The most significant graphical improvements are related to ray tracing technology. The game now features physically correct and pixel-perfect shadows of objects from the sun, and owners of the most powerful video cards will see shadows from all sources of dynamic lighting – such as explosions, gunshot flashes, and the like. War Thunder also now supports ambient occlusion and reflections with ray tracing (including on water and transparent surfaces), which makes the game frames even closer to reality. All of these effects are available on NVIDIA video cards and can be turned on or off individually at the player’s discretion. Ray tracing is especially visible where there are many mirror surfaces – for example, on the Alaska and Solar City maps.
Other graphic effects have been redesigned in the game: for example, the mud from under the wheels flies more realistically, the moment of turning on the afterburner on jet aircraft and the afterburner exhaust itself began to look more physically correct, the effects of missile explosions in the air have been reworked, the effect of burning fuel spilling from a destroyed tank has been improved, and abandoned cars are now beautifully crumpled when they are crushed by armored vehicles. Finally, War Thunder now supports the motion blur effect, which is also optional.
Super Hind is a South African modernization of the Mi-24 family of helicopters. Engineers completely redesigned the front part of the hull, where the sighting system and 20-mm autocannon with boxes for belts are located, in addition, the Super Hind was armed with INGWE tandem ATGMs, familiar to War Thunder players from the Ratel ZT3A2 combat vehicle. Super Hind helicopters are in service with the Air Forces of Algeria, Bulgaria and Azerbaijan.
You can learn about other new equipment from the Firebird update from the devblogs on the game’s official website.
Fans of the Marvel Cinematic Universe have received an unpleasant surprise: the releases of two key films, Avengers: Doomsday and Avengers: Secret Wars, have been officially postponed to later dates. Both blockbusters will be delayed by six months compared to the previously announced dates.
The film adaptation of the popular horror Until Dawn has finally been released in digital format - exactly one month after its premiere in foreign cinemas. The film, based on the cult game, is now available online thanks to Sony Pictures and PlayStation Productions.
Free games in EGS — new Deliver At All Costs, Sifu and Gigapocalypse.
New details have surfaced online about what Resident Evil 9 could have been like if Capcom had not changed course. Reputable insider Dusk Golem has shared some interesting information, according to which the continuation of the legendary series was initially conceived in a completely different way.