Captains!

Participation in the Public Test will give you the opportunity to earn containers that hold Premium ships, permanent and expendable camouflages, and other valuable items. All information on how to join the Public Test is available on a dedicated page of the official website.


Update 12.1 delivers Early Access to British submarines, global combat missions, updated Domination mode settings, and a whole lot more. Take a look at the Developer Bulletin, and welcome to the Test! See you on the Public Test Server!
https://steamcommunity.com/games/552990/announcements/detail/3645135724571755816
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Starts: Thu. 02 Feb. 17:30 CET (UTC+1)
Ends: Tue. 07 Feb. 06:30 CET (UTC+1)

Captains, thank you for participating in the first round of the Public Test for Update 12.1! Your feedback helps us to improve the version and fix errors. Check out the changelog and join the second session of the Public Test!

• Balance changes applied to Unique Upgrades. Details are available in a post on the Development Blog.
  
• The settings of the updated Domination mode have been adjusted: the starting number of points for teams is 150; the reward for destroying an enemy ship is 40 points; and the penalty for losing an allied ship is 25 points.
  
• Fixed a bug due to which the client could crash during the start or end of a battle.
  
• Fixed a bug with the position of the ship in the port of Fjords.

Brawl test stages will be available on the Public Test Server.

• Tier VIII ships in a 1 vs. 1 format.
  
• All ship types are available.

• Tier X ships in a 3 vs. 3 format.
  
• All ship types are available.
  
• You can participate in a Division of up to three players.

Restrictions: No more than one aircraft carrier, one submarine, two cruisers, two destroyers, and two battleships.

You can earn Community Tokens by progressing through combat missions on the Public Test Server. These Tokens can be exchanged for various rewards in the Armory, including rare permanent camouflages, containers, and other in-game items.

The rewards for activities on the Public Test Server may differ from those on the Live Server.
Please note: The Battle Pass rewards on the Public Test Server differ from the rewards on the 12.1 Live Server.

When you first enter the 12.1 Public Test Server during Rounds 1 and 2, you will be credited with 750 Coal and 100 Doubloons on the Live Server for each round.

Public Test 12.1 includes special daily missions that will bring you rewards on the Live Server.

Global combat mission: Earn 4,500,000 Base XP.

Reward on the Live Server: 250 Community Tokens

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Earn 12,000 Base XP in Brawls, Random, and Co-op Battles playing Tier VI–X ships and superships.

Reward on the Live Server: 1,600 Community Tokens

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Earn 1,000 Base XP in Random and Co-op Battles.

Reward on the Live Server: 1,000 Coal; 2,500 Free XP; 200 Community Tokens; and 500,000 Credits

This combat mission will only be available on the second and third days of each round of the Public Test. The mission refreshes at 02:00 UTC.

Reward on the Live Server for completing the chain: 5,000 Free XP; 700 Coal; 800,000 Credits; and 10,000 Elite Commander XP

You can complete the combat mission chain in Brawls and Random Battles playing Tier VI–X ships and superships. The chain is available for completion three times per day at the following times: 11:00–15:00 UTC; 17:00–21:00 UTC; and 23:00–03:00 UTC. You can complete the missions and receive rewards for them three times per day.

Reward on the Live Server for completing the chain: 1x Tactical Special container and 6x "The Age of Sa Zhenbing" standard containers

You can complete this combat mission chain in Random and Co-op Battles, as well as in Brawls, playing Tier V–X ships and superships. The chain is available for completion throughout the entire duration of Public Test 12.1.

In total during Public Test 12.1, you can obtain up to 9,000 Community Tokens; 200 Doubloons; 25,100 Coal; 6x "The Age of Sa Zhenbing" standard containers; 3x Tactical Special containers; 14x Pioneer camouflages; 150,000 Free XP; 24,400,000 Credits; and 240,000 Elite Commander XP.

Players who download the Public Test client for the first time will also receive the following rewards on the Live Server: 250 Doubloons, 1x Tactical Special container, and 2x More Coal containers.

• The research prices for ships and ship modules will be substantially discounted.
  
• You'll be able to reset Commander skills free of charge.

If you're joining the Public Test for the first time since Update 12.0, you'll be awarded the following additional bonuses:

• All researchable Tier VI and VIII ships with 21-skill-point Commanders
  
• 500,000,000 Credits; 30,000 Doubloons; 250,000 Coal; and 90 days of Warships Premium Account.
  
• Sets with expendable economic bonuses and 50 signals.

For testing purposes, all players on the Public Test server will be credited with Commander Dasha Perova for Soviet ships and Commander Scrooge Nicholson.

Captains!

What part of World of Warships captivates you most? Is it the global multiplayer environment? The gritty naval setting? Or is it perhaps the realistic ship models? Tell us what draws you to the game by applying tags here on Steam, and we'll grant you a full day of Warships Premium Account!

1. Find the "Popular user-defined tags for this product" section on the right-hand side of the main page of the game.
   
2. Click the "+" symbol.
   
3. Select a tag (or create your own) that’s applicable to World of Warships. To select an existing tag from the list, click the "+" symbol next to the tag of your choice.
   
4. Share your list of tags in the comments of this news item.

Voilà! Your Warships Premium Account will be activated precisely 7 days later.



Attention! The reward can only be granted once a month per player, regardless of the number of tags applied.

Good luck in battle, Captains!

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https://steamcommunity.com/games/552990/announcements/detail/3680039256049622256

Greetings, Captains!

In our fresh Waterline episode, we take a look at the new features that have been released since the previous episode, cover the changes that have occurred in our team, and share our development plans for World of Warships in the first half of 2023.

Please note that all information contained in this document is preliminary. Any changes and new features that we announce may change several times during tests. During each of those testing rounds, we'll carefully consider your feedback and opinions. Now, let's get down to the details! To reveal the information, click on the respective blocks.

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After extensive testing, submarines arrived in Early Access in Update 0.11.9 and became available for everyone to research in Update 0.11.10. Three U.S. submarines— VI Cachalot, VIII Salmon, and X Balao—and three German submarines— VI U-69, VIII U-190, and X U-2501—were added to the game.

New ships: V Agano, VI Gokase, VII Omono, VIII Shimanto, IX Takahashi, and X Yodo.

These ships have a decent firing range. The high-tier cruisers are armed with numerous main battery guns with long reload times. They enjoy good concealment and are armed with long-range torpedoes that inflict heavy damage. Tier VII and higher cruisers have torpedoes with turning mechanics.

★ Patrie, ★ Edgar, ★ Clausewitz, and ★ Dalarna exited Early Access. ★ Sekiryu and ★ Admiral Ushakov arrived in Early Access; ★ Joshua Humphreys and ★ Kunming were released for closed testing.

Update 0.11.9 saw the return of themed Operations Saving Transylvania and Sunray in the Darkness. It also brought back Twilight Battle, where players had an opportunity to stand at the helms of Twilight Fleet ships and try out their consumables with unique characteristics.

This themed adventure on our website provided players with an opportunity to follow in the footsteps of IX Velos, the first Greek ship in the game. Players earned Greek Tokens by completing combat missions. They could spend those Tokens on sequential bundles that held the destroyer herself and her Greek Trireme permanent camouflage.

The Battle Pass was introduced in Update 0.11.10. A new Battle Pass starts with the release of each update and offers updated rewards each time. The Battle Pass replaced daily, weekly, and monthly combat missions. The total value of the Free Battle Pass rewards is comparable to the value of the rewards that were obtainable from recurring combat missions prior to the release of Update 0.11.10. Even more useful in-game items can be obtained with the Premium Battle Pass.

In Update 0.11.10, another massive graphics update was implemented into the game. High-detail textures were added to the Mountain Range, North, Strait, Estuary, and Northern Lights maps. We also added a surf effect and dynamic reflections to all surfaces, improved vegetation models, and the effect of water being displaced sideways by moving ships.

Festive Update 0.11.11 delivered loads of activities! These included battle performance bonuses, a new Dockyard, the Carol Clash competitive event, and much more.

Battle performance bonuses were available for all Tier V and higher ships. Depending on the ship tier, they rewarded players with Coal, Steel, New Year Certificates, or Research Points. Just like during the celebration of the game's anniversary, players with many ships in their Ports were able to receive rewards from several ships per battle.

At the time of this article's publication, the construction of IX Admiral Schröder is still ongoing at the Dockyard. VII Renown '44 is among the available rewards for completing shipbuilding phases.

In the Carol Clash event, two teams competed to speedily deliver gifts. Players needed to choose which team they wanted to ally with and join the clash.

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A branch of U.S. hybrid battleships is scheduled to arrive in Early Access in the first part of 2023. Three new ships— VIII Nebraska, IX Delaware, and X Louisiana—are inbound.

The main battery artillery of the new ships has a good firing range but not the highest damage per minute. A squadron of bombers that carry HE bombs acts as their aircraft armament. The bombers are not available at the beginning of battle and require considerable preparation time. The large number of aircraft in each flight will allow you to deal decent damage to enemy ships. The aircraft do not return to the deck after delivering an attack, and the entire squadron needs to recovered.

The next branch to complement the Tech Tree in World of Warships will be the British submarine branch. Submarines VI Undine, VIII Sturdy, and X Thrasher are set to make their grand (but stealthy!) entrance.

Only one type of torpedoes is available to the new submarines—acoustic homing torpedoes. These torpedoes have a large count per salvo and reload quickly but deal low damage. VI Undine and VIII Sturdy are armed with a 76 mm secondary gun, and X Thrasher is armed with a 102 mm main gun that can be directly controlled. All submarine artillery guns fire SAP shells.

British submarines enjoy high dive capacity, but their maneuverability is low. They will be able to stay underwater for a long time; however, it will be difficult for them to quickly change direction or retreat if spotted. You should be especially careful when attacking enemy ships because the HP pools of the new submarines are small even compared to submarines of other nations.

Update 12.0 brings the Airship Escort (previously, "Dirigible Derby") temporary battle type back to the game. When it previously appeared in the game in Update 0.11.1, it was popular among players and received extremely positive feedback. Now, we're getting ready to present its improved version.

It's no secret that we regularly test new mechanics in temporary modes with an eye on introducing them into the game on a permanent basis, and this is also the case for Airship Escort. If the updated mode performs well this year, Airship Escort will most likely be a prime candidate to be introduced into Random Battles in the future.

Every year just wouldn't be the same without the traditional Lunar New Year celebrations.

This time, we've prepared "The Age of Sa Zhenbing" themed collection. Sa Zhenbing, a new unique Commander for Pan-Asian ships, is the reward for completing the collection.

He has special personalization, talents, and improved skills for different ship types.

As we've already announced in the Development Blog, we're commencing testing of new unique upgrades for Tier X ships. Two upgrades for X Venezia and X Halland
have already been released for closed testing.

Former carriers from uneven tiers that were removed from the game during the rework of the carrier gameplay in Update 0.8.0 will be reintroduced later. We previously announced that we were going to elaborate their concept and planned to focus on their interaction with allies.

However, based on the testing results and feedback analysis, we've understood that new carrier branches should be able to deal some damage directly, even though it isn't their primary task in battle. We mean that they will still be the carriers you're already familiar with, but with new mechanics that are more focused, among other things, on closer cooperation within teams. We're currently working out the mechanics of minefields that can be deployed by aircraft for these carriers. Besides that, we still intend to provide the carriers' squadrons with Smoke Generator to give them the ability to conceal allied ships from the enemy.

The Development Blog has already announced that the reworked Domination mode for Random Battles will be tested this winter. We'll review the starting points at the beginning of battle, as well as the number of points credited to one team and withdrawn from the other one when a ship is destroyed.

These changes are aimed at eliminating extreme situations where battles are too long or too short. We're going to check them during the Super Test and Public Test of Update 12.1. If they demonstrate good results, the changes will be implemented on the Live Server with a low probability of being in place for battles so that we can make a decision on the final fate of the Domination mode.

We're working on a new activity—global combat missions.

Global combat missions are missions with special conditions that require the joint effort of the entire server to be completed. They will be completed like typical combat missions but will be common for all players on the server, and every participant will make their contribution to the overall progress. If players manage to complete a global combat mission in time, each player who was actively involved will receive a reward.

Global combat missions are going to be introduced into the game as soon as at the beginning of 2023!

A major overhaul of the sound component of the game is planned in 2023. Improvements will be implemented throughout the entire year. For now, we would like to share the plans for the first half of 2023.

• We're working on new interactive music for submarines that corresponds to the special gameplay of this ship type.
  
• Sounds of aircraft and flying shells will be updated—they'll be more detailed and of a higher quality.
  
• Sound effects for remote events will be improved. Shots and explosions that occur far from the player will sound more realistic.

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The testing of the Pan-American cruiser branch commences in Update 12.0!

Ten new ships will be added to the game: I Hércules, II Almirante Barroso, III Vicente Guerrero, IV Córdoba, V La Argentina, VI Almirante Cochrane, VII Coronel Bolognesi, VIII Ignacio Allende, IX Santander, and X San Martin.

From Tier VI, the new ships have access to Combat Instructions. For fire adjustment, Pan-American cruisers need to hit their target with their main guns a certain number of times. The activation of Combat Instructions significantly reduces the ships' consumable cooldown time.

A second branch of European destroyers was announced in the previous Waterline episode and Development Blog.

The ships of the new branch will represent such countries as Turkey, Norway, Poland, Yugoslavia, and Greece. Six ships will be added to the game: Muavenet, Stord, Grom, Split, Lambros Katsonis, and Gdańsk. Please note that the branch is still under development, and its concept may change during testing that's planned for the first half of 2023.

In their current concept, the new ships are artillery destroyers equipped with Smoke Generator. At Tiers VIII–X, they also have access to Surveillance Radar. Besides that, all ships of the branch have Engine Boost. Their main guns can inflict good damage per salvo and, starting from Tier VII, the ships enjoy flat-trajectory ballistics, enabling them to easily shoot accurately at long ranges.

The torpedoes of all ships of the branch are fast, but their number per salvo is small. Compared to the first branch of European destroyers, they inflict higher damage but have a shorter range. The modes for launching torpedoes are as standard: wide and narrow spreads.

Starting from Tier VII, the new ships are fast; and from Tier VIII, they enjoy large HP pools; however, their AA defenses are not the strongest, and their concealment is mediocre.

This spring, Spanish cruiser branch will be released for closed testing. It will be the first full-fledged Spanish branch in the game! At the moment, it's still too early to speak about a specific concept or specific characteristics, but their primary feature will be their ability to fire a series of salvos, and the caliber of their guns will increase from 120 mm at low tiers to 254 mm at Tier X.

Two new superships, Novosibirsk and Devastation, will be put to the test in spring. They will continue the branches of X Petropavlovsk and X Conqueror.

Halford, one of the Fletcher-class destroyers, will be released for closed testing. Her primary feature is the availability of an aircraft catapult. She will be the first hybrid destroyer in our game.

In our message to the community published in September 2021, we promised to release West Virginia '44 in 2023. We're now ready to confirm that the ship will be released for closed testing this spring.

Although the construction of IX Admiral Schröder is still in progress at the Hamburg Dockyard, we're already preparing the next ship, IX Daisen, to be laid down this spring.

IX Daisen is a fast battleship armed with powerful artillery and torpedoes. She inherited a number of archaic features from projects developed in the 1910s, including the placement of secondary battery guns in casemates.

The battleship is notable for her accurate main battery guns, but the number of those guns is small. Her armament also includes torpedo launchers with long-range torpedoes that inflict massive damage. The battleship is very fast but has a large turning circle radius.

We're working on an improvement that will allow players to enter a new battle with a ship that was just destroyed without having to wait till the previous battle concludes. This way, you'll be able to fight more battles playing your favorite ship during a game session. This option should help speed up your game progress on your favorite ships.

The first day of April will be highlighted with a special temporary battle type. We're not ready to share the details yet, but we can say that while preparing this activity, we drew on inspiration from one of the former temporary battle types that previously featured in the game.

A new map, Seychelles, was released for closed testing in the summer of 2022While developing it, we were inspired by the real geographical area of the Seychelles region. We had to introduce some changes in the process of testing to ensure the map balance was optimal and to deliver a high-quality gaming experience, but a clear reference to the real Seychelles can still be seen. We plan to add the map to the Live Server this spring.

Our work on improving user interaction with the interface is ongoing. We plan to improve the Equipment window. Recommended upgrades will be added for all ships, much like how the Commander Skills window is currently displayed. We're also going to add a button for mounting a set of recommended upgrades, similar to the currently available button for mounting recommended signals.

In our previous Waterline episode, we announced changes to notifications and the settings window that were to be implemented by the end of 2022. Due to unforeseen circumstances, we had to move these plans to spring 2023. Let's recall what exactly will be improved:

• Notifications for players in the Port will be updated. A number of improvements will make notifications more structured and informative.
  
• The Settings menu will be updated. The interface design will become more convenient; settings will be stored on the server; and we'll be able to easily add new settings when necessary, thanks to "under-the-bonnet" improvements.

Event starts: January 27, 2023
Event ends: February 17, 2023

Captains!

If you’re an active World of Warships player here on Steam, you may have noticed 3 new items dropping anchor in your Steam Inventory just recently. Don’t let them just sit there and gather dust—these “Tokens of Friend-ship” are special!

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Launch the game to activate one of them to receive a random container and a More Coal container.

the other two you can gift to any of your Steam friends who are not playing World of Warships (either they have never played the game or they haven’t played in 30+ days)* – If they activate them, you will receive a bonus 3 days of Warships Premium Account for each one after the end of the event!

* Warning: only 1 item of this type can be used per game account. So gifting to another active user would be pointless and in any case would not count for bonus Coal.

• New players get:
  
  • Premium cruiser Charleston
    
  • 30 days of Warships Premium Account
• Players who haven’t played in more than 30 Days get:
  
  • 7 More Coal containers
    
  • 3,000,000 Credits
    
  • 7 days of Warships Premium Account

What are you waiting for? Head to the Inventory tab in your Steam profile page and share the love!

Captains!

Participation in the Public Test will give you the opportunity to earn containers that hold Premium ships, permanent and expendable camouflages, and other valuable items. All information on how to join the Public Test is available on a dedicated page of the official website.


Update 12.1 delivers Early Access to British submarines, global combat missions, updated Domination mode settings, and a whole lot more. Take a look at the Developer Bulletin, and welcome to the Test! See you on the Public Test Server!
https://steamcommunity.com/games/552990/announcements/detail/3645135724571755816
https://steamcommunity.com/games/552990/announcements/detail/3645135724571694364
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Starts: Thu. 26 Jan. 17:30 CET (UTC+1)
Ends: Tue. 31 Jan. 06:30 CET (UTC+1)

Brawl test stages will be available on the Public Test Server.

• Tier VIII ships in a 1 vs. 1 format.
  
• All ship types are available.

• Tier X ships in a 3 vs. 3 format.
  
• All ship types are available.
  
• You can participate in a Division of up to three players.

Restrictions: No more than one aircraft carrier, one submarine, two cruisers, two destroyers, and two battleships.

You can earn Community Tokens by progressing through combat missions on the Public Test Server. These Tokens can be exchanged for various rewards in the Armory, including rare permanent camouflages, containers, and other in-game items.

The rewards for activities on the Public Test Server may differ from those on the Live Server.
Please note: The Battle Pass rewards on the Public Test Server differ from the rewards on the 12.1 Live Server.

When you first enter the 12.1 Public Test Server during Rounds 1 and 2, you will be credited with 750 Coal and 100 Doubloons on the Live Server for each round.

Public Test 12.1 includes special daily missions that will bring you rewards on the Live Server.

Global combat mission: Earn 4,500,000 Base XP.

Reward on the Live Server: 250 Community Tokens

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Earn 12,000 Base XP in Brawls, Random, and Co-op Battles playing Tier VI–X ships and superships.

Reward on the Live Server: 1,600 Community Tokens

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Earn 1,000 Base XP in Random and Co-op Battles.

Reward on the Live Server: 1,000 Coal; 2,500 Free XP; 200 Community Tokens; and 500,000 Credits

This combat mission will only be available on the second and third days of each round of the Public Test. The mission refreshes at 02:00 UTC.

Reward on the Live Server for completing the chain: 5,000 Free XP; 700 Coal; 800,000 Credits; and 10,000 Elite Commander XP

You can complete the combat mission chain in Brawls and Random Battles playing Tier VI–X ships and superships. The chain is available for completion three times per day at the following times: 11:00–15:00 UTC; 17:00–21:00 UTC; and 23:00–03:00 UTC. You can complete the missions and receive rewards for them three times per day.

Reward on the Live Server for completing the chain: 1x Tactical Special container and 6x "The Age of Sa Zhenbing" standard containers

You can complete this combat mission chain in Random and Co-op Battles, as well as in Brawls, playing Tier V–X ships and superships. The chain is available for completion throughout the entire duration of Public Test 12.1.

In total during Public Test 12.1, you can obtain up to 9,000 Community Tokens; 200 Doubloons; 25,100 Coal; 6x "The Age of Sa Zhenbing" standard containers; 3x Tactical Special containers; 14x Pioneer camouflages; 150,000 Free XP; 24,400,000 Credits; and 240,000 Elite Commander XP.

Players who download the Public Test client for the first time will also receive the following rewards on the Live Server: 250 Doubloons, 1x Tactical Special container, and 2x More Coal containers.

• The research prices for ships and ship modules will be substantially discounted.
  
• You'll be able to reset Commander skills free of charge.

If you're joining the Public Test for the first time since Update 12.0, you'll be awarded the following additional bonuses:

• All researchable Tier VI and VIII ships with 21-skill-point Commanders
  
• 500,000,000 Credits; 30,000 Doubloons; 250,000 Coal; and 90 days of Warships Premium Account.
  
• Sets with expendable economic bonuses and 50 signals.

For testing purposes, all players on the Public Test server will be credited with Commander Dasha Perova for Soviet ships and Commander Scrooge Nicholson.

Captains!

Public Test 12.1 is going to be special. It will offer several opportunities to replenish your stock with valuable rewards.

If you're already familiar with the concept of the Public Test, move on to the rewards and find out how to get them.

If you haven't heard about the Public Test before, read this article on our website. It provides all the relevant info in a clear and concise manner.
https://steamcommunity.com/games/552990/announcements/detail/2716184589232191867
By doing so, you'll receive 250 Doubloons, 1x Tactical Special container, and 2x More Coal containers.

The reward is available only once.

By doing so, you'll receive 750 Coal and 100 Doubloons.

The reward is available once per one round of the Public Test.

This will enter you into a random giveaway of 500 Doubloons and containers holding Tier II–VI Premium ships.

The giveaway will be held separately for each round of the Public Test.

Top performers can receive containers with Tier VI–VIII Premium ships and Unique Bonuses containers.

But wait, there are even more rewards! We've prepared recurring combat missions and combat mission chains. You can read all the details in this article.
https://steamcommunity.com/games/552990/announcements/detail/3645135724571823184

Make your contribution to the development of World of Warships and receive even more rewards! All the rewards are credited to your Live Server account.

IMPORTANT! Because the update is still being tested, the information in this bulletin is tentative and reflects the state of game development at the time of its publication. Some changes and new features may be removed entirely or implemented differently by the time the update goes live. Screenshots, specific values of certain characteristics, and details of in-game mechanics will not necessarily be relevant after the update is released.

Please note: The rewards for activities on the Public Test Server may differ from those on the Live Server.

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British submarines hit the seas in Early Access in Update 12.1. To celebrate the occasion, the Iron Resilience permanent camouflage for VIII Sturdy and the Victoria Cross permanent camouflage for X Thrasher, as well as the British Submarines commemorative flag, have been added to the game.

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The British submarines will not be available on the Public Test server.

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Global combat missions are being introduced into the game in Update 12.1. Their goal will be common to all players on the server, and each participant will contribute to the mission progress. Global combat missions can be represented both by chains and individual missions.

After completing a global combat mission, all players who participated in it will receive the final reward. It's possible to complete global combat missions before their official deadlines. If this happens, only those players who actually contributed to the mission progress will receive the reward.

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During Public Test 12.1, you will be able to try out the modified Domination mode with three Key Areas for Random Battles. The new settings are aimed at eliminating situations where battles are too long or too short.

• Starting number of points at the beginning of battle: 200
  
• Points when destroying an enemy ship: +40 for all ship types
  
• Points when losing a ship: –32 for all ship types

The modified Domination mode will be added to the following maps: New Dawn, Fault Line, Shards, Trident, Neighbors, Crash Zone Alpha, Northern Waters, and Faroe Islands. We will decide on the final fate of the modified Domination based on the results of testing the new settings.

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Added interactive music for submarines. It will match the special stealthy gameplay of submarines. The music will change depending on several factors:

• Combat situation
  
• Actions performed by the submarine or her opponents
  
• Location of the submarine—on the surface or underwater

The new music will be active in Dynamic and Mixed modes.

Updated the display of squadrons on the decks of aircraft carriers in the Port and in battle. Aircraft carrier decks now display all types of squadrons available on the ship. The number of aircraft of each squadron on deck is equal to the size of the attacking flight.

The battle type that tasks you with escorting airships returns to the game with some improvements and a new name.

Airships historically carried intelligence agents bearing important messages and diplomats traveling to conduct secret negotiations in neutral territories.

Your objectives are to delay the hostile airship while also making sure that your allied airship is the first to reach the destination point.

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The battle type involves Tier VIII–X ships of all types fighting in teams of 12.

Lead your allied airship to its destination before the opposing team does or destroy all hostile ships.

Ships can affect the speed of the allied or opposing airships by staying within an interactive zone near each one:

• Airships move at a standard speed if there are no players within its interactive zone.
  
• Airships accelerate if only allied ships are within the borders of their interactive zones.
  
• Airships slow down if at least one opposing ship is within the borders of their interactive zones.

If your team simultaneously speeds up the allied airship and slows down the opposing airship, the allied airship now receives additional acceleration. This change will help prevent situations that previously occurred where battles continued for too long when one of the teams was able to gain a serious lead over the opposing team. At the same time, the base airship speed has been reduced to prevent battles between equal teams from ending too quickly.

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While staying within the interactive zone of any airship, players earn acceleration and slowdown points, plus some extra Credits and XP per battle.

The interface of the battle type has been revamped:

• New hints that pop up in battle have been added, and the old ones have been updated.
  
• The airship icons and movement progress bar have been changed.
  
• The display of airship routes on the Minimap has been updated.
  
• We've added new quick commands that can be activated by clicking the icon on the airship movement bar.

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Complete special daily and weekly combat missions to obtain Community Tokens.

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Win an Airship Escort battle.

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Earn 5,000 base XP in Airship Escort.

• Reward: 350 Community Tokens

Earn 15,000 base XP in Airship Escort.

• Reward: 400 Community Tokens

Earn 50,000 base XP in Airship Escort.

• Reward: 550 Community Tokens

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We've updated the routes for several old maps and added several new ones.

• Battles will be fought on the following maps: Shards, Sea of Fortune, Trident, Warrior's Path, Estuary, Hotspot, Islands of Ice, North, and Shatter.
  
• The routes for maps Trident, Warrior's Path, Estuary, Hotspot, and Islands of Ice have been updated.

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We’re welcoming the Year of the Rabbit with a lineup of great deals, fun activities, and new content that’ll leave you hopping with delight. Join our Lunar New Year celebrations!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2283211/World_of_Warships__Ning_Hai/
Representing a historic flagship of the Republic of China Navy, the new Tier III Pan-Asian cruiser Ning Hai has joined the World of Warships fleet just in time for the Lunar New Year—and at a 40% discount to boot!
Discount available until: 25 January at 03 CET (UTC+1)

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2283210/World_of_Warships__FREE_Year_of_the_Rabbit_Camouflage_Collection/
But before you break out the fireworks, be sure you’re appropriately dressed for the occasion! Grab a FREE DLC with some of the most beautiful and iconic East Asia-inspired camouflages in the game, including the new (and adorable!) “Dumpling” camouflage.
Offer available until: 2 February at 03 CET (UTC+1)

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1005550/World_of_Warships__Huanghe_Pack/
Tier VI Pan-Asian cruiser Huanghe already stood out for her rare Crawling Smoke Generator, excellent concealment, and impressive maneuverability; but now with a 90% discount on her, she REALLY jumps out!
Offer available until: 2 February at 03 CET (UTC+1)


And to top off this joyous event, you can also sign up to participate in an exclusive mission to get more “Dumpling” camouflages, and take part in the subsequent giveaway of new Pan-Asian ship: Tier III cruiser Ning Hai!
Event ends: 23 January at 01 CET (UTC+1)

Captains!

Participate in a fun activity to earn some easy in-game rewards!

1. Leave a comment under this announcement post.
   
2. Complete the first part of the Lunar New Year combat mission (earn any 188 ribbons; battle modes—Random, Co-op, Ranked, Operations, Brawl; Tier V–X ships and superships).

• Guaranteed prize—3x Dumpling camouflages
  
• 20 random winners will get:
  
  • Tier III cruiser Ning Hai

• Winners will be picked at random from the pool of participating unique users who left a comment and completed the first part of the combat mission.
  
• Any comment breaking the discussion rules may be deleted or the user excluded.
  
• The results will be announced in this thread on January 23. Prizes will be awarded within a week.

We wish you good luck as well as fair wind and following seas!

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