War Thunder 2.59.0.43 Fixes Missile Fragment Bug and Refreshes Vehicle Pools

War Thunder Update 2.59.0.43 fixes a bug that sharply reduced the chance of incoming missiles being hit by fragments from other munitions. Gaijin’s Steam patch notes also list aircraft adjustments, changes to extra vehicle pools, and fixes for several maps and platform issues.

The aircraft changes include increased static thrust and high-altitude thrust for all F-102A variants. The Su-33’s maximum payload rises from 6,500 kg to 8,040 kg, while its per-wing limit increases from 2,500 kg to 3,000 kg. The patch also corrects a modification research requirement for the MiG-23M and fixes a hangar issue with the F-84B-26’s rear wheels.

War Thunder has also updated the extra random vehicle selections in Ground Battles and the aircraft selections in Naval Battles. The ground list gains vehicles in both Arcade and Realistic Battles, with a second group added only to Realistic Battles. Naval Battles sees aircraft added and removed from its pool, alongside revised weapon presets for the Ar 234 C-3, A-26B-10, A-26B-50, and Tu-4.

Other changes fix aircraft carrier positions on Golan Heights, high aircraft spawns and incorrect location names on Darwin Hill, and a controller issue in the crew training window. The notes also include a fix for jittering VR imagery when using DirectX 11 and fixes for two Mac crash issues. Earlier in the update series, Update 2.59.0.38 addressed missile damage and vehicle handling issues.

War Thunder Update 2.59.0.43 Patch Notes

Aircraft

• A bug that caused a significant decrease in the probability of incoming missiles being hit by fragments from other munitions has been fixed.
• F-102A (all variants) — the static thrust and thrust at altitudes of 9–15 km has been increased. (Report).
• MiG-23M — a bug that caused the research of the S-24 modification to require the UB-32 modification instead of the B-8M1 modification has been fixed. (Report).
• Su-33 — the maximum payload capacity has been increased. Total capacity from 6500 kg to 8040 kg, per-wing capacity from 2500 kg to 3000 kg. (Report).
• F-84B-26 — a bug that caused the rear wheels to not touch the ground in the hangar has been fixed. (Report).

Sound

• Arjun — the sound of the engine has been changed from the Leopard 2 to the Leopard 1, as it has the MTU MB 838 engine modification.

Locations and Missions

• Golan Heights — a bug that caused a cruiser to spawn instead of a catapult carrier for one of the teams has been fixed, starting positions of the aircraft carriers have been adjusted. (Report).
• Darwin Hill — a bug that caused aircraft in top-tier battles to spawn too high and too close to the tank battle area has been fixed. The tactical air map has been corrected. Previously the names of specific locations were wrong.

Interface

• A bug that prevented the switching of the vehicle type in the crew training window with the cursor and selection button when using a controller has been fixed.

Graphics

• A bug that caused the image in VR to jitter when using DirectX 11 API has been fixed. (Report).

Other

• The lists of additional random ground vehicles in Ground Battles have been updated:
  • The following vehicles have been added to Arcade and Realistic Battles: M10 Booker, M1296, sWaTrgInf, T-72B3A, Ajax, Arjun Mk 1, BTR-3E1 (Japan), Harimau, Leopard 1A5BE (France), Eitan (P), Hunter AFV, Merkava Mk.1.
  • The following vehicles have been added only to Realistic Battles: Tor-M1, M41D, FK-2000, NOMADS, Osa-AKM (Israel), Tor-M1 (Israel).
  • SIDAM 25 has been removed only from Realistic Battles.
• The lists of additional random aircraft in Naval Battles have been updated:
  • The following vehicles have been added to Arcade and Realistic Battles: Me 210 A-1, Washington B.Mk.I, Hawk T Mk 1A, Welkin F.Mk.I, Ki-93-I Ko, L-39ZA/ART Albatros (Japan), WM-21, WM-23, Me 210 Ca-1 (Italy), Me 210 Ca-1 36.M (Italy), Fw 190 F-8 (Italy), Héja I, Héja II, SE.203 Aquilon 203.
  • The following vehicles have been removed from Arcade and Realistic Battles: B-57A, IL-28 (Germany), IL-28, IL-28Sh, Tu-14Т, IL-28 (Italy).
  • CL-13 Mk.4 has been added only to Realistic Battles.
• The secondary weapons available on the following additional random aircraft in Naval Battles have been updated:
  • Ar 234 C-3 — a preset with 1x 1000 kg bomb has been replaced with a preset with 3x 500 kg bombs.
  • A-26B-10, A-26B-50 — bombs have been replaced with torpedoes.
  • Tu-4 — a preset with 40x 250 kg bombs has been replaced with a preset with 20x 500 kg bombs.
• A bug that sometimes caused the startup splash window to display indefinitely has been fixed.
• A bug that caused the game on Mac to crash when switching to cockpit view in a cockpit with mirrors in it has been fixed. (Report).
• A bug that caused the game on Mac to frequently crash with the following error text: “(libev) select, err=22”, has been fixed.

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War Thunder

Developed by Gaijin Entertainment

War Thunder is a free-to-play vehicular combat MMO featuring aircraft, ground vehicles, and naval craft spanning from the early 20th century to the modern era. Players progress through technology trees across multiple nations, unlocking increasingly advanced military vehicles. The game offers three realism tiers for each vehicle type: arcade, realistic, and simulator modes. Originally developed as a flight simulator under the name "World of Planes," the game expanded to include tanks in 2014 and naval forces later, becoming a combined-arms experience. A mobile version was released in 2023.

• Genre Shooter, Simulator, Tactical
• Platforms Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Mac, Xbox One
• Perspective First person, Third person, Virtual Reality
• Modes Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Massively Multiplayer Online (MMO)
• Release January 28, 2013
• Publisher Gaijin Entertainment
• Age Rating

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