Thanks to Vaexa
Disclaimer: these are datamined changes, which means they’re a. not the official notes and b. I could’ve misinterpreted something here.
Data changes
Additions
- Japanese tier 6 premium destroyer Shinonome and relevant modules added
- Lootbox rewards added
- Some additional ranked rewards added (probably not for this season)
Changes
Ships
- Royal Navy cruisers: further balance work
- Atago: armour model changed slightly
- Anshan: armour model changed slightly (armour in some places became slightly thinner)
- Lo Yang: armour model changed slightly (armour in some places became slightly thinner)
- Sims: armour model changed slightly (armour in some places became slightly thinner)
- Atlanta: armour model changed slightly (bow armour buffed 16mm > 19mm)
- Molotov: armour model changed slightly (net buff)
- Indianapolis: armour model changed slightly (armour got slightly thicker in some places)
- Bismarck: armour model changed slightly (net buff)
- Saipan: armour model changed slightly (armour got slightly thicker in some places)
- Blyskawica: armour model changed slightly (armour got slightly thinner in some places)
- Arizona: armour model changed slightly
- New Orleans: armour model reworked, section HP redistributed
- Mogami: torpedo ”dead zone” decreased, 203mm turret arcs buffed (see below)
Mogami turret changes
- Turret #1: arcs buffed (145 > 150 degrees to either side)
- Turret #2: arcs buffed (130 > 149 degrees to either side), pitch dead zone decreased (20 > 13 degrees)
- Turret #3: arcs buffed (130 > 150 degrees to either side)
- Turret #4: arcs buffed (140 > 150 degrees to either side)
- Turret #5: arcs buffed (135 > 150 degrees to either side)
Shells
Costs per shell fired.
- 152mm AP Mark 35: cost decreased (15 > 10)
- 152mm HE HC Mark 34: cost decreased (15 > 10)
Torpedoes
Costs per torpedo expended.
- Mark 16 mod. 1: cost increased (300 > 700)
- Type F3: cost increased (350 > 650)
- Mark 17: cost increased (500 > 1200)
Aircraft
Costs per plane lost in battle.
- Grumman F3F: cost increased (200 > 220)
- Aichi B7A: cost increased (600 > 1200)
- F2A: cost increased (200 > 320)
- B5N2: cost increased (300 > 550)
- Vought SBU: module tier decreased (4 > 3), cost increased (200 > 320)
- D4Y: cost increased (600 > 1200)
- Grumman F6F: cost increased (350 > 550)
- J7W1-A: cost increased (600 > 1200)
- B6N: cost increased (450 > 800)
- XSB2D: cost increased (800 > 1700)
- XBTK: cost increased (800 > 1700)
- TBD: cost increased (300 > 320)
- SBD2: cost decreased (250 > 220)
- D1A2: cost decreased (250 > 220)
- B4Y: cost increased (200 > 220)
- T4M ”float”: cost increased (200 > 220)
- N1K5-A: cost increased (450 > 800)
- F4U-1A: cost increased (450 > 800)
- SB2U: cost increased (350 > 550)
- TBF: cost increased (350 > 550)
- D3A2: cost increased (350 > 550)
- A4N: cost increased (150 > 220)
- AD1: cost increased (600 > 1200)
- F4F: cost increased (200 > 220)
- D3A1: cost increased (300 > 320)
- F4F-4: cost decreased (250 > 220)
- TBY-1: cost increased (350 > 550)
- FM-2: cost decreased (250 > 220)
- SBD3: cost increased (300 > 320)
- A5M4: cost decreased (250 > 150)
- T4M: cost increased (200 > 220)
- C6N5-1b: cost increased (800 > 1700)
- J8N1: cost increased (800 > 1700)
- A7M2: cost increased (600 > 800)
- A6M5: cost increased (350 > 550)
- R2Y1: cost increased (800 > 1700)
- J5N: cost increased (800 > 1700)
- A5M2: cost increased (200 > 320)
- Wakusei: cost increased (800 > 1700)
- XSB2D: cost increased (800 > 1700)
- F2H: cost increased (800 > 1700)
- SB2C: cost increased (450 > 800)
- A6M2: cost increased (300 > 320)
- D4Y2: cost increased (450 > 800)
- F4U: cost increased (600 > 1200)
- SBD5: cost increased (350 > 550)
Or, in a handy table form:
| Plane | Tier | Carrier | 0.5.12 Cost | 0.5.13 PTS Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grumman F3F | IV | Langley | 200 | 220 |
| Aichi B7A | IX | Taihou, Hakuyruu | 600 | 1200 |
| F2A | ??? | ??? | 200 | 320 |
| Nakajima B5N2 | VI | Zuihou, Ryuujou, Hiryuu | 300 | 550 |
| Vought SBU | III | Langley | 200 | 320 |
| Yokosuka D4Y | VIII | Shoukaku, Taihou | 600 | 1200 |
| Grumman F6F | VI | Independence, Ranger | 350 | 550 |
| Kyushu J7W1-A | ??? | ??? | 600 | 1200 |
| Nakajima B6N | VIII | Shoukaku, Taihou | 450 | 800 |
| Douglas XSB2D | X | Midway | 800 | 1700 |
| Kaiser XBTK | X | Midway | 800 | 1700 |
| Douglas TBD | V | Bogue, Independence | 300 | 320 |
| Douglas SBD-2 | V | Bogue | 250 | 220 |
| Aichi D1A2 | V | Zuihou, Ryuujou | 250 | 220 |
| Yokosuka B4Y | IV | Hoshou, Zuihou | 200 | 220 |
| T4M “Float” | ??? | ??? | 200 | 220 |
| N1K5-A | VIII | Shoukaku, Taihou | 450 | 800 |
| Vought F4U-1A | VIII | Lexington, Essex | 450 | 800 |
| Vought SB2U | ??? | ??? | 350 | 550 |
| Grumman TBF | VII | Ranger, Lexington | 350 | 550 |
| Aichi D3A2 | VII | Hiryuu, Shoukaku | 350 | 550 |
| Nakajima A4N | III | Hoshou | 150 | 220 |
| Douglas AD-1 | IX | Saipan | 600 | 1200 |
| Grumman F4F-3 | IV | Bogue | 200 | 220 |
| Aichi D3A1 | VI | Ryuujou, Hiryuu | 300 | 320 |
| Grumman F4F-4 | V | Bogue, Independence | 250 | 220 |
| Consolidated TBY-1 | ??? | ??? | 350 | 550 |
| GM FM-2 | V | Bogue | 250 | 220 |
| Douglas SBD-3 | VI | Independence | 300 | 320 |
| Mitsubhishi A5M4 | IV | Hoshou, Zuihou | 250 | 150 |
| T4M | ??? | ??? | 200 | 220 |
| Nakajima C6N1-B | X | Hakuyruu | 800 | 1700 |
| Nakajima J8N1 (Kikka) | ??? (X) | ??? | 800 | 1700 |
| Mitsubishi A7M2 | ??? | ??? | 600 | 800 |
| Mitsubishi A6M5c | VII | Hiryuu, Shoukaku | 350 | 550 |
| Yokosuka R2Y1 | ??? | ??? | 800 | 1700 |
| Nakajima J5N | ??? | ??? | 800 | 1700 |
| Mitsubishi A5M2 | ??? | ??? | 200 | 320 |
| Wakusei | X | Hakuyruu | 800 | 1700 |
| Douglas XSB2D | X | Midway | 800 | 1700 |
| McDonnell F2H | ??? (X) | ??? | 800 | 1700 |
| Curtiss SB2C | VIII | Lexington, Essex | 450 | 800 |
| Mitsubishi A6M2 | VI | Ryuujou. Hiryuu | 300 | 320 |
| Vought F4U-4 | IX | Saipan, Essex | 600 | 1200 |
| Douglas SBD-5 | VII | Ranger, Lexington | 350 | 550 |
Miscellaneous changes
- Black Swan: camera angles changed slightly
Localisation changes
- Strings added for lootboxes and related achievements
- Strings added for damage to forts statistic
- Strings added for PvE-related things
- Strings added for ”block division invitations” function
- Strings added for Shinonome; descriptions, module names, etc
- Rephrasing V: Rephrasibution
/u/godzilla5549 put together the table for the plane cost changes.
No details on the RN cruiser changes because they’re in playtesting and I don’t elaborate upon things in playtesting. Did that once with Indianapolis, never doing it again.