War Thunder Update 2.17.0.69 was released recently. This patch brought a lot of bug fixes and improvements; in fact, it resolved the issue of the chat window blocking certain commands.
The issue in question happens when you press several movement controls and the Enter key to open the chat window at once. The combination will sometimes block the control from the keyboard and the chat window itself. The good news is it's now resolved in Update 2.17.0.69, so you no longer have to worry about this.
Aside from that, you can also expect improvements in the latest patch. One of the most notable is that you no longer have to restart the game after changing some sound settings. That’s because a new button is added that effectively applies those changes without fully closing the game client.
You can read the other changes below:
- A bug has been fixed that made a vehicle slide up while moving on a slope.
- A bug has been fixed where specific armaments were missed in the protection analysis while selecting aircraft with custom weapon presets.
- A bug has been fixed that prevented the display of the laser emission direction.
- ZT3A2: a bug has been fixed that prevented multiple ATGM navigation with a single beam.
- Pz.III J, Pz.III J1, T-III: a bug has been fixed that prevented smoke grenade reload.
- Pvkv III: a bug has been fixed that prevents overpressure damage.
- A bug has been fixed that prevents helicopter auto repair when only the main rotor is broken.
- A bug has been fixed that prevented the display of the direction of the incoming missile in the helicopter HUD.
- A bug has been fixed that prevented the display of the laser direction in the laser warning system.
- A bug has been fixed that caused the sight stabilizer to reset while turning 180 degrees in relation to a target.
- Now, when the artillery mount is damaged, the x-ray shows barrels as damaged too.
- A bug that caused some helicopters to lose their marker for offensive weapon or turret when switching the small arms selector
- The engine sound management system of enemy/allied vehicles has been reconfigured so as to eliminate the possibility of appearing of “silent” vehicles around the player’s vehicle. This applies to ground vehicles and aircraft.
- The engine volumes of enemy/allied ground vehicles have been aligned with each other.
The full patch notes can be found on Steam.
War Thunder Update 2.17.0.69 is available on PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, and PC.
