World of Warships News

World of Warships celebrates its Seventh Anniversary! We've come a long way together, and now it's time to celebrate what we've achieved. You can expect festive rewards, a themed collection, and the Warship Strike minigame.

We've prepared special gifts in the form of Oil supplies for Clans that were created over a year ago. Clans with up to 29 players will receive 777 Oil in their treasuries. Clans with 30 or more players will receive 7,777 Oil in their treasuries. We will take into account the number of players in the Clan as of September 7, 2022. Gifts will be credited on September 16, 2022.

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Treasure Map[/h2] Starts: Wed. 07 Sep. 15:00 CEST (UTC+2) Ends: Thu. 06 Oct. 07:00 CEST (UTC+2)

Each of us has at least once dreamed of finding buried treasure. But where would you even begin to search? For this, a treasure map is required. And World of Warships happens to have it! We've prepared a special activity to celebrate our Seventh Anniversary.

Find your way to the treasure as fast as player FairPlayer_I did. Who will be the first?

Click on a map element and learn how to open it. Complete combat missions, collect gifts in articles on our website, and find bonus codes in YouTube videos.

• Some mosaic elements will open as soon as you click on them.
  
• To open other elements, you need to complete combat missions. Click on the related map elements to unlock the combat missions. You can find the conditions and description of the rewards under the Treasure Map tab which will appear in the Combat Missions section in your Port.
  
• Look for bonus codes in videos that will be published on our YouTube channel during Update 0.11.8. Enter the codes here to obtain another piece of the mosaic.
  
• Look for our survey in articles on the website during Update 0.11.8. Share your opinion, claim your gift, and unlock a map element.
  
• A timer on a map element indicates the remaining time until the publication of the relevant article or video.

Unlock all 16 elements of the map: 1 day of Warships Premium Account is hidden in the bonus code on the map, while 2 days of Warships Premium Account and 3,000 Coal can be obtained by clicking a button below the map, which is activated when the last map element is opened.

The Seventh Anniversary is a special event. Therefore, we will draw a special prize among the winners of the final reward: an all-inclusive seven-day cruise for two! Open the Treasure Map elements and participate in the draw. You can find detailed information about the conditions of this special via this link.

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Battle Performance Bonuses[/h2]

Battle performance bonuses are available

from: Fri. 16 Sep. 07:00 CEST (UTC+2) until: Fri. 14 Oct. 07:00 CEST (UTC+2)

To mark our Anniversary, we're bringing back bonuses for your performance in battles playing all ships of Tier V and above. Players will now be able to receive several gifts per battle! This change will make it much easier to receive rewards for those who have a large number of ships in their Port.

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If you have 100 or more ships, you will be able to receive a standard gift for a battle fought playing a ship, as well as additional gifts for ships in your Port. You cannot receive gifts on the same ship a second time. Additional gifts can be applied to any other ship of Tier V and above to which they have not yet been applied. This way, you will receive a gift for a ship without having to enter battle.

Win a battle or earn Base XP to receive Supercontainers and new containers with economic bonuses.

The number of gifts you receive after a battle depends on the number of ships you have in your Port and the amount of Base XP earned in that battle. For example, a player with a port fleet exceeding 300 ships will be able to earn four gifts in one battle: one gift for entering battle with a ship and three gifts for effective action in battle.
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Seven Seas Collection[/h2]
To celebrate our Seventh Anniversary, we offer you a fresh look at the historical ports in the game. Collect the new festive Seven Seas collection to learn interesting facts about 16 famous ports featured in World of Warships.

Collection elements can only be found in the special Seven Seas containers. In total, you can obtain:

• Up to 16 containers for completing combat missions
  
• Up to 4 containers for completing a special combat mission for Anhalt
  
• Up to 3 containers in free daily bundles

The collection consists of four pages, each composed of four elements.

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Reward for completing the collection page: 1 day of Warships Premium Account.
Reward for completing the entire collection: A bonus package for a Tier VII ship.

The exchange rate for duplicates is 1:1.
After opening 16 containers, you are guaranteed to complete the entire collection.

[h3][h3]Contents of the Seven Seas container[/h3][/h3]
The percentage indicates the drop chances of each group of items:

• Gregale expendable camouflage — 100%
  
• One item from the list below — 100%. Breakdown:
  
  • 3x economic bonuses — Credits +20% — 20%
    
  • 3x economic bonuses — Ship XP +100% — 20%
    
  • 3x economic bonuses — Commander XP +100% — 20%
    
  • 3x economic bonuses — Free XP +300% — 20%
    
  • 1,500 Elite Commander XP — 20%
• One element of the same-name collection — 100%

In a future update, the Seven Seas containers will be added to the Armory and be available in exchange for Coal.

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Warship Strike[/h2]
The Warship Strike minigame is a new activity that marks the Seventh Anniversary of World of Warships. The game will be available in a special section of the Armory. If you are familiar with the classic version of the game, you will be able to immerse yourself once again in the exciting atmosphere of enemy ships hidden from sight and early shots fired at random. The game is played against an AI opponent.

The minigame will be available:

from: Fri. 16 Sep. 07:00 CEST (UTC+2) until: Fri. 14 Oct. 07:00 CEST (UTC+2)

You can pause ongoing battles at any time and return to them later, and your progress will be saved. Automatic completion of the battle is allowed. In this case, the AI will complete the moves for the player. Battles can also be fought completely automatically.

In Warship Strike, players will be able to earn special rewards—Festive Tokens—awarded according to the following rules:

• Quick victory in 35 moves or less — 40 Tokens
  
• Winning a battle in 36 moves or more — 20 Tokens
  
• Sinking a ship — 10 Tokens

You can obtain up to 5,920 Festive Tokens in total:

• Up to 4,320 Tokens for participating in Warship Strike (maximum possible number of Tokens; each game must end in a quick victory)
  
• Up to 800 Tokens in exchange for Credits
  
• Up to 800 Tokens in exchange for Community Tokens

The Tokens can be exchanged in the Armory for valuable rewards, including bonus packages for Tier VII ships and new Seven Seas permanent camouflages for VII Mahan, VII Eendracht, and VII Sinop.

• 3x bonus packages for Tier VII ships — 1,000 Tokens for each package
  
• Seven Seas permanent camouflages for VII Mahan, VII Eendracht, and VII Sinop — 1,000 Tokens for each camouflage
  
• Sixth Game Anniversary permanent camouflages for VII Lyon, VII Yorck, VII Gadjah Mada, VII Akatsuki, VII Zara, and VII Shchors — 1,000 Tokens for each camouflage
  
• Thetis expendable camouflages — 30 Tokens for each
  
• Sets with 4 containers (More Economic Rewards, More Signals, More Coal, and More Camouflages containers) — 200 Tokens
  
• Sets with Level 2 economic bonuses, 5 pieces of each type — 200 Tokens
  
• 15,000 Credits — 5 Tokens

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You'll need a special resource—Strike Passes—to participate in Warship Strike. Each Pass allows you to play once. Players can obtain up to 6 Passes for logging in to the game client during the event and up to 44 Passes for completing combat mission groups, which will be unlocked sequentially in three stages:

• First combat mission chain — 16 Passes
  
• Second combat mission chain — 16 Passes
  
• Third combat mission chain — 12 Passes

Combat missions will be available

from: Fri. 16 Sep. 07:00 CEST (UTC+2) until: Thu. 06 Oct. 07:00 CEST (UTC+2)

Detailed information about the mission completion criteria can be found in the game client. With the release of Update 0.11.10, Festive Tokens will be converted into Credits at the rate of 1:3,000.

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Combat Missions[/h2]

In honor of our Anniversary, players can expect many other combat missions with valuable rewards. All details about their completion criteria can be found in the game client.

Update 0.11.8 brings in quite a lot of changes to Operations.

• Operation of the Week is now replaced with a randomly offered Operation.
  
• You can enter battle playing Tier VI–VIII ships in any Operation.
  
• The 30-minute restriction for re-entry into battle playing the same ship has been removed.
  
• One-time rewards for earning stars have been replaced with special combat missions.
  
• The following Operations are back in the game: The Ultimate Frontier, Hermes, and Cherry Blossom.

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Please note that you can only play Operations after reaching Level 14 in your Service Record.

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Participation in Operations[/h2]
Operations in our game has long been a battle type that was not very popular. One-time rewards and restrictions on the choice of ships didn't make them too popular among players. We've done our best to make Operations more diverse in Update 0.11.8.

Now, you can join an Operation playing Tier VI–VIII ships. The final team composition will affect the strength of bots, depending on the ship tiers. This way, you will be able to take part in Operations with even more ships while also advancing along the Tech Tree ship branches.

The 30-minute restriction for re-entry into battle playing the same ship has been removed. Now, you can take up a new Operation at the helm of your favorite ship immediately after the end of the previous one.

We decided to try out a new approach and replace Operation of the Week. An Operation will now drop randomly when playing within a team where allies are matched to battle automatically, making the mode more diverse for those who play it on a regular basis. You will still be able to select an Operation of your liking when part of a Division.

Earnings in a randomly picked Operation will be, on average, 25% higher compared to a hand-picked scenario. It won't matter whether you play solo or in a Division. You will not know what awaits you in battle, so you will receive more resources for its successful completion.

We will closely monitor your feedback and share the details with you.

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Economy and Rewards in Operations[/h2]
You will now be able to receive valuable rewards in Operations regularly. First of all, we have removed stars. Secondly, completing secondary tasks when successfully completing an Operation will keep bringing you extra Credits and XP. And one-time rewards for earning stars have been replaced with daily and weekly combat missions:

• Every day, your first victorious battle will bring you 30 Community Tokens
  
• Three combat missions will be available every week. Earn Base XP and get up to 1,300 Community Tokens per week (or up to 5,200 Community Tokens per month)
  
• Completing 8 out of 12 weekly combat missions will reward you with a Supercontainer

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Three Operations Are Back[/h2]
With Update 0.11.8, we are bringing back three long absent and highly awaited Operations, increasing the total number of available scenarios to eight. Welcome the return of Operations The Ultimate Frontier, Hermes, and the night-lit Cherry Blossom!

[h2]The Ultimate Frontier[/h2]


The tense situation at sea forced your squadron to disperse forces across two areas. The primary mission is divided into two submissions, during which you will join forces with the second group of ships.

An important project of Japanese scientists and engineers is at stake, requiring evacuation along with classified documents. You will need to escort transport aircraft to the aerodrome while saving at least 45 planes from the aircraft reinforcements.

An important point is the repair base in the center of the map, which can be used to restore the HP of allied ships. You cannot let the foes take that base! Suppose you successfully repel all attacks: At the end of the scenario, you will then be able to switch to attack and sink the enemy aircraft carrier Raptor, familiar to you from other Operations, as well as help allied aircraft destroy the remaining enemies.

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[h3]Primary task[/h3]
Protect the group of transport aircraft arriving at the base. Defend the aerodrome until embarkation is finished and the aircraft leave the base.

[h3]Secondary tasks[/h3]

• Save at least 3 forts
  
• Do not let the enemy occupy the repair base
  
• Destroy aircraft carrier Raptor
• Destroy 2 ships attacked by aerodrome squadrons within the allotted time
  
• Save at least 45 planes from aircraft reinforcements

[h2]Hermes[/h2]


A squadron of battleships with holds filled with gold is on a raid through the Atlantic to the American shores. You are tasked with the mission to escort the ships to a safe sector while repelling enemy attacks of superior forces. A thunderstorm raging at the expected encounter point makes your mission even more challenging. Harsh weather conditions reduce spotting and detectability ranges, but this can be to your advantage—moving inside the cyclone makes it harder for your ship to be hit due to the increased dispersion of incoming shells.

Once you are halfway to your destination, you will be able to repair the received damage. For 100 seconds, the leading transport ship will be restoring the HP of ships moving in her vicinity.

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[h3]Primary task[/h3]
Escort the squadron led by flagship Ruan to the designated sector. Make sure the gold is transported safely.

[h3]Secondary tasks[/h3]

• Destroy 100 enemy aircraft (this task is split into two stages)
  
• Make sure battleship Ruan retains more than 50% of her HP
  
• Save at least 3 allied battleships
  
• Destroy aircraft carrier Adler
• Destroy 20 enemy ships or destroy 5 enemy battleships (specific task is selected randomly)

[h2]Cherry Blossom[/h2]


The fighting unfolds under the veil of night in the Empress Augusta Bay. As part of the 12th Cruiser Division under the command of Rear Admiral Merrill, your task is to defend the position of the 3rd Marines Division and clear the region of enemy forces. The top priority, however, is for you to protect transport ships from a squadron of Japanese destroyers controlling these waters. Try not to get caught in the crossfire when entering illuminated areas, which appear as a result of enemy illumination shells being launched into the sky.

The second part of the Operation begins at dawn. Your only mission will be to put the squeeze on the remaining enemy forces. Accompanied by two allied destroyers, two aircraft carriers will come to the rescue, capable of repairing nearby ships. Your ultimate task will be to destroy aircraft, the flagship cruiser of the Japanese forces, as well as the enemy's Northern and Southern aerodromes.

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[h3]Primary task[/h3]
Defend the marine regiments that have just disembarked. Locate and destroy enemy aerodromes.

[h3]Secondary tasks[/h3]

• Save both Liberty transport ships
  
• Maintain the positions of both regiments
  
• Destroy 50 enemy aircraft
  
• Destroy flagship cruiser Atago
• Save at least 4 allied ships

In celebration of the game's Anniversary, you can expect many other combat missions with valuable rewards. Details of the missions will be available in the game client.

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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[h3]Update 0.11.8 brings the following new features:[/h3]

• World of Warships Anniversary
• Reworked Operations
• British Battleships in the Tech Tree
• Ongoing construction of Puerto Rico
• Changes to the Reload Mechanics
• Brawls
• Armory
• Content additions and changes
• Game balance changes
• Other Changes and Improvements

To mark the World of Warships Anniversary, we are introducing a new game logo and updated technical icons.

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Captains!

Maps play an important role in our game. Depending on the type of map, players can adopt different combat strategies to get ahead. If you want to know how best to use open water, straits, and islands, this video will help you figure it out.
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[h2]Theoretical Basis[/h2]

• Open water is a strong suit of battleships and long-range cruisers. Adepts of close-range encounters prefer to stick to islands close to Key Areas in the vicinity of the enemy's main attack directions.
  
• Light and rapid-firing cruisers tend to prefer clusters of islands. The same can be said about destroyers. The latter also do well in open water. This is especially true for destroyers that rely on torpedoes.
  
• Aircraft carriers are most often located behind the main forces. However, this ship type benefits from getting as close as possible to the enemy in battle, as it allows them to reduce the time it takes aircraft to reach their target.

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[h2]Practical Tips[/h2]
There are over 30 maps in our game. Each is used at a certain battle tier. There are places on maps where certain ships can be most effective or where their presence can be extremely useful for allies. Today, we’ll be highlighting three low-mid Tier maps: Archipelago, Big Race, and Solomon Islands.

[h2]Archipelago[/h2]
There are four large islands in the center of the map that turn Key Area B in the Domination mode into a kind of arena.

When playing a destroyer, you can slightly hold off capturing a Key Area or fighting same-type ships in this improvised arena.

Wait for your torpedoes to reload and try to launch them into the narrow strait between the islands. This way, the enemy who decides to duel will receive an unexpected and powerful blow.

Helming a cruiser in battle, you can support allied destroyers that have nevertheless chosen to go to the center of the map. You can do this while being near one of the four islands.

Don't forget about the torpedo threat and battleships that can deal a lot of damage to your cruiser.

[h2]Big Race[/h2]
There are several interesting positions on this map. Cruisers can control the exit from the bay.

The bay itself is another arena for fast destroyer battles. There are three small islands here that can serve as a cover or ambush spot.

A protruding piece of land on the map can serve as a secluded spot for aircraft carriers. However, you should move there only in certain circumstances. For example, in case of danger from lines 9–10, or in the presence of ships that regularly spot your aircraft carrier.

When taking a position, be aware of opponents who can break through from the side of the bay and quickly detect you.

[h2]Solomon Islands[/h2]
The key point on the map is the strait between the three islands in the center of the game location. No one forbids you to advance there at the helm of a destroyer or cruiser from the first minutes, but keep in mind that you risk running into superior enemy forces.

We recommend taking a position close to the strait. And then meet your opponent with torpedoes or artillery.

There are also less obvious positions on the Solomon Islands map. A large island is cut by a small river, forming a gorge. Therefore, nearby battleships and cruisers can shoot across and thus reach their enemies on the other side of the island.

Helming an aircraft carrier, you can come close to the large island. As mentioned previously, such a maneuver will reduce the time of aircraft approaching their target. This means that it will be possible to attack the enemy more often. When changing your position, make sure that you cannot be detected by opponents who have broken through from the flank or through the central strait.

In the next episode, we'll take a look at useful positions on higher-tier maps: Strait, Ring, New Dawn, and Fault Line. Stay tuned!

Captains! We’re holding a special and easy-to-enter giveaway!

• Post a comment under this news post.
  
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• Please do not post several comments in a row—it will not help you win. If a user makes several successive comments, only the timestamp of the earliest one will be counted.
  
• We'll announce the results in this thread no later than 3 days after determining who the winner is. The prizes will be awarded within a week.
  
• Any comments that break the discussion rules may be deleted or excluded.

• 1x Premium Ship IX container

Good luck and fair seas!