War Thunder News

• A bug has been fixed where AI players can use helicopters and unavailable vehicles from their research trees in the Enduring Confrontation missions.
  
• EC7 with BR 9.7 and above has been added to Enduring Confrontation. EC6 now includes BR 8.0 — 9.3 vehicles.
  
• The mechanics of Warbond awards for the Battle Pass have been improved. If a player exceeds the total allowable limit of 3600 Warbonds, a warning message will appear. Players may either take a prize with the “burning” of the extra amount of Warbonds, or postpone it receiving the award, later spending the extra Warbonds at their own discretion.

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 Swedish and Chinese AI aircraft not spawning in the Enduring Confrontation and Custom Battle modes.
  
• Terms for vehicles available for naval Battle Tasks have been changed. Now they match ground and air Battle Tasks: easy challenge requires a vehicle of rank II or above, medium and special challenges requires rank III or above. The new rules come to effect for newly generated tasks.
  
• The festive hangar has been disabled.

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.

• “New Year Aerobatic Smoke” will be displayed in battles on PC only for now (on consoles the functionality will appear in one of the future updates).

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.

Snow sparkles in the hangar, so that means it’s time to celebrate New Year in War Thunder. Discounts, sales and special events are waiting for you! Here is a guide to the War Thunder New Year calendar - let’s take a look!


Astonishing aerobatic smoke, animated decorations and decorations for ships! Feel the spirit of the winter holidays!

From December 28th (11:00 GMT) until January 4th (11:00 GMT)

New Year Aerobatic Smoke
Defeat 30 enemy players while controlling aircraft of rank III or higher


Sparkler
Defeat 30 enemy players while controlling ground vehicles of rank III or higher


Snowman
Defeat 5 enemies with torpedoes, while controlling coastal vessel of rank II or higher


New Year Tree
Inflict 50,000 damage while controlling bluewater ships of rank II or higher.

To select aerobatic smoke, go to Settings → Air Battle Settings → Aerobatic smoke type.


Beginning on December 18th (11:00 GMT) until January 11th (07:00 GMT)
The last operation in 2020 offers lavish prizes: two ships, two aircraft, two tanks, ten Pin-up decals and four firearms decorations. It’s all yours for completing simple tasks in random battles!



TAKE PART!


From December 23rd (11:00 GMT) until December 28th (07:00 GMT).
It’s the most wonderful time of the year to try something new for half the regular price!

• 50% off all vehicles in the game
  
• 50% off talismans, back-ups, and modifications
  
• 50% off Premium account for 90 or 365 days in the game store, or 180 days in the Gaijin.Net online store
  

Discounts work both for Silver Lion and Golden Eagle prices for all vehicles, except those added in the updates “Raining Fire”, “New Power’, and “Hot Tracks”.


Работы принимаются до 8 января (23:59 МСК).

Dress up for the New Year holidays! Welcome to the War Thunder camo contest!
From 24th December 2020 13:00 GMT until 23:59 GMT on the 8th of January, create and post your winter holidays themed camo, and the best entries will win premium vehicles!

How to do it?

1. Create a winter themed vehicle camo (ship, tank, plane or helicopter)
   
2. Upload it on War Thunder LIVE
   
3. Make a social media post about it, with at least one picture of your creation, the #WTChristmas2020 hashtag and a link to your War Thunder Live post
   

[h3]Prizes[/h3]

1st Place
Yak-38 or T-72AV (TURMS-T) or Prinz Eugen packs + “New Year Trophy”.


2nd Place
MiG-17AS or AVRE or PG 02 packs + “New Year Trophy”.

3rd Place
One of the starter packs + “New Year Trophy”

10 Judges’ Prizes
“New Year Trophy” — a random decoration and a random decal:

Decals: "Christmas tree" victory marks, Snow maiden, Sledge, Present, Xmas Tree, Xmas Sock, Xmas Rocket or Xmas Clock.
Decorations: Christmas Wreath, Skates, Sleigh, Ski, Teddy Bear (white) or "Teddy Bear (brown).
All winners get a special title “Santa’s Little Helper”.



From December 28th (11:00 GMT) until January 4th (07:00 GMT).
Join New Year special ground and naval battles and get a festive decal “Metal Bull”.



[h3]«“Festive Events!”[/h3]
Bring the enemy Christmas tree to your point and secure yours! The special event has three rounds.

[h3]“Festive Delivery”[/h3]
Find the floating gifts and bring them to the Christmas tree. First team to collect 3 gifts wins.

One victory in any special event gives you the “Metal Bull” decal.

[h3]Notes[/h3]

• The “New Year Rush” is available for ground vehicles of BR’s 4.7-6.7, matching the highest BR vehicle in setup. 7 respawns are available.
  
• The “New Year Delivery” is available for BR’s 1.0 - 2.7 boats and ships. 5 respawns are available.
  

A 50% discount applies to the following packs till January the 5th:

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1108450
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1233370
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1423760
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1233371
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1368800
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1368801
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1368110