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Public Test of Update 12.4: Round 1

Captains!

Joining the Public Test is a great way to earn permanent and expendable camouflages, containers that drop Premium ships, and other valuable items. This time, you have a chance to obtain reworked Italian Cruisers containers. All information on how to join the Public Test is available on a dedicated page of the official website.
[h3]Click here to join the Public Test with rewards for the main account![/h3]

Update 12.4 brings the return of the Convoy battle type, European destroyers in Early Access, repeated battle entry with the same ship, and other new features. Take a look at the Developer Bulletin, and welcome to the Test! See you on the Public Test Server!



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Round 1 Schedule
[/h2] Starts: Thu. 27 Apr. 18:30 CEST (UTC+2) Ends: Tue. 03 May 07:30 CEST (UTC+2)
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Special Features of the Test
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A test Clan Battles season will be held on the Public Test Server. The format and restrictions will be similar to those in Season 21.
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Combat Missions and Rewards
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Progress through combat missions on the Public Test Server to earn Community Tokens. These Tokens can be exchanged for various rewards in the Armory, including rare permanent camouflages, containers, and other in-game items.

The rewards for activities on the Public Test Server may differ from those on the Live Server.
Please note: The Battle Pass rewards on the Public Test Server differ from the rewards on the 12.4 Live Server.
Round
1
2

Earn 250 Base XP in a single Random or Co-op Battle.

Reward on the Live Server: 100 Community Tokens.

Earn 1,000 Base XP in Random Battles.

Reward on the Live Server: 200 Community Tokens.

Earn 8,000 Base XP in Random Battles and Convoy.

Reward on the Live Server: 1x Tactical Special container.

Complete a special combat mission chain playing superships.

Reward on the Live Server: 1,000 Community Tokens.

Fight five Convoy battles and deal at least 50,000 damage in each battle.

Reward on the Live Server: 500 Community Tokens.

Earn 500 "Secondary battery hits" ribbons in Random Battles, Co-op Battles, and Convoy.

Reward on the Live Server: 450 Community Tokens.

Receive 3,000,000 potential damage in Random Battles, Co-op Battles, and Convoy.

Reward on the Live Server: 7x Pioneer expendable camouflages.

When you first enter the 12.4 Public Test Server during Rounds 1 and 2, you will be credited with 750 Coal and 100 Doubloons on the Live Server for each round.

Public Test 12.4 includes special missions that will bring you rewards on the Live Server.

[h3][h3]Recurring Combat Missions[/h3][/h3]
Earn 12,000 Base XP in Convoy, Random Battles, and Co-op Battles playing Tier VI–X ships and superships.

Reward on the Live Server: 1,600 Community Tokens.
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Earn 1,000 Base XP in Random and Co-op Battles.

Reward on the Live Server: 1,000 Coal; 2,500 Free XP; 200 Community Tokens; and 500,000 Credits.

This combat mission will only be available on the second and third days of each round of the Public Test. The mission refreshes at 02:00 UTC.


[h3]Combat Mission Chains[/h3]
[h3][h3]First Chain[/h3][/h3]
Deal damage, earn Base XP, and obtain "Destroyed" ribbons. You can find more details about the chain in the Public Test client.

Reward on the Live Server: 1x Tactical Special container and 6x Italian Cruisers containers.
You can complete the combat mission chain in Random and Co-op Battles, as well as in Convoy, playing Tier VI–X ships and superships. The chain will be available for completion throughout the entire duration of Public Test 12.4.


[h3][h3]Second Chain[/h3][/h3]
Gain victories, earn Base XP, deal damage, and obtain "Destroyed" ribbons. You can find more details about the chain in the Public Test client.

Reward on the Live Server: 5,000 Free XP; 700 Coal; 800,000 Credits; and 10,000 Elite Commander XP.
You can complete the combat mission chain in Random and Ranked Battles, as well as in Convoy, playing Tier VI–X ships and superships. The chain is available for completion three times per day between the following times: 11:00–15:00 UTC; 17:00–21:00 UTC; and 22:00–02:00 UTC. You can complete all the missions three times and also obtain the rewards three times during each day of the Public Test.


You can find more details about the chains in the Public Test client.


Players who join the 12.4 Public Test Server will also receive the following rewards on the Live Server: 250 Doubloons, 2x More Coal containers, and 1x Tactical Special container.

In total during Public Test 12.4, you can obtain up to 7,500 Community Tokens; 25,100 Coal; 4x Tactical Special containers; 2x More Coal containers; 450 Doubloons; 6x Italian Cruisers containers; 14x Pioneer camouflages; 150,000 Free XP; 24,400,000 Credits; and 280,000 Elite Commander XP.
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Starting Bonuses
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  • The research prices for ships and ship modules will be substantially discounted.
  • You'll be able to reset Commander skills free of charge.

If you're joining the Public Test for the first time since Update 12.3 release, you'll be awarded the following additional bonuses:
  • All researchable Tier VI and VIII ships with 21-skill-point Commanders
  • 500,000,000 Credits; 30,000 Doubloons; 250,000 Coal; and 90 days of Warships Premium Account
  • 50 signals and sets with expendable economic bonuses
If you fought at least one battle on the Public Test Server during the 12.3 Public Test, your account will be copied from the Live Server to the Public Test Server.

Signal flag competition!



Captains!

Enter our latest giveaway to earn easy rewards. Check it out!
How to Enter:
  1. Leave a comment under this announcement post.
  2. Play the game and use as many signal flags as you can.
Prizes:
  • Superprize for 5 random winners: Premium Ship VIII container
Rules:
  • Every 15 signal flags used grant 1 "ticket" for a random draw. The more signals you use, the greater your chances of winning will be.
  • Combat type: any, except Training. Ships: Tiers V–X.
  • Only battles started during the event count.
  • Any comments that break the discussion rules may be deleted or excluded.
  • The results will be announced in this thread on April 24. Prizes will be awarded within a week.

Good luck and following seas!

Winners:

Update 12.3: Seychelles


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.
[h3]Asia[/h3]
2023-04-20 05:00—08:00 UTC+8
2023-04-20 21:00—23:59 UTC
[h3]EU[/h3]
2023-04-20 07:00—10:00 CET (UTC+2)
2023-04-20 05:00—08:00 UTC
[h3]NA[/h3]
2023-04-19 03:00 AM—06:00 AM PT (UTC–7)
2023-04-19 10:00—13:00 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.

Subtitles can be enabled in the video player separately.
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[h3]Update 12.3 delivers the following new features:[/h3]
Thank you for being an attentive reader! Click "Collect Your Gift" to claim 1 day of Warships Premium Account. The day of Warships Premium Account will start immediately after you click the button.
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You can claim the reward before: Mon. 22 May 15:00 CEST (UTC+2)

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Each Steam container drops 10x signal flags and one of four random items: 250 Doubloons; or 5x Steam camouflages; or 10,000 Free XP; or 1 day of Warships Premium Account.

The Great Pan-American Ship Giveaway!



Captains!

Participate in a special in-game activity for a chance to win one of 10 themed Gift Sets!

Each Gift Set includes:
  • Pan-American Tier VI Premium destroyer Juruá
  • 4x patches: El Libertador, "A symbol of Brazil," "A symbol of Mexico," and Compass
  • 10x Waves of Copacabana expendable camouflages

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Rules:
  • Leave a comment under this news post. 
  • Earn a total of 20,000 Base XP in Random, Ranked, and Co-op Battles, as well as in Operations and Brawls.


The winners will be announced in the comments section by May 3.

Good luck and fair seas!

Winners: