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Final Stage completed! Congratulations, Commanders! You’ve demonstrated that the WoT Steam Community can take on any challenge! Every Steam player who earns or has already earned six Progress Tokens will soon receive the rewards for the Final Stage.

Commanders!

A couple of months ago one of our exploration squads came across a strange and complex machine at an abandoned military base. Upon further investigation, it turned out to be an experimental training device called the Challenge Generator.

Our scientists took great interest in this machine, and the First Phase of the research was conducted, where many of you participated. During the analysis of the gathered data, the scientists have discovered more hidden functions of the machine: it is not only able to follow tankers’ individual progress, but also track the collective progress of thousands of tankers and encourage them to work together by introducing something called Progress Tokens!

What are Progress Tokens and how does it all work? Well, that’s what we are going to find out. It is time to power up the Challenge Generator again for the Phase II!



[h3]Phase II: Key Points[/h3]

• The event goes on from November 4, 2022, at 05:00 UTC through November 21, 2022, at 05:00 UTC.
  
• During the event, The Challenge Generator will create two sets of weekly challenges for you.
  
  
  
  
  1. The first set will be available from the start of the event until November 11, 05:00 UTC.
     
  2. The second one will be available from November 11, 05:00 UTC until the end of the event.
     
  
  
• The set of challenges consists of 4 weekly missions: one easy, one medium, one hard, and one additional challenge. Each of these missions can be completed only once.
  
• Easy, medium and hard missions are available immediately and can be completed at the same time. It means that by performing well in one battle you can contribute to all three missions’ progress at once!
  
• Additional challenge will be available to you after you complete both easy and medium weekly missions.
  
• For completing these missions, you will receive a certain amount of Progress Tokens and some Credits.
  
• Progress Tokens are used to track the Community Progression of the event. By completing challenges and accumulating Progress Tokens, Steam Community can move through the Progression and receive more valuable rewards.
  
• The total number of the Progress tokens earned by the Steam Community and current Progression stage are shown on our special Infographics above, as well as the requirements and rewards. This image is updated once a day.
  

Now, let’s go through all the information in detail.

[h3]Weekly Missions: Complete Them to earn Progress Tokens[/h3]

When the event starts, the Challenge Generator will create a special set of four challenges for all tankers. It will be available for completion until November 11, 05:00 UTC.

After that time all unfinished missions will disappear and a new set of four challenges will be generated, which you will be able to complete until the end of the event.

A weekly set of challenges consists of four missions:

• Easy Challenge
  
• Medium Challenge
  
• Hard Challenge
  
• Bonus Challenge
  

Easy, medium and hard missions are available for all tankers from the start of the event and can be completed at the same time and in any order you like. Keep in mind that these challenges are generated by the mysterious machine, so don’t be surprised if you and your friends get completely different missions!

However, our scientists figured out that there is one thing that all of these missions have in common. They all require you to prove your mastery by obtaining a certain Honorary Rank, Commemorative Token, Battle Hero Medal, or even a Mastery Badge.

If you complete an easy and a medium mission during the week, the Challenge Generator will grant you access to a Bonus Challenge. The tests show that these ones are not generated randomly, and the conditions are quite straightforward.

NOTE: To see all the missions and their exact conditions go to the “MISSIONS” tab in your Garage, and then scroll down to the “Challenge Generator” section.

For finishing these missions, you receive some Credits and a certain amount of Progress Tokens (more on them below):


[h3]Progress Tokens and Community Progression[/h3]

Progress Tokens are your main focus in this event! The Challenge Generator uses them to track the overall Steam Community progress, so every mission you complete contributes to the common goal!

This time, all Steam tankers are united in a pursuit for the best rewards. The Challenge Generator has a special Community Progression, which consists of four Stages.

Each Stage requires a certain number of Progress Tokens earned by the Steam World of Tanks Community. When the Community collects the required number of Progress Tokens to unlock a new Stage, all players who contributed enough will receive a reward!


Keep in mind that the Challenge Generator rewards only those who actually contribute to the common goal. To receive the Stage rewards, a player must earn a certain minimum number of Progress Tokens:


To sum it up, let’s review an example. To get rewards for the first Stage of the Community Progression, two conditions should be met:

1. The total number of Progress Tokens earned by all Steam players across all three regions is equal or higher than 20,000
   
2. You personally have earned at least 3 Progress Tokens
   

Complete missions, earn Progress Tokens, get rewards: simple as that!

[h3]Progress Tracking[/h3]

To see how much progress the Steam Community has already made, you can check the special Infographics at the start of this announcement. On the Infographics, you can find the progress bar and the total number of Tokens earned by players.

The Challenge Generator is a complex device that does a lot of processing. Our scientists are still working on figuring out the full power of the device, but for now, the data on the Infographics is updated once a day.

[h3]Participate in the Research![/h3]

Phase II is sure to provide us with even more information about the Challenge Generator. We still don’t know a lot about this device, but we are certain it has great potential.

Help us to discover the mysteries of the Challenge Generator, complete the missions, earn Progress Tokens and get the best rewards!

Roll out!

Commanders!

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So, with all this Halloween fun going on (more like Halloween chaos, as I like to call it) there had been an idea that you might want to grab some free gifts. If anyone asked me, I’d say you have more than enough already! But the Boss says give tankers more goodies, so I give you the goodies.

I was thinking about making up some really difficult task for you to complete, but, honestly, I’m just too lazy for that. So, to get the prize, you just need to complete a few simple steps - check them out below. A few clicks, and the prize is yours: players are happy, Boss is happy, bla-bla-bla, I can finally go back to sleep.

So, what are you waiting for?

[h3]How to Get a Present from Caudamius:[/h3]

1. Click here.
   
2. Click the Like button.
   
3. Leave a comment.
   

Done! Now you’re taking part in our giveaway and will receive a guaranteed prize after the Giveaway ends on November 1, 2022.

NOTE: Caudamius may not give you the prize if your comment breaks the discussion rules.

[h3] The prize: [/h3]

NOTE: The goodies will be sent to the account that’s associated with your Steam one.

Have fun!

Are you ready for some light-hearted but very intense and fun engagements filled with sorcery? From October 20 through November 4, the Pumpkin Bash event will boil and bubble like a magical cauldron. Come one, come all—for heated PvP revelry and some nice prizes, among which is the loyalty of the first crew of coven members in World of Tanks!

[h3]Pumpkin Bash[/h3]

EU: From October 20 at 7:30 CEST (UTC+2) through November 4 at 4:00 CET (UTC+1)
NA: From October 19 at 04:30 PT | 06:30 CT | 07:30 ET through November 3 at 02:00 PT | 04:00 CT | 05:00 ET
ASIA: From October 20 at 07:30 UTC+8 through November 4 at 05:00 UTC+8

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[h2]Battle Mechanics[/h2]

[h3]Eligible Vehicles[/h3]

You can participate in Pumpkin Bash battles in any Tier VI–VIII vehicle. The matchmaker will try to set up a single-tier, 15v15 battle. If that isn’t possible, the matchmaker will consider other options: first, multi-tiered battles, and then the 10v10 and 7v7 formats.

Wheeled vehicles will have separate battles in the Pumpkin Bash mode with the same matchmaker logic. On some occasions, you may have to wait in a queue for your battle to start.

For those who don’t have wheeled vehicles, the following rental ones will be available for the duration of Pumpkin Bash:

• Panhard AMD 178B
  
• Hotchkiss EBR
  
• Panhard EBR 75 (FL 10)
  

[h3]Victory Conditions[/h3]

Unabashed Halloween PvP fun shows in very special victory conditions. In Pumpkin Bash engagements, you can win in either of the following ways:

• Capturing both (yes—BOTH) bases
  
• Helping your team do more overall damage than the other side before the battle ends
  

[h3]Resurrection[/h3]

Relentless foe-bashing is more than welcome because, should your vehicle get destroyed, you respawn again in the same vehicle in designated Resurrection Points, with no limits for resurrections. You come back into battle with full ammo, regular consumables, and special consumables (Combat Abilities) that you had at the battle’s start. By the way, repairs and ammo are free and unlimited in Pumpkin Bash. It should be noted that you receive neither credits nor XP in Pumpkin Bash battles, but the prizes more than make up for that!

[h3]Combat Abilities[/h3]

Pumpkin Bash magical Combat Abilities come in addition to regular consumables in event battles. Passive Combat Abilities give your vehicle some juicy bonuses, and Active Combat Abilities bestow some quirky beneficial effects upon your ride. They cost just 3,000 credits each in the in-game Store. Before a Pumpkin Bash battle, you can outfit your tank with up to three different Combat Abilities, mixing and matching them as you wish. It doesn’t matter how many of them are Active or Passive. You can even go all Active or all Passive.

Combat Abilities are activated with the 1, 2, and 3 buttons, and the shell types are instead mapped to the 7, 8, and 9 buttons. This is for your convenience, as you most likely will use Combat Abilities more often than you will change your shell type in Pumpkin Bash battles. The regular consumables stay in their place (buttons 4, 5, and 6).

[h3]Jack-o’-Lantern[/h3]

The Jack-o’-Lantern is an arcane source of various super buffs you may pick up during the battle, some of which can potentially alter the battle’s course. Cast a glance at the minimap often (as you always do), and you’ll know when this epically magical drop appears. Keep in mind that the Jack-o’-Lantern bonus is random, so you won’t see what you’ll pick up until you do! Once you have it, you keep the buff until your vehicle is destroyed.



[h3]Maps[/h3]

Pumpkin Bash battles take place on four maps. These locations will seem vaguely familiar because they have been “Halloweenified,” becoming mysterious and even mystical. While the maps are darker than usual, a full moon is shining brightly over each of them, so you’ll see where to drive to and what to aim at.


[h2]Progression[/h2]

[h3]Stages[/h3]

The Pumpkin Bash progression consists of five Stages. For every Stage, there’s a three-day period to complete its Quests and claim the rewards. After that, the Stage gets locked and the next one starts. Make sure not to miss any of the Stages—some of the prizes’ features work only in a team (more on that in the Rewards section below). And make sure to log in daily for a helping of Combat Abilities!

[h3]Halloween Points[/h3]

Sorcery-infused armored combat gives you Halloween Points after each battle you win. The number of Halloween Points you receive is calculated according to the same rules as the amount of XP in Random Battles.

[h3]Stage Missions [/h3]

Every Stage has two Stage Missions for you. To complete the first one, you need to earn Halloween Points. You will receive bonds and regular consumables. The second Mission of every Stage requires you to use a specific Combat Ability in multiple Pumpkin Bash battles. The reward is a fabulous female crew member or a sarcastic feline crew member, plus a special personalized 2D style of theirs and some decals.

[h2]Rewards[/h2]

[h3]Witch Crew[/h3]

Bonds and consumables are good, but we dare say the first-ever witch crew is even better! Especially considering it’s a fully voiced crew of sorceress tankers and their token cat. And by “fully voiced,” we mean every crew member has custom lines and reactions to what is happening in a given moment.

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To have them all talking (and to make your battles feel like something between a road trip movie and a magic carpet ride), you need to put all five magical crew members into the same vehicle. That’s why it’s important to complete all five Stages of the Pumpkin Bash event! However, if you do miss some Stages, don’t worry—you’ll still be able to unlock supernatural crew members, 2D styles, and decals for gold later.

When only the commander, Cordelia Astra, is present in a tank of yours, the limited second-option soundtrack will activate, which features the lead witch’s vocals.

Also, all five members of the team have the Coven zero perk. It works exactly like Brothers in Arms but has a special arcane flair. On top of that, each witch—and the cat—has enough experience to fully train a second perk or skill right off the bat (pun intended).

[h3]2D Styles[/h3]

Each Pumpkin Bash heroine and their hero cat comes with a fit-all 2D style. Their patterns are the same, but the coloring is different. Along with the reward ones, there are two more 2D styles to remember Halloween 2022: “Iron Jack” and “Boo”. They are both obtainable in special packages in the in-game Store.

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Aurelia



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Cordelia



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Deirdre



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Known Issues

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• If a player’s vehicle gets destroyed while spotted, it will respawn spotted. Any possible harm resulting from this will be offset by a temporary invulnerability shield applied to every vehicle after it gets resurrected.
  
• The gun reload time shown in the Garage and in battle may differ insignificantly (with the former exceeding the latter by less than 1%). In such cases, the correct reload time is the one shown in battle.
  
• If a player disconnects while in battle with Combat Abilities activated and then reconnects, the activated abilities may not be highlighted in the UI.
  
• Battle replays are not officially supported for Pumpkin Bash battles, but you can still record them. Minor graphics glitches (mostly UI-related) are possible.
  
• If you enter the Pumpkin Bash event screen (the one with the progression Stages shown) and then go to the Exterior screen, the in-game Store (via Daily Mission or Extend WoT Premium), or Missions screen (via Daily Mission), and then go back to your Garage, you have to click on the Pumpkin Bash window to get on the event screen again. (For example: when you go back to your Garage, you find yourself where you are always at when you launch the game.)
  

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Feel the night wind and drive on for Pumpkin Bash adventures, Commanders!

Commanders!

Autumn reigns supreme. Leaves are falling, the wind is howling, the nights are growing longer and colder, and a cozy fire is crackling in the hearth. It sure makes one yearn for a good ghost story and some light-hearted fun, you know? And the Pumpkin Bash event, running from October 20 through November 3, will have it all. Plus witches. And a talking cat. See for yourselves!

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Celebrate Halloween 2022 in World of Tanks by taking part in 15v15 PvP battles in Tier VI–VIII vehicles on four familiar maps. These locations have been given a ghoulish Halloween look, so expect mysterious fog, a full moon, and other changes to put you in the spooky spirit. Also, get ready for quirky new rules, including:

• Unusual victory conditions (you’ll love these)
  
• Superpowers up for grabs on the battlefield
  
• Special abilities activated before battle
  
• Unlimited respawns
  
• Free ammo and repairs
  

Along with bonds and vehicle customization items, the rewards will include a five-strong crew of charismatic characters with different major qualifications. Each crew member will also have a unique voiceover.











Are you all hyped up for Halloween in World of Tanks? Keep an eye out for more information about the Pumpkin Bash event soon!