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The forthcoming Update kicks off the New Year celebrations! You can expect Snowflakes, a new collection, festive camouflages, and the cherry on top—a chance to build a warship yourself!
Round 1 Schedule:
Starts Thu. Nov. 21 11:30 AM ET / 8:30 AM PT
Ends Mon. Nov. 25 8:00 AM ET / 5:00 AM PT
New Year Celebrations
With the holiday season drawing near, it’s the perfect time to dive into the gleaming atmosphere of the festively decorated Port of New York. You can also enjoy a special New Year event with a new collection to gather; stocks of Coal, Steel, and other in-game goodies to collect; and new ships to obtain!
Please note: the rewards for activities on the Public Test server may differ from the rewards credited on the live server.
Snowflakes
In Update 0.8.11, Snowflakes with holiday victory bonuses will be placed on all ships of Tier V and above.
Snowflakes blown off Tier V–VII ships will bring 400–750 Coal; Snowflakes from Tier VIII–IX ships will bring 75 Steel; and victorious battles with Tier X ships will bring good old Santa's Gift containers. The latter have a certain chance of dropping one of many Premium ships, as well as other enticing rewards (e.g. doubloons).
A Snowflake can be blown off a ship only once.
Dockyard
You’ll find a personal Dockyard in your Port, ready for the construction of X Puerto Rico. The process of constructing the ship is split into several stages. To complete the ship, you must go through all the stages of construction, from laying the keel to installing the ship’s armament and deck equipment. Completing each stage will bring you valuable rewards, but the final and most valuable reward is the ship herself. The cherry on the cake is that she comes with a festive permanent camouflage mounted.
It will only be possible to construct the cruiser during Update 0.8.11. In order to complete work on her in good time, you’ll need to erect various structures at the Dockyard. These structures will become available sequentially, and building them will require Shipbuilding Tokens—a special temporary resource. You can collect these Tokens by actively progressing through the Directives of the event, and then you can use them to accelerate the construction process. If you lack Tokens, simply use doubloons to speed up the process instead.
Event Directives
The event consists of seven Directives. By completing these Directives and their missions, you'll get VII Gorizia, various in-game goodies, Santa's Gift containers, Shipbuilding Tokens, and Shipbuilding containers. These containers drop elements of the new collection in addition to many other desirable items.
Keep in mind that you won't be required to complete all seven Directives to replenish your collection of ships. To get your hands on VII Gorizia, you only need to complete three out of the seven Directives. The remaining four Directives are aimed at the most determined "Sea Wolves"—those Captains who have their hearts set on speeding up the construction of the much-desired X Puerto Rico.
On the Public Test server, VII Gorizia and X Puerto Rico will be replaced with other rewards.
Shipbuilding Collection
The new collection consists of 20 elements related to various stages of the shipbuilding process, taking WWII-era U.S. large cruiser X Puerto Rico as the example. The collection offers you insights into how a warship is built from a variety of viewpoints. It starts from the keel-laying stage, then moves to the perspectives of those involved in the construction process, the machinery used at dockyards, and the ship’s armament and equipment. Each completed subcollection will reward you with 1 day of Warships Premium Account. The reward for completing the entire collection is a Santa's Big Gift container.
Captain's Logbook
Which Premium and special ships are still missing from your Port? How many different flags can you mount on your ships? For the answers to these questions and many others, you can refer to the Captain's Logbook. To access it, simply open the player’s menu by clicking on your nickname in the upper-left area of the Port screen and select "Captain's Logbook.” Here, you will see different sections with various in-game items, displaying which game goodies you already have and which are yet to come.
Ranked Sprint
Update 0.8.11 ushers in Ranked Sprint Season 10. We’re certain that the Sprint’s battles will delight you with their 1 vs. 1 format, played with Tier VIII ships in Domination mode. Battles will be held within a reduced combat area on maps you already know well. The limited space on those maps will make battles more dynamic, despite the minimal number of participants.
Visual and Other Enhancements
We’re continuing to tweak the game’s various maps and Ports to accommodate the new lighting model and enhanced HDR technology. The Trident and Neighbors maps, as well as the Hamburg and Marseille Ports have been reworked in Update 0.8.11.
We’ve also improved the visuals of the sea by enhancing the quality of the visualization of the water’s surface and making the waves look more realistic.
We’ve reworked the loading screen of the game and other visual and technological enhancements have been added to make the game load faster.
Blow off Snowflakes, complete Directives, build the new collection, and upgrade your Dockyards! Join the Public Test to grab all available rewards!