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Public Test of Update 0.10.1: Round 2 + Developer Bulletin for Update 0.10.1

Captains, welcome to the Public Test of Update 0.10.1!

The Italian Battleships event: Part 1, updated Brawls. and other new features. Take a look at the Developer Bulletin, and welcome to the test!

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[h2]Round 2 Schedule[/h2] Starts: Thu. 04 Feb. 17:30 CET (UTC+1) Ends: Tue. 09 Feb. 06:30 CET (UTC+1)

[h2]Special Features of the Test[/h2]
    The rewards for activities on the Public Test Server may differ from those on the Live Server. The new Italian battleships will not be available on the Public Test server.

In Update 0.10.1, we updated Brawls and made them a separate battle type, the seasons of which will be short and have a smaller team format. One can take part either in a Division or solo. It is possible to participate in Brawls without being in a Clan.

During the Public Test, two seasons of Brawls will be fought in the following format:
  • Round 1: 3 vs. 3, playing Tier X ships. Restrictions: a maximum of one aircraft carrier, battleship, two cruisers and destroyers per team
  • Round 2: 1 vs. 1, playing Tier X ships of all types

On the Public Test server, Ranked Battles will involve teams of Tier VIII–X ships (depending on the League) facing off against one another in a 7 vs. 7 format.

[h2]Combat Missions and Rewards[/h2]
Round
1 2

Play a Random or Co-op Battle.

Reward on the Live Server: 3x signals of each type, except special signals

Play three Random or Co-op Battles.

Reward on the Live Server: 10x Type 6 camouflages

Earn 8,000 base XP in Brawls.

Reward on the Live Server: 1x Wargaming container

Achieve Rank 1 in the Bronze League of Ranked Battles.

Reward on the Live Server: 1x each of the following special signals—Dragon, Wyvern, Red Dragon, Ouroboros, and Hydra

Achieve Rank 1 in the Silver League of Ranked Battles.

Reward on the Live Server: 5x each of the following special signals—Dragon, Wyvern, Red Dragon, Ouroboros, and Hydra

Play 1 battle in the Gold League of Ranked Battles.

Reward on the Live Server: 3x each of the following special signals—Dragon, Wyvern, Red Dragon, Ouroboros, and Hydra
    One Wargaming container provides 1 day of Warships Premium Account.

[h2]Starting Bonuses[/h2]
  • Every participant of the Public Test will have all researchable Tier VIII ships, helmed by Commanders with 19 skill points, credited to their PT accounts.
  • Research prices for ships and ship modules will be substantially discounted.
  • Players will be able to reset Commander skills free of charge.

If you're joining the Public Test for the first time since Update 0.10.0, you'll be awarded the following additional bonuses:
  • 500,000,000 credits; 30,000 doubloons; and 90 days of Premium Account.
  • 50 signal flags of all types (except special signals) will also be added to your PT account.

[h2]How to Enter[/h2]
https://steamcommunity.com/games/552990/announcements/detail/2716184589232191867

Developer Bulletin for Update 0.10.1
    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.
Italian Battleships: Part 1 ● Updated Brawls ● Clan Battles ● Visual and Other Enhancements

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Italian Battleships: Part 1[/h2]
Update 0.10.1 kicks off an event that places the new Italian Tier IV–IX battleships right in spotlight! These ships will become available in Early Access on the Live Server only when the update is released. Meanwhile, we invite you to take part in the testing of the event.
    The new Italian battleships will not be available on the Public Test server.

[h2]Features of the Ship Branch[/h2]
  • Semi-armor-piercing shells instead of HE shells. These shells deal significant damage to weakly and moderately protected targets and parts of the ship, but do not cause fires.
  • A large number of guns with relatively short firing ranges and not the greatest accuracy.
  • Decent maneuverability and armor protection.
  • Tier VIII–X ships have the Exhaust Smoke Generator consumable, which allows them to hide from the enemy without having to reduce their speed. Shooting from within the smoke screen isn't recommended while retreating, because battleships have high detectability when using their main battery guns in this situation.

[h2]Early Access[/h2]
[h3]Rewards for Combat Mission Groups[/h3]
A new temporary resource—Italian Tokens, permanent camouflage Roman for VI Andrea Doria, and special signals. The final reward for completing the last combat mission group—VII Francesco Caracciolo.

Italian Tokens can also be obtained by completing special chains of combat missions; from random bundles available for Doubloons, free random bundles, and bundles that are available in exchange for Recruitment Points in the Armory; and by completing combat missions from the official World of Warships streams.

[h3]Rewards for Italian Tokens[/h3]
Sequentially opened bundles with Tier IV, V, VI, and VIII Italian battleships; permanent camouflages for VII Francesco Caracciolo, VIII Vittorio Veneto, IX Lepanto, and X Cristoforo Colombo; and other rewards.

The number of Tokens that can be gained by completing combat mission groups will be enough to obtain Italian Tier IV–VI battleships and permanent camouflage Roman for the Tier VII battleship.

[h3]Rewards from the random bundles available for doubloons[/h3]
IX Lepanto, Italian Tokens, Regia Marina expendable camouflages, and other rewards.

The Taranto Port has been updated.

The new Italian battleships will not be available on the Public Test server.

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Updated Brawls[/h2]
In Update 0.10.1, we updated Brawls and made them a separate battle type, the seasons of which will be short and have a smaller team format. One can take part either in a Division or solo. It is possible to participate in Brawls without being in a Clan.

[h3]Other Features[/h3]
  • Each Brawl lasts only for a few days. They are available throughout each day, except for low activity periods.
  • If you're not playing in a Division, your allies are picked randomly. The matchmaking takes the type and tier of your ship into account.
  • The ship-type compositions of each team won't necessarily mirror each other.
  • Battles take place on maps with a reduced combat area. All ships will be of the same tier.

To access Brawls, you must have fought at least 130 battles in all available battle types.

You can try out this new battle type on the 0.10.1 Public Test server.

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Clan Battles[/h2]
Update 0.10.1 brings with it Clan Battles Season 12. It will be held in a 7 vs. 7 format, playing Tier IX ships.

The new season has a small, but very important change—we've added a system that allows ship limits to be set. We're working on making sure that each battle and game mode offers diverse and interesting gameplay. This change allows us to make the team compositions in Clan Battles more varied and the battles more diverse.

The restrictions can be set for the entire duration of the season or for specific periods of time. For example, they can be set after the first 2 weeks of a season, then replaced with different restrictions a few weeks later. This allows us to quickly react to the current state of a season without the need to create a large number of similar setups.

Either one or several restrictions can be set during a season.

The restrictions are displayed in the Division window and in the tooltip in the window above the ship carousel when the "Clan Battle" battle type is selected.

[h3]Possible restrictions[/h3]
  • Limit on the number of the same ships. For instance, the Division will not be able to join a battle if two or more of the same ships are selected.
  • Limit on the number of specific ships. For example, the Division can have only one X Yamato and one X Des Moines.
  • Restriction that makes certain ships ineligible for battle. For example, one cannot join the battle playing X Montana or X Shimakaze.
    The details of Clan Battles Season 12 will be announced later.

[h2]
Visual and Other Enhancements[/h2]
Updated the interface of Clan Battles.
  • Updated some tooltips.
  • Increased the scrolling speed of the rank carousel.
  • Fixed some errors in the Clan Battles interface.

Updated the way in which sun reflects off water. Improved the quality of reflections, waves, and areas with calm wind. Increased the amplitude and speed of waves on some maps. A range of errors related to how water is displayed have also been fixed.

Improved the visibility of the squadron reticle on all maps.

World of Warships gets a Warhammer 40,000 crossover next month

One of the best free PC games and best tabletop war games will collide next month - World of Warships is getting a Warhammer 40,000 crossover event. As part of the "first-ever simultaneous collaboration with Games Workshop", the event will see Warhammer 40k's Imperium and Chaos forces head to WoW, bringing a bunch of themed ships, commanders, camouflages, and more along for the ride.


In a press release, World of Warships studio Wargaming says both the Chaos and Imperium factions from the Warhammer 40k universe "will be represented through unique and dreadful ships helmed by their fearless commanders: Justinian Lyons XIII and Arthas Roqthar the Cold." Gulp.


As you can see in the images below, these new vessels' skins have a whole batch of features that bring the respective 40k forces' to the game faithfully, with insignia, statues, mouldings, and colour schemes that, aside from adorning a warship, look like they were pulled straight from Games Workshop's universe. To grab them, there are two options.


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    • 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
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    • or 1 day of Warships Premium Account
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0.10.0 Combat Missions: Anshan, Doubloons, and Other Rewards!

Captains!
New combat missions are available in Update 0.10.0! Completing them will earn you many rewards, including Pan-Asian Premium destroyer VI Anshan and Lunar New Year containers.

New Commander Skill System ● Battle Performance Bonuses ● Combat Mission Groups ● Dockyard ● Ranked Battles ● Republic Day in India ● Daily Missions

[h2]New Commander Skill System[/h2] Starts: Thu. 21 Jan. 06:00 CET (UTC+1) Ends: Thu. 18 Feb. 06:00 CET (UTC+1)

Due to the changes to the Commander skill system, we're offering discounts on Commander retraining and skill resetting.

[h3]Discounts and Bonuses[/h3]
  • You can reset Commander skills free of charge.
  • You can demount upgrades free of charge.
  • The cost of Commander retraining in Doubloons has been reduced by 90%—from 500 to 50 Doubloons.

In addition, to help you experiment with retraining Commanders for different ships, players with Access Level 8 and above will receive 500 Doubloons when they first log in to the game during Update 0.10.0!
Combat Missions

Combat missions are available for French; Japanese; U.K.; U.S., Soviet; and German ships. Earn 1,100 base XP playing Tier VII–X ships of each of these nations to receive 100 Doubloons. In total, you can complete six combat missions and earn up to 600 Doubloons!
    Combat missions can be completed in Ranked, Clan, Random, and Co-op Battles, as well as in Operations.

[h2]Battle Performance Bonuses[/h2]
Until the end of Update 0.10.0, ships of Tier V and above feature Snowflakes with holiday bonuses. Winning the first victory or earning 300 base XP playing a ship will bring you the corresponding reward:
  • Tiers V–VII: 400—750 Coal
  • Tiers VIII–IX: 75 Steel
  • Tier X: Santa's Gift container

[h2]Combat Mission Groups[/h2]
The new event incorporates four combat mission groups. Completing the first two groups will reward you with up to five Lunar New Year containers, as well as camouflages and signals. The third combat mission group will become available next week. As the main reward for completing the final group of combat missions, you'll receive VI Anshan with a Port slot and 6-skill-point Commander.

[h2]Dockyard[/h2]
In Update 0.10.0, players can continue constructing Japanese Tier IX battleship IX Hizen at the Dockyard. By completing the Dockyard combat missions, you can complete 22 out of the 26 shipbuilding phases. You can earn rewards for completing each phase, with II Tachibana and V Yahagi being the rewards for completing Phases 5 and 15, respectively. Each ship comes with the Winter permanent camouflage and a Commander with 6 skill points for the ship.
To obtain IX Hizen in the War Paint permanent camouflage, a Port slot, 10-skill-point Commander, and commemorative flag, you'll need to complete the remaining four shipbuilding phases by spending Doubloons.

    If you complete the construction of IX Hizen by spending Doubloons, make sure to keep progressing through the Dockyard combat missions anyway—completing each phase will bring you 400 Research Points and 200 Steel. In total, you can earn up to 8,800 Research Points and 4,400 Steel.


[h2]Ranked Battles[/h2] Starts: Tue. 26 Jan. 09:00 CET (UTC+1) Ends: Tue. 02 Feb. 02:00 CET (UTC+1)

To complete a special combat mission, earn 500 base XP in a single Ranked Battle. As the reward, you'll get two special signals: Leviathan and Scylla.

[h2]Republic Day in India[/h2] Starts: Mon. 25 Jan. 06:00 CET (UTC+1) Ends: Mon. 01 Feb. 06:00 CET (UTC+1)

One of India's three national holidays is celebrated on January 26 to honor the date on which the Declaration of Independence of India was promulgated in 1930 and the Constitution of India came into effect in 1950.

To complete the chain of combat missions, you'll need to earn "Destroyed" and "Set on fire" ribbons, as well as win battles. As the reward, you can receive up to five Indian Tricolor camouflages.

[h3]Bonuses provided by the camouflage[/h3]
  • −3% to the ship's detectability range by sea
  • +4% to the dispersion of shells fired by enemies at your ship
  • +75% Commander XP per battle
  • +100% XP per battle
  • +50% Free XP per battle
    You can complete this chain of combat missions in Ranked, Random, and Co-op Battles, as well as in Operations, playing Tier V–X ships.

[h2]Daily Missions[/h2]
One chain will become available to you each day. Progressing through each chain will reward you with XP, signals, credits, Coal, and even Steel!

[h3]Rewards[/h3]
Complete daily missions in February, and the following rewards will be yours:

[h3]Research Bureau[/h3]
Players with access to the Research Bureau will be able to earn even more Research Points by completing daily missions—400 Research Points for completing 25, 50, and 75 combat missions.
[h3]The conditions for completing the chains are as follows[/h3]
  • Each day, you can complete a chain of six missions.
  • You must earn a certain amount of base XP in order to complete a mission of the chain.
  • You must earn 250 base XP in a single battle in order to accomplish the first mission.
  • The second mission requires you to earn 500 base XP across several battles.
  • For missions 3, 4, 5, and 6: you need to earn 1,000; 1,100; 1,200; and 1,300 base XP in victorious battles, respectively.
  • All missions within a chain must be completed in successive order, playing Tier V–X ships in Random, Co-op, or Ranked Battles, or in Operations.
  • You'll receive any due rewards in your Port once you've completed the conditions of the missions.
  • After completing the entire chain, you'll obtain the final reward.

Twitch Drops in 0.10.0


[h3]Twitch Drops are back in 2021![/h3]
This month, we're celebrating the Lunar New Year with Pan-Asian cruiser VI Huanghe as the Epic Drop. You can also expect to earn some unique and valuable camouflages and signal flags by completing the Twitch Challenges.

Twitch Rewards ● Where and How

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[h2]Twitch Rewards[/h2]
[h3]Twitch Epic Drops[/h3]
Rare—a chance to win a Premium ship, delivered straight to your Port when watching streams. Can be obtained only once per viewer. This month, Pan-Asian cruiser VI Huanghe is on offer.

[h3]Twitch Challenges[/h3]
When watching streams during Update 0.10.0, combat missions will be unlocked directly in your Port. Each Thursday of the update, a new mission will become available.

Mission 1
Starts: Thu. 21 Jan. 06:00 CET (UTC+1) Ends: Thu. 04 Feb. 06:00 CET (UTC+1)


Win five battles.

Reward: 4x “This is your day, Commander!” camouflages

Ship restrictions: Tiers V–X

Battle type restrictions: Random and Ranked
OR

Over any number of battles, earn 5,000 base XP.

Reward: 4x “This is your day, Commander!” camouflages

Ship restrictions: Tiers V–X

Battle type restrictions: Co-op and Scenarios
    You can complete this combat mission only once.
Mission 2
Starts: Thu. 28 Jan. 06:00 CET (UTC+1) Ends: Thu. 11 Feb. 06:00 CET (UTC+1)


Over any number of battles, score 1,111 main battery hits.

Reward: 3x “Victory Salute” camouflages

Ship restrictions: Tiers V–X

Battle type restrictions: Random, Ranked, Co-op, and Scenarios
    You can complete this combat mission only once.
Mission 3
Starts: Thu. 04 Feb. 06:00 CET (UTC+1) Ends: Thu. 18 Feb. 06:00 CET (UTC+1)


Over any number of battles, earn 1,500,000 Credits.

Reward: 4x “Restless Fire” camouflages

Ship restrictions: Tiers V–X

Battle type restrictions: Random, Ranked, Co-op, and Scenarios
    You can complete this combat mission only once.
Mission 4
Starts: Thu. 11 Feb. 06:00 CET (UTC+1) Ends: Thu. 25 Feb. 06:00 CET (UTC+1)


Over any number of battles, earn 40,000 Commander XP.

Reward: 3x “Dragon” signal flags

Ship restrictions: Tiers V–X

Battle type restrictions: Random, Ranked, Co-op, and Scenarios
OR




Win 10 battles.

Reward: 3x “Dragon” signal flags

Ship restrictions: Tiers V–X

Battle type restrictions: Random, Ranked, Co-op, and Scenarios
    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 Update 0.10.0. Drops:
  • 100,000 credits
  • Assorted signal flags

[h2]Where and How[/h2]
Twitch Drops can be earned by watching livestreams on the official World of Warships channel 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