- For PC
- For MAC
- For Linux
- OS: Windows 7 SP1/8/10 (64 bit)
- Processor: Dual-Core 2.2 GHz
- Memory: 4GB
- Video Card: DirectX 10.1 level video card: AMD Radeon 77XX / NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660. The minimum supported resolution for the game is 720p.
- Network: Broadband Internet connection
- Hard Drive: 17 GB
- OS: Windows 10/11 (64 bit)
- Processor: Intel Core i5 or Ryzen 5 3600 and better
- Memory: 16 GB and more
- Video Card: DirectX 11 level video card or higher and drivers: Nvidia GeForce 1060 and higher, Radeon RX 570 and higher
- Network: Broadband Internet connection
- Hard Drive: 95 GB
- OS: Mac OS Big Sur 11.0 or newer
- Processor: Core i5, minimum 2.2GHz (Intel Xeon is not supported)
- Memory: 6 GB
- Video Card: Intel Iris Pro 5200 (Mac), or analog from AMD/Nvidia for Mac. Minimum supported resolution for the game is 720p with Metal support.
- Network: Broadband Internet connection
- Hard Drive: 17 GB
- OS: Mac OS Big Sur 11.0 or newer
- Processor: Core i7 (Intel Xeon is not supported)
- Memory: 8 GB
- Video Card: Radeon Vega II or higher with Metal support.
- Network: Broadband Internet connection
- Hard Drive: 95 GB
- OS: Most modern 64bit Linux distributions
- Processor: Dual-Core 2.4 GHz
- Memory: 4 GB
- Video Card: NVIDIA 660 with latest proprietary drivers (not older than 6 months) / similar AMD with latest proprietary drivers (not older than 6 months; the minimum supported resolution for the game is 720p) with Vulkan support.
- Network: Broadband Internet connection
- Hard Drive: 17 GB
- OS: Ubuntu 20.04 64bit
- Processor: Intel Core i7
- Memory: 16 GB
- Video Card: NVIDIA 1060 with latest proprietary drivers (not older than 6 months) / similar AMD (Radeon RX 570) with latest proprietary drivers (not older than 6 months) with Vulkan support.
- Network: Broadband Internet connection
- Hard Drive: 95 GB
Brand new Rank VIII 4th generation aircraft with the iconic trio of the F-16, the MiG-29 and the Tornado! A selection of over 40 new and updated models of aircraft, ground vehicles and naval vessels. New models for naval crews with reworked voice overs for naval events, drop-tank mechanics, two new locations and as always, a long list of bug fixes and smaller updates and changes! Prepare yourself, Apex Predators have arrived in War Thunder!
Aviation
New aircraft have arrived for every nation represented in War Thunder! Amongst them are the most advanced Rank VIII aircraft in the game, such as the Soviet MiG-29 (9-13) or the F-16A Fighting Falcon, available for USA, China, Israel and Italy!
Brand new mechanics for external drop tanks creates new possibilities for pilots of newly added Rank VIII aircraft! Secondary weapon customization options have been added to more than 20 aircraft and helicopters.
The new premium aircraft will help you reach Rank VIII and try out top new jets much quicker! Check out the MiG-21bis “Lazur-M”, F-104S-TAF Starfighter and Kfir Canard, as well as the F-4J(UK) Phantom II, J-7D and MiG-23ML!
Ground forces
More than 10 new and updated vehicles with SUB-I-II, Khalid and Magach 7C!
Naval
Seven new units, among them RN Duca degli Abruzzi, the most advanced vessel of the condottieri class and the American heavy cruiser, the USS Newport News (CA-148) that you can get in the Winter Quest event.
New locations and missions
Brand new Gold Quarry and a reworked, winter themed Poland map for Ground Battles!
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Music and sound effects
Seven new tracks for high-ranked air and ground battles, a completely reworked existing soundtrack and brand new voiceover of commands for naval battles!
Download the update and join the battle!
Players with Premium Accounts have been given an extra 12 hours of premium time!
Comments (57)
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Why won't my War Thunder start after the update?
Please update GPU drivers to the latest available for your hardware.
The "Apex Predators" update already came out?
Wait, is the update releasing today ? What ?
This is actually a very nice patch. Shiny new top tier jets as well as lots of good QoL improvements like naval voices and new CV models. Good job on this one!
French Navy when?
I've downloaded this update via the official game launcher for MacOS. I have a M1Pro MacPro and the game used to work perfectly fine in the previous versions, after I downloaded 7.5GBs the game keeps crashing right on the start. Hitting Play button on the launcher crashes the game even before the game launches properly. I'm using MacOS Ventura 13.0 currently.
what is this update why thuse usa get two f16 ? but germeny ans ussr are geting one
AFAIK Germany and USSR did not get any F-16.
Do you mean mig 29's for germany?
oh look an update and now it doesnt even load - what a surprise
If you have technical problems, please be sure to update your GPU drivers. Is problem stays, please jump on our forum, we will try to help you solve issue with your OS.
why my Macbook can't open the the game after the update
Since updating on Mac OSX 11.7 BigSur the game just crashes on load before any startup screen. Is anyone else having the same issue?
Does anyone remember gaijin saying in a Q&A that they were not going to add drop tanks in 2022. Or that they would not add supersoincs and....
It was in May. We said we will start to work on them next year but whoa, we have decided to implement it earlier. Sorry to disappoint you with this surprise.
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