Today, we welcome the long awaited bomber variant of the famous Mosquito, coming in the Spearhead major update! 

 

Before later fame as a Fighter Bomber, among other successful variants, the Mosquito started life as a high speed bomber design. This was a novel concept at a time, since most bombers were slow and cumbersome. The Mosquito bomber variants were an entirely unarmed (offensively) fast bomber, with speed being its main weapon. Taking flight in November 1940, the prototype Mosquito utilized the powerful Rolls Royce Merlin engines, coupled with a lightweight wooden construction, earning itself the nickname of “Wooden Wonder”. The earlier B Mk IV bomber would enter service from 1941.

 

The later B Mk XVI incorporated multiple improvements. Most notably, two-stage Merlin powerplants and a pressurised cockpit suitable for higher altitude use, where the Mosquito’s speed came to be most useful. The B Mk XVI also featured the larger bulbus bomb bay, allowing the carry of the famous 4000 lb “Blockbuster” or “Cookie” bomb as it was also known, one of the largest bombs in RAF inventory. 

 

It’s been a long time coming! Today we are excited to introduce the Mosquito B Mk XVI, the bomber variant of the well known Mosquito family to War Thunder. Many of you have requested this particular variant, and for good reason! Let’s meet the high speed cookie delivery bomber and see what it has to offer in battle.

 

The Mosquito B Mk XVI is fitted with a pair of supercharged two-stage Rolls Royce Merlin 70 series engines, with much better characteristics than the current Mosquitos offer, providing this version with an excellent top speed and rate of climb, enabling superior high altitude engine performance. This will be vital to success with the XVI, as speed is your only defensive option. This version features a clear nose for the bomb aimer, meaning all of the offensive armament is not present on this version of the aircraft. 

No guns? No problem! This Mossie has an ace card: a big bomb! The Mosquito B Mk XVI features an enlarged bomb bay, enabling it to house the famous H.C 4000 lb Blockbuster bomb (or “Cookie” bomb, hence the dev blog title) which you can already find in game on the Wellingtons, Lancasters and Lincoln. On these slow and heavy bombers, you’ll find yourself a much easier target, while the Mosquito can sweep in and deliver its payload much quicker and precisely, with enough speed to get you out of danger too! This makes this variant the perfect companion to your ground forces lineup, being ideal for Close Air Support. You get a cookie! You get a cookie! Everyone gets a cookie! In addition to the cookie bomb, you’ll be able to use conventional and AP bombs up to 500 lb, as well as RP-3 rockets and 1,000 lb Uncle Tom rockets.

The Mosquito B Mk XVI will be joining the game as a Squadron Vehicle, due its niche but fun role in the game. This will offer an alternative to the already vast selection of British bombers and attackers found throughout War Thunder and provide Great Britain with a new lower ranking squadron vehicle option to choose from besides the Firecrest. As with all other squadron vehicles, it can be earned through accruing squadron activity points or it can be purchased with Golden Eagles outright.

 

That’s all for now, you’ll be able to take to the skies in the Mosquito B Mk XVI in the Spearhead major update! Stay tuned to the news for more information on what else you can find. Until then happy battles, people.

 

Please note that this vehicle’s characteristics may be changed before it is added to the game.

Ahoy, Caretakers!

After four years of development, we are proud to launch The Last Caretaker into early access today! 

We want to thank you so much for all your support and feedback up to this point and we’re truly excited for the journey ahead of us. We hope you’ll join us, and continue to provide incredible feedback as we expand this vast ocean world with more vehicles, items, systems and more. Check out our early access roadmap for more detail:

We can’t wait for you to explore the world we’ve built. Remember, you might be humanity’s last hope but you’re not alone, you can join our community on Discord to share discoveries, theories, and more with other Caretakers around the world!

That’s all for now, please enjoy this new launch trailer and best of luck on your first mission, Caretaker

> STATUS: EARLY ACCESS INITIATED
> DIRECTIVE: SAVE HUMANITY
> OBJECTIVE: RESTORE SYSTEMS, GROW LIFE, LAUNCH TO ORBIT

CHANGES

• Travelers now grant less XP when getting up from their seats to slow down level progression after the early stages.

FIXES

• Fixed beach chairs not being removable

• Fixed lamp posts not being clickable

• Fixed removed trees not saving when closing the game

• Fixed placed trees not saving when closing the game

• Removed a white square at the startup screen

• Fixed certain sounds not being included in the sound settings

Hey everyone!

We’re super excited to team up with our friends at Powerhoof, Clifftop Games and Raw Fury to bring you:

For a limited time - Loco Motive features alongside The Drifter and Kathy Rain 2: Soothsayer!

That's three amazing adventure games in one pack, and you can grab the whole lot for 10% off!

The Drifter

A Pulp Adventure Thriller - A murdered drifter awakens. Alive again, seconds before his death. Hunted and haunted, help him untangle a mad web of conspiracy in this fast-paced point 'n click thrill-ride.

Loco Motive

There's been a murder aboard the Reuss Express, and you're the suspects! Prove your innocence in this comedy 'point n' click' murder mystery - packed with twists, laughs, and larger-than-life characters!

Kathy Rain 2: Soothsayer

In this point-and-click urban thriller, down-and-out private eye Kathy Rain will embark on her most dangerous case yet — the pursuit of the notorious serial killer known as the Soothsayer. Find clues, gather evidence, connect the dots, and confront the murderer before the hunter becomes the hunted…

https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/60978/?snr=1_100754_100755_

In other news..

Yes! - we've been cooking up another update for Loco Motive, and we're looking forward to sharing all the details with you in the next few weeks! Stay tuned ;)

Dear Shapelab community,

We've just released a small update on Steam, with the following improvements:

• Implemented a scroll view for a cleaner and more compact UI.

• Create Tool: Moved the “Polymesh” vs “Voxel” deployment options to a new section called Modes. The Inherit PBR Material Settings toggle button has also been relocated there.

• Create Tool: Added a new Reset Size button that resets the deployable object’s size to 1:1 before deployment.

• Fixed an issue where voxel tools did not properly free up undo/redo memory space.

• Applied a Unity patch addressing the issue detailed in the following link.

You can find the official release note here. In case of questions or feedback, feel free to send us an email to support@shapelabvr.com.

Best,

Shapelab team

Season 29 has been a wild one: new challengers rising to the top, long-standing empires on the brink of collapse, and drama unfolding across the Outlands as coalitions fracture, alliances shift, and once-secure powers are forced from their historic strongholds. With the season finale just around the corner, we can’t wait to see how it all plays out.

Here’s how things stand heading into the finale:

• Albion Asia: Following weeks of growing tension and rumors of internal fractures, All Rise continues to live up to its name, holding firmly onto the top spot. They head into the final weekend with over 1.1 million Season Points, maintaining a comfortable lead ahead of Stellar Alliance in second with 840,000, and PURE GOLD in third with 725,000. Unless something truly unexpected happens, we don’t anticipate much movement among the top three on Albion Asia.
• Albion Europe: Picking up where our last recap left off, the political drama on Albion Europe has only intensified. With Take Care holding first place heading into the final weekend, all eyes are on Heralds of Valhalla and Skoggangr, whose rivalry has defined the season, while Utopia in fourth could yet complicate things. Earlier in the season, Skoggangr split from the GIRTH coalition after disagreements with Heralds of Valhalla, sparking raids and bitter feuds that still echo across Albion. With the end in sight, the question remains: can Skoggangr break into second, or will Heralds of Valhalla hold the line?
• Albion Americas: After a season of relentless warfare and mounting casualties, Albion Americas is heading into one of its most explosive finales yet. The conflict between the BOBER and N10 alliances shows no sign of slowing, and the last weekend could bring one of the bloodiest endings in recent memory. Make Albion Great Again, representing N10, holds a commanding lead with 250,000 Season Points ahead of Rogue Natives and INTERDITS. A late surge for second could still happen, and with the ongoing war locking guilds into territorial fights, anything is possible.

The final Invasion Day offers one last opportunity to witness this season’s guild rivalries in action. Tune in to AlbionTV as the hosts cover territory clashes, tense last stands, and dramatic turnarounds across all three servers.Catch it all live on http://twitch.tv/albiononline at the following times:

• Albion Asia: November 8, 14:00 UTC
• Albion Europe: November 8, 18:00 UTC
• Albion Americas: November 9, 01:00 UTC

Don’t miss the last showdown of the season. See you on the battlefield!

The time has come to thaw out, grab your bag and sample some of that company issued freeze dried mystery meat.

ːsteamhappyː Kentum has officially launched! ːsteamhappyː

Join us all week to see players starting their journey and dare to take the dive yourself!

Pack your winter clothes and leave some space on your blueprints for Tank Tracks because you will be going to the planet Hoff in exactly two weeks from today!

Just a quick reminder of what is part of the 2.2 Update and what is part of the Frozen Tracks Expansion:

• 3x Tank Tracks

• 5x Transition blocks

• 2x Buoyancy blocks

• 1x Submarine Seat

• 1x Amphibius Engine

• New Campaign

• New Map

• 3x Tank Track skins

• 2x Buoyancy block skins

• 3x Outfits

See you soon!

We know this update has taken a while but we have also given it A LOT of love and we hope that shows once you get your hands on it.

In the meantime, help us out by wishlisting Frozen Tracks:

https://store.steampowered.com/app/3915680/Trailmakers__Frozen_Tracks/

Hello survivors,

First of all, thank you for your support and patience throughout the last year. Your dedication to providing critical feedback, suggestions, bug reports and technical troubleshooting during our demo was a literal game changer.

With your help, we have been able to lock in the vision for our Early Access release - we have been in the icy trenches since - focusing on improving the core elements of the game, including stability, performance, and key gameplay foundations.

So, this brings us to the release date.

Permafrost will release into Early Access in 2026

We want to bring the best possible Early Access release build to you - one that’s not rushed, but rather polished and with a solid foundation, built with your feedback, reports, and requests. In other words, it’s for the best. We know it sucks to wait, but hang in there and let the devs cook, it will be worth it.

And, for those of you that absolutely can’t wait to play, we will be hosting a playtest prior to the release. You can already request access on the store page:

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2254990/Permafrost/With that news, we didn’t want to leave you without more information on Permafrost’s development, so next week we will be sharing a deep dive into what’s changing under the hood and what it means for your experience.

Many thanks for your continued support, we can’t wait to see you in game!

From the Cold Zone,
Your Permafrost Team

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