World At War Dev Update: 6–12 October 2026

World At War isn't public yet. A shorter week, focused on the kaiju, the bases and flying.

A bigger kaiju

The kaiju is now twice the size: about 365 studs tall and 677 long including its tail, with its reach scaled to match. It walks a little faster (20 studs a second instead of 15) so it doesn't look like it's in slow motion. The tip of its tail no longer jitters.

A new vehicle base

Both teams have a new base built for the bigger vehicles: one tall vehicle hall with bigger pads, and spawns right behind the motor pool consoles. A straight staircase signed "HELIPADS - ROOF" leads up to two big helipads that fit a full-size Chinook.

Helicopters

Flying was reworked again:

• The nose points straight at your cursor, up to 40° up or down.
• W is full speed and S reverses. A and D strafe, and E and Q climb and descend.
• It speeds up gradually and stops almost at once.
• Near the ground it switches to landing mode and levels to the slope.
• Hold Z (R3 on a controller) to look around without turning.
• A damaged helicopter flies slower and lower.

Tracking missiles

Helicopter missiles follow your cursor while you hold fire. Let go and they chase the enemy vehicle you fired at, with a red LOCK box over the target. The infantry RPG also steers onto your crosshair while you hold the trigger.

Tanks

• More power: tanks now push as hard as their tracks can grip instead of stalling on slopes. A Sherman holds full speed up a 35° ramp.
• Reverse is 70% of top speed.
• Full-length track links are back on all nine tracked tanks. A memory saving the week before had halved them, which made the tracks splay round the sprocket.

Also new

• Volume slider and mute in Settings, both saved.
• One vehicle that didn't fit the game's setting was taken out of the roster.