Trifonov responded, “With one of the latest updates our players got a whole new range of customization options, including different offensive and defensive measures. We also asked about the customization and whether it would be purely on a visual level or whether the engine and part changes would have an effect on the plane’s handling.
Altogether, about 5,000 different planes fought in WWII – that’s the number we’re after!” The complete list of aircraft is significantly bigger, taking into account all possible modifications, armament variations and visual tuning. “At the moment we have more than 200 planes in the game, but new ones are added to the game with every major update. We recently had a chance to speak to Gaijin’s Alexander Trifonov about the game, including the number of planes and maps the final game would have had.
It’s massively multiplayer online structure will need to contend with free to play titles like War Frame and PlanetSide 2 – except Gaijin Entertainment’s title will focus on combat flight simulation. War Thunder will have plenty of competition when it launches on the PlayStation 4 this November.