Initially, Gaijin claimed after the game was announced that it was an April Fools joke before confirming its existence in June that same year.
It has a cross-platform format for Microsoft Windows, macOS, Linux, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S, Oculus, and Vive.ĭeveloped as a " flying simulation game", it was previously named World of Planes, but due to its similarity with Wargaming's World of Warplanes, it was changed to its present name in 2012. Announced in 2011, it was first released in November 2012 as an open beta with a worldwide release in January 2013 it had its official release on 21 December 2016. War Thunder is a free-to-play vehicular combat multiplayer video game developed and published by Gaijin Entertainment. The content you see should not be taken as final and will likely be changed, added to or indeed removed on final release.Action, vehicular combat, combat flight simulator Expect to see bugs and inconsistencies in this opening of the dev server. KAZ Iron Fist - Possibly incorrect direction of mortars with counter-ammunition when repelling a threat. KAZ Drozd - Lack of division into separate sectors. Sectors of active defence complexes don’t change their direction with turret rotation. HKP9A Sweden - wrong machine gun container and launcher for TOW missiles. Some aircraft may have inaccuracies in the Damage Model, missing fuel, oil and water leaks, armour materials. There may be a lack of localization for some equipment. Some ground vehicles lack a visible crew. The armour model for new ground vehicles is “work in progress” for adjustment and improvement. New vehicles may have inaccuracies in characteristics, armour and weaponry settings. The Dev Server may close an any time so please make the most out of the opening window! The Dev Server will be opening today featuring the new War Thunder "Wind of Change" Major Update!įor technical reasons, the dev server may close immediately at any time before the indicated time!ġ) In the Dev Server game file directory, open the config.blk file and add the following to the first line of the file:Ģ) Start the launcher and you should see the following options:
Pre-eliminary changelog for "Wind of Change" Major Update