War Thunder News

There’s been a lot going on in War Thunder in 2023, with a fair share of challenging and uplifting moments. Alongside our regular schedule of major updates that contain bug fixes, new maps, vehicles, and overall new content, this year we’ve been working hard on fulfilling the Roadmap thanks to your feedback.

Many of you have been with us for a long time, with lots of you having joined us for the first time this year in 2023. Record player numbers were hit on Steam, with an all-time player peak happening just this month, which is a testament of the enthusiasm in the community.

To each and every one of you, whether you’re still playing after all these years or you just joined us in 2023, the War Thunder team would like to thank you for being with us and playing the game that we’ve all come to love for so long!

[h3]Nominate War Thunder in the Labor of Love category![/h3]

The Steam Awards are back this year, so let’s win this award together. Have we earned your nomination? That’s for you to decide. Nominate War Thunder in The Steam Awards for the “Labor of Love” category — to nominate, click on the nominate button at the top of this news article or from the Steam Awards Nomination page.

Thank you and see you around in War Thunder!

The Steam Autumn sale has started, and for this occasion the Black Shark Pack and all Starter Pack DLC are on sale with 50% off!

[h2]From now until November 28th: Discounted DLC packs![/h2]


[h3]“Black Shark Pack” pack at -50%[/h3]

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1557850/War_Thunder__Black_Shark_Pack/

[h3]“US Starter Pack” pack at -50%[/h3]

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1108450/War_Thunder__US_Starter_Pack/?curator_clanid=4649813

[h3]“German Beginner's Pack” pack at -50%[/h3]

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2054413/War_Thunder__German_Beginners_Pack/?curator_clanid=4649813

[h3]“USSR Starter Pack” pack at -50%[/h3]

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1233370/War_Thunder__USSR_Starter_Pack/?curator_clanid=4649813

[h3]“British Starter Pack” pack at -50%[/h3]

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1368801/War_Thunder__British_Starter_Pack/?curator_clanid=4649813

[h3]“Japanese Starter Pack” pack at -50[/h3]

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1368800/War_Thunder__Japanese_Starter_Pack/?curator_clanid=4649813

[h3]“Chinese Starter Pack” pack at -50%[/h3]

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1937490/War_Thunder__Chinese_Starter_Pack/?curator_clanid=4649813

[h3]“Italian Starter Pack” pack at -50%[/h3]

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1368110/War_Thunder__Italian_Starter_Pack/?curator_clanid=4649813

[h3]“French Starter Pack” pack at -50%[/h3]

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1423760/War_Thunder__French_Starter_Pack/?snr=1_16_16_creator_curator-tabs&curator_clanid=4649813

[h3]“Swedish Starter Pack” pack at -50%[/h3]

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1582830/War_Thunder__Swedish_Starter_Pack/?curator_clanid=4649813

The previously announced progression changes have been implemented:

• Modification research point cost for endline vehicles has been reduced.
  
• Added free backups when purchasing Squadron Vehicles for Golden Eagles.
  
• SKR-7 — research cost increased from 180,000 to 520,000 squadron activity points.
  
• Celere Sahariano and Strv m/41 S-I — RP multiplier has been increased from 1.12 to 1.18, and purchase price has increased from 700 to 850 Golden Eagles.
  

[h3]Aircraft[/h3]

• F-111A — the ability to carry 6 x 750 lb M117 bombs on 2 outer hardpoints on each wing (points 1, 2, 7, 8) has been removed. Source: T.O. 1F-111A-1 - F-111A Flight Manual - 1967.
  

[h3]Missions[/h3]

• In Ground Arcade and Realistic battles, all missions in the Stalingrad location are excluded from the rotation at a Battle Rating of 8.0 and higher. Missions in this location are now available from a Battle Rating of 3.7 (2.3 in RB) to 7.7.
  
• The chance of getting into a night battle when the “Participate in night battles” option is enabled has been increased.
  

[h3]Interface[/h3]

• A bug that could cause friend requests sent from contacts that were not accepted to display in the friends list itself has been fixed. This led to difficulties when using the friends list because the number of contacts was exceeded.
  
• A bug where turning off the UI in-game caused the HMD (Helmet Mounted Display) to also be turned off in the cockpit has been fixed. (Report)
  
• AV-8B Plus (Italy) — a bug where launching a missile caused the seeker lock indicator to remain on the heads-up display has been fixed. (Report)
  
• F-111A — the RWR being overly large on the screen has been fixed.
  
• MiG-29SMT — an issue where a circular radar display replaced the sector display, if while in HMD mode of the radar, the acquisition frame was moved beyond the range of the radar’s deflection has been fixed.
  

[h3]Other fixes[/h3]

• In battle replays, a bug that caused an incorrect explosion effect to happen when high-explosive shells went through bushes has been fixed. (Report)
  
• Incorrect display of 3D decorations when near additional armor has been fixed.
  
• A bug that caused the visual effect of an ATGM’s engine to be visible throughout its entire flight has been fixed.
  
• A bug that caused HQ FXAA and FXAA anti-aliasing settings not to work has been fixed. (Report)
  

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.

[h3]From November 21st 11:00 GMT until November 28th 11:00 GMT

Special Black Friday bundle![/h3]

Don’t miss the opportunity to purchase these rare vehicles: the A43 Black Prince tank and the P-61A-1 Black Widow fighter with a discount!

[h2]“Black Friday 2023” bundle -50%[/h2]
45.99 to 23

• A43 Black Prince (Rank 4, Great Britain);
  
• P-61A-1 Black Widow (Rank 3, USA);
  
• Unique title: “In the Black”.
  

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To purchase go to the in-game hangar Shop > Online Store.

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• Note! This bundle contains vehicles only. Golden Eagles and Premium Account are not included.
  
• The final price of the bundle will depend on whether you already have some of the vehicles or not. Be sure to login to the store to see your individual price!
  
• Note! You can also get the unique title, if you log in to the game from the 21st of November to the 28th of November and gain three victories, and at the same time you have previously purchased all separate vehicles which are included in the bundle.
  
• The title will be assigned after the 29th of November to all users who have fulfilled these conditions.
  
• The offer is valid for PC, Mac and Linux users only.
  

Your screenshots from last week were great! Gathering your friends and playing together is a great way to have a good time and boost your chances at winning the match! The three most popular and three selected by us will get 300 GE. See the winners down below!

[h2]Let’s begin the 94th edition of our competition![/h2]

Create a stunning screenshot and submit it on the War Thunder Steam Community Hub with the tag #WTscreen94. You have time until 24.11.2023 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 that is destroyed, or is being destroyed.
You must add the #WTscreen94 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 93rd edition - With a Friend![/h2]

[h3]Winners selected via community votes:[/h3]
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3084832060
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3079400090
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3061083679

[h3]Winners selected by our judges:[/h3]
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3082023654
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3081614939
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3081352478

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