OSR. How to send a replay - the basics of the process

To begin with, let's figure it out - what is it about? The World of Tanks replay is not a video as such - it is a very small file, a digitally recorded stream of signals that were exchanged between the player's computer and the server during the battle. This file is stored on the user's device - in the root directory of the game, in the Replays folder.

The file is written to the folder automatically, but only if such a function is enabled in the account settings. Particular attention should be paid to the fact that there can be three options: not to record at all, to record every fight or only the last one. The best option, especially if there is not a lot of free space on the computer, is the third one. Otherwise, you will have to periodically clean out the specified folder.

Preparing for publication

Before asking the question "how to throw off the replay in the OSR", you should carefully review it. It is necessary to evaluate it extremely critically and objectively according to the main parameter - did you really do something out of the ordinary in battle? The competition in the program "Best replays of the week" is the highest, and just a successful shot or maneuver does not guarantee you victory in the competition.

Your fight should be really iconic, as it will be set as an example for other players. As practice shows, battles appear most often in the transfer, where the player demonstrates the following: survives to the end, destroying several opponents along the way; makes several successful shots in a row from difficult positions; makes non-standard decisions that radically affect the outcome of the battle or change its course.

If you really did something like this and consider yourself worthy of being nominated for the role of the best in a particular category, proceed to the next step, namely the process of sending a file to the desired address.

How to upload a replay to OSR: process technology

In order to demonstrate their success on the fields of tank battles, the player needs to take the following steps:

Secondly, select the necessary service called Wotreplays from the menu and follow the link. This is the repository of information for OSR - how to send a replay is described in sufficient detail here.

Thirdly, download the selected file by clicking on the appropriate menu item. Here it is necessary to note one feature: the service allows you to simply store your records, without publication. And if you decide to definitely try to become a participant in the program, you should check the appropriate box in the "Send to OSR" box before downloading.

Fourth, at the end of the download, the portal will offer to describe your file and its successful actions. The description should be sufficiently detailed, indicating the time periods to which special attention should be paid. If this is not fixed, then the record will be rejected by the administrators, and the plot will not get into the program.

The best replays: what are they for?

Getting into a popular program carries several advantages for the players.

1. The nominees, whose recordings are played on the air, are paid in-game currency (gold, from 1000 to 2500 coins) and are awarded a unique medal. And it's quite simple - to become an OSR participant. How? Send a replay and wait for your lucky chance.
2. This repository of information is truly invaluable. Looking at the successful fights of your colleagues, you can learn a lot in the game plan.
3. Also, using this service, you can bring to light a person who, without a twinge of conscience, uses prohibited game modifications: sending an appropriate video indicating violations will interest the administration to pay attention to a clear crime, and the punishment of an unscrupulous fighter will not be long in coming. In this form, it is a very effective tool.

Many players strive, but not all of them dare to try their hand and become the winner of the oil spill. “How to send a replay to be accepted?” - this is one of the main questions that often stop fighters from publishing their masterpieces. Don't be afraid. There is nothing difficult or scary about this. But there is an opportunity to receive not only moral satisfaction, but also material confirmation of their exploits.

Good luck on the battlefields!

You can read about what replays are and how to watch them in detail here:
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FAQ on replays (requires a forum login)

How to upload a replay to the site?

Contests

Replay issues

Video

We record videos for your special replays and post them on our channel on youtube.com!

How to upload a replay to the site?

Authorization

Replay upload

With the help of the "Make available via a "secret" link" checkbox, you can upload the replay to the site and only those with whom you share the link will be able to see it.

The replay file is located in the game folder, in the "Replays" subfolder.

Replay editing

Modification of Replays Manager for managing replays

This mod will allow you to manage and view replays directly from the game client: Replays Manager

Contests

When will the gold for the contest be credited?

CTTS! From the moment the competition ends, it can take from a few days to two weeks.

How to send a replay for OSR or FBR NO COMMENTS?

On the page of the replay you uploaded, there is a button "CONTESTS/REPLAY MANAGEMENT". Click and you will see the buttons "VBR NO COMMENTS" and "OSR" if your replay is eligible for the contest. Replays older than two weeks and replays not fully recorded are not suitable.

How to send a replay to the WoTReplace contest?

All replays uploaded to the site participate in the competitions of the VoTReplace site. True, at any given moment we hold competitions only for a part of the tanks. But all replays with these tanks participate in the contest. You just need to upload a replay.

Replay issues

No combat information

If you left before the end of the battle, then the replay is not recorded until the end. You can view it, but you cannot download information about the results of the battle from it. And it's also impossible to check whether the results of the battle are faked. Therefore, information is not uploaded from such replays and they cannot participate in contests. We don't write videos for them either!

How to delete a replay?

Go to the replay page and click on the "CONTESTS/REPLAY MANAGEMENT" button. Please note that it is impossible to delete a replay sent to the OSR or VBR NO COMMENTS programs if the replay has already been considered by the moderator.

File not loading

We are very pedantic about what is uploaded to the site. Therefore, only replay files can be downloaded and only if they are recorded correctly. Unfortunately, in World of Tanks there is some very difficult to catch and rarely reproduced bug, when even a replay recorded to the end is recorded incorrectly. This can be understood if the file size is significantly larger than 1 megabyte. Such replays cannot be uploaded to us either.

How can I watch a replay of an outdated version?

To view a replay of an outdated version of the game, use the appropriate version of the client:
Versions of clients for viewing replays (requires a login to the forum)

Video

How do you choose replays for video recording?

We have launched an automatic process for choosing a video. First of all, we select the replays of the winners of the WoTReplays contests. And then we focus on the following criteria:

• Replays uploaded by players of top clans. At the same time, the battle is victorious, the badge of class "Master" is received, 4 or more opponents are destroyed. Such fights are often useful and interesting to watch. The list of clans may change and be supplemented depending on the situation in the game;
• Replays from players who have played more than 5000 battles and have wn8=2500 or more statistics. Additional conditions: the battle is victorious and the class badge "Master" has been received;
• Replays from players who have played more than 10,000 battles and have wn8 statistics from 2400 to 2500. Additional conditions: the battle is victorious, the "Master" badge has been obtained, 4 or more opponents have been destroyed;
• Replays from players who have played more than 10,000 battles and have wn8 statistics from 2300 to 2400. Additional conditions: the battle is victorious, the "Master" badge has been obtained, 6 or more opponents have been destroyed;
• Replays from players who have played more than 15,000 battles and have wn8 statistics from 2200 to 2300. Additional conditions: the battle is victorious, the "Master" badge has been obtained, 7 or more opponents have been destroyed;
• Replays that were included in the selection on the site, but selectively;
• Replays sent by members of our

Best Replays of the Week - a weekly program with Kirill Oreshkin as the host, where gold is awarded to the most epic and bending fights sent by the players.

Do you consider your successful fight as a bend, worthy of getting into a wot? Do not rush!

How replays are selected

The video department of Wargaming selects a lot of replays sent to wotreplays for LRN and WBR, however, according to Oreshkin himself, 99% do not meet the requirements, or simply do not reach the title of the best.

In order to get into LRN in world of tanks, you need to decide on the nominations:

• Warm-up - a short episode with incredible luck, skill or a funny case.
• Warrior - issued for the largest number of frags among the sent replays by the time the issue was created. If the number of frags matches, the skill level is taken into account.
• Defender - issued for a masterful game built on the defense of one's own or neutral base. Capture can be lost repeatedly and from many tanks. Replays, where the successful capture of the base by the enemy could lead to defeat, receive a special advantage.
• Invader - issued for a beautiful, funny or masterfully executed capture of an enemy base. Replays receive special advantages, where victory would be impossible without capturing the base.
• Sniper - issued for the most beautiful, accurate shot or series of shots. It is especially appreciated if the shot helped you get out of a difficult situation, and the team achieved victory.
• Support - issued for a victorious battle carried out by a player at the bottom of the list (the level of the combat vehicle is the minimum allowable for this level of battles), while the player's actions really brought victory to the team.
• Steel wall - given to a player who during the battle used the advantage of his armor and thanks to this he deserved to win. The correct use of the terrain and the setting of the tank at the right angle to the enemy are taken into account. A large number of potential damage received will help you get an award, but is not required for a nomination.
• Scout - issued for the miracles of concealment and illumination, thanks to which your team was able to gain an advantage. The calculation is the choice of successful positions, counteracting the light of the enemy and the ability to live until the end of the battle.
• Brothers in Arms - given to a platoon of players who, with their competent play, led the team to victory. When choosing from several replays, the number of frags per platoon is taken into account, as well as the vehicle level at which the battle took place.
• Armored Fist - given to a team of players who won the "Team Battle" mode due to unusual tactics and / or the ability of individual fighters, being initially in an "uncomfortable" situation.
• Clan wars - given to the participants of the battle in the "Clan wars" mode for interesting and unusual tactics that led their team to victory. The more tanks needed to use the tactics, the better.
• Itlichnik or Free nomination - non-standard replays that do not fit into any of the nominations or affect several nominations at once.

In order to get into the WBR wot, it is not necessary to gain unimaginable numbers of damage or frags, it is enough that something unusual happens in the battle.

Do you still think that your replay should be sent to Kirill Oreshkin? Then read on.

How to issue and send a replay to OSR and VBR

If you are still sure that you should submit the replay to the Best Replays of the Week, then you need to follow the instructions:

Any player of the World of Tanks project will remember more than one truly epic battle that is remembered for a long time: the first Kolobanov, the first Fadin, the first Redley Waters, and any battle where the allies merged and had to be dragged or the number of inflicted / tanked damage exceeded all reasonable values. You want to brag about such fights in front of your friends and post the results on the forum - and the game allows anyone who wants to do it.

The game client allows you to record all ongoing battles - to do this, you just need to check the box next to the "Record battles" item on the first page of the main menu of the game. The recording format is original, they are located in the Replays folder of the main game directory. Finding the required entry is very simple - everything is hidden in the file name, its structure is as follows: battle start date (year, month, day, hours, minutes), tank name, map name (attention, the map name is indicated for the English version of the game and may not match in Russian).

To play the recording, just click on it with the mouse - the game client will start automatically, without even having to go online and log in. Before playback starts, hints are displayed - which keys allow you to speed up, slow down the recording, go to the beginning or pause.

But turning on the recording and saving it is not enough - I want the battle to be appreciated by other players as well. Wargaming has also provided for such an opportunity - there is an official website WoTReplays.ru, Replays.pro, where after registration you can save your battle record, and send friends or acquaintances not a file, but only a link to it. Each saved battle is accompanied by a description of the player, results that can be assessed without downloading the replay, as well as brief information about the map, the type of battle and the player's technique. The site has a conveniently implemented search and sorting system by levels and types of tanks, a counter of downloads of one or another replay, the number of “likes” (a nod to social networks) and, of course, it is possible to leave a comment. Only one thing is depressing - in order to view replays, it is necessary that the game client be installed on the PC.

So the next step is to record a video from the World of Tanks replay. To do this, you will need special programs, however, working with them is quite simple. In stages, it can be divided into two parts - in fact, video recording and editing (overlaying sound, titles, special effects). There are many programs for recording video from the screen, both paid and free, but Fraps is the most popular - a convenient utility that allows you to adjust the quality of the recorded image and the ability to overlay sound from a microphone right at the time of capture. For editing, they usually use the free VirtualDub editor or the more powerful Sony Vegas editor, which, however, will have to be paid for.

The scope for creativity when creating such videos is huge - everything is limited only by your imagination. The created video is usually posted on the YouTube portal and anyone can evaluate the final result.

Those who want to convey to the user not one, but several video clips, can be advised to create their own channel on the same YouTube, but if such a hobby has become serious for you, then you cannot do without the appropriate hardware. Currently, there are specialized video capture cards that record and encode the stream on the fly and do not load the central processor and RAM of your PC. The cost of such boards lies in the range of 1000 USD, so this solution is not suitable for everyone.