What changed in War Thunder in 2013

4 updates · 3 main milestones · Sep 26, 2013 to Dec 18, 2013

Dec 18, 20132 events
Research trees replace 20 tiers with five rankssystemMilestone
The five-rank progression system required researching the preceding aircraft in a branch before unlocking the next one.
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Custom Battles move to dedicated serverscustom matchMilestone
Gaijin started hosting Custom Battles on dedicated servers and added a Test Flight mission editor for choosing scenarios, weather and opponents.
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Sep 26, 20132 events
Events mode adds special-rule battlesgameplayMilestone
Players could enter curated battles with specified aircraft, sides and rules, including historical matchups and modified respawn or reload settings.
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Paradise Island adds strategic bombing targetsworld
Two Arcade Ground Strike maps arrived. Paradise Island introduced enemy bases as targets for strategic bombers, while Green Ridge offered a mountain and fjord setting.
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