I am a new player to war thunder and i recently bought the F 18 premium for the United states. There is just one problem, I have no idea how to play so could i get some tips on how to properly use the American premium F18.
I generally don’t recommend buying a top ranked vehicle and jumping into that high BR gameplay that fast, it can be VERY overwhelming.
This game is BIG in terms of functions and mechanics and it takes a long time just to learn the basics. There are youtube video guides that are 15-20 minutes long just to explain ONE mechanic of this game.
This is one such video on just how radars work (click to reveal)
So it’s going to be quite hard to just give some tips without knowing what you already know and what areas you struggle in.
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Bru why did you buy this shit
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I’d honestly stay away from the hornet for now, you still have plenty to learn.
Instead, use the your tech tree planes and premium time to grind up the tiers, you’ll get the hang of the basic mechanics and how matches work.
It also depends on what you want to aim for. Do you want a specific vehicle? Do you want to play air, ground or naval? Do you want to play arcade, realistic or simulator?
Basic advice I can give is when your up close, learn what planes you can or can’t outturn, you can practice in test drives and don’t get too frustrated if you encounter any difficulties.
Hahahahaha, enjoy, ur gonna get absolutely destroyed and probably quit the game. Don’t go straight to top tier premiums, play a bit with props. I’d recommend not using the plane until you get the hang of air rb with the early propeller planes. I’m only on early jets, but one of my friends are top tier so im pretty sure you have to stay low to the ground to avoid missiles, climbing is only good in props. Also make sure to be aware of ur surroundings, and have sound on so you know when to dump flares and chaff
THIS is largely what’s wrong with War Thunder, and not through the fault of the newb. Gaijin advertises the game showing mostly shiny jets and current gen tanks zooming around blowing stuff up and potential gamers think “I wanna get in on this”, having no clue as to the steep learning curve if you want to last more than a few seconds at that level.
Something needs to be done to let new players know that there’s a lot to learn if you wanna play the shiny new toys BEFORE they sign up and spend the bucks. In the meantime, the experienced players at those levels either seal club the newbs or get clubbed themselves due to a lack of players with a clue supporting them, dependent on what Gaijin’s lottery of a matchmaker dishes out.
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A big asset to have under your belt is experience flying various aircraft throughout the tech tree and for various nations - this will give you a greater understanding of what both yours and the enemies aircraft is capable of and what their weaknesses are.
It also gives you experience and knowledge of weapon systems and to have some form of comparison.
Ultimately - you need to gain a perspective and a base-line playstyle before jumping into high/top tier.
You need to play some low tier propeller aircraft for a while and when you feel ready - try out some early jets, then some early missiles - THEN try high/top tier, you will be a better player for it.
Hope this helps.
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Good luck my man. There are no “tips” we could give you. You just have to learn everything.
Tutorials
https://youtu.be/iaDMyKEW5Vc
https://youtu.be/Weghk_2DpfA
https://youtu.be/zQdS3GhlEmw
https://youtu.be/_tQ6JzPWEFU
https://youtu.be/rIQtVaIj6TA
https://youtu.be/IesnWrg0QBs
https://youtu.be/bsBtBghAkyc
https://youtu.be/l80IHJPOh9w
https://youtu.be/6S85l-5l9DQ
https://youtu.be/FGTDjbj2m8I
enjoy
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don’t listen to this player, they have no idea what they are talking about
best you can do is start looking at how to keybind certain buttons for locking on targets, firing missiles etc… then practice using them in test flights then look at videos how to fly them and what to do.
Your also jumping straight into a lions den where the mechanics become more complex instead of learning as you go from the beginning. Now that you own it though, youtube and test flights are your friends.
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