Can you get nukes in arcade battles?
Yes but you need to save up your Air Points and not use them (the ones you usually would use to spawn in a Fighter/Bomber in Arcade). I don’t know how many you need in total but probably around 9-10+; one you have enough the Icon should change to an Nuke.
Ohhhhh, thanks.
Not yet, you have to build up the points to 15. The bomber icon turns into a mushroom cloud icon. Bright red/orange. Impossible to miss 😉 @Dà_Dūdū it is for sure 15 CAS points. I have gotten many nukes in arcade. 15 is the magic number 💥
Also, it is not 15 kills, it is 15 “CAS Points.” Many actions give points. Including kills, assists, capturing points, scouting (and the enemy being killed by a teammate) etc etc.
This is the biggest thing. Do NOT use your CAS points (do NOT spawn a fighter, attacker, nor bomber.) Because if you do, you will use ALL of your built up CAS points, and it will be nearly impossible to build back up to 15 CAS Points within the same match. (It is technically possible, but arcade matches are almost always too short for it to be possible.)
And juuuuuuust in case someone wants even more proof that it is possible, here is one of my latest Nukes in arcade. Note the red circled text. Clearly showing the Nuke award “Doomsday!” with “Arcade Battles” showing at the top of the screenshots:
thanks ;) never close to getting one is rb so lets try ab :)
i believe the nuke br is 5.0+
thanks ;) never close to getting one is rb so lets try ab :)
I got some more pics! One sec, I CAN see the nuke icon in the replay. Going to edit this one in just a moment =D
i believe the nuke br is 5.0+
Can’t remember off the top of my head, but it is definitely NOT lower than that lol. I can look that up here after I post more screenshots.
ok
I launched 33 in arcade. The issue is that the matches end very quickly and people might “steal” your opportunity to spawn the nuke bomber.
Its easier if you have a light tank and can join your teammate in the bomber run with your nuke plane. Also consider having an easy access bind to spawn the bomber/nuke as soon as the position becomes avaliable
ok thanks
Ok, so you can see I have 14 CAS Points @ 5 min, 38 seconds, has not turned to nuke icon yet:
Then, at 5 min, 53 seconds, it gets to 15 CAS Points, it still does not flip to Nuke because Enemy is in CAS already:
OH HECK it didn’t show nuke icon in replay lol. Anyway, its 15 CAS Points. You can hear the Nuke siren going off in replay lol:
NUKE PLANE!
cool, atleast teamates can’t shoot you down…
Its easier if you have a light tank and can join your teammate in the bomber run with your nuke plane.
I 100% agree ☝️ @WHITE_BENGAL
I think all, or almost all of my Nukes in arcade were with light tanks. Not only can you spawn WITH other teammates in CAS, but scouting and getting the “Intelligence” awards will also build up CAS points.
Also consider having an easy access bind to spawn the bomber/nuke as soon as the position becomes avaliable
Second VERY good piece of advice. If you don’t have a spare key that you can use without lifting your hand up, you could consider using a CTRL+[Key] OR even CTRL+[Mouse Key]. Whatever is super easy for your to hit. Clicking the Bomber button 1/2 a second faster can make or break it.
“Air Battles: aircraft #3” is the Bomber keybind:
i will change mine
tbh i kinda like aa because its easy to shoot down planes
i will change mine
Change, or just add on top of the current/default one. Whichever you prefer. I DID clear the default first, so that when I hit 8 for attacker, I do NOT hit 9 accidentally. IE, when I hit the Bomber keybind, I am 100% sure that is the one I want, AND I will not accidentally hit the 8/attacker one.
tbh i kinda like aa because its easy to shoot down planes
There are a handful of SPAA’s that can scout! They work exactly the same as light tanks (to help make Nukes easier to spawn in Arcade.) They just need the “Improved Optics” mod to scout, and the “Airstrike” modification so you can spawn your bomber with teammates.
Check the modifications menu per SPAA to check. Usually if a SPAA has autocannons, they can NOT scout, nor will they have the “Airstrike” modification. You can for sure try using a SPAA without those abilities to get a nuke, it will just be harder. Harder to get enough CAS Points, and harder to spawn your bomber, if a teammate spawns one before you click the button.
The Strela for instance:
ok, u are very helpful