A new patch for War Thunder has been deployed just recently and it brought some much-needed improvements to the game. So, what are the most important changes in Update 2.33.0.70?
Increased Death Marker Duration
The minimap is an essential feature in War Thunder as it provides players with useful information that will help them choose what to do next. That said, vehicles that have been destroyed in battle are marked with skull icons on the minimap.
Previously, these icons would only last for a relatively short period of time, which is problematic since players barely have a chance to react accordingly. The good news is that the developers have increased the duration of the skull icons considerably in Update 2.33.0.70. Now, they last for seven seconds instead of 2.5 seconds.
Reduced Collision Damage
Update 2.33.0.70 also resolved the issue of most naval ships being destroyed on collision. For those who do not know, there was a bug in War Thunder that would destroy boats even by lightly touching terrain when running ashore. This has now been addressed.
To be clear, the ship's hull can still be destroyed due to impact. However, this only happens if the ship collides with terrain at much greater speeds than before.
Highlights
GROUND VEHICLES
In Ground Arcade Battles, the list of available vehicles and weapons in the air battle mode has been changed:
At BRs up to 9.0, the following have been adjusted. Removed: UH-1D with FFAR Mighty Mouse, UH-1B with FFAR Mighty Mouse. Added: Mi-8TB with S-5K, Mi-8TV with S-5K, Mi-24D with S-5K;
At BR 9.3 to 10.0, the following have been adjusted. Removed: AH-1F with ITOW, Mi-24P with 9M114, EC-665 Tiger UHT with FFAR Mighty Mouse;
At BRs from 10.0, the following have been adjusted. Removed: F-4E Phantom II with AGM-65B, F-5E with AGM-65B, MiG-27K with Kh-29T. Added: MiG-23MLA with S-24B, MiG-27K with S-24B.
Challenger 3 TD: a bug that caused destruction of the turret's ammunition to happen without the explosion/venting of ammunition has been fixed
M109 (Germany/Italy): the gun designation has been changed from M126 to M126E1
AIRCRAFT
BV 138 C-1: a bug that could cause the nose turret to fire through the fuselage has been fixed
JAS39A, JAS39C, Mirage 2000-5F: a bug that could turn off the thermal imaging camera when selecting the "Aiming Optics" camera with the key assigned to this function has been fixed
NAVAL VEHICLES
The stabilization of Coastal fleet automatic guns at higher speeds has been improved
PT-6: the horizontal guidance limits of the 12.7 mm machine guns have been increased to 50 degrees to the opposite side
War Thunder Update 2.33.0.70 is available on PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, and PC.
