The Quick "Question and Answer/Advice" Thread

[blastedryan 967]

On 3/9/2017 at 2:10 PM, Appletank said:

Is there anywhere that mentions the armor on the bottom of hulls?

It is usually the same as the top of the hull.

[Appletank 6]

2 hours ago, DestroyDaDa said:

Strange, this sounds like a bug. Maybe submit a bug report in the right forum section?

 

Now I have a question myself: What does ")))))" mean in WT?

Well, I mean the ground is getting in the way, so I'm not sure what can be done about that. 

[Appletank 6]

44 minutes ago, blastedryan said:

It is usually the same as the top of the hull.

The only tank I have really verifyable data is the pz2,which is sitting in the testing field, and it dies quite easily to 57mm HE, but the roof armor is way better than that. 

[blastedryan 967]

1 hour ago, Appletank said:

The only tank I have really verifyable data is the pz2,which is sitting in the testing field, and it dies quite easily to 57mm HE, but the roof armor is way better than that. 

Yeah you're right. It's only 5mm. (took a lot of pixel hunting to find the perfect spot to show it)

[sfinx121 7]

I have got a question - are RP/SL earned in battle related to BR of destroyed vehicle?

[DestroyDaDa 193]

On 3/12/2017 at 2:40 PM, DestroyDaDa said:

Now I have a question myself: What does ")))))" mean in WT?

I guess they just forgot about me

@sfinx121 I am not 100% sure, but according to my observations, there is most likely *some* relationship between what BR you are playing at and how much RP/SL you get.

Edited March 26, 2017 by DestroyDaDa

[Gorac11 12]

7 minutes ago, DestroyDaDa said:

I guess they just forgot about me

@sfinx121 I am not 100% sure, but according to my observations, there is most likely *some* relationship between what BR you are playing at and how much RP/SL you get.

About the )))) , that's the Russian smiley face since they use the colon after their name in chats for the eyes to make a : ) (since it is hard on a russian keyboard to type the colon and it's faster this way).

Edited March 26, 2017 by Gorac11

[Appletank 6]

When does the daily reward thing reset? Like, which set of hours does it operate in before starting a new day? 

[TheElite96 5,839]

18 minutes ago, Appletank said:

When does the daily reward thing reset? Like, which set of hours does it operate in before starting a new day? 

I believe the daily rewards reset every 24 hours. Either that, or they are on a specific timezone where they reset at a specific time.

 

They seem to reset for me around 5PM Eastern Standard Time.

[BlackFootSanji 0]

This might not be the best place for this question but are there any Ace friendly or forgiving fighters I can use to learn the different fighter styles( Boom & Zoom and Dogfighting) ? Preferably one each country so I can research at the same time

[DestroyDaDa 193]

On 3/30/2017 at 4:11 AM, BlackFootSanji said:

This might not be the best place for this question but are there any Ace friendly or forgiving fighters I can use to learn the different fighter styles( Boom & Zoom and Dogfighting) ? Preferably one each country so I can research at the same time

This is THE best place for this question! And what game mode are you playing in? It heavily depends on game mode, and on what nations you are focusing on. Also, what exactly fighting style do you want to practice? Dogfighting can be any fighting style, there are many variations on that.

This good guide has an overview of most aircraft in-game. It's slightly old (especially the tank section), but still mostly up-to-date:

https://forum.warthunder.com/index.php?/topic/203662-the-great-everything-guide33/

 

Edited March 31, 2017 by DestroyDaDa

[ZARDOZ_II 379]

So how does the in-hangar repair work?  I have auto-repair turned off (don't want to lose SL to repair a tank I'm not likely to play much AND has an astronomical repair cost).  Why I ask is this. 

 

I look at the time to repair, and when I'm looking at that lineup, I can tell it's counting down.  Go look in on another lineup, and it doesn't look like it's counted down at all.  I can log out of the game and I have some that have extensive repairs (measured in days) and others in hours, others in minutes.  So I log out and come back the next day.  Some are fully repaired, while others still have the same remaining time as when I logged off the day before.  So is there a place I can learn how the in-hangar repair works?  Or can someone explain it in a way even a simpleton like me could understand.

[DestroyDaDa 193]

8 hours ago, TheXinTX said:

So is there a place I can learn how the in-hangar repair works?

*rant mode activate*

Of course there is no such place because GJ wants people to think that they actually do *something* properly, which is obviously not true.

*rant mode end*

AFAIK there is no such place, but I can tell you that the only vehicles that are repaired in the right time are vehicles in the selected hangar preset in the selected nation. Ones that are selected in other nations, but in their respective hangar presets, are repaired more slowly, and those that are not selected in any way, are barely being repaired.

[Rapitor 10,702]

On 30.03.2017 at 3:11 AM, BlackFootSanji said:

This might not be the best place for this question but are there any Ace friendly or forgiving fighters I can use to learn the different fighter styles( Boom & Zoom and Dogfighting) ? Preferably one each country so I can research at the same time

I would add on what was said that while keeping in mind a plane strength is good, but don't be too categoric.

 

A FW is the BnZ plane in its purest form. Yet, you can outturn Spitfire is you have the right energy and he doesn't. Spitfire are quite good Turn and Burn planes, yet they are capable of BnZ, especially the latest version that turn no so great compared to the early versions.

 

Some planes are better than others in certains category, but it does not mean you cannot enter this category if you know what you are doing.

 

On 07.04.2017 at 11:35 AM, TheXinTX said:

So how does the in-hangar repair work?  I have auto-repair turned off (don't want to lose SL to repair a tank I'm not likely to play much AND has an astronomical repair cost).  Why I ask is this. 

 

I look at the time to repair, and when I'm looking at that lineup, I can tell it's counting down.  Go look in on another lineup, and it doesn't look like it's counted down at all.  I can log out of the game and I have some that have extensive repairs (measured in days) and others in hours, others in minutes.  So I log out and come back the next day.  Some are fully repaired, while others still have the same remaining time as when I logged off the day before.  So is there a place I can learn how the in-hangar repair works?  Or can someone explain it in a way even a simpleton like me could understand.

Each plane has a repair price, base on the game mode (AB/RB/SB).

When damaged / destroyed, depending on how badly damaged the plane is, you will have to pay 1-100% of the repair price.

 

The Hangar-repair mechanic is the folllowing:

1) Check that you plane is occuppying a crew slot at the moment. If not, add it to your line up. Repair of plane in the hangar (not on a crew slot) is very long.

2) Check your crew point tab. The 3rd tab (Logistical service) contains here "repair speed" and "repair rank".

3) Check your plane rank. As long as your plane rank is inferior or equal to repair rank, the repair speed will apply.

 

Repair time goes from 3 (no point in repair speed) to 1 when at 5/5 + ace qualification. In other words, the repair speed reduces up to 3 time the repair time of your vehicle.

 

On 27.03.2017 at 9:04 PM, TheElite96 said:

I believe the daily rewards reset every 24 hours. Either that, or they are on a specific timezone where they reset at a specific time.

 

They seem to reset for me around 5PM Eastern Standard Time.

The reward is about 2-3 (+-1, I am not playing at that time) am UTC +0 if I am not mistaken. Look at you local time compared to UTC (Greenwitch) to convert for you.

I hope that hepled.

[ZARDOZ_II 379]

On ‎4‎/‎9‎/‎2017 at 3:44 AM, Rapitor said:

Each plane has a repair price, base on the game mode (AB/RB/SB).

When damaged / destroyed, depending on how badly damaged the plane is, you will have to pay 1-100% of the repair price.

 

The Hangar-repair mechanic is the folllowing:

1) Check that you plane is occuppying a crew slot at the moment. If not, add it to your line up. Repair of plane in the hangar (not on a crew slot) is very long.

2) Check your crew point tab. The 3rd tab (Logistical service) contains here "repair speed" and "repair rank".

3) Check your plane rank. As long as your plane rank is inferior or equal to repair rank, the repair speed will apply.

 

Repair time goes from 3 (no point in repair speed) to 1 when at 5/5 + ace qualification. In other words, the repair speed reduces up to 3 time the repair time of your vehicle.

 

I was talking tanks, but the mechanic is the same.  All are in current lineups.  I do understand how the logistics tab works.  But where my confusion comes in is where I have a couple tanks in a lineup that have minutes left on repair time.  I switch over and play a different nation.  But when I go back to the original vehicles I see the repair time hasn't counted down at all while I was in another nation.

 

Either that or I'll have hours remaining on repair when I finish playing.  Exit the game and come back 24 hours later.  Some times the vehicle has fully repaired, sometimes the repair hasn't progressed at all.  These are the things that have me confused.  I don't understand what causes the repair countdown to run or not to run. 

[Rapitor 10,702]

Your point above vehicles slotted not repairing while playing another nation triggers my curiosity.

If that is true, I will have to check if that is intended or not.

 

In theory, the repair countdown runs all the time on all the damaged vehicles, but as mentioned, you need your vehicle to be slotted with a crew (and the crew points being high enough) to benefits from it.

Which, once again, does not match with your observation above and should be investigated / reported if necessary.

[ZARDOZ_II 379]

On ‎4‎/‎11‎/‎2017 at 6:24 AM, Rapitor said:

Your point above vehicles slotted not repairing while playing another nation triggers my curiosity.

If that is true, I will have to check if that is intended or not.

 

In theory, the repair countdown runs all the time on all the damaged vehicles, but as mentioned, you need your vehicle to be slotted with a crew (and the crew points being high enough) to benefits from it.

Which, once again, does not match with your observation above and should be investigated / reported if necessary.

Well, that's what I'm trying to figure out.  Is it supposed to work that way, or is it a bug?  Given I don't know how it's supposed to work, I just don't know which it is.  Stopped playing a couple days ago and had two Russian tanks with repair times of 1d 20h.  Come back two days later and one is at 1d 4h and the other at 1d.  But I was on another nation when I exited.  The tanks in the lineup for the nation I last played is fully repaired.  Other nations seem not to have repaired much, or in some cases not at all. 

[Rapitor 10,702]

It might be worth a BR.

 

Just to keep track of this.

[cashmeowsidehbd 1,269]

I know there is an answer to this somewhere, but i sure can't find it so I'll ask here. How is a players overall battle rating derived? Is it the top vehicle or an average of the top two?

[TheElite96 5,839]

15 hours ago, cashmeowsidehbd said:

I know there is an answer to this somewhere, but i sure can't find it so I'll ask here. How is a players overall battle rating derived? Is it the top vehicle or an average of the top two?

Hi @cashmeowsidehbd,

(nice name, btw)

 

The battle rating of a player in a match is determined by the top vehicle's battle rating. Let me explain:

 

If I have a 5.0 aircraft in with a 6.0 aircraft, I will get into a 6.0 battle rating match. Same goes for if I bring a 1.0 and a 9.0, I will be put into a 9.0 match.

 

As pointed out by another user, the full explanation (and a tad more accurate) is located on the Matchmaker Wiki Article.

 

Cheers

Edited May 11, 2017 by TheElite96

[cashmeowsidehbd 1,269]

Thanks for the quick answer!

[TheElite96 5,839]

I'm glad I could help, cheers.

[cashmeowsidehbd 1,269]

11 hours ago, TheElite96 said:

I'm glad I could help, cheers.

Are you sure about this though? I put my best fighters in my hanger with my best two being 6.0br, and every mission I get in to in arcade seems to have half the red team 7.0br jets. Not a good outcome. 1 or two kills tops. If I put lower br planes in the lower slots, I get in missions with mostly matching 6.0 and lower. Even down to 4.7. Is this just bad luck? It seems to me to be a bit of a jump if my br is just based on my top Br plane. This is based on 4-5 missions doing it each way and not just 1 or 2. Of course actual player skill (or lack thereof in my case, especially against 7.0 players) has a lot to do with the outcome but it just seems to be a little hard for me fighting against a large percentage of 6.7 and above players at this point in my career. I know I could just change my plane lineup to get into a lower Br but then I'm not learning anything. There just seems to be a pretty big jump in difficulty where I am right now.

[TheElite96 5,839]

37 minutes ago, cashmeowsidehbd said:

Are you sure about this though? I put my best fighters in my hanger with my best two being 6.0br, and every mission I get in to in arcade seems to have half the red team 7.0br jets. Not a good outcome. 1 or two kills tops. If I put lower br planes in the lower slots, I get in missions with mostly matching 6.0 and lower. Even down to 4.7. Is this just bad luck? It seems to me to be a bit of a jump if my br is just based on my top Br plane. This is based on 4-5 missions doing it each way and not just 1 or 2. Of course actual player skill (or lack thereof in my case, especially against 7.0 players) has a lot to do with the outcome but it just seems to be a little hard for me fighting against a large percentage of 6.7 and above players at this point in my career. I know I could just change my plane lineup to get into a lower Br but then I'm not learning anything. There just seems to be a pretty big jump in difficulty where I am right now.

A BR can get "uptiered" by 1.0 if I recall. If you bring 4.0, for example, you're likely to get into 4.3, 4.7 and 5.0. Same goes for 4.0 in 3.7, 3.3 and 3.0.

[blastedryan 967]

14 hours ago, TheElite96 said:

The battle rating of a player in a match is determined by the top vehicle's battle rating.

That is incorrect. The full explanation is here:

 

http://wiki.warthunder.com/index.php?title=Matchmaker