Update 0.7.3 Patchnotes

~ Sebastianul

Source: EU Portal

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The update happens March 29; preparation begins at 07:00 CEST until 10:00 CEST (UTC+2)

We’ve seen some questions about mods — please note that any mods previously installed may cause compatibility issues with any update. If you have mods and have difficulty playing, try launching the normal game in “Safe Mode” using the drop-down arrow next to the “Play” button, then uninstall or otherwise remove the mods. If you’re still having trouble, contact Support.

Update notes are subject to change!

Space Battles!

Shields at maximum power, Commander! This April Fools’ Day marks the return of Space Battles and the Space Port.

Update 0.7.3 will introduce a new selectable battle type: Space Battles!

All you have to do is select “Space Battle”, pick your space vessel, and click “Battle!” to charge into the extraterrestrial tussle!

Here’s what Space Battles brings you:

  • Nine sweet spaceships
  • Nine out-of-this-world Commanders
  • A new battle type with exclusive mechanics
  • Event-exclusive Containers with Space Patches and other loot!
  • Stellar Achievements

Clan Rental Rotation

Just a reminder that the players who played a Random or Clan battle with Tier VIII–X ships in Update 0.7.2 will have received a set of three Tier X rental ships for temporary use:   X Hindenburg,   XShimakaze, and   X Yamato.

In Update 0.7.3 these ships will be removed from the player’s account and replaced with three new Tier X rental ships:   X Moskva ,   X Gearing, and   X Conqueror .

In order to receive these ships on your account, you need to play a Random  or Clan  battle in Update 0.7.3 with a Tier VIII–X ship. When this requirement is met, you will find all three ships in your Port.

  • The ships are given for temporary use and will be removed in Update 0.7.4
  • You can play these ships only in Clan Battles
  • A special countdown timer located next to the ship’s image in the Port will notify you about the time this ship will be removed
  • You cannot mount any camouflage on the rented ships
  • You can reassign Commanders to the rented ships without any penalty
  • The credits and XP earned by the rented ships are calculated the same way as for ordinary ships
  • When the ship is removed, her Commander is sent to the Reserve. All upgrades, consumables, and signals are demounted and stored in the Inventory. The XP earned with the rented ship is transferred to the starting ship of the respective nation
  • If a rented ship has alternative modules (for example, Shimakaze’s torpedoes), they can be mounted free of charge
  • If you recruited a new Commander for a rented ship, this Commander’s specialization will be changed to the starting ship of the respective nation.
  • If a Commander was first recruited for a rented ship, and then re-assigned to another ship, then his specialization will be automatically changed to the ship he is assigned to when the update is released. The Commander’s skills will not be reset
  • Ships are added together with a Port slot. The Port slot will be removed simultaneously with the ship removal

Optimised Mechanics

We enhanced the collision alert system. Now it accounts for the ship’s speed, size, and distance from the terrain.

We also adjusted how AA guns affect detectability. Now, their current maximum firing range is taken into account. This means if the long-range AA guns are destroyed, the detectability range and minimap indication readjust accordingly.

Distinctive Insignia

On top of the new Space Patches, Update 0.7.3 will introduce new symbols and backgrounds for new Patch combinations. These can be unlocked through special combat missions. The new symbols will revolve around weaponry: handguns, halberds, bombs, katana, and more!

Symbols and backgrounds from prior Updates now have a chance of appearing in daily Containers.

New Effects

Ships of all types, except carriers, now have animations when the horn is activated in battle. The ship stacks will blow off steam when the horn is activated.

Sound Improvements

  • A special sound signal (ring) will play when a battleship’s main calibre battery is fully reloaded.
  • You will be able to use your ship’s horn in the Port, too. To activate it, use the same key as in a battle (by default: “N”).
  • We added a new voiceover modification—”National +”. You can now enjoy any national voiceover of standard Commanders along with a special voiceover of unique Commanders if there is one (HSF, Arpeggio of Blue Steel).
  • AP and HE shells flying at and around your ship will produce different sounds depending on the type of shell.
  • The sound of the torpedo tubes rotation is now reproduced without interruptions.
  • The ambient sounds (water and wind) in the Port will now vary depending on the camera angle.
  • Added “Loudness Compensation” in the Audio settings. This increases the high and low frequencies at low volumes (the lower the volume, the higher the bass and treble).

Other Tweaks

  • Added a setting in the Port to display/hide the additional content for the Space Battles event.
  • The Engine Boost Modification 1 upgrade is now available on French battleships   VIII Gascogne,   VIII Richelieu,   IX Alsace and   X République.
  • When converting Premium ship XP and Elite ship XP to Free XP, ships with the least amount of accumulated XP will be the first to have their XP converted.
  • The ship searching feature in the carousel was improved. Now you don’t need to enter a full ship’s name. Even if you misspell it or put in a typo, in most cases, you will still find the desired ship.
  • Every time the client crashes, a file will be created with the .dmp extension. The size of the file will not exceed 500 Kb. Such files will contain information about the state of the application following a crash. They will help developers to find out and fix the reasons that cause it.
  • Fixed a bug which prevented Commander skills with a gun calibre condition (“… up to 139 mm”) to operate properly on ships carrying guns with a calibre of exactly 139 mm.
  • Fixed a bug which brought up ship stats whenever the “H” key was pressed while typing in the chat box.
  • Fixed a bug which prevented the camera from focusing on an air squadron when double-pressing the relevant key attributable to the number of that squadron.
  • Fixed a rare bug that disabled hints in the battle-loading screen.
  • Fixed an issue with the number designating a ship’s tier merging with the name of the ship in the XP conversion screen.
  • Fixed a glitch with an IDS being displayed in place of a key name when mapping an action to Number Period in Controls settings.
  • Fixed a glitch which caused progress for a combat mission/challenge to get stuck in the post-battle stats screen.
  • Fixed a bug affecting the team setup criterion in Operation Killer Whale (“withdraw to the designated area with at least half of your combat-capable fleet”).
  • Fixed a bug which caused the local weather conditions indicator to disappear after a reconnect.
  • Fixed a bug with the Priority Target skill not working properly in Scenario battles.
  • Fixed a bug that produced an incorrect smoke effect when the Engine Boost was activated on Charles Martel with the Scarab camo applied.
  • Fixed a bug with ships getting stuck in a collision with terrain in Sector E5 on the Two Brothers map.
  • Fixed a bug with a hint displayed permanently following an attempt to enter a password for access to a training room in non-Latin characters.
  • Fixed an issue with bots showing poor combat effectiveness in Operations. They will now operate with the required effectiveness depending on their tier as was initially intended at the release of the Operations mode.

Map Updates:

  • On the Sleeping Giant, Land of Fire and Hotspot maps there are now four capture points, two of which will be under control of the teams at the beginning of a battle. However, players may encounter versions of the maps with their previous three-point layout.  In the new layout, every capture point provides 4 points for every 9 seconds when it is held by any of the teams. Each team will have a starting pool of 200 points. Similar changes were introduced on the Northern Lights map with 4 key areas, 2 of which initially under control of the teams.
  • On the Hotspot and Land of Fire maps, we made a minor change to the spawning positions of the teams. Apart from that, we changed the positions of team bases on the Hotspot map (Standard Battle mode) by moving them closer to the centre.

Sleeping Giant (Before)
Sleeping Giant (After)

Hot Spot (Before)
Hot Spot (After)

Land of Fire (Before)
Land of Fire (After)

Enhanced Clans Interface:

  • The Clan Battles log in the Clans interface now allows for the past 50 Clan Battles instead of 30.
  • You can now decline multiple Clan invitations at a time. Just tick every invitation you wish to decline and press “Decline Selected.”
  • Fixed a bug that capped Clan Membership at 30, even with an upgraded Clan General Headquarters.
  • We’re changing Clan Rules in 0.7.3. The Rules are intended to promote fair play and equality among all Clans. We made the Rules more straightforward, added transparent wording, and we’re hopeful players will understand that all violations can entail various negative consequences not only for a given player account but for that player’s Clan as a whole. Read all about it here!

The textures of the following ships were enhanced:

  •   IV Courbet
  •   IX Udaloi

Content Changes

You can apply permanent Space camouflages to the following ships:

  •   X Gearing: Flyfire 
  •   X Des MoinesGalaxy
  •   X Hakuryu Hellcarrier
  •   X République : Paris
  •   X Zao : Zaya
  •   X Minotaur: Norma
  •   X Moskva: Aurora
  •   X Großer Kurfürst: Alldestroyer
  •   X Z-52: Blue Aster

These camo patterns will be available for 8,000 and will provide the same economic bonuses of standard permanent camouflages:

  • Standard dispersion and concealment bonuses
  • 50% off post-battle repairs
  • +20%
  • +100%

Don’t Have a Tier X Ship Yet? You have until Update 0.7.4 to climb to the top! Free XP conversion events and missions from April 13 until April 17 will help you out.

The Revolutionary camo is now unavailable for purchase in the game client.

The following ships were added for testing by developers and supertesters:

  • Kronshtadt
  • Varyag
  • Columbia (formerly,   VI Cleveland)
  • Pittsburgh (formerly,   IX Baltimore)
  • Astoria (formerly,   VIII New Orleans)
  • Salt Lake City (formerly,   VII Pensacola)
  • Buffalo

New names will be assigned to the US cruisers only for the duration of the testing period and will be replaced with the original names when the test is over. We made this change to avoid confusion of these ships with the ones already existing in the game.