War Thunder "Hornet's Sting" - Changelog

[XxBLAZEFIRExX]

Yes. The TOR is russian. IIRC they said they would add it for russian tech tree when they added the chinese one… Hasnt happened yet though…

[MatrixRupture]

Lmao

They also gave Russian jets thrust vectoring and a cobra button before the Harrier (the first plane to do these things historically)

[MrBombastic8]

Did they fix VT-5 armor?

[KillaKiwi]

@Stona_WT

• A reward (Silver Lions, Research Points and Mission Points) for destroying enemy ammunition has been added. The reward is fixed and does not depend on the player’s vehicle, the type of ammunition or the method of interception.
• A combat reward called “Not on my watch” for destroying an enemy bomb weighing more than 5000 kg has been added. The award can be received no more than three times during one battle.

We need a system that rewards players for distraction other players in aircraft and setting them up to be killed.

The one who cleans up gets all the rewards for the kill, which is unfair.

[RunaDacino]

I’m only really familiar with WW2 combat aircraft, and more “scientific” jet pursuits (weird experimental by NASA/NACA).

The chaff resistance buff to gen 3 fighters - what fighters does this affect?

Are the Mig-21 and F8E part of this? Information I can find on fighter generations indicates gen 1 is WW2/post-war experimental stuff, gen 2 is korea and gen 3 is vietnam.

[Rupert64]

maybe the one-shot is also supported by the new aiming “system”… as everyone needs no skill to aim at ammo storage or other critical points.
What was wrong in the old system??

[Smin1080p_WT]

@MatrixRupture

They also gave Russian jets thrust vectoring and a cobra button before the Harrier (the first plane to do these things historically)

Harrier has had vectored thrust since it’s release in 2020. Harrier does not possess the AoA limiter switch or the means to effectively use such a limiter to make use of extreme AoA, which are the current two considerations when adding this feature to an aircraft.

[KhorneFlakez1337]

Guys, you forgot to rotate the map selection again

[ooFVenomous]

@Smin1080p_WT

Harrier does not possess the AoA limiter switch or the means to effectively use such a limiter to make use of extreme AoA, which are the current two considerations when adding this feature to an aircraft.

So why are bug reports being denied for the F-14 to get the AoA limited switch?

[Smin1080p_WT]

For the same reasons as all others. Reports are currently not being accepted solely on the basis of the switch existing. There needs to be sufficient flight performance to support the presence of the AoA feature in game that would make it meaningful and useful and not simply just a crash for most people.

This may well change in the future.

[AblativeKitten]

Anyone else getting stuttering with the major update?
0% PL, 200+ FPS, still getting stutters :shrug:

[ooFVenomous]

@Smin1080p_WT

There needs to be sufficient flight performance to support the presence of the AoA feature in game that would make it meaningful and useful and not simply just a crash for most people.

If pretty sure most would agree the F-14 fits this description…

[MatrixRupture]

It has the ability to turn off SAS and the first gen Harriers didn’t have any pitching limit.

The Harriers can pull in excess of 45 degrees AOA up to .5 Mach.

Thrust vectoring also increased ITR significantly, it does not in game.

[SilentTracker]

@Rupert64

maybe the one-shot is also supported by the new aiming “system”… as everyone needs no skill to aim at ammo storage or other critical points.
What was wrong in the old system??

@Ingram_IV

The new aiming for naval AB is bad, please revert it.

I’m honestly ok if the Naval AB aiming goes back, even though I do enjoy the new easier aiming in AB. However I think easier AB aiming will pull more players in, and those who really don’t like it could shift to RB instead, boosting player numbers for both. But the biggest issue is still the massive compression in the Naval 6.0-7.0 BRs.

EDIT #2: The “Realistic Aiming” does not work in Arcade Matches currently. I consider this a bug, have submitted a report: Community Bug Reporting System

EDIT #1: (Read Edit #2 above first) You can change your Naval AB mode to RB aiming, but I think we should advocate to be able to choose between all 3 aim modes for Naval AB. Instructions to change to RB aiming in spoiler below:

Spoiler

@SilentTracker

Fwiw, you could change your AB aiming to RB aiming if you like. Still not the old AB aiming, but is manual control then.

Actually, now that I think about it, it would be great if we could choose between 3 aiming options for Naval AB: new AB aim, old AB aim, or RB aim. Then everyone can do what they prefer, but we still make it easier for new Naval players to jump into AB.

This setting is in the OPTIONS menu, not the controls menu:

[MatrixRupture]

@Smin1080p_WT

would make it meaningful and useful and not simply just a crash for most people

The Harrier is the only plane that can maintain flight after full departure so what are you talking about?

Does any other jet in game have reaction control jets throughout the plane?

[Smin1080p_WT]

@MatrixRupture

It has the ability to turn off SAS

Many different aircraft do. This is not the criteria for adding the AoA control feature.

[MatrixRupture]

This doesn’t even make sense the Harrier has no AOA limit and was known for using VIFF as a defensive pull in many situations.

They still are lacking the majority of there performance. Nobody even knows why, they buffed them this update but apparently didn’t even read the sources presented in the bug reports.

[SilentTracker]

@AblativeKitten

Anyone else getting stuttering with the major update?
0% PL, 200+ FPS, still getting stutters :shrug:

I have not had FPS/stuttering issues. I am however using DX 12 with a 3090ti, so that might be why I’m not having issues.

[RuthlessEvil]

Why are rocks on the desert map brown? I’ve never seen brown rocks that size and color. I have seen turds that look just like the new rocks though. You know the kind that remain after the snow melts. Please make rocks grey or black or any other color that won’t make it look like you are flying above a litter pan when you are in a plane.

[AblativeKitten]

tbf yeah I’m on the linux client + Vulcan + 4070ti, just curious if it’s just me.