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Update 0.7.12 is about to go live. So, what's coming your way? A massive in-game event and a new collection, new campaigns, Snowflakes, Ranked Battle Sprints, Warships Premium Account, and much more!

New Year is a winter holiday, and in many countries it snows pretty heavily during this time of the year! You can expect snowfalls in World of Warships, too! Snowflakes, a new in-game event, will bring you Coal and Steel for use in the Arsenal.

In Update 0.7.12 Snowflakes will appear on many of your ships. They work like stars, that give you a one-time daily bonus for a victorious battle. Snowflakes, however, can be blown off your ships only once during Update 0.7.12.


Snowflakes will be displayed in the ships carousel in the Port next to stars, so you can easily see whether you have received your bonus for a certain ship or not. If a Snowflake is still there, it's high time to "knock it down"!

The event will be available for all players, but keep in mind that in order to use the resources in the Arsenal you need to have reached at least Level 8 in your Service Record. Snowflakes will appear on researchable ships of Tiers V to X, as well as on Premium and event ships of Tiers II to X. Ships obtained in Update 0.7.12, i.e. those purchased, bought, or received in containers, will provide the New Year bonus, too.

To get the bonus, simply win one Co-op, Random, Ranked or Scenario Battle. Blowing off Snowflakes will be rewarded with Coal and Steel. The type and amount of the resources varies depending on the type and tier of each ship.

Please note that if you get 0 XP for a battle, a Snowflake is not treated as "blown off" and remains on the ship.

https://steamcommunity.com/games/552990/announcements/detail/2528106762092592430

New Year containers bring you items from the "Belle Époque" collection and the glorious days of armor-plated warships, the aesthetics of stem rams, and high-rising masts. The time when the most powerful machines, hidden in the wombs of steel monsters, were set in motion by coal. When warships flaunted their flawlessly white or majestically black sides, and the sun’s played across the gilding of their rich decor. The era that bid its farewell with the roaring salute of dreadnought battleships.

Containers with elements of the collection will be issued to you upon completion of the "In the Name of His Highness!" event and tasks of the "Mighty Prinz" Campaign.

You will receive 1 day of Warships Premium Account time as a reward for completing each thematic list, and a Secret Santa Container, commemorative flag, and Pickelhelm patch for completing the entire collection.


More details about the Belle Époque collection are available in our dedicated article.

Steel is a valuable in-game resource "mined" to obtain rare warships. Steel is primarily earned by active combat in competitive game modes such as Clan and Ranked Battles. Since adding Steel to the game, we have received many requests to make it more accessible, as not all players have the opportunity to play in the competitive modes efficiently enough, or on enough of a regular basis, to be able to obtain the "steel-priced" ships.

New Year is the perfect time for miracles and gifts, so we’ve crafted several events for you in the game that will help you get Steel, with interesting activities designed for nearly every player. However, the total amount of Steel offered during the New Year events is not that big because we do not want to "devalue" this rare resource, as well as the efforts of many players who have "mined" it through active play in competitive game modes.

One of the activities which can earn you Steel is a campaign that we’ve named Steel Monsters. It tells the story of how steel giants—dreadnoughts and battleships—came into being and replaced pre-dreadnought battleships at the onset of the 20th century.


The campaign will be available for purchase in the Premium Shop.

You can complete it within 180 days of buying it. The campaign can be purchased only once, and the reward you get for completing it will be issued once, too. After you've purchased the campaign, you'll have 180 days to complete all tasks, and if you buy another bundle containing this Campaign, the time it will be available for you is extended by another 180 days.

The Campaign can be completed with Tier V or higher ships in Co-op, Random, and Ranked Battles. Some of the tasks will also be available in Clan Battles.


The Campaign comprises five missions of six tasks each. As you progress, you can earn up to 28 days of Warships Premium Account time, various signal flags, and camouflage patterns. Moreover, by completing the final tasks of all missions you can get handsome rewards like 4,000 Steel, four Santa's Big Gifts, and one Santa's Mega Gift container.

https://steamcommunity.com/games/552990/announcements/detail/1693814203019200029
The two new seasons of Ranked Sprints will require ships of Tier VI, with battles set to be fought in 5x5 and 7x7 formats for each season respectively. Like in the first seasons, a total of 10 ranks will be split across two leagues: the first spanning Rank 10 through Rank 6, and the second from Rank 5 through Rank 1. Divisions consisting of a maximum of two players will be allowed.

Important! Any stars earned in Ranked Sprints will not be taken into account for the Ranked Battles Expert emblem.

For more details about Ranked Sprint, read our dedicated article, which will be published on the Portal tomorrow.

Players who log in to the game between December 25 and January 8 will get New Year-themed shipments.


You can receive the following rewards simply for logging into the game on a regular basis:

1. 3x New Year Streamer camouflage patterns
   
2. 50,000 credits
   
3. 50,000 credits
   
4. 1 day of Warships Premium Account
   
5. 1x Secret Santa Container
   
6. 50,000 credits
   
7. 5x New Year Streamer camouflage patterns
   
8. 500 Coal
   
9. 1 day of Warships Premium Account
   
10. 1x Secret Santa Container

You can get a total of 10 rewards, and shipments will be arriving for a total of 14 days. Thus, you can skip 4 days out of two weeks, but still be able to get all of the rewards!

From Update 0.7.12, your progress in the Service Record will be based on the number of battles played rather than on the amount of XP earned. Rewards granted for reaching each Level remain the same. This will help to make Service Record progression easier to pick up for novice players.


With the release of the update, all players at Levels 1 to 14 in their Service Records will be automatically shifted one level higher.

Important! Battles will cease to be counted towards a player's progress in the Service Record if a restriction is imposed on the player, preventing them from entering all types of battles except Co-op, Clan, and Training battles.

In Update 0.7.12, a lot of changes were implemented to the Okinawa map to improve it:

• The ridge of islands between key areas A and B used to divide the map into two uneven parts: one with one key area and the other with two. We have split the big ridge into two and moved it southeast. Now, both parts are located in the central area. The height of these islands enables ships on one flank to provide fire support to their allies on the other flank. At the same time, the islands enable cruisers to hide from battleships' salvos and be more active in fighting for control of a key area. The passage between the islands in the central part of the map allowed ships to easily sail from one part of the map to the other.
  
• The northwestern key area is now more open, and the height of islands around it has been changed. This allows cruisers and even battleships to take part in its capture, or to provide fire support.
  
• Several new islands have been added to the southeastern key area. They give destroyers a chance to take shelter from enemy salvos. However, the open space near the key area that’s suitable for playing with battleships and destroyers, still remains.

In general, the renewed Okinawa map will be more comfortable for ships of all types, with an abundance of open water spaces and a landscape that will retain its familiar patterns.


To raise their battle performance and bring them in line with same-type ships, the following improvements have been implemented for US battleships, aimed at raising their average lifetime in battle:

S. Carolina:

• The rudder shift time for hull (A) has been reduced from 14.9 to 13.1 seconds
  
• The rudder shift time for hull (B) has been reduced from 10.7 to 9.4 seconds

Wyoming:

• The rudder shift time for hull (A) has been reduced from 17.7 to 13.1 seconds
  
• The rudder shift time for hull (B) has been reduced from 12.7 to 11.2 seconds

New York:

• The rudder shift time for hull (A) has been reduced from 19.3 to 17.1 seconds
  
• The rudder shift time for hull (B) has been reduced from 12.5 to 11.0 seconds
  
• The reloading time of the main has been reduced from 34.3 to 31 seconds

New Mexico:

• The rudder shift time for hull (A) has been reduced from 19.7 to 17.4 seconds
  
• The rudder shift time for hull (B) has been reduced from 13.5 to 11.9 seconds

Colorado:

• The rudder shift time for hull (A) has been reduced from 20.8 to 18.3 seconds
  
• The rudder shift time for hull (B) has been reduced from 16.1 to 14.2 seconds

N. Carolina:

• The rudder shift time for hull (A) has been reduced from 22.8 to 20.0 seconds
  
• The rudder shift time for hull (B) has been reduced from 17.3 to 15.2 seconds

Iowa:

• The rudder shift time for hulls (A) and (B) has been reduced from 25.6 to 22.5 seconds
  
• The rudder shift time for hull (C) has been reduced from 19.5 to 17.1 seconds

For the ships mentioned above, the HP recovery speed when the Repair Party consumable is used has been increased from 0.5 to 0.66% of total HP per second. The change doesn't affect battleship Colorado because her Repair Party already has this effect.

• The armor penetration capacity of the 105 mm HE shells of the secondary battery guns is now 26 mm
  
• The reloading time of the 406 mm main guns has been reduced from 28 to 26 seconds
  
• The reloading time of the 420 mm main guns has been reduced from 32 to 29 seconds

The increase in DPM of the main and secondary battery guns compensates for the small number of guns, while preserving all the special aspects of gameplay specific to German battleships.

Myogi:

• The reloading time of the main guns has been reduced from 30 to 28 seconds
  
• The armor penetration of the 356 mm AP Type5 shells has been increased

The accuracy of Myogi's main guns couldn't adequately compensate for the small number of guns (only 6 of them). Besides that, her armor penetration capacity made her inefficient against same-type ships. Increasing the firing rate and armor penetration capacity enhances the battleship's efficiency at all firing ranges while preserving all special aspects of gameplay specific to Japanese battleships.

Kongo, hull (A):

• The armor penetration of the 356 mm AP Type5 shells has been increased

Izumo:

• The armor penetration of the 410 mm AP/APC Type91 shells has been increased

Despite the initial high capacity for AP shell armor penetration, it would decrease significantly with distance. This resulted in Izumo not being very efficient in long-range combat against same-type ships. With the new parameters, the ship's armor penetration at maximum distances isn't much inferior to that of Yamato, which in turn still enjoys better penetration capacity due to the larger caliber and better accuracy. The change is designed to reinforce Izumo in her role of being a heavy armored long-range battleship, and to make the transition to Yamato smoother and more logical.

• Fixed an issue with incorrect armor penetration. The armor penetration capacity of the 150 mm HE shells of the secondary guns has been increased from 36 mm to 37 mm for the following German ships: Prinz Eitel Friedrich, Admiral Graf Spee, HSF Graf Spee, Gneisenau, Scharnhorst, Bismarck, Tirpitz, Tirpitz B, Graf Zeppelin, Roon, Friedrich der Große, Großer Kurfürst, and [Großer Kurfürst].
  
• Protection of the stern magazines from damage caused by HE shells has been increased for Wichita and Medea.
  
• Protection of the steering gears from damage caused by HE shells has been increased for Tachibana, Tachibana Lima, Umikaze, Isokaze, and Minekaze.
  
• Propulsion protection from damage caused by HE shells has been increased for Tachibana, Tachibana Lima, and Wakatake.

Now, protection from damage caused by HE shells for these destroyers is in line with same-type ships.

Guineas will be available for accumulating until Update 0.7.12 is over, after which they will be exchanged for credits at an exchange rate of 1 Guinea to 100,000 credits. You won't be able to get them in the game client, but you will have a chance to purchase the missing amount in the Premium Shop in order to exchange them for UK DD VIII Cossack.

In the Arsenal, you will now be able to exchange doubloons for various in-game goodies.

Five more Commanders will arrive with Update 0.7.12:

• George Doe—1,500 doubloons.
  
• Vasiliy Znamensky—1,500 doubloons.
  
• Reinhard von Jütland—1,500 doubloons.
  
• Charles-Henri Honoré—1,500 doubloons.
  
• Bert Dunkirk—1,500 doubloons.

Each Commander can be purchased only once. If you already have the Commander on your account, the exchange option will not be available.


You can find detailed information about each of the Commanders in the corresponding section in the Arsenal.

We have introduced a new ship that can be purchased for Coal: American Tier III cruiser Charleston. The cost is 15,000 Coal.


In the Camouflages category, permanent camos that can be purchased for doubloons have been added. Before Update 0.7.12, they were available in the Camouflage section on the Exterior tab.

• For battleship Tirpitz: Special and Norwegian for 1,000 doubloons each, and Magnus-S for 2,500 doubloons.
  
• For battleship Gascogne: Dazzling for 1,000 doubloons, The Maid of Orleans and The Republic for 2,500 doubloons each.
  
• For cruiser Atago: Special, Combat, and Tropical for 1,000 doubloons each
  
• For battleship Scharnhorst: Special and Z-15 for 1,000 doubloons each
  
• For battleship Duke of York: Mediterranean and Tropical for 1,000 doubloons each
  
• For battleship Hood: Special for 1,000 doubloons; From the Bottom of the Ocean and The Last Conquest for 2,000 doubloons each

Starting from Update 0.8.0 Tier IX ships Musashi and Kronshtadt won't be available to purchase for Free XP, and cannot be obtained for Coal in the game client either.

These ships are becoming pretty popular for their tier. To avoid a redundant number of them in Tier IX battles and to keep the diversity of team composition at a proper level, we've decided to remove the options of purchasing or exchanging them for an indefinite period. Tier IX French battleship Jean Bart has already come to replace these ships, and in the near future we're going to introduce one more ship of the same tier.

We understand that accumulating resources for these ships is a long process, which is why we wanted to warn you in advance, so that those interested can steer these ships into their Ports before Update 0.8.0 goes live. You have approximately one month to get Musashi and Kronshtadt.

The following ships have been added for testing by developers, supertesters, and community contributors:

• Soviet Tier IX destroyer Neustrashimy
  
• Japanese Tier V cruiser Yahagi
  
• Austro-Hungarian Tier IV battleship Viribus Unitis
  
• Italian Tier VI destroyer Leone
  
• Japanese Tier X cruiser Azuma

The following permanent camos are unavailable to purchase in the camouflage section of the Exterior tab (available in the Arsenal instead):

• For battleship Tirpitz: Special, Norwegian, and Magnus-S
  
• For battleship Gascogne: Dazzling, The Maid of Orleans, and The Republic
  
• For cruiser Atago: Special, Combat, and Tropical
  
• For battleship Scharnhorst: Arctic, Special, and Z-15
  
• For battleship Duke of York: Arctic, Mediterranean, and Tropical
  
• For battleship Hood: Special, From the Bottom of the Ocean, and The Last Conquest

A new camo, New Year Streamer, has been added to the game:

• –3% to the ship's detectability by sea
  
• +4% to the dispersion of shells fired by enemies attacking your ship
  
• +100% XP per battle
  
• +100% Free XP per battle
  
• +150% Commander XP per battle

Permanent New Year camouflage patterns have been added for Tier VI ships Prinz Eitel Friedrich, Hatsuharu, Nürnberg, Icarus, Dallas, and Normandie. The camo provides the following bonuses:

• –10% to the cost of the ship's post-battle service
  
• +50% XP per battle
  
• –3% to the ship’s detectability by sea
  
• +4% to the dispersion of shells fired by enemies attacking your ship

The series of Royal Navy updates is over, and Port of London returns to its usual state.

Bonuses to XP earned per battle have been increased for the Blue Lagoon (from 50% to 75%) and Victory Salute (from 50% to 100%) camos.

In Update 0.7.12, Twilight Battle mode has been disabled; the Halloween 2017 and Halloween 2018 Ports are no longer unavailable, and the Warrior of the Light achievement won't be displayed among those available to get.

We are happy that you appreciated the Twilight Fleet ships and their unique consumables. Perhaps you'll see them again next year…

• The visualization of traces on all maps has been reworked to make them more noticeable against the surrounding background.
  
• Minor fixes of the geometry and textures for the following ships: Dreadnought, Le Terrible, Vanguard, West Virginia, Edinburg, Mikasa, Iron Duke, Graf Spee, Nueve de Julio, Medea, and Jutland. A Coat of Arms has been added to both hulls of Tirpitz.
  
• The countdown displayed in combat missions for getting unique Upgrades for Tier X ships has been changed from 31.12.2018 to 31.08.20XX. Actually those missions don't have any fixed end dates, they're infinite, so you don't need to hurry.
  
• Fixed an issue with the cooldown time of the standard Catapult Fighter. It was standard rather than special, for Musashi. Reloading time has been reduced from 180 seconds to 90 seconds.
  
• Fixed an issue with ribbons overlapping the HP indicator of the 3rd Regiment in Operation Cherry Blossom.
  
• Fixed a rare bug which disabled the bonus to shell dispersion when guns were locked onto a target.
  
• Fixed an issue with the enemy team becoming visible before the pre-battle countdown ended.
  
• Fixed an issue with the BATTLE ON! button displayed in the post-battle statistics screen for a player with a ban on access to that battle type.
  
• Fixed an issue with the scroll bar overlapping the text description in collections.
  
• Fixed an issue with the initial interface scaling: it was determined incorrectly when the game screen was moved to a monitor with a different resolution.
  
• Fixed issues with image rendering in the interface that might occur when scaling.
  
• Fixed an issue when 4-digit values didn't fit into the designated field in the statistics chart showing the number of battles per Tier in the Summary tab in a player's profile.
  
• Fixed an issue with the incorrect naming of Colorado's main battery guns in the Modules screen.
  
• The main guns of battleship König now don't hit the cranes when traversed to the other side.
  
• Fixed an issue with the Tactical Expertise achievement not being issued for fulfilling all the conditions of Operation Aegis.
  
• Information in a tooltip on the Ranked Battles tab in a player's profile was updated, taking into account the Ranked Sprint seasons held.
  
• Fixed a glitch with an explosion flash visible through a ship's hull in the Dunkirk Port.
  
• Fixed the display of progress for the Clan Battles Expert medals.
  
• Now players can see all Collectors' Club emblems and conditions for getting them.
  
• When first launched after installation, the game will open in a 'Fullscreen, windowed' screen mode.
  
• Updated the icon of the Twitch Welcome achievement.
  
• Fixed a bug when the game client could remain in a permanent "loading" state when players tried to authorize within the game.
  
• Fixed an issue with automatic logging into the game when players had to enter their password again if launching the game via WGC.
  
• Fixed the appearance of display borders for damage textures.
  
• Mounted a catapult for float planes on top of the third main battery turret of battleship Arizona.
  
• In the Training Room on maps Ocean, Big Race, Solomon Islands, New Dawn, Hotspot, Tears of the Desert, Mountain Range, and Warrior's Path. Alpha and Bravo teams will now spawn in the north and south, respectively.

The new German Tier VI battleship Prinz Eitel Friedrich belonged to the Mackensen-class. Named after one of the sons of Wilhelm II, King of Prussia, she was one of the last battlecruisers laid down during World War I.
https://youtu.be/q0atlo0WPlY
Prinz Eitel Friedrich is a battleship that boasts reliable armor and an effective secondary battery armament. The ship carries eight 350 mm main guns arranged in four turrets. With an appropriate choice of upgrades and Commander skills, the ship can be adjusted to fearlessly face practically any hostile ship.

You can get the ship as a reward for completing all Directives of the "In the Name of His Highness!" event that kicks off on December 20 and lasts for five weeks.

The event will be accompanied by the launch of the "Mighty Prinz" campaign, that will only be accessible to owners of battleship Prinz Eitel Friedrich. The campaign puts the ship in spotlight and provides you with an opportunity to earn containers from the "Belle Époque" collection as well as five researchable Tier VI ships with accompanying permanent camouflages.


On December 20, Update 0.7.12 welcomes you with a new in-game event called "In the Name of His Highness!" that is scheduled to last for five weeks.

Event starts: 20.12.2018
Event ends: 22.01.2019


The rules of this event will be similar to the rules of the "Royal Navy" Campaign, but this time it will contain one Stage and four Directives, each offering 10 to 11 combat missions. All available combat missions can be undertaken simultaneously. The next Directive will become available upon the completion of six combat missions, but not before its scheduled start date.

The "In the Name of His Highness!" event will be available for players who reached Level 12 in their Service Record, and who are at the helm of Tier V or higher ships in Random, Co-op and Ranked Battles.

On Day 1 of the event, only the first Directive will be available. The second one will open up a week later, and so on. The fourth Directive will remain open for two weeks with all combat missions available until the end of the event. This means you can enter the game even during the fourth week and still be able to complete all available combat missions. But please keep in mind that each Directive is more difficult than the preceding one. So, plan your time wisely so as not to miss your chance to acquire Prinz Eitel Friedrich!

The final Directive is comprised of 11 combat missions, each to be completed with ships of a specified nationality only.

By successfully progressing through the combat missions of the event, you can get up to 15 containers from the "Belle Époque" collection, three Santa’s Gift containers and as much as 2,000 Steel!

If you already have Prinz Eitel Friedrich in your Port, you will receive 6,800 doubloons as compensation.

In accord with a good old New Year's tradition celebrated in World of Warships, this year you get a temporary festive campaign called "Mighty Prinz" where the first combat mission is assigned exclusively to battleship Prinz Eitel Friedrich.


The remaining part of the campaign can be completed with Tier VI or higher ships in Random and Ranked Battles. Some of the tasks can be completed in Clan and Co-op Battles.

The campaign consists of six combat missions, each comprising up to four tasks with containers holding items from the "Belle Époque" collection as their reward.

The "Mighty Prinz" campaign provides a good chance to grab five researchable Tier VI ships wearing permanent New Year camouflage patterns, free of charge:

• The reward for completing the final tasks of the first combat mission is Japanese destroyer Hatsuharu;
  
• The reward for completing the final tasks of the second combat mission is German cruiser Nürnberg;
  
• The reward for completing the final tasks of the third combat mission is U.K. destroyer Icarus;
  
• The reward for completing the final tasks of the fourth combat mission is U.S. cruiser Dallas;
  
• The reward for completing the final tasks of the fifth combat mission is French battleship Normandie.

The reward for completing the final task of the last combat mission is a permanent camouflage designed specifically for Prinz Eitel Friedrich.

All ships will come with a permanent New Year camouflage, Port slot and Commander with three skill points. The ships will be automatically researched in the Tech Tree in their base (standard) build, but any preceding ships that you have not researched will remain in the "unresearched" status.

If you already have the above-mentioned ships in your Port, you'll get a Port slot and compensation equal to the base price of the ships, including any active discounts. If there is no vacant place in the Reserve for the newly added Commander, the Reserve will be expanded automatically.

The New Year camouflage for Tier VI ships will provide you with the following bonuses:

• –3% to the ship's detectability range by sea
  
• +4% to the dispersion of shells fired by enemies attacking your ship
  
• +50% to XP per battle
  
• –10% to the cost of your ship's post-battle service

As soon as battleship Prinz Eitel Friedrich is in your port., you can get down to a series of combat missions called "Nerves of Steel". This chain consists of five combat missions that can be completed in Operations, Random, Ranked and Co-op Battles with battleship Prinz Eitel Friedrich only. Each combat mission will bring you 400 Steel, and by completing the entire chain you'll get an extra 19 Steel, which makes it 2,019 Steel in total.

Start: 21.12.2018 06:00 UTC
End: 25.01.2019 06:00 UTC

Don't feel like waiting for four weeks to complete all Combat Missions of the "In the Name of His Highness!" event to get your Prinz Eitel Friedrich? Don’t worry, there’s another way to get her! Drop into the Premium Shop, where you can find a variety of bundles featuring this ship, as well as a special pack with access to a campaign called "Steel Monsters". Complete it to grab 4,000 Steel.

Commanders!

Changes in the shop incoming! A number of World of Warships DLCs are set to be removed from the store page.

On December 19 14:00 UTC the following content packs will become unavailable for purchase: Monaghan, Haida, and Indianapolis.

Which of them appeals the most: a versatile cruiser warrior or an unpredictable destroyer? Discover their advantages on their dedicated pages.

These DLC items aren't compatible with accounts created outside of Steam.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/891770/World_of_Warships__Monaghan_Pack/
https://store.steampowered.com/app/891780/World_of_Warships__Haida_Pack/
https://store.steampowered.com/app/872610/World_of_Warships__Indianapolis_Pack/

Captains!

As the New Year holiday draws near, we've prepared plenty of interesting things for you, including a new event called "In the Name of His Highness!", two new campaigns, the "Snowflakes" feature, and much more!

So how did we create the new campaigns, knock off "Snowflakes, and assemble a new themed collection? Watch this episode of Developer Diaries for the answers to these and other questions!
https://youtu.be/bPcMWayuKiM
Subtitles can be enabled in the video player separately.

Enjoy watching!

Premium Account is an integral part of the Wargaming universe. Having Premium Account enables you to progress through the game and scale new heights within it more quickly, by providing more credits and XP. Premium Account can bring you that ship you desire earlier, or earn you additional Commander skill points, or even enable faster completion of Combat Missions and Campaigns.

Wargaming Premium Account encompasses the three games: World of Tanks, World of Warships, and World of Warplanes. This enables you to simultaneously have a more enjoyable experience when playing all three games.

But right now we have some very good news for those who actively play World of Warships. With the release of Update 0.7.12, we are set to introduce the special Warships Premium Account. It applies only to World of Warships, but brings you 15% more XP!

If you already have Wargaming Premium Account, the moment that Update 0.7.12 hits the live servers, you will enjoy a one-time addition of Warships Premium Account, with a duration equal to the remaining duration of your Wargaming Premium Account at the time of the update’s release. This means that you’ll be able to fully experience all of the bonuses that Warships Premium Account offers, but without bearing any additional expenses.

First of all, it's worth mentioning that these two types of Premium Account carry the same price tag. You can select whichever of the two that best suits your preferences, and you can obtain them at the same cost, either through the Premium Shop or within the game by paying with doubloons.

The credits per battle bonus remains unchanged and will be the same for both types of Premium Account: +50%. Besides that, having any type of Premium Account allows players to undertake three tasks for completion in Campaigns, and will make the Naval Base Port available in the game client.

Warships Premium Account brings you 15% more XP than Wargaming Premium Account. This bonus also affects the amount of Commander XP and Free XP you can earn.

Let's examine the differences between Warships Premium Account and Wargaming Premium Account through the example of one successful battle.

Let's assume that you won the battle playing with a Tier X ship and earned 1,200 base XP. Your ship had the "Ranked" camouflage mounted, that increased the XP you earned by 100%, and you also flew a flag signal that provided +50% ship XP. This victory was the first win of the day, which brought you another +50% bonus. The sum of the various XP modifiers for this battle totals 200%. Besides that, the mounted signal and camouflage provide additional bonuses: +100% for Commander XP, and +200% for Free XP.

Ship XP calculation formula: base XP per battle X account coefficient X (1 + sum of various XP modifiers), or using the numerical values from our example: 1,200 x 1 x 3 = 3,600 without Premium Account, 1,200 x 1.5 x 3 = 5,400 with Wargaming Premium Account, 1,200 x 1.65 x 3 = 5,940 with Warships Premium Account.

Commander XP calculation formula: base XP per battle X account coefficient X (1 + sum of various XP modifiers + sum of various Commander XP modifiers), or using the numerical values from our example: 1,200 x 1 x 4 = 4,800 without Premium Account, 1,200 x 1.5 x 4 = 7,200 with Wargaming Premium Account, 1,200 x 1.65 x 4 = 7,920 with Warships Premium Account.

Free XP calculation formula: total resulting ship XP per battle x 0.05 x (1 + sum of various Free XP modifiers), or using the numerical values from our example: 3,600 x 0.05 x 3 = 540 without Premium Account, 5,400 x 0.05 x 3 = 810 with Wargaming Premium Account, 5,940 x 0.05 x 3 = 891 with Warships Premium Account.

The account coefficient equals to 1 for standard account, 1.5 for Wargaming Premium Account, and 1.65 for Warshps Premium Account.

These formulas do not take into account the bonuses provided by Clan's Structures, Combat Missions or challenges, or teamkill penalties.

In total, the player will receive an additional 1,800 ship XP, 2,400 Commander XP, and 270 Free XP for this battle, provided they have active Wargaming Premium Account. With Warships Premium Account, the player will get even more XP: 540 more ship XP, 720 Commander XP, and 81 Free XP, when compared to Wargaming Premium Account. It might not seem to be that much at first sight, but if you are an active World of Warships player, the difference will be significant.

By activating Warships Premium Account you get more XP for each type of experience, which will more rapidly facilitate the process of researching new ships and modules, as well as earning Commander skill points, and will also make it easier to complete some Combat Missions.

What happens when you have both Premium Accounts active at the same time? For the purpose of calculating the post-battle results, the highest bonuses will be counted, which means that your Warships Premium Account will be applied.

The duration of Premium Accounts is prolonged independently for each type of account. When you receive or purchase Wargaming Premium Account, your Warships Premium Account duration does not change, and vice versa.

Another peculiarity of the addition of Warships Premium Account, including cases when it's given as a reward for completing a Combat Mission or a mission—if the duration of the added Warships Premium Account time overlaps with the duration of Wargaming Premium Account, you will receive compensation to the amount of 25 doubloons per each day of the overlapping period, rounded up to a full day.

Please note that this compensation will not apply to the one-time addition of Warships Premium Account at the moment of the Update 0.7.12 release.

For example, let’s say that you have 10 days and 2 hours of Wargaming Premium Account. You spend 2,500 doubloons to buy 30 days of Warships Premium Account. At purchase, you will receive 11 (for the days rounded up) x 25 (doubloons) = 275 doubloons as compensation.

At the same time, if you have 1 day of Wargaming Premium Account and 7 days of Warships Premium Account, then you are not subject to any compensation if you buy 30 days of Wargaming Premium Account.

Note that starting from Update 0.7.12, Warships Premium Account will replace Wargaming Premium Account in terms of rewards for completing Combat Missions or other missions, from containers, and for other in-game activities.

For example, if you haven't yet finished the permanent Campaign "Science of Victory", then you can get 7 Days of Warships Premium Account as your final reward for doing so.

• If you prefer World of Warships, and play it a lot and often, then Warships Premium Account is for you.
  
• If you play World of Tanks and World of Warplanes just as actively as World of Warships, then Wargaming Premium Account will suit you best.

We encourage you to scale new heights with Premium Account!

We’re approaching that wonderful time of year when the atmosphere is filled with festive feelings, homes are adorned with sparkling fairy lights, and the shops are swarming with people looking for gifts for their loved ones. Everyone's getting ready for the holly-jolly of Christmas and the New Year, so it’s the perfect time to get our Santa gift-sharing service up and running!
https://youtu.be/B23sDx6lZWo
Your first gifts—two festive boxes from Santa Claus—will be waiting for you right in the game! To get these, simply enter the Port and press the "Santa Claus Containers" banner.

Some of the containers can be obtained in battle, through valiantly accomplishing Combat Missions or fighting in Clan Battles. Containers may also arrive with Daily Shipments and can be granted as rewards for completing the New Year-inspired collection: "Belle Époque". These features will open up gradually throughout the entire duration of the New Year update.

As tradition has it, Santa's containers can also be purchased in the Premium Shop.

Santa's boxes can bring you doubloons, Free XP, Coal, camo patterns, signals and even Premium warships. The bigger the box, the more valuable loot it contains, and the higher the chances of getting one of the ships you've perhaps long been eager to obtain, including the rare "steel giants" Missouri, Imperator Nikolai I, Gremyashchy, Mikhail Kutuzov, Belfast, Kamikaze, and Giulio Cesare.

You can find one of the following rewards in each Santa's gift:

• A randomly-selected Premium ship from Santa's list, including such rare ships as: Missouri, Imperator Nikolai I, Gremyashchy, Mikhail Kutuzov, Belfast, Kamikaze, and Giulio Cesare.
  
• 300 doubloons
  
• 10,000 Free XP
  
• 2,500 Coal
  
• 2x "Type 59" camo patterns
  
• 4x "New Year Streamer" camo patterns
  
• 50x Zulu signals
  
• 50x Zulu Hotel signals
  
• 50x Equal Speed Charlie London signals
  
• 50x Papa Papa signals

You can find one of the following rewards in each Santa's gift:

• A randomly-selected Premium warship from Santa's list, including such rare ships as: Missouri, Imperator Nikolai I, Gremyashchy, Mikhail Kutuzov, Belfast, Kamikaze, and Giulio Cesare.
  
• 1,000 doubloons
  
• 7,500 Coal
  
• 6x "Type 59" camo patterns
  
• 10x "New Year Streamer" camo patterns
  
• 15x Dragon special signals
  
• 15x Red Dragon special signals
  
• 15x Wyvern special signals
  
• 15x Hydra special signals
  
• 15x Ouroboros special signals
  
• 15x Basilisk special signals
  
• 15x Scylla special signals
  
• 15x Leviathan special signals

You can find one of the following rewards in each Santa's gift:

• A randomly-selected Premium warship from Santa's list, including such rare ships as: Missouri, Imperator Nikolai I, Gremyashchy, Mikhail Kutuzov, Belfast, Kamikaze, and Giulio Cesare.
  
• 2,000 doubloons
  
• 12,500 Coal
  
• 20x "New Year Streamer" camo patterns
  
• 5x "Mosaic" camo patterns
  
• 5x "Asian Lantern" camo patterns
  
• 5x "Spring Sky" camo patterns
  
• 30x Dragon special signals
  
• 30x Red Dragon special signals
  
• 30x Wyvern special signals
  
• 30x Hydra special signals
  
• 30x Ouroboros special signals
  
• 30x Basilisk special signals
  
• 30x Scylla special signals
  
• 30x Leviathan special signals

Listed below are the ships that have a chance of appearing in gift boxes:
All ships come with a slot in the Port and a Commander with 10 skill points. Also note that the bigger the container, the higher the chances of receiving a Premium ship and the bigger the potential rewards!

If you get a ship that you already own, it will automatically be swapped for a different ship from the list. In this situation, a Santa container dropped onto the transport ship in the Port will be changed for a supercontainer, and you will get a ship that comes with a Port slot and Commander with 10 skill points.

If you get a ship that is already anchored in your Port and have collected all the ships that have a chance of being dropped in Santa's containers, the transport ship will be displayed with a Santa container placed on its deck. Once you open the container, you will see the ship it initially carried. That ship, however, will not steer into your Port. Instead, you will receive the ship's price in doubloons, a Port slot, and a Commander with 10 skill points.

For those of you who “want it all, and want it now”, we are offering sets of 5 and 20 Santa boxes!

Bundles are available for purchase until 6:00 (UTC) on January 21st.

British Tier VIII destroyer HMS Cossack will now be permanently available in the Premium Shop.

Starting December 7, 2018, every time you watch World of Warships streams on Twitch.tv, you get the chance to earn a special reward: a brand new Twitch container. The longer and the more often you watch, the more containers you can earn!

To be eligible for the reward drop, you need to link your World of Warships and Twitch accounts, which is good news as that action of linking these accounts will earn you a sweet treat! For linking your accounts, you will receive a special Twitch Welcome achievement and one of those fancy Twitch containers, too.

To link your Twitch and World of Warships accounts:

1. If you do not have a Twitch.tv account yet, you need to create it first here: https://www.twitch.tv/
   
2. Go to your account settings at https://wargaming.net/personal/
   
3. Click on the “Twitch” button in the Account Management section and confirm the linking of the accounts:
   
4. Once linked successfully, you will see Twitch as a linked platform, as well as Wargaming.net in your Twitch account settings.

Twitch Drops will be celebrated on our December 7 streams:

• 17:00 UTC: "Winter Season Start" with Crysantos and MrConway
  
• 20:00 UTC: "A Year in Review - a Shipload of Ships" with Femennenly

Watch World of Warships Official Twitch channel to never miss our special streams. Simply click on the “Follow” button in the top-right corner to get notifications whenever we go live!

What could be better than a country road? Tier VI American battleship West Virginia arrives in the Premium Shop on November 30! It was the fourth Colorado-class ship made and one of the last US super-dreadnoughts to be built before the Washington Naval Treaty in 1922.
https://youtu.be/X55n6FaqCEw
Some special items with the ship, including American commander Dusty Rodes, a unique "country" camouflage, horn, memorable flag, and a patch will help you immerse yourself in the true American atmosphere. May the country roads take you home!

Bundles are available for purchase until Fri. 14 Dec

Please note: until January 31, owners of this bundle will have access to a special Combat Mission for quicker upgrading. The first 25 battles played with the ship in any battle type will bring you three times more XP than usual. You can receive this Combat Mission only once per account.

You can read more about this ship in the article of the World of Warships Museum series .


VI W. Virginia 1941 is a Colorado-class USN battleship. She’s equipped with reliable armor and hard-hitting 406 mm guns. Large-caliber weaponry is the ship's main advantage, being larger than that of most same-type ships at this tier. The battleship is in her element in mid-range battles against other battleships and cruisers. However, she is very vulnerable to aviation attacks due to her low speed and mediocre air defense.

Key features:

• Eight 406 mm guns. Normal average firing range: 16 km. Reload time is standard for American battleships: 30 sec.
  
• Not the greatest HP pool–50,200–but quite a well-protected citadel.
  
• Extra credits per battle and 50% more XP provided by the permanent camouflage.

For a detailed look at the ship's technical specifications, follow this link.

We don't doubt that every commander has a sense of beauty. If one can stop for a second and catch that special moment, a spectator before the monitor can almost feel the powerful waves against their skin, and the deafening heat and sound of the battle itself. You just need to choose the right angle, and that’s it.

We have received a lot of outstanding screenshots, and our team has chosen the three finalists. It was indeed difficult to judge the contest, but we tried to be as fair as possible!

DLCs of choice go to:

• 𝐖𝐢𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐫
  
• Gucci Minh
  
• Fly

Just look at this gorgeous beauty!
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1570715453 https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1573790410 https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1572620301
Another 10 random participants are lucky enough to get a code for signals:

• Ein Mann gegen die Zeit
  
• 桜井楓
  
• Flyzito
  
• DutchPredator
  
• Choice
  
• Vossler Ziegler
  
• 💤✠Akatsuki~Wolfie✠💤
  
• 暗影禁军
  
• Beckandyellow
  
• Ghost

Thank you for participating in this community event!

Please accept a friend request from WoWS to get your reward.

World of Warships is offering its players various discounts and benefits for Black Friday! From November 23, 6:00 (UTC) to November 30, 6:00 (UTC), you will be able to enjoy a special combat mission chain, by completing which you can receive Black Friday containers, in-game discounts, and many other benefits!
https://youtu.be/APqhxgRJ4lY
Additionally, you will find a selection of new bundles at favorable prices in the Premium Shop. Don't miss your chance to purchase discounted ships with unique black camouflage patterns, Black Friday and other collection containers, Premium Account time, doubloons, and a large Armada ship bundle!

From November 22, 6:00 (UTC) to November 26, 6:00 (UTC), don't miss this opportunity to save doubloons and credits when purchasing Premium ships, slots, and consumables!

• You can convert Elite Commander XP into Free XP at the cost of 1 doubloon for 25 35 Elite Commander XP;
  
• -50% to the cost of Port slots in doubloons;
  
• -60% to the cost of consumables in credits;
  
• -50% to the cost of Equal Speed, India Bravo Terrathree, Zulu, Papa Papa, and Zulu Hotel signals in doubloons;
  
• -60% to the cost of "Type 1", "Type 2", "Type 5", "Type 6", and "Type 59" camouflage patterns in credits and doubloons;
  
• -50% to the cost of researchable Tier II–V ships in credits;
  
• -30% to the cost of researchable Tier VI–VII ships in credits;
  
• -15% to the cost of researchable Tier VIII–X ships in credits;
  
• -50% to the cost of US Tier V battleship Texas in doubloons;
  
• -30% to the cost of US Tier VII destroyer Sims and Tier VII cruiser Indianapolis in doubloons;
  
• -15% to the cost of US Tier VIII destroyer Kidd and Tier VIII battleship Alabama in doubloons.

For completing the combat mission chain from November 23 to December 7, you will be able to receive five Black Friday containers! Don't miss your chance to get them all!

In battles, earn 50,000 Commander XP.
Reward: A Black Friday container.
Ship restrictions: Tier V–X.
Battle Modes: Twilight Battle, operations, as well as Random, Co-op, and Clan Battles.
You can complete the combat mission once.

In battles, earn 50,000 XP.
Reward: A Black Friday container.
Ship restrictions: Tier V–X.
Battle Modes: Twilight Battle, operations, as well as Random, Co-op, and Clan Battles.
You can complete the combat mission once.

In battles, earn 50,000 Free XP.
Reward: A Black Friday container.
Ship restrictions: Tier V–X.
Battle Modes: Twilight Battle, operations, as well as Random, Co-op, and Clan Battles.
You can complete the combat mission once.

In battles, earn 50,000 base XP.
Reward: A Black Friday container.
Ship restrictions: Tier V–X.
Battle Modes: Twilight Battle, operations, as well as Random, Co-op, and Clan Battles. You can complete the combat mission once.
You can complete the combat mission chain only once, and only in the specified sequence.
Final reward: A Black Friday container.


This year, we welcome Black Friday with really black ships! Take advantage of our offer and purchase Tirpitz, Asashio, Atago, and Massachusetts with unique black camo patterns. Each of these bundles will contain a combat mission, by completing which you will earn additional doubloons.

Please note that after you purchase bundles with black ships, these missions can only be completed on standard Tirpitz, Asashio, Atago, and Massachusetts ships.
You can also purchase bundles with Premium Account time and doubloons, which will allow you to receive expendable black camouflage bundles as a gift!

Please take note of the bundles with Mutsu and Perth ships that come with expendable camouflage patterns!

Bundles are available for purchase until 6:00 (UTC) on December 7.

Are you fond of collecting things? Then you might be interested in our offer of five containers from the previous collection, which you can get at a discounted price!

Bundles are available for purchase until 6:00 (UTC) on December 7.

For Black Friday, we prepared special themed containers. They will allow you to get a black ship!

A container can contain the following rewards:

• Black Tirpitz, Asashio, Atago, or Massachusetts ships
  
• 10 "Type 59" camouflage patterns
  
• 1,250 doubloons
  
• 14 Premium days
  
• 35,000 Free XP
  
• 20 expendable black camo patterns.

Those who have the bundle with 24 Black Friday containers will immediately get access to the mighty battleship Rasputin in the new Twilight Battle PvP mode! You can find more information about the new mode in a separate publication.

Note that battleship Rasputin will be removed from players' accounts after the release of Update 0.7.12.

Bundles are available for purchase until 6:00 (UTC) on December 7.


Do you want it all and now? We've sold various ship bundles since the release of this project. We decided, why not take advantage of an appropriate event such as Black Friday and give our players the opportunity to get almost all Premium ships?

67 Premium ships, 67 slots, and huge discounts.

Do you already have some of these ships? Don't worry! You will receive doubloons IN FULL for each Premium ship that you already have in your Port as compensation!

Additionally, those who purchase this bundle will receive a commemorative flag as a gift!

Gather your Armada!

Bundles are available for purchase until 6:00 (UTC) on November 30.


Stock up on black camouflage patterns and get 30 days of Premium Account time as a gift!

Bundles are available for purchase until 6:00 (UTC) on November 30.

Black Friday isn’t just about big discounts. It's also the first Friday after Thanksgiving Day—one of the most important holidays in the USA. For this reason, from November 22 to November 30, you have the chance to purchase bundles with fall camouflage patterns, which will give you the opportunity to get one or seven days of Premium Account time as a gift!

Bundles are available for purchase until 6:00 (UTC) on November 30.