Greetings, fellow Captains!
The New Year isn’t far off, and we've started to prepare for the celebrations.
Here's a short summary of today's news—
new U.S. battleships leave Early Access,
and the first New Year gifts await you.
The newcomers that already demonstrated their worth in the previous update—
Kansas, Minnesota, and Vermont—
are now available for all players to research.
Their numerous guns and long firing ranges
are balanced by their slow reload times;
good maneuverability and excellent anti-torpedo defenses
are offset by their low speed.
These are battleships for those who don't like to rush things,
but love to inflict a great deal of damage per salvo
and knock planes out of the sky.
They boast good AA defenses and the Defensive AA Fire consumable.
The New Year is almost here!
We’ve already prepared lots of gifts for you!
From December 1 through 24,
count the days with our festive Advent Calendar.
You can find it by clicking the link below this video.
Open cards, receive rewards, and complete missions to earn even more rewards.
Visit our website for detailed information.
Twelve free random bundles— one per day—await you in the Armory.
We’ve set a reminder, so you won't miss out on them.
On December 4, the Santa's Gifts section will appear.
There, you can exchange doubloons for bundles
with three types of Santa's Gift containers that hold valuable items.
Each container has chances of dropping one of 107 Premium ships.
The new Winter Trophies game event has 21 missions divided into three groups.
The first group will become available with the release of Update 0.9.11,
the following ones will be unlocked on a weekly basis.
The final reward for completing the last group
is the New Year permanent camouflage for Tier VIII ships.
Moreover, we’ve added new Premium ships in this Update.
German Type 1936B torpedo destroyer Z-44
is armed with two quintuple-tube torpedo launchers
that reload their long-range torpedoes rapidly.
However, Z-44 lacks the Hydroacoustic Search consumable.
She'll be available for 228,000 Coal
and can drop from bundles that are available in exchange for doubloons.
British Tier X Plymouth is a predecessor of the Edinburgh-class cruisers.
She has sixteen 152 mm guns mounted in four turrets
and fires only armor-piercing shells,
just like the researchable British light cruisers.
Her short firing range and weak armor
are compensated for by her consumables,
such as Smoke Generator,
Surveillance Radar, and Hydroacoustic Search.
You can get the ship for 27,000 Steel.
Moreover, you can now spend Coal on purchasing Duke of York,
Lazo, Hill, Neustrashimy, and Flint.
The latter two were previously only available for Steel,
which is why their price in Coal is higher than that of other same-tier ships.
Some more pleasant news—
if you didn't have time to complete
the “German Navy” and “Shipbuilding” collections,
you can now do so
thanks to the availability of the corresponding containers.
The reward for completing the “German Navy” collection
is an alternative camouflage color scheme
and the ability to mount a second flag on German ships.
The reward for completing the “Shipbuilding” collection
is a Santa’s Big Gift container.
Last but not least,
we’ve added an alternative condition for obtaining Research Points
and various temporary bonuses for a victory.
Now, winning a battle isn't the only condition—
you can earn 300 base XP instead.
More details about Update 0.9.11
can be found in a dedicated article on the website.
I, Dasha Perova, bid you farewell.
Take care of yourselves and your close ones!