War Thunder Dev Tracker

• The animation of wheels, flaps and intake flaps on radiators in third person view and c*ckpit view for aircraft has been fixed.
  
• The animation of the opening of drogue parachute’s container flaps has been fixed.
  
• P-51D (all versions) — the radio compass in the c*ckpit has been corrected.
  
• Display of shadows on the “Movie” graphic preset has been corrected.
  
• Ki-43-2, Ki-44-2 (all versions) — display of the bunding of the fuel tanks has been fixed.

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.

Welcome to the 21st War Thunder Steam Screenshot Competition!
Last week’s screenshot competition produced some amazing bridge shots, we loved them. Fantastic work to every one of you who submitted a screenshot! The three most popular and three selected by us will get 300 GE. See the winners down below!

Let’s begin the 21st edition of our competition!
Create a stunning screenshot and submit it on the War Thunder Steam Community Hub with the tag #WTscreen21. You have time until the 01.07.2022 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 300 GE.

Important addition: Screenshot theme - Danger Zone!

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On June 26th, 1857, the first Victoria Crosses, the highest military awards in the British honours system, were awarded to veterans of the Crimean War by Queen Victoria herself. Since 2006 the United Kingdom has celebrated its soldiers on the last Saturday of June.

From June 24th (12:00 GMT) until June 27th (9:00 GMT)

Play 3 battles using British vehicles (rank III or higher, with an activity of not less than 70%) to receive the “British Armed Forces Day” decal.



“British Armed Forces Day” decal decal

Complete the task in random battles, except for Enduring Confrontation missions and [Assault] mode.

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In June of 1955, West Germany founded its Ministry of Defense that began working on rebuilding the country’s armed forces. The new army received a new name: instead of “Wehrmacht” it was called “Bundeswehr”.

From June 24th (10:00 GMT) until June 27th (7:00 GMT)

Play 3 battles using German vehicles (rank III or higher, with an activity of not less than 70%) to receive the “Bundeswehr Day” decal.



“Bundeswehr Day” decal decal

Complete the task in random battles, except for Enduring Confrontation missions and [Assault] mode.

Track your progress in the hangar by clicking Nickname → Achievements → Bunde... Read more

From now until the 7th of July: Discounted DLC bundles!

We've got a nice offer for you: 2 bundles: The Summer Ground and Summer Air bundle, each with 51% off!

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

• An error has been fixed that sometimes caused artefacts to appear in shadows from star shells on minimal SSAO settings.
  
• In the naval hit camera, a text message has been added for ammunition explosions.
  
• Bomb assault fuze for aviation in BR 7.3-8.3 ground Arcade battles has been rolled back to 10 seconds. Starting speed has been reduced from 680 to 550 km/h for bombers and attack aircraft and from 600 to 550 km/h for fighters.
  
• BTR-ZD - Battle rating in RB has been increased from 4.3 to 4.7.
  
• Lancia 3Ro (100/17) - Battle rating in the AB has been increased from 1.7 to 2.0

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 prov... Read more

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

From the 22nd of June at 11:00 GMT until the 4th of July at 11:00 GMT

Discounted customizable bundles!
The new discount mechanism will allow you to create your own bundle of several packs with a discount, by adding them to your Cart. Each single pack from the list would have a 25% discount when added to the Cart, but the discount increases to 50% if you add two or more packs from the list to the Cart at once.

To enjoy these discounts, go to our Online Store from the hangar in-game.
Note! The discount will only be applied if you add these packs to the Shopping Cart and purchase them all together as part of one transaction.

Packs not included in the promotion:

• Danger Zone update packs;
  
• Wind of Change u...

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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.

Please feel free to leave your feedback on these changes in the dedicated "It’s fixed! №53" thread

Gotta collect them all!


Reward loading screens are a picturesque gallery along your war path. Previously, you were able onl... Read more

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

Welcome to the 20th War Thunder Steam Screenshot Competition!
Awesome work on last week’s contest! We loved your historical, fictional camouflages as well as your decoration collection, they really captured our imaginations. The three most popular and three selected by us will get 300 GE. See the winners down below!

Let’s begin the 20th edition of our competition!
Create a stunning screenshot and submit it on the War Thunder Steam Community Hub with the tag #WTscreen20. You have time until the 24.06.2022 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 300 GE.

Important addition: Screenshot theme - Bridge on the Rive...

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

Introducing a new set of rare decals for your vehicles! This time the heraldry of military forces of the nations familiar to War Thunder players is complemented by the emblems of the Argentinian Air Force and South African tankers - not very common guests in our digests.

Swift eagles of the USSR and Japan, elephant twins, nimble Israeli cobra or majestic crown of the British hussars - choose your own special decal!

Until the 19th of July - get them in battles or purchase rare decals for all War Thunder nations.

Emblem of Queen's Royal Hussars, Britain "Lightning Eagle" emblem, 168th... Read more

40 new camouflages from content creators on the Live.WT portal arrive in the game with the user content support program!

Unlock a unique trophy simply by playing the game! Activate your camo coupons, or sell them on the Market to get Gaijin Coins (GJN)!

Contents in the “Danger Zone” trophy:

• Coupons for rare vehicles
  
• 21 camouflage coupons for ground vehicles
  
• 16 camouflage coupons for aircraft
  
• 1 camouflage coupons for naval vessels
  
• 2 camouflage coupon for helicopters
  
• Coupon for the “Danger Zone” decal

In the Danger Zone update w... Read more

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

Interface

• Speed, altitude, ammo and torpedo indicators have been restored to the aircraft HUD.
  
• Flight parameters, engine and ammo indicators have been temporarily switched back to the old interface, with colour selection disabled. The new HUD version will be back when found issues are resolved.

Aircraft

• SB2C (all) - elevator animation has been fixed.
  
• Sea Hawk - elevator animation has been fixed.
  
• I-15bis - LODs have been fixed.
  
• JA37C - flaps animation has been fixed, animation of the intake hatches when reverse thrust is engaged has been fixed.
  
• Yak-15 - damage effects have been fixed.
  
• SK60B - animation of the intake hatches when reverse thr...

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