Ahoy Commanders,
Spring into action with update 1.2! Here is a detailed overview of everything new in this update:
General Changes
New Ship line: U.S.S.R. destroyers
- A total of 9 new U.S.S.R. destroyers are ready to battle! You can find them in the U.S.S.R. Tech Tree.
New Port: Saint Petersburg
- Get a Tier V or higher U.S.S.R. destroyer to unlock this exquisite new port.
Silver Economy Tweaks
- Silver income has been increased for all Tier III through Tier VIII ships.
- Silver income for Premium ships has been increased from 20% to 25%.
New Premium Packs
Three new Premium Packs have been added to the shop:
- 30 Days for 2,500 Gold
- 180 Days for 10,000 Gold
- 360 Days for 16,000 Gold
Battle Command Improvements
- More map-specific battle commands have been added.
Free Look Function
- Look around without rotating your guns! Enable the new free look function in your settings.
Ship Skill Changes
- Ship skills now have a limited number of uses per match. The number of uses is displayed on the bottom right corner of the skill icon.
Fleet Search Improvement
- You can now also search for fleets based on their tag.
Campaign Changes
- Campaign stage 1-3 “Destroy Artillery” now requires a cruiser instead of a destroyer.
Ranked Battles Matchmaker Improvement
- Ranked battles will now take a player’s rank score into account more when balancing the teams.
Terrain Collisions Refined
We have refined terrain collisions on the following maps:
- Strait
- New Dawn
- Big Race
Hawaii Port Improvement
The Hawaii port has been visually enhanced.
Ship Balance
Overall balance:
- To make HE shells more effective against light armored targets in low tier battles, HE shell penetration has been increased by 10% for all Tier II through Tier V ships with a main battery bigger than 129 mm.
Destroyers:
Premium U.S.S.R. Tier V DD Okhotnik
- Base HP increased from 10,800 to 11,500 to match its displacement
- Maximum speed increased from 31.5 knot to 33.5 knot
- Maximum traverse speed increased from 7.4 deg's to 7.8 deg's
- Main battery reload time reduced from 8s to 7s
- Main battery shooting range increased from 7.2km to 7.5km
- Torpedo base damage increased from 1,800 to 1,900
- Torpedo range increased from 3.6km to 3.9km
Premium U.S. Tier VII DD Sims
- Torpedo base damage increased from 2,800 to 3,000
- Added skill: Air Defense Alert I
U.S. Tier IX DD Fletcher
- Replaced skill Smoke Generator I by Smoke Generator II
Cruisers:
German Tier IV CA Karlsruhe
- Main battery HE shell damage increased from 350 to 380
- Main battery reload time reduced from 6s to 5.5s
German Tier VII CA Yorck
- Main battery HE shell chance of setting fire increased from 7% to 9%
- Main battery HE penetration factor increased by 10%
U.S. Tier IV CA Phoenix
- Maximum traverse speed increased from 7.3 deg's to 7.8 deg's
- Rudder shift time reduced from 6s to 5.7s
U.S. Tier V CA Omaha
- Maximum traverse speed increased from 7.9 deg's to 8.2 deg's
- Rudder shift time reduced from 6s to 5.7s
Premium U.S. Tier V CA Marblehead
- Maximum traverse speed increased from 8.1 deg's to 8.4 deg's
- Torpedo base damage increased from 2,400 to 2,600
- Torpedo base range increased from 5.4km to 6 km
Premium Japanese Tier III CA Katori
- Added skill: Torpedo Reload I
U.S.S.R. Tier IV CA Svetlana
- Torpedo base damage increased from 1,800 to 1,900
- Torpedo range increased from 3.6km to 3.9km
U.S.S.R. Tier V CA Kirov
- Main battery HE damage increased from 450 to 500
- Main battery HE shell chance of setting fire increased from 4% to 6%
- Main battery AP damage increased from 650 to 680
U.S.S.R. Tier VI CA Budyonny
- Base HP increased from 18,100 to 19,000
- Main battery reload time reduced from 8 seconds to 7.8 seconds
U.S.S.R. Tier VII CA Shchors
- Base HP increased from 20,200 to 21,800
- Main battery reload time reduced from 8 seconds to 7.8 seconds
U.S.S.R. Tier VIII CA Chapayev
- Main battery reload time reduced from 8 seconds to 7.8 seconds
Premium U.S.S.R. Tier VI CA Molotov
- Base HP increased from 16,900 to 17,800
Battleships:
U.S. Tier 4 BB Wyoming
- Main battery maximum dispersion reduced by 5%
U.S. Tier 5 Premium BB Texas
- Main battery AP shell maximum penetration power increased by 8%
- Main battery maximum dispersion reduced by 5%
U.S. Tier 6 Premium BB Arizona
- Torpedo defenses increased from 12% to 15%
Carriers:
U.S. Tier IV CV Langley
- Bomb damage reduced from 1,300 to 1,250
- Bomb chance of setting fire reduced from 35% to 30%
- Dive bomber squadron increased from 3 to 4 planes
Japanese Tier 4 CV Hosho
- Each torpedo bomber preparation time reduced from 3.1s to 2.9s
Japanese Tier 9 CV Taiho and Tier 10 CV Hakuryu
- Removed skill: Air Defense Alert I