War Thunder’s Southeastern City Test Is Live in Nuclear Escalation
The test runs through October 9 at 11:00 GMT, covering Battle Ratings 8.7 to 14.7 under the mode's existing matchmaking rules.
War Thunder’s Nuclear Escalation test on the rebuilt Southeastern City map is live, putting Gaijin’s earlier plan to test the map in the mode into practice. Testing began October 7 at 11:00 GMT and will continue through October 9 at 11:00 GMT in the Events and Tournaments tab, according to the Steam announcement.
The map now uses height-map technology for more detailed terrain, with textured mountains and revised sandy and rocky shores. Forests and villages have replaced open fields in the northern area. Updated vegetation, denser ground cover, trees on mountain slopes, and adjustments to water color and weather settings round out the changes.
The trial covers the mode’s full Battle Rating range, from 8.7 to 14.7, and uses its existing matchmaking rules and brackets for setting ground AI lineups. Gaijin will use the test to judge how Nuclear Escalation plays on the smaller map and decide what to do next.
One question is whether the map’s smaller footprint will concentrate too much action at top tiers. If it does, Gaijin may consider capping the maximum mission Battle Rating.
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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
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