Minor optimization (mostly for tanks battles). Fixed rare bug where tank can disappear when it should be visible (graphical bug). Fixed disappearing voice in voice chats (squad\squadrons). Returned back old (from 1.51) bomb explosion type to tank Arcade Battles (was unintentionally the same as in all other modes).

Fixed ultralow and windows XP render on а Radeon X1600 - X1900. Fixed glitch on aircraft position extrapolation on long distances ('jumpings"). Fixed bomb explosion marks. Fixed capture bases position on Stalingrad tank map. Stability improvements.

Markers have been removed from air SB; Difficulty level “custom” in custom battles has been fixed; Bug that led to an exploit - increased RP gain for bombers after crashing - has been fixed.

Update 1.53 'Firestorm' has finally arrived, introducing War Thunder's updated Dagor Engine 4.0. Besides countless of visual and performance enhancements, many game mechanics have been improved and a plethora of new content has been added!

Client stability has been improved.

Steam Controller support has been added.

Changes in the operation of modification “new boosters” in jets.

Compensation issued for removed/changed engine injection modification (thanks to Jorge_Too for the report).

Not so long ago, we announced a new intended feature in matchmaking. Now we are announcing an important change in battles at all ranks for ground vehicles and for aircraft!

An error which caused problems while downloading files for a client update has been fixed.

Client stability has been improved; Fixed sound effect when ground vehicles collide with trees and bushes; Error, which could lead to micro lags at the start of ground battles on PC’s with low performance, has been fixed.

Client stability has been improved.