update · October 15, 2024

War Thunder Update 2.39.0.78 Fixes Visual Bugs and Nation Challenges

Gaijin Entertainment has released War Thunder update 2.39.0.78, resolving hangar visual artifacts, third-party thermal exploits, and restricting nation achievements.

Gaijin Entertainment has released update 2.39.0.78 for War Thunder, addressing specific community bug reports related to aircraft hangars, ground vehicle thermals, and achievement rules.

Bug Fixes and Visuals

A bug causing scorch marks to appear on aircraft models in the hangar after viewing secondary weapons has been resolved. Ground vehicles no longer permit thermal activation in third-person view when transitioning from commander sights to gunner sights while submerged in water. Additionally, a sound bug affecting the Z-11WA helicopter rotor audio from the cockpit view has been fixed.

Achievement Restrictions

Nation challenge achievements can now exclusively be earned using vehicles belonging to that specific nation's research tree. Vehicles with identical names originating from other nations, such as captured aircraft in US and Japanese research trees, no longer contribute toward nation-specific achievements.

Why this patch matters

Update 2.39.0.78 is a targeted bug-fixing release that tightens achievement parameters and cleans up minor visual and audio errors.