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This time, we have an action-packed season of a short duration, with Ranked Battles unfolding in Domination mode on Tier VIII ships. If you missed the previous seasons of Ranked Sprint and want to know more about it, our article is designed to answer your questions.




What makes a Ranked Sprint different from regular seasons of Ranked Battles? An easier competition format and reduced duration. The Sprint lasts for 10 days only, and contains fewer ranks—half of them being irrevocable. It also takes fewer Stars to climb to the top ranks. Participation in the Ranked Sprint brings a lavish amount of signal flags; 500,000 credits—and 10,000 Coal for the Armory as a reward for attaining Rank 1.
Starts: Wed. 02 Oct. 11:00 CEST (UTC+2) Ends: Mon. 14 Oct. 10:30 CEST (UTC+2)

• All players with access to Ranked Battles in their Service Record are eligible for participation in Ranked Sprints. Beginners in World of Warships will have to play 130 battles in any of the available modes in order to gain access to them.
  
• Only Tier VIII ships are allowed.
  
• Battles are fought in a 7 vs. 7 format. Team lineups are mirrored in terms of ship types.
  
• Only one aircraft carrier per team is allowed.
  
• By winning battles, players earn the Stars needed to climb the ranking ladder. For the majority of ranks, a defeat means a lost Star.
  
• The player with the most base XP in a team doesn't lose a Star upon their team’s defeat.
  
• The number of ranks is 10, which is less than in a regular season.
  
• All players start battles at Rank 10.
  
• Players receive a bonus star for each new rank attained.
  
• Ranks 10, 9, 8, 5, and 3 are irrevocable. Players can't lose stars at Ranks 10 or 9.
  
• This season, all ranks are combined into a single league.
  
• Ranked Sprint achievements aren’t inherited from previous Ranked Battle seasons, and aren’t transferred to those that follow.
  
• Stars earned in Ranked Sprints are not counted as the Stars required to be awarded Ranked Battle emblems.

• Divisions are allowed in Ranked Sprints.
  
• The maximum number of players in a Division is two.
  
• A Division can enter battle only if the opposing team also has a Division.
  
• Each team can have a maximum of three Divisions.

• Rank 1 is the highest achievable rank.
  
• Players who attain Rank 1 can no longer participate in further battles of the current season.

Battles will be fought in Domination mode on the following maps: Greece, Hotspot, Sea of Fortune, and Shards—Domination mode.





See you on the high seas, Captains!

World of Warships is the largest virtual shipyard in the world.

The quality of the work done by our artists improves each year, and the requirements for the accuracy of the models they create grow respectively. Unfortunately, the in-game camera doesn't allow you to see all the details and beauty. In the Dry Dock show, you'll be able to see the refined beauty of our in-game models and duly appreciate the immaculate details of the various objects on their decks.

Today, we're focusing on a Tier X ship from the branch of German battleships. Großer Kurfürst is a hypothetical project of a Kriegsmarine battleship, and one of the possible development variants of the Project H battleships that were designed in 1941. Take a look at the German battleship from an unusual angle in the latest episode of Dry Dock!
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Today, we're focusing on a Premium Tier VIII ship from the American aircraft carrier branch, a Yorktown-class strike aircraft carrier—Enterprise. This is the most decorated American ship of World War II, and not without cause—she took part in the majority of battles against the Japanese fleet in the Pacific Ocean. Take a look at the legendary ship from an unusual angle in the latest episode of Dry Dock!
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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.
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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.