War Thunder News

[p][/p][p][/p][p][/p][p]Today we’ll be taking a look at the visually updated Stalingrad, coming in the next major update![/p][p][/p][p]Stalingrad, the site of dramatic events around the Stalingrad Tractor Factory during the liberation of the city on the Volga during the Second World War, is a veteran location that came to the game nearly 10 years ago. Ever since, it has become a classic battleground for Ground Battles in War Thunder! However, time moves on and we’ve strived to give this location a fresh look while preserving all of the familiar gameplay features that make Stalingrad so beloved. So bundle up, as we’re heading into the brutal Russian winter![/p][p][/p][p]Before[/p][p][/p][p]After[/p][p] [/p][p]Before [/p][p][/p][p]After [/p][p][/p][p][/p][p]To give Stalingrad an updated look, we focused on reworking every element of the map’s environment from scratch — from the remains of metal structures and lampposts, to the factory buildings and railway platforms. Buildings, roofs, train cars, coal piles and numerous ruins now have a completely new level of detail, and all major objects in the wintery Stalingrad now feature snowdrifts and icicles.[/p][p][/p][p]Try not to slip over! The location has been updated with track markings in the mud on the well-worn roads, frozen puddles glimmer with ice here and there, and glimpses of last year’s grass peek out from under the snow.[/p][p][/p][p]Before[/p][p][/p][p][/p][p]After [/p][p][/p][p] [/p][p]Before [/p][p][/p][p][/p][p]After [/p][p][/p][p]We’ve also updated the aircraft areas of this location! The winter forest now looks more authentic, the frozen river has a realistic ice crust with different ice colors for different depths, and snowdrifts have been added too.[/p][p][/p][p]Before[/p][p][/p][p]After[/p][p][/p][p][/p][p]We’re aware of the importance of preserving recognizable routes and familiar cover, so we’ve aimed to preserve all game geometry as much as possible, meaning you’ll feel right at home in regards to combat when playing on the updated Stalingrad.[/p][p][/p][p]Before [/p][p][/p][p][/p][p]After [/p][p][/p][p]That’s it for this one! Everyone will be able to try the newly updated Stalingrad location very soon. Until then, have a good one![/p]

[p][/p][p]The Saab 35 Draken made its maiden flight 70 years ago, on October 25th, 1955. It was Sweden’s first supersonic fighter and is known for its unique double-swept wing. Its various modifications remained in service for over 40 years![/p][p] [/p][h3]The J35A Draken is temporarily available for purchase and has a 30% discount for 6,363 Golden Eagles![/h3][p][/p][p]When: From October 23rd (11:00 GMT) until October 27th (11:00 GMT).[/p][p]Where: Sweden > Aviation > Premium vehicles.[/p][p] [/p][carousel][/carousel][p][/p][p]About this aircraft[/p]

• [p]Although the J35A Draken was designed as an interceptor, it has excellent flight characteristics, making it also a very capable fighter. The J35A accelerates and climbs quickly, reaching incredible speeds while maintaining excellent control. Because it’s an early version of the aircraft, it lacks countermeasures, so pilots must be prepared to counter enemy missiles the old fashioned way: on their own.[/p]

[p][/p][p][/p][h3]Battle Ratings and Progression[/h3]

• [p]The Battle Ratings of Ground Vehicles and Helicopters have been expanded: the maximum Battle Rating for Ground Vehicles has been increased from 12.0 to 12.7, and for Helicopters from 12.3 to 13.0.[/p]
• [p]The previously announced Rearrangements to the British Ground Forces Tree have been implemented.[/p]

[p] [/p][h3]Locations and Missions[/h3]

• [p]Sinai (all variants) — the height at which clouds appear has been increased, they no longer appear close to the ground.[/p]

[p][/p][hr][/hr][p]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.[/p]

[p][/p][p]The UH-1’s maiden flight took place on October 20th, 1956. It was widely used by the United States in the Vietnam War and is still in service with dozens of countries. It has found applications beyond military ones too, as it’s used for firefighting, agricultural work, and for transporting the sick and wounded. It truly is a versatile helicopter, renowned throughout the world![/p][p] [/p][h3]The UH-1C XM-30 is temporarily available for purchase with a 30% discount for 6,237 for Golden Eagles![/h3][p] [/p][p]When: From October 22nd (13:00 GMT) until October 24th (13:00 GMT).[/p][p]Where: USA > Helicopters > Premium vehicles.[/p][p][/p][p][/p][carousel][/carousel][p] [/p][p]About this helicopter[/p]

• [p]The UH-1C XM-30 (rank V) is a maneuverable helicopter capable of carrying a large amount of ordnance, up to 1,800 kg! This includes machine guns, TOW missiles and rockets. The UH-1C XM-30 variant also features the ability to mount 30 mm XM140 cannons.[/p]

[p][/p][h3]Aircraft[/h3]

• [p]F-16I Sufa — a bug that prevented the GBU-15 seeker from locking on to a target and didn’t allow the player to switch to an optical seeker view has been fixed. (Report).[/p]
• [p]AV-8B Plus, AV-8B (NA) — separate firing for APKWS has been added. Launching APKWS while hovering in Realistic Battles will no longer cause them to detonate instantly (Report, Report).[/p]
• [p]A bug that sometimes caused one or multiple detected targets to be randomly lost inside the radar’s scan area when tracking a group of targets in TWS modes has been fixed.[/p]
• [p]AGM-179 JAGM-MR — the power of the fragmentation field has been increased and made comparable to that of large-caliber ATGMs.[/p]

[p] [/p][h3]Naval Vessels[/h3]

• [p]HMS Rodney — a bug where armor plates were missing from the ship's armor model on the starboard side, beneath two of the main battery turrets has been fixed. (Report).[/p]
• [p]MTB Vosper, MTB-1(1) — the aiming sectors for the 7.7mm Lewis machine guns have been corrected, so the barrels no longer aim up and down to avoid elements of the boat that do not physically obstruct the guns but interfere with the line of fire.[/p]

[p] [/p][h3]Interface[/h3]

• [p]In the achievements window, the appearance of the pop-up that displays the list of rewards obtainable from a trophy has been updated.[/p]
• [p]A saving of target filters in the radar control window for ground vehicles has been added. Now players don’t need to have to set filters again atfter each spawn.[/p]
• [p]A bug in Tank Arcade Battles where clicking the air event button with the mouse cursor would ignore the remaining cooldown, making it possible to spawn in an aircraft or helicopter earlier than by using the hotkey has been fixed. (Report).[/p]
• [p]A bug that caused the aircraft visual weapons selector to not display external guns has been fixed.[/p]
• [p]A bug where in the spawn window the selected vehicle could reset when opening the game menu has been fixed.[/p]
• [p]A bug where the missile guidance disruption hint due to IRCM interference would disappear too quickly has been fixed.[/p]
• [p]A bug where it was not possible to respawn in singleplayer missions when playing them in co-op has been fixed.[/p]
• [p]A bug where the player list overlapped with the aircraft parameters in Custom Battles in Referee mode has been fixed.[/p]
• [p]A bug where the torpedo speed and depth did not change in the test sail window in the tooltip when changing the game mode and depth settings has been fixed.[/p]
• [p]A bug where the close button in the chat window in the hangar would change its position when there was a large number of chat tabs has been fixed.[/p]
• [p]A bug that caused all players to have their nicknames shown twice in brackets in replays has been fixed.[/p]

[p] [/p][h3]Anti-Cheat[/h3]

• [p]In Air Arcade and Realistic Battles, as well as in Ground Arcade Battles, the minimum Battle Rating of vehicle lineups that require the anti-cheat to be enabled has been reduced from 11.0 to 8.0.[/p]

[p][/p][hr][/hr][p]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.[/p]