War Thunder Dev Tracker

Aircraft

• Su-39 — a bug where the Kopyo-25 radar did not have a description in the X-ray view has been fixed.

Interface

• You can now click on a nested task to go directly to it. For example, you can now click on a specific "mark of distinction" in the description of an achievement with an event vehicle to go to a specific task in the general list of tasks.
  
• Long names of nested tasks are now displayed as a single scrolling line.
  
• Hanger Chat Menu:
  
  • message sending delay has been made separate for each chat.
    
  • the send button is now disabled until a message can be sent again and now shows a timer displaying the time until this is possible.
    
  • when sending a message classified as spam, it is no longer removed from the input ...

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Today we’ll be taking a look at the main reward in the Eye in the Sky vehicle event that started today: the Israeli Meteor FR Mk.9!

Meteor FR Mk.9: An Event Vehicle Jet Fighter for Israel at Rank V At a glance:

• Four 20 mm cannons.
  
• Large ammunition capacity.
  
• Good rate of climb.
  
• Ability to fire rockets.

Vehicle History

The Meteor FR.9 modification was developed on the basis of the Meteor F.8 as a fighter-reconnaissance aircraft, where the nose could accommodate camera equipment. In the mid-50s, this aircraft modification began to be withdrawn from Royal Air Force service, causing Great Britain to sell some of the old aircraft to the Israeli Air Force. Almost all of the aircraft Israel received were converted into fighters, and their camera equipment w... Read more

The War Thunder Championships Series (WTCS) starts now! The first Major of Season I is none other than the Titan 5x5 Realistic Battles (with markers), a mixed format that brings together some of the most modern vehicles in the game. Whether you’re a seasoned pilot or tank fan, this tournament is for you! You’ll need to create a versatile roaster of 8 players and come up with the best strategies on each map. Without further ado, let’s check out the lineup, maps, date and prize for this first Major!

Tournament Dates After each Open qualifier, four teams will qualify for the Play-Off phases. For more information, be sure to check out the ... Read more

Aircraft

• Tornado GR.4 — a bug where text keys were displayed on the HUD in the c*ckpit when selecting AIM-9 missiles and BOL countermeasures has been fixed. (Report[community.gaijin.net]).
• F/A-18C Early — a bug where target acquisition of any target by the targeting pod prevented seeker activation of AIM-7P missiles has been fixed. (...

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Welcome to the 167th War Thunder Steam Screenshot Competition!
The scenes captured from “The Great War” special event looked great! Hopefully, you managed to keep a few of the vehicles as rewards to play with in the future. Buildings are looking even better with the graphical updates! Got a favorite hiding spot in a city center? The three most popular and three selected by us will get 300 GE. See the winners down below!

Let’s begin the 167th edition of our competition!
Create a stunning screenshot and submit it on the War Thunder Steam Community Hub with the tag #WTscreen167. You have time until the 18th of April to submit your screenshot.

After that date, 6 winners will be selected (3 of which will be the highest rated by the community and 3 selected by our judges), each of which receive a reward of 300GE.

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Vasily Matsievich was born on April 13th, 1913. He fought in the Second World War as a squadron commander and shot down 16 enemy aircraft and won another 6 aerial victories as part of a group. For his exemplary performance, he was awarded the title of the Hero of the Soviet Union.

Towards the end of the war on February 20th 1945, Matsievich received the Spitfire Mk IX and participated in Soviet testing for it.

The Spitfire Mk IXc (USSR) is temporarily available for Golden Eagles! This Spitfire is available for 6,090 Golden Eagles.

When: From April 11th (13:00 GMT) until April 14th (13:00 GMT).
Where: USSR > Aviation > Premium vehicles.

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April 12th, 1961 was a historical date. On this day, humans made the first space flight. In honor of Yuri Gagarin’s flight, April 12th was already established as Cosmonautics Day in the USSR in 1961, and in 2011 the UN called for this date to be celebrated as International Day of Human Space flight.

Get the “Cosmonautics Day 2025” decal! You can get this themed decal for this day!

When: From April 11th (10:00 GMT) until April 14th (10:00 GMT).
Task: Play 3 battles using USSR aircraft at rank III or higher to receive the “Cosmonautics Day 2025” decal!

Additional details:

• Your activity must not be below 70%.
  
• You can complete the task in random battles, except for Enduring Confrontation missions, and [Assault] mode.
  
• Track your progress in the hangar by clic...

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Vehicles from many countries have been in the spotlight for our events, and now it’s Israel’s turn! For playing in air battles, you can get the Israeli Meteor FR Mk.9 jet fighter as well as themed decals and other rewards.

From April 16th (11:00 GMT) until April 30th (11:00 GMT), earn mission points in Air Battles, unlock stages and receive rewards!

Meteor FR Mk.9 — An Event Vehicle Jet Fighter for Israel at Rank V British Meteor FR Mk.9 reconnaissance fighters were supplied to Israel in the mid-1950s. This aircraft became the first jet fighter in the Israeli Air Force to achieve an aerial victory. In the game, this jet is a good early fighter with powerful guns, a good rate of climb and the ability to carry rockets.

The Meteor FR Mk.9 is a modification of the famous Meteor and will be of inter... Read more

Aircraft

• Su-27, Su-27SM, J-11A, J-11B — a bug that caused the vertical stabilizers to be absent from the Damage Model has been fixed. (Report[community.gaijin.net]).

Naval Vessels

• SMS Derfflinger — the amount and sizes of the ammunition storage rooms have been corrected.

Patch notes reflect only key changes, meaning they may not include a complete list of all improvements made. Additionally, War Thunder is constantly being updated and some changes may not require an... Read more

The sounds of the first tanks and aircraft engines from The Great War gradually fade away now, but even after the end of this large-scale war, the need for resources and support on the battlefield has not gone away! The infantry backpack, an essential attribute to any infantryman, is filled with valuable rewards from past War Thunder events and handy consumables.

When: From April 10th (11:00 GMT) until May 7th (11:00 GMT), the “Infantry Backpack” is available in the in-game Item Shop for Silver Lions.

The “Infantry Backpack” can only be purchased by players who have bought at least one researchable vehicle at Rank II or higher.

What’s in the Infantry Backpack? A large number of prizes from past War Thunder events! From the spring and autumn crafting events, to the April Fools events, fo... Read more

This article goes over some points from the VFX team about the improvements made to Ray Tracing technologies in the Hornet’s Sting update.

As promised at the end of last year, work on making Ray Tracing better doesn’t stop! First up, Ray Tracing is now enabled on all PCs, regardless of GPU Vendor. AMD Radeon and Intel Arc users can now enjoy all RT features. We’re still working to make RT available on Xbox Series and PlayStation 5 consoles.

By making several changes in the code, we’ve significantly improved RT performance.

• We have reworked the way rays go through foliage, which helps when going through a forest.
  
• We have updated the denoiser we use to process the RT results. The new version has a bigger improvement in speed, while maintaining the same quality.
  
• We have a new Shadow Quality s...

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Each month we share information about accounts that have been banned for cheating or for violating the TOS. We thank you for actively reporting players who aren’t playing by the rules: it really helps us! You can use the battle replay function on our website to report players who you suspect have violated the game’s Terms of Service and the License Agreement. Instructions on how to do this can be found here[support.gaijin.net].

Banned accounts Since our last fair play,... Read more

Today, we’ve rounded up and will be going over some of the bug fixes and improvements that we’ve made to the game today and over the past few weeks. If you’d like to catch up on every fixed bug, then be sure to check out the changelog section on our website[warthunder.com].

If you’ve found a bug that you’d like to report, you can do so on our ... Read more

April 9th is traditionally observed in the Philippines as a national memorial day known as Araw ng Kagitingan (Day of Valor). This day commemorates the fall of the Bataan Peninsula to Japanese forces in 1942. For nearly four months, the defenders of the peninsula held off enemy attacks despite being starved, short of ammunition and low on manpower. For Filipinos, their feat is a shining symbol of valor and selflessness.



In honor of this day, we’ve prepared a special video from the Moments of Valor series, as well as an exclusive bundle with premium vehicles and unique camouflages created by the War Thunder Live community. This bundle is available at a 50% discount in the Gaijin store until April 16th (6:... Read more

Aircraft

• Sea Harrier FA 2 — a bug where the HUD in the c*ckpit did not automatically switch to the “air-to-air” mode when selecting air-to-air missiles has been fixed.
  
• Su-25, Su-25K, Su-17M2, Su-17M4, Su-22M3, MiG-21S — a bug where vehicles were rendered in from shorter distances when viewed through the sight glass than when viewed through the c*ckpit glass has been fixed. (Report[community.gaijin.net]).

Ground Vehicles

• Sabra Mk.I — a bug that caused the g...

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In honor of Alexander Ovechkin’s historic achievement of breaking Wayne Gretzky’s NHL goal scoring record, we’re launching a special event for all hockey fans!

Get unique decals, the “Callsign “Hockey Player”” profile icon and celebrate this incredible moment with us!

“Hockey puck” decal

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Hey everyone, we’re glad to be back with another set of historical decals! We hope you collected everything you were interested in during March, and that the selection for April is similarly appealing. This month, we have quite a varied selection of emblem types — if you’d like to submit an emblem for consideration for future monthly events, make a post on the forum and we’ll take a look!

The following decals will be available from April 7th (11:00 GMT) until May 7th (11:00 GMT).

All tasks can be completed using vehicles that are rank III or higher.

“Dropped as a Baby” Inscription, USA HMS Valhalla Emblem, Britain Armored Artillery Regiment... Read more

Welcome to the 166th War Thunder Steam Screenshot Competition!
Your screenshots that you submitted last week were superb! This week, machines from World War I have joined us. Snap a picture with your favorite and show us! You can read more about the event here. The three most popular and three selected by us will get 300 GE. See the... Read more

Ground Vehicles

• A bug with the following vehicles where sometimes the ammunition did not explode even if the ammunition module was destroyed (when it “turns black”) has been fixed: T20, M51 (all variants), M4A4 (SA50), P.7.T (AA), Lorraine 37L, Flakpanzer 38, Flakpanzer I, Kugelblitz, Wirbelwind, Zerstorer 45, Panzerjager I, Sd.Kfz.140/1, Pz.II F, Sd.Kfz.221 (s.Pz.B.41), Pvkv III, Pvlvv fm/42, AEC AA, M2A2, GAZ-MM (72-K), T-60, ZiS-12 (94-KM).
  
• A7V — a bug that caused the overpressure damage to not be dealt to some crew members has been fixed.

The Great War

• A7V — the rate of fire in the event has been reduced from 15 to 12 rounds per minute.
  
• St-Chamond — mobility in the event has been improved. Operator country of the event vehicle has been changed to F...

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This month’s Pages of History features ace pilot Pavel Golovachev. Having become famous for his aerial ramming over East Prussia, Golovachev left his trusty La-7 in a museum and in the last months of the war switched to a brand-new Yak-9M. He flew it in the skies over Berlin and shot down two Fw 190s in late April 1945.

Golovachev’s Yak-9M is temporarily available for Golden Eagles! In honor of Golovachev, the premium Yak-9M is available for 1,780 Golden Eagles.

When: From April 4th (11:00 GMT) until April 7th (11:00 GMT).
Where: USSR > Aviation > Premium vehicles.

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