

“Then we had artists translate our concepts into usable geometry for our game. “We painstakingly studied the physical tank so it would be spot-on accurate,” Dorizas explains. As a tank exclusive to World of Tanks Modern Armor and unavailable in other games in the World of Tanks family, it required a certain amount of creativity. “The Warhammer 40,000 tanks were very much an exercise in accuracy.”Ī special part of the challenge was recreating the Leman Russ, the Astra Militrum’s primary battle tank. “The Commanders and tanks were a massive group project that spanned four continents and took several months,” he says. Dorizas is quick to acknowledge, though, that this wasn’t a one-person task. Leading the effort to faithfully reproduce these tanks for a 20th-century battlefield was Andy Dorizas, Art Director for World of Tanks Modern Armor. “Warhammer 40,000 tanks and Commanders are very detailed, and getting those details right required a lot of work and a lot of communication with our partners at Games Workshop.” “The single most challenging aspect was fidelity,” says Burr. The console-exclusive Leman Russ heavy tank.“Whether you are in a Sherman or a Leman Russ, tanks are powerful!”įive new tanks will be available as part of the Warhammer 40,000 event: You have to press 3 (speed up) many times to reach top speed and then press 4 many times to return to 0.“Both Warhammer 40,000 and World of Tanks Modern Armor have a rich history of vehicular combat,” says Daniel Burr, live game director for World of Tanks Modern Armor. The tank moves by increasing or decreasing the speed of the rotors on the wheels underneath. The tank also has a gyro which you can use to wiggle it free. Hold W for speed boost when moving up hills or if you get stuck somewhere. 3 fixed gatling guns and 1 rocket launcher Rotor + Wheel "tank tread" movement system All controls are displayed in front of the driver's cockpit. It moves using wheels and rotors to imitate tank treads. This tank is modeled after the Leman Russ used by the Imperial Guard in the Warhammer 40K universe. Buildings shown in the video can be found here:
