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It wasn't unusual for animals to act as ships' mascots and endure the hardships of naval service together with their crews.

But very few can boast of such an impressive service record and luck as Unsinkable Sam. This black and white feline successfully survived the sinking of three ships: German battleship Bismarck, British destroyer Cossack, and aircraft carrier Ark Royal. Let's go back to that good old "Head Over Keels" episode in which we explored his story.
https://youtu.be/idKSwn5UiIs
VIII Bismarck, VIII Cossack, and VI Ark Royal got two camouflages each: one historical, demonstrating the ships' exteriors during the time when Sam "served" onboard; the other depicting the legendary feline's portrait on a ship's side.

The camouflage patterns share the same features:

• –3% to detectability range by sea
  
• +4% to dispersion of shells fired by the enemy attacking your ship
  
• −10% to the cost of a ship's post-battle service
  
• +50% XP earned per battle.

It’s possible to obtain these camouflages from Unsinkable Sam containers, along with ships. You can also obtain them for completing a chain of combat missions or by purchasing them together with VI Ark Royal and VIII Cossack in the Premium Shop.




Unsinkable Sam is such a cool cat that he’s been given the honor of ushering in the first Premium Tier VI aircraft carrier, VI Ark Royal—a ship of no less acclaim than Sam himself!

Drop into the Premium Shop for some special bundles that include VI Ark Royal and VIII Cossack. Each of the ships comes with a commemorative flag, various game items, and two new permanent camouflage patterns. One of them displays the exteriors of the ships at the times when Unsinkable Sam was onboard them, while the other proudly displays a portrait of the mascot himself. You can also obtain a large bundle that includes VI Ark Royal and VIII Cossack at a bargain price, the researchable juggernaut VIII Bismarck, two permanent camouflage patterns for each of the ships, and a lavish amount of game items.
Bundles are available for purchase until Fri. 18 Oct. 07:00 CEST (UTC+2)

• VI Ark Royal,  VIII Bismarck, VIII Cossack‌
• 3×Commander with 10 skill points
  
• 3×Port slots
  
• 3,500,000 credits
  
• 50×Damage Control Party II
  
• 50×Hydroacoustic Search II
  
• 50×Smoke Generator II
  
• 50×Fighter II
  
• 50×Spotting Aircraft II
  
• 50×Repair Party II
  
• 50×Engine Boost II
  
• 50×India Bravo Terrathree
  
• 50×Papa Papa
  
• 50×Zulu
  
• 50×Zulu Hotel
  
• 50×Equal Speed Charlie London
  
• Unsinkable Sam permanent camouflage for VI Ark Royal, VIII Bismarck and VIII Cossaсk
  
• Historical permanent camouflage for VI Ark Royal, VIII Bismarck and VIII Cossaсk
  
• 3×Combat missions: x3 XP for 25 battles
  
• 2×Commemorative flags

VI Ark Royal was the first British aircraft carrier on which the hangars and flight deck were integral parts of the hull, instead of an additions or parts of the superstructure. The carrier was instrumental in the destruction of the German juggernaut, Bismarck; participated in the Norwegian campaign; and escorted British convoys bound for Malta. In World of Warships, Ark Royal has been recreated as the first Premium Tier VI aircraft carrier. The ship boasts a large air group with a fast aircraft restoration time.

• Larger squadrons and attack flights compared with other Tier VI carriers. She can have as many as nine bombers, attack aircraft or torpedo bombers airborne and attacking a target, with strike groups of three aircraft each
  
• Fast aircraft-restoration time: 48 seconds for attack aircraft, 56 seconds for bombers, and 59 seconds for torpedo bombers
  
• In terms of their individual characteristics, Ark Royal's aircraft are somewhat inferior to aircraft used by other Tier VI carriers
  
• She earns more credits per battle, and has a permanent camouflage that adds a 50% XP bonus per battle and reduces the cost of your ship's post-battle service by 10%

For a detailed look at the ship's technical specifications, follow this link.

VIII Bismarck stands as one of the most famous warships of Germany. During her only operation, Bismarck sank the British battlecruiser, Hood, only to perish some time later as the result of several attacks mounted by overwhelming Royal Navy forces. In World of Warships, Bismarck is placed at Tier VIII. The ship comes with all modules fully researched.

• Good durability and armor protection—a defining feature of German battleships
  
• This ship wields guns of a smaller caliber (380 mm) compared to those of other same-tier battleships, but her main battery has a faster reload time
  
• Noteworthy secondary battery complement with a 7.5 km standard range
  
• The Hydroacoustic Search consumable—am atypical feature for battleships—with a maximum acquisition range of 5 km for ships and 3.5 km for torpedoes

For a detailed look at the ship's technical specifications, follow this link.

VIII Cossack is one of the famous Tribal-class destroyers—an artillery-focused ship carrying a significant number of main guns, but only armed with a single torpedo launcher. She is remarkable for being able to deliver a powerful salvo and for having a wide variety of consumables to select from. She also has quite good speed and boasts excellent maneuverability. As is typical of British ships, Cossack has short-lived smoke screens that reload pretty fast, and is equipped with the Hydroacoustic Search consumable that helps her to effectively detect enemy torpedoes. Cossack favors dynamic encounters and always being on the attacking end—she excels in mid- and short-range fights.

• Eight 120 mm guns: reload time—5 seconds; firing range—11.9 km
  
• Smoke screens typical of the U.K. nation: the setting time is just 10 seconds and dispersion time—40 seconds. However, the enhanced version of this consumable has a reload time of just 70 seconds, allowing this destroyer to set smoke screens more often than its counterparts of other nations
  
• She possesses another feature that is typical of British ships: increased speed dynamics during acceleration
  
• In addition to the Smoke Generator consumable, the ship has Engine Boost and Hydroacoustic Search placed in different slots
  
• The ship comes with four torpedoes in her launcher but they can be fired independently and have a reload time of only 66 seconds
  
• She earns more credits per battle, and a has a permanent camouflage that brings a 50% XP bonus per battle and reduces the cost of the ship's post-battle service by 10%

For a detailed look at the ship's technical specifications, follow this link.

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.

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.


With update 0.8.8 we improved most of the sound environment in the game. Unfortunately, not everything went smoothly, and with the change, a few bugs crept in. In 0.8.8.1 we will fix these sound bugs so that you can enjoy the roar of the guns again.

• Fixed an error that caused the message about the destruction of a ship to be repeated if a unique commander is assigned to the player's ship;
  
• Fixed a bug that caused incorrect functioning of the sound settings.
  
• Fixed an error that caused the engine start sound to playback after closing the tactical map;
  
• Fixed a bug that caused AA defense and secondaries sounds to incorrectly play whilst controlling a squadron;
  
• Fixed a bug causing incorrect functioning of the Azur Lane audio modification.
  
• Changes in the transmission of sound through space of enemy and friendly shots. The sounds of the shots will now play correctly depending on the distance of the sound source;
  
• The volume of the fire alarm has been reduced;
  
• The sound of the ship's horns has been adjusted;
  
• Adjusted the sound for voice announcements about hits when using the artillery camera to track shells;

If you want to customize the music and sounds according to your preferences, we'd like to give you some tips on how to do it better.

The main volume sliders are located on the left side of the Audio settings window: 

• General volume level - manages all sound in the game;
  
• SFX volume - manages all sounds except music and voice messages. 

There are several sliders on the right side of the Audio settings window for "fine-tuning" the sound. 

• Gunfire volume - in the range from 100% to 50% adjusts the volume of your ship's shots, and in the range from 50% to 0% adjusts the volume of all shots in the game. This slider also adjusts the hit volume;
  
• Engine sounds - in the range of 100% to 80% regulates the volume of "low-frequency knocking" in the engine sound. In the range of 80% to 0% adjusts the overall volume of the engines. 

In order to adjust the sound perfectly, you should start with the General volume and SFX volume, and then adjust it in detail with the other sliders.

Please note: if the volume level is reduced to a minimum, it is possible that a category of sound will be muted because very quiet sounds are not a priority for the game sound system.

We also advise you to pay attention to the parameter "Wide dynamic range". This option is enabled for all players by default. Turning it off will minimize the difference in volume between the loudest and the quietest sounds in the game.  

We recommend you disable this setting in the following cases:

• If you are using a laptop or other device with built-in speakers;
  
• If you don't think the sound in the game is balanced enough, even after "fine-tuning" the volume.

When disabling this option, be sure to set the sliders on the right side of the settings menu to maximum volume.

• Ohio:  Reload time of main caliber guns lowered from 30 to 27.5 s.

We will continue to monitor the sound in our game and fix possible bugs. We will also be glad to hear your feedback. 

Captains!

On the occasion of World of Warships’ Fourth Anniversary, we've prepared lots of gifts and in-game activities for you. You'll have a chance to get supercontainers, Premium ships, and a plethora of other gifts!

Keep an eye on the website each Thursday for our weekly Combat Mission Briefing articles!


World of Warships has been in players’ lives for 4 years already! Everyone who has been playing the game for the last 4 years will automatically receive a new For Meritorious Service patch. Take advantage of the huge discounts and complete the combat missions dedicated to our anniversary.


Start: Tue. 17 Sep. 07:00 CEST (UTC+2) End: Tue. 24 Sep. 07:00 CEST (UTC+2)

• +200% XP bonus for the first win of the day.
  
• You can purchase 1,500 2,000 credits for 1 doubloon.
  
• You can convert XP into Free XP at the cost of 1 doubloon for every 25 35 XP.
  
• −60% to the cost of consumables in credits.
  
• −60% to the cost of Equal Speed Charlie London, India Bravo Terrathree, Zulu, Papa Papa, and Zulu Hotel signals in doubloons in the Exterior section of the game client.
  
• −60% to the cost of Type 1, Type 2, Type 5, Type 6, and Type 59 camouflage patterns in credits and doubloons in the Exterior section of the game client.

Deal 4,000 damage to enemy ships in battles.

Reward: 1 day of Warships Premium Account and 25x World of Warships Anniversary camouflage patterns

Ship restrictions: Tier I–X
Battle type restrictions: Operations, Random, Co-op, and Ranked Battles
You can complete this combat mission only once.


Sink 4 enemy ships in battles.

Reward: 1,000,000 credits

Ship restrictions: Tier I–X
Battle type restrictions: Operations, Random, Co-op, and Ranked Battles
You can complete this combat mission only once.

Earn 4,000 base XP in battles.

Reward: 1x For Meritorious Service flag

Ship restrictions: Tier I–X
Battle type restrictions: Operations, Random, Co-op, and Ranked Battles
You can complete this combat mission only once.


Throughout Update 0.8.8, you can expect enticing gifts for the first win on many of your ships. Take a look at the ship carousel to find out which: ships with a Victory Bonus will be marked with a special symbol.

One Gift container holds five special signal flags of one particular type: Dragon, Red Dragon, Wyvern, Ouroboros, Hydra, Basilisk, Scylla, or Leviathan.

You can get a bonus for each ship only once during Update 0.8.8. Victory Bonuses will also appear on ships purchased, bought back, or obtained from containers in Update 0.8.8.

If you have used the Research Bureau and reset a branch of ships prior to Update 0.8.8 going live, you will receive the Anniversary Victory Bonuses for all Tier V–X ships of that branch automatically. Moreover, any ships of the reset branch that you buy back can bring you Anniversary Victory Bonuses once again in accordance with the general rules of the event.

A total of four Directives will be available, each comprising 10–11 missions. You can start progressing in the next Directive only after completing seven missions from the previous one.
Start: Tue. 17 Sep. 07:15 CEST (UTC+2) End: Tue. 15 Oct. 07:00 CEST (UTC+2)

Opening dates for Directives 2, 3, and 4: 07:00 CEST (UTC+2) September 24, October 1, and October 8, respectively.

• By completing missions of the Directives, you can earn credits, Coal, and up to 20 Gift containers, among other rewards.
  
• Complete the first three Directives—get a supercontainer for each of them.
  
• Completing the last Directive will reward you with a container that drops a randomly selected Premium Tier VI ship.

• VI Admiral Graf Spee
• VI Aigle
• VI Anshan
• VI Arizona
• VI De Grasse
• VI Duca d'Aosta
• VI Dunkerque
• VI Gallant
• VI Huanghe
• VI Molotov
• VI Monaghan
• VI Mutsu
• VI Perth
• VI Prinz Eitel Friedrich
• VI T-61
• VI Warspite
• VI W. Virginia 1941

Ships will be added with a Port slot and a Commander with 10 skill points and a specialization for the obtained ship.

• If you open a container that drops a ship you already have in your Port, you'll receive another ship from the above list.
  
• If you already have all the ships from the list above in your Port when opening a container, you'll receive an amount of doubloons as compensation that corresponds to the cost of the ship which dropped from the container.
  
• In addition to the compensation for the ship that you already have in your Port, you'll also receive a Port slot and Commander with 10 skill points. If you don't have a vacant place for this Commander in the Reserve, you'll receive one free of charge.

Directives are available to players with access to combat missions in their Service Record. Novice players must have played 70 battles in any accessible battle mode to unlock them.


Once you've completed seven missions of the fourth Directive, you’ll gain access to the Hall of Fame. Here, you can cross swords with the best players, and rewards will be issued to every Commander who scores at least one point in accordance with the Hall of Fame's special Rules.

After a week's results are summed up, you can get an even bigger reward if you find yourself among the top 50%, 25%, 10%, or 5% best players.

• Players will get Hall of Fame rewards for the category they reach, along with all rewards for the preceding categories.
  
• At the end of the event, the top 100 players will be awarded a special achievement called “Leading 100.”

For more details, check out the rules for crediting Hall of Fame points which are available in the game client.


Log in to the game between September 18 and October 4—and access the Anniversary Daily Shipments! Upon logging in to the game for the first time, you'll have 14 days to obtain up to 10 rewards, with one dropped per day. Thus, you can skip four days out of two weeks and still claim all the valuable rewards.


Brace yourselves for the upcoming two seasons of Ranked Sprint! Each of the sprints can bring you as much as 500,000 credits; combat, economic and special signals; and up to 10,000 Coal! Each season lasts for 12 days. Total number of Ranks: 10.
You can read more about the rules here.


Update 0.8.8 will feature two Clan Brawls with rewards including credits, Coal, Commander XP—and Steel! The Brawls will be held in an unconventional format with a reduced combat area on maps you already know well. Limited space on those maps will make battles more dynamic despite the smaller number of participants.

You can read more about the rules here.

Start: Tue. 17 Sep. 07:00 CEST (UTC+2) End: Wed. 16 Oct. 07:00 CEST (UTC+2)

The cat known as “Unsinkable Sam” outlived the three warships he served on: German battleship Bismarck, British destroyer Cossack, and British aircraft carrier Ark Royal. Now he can settle in his spot in your Port!

Completing a chain of combat missions dedicated to the seafaring mascot will reward players with four Unsinkable Sam containers and a permanent camouflage for battleship Bismarck with a portrait of this famous feline!

Earn 50,000 Commander XP and deal 500,000 damage to enemy ships in battles.

Reward: 1x Unsinkable Sam container

Ship restrictions: Tier V–X
Battle type restrictions: Operations, Random, Co-op, and Ranked Battles
You can complete this combat mission only once.


Earn 75,000 XP and sink 15 enemy ships in battles.

Reward: 1x Unsinkable Sam container

Ship restrictions: Tier V–X
Battle type restrictions: Operations, Random, Co-op, and Ranked Battles
You can complete this combat mission only once.


Earn 25,000 Free XP in battles and win 15 battles.

Reward: 1x Unsinkable Sam container

Ship restrictions: Tier V–X
Battle type restrictions: Operations, Random, Co-op, and Ranked Battles
You can complete this combat mission only once.


Earn 40,000 base XP in battles.

Reward: 1x Unsinkable Sam container

Ship restrictions: Tier V–X
Battle type restrictions: Operations, Random, Co-op, and Ranked Battles
You can complete this combat mission only once.


These containers provide an opportunity to get Premium and researchable ships with the two new permanent camouflage patterns; expendable camouflages; doubloons; signal flags, and Free XP.

The "Historical" permanent camouflage displays the exteriors of Ark Royal, Cossack, and Bismarck at the times when Unsinkable Sam, one of the most famous felines of World War II, "served" on them. A portrait of the mascot himself is proudly displayed on a permanent camouflage called "Unsinkable Sam!"

• 2x Hunter or Union Jack camouflage patterns, or 1,000 Coal
  
• 100 doubloons, or one of the following special signals: Wyvern, Red Dragon, Ouroboros, or Hydra
  
• 1,000 Free XP, or one of the following special signals: Scylla, Basilisk, Dragon, or Leviathan

The container may grant access to a special combat mission. The reward for completing the mission is one of Premium ship VI Ark Royal or Premium ship VIII Cossack, or the researchable battleship VIII Bismarck with all modules researched. The ships will be added to your account along with the two new permanent camouflage patterns (Unsinkable Sam and Historical), a Port slot, and a Commander with 3 skill points.

If you get a combat mission for a ship that you already have in your Port, you will receive compensation in credits equal to the cost of the ship. If you already have the Unsinkable Sam or Historical camouflages in your collection, you will receive compensation in the form of credits.

The combat missions of the chain can be completed only in the specified sequence: you can start the next Stage only after all the tasks of the previous Stage have been completed.
Final reward: permanent Unsinkable Sam camouflage for Bismarck.

Start: Fri. 20 Sep. 07:00 CEST (UTC+2) End: Fri. 18 Oct. 07:00 CEST (UTC+2)

Carrier pilots should train regularly to attain impressive battle results. A special combat training program has been developed for pilots based on your aircraft carriers for the coming month. Complete it to obtain containers with valuable resources!
Start: Fri. 20 Sep. 07:00 CEST (UTC+2) End: Fri. 18 Oct. 07:00 CEST (UTC+2)

Deal 15,000 damage to enemies in battles using aircraft rockets.

Reward: 1x More Resources container

Ship restrictions: aircraft carriers
Battle type restrictions: Operations, Random, Co-op, and Ranked Battles
You can complete this combat mission only once.

Start: Fri. 27 Sep. 07:00 CEST (UTC+2) End: Fri. 18 Oct. 07:00 CEST (UTC+2)

Deal 30,000 damage to enemies in battles using aircraft torpedoes.

Reward: 1x More Resources container

Ship restrictions: aircraft carriers
Battle type restrictions: Operations, Random, Co-op, and Ranked Battles
You can complete this combat mission only once.

Start: Fri. 04 Oct. 07:00 CEST (UTC+2) End: Fri. 18 Oct. 07:00 CEST (UTC+2)

Deal 15,000 damage to enemies in battles using aircraft bombs.

Reward: 1x More Resources container

Ship restrictions: aircraft carriers
Battle type restrictions: Operations, Random, Co-op, and Ranked Battles
You can complete this combat mission only once.

Start: Fri. 11 Oct. 07:00 CEST (UTC+2) End: Fri. 18 Oct. 07:00 CEST (UTC+2)

Ensure dealing 40,000 damage upon your spotting in battles.

Reward: 1x More Resources container

Ship restrictions: aircraft carriers
Battle type restrictions: Operations, Random, Co-op, and Ranked Battles
You can complete this combat mission only once.


Want even more bonuses? We've got daily challenges for you—simply complete daily combat chains. Get economic signals for completing three chains, combat signals for completing nine chains, and special signals for completing twenty chains.

• Each day you'll be able to play through two chains, each comprising three missions.
  
• Earn a set amount of base XP to progress through the chains.
  
• For chain 1: you need to earn 250; 500; and 1,000 base XP, respectively. It's required that you earn 1,000 base XP in victorious battles for the last part of the chain. For chain 2: you need to earn 1,100; 1,200; and 1,300 base XP in victorious battles, respectively.
  
• All missions within a chain must be completed in successive order with Tier V–X ships in Operations, Random, Ranked, or Co-op Battles, once per day.
  
• You can only start chain 2 once you’ve completed chain 1.
  
• You’ll receive your rewards in the Port after each mission goal is achieved.
  
• Once all the chains have been completed you’ll earn an additional 200 Coal.

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.

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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Yet another year has passed on our voyage, and we’ve been busy getting ready for the celebrations dedicated to World of Warship’s Fourth Anniversary!

Join the festive frenzy, and enjoy new Directives, Victory Bonuses, and an extraordinary new Port! So, what’s on offer in our celebratory Update?

• A new discount coupon applicable to those Premium ships that can acquired for doubloons in the Armory
  
• Two new Ranked Sprints
  
• Clan Brawl in a 3 vs. 3 format
  
• Further audio and graphic enhancements
  
• And much more!

Please note: starting from Update 0.8.8, the commencement of each new "game day" will be shifted from 04:00 to 07:00 CEST (UTC+2). At this time of day, the daily combat missions, bonuses for the first win of the day, Daily Shipments, Directives, and other in-game activities will be reset and refreshed.


As we pass the threshold of our fourth year, we'd like to mark the occasion by offering you an array of gifts and fresh in-game activities. The first win with each Tier X ship while Update 0.8.8 is live will bring you a supercontainer, and after successfully completing all four Directives—a container with a randomly selected Premium Tier VI ship will be yours.

Join the celebrations by entering the brand new “Designer’s Table” Port. There, you'll find a ship model in the spotlight, soaking up the cozy light of a lamp amid perfectly creative chaos.

Throughout Update 0.8.8, you can expect enticing gifts for the first win on many of your ships. Take a look at the ship carousel to find out which: ships with a Victory Bonus will be marked with a special symbol.

One Gift container holds five special signal flags of one particular type: Dragon, Red Dragon, Wyvern, Ouroboros, Hydra, Basilisk, Scylla, or Leviathan.

• –3% to detectability range by sea.
  
• +4% to dispersion of shells fired by the enemy ship.
  
• +100% to XP per battle.
  
• +100% to Free XP per battle.

You can get a bonus for each ship only once during Update 0.8.8. Victory Bonuses will also appear on ships purchased, bought back, or obtained from containers in Update 0.8.8.

If you have used the Research Bureau and reset a branch of ships prior to Update 0.8.8 going live, you will receive the Anniversary Victory Bonuses for all Tier V–X ships of that branch automatically. Moreover, any ships of the reset branch that you buy back can bring you Anniversary Victory Bonuses once again in accordance with the general rules of the event.

A total of four Directives will be available, each comprising 10–11 missions. You can start progressing in the next Directive only after completing seven missions from the previous one.
Start: Tue. 17 Sep. 07:15 CEST (UTC+2) End: Tue. 15 Oct. 07:00 CEST (UTC+2)

Opening dates for Directives 2, 3, and 4: 07:00 CEST (UTC+2) September 24, October 1, and October 8, respectively.

• By completing missions of the Directives, you can earn credits, Coal, and up to 20 Gift containers, among other rewards.
  
• Complete the first three Directives—get a supercontainer for each of them.
  
• Completing the last Directive will reward you with a container that drops a randomly selected Premium Tier VI ship.

• VI Admiral Graf Spee
• VI Aigle
• VI Anshan
• VI Arizona
• VI De Grasse
• VI Duca d'Aosta
• VI Dunkerque
• VI Gallant
• VI Huanghe
• VI Molotov
• VI Monaghan
• VI Mutsu
• VI Perth
• VI Prinz Eitel Friedrich
• VI T-61
• VI Warspite
• VI W. Virginia 1941

Ships will be added with a Port slot and a Commander with 10 skill points and a specialization for the obtained ship.

• If you open a container that drops a ship you already have in your Port, you'll receive another ship from the above list.
  
• If you already have all the ships from the list above in your Port when opening a container, you'll receive an amount of doubloons as compensation that corresponds to the cost of the ship which dropped from the container.
  
• In addition to the compensation for the ship that you already have in your Port, you'll also receive a Port slot and Commander with 10 skill points. If you don't have a vacant place for this Commander in the Reserve, you'll receive one free of charge.

Directives are available to players with access to combat missions in their Service Record. Novice players must have played 70 battles in any accessible battle mode to unlock them.


Once you've completed seven missions of the fourth Directive, you’ll gain access to the Hall of Fame. Here, you can cross swords with the best players, and rewards will be issued to every Commander who scores at least one point in accordance with the Hall of Fame's special Rules.

After a week's results are summed up, you can get an even bigger reward if you find yourself among the top 50%, 25%, 10%, or 5% best players.

• Players will get Hall of Fame rewards for the category they reach, along with all rewards for the preceding categories.
  
• At the end of the event, the top 100 players will be awarded a special achievement called “Leading 100.”

For more details, check out the rules for crediting Hall of Fame points which are available in the game client.


Log in to the game between September 18 and October 4—and access the Anniversary Daily Shipments! Upon logging in to the game for the first time, you'll have 14 days to obtain up to 10 rewards, with one dropped per day. Thus, you can skip four days out of two weeks and still claim all the valuable rewards.


Several maps and Ports have been updated to utilize the reworked lighting model. In Update 0.8.8, we've enhanced the following maps: Ocean, Big Race, North, Fault Line, Polar, and Islands, as well as the Philippines Port. The skies on these maps have been completely changed, too, in order to accommodate enhanced HDR technology that will add more contrast to the game’s graphics and create a more realistic look. Clouds drifting across the sky on the reworked maps will now cast shadows on the water’s surface, ships, and terrain. In forthcoming updates, we’re going to continue tweaking the game content to accommodate the new lighting system.

Apart from graphics, we've added enhancements to the audio system as well. In the new update, we’ve reworked the principles for sound reproduction:

• Introduction of a system of priorities and restrictions affecting the reproduction of sounds.
  
• Gunfire sounds have been "standardized," depending on the number of guns firing and their caliber.
  
• Engines will now produce different sound patterns depending on their power.
  
• New sounds and music have been added.
  
• Ambient sounds have been enhanced.
  
• Greater stability and the fixing of certain issues that affected the audio system’s performance.

This change will apply to all sounds in the game, which might make them seem unusual at first. We’ll continue to enhance the sounds and sound reproduction system in the game.


A new 25% discount coupon will be added to the Armory. This coupon can be applied to ships available for doubloons, and will work exactly like any other coupons in the game. Please note: you can use the coupon in the Armory only—it cannot be applied to any of the ships in the Tech Tree.


With the release of Update 0.8.8, Republic Tokens will be converted into credits at a rate of 1 : 12,000.

French Tokens and the Legion of Honor section of the Armory will be available until the release of Update 0.8.9. When Update 0.8.9 hits the servers, French Tokens will be converted to credits at a rate of 1 : 4,500.

British battleship X Thunderer—available for 252,000 Coal.

Essentially, X Thunderer is an alternative design of the post-war British battleship, Conqueror, equipped with 457 mm main battery guns. In World of Warships, this ship is placed at Tier X. Unlike her researchable “sister ship”, Thunderer boasts a larger caliber, greater damage and improved firing accuracy, combined with a shorter reload time, but fewer guns at her disposal. To add to that, Thunderer has a faster rudder shift time. The ship's Repair Party consumable is not as effective as that of Conqueror, but comes with one extra charge.

• Eight 457 mm main guns with good accuracy, very high damage caused by their AP and HE shells, and a relatively fast reload time.
  
• Decent speed and maneuverability compared to ships of her type and tier.
  
• Her relatively weak armor protection is compensated for by lower detectability than her same-tier counterparts.

Players thoroughly enjoyed the 419 mm guns on Conqueror because of the high damage per minute that her HE shells could cause—a feature that perfectly matches the other operational capabilities of the ship. Instead of doing the same with the 457 mm guns, we've decided to mount them on Thunderer where these large-caliber guns will play a key role in shaping the ship's specific gameplay. For that reason, the 457 mm/45 Mk II guns will no longer be available on Conqueror. If you’ve already researched these guns, you’ll get 35,000 Free XP. If you’ve already purchased them, you'll get 2,500,000 credits. If you had those guns placed on the battleship, they will be replaced with the 419 mm/45 Mk II guns, even if you don't have them in your Inventory.

American battleship X Ohio—available for 62,000 Research Points.

X Ohio is a project of an American battleship, a further development of the ideas embodied in Georgia. The ship carries eight 457 mm guns and has a strong secondary battery. In World of Warships, Ohio is placed at Tier X.

• Eight 457 mm guns that are capable of dealing significant damage with their AP shells.
  
• Her powerful and accurate secondary armament makes her an effective fighter at short and medium ranges. Having applied the appropriate upgrades, Commander skills, and signal flags, the range of her secondary armament can be increased to 11.3 km.
  
• The ship has decent armor, and anti-torpedo protection that reduces the damage from any torpedoes which hit the ship by 37%.
  
• The Repair Party consumable has a shorter cooldown time (you can also obtain the enhanced version, which has a cooldown of just 40 seconds).

The Armory stock is expanding! We've added some ships that are available for doubloons.

All ships come with a Port slot and Commander with 3 skill points.


The world of the Post-Apocalypse is coming back! Until the release of Update 0.8.9, you'll be able to exchange credits for themed Commanders with 10 skill points and specializations for researchable Tier X destroyers, and doubloons for Master of the Water World permanent camouflages. The camouflages and Commanders you already know from Update 0.8.5 will be supplemented with new ones for destroyer X Kléber, which will be available until the release of Update 0.8.10.



Interested in a collection but missed it in the game? A pleasant surprise awaits you in the Containers section—we've added containers for the following collections:

• 2x items from the American Cruisers collection.
  
• 7x signals of one of the following types: Zulu, Zulu Hotel, India Bravo Terrathree, Papa Papa, or Equal Speed Charlie London; or 1x Stars 'n Stripes camouflage; or 1,250 Free XP.

The reward for completing the entire collection is the Freedom permanent camouflage for VIII Cleveland.

• 2x items from the 3 Years of World of Warships collection.
  
• 7x signals of one of the following types: Zulu, Zulu Hotel, India Bravo Terrathree, Papa Papa, or Equal Speed Charlie London; or 1x World of Warships Anniversary camouflage; or 1,250 Free XP.

The reward for completing the entire collection is a supercontainer.

• 2x items from the Royal Navy Destroyers collection.
  
• 7x signals of one of the following types: Zulu, Zulu Hotel, India Bravo Terrathree, Papa Papa, or Equal Speed Charlie London; or 1x Union Jack camouflage; or 1,250 Free XP.

The rewards for completing the entire collection include permanent camouflages for VII Haida and VIII Lightning, and a commemorative flag.

• 2x items from the Naval Aviation collection.
  
• 7x signals of one of the following types: Zulu, Zulu Hotel, India Bravo Terrathree, Papa Papa, or Equal Speed Charlie London; or 1x Union Jack camouflage; or 1,250 Free XP.

The reward for completing the entire collection includes a permanent camouflage for VIII Implacable, as well as the opportunity to mount two flags on British aircraft carriers and change the camouflage colors for all Commonwealth ships.

• 2x items from the “In the Service of the Motherland” collection.
  
• 7x signals of one of the following types: Zulu, Zulu Hotel, India Bravo Terrathree, Papa Papa, or Equal Speed Charlie London; or 1x Victory camouflage; or 1,250 Free XP.

The reward for completing the entire collection is the opportunity to change the camouflage colors and mount two flags on Soviet battleships.

Any of these containers can be obtained for 1,000 Coal. You can continue building all collections, except for the 3 Years of World of Warships collection, via subscription by activating it in your profile.

VIII Bismarck, VIII Cossack, and VI Ark Royal had something in common: all of them were once the “place of duty” for Unsinkable Sam, one of the most famous seafaring mascots in history. Each of the ships gets two camouflage patterns: one historical, displaying the ships' exteriors as they were at the time when Sam “served” onboard each of them; the other depicting the legendary feline's portrait on the ships’ sides.

• −3% to the ship's detectability range by sea
  
• +4% to the dispersion of shells fired by the enemy at your ship
  
• −10% to the cost of the ship's post-battle service
  
• +50% XP per battle

All details on how to get the camouflages will appear on our website. You can access a video about the legendary cat via this link.

IX Mogador and X Kléber are now available to research.

The following Premium ships have been removed from the Tech Tree screen: VII Z-39, VII Scharnhorst, VI Warspite, VII Hood, VII Sims, VII Indianapolis, VIII Kidd, VIII Alabama, VI Mutsu, VII Ashitaka, VIII Asashio, V Okhotnik, V Oktyabrskaya Revolutsiya, VI Molotov, VII Leningrad, VI Dunkerque, VI De Grasse, and VI Huanghe. All these ships are now available for doubloons in the Armory.

The following Premium ships will appear in the Tech Tree screen: III Dreadnought, VIII Vanguard, VIII Massachusetts, VIII Lenin, and VI Aigle. These ships are also available in the Armory. By doing this, we reduce the number of ships in the Tech Tree, making it look neat and tidy in light of the user interface improvements that were introduced in Update 0.8.7.

• The context menu of the Port chat, available by right-clicking on a message, will now offer a new option: “Report violation in chat.”
  
• Reworked the animation of the Service Record banner in the Port.
  
• The animations of items in banners in the Port have been reworked, too.
  
• Reworked the behavior of pop-up windows to prevent them from opening all at once.
  
• Revised the descriptions of Commander skills, upgrades, and signals that could influence AA bursts, by removing all mentions of bursts in the medium-range AA zone.
  
• The AA Defense Expert achievement can now be earned with all ship types. We’ve simplified the conditions for this achievement: to obtain it, players now just need to bring down 35 aircraft of any type.
  
• The Liquidator achievement will no longer be available. But all previously earned achievements will remain on players' accounts.
  
• Added towns on islands in the Crash Zone Alpha map.
  
• Fixed a number of minor issues on the Estuary map. The issues related to collisions with objects and islands.
  
• Fixed a number of minor issues in the Port of Dunkirk.
  
• Fixed an issue which caused the engine-order telegraph to switch to the “Stop” position after setting waypoints for the autopilot for the first time in a battle.
  
• Fixed an issue where X Montana, IX Saint-Louis, X Yoshino, and V New York were able to fire further than their viewing range.
  
• Updated the pop-up hints for the description of Philippe Auboyneau’s talents.
  
• Fixed an issue which prevented the end date for a discount for resetting Commander skills from being displayed.
  
• After reaching Rank 1, players will no longer see the “Battle on!” button on the post-battle statistics screen.
  
• Fixed the display of 25 mm triple AA guns when the Octopus, Rover, and Zaya camouflage patterns are applied.
  
• Fixed an issue which, after navigating to the "Flags" tab, positioned the camera in such a way that it was impossible to view any flags hoisted on a ship.
  
• Fixed an issue which caused a pop-up hint indicating the availability of a new ship in the Tech Tree to detach from that ship.
  
• Fixed an issue which caused visual artifacts to appear on the Trap map while in Spectator mode.
  
• III Vampire, VI New Mexico, and III Campbeltown: fixed an issue which caused a mismatch between the designation of armament in the Modules tab and its designation in the ships' listed performance characteristics.
  
• V Furutaka: fixed an issue which caused the firing accuracy of Hull С’s guns to be inferior to the guns of Hulls A and B.
  
• Fixed an issue which prevented a ship's autopilot from getting the ship back on course after a collision with an island.
  
• Fixed an issue which didn't display fighter aircraft as a threat to an operating airborne squadron, or, alternatively, caused the threat to be displayed on the wrong side.
  
• Added an option to view the Rating of Clans separately for each region.
  
• In the WGC, a new feature—Generate a WGCheck report—is now available in the pop-up list of the game client launch options.

Learn more about these new features and balance changes on our official website or in the in-game browser!

Welcome aboard Friesland, Captain!

This ship became the lead ship of the second post-war series of destroyers in the Royal Netherlands Navy. She was officially classified as a submarine hunter (onderzeebootjager), but was so close to contemporary destroyers in terms of her specifications that both allies and potential opponents of the Netherlands used this designation. Friesland served in the Navy for more than 20 years and took part in a number of important diplomatic missions. Now you have the opportunity to take command of this famous ship!
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After World War II, the Netherlands had to rebuild their Navy from scratch. In 1948, twelve Holland-class destroyers were ordered: six were to be finished by 1952 and six more—between 1953–1955. However, the country’s industry still hadn't recovered from the war and failed to complete the order. As a result, only four destroyers of this class were laid down between 1950–1951, and built by 1955. The engineers working on the ships were able to use some main power plants which had been produced for four pre-war destroyers in 1940, and which had sat unused gathering dust in storage during the German occupation. The eight ships that followed were built according to a modified project with another type of power plant. They became the Friesland-class destroyers. In the autumn of 1948, the Shipbuilding Bureau (Bureau Scheepsbouw) of the Naval Ministry developed an improved project—Submarine Hunter 1949.

Just like the preceding Holland class, the Friesland-class destroyers didn't carry any torpedoes. However, despite being similar on the outside, the new ships were faster and carried a more powerful armament. Foreign components and approaches were widely implemented—the main power plant was constructed by a U.S. license, their turbines were similar to those of the Gearing class, and all the artillery was developed by the Swedish company Bofors.

On December 17, 1951, the first ship of the new project was laid down at the NDSM shipyard in Amsterdam—HNLMS Friesland. She was commissioned on March 22, 1956. The new ship was named after the Netherlands province, Friesland. Just like same-class ships, the new destroyer became the Navy's work horse.
Commissioning ceremony of Hr.Ms. Friesland (D 812) in Nederlandsche Dok en Scheepsbouw Maatschappij in Amsterdam, March, 1956. Courtesy of The Netherlands Institute of Military History.

In July 1956, Friesland, together with cruiser HNLMS De Zeven Provinciën and destroyer HNLMS Zeeland, sailed off on an important diplomatic mission. It was the first time since 1914 that Dutch ships went on an official visit to Russia. The Netherlands delegation was to visit Leningrad.

For post-war Dutch sailors, the Soviet Union was no less mysterious than the New World for their forefathers. However, a cordial and solemn reception awaited the Netherlands ships, first in Kronstadt and then in Leningrad. The residents of Leningrad and the Dutch sailors quickly found a common language, albeit with the help of translators.
Hr.Ms. Friesland (D 812) passing by cruiser Hr.Ms. De Zeven Provinciën (C 802), 1956. Courtesy of The Netherlands Institute of Military History.

Having completed her diplomatic duty, Friesland set out to defend the interests of the Netherlands in the Caribbean, and especially in the Southeast Asia. The former Dutch colony Indonesia was contesting the ownership of the western part of New Guinea island, which was under the control of the Netherlands. Indonesia was preparing a military operation with technical support from the U.S.S.R., and because of the dispute, the Netherlands Navy was growing its presence in the region. In 1962, the situation escalated to combat engagements, and in the course of one of them, Dutch destroyers sank a torpedo boat. Friesland wasn't directly involved in any fire exchanges, but her presence disrupted an Indonesian attempt to land troops on Misool island near the western coast of New Guinea.

The remainder of Friesland’s service was uneventful. Between 1980–1982, seven of Friesland-class destroyers were decommissioned from the Dutch Navy and sold to Peru. This South American state bought seven out of eight destroyers, except for the lead ship. On June 29, 1979, Friesland was decommissioned and subsequently scrapped.


During our work to bring Dutch destroyer Friesland to the game, we used historical photos such as blue prints. This would only have been possible with the help of The Netherlands Institute of Military History who kindly provided incredibly detailed photos of Friesland which helped us create historically accurate 3D models. We greatly appreciate all the help and assistance from our new Dutch friends, as without them we would have had great difficulty recreating Friesland to the quality and standards World of Warships is known for.

Dual-purpose battery: two twin dual-purpose mounts with 120 mm/50 Bofors guns.

Anti-aircraft armament: six 40-mm/70 Bofors SP48 anti-aircraft guns.

• Priority Target
  
• Last Stand
  
• Survivability Expert
  
• Concealment Expert

• Priority Target
  
• Last Stand
  
• Survivability Expert
  
• Concealment Expert
  
• Superintendent
  
• Adrenaline Rush
  
• Advanced Firing Training

• Main Armaments Modification 1
  
• Steering Gears Modification 1
  
• AA Guns Modification 1
  
• Propulsion Modification 2
  
• Concealment System Modification 1
  
• Main Battery Modification 3

IX Friesland is the lead ship of the second post-war series of destroyers in the Royal Netherlands Navy. In 1956, the ship made a formal visit to Leningrad, and in 1962, she took part in the West New Guinea dispute between the Netherlands and Indonesia. In World of Warships, this destroyer represents Europe and is placed at Tier IX. In contrast to other destroyers, Friesland doesn’t carry any torpedo armament. However, this is completely compensated for by her rapid-firing artillery, decent AA defenses, and a good choice of consumables.

• Four main battery guns with a very high rate of fire (reload time of 1.8 seconds without upgrades mounted or Commander skills mastered), good shell ballistics, comfortable aiming angles, and a high traverse speed of the main turrets.
  
• The AA defenses are additionally reinforced with the Defensive AA Fire consumable in a separate slot.
  
• The Smoke Generator consumable with features that are characteristic of American destroyers: her smoke screens will last longer than 2 minutes. The Hydroacoustic Search consumable, which comes in a separate slot, will allow you to assuredly detect enemy ships at distances of up to 5 km, and enemy torpedoes—at 3.5 km.
  
• The absence of torpedo armament is compensated for by a wide variety of consumables and efficient artillery.
  
• Extra credits per battle, as well as 100% more XP and –20% to the cost of the ship's post-battle service are provided by her permanent camouflage.

For a detailed look at the ship's technical specifications, follow this link.

IX Friesland can be obtained in the game for 1,000,000 Free XP.

• IX Friesland
• Commander with 10 skill points
  
• Port slot
  
• Combat mission: x3 XP for 25 battles
  
• 7,500,000
• 5,500
• 150×Equal Speed Charlie London
  
• 150×India Bravo Terrathree
  
• 150×Papa Papa
  
• 150×Zulu
  
• 150×Zulu Hotel
  
• 130×Damage Control Party II
  
• 130×Hydroacoustic Search II
  
• 130×Smoke Generator II
  
• 130×Defensive AA Fire II
  
• Commemorative flag

Bundles are available for purchase until Fri. 20 Sep. 07:00 CEST (UTC+2)


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