawn from your account.
   

If you upgrade an unmounted equipment item in this way, it will not be mounted on the vehicle automatically. Do not forget to mount it yourself before battle!
You can also upgrade the Bounty Equipment stored in the Depot, in the Stock section. To do this, right click the Bounty Equipment item and select Upgrade in the menu displayed.
[h2]Demounting Equipment[/h2]
All equipment types can be demounted. Standard equipment and Bounty Equipment can be demounted for gold or by using a Demounting Kit, and improved equipment can be demounted for bonds. You can also destroy your equipment. In this case it will be removed from the vehicle and deleted.
To demount one equipment item, you can use a Demounting Kit, which is spent upon activation. Demounting Kits can be obtained from rewards received for completing Daily Missions and some Battle Pass Stages.
The received or purchased Demounting Kits are permanently stored in the Depot. You can view the number of available Demounting Kits via the Consumables tab in the Stock section.

Please note that Demounting Kits cannot be sold.
[h2]To demount your equipment with a Demounting Kit:[/h2]

1. In your Garage, select the vehicle from which you want to demount the equipment and click the necessary equipment slot.
   
2. Click (Demount).
   
3. In the confirmation window choose Demounting Kit and click Demount. One Demounting Kit will be spent, and the demounted equipment will be sent to the Depot. You can mount the demounted equipment on another vehicle.
   

Use your equipment wisely!

Greetings, Commanders!
The Store and Depot in your Garage allow the quick and efficient management of your in-game property. You can buy various vehicle supplies and Premium goods in the Store, or browse purchased items in the Depot, as well as sell anything unnecessary from your stock. You can find the STORE and DEPOT tabs below the Battle! button in the Garage.

[h3]Store[/h3]
The Store allows you to buy in-game gold, consumables, WoT Premium Account, and a variety of other items designed to enhance the game. Goods are categorized into seven sections:
[h3]Best[/h3]
The most attractive specials, discounts, and recommended items for you in one place.
[h3]Gold[/h3]
Purchase in-game gold using real money (see Purchasing Gold).
[h3]WoT Premium Account[/h3]
Buy days of WoT Premium Account using gold or real money, either separately or in bundles with other useful goods, such as Personal Reserves.
[h3]Vehicles[/h3]
Buy Premium vehicles or regular vehicles at a discount in this section (see Purchasing Vehicles).
[h3]Collectors' Vehicles[/h3]
Unique vehicles that can be purchased using credits. They do not belong to the Tech Tree, but they have researchable modules. These vehicles can be purchased only under certain conditions.
[h3]Service[/h3]
Acquire equipment, consumables, directives, and Personal Reserves to gain an advantage on the battlefield and increase your battle income (see Vehicle Service).
[h3]Items for Bonds[/h3]
Buy improved equipment, directives and rare vehicles for bonds. Other types of goods may be available in this section in the future.
During various events, the Store may feature additional, temporary sections with special goods and offers.

[h2]Purchasing Gold[/h2]
The Gold section allows you to buy gold, either in a custom amount or in bundles with set amounts and prices. Gold is purchased using real money via an available payment method (Steam Wallet).
To buy gold:
1. Go to the STORE tab in your Garage.
2. Click (Gold) on the left of the screen. All available gold bundles are displayed.
3. Click the bundle you want to purchase.
4. Click “To Purchase” in the screen displayed.
5. Select Steam Wallet as the payment method. You will be automatically redirected to the payment page in Steam.
6. Complete the payment.
The purchased gold will be credited to your account.

[h2]Purchasing Vehicles for Gold[/h2]
The Vehicles section contains Premium vehicles, available individually or in various bundles that can be purchased using gold. You will also find regular vehicles at a discount that are available for credits.
To buy a vehicle in the Store:
Go to the STORE tab in your Garage.
1. Click (Vehicles) on the left of the screen. All available bundles and vehicles are displayed. Use filters to search for the offers you need, or alternatively, find vehicles by name.
2. Select the item or bundle you want to purchase. A preview screen is displayed. Here you can view the vehicle’s technical characteristics, information about its crew, modules, and additional equipment (if included with the bundle).
3. Click Purchase at the bottom of the screen. Prior to payment, you will be taken to the Configuration screen where you can select the level of crew training and, if required, load standard ammunition, and purchase an additional slot in the Garage.
4. Click Purchase.

The required amount of in-game currency will be withdrawn from your account, and the purchased vehicle will be available in your Garage. Good luck in battle!


[h2]Vehicle Service[/h2]
The Service section features items that make gameplay more comfortable, including equipment, consumables, directives, and Personal Reserves, all of which can boost your battle results. You can buy items separately or in various bundles.
To buy goods in this section:
1. Go to the STORE tab in your Garage.
2. Click (Service) on the left of the screen.
3. Go to the tab with the required type of goods. Use the filters to search for specific equipment and directives according to their vehicle compatibility or influence on technical characteristics.
4. Click the item you want to purchase.
5. Click Purchase in the screen displayed.
The necessary sum of credits or bonds will be withdrawn from your account, and the purchased item will be stored in the Depot.

[h2]Depot[/h2]
Your in-game property is kept in the Depot, from ammunition and modules to Personal Reserves. Manage and evaluate your supply stock to make sure you are always ready for battle. You can also sell unnecessary items and vehicles here.
The Depot has seven sections:
[h3]Modules and Shells for Sale[/h3]
Lists all modules and shells that are incompatible with your vehicles, which can be sold for credits.
[h3]Stock[/h3]
Lists all owned modules, shells, equipment, and consumables that are not equipped on your vehicles. This section also features directives, Demounting Kits and Crew Books.
[h3]Blueprints of Unresearched Vehicles[/h3]
Contains blueprint fragments of unresearched vehicles, as well as universal and national fragments.
[h3]Vehicles in the Garage[/h3]
Displays all the vehicles you have in the Garage, and the rental vehicles and sold vehicles that can be recovered for credits.
[h3]Personal Reserves[/h3]
Reserves that you can use to increase your battle income. You can activate reserves directly within the Depot or go to the Store to buy them from the Service section.
[h3]Exterior[/h3]
Contains preset styles and customization elements for which there are no suitable vehicles in your Garage.
[h3]Homefront Supplies[/h3]
Displays special offers received during game events. You can select one or several rewards in each offer. Some special offers do not expire, while other special offers do. Once an offer expires, its rewards can no longer be selected. This section is displayed if you have at least one reward available to select.

[h2]Selling Unnecessary Modules and Ammunition[/h2]
To get rid of all your incompatible modules and shells:
1. Go to the DEPOT tab in your Garage.
2. Click (Modules and Shells for Sale) on the left of the screen. By default, all items are marked for sale icon. If you want to keep any modules or ammunition from this section, clear the corresponding checkbox before selling.

3. Click Sell in the upper-right part of the screen.
The corresponding sum in credits will be transferred to your account.

[h2]Selling Stocked Goods and Vehicles[/h2]
To sell items from Stock or vehicles:
1. Go to the DEPOT tab in your Garage.
2. Click (Stock) or (Vehicles in the Garage) on the left of the screen.
3. Select an item or vehicle to sell. The Confirm Sale window is displayed.
4. Set the number of items to sell. When selling vehicles, determine what to do with the crew, equipment, and ammunition, and then enter the final price in the CONFIRM SALE field.
5. Click Sell.

The corresponding sum in credits will be transferred to your account.

Manage your property wisely and good luck on battlefield!

[h3]In-Game Resources[/h3]
Credits are the main in-game currency earned in battles. You get credits for all battle activities; victorious battles provide a greater reward. You can spend credits on new modules, equipment, and vehicles. Credits are also spent to repair vehicles after battle, purchase crew directives, and resupply ammunition and consumables.

Experience is an essential in-game resource, which you earn in battles and get for all battle activities.
You can spend your Combat Experience to research new modules of the current vehicle and vehicles of the next tier. Another type of experience is Free Experience, which you can spend to research any module or vehicle (as long as you have researched the preceding module or vehicle).

Bonds is a special in-game currency that is earned in battles, personal missions, certain in-game activities. You can use bonds to purchase unique items such as rare vehicles.

Gold is an in-game currency that you buy for real money or receive for completing special missions, such as Bootcamp.

You can view your resources and currency in the top right corner of your screen.



With gold, you can buy days of WoT Premium Account and Premium vehicles. Gold also allows you to convert XP earned in Elite vehicles to Free XP, retrain crew members, buy the Improved Pass and use many other in-game advantages.
Though gold makes your gaming experience more comfortable, you can become a successful commander and explore new vehicles without it. On the other hand, you cannot succeed by simply investing real money in the game.

[h3]What Is WoT Premium Account?[/h3]
WoT Premium Account helps you progress faster through the Tech Tree by providing benefits in the game. Let’s talk about them a little bit more.

[h3]Benefits of WoT Premium Account[/h3]
Manageable bonus to experience
You'll be able to apply a x3 modifier and increase the experience earned in any victorious battle played within the current game session. You can use this modifier five times a day, when playing in vehicles of any tier, and research new vehicles and their modules more quickly. All XP bonuses sum up with the manageable bonus. For example, if you have a x2 modifier for the first victory, then you can additionally apply the x3 bonus and immediately earn x5 XP in a battle!

Reserve Stock
With WoT Premium Account, an additional 10% bonus to credits on top of what you earn in battles will fall into a Reserve Stock. It's an extra bonus, which is a plus for your battle income. For example, if you earned 10,000 credits in a battle, your Reserve Stock will receive 1,000 from to the 10% bonus. Within a week, you can accumulate a maximum of 750,000 credits in the Reserve Stock. Every 7 days, regardless of whether your WoT Premium Account has expired that week, the Reserve Stock will open, and all credits accumulated there will be automatically transferred to your account.

Premium Missions
Stock up on ammo and rework your loadouts, Commanders, Premium battle missions await! Owners of a WoT Premium Account will have the opportunity to fulfill special consecutive battle missions and earn various rewards, including credits, bonds, and more.

Platoon Bonus
Playing as a Platoon* will earn you 15% more XP. Also, if at least one player in a Platoon has a WoT Premium Account, that player will earn +15% credits for every battle, and those who don’t have it will receive +10% credits.
*Platoon bonuses are not applicable in Dynamic Platoons. We will provide more information about Platoons in one of our next guides.

+1 Slot for Excluded Maps
With WoT Premium Account, you'll be able to block a map of your choice and not be sent to it by the matchmaker. The feature is available for Standard Battles and works when playing in Tier IV–X vehicles. Simply exclude a map you are not very fond of and keep your tank game on point!

[h3]Purchasing Premium Account In-Game Using Gold[/h3]
1. In the upper-left corner of the Garage, click the account status to the right of the player name.
2. The in-game Store WoT Premium Account section opens, showing all the Premium Account options available.
3. Select the desired option and click Purchase.


Earn and spend wisely and became master of the battlefield!