War Thunder Dev Tracker

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.

Changing artillery strike in ground battles

Let us tell you about the reason for the upcoming changes first. Artillery in War Thunder was designed as a fairly effective method of pressure on the enemy that allows you to squeeze them out of their well selected position or make a particular section of the battlefield dangerous for a while. The mechanics work well enough but the occasional but memorable deaths from sighting shells can really spoil the impression of the gam... Read more

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

Airfield respawn for late jet bombers and strike aircraft in air RB Historically, many gaming mechanics in War Thunder were originally created for WWII and early Cold War vehicles, for example - air respawn for bombers and strike aircraft. However, many late period jet bombers and strike aircraft feature flight characteristics close to, or even similar to those of jet fighters. In this case, we consider air respawn closer to ground targets as an unreasonable advantage for such aircraft, since their efficiency is obvious both for players, and for gaming statistics. If later strike aviation is taking off and approaching targets together with fighters, their value for the team remains. That’s why we decided to revoke the air respawns for bombers and strike aircraft of ranks VI-VII in air Realistic Battles mode.

Currently, we see no need to ... Read more

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

On February 8th, 1945, Allied forces began Operation Veritable to seize a foothold to the west of the Rhine on German territory.

Complete the task from 11:00 GMT on the 8th of February until 11:30 GMT on the 12th of February and get the reward!

Rewards

• 20-50% RP booster for 3-10 battles
  
• 20-50% SL booster for 3-10 battles
  
• 3-5 universal backup vehicles
  
• Random camouflage for ground vehicles of rank I-IV for USA, Great Britain or Germany from amongst those available to obtain in-game through achievements or purchase with GE.
  
• 1 day premium account

Task

• Destroy 40/20/20 (AB/RB/SB) player vehicles whilst controlling specified vehicles in random battles

Tasks can be comple... Read more

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

Welcome to the 13th War Thunder Steam Screenshot Competition! You were extremely quick to deliver over 130 beautiful screenshots! We had plenty to choose from! The three most popular and the three selected by us will get 300GE! We will meet again next week!
Before we announce 12th edition winners, let’s begin the 13th edition of our competition! Create a stunning screenshot and submit it on the War Thunder Steam Community Hub (... Read more

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

Planned economy changes have been implemented:

• Bonus Silver Lions reward for victory or defeat in missions have been changed to 47% and 20%, instead of 67% and 0% respectively.
  
• The research points reward for time spent in mission has been changed: 0.8 RP/sec for defeat and 1.2 RP/sec for victory, instead of 0.6 RP/sec for defeat and 1.4 RP/sec for victory.
  
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A lil somethin somethin: You can find the details for this event on the announcement page here.

The Battle of Stalingrad was one of the turning points in the history of World War II. The German offensive towards Stalingrad threatened the USSR with the loss of the Caucasian oil fields and the region itself, but the exhausting counterattacks of the Red Army prevented German plans. During months of intense action, Germany and Axis nations lost the initiative, and the last decisive blow from the Soviets resulted in an encirclement of German troops, followed by capitulation at the beginning of February 1943.

Complete the task from 11:00 GMT on the 2nd of February until 11:30 GMT on the 7th of February and get the reward!

Rewards Completing the “End of the Battle of Stalingrad” task will bring you a battle trophy with one of the following rewards:

• 20-50% R...

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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. You can find information about all updates that have been released in War Thunder on the website special section.

Asterisk for your convenience

You may have noticed that War Thunder now has regular events with simple tasks and nice prizes that can be completed in specific vehicles. We wanted to make it easier for you to find the vehicles involved in these events.

Now vehicles that can be used in these events will be marked in the research trees with a special tag with an image of a star. You will also now be aware of the available task with the “Research” icon on the appropriate nati... Read more

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

Welcome to the 12th War Thunder Steam Screenshot Competition! Almost 200 screenshots full of beautiful aircraft! Well done Pilots! The three most popular screens chosen by you plus three more, selected by us will get 300GE! We will meet again next week!
Before we announce 11th edition winners, let’s begin the 12th edition of our competition! Create a stunning screenshot and submit it on the War Thunder Steam Community Hub (... Read more

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

Revision of the bonus reward for victory and defeat In the recent economy updates, we described the mechanics of earning Silver Lions and Research points, and proposed that you vote for one of the possible variants to change the bonus rewards at the end of a mission. This was followed by the second stage of voting in order to make the final decision with confidence. These are the results:

What RP reward distribution during a battle do you want to have in War Thunder?

• 56.7% 一 0.8 RP/sec for defeat and 1.2 RP/sec for victory
  
• 43.3% 一 0.6 RP/sec for defeat and 1.4 RP/sec for victory (same as before)

What SL reward distribution do you want to have in War Thunder?

• 66.1% 一 +20% for defeat and +47% for victory
  
• 33.9% 一 +0% зfor defeat and +67...

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

The War Thunder team would like to congratulate players with the Chinese New Year holiday that is also often referred to as Lunar New Year, or literally "Spring Festival".

From the 28th of January (11:00 GMT) until the 1st of February (11:00 GMT)

While controlling Chinese vehicles:

• Play 3 battles to get the “Fu the Tiger” decal.
  
• Win 5 battles to get the “Sky lantern” decoration.

Challenges must be completed in vehicles of rank II or above, with a battle activity over 70% in random battles, except for the “Assault” mode.

Track your progress by clicking your nickname, then “Achievements → Lunar New Year”.
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A lil somethin somethin: You can find the details for this event on the announcement page here.