War Thunder - PC - PS4 Launch Title

[seasprite]

Re: War Thunder - PC - PS4 Launch Title

Anyone know when ground forces comes out?

[Phobia]

Re: War Thunder - PC - PS4 Launch Title

Anyone know when ground forces comes out?

What is ground forces?

[Picci]

Re: War Thunder - PC - PS4 Launch Title

Anyone know when ground forces comes out?

I remember reading somewhere that it's suppose to be released in V1.39 but don't remember where I read it and I'm unable to find anything on it. The only thing I can point you to is War Thunder's Roadmap website link. Note 1st bullet under "Nearing Release", player-controlled ground forces.

What is ground forces?

Not only will we operate planes but tanks too!

[Phobia]

Re: War Thunder - PC - PS4 Launch Title

I remember reading somewhere that it's suppose to be released in V1.39 but don't remember where I read it and I'm unable to find anything on it. The only thing I can point you to is War Thunder's Roadmap website link. Note 1st bullet under "Nearing Release", player-controlled ground forces.



Not only will we operate planes but tanks too!

really?!? wow interesting. Excited now to see how that works.

[seasprite]

Re: War Thunder - PC - PS4 Launch Title

What sticks and rudders do you guys use?

I'm using this one, but I modded the spring and removed it. I like it much better since it gives much more precise adjustments.


Saitek Rudders


I'm having some issues with my headtrack so I'm looking at the TrackIR5 right now. Going to grab one off e-bay in near future I believe if I can't get this on working like I want.

Also wanting to get a new stick in future which has separate throttle quad.

Nice little set up. I am strictly on the PS4, so my setup consist of a neat headset and a sleek and sexy DS4

[seasprite]

Re: War Thunder - PC - PS4 Launch Title

really?!? wow interesting. Excited now to see how that works.

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[Quint75]

War Thunder - PC - PS4 Launch Title

Got my 2nd Wellington last night, working on my 3rd. Will then have to get the next two Spits before I can move up to level 4 and the last Wellington. After that I can go for my Lancaster. It is gonna be a long, slow haul.

[Picci]

Re: War Thunder - PC - PS4 Launch Title

Found a boatload of Information regarding V1.39 upgrade!

Today, April the 9th from 15:30 GMT until 19:59 GMT
DEV-server will be open for public testing of upcoming Update 1.39
Tank battles will be available in Events mode for CBT members!



http://warthunder.com/en/news/527-De...lic-testing-en

<b>War Thunder 1.39</b>

<b>Major additions:</b>

New aircraft and missions
Tank battles in Events mode for CBT members
Squadron battles in Events mode, player’s duel rating
Players’ rating (“ladder”)
User generated content support
Progression system has been adjusted: new aircraft of the same rank take less time to unlock
“Schräge Musik” available
Separate fire control for the weapons of different calibres
Significant improvements for AI behaviour

<b>New planes</b>

<b>Great Britain</b>

Spitfire F Mk 24;
Spitfire F Mk.22;
Mosquito Mk.XVII;
Avenger Mk.I

<b>USSR</b>

La-15;
I-16 type 24;
I-16 type 27;
La-174 (special exclusive)

<b>USA</b>

Lockheed F-80A Shooting Star;
North American F-82 Twin Mustang
Republic F-84 Thunderjet;
F4U-1A USMC;

<b>Germany</b>

Fw.190A-1;
MiG-15bis of GDR;
Canadair CL-13A Sabre Mk.5 of Luftwaffe;
Me.262C-1a
Do.217N-2;

<b>Japan</b>

F-86 F-30 of the Japanese Self-Defence forces;
A6M2 mod.11

<b>Gameplay</b>

Squadron events and duel rating of the squadrons (calculated by the ELO system in the squadron battles in the Events mode) - preliminary version for the future Squadron Battles
Separate fire control for different calibres on the planes. From now on a player can adjust separate controls for MGs and cannons with different calibres, as well as for gun pods on German fighters
PvP player rating added (“ladder”) based on Silver Lions earned in battles. See details on the Forum
Dynamic campaign available for a squad (temporarily not limited to premium account)
Record tables significantly reworked - the data should be the same as in profile (leader boards will be updated every day)

<b>Many of AI improvements</b>

Bots use FM similar to one of the player - both on undamaged and damaged aircraft
After attacking ground targets bots can switch to players
Bots do not go to the end of the map while chasing one another
Bots use more correct torpedo attacks
Bots evade air collisions more correctly
Modifications’ effect on aircraft performance in Arcade Battles is fixed.
enemy aircraft movement’s direction vector is now visible in RB
F4F-3 and F4F-4 moved to rank 2

<b>Economics and progression system</b>

Research system and speed to unlock new planes has been changed: to unlock ranks 2, 3, 4 and 5 player has to unlock 6 planes, but RP needed to unlock a new aircraft for ranks 2, 3, 4 and first aircraft of rank 5 is decreased by 25% or more. That means that all planes can be unlocked 25% faster.
Costs for purchasing all aircraft modifications with Golden Eagles reduced by 5-10%
RP conversion costs to research planes and modifications reduced by 12.5%
Rewards for hits and kills reworked (in general they became higher); repair costs (in general) became lower.
Battle rating adjusted for several planes for better balance.
See details on the Forum.

<b>Interface</b>

Significantly accelerated display of the map and the statistic screen in the battle
The vehicle screen is reworked (repair/modifications/crew)
Slightly changed the controls options interface (reset of the control theme to default and selection of the control presets now merged with option helper)
You now can see player squads during the battle in the statistic screen
Fixed the queue display in the events
Added graphics options in the in-game options
Gained RP display is fixed
Performance characteristics displayed in game menu updated for certain planes
Internet radio available from game menu
Game menu fonts improved

<b>Graphics and models</b>

Significantly optimized render on processors with 2 or less cores
Improved and accelerated grass rendering
Improved and optimized particle rendering
Improved and optimized rendering of the landscape on Dx9/Dx11
Improved OPENGL render
Accelerated water rendering
Accelerated cloud rendering in Dx11 (now not slower than in Dx9)
New images for loading screens added

<b>Sound</b>

Several errors fixed:
Multichannel mode fixed;
Sound when engine stops for Messerschmitt aircraft is synchronized with animation
Sound added for Mollins M 57mm cannon
New engine sound for Lancaster Mk.III

<b>DM changes</b>

Engine DM fixed for A5M4, F1M2, Fiat Cr.42, Gladiator Mk.II, He.51 (all modifications), I-15 (all modifications), Nimrod Mk.I, Fury (all modifications), P-26 Peashooter (all modifications);
Several fire outbreaks that would not go out at high speed fixed
Correct DM for all new aircraft of the update
Using flaps at high speed will tear them off
DM fixed for Ki-102 and Ki-96;
DM fixed for Lа-7 and Lа-7B-20;
DM fixed for Hs.129B-2, Hs.129B-3;
DM fixed for He.162A-2 flaps;
Change in ammo rack or controlling wing guns when wing is torn off depends on where the ammo rack is situated, where guns are situated and where the wing was cut off.

<b>FM changes</b>

Error with incorrect trimmer position at respawn fixed
Control stiffening with mouse aim control fixed
Control stiffening with joystick control changed - effective joystick movement range when controls are stiffened is increased

<b>USA</b>

F8F-1 - completely corrected according to datasheets
F8F-1b - completely corrected according to datasheets
TBF-1C - adjusted according to data sheet
Aircraft of F-86, F-80, P-63 series have preliminary adjusted FM
Aerodynamic characteristics and overall controls improved for BTD-1, XP-50, P-38G, B-25
F4U-1a has correct horizontal speed acording to datasheet


<b>Japan</b>

A6M2-N – completely corrected according to datasheets
A6M2 — completely corrected according to datasheets
A6M2 mod.22 — corrected according to datasheets
A6M5 (all modifications) — adjusted according to datasheets
Ki-61 (all modifications) — adjusted according to datasheets
Ki-84 (all modifications) — aircraft power plant errors fixed, FM adjusted according to datasheets
Ki-43 II Hayabusa - completely corrected according to datasheets
f1m2 - adjusted according to datasheets
ki-45 - adjusted according to datasheets
n1k2 -adjusted according to datasheets
ki-96 - adjusted according to datasheets
ki_102_otsu - adjusted according to datasheets



<b>USSR</b>

Yak-1b — preliminary corrected according to datasheets
Yak-9К — preliminary corrected according to datasheets
Yak-9Т — preliminary corrected according to datasheets
Yak-7b – completely corrected according to datasheets
MiG-15, MiG-15 bis, Po-2 have preliminary adjusted FM
FM for I-185 corrected
IL-2 adjusted according to datasheets
IL-2M adjusted according to datasheets
IL-10 adjusted according to datasheets
lagg-3-8 и 11 adjusted according to datasheets



<b>Great Britain</b>

Hurricane Mk.I — completely corrected according to datasheets
Fury Mk.I – turn time and engine overheat corrected
All Gloster Meteor aircraft have preliminary adjusted FM
Polar curve for Tempest Mk. V has been corrected
mosquito_fb_mk 6/18 - adjusted according to datasheets

<b>Germany</b>

FM of Bf.109 of the F- series fixed
Fw. 190 aircraft of A series, Bf. 110 C-4, Fiat Cr. 42, Me. 262 have preliminary adjusted FM

<b>Modifications and armament</b>

Schräge Musik available for aircraft that actually used it (Do.217N-2, Ki-45 tei)
Anti-g suits added for following fighters:: F9F, F-80, F-84, F-86, Meteor, Vampire, F8F-1, F8F-1b, P-51D-5, P-51D-20NA, P-51D-30
Weapon reload time for MGs and cannons now depends on calibre, the higher the calibre the longer the reload::
7.62 mm - 15 seconds
12.7 mm - 20 seconds
20 & 23 mm - 40 seconds
30 mm - 60 seconds
37 mm - 60 seconds
75 mm - 60 seconds
45 mm - 60 seconds
47 mm - 60 seconds
57 mm - 60 seconds
75 mm - 60 seconds

(* given reload time is true for new untrained crews)

All torpedoes have been tuned according to top speed

Mk.13 early modifications- 204 km/h
Mk.13 late modifications - 519 km/h
Type 9 mod. 2 - 481 km/h
Type 9 mod. 3 - 648 km/h
LT F5w - 300 km/h
45-36 АН - 250 km/h
Mk.XII early modifications - 280 km/h

A6M3 mod22 ko - pylon available for research added
Ki-49 - navy bombs Type 97 replaced with Type 94 army bombs
Meteor F.8 - 8x RP-3 rockets armament added
Ki-45 - turret changed from Mg.15 to Type 98, cannon Type 97 replaced with Ho-3
A6M5 otsu - correct 7.7 MG implemented - Type 97
Rockets added for Bf.109F-2
F-86 - MG ammo capacity is fixed - from 425 to 300
F2A-1 - ammo capacity adjusted. Now it’s 600 rounds for 7.62 mm machine guns and 200 rounds for 12.7 mm machine guns
BTD-1 - Mk.13 early mod. Is replaced with late mod.
SM.79 mod. 1936 - side turrets changed: instead of Breda Safat 12.7 to Lewis 7.7
SM.79 mod. 1943 - ammo capacity for rear turret MGs Breda Safat 12.7 changed from 500 to 350
F6F-3 - Tiny Tim rockets added
Do.217 series Е, К, М - external pylons and respective bomb load added
B-17G -external pylons and respective bomb load added
Armament modifications fixed for DB-7
Fire rate for MGs fixed for P-47D and P-51D
Torpedo drop order changed for BTD-1, H6K4, PBY-5 - torpedo drop is separate for both Realistic and Simulator Battle modes
Modifications’ durability fixed for P-63A-5 (USSR)
La-9 - has option of separate cannon controls for wing mounted and nose mounted cannon п
Rocket armament added for Me.262A-1a
Cannon pods’ positioning influence on the gun spread fixed
Ammo fixed for Ki-96’s 37 mm cannon

<b>Missions and maps</b>

New location “Kursk” added:
4 single missions for “Kursk”
Dynamic campaign for “Kursk”
RB and SB mission [Operation] Kursk added
Bugs and balance fixes for existing missions
New missions added for low ranked aircraft in RB and SB with light vehicles and shorter distances:
Latish Convoy
Bastogne
Honolulu
Last Battle of Khalkin Gol
Counteroffensive
Mozdok
Yoo Passage
Port Moresby
Essen
Consolidation of positions on Sicily
Wake Island
Henan Province

Single Mission “Misty Coast”

<b>Misc</b>

Support for user generated content
Support for the user generated skins (only stored and seen on client computer, should be available for all aircraft)
Support for user created single player missions
Support for user created locations
Support for the user created planes
Support for user localization of the in-game texts

<b>New decals</b>

"Hell's Belle" pin-up, 401st Bombing Squadron, 91st Bombing Group, 8th Air Force
"Bomb Babe" pin-up, 866th Bombing Squadron, 494th Bomb Group, 7th Air Force
"Wolfess" pin-up, 364th Bombing Squadron, 305th Bombing Group, 8th Air Force
"Blue Sakura" personal victory marking of Saburo Sakai
Blue-white roundel used by British and Commonwealth aircraft in the Far East
Squadron Leader Pennant, No.242 Squadron RAF
Wing Commander Pennant, Royal Air Force
Personal motif of Pilot Officer 'Willie' McKnight, No.242 Squadron RAF
"ROYAL NAVY" text applied to the rear fuselage of aircraft from the British Royal Navy's Fleet Air Arm
Flt Lt 'Johnnie' Johnson, No.616 Sqn RAF: "Bader's Bus Company Still Running" in honour of the recently shot down and captured Douglas Bader, summer 1941
'Swallow' victory markings of the 12th Kokutai 5, 15, 30 pcs.
Roundel of the Royal Yugoslav Air Force. 1929-1941
National flags decals added (194 decals)

<b>Historical Board Decal Competition winner decals</b>

"Hell's Angel" pin-up by Jej 'CharlieFoxtrot' Ortiz
"Flying Tiger Gal" pin-up by Colin 'Fenris' Muir
"Werner Molders' 100th Victory" marking by Mathieu 'Iznogoud' Clairoux
"Samurai Spirit" pin-up by Colin 'Fenris' Muir
"The Regal Seagull" pin-up by J. L. 'ColorCopycat' Yeh
"The Red Banner of Victory" pin-up by J. L. 'ColorCopycat' Yeh

http://forum.warthunder.com/index.ph...atchnotes-139/

[Quint75]

Re: War Thunder - PC - PS4 Launch Title

Found a boatload of Information regarding V1.39 upgrade!

I assume this is PC only for a while...

[Picci]

Re: War Thunder - PC - PS4 Launch Title

I assume this is PC only for a while...

Not 100% sure Quint but v1.37 upgraded on the PC was also upgraded on PS4. We are currently in v1.37.

However, I think this beta test they're advertising is for PC only tonight. Or whatever CBT members are. Wish someone with "the know" would comment in here.

[Picci]

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In preparations for the holidays I like to unveil a new member of the family to the US fleet, the Q-5 Airacobra. The Q5 has that distinct "white tail". Make sure to say hello.

"Say hello to all the rookie pilots, Bunny."

[Quint75]

Re: War Thunder - PC - PS4 Launch Title

In preparations for the holidays I like to unveil a new member of the family to the US fleet, the Q-5 Airacobra. The Q5 has that distinct "white tail". Make sure to say hello.

"Say hello to all the rookie pilots, Bunny."

Very, very nice. I have not played in ages. Have not had much time and have been playing Infamous 3 when I have had time. Good luck!

[Picci]

Re: War Thunder - PC - PS4 Launch Title

Well the PC got their upgrade today. v1.39. Lets hope PS4 upgrades too. And Soon!

<i><b>Note: You can create your own planes features available!</i></b>

Anyways, here's what we should also be receiving new shortly.

http://warthunder.com/en/news/537-Up...39-released-en

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[Picci]

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Here's Episode 9 of War Thunder's Top 5 Plays.......

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[Picci]

Re: War Thunder - PC - PS4 Launch Title

Found this from WT's Forum Community Manager.........

When Gaijin Entertainment announced War Thunder release for the next-gen PlayStation 4 console, we were going to give pilots using PC and PS4 the ability to play with each other. We are still dedicated to this goal.

The game update that will fully synchronize the versions and enable the cross-play function has already been developed and approved by Sony Computer Entertainment. Unfortunately, SOE didn’t finalize its PS4 patching system, and the current one makes its users download all the previously released patches even if we only release a minor one. This basically prohibits us from releasing any new War Thunder content until Sony Computer Entertainment changes this rule.

So as Soon as the PS4 patching system gets fixed, we will release the update and do our best to make War Thunder the first PS4 cross-play game ever.

Best regards,

War Thunder team

http://forum.warthunder.com/index.ph...players-today/

Oh, well. The game is still a favorite of mine. The thought of adding ground forces to the arial combat would put this game on another level.

Without further adieu` here's War Thunder's Episode 10 of Top 5 Plays.....

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