War Thunder News

[h2]Game Mechanics[/h2]

• A bug that caused the lower limit on the number of mission points awarded for capturing a zone to not apply in all game modes has been fixed.
  
• A bug that caused additional mission points for each player involved in captures to not be added to the pool of points which are split between all players in the zone in all game modes has been fixed.
  
• A bug that caused mission point multipliers for damage and destruction of bases to cease varying from 0.6 to 2.5 depending on vehicle Rank and game mode and become 1 everywhere has been fixed.
  
• A bug that caused mission points in Air Simulator Battles to start being awarded again for destroying players who had just spawned in on the airfield and had not earned any points yet has been fixed.
  
• A bug that caused the spectator camera in Ground Realistic Battles to not automatically switch from the destroyed vehicle to a next vehicle of the player has been fixed.
  

Patch notes reflect only key changes, meaning they may not include a complete list of all improvements made. Additionally, War Thunder is constantly being updated and some changes may not require an update. Changes reflected in patch notes are formed by taking reactions and requests of the community from the bug reporting service, forums and other official platforms into account. Bug fixes and changes are implemented in order of importance, for example a game-breaking bug will be worked on and implemented sooner.

May 8th is an important anniversary — 80 years ago on this day, the Second World War in Europe ended after 6 years of brutal conflict. Many countries in Europe have this day as a main holiday, and in War Thunder we’re celebrating this anniversary with a decal, decorations, profile background, sales and an event!

When: From May 7th (13:00 GMT) until May 12th (13:00 GMT) play War Thunder and get rewards!

You can track the progress you’ve made for each task by going to your Nickname > Achievements > Victory Day

[h2]Trophy with past Victory Day rewards[/h2]
We’ve prepared trophies with rewards from previous Victory Day events that can be found in the in-game Item Shop. Purchasing a trophy will give you Allied weapon decorations or decals that you don’t have yet.

• Decals, dedicated to war memorials: “Rear-Front”, “Motherland”, “Warrior Liberator” and “Victorious countries”
  
• Decorations for ground vehicles: “Bren Mk II”, “ROKS-3”, “M1 Garand”, “SG-43”, “Maxim-Tokarev Machine Gun”, “Tommy gun”
  
• Decorations for Bluewater fleet naval vessels: “Matilda II” and “120-PM-38”
  

[h2]Discounts in the Gaijin.net store[/h2]

When: From May 7th (11:00 GMT) until May 14th (11:00)

There are discounts on many packs and bundles with vehicles that participated in the Second World War. Celebrate this holiday with the vehicles that helped win the war!

[h3]Click here for the full details[/h3]

[h2]Legend of Victory: T-34-85 “Partisan”[/h2]

When: From May 8th (11:00 GMT) until May 20th (11:00 GMT)

Take part in the Legend of Victory event, featuring a special T-34-85 that has identification marks and a red banner flag on the turret roof. Plus themed decals and decorations are ups for grabs too!

[h3]Click here for the full details[/h3]

Let’s celebrate the 80th anniversary together!

When: From May 7th (11:00 GMT) until May 14th (11:00), bundles and standalone packs with a discount!

To celebrate Victory in Europe Day, we’re temporarily returning rare bundles with themed vehicles to the store! You can also find huge discounts for individual packs.

To get to the Gaijin Store through Steam, go to the in-game hangar > Shop > Online Store.

[h2]“Wings of Victory” bundle -30%[/h2]
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• Dolgushin's La-7 Pack;
  
• Golovachev's Yak-9M Pack;
  
• Prendergast`s Spitfire FR Mk.XIVe Pack;
  
• Plagis' Spitfire Mk. IXc Pack;
  
• Bostwick's P-47M-1-RE Thunderbolt Pack;
  
• Wetmore`s P-51D-10 Pack.
  

[h2]“Tracks of Victory” bundle -30%[/h2]
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• A43 Black Prince Pack;
  
• M10 Achilles Pack;
  
• IS-2 Revenge for the Hero brother Pack;
  
• T-34-85E, 1945 Pack;
  
• M18 Black Cat Pack;
  
• М5А1 5th Canadian Armoured Division Pack.
  

[h2]“Weapons of Victory” bundle -50%[/h2]
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• Dolgushin's La-7 Pack,
  
• Golovachev's Yak-9M Pack;
  
• Prendergast`s Spitfire FR Mk.XIVe Pack;
  
• Plagis' Spitfire Mk. IXc Pack;
  
• Bostwick's P-47M-1-RE Thunderbolt Pack;
  
• Wetmore`s P-51D-10 Pack;
  
• A43 Black Prince Pack;
  
• M10 Achilles Pack;
  
• IS-2 Revenge for the Hero brother Pack;
  
• T-34-85E, 1945 Pack;
  
• M18 Black Cat Pack;
  
• М5А1 5th Canadian Armored Division Pack.
  

The final price of the bundle will depend on whether you already have some of the packs or not. Be sure to login to the store to see your individual price!

These special packs can also be purchased separately in the store.

[h2]50% discounts on selected vehicle packs![/h2]

• US Starter Pack
  
• German Beginner's Pack
  
• USSR Starter Pack
  
• Italian Starter Pack
  
• Japanese Starter Pack
  
• British Starter Pack
  
• French Starter Pack
  
• Swedish Starter Pack
  
• Chinese Starter Pack
  
• King Tiger Pack
  
• T29 Pack
  
• Object 120 Pack
  
• K9 VIDAR Pack
  
• AH-64D (Netherlands) Pack
  
• Kfir Canard Pack
  
• Mi-35M Pack
  
• Saab J35XS Pack
  
• F-4J(UK) Phantom II Pack
  
• Challenger 2 (OES) Pack
  
• Type 90B "Fuji" Pack
  
• F-4EJ Phantom II ADTW Pack
  
• MiG-23ML Pack
  
• M1A1 HC "Click-Bait" Pack
  
• Su-25K Pack
  
• MiG-21bis "Lazur-M" Pack
  
• Tornado IDS WTD 61 Pack
  
• F-20A Tigershark Pack
  
• T-72AV (TURMS-T) Pack
  
• T-55AM-1 Pack
  
• F-5C Pack
  
• Su-22M4 WTD 61 Pack
  
• AH-64A Apache Pack
  
• Centauro RGO Pack
  
• Leopard 2A4 Pack
  
• Al-Khalid-I Pack
  
• CV 90105 XC-8 Pack
  
• IS-6 Pack
  

[h3]Note! The following packs will be retired from all platforms after the promotion ends:[/h3]

• AH-64D (Netherlands) Pack
  
• Kfir Canard Pack
  
• Mi-35M Pack
  
• Saab J35XS Pack
  
• F-4J(UK) Phantom II Pack
  
• Challenger 2 (OES) Pack
  

Hello again! We’re back with a new selection of historical decals and markings for you all to unlock and customize your vehicles with. We hope you liked the selection for April and hope you enjoy the picks for May as well!

Thank you to those of you who have posted your decal suggestions, we’ll be adding a few of them over the next few months, so keep them coming! Also, feel free to let us know what previous decals you’d like to see return for future months — “Scottie” for example was included this month as it was requested. We cycle these decals equally, so for example as America got a new ground decal last month, they have an old air decal this month and so on, so we’ll try and work in suggestions based on the plan.

The following decals will be available from May 7th (11:00 GMT) until June 6th (09:00 GMT).

All tasks can be completed using vehicles that are rank III or higher.

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Monthly markings can be found in a special tab at the bottom of the customization menu, (Monthly Decals) after a month, they’ll be moved to their corresponding category.

You can check the exact terms and track the progress of completing tasks for these decals by going to your Player Profile > Decals > Monthly Decals. From here, click the “Track progress” button on each decal to track from the hangar.

All of the emblems will come with a detailed description. This will generally consist of the history of the marking, its design, which vehicles used it, and where it was often placed on vehicles historically if applicable (some emblems are taken from badges, which weren’t always applied). This way you can more easily recreate the original positioning if you’d like.

We hope you like May’s selection! Thank you for all of your feedback and suggestions, we’ll see you in June!

Thanks for submitting all of your screenshots last week! This week, your screenshots can capture any action from the battlefield, such as an aircraft avoiding missiles, or battleships duelling on the high seas! The three most popular and three selected by us will get 300 GE. See the winners down below!

[h2]Let’s begin the 170th edition of our competition![/h2]

Create a stunning screenshot and submit it on the War Thunder Steam Community Hub with the tag #WTscreen170. You have time until the 9th of May 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]

Capture an exciting moment in battle!
You must add the #WTscreen170 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 169th edition – Tropical Jungle![/h2]

[h3]Winners selected via community votes:[/h3]
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3471518666
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3471775951
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3470842730

[h3]Winners selected by our judges:[/h3]
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3471721624
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3471251154
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3470838511

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