In a quest to improve War Thunder, game developer Gaijin Entertainment released a new patch that enhanced the battle pass task interface and the hull guidance for tanks.
Commander Sight Scouting
Light tanks are used extensively to maneuver through enemy territory, extinguish fires, and scout areas.
Those who have used such tanks to scout the enemy and mark them on the mini-map may find unable to do so before the new patch.
Apparently, there was an error with the new commander’s sights that prevented the scouting function to operate as intended. Fortunately, this bug has now been fixed by the new update. Continue with your scouting, soldier!
Refinements to Hull Guidance
In a previous update, developers added some changes to the hull guidance mechanics for certain tanks. These garnered some positive feedback from the community, though there is still a lot of work to do.
In the latest patch, some key improvements were added. Expect the removal of sight jitter at high pings and improved control, among other changes.
Improvements to the Task Interface
With so many challenges in the game, there are some instances where players may have overlooked some tasks. The problem is some battle pass tasks are time-sensitive, which means they must be completed on time.
Fortunately, the developers have added a small improvement where players can see expired tasks more clearly. This is done by displaying them in grey color followed by a corresponding icon. Now, players can never miss them!
Now, it is still recommended that players complete these tasks as they provide rewards which cannot be acquired anywhere else in the game.
So, to lessen the likelihood of not seeing certain challenges, players may add tasks that they deem interesting to their “Favorites” tab to help them monitor their progress.
Patch Highlights
Update 2.7.0.126 adds plenty of bug fixes as well. Here are the highlights:
- Expiration dates for achievements now displayed in red, if the achievement has not completed in the required time.
- Inactive expired challenges in the Battle Pass now displayed in a grey color and with a corresponding icon.
- Sight markers for ground vehicles now won’t shift while aiming through smoke.
- A rare bug that disabled gun control has been fixed.
- Type 60 ATM: Previously overestimated repair time for the anti-aircraft machine gun and ATGM launchers has been reduced.
- E.B.R. (1954): The values and number of gear ratios have been updated to increase the cross-country ability.
- F-5A, F-5C: A bug that could make the aircraft keel to tear off together with engines has been fixed.
- Mi-35M: A bug with the black area on the edges of the ATGM sight. Has been fixed.
- Pr.123-bis, Pr.123K, Pr.123K (A-11): Lack of dead zones when aiming cannons has been fixed
- Emden: Traverse angles on the main calibre turrets have been corrected.
- Performance in VR mode with streamer mode turned off has been improved.
- A bug that caused SteamVR to crash after exiting the game has been fixed.
- Cockpit shake when using Pimax helmets has been fixed.
