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You'll get a FREE Steam container every month! We’re sending one out today (for those already subscribed) and another one at the end of the month (for new subscribers).

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Each Steam container drops 10x signal flags and one of four random items: 250 Doubloons; or 5x Steam camouflages; or 10,000 Free XP; or 1 day of Warships Premium Account.

Captains!

Participate in a special in-game activity for a chance to win one of 10 themed Gift Sets!

Each Gift Set includes:

• Pan-American Tier VI Premium destroyer Juruá
  
• 4x patches: El Libertador, "A symbol of Brazil," "A symbol of Mexico," and Compass
  
• 10x Waves of Copacabana expendable camouflages

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Rules:

• Leave a comment under this news post. 
  
• Earn a total of 20,000 Base XP in Random, Ranked, and Co-op Battles, as well as in Operations and Brawls.

The winners will be announced in the comments section by May 3.

Good luck and fair seas!

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• Timberwolf5577
• rojin123
• Undead
• 海妖
• SuperSquirrel
• MC BOSS~
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[h3]Baskets at the ready, Captains![/h3]
It’s time for a good old-fashioned Easter egg hunt, but this time, the eggs are Portal Chips and the rewards are great and abundant! Complete various repeatable in-game tasks to accumulate as many Portal Chips as you can and win guaranteed rewards, such as economic bonuses, Supercontainers, and a haul of Coal! We also have some random giveaways of Premium ships equipped with glorious permanent camouflages, so keep your ears to the ground!

Players with the most Portal Chips accumulated throughout the event will also win valuable physical prizes, including some shiny new gaming gear! 

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How to Participate[/h2]
To participate in this event, you need to open the article on our web portal (Europe, America, Asia) and click the “Participate” button, OR activate the bonus code STEAMINGTHROUGHEASTER (Europe, America, Asia).

Once you’ve done that, you can start earning Portal Chips by completing the repeatable challenges shown below.

Your goal is to accumulate enough Portal Chips to reach certain milestones (50, 100, 200, and 400 Portal Chips, respectively). After reaching each of these milestones, you will secure a guaranteed reward that will be credited to your account within the following few days.

Any Portal Chips you earn will be recorded in the counter at the top of this article. Please be aware that the counter won’t always update instantaneously and may take some time to catch up with your current balance.

You must be logged in for the counter to display your Portal Chip balance.

[h2]Sprints[/h2]
The event is divided into two Sprints. After the first Sprint ends, there will be a break in activity for a few days. During this time, two things will happen:

• You’ll receive the prizes you earned for the milestones reached during the first Sprint.
  
• Your Portal Chip counter will be reset to 0 in preparation for the second Sprint.

When Sprint 2 begins, you’ll be able to earn the prizes a second time by completing the same challenges and once again reaching the milestones indicated above. Prizes for the second Sprint will also be distributed within a few days of it ending.
Sprint 1 begins: Thu. 06 Apr. 07:00 CEST (UTC+2) Sprint 1 ends: Tue. 11 Apr. 07:00 CEST (UTC+2)

Sprint 2 begins: Thu. 13 Apr. 07:00 CEST (UTC+2) Sprint 2 ends: Tue. 18 Apr. 07:00 CEST (UTC+2)
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Random Giveaways[/h2]
Besides the guaranteed prizes for reaching milestones, all participants who earn at least 50 Portal Chips will be eligible to receive one of the following random rewards that will be given away in two draws—one after each Sprint:

Prize pools are duplicated for each server.

If you win a ship that you already own, you’ll be compensated in Credits.

[h2]Physical Prizes[/h2]
Additionally, all participants on the EU server who earn at least 50 Portal Chips at any point during the event will be eligible to win one of the following physical prizes:
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Top Performance Prizes[/h2]
Top players on the EU server can also earn some guaranteed physical prizes! The goal here is to accumulate as many Portal Chips as possible throughout both Sprints of the event. The participant with the most Portal Chips will win the top prize—a Radeon RX 7900 XTX graphics card!

Captains!

What part of World of Warships captivates you most? Is it the global multiplayer environment? The gritty naval setting? Or is it perhaps the realistic ship models? Tell us what draws you to the game by applying tags here on Steam, and we'll grant you a full day of Warships Premium Account!

[h2]How to take part:[/h2]

1. Find the "Popular user-defined tags for this product" section on the right-hand side of the main page of the game.
   
2. Click the "+" symbol.
   
3. Select a tag (or create your own) that’s applicable to World of Warships. To select an existing tag from the list, click the "+" symbol next to the tag of your choice.
   
4. Share your list of tags in the comments of this news item.

Voilà! Your Warships Premium Account will be activated precisely 7 days later.



Attention! The reward can only be granted once a month per player, regardless of the number of tags applied.

Good luck in battle, Captains!

Captains!

You can earn containers with Premium ships, permanent and expendable camouflages, and other valuable items by participating in the Public Test. New Golden Week containers are in the mix of rewards this time! All information on how to join the Public Test is available on a dedicated page of the official website.
[h3]Click here to join the Public Test with rewards for the main account![/h3]

Update 12.3 heralds the return of the Kure Dockyard, the new Seychelles map, and a whole lot more. Take a look at the Developer Bulletin, and welcome to the Test! See you on the Public Test Server!


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Round 2 Schedule[/h2] Starts: Thu. 06 Apr. 18:30 CEST (UTC+2) Ends: Tue. 11 Apr. 07:30 CEST (UTC+2)

Captains, thank you for participating in the first round of the Public Test for Update 12.3! Your feedback helps us to improve the version and fix errors. Check out the changelog and join the second session of the Public Test!

[h3]Changelog[/h3]

• Fixed visual errors in the Kure Dockyard, the Seychelles map, and the Zipangu Port.
  
• Fixed an incorrect description in the tooltip about the usage of Burst Fire at the beginning of a battle.
  
• Fixed an issue which caused the incorrect display of the parameters of skip-bombers in the tooltips in battle.
  
• Fixed an issue which caused the Seychelles map to fail to display the islands on the tactical map due to fog.
  
• Fixed an issue which caused the last attack flight of VIII Graf Zeppelin's torpedo bombers to drop two torpedoes instead of three.

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Combat Missions and Rewards[/h2]
Progress through combat missions on the Public Test Server to earn Community Tokens. These Tokens can be exchanged for various rewards in the Armory, including rare permanent camouflages, containers, and other in-game items.

The rewards for activities on the Public Test Server may differ from those on the Live Server.
Please note: The Battle Pass rewards on the Public Test Server differ from the rewards on the 12.3 Live Server.

When you first enter the 12.3 Public Test Server during Rounds 1 and 2, you will be credited with 750 Coal and 100 Doubloons on the Live Server for each round.

Public Test 12.3 includes special missions that will bring you rewards on the Live Server.

[h3][h3]Recurring Combat Missions[/h3][/h3]
Earn 12,000 Base XP in Random and Co-op Battles, as well as in Brawls, playing Tier VI–X ships and superships.

Reward on the Live Server: 1,600 Community Tokens.
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Earn 1,000 Base XP in Random and Co-op Battles.

Reward on the Live Server: 1,000 Coal; 2,500 Free XP; 200 Community Tokens; and 500,000 Credits.

This combat mission will only be available on the second and third days of each round of the Public Test. The mission refreshes at 02:00 UTC.

[h3][h3]First Combat Mission Chain[/h3][/h3]
Deal damage, earn Base XP, and obtain "Destroyed" ribbons. The rewards on the Live Server are 1x Tactical Special container and 6x Golden Week containers.

You can complete the combat mission chain in Random and Co-op Battles, as well as in Brawls, playing Tier VI–X ships and superships. The chain is available for completion throughout the entire duration of Public Test 12.3.

[h3][h3]Second Combat Mission Chain[/h3][/h3]
Gain victories, earn Base XP, deal damage, and obtain "Destroyed" ribbons. Rewards on the Live Server: 5,000 Free XP; 700 Coal; 800,000 Credits; and 10,000 Elite Commander XP.

You can complete the combat mission chain in Random and Ranked Battles, as well as in Brawls, playing Tier VI–X ships and superships. The chain is available for completion three times per day between the following times: 11:00–15:00 UTC; 17:00–21:00 UTC; and 22:00–02:00 UTC. You can complete all the missions three times and obtain the associated rewards three times each day.

You can find more details about the chains in the Public Test client.

Players who join the 12.3 Public Test Server will also receive the following rewards on the Live Server: 250 Doubloons, 2x More Coal containers, and 1x Tactical Special container.

In total during Public Test 12.3, you can obtain up to 7,500 Community Tokens; 25,100 Coal; 4x Tactical Special containers; 2x More Coal containers; 450 Doubloons; 6x Golden Week containers; 14x Pioneer camouflages; 150,000 Free XP; 24,400,000 Credits; and 280,000 Elite Commander XP.

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Starting Bonuses[/h2]

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

If you're joining the Public Test for the first time since Update 12.2, you'll be awarded the following additional bonuses:

• All researchable Tier VI and VIII ships with 21-skill-point Commanders
  
• 500,000,000 Credits; 30,000 Doubloons; 250,000 Coal; and 90 days of Warships Premium Account.
  
• Sets with expendable economic bonuses and 50 signals.

If you fought at least one battle on the Public Test Server during the 12.2 Public Test, your account will be copied from the Live Server to the Public Test Server.

If you're joining the Public Test for the first time after an account transfer, you will only receive the standard starting bonuses.