War Thunder Global beta keys

eyebiter · March 06, 2014, 02:57:43 PM

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Silent Disapproval Robot · March 06, 2014, 03:02:03 PM

Should be an epic festival of mid-air collisions and lawn darts as the 222nd "Me-first!" Squadron shoulder-shoot and pull 800kph dives in order to be the one who gets credit for killing that AI biplane. All while ignoring the 3 F8Fs ripping the rest of their team to pieces.

Nefaro · March 06, 2014, 05:00:54 PM

Quote from: Silent Disapproval Robot on March 06, 2014, 03:02:03 PM
Should be an epic festival of mid-air collisions and lawn darts as the 222nd "Me-first!" Squadron shoulder-shoot and pull 800kph dives in order to be the one who gets credit for killing that AI biplane. All while ignoring the 3 F8Fs ripping the rest of their team to pieces.

LOL!

Here's to getting shot in the back by trigger happy teammates! ;)

Dolan50 · March 06, 2014, 06:57:05 PM

War Thunder:Ground Forces

"A lot of work has been dedicated to our Ground Forces. It is too early to say if player controlled ground units will appear in 1.39. CBT is at full blast and many of CBT members think that the game can be released for open test, we still want to fix, check and finish a lot. Ground Forces may be released in 1.39 but most likely it won't happen before Spring."

Shit!!!
I'm ready to chuck WoT now to play this.
Hurry up Spring!!!

SgtRock · March 06, 2014, 09:08:58 PM

Quote from: Staggerwing on October 02, 2012, 05:39:12 AM
The F-86 and Mig-15 were more or less already on the drawing board during later WW2. If one posits an extended conflict then they might have seen combat in 1949 or so, with the ongoing conflict slightly accelerating their introduction. The first Allied jet in combat (sort of) was the Gloster Meteor which downed some buzz bombs and the P-80 was flying back in the states before VE day. The DH Vampire was also in the final stages.

The American P-80's (YP-80A) were in Italy, getting ready to go operational but, never saw combat. I worked with a guy many years ago who flew P-38 Lightnings in Italy, his squadron was a month away being trained on the P-80's when the war in Europe ended.

Silent Disapproval Robot · April 15, 2014, 05:32:09 PM

Version 1.39 is live today. It adds a tonne of new stuff. I really like the ability to select different calibre weapons individually now. I also think I'm going to have to leave my beloved Lancaster in the hanger for the foreseeable future as they've added Schräge Musik cannons to some Luftwaffe and Japanese planes. I imagine everyone with any Nachtjaeger variant in their hanger is going to be obsessed with bomber hunting to try out their new toys.

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Major additions

New aircraft and missions
Squadron battles in Events mode, squadron duel rating
Players' rating ("ladder")
User generated content support
Progression system has been adjusted: new aircraft of the same rank take less time to unlock
"Schräge Musik" available
Separate fire control for the weapons of different calibres
Significant improvements for AI behaviour

Player stats and leaderboards will be reset to zero when the update comes out, but your stats will be restored in the next few days.
Ground Forces events for the CBT players will become available shortly after the update is released.
New planes

Great Britain

Spitfire F Mk 24 (flight model not finished yet);
Spitfire F Mk.22 (flight model not finished yet);
Mosquito Mk.XVII;
Avenger Mk.I

USSR

La-15;
I-16 type 24;
I-16 type 27;
La-174 (special, available for a limited time);
Spitfire Mk. IX (special, premium, available for a limited time)

USA

Lockheed F-80A Shooting Star;
North American F-82 Twin Mustang
Republic F-84 Thunderjet;
F4U-1A USMC;

Germany

Fw.190A-1;
MiG-15bis of GDR;
Canadair CL-13A Sabre Mk.5 of Luftwaffe;
Me.262C-1a
Do.217N-2;

Japan

F-86 F-30 of the Japanese Self-Defence forces;
A6M2 mod.11

Gameplay

Squadron events and duel rating of the squadrons (calculated by the ELO system in the squadron battles in the Events mode) - preliminary version for the future Squadron Battles
Separate fire control for different calibres on the planes. From now on a player can adjust separate controls for MGs and cannons with different calibres, as well as for gun pods on German fighters
PvP player rating added ("ladder") based on Silver Lions earned in battles.
Dynamic campaign available for a squad (temporarily not limited to premium account)
Record tables significantly reworked - the data should be the same as in profile (leader boards will be updated every day)

Many AI improvements

Bots use FM similar to one of the player - both on undamaged and damaged aircraft
After attacking ground targets bots can switch to players
Bots do not go to the end of the map while chasing one another
Bots use more correct torpedo attacks
Bots evade air collisions more correctly

Modifications' effect on aircraft performance in Arcade Battles is fixed.
F4F-3 and F4F-4 moved to rank 2

Economics and progression system

Research system and speed to unlock new planes has been changed: to unlock ranks 2, 3, 4 and 5 player has to unlock 6 planes, but RP needed to unlock a new aircraft for ranks 2, 3, 4 and first aircraft of rank 5 is decreased by 25% or more. That means that all planes can be unlocked 25% faster.
Costs for purchasing all aircraft modifications with Golden Eagles reduced by 5-10%
RP conversion costs to research planes and modifications reduced by 12.5%
Rewards for hits and kills reworked (in general they became higher); repair costs (in general) became lower.
Battle rating adjusted for several planes for better balance.
BR for US P-63A-10 set to 4.7

Interface

Significantly accelerated display of the map and the statistic screen in the battle
The vehicle screen is reworked (repair/modifications/crew)
Slightly changed the controls options interface (reset of the control theme to default and selection of the control presets now merged with option helper)
You now can see player squads during the battle in the statistic screen
Fixed the queue display in the events
Added graphics options in the in-game options
Gained RP display is fixed
Performance characteristics displayed in game menu updated for certain planes
Internet radio available from game menu
Game menu fonts improved

Graphics and models

Significantly optimized render on processors with 2 or less cores
Improved and accelerated grass rendering
Improved and optimized particle rendering
Improved and optimized rendering of the landscape on Dx9/Dx11
Improved OPENGL render
Accelerated water rendering
Accelerated cloud rendering in Dx11 (now not slower than in Dx9)
New images for loading screens added

Sound

Several errors fixed:
Multichannel mode fixed;
Sound when engine stops for Messerschmitt aircraft is synchronized with animation
Sound added for Mollins M 57mm cannon
New engine sound for Lancaster Mk.III

DM changes

Engine DM fixed for A5M4, F1M2, Fiat Cr.42, Gladiator Mk.II, He.51 (all modifications), I-15 (all modifications), Nimrod Mk.I, Fury (all modifications), P-26 Peashooter (all modifications);
Several fire outbreaks that would not go out at high speed fixed
Correct DM for all new aircraft of the update
Using flaps at high speed will tear them off
DM fixed for Ki-102 and Ki-96;
DM fixed for La-7 and La-7B-20;
DM fixed for Hs.129B-2, Hs.129B-3;
DM fixed for He.162A-2 flaps;
Change in ammo rack or controlling wing guns when wing is torn off depends on where the ammo rack is situated, where guns are situated and where the wing was cut off.

FM changes

Error with incorrect trimmer position at respawn fixed
Control stiffening with mouse aim control fixed
Control stiffening with joystick control changed - effective joystick movement range when controls are stiffened is increased

USA

F8F-1 - completely corrected according to datasheets
F8F-1b - completely corrected according to datasheets
TBF-1C - adjusted according to data sheet
Aircraft of F-86, F-80, P-63 series have preliminary adjusted FM. F9F-2 and F9F-5 have preliminary adjusted FM.
Aerodynamic characteristics and overall controls improved for BTD-1, XP-50, P-38G, B-25
F4U-1a has correct horizontal speed according to datasheet

Japan

A6M2-N – completely corrected according to datasheets
A6M2 — completely corrected according to datasheets
A6M2 mod.22 — corrected according to datasheets
A6M5 (all modifications) — adjusted according to datasheets
Ki-61 (all modifications) — adjusted according to datasheets
Ki-84 (all modifications) — aircraft power plant errors fixed, FM adjusted according to datasheets
Ki-43 II Hayabusa - completely corrected according to datasheets
F1M2 - adjusted according to datasheets
Ki-45 - adjusted according to datasheets
N1K2 -adjusted according to datasheets
Ki-96 - adjusted according to datasheets
Ki-102 otsu - adjusted according to datasheets

USSR

Yak-1b — preliminary corrected according to datasheets
Yak-9K — preliminary corrected according to datasheets
Yak-9T — preliminary corrected according to datasheets
Yak-7b – completely corrected according to datasheets
MiG-15, MiG-15 bis, Po-2 have preliminary adjusted FM
I-185 FM for corrected
IL-2 adjusted according to datasheets
IL-2M adjusted according to datasheets
IL-10 adjusted according to datasheets
LaGG-3-8 i 11 adjusted according to datasheets
MiG-9 (all modifications) have been preliminary adjusted
Thermodynamics and roll rate fixed for La-5 and La-7 series

UK

Hurricane Mk.I — completely corrected according to datasheets
Fury Mk.I – turn time and engine overheat corrected
All Gloster Meteor aircraft have preliminary adjusted FM
Polar curve for Tempest Mk. V has been corrected
Mosquito Fb. Mk 6/18 - adjusted according to datasheets

Germany

FM of Bf.109 of the F- series fixed
Bf. 110 C-4, Fiat Cr. 42, Me. 262 have preliminary adjusted FM
FW-190 D overheat fixed

Modifications and armament

Schräge Musik available for aircraft that actually used it (Do.217N-2, Ki-45 tei)
Anti-g suits added for following fighters:: F9F, F-80, F-84, F-86, Meteor, Vampire, F8F-1, F8F-1b, P-51D-5, P-51D-20NA, P-51D-30

Weapon reload time for MGs and cannons now depends on calibre, the higher the calibre the longer the reload:

7.62 mm - 15 seconds
12.7 mm - 20 seconds
20 & 23 mm - 40 seconds
30 mm - 60 seconds
37 mm - 60 seconds
45 mm - 60 seconds
47 mm - 60 seconds
57 mm - 60 seconds
75 mm - 60 seconds

(* given reload time is true for new untrained crews)

All torpedoes have been tuned according to maximum speed of drop:

Mk.13 early modifications- 204 km/h
Mk.13 late modifications - 519 km/h
Type 9 mod. 2 - 481 km/h
Type 9 mod. 3 - 648 km/h
LT F5w - 300 km/h
45-36 AH - 250 km/h
Mk.XII early modifications - 280 km/h

Torpedo reload speed in arcade lowered from 80 seconds to 60 seconds

A6M3 mod22 ko - pylon available for research added
Ki-49 - navy bombs Type 97 replaced with Type 94 army bombs
Meteor F.8 - 8x RP-3 rockets armament added
Ki-45 - turret changed from Mg.15 to Type 98, cannon Type 97 replaced with Ho-3
A6M5 otsu - correct 7.7 MG implemented - Type 97
Rockets added for Bf.109F-2
F-86 - MG ammo capacity is fixed - from 425 to 300
F2A-1 - ammo capacity adjusted. Now it's 600 rounds for 7.62 mm machine guns and 200 rounds for 12.7 mm machine guns
BTD-1 - Mk.13 early mod. Is replaced with late mod.
SM.79 mod. 1936 - side turrets changed: instead of Breda Safat 12.7 to Lewis 7.7
SM.79 mod. 1943 - ammo capacity for rear turret MGs Breda Safat 12.7 changed from 500 to 350
F6F-3 - Tiny Tim rockets added
Do.217 series E, K, M - external pylons and respective bomb load added
B-17G -external pylons and respective bomb load added
Armament modifications fixed for DB-7
Fire rate for MGs fixed for P-47D and P-51D
Torpedo drop order changed for BTD-1, H6K4, PBY-5 - torpedo drop is separate for both Realistic and Simulator Battle modes
Modifications' durability fixed for P-63A-5 (USSR)
La-9 - has option of separate cannon controls for wing mounted and nose mounted cannon ?
Rocket armament added for Me.262A-1a
Cannon pods' positioning influence on the gun spread fixed
Ammo fixed for Ki-96's 37 mm cannon

Missions and maps

New location "Kursk" added:
4 single missions for "Kursk"
Dynamic campaign for "Kursk"
RB and SB mission [Operation] Kursk added

Bugs and balance fixes for existing missions

New missions added for low ranked aircraft in RB and SB with light vehicles and shorter distances:

Latish Convoy
Bastogne
Honolulu
Last Battle of Khalkin Gol
Counteroffensive
Mozdok
Yoo Passage
Port Moresby
Essen
Consolidation of positions on Sicily
Wake Island
Henan Province

Single Mission "Misty Coast"

Misc

Support for user generated content
Support for the user generated skins (only stored and seen on client computer, should be available for all aircraft)
Support for user created single player missions
Support for user created locations
Support for the user created planes
Support for user localization of the in-game texts

New decals

National flags decals added (194 decals)
Number decals added (unique for each country)
"Hell's Belle" pin-up, 401st Bombing Squadron, 91st Bombing Group, 8th Air Force
"Bomb Babe" pin-up, 866th Bombing Squadron, 494th Bomb Group, 7th Air Force
"Wolfess" pin-up, 364th Bombing Squadron, 305th Bombing Group, 8th Air Force
"Blue Sakura" personal victory marking of Saburo Sakai
Blue-white roundel used by British and Commonwealth aircraft in the Far East
Squadron Leader Pennant, No.242 Squadron RAF
Wing Commander Pennant, Royal Air Force
Personal motif of Pilot Officer 'Willie' McKnight, No.242 Squadron RAF
"ROYAL NAVY" text applied to the rear fuselage of aircraft from the British Royal Navy's Fleet Air Arm
Flt Lt 'Johnnie' Johnson, No.616 Sqn RAF: "Bader's Bus Company Still Running" in honour of the recently shot down and captured Douglas Bader, summer 1941
'Swallow' victory markings of the 12th Kokutai 5, 15, 30 pcs.
Roundel of the Royal Yugoslav Air Force. 1929-1941

Historical Board Decal Competition winner decals

"Hell's Angel" pin-up by Jej 'CharlieFoxtrot' Ortiz
"Flying Tiger Gal" pin-up by Colin 'Fenris' Muir
"Werner Molders' 100th Victory" marking by Mathieu 'Iznogoud' Clairoux
"Samurai Spirit" pin-up by Colin 'Fenris' Muir
"The Regal Seagull" pin-up by J. L. 'ColorCopycat' Yeh
"The Red Banner of Victory" pin-up by J. L. 'ColorCopycat' Yeh

Updated:

The Spitfire Mk IX (USA) price has changed to 6900 Golden Eagles with a temporary discount of 70%. The discount will be discontinued two days after the Update is released.
Korean jets BR has been increased to 8.7 (they are much less likely to meet lower ranked aircraft in a battle)

Nefaro · April 15, 2014, 07:15:29 PM

Gonna have to check this out. Hopefully the servers aren't so jammed with people that they're constantly freezing.

Judging by my patch download speed, that will be the case.

Staggerwing · April 15, 2014, 09:15:36 PM

I don't want Canadair Luftwaffle Sabres or F9F Panthers, I want Golden Age Biplanes such as the Boeing P-12 and Curtis Hawk and transitional monoplanes such as the Peashooter and Martin 139 bomber.

Any chance they might go back and do a retro thing?

Nefaro · April 15, 2014, 09:20:28 PM

I want jets from the 60s to the 80s. Don't think that will happen either.

Silent Disapproval Robot · April 15, 2014, 10:51:39 PM

Quote from: Staggerwing on April 15, 2014, 09:15:36 PM
I don't want Canadair Luftwaffle Sabres or F9F Panthers, I want Golden Age Biplanes such as the Boeing P-12 and Curtis Hawk and transitional monoplanes such as the Peashooter and Martin 139 bomber.

Any chance they might go back and do a retro thing?

That's already in the game. Just fly Tier 1 and you get all that stuff. I think there are three different Peashooter variants and two Hawk variants. Some of the early and pre-war era planes make for great low level turn and burn dogfights.

Staggerwing · April 16, 2014, 05:31:52 AM

What're the earliest bombers you can fly?

Silent Disapproval Robot · April 16, 2014, 05:51:45 AM

The earliest available is the Soviet Po-2 from 1927.

Here's a link to the flyables database that you can sort through to see what tickles your fancy. Keep in mind that this list was from the beta so quite a few more planes have been added since, but they're mostly late-war and Korean war era stuff.

http://warthunder.com/en/game/planes/all/custom/all/all/title/list/

eyebiter · April 16, 2014, 06:10:20 AM

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Staggerwing · April 16, 2014, 06:40:21 AM

Thanks guys.

Nefaro · April 16, 2014, 09:48:56 AM

Quote from: Staggerwing on April 16, 2014, 05:31:52 AM
What're the earliest bombers you can fly?

You can get into light & slow bombers pretty quickly, after a few matches.

The big hump to getting new aircraft is earning in-game money with which to purchase them, aka "silver lions". I'm not sure how quickly the lower tiers unlock these days, but the mids and up get unlocked fairly quickly but you gotta grind out the rewards to buy them. Takes awhile for the higher Tiers even if you're using Premium time. I suspect that's where they've received a good portion of cash purchases - for straight up buying silver lions because they've lowered the match rewards for them a couple times since release.