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War Thunder Update: Battle Ratings, Location Updates, and More

War Thunder, the popular online multiplayer game, has recently implemented some planned changes and updates based on player feedback. Here are the key highlights of the latest update:

Battle Ratings

Changes have been made to the Battle Ratings system. These changes aim to improve the balance and fairness of matchmaking in the game.

Location Updates

Several locations in the game have been updated based on player feedback. Here are some of the changes:

• El-Alamein: Unfairly effective positions on mountaintops have been removed. The "forbidden zone" problem for SB missions has been fixed.


• Aral Sea: Visual improvements have been implemented, and asymmetry of the spawn zones has been fixed.


• Iberian Castle: A house that granted an advantage to one of the teams has been removed.


• Normandy: The opportunity to shell spawn zones from the edges of the play area has been removed.


• Alaska Town, Ground Zero: Entrances to the mountain forest that allowed shelling of spawn zones have been closed off.


• Maginot Line: The opportunity to shell spawn zones from the edges of the play area has been removed.


• Stalingrad: The opportunity to shell spawn zones from the edges of the play area has been removed.


• Sun City: City blocks have been reworked, city architecture has been changed to a more modern style, and various landscape improvements have been made.


• Eastern Europe: The landscape has been reworked to provide more natural cover and opportunities for movement between points. The ability to shell spawn zones has been removed.


• Vietnam: The swamp area has been drained and made more easily passable. Visual improvements and fixes have been made, including improvements to the minimap.


• Seversk-13: Removed police cars that caused collision issues after being destroyed.


• Jungle: Tree colors have been corrected, the amount of small greenery has been reduced, and paths out of the play area that allowed for unfair control of the location have been closed off.

Rolling Resistance Changes

The rolling resistance on various ground types for tracks and wheels has been adjusted. This change affects the speed and maximum speed of vehicles on different terrain:

• Rolling resistance on steppes and meadows has been significantly reduced for tracks and wheels.


• Rolling resistance on weak ground types, such as untouched snow and sand dunes, has been increased for wheeled vehicles.

Bug Fixes

A bug where vehicles in smoke could disappear or not appear immediately when leaving the smoke has been fixed.

Please note that this changelog only highlights the major changes in the update. War Thunder is constantly improving, and there may be additional updates, additions, and fixes that are not listed here. The game strives to provide the best gaming experience for its players.