What changed in War Thunder in 2019
11 updates · 10 main milestones · Mar 12, 2019 to Dec 17, 2019
- 2 eventsRay-traced global illumination and HDR arrivegraphicsMilestone
Northern Wind added graphics improvements including ray-traced global illumination, HDR support and a physical spark system.
publisherSwedish aviation enters closed testingnew contentMilestoneNorthern Wind brought Sweden’s aircraft tree into staged testing, with aircraft such as the J6B, J22 and J32 Lansen.
publisher - 2 eventsKa-50, Mi-28N and Italy’s first helicopter arrivenew contentMilestone
Shark Attack added two notable Soviet attack helicopters and the Italian A-129 International.
publisherUSS Pensacola introduces Rank V naval progressionnew contentMilestoneThe American heavy cruiser became the first Rank V ship.
publisher - 2 eventsChina enters with ground and air forcesnew contentMilestone
Night Vision introduced Chinese vehicles spanning World War II aircraft and postwar ground forces, including the J-7II and CM-11.
publisherNight vision and thermal sights reach equipped vehiclesgameplayMilestoneSupported tanks and helicopters gained night vision or thermal devices, and a map rotation filter gave players control over map preferences.
publisher - 2 eventsJapan’s naval tree joins the game in testingnew contentMilestone
Imperial Navy brought the Japanese naval lineup, including the cruisers Furutaka and Kuma and destroyers such as Akizuki.
publisherRadar gains ground clutter and passive optical trackinggameplayLow-flying targets could become harder to track due to reflected signals. Selected anti-aircraft vehicles gained optical systems that could track without a radar warning.
publisher - 1 eventWorld War mode opens to all players for its first seasongameplayMilestone
The first public World War season let players take part in historical operations.
publisher - 2 eventsRadar tracking comes to equipped aircraft and anti-aircraft vehiclesgameplayMilestone
Radar-equipped vehicles gained modeled search and tracking capabilities, including anti-aircraft vehicles such as the Gepard and ZSU-23-4.
publisherRank VII ground forces and French helicopters arrivenew contentMilestoneLocked On added higher-rank ground vehicles such as the M1A1 Abrams, along with French helicopters and aircraft including the Mitsubishi T-2.
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