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Steam News30 January 20265mo ago

Update 2.53.0.70

Ground Vehicles The cool down time on placing ammo boxes has been reduced from 60 seconds to 15 seconds.

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  • Gameplay
  • UI and audio
  • Maps
  • Performance
changedGround VehiclesThe cool down time on placing ammo boxes has been reduced from 60 seconds to 15 seconds.
fixedSoundA bug that caused the engine sound of all VTOL aircraft to not depend on the engine RPM, but instead on a “Throttle” input value when hovering has been fixed.
fixedGraphicsA bug that sometimes caused destroyed tree trunks to reappear in different places on several maps has been fixed.
fixedGraphicsA bug that caused shadows in the tank battle area cast by mountains to flicker when the sun was low above the horizon when using the “Shadow quality” setting on High or Very high has been fixed.
changedGraphicsPatch notes reflect only key changes, meaning they may not include a complete list of all improvements made. Additionally, War Thunder is constantly being updated and some changes may not require an update. Changes reflected in patch notes are formed by taking reactions and requests of the community from the bug reporting service , forums and other official platforms into account. Bug fixes and changes are implemented in order of importance, for example a game-breaking bug will be worked on and implemented sooner.
cool down time on placing ammo boxes60seconds15secondscool down time on placing ammo boxes decreased, nerf

Ground Vehicles

  • The cool down time on placing ammo boxes has been reduced from 60 seconds to 15 seconds.

Sound

  • A bug that caused the engine sound of all VTOL aircraft to not depend on the engine RPM, but instead on a “Throttle” input value when hovering has been fixed.

Graphics

  • A bug that sometimes caused destroyed tree trunks to reappear in different places on several maps has been fixed.

  • A bug that caused shadows in the tank battle area cast by mountains to flicker when the sun was low above the horizon when using the “Shadow quality” setting on High or Very high has been fixed.

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Patch notes reflect only key changes, meaning they may not include a complete list of all improvements made. Additionally, War Thunder is constantly being updated and some changes may not require an update. Changes reflected in patch notes are formed by taking reactions and requests of the community from the bug reporting service, forums and other official platforms into account. Bug fixes and changes are implemented in order of importance, for example a game-breaking bug will be worked on and implemented sooner.

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Steam News / 30 January 2026

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