[2022] It’s fixed! №41

A lil somethin somethin: You can find the details for this event on the announcement page here.

In this digest we would like to tell you about our continuing work on improvements and fixes in the game. You can find information about all updates that have been released in War Thunder on the website special section.

Optimised display for the event labels

We are talking about the labels on icons with the vehicles for special tasks that are currently available. We implemented them in one of the previous updates and are now improving them based on your feedback.

The label on the “Research” button and one on the armies tab will be hidden if you read the special task in your profile window. You can open it simply by clicking on the tag hanging above the vehicle icon.

Added a preview for Battle Pass rewards

Interesting and unique rewards are the reason why we perform Battle Pass tasks. But previously you could only see the rewards from the images in the news and the little icons in the rewards feed of the Battle Pass. You asked us to improve this part of the interface and we did!

The “preview” button has appeared right in the Battle Pass feed on all important rewards: vehicles, camouflages, decorations and decals. Click and view all the things you can soon own.

Reduced control inertia on some vehicles
The following vehicles are on the list: 3 tanks from the BT series - BT-7, BT-7М, BT-7A (F-32) and also the Strv m/31 and the Tetrarch I. The problem manifested itself on all these machines in the same way: straight-line movement after a sharp turn was restored slowly and reluctantly. Although experienced tankers learned to compensate for this behaviour by turning the steering the opposite way, it was still a bug that we have fixed now.

If you know about any other vehicles with the same behaviour - we would be grateful for a bug report.
Update 2.13.0.125 Ground vehicles

• 2S6 — a bug has been fixed that prevented 30mm ammo reload on a point with the 2S6M1 modification installed.
  
• BT-7, BT-7M, BT-7A (F-32) — turn lag has been fixed.
  
• Strv m/31 — turn lag has been fixed.
  
• Tetrarch I — turn lag has been fixed.
  
• 57mm OR-281U — explosives type has been specified from TNT to A-IX-2. Source: 57-мм автоматическая зенитная пушка С-60. Руководство службы.

Aviation

• F-105D — lack of the radar lock on target visualisation has been fixed .
  
• Me-264 — targeting angles of the nose turret have been corrected.
  
• TBD-1 — targeting angles of the turret have been corrected.
  
• DB-3A (China) — targeting angles of the turrets have been corrected (report[forum.warthunder.com]).
  
• Lancaster B.Mk.I, Lancaster B.Mk.III — a bug has been fixed where the upper turret was able to shoot through the fuselage.
  
• MiG-27M, MiG-27K — a bug has been fixed where the number of bombs in the setup “OFAB-100 х12, S5KP х64” was incorrect.

Naval

• A bug has been fixed where a wrecked hydroplane disappeared when the second hydroplane was launched.
  
• MBK-161 late — bugs with incorrectly displayed armour values have been fixed.

Other changes

• A bug has been fixed that prevented raindrops from displaying when the graphics are set to “Maximum” or “Movie” modes.
  
• An option has been added to hide markers of the available tasks from the “Research” button, as well as nations and vehicle types’ tabs. Markers are now hidden after reading the corresponding info in the user profile window.
  
• Players are now able to toggle previews of vehicles, camos, decals and decorations from the Battle Pass prizes list.

The current provided changelog reflects the major changes within the game as part of this Update. Some updates, additions and fixes may not be listed in the provided notes. War Thunder is constantly improving and specific fixes may be implemented without the client being updated.

A lil somethin somethin: You can find the details for this event on the announcement page here.

In this digest we would like to tell you about our continuing work on improvements and fixes in the game. You can find information about all updates that have been released in War Thunder on the website special section.

Released new updated sound model
Just recently we tested with you, improvements in the sound picture of a battle where distance to the source of the sound event began to play a more important role. In short: distant sounds are now better matched to their distance and as a bonus you get a better sense of sound events near you.

You liked this change and it has already been released for all players this week where you might definitely notice it, especially in combined battles. We continue to gather feedback on this specific update from all players including in the comments to this news article.

Continue to improve the task interface

Battle tasks for memorable dates are of interest to many of you and we continue to make participation in these events more convenient. Tags displayed on participating vehicles are great but now you can see literally all of the vehicles suitable for the active tasks in a single window.

Open the task card by clicking on your nickname → Achievements → Name of the memorable date and click on the “Show Vehicle” button. In the opened window you will see all vehicles on which you can perform the task with a convenient sorting by nation and vehicle type.

Fixes for naval
We want to please the commanders of warships with several fixes at once.

If you are lucky and have two hydroplanes on your ship, now the launch direction marker for the second catapult will disappear after the first aircraft has been launched, just like you asked for in the comments to one of the previous digests.

We also fixed a bug that was showing up for example when your scouting aircraft nosed in when landing. The catapult wouldn’t start preparing the vehicle for the next flight even if it was intact and battle-ready. Now the reload will operate correctly in such cases.

Another noticeable fix will be the “fixed” hit camera which suddenly began to show damage by modules and not total damage after one of the recent updates. Now it works as it should!

Update 2.13.0.136 Ground vehicles

• Bkan 1C, DF105, Leopard 2K — sight range reset has been corrected after the rangefinder is applied.
  
• XM-8 — suspension damping has been increased.
  
• OF-40 Mk.2A, OF-40 (MTCA) — AA machine gun is now controlled by the loader.
  
• Range enter ability has been added when measuring range from the commander’s sight with fire control disabled.
  
• A bug has been fixed where dust and mud from the tracks of the player’s vehicle from the front were displayed incorrectly while observed in sniper mode.

Aviation

• MiG-27K - a bug has been fixed that prevented IRST to lock on a ground area from the c*ckpit view.
  
• SBU2 (all versions), V-156 (all versions) - targeting angles of the turret have been adjusted.
  
• F-8E(FN) - launch G-limit has been removed for the Matra R550 Magic missile.
  
• Fw 190A-4 - guns have been divided into groups: low-calibre, high-calibre, and auxiliary.

Naval

• A bug has been fixed where after crash landing, the catapults did not start reloading for the next launch .
  
• On ships with several hydroplanes, the launch marker no longer lights up when the hydroplane is launched.
  
• A bug with hull damage displayed in the hit camera has been fixed.

Other changes

• A bug has been fixed where an artillery strike request prevented the correct execution of the nuclear blast scenario.
  
• “Show vehicles” button has been added to the terms of the regular event in order to display required vehicles in a separate window.

The current provided changelog reflects the major changes within the game as part of this Update. Some updates, additions and fixes may not be listed in the provided notes. War Thunder is constantly improving and specific fixes may be implemented without the client being updated.