War Thunder News

[h2]Aircraft[/h2]

• Rafale C F3 — IR AAM seeker indication has been added to the HMD.
  
• Kfir C.10 — a bug that caused the inability to select the radar module in X-ray mode has been fixed. (Report).

[h2]Ground Vehicles[/h2]

• BMD-4M — a bug that caused the damage of 100-mm gun barrel to also make the 30-mm gun barrel look damaged has been fixed.
  
• BMD-4M — a bug that caused a damaged 30-mm barrel to clip through the fixtures has been fixed.
  
• PzH 2000 — the armor of the hull sides has been corrected.
  
• PzH 2000 — the shapes and locations of internal modules have been corrected.
  
• PzH 2000 — the folding animation of the shield plate located above the gun has been corrected. (Report). The bug which may have caused this shield to rotate incorrectly at high gun elevation angles has been fixed. (Report).
  

[h2]Interface[/h2]

• A bug in the tank sight settings menu that caused the settings in the “Bullet Type” section to contain two black color options has been fixed.
  
• A bug in the tank sight settings menu that caused the options’ values in the “Bullet Type” section to reset when reloading the sight has been fixed. (Report).
  
• A bug in the tank sight settings menu that caused the color values in the “Rangefinder” section to reset when reloading the sight has been fixed. (Report).
  

[h2]Graphics[/h2]

• A bug that caused the torpedo trail to be missing on water effects quality set to low has been fixed. (Report).
  

[h2]Controls[/h2]

• A bug when enabling one of auxiliary axes (e.g. view) would block keyboard/button-bound aircraft controls has been fixed. (Report).

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 update. Changes reflected in patch notes are formed by taking reactions and requests of the community from the bug reporting service, forums and other official platforms into account. Bug fixes and changes are implemented in order of importance, for example a game-breaking bug will be worked on and implemented sooner.

• Typhoon GR.4, EF-2000, F-2000A — empty mass has been reduced. Previously the empty mass included the weight of countermeasures.
  
• EF-2000 — a bug that caused the “Targeting Optics View” control to not switch the view to the targeting pod camera has been fixed. (Report).
  
• Typhoon GR.4, EF-2000, F-2000A — IR AAM seeker indication has been added to HUD and HMD.
  
• Rafale C F3 — IR AAM seeker indication has been added to HUD.
  
• Rafale C F3 — the number of datalink channels for the MICA-EM missiles has been increased to 8. (Report).
  
• Rafale C F3 — MAWS dead zones in vertical coverage have been removed.
  
• A bug that caused mines dropped from aircraft to slow down when approaching the water has been fixed.
  
• A bug in Air Simulator Battles that caused some aircraft to sometimes roll backwards when spawning on airfield after rearming has been fixed. (Report).
  

• HMS Rodney — the ship flooding system has been fixed. Now flooded bow compartments don’t critically impact the trim, so the ship’s bow doesn’t dive as much blocking the fire of main caliber guns.
  

• A bug that sometimes caused the vehicles acquired from the “Snow globe” to be marked as already owned even if the player just got them for the first time has been fixed. (Report).
  
• A bug that caused the vehicle search by name in “Favorite vehicle” profile showcase to not work has been fixed. (Report).
  
• A bug that caused the Caps Lock state indicator on the login screen to differ from the actual state of the key if the Caps Lock had been switched when the game wasn’t in the focus has been fixed.
  

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 update. Changes reflected in patch notes are formed by taking reactions and requests of the community from the bug reporting service, forums and other official platforms into account. Bug fixes and changes are implemented in order of importance, for example a game-breaking bug will be worked on and implemented sooner.

It has now been 0 days since somebody leaked military intelligence via the War Thunder forums, that hub of military-minded people posting about their most favorite free-to-play military hardware simulator. It's yet another leak for a game now synonymous with leaks of classified and restricted material from the modern military community...
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We loved seeing all of your screenshots from last week! This week, Storm Warning was released, and it has brought many new vehicles and a location. Take a screenshot of your favorite new content! The three most popular and three selected by us will get 300 GE. See the winners down below!

[h2]Let’s begin the 151st edition of our competition![/h2]

Create a stunning screenshot and submit it on the War Thunder Steam Community Hub with the tag #WTscreen151. You have time until the 27th of December 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.

[h3]Terms:[/h3]

Your screenshot must include a vehicle or location introduced in the latest major update, “Storm Warning”.
You must add the #WTscreen151 tag (title cannot have any other text in it).
Artists may only win by popular vote once per four screenshot competitions.
• Screenshots need to be compliant with the War Thunder rules.
  
• You need to be the author of the screenshot.
  
• Screenshot needs to be new. You cannot use those which have previously been published or used in other competitions.
  
• We will only accept raw screenshots from the game. You cannot use any editing software nor any other visual enhancements (like Nvidia Ansel filters).
  
• You can use filters and settings built into War Thunder.
  
• You can use the replay functionality built into War Thunder.
  
• Rewards will be delivered to the author's account within 14 working days.
  

[h2]And now, time for the winners of the competition’s 150th edition – Propeller Driven![/h2]

[h3]Winners selected via community votes:[/h3]
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3384140127
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3384316960
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3384269609

[h3]Winners selected by our judges:[/h3]
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3384868720
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3384314977
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3384085522

Each winner will get 300GE! Congratulations and see you next week!

It’s time for the winter holidays! And as always, we’ve prepared a bunch of interesting things for you. Receive gifts, take part in the Winter Tales event, treat yourself to discounts, spend Silver Lions on Snow Globes, enjoy the festively decorated hangar and immerse yourself in the winter-themed atmosphere in War Thunder!

[h2]Gifts for everyone![/h2]
When: From December 20th (11:00 GMT) until January 2nd (11:00 GMT).

Play and meet the criteria to receive each!



Use code “NOSEKRITPLS” in our store here to get yourself a free decal! Important: make sure to login into the game after activating the decal, as if you don’t, it won’t activate on your account at all. This decal can be found under Special > Snails in the decal customization menu.

[h2]Open the Snow Globe![/h2]
When: From December 18th (11:00 GMT) until January 14th (11:00 GMT).

Purchase Snow Globes for Silver Lions, featuring decals, decorations, vehicles and camouflages from past War Thunder winter events (including in the form of coupons), as well as Silver Lions, boosters, universal backups and wagers and orders.

Snow Globes can also be obtained in the Winter Tales event!

https://steamcommunity.com/games/236390/announcements/detail/547847869991747595

[h2]Winter Tales: Get Yourself Some Cool Rewards![/h2]
When: From December 20th (11:00 GMT) until January 9th (11:00 GMT).

Take part in battles, earn points, and receive rewards! In the Winter Tales event, you can earn three high-rank vehicles, one low-rank premium, trophies, decorations, decals, a profile icon, and camouflages.



Click here to find out more details about the Winter Tales event


[h2]In-game Discounts![/h2]
When: From December 19th (11:00 GMT) until December 26th (11:00 GMT).

• 50% discount on vehicles for all nations for Silver Lions and Golden Eagles.*
  
• 50% discount on all modifications, talismans and backups.
  
• 50% discount on a Premium Account in-game for 90 and 365 days and in the Gaijin.net store for 180 days.
  

*Discounts do not apply to vehicles released in the Dance of Dragons, Firebirds and Storm Warning major updates, as well as squadron vehicles and modifications, talismans, and backups for these vehicles.

[h2]Sale in the Gaijin.Net Store![/h2]
We’ll tell you about discounts in the Gaijin.Net store in a separate news post on December 26th. Don’t miss it!


Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays and a Happy New Year!