World of Warships News

The voting stage of our “Design a Steam-Themed Fighting Machine" camouflage contest officially begins!

As we announced earlier, the winning design will be implemented in the game, and the top 10 designs will be rewarded with a Premium ship.

We’ve condensed the submissions down to our top 10 favorites. Now it’s your turn to decide which camouflage will be introduced to World of Warships in fall 2022.

Go to the voting page

Don't miss the current sale—it might be the last one for them! There are big discounts on bundles, as well as Commanders with unique voiceovers and new camouflages. You can also get collection containers and other rewards by completing combat missions.

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Commanders and Permanent Camouflages[/h2] Bundles are available until: Thu. 14 Jul. 07:00 CEST (UTC+2)

The "Transformers: Large Bundle" is available in the Armory and Premium Shop. It provides themed permanent camouflages and all Transformers Commanders with unique voiceovers and 10 skill points.

You can have an unlimited number of identical Transformers Commanders with unique voiceovers simultaneously.

Commanders! There is a mistake in bonuses of “Messenger of Oblivion” for VIII Bismarck and “Lord of the Seekers” for VIII August von Parseval permanent camouflages: they have +50% credits bonus but should have +50% XP bonus instead.
We plan to fix this mistake this night, and these permanent camouflages will provide standard economic bonuses.
Players who’ve obtained these camos in any way before 23:59 UTC 25th of June are eligible for 5000 doubloon refunds irrespective of discounts until the release of 0.11.6. The refund only affects these two camouflages, so other items from the bundles are not touched.
We are sorry for the inconvenience.

If you would like to entrust your ship to the Autobots, the Armory and Premium Shop are offering a bundle that holds Autobot Commanders with unique voiceovers and 10 skill points, as well as themed permanent camouflages, including the following new ones: King of Primitives for VIII Richelieu, Hot Racer for VIII Edinburgh, Gold Bug for IX Fletcher, and Freedom Fighter for IX Iowa.
The Decepticons are ready to set your sails too—a bundle is available in the Armory and Premium Shop that provides Decepticon Commanders with unique voiceovers and 10 skill points, as well as themed permanent camouflages, including the following new ones: Messenger of Oblivion for VIII Bismarck; Crush 'n' Destroy for IX Tashkent; Lord of the Seekers for VIII August von Parseval; and Superior for VIII Amalfi.

The new permanent camouflages can be obtained separately.

When the Gold Bug permanent camouflage is mounted on IX Fletcher, the turret armor is disconnected from the hull armor. This bug does not affect the battle performance of the ship. Please accept our apologies. We will fix it in one of the closest updates.

Besides this, the Autobot Ark and Decepticon Disguise camouflages are available in the Armory.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2060370/World_of_Warships__Transformers_Autobot_Camouflage_Stockpile/
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2060371/World_of_Warships__Transformers_Decepticon_Camouflage_Stockpile/

[h3][h3]Bonuses provided by the camouflages[/h3][/h3]
[h3]Autobot Ark and Decepticon Disguise camouflages[/h3]

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

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Containers[/h2] Bundles are available until: Thu. 14 Jul. 07:00 CEST (UTC+2)

A bundle with Cybertronian and "The Transformers: The Movie 35th Anniversary" Premium containers is available in the Armory and Premium Shop.

[h3][h3]Cybertronian Premium container contents[/h3][/h3]

• 3x Autobot Ark camouflages — 100%
  
• One item from the list below — 100%. Breakdown:
  
  • 7x signals of the same type (Dragon, Wyvern, Red Dragon, Ouroboros, Hydra, Basilisk, Scylla, or Leviathan) — 56%
    
  • 10,000 Free XP — 9%
    
  • 30,000 Elite Commander XP — 12%
    
  • A permanent camouflage (Freedom Fighter for X Montana, Gold Bug for X Gearing, Messenger of Oblivion for X Grosser Kurfürst, Crush 'n' Destroy for X Khabarovsk, King of Primitives for X République, Hot Racer for X Minotaur, Lord of the Seekers for X Manfred von Richthofen, Superior for X Venezia, Freedom Fighter for IX Iowa, Gold Bug for IX Fletcher, Messenger of Oblivion for VIII Bismarck, Crush 'n' Destroy for IX Tashkent, King of Primitives for VIII Richelieu, Hot Racer for VIII Edinburgh, Lord of the Seekers for VIII August von Parseval, or Superior for VIII Amalfi) — 9%
    
  • A Commander with 10 skill points and a unique voiceover (Optimus Prime with a specialization for X Montana, Bumblebee with a specialization for X Gearing, Megatron with a specialization for X Grosser Kurfürst, Rumble with a specialization for X Khabarovsk, Grimlock with a specialization for X République, Hot Rod with a specialization for X Minotaur, Starscream with a specialization for X Manfred von Richthofen, or Soundwave with a specialization for X Venezia) — 14%
• 3x Decepticon Disguise camouflages — 100%

The chances of obtaining a particular reward from a group are the same for all items in the group. If a container drops an item from a "Permanent Camouflages" group, you will receive a permanent camouflage that you do not already have. The drop chances of a particular group do not depend on the number of items from this group that you have.

If you already have all the permanent camouflages from the list and the Cybertronian Premium container drops an item from a "Permanent Camouflages" group, you will receive

The contents of each container are determined randomly at the moment it is opened on the basis of the chances indicated above. The stated drop chances do not precisely represent how many containers you need to open to get the items you want.

You can find more details about the container mechanics and drop chances of particular items here.

[h3][h3]"The Transformers: The Movie 35th Anniversary" Premium container contents[/h3][/h3]

• 8x Autobot Ark or Decepticon Disguise camouflages — 100%
  
• One item from the list below — 100%. Breakdown:
  
  • 5x signals of the same type (Dragon, Wyvern, Red Dragon, Ouroboros, Hydra, Basilisk, Scylla, or Leviathan) — 60%
    
  • 25,000 Elite Commander XP — 19%
    
  • 7,500 Free XP — 12%
    
  • 3,000 Coal — 9%
• An element of "The Transformers: The Movie 35th Anniversary" collection — 100%

The chances of obtaining a particular reward from a group are the same for all items in the group.

The contents of each container are determined randomly at the moment it is opened on the basis of the chances indicated above. The stated drop chances do not precisely represent how many containers you need to open to get the items you want.

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Collection[/h2]
Complete the entire "The Transformers: The Movie 35th Anniversary" collection to obtain Commanders Optimus Prime and Megatron with 11 skill points, a commemorative flag, and other rewards!

The collection elements can only be obtained from "The Transformers: The Movie 35th Anniversary" containers.

The collection consists of 32 elements divided into eight sections. Four duplicates can be exchanged for one element.

The Transformers: The Movie 35th Anniversary Premium containers are available in the Armory and Premium Shop.

You can also obtain 5x "The Transformers: The Movie 35th Anniversary" containers in exchange for Credits in the Armory.


https://store.steampowered.com/app/2066700/World_of_Warships__Transformers_FREE_Collection_Container/

By obtaining "The Transformers: The Movie 35th Anniversary" containers for Credits and for completing a combat mission chain (we'll tell you about it below), you're very likely to finish completing the collection. You can even complete it from scratch if you haven't started it yet!

[h3][h3]"The Transformers: The Movie 35th Anniversary" container contents[/h3][/h3]

• 1x Autobot Ark or Decepticon Disguise camouflage — 100%
  
• One item from the list below — 100%. Breakdown:
  
  • 3x signals of the same type (Zulu, Papa Papa, Equal Speed Charlie London, or Zulu Hotel) — 68%
    
  • 1,500 Elite Commander XP — 15%
    
  • 500 Free XP — 10%
    
  • 400 Coal — 7%
• An element of "The Transformers: The Movie 35th Anniversary" collection — 100%

The chances of obtaining a particular reward from a group are the same for all items in the group.

The contents of each container are determined randomly at the moment it is opened on the basis of the chances indicated above. The stated drop chances do not precisely represent how many containers you need to open to get the items you want.
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Pick a Side![/h2] Starts: Fri. 24 Jun. 07:00 CEST (UTC+2) Ends: Thu. 14 Jul. 07:00 CEST (UTC+2)

Captain, it's time to choose your side—unlock a special themed combat mission chain, and obtain a themed Commander for successfully completing it!





[h3]Autobot Path[/h3]
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Sail out with the Autobots and obtain Commander Grimlock or Bumblebee with a unique voiceover and 3 skill points for successfully completing a combat mission chain.

Final reward: Commander Grimlock with a specialization for I Bougainville or Bumblebee with a specialization for I Erie. The Commanders have unique voiceovers and 3 skill points.

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You can complete the combat mission chain playing Tier V–X ships and superships in Random, Ranked, and Co-op Battles, as well as in Operations, Convoy, and Brawls.

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[h3]Decepticon Path[/h3]
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It's your ship that the Decepticons need! Unlock a special combat mission chain and sail out—once you complete the mission chain successfully, Commander Starscream or Rumble will join your crew.

Final reward: Commander Starscream with a specialization for I Hermelin or Rumble with a specialization for I Orlan. The Commanders have unique voiceovers and 3 skill points.

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You can complete the combat mission chain playing Tier V–X ships and superships in Random, Ranked, and Co-op Battles, as well as in Operations, Convoy, and Brawls.

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Even More Challenges![/h2]
Earn Credits, ribbons, and Base XP, deal damage, and receive potential damage to obtain Transformers patches, as well as "The Transformers: The Movie 35th Anniversary" and Cybertronian containers.

All details about the completion criteria and rewards for the sequential combat missions are available in the game client.

[h3][h3]Cybertronian container contents[/h3][/h3]

• 1x Autobot Ark camouflage — 100%
  
• One item from the list below — 100%. Breakdown:
  
  
  • 1x signal of the same type (Dragon, Wyvern, Red Dragon, Ouroboros, Hydra, Basilisk, Scylla, or Leviathan) — 56%
    
  • 1,500 Free XP — 17%
    
  • 4,500 Elite Commander XP — 19.4%
    
  • A permanent camouflage (Freedom Fighter for X Montana, Gold Bug for X Gearing, Messenger of Oblivion for X Grosser Kurfürst, Crush 'n' Destroy for X Khabarovsk, King of Primitives for X République, Hot Racer for X Minotaur, Lord of the Seekers for X Manfred von Richthofen, Superior for X Venezia, Freedom Fighter for IX Iowa, Gold Bug for IX Fletcher, Messenger of Oblivion for VIII Bismarck, Crush 'n' Destroy for IX Tashkent, King of Primitives for VIII Richelieu, Hot Racer for VIII Edinburgh, Lord of the Seekers for VIII August von Parseval, or Superior for VIII Amalfi) — 0.2%
    
  • A Commander with 3 skill points and a unique voiceover (Optimus Prime with a specialization for X Montana, Bumblebee with a specialization for X Gearing, Megatron with a specialization for X Grosser Kurfürst, Rumble with a specialization for X Khabarovsk, Grimlock with a specialization for X République, Hot Rod with a specialization for X Minotaur, Starscream with a specialization for X Manfred von Richthofen, or Soundwave with a specialization for X Venezia) — 7.4%
• 1x Decepticon Disguise camouflage — 100%

The chances of obtaining a particular reward from a group are the same for all items in the group. If a container drops an item from a "Permanent Camouflages" group, you will receive a permanent camouflage that you do not already have. The drop chances of a particular group do not depend on the number of items from this group that you have.

If you already have all the permanent camouflages from the list and the Cybertronian container drops an item from a "Permanent Camouflages" group, you will receive

The contents of each container are determined randomly at the moment it is opened on the basis of the chances indicated above. The stated drop chances do not precisely represent how many containers you need to open to get the items you want.

Earn 10,000 Base XP or five "Hits to citadel" ribbons to obtain The Matrix of Leadership commemorative flag.

You can complete the combat mission playing Tier V–X ships and superships in Random, Ranked, and Co-op Battles, as well as in Operations, Convoy, and Brawls.

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[h3]TRANSFORMERS and its associated characters are trademarks of Hasbro and are used with permission.
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Commanders!

We’re holding a special and easy-to-enter giveaway—5 lucky winners will be picked at random.

1. Click here
2. Click the Like button
   
3. Then leave a comment—and that's it!

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2825263433

• Winners will be picked at random from the pool of participating unique users—only one comment per user will be taken into consideration.
  
• Any comments that break the discussion rules may be deleted or excluded.

• 1x Premium Ship VIII container

We wish you good luck and following seas!

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• Revy
• Greenjoepie
• Way
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Captains!

Earn Community Tokens and exchange them for containers, permanent and expendable camouflages, and other valuable items. All information on how to join the Public Test is available on a dedicated page of the official website.
https://steamcommunity.com/games/552990/announcements/detail/2716184589232191867
Update 0.11.6 brings British battleships to Early Access; separates the visuals of ship exteriors from economic bonuses; enhances the models of the American Tier II–VI destroyers; and adds other new features! Take a look at the Developer Bulletin and welcome to the Test! See you on the Public Test Server!


[h2]Round 1 Schedule[/h2] Starts: Thu. 23 Jun. 18:30 CEST (UTC+2) Ends: Tue. 28 Jun. 07:30 CEST (UTC+2)

[h2]Combat Missions and Rewards[/h2]
Earn Community Tokens by progressing through combat missions on the Public Test Server. You can then exchange these Tokens 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.

Each Wargaming container drops 1 day of Warships Premium Account, 3x Papa Papa signals, and 3x Juliet Charlie signals.

[h2]Starting Bonuses[/h2]

• The research prices for ships and ship modules will be substantially discounted.
  
• You will be able to reset Commander skills free of charge.

If you're joining the Public Test for the first time since Update 0.11.5, you'll be awarded the following additional bonuses:

• At the start of the Public Test, every participant will have all researchable Tier VI and VIII ships, helmed by Commanders with 19 skill points, credited to their PT accounts.
  
• 500,000,000 Credits; 30,000 Doubloons; 250,000 Coal, and 90 days of Warships Premium Account.
  
• Sets with expendable economic bonuses.

If you fought at least one battle on the Public Test Server during the 0.11.5 Public Test, your account will be copied from the Live Server to the Public Test Server.

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.

Please note: The rewards for activities on the Public Test Server may differ from those on the Live Server.

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British Battleships[/h2]
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Update 0.11.6 launches a whole new branch of Tier III to X British battleships into Early Access. Equipped with powerful torpedoes and main guns that don’t have a particularly long reach, the new sea giants will show their worth at medium- to knife-duel distances. The Repair Party consumable they have on board regenerates a decent chunk of any lost HP.

The battleships carry HE shells with standard penetration capabilities, their accuracy is fairly average, and the AP shells they fire have a typically British fuse time. Their main batteries are solid enough, with calibers reaching up to 457 mm at Tier X. Ships of Tiers V and above can take advantage of Engine Boost. Starting from Tier VI, these battleships will be a bitter bite for aircraft as they get Defensive AA Fire; starting from Tier IX, Repair Party is swapped for Specialized Repair Teams.

The new British battleships won't be available on the Public Test server.

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Industry Titans[/h2]
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One of the key new features of the update is a temporary event called Industry Titans. The Chatham, Elswick, and Clydebank shipyards will compete for the right to be called the best shipbuilder serving the needs of the Royal Navy.

Make your choice and lend your support to one of the shipyards! Keep in mind that each shipyard will be offering its own unique reward—a British Commander with 6 skill points and a researchable British Tier V ship ( V Hawkins, V Emerald, or V Acasta).

The Titans of Industry event is similar to previous events that we’ve held, including the New Year's Eve, Aircraft Bureaus Rivalry, Battle of the Beasts, and Clash of Courage events.

Dive into the event on the Live Server to earn British Tokens that you can be exchange for Early Access ships, permanent camouflages, and other items.

The Port of London has been updated to celebrate the event.

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Separation of Exterior Visuals and Economic Bonuses[/h2]
Update 0.11.6 kicks off a major overhaul of the economic component of the game by separating the visual element from economic bonuses.



While working on the update, we aimed to achieve several goals:

• Offer an option to select economic bonuses and visual elements (camouflages) separately.
  
• Simplify management of economic bonuses.
  
• Make sure the transition from the old system to the new one is as comfortable as possible.
  
• Maintain the current state of the in-game economy in terms of costs and earnings.

We’ve improved the interface, bonus management, Inventory display, and much more! The key principle behind this effort is that you as players do not lose in your overall earnings. In certain scenarios, you actually gain even more than before.

Below is a brief list of the key changes. For a deeper look into the separation process, please refer to our Development Blog.

[h3][h3]List of Changes[/h3][/h3]

• Economic bonuses will now act as individual in-game entities that are separate from camouflages and signals. Camouflage patterns will change a ship's exterior only and will be applied separately from these bonuses.
  
• Bonuses to XP will have no effect on Free XP and Commander XP. To compensate for this, we have changed all permanent and expendable economic bonuses.
  
• Basic Free XP earnings are now twice as large.
  
• Economic bonuses from permanent camouflages are purchased separately, and their effect will be applied towards a ship's economy on a permanent basis. Expendable bonuses can also be added on top of permanent ones.
  
• Only one economic bonus can be applied towards each of the resources (Credits, combat XP, Free XP, and Commander XP) at the same time. This limitation serves to simplify the way the system works. The values of these bonuses are designed in a way that they can cover even the most profitable combinations from the current system.
  
• Instead of reducing the post-battle service cost, permanent camouflages will provide a bonus to Credits so that your average earnings either remain unchanged or grow.
  
• The service cost for Tier IX and X researchable ships has been reduced from 120,000 to 115,000 and from 180,000 to 150,000 Credits, respectively.
  
• To account for the changes to bonuses applied towards service costs, the current service cost in Co-op Battles will be additionally reduced by 13.3% while Credits earnings will grow by 12.5%.
  
• We want camouflages to affect ship exteriors only, so we’re removing all the combat bonuses they used to offer. The bonus that provided a 3% reduction in the detectability range by sea is now included in all ships' tech specs by default. We also removed the bonus that increased the dispersion of incoming enemy shells by 4%.
  
• At present, the number of signals and camouflages displayed in the Exterior tab does not include those currently mounted on your ships. When this change goes live, you will always know the exact number of reserves you have in stock—the total number of signals and camouflage patterns you have on your account will be displayed.

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This change, along with the addition of the new in-game entity, entails a revision of all rewards in the game. In combat missions, campaigns, Operations, and collections—economic and special signals will be replaced with bonuses. Camouflages will also be supplemented with bonuses.

The contents of all containers that drop signals or camouflages will also change.

Apart from that, the following two account access levels are going to be added to support the upcoming changes:

• Level 5, unlocking combat bonuses for a ship
  
• Level 7, unlocking economic bonuses for a ship

It means that we’re increasing the total number of access levels to 17. At the same time, the total number of battles that need to be played to unlock the access levels will not change. All of your current progress toward unlocking access levels will be retained, meaning that you won't lose any progress and will still get any due rewards.
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AI Updates[/h2]
In Update 0.11.6, we've substantially upgraded the AI behind our bot ships in Training and Co-op Battles.

• We’ve enhanced the AI responsible for bots moving, firing, and using consumables in Training Battles.
  
• In Co-op Battles, AI-controlled aircraft carriers will now move to the nearest Key Area if only a few surviving allies are left in battle.
  
• Bots will now be less likely to ram one another or strike islands in Co-op Battles.

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Updates to U.S. Destroyer Models[/h2]
In Update 0.11.6, we’re continuing to update the American destroyers. This time, new models are being added for VII Sims, VII Sims B, II Sampson, III Wickes, IV Clemson, V Nicholas, and VI Farragut.

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Interface Changes[/h2]
With Update 0.11.6, we’re changing the user interface for opening containers on the barge. You will now be able to view all available containers, grouped by type. You can open containers of the selected type all at once. For a number of containers, information will be available about the probability of getting the various in-game items those containers can drop.

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We're going to enhance the Spectator Mode interface that launches when your ship is sunk. It will be more informative and user friendly. We'll update the hotkey block and add new hints for camera controls and the battle exit confirmation window.

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We'll continue working on the interface of the Minimap and Tactical Map. An option will be added to use quick commands by clicking on icons in the Minimap and Tactical Map. The Settings menu of the Tactical map will also be updated.
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Two Brawls, both utilizing a 1 vs. 1 format, await you in Update 0.11.5. The first stage sees Tier IX ships go head-to-head, and the second one puts Tier X ships in the heat of action.

Achieve more victories—this is a great opportunity to earn up to 10,000 coal and 72 combat and economic signals in a short time!

Participate in the Brawl—it offers an exciting gaming experience! This battle type is characterized by short seasons and small teams. The clashes are fast and dynamic, and players are matched by their skill level.

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Rewards[/h2]
Up to 10,000 Coal; 2,250,000 Credits; 80,000 Elite Commander XP; and 72 combat and economic signals.
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Rules[/h2]

You can take part in the Brawl only during the time period specified for your server.

[h2]Round 1[/h2] Starts: Mon. 20 Jun. 10:00 CEST (UTC+2) Ends: Mon. 27 Jun. 03:00 CEST (UTC+2)

Format: 1 vs. 1 playing Tier IX ships

[h2]Round 2[/h2] Starts: Mon. 04 Jul. 10:00 CEST (UTC+2) Ends: Mon. 11 Jul. 03:00 CEST (UTC+2)

Format: 1 vs. 1 playing Tier X ships
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Game Maps and Modes[/h2]
Hotspot, Islands of Ice, Shatter, Sleeping Giant, Loop with a reduced combat zone in the Domination game mode.

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