Welcome to the second guide contest on Steam! Following on from the success of the first contest, we’re doing another one. What do you need to do? Create a guide on Steam for newer and older players alike, and if you’re picked as a winner by our judges, you will earn prizes. Let's start!

From 30th January until 27th February: Create a War Thunder Steam Guide of your choice!

• There are no specific topics this time! Choose a WT guide topic related to gameplay, or in-game features that you think will help new and veteran players.

Create your guide here using the “Create your own” button. You have time from now until Monday 27th February. Ensure that you add the tag #WTGuide2 in the “describe your guide” section so that we can identify your entry. Winners will be announced sometime after the end date and are chosen by our judges.

In particular within these guides, they should contain in-depth information that can help new and veteran players alike. The title of the guide can be of your choosing (titles that draw attention, for example “Wagers: Best practices for successful completion!” are good. Guides that contain screenshots, videos, different headers, and clear explanations will further enhance it and will ensure it stands out amongst the crowd!


Creating a Guide can be a time consuming task, so we are rewarding handsomely! We will choose up to 5 winners which will be based on how comprehensive, useful and in depth the guide is.


Besides this, our judges will give out the “Steam Snail” decal, which was available in the first guide contest we did back last summer. If you win, and have created an outstanding guide, our judges will hand out this decal alongside the GE prize.




“Steam Snail” decal

Terms

• You must add the tag #WTGuide2 to the “Describe your guide” section when creating your guide, so that we can find it.
  
• The Guide must be created by 1 author - if your submission wins and there are multiple authors, only 1 author will receive the GE and decal.
  
• Your Guide must be related to WT in-game features.
  
• Up to 5 winners will be chosen; the GE reward amount, amount of winners up to 5 and the Steam Snail Decal being given depends on the decision of the judges.
  
• Your guide must be compliant with the War Thunder and Steam rules, otherwise they will not be considered.
  
• You must be the author of the guide.
  
• Your guide must be new. You cannot use those which have previously been published or used in other competitions.
  
• Winners are chosen by our judges and are final.
  
• Rewards will be delivered to the author's account within 14 working days.

Good luck!

A detailed description of the current task as well as your overall progress can be found by clicking on your nickname → Achievements → Pages of History

American general who commanded American and European forces during the Gulf war. Under his leadership the coalition reached all its goals with minimal casualties: Kuwait was liberated, and the Iraqi army was decimated. Upon returning home he led a victory parade in Washington DC — the biggest since World War II.

You can immediately purchase the profile icon for Golden Eagles until March 3rd, 11:30 GMT without completing tasks. Click Nickname → Achievements → Pages of History (February).

Completion of each individual task will bring you a trophy with one of the following rewards:

• 20-50% RP booster for 3-10 battles;
  
• 20-50% SL booster for 3-10 battles;
  
• 3-5 universal backup vehicles;
  
• 1 day of premium account;
  
• A random camouflage for ground vehicles (out of the selection of camouflages currently obtainable in game for completing tasks, or purchasing with Golden Eagles).

• Tasks are available from 11:00 GMT until 11:30 GMT on the final day of each task.
  
• Tasks can be completed in random battles, except for “Assault” mode.

During the entirety of February, 1944, the Leningrad Front of the Soviet Army had been leading a massive offensive on the positions of German forces. As a result the towns of Kingisepp and Gdov were liberated, but Army Group North was far from being routed.

After a series of crushing defeats of the Italian Army on the North African Front Mussolini had to accept Hitler's help. In early February of 1941 the Wehrmacht sent two tank divisions into Libya, led by Erwin Rommel — and already in early April they led a successful counteroffensive, pushing the British forces from Cyrenaica.

During the Vietnam War the Viet Cong used the Ho Chi Minh Trail through Laos to transport troops into South Vietnam and supply them. On February 8th, 1971 the South Vietnamese army began an operation to destroy the Trail. American ground forces weren't allowed to enter Laos, so the US provided artillery and air support. Due to successes of Viet Cong's intelligence and failures of South Vietnamese Army leadership, the operation was a failure, and their forces started withdrawing from Laos a month later.

In February of 1942 the German fleet undertook an operation to relocate three of its big vessels from West France to North Germany. The shortest route was through the Dover Strait, so the Germans took numerous measures to ensure the safety of their passage. The Royal Air Force undertook almost 700 sorties but failed to sink even a single German ship.

In late February of 1943 the Red Army tried to encircle and destroy the German forces in the Demyansk Pocket, a well fortified salient in the Novgorod region. The operation was a failure: the Wehrmacht had successfully evacuated its forces from Demyansk with losses five times less than that of the Soviet Army.

On February 19-22, 1943 the Allies and Axis powers fought in the Atlas mountains in West Tunisia. It was the first battle of American troops on the North African Front, and field marshal Rommel used the enemy's lack of experience to perform a successful attack. The Allies took serious casualties, and that led to a reshuffle in their command: general George Patton became the commander of the US forces, and he eventually ended the Tunisia campaign with Allied victory.

In late February of 1945 the Allies were ready to invade Germany from the west. For the US 9th Army it meant crossing the Roer river from the Netherlands, but the Germans opened the sluices, flooding the river, and guarded the other bank. It was on February 23rd when the 9th Army finally managed to cross the river, marking the beginning of several successful operations.

On February 27th, 1991 the biggest tank battle of the Gulf War was fought, with at least 12 divisions participating. American and British forces have crushed the Iraqi Army, having destroyed over 850 tanks. The war was over the very next day.

Some of the best things come in threes! Your screenshots of three comrades were lovely! The three most popular and three selected by us will get 300 GE. See the winners down below!


Create a stunning screenshot and submit it on the War Thunder Steam Community Hub with the tag #WTscreen52. You have time until 03.02.2023 to submit your screenshot.

After that date, 6 winners will be selected (3 of which will be the highest rated by the community and 3 selected by our judges), each of which receive a reward of 300GE.

Important addition: Screenshot theme - Smoke!

• Your Screenshot must include smoke!
  
• You must add the #WTscreen52 tag (title cannot have any other text in it).

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Screenshots need to be compliant with the War Thunder rules.

You need to be the author of the screenshot.

Screenshot needs to be new. You cannot use those which have previously been published or used in other competitions.

We will only accept raw screenshots from the game. You cannot use any editing software nor any other visual enhancements (like Nvidia Ansel filters).

You can use filters and settings built into War Thunder.

You can use the replay functionality built into War Thunder.

Rewards will be delivered to the author's account within 14 working days.

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Each winner will get 300GE! Congratulations and see you next week!

• BR changes come into effect.
  
• Pr.183 BM-21 — arming distance setting option has been temporarily disabled for the M-21OF rockets.

The current provided changelog reflects the major changes within the game as part of this Update. Some updates, additions and fixes may not be listed in the provided notes. War Thunder is constantly improving and specific fixes may be implemented without the client being updated.

On January 26th, 1788, the British First Fleet landed at Sydney Cove, proclaiming British sovereignty over New South Wales and the founding of Sydney. Nowadays January 26th is the main state holiday — Australia Day. Congratulations to all our Australian players!





“Ranger Kangaroo” decal.

Complete the task in random battles, except for Enduring Confrontation missions and [Assault] mode. Track your progress in the hangar by clicking Nickname → Achievements → Holidays → Australia Day.

You can find the decal in the “Holidays” tab in the Customisation menu.

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Get a premium https://wiki.warthunder.com/Boomerang_Mk_II_(Great_Britain) fighter until 07:00 GMT on the 30th of January for Golden Eagles. The aircraft is only available to owners of the Boomerang Mk.I that can be purchased with a 25% discount!

Additionally there is a 25% discount on the premium A.C.IV cruiser tank. You will find these vehicles in the British research tree.

The Warbond shop for the “Royal Guard” Battle Pass season will be open from 25th of January until 26th of April.

Don't miss the opportunity to get premium vehicles: from a Swedish hydroplane to an Italian destroyer. Pay special attention to KW II 754 (r) - a German heavy tank capable of destroying any target with its powerful HE shells.


Open “Shop” → “Warbond shop” to see an assortment where some of the more interesting items can be seen.
























Decals are represented by the “Zodiac” series sticker trophy as well as a new “Scorpio Zodiac” pinup which continues the series of themed decals. In the “Helmet” trophy you will find decorations which will help you to transform your vehicle. The player icons in the corresponding trophy this time features US tankers. Trophies with random camouflages as before become available as new store levels are opened.

A large number of usable items are also available in the store: boosters, universal backups, wagers and orders, test drives of premium vehicles — even talismans on the highest levels of the shop.

Check out the full assortment of available Warbond items for the current Battle Pass season and the terms for purchasing them in the game by opening the Battle Pass window or Shop -> Warbond Shop!

• A bug has been fixed that prevented the gun elevation mechanism from staying in place while in the free view camera.
  
• A bug has been fixed that caused a lack of secondary shards when armour has been penetrated.
  
• Churchill Crocodile — a bug has been fixed where the fuel trailer wheels were spinning after tank halt.
  
• 30mm 2A42 & 2A72 cannons — a bug has been fixed with the HE animation for the APDS rounds in protection analysis (report).
  
• 9M37M — a bug has been fixed that prevented proximity fuze activation.
  
• T32, T32E1 — a bug has been fixed with different thicknesses of the caterpillars and spare tracks.
  
• Khalid — gunner’s sight magnification has been corrected from x8 to x7-10 (report)

• Mirage F1CT — a bug has been fixed where dismantled gun pods were displayed in xray mode in battle.
  
• Harrier GR.7 — system time is now displayed in the HUD (report).
  
• Harrier GR.7 — added RWR indicator to the HUD (report).
  
• Harrier GR.7 — a bug has been fixed where the HUD central indicator was tied to the aircraft centerline instead of the velocity vector (report).
  
• Bf 109 F-1 — a bug has been fixed where the 20mm MG FF/M motor cannon was not displayed in xray mode.
  
• Tornado IDS Marineflieger — a bug has been fixed that prevented the navigation bombing marker from displaying.
  
• Kh-25ML — incorrect position of the engine flame has been fixed (report).
  
• Mirage F1C, Mirage F1C-200, Jaguar E, Jaguar A — HUD has been updated in accordance to data from actual aircraft.
  
• MiG-29 — togglable HUD view has been added to the MFD.
  
• F-16A MLU — gun funnel view has been added to the HUD.

• Pr.1124 MLRS, TKA-106 - a bug has been fixed that prevented rocket launcher reload in Arcade battles.
  
• Pr.131, Hugin — a bug has been fixed where an insufficient crew number led to the disabling of repair, fire extinguishing and water pumping.

• Yellow square artefacts from hits to the ground or water seen on the integrated graphic cards Intel HD 660, Intel HD 530 at ultra low-quality settings have been fixed.
  
• A bug has been fixed that prevented hit marks from shell fragments on an aircraft’s skin.

The current provided changelog reflects the major changes within the game as part of this Update. Some updates, additions and fixes may not be listed in the provided notes. War Thunder is constantly improving and specific fixes may be implemented without the client being updated.

• A bug has been fixed which prevented armor fragmentation after penetration.

The current provided changelog reflects the major changes within the game as part of this Update. Some updates, additions and fixes may not be listed in the provided notes. War Thunder is constantly improving and specific fixes may be implemented without the client being updated.

Guards, to arms! The 10th season of Battle Pass, named Royal Guard, begins in War Thunder very soon!

By logging into the game and completing tasks and challenges you earn points that unlock Battle Pass levels, and each level earns you a reward! Among them — unique premium combat vehicles, decals, 3D decorations, profile icon, a loading screen and a title!



Every season there’s a new set of awards. See the full list in the Battle Pass tab in the hangar, or check out our wiki. Here are the key awards for season 10:

USSR, rank III, Premium

A Soviet motor boat in service with the Egyptian navy gets its rear turret and torpedoes dismantled to mount a howling multiple launch rocket system BM-21 “Grad”.



Italy, rank III, Premium

Winter modification of the venerable German piston-engined fighter aircraft without landing gear shields. The aircraft bears the personal camo of the most successful Hungarian ace pilot Dezső Szentgyörgyi and is able to carry the Flam C250 incendiary bomb.



France, rank IV, Premium

New member of the French AMX-50 tank family comes equipped with a 90mm gun, automatic loader and signature oscillating turret.





4 decals!









3 decorations!





Royal Guardsman




Battle Pass is a seasonal event during which you will earn progress points and use them to open new levels. Each opened level brings you a valuable reward, from Silver Lions and boosters to exclusive season prizes: decorations, profile icons and premium vehicles.

Open new stages and get awards at any time during the season.



You can access the “Battle Pass” window through the promo block on the right side of the hangar screen.

Play

• You get progress points every day for entering the game.
  
• From 1 to 5 points.

Complete Battle Tasks

• See Battle Task descriptions in the game and get progress points for completing them.
  
• From 2 to 5 points.

Complete Season Challenges

• Season Challenges are very similar to Battle Tasks. One Challenge is available at the season’s start. Every week you get another one or two challenges, three more can be unlocked by opening stages.
  
• 30 points.

Learn more about the Battle Pass

Based on collected feedback regarding ground vehicles, we have decided to make additional changes that consist of transferring some of the top and pre-top ranked vehicles to a higher level. This change does not apply to all top ranked vehicles. Based on the results of the change in performance efficiency, further adjustments to the BR (increase or decrease) will be carried out for units affected by the change and also for units that also haven’t changed rating at that time.

It has also been decided to abandon some of the points regarding the reduction of BR in AB for vehicles with HEAT shells with high penetration at their rank. Except for the Ikv 103 for which the high penetration of the HEAT shell at a relatively high rate of fire for similar guns is compensated with poor ballistics, insufficient protection and mobility. The alternative to changing the rate of fire of the Type 69-II G was to increase its BR to 8.7, the current efficiency of the unit is much higher than the efficiency of similar vehicles at the same rank (for example it exceeds the efficiency of the Swedish Strv 121). The BR of the Type 69-II G decreased in May from 8.7 to 8.3 and the return of the old BR is currently not advisable as the decrease of fire rate will allow this vehicle to remain at its current BR.

Since the game session creation system in aircraft SB is different from other game modes, changes in aircraft SB require additional research and statistical collection. Changes in this game mode will be announced separately.


To view the new planned list, click here to view the Google Doc

If you think we should make some additional changes or do not agree with listed changes, please support your suggestions with arguments in the created thread here.