This is a short overview of the planned features for Update 13.1. For more information about the upcoming features and rewards for participating in the Public Test, check out the dedicated article on our website.

IMPORTANT! Because the update is still being tested, the information in this article 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.[/style]

Starting with Update 13.1, we aim to make submarine and surface ship interactions more consistent and intuitive.

• The Venezia and Hindenburg lines, as well as Prinz Eugen and Admiral Schröder, are going to be equipped with Depth Charge Airstrike instead of Depth Charges.
  
• Tier V–VIII battleships are getting an increase in their Depth Charge Airstrike range.
  
• Depth Charge Airstrike on Tier V–VIII battleships and cruisers is going to have a shorter cooldown, but its bomb damage will be slightly reduced.
  
• Ships that currently have special ASW settings are not receiving any changes unless specifically noted.
  
• Depth Charge Airstrike range is going to be increased for Ohio, Thunderer, Jean Bart, and Jean Bart B. It will become similar to the ranges for other battleships at their tiers.
  
• Venezia, Zaō, and Yodo lines will receive the Submarine Surveillance consumable in a separate slot. It was previously available only for submarines.

The Hydrophone consumable is going to work differently:

• The consumable will allow submarines to immediately spot ships in range, regardless of terrain (similar to Hydroacoustic Search and Surveillance Radar).
  
• The consumable can be activated in any state, but it will only detect ships while at periscope depth or on the surface.
  
• When submarines use Hydrophone to detect ships above them and in their line of sight, static silhouettes of these ships will appear for a short period (about 6 seconds) and then disappear. Ships behind terrain will be displayed as a short flash without a silhouette.

A collision warning message will now appear for submerged submarines when there is another submarine underwater within 2 kilometers.

To balance out the changes to ASW, all submarines are going to have an improved turning circle radius. On average, it will improve by around 20%, providing submarines more opportunities to maneuver and reposition.

To accommodate the changes, the Sierra Bravo and X-Ray Papa Unaone signals will also receive submarine-specific changes.

With the release of Update 13.1, the majority of expendable camouflages available in the game will get their permanent versions. The new permanent camouflages will operate similarly to already existing permanent camouflages, such as New Year, Epoch, or Made of Steel; however, you'll be able to mount them on ships of any tier. These camouflages can be either purchased or obtained through various activities, events, and missions.

Once you obtain a standard, single-colored, abstract, or thematic camouflage (expendable or permanent) on your account, you can purchase its permanent version for all of your ships.




You can purchase permanent camouflages of the aforementioned types for Credits or Doubloons under the Exterior tab.

As part of the Lunar New Year celebrations, the Dragon Port has been updated.




The Airship Escort temporary battle type is returning for Update 13.1! The battles will utilize a 12 vs. 12 format with Tier VIII–X ships of all types.

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This is a short overview of Update 13.0. You can find more information in dedicated articles on our website.
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Early Access to the upcoming U.S. aircraft carrier line begins in Update 13.0. The three ships being added are Independence, Yorktown, and Essex. In addition to these three historical vessels, camouflages for Yorktown and Essex, as well as a commemorative flag, are being added to mark the event.
Update 13.0 delivers an event comprising 20 levels that you can progress through by completing a series of daily and weekly missions. Tier VI aircraft carrier Independence stands as the most prized reward in the first progression line.
During this event, you'll have the option to unlock the second progression line for Doubloons. Much like the first progression line, this line also comprises a total of 20 levels, but where it stands out is in the rewards if offers: Tier VIII aircraft carrier Yorktown, a bonus package for Yorktown, Commander Statue of Liberty with 6 skill points and an individual voiceover, the Freedom permanent camouflage for Tier X Des Moines, and more!
You can exchange your American Tokens for Essex with a 10-skill-point Commander and Port slot, permanent camouflages for Yorktown and Essex, Wings of Freedom Premium containers, and Credits. Obtain them either via random bundles for Doubloons or by completing extra levels of the second progression line of the U.S. Aircraft Carriers Event Pass.
Besides American Tokens, the random bundles also hold special and rare economic bonuses of all types, Coal, Free XP, Elite Commander XP, Credits, and American battleship Rhode Island, which can only be obtained via this route. The option to purchase the new battleship will become available in a future updates.
The construction of cruiser Michelangelo continues at the Sestri Ponente Dockyard in Update 13.0.
During the first 3 weeks of the new update, players will be able to complete combat missions and advance through Dockyard construction phases to obtain the main reward—Michelangelo herself.

• The construction process comprises 32 phases, 27 of which can be progressed through by completing Dockyard combat mission groups.
  
• You can also complete shipbuilding phases by spending 1,750 Doubloons per phase and purchasing Starter Packs: 10 shipbuilding phases in exchange for 10,000 Doubloons and 5 shipbuilding phases in exchange for 6,000 Doubloons.

The Dockyard will remain in your Port until the release of Update 13.1.
Update 13.0 also includes a new iteration of the Bounty Hunt event together with changes that were previously announced in Update 12.8. The Bounty Hunt event will be available in Random Battles, and when taking on the Bounty role, players need to helm Tier VI–X battleships, cruisers, or destroyers in battle.
Both players with Bounty role and regular players will be able to earn Star Tokens, which they will be able to spend in the Star Emissaries Armory category. The main rewards are Bionic permanent camouflages for Des Moines, Buffalo, and Baltimore. Players will also be able to obtain Coal, common bonuses containers, and signals.
Besides the previously mentioned Bounty event and rewards, more goods can be found in the Star Emissaries Armory category!
As part of the event, you can use Doubloons to buy random bundles that hold STAR Kitakaze, STAR Edinburgh, Commanders Andromeda and Triangulum with 10 skill points and individual voiceovers, expendable economic bonuses, and other valuable rewards.
The main feature of these ships is their permanent camouflages, which dynamically change their appearance in the midst of battle depending on whether the ship is detected.


We've added a feature that enables players to see various ship parameters while in battle! Essentially, players will be able to click on opposing and allied ships in the Team window before or during a battle (press/hold the Tab key to access this window). A tooltip will appear providing information on the selected ship, such as hit points, armament ranges, movement speed, and possible consumables, among other parameters.
This feature also allows players to hover their mouse over attributes such as shells, torpedoes, and consumables in-battle and check the data for those items, similar to the functionality in Port.

With the release of Update 13.0, Halford will become available in the Armory for 228,000 Coal.
Halford is the first hybrid destroyer in our game, and the ship carries an attack aircraft tactical squadron equipped with the Engine Cooling consumable. The aircraft are armed with powerful Tiny Tim rockets with high damage and armor penetration characteristics.
In Update 13.0, two ships will receive new unique upgrades: German Tier X destroyer Elbing and Dutch Tier X cruiser Gouden Leeuw are each getting a unique upgrade that can be mounted in Modification Slot 6.


Update 13.0 brings back the heroes of hololive production. Popular Japanese VTubers are ready to fill the ranks of Commanders and plunge into the heat of naval battles back-to-back with players! Welcome back the hololive commanders with individual voiceovers! Players can also obtain hololive production expendable camouflages and a memorable flag during the event.

But that's not all! Players can also complete combat missions to choose between Commander Fubuki Shirakami, with six skill points trained for I Hashidate
, or Commander Moona Hoshinova, with six skill points trained for I Chengan
as the final reward.

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Update 13.0 delivers Ranked Battles Season 15 and unleashes three Brawls in different formats.
For a complete list of changes, please refer to Player Support

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• The superprize winners will be picked at random from the pool of participating unique users.
  
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• The superprize winners will be picked at random from the pool of participating unique users.
  
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As part of the festive events and celebrations, the daily login rewards have been updated with some extras such as an additional Superсontainer and multiple Santa’s Gift containers.


On top of this, you'll be able to find many more presents in the game and on our official platforms during this time!

Battle performance bonuses during the festive season have become a well-loved tradition, so we're happy to bring them back. Please note: We have slightly changed the rewards from last year, and they now scale better with the ship tier.


Festive Certificates are a temporary resource that can be exchanged for in-game items in Update 12.11.


Santa’s containers have mostly stayed the same but with an improvement that we hope you'll enjoy. This year, we've updated and shortened the drop list of ships: 43 older ships have been removed and 19 new ones have been added to make it easier for you to obtain more desirable ships. With these changes, there are now exactly 150 available ships in Santa's containers. All removed ships are available in the Armory for direct purchase.

The visual appearance of the containers has been updated for the occasion.



We're happy to unveil our new event that will shower you with loads of festive rewards!

Holidays in Santa City includes 20 levels, with additional rewards available after finishing them. You can advance through the levels by completing daily and weekly missions, and since they are based on scoring Base XP in any battle type, you can play the game in the way you want and still claim the rewards!

The main reward of the base progression line is new Scharnhorst '43 at level 10. We wanted to make this ship easily obtainable for all types of players, be they hardcore or casual: just fight 1–3 battles per day and you'll be able to get this ship within 5 days.


You can also unlock an additional progression line using Doubloons to earn more rewards and new Stord ’43 as the final reward.


One Festive Certificate is the reward for completing each additional level for both the first and second progress lines.
For this occasion, the Fjords Port has been transformed into Santa City.

Salvage for Victory is back! The event comprises 100 stages, and you'll be able to unlock several new cruisers and legendary Kitakami consecutively by combining various resources. You can mix and match Research Points, Steel, and Coal without any limitations, as well as use Warships Premium Account to complete up to 16 stages of this event at any point!


Truly avid collectors can complete an extra 20 stages, and at Stage 100, you'll receive the exclusive Bitter Wind permanent camouflage for Kitakami and commemorative flags for all four ships.

Kitakami won't be distributed in any other way for the next 2 years in-game after the end of this event. The permanent camouflage for Kitakami will remain exclusive and only be available through this event. The other ships won't be distributed in any other way for at least a year.

Update 12.11 delivers a new Dockyard! Progress through the stages to earn various rewards and obtain the main reward—cruiser Michelangelo.

• The construction process comprises 32 Phases, and you can advance through 27 of them by completing Dockyard combat mission groups.
  
• You can also complete shipbuilding phases by spending 1,750 Doubloons per phase and purchasing Starter Packs: 10 shipbuilding phases in exchange for 10,000 Doubloons and five shipbuilding phases in exchange for 6,000 Doubloons.

Additionally, this iteration of the Dockyard delivers a new feature that allows you to preview Dockyard ships much like how you can preview them in the Armory.

• Japanese battleships Yumihari, Adatara, and Bungo leave Early Access and will become researchable ships in the Tech Tree.
  
• Asymmetric Battles are still available.
  
• Ruggiero di Lauria will be available in Armory for 31,000 Steel.
  
• Piemonte will be available in the Tech Tree as a continuation of the Venezia line.

Captains!

Get warmed up for the holiday season with an exclusive Japanese treat! For a limited time on Steam, you can pick up the Yubari pack—containing Premium cruiser Yubari, a Steam container, and the Steam flag—absolutely free. We’ll even throw in an extra Steam container after going into battle aboard your new ship!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/934680/World_of_Warships__Ybari_Pack/

Offer ends: 13 December, 2023

This DLC includes:

• Premium Japanese cruiser Yūbari with a Port slot.
  
• The Steam commemorative flag
  
• 1x Steam container

Play one battle aboard Yubari received in the DLC giveaway from December 6 to December 13 to receive 1x extra Steam container.

Contents of the Steam container can be found here.

*If you already own Yūbari, you won't receive any compensation for her.