Tanks 2.0: A New Era

In the research tech tree of your chosen nation, you'll select a branch and begin researching the first tank. You earn research points from battles, which are needed to unlock tanks. Once you accumulate the required points, you can order the researched unit using Silver Lions. Then you can select the next unit to research, and use the one you have already researched and purchased in battle.

You may choose to upgrade branches evenly or focus on a specific one. Nations can be switched at any time while continuing to progress through their tech trees. Units you’ve already researched remain unlocked for purchase, and those you’ve bought are always ready for battle.

Many of the nations currently available in the Tank Campaign will receive its own tab in future. At launch, the game will include the following tech trees:

• USA (with select vehicles from France, Britain, and Israel temporarily added);
• Germany (with select vehicles from Japan, Sweden, and Italy temporarily added);
• USSR + Russia (with several tanks from China temporarily added).

Vehicles from all other nations, along with unique units that cannot yet be assigned to a specific national tree, will be placed in a special legacy branch.

The matchmaking system in WTM is now largely similar to WT's, with one key difference: while WT allows a maximum spread of 7 BRs, WTM limits it to 6. This smaller spread means there is less of a difference in combat effectiveness between the top and bottom units in a WTM battle.

• from the Medium Trophy – these offer a chance to earn a small number of blueprints each time you open one, or a significant number of blueprints if you win the Guaranteed reward;
• from the Big Trophy – these provide a greater number of blueprints per opening, or a significant number of blueprints if you win the Guaranteed reward;
• from the In-game store – blueprints can be purchased for SL 6 times per day and any time for GE;
• as rewards for some game events;
• from offers and other ways.

Each season, you can obtain up to 4 new units: 2 standard tanks and 2 premium versions.

General Information: Medium and Big Trophies can award blueprints, a pre-made vehicle, a jackpot, and/or a guaranteed reward.

Jackpot: When opening a trophy, you have a chance to hit the jackpot – a red crate containing a vehicle from the current season. You will receive one pre-made seasonal unit you don’t already own (a standard version from the Medium Trophy and a premium version from the Big Trophy). Once you receive a jackpot, the guaranteed reward from that specific trophy can no longer be claimed.

Guaranteed reward: If you don’t hit the jackpot after 49 attempts with a Medium Trophy or 13 attempts with a Big Trophy, you are guaranteed to receive 700 blueprints for the standard seasonal unit on the 50th and 14th attempts, respectively. The jackpot remains available even after claiming the guaranteed reward.

Any excess blueprints are automatically converted into Golden Eagles. Once a blueprint vehicle is built, its blueprints are removed from all drop sources.

• All ground vehicles purchased prior to the transition to the new “meta” will remain in your account and remain available for use in battle.
• All common vehicles upgraded to Premium versions will remain in your hangar as Premium units within their respective branches and will now be able to earn Golden Eagles after battles.
• All premium vehicles acquired through personal, seasonal, or limited-time offers will remain in your account as Premium units and will now be able to earn Golden Eagles after battles.
• Some vehicles from previous seasons' trophies will remain in your account as collectible Premium units. These vehicles will either be temporarily unavailable for acquisition or will become obtainable through blueprints.
• Vehicles obtained from Seasonal and Historical Trophies (excluding those that will become collectible – see above) will remain in your account as Premium units and will now be able to earn Golden Eagles after battles.

Once new national branches are added, units from the Legacy tab will either be moved to the appropriate research tree or placed in the nation’s tab outside the main branch.

A nation’s branch will also be integrated into its national research tree, with all units, both researched and purchased, retaining their current status.

Each new national branch will initially launch in Early Access and will later be made available to all players.

The option to upgrade tech tree vehicles for Golden Eagles at any time after researching them will remain in the new meta, with a reduced upgrade cost for each unit.

Blueprint vehicles can be upgraded only through Collector's Trophies or special offers, with prices adjusted based on whether the player already owns the standard version.

No vehicles acquired by players before the update will be removed. Common vehicles will be moved to the research tree while retaining their status (standard or premium). Platinum vehicles will remain as premium units in the nation’s tab outside the research branch or will be placed in the Legacy tab until new national branches are added. Camouflages will be preserved according to their upgraded status and nation, and will either be consolidated onto a single researchable unit (if they belong to common vehicles of the same nation) or result in an additional unit with a unique national or thematic camouflage.

Platinum platoons will be split into individual units and placed either in the nation’s tab (outside the research branches) or in the Legacy tab. They will keep their Premium status and unique camouflages.

The pricing principle is consistent across all modes: it is based on the estimated time needed to obtain a vehicle of the same rank through research.

This will be one of the next goals in the development of the Tank Campaign.

As explained in the "Expanded Ranks and Matchmaking" section of this article, the implementation of Battle Ratings (BR) as they exist in War Thunder is not currently planned for War Thunder Mobile. However, when matching opponents by rank, we rely on the WT BR system in an adapted form.

Yes. This feature allows players to use any vehicle they own and ensures seasonal vehicles remain relevant regardless of their main research branch. You can also choose to form platoons entirely from one nation if you prefer.

Some of these units will become researchable, others will be available through blueprints or for Golden Eagles, and some will turn into collectible vehicles. However, any units already obtained will keep their unique status and premium bonuses.

Yes, the progression chains are separated by vehicle type.

At the launch of the new "meta," players will receive a new slot-based crew improvement system along with the familiar Arsenal system for unlocking ammunition. In the future, however, we plan to introduce more diverse and modern modifications, including rangefinders, thermal imagers, armor screens, and more.

There are no such plans at the moment, but we do not rule out the possibility of adding this option in the future.

Almost every unit will be placed in its corresponding spot within the national research tree.However, a few units have been deliberately omitted to prevent the branch from becoming cluttered.

For the release of "Tanks 2.0," there are no plans to change the gameplay of aircraft in tank battles.

There are plans to create a more unified system that works the same across all campaigns. However, we do not plan to remove levels entirely.

Vehicles will not be duplicated across different ranks. However, duplicates may exist between nations if justified by balance and historical accuracy.

Yes. Moreover, you can have multiple versions of this tank: a standard version, a premium version, and a collector's version if you obtained the tank before the moving to the new system.

The process will be similar to the progress conversion in the Fleet Campaign: everything that was available for purchase but was not bought will be marked as researched. However, to purchase a unit, you may need to research and buy the previous vehicle in the branch.

We will carefully analyze the battle performance statistics of units within their ranks and make corresponding adjustments to their placement within the research tree ranks.

Similar to the Aviation Campaign: international platoons, any tiers (but matchmaking considers the highest vehicle rank in the platoon), you can add vehicles of any class, as well as standard, premium, and collector versions in the same platoon.

There are currently no plans to change the tank respawn system: each platoon will still have 4 units, with a maximum of three respawns per battle, and backups can be used to return to the same vehicle.

Nations that lack enough vehicles for a complete research tree will be temporarily put on hold while we work on adding new units. In the future, we plan to release full new nations in the same way the Japanese aviation branch was introduced. Players will retain access to vehicles they have already obtained or researched from these nations, but new research and purchases will remain unavailable until the full trees are released.

There will always be players with certain advantages – more free time, faster reaction speed, or access to platinum vehicles. We do not anticipate any significant imbalance, even if 1% of players use top-tier vehicles in a given rank. However, we will not artificially restrict players or prevent them from using vehicles they have already earned simply because they lack enough units to form a complete nation-specific lineup.

Most of these units have been moved to the Legacy tree and will no longer be available for new players to research in the corresponding nation’s tree. In other words, the vehicles remain, but only as collector’s items.

Players will still receive all four tanks, but instead of a single platoon, they will be provided as separate individual units.

The cost of a vehicle is primarily determined by the time required to research a vehicle of a similar rank and level. On average, prices will be reduced by 20-70%. This reduction is not due to replacing a 4-unit platoon with individual vehicles, but because researching a single tank now takes less time than researching an entire platoon. Additionally, reward multipliers have been adjusted: for example, top-tier vehicles now earn more Silver Lions per battle and will also generate Golden Eagles. Considering these changes, along with the removal of duplicate “copy” vehicles from the cost calculation, the actual value in the 2.0 system has not decreased and has even increased in some cases.

The final price of seasonal offers will be reduced. We will add keys if needed to balance the value, and the offer will include 1 new tank and consumables.