System Requirements
- For PC
- For MAC
- For Linux
Minimum
- 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
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
Update 17.10.2017 (Server Update)
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18.10.2017
- PvE-mode: Those players, who spend less than 50% of the total match time in a battle, will only receive 20% of the expected reward.
17.10.2017
- Update for Battle Ratings and Economy [LINK].
- The mechanics of the destruction system for the hull for lightly and unarmored vehicles has been changed. Now to destroy these vehicles with kinetic shells you need to directly hit them with a shell of high energy (more than 1.4 MJ) on one of the major internal modules. E.g. engine, transmission, breech or shell storage.
- The physics of the detachment of the turrets or cannons from the main body of vehicle; the probability of detachment due to explosion, the height and direction of flight of the turret has been improved for all ground vehicles.
- New kinetic armour-piercing effect for the 127mm HVAR rocket has been added. This rocket was able to pierce approximately 1 inch of armour when the detonator was set to deceleration
- One of the 12mm anti-aircraft guns on landing boats has been removed. It will now be much easier to attack these boats.
- The placement for some decorations on rank 6 vehicles on the parts where it wasn’t possible before is now permitted.
- SdKfz 234/2 and 234/4
- A bug where there was no explosion effect and ignition of ammunition has been fixed.
- KPz 70 and MBT-70
- The stabilizer vertical guidance speed for has been changed to 8 degrees per second according to “Walter J. Spielberger - Waffensysteme Leopard 1 und Leopard 2”.
- Т17Е2
- The maximum speed of horizontal guidance has been changed from 60 to 43 degrees per second according to “CATALOGUE OF STANDARD ORDNANCE ITEMS vol.1 (Second Edition 1944)”.
- М13 and М16
- The maximum speed of vertical guidance has been changed from 20 to 60 degrees per second according to “TM 9-223 "Twin Cal..50 Machine Gun Mount M33 and Multiple Cal..50 Machine Gun mount M45"”.
- Type-74
- Subcalibre feathered M735 shell added.
- Chi-nu II, Chi-To, Chi-To Late, Chi-ri and Na-To.
- New types of armour-piercing shells have been added.
- Object 268
- Ammunition rack for 14.5mm ammo has been changed from 200 to 500 according to “"Solyankin, Zheltov, Kudryashov - Domestic Armored Vehicles 20th Century Ver 3 1946-1965 — 2010"(page 549)”.
- BMP-1
- “Engine smoke generating system” (ESS) modification has been added.
- М551 Sheridan
- The speed of horizontal guidance has been changed from 48 to 24 degrees per second.
The current provided patchnotes reflect the major changes within the game as part of this Update. Some updates and fixes may be not listed in the provided notes. War Thunder is constantly improving all the time and certain fixes may be implemented without the client being updated.