Combat Missions of Update 0.8.8

Captains!

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

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


World of Warships has been in players’ lives for 4 years already! Everyone who has been playing the game for the last 4 years will automatically receive a new For Meritorious Service patch. Take advantage of the huge discounts and complete the combat missions dedicated to our anniversary.


Start: Tue. 17 Sep. 07:00 CEST (UTC+2) End: Tue. 24 Sep. 07:00 CEST (UTC+2)

• +200% XP bonus for the first win of the day.
  
• You can purchase 1,500 2,000 credits for 1 doubloon.
  
• You can convert XP into Free XP at the cost of 1 doubloon for every 25 35 XP.
  
• −60% to the cost of consumables in credits.
  
• −60% to the cost of Equal Speed Charlie London, India Bravo Terrathree, Zulu, Papa Papa, and Zulu Hotel signals in doubloons in the Exterior section of the game client.
  
• −60% to the cost of Type 1, Type 2, Type 5, Type 6, and Type 59 camouflage patterns in credits and doubloons in the Exterior section of the game client.

Deal 4,000 damage to enemy ships in battles.

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

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


Sink 4 enemy ships in battles.

Reward: 1,000,000 credits

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

Earn 4,000 base XP in battles.

Reward: 1x For Meritorious Service flag

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


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

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

You can get a bonus for each ship only once during Update 0.8.8. Victory Bonuses will also appear on ships purchased, bought back, or obtained from containers in Update 0.8.8.

If you have used the Research Bureau and reset a branch of ships prior to Update 0.8.8 going live, you will receive the Anniversary Victory Bonuses for all Tier V–X ships of that branch automatically. Moreover, any ships of the reset branch that you buy back can bring you Anniversary Victory Bonuses once again in accordance with the general rules of the event.

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

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

• By completing missions of the Directives, you can earn credits, Coal, and up to 20 Gift containers, among other rewards.
  
• Complete the first three Directives—get a supercontainer for each of them.
  
• Completing the last Directive will reward you with a container that drops a randomly selected Premium Tier VI ship.

• VI Admiral Graf Spee
• VI Aigle
• VI Anshan
• VI Arizona
• VI De Grasse
• VI Duca d'Aosta
• VI Dunkerque
• VI Gallant
• VI Huanghe
• VI Molotov
• VI Monaghan
• VI Mutsu
• VI Perth
• VI Prinz Eitel Friedrich
• VI T-61
• VI Warspite
• VI W. Virginia 1941

Ships will be added with a Port slot and a Commander with 10 skill points and a specialization for the obtained ship.

• If you open a container that drops a ship you already have in your Port, you'll receive another ship from the above list.
  
• If you already have all the ships from the list above in your Port when opening a container, you'll receive an amount of doubloons as compensation that corresponds to the cost of the ship which dropped from the container.
  
• In addition to the compensation for the ship that you already have in your Port, you'll also receive a Port slot and Commander with 10 skill points. If you don't have a vacant place for this Commander in the Reserve, you'll receive one free of charge.

Directives are available to players with access to combat missions in their Service Record. Novice players must have played 70 battles in any accessible battle mode to unlock them.


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

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

• Players will get Hall of Fame rewards for the category they reach, along with all rewards for the preceding categories.
  
• At the end of the event, the top 100 players will be awarded a special achievement called “Leading 100.”

For more details, check out the rules for crediting Hall of Fame points which are available in the game client.


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


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


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

You can read more about the rules here.

Start: Tue. 17 Sep. 07:00 CEST (UTC+2) End: Wed. 16 Oct. 07:00 CEST (UTC+2)

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

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

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

Reward: 1x Unsinkable Sam container

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


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

Reward: 1x Unsinkable Sam container

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


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

Reward: 1x Unsinkable Sam container

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


Earn 40,000 base XP in battles.

Reward: 1x Unsinkable Sam container

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


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

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

• 2x Hunter or Union Jack camouflage patterns, or 1,000 Coal
  
• 100 doubloons, or one of the following special signals: Wyvern, Red Dragon, Ouroboros, or Hydra
  
• 1,000 Free XP, or one of the following special signals: Scylla, Basilisk, Dragon, or Leviathan

The container may grant access to a special combat mission. The reward for completing the mission is one of Premium ship VI Ark Royal or Premium ship VIII Cossack, or the researchable battleship VIII Bismarck with all modules researched. The ships will be added to your account along with the two new permanent camouflage patterns (Unsinkable Sam and Historical), a Port slot, and a Commander with 3 skill points.

If you get a combat mission for a ship that you already have in your Port, you will receive compensation in credits equal to the cost of the ship. If you already have the Unsinkable Sam or Historical camouflages in your collection, you will receive compensation in the form of credits.

The combat missions of the chain can be completed only in the specified sequence: you can start the next Stage only after all the tasks of the previous Stage have been completed.
Final reward: permanent Unsinkable Sam camouflage for Bismarck.

Start: Fri. 20 Sep. 07:00 CEST (UTC+2) End: Fri. 18 Oct. 07:00 CEST (UTC+2)

Carrier pilots should train regularly to attain impressive battle results. A special combat training program has been developed for pilots based on your aircraft carriers for the coming month. Complete it to obtain containers with valuable resources!
Start: Fri. 20 Sep. 07:00 CEST (UTC+2) End: Fri. 18 Oct. 07:00 CEST (UTC+2)

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

Reward: 1x More Resources container

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

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

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

Reward: 1x More Resources container

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

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

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

Reward: 1x More Resources container

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

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

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

Reward: 1x More Resources container

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


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

• Each day you'll be able to play through two chains, each comprising three missions.
  
• Earn a set amount of base XP to progress through the chains.
  
• For chain 1: you need to earn 250; 500; and 1,000 base XP, respectively. It's required that you earn 1,000 base XP in victorious battles for the last part of the chain. For chain 2: you need to earn 1,100; 1,200; and 1,300 base XP in victorious battles, respectively.
  
• All missions within a chain must be completed in successive order with Tier V–X ships in Operations, Random, Ranked, or Co-op Battles, once per day.
  
• You can only start chain 2 once you’ve completed chain 1.
  
• You’ll receive your rewards in the Port after each mission goal is achieved.
  
• Once all the chains have been completed you’ll earn an additional 200 Coal.