WoWS: 0.5.4.1 Update Patchnotes

~ Sebastianul

Downtime Begins March 30 at 03:00 PT / 06:00 ET
Downtime Ends March 30 at 04:30 PT / 07:30 ET

  • The Captain and Goldfish have [REDACTED], be on the lookout for [REDACTED]!
  • Russian cruisers Moskva and Dmitry Donskoy have been given the “Repair Party” consumable
  • Central belt armor for Moskva now extends below the waterline
  • Svetlana’s acceleration was improved (Dev Note: The maximum speed has not been changed, but Svetlana now has acceleration similar to ships of her tier)
  • Saipan (not yet publicly available) received Douglas AD2 bombers in addition to F4U-4 fighters
  • US bomber planes’ chances to start fires reduced. The 500 lb. ANM64 reduced by 10% and 1,000 lb. ANM65 reduced by 18% (Dev Note: The American HE shells caused fires in nearly all cases, it was simply too powerful. The chance is still high, but now there is a larger window to avoid being set ablaze)
  • US cruisers gained the “Radar Surveillance” consumable at tiers VIII+ (for a comparison to Russian cruisers check the chart below)

 

Nation
Tier
Range (Km)
Effective time
Standard
Cooldown/Amount
Premium
Cooldown/Amount
VIII
9
30s
360s / 2
240s / 3
IX
9.45
35s
360s / 2
240s / 3
X
9.9
40s
360s / 2
240s / 3
VIII
11.7
20s
360s / 2
240s / 3
IX
11.7
20s
360s / 2
240s / 3
X
11.7
25s
360s / 2
240s / 3

 

  • Binocular view now features a longer horizontal sight leaf
  • The battle timer was enlarged
  • “Arpeggio” torpedo effects have been added to the client (“Arpeggio” events are not currently active for the North American region, but will continue at a future date)

  • Four new camouflages were added to the client for a future in-game event in the North American region
  • German cruisers: Ship detection for “Hydroacoustic Search” now begins at 4.98km at tier IV and gradually increases every tier to 5.88km at tier X; torpedo detection begins at 3.48km at tier IV and gradually increases every tier to 4.02km at tier X (see chart below)
  • All other cruisers: Ship detection for “Hydroacoustic Search” now begins at 3.48km at tier IV and gradually increases every tier to 4.92km at tier X; torpedo detection begins at 2.52km at tier IV and gradually increases every tier to 3.42km at tier X (see chart below)

 

 
Detection
of a ship (km)
Detection
of a torpedo (km)
Tier
Before
Now
Before
Now
IV
4.98
4.98
3.48
3.48
V
4.98
5.13
3.48
3.57
VI
4.98
5.28
3.48
3.66
VII
4.98
5.43
3.48
3.75
VIII
4.98
5.58
3.48
3.84
IX
4.98
5.73
3.48
3.93
X
4.98
5.88
3.48
4.02
Other nations
Detection
of a ship (km)
Detection
of a torpedo (km)
Tier
Before
Now
Before
Now
IV
3.48
3.48
2.52
2.52
V
3.48
3.72
2.52
2.67
VI
3.48
3.96
2.52
2.82
VII
3.48
4.2
2.52
2.97
VIII
3.48
4.44
2.52
3.12
IX
3.48
4.68
2.52
3.27
X
3.48
4.92
2.52
3.42