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#3954395 - 05/16/14 11:03 AM Warthunder Ground Forces Open Beta!  
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War Thunder Update 1.41 makes Ground Forces available for everyone to play!



http://warthunder.com/en/news/587-Update-141---Ground-Forces-OBT-en

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#3954709 - 05/17/14 05:11 AM Re: Warthunder Ground Forces Open Beta! [Re: Xambrium]  
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Only Russian and German Tanks at the moment.

#3954792 - 05/17/14 02:17 PM Re: Warthunder Ground Forces Open Beta! [Re: Xambrium]  
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Honestly, I do like it.
Played a couple of arcade battles, just to get used to it, but ended up with simulation battles.
Still have a bunch of bugs and bad map design, but I had a lot of amazing moments, like charging through an artillery barrage on the plains of Kursk and such.
The whole thing feels much more real than WOT, no magic disappearing tanks, you really need to aim etc.
Had to turn off grass to have good fps, but thats not a biggie.
Effects are superb, flames erupting from tanks, dirt and tower cones flying... really immerse.
If they polish the bugs, create a good mission editor, I am sold.
I like WOT, but its just too much a game for me, Steel Fury is too cumbersome, this one is the winner now.


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#3955011 - 05/18/14 05:00 AM Re: Warthunder Ground Forces Open Beta! [Re: Xambrium]  
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The 1.41 patch is a 4.9 Gb download!!!!! Will definitely try it as this strikes me as a winner compared to that bomb of a game: World of Stank.

Hem comparing War Thunder to Steel Fury is like comparing Arma3 to BF3; they are both fps shooting games but the comparison stops there. Steel Fury is SP and I daresay definitely more realistic than WT which is an fps and MP.

#3955184 - 05/18/14 07:25 PM Re: Warthunder Ground Forces Open Beta! [Re: frinik22]  
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Originally Posted By: frinik22
The 1.41 patch is a 4.9 Gb download!!!!! Will definitely try it as this strikes me as a winner compared to that bomb of a game: World of Stank.

Hem comparing War Thunder to Steel Fury is like comparing Arma3 to BF3; they are both fps shooting games but the comparison stops there. Steel Fury is SP and I daresay definitely more realistic than WT which is an fps and MP.


Did you miss the 1.39 patch ? 1.41 was 1.5GB for me. May be you haven't ran the launcher in a while.

#3955390 - 05/19/14 08:44 AM Re: Warthunder Ground Forces Open Beta! [Re: Xambrium]  
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Did you miss the 1.39 patch ? 1.41 was 1.5GB for me. May be you haven't ran the launcher in a while.

Yes I did.I initially installed War Thunder but frankly I have no interest in the aircraft part of it.I wanted the armour. I just played 30 minutes the airplanes and then waited for the ground forces to become available.Thus I probably missed a couple of updates. Finally after downloaing the update I was able to play the training mission but when I tried playing a mission I got a message that my installation was corrupt and missing files and that I would need to download 700 mbs worth of update!!! sigh

Well I think that at this rate I am likely to be playing more Red Orchestra 2 than WT.....

#3955417 - 05/19/14 11:10 AM Re: Warthunder Ground Forces Open Beta! [Re: Xambrium]  
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I hate WoT but I would like to give this a go, having tank battles with planes fighting it out above and bombing you will be cool.


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#3957155 - 05/23/14 01:04 PM Re: Warthunder Ground Forces Open Beta! [Re: Xambrium]  
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This game looks pretty but that's about it.

I never played WoT, but I can only imagine this is basically the same thing.

Giant red outlines around enemy vehicles that you can see across the mail. Basically a billboard that says SHOOT ME! No tactics required, just pay $$ to win.

This is why I avoid these types of games.


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#3957169 - 05/23/14 01:47 PM Re: Warthunder Ground Forces Open Beta! [Re: Xambrium]  
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You *are* playing in arcade mode, after all.

Usually in the higher modes (realistic and simulation) all the aids tend to be turned off. Not sure if they have been implemented in Ground Forces yet.

#3957233 - 05/23/14 04:14 PM Re: Warthunder Ground Forces Open Beta! [Re: Xambrium]  
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It is implemented, I am playing simulation mode.
No outlines or icons above the nme tanks, and no aiming aid.


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#3957258 - 05/23/14 05:03 PM Re: Warthunder Ground Forces Open Beta! [Re: EAF331 MadDog]  
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Originally Posted By: EAF331 MadDog
You *are* playing in arcade mode, after all.

Usually in the higher modes (realistic and simulation) all the aids tend to be turned off. Not sure if they have been implemented in Ground Forces yet.



The only difference between Arcade and Realistic is that teams no longer have mixed nations (DE/SU)

Simulation mode...good luck finding a game. It normally takes a minimum of five minutes.


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#3957264 - 05/23/14 05:24 PM Re: Warthunder Ground Forces Open Beta! [Re: Apocalypse31]  
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Downloaded it for fun.
The models are well done the sounds are pretty good
As for realism very poor, but I reckon this could be improved by setting up a password protected Game
And only allowing other armour enthusiasts by invitation. SB or Steel Fury. it will never be but all the same
I think with some like minded players it could be fun.

#3957383 - 05/23/14 11:36 PM Re: Warthunder Ground Forces Open Beta! [Re: marko1231123]  
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Originally Posted By: marko1231123
Downloaded it for fun.
The models are well done the sounds are pretty good
As for realism very poor, but I reckon this could be improved by setting up a password protected Game
And only allowing other armour enthusiasts by invitation. SB or Steel Fury. it will never be but all the same
I think with some like minded players it could be fun.


Agreed.

Finding Simulation game mode matches is very difficult now


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#3957495 - 05/24/14 07:44 AM Re: Warthunder Ground Forces Open Beta! [Re: Xambrium]  
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Finding Sim Battles tank matches is very quick for me. Plane matches can take a bit longer.
WT Tank Battles are fairly fun, but Gaijin has about the same sense of balance as an alcoholic on a 4 day bender, and about as much sense of history as the History Channel aliens guy.
On SB level you get almost no spotting aids (there is a map that pings up positions of spotted enemies, it would be nice if that vanished), no targeting aids (guess the range, elevate, see what happens), and can choose manual gears.

#3957874 - 05/25/14 06:28 AM Re: Warthunder Ground Forces Open Beta! [Re: Xambrium]  
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In SB, it's really fun and enjoyable especially on the more realistic maps... like Kursk or Kuban. Unlocking is quite OK without to spend money and it's a pleasure to play at low level... not steel beast or steel fury but not too rotten on simulation mode... it will be real fun when the smaller tank maps will be integrated into the bigger air maps... when the threat will not just be on the ground but up in the air too...

I agree that we don't need markers nor semi radar in SB mode... and cockpit only plus visor would make the fun even better in this mode.

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#3957876 - 05/25/14 06:37 AM Re: Warthunder Ground Forces Open Beta! [Re: Xambrium]  
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Make sure you select ANY SERVERS to get quicker match... and generally playing Russian gets you in action quicker...

What is your favorite tank ATM? I just max upgraded a T-28 and I am trying the same with a T-50 with its quicker reloading rate...

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#3957920 - 05/25/14 12:54 PM Re: Warthunder Ground Forces Open Beta! [Re: Xambrium]  
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----> IMO! <----

Sometimes it is fun and unlike WoT there is nation vs nation which it is
supposed to be! Well at the moment only russia vs german.

But I loathe most of the map design lol, I get it because the maps are small but still.
I wonder if this will ever move to the bigger maps with planes. Fingers crossed!

And yet I get the feeling there has to be a better Tank sim online but Iron Fronts server are
empty and finding active tank map servers in RO aint that easy.

#3957937 - 05/25/14 02:33 PM Re: Warthunder Ground Forces Open Beta! [Re: Xambrium]  
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I think the realistic (hardware and gameplay speaking) plan will be to integrate the smaller tank square maps in bigger square Air battle map... Afterall WT is a quick action game, if you have to wait 1-2 hours(traveling time) to engage in combat most of the current players will just not play it.


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#3958189 - 05/26/14 04:54 AM Re: Warthunder Ground Forces Open Beta! [Re: Xambrium]  
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At Private Noob; have you tried to see if there are any i44(Arma 2) servers?That's a good alternative to Iron Front.

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#3958225 - 05/26/14 08:03 AM Re: Warthunder Ground Forces Open Beta! [Re: SHar82]  
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Originally Posted By: SHar82
I think the realistic (hardware and gameplay speaking) plan will be to integrate the smaller tank square maps in bigger square Air battle map... Afterall WT is a quick action game, if you have to wait 1-2 hours(traveling time) to engage in combat most of the current players will just not play it.




I think its fine, as long as the tanks spawn close to the frontline.
If you check the current big maps for planes, ground forces are already engaged when we get to them, so its just the question of cleverly positioned spawnpoints. Hope they do it soon, I hate some of the current tank maps, some of them are ok, only kursk is really fine.
My question is, that will they increase the max player numbers to have the same amount of planes on the map and tank players are on top of it?

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