With October coming to an end, Halloween is even closer - a time of spooky encounters, zombies, witches… and treats, of course! We here at War Thunder have already prepared a significant 50% discount on the Halloween 2015 Steam pack!

Check it out right now in the Store!

With October coming to an end, Halloween is even closer - a time of spooky encounters, zombies, witches… and treats, of course! We here at War Thunder have already prepared a significant 50% discount on the Halloween 2015 Steam pack!

Check it out right now in the Store!

On November the 1st, the War Thunder project celebrates its third anniversary since moving to public access in 2012. It has been an incredible journey, and we are looking forward to many more years together with you, our loyal Community! For the 3 Years Anniversary of War Thunder, we have prepared a great deal of specials for you to start really soon, including discounts, special events and the ability to win unique prizes! More details coming!
http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=543666764
In anticipation of the upcoming specials, we'd like to give you the opportunity to take a major role in our planning - and decide which of the following packs will be offered at a whopping 50% discount in the Gaijin Store! To vote, simply log in to the website with your War Thunder account, pick your favourite pack from the list and submit! The five packs receiving the most votes from all our Community will then automatically become a part of the upcoming specials.

The vote will close during Friday, 30th of October, for the announcement of the discounts - so make sure to tell your friends to cast their vote!

To participate, visit the War Thunder Website here!

On November the 1st, the War Thunder project celebrates its third anniversary since moving to public access in 2012. It has been an incredible journey, and we are looking forward to many more years together with you, our loyal Community! For the 3 Years Anniversary of War Thunder, we have prepared a great deal of specials for you to start really soon, including discounts, special events and the ability to win unique prizes! More details coming!
http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=543666764
In anticipation of the upcoming specials, we'd like to give you the opportunity to take a major role in our planning - and decide which of the following packs will be offered at a whopping 50% discount in the Gaijin Store! To vote, simply log in to the website with your War Thunder account, pick your favourite pack from the list and submit! The five packs receiving the most votes from all our Community will then automatically become a part of the upcoming specials.

The vote will close during Friday, 30th of October, for the announcement of the discounts - so make sure to tell your friends to cast their vote!

To participate, visit the War Thunder Website here!

Having already mentioned 3D Aircraft Modelling & Cockpits, it's time to get started on Maps!

The War Thunder Content Development Kit (CDK) has already made a big impact on the community, with more users getting involved every day. This complex set of tools takes your War Thunder experience to a whole new level, from adapting game mechanics to developing your own creations to function in game. With the vast amount of tools to fulfil your every needs, there is no limit to your imagination.

Creating a whole Location of your own design may sound daunting, however the extensive tools provided to you by the CDK allow you to not only create, customize, adapt and shape your desired map, but also allows you to test it and place it into the game to see your creation firsthand.


Truk Lagoon Custom map


Metropolis Custom map

Perhaps you would like to recreate a famous location or legendary historic battle? The CDK allows for complete flexible control over the creation of any location thanks to the options, presets and tools available within the program. Another popular favorite amongst the community is the ability to create custom hangar locations and create your own place to call home every time you return from battle!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u_tvGOiBmIE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BSVPe48Gxog

To see more User created content and to find out more, view the full announcement in the Official War Thunder Forums here!

Having already mentioned 3D Aircraft Modelling & Cockpits, it's time to get started on Maps!

The War Thunder Content Development Kit (CDK) has already made a big impact on the community, with more users getting involved every day. This complex set of tools takes your War Thunder experience to a whole new level, from adapting game mechanics to developing your own creations to function in game. With the vast amount of tools to fulfil your every needs, there is no limit to your imagination.

Creating a whole Location of your own design may sound daunting, however the extensive tools provided to you by the CDK allow you to not only create, customize, adapt and shape your desired map, but also allows you to test it and place it into the game to see your creation firsthand.


Truk Lagoon Custom map


Metropolis Custom map

Perhaps you would like to recreate a famous location or legendary historic battle? The CDK allows for complete flexible control over the creation of any location thanks to the options, presets and tools available within the program. Another popular favorite amongst the community is the ability to create custom hangar locations and create your own place to call home every time you return from battle!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u_tvGOiBmIE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BSVPe48Gxog

To see more User created content and to find out more, view the full announcement in the Official War Thunder Forums here!

A Heinkel He 111 dropping spooky Pumpkin bombs, by ZZZlostik. Nightmarish!

With October coming to an end, Halloween is even closer - a time of spooky encounters, zombies, witches… and candy, of course! We here at War Thunder are already preparing some special ‘treats’ for you for the Halloween weekend as well, and to set you up in the right mood, we have prepared a little contest for you, to win Golden Eagles!


The task is simple: Create a screenshot in War Thunder, then modify and edit it to your liking to fit to the spooky Halloween theme! When you are happy with the result, upload it to War Thunder Live with the hashtag #halloween2015. The three funniest and most fitting screenshots (rather: artworks!) will then be rewarded with Golden Eagles!

You can enter your submission by uploading it to WT.Live before 23:59 GMT on the 1st of November. Winners will be announced within the week. Good luck!

• 1st Prize: 2 000 Golden Eagles
  
• 2nd Prize: 1 000 Golden Eagles
  
• 3rd Prize: 500 Golden Eagles

• Only submissions taken from within War Thunder and edited to fit the Halloween theme are accepted.
  
• Only submissions that have been uploaded to War Thunder Live with the hashtag #halloween2015 are accepted.
  
• Multiple submissions per users are allowed, however a user can only win once.
  
• All submissions must be unique to the contest.
  
• Editing of your screenshot is explicitly allowed. How else can you edit in the Pumpkins!
  
• Minimum resolution for the screenshot is 1200x900 pixels.
  
• Graphic, obscene or any other questionable content will not be considered.
• The same applies for content violating any War Thunder regulations, EULA, rules etc.
  
• The winners will be picked by a jury of the War Thunder Live Administration team.
  
• By submitting your screenshot, you grant the organisers of the contest all rights to use, edit and distribute the image.
  
• These rules may be changed or amended at any time.

The War Thunder Team

A Heinkel He 111 dropping spooky Pumpkin bombs, by ZZZlostik. Nightmarish!

With October coming to an end, Halloween is even closer - a time of spooky encounters, zombies, witches… and candy, of course! We here at War Thunder are already preparing some special ‘treats’ for you for the Halloween weekend as well, and to set you up in the right mood, we have prepared a little contest for you, to win Golden Eagles!


The task is simple: Create a screenshot in War Thunder, then modify and edit it to your liking to fit to the spooky Halloween theme! When you are happy with the result, upload it to War Thunder Live with the hashtag #halloween2015. The three funniest and most fitting screenshots (rather: artworks!) will then be rewarded with Golden Eagles!

You can enter your submission by uploading it to WT.Live before 23:59 GMT on the 1st of November. Winners will be announced within the week. Good luck!

• 1st Prize: 2 000 Golden Eagles
  
• 2nd Prize: 1 000 Golden Eagles
  
• 3rd Prize: 500 Golden Eagles

• Only submissions taken from within War Thunder and edited to fit the Halloween theme are accepted.
  
• Only submissions that have been uploaded to War Thunder Live with the hashtag #halloween2015 are accepted.
  
• Multiple submissions per users are allowed, however a user can only win once.
  
• All submissions must be unique to the contest.
  
• Editing of your screenshot is explicitly allowed. How else can you edit in the Pumpkins!
  
• Minimum resolution for the screenshot is 1200x900 pixels.
  
• Graphic, obscene or any other questionable content will not be considered.
• The same applies for content violating any War Thunder regulations, EULA, rules etc.
  
• The winners will be picked by a jury of the War Thunder Live Administration team.
  
• By submitting your screenshot, you grant the organisers of the contest all rights to use, edit and distribute the image.
  
• These rules may be changed or amended at any time.

The War Thunder Team

Today we would like to introduce you to a famous project of German engineering, the E-100! This vehicle will be added to the game in one of the upcoming future updates. Neither regular nor Premium, the E-100 will be a rare vehicle obtainable only through participation in certain specials.



The design of the experimental super-heavy E-100 tank originated in 1943 as part of the German ‘Entwicklung’ (‘development’) series of tanks. Work on the development of the vehicle was continued until the end of World War II. By then, in early 1945, the chassis and power plant of the massive vehicle were ready for testing.

The main weaponry was planned with different options, including a 150mm cannon, but by the time of construction of the prototype hull, this option wasn’t ready and the most realistic option was to use the turret and weaponry similar to the Maus.





The E-100 was armed with a 128mm KwK 44 cannon, accompanied by a coaxially mounted 75 mm KwK 40 cannon. However, there was one difference: The KwK 44 received a shorter barrel with a mounted muzzle brake. This is the weapon configuration that the vehicle has represented in our game.

The vehicle featured a 12-cylinder Maybach HL 230 carburetor engine with a performance of 700 HP. With further future development, it was originally planned to install the more powerful Maybach HL 234 engine, which was intended to deliver a performance of 900 - 1200 HP. This engine is already in-game, and is installed in the Panther II and Tiger II 10.5. The E-100 variant in War Thunder will also be fitted with this engine so that it may achieve its full potential.

Combined, they closely resemble the E-100 as it could have been used in combat if the war continued in 1945.


We have tried to recreate the vehicle as closely as was possible in our game. To do so, we used the few scraps of data we could find as well as all the photos of the fifty modules and components used in this tank.

An interesting feature of this tank is it’s armour: The upper part of the side and the top of the tracks is protected by 75 mm thick screens, which were supposed to be dismounted during transportation by train. In the game, these screens may get ripped off in battle after receiving a couple of hits.

Continue reading the full Dev Blog in the Official War Thunder Forums!

Today we would like to introduce you to a famous project of German engineering, the E-100! This vehicle will be added to the game in one of the upcoming future updates. Neither regular nor Premium, the E-100 will be a rare vehicle obtainable only through participation in certain specials.



The design of the experimental super-heavy E-100 tank originated in 1943 as part of the German ‘Entwicklung’ (‘development’) series of tanks. Work on the development of the vehicle was continued until the end of World War II. By then, in early 1945, the chassis and power plant of the massive vehicle were ready for testing.

The main weaponry was planned with different options, including a 150mm cannon, but by the time of construction of the prototype hull, this option wasn’t ready and the most realistic option was to use the turret and weaponry similar to the Maus.





The E-100 was armed with a 128mm KwK 44 cannon, accompanied by a coaxially mounted 75 mm KwK 40 cannon. However, there was one difference: The KwK 44 received a shorter barrel with a mounted muzzle brake. This is the weapon configuration that the vehicle has represented in our game.

The vehicle featured a 12-cylinder Maybach HL 230 carburetor engine with a performance of 700 HP. With further future development, it was originally planned to install the more powerful Maybach HL 234 engine, which was intended to deliver a performance of 900 - 1200 HP. This engine is already in-game, and is installed in the Panther II and Tiger II 10.5. The E-100 variant in War Thunder will also be fitted with this engine so that it may achieve its full potential.

Combined, they closely resemble the E-100 as it could have been used in combat if the war continued in 1945.


We have tried to recreate the vehicle as closely as was possible in our game. To do so, we used the few scraps of data we could find as well as all the photos of the fifty modules and components used in this tank.

An interesting feature of this tank is it’s armour: The upper part of the side and the top of the tracks is protected by 75 mm thick screens, which were supposed to be dismounted during transportation by train. In the game, these screens may get ripped off in battle after receiving a couple of hits.

Continue reading the full Dev Blog in the Official War Thunder Forums!