War Thunder Dev Tracker

Today we’ll be going through some more new features and improvements coming to War Thunder in the Firebirds major update!

Improvements To Custom Sights In the Firebirds major update, we’re expanding the functionality available in the “Sight settings” menu. It’s now possible to add the name of the shell you’re using to the sight and configure it in the same way as other elements can be within custom sights. You can move it to wherever you want, change the text and background color in different channels, change the size and font, and set the preferred name of the shell used — either its type or short name. In addition to this, the range scale can now be moved horizontally with the mouse cursor!



We’ve also improved the existing functionality of configurations. The sort list now puts player-created or downloaded configurations at the beginning, and a cr... Read more

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

The first soldiers joined the ranks of the FRG Armed Forces on November 12th 1955. Until the mid-1990s, they served only on German territory, but then began to participate in international peacekeeping missions and major military operations. The number of people in the German Armed Forces exceeds 180,000 people.

The Pz.Sfl.Ic and the Panzer IV/70(A) are temporarily available for Golden Eagles! Both vehicles are temporarily available for 1,000 and 2,980 Golden Eagles respectively.

When: From today until November 15th (07:00 GMT).
Where: Germany > Army > Premium vehicles.

About these tanks

• The ...

Read more

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

Today, the People’s Liberation Army Air Force of China celebrates its 75th anniversary, being founded on November 11th 1949. The modern PLA Air Force consists of five branches. In addition to aviation, it includes ground air defense forces, airborne troops, radars and other support units. The PLA Air Force has more than 3,500 aircraft and 400,000 people in service.

The J-7D is temporarily available at a 50% discount! In honor of the PLA Air Force’s anniversary, the J-7D is temporarily available at a 50% discount

To get to the Gaijin Store through Steam, go to the in-game hangar > Shop > Online Store!

When: From today until November 18th (14:00 GMT).

J-7D Pack -50% Was: 69.99 Now: 35

• J-7D (Rank 7, China)
  
• Premium account for 20 days
  ...

Read more

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

On November 11th 1918, Germany signed the Armistice of Compiègne with Entente, ending World War I. It allowed Poland to declare its independence for the first time since the 18th century. In modern Poland, Independence Day is widely celebrated as the most important national holiday. It’s accompanied by a military parade in Warsaw, the laying of flowers at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, and the raising of flags throughout the country.

Lanovski’s P-47M-1-RE Thunderbolt is temporarily available for Golden Eagles! Lanovski’s own plane is available for 6,090 Golden Eagles!

When: From today until November 14th (07:00 GMT).
Where: USA > Aviation > Premium Vehicles.



About this aircraft

...

Read more

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

Welcome to the 145th War Thunder Steam Screenshot Competition!
We loved seeing all of your screenshots last week, thank you! This week, large caliber submissions! There is much to pick from- planes like the Kingcobra, or all-time classics such as the KV-2. The three most popular and three selected by us will get 300 GE. See the winners down below!

Let’s begin the 145th edition of our competition!
Create a stunning screenshot and submit it on the War Thunder Steam Community Hub with the tag #WTscreen145. You have time until the 15th of November 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.

Terms:

• Your screenshot must feature a vehicle wit...

Read more

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

With the Firebirds update, War Thunder has support for Ray Tracing (RT) and is capable of doing several RT based visual effects, like shadows, ambient occlusion and reflections. In today’s blog, we’ll be taking a closer look at the details!

How does this work? For RT to be used, we need to build and maintain a so called “Bounding Volume Hierarchy” (BVH). BVH is a triangulated representation of the whole world where all RT effects can work on that. Many games cut corners on what to include in BVH and what fidelity. Like only using less detailed models, removing everything at a relatively close distance. But that has a price. With such approach, it’s impossible to get accurate shadows.

With War Thunder, we decided to go for the real deal, so we can employ a wider range of effects in the long run. In War Thunder, almost the whole battlefield is accessible for RT effects at the same fidelity that is rendered in the game, so all of those effects can be physically correct ... Read more

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

The Esports III Trophy is now complete, with camouflages created by the authors on WT.Live! This new wave of additions includes 20 camouflages for different vehicles: 9 aircraft and 11 ground vehicles. We’re continuing to showcase mid-level vehicles with unique creations by our artists.


... Read more