- 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
We’ve been made aware of many of your requests for smaller teams in Air Realistic Battles as 16v16 teams are sometimes overwhelming in terms of the number of missiles at once.
With the release of the upcoming major update, we’ll be adding an option to the Air Realistic Battles game selection window where you’ll be able to turn on smaller team sizes.
This mechanic works in the same way as turning on the option for night battles: if there’s enough players in the queue with this option enabled, you’ll have a chance of getting into an air battle with smaller team sizes.
When this option is enabled, you’ll have the chance of getting into a battle with smaller team sizes (min - max: 6 - 12) instead of a regular battle (min - max: 6 - 16). Further adjustments in the future are possible depending on how sessions go.
This will only be for aircraft with a Battle Rating of 10.0 or higher, where high-end air-to-air missiles are far more prevalent.
Thank you for your feedback on this and we hope that this option for smaller teams will make your experience in Air Realistic Battles more enjoyable. Be sure to enable this option with the release of the major update!
Comments (256)
Comments will be premoderatedTop tier should be 8v8 at most but hey better than what one would expect from devs hell bent on removing any skill requirements
Excellent! Much needed. I hope this permits attackers and bombers a better chance at pursuing their roles
This is not even close to enough, the large teams are an issue at every br, and it should be hard set to 8v8
Yippeeee
16 is fine, what is the problem
By default, the setting should be reduced. If you want to play with more players, disable this option. Many people don't know that these options exist, they just click to play. If it continues as is, they will say there weren't enough players and this option will be removed....
This is so tiresome. So smaller teams will be a possible occurrence after opting-in? That's gonna happen what, like 1 in 5 matches? Also, 12v12 instead of 16v16? Are you kidding me? Make it 8v8, or at the very least 10v10. Making the default 16v16 was an extreme decision. The majority didn't like it. Now this is your compromise after "listening to the community"? I'm really trying not to be negative, but you are making it extremely difficult Gaijin.
I think this is a huge improvement and should be the standard for matches 11.0 and above
Should be a switch that makes it certain you will get a lower size battle. Same as night battles, I don't get why if I want to play a night battle I have to turn them on only to get 5 day battles in a row later on, with some flares that don't even make them real night battles. Remove flares from night battles and make them a switch, not an option
I think this ignored the fact that top tier in broken place. The issue isn't team size, it's game mode. It needs to be an option to have an EC analog
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