Oct 27, 2026
View on Steam↗Testing Nuclear Escalation in Simulator Battles!
2/5 Minor
EXPERIMENTALNuclear Escalation mode comes to Simulator Battles for a limited-time test from October 27-29, featuring Enduring Confrontation rewards and specific BR brackets.
Key Changes
- 1Nuclear Escalation mode testing in Simulator Battles
- 2Simulator-specific flight models and marker configurations enabled
- 3Rewards calculated via the Enduring Confrontation system
- 4Four specific Battle Rating brackets ranging from 8.7 to 13.3+
- 5Event maps include Tropical Coast and Southeastern City
All Changes
🎮Game Modes(4)
- newNuclear Escalation: Nuclear Escalation mode added to Simulator Battles for a limited-time test event.
- changeSimulator Battles: Simulator Battles difficulty level applied, including corresponding flight model settings.
- changeSimulator Battles: Simulator Battles marker configurations enabled for the event.
- changeEnduring Confrontation: Rewards in this mode are now calculated using the Enduring Confrontation system.
🗺️Maps(2)
- changeTropical Coast: Tropical Coast map included in the Nuclear Escalation test rotation.
- changeSoutheastern City: Southeastern City map included in the Nuclear Escalation test rotation.
⚖️Matchmaking(4)
- changeMatchmaking: Matchmaking bracket established for Battle Ratings 8.7-9.7.
- changeMatchmaking: Matchmaking bracket established for Battle Ratings 10.0-11.0.
- changeMatchmaking: Matchmaking bracket established for Battle Ratings 11.3-13.0.
- changeMatchmaking: Matchmaking bracket established for Battle Ratings 13.3+.
Summary
Nuclear Escalation Simulator Test
War Thunder is conducting a large-scale test of the Nuclear Escalation mode within the Simulator Battles difficulty setting. This event adapts the existing Realistic Battles mode to include Simulator-specific flight models and marker configurations. The test runs for 48 hours and utilizes a reward structure based on the Enduring Confrontation system across four distinct Battle Rating brackets.