Update: 17 April 2026

From the Multicrew Tank Combat wiki

Multicrew Drone Combat

Drones have been rebuilt from the ground up. They fly on simulated physics, talk to you over a simulated radio link, and run on a battery that drains the way a real pack does.

Physics and controls

No more bouncing. Hits are properly simulated
Mouse or arrow keys control pitch and roll, A and D control yaw. Controller support is first-class
A new setting, "Sticky FPV drone throttle" (on by default), makes the throttle behave like a slider instead of dropping back to zero
The recon drone has a new GYRO mode, selected by default. Instead of taking direct stick input, the drone angles itself to fly wherever you point the camera, the way a consumer DJI drone does
You can fly from anywhere now. Press Space to leave the controller

Radio and link quality

Drones simulate a radio signal. RX in the new UI shows your received signal strength
Jammers, walls and terrain between you and the drone weaken the signal
Jammers use accurate transmit power. Two side by side add almost nothing (about -44.7 dBm against -47.78 dBm)
A weak signal costs you picture first and control responsiveness after that
The hard range limit of 1.2 km stays, roughly half of Dustbowl 2

Battery and power

A 6S LiPo pack of 4200 mAh with a real voltage discharge curve
Current draw follows the throttle, from 2 A idle to 50 A at full power, and is integrated to track the mAh actually used
The FPV HUD reads out both pack voltage and per-cell motor voltage
Available power drops as the pack drains, so the motors get noticeably weaker towards the end of a flight instead of cutting out at once
Flight time depends on how you fly rather than on a timer

Select APS can now intercept drones. For now the recon drone and the FPV drone are the two available on public servers, with more to come.

Changelog

Added the M41A1 to Eagle Federation cold war tier 1
Added support for more complex firing angle limits
Added inverse kinematics to machine gun control on select vehicles
Vehicle-based placeables no longer collide with the map
Binoculars moved from Z to V, which clashed with the stabiliser
Added a keybind to close a hatch (ctrl + space)

Maps

Removed Dustbowl 1 from rotation
Several Dustbowl 2 fixes
Several Rohkshort fixes

Gameplay, quality of life and fixes

The "Deploy smoke grenades" communication wheel option now checks for a smoke shell as well
Fixed the Object 279 track hitbox
Improved the conditions for the "Friendly" marker
Middle mouse ping now works inside buildings
Added the ability to middle mouse ping players
Moved "Great job" into the "Answer..." group on the communication wheel
Fixed the wrong bullet sound and effects playing when hitting a character
Fixed recoil not respecting turret rotation
Fixed the HERO-120 drone's short lifetime, which kept it from reaching far targets
Fixed the camera bugging out when you are knocked out while scoped in
Fixed thermals overriding the commander ping's red highlight
Fixed custom loadouts handing passive tools to every team
Fixed weapons being usable by BMP-3M bow gunners
Fixed the XM8 hatch being invisible
Added a vertical limit config for elevation limit zones
Elevation no longer snaps instantly when it meets a limit zone
Added the Shot Mk.8 to the Comet I
New reticles for some modern vehicles
Adjusted T-64E performance and moved it down to tier 2
Fixed BMP-2M smokes not being attached to the turret

Multicrew Drone Combat

Drones have been rebuilt from the ground up. They fly on simulated physics, talk to you over a simulated radio link, and run on a battery that drains the way a real pack does.

Physics and controls

No more bouncing. Hits are properly simulated

Mouse or arrow keys control pitch and roll, A and D control yaw. Controller support is first-class

A new setting, "Sticky FPV drone throttle" (on by default), makes the throttle behave like a slider instead of dropping back to zero

The recon drone has a new GYRO mode, selected by default. Instead of taking direct stick input, the drone angles itself to fly wherever you point the camera, the way a consumer DJI drone does

You can fly from anywhere now. Press Space to leave the controller

Radio and link quality

Drones simulate a radio signal. RX in the new UI shows your received signal strength

Jammers, walls and terrain between you and the drone weaken the signal

Jammers use accurate transmit power. Two side by side add almost nothing (about -44.7 dBm against -47.78 dBm)

A weak signal costs you picture first and control responsiveness after that

The hard range limit of 1.2 km stays, roughly half of Dustbowl 2

Battery and power

A 6S LiPo pack of 4200 mAh with a real voltage discharge curve

Current draw follows the throttle, from 2 A idle to 50 A at full power, and is integrated to track the mAh actually used

The FPV HUD reads out both pack voltage and per-cell motor voltage

Available power drops as the pack drains, so the motors get noticeably weaker towards the end of a flight instead of cutting out at once

Flight time depends on how you fly rather than on a timer

Select APS can now intercept drones. For now the recon drone and the FPV drone are the two available on public servers, with more to come.

Changelog

Added the M41A1 to Eagle Federation cold war tier 1

Added support for more complex firing angle limits

Added inverse kinematics to machine gun control on select vehicles

Vehicle-based placeables no longer collide with the map

Binoculars moved from Z to V, which clashed with the stabiliser

Added a keybind to close a hatch (ctrl + space)

Maps

Removed Dustbowl 1 from rotation

Several Dustbowl 2 fixes

Several Rohkshort fixes

Gameplay, quality of life and fixes

The "Deploy smoke grenades" communication wheel option now checks for a smoke shell as well

Fixed the Object 279 track hitbox

Improved the conditions for the "Friendly" marker

Middle mouse ping now works inside buildings

Added the ability to middle mouse ping players

Moved "Great job" into the "Answer..." group on the communication wheel

Fixed the wrong bullet sound and effects playing when hitting a character

Fixed recoil not respecting turret rotation

Fixed the HERO-120 drone's short lifetime, which kept it from reaching far targets

Fixed the camera bugging out when you are knocked out while scoped in

Fixed thermals overriding the commander ping's red highlight

Fixed custom loadouts handing passive tools to every team

Fixed weapons being usable by BMP-3M bow gunners

Fixed the XM8 hatch being invisible

Added a vertical limit config for elevation limit zones

Elevation no longer snaps instantly when it meets a limit zone

Added the Shot Mk.8 to the Comet I

New reticles for some modern vehicles

Adjusted T-64E performance and moved it down to tier 2

Fixed BMP-2M smokes not being attached to the turret