The release of the game War Thunder 1.95 "Northern Wind", which includes a new playable nation Sweden.
War Thunder is a cross-platform online war game for PC, PS4, Mac and Linux. The game is dedicated to combat aviation, armored vehicles and the fleet of the Second World War and the Korean War. The player will take part in the battles in all major theaters of war, fighting with real players around the world. In the game, you can try out hundreds of real-life models of aircraft and ground vehicles, and develop the skills of the crews in between battles.
List of changes:
Aviation
- New playable nation Sweden: J8A (became available for use in battles), Jacobi J8A, J6B, J11, J22-A, J20, J22-B, J21A-1, J21A-2, J26, J21RA, J29A, J29F, B17B, B17A, A21A-3, A21RB, J28B, J/A29B, J32B (temporarily using cockpit dimensional prototype), A32A (temporarily using cockpit dimensional prototype), B3C, B18A, B18B, T18B-1, T18B-2;
- Replenishment of the MiG in the line the USSR и Germany:
- the USSR: MiG-21SMT (part of the cockpit from the MiG-21 F-13 is temporarily used);
- Germany: MiG-21MF (part of the cockpit from the MiG-21 F-13 is temporarily used);
- New французский supersonic Étendard IVM.
Armored vehicles
- First Swedish tanks: turretless Strv 103 (as part of the set) and self-propelled guns SAV20.12.48 (as part of a set);
- USA: M60A3 TTS;
- Germany: leKPz M41;
- Britain: Rooikat Mk.1D;
- Japan: Type 90B;
- France: AML-90;
- China: WZ305, M42 Duster.
Fleet
- Britain: Hunt (L71), Hunt (L79), Battle (D37), K-Class (F37);
- Japan: Isuzu, IJN Suzuya, IJN Sendai;
- Germany: Prinz Eugen (premium), Admiral Graf Spee;
- USA: Porter (DD-356).
Graphics
- Technologies added (not currently enabled for Xbox consoles):
- Scaled Global Illumination (GI);
- HDR;
- Effects of sparks from hits, explosions, fires and shots got a physical model for more accurate visualization.
Sound
A deep reworking of the game's sound system has been carried out. The load on the CPU has been reduced. Main changes:
- Optimization of the sound processing unit;
- Changing the methods of compressing some of the sound assets in RAM;
- Changing the composition of a significant part of sound events in order to reduce the number of simultaneously playing sound assets.
New locations
- Sea location "new zealand cape";
- Sea location "South Kvarken" (Supremacy modes - boats; Supremacy; Collision; Capture).
Changes to locations and missions
- Long-range targets at a distance of 9 km have been added to the test exit for a large-tonnage fleet;
- "Japan" - the location of the airfield and helipad for the southern team has been changed;
- Improved visibility for naval battles on the high seas.
"Confrontation"
- New naval confrontation mission - "Malta";
- The "Naval bombers" scenario now has its own set of aircraft (priority was given to naval bombers, but where they were lacking, army options remained);
- Naval bombers prefer to use torpedoes against ships if specific vehicles have a torpedo weapon set;
- Added sets of AI aircraft for the "bombers", "attack aircraft", "airfield defenders" templates for the 6th battle rank;
- Thanks to the new functionality of the scripts, it became possible to fix the situation in which the spawn position of the opponents could be near the spawn position of the allies in the active "convoy" scenario.
Economy and development
- Be-6 — Battle rating in SB mode changed from 5.0 to 5.3;
- CL-13 Mk.4 — Battle rating changes: AB — from 8.3 to 8.0RB — from 9.3 to 8.7;
- P-47D-28 (China) — Battle Rating in SB mode changed from 5.0 to 5.3;
- Pyorremyrsky — moved to the third rank;
- XM-1GM — Battle rating in all modes increased from 9.0 to 9.3;
- Char25t - Changed the position in the research branch. Now he is in front of Lorraine 40t;
- AML-90 - took the old position of Char 25t, in front of AMX-13-90.
Appearance and achievements
- Special task "Meteor shower" - helicopters have been removed from the completion condition;
- Added new player icons for ground vehicles, as well as aircraft from France, Italy and China. They can be obtained by completing tasks;
- Added new achievements for Swedish aviation.
Awards
- Added new orders and medals for China;
- Added new titles for receiving Chinese awards (orders and medals).
Interface
- Changed the NVD modification icon on helicopters with a thermal imager system installed;
- For modern helicopters, the ability to capture a target or a point on the surface from the 3rd person using the mouse pointer (in mouse control mode) or along the helicopter's course (in other control modes) has been added. Those. there is no longer a need to switch to the scope camera to capture close targets. When viewed from the 3rd person, the “sight stabilization” button now captures a target or point, and a new command has been introduced to release the capture - “disable stabilization”;
- For helicopters, when capturing a point or target on the surface from any view (from 3rd person, from the cockpit or from the scope), the corresponding indication is now visible in the 3rd person view. The capture is removed if the target goes beyond the working angles of the optical sighting system;
- For modern helicopters with teleautomatic target tracking, a mode for correcting the aiming point during auto-tracking of the target has been added. To do this, you need to press the "sight stabilization" button again and move the sight to any place relative to the tracked target. This function will allow you to target individual parts of the target or take lead;
- When locking on a tracking radar target in scope mode, the target selected by the player is now locked instead of the closest target in the center. To do this, the selected target must be in the field of view of the optical sight.
Game mechanics
- The aiming mechanics of medium-caliber AI-controlled anti-aircraft guns in air battles have been changed, the probability of a direct hit by a projectile on the player’s aircraft has been significantly reduced;
- Added the "Lock guns during mouse view" setting, which allows you to block the rotation of turrets and gun mounts of tanks and ships relative to the hull when mouse view is active (Control → General → Camera control);
- In RB and SB modes, ATGMs of ground vehicles are aimed at the crosshairs of the sight, and not at the position of the cursor;
- In SB mode, for ground vehicles equipped with a laser rangefinder and a main armament stabilizer, when using a rangefinder, the measured distance is entered into the sight automatically;
- For ATGMs with a semi-automatic guidance system (2nd generation) as well as for air defense systems with a command guidance system (2S6, ADATS, Roland, Stormer HVM), a line visibility check between the launcher and the missile has been added. To maintain missile control on the trajectory, the launcher must maintain visibility of the missile. In case of loss of visibility of the rocket, control commands are no longer transmitted to the rocket, and it continues to fly with the current velocity vector. If the out-of-control missile returns to the launcher's line of sight, control of the missile will be restored. Obstacles for the line of sight can be the landscape and any objects on the map, including trees, including those on the aviation part of the map.
- The requirements for completing some combat missions have been adjusted:
- Get to Work: AB: 4 → 2 (easy), 10 → 7 (medium), 25 → 15 (special); RB: 8 → 6 (medium), 20 → 12 (special);
- Scout: AB: 5 → 3 (easy), 12 → 8 (medium), 30 → 20 (special); RB: 4 → 2 (easy), 10 → 7 (medium), 25 → 15 (special);
- One Step Ahead: AB: 6 → 3 (easy), 14 → 8 (medium), 40 → 20 (special); RB: 5 → 2 (easy), 12 → 7 (medium), 30 → 15 (special).
Flight Model Changes
- All Helicopters - Heading is now accurately maintained in hover mode.
- All helicopters - the autopilot that works when the gunner's camera is turned on can now be set to hold the angular velocity, and not the angular position of the helicopter. Those. it will be possible to change the angle of roll and pitch by short-term pressing of the keys. For this, a setting has been added in the game "Helicopter autopilot in shooter mode".
- Ki-43-3 otsu - Nakajima Ha-112 engine replaced with Nakajima Ha-115II. The full characteristics of the aircraft can be found in the passport office.
- And-225 - Fixed a bug that caused a lack of engine power in emergency mode.
- And-16 (all modifications) — Adjustments have been made to the balancing of the aircraft depending on the flight speed (control has become clearer and easier on full control). Moments of inertia corrected. The extended landing gear creates a greater dive moment than before (takeoff and landing are now easier).
- And-301 — unused cantilever fuel tanks have been removed from the aircraft model.
- Fury Mk.1/2, Nimrod Mk1/2, ki-10 1/2 — the weight of aircraft parts has been specified, the pitch stability has been increased. Improved rudder response at low speeds. The propeller spin-up by the oncoming flow has been adjusted, as well as the inertia of the propeller group. Increased invert flight time. Improved brakes.
- And-180 - configured according to the extended test documents of the third sample. Minor changes in speed and rate of climb have been made to the passport. Aileron response improved at high speeds, degraded at low speeds. The combat position of the flaps has been removed, pneumatic flaps have been installed. Decreased maximum dive speed. The cable wiring to the ailerons and the elevator was replaced with a tubular one, the damping moment of the control system was reduced. Reduced stick pressure at high airspeeds. The TsAGI R2 profile has been updated according to the scavenging, which will allow reaching higher angles of attack. Reduced loss of speed in sliding. The weight of all parts of the aircraft is taken into account according to the weight characteristics during testing. Significantly reduced the inertia of the propeller group. More correct effect of the air flow during takeoff. Increased weight of empty aircraft and oil, according to weighing before testing.
- P-51a, Mustang Mk.IA - completely updated flight model. Full specifications can be found in the aircraft passport.
Fixes based on player bug reports
We thank you for the well-formed bug reports! Below are some of the fixes made possible by them.
- Fixed a bug due to which inert (non-explosive) shells could detonate;
- roll fixed LCS(L)Mark.3 in full working order;
- Added missing armor plates to the model Ho-Ni 1 and Type 60 SPRG;
- Added the ability to rotate 360 degrees of the main main battery Type 1924 Leopard;
- Fixed incorrect ammo load 80ft Nasty in the version of weapons sets without a 20-mm mortar;
- Fixed discrepancy between the characteristics of the 130 mm OF-46 shell for various vehicles with the B-13 gun (Su-100Y, Project 7U Slender other);
- Removed top tank protection Spitfire LF Mk IXc (USSR, USA) by analogy with similar models in the UK tree;
- Fixed multiple out-of-play opportunities on the Rhine Crossing map that could give the player an advantage for one of the sides;
- Fixed incorrect rendering of projectile flight in replays of naval battles. Hits were calculated correctly;
- Fixed a slight offset of the tank sight that occurred when exiting the "zoom aiming" mode.
An extensive list of "feature fixes" is available at the "details" link.
Source: linux.org.ru