The next major update for War Thunder will return White Rock Fortress to the Ground Battles rotation and deliver a full visual overhaul of the Ardennes map.
White Rock Fortress
White Rock Fortress is one of the oldest Ground Battle maps and it will come back in the next major update. The map has been recreated from scratch and the team applied gameplay changes meant to improve match flow while keeping familiar navigation for those who played it years ago. The fortress itself was rebuilt using light stone to match the map name. The announcement invites players to meet at the white walls in the first rays of sun.
Ardennes
The Ardennes location has been completely redesigned with modern graphics and higher fidelity detail. It keeps a spacious, autumnal look with trees in gold, abandoned fire positions, collapsed houses, puddles and mud. General navigation is unchanged. All approaches, bypasses, and terrain remain the same so players will recognize common routes. New interactive elements appear on Ardennes. Abandoned pieces of equipment plus bulldozers and tractors have been added. Those vehicles can be pushed forward and used as temporary, mobile shelters during engagements.
Both maps are aimed at Ground Battles and will arrive together in the next major update. Think the new mobile shelters will change how teams approach Ardennes? Tell us in the comments and follow for updates on X, Bluesky, YouTube, Instagram.
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
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