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[warthunder.com].

Cards for special weaponry


If you suddenly forgot what characteristics a particular type of ammo has you can find out more about it right in battle by hovering over the shell icon in the action bar (list of ammunition and vehicle capabilities at the bottom of the screen).

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A lil somethin somethin: You can find the details for this event on the announcement page [url=https://steamcommunity.com/ogg/236390/announcements/detail/2989808708274632234]here[/url].

The annual e-Sport event dedicated to victory in World War II is back! We would like to invite teams to the international tournament “Victory Cup” - mixed 5vs5 battles with aviation and ground forces! Participate and watch broadcasts with special prizes for viewers!

Register your team until June 25th (20:59 GMT)
Teams of 7 players (5 main+2 substitutes) participate in the tournament. Registration is held on the TSS portal.

JOIN THE TOURNAMENT[tss.warthunder.com]

Brief rules The “Victory Cup” tournament will be held from June 26th until July 5th. Battles and broadcasts will be held in accordance to the schedule on the ... Read more

A lil somethin somethin: You can find the details for this event on the announcement page [url=https://steamcommunity.com/ogg/236390/announcements/detail/5059212289459989733]here[/url].

Russia Day (День России) is a national holiday in Russia, celebrated on the 12th of June every year since 1992.

From 12:00 GMT on the 11th of June until 07:00 GMT on the 15th of June
Participate in 3 battles with an activity level of 60% or higher while using Soviet vehicles of rank II and above and receive the unique “Heart of Russia” decal!



Terms:

• This task can be completed in random battles, except the “Enduring Confrontation” and [Assault] game modes.
  
• To follow your progress, click on “Your nickname” → Achievements → Russia Day.

A lil somethin somethin: You can find the details for this event on the announcement page [url=https://steamcommunity.com/ogg/236390/announcements/detail/5059212289459817671]here[/url].

• In the missions “[Operation] Smolensk 1941”, “[Operation] Smolensk 1943”,“[Event] Operation Uranus, and “[Operation] Mozdok. Winter 1943”, the winter air temperature has been specified.
  
• The mission “[Event] Operation Uranus” has been transferred to a ranked airfield system. The bombing of bases, and AI attackers, have also been added.
  
• A bug where AI aircraft in a formation were unable to take off from the deck of the ship in the historical mission “To Scratch One Flat-Top” has been fixed.
  
• A bug which would cause helicopters to de-sync from battles wherein surface to air missiles were used 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 li... Read more

A lil somethin somethin: You can find the details for this event on the announcement page [url=https://steamcommunity.com/ogg/236390/announcements/detail/5059212289459331360]here[/url].

• A bug that caused tree branches and leaves to appear without transparency, at some camera angles, has been fixed.
  
• A bug, where it was impossible to interact with the tactical map in VR mode, has been fixed.
  
• A bug, where VR on some AMD GPUs could display black dot artifacts, has been fixed.
  
• A bug which caused excessive shading on the screen when using high ambient occlusion settings and when switching the antialiasing settings from TAA to FXAA 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 [url=https://steamcommunity.com/ogg/236390/announcements/detail/3026962772467301792]here[/url].

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[warthunder.com].

Driver skills improved


In our previous release we reported the improvement of turns and pivot control of the War Thunder ground vehicles. Though this improvement was warmly appreciated by the community, you have pointed out odd vehicle behavior on steep slopes.

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: You can find the details for this event on the announcement page [url=https://steamcommunity.com/ogg/236390/announcements/detail/3026962772463405086]here[/url].

• Economy indicators (Rewards, repair cost) of vehicles where the BR was changed in the release of the “Red Skies” update have been returned to the level before update release. These unplanned changes were done mistakenly due to an increase in the maximum available vehicle BR.

Enduring Confrontation

• Changed the logic of AI strike aircraft. Now, even if the ground battle is over, but there are enough ground units left for the battlefield, AI strike aircraft will continue attacking them.
  
• Airfields in the locations Ruhr and Vietnam have been converted to the rank system.
  
• In missions with the rank system of airfields, airfield modules now have the correct HP values. Previously, they may have had the HP value mistakenly set to 0.

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: You can find the details for this event on the announcement page [url=https://steamcommunity.com/ogg/236390/announcements/detail/3026962135278579314]here[/url].

General changes:

• Fixed a bug that caused the loading screen to freeze after joining a battle.

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.

: You can find the details for this event on the announcement page [url=https://steamcommunity.com/ogg/236390/announcements/detail/3026962135277843802]here[/url].

Ground Vehicle model, damage model, characteristic and weaponry changes:

• Strv 122B PLSS — A bug where the controls for the commander’s optics would rotate together with the optics module in the X-Ray view of the vehicle has been fixed.
  
• Ta 152 H-1 — A bug which would cause missing textures around the engine area has been fixed.
  
• A bug that caused the periodic flares firing function not to work has been fixed.
  
• A bug, where allied vehicles would receive pressure damage as if their armour was ignored when other nearby allied vehicles were struck with a HE shell, has been fixed.
  
• Centurion Mk.1 — A bug where the commander’s sight camera would not work due to an unfinished model has been fixed.

Aircraft and helicopter model... Read more

: You can find the details for this event on the announcement page [url=https://steamcommunity.com/ogg/236390/announcements/detail/3026962135266969792]here[/url].

: You can find the details for this event on the announcement page [url=https://steamcommunity.com/ogg/236390/announcements/detail/3026962135259624897]here[/url].

Rank VII for aviation, brand new commander's sight for selected vehicles, naval shell chase camera and almost 30 new machines are joining the game! Two new locations, new effects for the nuclear blast, updated sounds, and much more!

Ground vehicles
11 new ground vehicles and brand new mechanic - commander's sight!

T-80BVM[warthunder.com]
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