Bullet Hell: The Old Fashioned Way!

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Reading this I got vibes of the “big guns” (or “big calibre”?) Air events of waaaaaaaay too long ago…

Edit: “Large Calibres” … I looked it up, this is an example : [Event] “Large Calibres” and "Enduring Confrontation" - News - War Thunder

even mentions Air RB EC… double nostalgia…

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And i was thinking that will be a good opportunity to play it.

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lol so USA can’t participate with their best dogfighter (12.3 F-16A block 10) but japanese F-16AJ (12.7) and Netz can despite being the same exact planes without missiles

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AJ is not Japan’s best dog fighter, but it’s a close 2nd.
But I agree locking out the F-16A is a bit rude.

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Whoever thought of making this as an event
Give that person a raise

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It was “OK”

1. Ammo Refill Not Communicated Clearly

  • When the player runs out of bullets, there’s no clear message telling them where to go for a refill.
  • You only discovered the refill point by searching for the airfield manually.

2. Death Count / Lives Not Shown

  • There’s no indication of how many lives or deaths are allowed.
  • The player cannot track how close they are to losing or how many attempts remain.

3. Ammo Refill Text Appears Randomly

  • The UI text about ammo refill sometimes appears even when it’s not relevant.
  • This can confuse the player and break immersion.

Improvement Ideas

Clear indication of who is currently ahead (highlighting, a glow, or a crown icon)

To make score updates more satisfying and noticeable:

  • Add a quick pop-up animation when a score increases
  • Change color briefly (e.g., turn bold for 0.3s when updated)
  • A small sound effect
    This improves clarity and player excitement.
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Now, I’m starting to hate for my guns because Realshatter makes it inconsistent as hell for damages xD

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This makes stock grinds actually bearable.
Thank you from the bottom of my heart.

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for short period :D

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Yeah… Still, I’ll take it

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The question is… bring flares or not?
Those who know get it…

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Event?? it should be a game mode and why did release it on the same day as the R400 event?

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Why didn’t you put this limited time air event in the gap between start events 2 days ago? Instead you made it overlap with a ground star event.

Minmaxing GE farming

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Most fun i’ve had in a while! Please just leave this in as a permanent fun mode

Sad that flares are auto-removed tho :c

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Just like the others above, I also support permanently introducing a new game mode for AB, RB, and SB. I even propose that these should simply be regular random battles without any guided bombs or rockets.
200w (1)

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You don’t have any planes with guided “rockets” or bombs tho. How would you know if guns only is better?

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Awesome gamemmode, please make it a permanent option amongst the others
Most WT fun I’ve had in about 6months

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Please make this event permanent. IMO, it’s dirty to have to play this event and ground battles for R400 event at same time.

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This seems like it could be really fun with the Aardvark… If I had it

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Thanks for the answer! I’m not home yet i didn’t know…