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2.61.0.17|Nov 13, 2026
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War Thunder 2.61.0.17: F-16XL and BTR-90

2/5 Minor

The F-16XL loses sustained turn rate, while a BTR-90 aiming bug is fixed and Custom Battles room windows are reworked.

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Key Changes

  • 1The F-16XL has increased induced drag and a reduced sustained turn rate, plus a wing vapor effect.
  • 2The BTR-90 no longer stops aiming when its secondary weapon is selected.
  • 3The Custom Battles room search and room windows have been reworked.
  • 4A bug that sometimes made startup after login take much longer has been fixed.
  • 5Graphical artifacts from enabling Ray Reconstruction on old drivers have been fixed.

All Changes

✈️Aircraft(3)

  • nerfF-16XL: F-16XL induced drag increased and sustained turn rate decreased.
  • newF-16XL: A vapor condensation effect was added over the F-16XL's wing.
  • fixKa-50: Fixed the incorrect text label for Ka-50 9K127 Vikhr missiles.

🚜Ground Vehicles(3)

  • fixBTR-90: Fixed aiming stopping when the BTR-90's secondary weapon was selected.
  • fixPzH 2000 (Italy): Fixed some PzH 2000 (Italy) turret elements not rotating with the turret.
  • fixM103: Fixed a shifted M103 track roller in the damage model that also displaced the hangar camera and tank model in the battle interface.

🖥️Interface(3)

  • fixFixed the My Squadron window sometimes failing to display information about the player's squadron.
  • changeCustom Battles: Reworked the Custom Battles room search window and room window.
  • fixFixed key binding cancel and apply buttons not displaying when the screen Safe Area setting was below 100%.

🎨Graphics(1)

  • fixRay Reconstruction: Fixed graphical artifacts when enabling Ray Reconstruction on old drivers.

⏱️Startup(1)

  • fixFixed an issue that sometimes caused game startup after login to take much longer than usual.

Summary

The F-16XL also gains a wing vapor effect. Vehicle fixes address the Ka-50 missile label, PzH 2000 (Italy) turret elements and M103 model alignment. Interface, Ray Reconstruction and slow startup issues are also fixed.

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