It’s Valentine’s Day. A time to give your soulmate gifts and spend time together! It’s also a time to decorate your vehicles with a love themed decal and decorations. Just like previous years, we’ve prepared a Valentine’s decal and the opportunity to purchase a trophy with decorations, plus a rare Valentine tank temporarily returns!

Get yourself this love-themed decal by completing the following task.


“Heart of Roses” decal




A trophy with themed decorations is available to purchase in the in-game Item Shop for 499 Golden Eagles. This trophy includes the “Love Anchor” ship decoration, plus the “Bear with a Heart” and “Compound Bow” decorations for ground vehicles. When opening it, you’ll receive a decoration that you don’t yet have.




For 1,000 Golden Eagles, you can get this rare tank this Valentine’s Day.

• The MK-IX “Valentine” is a British Valentine IX tank that was delivered to the Soviet Union under Lend-Lease. It’s sluggish and slow, but durable and accurate — a good sniper! A quick reload and a low profile allows it to effectively use cover for long-range shots.

Today, we’re going to be talking about the work on improvements and bug fixes to the game over the past 2 weeks. We’ve selected some that we think will be interesting to see, so let’s take a look!

If you’ve found a bug that you’d like to report, you can do so on our community bug reporting platform.




In the battles of War Thunder, not only does every second count, but even a split second is enough to decide the outcome of a situation. That’s why a stable frame rate is so important, especially when flying an aircraft over a tank battlefield.

It was precisely in this situation that the game could freeze up: in ground battles, when flying over a cluster of ground vehicles, an aircraft pilot’s screen sometimes froze for about a second, or even longer in some cases. This could cause an aircraft to lose control and crash.

We’ve found the root cause of this problem and have fixed it.




We’ve received many reports from you that active scouting did not work as it should. In Ground Realistic Battles, enemy vehicles were not scouted at a noticeable distance, even if the target was directly in the crosshairs of the gun sight or binoculars: it was not marked as scouted.

Not only did we fix this problem, we continued to improve the logic of active scouting.

Another improvement concerns rewards for scouting. If a player has already shot at an enemy before you scouted and then destroyed them, then the game has nothing to reward you for, since another player successfully detected that enemy themselves. Therefore in this situation, you’ll be given a reward “Not by intelligence”. It’s less valuable, meaning you’ll not receive an increase in air strike and artillery points (in Ground Arcade), and a reduction in the cost of spawn points for aircraft (Ground Realistic).




We’ve improved the HUD in the Battle ground gamemode, to make the goals and objectives of each team clearer. We’ve removed the team points bar in favor of a more readable display of the number of destroyed vehicles to win and the current number for each team. Under this indicator you can now also see a timer, where when this runs out, the team that has destroyed the most enemy vehicles wins.




Targeting pods and built-in optics for high-ranking aircraft help in detecting ground targets and ensure the use of weapons at ranges comparable to the engagement ranges of air defense systems at similar Battle Ratings. However, due to an error in applying the angular dimensions of targets with the detection range through sights, these ranges were noticeably less than those necessary for small targets. This meant that for small vehicles like the Swedish Lvrbv 701, the maximum range at which it could be detected in a sight or targeting pod was about 8 km. Now, after fixing this issue, its detection range is over 20 km, and for larger vehicles, even more.

The full list of improvements can be found in each update note! Let’s go through a few: stabilizers no longer allow you to increase the turret rotation speed, creating a new preset no longer leads to the gamemode changing, and the penetration values of shells are now again visible in the stat cards of all vehicles.

• Update 2.33.0.114
  
• Update 2.33.0.111
  
• Update 2.33.0.110
  
• Update 2.33.0.105

• A bug where the selection of machine guns and cannons did not function correctly has been fixed.
  
• Ka-Chi — incorrect placement of decorations when the pontoons were removed has been fixed.
  
• Ariete — incorrect placement of decorations when the War Kit modification was removed has been fixed.
  
• Missing armor penetration values on the stat cards of some vehicles has been fixed. (Report)
  
• Incorrect operation of the stabilizer, which allowed the player to increase aiming speed and turret rotation has been fixed.
  
• The animation of tracks on destroyed armor vehicles when they are being towed has been removed.
  
• Ratel 20 — a bug causing no separate ATGM sight to be present has been fixed. (Report)

• A bug with the radar on the F-14 where in ‘Track While Scan’ mode, the radar could switch between targets, which made it difficult to launch AIM-54 missiles has been fixed.
  
• A21A-3 — a bug that caused the wrong order of bomb drops has been fixed.
  
• All airborne radars with BVR mode now have a target tracking prolongation time of 3 seconds.
  
• ACM and HMD radar modes range for F-16A/D (all variants), AV-8B Plus (Italy), Mirage 2000 (all variants) and J-8F was increased to 10 NM.

• The inability to activate a tow rope has been fixed.

• A bug where in some cases in Ground Realistic Battles, active scouting did not work, despite the fact that the target was in the crosshairs of the scout’s sight or binoculars has been fixed.
  
• In Ground Arcade and Realistic battles, when a scouted target is destroyed by a player who attacked it within 60 seconds before the scouting, the scout is now always given a “Not by intelligence” reward. This also means that the scout will not receive an increase in air strike and artillery points (in Ground Arcade), and a reduction in the cost of spawn points for aircraft (Ground Realistic).
  
• A bug in Ground Arcade battles when destroying a scouted target from an aircraft, the reward “Not by intelligence” was always given, without taking into account whether the player had seen the target before the scouting or not has been fixed.

• A bug that led to FPS drops in Naval Battles due to the display of damage in the hit camera has been fixed.
  
• Critical FPS drops (freezes) when flying over tank areas have been fixed.

• A new HUD for the “Battle” ground mode has been added. Instead of a bar of team points, it shows the number of destroyed vehicles required for an instant victory, as well as the current number for each team. It also includes a mission timer, after which victory is awarded to the team with the most kills. The logic of the mission has not changed, but has just become more clear.
  
• A bug where crew slots were hidden when the crew window was open due to a larger interface scale has been fixed.
  
• A bug that caused the game mode to change when creating a new vehicle preset has been fixed.
  
• A bug where a squad invitation was not shown in the chat has been fixed.
  
• The text color in the skill bonus tooltip in the statistics window has been changed for better readability.

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.

Last year after long training and qualifying matches, 8 of the strongest teams earned the right to participate in the most prestigious tournament — Thunder CUP 2024! However, only one team will become the champion in 5x5 RB battles, but which one will it be? Cheer for your favorite team and receive prizes throughout the event!

Throughout the three weekends, a wide range of awesome prizes will be available during match broadcasts.

• M1A2 SEP V2 Camouflage (up to 3 items)
  
• F-15J Camouflage
  
• Profile icon (up to 2 items)
  
• “Popcorn” decal (up to 3 items)
  
• Dragon Box (up to 2 items)
  
• Silver Lions Booster 50% for 10 battles (up to 3 items.)
  
• Research Points 50% Booster for 10 battles (up to 3 items)
  
• 1 Day of Premium Account (up to 3 items)
  
• Universal Backup x2

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“Popcorn” decal

Watch the tournament and get Twitch Drops only on the official English, German, French and Russian War Thunder Esport channels!

During the 3 weekends of Twitch drops, you’ll be able to receive up to 21 items. Missed one prize from the stream? No worries, as you’re able to receive it during the next weekend, but you’ll need more stream watch time to get it. If you receive the camouflage, player icon or decal multiple times, you’ll be able to exchange them for Warbonds.

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

To keep up with all the happenings in the world of Esports in War Thunder, join our community on Discord! Starting today, we’ll be giving away premium bundles there:

• M1A1 HC "Click-Bait" Pack
  
• Tornado IDS WTD 61
  
• K9 VIDAR
  
• HMS Iron Duke
  
• Saab J35XS
  
• AH-64A Apache

Just like last year, you’ll see exciting 5v5 (+2 spare) battles in realistic battle mode with markers! This time, it’ll be up to four victories and in the Advance to the Rhine mission. On the battlefields of War Thunder, you’re going to see incredible plays and unexpected comebacks at top tier ground and air battles.

Participating teams will use unique tactics in an effort to win Golden Eagles, part of the $5000 prize fund and compete for the “Thunder CUP 2024 Champion” title!


“Thunder CUP 2024” decal




Available on the Gaijin Store!

• "Hoplomachus Snail" decal
  
• "Snailonidas" title
  
• 300 Golden Eagles

Meet the cover of the “Blood Type” track used in the teaser for the “Drone Age” update, called Wish Me Luck, now on popular music streaming platforms!

Watch the trailer that featured this music

• Apple Music
  
• Spotify
  
• Deezer
  
• YouTube Music
  
• Amazon

The cover of the song “Blood Type” was recorded by the Baltic Symphony Orchestra and Choir at the Lendok studio exclusively for War Thunder in honor of the double anniversary: Viktor Tsoi celebrated his 60th birthday in 2022 and the Kino group its 40th. The vocalist Pyotr Salnikov is a musician, journalist and game designer.

The musical composition was first published in the trailer for the “Drone Age” update which received a large amount of views, and where the legendary Su-25 attack aircraft played an important role.

Many of you have asked for this track to be made available on streaming platforms, and now we’ve finally managed to do it!

Welcome to the 6th edition of the War Thunder Steam Community Spotlight!

The War Thunder Steam Community Management team have yet again spotted some cool screenshots and artwork created by the community and uploaded to the Steam Community Hub.

We’ve collected our favorites and wanted to share them with all of you. Check them out! Want more? Also check out our previous 5 editions for some more cool content.

• First edition
  
• Second edition
  
• Third edition
  
• Fourth edition
  
• Fifth edition

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First up is this anime skin created by YouseiYukikaze for the Phantom FGR.2. They’ve created the skin themselves and then made this fantastic looking model with the same skin. We’re a fan of this one!

By YouseiYukikaze

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The ZTZ99A is a cool looking tank, and Mr.milk has drawn a perfectly accurate picture of it! Keep up the fantastic work.

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Another one! A neatly drawn picture of the WZ1001(E) LCT. It looks really good, fantastic work here too.

By kllmrqttzz

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A Leopard 2A4 drawing by C0orav! They said that they drew this one in their architecture class at university but recommend you to not do the same!

By C0orav

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A super detailed Sherman Firefly by Gybby3 on some maths paper. Excellently detailed and great highlighting, well done here!

By Gybby3

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What happens when the smallest tank in the game takes out the biggest tank in the game? You get a funny screenshot. These tiny L3/33 CC boys have done a good job here. Overgrown Maus destroyed!

By Ibuki

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The Leopard 2A6 is one of the most popular top-tier MBTs in War Thunder. This model looks almost exactly like the tank we’ve got in the game. Great contrast!

By ALB 23

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FULZY has been featured before for good reason — they create awesome wallpaper art for many jet aircraft. Check out this MiG 29 G!

By FULZY

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Ever had that moment when you’re about to take a shot on an enemy and then your cat jumps onto your desk for a nap? That’s what happened here, this cute cat has made a wild appearance!

By DonaldTR1P

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This one’s funky, an Ostwind II drawn on a whiteboard using marker pens. A formidable sight to behold. Nice work!

By DonaldTR1P

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The Spitfire Mk.22 is a beast of an aircraft, and so is this drawing of it. The shadows, details and setting really spike up our imagination. Nice work!

By The past is like smoke

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An awesome coloring of the AMX-30B2, which is LawrenceXVIII’s favorite tank. We love the details and colors used, especially the dirt on the front.

By LawrenceXVIII

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A brush painted Pzkpfw II at 1/35 scale. Looks clean and tidy, we love the colors chosen and paint work.

By Free^kill-74

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We featured a cat, now we’ve got a Pan Więcek’s dog scouting using a Puma! Looks cute!

By Pan Więcek

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In the last major update, we added Volcano Valley and some volcanoes. This is one of the coolest screenshots that we’ve seen featuring an F-15A.

By 芙兰朵露撕卡雷忒

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VARK VARK VARK! The Aardvark has the biggest bomb load in the game and this screenshot really showcases that. Awesomely detailed!

By 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 that we may feature here in the Community Spotlight! We look forward to seeing you next time!

Click here to view the Community Hub

Dear players.

Technical problems on the server side have been resolved.
Active premium accounts have been extended for 6 hours.
Time for task no.6 for "Call of the Dragon" event will be extended tomorrow.

Thank you for your understanding.

We loved seeing your screenshots last week! How do you feel about missiles and rockets? Confident in sending just one? Two, just to be sure? Or all of them, because who doesn’t love explosions? 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 #WTscreen106. You have time until the 16th of February 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.

• Your screenshot must include a player vehicle from the Chinese tech tree.
  
• You must add the #WTscreen106 tag (title cannot have any other text in it).
  
• Artists may only win by popular vote once per four screenshot competitions.

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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=3154650964
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https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3154405261
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3153566423
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3155945905

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

At the beginning of 1984, South Africa began development of a new attack helicopter to participate in the South African Border War. However, the Rooivalk prototype took to the skies for the first time on February 11th 1990 after the conflict ended. Improvements to the Rooivalk still continue, and a small number that were produced continue to serve to this day.

Available for 8,560 Golden Eagles!

• The Rooivalk is a survivable helicopter with good performance characteristics. It carries the formidable Mokopa air-to-ground missile that has a tandem warhead and the FZ49 HEAT rockets which can be fired accurately thanks to a ballistic computer. In addition to this, this helicopter can fire the Mistral air-to-air missile with an all-aspect IR seeker, which can lock targets at a distance of 6 km. In close air engagements or to fire at ground targets, a reliable 20 mm cannon can also be used!

Not all fighting in World War II took place at the front lines. Allied aircraft carried out risky missions over German territory in order to destroy factories that were producing enemy armored vehicles.

Much has been dedicated to the heroism of bomber pilots and the fighters covering them — and we want to honor them in our aircraft event too.


This event takes place exclusively in Air Realistic Battles. The US team has bombers and escorts whose objective is to destroy targets and provide bomber cover. The German team must intercept these bombers and prevent them from destroying their targets!

• Vehicles available to the US team are: P-47D-22-RE, P-47D-25, P-47D-28, P-51D-5, P-51D-10, P-51D-20-NA, YP-38, XP-38G, P-38E, P-38G-1, B-17E/L, B-17G-60-VE..
  
• Vehicles available to the German team are: Bf 109 G-6, Bf 109 G-14, Bf 109 G-10, Bf 109 Z-1, Fw 190 A-5, Fw 190 A-5/U12, Fw 190 A-8, Fw 190 C, Fw 190 F-8, BV 155 B-1, Me 410 A-1/U2, Me 410 B-1/U2, Me 410 A-1/U4, Me 410 B-2/U4..

Want to participate? You can find the Guardian Angel event in Air Realistic Battles through the Events & Tournaments tab in-game.

The Lunar New Year, a time to set off fireworks and light street lamps, is coming! This is an important holiday that's celebrated by various East and Southeast Asian countries including China, Korea, Vietnam, and others.

We’re joining the celebrations in War Thunder as we’ve prepared some cool activities and an event for you. Have you wanted the Т-62 №545 or Type 69-IIa before? Here’s your chance to pick them up. There’s also the currently on-going Call of the Dragon event where you can earn the Object 292 and much more.

It’s time to celebrate the Year of the Dragon!

Get yourself this unique decal by completing the task below.


“Gold Dragon” decal

When: From February 9th (11:00 GMT) until February 12th (07:00 GMT).
Task: Play 3 battles using Chinese vehicles to receive the “Gold Dragon” decal!

Additional details:

• You must use a minimum of rank III.
  
• Your activity must not be below 70%.
  
• You can complete the task in random battles, except for Enduring Confrontation missions, [Assault] mode and Helicopter PVE battles.
  
• Track your progress in the hangar by clicking Nickname → Achievements → Holidays → Lunar New Year.
  
• You can find the decal in the “Holidays” tab in the Customisation menu.

Get yourself this cool tank that’s back for good.

When: From February 9th (11:00 GMT).
Where: China > Army > Premium vehicles.

• The T-69 II G is a modification of the Type 69 MBT used by the Bangladesh Army. This tank uses a wide range of shells that are good for all scenarios, one of which includes the DTB-1 time fuze shell that’s effective at shooting down helicopters. Thanks to its good ballistics and reload speed, the T-69 II G is perfect for the sniper role.

Pickup these tanks that are available until February 15th!

When: From February 9th (11:00 GMT) until February 15th (11:00 GMT).
Where: China > Army > Premium vehicles.

• The Т-62 №545 is a Soviet tank that was captured by the PLA after the battle for Damansky Island. This tank features good mobility, good frontal armor and a powerful 115 mm gun that can fire HE, HEAT-FS and APFSDS rounds. A two-plane stabilizer also allows it to fire smoothly while on the move!
  
  
  
• The Type 69-IIa is another export version of the Type 69. This variant was developed specifically for the Iraqi Army and features additional protection and a 100 mm gun from the Type 59. Its Type 44 AP round is capable of dealing significant damage and is ideal for flanking and shooting enemies at the side. For longer distances, a handy Laser rangefinder is also featured on this tank.

When: From February 9th (11:00 GMT) until February 15th (11:00 GMT), there’s discounts on premium vehicles in the store!

Special Lunar New Year Bundles are temporarily available (several rare tanks included) and discounts for Chinese vehicle packs!

• Type 96A Prototype Pack -50%
  
• A-5C Pack -50%
  
• J-7D Pack -50%
  
• Chinese Starter Pack -50%

Price: 165 82.49

• Type 69-IIA Pack
  
• Type 69-IIG Pack
  
• Т-62 Pack

Price: 125 62.49

• Shenyang F-5 Pack
  
• Tomahawk Pack
  
• Z-19E Pack

Note! The offer is valid for PC, Mac and Linux users only. PC, PlayStation and Xbox users will be able to purchase Т-62 №545, Type 69-IIA and Type 69-IIG tanks in the game using Golden Eagles.

When: From February 1st (11:00 GMT) until February 19th (11:00 GMT).

A Dragon is calling! This is the first event in our new cycle that’s now in full swing. By simply participating in Ground Battles, you can earn the Object 292 unique experimental tank and several other cool decals and decorations!

Check out the details of this event here

When: From February 1st (11:00 GMT) until February 28th (11:00 GMT).

The Dragon Box is purchasable from the in-game Item Shop for Silver Lions and contains vehicles and items from past events. No keys are needed, meaning you’re freely able to open as many as you want.

Check out the Dragon Box details here