Update 0.9.10 – American Battleships: Part 2

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From: Thu. 29 Oct. 06:00 CET (UTC+1) Until: Thu. 29 Oct. 09:00 CET (UTC+1)
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[h2]American Battleships: Part 2[/h2]


The game event in Update 0.9.10 is presented by combat missions, Daily Shipments, and a new collection dedicated to the U.S. Navy.

For the purposes of standardization, Directives have been renamed "combat mission groups."

Please note: American Tokens can be exchanged for rewards in the Armory until the event ends. After the end of the event, they will be exchanged for credits at the rate of 1:1,000.

The possibility to make this exchange will be available until: Thu. 03 Dec. 06:00 CET (UTC+1)

[h3]Combat mission groups[/h3] Start: Thu. 29 Oct. 06:15 CET (UTC+1) End: Tue. 01 Dec. 06:00 CET (UTC+1)

Rewards for completing the missions and groups: signal flags, camouflages, Coal, Free XP, Elite Commander XP, and Always Courageous containers.

[h3]Always Courageous containers[/h3]
How to get the containers

• Up to 27 containers—by completing combat mission groups.
  
• Up to 4 containers—from Daily Shipments.
  
• Up to 10 containers—by completing special combat missions from the official World of Warships streams.

Each Always Courageous container includes:

• An element of the Always Courageous collection.
  
• 1x special signal (Dragon, Wyvern, Red Dragon, Ouroboros, Hydra, Basilisk, Scylla, or Leviathan), or 1x Stars 'n' Stripes camouflage.
  
• One of the following: 600 Coal; 500 Free XP; 1,500 Elite Commander XP; 3x signals of the same type (Zulu, Papa Papa, Equal Speed Charlie London, India Bravo Terrathree, Zulu Hotel); or 50,000 credits.

You can purchase Always Courageous Premium containers, which offer more rewards, in the Premium Shop, or obtain them in exchange for doubloons in the Armory. The rewards are as follows:

• An element of the Always Courageous collection.
  
• 15x special signals of the same type (Dragon, Wyvern, Red Dragon, Ouroboros, Hydra, Basilisk, Scylla, or Leviathan), or 12x Stars 'n' Stripes camouflages.
  
• 3,400 Coal; or 8,500 Free XP; or 3x Type 59 camouflages.

[h3]The "Always Courageous" collection[/h3]
The newly added "Always Courageous" collection comprises four sections, with four elements in each. It will educate you about the main batteries of battleships, admirals, and medals for service in both World Wars, as well as the main uniform types of enlisted men of the U.S. Navy during World War II.
Reward for completing the sections: 5x Stars 'n' Stripes expendable camouflages; Wings, Stars, and Stars 'n' Stripes patches.

Reward for completing the collection: V Oklahoma in the Military permanent camouflage, and a Commander with 6 skill points.

V Oklahoma is a Nevada-class battleship, the unique feature of which is her ten 356 mm main caliber guns placed in two twin turrets and two triple turrets. The guns are accurate, have a decent firing range, and cause significant damage per salvo, but take rather a long time to reload. In close quarters, the battleship can make use of her accurate secondary battery guns.

The exchange rate for duplicates is 4:1. To exchange duplicates, you need to select a vacant slot in a collection section, then confirm that you want to exchange your duplicates for the missing item in the window that appears.

Elements of the collection can only be obtained from event-related containers. In Update 0.10.5, we're planning to add Always Courageous containers to the Armory. They will be available in exchange for Coal. Thus, you'll still be able to complete the collection and obtain V Oklahoma if you haven't managed to do so in Update 0.9.10. The exact cost of the containers will be announced later.

[h3]Daily Shipments[/h3]
During Update 0.9.10, enter the game in the period between October 29 and November 12, inclusive, to start getting valuable rewards via the Daily Shipments section.

You can get a total of 10 rewards, while the shipments are available for 14 days. Thus, you can skip 4 days out of 2 weeks and still claim all the valuable rewards.

When Update 0.9.11 goes live, VIII Kansas, IX Minnesota, and X Vermont will leave Early Access and become available for all players to research.

[h2]Key Battle[/h2]

A new temporary battle type—Key Battle—has been added in Update 0.9.10. Demonstrate your skills in a futuristic competition by assuming command over a ship representing one of three corporations!

• The new battle type pits 16 players against each other and AI-controlled monsters on the gigantic Polygon map.
  
• You start out alone, but you can gather a team of up to three ships directly in battle.
  
• For destroying monsters and other players, you'll get a temporary resource—Battle Points. Having accumulated a certain number of Battle Points, you can also reinforce your ship directly in battle.
  
• The Battle Points you receive aren't lost or spent in battle. You can exchange them for rewards in the Armory.
  
• You'll find a monster with a key closer to the center of the map. If you destroy it, the monster will drop a key that will allow you to escape via the Portal.
  
• Once all the keys have been used or the Portal is closed, the remaining ships will be transported to a special area—the Octagon. The final battle takes place in a gradually shrinking combat zone. The last surviving ship will leave the Polygon successfully.
  
• Successfully escaping the Polygon will bring you additional Battle Points.
  
• Each of the three available ships offers a wide variety of modules that can have a significant impact on the gameplay.

The new themed Port inspired by the Polygon will ensure that you soak in the event's atmosphere before you enter battle.

More details on the Key Battle rules, as well as the available rewards in the Armory, will come in a dedicated article.

[h2]Clan Missions[/h2]


Some missions related to Clan development have been added to the Clans section of the menu. Oil is the main reward given for completing these missions, but two of them will deliver Coal to the Clan Treasury. In total, you can earn up to 32,100 Oil and 11,000 Coal. You can also earn the "Formidable Fleet" achievement.



The missions reward Clans for growing in size, participating in the Naval Battle, active playing of the Clan members, and fighting in Clan Battles. More details about the missions are available in the game client.

[h2]Aircraft Carrier Interface[/h2]


We've made some changes that will ensure you receive useful information about the status of your ship while controlling a squadron in the air.

• A new marker pointing at your aircraft carrier has been added. It changes to indicate your ship's status: risk of collision, ship detected by the enemy, approaching torpedoes, etc.

• Sound notifications have been updated. The least informative ones have been removed in order to make space for new notifications that relate to the aircraft carrier's status.
  
• We've added the possibility to skip the attack animation and proceed directly to operating a squadron. The aircraft invulnerability period will be reduced by the duration of the skipped part of the animation.

[h2]Armory[/h2]


The new Samurai permanent camouflage for X Shikishima has been added and made available in exchange for three Ranked Tokens.

The opportunity to exchange 12,500 Research Points for 250,000 Free XP in the Research Bureau didn't prove to be popular, so it will be removed.

The possibility to make this exchange will be available until: Sat. 14 Nov. 06:00 CET (UTC+1)