- Yes
- No
Currently, players are limited to a maximum of 18 lineup presets per nation, with new players restricted to just 7 until they unlock more with higher rank vehicles. This limit feels unnecessarily low and creates a quality-of-life issue for many players, without any clear benefit or reason.
War Thunder offers thousands of vehicles across multiple distinct game modes (Ground, Air, Naval, Arcade, Realistic, Simulator, Custom, etc.). Each mode features dozens of different battle ratings. For example:
- Ground Battles: BRs range from 1.0 to 12.0, equating to ~33 different lineup options, or ~66 for both AB and RB.
- Naval Battles: BRs range from 1.0 to 8.7, which adds ~23 more, or ~46 for both AB and RB.
That’s already over 100 potential lineups — and that’s without factoring in Air, Simulator, or Custom battles. While no player will need a preset for every possible option, the current cap of 18 presets can clearly be insufficient, even for someone focusing on just one game mode such as Ground RB.
Each lineup can use up to 10 crew slots, with countless vehicle combinations. Vehicle + crew slot pairings matter because they require SL to train, SL to expert, and RP or GE to ace, and therefore cannot be freely exchanged. Creating, deleting, and later trying to rebuild lineups due to a lack of available preset slots is frustrating. It’s also difficult to remember which crew slot was paired with which vehicle, especially since their order can now be rearranged in the UI.
I propose Gaijin increase the maximum preset limit from 18 to somewhere between 50–100 per nation. This could tie into the current system, where additional presets are unlocked as higher-rank vehicles are researched. If desired, Gaijin could even monetize extra slots — for example, by linking them to additional crew slot purchases or simply allowing the purchases of additional presets directly.
From a technical standpoint, the implementation of this seems straightforward. The data required to store additional presets should be minimal, and the UI already supports viewing a pop up list of presets when there are more than can fit on the horizontal bar. The game already offers this capability for aircraft weapon presets, and vehicle lineups should be no different.
Ultimately, increasing the number of presets provides no gameplay advantage to those who would utilise them, and no disadvantage to those who do not. It simply saves time, reduces frustration, and allows players to fully enjoy the variety of vehicles and lineups that War Thunder has to offers. It may even encourage players to try out more modes and BRs, as they can easily jump into something new without losing their existing favourite presets.