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Update 14.1 | Celebrate the Lunar New Year With Exciting Events!

Here’s an overview of the major highlights introduced in Update 14.1. Be sure to check out the detailed article on our website:

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[h2]Lunar New Year Event Pass[/h2]


Welcome 2025 with the Lunar New Year Event Pass! Journey through two progression lines and earn rewards sprinkled with moondust:

  • The first progression line features the "Safe Trip Wherever You Fare" flag, 3 days of Warships Premium Account, Coal, Steel, and historical Commander Yuchi Gong with 10 skill points and an individual voiceover. Completing each extra level provides 2x More Signals containers.
  • Unlock the second progression line for 2,500 Doubloons to immediately receive Commander Qin Shubao with 10 skill points and an individual voiceover. Progress further to earn Tier VI Huanghe with a Port slot, the Lunar New Year and Menshen permanent camouflages, and additional Coal and Steel. Completing each extra level provides 1x Rare Bonuses container.


[h2]Remembrance of Ming's Past Adventure[/h2]


Celebrate the Seven Voyages of Zheng He with this new adventure running through Updates 14.1 and 14.2. Complete missions to earn rewards:

  • Ming's Legacy flag and Zheng He’s Voyages patch.
  • Adventure Tokens to exchange for containers and Ming’s Voyage Tokens.
  • Unlock thematic rewards, including Tier IX Taihang, the Chinese Treasure Ship permanent camouflage, and Commander Zheng He. Obtain enough Ming’s Voyage Tokens through exchange and Armory bundles to claim Taihang for free!

Smaller events tied to Adventure Tokens will also unfold in Update 14.1 for added convenience.

[h2]Finest Hour Collection and Unique Dutch Commander[/h2]


  • Obtain collection elements from Finest Hour standard and Premium containers, purchasable with Adventure Tokens.
  • Complete the collection to earn enough Tokens for Dutch unique Commander Conrad Helfrich, or save them for Tier IX Taihang.
  • Tokens from missions and bundles won’t cover both rewards, so choose wisely!


[h2]Battle of the Java Sea[/h2]


Mark the anniversary of the 1942 Battle of the Java Sea!

  • Obtain up to 5x Battle of the Java Sea containers for Adventure Tokens.
  • These containers may drop ships that participated in the battle: Minegumo, Yūdachi, Jupiter '42, and Perth.



This is just a glimpse of what's new in this—the most wonderful update of the year! Read our full article linked below to learn more.

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[h2]Take the Update 14.1 Survey![/h2]

Enjoying the new features introduced by Update 14.1? Let us know what you think via the survey link below!

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Weekend Highlights | 14.0 #4

[h2]Get Birthday Gifts From Us![/h2]

Captains, we’re thrilled to announce a new way to make your special day even better—with birthday gifts from World of Warships! Each year, you can receive in-game gifts to celebrate your birthday, including:
  • 7 days of Warships Premium Account
  • 2x Supercontainers
  • A coupon for a 100% Doubloon refund on a Premium Shop purchase

To receive these festive gifts, make sure to enter your birthday on the Account Management page, link and confirm your email, and grant permission to receive presents via email.

💡 Don’t miss out! Update your information today to start enjoying these birthday surprises each year.

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[h2]Account System Update Inbound![/h2]



Friendly Reminder: Last year, we updated our account system to offer players better tools for managing multiple accounts. With the next phase of updates just around the corner, we urge all Captains with unresolved account conflicts to address them as soon as possible. Please note that introducing these new features will temporarily block game access if any conflicts remain unresolved.

For more details, be sure to check out this article: EU NA ASIA

[h2]Update 14.1 Teaser![/h2]
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Update 14.1 is packed with exciting new content! Dive into the Italian event, relive history with events for the Altmark Incident and Channel Dash, and celebrate the Lunar New Year with festive activities. Plus, there’s even more happening on Steam! Ready to see what’s coming? Watch the teaser video now and prepare to set sail into Update 14.1!

Challenge of the Year of the Snake



Captains!
Ring in the Year of the Snake with World of Warships! Unlock exclusive snake-themed rewards and celebrate the spirit of the serpentine year together at sea.

How to Enter:

You can enter the contest until: 19:00 UTC February 12, 2025
  • Leave the comment "Happy Year of the Snake" under this very post.
  • Earn 2,025 Base XP to get a guaranteed reward of 202,500 Credits.
  • Participants who deal a cumulative total of 202,500 damage across multiple battles (Training Battles excluded) will be entered into a lucky draw to win a Premium Ship VI container, with 10 winners.
  • The top performer who scores the most individual damage during the Lunar New Year campaign period will receive an additional exclusive Lunar reward—Tier VII Pan-Asian battleship Teng She


Do as much damage as you can!

Rules:
  • Winners will be picked from the pool of participating unique users (who leave a comment and meet the above-specified condition).
  • Any comments that break the discussion rules may be deleted or excluded.
  • Prizes will be credited within 2 weeks.


We wish you fair winds and following seas!

Warship Spotlight: 2024 Edition



Join the fun by commenting 2024! under the event post and battling it out at the helms of last year's new Tech Tree ship additions: US CV's (Essex) Commonwealth cruisers, French destroyers (up to Cassard), and Pan-American battleships (Tiers V–X).
Event starts: 31.01
Event ends: 9.02

[h2]How to Win[/h2]
  • Comment 2024! under this post.
  • Earn Base XP in Random Battles using the featured lines.
  • The top 10 players with the most Base XP will win a Premium Ship VII container!
  • Other participants may receive Premium Ship VI and Distant Voyages Premium containers through a random draw.
Bonus: All participants will receive a reward just for joining!
Don't miss out—jump in and show your 2024 spirit!

Tag Barrage: Earn Free Premium Account in Just a Few Seconds!



Captains!


World of Warships prides itself on being not only the ultimate game for fans of naval combat simulation but also one of the top free-to-play online experiences available on Steam. Help us spread the word to the wider Steam community by applying the tags "Strategy" and "Co-Operative" to the game's main page and enjoy a full day of enhanced in-game earnings with Warships Premium Account!

How to Take Part


Just follow these simple steps:

1. Find the "Popular user-defined tags for this product" section on the right-hand side of World of Warships' Steam STORE page, either in your web browser or in the Steam app.

2. Click the "+" symbol.

3. Find the tags "Strategy" and "Co-Operative" in the pop-up window's list of popular tags, then click the "+" symbol beside both of them. If you don't see these tags on the list, type them into field on the right side of the window, then click the "Add" button.

4. Leave a comment below this news post letting us know that you've completed the task.

You're done! Exactly 7 days later, 24 hours of Warships Premium Account* will be applied to your account.



Stay tuned for more activities and good luck in battle, Captains!

[color]Event starts: 31 January, 2025[/color]
[color]Event ends: 2 February, 2025[/color]