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You've got a plethora of gifts coming your way as the year comes to an end!


The Dockyard is where you’re going to build cruiser X Puerto Rico.

• The building process is automatic and will occur continuously between December 17 and January 14, even when you’re in the heat of battle or after closing the game client.
  
• Shipbuilding Points will be credited every second, progressing the ship through the building scale from one phase to the next.
  
• The shipbuilding process is split into 36 phases, with rewards issued for each phase you complete.
  
• To finish the construction of the ship in time, use boosters that you can get in exchange for a special temporary resource—Shipbuilding Tokens. The Tokens can be obtained by progressing through Directives, Daily Missions, and Daily Shipments.
  
• Use a booster as soon as possible—you’ll immediately receive Shipbuilding Points and also increase the rate at which they are accrued.
  
• Some Dockyard boosters are available in exchange for doubloons.

In line with tradition, ships in your Port of Tier V and above will have a Snowflake. The first victorious battles playing each of these ships will reward you with Coal, Steel, and Santa's Gift containers.



Update 0.8.11 will give you the chance to grab a lot of gifts for participating in various New Year-inspired activities. Among the gifts, the following particularly stand out:

• VII Gorizia
  
• More than 12x Santa's Gift containers
  
• 3x Santa's Big Gift containers
  
• 1x Santa's Mega Gift container
  
• 41x Shipbuilding containers
  
• 5x New Year permanent camouflages
  
• The new cruiser X Puerto Rico, with a one-of-a-kind festive camouflage

Complete the Directive missions and progress through shipbuilding phases to claim a vast array of other goodies such as signals, camouflages, Coal, Steel, and days of Warships Premium Account.

One of the most enticing rewards in Update 0.8.11 is cruiser VII Gorizia. She can be obtained by completing the third Directive, which will be available from December 20.

• Gorizia unlocks a chain of special combat missions that will reward you with the following researchable ships: VI Furious, VI Izmail, VI Guépard, and VI Trento.

Santa's Gift containers, which have chances of dropping a Premium ship in addition to other nice rewards:

• 2x containers on the screen with the cargo container ship in the Port.
  
• 2x containers in a free-of-charge bundle available in the festive section of the Armory.
  
• 3x containers in Daily Shipments.
  
• 1x container for completing the sixth phase of the shipbuilding process at the Dockyard.
  
• 4x containers for completing Directives.
  
• Containers are given for blowing off Snowflakes from Tier X ships. Throughout the Update, your first victorious battle playing each of your Tier X ships will bring you one Santa's Gift container.

Santa's Big Gift containers:

• 1x container issued for completing the "Shipbuilding" collection.
  
• 1x container issued for completing phase 12 of the shipbuilding process.
  
• 1x container issued for progressing through the missions of Directives.

1x Santa's Mega Gift container can be obtained for completing phase 18 of the shipbuilding process.

Shipbuilding containers carrying elements of the new collection which demonstrates various stages of the shipbuilding process:

• 24x collection containers issued for completing Directive missions.
  
• 12x containers issued for completing Gorizia’s combat missions.
  
• 5x containers delivered with Daily Shipments.

New Year permanent camouflage patterns that can be applied to the majority of Tier VIII ships:

• 1x camouflage for progressing through the missions of Directives.
  
• 1x camouflage for completing each of the 24th and 30th phases of the shipbuilding process.
  
• 2x camouflages issued for completing Gorizia’s combat missions.

More details on rewards will be available in the game client.

Even if you don't have time to enter at least one battle, you can still log in to the game to collect the rewards that will drop from Daily Shipments. Daily Shipment rewards contain 75 Shipbuilding Tokens that can be used to speed up the construction of X Puerto Rico. Keep in mind that Daily Shipments will be available for 21 days, and you can skip as many as seven of them—and still collect all rewards.

Also, keep an eye on Daily Missions, which can bring you up to 640 Shipbuilding Tokens to assist you in building Puerto Rico.

Don't rush to knock off the Snowflakes from all of your ships. It would be a bit more expedient to start by completing Directives using suitable ships first, and then move on to dealing with the Snowflakes on the remaining ships.

• Directives can bring you 1,950 Shipbuilding Tokens. Don’t waste time—get started! Promptly exchange them for shipbuilding boosters. The sooner you activate a booster, the faster Puerto Rico’s construction will proceed and the more rewards that will eventually come your way.
  
• Snowflakes will be available for the entire duration of the Update. Focus on enhancing your Dockyard first, then blow them off your ships afterwards.

Watch out for the opening dates of the Directives. There are seven of them this time, and they are set to become available every 4–5 days.

The Directive missions are divided into "combat" and "economic" ones. Pay attention to the conditions of each mission before selecting the most suitable ship to accomplish it.

• Example: in order to complete a mission that requires you to earn ribbons for hitting hostile ships with secondary battery guns, deploy a high-tiered French or German battleship.
  
• To swiftly accomplish economic missions that require you to earn a certain amount of credits and XP, use economic and special signals, as well as camouflage patterns. Don't forget that Premium ships generate a higher yield in each battle!

Getting VII Gorizia from the Premium Shop will enable you to complete the first three Directives faster. The trick here is that once you complete the third Directive, you'll get back the cost of the ship in the form of doubloons.

We recommend that you enhance your Dockyard as soon as possible, because boosters will give you an immediate bonus to Shipbuilding Points, as well as interim rewards for completing the shipbuilding phases. The rewards range from Coal to Steel, Santa's Gift containers, and days of Premium Account.

• The first Directive should be completed before building commences.
  
• Directives 2–5 should be completed within 3 days of opening.
  
• The sixth Directive should be completed within 4 days of opening.
  
• The last Directive should be completed no later than 24 hours prior to end of the overall event.
  
• Complete 20 Daily Missions and collect all the rewards from Daily Shipments.
  
• In order to get the most out of boosters, spend your Tokens as soon as possible.

• The first Directive should be completed before building commences.
  
• Directives 2–4 should be completed within 3 days of opening.
  
• The fifth Directive should be completed within 6 days of opening.
  
• Finish the first 15 Daily Missions and collect all the rewards from Daily Shipments.
  
• In order to get the most out of boosters, spend your Tokens as soon as possible.

• The first Directive should be completed within 5 days of opening.
  
• Directives 2–3 should be completed within 6 days of the completion of each previous one.
  
• The fourth Directive should be completed within 12 days of the completion of the third.
  
• Finish the first 13 Daily Missions and collect all the rewards from Daily Shipments.
  
• In order to get the most out of boosters, spend your Tokens as soon as possible.

• The first Directive should be completed within 7 days of opening.
  
• The second Directive should be completed within 7 days of the completion of the first one.
  
• The third Directive should be completed within 14 days of the completion of the second one.
  
• Collect all the rewards from Daily Shipments.
  
• In this case, Daily Missions Tokens aren’t required at all, but can provide an additional boost if desired.
  
• In order to get the most out of boosters, spend your Tokens as soon as possible.

In any event, starting from phase 18 of the shipbuilding process, you'll be able to complete the ship immediately by using doubloons. The more active you are during the event, the less the ship's construction will cost: the cost will go down at phases 24 and 30 of the shipbuilding process. First of all, get all the boosters available for tokens, and If you want to buy doubloon boosters, it's better to do that early. Use doubloons to complete the ship only after all other possible sources of Shipbuilding Points have been exhausted. You’ll still be able to complete the unfinished ship during the next Update, after the shipbuilding process comes to an end. So, there’s no need to rush, actually.

Even if you won't make it to X Puerto Rico, it's still worth building boosters to get rewards for completing the shipbuilding phases.

The first Directive opens up with the release of Update 0.8.11.

Second Directive: Tue. 17 Dec. 06:00 CET (UTC+1)
Third Directive: Sat. 21 Dec. 06:00 CET (UTC+1)
Fourth Directive: Wed. 25 Dec. 06:00 CET (UTC+1)
Fifth Directive: Sun. 29 Dec. 06:00 CET (UTC+1)
Sixth Directive: Thu. 02 Jan. 06:00 CET (UTC+1)
Seventh Directive: Tue. 07 Jan. 06:00 CET (UTC+1)
Directives will be available until: Tue. 14 Jan. 06:00 CET (UTC+1)

Boosters can be activated from: Thu. 12 Dec. 06:00 CET (UTC+1)
Shipbuilding process starts on: Tue. 17 Dec. 06:00 CET (UTC+1)
Boosters available for doubloons can be purchased until: Tue. 07 Jan. 06:00 CET (UTC+1)
Shipbuilding process ends on: Tue. 14 Jan. 06:00 CET (UTC+1)

Please note: boosters will provide you with Shipbuilding Points and rewards immediately, but the permanent bonus to the speed of shipbuilding will only be in effect from December 17.

Snowflakes can be blown off ships until: Thu. 16 Jan. 06:00 CET (UTC+1)

You can start to receive rewards from Daily Shipments within 21 days of Update 0.8.11 going live.

• Combat missions for VII Gorizia will be accessible from December 12 till January 16.
  
• Shipbuilding Tokens for Daily Missions can be obtained between December 12 and January 12, inclusive.

The Ships for Doubloons coupon will be renewed on December 26. On that date, we'll give you three one-off Ships for Doubloons coupons with a 10%, 15%, and 20% discount. The coupons will be available until January 8.

More details on our New Year festivities are available in a dedicated article.

https://steamcommunity.com/games/552990/announcements/detail/1701728480498939066

New Year’s special—some articles will contain a special hidden button for attentive readers! All you have to do to claim your presents is read each article and click a special button you find within. Each button will remain active for 3 days and, when clicked, will endow you with three signals: Zulu, Papa Papa, and Equal Speed Charlie London.

Equal Speed Charlie London will bring you 50% more XP for each battle, Zulu will raise your credit earnings by 20%, and Papa Papa will triple your Free XP gains.

Attention: that button is available either

• inside the ingame news (click your name in the lower left corner of the Port → News → find this news post and the button inside)
  
• or you need to open the article on the webportal of your game region(choose below), log in (if you haven't linked email and password yet — choose Steam option on the right) and click it.

The history of the navy is the heritage of all—it belongs to each and every one of us. The navies of every country have both fought and defended us all on many occasions in the course of our rich and complex history.

Enter World of Warships and feel the legacy of that heritage for yourself!

The “Heritage of US Navy” gift awaits you in the game— the legendary destroyer, Smith, and a unique historical Commander— U.S. Navy Rear Admiral Theodore E. Chandler.

You can also expect:

• USS Smith: a destroyer built in 1909 which took part in WW I, and found her fame in rescuing people from the President Lincoln and Covington ships that were sunk in the course of the war.
  
• Theodore E. Chandler: the legendary commanding officer of the Omaha and Louisville cruisers during WW II. He perished tragically during a kamikaze attack on his flagship in January, 1945. Two U.S. Navy destroyers have been named after Chandler in honor of his service.

• Fixed an issue that caused some players to be redirected to the login screen after the battle

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.
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.

Subtitles can be enabled in the video player separately.

The New Year celebrations begin in World of Warships!

This year, we've prepared heaps of gifts and festive activities for you. You can construct a ship, gather elements of a new collection, score Snowflakes, duel in a Ranked Sprint, enjoy visual improvements, and experience many other features.

• Enter the Armory in Update 0.8.11 to obtain two Santa's Gift containers for free.
  
• Two more Santa's Gift containers await you on the container ship in your Port.

A new section has been added to the Armory—Santa's Gifts. Here, you'll be able to exchange doubloons for various bundles with three types of Santa's Gift containers. These have chances of dropping one of 86 Premium ships, as well as other rewards.


As has become a good old tradition, ships of Tier V and above will feature Snowflakes with holiday bonuses. Depending on the ship's tier, you'll receive Coal, Steel, or Santa's Gift containers for blowing them off.

Please note: each Snowflake can be blown off a ship only once during Update 0.8.11.

The new game event offers 82 missions spread across seven Directives. For completing Directives and their missions, you'll get rewards. The following particularly stand out:

• VII Gorizia
  
• A New Year-themed permanent camouflage that can be applied to the majority of Tier VIII ships
  
• A Big Santa’s Gift container
  
• Four Santa's Gift containers that have chances of dropping Premium ships
  
• 1,950 Shipbuilding Tokens—needed to buy construction boosters for the Dockyard
  
• 24 Shipbuilding containers that drop items from the new collection
  
• Nine Port slots
  
• 18,180 Coal
  
• 2,250 Steel

To obtain VII Gorizia, you can play at your own pace to complete five out of 13 missions of the third Directive. The remaining four Directives are aimed at the most determined players—those Captains who have their hearts set on speeding up the construction of the much-desired cruiser X Puerto Rico. The Directives will be available for completion until January 14.

A Dockyard will appear in everyone's Ports. This is where U.S. Tier X cruiser Puerto Rico will be laid down. The process of constructing the ship is split into six stages, divided into a total of 36 phases. To complete the ship, you must go through all the stages of construction—from laying the keel, to installing the ship’s armament and deck equipment. Completing each stage will bring you valuable rewards, such as Santa's Gift containers, permanent festive camouflages for Tier VIII ships, Steel, Coal, and days of Warships Premium Account.

Complete all the stages to get cruiser X Puerto Rico along with an exclusive permanent camouflage.

The construction process will continue automatically from December 16 to January 13. In order to build the ship in time, you will need to use boosters. Some of them are available in exchange for doubloons, others—for a special temporary resource called Shipbuilding Tokens.

Don’t want to spend any doubloons on boosters to finish building Puerto Rico on time? It’s possible to build Puerto Rico using only the boosters available for Shipbuilding Tokens. To achieve this, complete the event’s Directives, pass through Daily Missions, and don't miss any Daily Shipments to get more Shipbuilding Tokens as soon as possible and activate boosters in the Dockyard.

The new collection consists of 20 elements related to various stages of the shipbuilding process, taking a WWII-era U.S. large cruiser as the example. The collection offers you insights into how a warship is built from a variety of viewpoints. It starts from the keel-laying stage, then moves to the perspectives of those involved in the construction process, the machinery used at dockyards, and the ship’s armament and equipment. Elements of the collection can be obtained from Shipbuilding containers only.


https://steamcommunity.com/games/552990/announcements/detail/1701728480498939066


Have you been waging war on our virtual seas for some years already? Then it's highly likely that you've assembled a very impressive collection of rare in-game items. The Captain's Logbook will allow you to track your progress in collecting ships, patches, Commanders, camouflages, and flags. Click your nickname in the upper part of the Port interface and select “Captain's Logbook” from the drop-down menu to view all the in-game items you've accumulated.

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In Update 0.8.11, three Clan Brawls with an unusual format await you. Your victories will be rewarded with credits, Coal, Elite Commander XP, Steel, and Santa's Gift containers.

• The fifth Brawl will be fought on December 21, in a 9 vs. 9 format with Tier V ships
  
• The sixth Brawl will be fought on December 28, in a 4 vs. 4 format with Tier VIII ships
  
• The seventh Brawl will be fought on January 4, in a 12 vs. 12 format with Tier X ships

• CIS 15:00 – 20:00 UTC
  
• EU 17:00 – 22:00 UTC
  
• NA 00:00 – 05:00 UTC
  
• ASIA 11:00 – 16:00 UTC

You can read more about the rules and rewards of Clan Brawls in a dedicated article on our website. Stay tuned for more news!

Starts: Fri. 27 Dec. 10:00 CET (UTC+1)
Ends: Fri. 03 Jan. 09:30 CET (UTC+1)

In Update 0.8.11, the 10th Season of Ranked Sprints will be held in a 1 vs. 1 format with Tier VIII ships in Domination mode. Battles will be fought within a reduced combat area on maps you already know well. The limited space will make battles more dynamic, despite the minimal number of participants. The usual ship class matchmaking restrictions are disabled for this Sprint. For example, when playing a battleship, you might find yourself opposing a cruiser.

You can read more about the rules and rewards of the Ranked Sprint in a dedicated article on our website. Stay tuned for more news!

• The aiming parameters of torpedo bombers have been changed

Previously, the reticule of IV Hōshō's torpedo bombers wasn't affected by maneuvering, which made aiming significantly easier. Now, the possible torpedo drop angle increases as you maneuver. This change will reduce the aircraft carrier's efficiency and restore the parameter progression of Japanese torpedo bombers.

• The torpedo stats have been changed:
  
  • Maximum damage has been increased from 4,233 to 5,067
    
  • The chances of causing flooding have been increased from 33% to 42%

After the recent changes, X Midway became inferior to other ships. The increased torpedo damage will improve the torpedo bombers' results, while Midway herself will become more effective.

• The action time of Surveillance Radar has been increased from 25 to 40 seconds

This change will increase X Salem's efficiency in battle and make her better able to counter destroyers and control key positions on the map.

• The settings for the shell dispersion ellipse of their main battery guns are now the same as those of U.S. and British battleships

This change will increase the accuracy of German battleships' fire.

• Hydroacoustic Search Modification 1 can now be installed on any Tier VI ship and higher, as long as it's equipped with the Hydroacoustic Search consumable. This upgrade can now be mounted on German battleships.

We are continuing to improve visuals in our game.

• The Trident and Neighbors maps, as well as the Hamburg and Marseilles Ports, have been updated with the new lighting model and enhanced HDR technology.
  
• We’ve added shadow stabilization when moving and rotating the camera. This reduces jittering and flickering.

The game launching process has also been improved: we’ve updated the loading screen and increased the loading speed of the game client.

A new unique German Commander, Günther Lütjens, is now available for 175,000 Coal. He has four talents:

• Secondary Armament Expert: upon earning 100 "Secondary Battery Hits" ribbons, the secondary battery reload time speeds up by 15%. The talent can be activated once per battle.
  
• Iron Strike: upon earning 140 "Main Battery Hits" ribbons, the main battery reload time speeds up by 7.5%. The talent can be activated once per battle.
  
• Exemplary Reconnaissance: upon earning three "Spotted" ribbons, your ship's HP partially restores. The talent restores 300 HP per second and its action time in seconds is equal to ship's tier (i.e. 5 seconds for a Tier V ship, 7 seconds for a Tier VII ship, etc.). This talent can be activated multiple times.
  
• Air Superiority: upon earning 30 "Rocket Hits", "Bomb Hits", or "Torpedo Hits" ribbons, aircraft restoration speeds up by 10%. This talent can be activated only once per battle.

The talents don't work in Clan Battles and training rooms.

• Preventive Maintenance: –45% to the risk of modules being incapacitated (by default: –30%).
  
• Expert Marksman: +1 deg/s to the traverse speed of guns with a caliber above 139 mm; +3 deg/s to the traverse speed of guns with a caliber up to and including 139 mm (by default: 0.7 deg/s / +2.5 deg/s).
  
• Improved Engine Boost: +12.5% to the engine boost action time for the aircraft carrier's squadrons (by default: +10%).

Like other unique historical commanders, Günther Lütjens has some special customizations: a broad pennant, colored shell tracers, and a signal flare that gets fired over the ship when one of his talents is activated.

Günther Lütjens comes with 10 skill points and a specialization for I Hermelin.

The replenishment date of the "Ships for Doubloons" coupon has been changed from March 14, 2020, to December 26, 2019. If you use your coupon prior to and including December 26, you'll be able to moor a new ship in your Port with a discount before the New Year.

As a New Year gift, we’ve added three single-use coupons for the "Ships for Doubloons" category, which grant 10%, 15%, and 20% discounts. The coupons will become available on December 26, and remain active until January 8.



We’ve added New Year permanent camouflages for Tier VIII ships that are available in exchange for doubloons.

• Can be mounted on the majority of Tier VIII ships.
  
• Ships with this camouflage have a special festive horn sound.
  
• An unlimited number of these camouflages can be stored in the Inventory.
  
• Once mounted on a ship, such a camouflage acquires the properties of a typical permanent camouflage and gets assigned to the ship.

The New Year camouflages can be obtained as rewards for completing Directives, combat missions for Gorizia, and shipbuilding stages at the Dockyard.

New Year camouflages can't be mounted on aircraft carriers or VIII ARP Takao, VIII HSF Harekaze, VIII AL Yukikaze, and VIII AL Montpelier.

• "Belle Époque" containers with collection elements of the same name are now available in exchange for Coal.
  
• Shipbuilding collection containers are available in exchange for doubloons. The containers will be available in the Armory until the release of Update 0.9.0.

• VIII Kaga, VIII Saipan, and VIII Graf Zeppelin have been added.

In Update 0.8.11, we’ve extended the number of permanent camouflages available in the game client in exchange for doubloons.

The following permanent camouflages have been added to the "Camouflages" tab of the "Exterior" section:

• Mutantovsk — X Khabarovsk
  
• Scorpioid — X Yamato
  
• Crocosaur — X Montana
  
• Angler — X Shimakaze
  
• Fossil — X Henri IV
  
• Octodroid — IX Alaska
  
• FlyFire — X Gearing
  
• Galaxy — X Des Moines
  
• Blue Aster — X Z-52
  
• Century Hawk — X Hindenburg
  
• Alldestroyer — X Großer Kurfürst
  
• Rover — X Shimakaze
  
• Zaya — X Zaō
  
• Spaceport Hellcarrier — X Hakuryū
  
• Norma — X Minotaur
  
• Aurora — X Moskva
  
• Paris — X République
  
• Bionic — VIII Charles Martel
  
• Bionic — VI Pensacola
  
• Bionic — IX Saint-Louis
  
• Bionic — VII Algérie
  
• Bionic — VII New Orleans
  
• Bionic — X Henri IV
  
• Bionic — X Des Moines
  
• Bionic — VI La Galissonnière
  
• Bionic — IX Buffalo
  
• Bionic — VIII Baltimore
  
• Norwegian — VIII Tirpitz
  
• The Maid of Orleans — VIII Gascogne
  
• The Republic — VIII Gascogne
  
• Dazzling — VIII Gascogne
  
• Special — VIII Atago
  
• Combat — VIII Atago
  
• Tropical — VIII Atago
  
• Special — VII Scharnhorst
  
• Z-15 — VII Scharnhorst
  
• Mediterranean — VII Duke of York
  
• Tropical — VII Duke of York
  
• From the Bottom of the Ocean — VII Hood
  
• The Last Conquest — VII Hood
  
• Type 14 — VII Hood
  
• Grigio-azzurro chiaro — IX Brindisi
  
• Grigio-azzurro chiaro — X Venezia
  
• Grigio-azzurro chiaro — V Genova
  
• Special — VIII Tirpitz

The Ajax 1940 permanent camouflage for VI Leander has been added. You can obtain it as a reward for completing a special combat mission. Follow the news about combat missions if you want to get your hands on it.



Ships VIII Borodino, VIII Cheshire, IX Bajie, and VIII Wukong have been added for testing by developers, volunteers, and community contributors.

• Removed the battle type loading animation on the following screens: battle matchmaking, battle loading, and battle statistics.
  
• Reduced the Clan Base loading time.
  
• Increased the speed of exiting the game client when full-screen mode is active.
  
• Trento: fixed the models of destroyed parts of the ship.
  
• Changed the color of shell tracers to red for Commanders Nikolai Kuznetsov and Luigi Sansonetti.
  
• Fixed the hull volume of cruiser IV Svietlana, which is considered when calculating the chances of engine damage.
  
• Fixed the models of the secondary battery guns on X Großer Kurfürst with the Alldestroyer camouflage mounted.
  
• Changed the description of cruiser IX Brindisi in the Port.
  
• The Monster Bay Port is no longer available for selection in the game client.
  
• Added the “Ultra” sound setting for the game client in the Microsoft Store.
  
• Fixed camera jumps when switching to the spectator camera.
  
• Fixed a rare error that caused the shell trajectory to be incorrectly calculated after hitting armor. This could lead to an armor-piercing shell dealing double damage to a destroyer after an overpenetration.
  
• Fixed an error that caused ships to collide with small islands when moving on autopilot.
  
• Fixed an error that sometimes caused an enemy ship to remain locked on to, despite it no longer being visible.
  
• Fixed an error that sometimes caused a player to receive the "Spotted" ribbon after their ship was destroyed.
  
• Fixed an error that caused a situation when a player whose aircraft carrier was destroyed stopped seeing allied ships while piloting their remaining squadron.
  
• Fixed an error that caused the icon for the "Operation" battle type to not be displayed on the "Battle!" button's tooltip.
  
• Fixed an error that caused a rare situation where enemy bots ignored the visibility reduction created by a cyclone.
  
• Fixed an error that caused a player to sometimes receive sound notifications about torpedo hits launched by another ship when using the Azur Lane voiceover. Now, the notification is played only on a player’s own torpedo hits.
  
• Fixed an error which prevented the sounds of main battery guns from playing on ships with the permanent "Master of the Water World" camouflage mounted.
  
• Fixed the lighting for the Big Race and New Dawn maps, as well as for the Ocean Port.
  
• Updated the appearance of emblems for Public Test seasons.

New Year’s special—some articles will contain a special hidden button for attentive readers! All you have to do to claim your presents is read each article and click a special button you find within. Each button will remain active for 3 days and, when clicked, will endow you with three signals: Zulu, Papa Papa, and Equal Speed Charlie London.

I’m ready for presents
Equal Speed Charlie London will bring you 50% more XP for each battle, Zulu will raise your credit earnings by 20%, and Papa Papa will triple your Free XP gains.

With the New Year celebrations on the horizon, a fresh layer of snow is coating the Port of New York and the much-loved Snowflakes are once again set to appear on your ships.

Snowflakes
Shipbuilding Collection
Daily Shipments
Gorizia
New Year containers
Puerto Rico
In line with our traditions, ships of Tier V and above will feature Snowflakes with holiday bonuses. Throughout Update 0.8.11, the first victorious battles with each of these ships will reward you as follows:

• Ships of Tier V–VII will bring you 400-750 Coal.
  
• Ships of Tier VIII–IX will bring you 75 Steel.
  
• Ships of Tier X will bring a Santa's Gift container which can drop doubloons, Free XP, Coal, and other goodies. If luck is on your side, you might even get a Premium ship!

Please note: a Snowflake can be ‘blown off’ a ship only once during Update 0.8.11.

The new game event tasks you with completing 82 missions spread across seven Directives. Completing Directives and their missions will bring you rewards, among which the following particularly stand out:

• VII Gorizia
  
• The New Year permanent camouflage that can be applied to the majority of Tier VIII ships
  
• 4x Santa's Gift containers which have a certain chance of dropping one of the Premium ships
  
• 1,950 Shipbuilding Tokens—a resource needed to buy construction boosters for the Dockyard
  
• 24x Shipbuilding containers with items from the new collection
  
• 9x Port slots
  
• 18,180 Coal
  
• 2,250 Steel
  
• One Santa's Big Gift container

VII Gorizia and a Commander with six skill points can be obtained by completing five out of the 13 missions of the third Directive. The remaining four Directives are aimed at the most determined "Sea Wolves"—those Captains who truly have their hearts set on speeding up the construction of cruiser X Puerto Rico.

If you already have Gorizia in your Port, you'll receive an amount in doubloons that corresponds to the cost of the ship as compensation, plus a Commander and Port slot.

The first Directive opens up with the release of Update 0.8.11, once server maintenance is complete. The other Directives will become available on December 17, December 21, December 25, December 29, January 2, and January 7. The Directives will be available for completion until January 14.



The new collection consists of 20 elements related to various stages of the shipbuilding process, taking a World War II-era U.S. large cruiser as the example. The collection offers you insights into how a warship is built, starting from the keel-laying stage, then looking at the various roles and people involved in the construction process, the machinery used at dockyards, and the ship’s armament and equipment.

• Each completed subcollection will reward you with 1 day of Premium Account.
  
• The reward for completing the entire collection is a Santa’s Big Gift container.

Elements of the collection can only be obtained from Shipbuilding containers.

• An item from the Shipbuilding collection
  
• One of the following: Frosty Fir Tree or New Year Streamer expendable camouflage
  
• One of the following: 100 doubloons; 400 Coal; 1 day of Premium Account; 1,000 Free XP; 2,500 Elite Commander XP; or 50,000 credits.

The exchange rate of duplicates for other elements is 4:1. After you complete the collection, all duplicates will automatically be exchanged for 15,000 credits.

During Update 0.8.11, log in to the game between December 12 through January 2 inclusive to start getting valuable rewards via the Daily Shipments section.



You can grab a total of 14 rewards, with the Daily Shipments running for 21 days. Thus, you can skip seven days out of the three weeks and still claim all the rewards.

• 3x Frosty Fir Tree camouflages + 5x Shipbuilding Tokens
  
• 1x Shipbuilding container + 5x Shipbuilding Tokens
  
• 1x Shipbuilding container + 5x Shipbuilding Tokens
  
• 1 day of Warships Premium Account + 5x Shipbuilding Tokens
  
• 1x Santa's Gift container + 5x Shipbuilding Tokens
  
• 3x New Year Streamer camouflages + 5x Shipbuilding Tokens
  
• 1x Shipbuilding container + 5x Shipbuilding Tokens
  
• 1,000 Coal + 5x Shipbuilding Tokens
  
• 1 day of Warships Premium Account + 5x Shipbuilding Tokens
  
• 2x Shipbuilding containers + 5x Shipbuilding Tokens
  
• 3x Frosty Fir Tree camouflages + 3x New Year Streamer camouflages + 5x Shipbuilding Tokens
  
• 100 doubloons + 5x Shipbuilding Tokens
  
• 3 days of Warships Premium Account + 5x Shipbuilding Tokens
  
• 2x Santa's Gift containers + 10x Shipbuilding Tokens

Obtaining VII Gorizia unlocks access to four consecutive chains of combat missions. The first one can only be completed playing Gorizia. The others require ships of Tier V–X. The missions will be accessible from December 12 till January 16.

• 12x Shipbuilding containers
  
• 2x New Year permanent camouflages for Tier VIII ships
  
• Researchable ships VI Furious, VI Izmail, VI Guépard, and VI Trento. They come with all researchable modules, Port slots, and Commanders with three skill points

If any of these ships are already in your Port, you’ll get compensation in credits, a Commander, and a Port slot.

Daily Shipments, Snowflakes, and the event’s Directives will bring you Santa's Gift containers.

• A Premium ship and Commander with 10 skill points
  
• 300 doubloons
  
• 2,500 Coal
  
• 10,000 Free XP
  
• 30 days of Warships Premium Account
  
• 4x New Year Streamer camouflages
  
• 4x Frosty Fir Tree camouflages
  
• 50x Zulu signals
  
• 50x Papa Papa signals
  
• 50x Zulu Hotel signals
  
• 50x Equal Speed Charlie London signals

• A Premium ship and Commander with 10 skill points
  
• 1,000 doubloons
  
• 7,500 Coal
  
• 90 days of Warships Premium Account
  
• 12x New Year Streamer camouflages
  
• 12x Frosty Fir Tree camouflages
  
• 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

Santa's Big Gift containers offer higher chances of dropping a ship.

• A Premium ship and Commander with 10 skill points
  
• 2,000 doubloons
  
• 12,500 Coal
  
• 180 days of Warships Premium Account
  
• 20x New Year Streamer camouflages
  
• 20x Frosty Fir Tree camouflages
  
• 5x Mosaic camouflages
  
• 5x Asian Lantern camouflages
  
• 5x Spring Sky camouflages
  
• 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

Santa's Mega Gift containers offer the highest chances of dropping a ship.

• If a container drops a ship that is already in your Port, your New Year gift will be replaced with a supercontainer that will drop another ship from the list, a Port slot as well as a Commander with 10 skill points.
  
• If you already have all the ships from the list in your Port, your Santa's container will drop a different reward out of those that can possibly drop from it.
  
• If you didn’t immediately open your container, and prior to opening it you obtained a ship that could drop from the container, it’s possible for a duplicate ship to be dropped. If this occurs, you’ll receive compensation equal to the ship's cost in the form of doubloons, a Commander with 10 skill points, and a Port slot.

• IV Imperator Nikolai I
  
• V Gremyashchy
  
• V Kamikaze
  
• V Fūjin
  
• V Giulio Cesare
  
• VII Belfast
  
• VIII Mikhail Kutuzov
  
• VIII Enterprise
  
• IX Missouri
  
• IX Musashi
  
• IX Kronshtadt
  
• IX Benham
  
• IX Georgia
  
• IX Jean Bart
  
• IX Alaska
  
• IX Azuma
  
• IX Friesland
  
• VIII Graf Zeppelin
  
• VIII Roma
  
• VIII Vanguard
  
• VIII Kii
  
• VIII Massachusetts
  
• VIII Tirpitz
  
• VIII Gascogne
  
• VIII Alabama
  
• VIII Irian
  
• VIII Wichita
  
• VIII Lenin
  
• VIII Saipan
  
• VIII Kaga
  
• VIII Prinz Eugen
  
• VIII Bayard
  
• VIII Atago
  
• VIII Cossack
  
• VIII Le Terrible
  
• VIII Asashio
  
• VIII Kidd
  
• VII Duca degli Abruzzi
  
• VIII Loyang
  
• VII Nelson
  
• VII Duke of York
  
• VII Hood
  
• VII Scharnhorst
  
• VII Ashitaka
  
• VII Atlanta
  
• VII Nueve de Julio
  
• VII Boise
  
• VII Lazo
  
• VII Indianapolis
  
• VII Yūdachi
  
• VI W. Virginia 1941
  
• VI Prinz Eitel Friedrich
  
• VII Z-39
  
• VII Haida
  
• VII Leningrad
  
• VII Sims
  
• VI Duca d'Aosta
  
• VII Błyskawica
  
• VI Arizona
  
• VI Mutsu
  
• VI Warspite
  
• VI Ark Royal
  
• VI De Grasse
  
• VI T-61
  
• VI Dunkerque
  
• VI Huanghe
  
• VI Perth
  
• VI Admiral Graf Spee
  
• VI Aigle
  
• VI Monaghan
  
• VI Molotov
  
• VI Gallant
  
• VI Anshan
  
• V Oktyabrskaya Revolutsiya
  
• V Viribus Unitis
  
• V Genova
  
• V Texas
  
• V Exeter
  
• V Yahagi
  
• V Marblehead Lima
  
• V Marblehead
  
• V Murmansk
  
• V Krasny Krym
  
• V Hill
  
• V Siroco
  
• V Okhotnik

A Dockyard will appear in your Ports, where U.S. cruiser X Puerto Rico—one of the design concepts of U.S. large cruiser Alaska—will be laid down. Puerto Rico is one of the most heavily armored cruisers in the game, and boasts 12 deadly 305 mm guns.

The process of building the ship is split into six stages, which are divided into a total of 36 phases. To complete the ship, you must go through all phases of construction, from laying the keel to installing the ship’s armament and deck equipment. Completing each phase will change the look of the ship and bring you valuable rewards.

Complete all phases to get cruiser X Puerto Rico along with an exclusive permanent camouflage, and a Commander with 10 skill points!

The building process is automatic and proceeds in real time. Shipbuilding Points are added every second, with the ship progressing through the building scale from one phase to the next.

• Progress along the scale will start automatically on December 16, even if you don't log in to the game on that date.
  
• The shipbuilding process can be accelerated using certain Dockyard enhancements called "boosters".
  
• The shipbuilding process will continue even after you log out of the game.
  
• Starting from phase 18, you'll be given the option to complete construction of the ship immediately in exchange for doubloons.
  
• Don't forget to collect the available rewards for completing phases!
  
• Please note: it will be impossible to complete the ship in time without using boosters.

The building process will continue automatically only until January 13, but the Dockyard will remain in your Ports until the end of Update 0.9.0. This means that you’ll still be able to complete the cruiser by using doubloons or Shipbuilding Points, the latter of which are granted immediately after activating boosters.

Building a cruiser is no walk in the park. To build the ship in time, it’s essential that you use boosters.

Every booster will instantly bring you Shipbuilding Points and also increase the rate at which they are accrued. The earlier you get a booster, the more Shipbuilding Points it will bring.

• Boosters become available sequentially. The next booster can be purchased only after obtaining the preceding one.
  
• To get boosters, you’ll need a special temporary resource—Shipbuilding Tokens.
  
• You don't have to wait for the first minutes of the ship’s construction period to activate your first boosters. You can do it immediately once Update 0.8.11 goes live to get your first Shipbuilding Points and rewards. On the first day of construction, i.e. December 16, you’ll receive a permanent bonus to the speed of shipbuilding.
  
• Please note: boosters can be obtained in exchange for Shipbuilding Tokens until the end of Update 0.9.0, but after January 13, they will provide an immediate bonus to Shipbuilding Points only.

It’s entirely possible to build X Puerto Rico using only the boosters available for Shipbuilding Tokens. To achieve this, simply complete the event’s Directives, pass through Daily Missions, and don't miss any Daily Shipments to get more Shipbuilding Tokens as soon as possible and activate boosters in the Dockyard.

You can also speed up the shipbuilding process with boosters that are available in exchange for doubloons. These work in the same way as the boosters available for Shipbuilding Tokens, but they can only be activated until January 6. You'll also get a Santa's Mega Gift container with every booster you buy for doubloons.

• The first booster will be activated free of charge. You can activate it immediately after Update 0.8.11 goes live to instantly obtain your first Shipbuilding Points and corresponding rewards.
  
• Eight boosters are available in exchange for Shipbuilding Tokens. Their total cost is 2,400 Shipbuilding Tokens:
  
  • The first and second boosters cost 200 Tokens
    
  • The third and fourth boosters cost 300 Tokens
    
  • The fifth to eighth boosters cost 350 Tokens
• Three boosters are available in exchange for doubloons. Their total cost is 24,000 doubloons.

Shipbuilding Tokens can be obtained by:

• Completing the Directives of the event (1,950 Tokens):
  
  • 200 Tokens for the first Directive
    
  • 250 Tokens for the second Directive
    
  • 300 Tokens for each of the third to seventh Directives
• 640 Tokens for progressing through Daily Missions in the period between December 12 and January 12, inclusive.
  
• 75 Tokens from Daily Shipments.

Got enough Shipbuilding Tokens? Then don’t waste time! Spend them as soon as possible on boosters! Even if you aren’t intent on building X Puerto Rico, you still can get a variety of rewards for completing the various construction phases. Activating all the boosters as early as possible will ensure that you maximize your rewards.

In total, you can earn as many as 2,665 Shipbuilding Tokens throughout Update 0.8.11. When Update 0.9.1 hits the servers, any Shipbuilding Tokens will be converted to credits at a rate of 1:7,500.

The Directives and ship construction feature will be available for all players with open access to combat missions in their Service Record. Novice players will have to play 70 battles in any accessible battle mode to unlock them. More details will be available in the game client.

Join us for the New Year celebrations by blowing off Snowflakes, completing Directives, and perhaps most significantly—building cruiser Puerto Rico!

On December 7, 1941, the Imperial Japanese Navy commenced a surprise attack on US Naval Station Pearl Harbor that changed history forever. This Day of Infamy led the United States to formally join the Second World War, with the ensuing Pacific Campaign going on to become a definitive chapter in the history of modern naval warfare.  READ COUNTDOWN TO PEARL HARBOR

This weekend, you can charge into battle with your favorite USN and IJN ships.

BATTLE STARTS: Fri. 06 Dec. 06:00 CET (UTC+1)
BATTLE ENDS: Mon. 09 Dec. 06:00 CET (UTC+1)

Prizes Out By: Fri. 13 Dec. 17:00 CET (UTC+1)
Ready to fight? Follow these simple steps:

• Click JOIN BATTLE below 
  
• Fight battles during the timeframe above under the following conditions: 
  
  • BATTLE TYPE: Random, Clan, Ranked, Co-op or Scenario
    
  • SHIP TYPE:  , Tier V - X 
• Gain Points in each battle for the following feats:
  
  • Earn at least 700 Base XP in a Random, Ranked, or Clan battle - 2 Points 
    
  • Earn at least 700 Base XP in a Scenario battle - 1 Point 
    
  • Earn at least 350 Base XP in a Co-Op battle - 1 Point
    
  • Earn additional Points in Random, Ranked, or Clan battles (once the Base XP goal is reached) for the following:
    
    • 1 Point per 1,000,000 potential damage received 
      
    • 1 Point per Dreadnought achievement 
      
    • 1 Point per Fireproof achievement 
      
    • 1 Point per Unsinkable achievement
  • Score an additional Point for accomplishing the Random, Ranked, Clan, or Scenario battle feats with the following ships:

VII Colorado
VI Arizona
VI W. Virginia 1941
VI New Mexico
VII Helena
VI Farragut
VI Monaghan
VIII Kaga
VIII Shōkaku
VIII Kagerō VIII Asashio / VIII Asashio B
VI Fubuki VI Shinonome
V Kongō
V ARP Kongō
V ARP Hiei

• Bask in the prizes you win, delivered before end-of-day Dec. 13

Unfortunately, we can’t make leaderboards for this event, so all results will be calculated after the competition.

Participate

You can click the "Participate" button right now or any other time before the end of the competition. By joining the contest, you agree to the terms of the competition and grant us permission to publish your results.
After clicking the “Participate” button you will immediately receive a Sierra Mike signal flag to confirm you are taking part.

• x2 Stars 'n Stripes  Camo for your first Point
  
• x10 Stars 'n Stripes  Camo for top 500 point earners

Every 10 points you earn during the event grants you a random chance at one of the ships below when the event ends: 

• VIII Massachusetts
  
• VII Indianapolis
  
• VI Arizona

Top Point Earners aren't included in the Random Draw. Only one prize per participant. 

If you already own the ship you win, you'll get its value in Doubloons!

Captains!

World of Warships welcomes Black Friday, which brings with it new Black Premium ships: Alaska B, Graf Zeppelin B, Scharnhorst B, and Sims B. You can purchase them in the Premium Shop at great discounts! You also have a chance to get the new Black ships from Black Friday 2019 containers. Enrich your collection with Black veterans Massachusetts B, Tirpitz B, Atago B, and Asashio B. They are also available in the Premium Shop or can be dropped from Black Friday 2018 containers. Commanders with 12 skill points, unique commemorative patches, flags, and even Coal can be obtained in exchange for doubloons in the Armory.

As a reward for completing the new chain of combat missions, you will get 10 Black Friday containers. What's more, throughout the duration of the Black Friday event you can expect to enjoy numerous discounts and bonuses!

The Black Friday 2019 Premium containers can drop the new Black ships: IX Alaska B, VIII Graf Zeppelin B, VII Scharnhorst B, and VII Sims B; as well as two weeks of Warships Premium Account, doubloons, expendable camouflage patterns, or Free XP. Premium containers have higher chances of dropping Black ships than standard containers.
Bundles are available for purchase until: Fri. 06 Dec. 06:00 CET (UTC+1)

The container holds an item from the following list:

• IX Alaska B with a black permanent camouflage and Commander with 10 skill points
  
• VIII Graf Zeppelin B with a black permanent camouflage and Commander with 10 skill points
  
• VII Scharnhorst B with a black permanent camouflage and Commander with 10 skill points
  
• VII Sims B with a black permanent camouflage and Commander with 10 skill points
  
• 14 days of Warships Premium Account
  
• 1,250 doubloons
  
• 20x Shadow Lurker camouflage patterns
  
• 10x Type 59 camouflage patterns
  
• 35,000 Free XP

Ships are credited to your account with a Port slot, Commander with 10 skill points, and special combat mission that when completed will reward you with doubloons. You can find more details about the completion criteria of this combat mission here.

If a ship you already have is dropped, it will be replaced with a different ship that you do not already own.

If you already own all four ships at the moment of procurement, you will not obtain either the ships or compensation, but will receive another item from the container.

You can also get Black Friday 2019 Premium containers in exchange for doubloons via the Armory in the game client.

IX Alaska B, VIII Graf Zeppelin B, VII Scharnhorst B, and VII Sims B are already available in the Premium Shop. These ships have the same performance characteristics as their standard counterparts. Their distinctive feature is a unique black permanent camouflage.
Bundles are available for purchase until: Fri. 06 Dec. 06:00 CET (UTC+1)

• IX Alaska B
  
• VIII Graf Zeppelin B
  
• VII Scharnhorst B
  
• VII Sims B
  
• 4×Port slots
  
• Chain of combat missions for 2,500 doubloons and 100,000 Free XP for Tier IX Alaska
  
• Chain of combat missions for 2,500 doubloons for Tier VIII Graf Zeppelin
  
• Chain of combat missions for 2,500 doubloons for Tier VII Scharnhorst
  
• Chain of combat missions for 1,500 doubloons for Tier VII Sims

• VIII Graf Zeppelin B
  
• Port Slot
  
• Chain of combat missions for 2,500 doubloons for Tier VIII Graf Zeppelin

• VII Sims B
  
• Port Slot
  
• Chain of combat missions for 1,500 doubloons for Tier VII Sims

Each Black ship comes with the special combat mission that's associated with its standard version. After you play five battles with IX Alaska, VIII Graf Zeppelin, VII Scharnhorst, or VII Sims, you'll get a total of between 1,500 and 2,500 doubloons, depending on which ship you played. Alaska will also bring you 100,000 Free XP. You can find more details about the completion criteria of these combat missions here.

Alaska is a representative of a special type of ship, standing somewhere between a cruiser and a battleship. She was officially classified as a battlecruiser.

She resides at Tier IX in the game. The ship has large dimensions, boasts an extensive pool of HP, carries powerful 305 mm artillery, and is equipped with a diverse set of consumables. Alaska excels at destroying cruisers at mid-range distances.

IX Alaska B is a stand-alone Premium ship. The only difference in comparison to her standard counterpart—Tier IX Alaska—is the color scheme of her permanent camouflage.

• In terms of artillery armament, the ship carries guns similar to those of a battleship—nine 305 mm main guns placed in three turrets. In comparison to other cruisers, she features excellent armor-penetrating capabilities and has high chances of setting the enemy on fire with HE shells, but her downside is a slow reload time of 20 seconds. Her maximum firing range is 19 km, but the ship demonstrates her best combat performance at distances of 10–15 km
  
• This cruiser comes with a remarkable 60,800 hit points—high for this ship type
  
• In battle, the ship can make use of the following consumables located in four slots: Damage Control Party in slot 1; Defensive AA Fire or Hydroacoustic Search in slot 2; Surveillance Radar, Spotting Aircraft, or Fighter in slot 3; and Repair Party in slot 4
  
• She earns more credits per battle, and her camouflage adds a 100% XP bonus per battle and reduces the cost of your ship's post-battle service by 20%

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

Graf Zeppelin is a Tier VIII aircraft carrier named after Ferdinand von Zeppelin, a German airship developer. The ship's peculiar feature is the high speed of her bombers and torpedo bombers. This allows them to execute more frequent air strikes and then quickly leave the enemy’s AA defense range after attacking, which significantly increases their survivability. While her attack aircraft are relatively slow, this is compensated for by the unique configuration of their Engine Cooling consumable which remains active for longer than usual. The ship has other peculiarities, including a powerful secondary battery that’s not typical for aircraft carriers.

VIII Graf Zeppelin B is a stand-alone Premium ship. The only difference in comparison to her standard counterpart—Tier VIII Graf Zeppelin—is the color scheme of her permanent camouflage.

• Attack aircraft: eight aircraft in a squadron, with two planes on an attack run. Each attack aircraft carries four rockets. Maximum rocket damage—4,450 HP; armor penetration—40 mm; chances of setting a target on fire—25%. The Engine Cooling consumable lasts twice as long (10 seconds) and has an additional charge, which allows Engine Boost to be used longer and more often
  
• Torpedo bombers: nine aircraft in a squadron, with three planes on an attack run. Each aircraft carries one torpedo. Torpedo range—6 km; maximum damage—5,333 HP
  
• Bombers: eight aircraft in a squadron, with two planes on an attack run. Each aircraft carries one AP bomb. Maximum bomb damage—7,000 HP. Graf Zeppelin's bombers require less time to prepare for an attack and have a unique circle-shaped crosshair. This allows them to approach the target from any convenient angle
  
• She earns more credits per battle, and her camouflage adds a 50% XP bonus per battle and reduces the cost of your ship's post-battle service by 10%

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

Scharnhorst is one of the most famous German Navy ships of the late 1930s. She was often classified as a battlecruiser because of her 283 mm main battery guns. In World of Warships, she has a firing rate and speed unlike any other battleship. Her armor is also as good as that of the majority of other ships of the same type, making her an unsurpassed cruiser hunter.

VII Scharnhorst B is a stand-alone Premium ship. The only difference in comparison to her standard counterpart—Tier VII Scharnhorst—is the color scheme of her permanent camouflage.

• Nine 283 mm guns mounted in three turrets. While her main battery caliber is inferior to that of same-type ships of her tier, Scharnhorst boasts a high rate of fire (20 seconds) and good turret traverse speed (25 seconds)
  
• Advantageous citadel location: being underwater, its position makes it nearly invulnerable in medium- and short-range encounters
  
• Maximum speed—30 knots
  
• Torpedo armament that is typical of most German cruisers: three per side; range—6 km
  
• She earns more credits per battle, and her camouflage adds a 50% XP bonus per battle and reduces the cost of your ship's post-battle service by 10%

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

Tier VII destroyer Sims is an agile master of maneuvering and providing active support to her teammates. This ship is swift in everything she does: from her movement speed to her rate of fire, as well as her turret traverse speed. She is certainly your ship of choice if explosive gameplay holds appeal.

VII Sims B is a stand-alone Premium ship. The only difference in comparison to her standard counterpart—Tier VII Sims—is the color scheme of her permanent camouflage.

• Four 127 mm guns with an excellent reload time of 3.3 seconds
  
• Two choices for torpedo armament: faster torpedoes (65 knots) with a reach of 7 km, or slower ones that can run as far as 10.5 km at 49 knots
  
• The ship can reach speeds of 38.5 knots and has a rudder-shift time of only 2.7 seconds
  
• She earns more credits per battle, and her camouflage adds a 50% XP bonus per battle and reduces the cost of your ship's post-battle service by 10%

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

Be quick to purchase Tier VII–IX Black Premium ships at some great discounts before the special finishes!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1200170/World_of_Warships__Black_Alaska_Pack/ https://store.steampowered.com/app/1200171/World_of_Warships__Black_Scharnhorst_Pack/
Nothing beats battle-hardened veterans. Time-tested VIII Massachusetts B, VIII Tirpitz B, VIII Atago B, and VIII Asashio B are still ready to enter battle under your command! You can also purchase all eight Black ships—complete with Commanders with 12 skill points, commemorative flags, and patches dedicated to these ships—as a single set with a 40% discount!
Bundles are available for purchase until: Fri. 06 Dec. 06:00 CET (UTC+1)

• VIII Tirpitz B
  
• Port Slot
  
• Chain of combat missions for 2,500 doubloons for Tier VIII Tirpitz

• VIII Atago B
  
• Port Slot
  
• Chain of combat missions for 2,500 doubloons for Tier VIII Atago

• VIII Asashio B
  
• Port Slot
  
• Chain of combat missions for 2,500 doubloons for Tier VIII Asashio

• VIII Massachusetts B
  
• Port Slot
  
• Chain of combat missions for 2,500 doubloons for Tier VIII Massachusetts

• IX Alaska B
  
• ‌‌ VIII Tirpitz B
  
• ‌‌ VIII Atago B
  
• ‌‌ VIII Asashio B
  
• ‌‌ VIII Massachusetts B
  
• ‌‌ VIII Graf Zeppelin B
  
• ‌‌ VII Scharnhorst B
  
• VII Sims B
  
• 8×Port slots
  
• 8×Commanders with 12 skill points
  
• 8×Commemorative patches and backgrounds
  
• 8×Commemorative flags
  
• Chain of combat missions for 2,500 doubloons and 100,000 Free XP for Tier IX Alaska
  
• Chain of combat missions for 2,500 doubloons for Tier VIII Tirpitz
  
• Chain of combat missions for 2,500 doubloons for Tier VIII Atago
  
• Chain of combat missions for 2,500 doubloons for Tier VIII Asashio
  
• Chain of combat missions for 2,500 doubloons for Tier VIII Massachusetts
  
• Chain of combat missions for 2,500 doubloons for Tier VIII Graf Zeppelin
  
• Chain of combat missions for 2,500 doubloons for Tier VII Scharnhorst
  
• Chain of combat missions for 1,500 doubloons for Tier VII Sims

Along with each Black ship you'll get the special combat mission that's associated with its standard version. After playing five battles with VIII Massachusetts, VIII Tirpitz, VIII Atago, or VIII Asashio, you'll get a total of 2,500 doubloons for each of the ships. You can find more details about the completion criteria of these combat missions here.

One of the most famous German ships—the legendary Tirpitz. Historically, and in the game, this ship is distinguished for her durability. She combines excellent armor protection, a fantastic secondary gun battery complement, and torpedo launchers. This is the battleship of choice for enjoyable close-range sorties.

VIII Tirpitz B is a stand-alone Premium ship. The only difference in comparison to her standard counterpart—Tier VIII Tirpitz—is the color scheme of her permanent camouflage.

• Perfect survivability and armor protection—a defining feature of German battleships
  
• This ship wields guns of a smaller caliber (380 mm) compared to those of other same-tier battleships, but her main battery has an enhanced rate of fire
  
• Heavy secondary battery complement with a 7.5 km standard range
  
• Access to the Fighter or Spotting Aircraft consumables
  
• Torpedoes—a type of armament not typically found on battleships
  
• She earns more credits per battle, and her camouflage adds a 50% XP bonus per battle and reduces the cost of your ship's post-battle service by 10%

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

Atago, one of the old-timers in World of Warships, offers a pure Japanese gameplay experience. She's a universal soldier, excelling in medium- to close-range clashes. Numerous main guns allow you to hold your own in encounters with same-tier cruisers and destroyers, while powerful torpedoes with a 10 km range turn Atago into a tough opponent, even for battleships.

VIII Atago B is a stand-alone Premium ship. The only difference in comparison to her standard counterpart—Tier VIII Atago—is the color scheme of her permanent camouflage.

• Ten 203 mm guns that deliver high damage and have decent ballistics
  
• Two quadruple-tube torpedo launchers per side with good aiming angles. Maximum torpedo damage—17,233 HP; torpedo range—10 km; speed—62 knots.
  
• Excellent top speed of 35.5 knots and maneuverability that's atypical of the majority of heavy cruisers
  
• Access to the Repair Party consumable, which is unavailable for most Tier VIII cruisers
  
• She earns more credits per battle, and her camouflage adds a 50% XP bonus per battle and reduces the cost of your ship's post-battle service by 10%

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

Asashio is a Japanese Tier VIII destroyer suited to stealthy gameplay. A classic combination of exceptional concealment and long-range torpedoes allows Asashio to knock back enemy battleships and successfully scout a wide area.

Asashio is equipped with deepwater torpedoes, which aren't commonly found on Japanese destroyers. While they are only capable of striking battleships and aircraft carriers, they have a spectacular range, low detectability, and higher chances of causing flooding.

VIII Asashio B is a stand-alone Premium ship. The only difference in comparison to her standard counterpart—Tier VIII Asashio—is the color scheme of her permanent camouflage.

• Deepwater torpedoes not commonly found on Japanese destroyers. Range—20 km; speed—67 knots; and a detection radius of only 0.9 km
  
• The Torpedo Reload Booster and Smoke Generator consumables are situated in separate slots
  
• Great concealment reduces her detectability range to just 6.6 km. Carefully selected Commander skills and upgrades can further reduce it to 5.4 km
  
• Her main battery consists of six 127 mm guns
  
• She earns more credits per battle, and her camouflage adds a 50% XP bonus per battle and reduces the cost of your ship's post-battle service by 10%

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

Massachusetts is an American Tier VIII South Dakota-class battleship. She carries powerful, yet not-the-most-accurate 406 mm main battery guns. Massachusetts can endure quite a lot in battle owing to her good anti-torpedo protection, an efficient air-defense system, and a version of the Repair Party consumable with a reduced cooldown period. This ship also carries pretty formidable secondary battery guns that can effectively engage enemy ships at quite a long range, which is an unusual feature for American warships. Massachusetts excels in close quarters combat.

VIII Massachusetts B is a stand-alone Premium ship. The only difference in comparison to her standard counterpart—Tier VIII Massachusetts—is the color scheme of her permanent camouflage.

• Twenty accurate 127 mm secondary battery guns with significant damage per minute and an engagement range of 7.5 km. This range can be extended to 11.3 km with the help of the Secondary Battery Modification 2 upgrade, Advanced Firing Training skill, and the Mike Yankee Soxisix signal
  
• The Repair Party consumable with a reduced cooldown period of only 40 seconds for the enhanced version
  
• She earns more credits per battle, and her camouflage adds a 50% XP bonus per battle and reduces the cost of your ship's post-battle service by 10%

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






If you already have the standard version of any Black ship that you obtain, you'll be able to complete the following special combat mission by January 31, 2020:

• For the first five battles of any type—except for Clan and Training Battles—playing IX Alaska, you'll get a total of 2,500 doubloons and 100,000 Free XP.
  
• For the first five battles of any type—except for Clan and Training Battles—playing VIII Atago, VIII Asashio, VIII Graf Zeppelin, VIII Massachusetts, VIII Tirpitz, or VII Scharnhorst, you'll get a total of 2,500 doubloons for each of the ships.
  
• For the first five battles of any type—except for Clan and Training Battles—playing VII Sims, you'll get a total of 1,500 doubloons.

During the current Black Friday event, you can obtain the combat mission for each ship only once per account. The combat mission is allocated to your account when you receive a Black ship, or compensation for it, from the Premium Shop or a container. You can complete the special combat mission only in the case that you obtain the ship, or compensation for it, during the Black Friday 2019 event.

Please note: you will receive the combat mission even if at the moment when you get a Black ship, you didn't have the standard version of this ship suitable for completing the mission. You can complete the combat mission by purchasing a suitable ship and playing the required number of battles on it until January 31, 2020.

Your Black ships will surely look good with special Commanders adorned in black uniforms standing at their helms. They also come with 12 skill points! You can get these Commanders in the Armory in exchange for doubloons. They come with commemorative flags and themed patches. You can get these Commanders in exchange for doubloons as a single large bundle under favorable terms, or separately for each ship.

Each Commander comes with a specialization for the respective Black ship. You can have several identical Commanders in black uniforms.

During the Black Friday event, it's not only large ships that will be available for purchase, but also many other useful items. You will be able to obtain Black Friday containers, a week of Premium Account, and other valuable in-game items in exchange for doubloons in the Armory. Don't miss out on a rare opportunity to get 5,000 Coal for just 250 doubloons!

Please note: each item priced at 250 doubloons can be obtained only once.

Starts: Fri. 29 Nov. 06:00 CET (UTC+1)
Ends: Mon. 09 Dec. 06:00 CET (UTC+1)

You can even obtain Black ships free of charge! Play Tier V–X ships and complete combat missions in order to collect ten Black containers. They can drop Black Premium ships!

In battles, earn 30,000 Commander XP

Reward: 1x Black Friday 2019 container and 1x Black Friday 2018 container

Ship restrictions: Tier V–X

Battle type restrictions: Operations, Random, Co-op, and Ranked Battles

You can complete this combat mission only once.

In battles, earn 30,000 XP

Reward: 2x Black Friday 2019 containers

Ship restrictions: Tier V–X

Battle type restrictions: Operations, Random, Co-op, and Ranked Battles

You can complete this combat mission only once.

In battles, earn 30,000 Free XP

Reward: 1x Black Friday 2019 container and 1x Black Friday 2018 container

Ship restrictions: Tier V–X

Battle type restrictions: Operations, Random, Co-op, and Ranked Battles

You can complete this combat mission only once.

In battles, earn 20,000 base XP

Reward: 2x Black Friday 2019 containers

Ship restrictions: Tier V–X

Battle type restrictions: Operations, Random, Co-op, and Ranked Battles

You can complete this combat mission only once.

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: 2x Black Friday 2019 containers

• IX Alaska B with a black permanent camouflage and Commander with 10 skill points
  
• VIII Graf Zeppelin B with a black permanent camouflage and Commander with 10 skill points
  
• VII Scharnhorst B with a black permanent camouflage and Commander with 10 skill points
  
• VII Sims B with a black permanent camouflage and Commander with 10 skill points
  
• 1 day of Warships Premium Account
  
• 250 doubloons
  
• 4x Shadow Lurker camouflage patterns
  
• 2x Type 59 camouflage patterns
  
• 6,000 Free XP

Ships are credited to your account with a Port slot, Commander with 10 skill points, and special combat mission that when completed will reward you with doubloons. You can find more details about the completion criteria of this combat mission here.

If a ship you already have is dropped, it will be replaced with a different ship that you do not already own.

If you already own all four ships at the moment of procurement, you will not obtain either the ships or compensation, but will receive another item from the container.

• VIII Massachusetts B with the permanent black camouflage and a Commander with 10 skill points
  
• VIII Tirpitz B with the permanent black camouflage and a Commander with 10 skill points
  
• VIII Atago B with the permanent black camouflage and a Commander with 10 skill points
  
• VIII Asashio B with the permanent black camouflage and a Commander with 10 skill points
  
• 1 day of Warships Premium Account
  
• 250 doubloons
  
• 4x Shadow Lurker camouflage patterns
  
• 2x Type 59 camouflage patterns
  
• 6,000 Free XP

Ships are credited to your account with a Port slot, Commander with 10 skill points, and special combat mission that when completed will reward you with doubloons. You can find more details about the completion criteria of this combat mission here.

Starts: Thu. 28 Nov. 06:00 CET (UTC+1)
Ends: Mon. 02 Dec. 06:00 CET (UTC+1)

To make the process of obtaining Black containers even easier and faster, expect some great discounts during the Black Friday event. You'll also get double the usual XP for the first win of the day playing each of your ships.

• +100% XP bonus for the first win of the day
  
• 2535 Free XP for 1 doubloon when converting Elite Commander XP to Free XP
  
• −50% to the cost of Port slots in doubloons
  
• −50% to the cost of upgrades in credits
  
• −80% to the cost of demounting upgrades in doubloons
  
• −50% to the cost of researchable U.S. Tier II–V ships
  
• −30% to the cost of researchable U.S. Tier VI–VII ships
  
• −15% to the cost of researchable U.S. Tier VIII–X ships

Enjoy profitable battles, Captains!

Steam store is buzzing because there are two things going on:

• Autumn sales: World of Warships is participating too, so take a look at our DLCs to expand your collection.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1200170/World_of_Warships__Black_Alaska_Pack/ https://store.steampowered.com/app/1200171/World_of_Warships__Black_Scharnhorst_Pack/

• Steam Awards Nominations — choose the games you love and complete tasks to improve your Steam profile level.

World of Warships has changed significantly since the launch on Steam at 15th of November 2017 which had opened it for new audiences hungry for a unique blend of naval action that is easy to get into but hard to master, allowing to command the biggest war machines in the history of mankind, both built and planned ones.

We love our wonderfully dedicated and passionate community, and the game is the Labor of Love for us. We'll keep on giving no matter what — the plans for the next year are large as a battleship— but we'll be very grateful for your vote! If we win — let's celebrate together with something special!

Good luck on conquering the seas and stay tuned for more news very soon.

The basic rules are super simple:

• Post a comment under this news post
  
  • But ensure that you don't break the discussion rules.
• If your comment stays as being the last one for 30 minutes—you win!

The prize:

• Alaska B with Black Friday permanent camouflage

Refrain from posting complete gibberish because quality shipposts may also be rewarded with smaller prizes such as other ships! There will be at least three nomination categories for this:

• Useful advice
  
• Funny joke
  
• Describe the game in one short sentence

Also feel free to post ideas about any activities you'd love to see in the future—speak your mind so that your ideas may be heard!

After all the winners have been decided, the discussion will be locked.

A Ranked Battles Season for Tier X ships is going to start soon.

Join the fight playing your Tier X ships and win valuable prizes: credits, camouflage patterns, signals, and doubloons, as well as up to 5,500 Steel, which can be exchanged for unique ships in the Armory.





The overall reward for attaining all ranks remains the same—a total of 5,500 Steel and 1 Ranked Token.

You can also obtain a commemorative flag, sets of signals, expendable camouflages, and doubloons. Aside from that, you'll get temporary league flags when you reach Rank 10 and Rank 5, which reduce the cost of servicing your ships by 10% and 20% respectively. They will remain on your account until the end of the Season.



Starts Wed. 27 Nov. 10:00 CET (UTC+1)
Ends Mon. 23 Dec. 09:30 CET (UTC+1)

• All players who have access to Ranked Battles in their Service Record can participate in the new Season. Newcomers to World of Warships must have fought 130 battles in any accessible battle type to unlock this possibility.
  
• Only Tier X ships are allowed.
  
• A limit of one aircraft carrier per team is set for these battles.
  
• Battles are held in an 8 vs. 8 format, and team line-ups will be completely equivalent in terms of ship types.
  
• The new Season has 18 ranks. These have been split into three leagues: Second, First, and Premier.
  
• Those who are new to Ranked Battles will start the Season from Rank 18. Those who participated in the Thirteenth Season will receive bonus Stars: one for each rank attained.
  
• Players earn the Stars needed to climb the ranking ladder by winning battles. At the majority of ranks, a defeat means a lost Star.
  
• Ranks 18–15 and 12 are irrevocable. You cannot lose a Star for a defeat at Ranks 18–17. If you are first on your team in terms of XP earned, you get to keep your hard-earned Star—even if your team lost the battle.
  
• A bonus Star is granted for reaching each new rank at Ranks 18–11.
  
• Only Stars obtained for the first time are counted for progress towards the Ranked Battles emblem. Bonus Stars for the previous Season are included in this count if you play at least one battle in the new Season.
  
• Flags awarded for reaching Leagues will be removed from player accounts once the season ends.
  
• You’ll receive a commemorative achievement for reaching Rank 1 in the Fourteenth Season.
  
• All those who reach Rank 15 will receive a commemorative flag which will remain in their collections.

Starting from the Fourteenth Season, we are introducing a limit on the number of battleships per team—a maximum of three—for Ranked Battles and Ranked Sprints. If there are not enough suitable ships to complete the teams, and the waiting time the first player in the queue has spent exceeds 4 minutes and 10 seconds, then each team can be completed with up to four battleships.

Ranked Battles will be fought on the Shards, Northern Lights, Trident, Haven, Greece, and Riposte maps in Domination mode.








According to established tradition, all of your achievements from the previous Season will be accounted for, so you won't have to start from scratch. Depending on the rank at which you finished the previous Season, you’ll be granted a certain number of bonus Stars. The maximum possible number is 17 Stars. If you earned the maximum number of Stars in the previous Season, you’ll start the new Season at Rank 10. The rewards typically issued for the preceding ranks will automatically be added to your account after playing the first battle.

See you on the battlefield, Captains!