Gaijin Entertainment today announced that Steel Generals (Update 1.45 for the award-winning MMO WWII online game, War Thunder), is now live. Now War Thunder’s eight million players worldwide have access to a slew of new and improved features, including new maps, new armored vehicles and aircraft, improved damage model, a tow cable system and reworked Artillery Strikes.
The biggest addition to War Thunder with this update is the beta of the Steel Generals expansion, which includes the first six American tanks available now and for a total of more than 30 US WWII tanks available to players before the end of Q1 2015. This release schedule allows Gaijin Entertainment to test each of the tanks to ensure that they are ready for battle in War Thunder before they are commercially launched. In honor of the update launch, special packages have been, which contain premium US tanks and other bonuses. Players can also participate in the Steel Generals beta by entering into contests and in-game events in War Thunder.
“We’re happy to release the update before the holidays to give our players plenty of time to try out the new features. The Steel Generals closed beta and Q1 rollout plan will guarantee that by the time the tanks reach the majority of players, they will be optimized for the epic battle experience that our fans have come to expect.” – said CEO of Gaijin Entertainment, Anton Yudintsev.
To see the full list of new improvements and features, visit the War Thunder developer’s blog: http://devblog.warthunder.ru/category/changelog/?hl=en
