Buongiorno, Comandanti!
A branch of Italian cruisers in Early Access,
a new Clan Battles Season, and Halloween arrive in the game!
This is Update 0.8.9!
Our joy from releasing the new branch is beyond measure—
we're ready to celebrate!
Four magnificent Italian ships from Tier V through Tier VIII
await you in the game with some very interesting national features.
They have powerful 203-mm guns that fire semi-armor-piercing shells
instead of high-explosive shells.
The ships possess perfect maneuverability
and are equipped with the Exhaust Smoke Generator
which can hide a cruiser sailing at full speed.
You have a chance to obtain a combat mission from Italian Cruisers containers.
When completed, it will grant you Early Access
to Montecuccoli, Trento, Zara, or Amalfi.
You can earn the containers in the in-game event of the same name,
which comprises 42 combat missions within four Directives.
The rewards are worthy, and a new temporary resource—Italian Tokens—
can be exchanged in the Armory for plenty of useful items.
For example, Patria e Onore bundles,
one of which contains the new Tier V Premium cruiser, Genova.
Now it's time to have some fun and feel a spooky chill,
because Halloween is near!
The undead will rise again from their damp recesses,
and only the bravest Captains will be able to fight them off.
Save Transylvania and protect the Silver Spear Archipelago from the Darkness.
These Operations now come complete with a Super Hard difficulty mode.
This offers a chance to truly test yourselves; have fun with your friends;
and earn special signals, camos, and Premium Halloween 2018 containers!
On a faraway sea, three rusty and battle- worn ships which survived the Rogue Wave
have found themselves in a strange and horrifying world.
In the legends they inspire in the memories of their descendants,
their adventure will be forever known as the Raid for the Filth.
From October 30 until November 27, three teams, with three players in each,
will fight both against each other and the Horde of Darkness
for the special Filth resource dropped by any annihilated opponents.
It's most important not just to collect the resource,
but also to deliver it to your world through the Portal.
You can embark on the raid with one of nine ships
belonging to a new temporary in-game nation.
The further you progress along the Tech branch,
the more powerful and beastly the ships will become,
and more technology will be replaced with magic instead.
Sally forth
and spread fear and destruction on the other side of the Portal!
After the raid, every Captain receives all the Filth collected by their team
and can spend it in a special tab in the Armory.
The coolest things are the new “Infernal” permanent camos.
They are the first camos of a new type, and you can choose for yourself
which ship from a specific group you want to apply them to.
After doing so, the camo will become permanent for that specific ship.
You can also find permanent shiver-inducing camos
from the new Raid for the Filth event in the Armory.
Update 0.8.9 won’t only please fans of horror.
The seventh Clan Battles Season, called Crash Site Alpha,
will be held in an 8 vs 8 format with Tier X ships.
Only two battleships will be allowed, and no carriers.
You'll have the opportunity to win up to 11,000 Steel
from October 23 until December 8.
You can also choose your prime time.
We've slightly changed the visibility system
in response to your numerous requests.
Now, the increase in detectability of a ship after firing a shot
will be reset 2 seconds
after it leaves an enemy's spotting range or line of sight.
Moreover, if you detect an enemy ship, it will be visible at least for 2 seconds.
That will remove any "blinking" of enemy ships on the edge of your visibility zone.
We've added a new Special Ships group to the carousel filters
to help players distinguish Premium ships with increased yield
from other non- researchable ships in the Port.
The group comprises:
ships for various events, rental ships, and Early Access ships.
Other improvements have been made to the game as well,
you can read about all of them on our website.
The worlds of another Portal are calling out to me…