Special sight for artillery. Module "Useful Expert"

  • Update date: 09 Oct 2018
  • Current version: 1.3.8
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Updated 10/09/2018:
  • adapted for 1.2;

Original and non-standard mods appear quite rarely. You can count them on the fingers of your hands, and many of them have already been included in the list of prohibited modifications of the World of Tanks game client. Such mods always deserve special attention, and especially for artillery.

The standard art aiming mode for sau is significantly different from the arcade and sniper mode for other types of World of Tanks combat vehicles. Unlike the other two, the strategic sight includes a "top view". If the distance and flight time of the projectile to the target can be added by installing a suitable mod, then the elevation changes on the maps, the mutual height of tanks and houses, fences and other obstacles are determined by the gunner almost intuitively. For a direct hit on an enemy tank, you need to know the trajectory of your artillery shell and choose the right art sight aiming point, the correct position of which is not always clear. You need to know the dimensions of your target. Precisely to know, because the "view from above" gives a distorted view. When choosing a point of aim, it is advisable to imagine how the trajectory passes through your target and at what angle the projectile will meet the armor. Some mods do not have the function of determining the angle of entry of the projectile, but still do not create a complete picture.

This mod changes the position of the camera in strategic mode. Instead of the usual "top view" you will get a kind of sniper scope. By pressing the G button, the camera moves along the trajectory of the projectile and shows the final segment of the trajectory, allowing you to aim an enemy tank among obstacles and aim at . How it looks can be seen in the screenshots. The mod is not yet listed, so you can use it freely.

"Useful Expert"

Tank crew commanders can learn the "Expert" skill, which allows you to see the status of damaged modules of the tank and the enemy crew. In combat it looks like this:

The Super-Pershing in the screenshot has a caterpillar shot down and a shell-shocked radio operator. A triggered skill "Expert" shows the status in the form of icons just below the center marker.

This perk is considered almost useless and is rarely explored. Battle Assistant changes how it works a bit, making it a little more useful. In a clean client, without installed mod, you need to keep the enemy in the scope for four seconds for the perk to work. With the Battle Assistant mod installed, "Expert" is activated after damaging an enemy or after you mark him with the "Support Fire" marker. Works in all aiming modes, including strategic (art mode).

"Fire Spotter"

Now the Battle Assistant includes a variant of the already known and useful mod "". It solves the problem of shooting at enemy tanks missing from the light. The point is that the standard sight World of Tanks adjusts the elevation of your gun and the trajectory of the projectile so that the projectile hits the aiming point. When the target disappears from the light, the aiming point sharply shifts to more distant objects - a neighboring hill, a distant building or the sky, which in the game is also an object that you can aim at. The trajectory becomes much steeper than a moment ago and the projectile flies safely over the hidden enemy without causing him any harm.

  • Update date: 18 Oct 2018
  • Checked on the patch: 1.2.0.1
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Information about the latest update: Updated for 1.2.0.1

Important: In the middle of summer 2019, a new patch is released and the mod installation folder will change, now they need to be installed in the WOT/res_mods/1.5.1/ and WOT/mods/1.5.1/ folders. Most mods are functional, just move them to the 1.5.1 folder, if any of the mods still does not work, wait for it to be adapted on our website.

Artillery lovers have long understood that the Battle Assistant is best mod for an ART SPG, its usefulness can hardly be overestimated, because it adds a completely new firing mode to the game, made in the isometric style.

Overview of the Battle Assistant or self-propelled guns of a healthy person

Initially, when the Battle Assistant first appeared, everyone was perplexed - how did you manage to add a new aiming mode to the game? But the fact remains, the author of the mod made life easier for gunners and changed the standard aiming from above to isometric mode. This results in several benefits at once:

  • if the enemy has disappeared from the light, the aiming point does not jump in jerks;
  • it is much better to see what trajectory the projectile will fly along;
  • you can aim at the desired point in the booking;
  • it is more convenient to play on city maps.

Also, the mod has a built-in fire spotter functionality. When an enemy against the sky leaves the light, the sight is oriented to the next point (skybox) and because of this, the projectile flies in the wrong direction at all. The proofreader fixes this.

The only negative point associated with the Battle Assistant is conflicts with mods that show Horizontal Aiming Angles near the scope. But these are details.

Now let's move on to the demo. The screenshot below shows how aiming works without the Battle Assistant. Aiming is carried out from above, nothing unusual:

Now we press the magic key J and the sight takes on a completely new shape, and the trajectory of the projectile becomes more understandable. As you can see, I can generally aim at any point of the enemy’s armor, as long as it is visible. Of course, the projectile is unlikely to fly exactly there (scatter after all), but it still becomes noticeably more convenient to play.

I want to advise another mod from the category of prohibited ones, created specifically for artillery. He adds red to World of Tanks, so you can see where you need to shoot so that the projectile hits an enemy that is on the move.

Installing Battle Assistant for 1.5.1.1

  • Extract the folder from the archive at World_of_Tanks/mods/[client version].
  • The new mode is invoked G key, remember you need to be in artillery aiming mode to turn it on.

Description

We present you the best art sight that currently exists in our game World of Tanks. This is a unique mod for artillery called Battle Assistant for WOT 1.6.0.0, which has a semi-sniper, semi-artillery aiming mode. By enabling this mod, you can throw shells and at the same time look at the enemy tank from the side and see the real trajectory of the shell. That is, with its help, the player can see for sure whether he can hit the enemy tank or not. With it, it is easier to target the enemy behind houses, behind hills, and in general it becomes easier to understand the trajectory of a flying projectile. The sight is just perfect for accurate artillery, which does not have a very large spread (for example, for the Object 261 or any French artillery). It helps not to hit the screens, the harp and anywhere, namely, to target those places where you want to close up the projectile to the enemy. Experienced gunners praise and recommend this mod a lot, they say that they used to bend, and with it they began to bend even better. This mod is not prohibited, administration World games of Tanks knows about him. Moreover, this mod took first place in the nomination "Best Modification of the Game" in the competition held by the developers of Wargaming called "WGDC". This is a completely legal mod for artillery. If you are not aware, then the developers may introduce it into the game in the future. In any case, such conversations are being (or were being) with them.

To enable the Battle Assistant art sight, go to the artillery sight and press the "J" key or the mouse wheel.

Screenshots

What happens when you press the ALT key during a shot?

Module "Useful Expert"

For his work, you need a crew member with a pumped perk "Expert". As a result, the perk will automatically work within a few seconds after firing or marking the enemy when the command "support fire" is given.

"Fire spotter" module

This is very cool stuff. When playing on artillery, each player had cases when, when the shot button was pressed, the enemy disappeared from the light, as a result, the aim went astray and the projectile flew away where it should not. With this module, you will not have such problems, because it will clearly, automatically, fix the sight after the enemy disappears from the light. This will save you nerves.

Battle Assistant Mod Configuration File

World of Tanks/mods/configs/battle_assistant/mod_battle_assistant.txt

All possible settings are signed in Russian for the convenience of the players.

Is it possible to change the "J" key that activates the mod by default?

Yes. This possibility is provided. Go to the configuration file (World of Tanks/mods/configs/battle_assistant/mod_battle_assistant.txt) using the Notepad++ editor and on line number three (keys: "") you can enter any other key.

How to turn on the command camera?

This can be done in the already mentioned mod settings file (World of Tanks/mods/configs/battle_assistant/mod_battle_assistant.txt). Open it with Notepad++ and on line number eight (activateCommandersCamera: false) change false to true.

Installation

Place the mods folder from the archive into the World of Tanks folder.

The mod needs to be activated every 7 days. Activate on site:

Description:

It's not often that you see a mod that wins some kind of competition and is approved by the developers themselves. Mod Battle Assistant - self-propelled guns of a healthy person is just that. Most recently, he won the modification competition, which was held by WG itself. Its author won not a small amount of money, but it's worth it. After all, the mod has many useful and interesting features that will help you in everyday battles. It is divided into modules for each type of equipment. The most famous module of the mod is the improved artillery sight, which will really give you an advantage when playing artillery.

ACS sight of a healthy person:

This module was the first improvement that the mod introduced into the game and it was he who interested the members of the jury of the competition. The main reason for this attention was that the mod changed the look of the standard art sight and made it more like a sniper scope, thus allowing the gunner to more correctly assess the trajectory of the projectile and even aim at the lower armor plate of the tank or aim it behind a stone, while causing maximum damage .

The main benefits received by users of this mod:

  • fully understandable trajectory along which the projectile will fly
  • making it easier to play for artillery on city maps due to the presence of an improved art sight, which helps to aim at the tank even between houses
  • fixing the aiming point even if the enemy you were aiming at disappeared from the light

Below you can see the screenshots with the work of the module, there are six of them in total, each second demonstrates the work of the module "ACS of a healthy person".

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To activate the module, turn on the art sight and press the "J" button or the mouse wheel.

Surprise on pressing ALT

Module "Useful Expert".

It will make the "Expert" perk more useful than it actually is by making it activate automatically (within 3-4 seconds) after you fire a shot or mark an enemy tank with a request "Support with fire."

The module works only if one of the crew members of your tank has "Expert" upgraded.

"Fire spotter" module.

With the help of this module, you can automatically fix your sight when the enemy disappears on a hill against the sky and, when firing, shoot exactly at the point where the enemy was last detected. Without the mod, the scope would have shifted to the sky behind it and the projectile would have flown higher than the tank. This module is an improved version of the mod. Ballistic Calculator WoT - Fixing the sight over the hill 1.0. If you do not understand the benefits that this module provides, follow the previous link and read the example of using the mod.

The module works automatically in the sniper scope.

The Battle Assistant mod does not work, what should I do?

If you are sure that everything is installed correctly, but the mod still does not want to work, check the name of the folder in which your game is located and if it is in Russian, rename it to English and everything will work. Solutions verified.

The sight sticks, the mod does not work, what should I do?

In update 0.9.19, many tankers encountered the problem of crosshairs sticking, all this is due to the outdated game cache. To solve this problem, we added a cache cleaning program to the installer, it will do everything automatically. If you install the mod using the archive, you will have to run the ClearCache.bat file.

Installation:
Copy the mods folders to the game folder (WOT/), confirming the replacement.

At the first start, the mod_battle_assistant.txt file with settings will appear in the mods/configs/battle_assistant folder.

IMPORTANT! Now the mod needs to be activated every 10 days on this page, otherwise it will not work. After activation, restart the game.

Activation is completely free and allows you to use the mod for the next 10 days. After that, the mod needs to be activated again.