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Please note that the servers will be temporarily unavailable due to the release of an update. The schedule is available below.
Maintenance times are tentative and subject to change. Please accept our apologies for any inconveniences.
20.09.2019 05:00—06:00 UTC+8
2019-09-19 21:00—22:00 UTC
20.09.2019 06:00—8:00 MSK (UTC+3)
2019-09-20 03:00—05:00 UTC
20.09.2019 06:00—07:00 CEST (UTC+2)
2019-09-20 04:00—05:00 UTC
19.09.2019 03:00 AM—04:00 AM PT (UTC—7)
2019-09-19 10:00—11:00 UTC
The new update will go live some time after it's been downloaded because the client and server sides are updated separately. While the client begins to update immediately, it takes time for the servers to be updated across all regions.

If there are problems with downloading or launching the update—please perform files integrity check.

Sound Changes
With update 0.8.8 we improved most of the sound environment in the game. Unfortunately, not everything went smoothly, and with the change, a few bugs crept in. In 0.8.8.1 we will fix these sound bugs so that you can enjoy the roar of the guns again.

List of fixes:
  • Fixed an error that caused the message about the destruction of a ship to be repeated if a unique commander is assigned to the player's ship;
  • Fixed a bug that caused incorrect functioning of the sound settings.
  • Fixed an error that caused the engine start sound to playback after closing the tactical map;
  • Fixed a bug that caused AA defense and secondaries sounds to incorrectly play whilst controlling a squadron;
  • Fixed a bug causing incorrect functioning of the Azur Lane audio modification.
  • Changes in the transmission of sound through space of enemy and friendly shots. The sounds of the shots will now play correctly depending on the distance of the sound source;
  • The volume of the fire alarm has been reduced;
  • The sound of the ship's horns has been adjusted;
  • Adjusted the sound for voice announcements about hits when using the artillery camera to track shells;
Sound Adjustment Tips
If you want to customize the music and sounds according to your preferences, we'd like to give you some tips on how to do it better.

The main volume sliders are located on the left side of the Audio settings window: 
  • General volume level - manages all sound in the game;
  • SFX volume - manages all sounds except music and voice messages. 
There are several sliders on the right side of the Audio settings window for "fine-tuning" the sound. 
  • Gunfire volume - in the range from 100% to 50% adjusts the volume of your ship's shots, and in the range from 50% to 0% adjusts the volume of all shots in the game. This slider also adjusts the hit volume;
  • Engine sounds - in the range of 100% to 80% regulates the volume of "low-frequency knocking" in the engine sound. In the range of 80% to 0% adjusts the overall volume of the engines. 
In order to adjust the sound perfectly, you should start with the General volume and SFX volume, and then adjust it in detail with the other sliders.

Please note: if the volume level is reduced to a minimum, it is possible that a category of sound will be muted because very quiet sounds are not a priority for the game sound system.

We also advise you to pay attention to the parameter "Wide dynamic range". This option is enabled for all players by default. Turning it off will minimize the difference in volume between the loudest and the quietest sounds in the game.  

We recommend you disable this setting in the following cases:
  • If you are using a laptop or other device with built-in speakers;
  • If you don't think the sound in the game is balanced enough, even after "fine-tuning" the volume.
When disabling this option, be sure to set the sliders on the right side of the settings menu to maximum volume.

Additional Bug Fixes
  • Ohio:  Reload time of main caliber guns lowered from 30 to 27.5 s.
We will continue to monitor the sound in our game and fix possible bugs. We will also be glad to hear your feedback. 
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Captains!

On the occasion of World of Warships’ Fourth Anniversary, we've prepared lots of gifts and in-game activities for you. You'll have a chance to get supercontainers, Premium ships, and a plethora of other gifts!

Keep an eye on the website each Thursday for our weekly Combat Mission Briefing articles!

World of Warships Anniversary ● Victory Bonus ● Directives ● Daily Shipments ● Ranked Sprints ● Clan Brawl ● Nine Lives of Unsinkable Sam ● Carrier-Based Aviation Training Exercises ● Daily Challenges
World of Warships Anniversary
World of Warships has been in players’ lives for 4 years already! Everyone who has been playing the game for the last 4 years will automatically receive a new For Meritorious Service patch. Take advantage of the huge discounts and complete the combat missions dedicated to our anniversary.


Discounts and bonuses:
Start: Tue. 17 Sep. 07:00 CEST (UTC+2)
End: Tue. 24 Sep. 07:00 CEST (UTC+2)
  • +200% XP bonus for the first win of the day.
  • You can purchase 1,500 2,000 credits for 1 doubloon.
  • You can convert XP into Free XP at the cost of 1 doubloon for every 25 35 XP.
  • −60% to the cost of consumables in credits.
  • −60% to the cost of Equal Speed Charlie London, India Bravo Terrathree, Zulu, Papa Papa, and Zulu Hotel signals in doubloons in the Exterior section of the game client.
  • −60% to the cost of Type 1, Type 2, Type 5, Type 6, and Type 59 camouflage patterns in credits and doubloons in the Exterior section of the game client.
Happy Birthday!
Deal 4,000 damage to enemy ships in battles.

Reward: 1 day of Warships Premium Account and 25x World of Warships Anniversary camouflage patterns

Ship restrictions: Tier I–X
Battle type restrictions: Operations, Random, Co-op, and Ranked Battles
You can complete this combat mission only once.

Fair Winds!
Sink 4 enemy ships in battles.

Reward: 1,000,000 credits

Ship restrictions: Tier I–X
Battle type restrictions: Operations, Random, Co-op, and Ranked Battles
You can complete this combat mission only once.

Four Years Together!
Earn 4,000 base XP in battles.

Reward: 1x For Meritorious Service flag

Ship restrictions: Tier I–X
Battle type restrictions: Operations, Random, Co-op, and Ranked Battles
You can complete this combat mission only once.

Victory Bonus
Throughout Update 0.8.8, you can expect enticing gifts for the first win on many of your ships. Take a look at the ship carousel to find out which: ships with a Victory Bonus will be marked with a special symbol.

Ship class
Tier
Reward
Premium and special ships
X
1× supercontainer
IX
2× Gift containers
VIII
1× Gift container
V—VII
2× World of Warships Anniversary camouflages
II—IV
1× World of Warships Anniversary camouflage
Researchable ships
X
1× supercontainer
IX
2× Gift containers
VIII
1× Gift container
VI—VII
2× World of Warships Anniversary camouflages
V
1× World of Warships Anniversary camouflage

One Gift container holds five special signal flags of one particular type: Dragon, Red Dragon, Wyvern, Ouroboros, Hydra, Basilisk, Scylla, or Leviathan.

You can get a bonus for each ship only once during Update 0.8.8. Victory Bonuses will also appear on ships purchased, bought back, or obtained from containers in Update 0.8.8.
If you have used the Research Bureau and reset a branch of ships prior to Update 0.8.8 going live, you will receive the Anniversary Victory Bonuses for all Tier V–X ships of that branch automatically. Moreover, any ships of the reset branch that you buy back can bring you Anniversary Victory Bonuses once again in accordance with the general rules of the event.
Directives
A total of four Directives will be available, each comprising 10–11 missions. You can start progressing in the next Directive only after completing seven missions from the previous one.
Start: Tue. 17 Sep. 07:15 CEST (UTC+2)
End: Tue. 15 Oct. 07:00 CEST (UTC+2)

Opening dates for Directives 2, 3, and 4: 07:00 CEST (UTC+2) September 24, October 1, and October 8, respectively.

Rewards
  • By completing missions of the Directives, you can earn credits, Coal, and up to 20 Gift containers, among other rewards.
  • Complete the first three Directives—get a supercontainer for each of them.
  • Completing the last Directive will reward you with a container that drops a randomly selected Premium Tier VI ship.
The container with a randomly selected Premium Tier VI warship can drop one of the following ships:
  • VI Admiral Graf Spee
  • VI Aigle
  • VI Anshan
  • VI Arizona
  • VI De Grasse
  • VI Duca d'Aosta
  • VI Dunkerque
  • VI Gallant
  • VI Huanghe
  • VI Molotov
  • VI Monaghan
  • VI Mutsu
  • VI Perth
  • VI Prinz Eitel Friedrich
  • VI T-61
  • VI Warspite
  • VI W. Virginia 1941
Ships will be added with a Port slot and a Commander with 10 skill points and a specialization for the obtained ship.
Rules of compensation
  • If you open a container that drops a ship you already have in your Port, you'll receive another ship from the above list.
  • If you already have all the ships from the list above in your Port when opening a container, you'll receive an amount of doubloons as compensation that corresponds to the cost of the ship which dropped from the container.
  • In addition to the compensation for the ship that you already have in your Port, you'll also receive a Port slot and Commander with 10 skill points. If you don't have a vacant place for this Commander in the Reserve, you'll receive one free of charge.
Directives are available to players with access to combat missions in their Service Record. Novice players must have played 70 battles in any accessible battle mode to unlock them.

Hall of Fame
Once you've completed seven missions of the fourth Directive, you’ll gain access to the Hall of Fame. Here, you can cross swords with the best players, and rewards will be issued to every Commander who scores at least one point in accordance with the Hall of Fame's special Rules.

After a week's results are summed up, you can get an even bigger reward if you find yourself among the top 50%, 25%, 10%, or 5% best players.

Top 5% best players
1x supercontainer
Top 5–10% best players
1x Gift container
Top 10–25% best players
1x Gift container
Top 25–50% best players
1x Gift container
Players who earned at least 1 point in accordance with the Hall of Fame rules
4x World of Warships Anniversary camouflages
  • Players will get Hall of Fame rewards for the category they reach, along with all rewards for the preceding categories.
  • At the end of the event, the top 100 players will be awarded a special achievement called “Leading 100.”
For more details, check out the rules for crediting Hall of Fame points which are available in the game client.

Daily Shipments

Log in to the game between September 18 and October 4—and access the Anniversary Daily Shipments! Upon logging in to the game for the first time, you'll have 14 days to obtain up to 10 rewards, with one dropped per day. Thus, you can skip four days out of two weeks and still claim all the valuable rewards.

Ranked Sprints
Brace yourselves for the upcoming two seasons of Ranked Sprint! Each of the sprints can bring you as much as 500,000 credits; combat, economic and special signals; and up to 10,000 Coal! Each season lasts for 12 days. Total number of Ranks: 10.

You can read more about the rules here.

Clan Brawl
Update 0.8.8 will feature two Clan Brawls with rewards including credits, Coal, Commander XP—and Steel! The Brawls will be held in an unconventional format with a reduced combat area on maps you already know well. Limited space on those maps will make battles more dynamic despite the smaller number of participants.

You can read more about the rules here.

Nine Lives of Unsinkable Sam
Start: Tue. 17 Sep. 07:00 CEST (UTC+2)
End: Wed. 16 Oct. 07:00 CEST (UTC+2)

The cat known as “Unsinkable Sam” outlived the three warships he served on: German battleship Bismarck, British destroyer Cossack, and British aircraft carrier Ark Royal. Now he can settle in his spot in your Port!

Completing a chain of combat missions dedicated to the seafaring mascot will reward players with four Unsinkable Sam containers and a permanent camouflage for battleship Bismarck with a portrait of this famous feline!

Part 1
Earn 50,000 Commander XP and deal 500,000 damage to enemy ships in battles.

Reward: 1x Unsinkable Sam container

Ship restrictions: Tier V–X
Battle type restrictions: Operations, Random, Co-op, and Ranked Battles
You can complete this combat mission only once.

Part 2
Earn 75,000 XP and sink 15 enemy ships in battles.

Reward: 1x Unsinkable Sam container

Ship restrictions: Tier V–X
Battle type restrictions: Operations, Random, Co-op, and Ranked Battles
You can complete this combat mission only once.

Part 3
Earn 25,000 Free XP in battles and win 15 battles.

Reward: 1x Unsinkable Sam container

Ship restrictions: Tier V–X
Battle type restrictions: Operations, Random, Co-op, and Ranked Battles
You can complete this combat mission only once.

Part 4
Earn 40,000 base XP in battles.

Reward: 1x Unsinkable Sam container

Ship restrictions: Tier V–X
Battle type restrictions: Operations, Random, Co-op, and Ranked Battles
You can complete this combat mission only once.


These containers provide an opportunity to get Premium and researchable ships with the two new permanent camouflage patterns; expendable camouflages; doubloons; signal flags, and Free XP.

The "Historical" permanent camouflage displays the exteriors of Ark Royal, Cossack, and Bismarck at the times when Unsinkable Sam, one of the most famous felines of World War II, "served" on them. A portrait of the mascot himself is proudly displayed on a permanent camouflage called "Unsinkable Sam!"

Each container includes:
  • 2x Hunter or Union Jack camouflage patterns, or 1,000 Coal
  • 100 doubloons, or one of the following special signals: Wyvern, Red Dragon, Ouroboros, or Hydra
  • 1,000 Free XP, or one of the following special signals: Scylla, Basilisk, Dragon, or Leviathan
The container may grant access to a special combat mission. The reward for completing the mission is one of Premium ship VI Ark Royal or Premium ship VIII Cossack, or the researchable battleship VIII Bismarck with all modules researched. The ships will be added to your account along with the two new permanent camouflage patterns (Unsinkable Sam and Historical), a Port slot, and a Commander with 3 skill points.

If you get a combat mission for a ship that you already have in your Port, you will receive compensation in credits equal to the cost of the ship. If you already have the Unsinkable Sam or Historical camouflages in your collection, you will receive compensation in the form of credits.
The combat missions of the chain can be completed only in the specified sequence: you can start the next Stage only after all the tasks of the previous Stage have been completed.
Final reward: permanent Unsinkable Sam camouflage for Bismarck.


Carrier-Based Aviation Training Exercises
Start: Fri. 20 Sep. 07:00 CEST (UTC+2)
End: Fri. 18 Oct. 07:00 CEST (UTC+2)

Carrier pilots should train regularly to attain impressive battle results. A special combat training program has been developed for pilots based on your aircraft carriers for the coming month. Complete it to obtain containers with valuable resources!

Part 1
Attack Aircraft Training
Start: Fri. 20 Sep. 07:00 CEST (UTC+2)
End: Fri. 18 Oct. 07:00 CEST (UTC+2)

Deal 15,000 damage to enemies in battles using aircraft rockets.

Reward: 1x More Resources container

Ship restrictions: aircraft carriers
Battle type restrictions: Operations, Random, Co-op, and Ranked Battles
You can complete this combat mission only once.

Part 2
Torpedo Bomber Training
Start: Fri. 27 Sep. 07:00 CEST (UTC+2)
End: Fri. 18 Oct. 07:00 CEST (UTC+2)

Deal 30,000 damage to enemies in battles using aircraft torpedoes.

Reward: 1x More Resources container

Ship restrictions: aircraft carriers
Battle type restrictions: Operations, Random, Co-op, and Ranked Battles
You can complete this combat mission only once.

Part 3
Bomber Training
Start: Fri. 04 Oct. 07:00 CEST (UTC+2)
End: Fri. 18 Oct. 07:00 CEST (UTC+2)

Deal 15,000 damage to enemies in battles using aircraft bombs.

Reward: 1x More Resources container

Ship restrictions: aircraft carriers
Battle type restrictions: Operations, Random, Co-op, and Ranked Battles
You can complete this combat mission only once.

Part 4
Reconnaissance Training
Start: Fri. 11 Oct. 07:00 CEST (UTC+2)
End: Fri. 18 Oct. 07:00 CEST (UTC+2)

Ensure dealing 40,000 damage upon your spotting in battles.

Reward: 1x More Resources container

Ship restrictions: aircraft carriers
Battle type restrictions: Operations, Random, Co-op, and Ranked Battles
You can complete this combat mission only once.

Daily Challenges
Want even more bonuses? We've got daily challenges for you—simply complete daily combat chains. Get economic signals for completing three chains, combat signals for completing nine chains, and special signals for completing twenty chains.

Daily Missions
The conditions for completing the chains are:
  • Each day you'll be able to play through two chains, each comprising three missions.
  • Earn a set amount of base XP to progress through the chains.
  • For chain 1: you need to earn 250; 500; and 1,000 base XP, respectively. It's required that you earn 1,000 base XP in victorious battles for the last part of the chain. For chain 2: you need to earn 1,100; 1,200; and 1,300 base XP in victorious battles, respectively.
  • All missions within a chain must be completed in successive order with Tier V–X ships in Operations, Random, Ranked, or Co-op Battles, once per day.
  • You can only start chain 2 once you’ve completed chain 1.
  • You’ll receive your rewards in the Port after each mission goal is achieved.
  • Once all the chains have been completed you’ll earn an additional 200 Coal.
Total Daily Rewards
Day
Total Daily Rewards
September 16
12x Repair Party II consumables; 400 Coal
September 17
12x Victor Lima signals; 400 Coal
September 18
300,000 credits; 400 Coal
September 19
2,000 XP; 2,000 Free XP; 4,000 Elite Commander XP; 400 Coal
September 20
12x India X-Ray signals; 400 Coal
September 21
12x Engine Boost II consumables; 400 Coal
September 22
12x Equal Speed Charlie London signals; 400 Coal
September 23
36x Type 2 camouflage patterns; 400 Coal
September 24
2,000 XP; 2,000 Free XP; 4,000 Elite Commander XP; 400 Coal
September 25
24x Zulu signals; 400 Coal
September 26
12x Surveillance Radar II consumables; 400 Coal
September 27
24x Papa Papa signals; 400 Coal
September 28
300,000 credits; 400 Coal
September 29
2,000 XP; 2,000 Free XP; 4,000 Elite Commander XP; 400 Coal
September 30
12x India Yankee signals; 12x Juliet Yankee Bissotwo signals; 12x India Bravo Terrathree signals; 400 Coal
October 1
12x India Delta signals; 12x Juliet Yankee Bissotwo signals; 400 Coal
October 2
12x Damage Control Party II consumables; 400 Coal
October 3
12x Type 5 camouflage patterns; 400 Coal
October 4
2,000 XP; 2,000 Free XP; 4,000 Elite Commander XP; 400 Coal
October 5
12x India Yankee signals; 12x Mike Yankee Soxisix signals; 400 Coal
October 6
12x Fighter II consumables; 400 Coal
October 7
12x Juliet Charlie signals; 12x India Bravo Terrathree signals; 400 Coal
October 8
300,000 credits; 400 Coal
October 9
2,000 XP; 2,000 Free XP; 4,000 Elite Commander XP; 400 Coal
October 10
12x Sierra Mike signals; 24x Hotel Yankee signals; 400 Coal
October 11
12x Smoke Generator II consumables; 400 Coal
October 12
12x November Foxtrot signals; 12x Juliet Whiskey Unaone signals; 400 Coal
October 13
36x Type 1 camouflage patterns; 3x Stars 'n Stripes camouflage patterns; a commemorative patch; 400 Coal
October 14
2,000 XP; 2,000 Free XP; 4,000 Elite Commander XP; 400 Coal
October 15
12x November Echo Setteseven signals; 12x Zulu Hotel signals; 400 Coal


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Please note that the servers will be temporarily unavailable due to the release of an update. The schedule is available below.
Maintenance times are tentative and subject to change. Please accept our apologies for any inconveniences.
17.09.2019 05:00—8:00 UTC+8
2019-09-16 21:00—23:59 UTC
16.09.2019 05:00—7:00 MSK (UTC+3)
2019-09-16 02:00—04:00 UTC
17.09.2019 07:00—10:00 CEST (UTC+2)
2019-09-17 05:00—08:00 UTC
16.09.2019 03:00 AM—06:00 AM PT (UTC—7)
2019-09-16 10:00—13:00 UTC
The new update will go live some time after it's been downloaded because the client and server sides are updated separately. While the client begins to update immediately, it takes time for the servers to be updated across all regions.

If there are problems with downloading or launching the update—please perform files integrity check.

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Yet another year has passed on our voyage, and we’ve been busy getting ready for the celebrations dedicated to World of Warship’s Fourth Anniversary!

Join the festive frenzy, and enjoy new Directives, Victory Bonuses, and an extraordinary new Port! So, what’s on offer in our celebratory Update?
  • A new discount coupon applicable to those Premium ships that can acquired for doubloons in the Armory
  • Two new Ranked Sprints
  • Clan Brawl in a 3 vs. 3 format
  • Further audio and graphic enhancements
  • And much more!
Please note: starting from Update 0.8.8, the commencement of each new "game day" will be shifted from 04:00 to 07:00 CEST (UTC+2). At this time of day, the daily combat missions, bonuses for the first win of the day, Daily Shipments, Directives, and other in-game activities will be reset and refreshed.

Anniversary! ● Directives ● Daily Shipments ● Visual and Audio Enhancements ● Ranked Sprints ● Clan Brawl ● Maps and Modes ● Armory ● Game Balance Changes ● Content Additions and Changes ● Other Changes and Improvements
Anniversary!
As we pass the threshold of our fourth year, we'd like to mark the occasion by offering you an array of gifts and fresh in-game activities. The first win with each Tier X ship while Update 0.8.8 is live will bring you a supercontainer, and after successfully completing all four Directives—a container with a randomly selected Premium Tier VI ship will be yours.

Join the celebrations by entering the brand new “Designer’s Table” Port. There, you'll find a ship model in the spotlight, soaking up the cozy light of a lamp amid perfectly creative chaos.

Victory Bonus
Throughout Update 0.8.8, you can expect enticing gifts for the first win on many of your ships. Take a look at the ship carousel to find out which: ships with a Victory Bonus will be marked with a special symbol.

Ship class
Tier
Reward
Premium and special ships
X
1× supercontainer
IX
2× Gift containers
VIII
1× Gift container
V—VII
2× World of Warships Anniversary camouflages
II—IV
1× World of Warships Anniversary camouflage
Researchable ships
X
1× supercontainer
IX
2× Gift containers
VIII
1× Gift container
VI—VII
2× World of Warships Anniversary camouflages
V
1× World of Warships Anniversary camouflage
Gift container

One Gift container holds five special signal flags of one particular type: Dragon, Red Dragon, Wyvern, Ouroboros, Hydra, Basilisk, Scylla, or Leviathan.

World of Warships Anniversary camouflage

  • –3% to detectability range by sea.
  • +4% to dispersion of shells fired by the enemy ship.
  • +100% to XP per battle.
  • +100% to Free XP per battle.
You can get a bonus for each ship only once during Update 0.8.8. Victory Bonuses will also appear on ships purchased, bought back, or obtained from containers in Update 0.8.8.
If you have used the Research Bureau and reset a branch of ships prior to Update 0.8.8 going live, you will receive the Anniversary Victory Bonuses for all Tier V–X ships of that branch automatically. Moreover, any ships of the reset branch that you buy back can bring you Anniversary Victory Bonuses once again in accordance with the general rules of the event.
Directives

A total of four Directives will be available, each comprising 10–11 missions. You can start progressing in the next Directive only after completing seven missions from the previous one.
Start: Tue. 17 Sep. 07:15 CEST (UTC+2)
End: Tue. 15 Oct. 07:00 CEST (UTC+2)

Opening dates for Directives 2, 3, and 4: 07:00 CEST (UTC+2) September 24, October 1, and October 8, respectively.

Rewards
  • By completing missions of the Directives, you can earn credits, Coal, and up to 20 Gift containers, among other rewards.
  • Complete the first three Directives—get a supercontainer for each of them.
  • Completing the last Directive will reward you with a container that drops a randomly selected Premium Tier VI ship.
The container with a randomly selected Premium Tier VI warship can drop one of the following ships:
  • VI Admiral Graf Spee
  • VI Aigle
  • VI Anshan
  • VI Arizona
  • VI De Grasse
  • VI Duca d'Aosta
  • VI Dunkerque
  • VI Gallant
  • VI Huanghe
  • VI Molotov
  • VI Monaghan
  • VI Mutsu
  • VI Perth
  • VI Prinz Eitel Friedrich
  • VI T-61
  • VI Warspite
  • VI W. Virginia 1941
Ships will be added with a Port slot and a Commander with 10 skill points and a specialization for the obtained ship.
Rules of compensation
  • If you open a container that drops a ship you already have in your Port, you'll receive another ship from the above list.
  • If you already have all the ships from the list above in your Port when opening a container, you'll receive an amount of doubloons as compensation that corresponds to the cost of the ship which dropped from the container.
  • In addition to the compensation for the ship that you already have in your Port, you'll also receive a Port slot and Commander with 10 skill points. If you don't have a vacant place for this Commander in the Reserve, you'll receive one free of charge.
Directives are available to players with access to combat missions in their Service Record. Novice players must have played 70 battles in any accessible battle mode to unlock them.

Hall of Fame
Once you've completed seven missions of the fourth Directive, you’ll gain access to the Hall of Fame. Here, you can cross swords with the best players, and rewards will be issued to every Commander who scores at least one point in accordance with the Hall of Fame's special Rules.

After a week's results are summed up, you can get an even bigger reward if you find yourself among the top 50%, 25%, 10%, or 5% best players.

Top 5% best players
1x supercontainer
Top 5–10% best players
1x Gift container
Top 10–25% best players
1x Gift container
Top 25–50% best players
1x Gift container
Players who earned at least 1 point in accordance with the Hall of Fame rules
4x World of Warships Anniversary camouflages
  • Players will get Hall of Fame rewards for the category they reach, along with all rewards for the preceding categories.
  • At the end of the event, the top 100 players will be awarded a special achievement called “Leading 100.”
For more details, check out the rules for crediting Hall of Fame points which are available in the game client.

Daily Shipments

Log in to the game between September 18 and October 4—and access the Anniversary Daily Shipments! Upon logging in to the game for the first time, you'll have 14 days to obtain up to 10 rewards, with one dropped per day. Thus, you can skip four days out of two weeks and still claim all the valuable rewards.

Visual and Audio Enhancements

Several maps and Ports have been updated to utilize the reworked lighting model. In Update 0.8.8, we've enhanced the following maps: Ocean, Big Race, North, Fault Line, Polar, and Islands, as well as the Philippines Port. The skies on these maps have been completely changed, too, in order to accommodate enhanced HDR technology that will add more contrast to the game’s graphics and create a more realistic look. Clouds drifting across the sky on the reworked maps will now cast shadows on the water’s surface, ships, and terrain. In forthcoming updates, we’re going to continue tweaking the game content to accommodate the new lighting system.
Apart from graphics, we've added enhancements to the audio system as well. In the new update, we’ve reworked the principles for sound reproduction:
  • Introduction of a system of priorities and restrictions affecting the reproduction of sounds.
  • Gunfire sounds have been "standardized," depending on the number of guns firing and their caliber.
  • Engines will now produce different sound patterns depending on their power.
  • New sounds and music have been added.
  • Ambient sounds have been enhanced.
  • Greater stability and the fixing of certain issues that affected the audio system’s performance.
This change will apply to all sounds in the game, which might make them seem unusual at first. We’ll continue to enhance the sounds and sound reproduction system in the game.

Armory

A new 25% discount coupon will be added to the Armory. This coupon can be applied to ships available for doubloons, and will work exactly like any other coupons in the game. Please note: you can use the coupon in the Armory only—it cannot be applied to any of the ships in the Tech Tree.


With the release of Update 0.8.8, Republic Tokens will be converted into credits at a rate of 1 : 12,000.

French Tokens and the Legion of Honor section of the Armory will be available until the release of Update 0.8.9. When Update 0.8.9 hits the servers, French Tokens will be converted to credits at a rate of 1 : 4,500.

New ships

British battleship X Thunderer—available for 252,000 Coal.
Essentially, X Thunderer is an alternative design of the post-war British battleship, Conqueror, equipped with 457 mm main battery guns. In World of Warships, this ship is placed at Tier X. Unlike her researchable “sister ship”, Thunderer boasts a larger caliber, greater damage and improved firing accuracy, combined with a shorter reload time, but fewer guns at her disposal. To add to that, Thunderer has a faster rudder shift time. The ship's Repair Party consumable is not as effective as that of Conqueror, but comes with one extra charge.

Key features
  • Eight 457 mm main guns with good accuracy, very high damage caused by their AP and HE shells, and a relatively fast reload time.
  • Decent speed and maneuverability compared to ships of her type and tier.
  • Her relatively weak armor protection is compensated for by lower detectability than her same-tier counterparts.
Players thoroughly enjoyed the 419 mm guns on Conqueror because of the high damage per minute that her HE shells could cause—a feature that perfectly matches the other operational capabilities of the ship. Instead of doing the same with the 457 mm guns, we've decided to mount them on Thunderer where these large-caliber guns will play a key role in shaping the ship's specific gameplay. For that reason, the 457 mm/45 Mk II guns will no longer be available on Conqueror. If you’ve already researched these guns, you’ll get 35,000 Free XP. If you’ve already purchased them, you'll get 2,500,000 credits. If you had those guns placed on the battleship, they will be replaced with the 419 mm/45 Mk II guns, even if you don't have them in your Inventory.


American battleship X Ohio—available for 62,000 Research Points.
X Ohio is a project of an American battleship, a further development of the ideas embodied in Georgia. The ship carries eight 457 mm guns and has a strong secondary battery. In World of Warships, Ohio is placed at Tier X.

Key features
  • Eight 457 mm guns that are capable of dealing significant damage with their AP shells.
  • Her powerful and accurate secondary armament makes her an effective fighter at short and medium ranges. Having applied the appropriate upgrades, Commander skills, and signal flags, the range of her secondary armament can be increased to 11.3 km.
  • The ship has decent armor, and anti-torpedo protection that reduces the damage from any torpedoes which hit the ship by 37%.
  • The Repair Party consumable has a shorter cooldown time (you can also obtain the enhanced version, which has a cooldown of just 40 seconds).
Premium ships for doubloons
The Armory stock is expanding! We've added some ships that are available for doubloons.

The list of ships
Ship
Cost in Doubloons
II Tachibana Lima
1,250
II Smith
1,350
II Diana Lima
1,950
III Dreadnought
3,800
III Charleston
2,300
IV Yūbari
2,550
V Exeter
4,300
V Marblehead Lima
3,400
V Texas
5,450
VI T-61
5,700
VI Prinz Eitel Friedrich
7,100
VI Huanghe
5,700
VI W. Virginia 1941
7,300
VII Haida
5,900
VII Nueve de Julio
8,800
VII Boise
8,800
VII Lazo
8,300
VIII Le Terrible
9,800
VIII Irian
11,800
VIII Cossack
9,900
VIII Vanguard
13,300
VIII Wichita
11,800
VIII Massachusetts
13,050
VIII Lenin
11,300
All ships come with a Port slot and Commander with 3 skill points.

Commanders and camouflages of the Rogue Wave event

The world of the Post-Apocalypse is coming back! Until the release of Update 0.8.9, you'll be able to exchange credits for themed Commanders with 10 skill points and specializations for researchable Tier X destroyers, and doubloons for Master of the Water World permanent camouflages. The camouflages and Commanders you already know from Update 0.8.5 will be supplemented with new ones for destroyer X Kléber, which will be available until the release of Update 0.8.10.


Collection containers
Interested in a collection but missed it in the game? A pleasant surprise awaits you in the Containers section—we've added containers for the following collections:


Container of the American Cruisers collection
  • 2x items from the American Cruisers collection.
  • 7x signals of one of the following types: Zulu, Zulu Hotel, India Bravo Terrathree, Papa Papa, or Equal Speed Charlie London; or 1x Stars 'n Stripes camouflage; or 1,250 Free XP.
The reward for completing the entire collection is the Freedom permanent camouflage for VIII Cleveland.
Container of the 3 Years of World of Warships collection
  • 2x items from the 3 Years of World of Warships collection.
  • 7x signals of one of the following types: Zulu, Zulu Hotel, India Bravo Terrathree, Papa Papa, or Equal Speed Charlie London; or 1x World of Warships Anniversary camouflage; or 1,250 Free XP.
The reward for completing the entire collection is a supercontainer.
Container of the Royal Navy Destroyers collection
  • 2x items from the Royal Navy Destroyers collection.
  • 7x signals of one of the following types: Zulu, Zulu Hotel, India Bravo Terrathree, Papa Papa, or Equal Speed Charlie London; or 1x Union Jack camouflage; or 1,250 Free XP.
The rewards for completing the entire collection include permanent camouflages for VII Haida and VIII Lightning, and a commemorative flag.
Container of the Naval Aviation collection
  • 2x items from the Naval Aviation collection.
  • 7x signals of one of the following types: Zulu, Zulu Hotel, India Bravo Terrathree, Papa Papa, or Equal Speed Charlie London; or 1x Union Jack camouflage; or 1,250 Free XP.
The reward for completing the entire collection includes a permanent camouflage for VIII Implacable, as well as the opportunity to mount two flags on British aircraft carriers and change the camouflage colors for all Commonwealth ships.
Container of the “In the Service of the Motherland” collection
  • 2x items from the “In the Service of the Motherland” collection.
  • 7x signals of one of the following types: Zulu, Zulu Hotel, India Bravo Terrathree, Papa Papa, or Equal Speed Charlie London; or 1x Victory camouflage; or 1,250 Free XP.
The reward for completing the entire collection is the opportunity to change the camouflage colors and mount two flags on Soviet battleships.
Any of these containers can be obtained for 1,000 Coal. You can continue building all collections, except for the 3 Years of World of Warships collection, via subscription by activating it in your profile.

Content Additions and Changes

Camouflage patterns
VIII Bismarck, VIII Cossack, and VI Ark Royal had something in common: all of them were once the “place of duty” for Unsinkable Sam, one of the most famous seafaring mascots in history. Each of the ships gets two camouflage patterns: one historical, displaying the ships' exteriors as they were at the time when Sam “served” onboard each of them; the other depicting the legendary feline's portrait on the ships’ sides.

The camouflage patterns share the same features:
  • −3% to the ship's detectability range by sea
  • +4% to the dispersion of shells fired by the enemy at your ship
  • −10% to the cost of the ship's post-battle service
  • +50% XP per battle
All details on how to get the camouflages will appear on our website. You can access a video about the legendary cat via this link.
Ships
IX Mogador and X Kléber are now available to research.

The following Premium ships have been removed from the Tech Tree screen: VII Z-39, VII Scharnhorst, VI Warspite, VII Hood, VII Sims, VII Indianapolis, VIII Kidd, VIII Alabama, VI Mutsu, VII Ashitaka, VIII Asashio, V Okhotnik, V Oktyabrskaya Revolutsiya, VI Molotov, VII Leningrad, VI Dunkerque, VI De Grasse, and VI Huanghe. All these ships are now available for doubloons in the Armory.
The following Premium ships will appear in the Tech Tree screen: III Dreadnought, VIII Vanguard, VIII Massachusetts, VIII Lenin, and VI Aigle. These ships are also available in the Armory. By doing this, we reduce the number of ships in the Tech Tree, making it look neat and tidy in light of the user interface improvements that were introduced in Update 0.8.7.
Other Changes and Improvements

  • The context menu of the Port chat, available by right-clicking on a message, will now offer a new option: “Report violation in chat.”
  • Reworked the animation of the Service Record banner in the Port.
  • The animations of items in banners in the Port have been reworked, too.
  • Reworked the behavior of pop-up windows to prevent them from opening all at once.
  • Revised the descriptions of Commander skills, upgrades, and signals that could influence AA bursts, by removing all mentions of bursts in the medium-range AA zone.
  • The AA Defense Expert achievement can now be earned with all ship types. We’ve simplified the conditions for this achievement: to obtain it, players now just need to bring down 35 aircraft of any type.
  • The Liquidator achievement will no longer be available. But all previously earned achievements will remain on players' accounts.
  • Added towns on islands in the Crash Zone Alpha map.
  • Fixed a number of minor issues on the Estuary map. The issues related to collisions with objects and islands.
  • Fixed a number of minor issues in the Port of Dunkirk.
  • Fixed an issue which caused the engine-order telegraph to switch to the “Stop” position after setting waypoints for the autopilot for the first time in a battle.
  • Fixed an issue where X Montana, IX Saint-Louis, X Yoshino, and V New York were able to fire further than their viewing range.
  • Updated the pop-up hints for the description of Philippe Auboyneau’s talents.
  • Fixed an issue which prevented the end date for a discount for resetting Commander skills from being displayed.
  • After reaching Rank 1, players will no longer see the “Battle on!” button on the post-battle statistics screen.
  • Fixed the display of 25 mm triple AA guns when the Octopus, Rover, and Zaya camouflage patterns are applied.
  • Fixed an issue which, after navigating to the "Flags" tab, positioned the camera in such a way that it was impossible to view any flags hoisted on a ship.
  • Fixed an issue which caused a pop-up hint indicating the availability of a new ship in the Tech Tree to detach from that ship.
  • Fixed an issue which caused visual artifacts to appear on the Trap map while in Spectator mode.
  • III Vampire, VI New Mexico, and III Campbeltown: fixed an issue which caused a mismatch between the designation of armament in the Modules tab and its designation in the ships' listed performance characteristics.
  • V Furutaka: fixed an issue which caused the firing accuracy of Hull С’s guns to be inferior to the guns of Hulls A and B.
  • Fixed an issue which prevented a ship's autopilot from getting the ship back on course after a collision with an island.
  • Fixed an issue which didn't display fighter aircraft as a threat to an operating airborne squadron, or, alternatively, caused the threat to be displayed on the wrong side.
  • Added an option to view the Rating of Clans separately for each region.
  • In the WGC, a new feature—Generate a WGCheck report—is now available in the pop-up list of the game client launch options.
Learn more about these new features and balance changes on our official website or in the in-game browser!
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Welcome aboard Friesland, Captain!

This ship became the lead ship of the second post-war series of destroyers in the Royal Netherlands Navy. She was officially classified as a submarine hunter (onderzeebootjager), but was so close to contemporary destroyers in terms of her specifications that both allies and potential opponents of the Netherlands used this designation. Friesland served in the Navy for more than 20 years and took part in a number of important diplomatic missions. Now you have the opportunity to take command of this famous ship!
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History
After World War II, the Netherlands had to rebuild their Navy from scratch. In 1948, twelve Holland-class destroyers were ordered: six were to be finished by 1952 and six more—between 1953–1955. However, the country’s industry still hadn't recovered from the war and failed to complete the order. As a result, only four destroyers of this class were laid down between 1950–1951, and built by 1955. The engineers working on the ships were able to use some main power plants which had been produced for four pre-war destroyers in 1940, and which had sat unused gathering dust in storage during the German occupation. The eight ships that followed were built according to a modified project with another type of power plant. They became the Friesland-class destroyers. In the autumn of 1948, the Shipbuilding Bureau (Bureau Scheepsbouw) of the Naval Ministry developed an improved project—Submarine Hunter 1949.

Just like the preceding Holland class, the Friesland-class destroyers didn't carry any torpedoes. However, despite being similar on the outside, the new ships were faster and carried a more powerful armament. Foreign components and approaches were widely implemented—the main power plant was constructed by a U.S. license, their turbines were similar to those of the Gearing class, and all the artillery was developed by the Swedish company Bofors.

On December 17, 1951, the first ship of the new project was laid down at the NDSM shipyard in Amsterdam—HNLMS Friesland. She was commissioned on March 22, 1956. The new ship was named after the Netherlands province, Friesland. Just like same-class ships, the new destroyer became the Navy's work horse.

Commissioning ceremony of Hr.Ms. Friesland (D 812) in Nederlandsche Dok en Scheepsbouw Maatschappij in Amsterdam, March, 1956. Courtesy of The Netherlands Institute of Military History.

In July 1956, Friesland, together with cruiser HNLMS De Zeven Provinciën and destroyer HNLMS Zeeland, sailed off on an important diplomatic mission. It was the first time since 1914 that Dutch ships went on an official visit to Russia. The Netherlands delegation was to visit Leningrad.

For post-war Dutch sailors, the Soviet Union was no less mysterious than the New World for their forefathers. However, a cordial and solemn reception awaited the Netherlands ships, first in Kronstadt and then in Leningrad. The residents of Leningrad and the Dutch sailors quickly found a common language, albeit with the help of translators.
Hr.Ms. Friesland (D 812) passing by cruiser Hr.Ms. De Zeven Provinciën (C 802), 1956. Courtesy of The Netherlands Institute of Military History.

Having completed her diplomatic duty, Friesland set out to defend the interests of the Netherlands in the Caribbean, and especially in the Southeast Asia. The former Dutch colony Indonesia was contesting the ownership of the western part of New Guinea island, which was under the control of the Netherlands. Indonesia was preparing a military operation with technical support from the U.S.S.R., and because of the dispute, the Netherlands Navy was growing its presence in the region. In 1962, the situation escalated to combat engagements, and in the course of one of them, Dutch destroyers sank a torpedo boat. Friesland wasn't directly involved in any fire exchanges, but her presence disrupted an Indonesian attempt to land troops on Misool island near the western coast of New Guinea.

The remainder of Friesland’s service was uneventful. Between 1980–1982, seven of Friesland-class destroyers were decommissioned from the Dutch Navy and sold to Peru. This South American state bought seven out of eight destroyers, except for the lead ship. On June 29, 1979, Friesland was decommissioned and subsequently scrapped.


Modeling the Ship
During our work to bring Dutch destroyer Friesland to the game, we used historical photos such as blue prints. This would only have been possible with the help of The Netherlands Institute of Military History who kindly provided incredibly detailed photos of Friesland which helped us create historically accurate 3D models. We greatly appreciate all the help and assistance from our new Dutch friends, as without them we would have had great difficulty recreating Friesland to the quality and standards World of Warships is known for.


Dual-purpose battery: two twin dual-purpose mounts with 120 mm/50 Bofors guns.


Anti-aircraft armament: six 40-mm/70 Bofors SP48 anti-aircraft guns.



Commanding Friesland
Commander with 10 skill points

  • Priority Target
  • Last Stand
  • Survivability Expert
  • Concealment Expert
Commander with 19 skill points

  • Priority Target
  • Last Stand
  • Survivability Expert
  • Concealment Expert
  • Superintendent
  • Adrenaline Rush
  • Advanced Firing Training
The ship has six slots for upgrades. We consider the following combinations to be the most effective:

  • Main Armaments Modification 1
  • Steering Gears Modification 1
  • AA Guns Modification 1
  • Propulsion Modification 2
  • Concealment System Modification 1
  • Main Battery Modification 3





Friesland in Combat
IX Friesland is the lead ship of the second post-war series of destroyers in the Royal Netherlands Navy. In 1956, the ship made a formal visit to Leningrad, and in 1962, she took part in the West New Guinea dispute between the Netherlands and Indonesia. In World of Warships, this destroyer represents Europe and is placed at Tier IX. In contrast to other destroyers, Friesland doesn’t carry any torpedo armament. However, this is completely compensated for by her rapid-firing artillery, decent AA defenses, and a good choice of consumables.

Key features
  • Four main battery guns with a very high rate of fire (reload time of 1.8 seconds without upgrades mounted or Commander skills mastered), good shell ballistics, comfortable aiming angles, and a high traverse speed of the main turrets.
  • The AA defenses are additionally reinforced with the Defensive AA Fire consumable in a separate slot.
  • The Smoke Generator consumable with features that are characteristic of American destroyers: her smoke screens will last longer than 2 minutes. The Hydroacoustic Search consumable, which comes in a separate slot, will allow you to assuredly detect enemy ships at distances of up to 5 km, and enemy torpedoes—at 3.5 km.
  • The absence of torpedo armament is compensated for by a wide variety of consumables and efficient artillery.
  • Extra credits per battle, as well as 100% more XP and –20% to the cost of the ship's post-battle service are provided by her permanent camouflage.
For a detailed look at the ship's technical specifications, follow this link.
IX Friesland can be obtained in the game for 1,000,000 Free XP.







Friesland: Admiral Pack
  • IX Friesland
  • Commander with 10 skill points
  • Port slot
  • Combat mission: x3 XP for 25 battles
  • 7,500,000
  • 5,500
  • 150×Equal Speed Charlie London
  • 150×India Bravo Terrathree
  • 150×Papa Papa
  • 150×Zulu
  • 150×Zulu Hotel
  • 130×Damage Control Party II
  • 130×Hydroacoustic Search II
  • 130×Smoke Generator II
  • 130×Defensive AA Fire II
  • Commemorative flag
Bundles are available for purchase until Fri. 20 Sep. 07:00 CEST (UTC+2)


Join us at the Dutch Navy Museum
Enjoy free entrance all day, as well as a boatload of activities!
In honor of the release of our first Dutch ship – IX Friesland– on September 14th we will be at the Dutch Navy Museum (Marinemuseum) in Den Helder, Netherlands, for a day of World of Warships-related fun!
Event starts: Sat. 14 Sep. 10:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Event ends: Sat. 14 Sep. 17:00 CEST (UTC+2)

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Captains! We’re pleased to announce that the submarines Beta Test is set to start really soon!

We've already informed you about the first submarine branches in the game, as well as shared the details of the main game mechanics and future gameplay changes for other ship types. Today, we'd like to invite you to take part in the Beta Test, and present a new Waterline episode in which we'll tell you about the details of the Beta Test and discuss the most popular questions that have been raised since the announcement of submarines.

In order to participate, you’ll need to download a special test client via the Wargaming Game Center. We’ll send all related information regarding the installation, as well as login credentials and special feedback forms to the email address linked to your account. We'll also keep you informed about all updates, arrange a special stream, and tell you about the peculiarities of playing on submarines and how to counter them in a dedicated article. You need to have a linked email address to participate!
https://youtu.be/M8lISUdNErY
Are you interested in joining the test? Log in to the website and click on the 'Apply' button below.

Please note: invitations to the test server will be sent gradually to random groups of players. Eventually, we'll try to provide access to all players who have submitted an application. We hope that all interested players will be able to try out submarines during several test iterations!

Questions and Answers
We understand that videos are not every player’s preferred format, so we've duplicated the most popular questions and answers in text format. You’ll find them below:

What is the main purpose and game concept of submarines?
The in-game role of submarines will partly reflect their historical role. That is, first and foremost, about positioning, planning, waiting for the best moment to attack, and subsequently diving into the depths of the sea to escape retribution. From the right position, a submarine can cause turmoil in enemy lines, strike from an unexpected direction, disable a dangerous enemy, or divert the attention of destroyers towards herself, thereby allowing her allies to act much more freely.

Why do submarines have such high speeds?
Submarines have rarely been fast in reality, and often they have been significantly slower than other ship types. However, World of Warships is still a game, and it has certain conventions that make fights between our enormous steel monsters more dynamic and attractive. That's why, in our game, submarines have some of the same parameters as other ship types—making the game more vigorous and exciting, and also helping to integrate the new ship type comfortably into the game in consideration of its balance.

What are sonar pings and what are they needed for?
The Sonar Ping mechanics allow players to get deeply involved in battle and demonstrate their skill. They also represent what these vessels did in reality, albeit presented in a slightly exaggerated form.

In real life, an attack on a target took considerable time, and required complex calculations and careful target observation. At the same time, there were torpedoes with acoustic guidance, but they worked in a passive mode. Our mission is to create fascinating gameplay that includes all the tasks of a submarine crew. To do that, we've accepted some conventions by uniting two entities in one. In this way, we tried to turn the hard and painstaking work of submarine crews into fast and exciting gameplay.

How many submarines will we see in battles?
On the test server, no more than two or three submarines per team are planned; on the live server, their number might be decreased to one or two. This will allow us to keep the overall dynamics and advantage of surface warships, as well as present submarines as a ship type that adds diversity to the main gameplay.

Why doesn't the Hydroacoustic Search consumable detect submarines at the underwater level?
At the moment, this is a game convention that allows us to make the underwater level the safest zone for a submarine, where she will be able to avoid most kinds of damage and escape any enemies. However, there are still several test iterations ahead, and these in-game mechanics, as well as other mechanics related to submarines, can change.

Why is it that only destroyers can release depth charges?
It's their historical role. It was destroyers that tracked down and hunted submarines. Despite the fact that sometimes cruisers and battleships carried depth charges, they almost never actively hunted submarines. We're considering adding depth charges to some light cruisers, but it's too early to speak about such changes now.

Why are depth charges released automatically and what is zone activation needed for?
Destroyers already perform a wide variety of tasks in battle. By making the release of depth charges automatic, we are reducing the number of actions that the destroyer is required to perform, thereby saving valuable time that a player can spend on other tasks.

Moreover, we tested several variants where the player had to click once or several times to release a charge, as well as a variant where the release of charges happened upon activating a consumable. We didn’t find any significant advantages over automatic release, which is why we've chosen this variant.

Zone activation is part of the game mechanics for destroyers hunting submarines, displaying their approximate location.

How to fight against a submarine?
Although submarines have the best stealth parameters among all ship types and the possibility of going underwater, they still remain the most fragile ships and have just a small amount of medium-range torpedo armament. Moreover, if a submarine engages in active combat near you, you'll know at once. After she uses a sonar ping, her last location will be displayed on the Minimap. This will allow you to quickly catch the submarine due to her reverse speed being rather low. You can also force her underwater where she has to spend her oxygen supply and can't attack other ships. Submarines have a limited supply of oxygen which can only be replenished at the surface level, which is their most vulnerable position.

When you spot a submarine, attack her with HE shells. Their blast wave has the potential to affect her at a certain distance of impact and deal serious damage.

In future test iterations, other submarine countermeasures may be added.
Submarines pose a real challenge for the development team, but we are sure that with your support they will find their Captains and make battles even more interesting and enjoyable!

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Captains!

The French arc has come to an end and the game is nearing a momentous occasion! This year, World of Warships is turning four! In the new celebratory episode, we’re getting together for a nostalgic look back at the events of the past year in our game.

So, how was it? Let’s reminisce together in the new episode of Developer Diaries!
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Brace yourselves for heated naval action in a new season of Ranked Sprint that will be fought with Tier VI ships in the Domination game mode. If you missed the previous seasons of Ranked Sprint and want to know more about it, our article is designed to answer your questions.

Key Rules ● Maps ● Rewards


Key Rules
This time, we have an action-packed season of a short duration, with Ranked Battles unfolding in Domination mode on Tier VI ships. What makes a Ranked Sprint different from regular seasons of Ranked Battles? An easier competition format and reduced duration. The Sprint lasts for 10 days only, and contains fewer ranks—half of them being irrevocable. It also takes fewer Stars to climb to the top ranks. Participation in the Ranked Sprint brings a lavish amount of signal flags; 500,000 credits—and 10,000 Coal for the Armory as a reward for attaining Rank 1.
Season starts: Thu. 05 Sep. 08:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Season ends: Sat. 14 Sep. 08:00 CEST (UTC+2)

Rules
  • All players with access to Ranked Battles in their Service Record are eligible for participation in Ranked Sprints. Beginners in World of Warships will have to play 130 battles in any of the available modes in order to gain access to them.
  • Only Tier VI ships are allowed.
  • Battles are fought in a 7 vs. 7 format. Team lineups are mirrored in terms of ship types.
  • Only one aircraft carrier per team is allowed.
  • By winning battles, players earn the Stars needed to climb the ranking ladder. For the majority of ranks, a defeat means a lost Star.
  • The player with the most base XP in a team doesn't lose a Star upon their team’s defeat.
  • The number of ranks is 10, which is less than in a regular season.
  • All players start battles at Rank 10.
  • Players receive a bonus star for each new rank attained.
  • Ranks 10, 9, 8, 5, and 3 are irrevocable. Players can't lose stars at Ranks 10 or 9.
  • This season, all ranks are combined into a single league.
  • Ranked Sprint achievements aren’t inherited from previous Ranked Battle seasons, and aren’t transferred to those that follow.
  • Stars earned in Ranked Sprints are not counted as the Stars required to be awarded Ranked Battle emblems.

Divisions
  • Divisions are allowed in Ranked Sprints.
  • The maximum number of players in a Division is two.
  • A Division can enter battle only if the opposing team also has a Division.
  • Each team can have a maximum of three Divisions.

Rank 1
  • Rank 1 is the highest achievable rank.
  • Players who attain Rank 1 can no longer participate in further battles of the current season.

Maps
Battles will be fought in Domination mode on the following maps: Archipelago, Ring, Big Race, New Dawn, and Trident.






Rewards


See you on the high seas, Captains!

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Please note that the servers will be temporarily unavailable due to the release of an update. The schedule is available below.
Maintenance times are tentative and subject to change. Please accept our apologies for any inconveniences.
05.09.2019 05:00—7:00 UTC+8
2019-09-04 21:00—23:00 UTC
04.09.2019 05:00—8:00 MSK (UTC+3)
2019-09-04 02:00—05:00 UTC
04.09.2019 07:00—09:00 CEST (UTC+2)
2019-09-04 05:00—07:00 UTC
04.09.2019 03:00 AM—05:00 AM PT (UTC—7)
2019-09-04 10:00—12:00 UTC

The new update will go live some time after it's been downloaded because the client and server sides are updated separately. While the client begins to update immediately, it takes time for the servers to be updated across all regions.

If there are problems with downloading or launching the update—please perform files integrity check.

Update 0.8.7.1 hits the live servers on September 4. With its arrival, European destroyer Friesland is entering the game, and the Armory is set to offer random bundles that can be obtained in exchange for Coal.
Due to the release of Update 0.8.7.1, cross-server matchmaking will not be available for Clan Battles on Wednesday, 4th September.

New Content
Meet destroyer IX Friesland—the newcomer to the European Tech Tree branch. In contrast to other destroyers, Friesland doesn’t carry any torpedo armament. However, this is completely compensated for by her rapid-firing artillery and a good choice of consumables.


Key features
  • Four main battery guns with a very high rate of fire (their reload time is 1.8 seconds without upgrades mounted or Commander skills mastered), very good shell ballistics, comfortable aiming angles, and a fast main turret traverse speed.
  • The AA defenses are additionally reinforced with the Defensive AA Fire consumable in a separate slot.
  • The Smoke Generator consumable with features characteristic of American destroyers: her smoke screens will last longer than 2 minutes. The Hydroacoustic Search consumable, which comes in a separate slot, will allow you to assuredly detect enemy ships at a distance of 5 km, and enemy torpedoes—at 3.5 km.
IX Friesland can be obtained in the game for 1,000,000 Free XP.

Random Bundles
Update 0.8.7.1 will give you a chance to exchange Coal for valuable rewards: credits, French Riviera camouflages, and special/economic signals.

The Legion of Honor section of the Armory will be complemented with random bundles that can be obtained in exchange for 3,000 Coal each.


Random bundles are an in-game exchange mechanic for obtaining items from the Armory. It functions in the following way:
  • All the rewards are visible in advance: the bundles’ contents and their amounts are displayed when viewing the currently available bundle.
  • After each exchange, one new random bundle opens out of 32 available.
  • Having collected all the bundles, you're guaranteed to have obtained all the available rewards.


Please note that these random bundles will cease to be available with the release of Update 0.8.9.

Bugs Fixed
  • Fixed a bug that caused the disappearance of the image on the cargo ship banner in the Port.
  • Fixed a bug that caused the Summer Season patch not to be displayed.


0.8.7 AA Changes – Credits Compensation
Commanders!
In Update 0.8.7 we changed the AA mechanics in our game. One of these changes made it so that only ships with long-range AA capabilities can make use of aerial explosions. Because of this, the "AA Guns Modification 1" upgrade has become ineffective on certain ships that don’t have a long-range AA defense zone.

Therefore, players will be compensated in the amount of 250,000 credits for each ship in their port which both does not have a long-range AA zone, and has the "AA Guns Modification 1" upgrade installed.

Eligible ships
  • V Acasta
  • VI Aigle
  • VI Anshan
  • VII Błyskawica
  • VIII Cossack
  • VI Ernst Gaede
  • VI Fushun
  • VII Gadjah Mada
  • VI Guépard
  • VI Gnevny
  • V Gremyashchy
  • V Jaguar
  • VII Jervis
  • V Jianwei
  • VIII Kiev
  • VIII Le Fantasque
  • VII Leberecht Maass
  • VII Leningrad
  • VIII Le Terrible
  • V Marblehead
  • V Marblehead Lima
  • VII Minsk
  • IX Mogador
  • V Murmansk
  • V New York
  • V Okhotnik
  • V Oktyabrskaya Revolutsiya
  • V Omaha
  • V Podvoisky
  • VIII Saipan
  • V Siroco
  • V Texas
  • VI T-61
  • VII Vauquelin
  • VIII Z-23
  • VII Z-39
Please note: Due to technical limitations, compensation will be credited automatically only for the eligible ships that have at least one battle played on them in the period between 30.01.2019 and 02.09.2019.
Compensation credited by: Tue. 03 Sep. 23:59 CEST (UTC+2)

Thank you for your understanding and fair seas!

P.S.: The following promotion was prolonged till 2019-09-30. If you haven't left a comment yet — don't miss an opportunity!
https://steamcommunity.com/app/552990/eventcomments/1634166237645649210

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Sep 1, 2019
World of Warships - WoWs Admiral

World of Warships is the largest virtual shipyard in the world. The quality of work done by our artists improves each year, and the requirements for the accuracy of the models they create improve respectively.

Unfortunately, the in-game camera doesn't allow you to see all the details and beauty of the models. In the Dry Dock show, you'll be able to see everything in detail and duly appreciate their complexity and appearance, even down to the appearance of the objects on their decks.

Today, we’re focusing on a Tier X ship from the Japanese battleship branch, and one of the most famous warships in the world—Yamato. Even those people who are unfamiliar with the details of her sea battles have heard about this ship; her monumental appearance and the fact that she has the largest guns in naval history attract a lot of attention! Take a look at the legendary warship from an unusual angle in Dry Dock.
https://youtu.be/rgleqUmSgQk

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14 days of Premium Account, free rental Premium ships, containers, credits, and XP!
    To get all of that, you only need to enter the game and win eight battles!

14 days of Premium Account

Free rental of four Premium ships for 3 days

+200% to XP per battle for 20 battles

11x Try Your Luck containers

Credits
    You'll receive some of the rewards immediately upon entering the game, and others after completing a chain of combat missions. Some rewards (the credits and ships) are dependent on the total number of battles you‘ve played on your account.
Reward for entering the game
  • 1x Try Your Luck container
  • +200% XP per battle for your next 20 battles
  • Credits: 2,000,000; 3,500,000; or 5,000,000 depending on the number of battles you have on record
Rewards for combat missions
Mission: “Back to business”
  • 4 days of Premium Account
  • 2x Try Your Luck containers
  • Access to “Back to business 2” combat mission
Mission: “Back to business 2”
  • 3 days of Premium Account
  • 3x Try Your Luck containers
  • Free rental of four Premium ships for 3 days
  • Access to “Back to business 3” combat mission
Mission: “Back to business 3”
  • 7 days of Premium Account
  • 5x Try Your Luck containers
  • 3,000,000 credits
    Battle type restrictions: Random or Co-op Battles
    Ship restrictions: Tier IV–X
Show rental ships
<100 battles
100–500 battles
>500 battles
VI Gallant
VI Admiral Graf Spee
VI W. Virginia 1941
VI Ark Royal
VII Yūdachi
VII Lazo
VII Hood
VI Ark Royal
VIII Cossack
VIII Prinz Eugen
VIII Lenin
VIII Graf Zeppelin
Bonuses and combat missions are available until Mon. 04 May 07:00 CEST (UTC+2)

See you in battle!
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