WoWS: Balance Changes – Public Test 12.5

~ Sebastianul

We’re applying balance changes to Italian ships, German destroyers, Japanese cruisers, and a number of other ships, as well as to the Smoke Generator Modification 1 upgrade and the X-Ray Papa Unaone signal.

Smoke Generator Modification 1 Upgrade:

  • Action time bonus reduced from 30% to 20%.
  • Removed the -5% penalty to smoke dispersal time.
  • The upgrade is now available for Tier V-X ships using the Exhaust ​​Smoke Generator consumable.

X-Ray Papa Unaone Signal:

  • Reduced the bonus given to the Smoke Generator’s action time from +15% to +10%.

VI Perth, VI Huanghe, VI Mysore, VII Haida, IX Hector, X Vampire II:

  • The duration of the Crawling ​​Smoke Generator consumable has been increased: 90 to 102 s.

Smoke Generator Modification 1 will become available to mount for all Italian ships with access to the Exhaust Smoke Generator consumable. In the current game version, this upgrade, together with the X-Ray Papa Unaone signal, would give Italian ships quite a significant advantage, so we’ve tweaked their settings. To ensure that the changes don’t reduce the effectiveness of ships mounting the Crawling Smoke Generator, the base action time of this consumable has been increased.

V Conte di Cavour:

  • Sigma value increased: 1.6 to 1.7.

VI Leone:

  • Number of Smoke Generator charges increased: 2 to 3.
  • Torpedo reload time reduced: 60 to 50 s.

VI Duca d’Aosta and VII Duca degli Abruzzi:

  • The number of depth charges dropped per weapon charge has been increased from 2 to 4.

VII FR25:

  • Main battery reload time reduced: 6.6 to 5.8 s.
  • Torpedo range increased: 6 to 7 km.

IX Adriatico and X Attilio Regolo:

  • Allowed the mounting of the Fire Control System Modification 2 upgrade in the sixth slot.

VI Perth:

  • The number of depth charges dropped per weapon charge has been increased from 1 to 2.

IX Hector:

  • Torpedo range increased: 10 to 12 km.
  • The wide torpedo spread option has been replaced with a narrow one.
  • Citadel damage restored increased from 10% to 50%.

II V-25, III G-101, IV V-170, V T-22, II Emden,II Dresden,III Kolberg:

  • Penetration of main battery HE shells with a caliber of 105 mm has been increased from 18 to 26 mm.

V T-22: 

  • Torpedo reload time reduced: 68 to 61 s.
  • Main battery reload time reduced: 4 to 3.6 s.

VII Z-31, VIII Gustav-Julius Maerker, IX Felix Schultz, X Elbing:

  • Added the Engine Boost consumable to a separate slot.

VII Z-31:

  • Main battery reload time reduced: 8 to 7 s.

VIII Z-35:

  • Main battery 180 degree turn time reduced: 22.5 to 10 s.
  • The parameters of the Hydroacoustic Search consumable have been changed. Now it is similar to the Hydroacoustic Search consumable from Yorck.

V Bretagne:

  • Sigma value increased: 1.8 to 1.9.
  • Main battery 180 degree turn time reduced: 60 to 45 s.

V Viribus Unitis:

  • Sigma value increased from 1.8 to 1.9.
  • Main battery reload time reduced: 30 to 29 s.

VIII Öland:

  • Main battery reload time reduced: 2.5 to 2.3 s.

V Hawkins:

  • Detectability range by sea reduced: 12.2 to 11.5 km.
    • All other types of detectability reduced accordingly
  • Main battery reload time reduced: 11.7 to 10.5 s.

VI Repulse:

  • Main battery reload time reduced: 27 to 25 s.
  • Number of Repair Party charges has been increased by 1.

VI Leander:

  • Main battery reload time increased: 8.5 to 9 s.

VIII Hampshire:

  • Main battery reload time reduced: 10.5 to 10 s.
  • Detectability range by sea reduced: 12 to 11.5 km.
    • All other types of detectability reduced accordingly

VII Indianapolis:

  • The thickness of the bow and stern plating has been increased: 16 to 25 mm.

VIII Anchorage:

  • The Hydroacoustic Search consumable has been moved to a separate slot.

VIII North Carolina and VIII North Carolina CLR:

  • Sigma value increased: 2.0 to 2.05.

VIII Siliwangi:

  • The number of depth charges dropped per weapon charge has been increased from 2 to 10.
  • Main battery 180 degree rotation time reduced: 18.6 to 9 s.

VIII Wukong:

  • Torpedo reload time reduced: 107 to 85 s.

IX Sejong:

  • Main battery reload time reduced: 5.2 to 4.8 s.
  • Torpedo reload time reduced: 133 to 125 s.

V Kotovsky:

  • Detectability range by sea reduced: 11.6 to 10.7 km.
    • All other types of detectability reduced accordingly
  • Main battery reload time reduced:  9 to 8.2 s.

V Podvoisky:

  • Detectability range by sea reduced: 7.5 to 7.1 km.
    • All other types of detectability reduced accordingly

VIII Kiev:

  • Detectability range by sea reduced: 8.7 to 8.5 km.
  • Detectability range by air increased: 3.6 to 3.9 km.
  • Detectability after firing main guns in smoke reduced: 3.5 to 3.4 km.

IX Tashkent:

  • Detectability range by sea reduced: 9.1 to 8.9 km.
  • Detectability range by air increased: 4 to 4.3 km.
  • Detectability after firing main guns in smoke reduced: 3.7 to 3.6 km.

V Mutsuki:

  • Torpedo reload time reduced: 73 to 65 s.

VI Fubuki:

  • Main battery reload time reduced: 8 to 7.5 s.

VIII Mogami:

  • The reload time of the upgraded main battery module reduced: 15 to 14 s.

IX Ibuki:

  • Main battery reload time reduced: 13.7 to 13 s.

X Zaō:

  • Main battery 180 degree rotation time reduced: 36 to 30 s.

VII Omono:

  • Main battery reload time reduced: 13 to 11.5 s.
  • Main battery 180 degree rotation time reduced: 36 to 30 s.

VIII Shimanto:

  • Full rudder shift time reduced: 15.1 to 11.3 s.
  • Full rudder shift time with the researchable hull reduced: 10.8 to 8.1 s.

IX Takahashi:

  • Full rudder shift time reduced: 16 to 12.0 s.
  • Full rudder shift time with the researchable hull reduced: 11.4 to 8.5 s.

X Yodo:

  • Full rudder shift time reduced: 12.1 to 9.0 s.

Please note that all information in the development blog is preliminary. Announced adjustments and features may change multiple times during testing.

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