
System Requirements
- For PC
- For MAC
- For Linux
Minimum
- OS: Windows 10 (64 bit)
- Processor: Dual-Core 2.2 GHz
- Memory: 4GB
- Video Card: DirectX 11 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
Recommended
- 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
Minimum
- 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
Recommended
- 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
Minimum
- 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
Recommended
- 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
Server Update 17.04.2025

Aircraft
- Su-39— a bug where the Kopyo-25 radar did not have a description in the X-ray view has been fixed.
Interface
- You can now click on a nested task to go directly to it. For example, you can now click on a specific "mark of distinction" in the description of an achievement with an event vehicle to go to a specific task in the general list of tasks.
- Long names of nested tasks are now displayed as a single scrolling line.
- Hanger Chat Menu:
- message sending delay has been made separate for each chat.
- the send button is now disabled until a message can be sent again and now shows a timer displaying the time until this is possible.
- when sending a message classified as spam, it is no longer removed from the input field, a notification now appears on the send button as to why the message was not sent initially and a timer showing when the message can be sent.
- Increased the limit on the number of players in friends and blacklist to 300.
- A bug where the chat field in the lobby of Custom Battles sessions was often inactive and didn't allow the sending of messages has been fixed.
- The “Award” and “New achievement” text for achievements, the “Challenge” text for Battle Pass challenges and th “Award” text for awards have been removed from the headers of the tooltips, as they were redundant.
- A bug where the current and “top” reload values of guns were incorrectly displayed in the tooltip in the X-ray view has been fixed. (Rеport).
- Added a “+” sign to the maximum positive gun elevation angle in ground vehicle stat cards. It was previously displayed only in X-ray view.
- A bug where, with specific combinations of resolution and UI scale, achievements in the ‘Achievement Hunter’ showcase settings window might extend beyond its boundaries has been fixed.
- A bug where the Collections tab on a player’s profile was displayed incorrectly when using a gamepad has been fixed.
- A bug where icons on player icons, decals, decorations, naval vessel flags, and vehicles obtained from the ‘Soldier's Backpack’ and Battle Pass were not displayed in Messages has been fixed.
- A bug where the title received as a reward could only be used after restarting the client has been fixed. (Rеport).
- A bug where a naval vessel’s torpedo card displayed the height recommended for dropping a torpedo has been fixed. (Rеport).
- A bug where the Secondary Weapons selection window displayed the total ammunition of gun pods instead of the number of pods has been fixed. (Rеport).
- A bug where the cost and quantity of purchased weapon sets were not displayed in the Secondary Weapons selection window for aircraft without custom secondary weapons presets has been fixed. (Rеport).
- A bug where the horizontal turret rotation speed was displayed without a decimal value in the X-ray view has been fixed.
- A bug where the expiration icon of an item, such as a booster, overlapped the number of items has been fixed. (Rеport).
- A bug where in the Secondary Weapons selection menu, information about the missile was not displayed in the tooltip for missiles on BOL countermeasure pylons has been fixed.
Patch notes reflect only key changes, meaning they may not include a complete list of all improvements made. Additionally, War Thunder is constantly being updated and some changes may not require an update. Changes reflected in patch notes are formed by taking reactions and requests of the community from the bug reporting service, forums and other official platforms into account. Bug fixes and changes are implemented in order of importance, for example a game-breaking bug will be worked on and implemented sooner.