The Complete Beginner’s Guide to War Thunder
war thunder February 12th, 2013
If you’re a new player looking to get started in War Thunder, the multiplayer online World War II flight sim from Gaijin Entertainment, these guides may help:
- Part 1 – Getting Started
- Signing up for an account
- The tutorial
- Into battle!
- Buying and equipping new aircraft
- Part 2 – Battle Types
- Ground Strike
- Domination
- A few tips for general air combat
- Part 3 – Aircraft Types and Weapons
- Fighters
- Bombers
- Attackers
- Weapon Selection
- Part 4 – Miscellaneous
- Camouflage and Decals
- Crew Skills
- Repairing
- Premium Options
- Which country should I play?
- Other game modes
Note: this guide was first written with the game at version 1.27, I’ll try and note significant changes in future updates where relevant. Some of the screenshots may be out of date due to interface changes, but the general principles should still apply.
Posted by Zoso at
7:13 pm
February 14th, 2013 at 11:31 am
Like your guide to World of Tanks got me playing the game, this one is getting me quite interest in the whole flying business.
Once my WoT-interest wanes (could be a ways off, loving the Hetzer at the moment) I’m going to be sure to try War Thunder out.
February 14th, 2013 at 12:37 pm
Good stuff! There’s World of Warplanes to come from the World of Tanks team too, and War Thunder are intending to add tanks and ships in time, so there shouldn’t be a shortage of flying-driving-shooting-type action for a while.
March 20th, 2013 at 10:12 am
I actually came here mainly because of this crew-xp thingy since I’ve figured most of the other stuff out myself during my first war thunder night (especially that it’s not worth suggesting tactics in arcade). Still read your whole guide though because it’s so well written and gave me a good laugh here and there. Thanks for that!
March 20th, 2013 at 8:25 pm
I should try and find a decent guide to the crew skills, still haven’t found anything really definitive… Glad you enjoyed the rest anyway!