War Thunder News

This year, the moon decided that two good holidays should come together at the same time: Lunar New Year, a day where families commonly come together to celebrate, and Valentine's Day, a time to share one’s love with that special someone close to your heart.

Let these two holidays leave you with fond memories, and we are happy to contribute!

Celebrate together from 11:00 GMT on the 12th of February until 11:00 GMT on the 15th of February!


Play 3 battles (with an activity of at least 60% in Chinese vehicles of rank 2 or higher) to receive a symbol of the Lunar New Year: “Battle Bull” decal.



Follow your progress by clicking on your nickname → Achievements → Lunar New Year and Valentine’s Day.

[h2]On sale temporarily! The T-62 №545[/h2]

During the specified period, the premium T-62 №545 is available for purchase in the Chinese research tree!


[h3]“Compound bow” decoration — even better than Cupids![/h3]



For 5 wins while using vehicles of rank III or above (with an activity of at least 60%).

[h3]"All Valentines" trophy in the in-game store.[/h3]

The set contains all the Valentine’s holiday symbols that have appeared in War Thunder. You will receive 1 of 11 random decals that you don’t already have when you open this set.

[h3]"Teddy Bear with heart" decoration[/h3]

During the specified period, it is available for Golden Eagles in the game. Customization (ground vehicles) → Decorations → Other.

[h3]On sale temporarily! The МK-IX "Valentine"[/h3]


During the specified period, the premium МK-IX "Valentine" is available for purchase in the USSR research tree!

• Fixed a bug on helicopters where, when leaving the camera view from the gunnery position, selected NVG mode was reset.
  
• Fixed a bug where in some cases low quality textures might be loaded for vehicles in the hangar with higher graphics settings.
  
• Fixed a bug where in rare cases an aircraft kill with critical damage might not be counted.
  
• Fixed a bug where the standard camouflage might be replaced on the same vehicle.
  
• Saab J21 (all) - A bug where aircraft wheels might spin in the aircraft hangar 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.

• A bug has been fixed with camo patterns changing after purchase of the naval vessel.
  
• A bug has been fixed with visual glitching of a caterpillar track after driving through water.

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.

• Performance issues in air RB mode while controlling a BTD-1 in mouse-aim mode have been resolved.

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.

• The engine sounds of enemy/allied vehicles (ground, aircraft, helicopters) are now muffled by obstacles.
  
• The volume of engine sounds from enemy/allied ground vehicles approaching from behind the player’s field of view has been increased.
  
• A bug has been fixed with missing sounds of spotting machine guns from the gunner view for some American and Italian ground vehicles.
  
• The playback issue with low calibre shells hitting the ground has been fixed.
  
• The sound effect of collision between ground vehicle tracks and the track shelf has been added.

• A caterpillar track now looks damaged when the tank wheel is destroyed.
  
• A bug has been fixed with excessive RAM consumption on game launch when tabbed to other applications.
  
• A bug has been fixed with the inability to drop bombs and torpedoes at low altitudes.
  
• A bug has been fixed where a repaired caterpillar track might appear damaged to other players.
  
• A bug has been fixed in the table of squadron players when right-clicking on the player nicknames did not open the context menu.
  
• A crash of the game that occured in rare cases when switching camouflage in the "Customization" menu has been fixed.
  
• A bug has been fixed with the second +75% booster for 5 battles at the 34th and 43rd levels of the
• Battle Pass appeared in the player's inventory 30 days after receiving the reward. Previously received boosters have not been corrected and will appear in players’ inventories 30 days after receiving the reward.
  
• Displaying of hit markers in combined RB battles has been corrected.

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.