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Mad Thunder: Rage and Loot!

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[h3]In a world without hope, without law, without mercy, only one thing has a price: resources![/h3]

Even after the world gradually turned into a lifeless hot desert, the war did not stop. The ruins of one of the last bastions of a united humanity have now become the battlefield of countless bands of raiders who roam these forgotten lands in search of valuable resources. A cult of rage drives these ruthless warriors of the desert. Their combat vehicles, assembled from parts of military equipment of the past, are decorated with special flags where raiders mark their victories. Rumors of the best warriors spreads quickly, and the hunters themselves often become the prey of those who dream of glory of the chosen one of the sacred rage.

So start your engines and fill up your machine gun belts... oh what a beautiful day... what a beautiful day!

[h2]Welcome to the Mad Thunder event![/h2]

In this event, you’re able to explore the ruins of a forgotten land in two game modes — as a team and free-for-all. Your task in these raids is to collect resources and get to an extraction zone. The second and no less important task is to earn rage tokens! Rage can be obtained for destroying rival combat vehicles and can be spent on improving or building new combat vehicles.

Make sure to be quick and get out in time, as a devastating sandstorm is coming from the desert, and when it covers the ruins of the Forgotten Land, no one will be saved!

When: From April 1st (11:00 GMT) until April 22nd (11:00 GMT).

Get resources in this special event and assemble modifications, new vehicles and other rewards of your interest! You can access this event through Events & Tournaments > Mad Thunder.


[h2]Rewards[/h2]
In the progression tree are rewards that you can create with the resources that you have collected when leaving the Forgotten Lands. There’s 3 decals, 2 decorators, a ship flag, a loading screen, a profile icon and the “Loot carrier” title, which are all waiting for you.




"Mad Girl: Looter" decal

"Mad Girl: Mechanic" decal

"Mad Girl: Gunner" decal





"Iron Flame" decoration

"Spikes" decoration

"Mad Roger" ship flag

"Interceptor driver" profile icon




"Mad Thunder" loading screen

[h2]How to collect resources[/h2]

On the minimap of the Forgotten Land, you’ll see areas of interest where valuable resources may remain. It’s worth exploring them! In the raid, you can find ancient electronics, scrap metal, vehicle parts and armor parts, which are all needed to improve your combat vehicles and to craft new ones. Resources are stored in boxes, containers and barrels. You can either shoot them or crush them under the wheels of your vehicle, then drive over them to pick up the loot. The cargo compartment volume of each vehicle is different. A special cargo compartment fill indicator will tell you how many loot slots are available for transportation, as well as how much of each type of resource you’re currently carrying.

The “Loot Imager” modification will help you more accurately determine where valuable resources can be found on the map. You’re able to see loot through binoculars or the optical sight of a gun with this loot imager.

[h2]Assembling and improving vehicles[/h2]
In the event window, there’s a progression tree with new vehicles, their upgrades and other rewards, as well as the resources that you’ve collected.



All rewards are unlocked for the resources that you’ve obtained in the desert. Need armor? You got armor. Need rage? Well this is a world of fire and blood. There’s fire under the hood, and blood will have to be spilled!



When you’ve obtained all of the necessary resources, you can click on the “Assemble” button on the vehicle or modification you’re interested in and use them in the next battle.



[h2]Rage[/h2]

Rage can be obtained by destroying enemies and collecting rage flags from the carcasses of destroyed vehicles. Rage Tokens are guaranteed loot at the end of a raid. In addition to this, earned rage in battle will allow you to respawn in the same raid using more powerful vehicles, which you’ll unlock in the progression tree.

At the beginning of each raid, all vehicles receive a black rage flag. Each destroyed enemy immediately adds a mark of rage to the flag, which is a white oblique stripe. Don’t forget to drive near the corpse of a defeated enemy to get extra rage from their flag. If the rage level of the destroyed raider was higher, then when picking up the flag, your rage level will become equal to the level of the destroyed enemy.

It’s easy to turn from a hunter into a victim. When you reach the highest, fifth level of rage, the marks on your flag stop adding up and your combat vehicle becomes visible to all raiders on the minimap. Prepare for battle!

The “Rage Scanner” modification will make it easier to find nearby rage flags. Activate this modification in battle and the scanner will briefly highlight destroyed vehicles with available rage flags on the map.

Oh, and one last thing. After respawning in a new vehicle, the marks on the rage flag are reset. You can earn new ones!



[h2]Sandstorms[/h2]
A sandstorm moves from the direction of the large desert. Keep an eye on the timer, as you’ll need to get to the raid extraction zones before the sand swallows the ruins of the Forgotten Land. Although before the big storm comes, a smaller one does first which doesn’t harm vehicles, but will make it more difficult to navigate in battle. Shortly before the big storm, you’ll receive notes on all possible extractions from the vicinity of the Forgotten Land — hurry to the nearest one! If you don’t have time to find a way out before the arrival of the big storm, your crew and stalled vehicle will be quickly swallowed up by multi-ton sand dunes and face a quick death.

[h2]Extraction Zones[/h2]
In total, you can leave the Forgotten Land through four extractions, but the cult of rage will not allow you to cowardly escape through the nearest ones! You must travel through the entire land, giving battle to those who encroach on your prey. However, everyone is afraid of the storm, and when the choice is between oblivion in the sand and life in the desert, all raiders choose life!

[h2]Event dates[/h2]
  • Resources can only be obtained in this event, from April 1st (11:00 GMT) until April 22nd (11:00 GMT).
  • You can collect upgrades, new vehicles and other rewards from resources until April 22nd (11:00 GMT).
  • On April 23rd at 11:00 GMT, all resources, as well as vehicles and improvements will be removed from your inventory.




Get out there and have some fun!
The War Thunder Team

Temporary Maintenance



Dear players!
On April 1st at 08:00 GMT, some game resources may be unavailable due to the release of an update.
Apologies for any temporary inconvenience.

Screenshot Competition - Combat Maneuver!



Welcome to the 113th War Thunder Steam Screenshot Competition!


The screenshots all of you submitted last week were superb! We enjoyed seeing the wide collection of favorite vehicles on display. This week, take a picture of your vehicle in action- capturing history in motion. The three most popular and three selected by us will get 300 GE. See the winners down below!

[h2]Let’s begin the 113th edition of our competition![/h2]

Create a stunning screenshot and submit it on the War Thunder Steam Community Hub with the tag #WTscreen113. You have time until the 5th of April 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 player vehicle in motion.
    You must add the #WTscreen113 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 112th edition - Fan Favorite![/h2]

[h3]Winners selected via community votes:[/h3]
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3199584163
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3198893199
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3200761734

[h3]Winners selected by our judges:[/h3]
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3197106194
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3200398146
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3199615058

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

Update 2.35.0.55



[h2]Ground Vehicles[/h2]
  • SUB-I-II — the maximum speed has been increased from 50 km/h to 60 km/h. Source: 仮制式要綱73式装甲車XD8005. Japanese Ministry of Defense website.
  • Churchill Crocodile — the mass has been reduced from 47.5 tons to 45.15 tons. Source: Crocodile. Flame thrower equipment. Provisional training pamphlet 1945.
  • Conqueror — APDS projectile speed has been increased from 1463 to 1493 m/s. Source: Royal Armoured Corps Training Vol 3. - Armament Pamphelt No. 9 Conqueror, Marks 1 and 2 1957 by the War Office Page 3.

[h2]Naval Vessels[/h2]
  • A bug that caused the survivability percentage displayed in the hitcam to not match the actual percentage when attacking a target with an upgraded crew has been fixed.
  • A bug that caused the hitcam to not display a change in the survivability percentage when hitting a target has been fixed.

[h2]Aircraft[/h2]
  • The JAS39 and Mirage 4000 radars have been reconfigured according to updated data. The detection and identification of them by different RWRs is configured.
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.

Get a Decal for the Anniversary of the Royal Air Force!



106 years ago on April 1st 1918 the Royal Air Force was founded, making it the first official and independent air force in the world. Since this day, the RAF has been involved in many conflicts throughout the 20th century. Perhaps the most famous one is the Battle of Britain, where ‘The Few’ defended British skies against the Luftwaffe, preventing a German invasion.

Some of the most famous aircraft of the RAF include the Hurricane, Typhoon, Spitfire, Lancaster, Meteor, Hunter and Harrier. Today, the RAF operates around 500 aircraft.

[h2]Earn the “RAF Day 2024” decal![/h2]
For the anniversary, you can get this themed decal.

When: From March 29th (13:00 GMT) until April 2nd (07:00 GMT).

Task: Play 3 battles using British aircraft of rank III or higher to receive the “RAF Day 2024” decal!

Additional details:
  • You must use a minimum of rank III.
  • Your activity must not be below 70%.
  • You can complete the task in random battles, except for Enduring Confrontation missions, [Assault] mode and Helicopter PVE battles.
  • Track your progress in the hangar by clicking Nickname → Achievements → Holidays → RAF Day.
  • You can find the decal in the “Holidays” tab in the Customization menu.


“RAF Day 2024” decal

[h2]The Typhoon Mk Ib is temporarily available for Golden Eagles! [/h2]
This British classic can be purchased for 1,930 Golden Eagles.

When: From March 29th (13:00 GMT) until April 2nd (07:00 GMT).
Where: Great Britain > Aviation > Premium vehicles.




[h3]About this aircraft[/h3]
  • The Typhoon Mk Ib is a fighter aircraft that can carry an assortment of weapons, including up to 2 x 1000 lb bombs and 8 x RP-3 rockets. With a top speed of over 600 km/h and four 20 mm Hispano Mk.II cannons, the Typhoon Mk Ib is more than capable in air battles as well as ground battles when performing close air support.