Update log
Full World of Warships update
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Extracted changes
- Gameplay
- Performance
- Events
New Year would be nothing without gifts.
We're here to tell you about all the bonuses that you can enjoy during the holidays.
Gifts in Brief
| Discounts and Bonuses |
|---|
| From December 22—26: +100% XP for the first victory, discounts on many researchable ships, as well as Commander retraining. From December 26 to January 2: +200% XP for the first victory; discounts on Free XP and Elite XP conversion, as well as economic signals, in the game client . |
| Coupons for the Armory |
| Coupons that grant 10%, 15%, 20%, and 25% discounts when obtaining ships in exchange for doubloons will be available to you during the week before and week after New Year's Day. Don't miss your chance to use them! |
| Snowflakes |
| Winning a victory or earning 300 base XP playing a ship will bring you Coal, Steel, or a Santa's Gift container, depending on your ship's tier. |
| New Year Supplies |
| The Armory is offering daily random bundles. Within these, you'll find Santa's Gift and Santa's Big Gift containers, as well as other items. |
| Dockyard |
| Complete the Dockyard combat missions to receive rewards, including Steam post imageSteam post image II Tachibana, Steam post imageSteam post image V Yahagi, Santa's Gift and Santa's Big Gift containers, the New Year permanent camouflage for Tier IX ships, and many other desirable items. You'll also progress the construction of Steam post imageSteam post image IX Hizen! |
| Campaigns |
| Complete the "In Pursuit of Strasbourg" campaign to receive Steam post imageSteam post image VII Strasbourg, along with the New Year Commanders of Pan-Asia, Italy, and France. Completing the missions of the Ships and Fates campaign will bring you even more Santa's Gift containers, six Tier V ships with Winter permanent camouflages, and special Commanders! |
Now that we've briefly mentioned the main holiday rewards, let's take a closer look at them. Check the section that interests you the most.
Battle Performance Bonuses
Ships of Tier V and above feature battle performance bonuses—traditional Snowflakes. During Updates 0.9.12 and 0.10.0, winning the first victory or earning 300 base XP playing ships in all types of battles, except Training Battles, will bring you the corresponding rewards:
Tier V–VII ships: 400 — 750 Coal
Tier VIII–IX ships: 75 Steel
Tier X ship: Santa's Gift container
Kure Dockyard
In Update 0.9.12, players will be able to start building a new Japanese Tier IX battleship, IX Hizen, at the Dockyard. By completing the Dockyard combat missions, you can complete 22 out of 26 shipbuilding phases. Completing each phase will bring you valuable rewards, including destroyer II Tachibana and cruiser V Yahagi for the fifth and 15th phases respectively. Both ships come with the Winter permanent camouflages and Commanders with 6 skill points for these ships.
Completing the 20th shipbuilding phase will reward you with the New Year permanent camouflage that can be mounted on most Tier IX ships. Among the other rewards, you'll find Santa's containers:
Santa's Gift for the third phase
Santa's Big Gift for the 10th and 22th phases
Santa's Mega Gift for the 24nd phase
If you want to complete shipbuilding phases at a discount, two Starter Packs are available to purchase:
Ten shipbuilding phases for 9,950 doubloons
Four shipbuilding phases for 5,000 doubloons
Completing the ship's construction requires you to progress through at least four phases by spending doubloons. By doing so, you'll obtain IX Hizen with the War Paint permanent camouflage, a Port slot, 10-skill-point Commander, and commemorative flag.
The Starter Packs will only be available to purchase prior to the point in time when
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