We would like to thank all of you for participating in Submarine Battles and for your provided feedback. This test and your comments helped to steer our work on the new ship type:

• Sonar ping mechanics were updated;
• Battery charge mechanics were improved;
• Anti-submarine warfare tools were added for battleships and heavy cruisers;
• The transfer of information from allies’ Hydrophones was implemented;
• The detectability by sea of surface ships was lowered for submarines by one third.

Submarines will keep their features and act as stealthy hunters, but other classes will have means of countering them. Some illogical situations will be removed in a new iteration, and the gameplay load on destroyers will be lowered.

Please note that all information in the development blog is preliminary and subject to change during testing. Any showcased features may or may not end up on the main server.

Soon there will be a closed test session of updated visual effects.

• Gameplay elements will be supported with visual effects: usage of consumables, fire effect on the ship with “Fire prevention” skill and others;
• Updated shells tracers: now lighting on map and shadows from islands are taken into account for them;
• Light and shadows of visual particles (e.g. fires) now take sun’s position into account in real-time;
• Changed effects of torpedoes, shells, planes exploding and falling on water and earth, smoke, fires, and many others.

Besides that, we’re working on effects for the destruction of the ship, for AA, and the movement animation of AA guns.

Please note that all information in the development blog is preliminary and subject to change during testing. Any showcased features may or may not end up on the main server.

Transformers Collaboration

We are happy to announce the upcoming collaboration with Hasbro and Takara Tomy within the “Transformers: Generation 1” franchise

The following items will be added in the game:

• Permanent camouflages “Freedom Fighter” on Montana, “Golden Bug” on Gearing, “Messenger of Oblivion” on Grosser Kurfurst, “Crush’n’Destroy” on Khabarovsk;
• Expendable camouflages “Decepticon Disguise” and “Autobot Ark”;
• Commanders with a special voiceover: Optimus Prime, Bumblebee, Megatron and Rumble;
• “Cybertronian” containers;
• Themed patches and flags.

Some of these will be purchasable in the Premium Shop and the Armory, and others will be obtainable for free for participating in various activities

Please note that all information in the development blog is preliminary and subject to change during testing. Any showcased features may or may not end up on the main server.

IX Pommern:

• Sigma parameter reduced from 1.6 to 1.5.

Japanese cruiser Kitakami, Tier X:

• Removed an option to install “Aiming systems Modification 0” upgrade.

IX Paolo Emilio:

• Torpedo spread width increased to the standard values
• Action time of the “Exhaust Smoke Generator” consumable lowered from 45 to 35 s;

VI Erich Loewenhardt:

• Dive bombers’ attack time lowered from 5 to 4 s.