How to bypass "infinite loop" with update

[CyberStonka]

Please wait for steam to automatically update your game client during Major Update.
Please do not force manual update when servers are under maintenance during Major Update.

If, after Major Update goes live (official announcement is visible) and you are in update loop, please check options listed below.

Option no.2 - preferred option

1. Pause the game download in Steam.
   
2. Find the War Thunder folder, and rename it (e.g. "War Thunder1").
   
3. Uninstall War Thunder in Steam library.
   
4. Rename the folder back to its original name.
   
5. Find War Thunder in Steam client, and click "Install".
   
6. Steam will verify files, and download the missing ones, if necessary.

Option no.1

1. Please click RMB on War Thunder in your Steam library.
   
2. Select Properties.
   
3. Select Local Files.
   
4. Click on Browse.
   
5. Search for launcher.exe and open it.
   
6. Click on launcher settings in top right corner of the launcher.
   
7. Unmark checkbox Auto Updates.
   
8. Restart Steam client.
   
9. Wait for Steam to update War Thunder.

[ZeroSeven]

doesn't work

[Barbar23]

i unmarked AUTO UDATES and still doesnt work

[[rk] Stabu]

Does not work.

[Dingo23]

This not work for me

[CyberStonka]

Try option no.2 please.

[CyberStonka]

Originally posted by 𝓜𝓸𝓷𝓴𝓮:

i tried option 2 a few hours earilier
still not working

Can you try it now please?

[Dingo23]

Ok, NO.2 finally works, it takes about 10 min
Thanx for help

[Migui]

option 2 works, took 3 min to me

[EMO]

Perfecto, funciona la 2ª opción. Muchas Gracias desde España.

[Farmer]

Originally posted by 𝓜𝓸𝓷𝓴𝓮:

Originally posted by CyberStonka:

Can you try it now please?

trying out right now..
soon i will see

Update:
I am glad to confirm that this method indeed works.
Use this option gamers. It only takes less than 10 minutes.

is taking me like 20-30 mins cus bad download speed but hope this works as you have confirmed it worked for you

[BioZ]

Tried option 2 and steam told me that 129 files failed to validate and now I am downloading 30+ GB :(

[CyberStonka]

Originally posted by BioZ:

Tried option 2 and steam told me that 129 files failed to validate and now I am downloading 30+ GB :(

Are you sure you renamed back original directory?

[BioZ]

Originally posted by CyberStonka:

Originally posted by BioZ:

Tried option 2 and steam told me that 129 files failed to validate and now I am downloading 30+ GB :(

Are you sure you renamed back original directory?

Yes 100%.
I did exactly as stated in the instructions.
Steam told me that 129 files failed to validate, so it definitely saw the war thunder folder but for whatever reason didn't like it.

[TheDevil_Risen]

option 2 worked for me, thanks stona

[TheDevil_Risen]

n.b hanger is also no longer completely black