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War Thunder system requirements 2024

What are the War Thunder system requirements? If you're thinking of dipping your toe into War Thunder in 2024, it could be quite a daunting task, but one obstacle you won't need to worry about is the system requirements. The skill level? That's all on you.

War Thunder is a game that thrives on a passionate community that lets its developers know exactly how it feels about all changes. One reason that the community continues to grow is that you won't need the best graphics card or gaming CPU to get started.

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Server Attack and Compensation on January 2nd

Dear players, on January 2nd at 11:30 UTC, our authentication servers were targeted by malicious attackers. As a result, some of you experienced difficulties logging into the game or using our services. Our technical specialists have stabilized server operations and are taking measures to ensure that such attacks in the future will not be successful.

[h3]Compensation:[/h3]

Active premium accounts have been extended by 3 hours.
The duration of the ongoing "Winter Extreme" event for earning "Achievement Marks" has been extended by 3 hours. From 11:00 UTC on January 3rd until 14:30 UTC on January 3rd, you will be able to earn mission points for the 7th and 8th achievement marks for tankers/pilots/sailors simultaneously.

Technical issues on game servers

Dear players.

The game may not be available at the moment as we are experiencing some technical issues on our servers. We are endeavouring to fix these issues as quickly as possible.

Thank you for your understanding.

Happy New Year 2024!

Happy New Year!

2023 is now nearly wrapped up. Everyone from Gaijin would like to wish you all a prosperous new year — we wish you fantastic celebrations and a happy and healthy 2024 with your friends and family. Here’s to another year!

See you all in War Thunder!

Screenshot Competition - Triple Digits!

Welcome to the 100th War Thunder Steam Screenshot Competition!

The new year is upon us! We loved seeing your screenshots from last week, especially those with a holiday theme. The three most popular and three selected by us will get 300 GE. See the winners down below!

[h2]Let’s begin the 100th edition of our competition![/h2]

Create a stunning screenshot and submit it on the War Thunder Steam Community Hub with the tag #WTscreen100. You have time until the 5th of January 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 feature a vehicle with an armament of 100mm or less.
You must add the #WTscreen100 tag (title cannot have any other text in it).

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 99th edition - Happy Holidays![/h2]

[h3]Winners selected via community votes:[/h3]
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3122810166
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3121562910
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3120971252

[h3]Winners selected by our judges:[/h3]
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3122779615
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3122918796
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3120536064

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