War Thunder News

Commanders! You have probably already seen fireworks that War Thunder celebrates important dates with, such as New Year or Victory Day. We have changed the way they work a bit.

Firstly, the fireworks will no longer be displayed on the battlefield: that bothered some players. Now they will only occur in your hangar. Secondly, for worldwide celebrations like the aforementioned New Year and Victory Day we’ve added national holidays for each nation in which War Thunder is translated: for example, Independence Day. And thirdly, now you can define when the fireworks will be displayed just for you.

We’ve added an option for players to set their personal holidays. You can learn how to do that in the wiki (link).

Create your calendar — add, for example, your birthday or the anniversary of your wedding. And then on these important dates War Thunder will greet you with a display of fireworks that will begin at 20:00 (player local time) until 06:00 the following day.

On July 4th, 1776, thirteen British colonies in North America declared their independence and formed a new nation — the United States of America. The Declaration of Independence that declared equality of all people under the law has become one of the most important documents in history.

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From July 4th (11:00 GMT) until July 7th (9:00 GMT)

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[h3]Play 3 battles using American vehicles (rank III or higher, with an activity of not less than 70%) to receive the “US Independence Day” decal.[/h3]




“US Independence Day” decal

Complete the task in random battles, except for Enduring Confrontation missions and [Assault] mode.

Track your progress in the hangar by clicking Nickname → Achievements → US Independence Day.

You can find the decal in the “Holidays” tab in the Customisation menu.


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From July 4th (11:00 GMT) until July 11th (11:00 GMT)

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[h2]Don’t miss the chance to get two rare packs in the Gaijin store, American fighters: the F-86F-35 and P-38K.[/h2]

Open our Online Store via the in-game hangar to access these packs on Steam.

[h3]Sabre Skyblazers Pack (F-86F-35)[/h3]



[h3]P-38K Pack[/h3]

• D3A1, B-17 (all) — Inoperative cockpit instruments have been fixed.
  
• Meteor F.8 IAF — Inoperative compass in the cockpit has been fixed.
  

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.

We really enjoyed your screenshots from last week! We see many of you are enjoying the F-14 from the update! Every screenshot was amazing, nice work everyone! The three most popular and three selected by us will get 300 GE. See the winners down below!

[h2]Let’s begin the 22nd edition of our competition![/h2]

Create a stunning screenshot and submit it on the War Thunder Steam Community Hub with the tag #WTscreen22. You have time until 08.07.2022 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.

[h2]Important addition: Screenshot theme - Tango Down![/h2]

[h3]Terms:[/h3]

• Just taken out an enemy with an epic shot? Tango Down! Take a screenshot of your vehicle and the enemy’s burnt, crippled or destroyed vehicle that you took out in the same screenshot.
• Screenshots need to be compliant with the War Thunder rules, otherwise they will not be considered.
  
• 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 7 working days.
  

[h2]And now, time for the winners of the competition’s 21st edition - Danger Zone! [/h2]

[h3]Winners selected via community votes:[/h3]
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2825824476
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2825885534
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2826013699
[h3]Winners selected by our judges:[/h3]
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2822896361
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2827448908
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2828042869
Each winner will get 300GE! Congratulations and see you next week!

• Fixed a bug that caused leaving a working aircraft on the airfield to be counted in the player statistics as loss of the vehicle.
  

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.