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From 17:00 GMT on the 31st of March till 07:00 GMT on the 3rd of April
open testing for rank IX vehicles on three maps: Middle East, Sinai and Abandoned Factory
After serious preparation, we’ve begun to expand War Thunder’s research trees up to rank IX. Additionally, we’re introducing a brand new vehicle type - combat helicopters!
Almost from the very beginning of War Thunder’s development, we received tons of requests and thoughtful suggestions from fans for the introduction of modern military vehicles. We ran exhaustive in-game tests and, before the game’s release, implemented specific mechanics that would allow us to considerably expand the game’s time frame to accommodate combat vehicles from various eras.
Based on War Thunder’s expanded research trees, we’ll begin to introduce air combat and armoured vehicles up to rank IX. The top vehicles at this rank will include well-known machines of mass destruction, like the M1A2 Abrams, Т-14 “Armata”, F-22 Raptor, Т-50 PАК FА and many more. From the cockpit of these modern combat vehicles, players will experience reactive armour, unleash smokescreens, and deliver death from the skies with precision weaponry. Full research trees for all nations will be published at a later date, so stay tuned for that news.
So, without further ado, we’d like to invite players to participate in the first open mass testing of some of these rank IX vehicles. Players will be able to drive the Leopard 2A5 and the Т-90А, as well as pilot some of the the very first helicopters in the game, the Russian MI-35 transport and attack helicopter and the American GM-64 of the German air force. The test will be held in a special event, which can be accessed and joined directly from your hangar.
We hope you’ll enjoy testing these new vehicles as much as we’ve enjoyed implementing them. Thanks to your invaluable participation in this test, we’ll be able to build on what War Thunder does best and offer an even better experience for our fans.
See you on the battlefield!
The War Thunder team
Comments (604)
We added additional maps to event : Sinai and Abandoned Factory.
MY HEART CAN"T HANDLE THIS KNOWING ITS FAKE :(
what are u talking about they specifically said that the full trees up to rank 9 will be added on a later date
I have a glimmer of hope that it's not fake
I WANT IT TO BE REAL
I WANT TO BELIEVE
LETS HOLD HANDS
PLEASE KEEP THEM IN.
They won't just because they know we want it - and it seems clear now the devs actually hate the player base.
Corsius, Or modern vehicles in War Thunder is a stupid idea and all the dimwitted kneejerk "KEEP THEM IN" reactions aren't thought through
you guys are gonna get way too much request to leave the vehicles in wt
i think they should at least let players use April 1st events in custom battles, this would make a lot of use have something to do when bored of grinding.
I'm starting to wonder if they're testing this for maybe another game, like test in this engine, make sure it works, and then come out with a more modern version of WT, which I would play and totally forget about the old WT. PLEASE KEEP IT IN GAME
Please let this in Warthunder
leave them in the game please god!
leave them in a unique mission or even a unique dynamic campaign, custom battles too.
tnix80, seperate game mode :D
This almost doesn't seem like a joke anymore... This looks like something that could actually work.
Yup... I hope they were really added xD as permanent event or in the tree i don't care i just want them xD
Look more closely... A lot of the map and everything about the tanks and everything else is very copy and paste from the rest of the game.
I get the feeling this is going to be like ships last year, on the surface it's a joke but below the surface I feel like they're genuinely testing the viability of this.
The ships last year were a minor test of the buoyancy and ship firing mechanics. This is, most likely, a test of smoke launchers and maybe a couple other features.
If it's just a joke, it's not fucking funny....
I agree. All the other things from April fools weren't considered applicable and weren't something War Thunder fans actually wanted. This is something a lot of Thunderians drool over the thought of. If this isn't something that actually has any application into War Thunder in the next few days then this will be considered in the area of teasing the War Thunder fanbase. Just really a dick move.
so true soooo true
i dont think they're joking now
sadly it is
Well i wasnt 100% certain on wether or not "the joke is that it isnt a joke" but when they droped the F-22 Raptor its sort of obvious now.
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