Ahoy!
The Imperial Japanese Navy is expanding with four new destroyers in this update! Find out everything you need to know about them and all the other changes here.
Tech Tree Split: Japanese Destroyers
- Four new Japanese ships are ready for battle!
- At Tier V, the Japanese Tech Tree splits into a line of destroyers with a stronger focus on guns.
- This new line currently ends at Tier VIII.
- The following ships have been added:
Tier V: Minekaze
Tier VI: Hatsuharu
Tier VII: Shiratsuyu
Tier VIII: Akizuki
- They have the following skills available in battle:
Minekaze: 2x Engine Accelerator I
Hatsuharu: 2x Engine Accelerator I, 2x Smoke Generator I
Shiratsuyu: 2x Engine Accelerator I, 2x Smoke Generator I
Akizuki: 2x Engine Accelerator I, 3x Air Defense Alert I, 1x Torpedo Reload I
New port: Zipangu (Mt. Fuji)
- Surround your ship with Japanese cherry blossom trees and gaze upon Mount Fuji!
- Own a Tier VI or higher Japanese ship to unlock this beautiful new port.
Fleet Level Increase
- Maximum Fleet level has been increased to 20!
- The following bonuses can be unlocked:
Level 16: Tier I to IX ships receive +12% Silver from battle (40,500 Oil)
Level 17: Tier I to IX ships receive +12% XP from battle (48,500 Oil)
Level 18: Increase maximum number of members to 50 (58,500 Oil)
Level 19: Tier I to X ships receive +15% Silver from battle (70,500 Oil)
Level 20: Tier I to X ships receive +15% XP from battle (82,500 Oil)
Silver Economy Changes
- Silver income from battles has been increased for Tier VI to IX ships from 15% to 25%.
Automatic secondary guns
- Automatic secondary guns no longer shoot at enemies in smoke.
- Japanese battleships Izumo and Yamato now have automatic secondary guns.
Nation Selection for New Players
- New players can now select the nation of their choice before the tutorial kicks off.
Weekend Pass
- A new Premium account option is now available: Weekend Pass.
- The Weekend Pass includes 2 days of Premium time and 500 Gold.
New Gold Bundle
- An option to purchase 250 Gold is now available in the shop.
- 6,075 Gold bundle has been changed to 6,100 Gold.
Ship balancing
DESTROYERS
U.S. Tier VI DD Farragut
- Torpedo damage increased from 2,700 to 2,800
U.S. Tier VII DD Sims
- Torpedo damage increased from 3,000 to 3,200
- New ship skill added: “Engine Accelerator I”
- Changed ship skill “Air Defense Alert I” to “Air Defense Alert II”
U.S. Tier VIII DD Benson
- Base HP decreased from 14,800 to 14,400
- New ship skill added: “Air Defense Alert I”
U.S. Tier IX DD Fletcher
- New ship skill added: “Air Defense Alert I”
U.S. Tier X DD Gearing
- Torpedo damage increased from 3,500 to 3,700
- New ship skill added: “Air Defense Alert II”
U.S.S.R Tier VI Gnevny and Tier VII Minsk
- Main battery reload time decreased from 5.5 s to 5 s
BATTLESHIPS
Japanese Tier IX BB Izumo
- Added automatic secondary guns: 127 mm Type 89
Japanese Tier X BB Yamato
- Added automatic secondary guns: 127 mm Type 89
German Tier IV BB Kaiser
- Main battery AP maximum penetration power decreased by 7%
German Tier VIII BB Bismarck and Tirpitz
- Automatic secondary guns’ range increased from 3.3 km to 3.6 km
- Automatic secondary guns’ reload time decreased from 7.5 s to 7 s
German Tier IX BB Friedrich der Große
- Damage resistance increased from 15% to 16.5%
- Automatic secondary guns’ range increased from 3.6 km to 3.9 km
- Automatic secondary guns’ reload time decreased from 7.5 s to 7 s
German Tier X BB Großer Kurfürst
- Damage resistance increased from 15% to 21%
- Automatic secondary guns’ range increased from 4.2 km to 4.5 km
- Automatic secondary guns’ reload time decreased from 6.5 s to 6 s
- Automatic secondary guns’ HE damage increased from 240 to 280
AIRCRAFT CARRIER
Japanese Tier VI CV Ryujo
- Dive Bomber capacity increased from 12 to 15
Bug Fixes
- Resolved an issue causing aircraft carriers to disconnect during battle.
- Fixed a visual bug where the killfeed showed flooding or fire as the cause of sinking when a ship was hit by shells.
- Camouflages now appear on all ships when playing on the lowest graphical settings.
- Nelson’s ship info now matches the in-game battle stats.
- Gneisenau’s build date has been corrected from 1943 to 1938.
- Fixed a visual bug where repurchased elite ships did not have the elite logo.
- Fixed several translation and spelling errors.
Miscellaneous
- We have not forgotten about Voice Chat. It could not yet be implemented with this update, but we hope to have it ready as soon as possible!