World of Warships News

We are happy to share more assets from the upcoming collaboration with Transformers!

Autobots and Decepticons will be introduced for a limited time as themed ship skins and commanders later this September. For now, take a look at another comic page and assets below.



[h2]Permanent Camouflages and Commanders[/h2]
Four iconic Transformers characters will be released as unique ship skins and commanders with recognizable phrases and voiceovers. Optimus Prime and Bumblebee will set the stage for the heroic Autobots, with Megatron and Rumble to be available as their eternal foes — the Decepticons.



[h3]Freedom Fighter[/h3]
The design of this camouflage is based on Optimus Prime — the courageous and powerful leader of the Autobots. He is a skilled warrior in battle, and a tireless defender of the weak. Born of humble beginnings, he became a hero by raising his voice in support of freedom; he became a legend by picking up a blaster and putting his spark on the line to fight for it.



[h3]Gold Bug[/h3]
The design of this camouflage is based on Bumblebee — one of the youngest members of the Autobot team. An exuberant and energetic adventurer, he looks up to Optimus Prime as a mentor and is completely devoted to his leader’s mission to secure freedom for all sentient beings.



[h3]Messenger of Oblivion[/h3]
The design of this camouflage is based on Megatron — the leader of the Decepticons and one of the most feared warriors in the universe. He believes in bringing order and peace to Cybertron and the universe through dictatorship — his dictatorship.



[h3]Crush ’n’ Destroy[/h3]
The design of this camouflage is based on Rumble from Transformers — one of Soundwave’s spies. What he lacks in discretion, he makes up for in raw power. As the Decepticon demolitions expert, Rumble loves nothing more than breaking things apart and causing chaos and destruction.



[h2]Expendable Camouflages[/h2]
[h3]Autobot Ark[/h3]


[h3]Decepticon Disguise[/h3]


[h2]Flags and Patches[/h2]
Will you mount the Autobots flag or the Decepticons flag? Will you fight for Megatron’s dictatorship, or will you join the mission to secure freedom for all sentient beings?



[h2]Containers[/h2]
From Cybertronian containers, players will have a chance to get distinctive themed permanent and expendable camouflages, unique Transformers Commanders with unique voice-overs, and special signals.

[h2]About Hasbro[/h2]
Hasbro (NASDAQ: HAS) is a global play and entertainment company committed to Creating the World's Best Play and Entertainment Experiences. From toys, games and consumer products to television, movies, digital gaming, live action, music, and virtual reality experiences, Hasbro connects to global audiences by bringing to life great innovations, stories, and brands across established and inventive platforms. Hasbro’s iconic brands include NERF, MAGIC THE GATHERING, MY LITTLE PONY, TRANSFORMERS, PLAY-DOH, MONOPOLY, BABY ALIVE, POWER RANGERS, PEPPA PIG and PJ MASKS as well as premier partner brands. Through its global entertainment studio eOne, as well as its entertainment labels, Allspark Pictures and Allspark Animation, Hasbro is building its brands globally through great storytelling and content on all screens. Hasbro is committed to making the world a better place for children and their families through corporate social responsibility and philanthropy. Hasbro ranked No. 13 on the 2019 100 Best Corporate Citizens list by CR Magazine, and has been named one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies® by Ethisphere Institute for the past eight years. Learn more at www.hasbro.com, and follow them on Twitter (@Hasbro) and Instagram (@Hasbro).

Hurry to obtain these unique permanent camouflages on the occasion of the World of Warships Anniversary!


[h2]World of Warships Anniversary[/h2]
Celebrate the Fifth Anniversary of World of Warships by decorating your Tier IX ships with the unique Epoch permanent camouflage.
Bundles will be available for purchase until: Thu. 24 Sep. 08:00 CEST (UTC+2)


[h2]World of Warships: 5th Anniversary! –15%[/h2]

• Epoch permanent camouflage
  
• Bonus555
• Bonus555,555

[h2]Details[/h2]
Celebrate the Anniversary of World of Warships by mounting a unique permanent camouflage for any Tier IX ship (except AL Sovetskaya Rossiya). Once the camouflage is mounted on a ship, it gets assigned to that ship and acquires the properties of a typical permanent camouflage. Onwards to new victories, Captains!

• −3% to the ship's detectability range by sea
  
• +4% to the dispersion of shells fired by the enemy at your ship
  
• +100% XP per battle
  
• −20% to the cost of the ship's post-battle service

[h2]Anchorage in the Dockyard[/h2]
During Updates 0.9.8 and 0.9.9 you can build a ship in the new Dockyard. The initial designs, laying of the keel, and the launch with sea trials of American cruiser VIII Anchorage are separated by 20 shipbuilding phases. By completing them, you're guaranteed to receive valuable rewards and a 5% discount on the ship for each shipbuilding phase you complete. To complete them all and make the ship yours more quickly, you can purchase discounted Starter Packs in the Dockyard:

• Two shipbuilding phases for 3,000 doubloons
  
• Eight shipbuilding phases for 8,000 doubloons

Please note: you can purchase the Starter Packs only prior to completing the first four shipbuilding phases by progressing through Directives of the event. You can always complete any phase in exchange for doubloons. Once the ship has been built, you'll still earn 1,800 Research Points for completing each remaining Directive.

[h2]Free rewards in the Armory![/h2]
Free random bundles are now available in the Armory. Among them, you can find:

• A Gift container that includes five special signals of one of the following types: Hydra, Leviathan, Red Dragon, Scylla, Wyvern, Dragon, Basilisk, or Ouroboros
  
• A King of the Sea container with an element of the same-name collection
  
• Three World of Warships Anniversary camouflages
  
• 50 doubloons
  
• 50,000 credits
  
• 1 day of Warships Premium Account

The bundles are available until: Thu. 24 Sep. 08:00 CEST (UTC+2)

The random bundles are updated daily. You can claim up to 15 rewards over a span of 3 weeks.

Armory

• −3% to the ship's detectability range by sea
  
• +4% to the dispersion of shells fired by enemies at your ship
  
• +100% XP per battle
  
• +100% Free XP

[h3]Commanders![/h3]
Check out the new rewards you can claim this month by watching World of Warships on Twitch. Keep an eye out for some extra special rewards in celebration of the game's Anniversary and the King of the Sea tournament!


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[h2]Official Channel Drops[/h2]
Besides the regular Drops, this month you can also get an additional guaranteed Drop only when watching streams on the official World of Warships Twitch Channel! The Channel Drop comprises two Gift containers:

• The first will drop when watching any one of our four streams scheduled between September 2–4.
  
• the second will drop during our big Anniversary celebrations starting on September 17.

Official Stream Schedule

[h2]King of the Sea Drops[/h2]
The King of the Sea tournament is not just a good opportunity to watch great players battle it out, it also affords viewers the possibility of completing the rare King of the Sea collection, the elements of which can only be gathered from special containers. Watch the tournament finals on-stream, and get closer to earning the collection's final reward—a Premium Tier VII Ship container!
Finals weekend begins: Sat. 26 Sep. 16:00 CEST (UTC+2)

Learn more about the King of the Sea collection here!

[h2]Twitch Rewards[/h2]
[h3]Twitch Epic Drops[/h3]
Rare — a chance to win a valuable gift, delivered straight to your Port when watching streams. Can be obtained only once per viewer. In the spirit of the celebrations surrounding our Anniversary Update, this month's Epic Drop will come in the form of a supercontainer.

[h3]Twitch Challenges[/h3]
When watching streams during Update 0.9.8, four combat missions honoring the four previous years of Tech Tree branch releases will be unlocked directly in your Port. Each Thursday of the Update, a new mission will become available.

Starts: Thu. 03 Sep. 07:00 CEST (UTC+2) Ends: Thu. 17 Sep. 07:00 CEST (UTC+2)

You can complete this combat mission only once.

Starts: Thu. 10 Sep. 07:00 CEST (UTC+2) Ends: Thu. 24 Sep. 07:00 CEST (UTC+2)

You can complete this combat mission only once.

Starts: Thu. 17 Sep. 07:00 CEST (UTC+2) Ends: Wed. 30 Sep. 07:00 CEST (UTC+2)

You can complete this combat mission only once.

Starts: Thu. 24 Sep. 07:00 CEST (UTC+2) Ends: Wed. 07 Oct. 07:00 CEST (UTC+2)

You can complete this combat mission only once.

[h3]Twitch Drops[/h3]
A special Twitch container delivered straight to your Port when watching streams⁠—no strings attached! You can receive up to five of these during the Update. Includes:

• 100,000 credits
• Assorted signal flags 

[h2]Where and How[/h2]
Twitch Drops, Challenges, and Epic Drops can be earned by watching the Official World of Warships channel's livestreams, or those of any other Twitch streamer who is playing World of Warships with Drops enabled. Take care to ensure that your Twitch account is linked to your Wargaming Account, else it won't work!

Find out how exactly to link your account via the link below:

Instructions

Official Stream Schedule

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

VIII Anchorage is a multipurpose heavy cruiser that performs best when fighting at short and medium ranges. The ship 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.


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[h2]Rules of the Event[/h2]
The rules of the new Dockyard are similar to those of the Hamburg Dockyard:

• The shipbuilding process is divided into 20 phases.
  
• These phases can be completed by progressing through Directives of the event, purchasing discounted Starter Packs, or exchanging 1,750 doubloons for each phase.
  
• The Directives will span two updates—0.9.8 and 0.9.9, and the Dockyard itself will remain in your Ports until the end of Update 0.9.10.
  
• In total, you can complete 18 out of 20 shipbuilding phases by progressing through Directives. Two of the 20 phases must be completed by spending doubloons.
  
• VIII Anchorage and her National camouflage, along with a 10-skill Commander, Port slot, and commemorative flag, await you upon completion of the 20th phase.

[h2]Directives[/h2]
The new game event has 48 missions spread across six Directives. The first Directive will become available with the release of Update 0.9.8, while those that follow will be unlocked each week.

Completing each Directive will progress you through three shipbuilding phases:

• Two shipbuilding phases are completed by accomplishing specific missions that form part of the Directive.
  
• One shipbuilding phase is completed by finishing the entire Directive.

Detailed information about the Directives is available in the game client.

[h2]Rewards[/h2]
By progressing through missions of the Directives, you can complete 18 out of 20 shipbuilding phases and obtain the corresponding rewards at the Dockyard.

By accomplishing the first two Directives, you can complete up to six shipbuilding phases and obtain the following rewards:

• 7,500 Coal
  
• 1 day of Warships Premium Account
• 2x Gift containers, holding five special signals each
  
• 10x Stars'n'Stripes camouflages

Completing four out of the six Directives will progress you through up to twelve shipbuilding phases and grant you even more valuable rewards:

• 100,000 Free XP
  
• 7,500 Coal
  
• 4 days of Warships Premium Account
• 10x signals of each of the following types: Wyvern, Dragon, and Scylla
  
• 2x Gift containers
  
• 15x Stars'n'Stripes camouflages

Accomplishing all Directives of the event will progress you through 18 shipbuilding phases and grant you all the available rewards:

• 100,000 Free XP
  
• 7,500 Coal
  
• 4 days of Warships Premium Account
• 10x signals of each of the following types: Hydra, Basilisk, Scylla, Leviathan, Dragon, Red Dragon, Ouroboros, and Wyvern
  
• 7x Gift containers
  
• 15x Stars'n'Stripes camouflages

In order to complete the 19th and 20th phases, in addition to progressing through all the Directives, you'll need to spend doubloons to pass through any two shipbuilding phases.

• Reward for completing phase 19: 10,000 Coal
  
• Final reward: VIII Anchorage in the National camouflage, a Commander with 10 skill points, Port slot, and a commemorative flag

If you would rather not wait, you can complete all the shipbuilding phases in exchange for doubloons and thus obtain all the available rewards immediately. If you decide to complete construction of the ship at the Dockyard by using doubloons, you can still progress through the Directives. In that case, you'll get 600 Research Points for each completed phase instead of the standard rewards. Thus, you can earn up to 10,800 Research Points in total. If you haven't yet accessed the Research Bureau, you'll gain access to it immediately with the first Research Points you earn. At the same time, you'll receive 10,000 Research Points as a one-time reward and unlock the possibility to earn Research Points by completing Daily Missions.

If you want to complete shipbuilding phases at a discount, you can purchase two Starter Packs:

• Two shipbuilding phases for 3,000 doubloons
  
• Eight shipbuilding phases for 8,000 doubloons

Please note: you can purchase the Starter Packs only before you complete the first four shipbuilding phases by progressing through Directives of the event.

Please note that the servers will be temporarily unavailable due to the release of an update. The schedule is available below.
Maintenance times are tentative and subject to change. Please accept our apologies for any inconveniences.

The new update will go live some time after it's been downloaded because the client and server sides are updated separately. While the client begins to update immediately, it takes time for the servers to be updated across all regions.

If there are problems with downloading or launching the update—please perform files integrity check.

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Subtitles can be enabled in the video player separately.
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[h2]World of Warships Anniversary[/h2]


With Update 0.9.8, World of Warships is celebrating its Fifth Anniversary! The festive Update offers a bunch of gifts and in-game activities: a permanent Campaign titled "Five Epochs of the Navy," plus a collection of the same name; fresh first-win bonuses, a revamped Designer's Table Port, and a new battle type—Asymmetric Battles.

[h3]Permanent "Five Epochs of the Navy" Campaign[/h3]


The "Five Epochs of the Navy" Campaign comprises 50 tasks grouped into five missions, each of which is dedicated to a specific shipbuilding epoch. To finish the Campaign, you'll 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.

Reward for finishing the Campaign: Epoch permanent camouflage for Tier IX ships.

https://steamcommunity.com/games/552990/announcements/detail/2846792783415563078

[h3]"Five Epochs of the Navy" Collection[/h3]


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 shipbuilding.

Only "Five Epochs of the Navy" containers drop collectibles.

The reward for completing the entire collection: Epoch permanent camouflage for Tier IX ships.

The Epoch permanent camouflage can be mounted on any Tier IX ship, except for IX AL Sov. Rossiya. Once mounted on a ship, the camouflage remains assigned to that ship. Another copy of the camouflage can be assigned to a different ship.

https://steamcommunity.com/games/552990/announcements/detail/2846792783415563078

[h3]Victory Bonuses[/h3]
During Update 0.9.8, you can expect a festive bonus for your first victories of the Update with certain ships. It can be secured on ships starting from Tier V:

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

[h2]Asymmetric Battles[/h2]
Starts: Thu. 03 Sep. 07:00 CEST (UTC+2) Ends: Thu. 17 Sep. 07:00 CEST (UTC+2)

• In an Asymmetric Battle, a team of five to seven Tier VII–VIII ships will confront a team of nine to twelve ships of Tiers V–VI.
  
• To enter battle with Tier VII–VIII ships, you'll need to spend a new temporary resource—Battle Tokens. The cost of entering a battle playing Tier VII–VIII ships is 500 Battle Tokens.
  
• Battle Tokens can be earned in Asymmetric Battles:
  
  • Tier V: 250 Tokens per battle
    
  • Tier VI: 150 Tokens per battle
    
  • Tier VII: 200 Tokens per battle
    
  • Tier VIII: 25 Tokens per battle
    
  • You'll receive 1,000 Tokens each day upon logging in to the game.
    
  • Tokens are earned irrespective of the battle results, but players will not be awarded them if they are inactive.

Please note: Battle Tokens are only used to participate in Asymmetric Battles. With the release of Update 0.9.9 all Battle Tokens will be converted into credits at a rate of 1:50. Asymmetric Battles become available after reaching Access Level 12.

https://steamcommunity.com/games/552990/announcements/detail/2846792783415563078

[h2]Dockyard[/h2]


Another new feature of Update 0.9.8 is the Dockyard, where you'll be able to construct VIII Anchorage. The rules of the new Dockyard are in many ways similar to those applied to the Hamburg Dockyard, but the list of rewards for completing the shipbuilding phases has changed. For example, completing phase 12 will bring you 100,000 Free XP.

• The construction process of the Dockyard comprises 20 phases.
  
• Each shipbuilding phase can be completed by finishing the Directives of the event, or by spending 1,750 doubloons per phase.
  
• The Directives will span two updates—0.9.8 and 0.9.9, and the Dockyard itself will remain in your Ports until the end of Update 0.9.10.
  
• You can complete 18 out of 20 shipbuilding phases by accomplishing Directives. In order to complete the 19th and 20th phases, in addition to completing all the Directives, you'll need to purchase any two shipbuilding phases by spending doubloons.
  
• VIII Anchorage and her National camouflage, along with a 10-skill Commander, Port slot, and commemorative flag, await you upon completing the 20th phase.

The full details will be published in a dedicated article.

[h2]Armory[/h2]


In Update 0.9.8, the customary Daily Shipments will be replaced with free daily random bundles in the Armory:

• You can only obtain one bundle per day.
  
• A total of 15 bundles will be available during the period of three weeks, so you can skip up to 6 days and still be able to collect all the rewards.

• 1 day of Warships Premium Account—1x bundle
  
• 50,000 credits—5x bundles
  
• 50 doubloons—1x bundle
  
• 3x World of Warships Anniversary camouflage patterns—4x bundles
  
• 1x Gift container—3x bundles
  
• 1x King of the Sea container—1x bundle

[h2]Ranked Battles[/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.
Rewards: up to 5,500 Steel and many additional rewards.
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.

The Season's details will be published in a dedicated article.

[h2]Visual Improvements[/h2]


The visual display of fog in the game has been enhanced by adopting an updated spacial distribution system and adding a scattered sunlight effect. Apart from improving the visual component, this change will also provide a slight improvement in the game client's performance.



[h2]Content Additions and Changes[/h2]


In collaboration with Hasbro and Takara Tomy, the following items have been added:

• Freedom Fighter permanent camo for X Montana, Gold Bug permanent camo for X Gearing, Messenger of Oblivion permanent camo for X Großer Kurfürst, and the Crush’n’Destroy permanent camo for X Khabarovsk.
  
• Decepticon Disguise and Autobot Ark expendable camouflage patterns.
  
• Commanders with special voiceovers: Optimus Prime, Bumblebee, Megatron, and Rumble.
  
• Cybertronian containers.
  
• Themed patches and flags.

Details about the ways in which you can obtain content dedicated to "Transformers: Generation 1" will be announced later.

In honor of the holiday, the Mid-Autumn Festival permanent camouflage pattern for VI Warspite, VI Dunkerque, VIII Kaga, and VIII Prinz Eugen has been added, as well as the following unique Commanders:

• Chang’e with a specialization for Pan-Asian and Japanese ships
  
• Hou Yi with a specialization for Pan-Asian ships
  
• Kaguya with a specialization for Japanese ships

The Anniversary commemorative flag and the For Meritorious Service patch have been added into the game.

Details on how to get these items will be published later.

To make the process of researching ships simpler, the following changes have been made to VIII Admiral Hipper's modules:

• Hull A has been removed from the game.
  
• Hulls B and C have been renamed "A" and "B," respectively.
  
• If you have already researched Hull B, you'll receive compensation in the amount of 22,000 ship XP.
  
• If you have already researched Hull C, the new Hull B will be mounted on your ship instead. In other cases Hull A will be mounted on the ship.
  
• If you've already purchased one of the replacement hulls, you'll receive compensation in the amount of credits you paid for it.

The stock hull of V Königsberg has been replaced with a new one, created on the basis of the researchable hull with a changed composition for the AA and secondary guns.

English-language audio for Naval Legends has been added into the game client:

• To listen to Naval Legends directly in battle, you need to enable the "Listen to your own music" option in the sound settings.
  
• If you already use your own music as background sound, then Naval Legends will be added to your playlist.
  
• In case you opt to remove Naval Legends from your playlist, you need to remove the respective audio files from the bin//res/userMusiс folder in the game client.

Ships VIII Belfast '43 and V Oklahoma have been added for testing by developers, volunteers, and community contributors.

[h2]Other Changes and Improvements[/h2]

• Occurrence of a synchronization error has been reduced. This bug caused the incorrect display of ships' positions in battle.
  
• Thunderstorm Front and Snowstorm are available in the game again.
  
• Plus other improvements and changes. The full list is available from Player Support.