World of Warships News

World of Warships is turning five!

The festive Update is inspired by the history of shipbuilding and has brought many new features to the game: the revamped Designer's Table Port, "Five Epochs of the Navy" permanent Campaign and collection of the same name, and some fresh first-victory bonuses.


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[h3]Five Years of Victories![/h3]
It's been five years since the release of World of Warships. To celebrate, we've prepared a little something for you to reminisce on your past combat achievements and triumphant victories! When did you play your first battle in World of Warships? How many kilometers have you covered? How many enemy ships have you spotted? You can discover the answers to these and other questions via the button below!

[h2]Summary[/h2]
[h2]Anniversary[/h2] Starts: Wed. 02 Sep. 07:00 CEST (UTC+2) Ends: Wed. 30 Sep. 07:00 CEST (UTC+2)

As we cross the threshold of our fifth year, we're marking the occasion by offering you an array of gifts and fresh in-game activities.

Join the celebrations by entering the updated Designer's Table Port, which has changed a lot over the past year and become even more festive—we've added a cake, postcards, confetti, and ribbons creatively scattered on the table. The collection of ship models has also been replenished with new representatives!



[h2]Marathon with Gifts and a Festive Stream[/h2]
We invite you to watch the best episodes of the Naval Legends series and enjoy some gifts in the process!

Be on the lookout for bonus codes shown in each episode of the historical marathon. Each bonus code unlocks a chain of combat missions. Complete all of them to get four containers of the new "Five Epochs of the Navy" collection and 10,000 Coal!

Join our festive stream in honor of the game's Fifth Anniversary today! Let's celebrate this special event together! Plenty of gifts, interesting guests, and an ocean of positivity await you! We look forward to seeing you out on our virtual seas!

[h2]First-Victory Bonuses[/h2]
Be sure to take a careful look at the ship carousel. Ships with a first-victory bonus applied will be marked with a special symbol. During Update 0.9.8, players will be able to receive a festive bonus for their first victories playing specific ships in Random, Co-op, Ranked, and Asymmetric Battles, as well as in Operations.



[h3]List of Rewards[/h3]

• Tiers V–VII: 2x World of Warships Anniversary camouflages
  
• Tier VIII: 1x Gift container
  
• Tier IX: 2x Gift containers
  
• Tier X: 1x supercontainer

[h3]Gift container[/h3]
[h3]Supercontainer[/h3]
The supercontainer will drop one item from the following list:

• A random Premium ship, plus a Commander with 10 skill points and a Port slot
  
• 1,000/2,500/7,500 doubloons
  
• 50,000 Free XP
  
• 1,500 Steel
  
• 15,000 Coal
  
• 100x economic or combat signals of the same type
  
• 7/14/30/90 days of Warships Premium Account
• 50x random camouflages of the same type
  
• 25/50/100x special signals of the same type

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

You can receive the first-victory bonus for each ship only once during Update 0.9.8. The bonuses will also be applied to ships purchased, bought back, or dropped from containers during Update 0.9.8.

[h2]The "Five Epochs of the Navy" Campaign[/h2]
The new permanent Campaign comprises 50 tasks grouped into five missions, each of which is dedicated to a specific shipbuilding epoch. To finish the Campaign, you need to complete tasks playing ships of various tiers: starting from Tier II–IV ships for the first mission, and progressing to Tiers VIII–X for the final mission. Most of the tasks must be completed playing certain ships related to the history of the navy. For example, some of the tasks of the first mission are inspired by the development of battleship building technologies and should be completed playing battleships of this era, such as III South Carolina, III Kawachi, IV Gangut, or III Dreadnought—which contributed to the adoption of the name given to this period of naval history.

However, you can complete the Campaign, collect all the containers of the new collection, and obtain the final reward by completing the first three tasks of each mission playing any ships of the relevant tiers.

The reward for completing the Campaign is the Epoch permanent camouflage, which can be mounted on all Tier IX ships, except for IX AL Sov. Rossiya.

The first Directive has become available with the release of Update 0.9.8, while those that follow will be unlocked each week.

Please note: you can complete the tasks of each mission multiple times. This will allow you to continue earning Stars upon each completion, but you'll receive the reward for completing the task for the first time only.

[h2]The "Five Epochs of the Navy" Collection[/h2]
The "Five Epochs of the Navy" collection is made up of five sections, with six elements in each. Each section is dedicated to a specific period in the history of the navy in the first half of the 20th century—from ships of the dreadnought era to those of World War II and the post-war years. Having completed the entire collection, you'll have learned about the construction history, design features, and fates of prominent representatives of the shipbuilding epochs.

The reward for completing each section is 1 day of Warships Premium Account. The reward for completing the entire collection is the Epoch permanent camouflage.

Elements of the collection can only be obtained from the same-name containers. The exchange rate for duplicate elements is 1:1. To exchange duplicates, you need to select a vacant slot in a collection section and confirm that you want to exchange your duplicates for the missing item in the window that appears.

You can obtain 30 "Five Epochs of the Navy" containers by completing tasks of the same-name Campaign.

[h3]A "Five Epochs of the Navy" container includes:[/h3]

• One element of the "Five Epochs of the Navy" collection.
  
• 1x World of Warships Anniversary camouflage.
  
• One of the following items: 2x signals of the same type (Zulu, Papa Papa, Equal Speed Charlie London, or India Bravo Terrathree); or 500 Free XP; or 50,000 credits.

[h2]Key Rules of the Season[/h2] Starts: Wed. 16 Sep. 11:00 CEST (UTC+2) Ends: Tue. 13 Oct. 10:30 CEST (UTC+2)

Format: 8 vs. 8 playing Tier X ships.
Maps and modes: North, Sea of Fortune, and Greece in Domination mode; Sleeping Giant and Warrior's Path in Arms Race mode; and Tears of the Desert in Epicenter mode.



You can earn the Stars needed to climb the ranking ladder by winning battles. At the majority of ranks, a defeat means a lost Star. If you finish first on your team in terms of XP earned, you get to keep your hard-earned Star—even if your team lost the battle.

Those who are new to Ranked Battles will start the Season from Rank 18. Those who participated in the previous Season will receive bonus Stars after the first battle of the current Season: one for each rank attained in the previous Season.

[h2]Rewards[/h2]
For the current Season, victories can bring you up to 5,500 Steel; 2,750 doubloons; one Ranked Token; and many other rewards.

Once the Season ends, all players at Rank 15 or higher will receive a commemorative flag.

League Flags reduce the cost of servicing your ships by 10% and 20% until the end of the Season. Flags awarded for joining Leagues will be removed from player accounts at the end of the Season.

One of the new features of Update 0.9.8 is the Dockyard, where you'll be able to construct Anchorage.

By progressing through missions of the Directives, you can complete 18 out of 20 shipbuilding phases and obtain the corresponding rewards at the Dockyard. In order to complete the 19th and 20th phases, in addition to finishing all the event's Directives, you'll need to purchase any two shipbuilding phases by spending doubloons.

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[h2]History[/h2]
In mid-1940, the U.S. Navy issued an order for the construction of a series of Baltimore-class heavy cruisers, which became the standard ships of this type in the U.S. Navy during World War II. At the same time, the General Board of the U.S. Navy assigned the Bureau of Ships the task of developing a design for a completely new heavy cruiser with improved armor, a greater number of main battery guns, and enhanced speed.

Prepared in September 1940, the design, codenamed CA-A—which featured reinforced armor and could theoretically achieve speeds of up to 34 knots—was not much bigger than Baltimore in terms of displacement. Both ships carried nine main battery guns. The CA-C design, presented in March 1941, which fulfilled all the requirements of the General Board, was close in dimensions to the already ordered Alaska-class large cruisers. A balance was found in the preliminary design, codenamed CA-B—with a displacement of 17,000 tons and speed of 33 knots, she had twelve 203 mm guns placed in four turrets.

The CA-B project has been resurrected in the form of World of Warships cruiser Anchorage.



[h2]Modeling the Ship[/h2]


Main battery: twelve 203 mm/55 Mark 15 guns in four triple turrets



Dual-purpose battery: eight 127 mm/38 Mark 12 guns in two twin and four single mounts



Anti-aircraft armament: fifty-six 28 mm/75 Mark 1 anti-aircraft guns in quadruple mounts; sixteen 20 mm Oerlikon automatic cannons in single mounts



Torpedoes: two 533 mm quadruple-tube torpedo launchers



[h2]Commanding Anchorage[/h2]
[h3]Commander with 10 skill points[/h3]

• Priority Target
  
• Adrenaline Rush
  
• Superintendent
  
• Concealment Expert

[h3]Commander with 19 skill points[/h3]

• Priority Target
  
• Adrenaline Rush
  
• Superintendent
  
• Concealment Expert
  
• Demolition Expert
  
• Basics of Survivability
  
• Expert Marksman
  
• Expert Loader

[h3]Upgrades[/h3]

• Main Armaments Modification 1
  
• Engine Room Protection
  
• Main Battery Modification 2
  
• Propulsion Modification 1
  
• Concealment System Modification 1

[h2]Key Features[/h2]

• Anchorage is armed with twelve 203 mm guns mounted in four triple turrets, making her capable of unleashing a weighty salvo.
  
• Anchorage's AP shells have enhanced ricochet angles like those of the researchable American heavy cruisers.
  
• The Hydroacoustic Search consumable and torpedo armament she carries enable Anchorage to perform effectively in close quarters combat, while her Smoke Generator—a feature not typically found on American heavy cruisers—will help her escape situations where she finds herself under concentrated enemy fire.
  
• She earns more credits per battle, and her permanent camouflage adds a 50% XP bonus per battle and reduces the cost of the ship's post-battle service by 10%.

Ahoy, Commanders!

We’re thrilled to announce the launch of the World of Warships podcast. Join us each week as we discuss all things naval history.

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The podcast is available in English and Russian.

• Why is Yamato considered to be the most powerful battleship ever built?
  
• What nation has the fastest and most powerful torpedoes?
  
• How did the Regia Marina try to regain naval dominance with the aid of human torpedoes?
  
• How did American destroyers break the backs of the Kriegsmarine submarine wolfpacks during World War II?

[h3]Listen via:[/h3]

• Apple Podcasts
• Spotify
• TuneIn
• Stitcher
• Listen Notes
• Deezer
• Overcast

[h3]This month on the World of Warships podcast:[/h3]

• Bofors: we discuss a truly global weapon. The Swedish Bofors L60 has served as the anti-aircraft gun of choice for countless nations.
  
• Maiale: the first Human Torpedo! But how did the Regia Marina plan to utilize this technology to dominate the seas?
  
• Oerlikon: we chat about how World War II gun crews used the fearsome anti-aircraft mount to fill the skies with a storm of metal.
  
• Błyskawica: step aboard the oldest preserved destroyer in the world. She served in the Polish Navy during World War II and is the only ship of the nation’s navy to have been awarded the Virtuti Militari medal.

Hop on board to discover and immerse yourself in the unique atmosphere of World of Warships anywhere you go!

For those of you who would like to listen to our podcasts while in battle, we’ve made it possible to choose podcasts as your background music. To make the switch, simply navigate to Settings — Audio — then click “Listen to your own music.” The podcasts will be enabled automatically.

Captains, welcome to the Public Test of Update 0.9.9!

The "U.S. Battleships: Part 1" event, mercenaries in Clan Battles, modified crosshairs for aircraft carriers, and other fresh features! Take a look through the Developer Bulletin, and welcome to the test.


[h2]Round 1 Schedule[/h2] Starts: Thu. 10 Sep. 18:30 CEST (UTC+2) Ends: Tue. 15 Sep. 07:30 CEST (UTC+2)

[h2]Special Features of the Test[/h2]
The Public Test server will host Clan Battles, with Tier X ships facing each other in a 3 vs. 3 format.

[h3]Procedure[/h3]

• A maximum of two mercenaries per Division.
  
• Ship restrictions per team:
  
  • A maximum of one destroyer, cruiser, and aircraft carrier.
    
  • A maximum two battleships. If the team has one aircraft carrier, there can be no more than one battleship in the same team.
• You can start a Clan Battle on the Public Test server at any time.

For testing purposes, all players will have access to one of three Daily Shipment options. These will be allocated at random and differ in their designs, as well as the rewards they can drop.

U.S. battleships VIII Kansas and IX Minnesota can't be obtained on the Public Test server.

[h2]Combat Missions and Rewards[/h2]

One Wargaming container provides 1 day of Warships Premium Account.

[h2]Starting Bonuses[/h2]

• Every participant of the Public Test will have all researchable Tier VIII ships, helmed by Commanders with 15 skill points, credited to their PT accounts.
  
• The research prices for ships and ship modules will be substantially discounted.
  
• Players will be able to reset Commander skills free of charge.

If you're joining the Public Test for the first time since Update 0.9.9, you'll be awarded the following additional bonuses:

• 500,000,000 credits; 30,000 doubloons; and 90 days of Premium Account.
  
• 50 signal flags of all types (except special signals) will also be added to your PT account.

If you played at least one battle on the Public Test server during the 0.9.6–0.9.8 Public Tests, your account will be copied from the live server to the Public Test server.

[h2]How to Enter[/h2]
https://steamcommunity.com/games/552990/announcements/detail/2716184589232191867

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.

[h2]U.S. Battleships: Part 1[/h2]
Update 0.9.9 kicks off an event with the new U.S. battleships VIII Kansas and IX Minnesota right in spotlight! These ships will become available in Early Access on the Live Server only when the Update is released. Meanwhile, we invite you to take part in the testing of the event.

Please note: the rewards for activities on the Public Test server may differ from those on the live server. The new U.S. battleships will not be available on the Public Test server.

[h3]Features of the Ship Branch[/h3]

• Numerous main battery guns with a solid salvo weight and decent firing range, which comes at the expense of longer gun reload times.
  
• The ships enjoy great maneuverability for their type, as well as good anti-torpedo protection, but are rather slow.
  
• Their decent AA defenses are reinforced by the availability of the Defensive AA Fire consumable.

Early Access: VIII Kansas can be obtained by completing Directives. IX Minnesota can be obtained from random bundles that are available in the Armory in exchange for doubloons.

Rewards for completing Directives: a new temporary resource called American Tokens.

Rewards in exchange for American Tokens: sequentially available bundles with Gold Eagle permanent camouflage patterns for the new U.S. battleships, as well as other rewards.



The Naval Base Port has been updated.



[h2]Mercenaries[/h2]
Division Commanders will now have the option to invite "mercenaries," i.e. players from outside their Clan, to join their Divisions for Clan Battles.



The new feature will allow Clan leaders to test candidates who want to join their Clan in a real combat scenario, or fill any roster gaps without having to actually accept new players into the Clan.

The following rules apply to mercenaries:

• To add a mercenary to the team, simply invite them to join your Division. You can search for players via the "Divisions" tab in the game client.
  
• After a battle, the mercenary receives rewards based on the league of the Clan they went into battle with.
  
• However, the mercenary will not receive the associated economic bonuses of the Clan they fought for.

[h2]Other Changes[/h2]
The barbettes and main battery guns have been updated for all ships. Previously, when a shell hit the main battery turret, damage was dealt only to the module itself, and the player received a "Penetration" ribbon without any actual damage having been dealt to the enemy ship. Now, any damage dealt to the main battery turret also entails a reduction in the ship's hit points in the amount of 1/10 of the maximum damage of the shell. This way, hitting a turret will no longer result in a penetration without inflicting actual damage.

We've changed the visual appearance of aiming reticles for carrier squadrons and reworked the aircraft camera performance. This change will affect only the visual component of a squadron's interface, making it easier to aim with all types of armament without affecting gameplay.



Any aircraft operating within a squadron will now change position in a smoother way; the trajectory of bombers moving in on a target will change slightly, and any damage taken by the aircraft in the process will cause it to shake.

We've improved the visual display of water for all graphic settings. In particular, the visual noise applied to the sea has been removed entirely on the horizon. This change will improve game client performance.

The Spaceport has been updated to accommodate the new lighting model and enhanced HDR technology.