We’re talking about future changes to the Combat Instructions mechanic

In Update 12.0, we ill be updating the interface and some of the settings tied to the Combat Instructions mechanic currently available to some Superships.

  Hannover

• Number of adjustment firing salvoes required to activate Combat Instructions reduced: 12 to 10.

  Satsuma

• Number of adjustment firing salvoes required to activate Combat Instructions reduced: 12 to 10.
• Amount of time spent without firing on target until adjustment firing progress begins to decay reduced: 50 to 45 s.
• Rate of decay of adjustment firing progress increased: 16.7% per tick to 20%

  Admiral Ushakov

• Number of adjustment firing salvoes required to activate Combat Instructions reduced: 12 to 10.
• Amount of time spent without firing on target until adjustment firing progress begins to decay reduced: 60 to 50 s.
• Rate of decay of adjustment firing progress decreased: 16.7% per tick to 15%

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

Let’s talk about the main new features of the first update of 2023.

Pan-Asian Unique Commander and Lunar New Year Celebration

In Update 12.0, the celebration of the Lunar New Year will begin. As part of this event, a new collection, “The Age of Sa Zhenbing,” will appear in the game, recounting the biography of this famous admiral as well as the naval history of China in the era of armor and steam.

The collection consists of 5 sections with 4 elements each. Completing sections will bring one day of Warships premium account, and the reward for collecting the entire collection will be the unique Pan Asian commander Sa Zhenbing himself and an achievement.

The commander has improved skills:

Continue reading “WoWS: Early access to US hybrid battleships, unique Pan-Asian commander, Airship Escort, and other new features – Closed testing 12.0” →

Japanese Tier IX battleship Daisen and British Tier VIII aircraft carrier Colossus have been added to the game for testing.

Japanese battleship Daisen, Tier IX

A fast battleship with powerful guns and torpedo armament. Based on projects drawn up in the 1910s, the ship inherits a number of archaic features, including the placement of anti-mine guns in casemates.

Continue reading “WoWS: Daisen and Colossus – Closed Test 12.0” →

The Pan-American cruiser branch and American Tier IX battleship Illinois have been added to the game for testing.

The tech tree branch of Pan-American light cruisers will be added to the game for the upcoming closed test session.

Branch features:

• Good rate of fire, but weak armor and a small supply of HP.
• A Repair Party that restores 50% of the damage taken to the citadel starting at Tier II.
• Access to Hydroacoustic Search from Tier IV onward.
• From Tier IV, the ships are also equipped with torpedoes with average characteristics, which can be used as a last-ditch defense if enemy ships come too close.
• Availability of a Fighter beginning at Tier V; Tiers VI, VIII, IX, and X ships have the option to replace it with a Spotter.
  • The Tier VII ship does not have a Fighter or Spotter.
• From Tier VI, the ships have flat ballistics that make it easier to hit enemies at long distances, and there is also a choice between Hydroacoustic Search and Defensive AA Fire in one slot.
• Also from Tier VI, the ships can use Combat Instructions. Mechanically, they work similarly to the Combat Instructions available to superships, but they have different requirements and bonuses.
• Ships of Tier VII and up also have the Repair Party consumable, which restores more HP per second.

Continue reading “WoWS: New ships – Closed Test 12.0” →