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If you like reading our news on Steam, it’s likely that you’ve already subscribed. But if you haven’t yet — there’s an even more pleasant reason to do so now!

Each month our subscribers will get some goodies, and they might be different each time! We’re going to send out a Steam container on the 26th and 29th of February, which contains:
  1. In the first slot:
    • 5x Steam camouflage patterns:
      • +75% ship XP per battle
      • +75% Commander XP per battle
      • +75% Free XP per battle
      • –3% to the ship's detectability range by sea
      • +4% to the dispersion of shells fired by the enemy at your ship
    • or 10,000 Free XP
    • or 1 day of Warships Premium Account
    • or 250 doubloons
  2. In the second slot: 5x signal flags (Zulu, Zulu Hotel, or Papa Papa)
  3. In the third slot: 5x signal flags (Juliet Charlie or November Foxtrot)

We’re going to use Steam inventory items for distribution, so you won't miss it when the item arrives—a notification will appear to let you know! After receiving a notification, log in via the Steam client to receive the goodies on your account.

To subscribe, click the "Follow" button

Please note: the item can't be added automatically after subscribing to the game. It will be distributed on the specified days, and there may be delays of up to 24 hours.

If you wish, you can also:

Weekly Combat Missions: Great White Fleet

Captains!

New combat missions are available! Find out what bonuses and rewards await you in the coming week.
    You can find more information about the combat missions, bonuses, and rewards of Update 0.9.1 in a dedicated article.
Great White Fleet ● Defenders of the Fatherland ● Blue Steel Flag ● Twitch Challenges

[h2]Great White Fleet[/h2] Starts: Fri. 21 Feb. 06:00 CET (UTC+1) Ends: Mon. 24 Feb. 06:00 CET (UTC+1)

On February 22, we're celebrating the end of the round-the-world journey of the Great White Fleet—a unique expedition of two battleship groups of the U.S. Navy that was completed between 1907 and 1909.

Click the "Participate" button, join the celebration, and complete some combat missions which can grant you valuable rewards!
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[h3]EU[/h3]
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[h3]NA[/h3]


Great White Fleet: Part 1
Over any number of battles, rank twice among the top-3 best players on your team by XP earned.

Reward: 5x “For Meritorious Service” expendable camouflages
Ship restrictions: Tier V–X
Battle type restrictions: Random and Co-op Battles
    You can complete this combat mission only once.
Great White Fleet: Part 2
Over any number of battles, rank 20 times among the top-3 best players on your team by XP earned, and earn 15,000 base XP.

Reward: 4x Wargaming containers
Ship restrictions: Tier V–X
Battle type restrictions: Random and Co-op Battles
    You can complete this combat mission only once.

A Wargaming container drops the following rewards:
  • 1 day of Premium Account
  • 3x Papa Papa signals
  • 3x Juliet Charlie signals
    You can complete these combat missions simultaneously.

[h2]Defenders of the Fatherland[/h2] Starts: Fri. 21 Feb. 06:00 CET (UTC+1) Ends: Mon. 24 Feb. 06:00 CET (UTC+1)

February 23 is the day on which Russia celebrates Defender of the Fatherland Day. During the festivities, gain 23 victories in Random or Co-op Battles playing Tier V–X ships to receive an additional bonus of +23% XP and credits!

Complete a chain of combat missions playing Tier V–X ships in Operations, Random, or Co-op Battles to get rare expendable camouflages and signals!

Part 1
Over any number of battles, score 15 citadel hits on enemy ships.

Part 2
Over any number of battles, destroy 10 enemy ships.

Part 3
Over any number of battles, set enemy ships on fire 20 times.

The combat missions of the chain can be completed only in the specified sequence: you can start the next part only after all the missions of the previous part have been completed.
    Reward for completing each part: 2x "This is your day, Commander!" expendable camouflages
[h2]Blue Steel Flag[/h2] Our collaboration with Arpeggio of Blue Steel isn’t over yet! Play one of the following battle types: Random, Ranked, Co-op Battle, or Operations, with any ARP ship before the release of Update 0.9.2 to be awarded a Blue Steel flag!

Update 0.9.1.1


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.

20.02.2019 05:00—7:00 UTC+8

2020-02-19 21:00—23:00 UTC

19.02.2020 06:00—09:00 MSK (UTC+3)

2020-02-19 03:00—06:00 UTC

19.02.2020 06:00—08:00 CET (UTC+1)

2020-02-19 05:00—07:00 UTC

19.02.2020 02:00 AM—04:00 AM PT (UTC—8)

2020-02-19 10:00—12:00 UTC


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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[h3]Changelog:[/h3]
  • Fixed a bug causing the client to crash in Scenario Operation "Raptor Rescue" and the operation is again available in the game client.
  • Fixed a bug that caused the game client to crash when trying to mount the "French Navy" permanent camouflage on the Tier VI destroyer Guepard. The camouflage is again available for purchase in the game client, and owners of the camouflage will have it credited back to them.
  • Fixed a bug that caused the Steam client of the game to always run in English, regardless of the selected settings.
  • Fixed a bug that caused a very loud sinking sound after receiving a torpedo hit.
  • Fixed a bug that caused the "Master of the Water World" camouflage to display incorrectly.
  • Fixed a bug that caused the client to crash when changing the game window mode (windowed/full-screen) if the player had the language bar enabled.

[h3]Last Chance to Demount Upgrades for Free![/h3] Free Upgrade Demount Offer Ends: Thu. 20 Feb. 06:00 CET (UTC+1)

WoWS Show: the Funniest Moments

A compilation of the most interesting and funny moments from our players.
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    Are you enjoying the show? Subscribe to our channel to stay informed about the next instalments!
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[h3]How does one send a replay to our show?[/h3]
You need to log in to the website https://replayswows.com using your Wargaming account credentials. Then click the "Upload Replay" button and share your in-game stories! Don't forget to write the names of the show and your ship in the "Title" section, to ensure that we don't miss your replay. Example: #WOWSHOW (Tirpitz).

[h3]How do we select replays for our show?[/h3]
To be approved for our show, a replay should correspond to the following criteria:
  • Duration of an episode or a pack of mini episodes shouldn't exceed one minute.
  • Episodes should be funny, interesting, or just plain epic. The more entertaining; the better!
    Any player can send us an unlimited number of replays. Players will receive a reward for every replay chosen for the show!
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British Cruisers: Obtain Cruiser London

Rewards ● Andrew Cunningham ● Directives ● Royal Tokens ● Random Bundles ● Daily Shipments

[h2]Rewards[/h2]
  • Cruiser VI London: the main reward for completing four Directives of the event.
  • Royal Tokens: a themed temporary resource which can be obtained by completing Directives and Daily Missions, or received from Daily Shipments. You can earn more of them by gaining victories on VIII Albemarle or VI London—up to 10 Tokens per day.
  • Commander Andrew Cunningham, whom you can find in the Armory in exchange for 1,000 Royal Tokens.

If you complete four missions from each of the first two Directives, as well as collect the rewards from Daily Shipments, you can obtain up to 300 Royal Tokens. These can be exchanged for one of the following rewards in the Armory:



If you complete all four Directives and collect the rewards from Daily Shipments, you’ll receive cruiser VI London, a permanent camouflage for her, and up to 600 Royal Tokens. These can be exchanged for one of the following rewards in the Armory:



If you log in to the game regularly and actively progress through the Daily Missions, complete all four Directives, collect all the available rewards from Daily Shipments, and complete the Daily Challenges on VIII Albemarle or VI London, you can obtain up to 1,380 Royal Tokens. These can be exchanged for a unique Commander— Andrew Cunningham—or one of the following rewards in the Armory:



[h2]Andrew Cunningham[/h2]
[h3]Talents:[/h3]
  • Lightning Fast: the speed of your ship and squadrons increases by 5% after scoring two "Caused flooding" ribbons.
  • Consumables Expert: adds one charge for each of your ship’s consumables after you destroy two enemy ships.
  • "Sink, Burn, Destroy!": the reload time of your ship’s main battery guns and torpedo launchers, as well as aircraft restoration time, are reduced by 10% after earning the Witherer achievement.
    These talents can be activated only once per battle, and aren’t available in Clan or Training Battles.

[h3]Enhanced skills:[/h3]
  • Jack of All Trades: reduces the reload time of all ship consumables by 10% (instead of 5%).
  • Aircraft Armor: reduces the continuous damage dealt by AA mounts by 11.5% (instead of 10%).


    Commander Andrew Cunningham is available in the Armory in exchange for 1,000 Royal Tokens. He comes with 10 skill points and a specialization for I Black Swan.
    In Update 0.9.7, we're planning to make Andrew Cunningham available in exchange for Coal in the Armory. Thus, you'll still be able to get this Commander in future if you didn't manage to do so in Update 0.9.1. The exact amount of Coal required will be announced later.

[h2]Directives[/h2]
The new game event tasks you with completing 36 missions spread across four Directives. The first Directive will become available with the release of Update 0.9.1, and the following Directives will open each subsequent week. Completing the missions will reward you with signals, expendable camouflages, Free XP, credits, and other desirable items. The main reward is cruiser VI London, which comes with the Victorian White permanent camouflage and a Commander with 3 skill points. You can obtain her by completing four out of nine missions of the last Directive.

    If you already have VI London in your Port by the time you complete the final Directive, you'll get a Commander, Port slot, and compensation for the ship in the form of doubloons.

You can expect the missions of the Directives to be more diverse than they have been in the past. Experienced players who have collected large numbers of ships in their Ports will have the opportunity to select the ideal ships for particular missions, and thus complete the Directives faster.
Directives can be completed until: Tue. 10 Mar. 06:00 CET (UTC+1)
    Detailed information on the Directives and Hall of Fame rewards can be found in the game client.

[h2]Royal Tokens[/h2]


[h3]You can obtain Royal Tokens in the following ways:[/h3]
  • Completing all four Directives of the "British Cruisers: Part 2" event will grant you up to 550 Tokens.
  • Completing the Daily Missions from February 13 through March 8 will bring you 20 Tokens per day. You can obtain up to 500 Tokens in total.
  • Daily Shipments will deliver you up to 50 Tokens.
  • Completing Daily Challenges on VI London or VIII Albemarle during Update 0.9.1 will bring you 10 Tokens per day (up to a total of 280 Tokens). You'll also be able to complete the Challenges on VIII Cheshire after she becomes available at the end of February. In order to obtain the available rewards, gain victories in Random, Co-op, or Scenario Battles.
    In total, you can earn up to 1,380 Tokens.

Royal Tokens can also be dropped from random bundles that are available in exchange for doubloons in the Armory.

[h3]You can exchange these Tokens for the following rewards:[/h3]


    With the release of Update 0.9.2, Royal Tokens will be obtainable only from random bundles that will be available in exchange for doubloons. After Update 0.9.3 goes live, all Royal Tokens will be converted into credits at a rate of 1:9,000.

[h2]Random Bundles[/h2]
The "British Navy 2" section of the Armory has been stocked with random bundles. Each of them can be obtained in exchange for 1,000 doubloons.
  • All the rewards are visible in advance: the bundles’ contents and their amounts will be displayed to you when viewing the currently available bundle.
  • After each exchange, the contents of the next random bundle will be visible to you.
  • Having collected all the bundles, you're guaranteed to have obtained all the available rewards.


[h2]Daily Shipments[/h2]


During Update 0.9.1, log in to the game between February 13 and 27 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.