Community Update No.7: Talking About What’s Coming Soon!

[MokaMoki]

Thanks for the update in general.

[JamesPond1200-psn]

So the VT4 for Thailand is still a possibility in the future? That would certainly be nice.

[Master_Teaz]

@Shimakazerun

So what’s that “…” tank in Thai tech tree?

please be scorpion 90, we need more CVR(T)s,

[Necronomica]

@magazine2

We can also report that for ground battles, we are working on a new wave of Nuclear Strike aircraft for the highest BR range in the game.

Nice! This made me smile, having those older sluggish planes against the most modern jets is just so painful. I really glad to see this and cant wait to test it out later :)

@magazine2

Radar UI improvements

Oh heck yes! Finally! Much needed addition! I really hope it’s implemented well.

I really hope you also consider my already passed suggestion on radar symbology as well, i made it long before i even became a GM ( Radar HUD IFF indicator Update ). Currently it’s often to hard to make out the symbols in many situations as well as differentiating them using IFF when the targets overlap either with the UI or eachother.

@magazine2

aircraft that sting

Do… Do they… Do they sting… Super much? ;)

@magazine2

As an example, if you spawn an aircraft with bombs, the cost to spawn another aircraft equipped with bombs increases, even if the class is not the same. […] Overall, this changes the SP cost of additional aircraft spawns from a class-based system to a weapon-based system, which is much more streamlined and works more effectively with the intentions of the mechanic. […] this will also result in less strike-capable planes in ground battles, as now it will be more difficult to spawn these aircraft multiple times.

This i like, that means that if someone brings CAS and get destroyed its harder to bring CAS again but easier to bring CAP. Any plans for decreased cost for anti air loadouts on planes? Currently they cost almost 10x of an SPAA but i doubt they perform 10x better in matches.

@magazine2

We want to make this method a normal and balanced game mechanic by making it part of the core gameplay, so we are making some changes to how it works.

This i like :)
It’s either this or removing the function all together but i think i like this option better as that is what those types of drones are used for IRL.

@magazine2

There are also several modern air warfare technologies that can enrich gameplay that have not yet been implemented in War Thunder.

This process will take several major updates, and the first 5th generation aircraft will not appear in the game before the second half of next year. We hope this news will not upset fans of these aircraft too much, especially as there are a lot of interesting aircraft ahead.”

Honestly, the complete opposite, i’m REALLY glad that this is the case. Implementing 5’th gen without first having those mechanics in place would just diminish the actual capabilities of those aircraft into just “turns better, flies faster and has newer missiles” when what make them 5’th gen in the first place is so many other things. I honestly think this should have been the line of thinking earlier, many of the current top tier aircraft could potentially be drastically different with the release of such mechanics and might even result in the need to change their BR placement depending on what mechanic is added to the game.

I hope to see this line of thinking more often, for longer term plans and for all vehicles. Many of the mechanics of vehicles are what make them unique and interesting in the first place, not having those mechanics in-game before the vehicle is released is sort of sad and risk disappointing many players who are knowledgeable of what those vehicles are really capable of had the mechanics come with the release of the vehicle (or before the release).

In general though, lots of nice changes here and i really hope to see more QoL and game-mechanic focused updates in the future as well :)

[vizender]

Truly ploting something !
As for the other « controversy » just above, do you know if a revamp of IR missiles could come at some point ?
It’s pretty clear that the range of MANPAD and other IR missiles against « cold » targets such as Helis and Drones is wayyy to low (cant lock a scout drone above 1.5km), which, coupled with poor short range performances, makes destroying those scout drones barely possible.
And being able to scout the entire enemy team from spawn shouldn’t be as easy as it is currently (basically only AHEAD auto cannons - which only a select few nations currently have - and top tier Sam can reliably deal with those puny drones)

[ILuvAnneHathaway]

@magazine2

aircraft that sting

[_TheCrimsonKing]

Could you please add more aircraft in the 8.0 to 11.0 range. There many variants that could be added. MiG-17F, F-86H and CAC Sabres, many different A-4 variants, F-8 Crusader variants… there’s still plenty of aircraft in this BR range to be added

[Shimakazerun]

Glad to hear that.
And if that tank was T-84M. That will be COOOOOOOOOOOL
I’m crazy about a ERA monster.

[Internet_exp]

Aaaand it’s a battlecruiser

WW1 stuff. Something like Derfflinger or Mackensen

[Beeschurger]

@magazine2

For the T-64 and T-80 series, the autoloader module will be refined, and a new element reflecting the conveyor mechanism will be added above the turret ring

@magazine2

As well as this, all T-72s, T-90s and ZTZ96s, ZTZ99s, the VT4A1 and the WZ1001 will all receive new detailed tank modules.

hah!

@magazine2

You can expect to see an AIM-120 module and BR changes for the Italian F-16A ADF, US F-16A ADF

kinda shame, I was looking forward to Sparrow F-16 and I dont have japan grinded whatsoever.

@magazine2

We can also report that for ground battles, we are working on a new wave of Nuclear Strike aircraft for the highest BR range in the game.

excellent news!

@magazine2

We’re also working on more convenient visuals and controls for aircraft radar systems.

also extremely nice!

@magazine2

How will it work instead? The spawn cost of the second and subsequent planes you spawn in Ground Realistic and Naval Realistic / Arcade Battles will be determined by the ordinance you used with the previously spawned aircraft, and won’t be impacted by aircraft class. As an example, if you spawn an aircraft with bombs, the cost to spawn another aircraft equipped with bombs increases, even if the class is not the same.

Even more excellent news!

@magazine2

In Ground Battles right now, it’s not possible to scout enemy targets through the Scout UAV. However, many players still take advantage by switching to a Scout UAV, put a mark, return to their tank and try to scout targets using this mark. We want to make this method a normal and balanced game mechanic by making it part of the core gameplay, so we are making some changes to how it works.

ooooooof. not a fan whatsoever.

You know beside the scouting UAV thing, I think its overall excellent news.

I just feel its shame all of these issues arent communicated more frequently.

All the bad blood that couldve been avoided if there was simply a mention of more internal modules.

Anyway, looking forward to these things being added!

[ctBOOMHOOK52]

In the leviathan update they’ve made drones way easier to take down, ive had no issues with dealing with them now.

[Grantaire]

oh well…
easy money I guess

[TheMightySardine]

That new radar UI is atrocious and making more damage than good. For the love of god dont touch my keybinds i use rn. You cant even fly ur plane with the radar screen opened just like you cant drive your SPAA now.

[foxmeup]

@magazine2

In the future (follow the news!) we’re planning some changes to how spawn points work for aircraft in Ground Realistic and Naval Arcade / Realistic Battles.

a very complex and impossible to balance mechanic, just increase aircraft spawnpoint cost and heavily decrease the rewards (straight up cap them if you need) for killing ground targets and it will be okay.

@magazine2

Scouting through Scout UAVs

drones are op cause you can scout through walls with them, let’s balance that out.
gaijin: the F-ing drone will have scouting (but longer cooldown and lower spawncost reduction). Yeah it’s totally notgonna be a NIGHTMARE in ground battles…

peak braindead idea.

@magazine2

Clarification regarding 5th Gen aircraft

just don’t add them for now, the game isn’t even ready for the fourth gen aircraft…

[Dontkev-psn]

@magazine2 since some Nations will get the F-111F/Su-24M as nuke carrier, these planes feature an MAW system, the Tornado however has not an MAW in game, is it planned that this will be adressed?

[mati_pl213]

@magazine2

Once this one is done, we’ll be diving into the water (well, floating!) with an amphibious American tank.

EFV-P1 perhaps?

[Thulêan_Shrigma]

Wow, now instead of scouting entire team in 30 seconds with some chance of failure by missing a marker you will be able to scout entire team in 50 seconds without any issues whatsoever! Can’t wait for people doing 0 frags, 0 caps and 0 deaths but 20 assists with drones even more :)

Can’t wait for being permaspotted by some drone abuser, sounds like so much fun.

[F-16D_Barak_II]

@magazine2

We will make it so that you can now scout enemy players directly from the Scout UAV. There will also be some changes to the cooldown — when you have a Scout UAV in the air, the cooldown after a successful scout is three times as big, and the spawn point reduction for aircraft will be decreased by two times as well. However, the rewards in RP, SL and mission points have not changed

Please make this available for scout helicopters too!

I would love to use the Kiowa in its intended role

[SoloWing_Makarov]

@magazine2

You can expect to see an AIM-120 module and BR changes for the Italian F-16A ADF, US F-16A ADF and Chinese F-16A MLU

But why. Especially on US F-16ADF. This is just murder of the plane.

[william_parker]

@magazine2 Can you disclose any balancing for the Sovetsky Soyuz, the stats are showing it outperforming everything by quite a distance. Stats gleamed from stat shark