Custom vehicles are always unique and interesting! Some wear happy faces, others have carefully placed historic touches to mimic the real vehicle. As always, well done! 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 #WTscreen65. You have time until 05.05.2023 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.

• This week is open for all submissions! Any screenshots from War Thunder you would like to share are welcome.
  
• You must add the #WTscreen65 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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https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2965629894
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2965679989
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2967272191

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2966446773
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2966067024
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2966747799

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

Welcome to the third War Thunder Steam Community Spotlight!

Following on from the First War Thunder Community Spotlight, and Second War Thunder Community Spotlight, the War Thunder Steam Community Management team has continued looking at the community hub for War Thunder, and have yet again spotted some outstanding screenshots and artwork that our players have been creating! So once again, we’ve picked our favourites and thought that we'd share them with the rest of the Steam community. Take a look below.


To start off, an amazing drawing of a Panther tank, hand drawn with pencil on paper. The detail in this drawing is immaculate. Well done!

"Panzerkampfwagen V "Panther" by Honey

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Pixel art! These amazing animated pixel art of a Lancaster and Churchill rolling into Berlin were created by talented drawer "M777 155mm Towed Howitzer". We absolutely love the creativity, nice work.

"Lancaster" by M777 155mm Towed Howitzer


"ChurchHill VII" by M777 155mm Towed Howitzer

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"Years later" featuring a BT-5 tank and modern T series tank. We like this screenshot, it captures the old, grey grainy cameras of the 40's, and the modern colour cameras of the next century. Well done.

"years later." by Bailey

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The drawing name DAKADKAKDKKADKA sums up this drawing perfectly - as the T-72M2 Moderna's 30mm auto cannon certainty packs and punch and makes this sound! We love this artwork, nice work!

"DAKADKAKDKKADKA" by random_mesincuci

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An amazing model of the King Tiger H, which perfectly captures the details of this beast. The diorama base certaintainly makes it look more fearsome. Well done! (and yes, we also spotted the flying Ho 229 and Haunebu II in the background, they look awesome!)

"Königstiger" drawing" by Pripyatnik

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And, a regular Tiger H1 tank in the large 1:35 scale - compared to the background! XxCombatPug07xX_TTV says that they have not finished it yet, but it still looks great. We can't wait to see the end result!

"1:35 Tiger 1 (UNPAINTED WIP)" by XxCombatPug07xX_TTV

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TheRussianBadger's "Bajur" decor on the cupula - looking cute. A nice place for him to chill!

by mrNotaaa

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A very nice model of the Finnish BT-42, capturing the size of that turret. We also spotted the Girls und Panzer reference!

"BT-42 model" by Thermite main

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The ABSOLUTE (tiny)UNIT of the TKS here. We love this model in its natural habitat.

"TKS Tankietka 20mm" by Pan Więcek

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An M2A2 Bradley paper model that looks like it could easily be a plastic model kit. This looks so cool, the details are fantastic. Real nice work!

"M2A2 Bradley. paper model" by CaptainTimo

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Here we can observe an F-16A in its natural habitat. Super speedy, it will pass just about anything but a fuel station!

"F-16A" by Strikerboi101

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Recognise this? Could it be the next Bucolic Green Hills? For those who don't know, this is an awesome painting of part of the Campania (previously Italy) map. Nice work!

by 碧蓝档案高手

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A beautiful piece of art for the beloved FV4005. For all the Bri'ish HESH enjoyers!

"FV-4005" by Lewd-Tenant Isan

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Another very good artistic shot by FULZY, capturing the Leopard 2A4 - very awesome. Nice work dude!

"Leopard 2A4 25th Infantry Brigade "György Klapka"" FULZY





The wonderful work created by our community that we have shared has been posted to the War Thunder Community Hub - make sure you check it out and even share your own creations. We look forward to seeing you next time!

Click here to view the Community Hub

In late April to early May Japan celebrates several holidays that form the Golden Week. April 29th, the birthday of Emperor Hirohito, is celebrated as Showa Day, May 3rd is the Constitution Day, May 4th is the Greenery Day, and May 5th is the Children’s Day. The latter is celebrated by Japanese families by putting out koinobori — windsocks in the shape of the koi carps that symbolize each member of the family.




“Koi” 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 → Golden Week.

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

Let us meet May with a large-scale sale that each commander can use to easily fill the hangar with new vehicles and purchase many other valuable items. Time to spend your Golden Eagles wisely!

• 30% off vehicles of all countries for Golden Eagles and Silver Lions. There will be no division by country: the discount is valid for all vehicles during the entire sale.
  
• Discounts are not applied to purchasing and upgrading squadron vehicles, as well as vehicles from Battle Pass, Repair Factory event, and the Sky Guardians and Apex Predators updates.

• 30% off modifications
  
• 30% off talismans
  
• 30% off backup vehicles

• 50% off Premium Account for 90 and 365 days for Golden Eagles in the hangar.
  
• 50% off Premium Account for 180 days in the Gaijin store.

We’ll detail the store discounts in a separate news piece. Don’t miss it!

We invite the best pilots of modern aircraft to the Air Superiority Tournament, where jet fighters will fight in the skies in 4v4 battles. The winners will receive valuable prizes, and viewers of the Finals will get Twitch Drops!
Teams of 5 can join the tournament: 4 main players and 1 reserve player. To register, visit the tournament page.


Up to 32 teams can participate in the Air Superiority QUAL Tournament, and there are 18 prize places. Among awards are Golden Eagles and “Air Superiority” decal, while the winners will receive rare titles!

Combined prize pool of the Air Superiority QUAL Tournament is 100 000 Golden Eagles. Full list of prizes can be found on this page.

The Air Superiority QUAL Tournament will take place in War Thunder on the weekend, April 29-30, in the time specified on the TSS.

• The tournament uses the Swiss system and the Bo3 format.
  
• Allowed vehicles:
  
  • USA: F-16A ADF, F-14A Early, F-16A, F-5E, F-4J Phantom II, F-4E Phantom II
    
  • Germany: MiG-23MLA, MiG-21bis-SAU, MiG-21 Lazur-M, MiG-23MF, Tornado IDS ASSTA1
    
  • USSR: MiG-29, MiG-23ML, MiG-23MLD, MiG-27K, MiG-27M, MiG-21bis, MiG-23M
    
  • Britain: Phantom FGR.2, Phantom FG.1, Harrier GR.7, Tornado GR.1
    
  • Japan: F-4EJ Kai, Phantom II, F-4EJ Phantom II, F-4EJ ADTW
    
  • Italy: F-16A ADF, F-104S, F-104S TAF, Tornado IDS (1995)
    
  • France: Mirage 2000C-S5, Mirage F1C, Mirage F1CT, Mirage F1C-200, Mirage IIIE
    
  • China: F-16A MLU, J-7E, F-5E, J-8B7
    
  • Sweden: JA37D, JA37C, AJ37, J35D, MiG-21bis
    
  • Israil: F-16A Netz, Kfir C.7, Kfir C.2, F-4E Phantom II
• The tournament uses custom missions that are chosen randomly. The missions take place on the Iron Range (3 points), Fjords (2 points), Pacific Hidden Base (3 points), 38th Parallel (3 points) and Norway (3 points) locations.

How to participate in the TSS tournaments?



The final tournament uses the Bo3 format and the full double elimination system. The players will receive specially prepared accounts for participation in the final tournament. The vehicles and missions remain the same as in the QUAL.


See the rest of the camouflages here:
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All participants of the FINAL will receive the “Air Superiority” title and coupons for unique camouflages MiG-29 9-12 [eSport] "Navy Splinter", F-16 ADF [eSport] "Space Falcon", F-14A [eSport] "Ice Hunter" and F-4EJ KAI [eSport] "Amethyst". These camouflages will be later added to the eSport trophy.

1st place — MiG-23ML Pack

• MiG-23ML
  
• 2500 Golden Eagles
  
• Premium account for 20 days

2nd place — F-4S Phantom II Pack

• F-4S Phantom II
  
• 2500 Golden Eagles
  
• Premium account for 20 days

3rd place — MiG-21bis "Lazur-M" Pack

• MiG-21bis "Lazur-M"
  
• 2500 Golden Eagles
  
• Premium account for 20 days

Watch the Air Superiority FINAL streams and receive Twitch Drops exclusively on the War Thunder eSport channels!

Login to your Twitch account → link your Gaijin account → click “Allow” to be able to receive Twitch Drops!

Twitch Drops will also be held on Russian, German and French channels. Join the official eSport Discord community, where during the tournament we’ll hold sweepstakes for Gaijin.Net shop packs!


See the rest of the camouflages here:
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Viewers of the Air Superiority FINAL tournament can receive:

• F-4E Kurnass [eSport] "Sky Eagle"
  
• MiG-21bis [eSport] "Frostbite"
  
• J35D Draken [eSport] "A tale of the old norse"
  
• J-7E [eSport] "Red Spear"
  
• Tornado IDS (Germany) [eSport] "Storm Chaser"
  
• “Air Superiority” decal

"Air Superiority" decal.
When received, the camouflages are automatically activated on your account.

Twitch Drops FAQ

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These are game rewards for stream viewers on Twitch.

Yep! The longer you watch War Thunder streams, the more rewards you’ll get.

You need to link your Gaijin and Twitch accounts:
1. Sign up or enter your Twitch account details on the website.
2. Enter the information from your Gaijin account you are playing War Thunder with on this page and click the “Link” button.


3. Press the “Allow” button!

Watch War Thunder streams marked “Drops enabled!”.

You will receive a reward message on the Twitch broadcast page. Once you see it, you will need to click on the “Get” button. You can also do this in your Drops inventory.

Rewards are available for everyone who plays War Thunder on PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One and Xbox Series.

In short, participate in our Partnership Program, enable Drops in your settings and stream War Thunder:


ATTENTION! We want each active and passionate War Thunder streamer to find a new audience thanks to Twitch Drops. As such, in no way do we encourage streamers who create their streams only for “farming” Drops using third party content, video clips and any other format that doesn’t include their direct participation with the game. Channels with such content will be disconnected from Drops.

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Noble hussars, it’s time to learn what you can spend your Warbonds on that you will earn in the Battle Pass! As usual, we have decals, decorations, camouflages, a new stylish pinup, and six premium vehicles, three of which are available in the shop for the first time!

Pay special attention to the M4A4 (1st PTG), the famous American Rank II tank flying the Chinese flag — it’s a versatile vehicle that can fight off almost any enemy tank.


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



A rank I German motor torpedo boat that was used in the Eastern front in World War II as a minelayer on lakes and rivers. Its fragility and lack of powerful armament are compensated by its high speed and low profile.


A British Rank II bomber with an impressive suspended armament that’s capable of destroying an entire base and damaging another one. Featuring a double 7.7 mm Browning machine gun in its dorsal turret that can dismantle almost any enemy that approaches this aircraft!


An American self-propelled tank destroyer T48 serving in the Soviet army. Thanks to its minimal armor, it’s quite agile and can easily move to a different place after each attack, while its 57 mm M1 cannon can easily penetrate armor of enemies on Ranks I-II.


This rank III American motor torpedo boat has amazing speed: up to 106 km/h in Arcade battles! Onboard are four torpedoes, five 20 mm autocannons protecting its aft and front, two 12.7 mm machine guns and a frontal 37 mm gun that can be loaded with AP shells.


You’ll find this Finnish “Hurricane” in Rank III of the Swedish aviation tree. This fighter, which was created to replace the Bf 109, has very good climb rate and maneuverability, and also boasts a powerful front 20 mm cannon and a couple of 12.7 mm machine guns. To deal with ground targets, it can carry four 50 kg or 100 kg bombs.



An American medium tank that arrived in China via Lend-Lease. Decent speed allows it to rush to tactically advantageous positions, while its 75 mm cannon with a vertical stabilizer rotates quite quickly. It can also frontally penetrate and even one-shot many opponents.

• "Taurus Zodiac" pinup
  
• decals
  
• player icon
  
• decorations

Decals are represented in the trophy, alongside decals from the 2021 Warbonds shop, as well as a new “Taurus Zodiac” pinup which continues the series of themed decals. The camouflage decoration trophy will provide you with floral decorations that will help you make your vehicle less noticeable. The player icons in the corresponding trophy this time features USSR 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”!

• T25 — The thickness (4 - >10 mm) and the material (structural steel -> rolled armour) of the grilles on the top of the engine-transmission compartment have been fixed. Previously, these grilles could be penetrated by machine gun fire from other ground vehicles.
  
• Ariete (all modifications) — The material (structural steel - > combined armour plate) and thickness (4 - > 20 mm) of the side skirts have been fixed.
  
• 9М331 — The missile's maximum permissible overload has been clarified. Permissible overload has been changed from 16 to 42G.
  
• 9М331 — The missile dynamics has been reworked. The work of autopilots for guidance and orientation of the rocket has been clarified.
  
• ZLT11 — A bug where the absence of hatch main armour on the right side of the hull has been fixed (report).
  
• QN506 — A bug which made it impossible to use the commander’s sight except for the cannon’s direction has been fixed (report 1, report 2).
  
• QN506 — Ammo of the 7.62 machine gun has been changed from 2000 to 1000 rounds.
  
• QN506 — A bug causing part of the hull roof armour to combine at the same time as the air intake grill has been fixed (report).
  
• QN506 — Partition between the unmanned combat compartment and control compartment has been added.
  
• QN506 — In the damage mode and X-Ray view, the ammo for the 30 mm cannon has been divided into two belts.
  
• M6A1, T1E1 — A bug which made it possible to fire the offensive machine guns after the loss of the gunner has been fixed.
  
• M4A5 — A bug with the inconsistent location of transmission geometry in the damage model and X-ray view has been fixed.
  
• M163 — A bug with absence in the DM of the breech part of the cannon has been fixed (report).
  
• 2S38 — A bug with discrepancy of the location of the cannon’s breech geometry in DM and X-Ray view has been fixed (report).
  
• ZSU-23-4, ZSU-37-2 — The mode of the circular scanning has been changed from “Circular” to “Accelerated circular” mode. Angular scanning speed has been changed from 20 to 60 degrees per second. Source: “Пособие по изучению правил стрельбы батареи, взвода, установки ЗСУ-23-4. 1969”

• F-84G (Italy) — air respawn has been fixed.
  
• PB4Y (all versions) — air respawn has been fixed.
  
• Milan — a bug has been fixed where the fuel tank was overlapping the cannon magazines.
  
• F-5E (all versions) — a bug where the radar in the cockpit was shifted to the side has been fixed.
  
• Kurnass 2000 — a bug where the radar in the cockpit was shifted to the side; the radar colour scheme has been adjusted has been fixed.
  
• A-7K — a bug where a data popup of the LANA targeting pod was similar to the A-7E pod has been fixed.
  
• P.108A series 2 — a bug where the modification “New 102mm cannons” increased a shell spread on distances over 500 metres has been fixed.
  
• Ju 388 J — a bug where the windshield glass was specified as “armour” in the armour view tab in the hangar has been fixed.
  
• A-4 (all versions) — jet boosters have been added to all A-4 aircraft, similar to A-4B versions. A bug with the infinite repair on the airfield has been fixed.
  
• Yak-141 — stealth belt has been added to the GSh-30-1 cannon.
  
• MiG-29 — a bug where the MFD remained idle after disabling the HUD has been fixed.
  
• A bug where the contrail was not displayed in the local replay has been fixed.
  
• A bug where while test flying the Soviet piston-engined aircraft, as well as French and British hydroplanes, the gunner’s sight was blinking in the allowed fire angles, which made it impossible to disable AI gunners, has been fixed.

• 9М39 — altitude control engine and autopilot has been added.
  
• L-UMTAS — autopilot has been improved. Significantly improved autopilot at short-range. (report)
  
• ZT-6 Mokopa — the rocket dynamics and autopilot have been reworked. Significantly improved autopilot at short-range.
  
• CIRIT — autopilot has been improved.
  
• APKWS II (M151) — autopilot has been improved.
  
• APKWS II (M282) — autopilot has been improved.
  
• R-27Т, R-27R, R-27ER — control guidance delay upon launching has been reduced from 0.5 to 0.4 sec (report).
  
• AIM-54A — the rocket dynamics and autopilot have been reworked. Max overload has been increased from 16G to 17G. Sources: “An Outsider’s View Of The Phoenix/AWG-9 Weapon System”, “Grumman F-14 Tomcat by David Baker”, “Iranian F-14 Tomcat Units in Combat by Tom Cooper, Farzad Bishop (Author) & Chris Davey (Illustrator) form Osprey Publishing”
  
• AIM-54A — a bug where the missile could destroy the carrier aircraft while pulling up has been fixed (report).
  
• AIM-54A — the seeker warm-up angles have been increased from 45 to 60 degrees. Source: “An Outsider’s View Of The Phoenix/AWG-9 Weapon System”
  
• AIM-54A — guidance equipment operational time has been increased from 100 to 160 sec. Source: “An Outsider’s View Of The Phoenix/AWG-9 Weapon System”
  
• AIM-54A — the climbing up angle has been increased. (report).

• Z-47 — The possibility of simultaneous firing of the 128 mm and 37 mm guns has been disabled.
  
• Blagorodnyy — A bug where the first order ammo racks for the main calibre turrets weren’t displayed if the auxiliary armament wasn’t selected has been fixed.
  
• Duguay-Trouin — The elevation angles of the 75mm anti-aircraft gun have been changed from 60 to 85 degrees.

• Respawn cost of the Pantsir-S1 in Ground RB has been increased to the SPG level: 90-130 RP instead of 70-110.
  
• Weapon RP costs for ATGM-carrying helicopters in Ground RB has been changed:
  
  • Increased by 9% for ATGMs with proximity fuzes;
    
  • Decreased by 10% for ATGMs with guiding distance of 2 km and below;
    
  • Increased by 9% for ATGMs with guiding distance of 6 km and above.

• A bug that caused the vehicle in the research window not to update when replacing this vehicle in the setup has been fixed.

• An FPS drop while sending long messages in the in-game chat has been fixed.
  
• Incorrect display of the aircraft gunner’s hands have been corrected.

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 May 14th 1948, Israel declared its independence — and then managed to defend it thanks to its armed forces. This holiday is celebrated on 5 Iyar in the Hebrew calendar, which in 2023 corresponds to April 25-26, from sunset till sunset. On this day, people decorate their houses and cars with Israeli flags and have picnics, the government gives out awards for contributions to Israeli culture, and some military bases open up to visitors.




“Golden menorah” 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 → Israel Independence Day.

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

By the end of April of 1945, Italy-based forces of the Wehrmacht and Republic of Salo had no supplies or manpower to oppose the Allies, and so on the 29th they capitulated at Caserta. However, it was the 25th of April that became Liberation Day — on this date the National Liberation Committee of Upper Italy called for all guerrillas to rise against the occupying forces and force their garrisons to surrender.

25th of April became a holiday already a year later, in 1946, and ever since, it’s celebrated by marches, parades, and placing laurels upon the grave of the Unknown Soldier.



“W L'Italia libera” 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 → Italy Liberation Day.

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

For hundreds of years, hussars were part of the cavalry, but technical progress in the 20th century forced them to ditch horses for tanks — which means they have a place in War Thunder! The eleventh Battle Pass season that will launch very soon is called "Her Majesty's Hussar" for a reason: its main prize, the Centurion (in its later modification), was used by hussar squadrons in the Korean War when Queen Elizabeth II was crowned.

To receive Battle Pass rewards, you need to regularly log into the game and complete tasks and challenges. Each level of Battle Pass will earn you a prize, be it a player icon, a loading screen, a title, decals, decorations, or new premium vehicles!



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 11:

Germany, rank III, Premium

The latest modification of the legendary E-boat series wielding two additional torpedo tubes to shoot backwards while retreating.



Sweden, rank III, Premium

American P-51 Mustang in service with the Swedish air force got its own name David. This flawless mid-altitude fighter is also able to carry bombs.



British, rank IV, Premium

British Centurion with a cast turret was designed to counter the latest Soviet tanks. The tank comes with a unique camo of the 8th King's Royal Irish Hussars regiment in the Korean War.





4 decals!







3 decorations!





Hussar squadron officer

All rewards and challenges for season 11




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