Today, we welcome the early birds from a new branch—
French destroyers—which are notable for their high speeds and powerful artillery.
I'll tell you how to obtain them as soon as possible
and about many other interesting things.
The swift Jaguar, Guépard, Vauquelin,
and Le Fantasque are eager to join the fight!
However, those who want to stand at the helms of these beauties
need to understand that the French newcomers truly shine
when they have a chance to use their excellent artillery.
Quickly capturing key areas is not their specialty.
The efficiency of their guns can be reinforced with
the Main Battery Reload Booster consumable,
which becomes available with Guépard.
And let's not forget about Engine Boost,
which adds 20% to their already outstanding speeds.
The new French Destroyers game event is dedicated to the incoming ships.
Complete combat missions and progress through Directives
to earn some great rewards: valuable in-game items, themed containers,
and perhaps the most pleasant one— Tier V Premium destroyer Siroco!
I'm sure you want to have an opportunity to try these
lively French ships in battle before the entire branch is released.
Simply find a special combat mission in a French Destroyers container
and complete it to be among the first to lead the newcomers into battle!
But that's not the end of our French celebration!
In Update 0.8.6, you can earn special rewards for the first victory
on almost every ship in your Port thanks to Symbols of France.
The game mechanics for these are similar to those of the New Year's Snowflakes.
A victory on Tier II-VI Premium ships
and Tier V-VI researchable ships
will reward you with a specified amount of Coal.
Victories on Tier VII-X ships
will bring you a new Armory resource—Republic Tokens.
You can exchange these Tokens for four bundles
that hold a hoard of in-game items.
Once you receive the fourth one,
you'll unlock access to 30 special Legion of Honor bundles.
They'll be available for doubloons,
and one of them is guaranteed to hold the most valuable reward—
Tier IX researchable French destroyer Mogador,
with the permanent French Navy camouflage.
These bundles are unlocked in sequence,
and the contents of the next bundle will be revealed
after you obtain the previous one.
You can find more detailed information on our website.
The list of historical Commanders has been updated as well:
Friedrich Bonte, Horace Hood, Matsuji Ijūin,
Vladimir Trubetskoy, and Theodore Chandler.
Although they don't have any talents or enhanced skills in the game,
each of them was a famous Commander in real life.
They'll be available with 10 skill points
in the Armory in exchange for doubloons.
You can obtain each of them only once.
In other news: Update 0.8.6 brings a new Clan Battles Season titled "Neighbors."
The rules have changed: battles are fought in a 6 vs. 6 format
with only Tier VIII ships and no aircraft carriers,
and no more than one battleship per team.
The main reward remains the same—Steel.
However, you'll be able to earn it
in the new Thirteenth Ranked Battles Season as well.
It begins two weeks after the Update’s release
and will be fought on Tier IX ships, in a 6 vs. 6 format.
Captains who reach Rank 1 will receive the Jolly Roger commemorative achievement,
in addition to Steel and in-game items.
Our map line-up has also been updated.
You can find yourself at "Crash Zone Alpha."
Approaches to key areas,
free from small islands, are safer,
while flank attacks will be more effective.
We've also implemented sunny weather for the Greece map,
making it feel more like Southern Europe.
We are continuing to improve the game balance,
and in this Update the list of changes is quite impressive.
I'd like to make a special mention of the reduced reload time
for the main guns on Roon and Hindenburg,
while Henri IV now has a longer reload.
We've also slightly elevated the citadel
of the researchable Tier VII-X British battleships
and Premium battleship Duke of York,
and considerably increased the efficiency of their Repair Party consumables.
You can expect 75% of casemate damage to be repaired
and a much shorter cooldown time.
This is only a part of the new features in the Update.
You can find the full list of all novelties and changes on our website.
My name is Dasha Perova. Until next time, Captains!
Visit our website for details on containers and early access to ships.