Update 1.1

Release Version

1.1

Distributed:

September 16th 2019

French ships and campaign

• French Connection - a new 3-week campaign with Francs as its operational currency and an opportunity to unlock some French battleships and commanders, as well as universal commendations.
• Default port is set to pre-WWII Marseille, enjoy the view!
• French cruisers are available for research:
  • Jurien
  • Friant
  • Duguay-Trouin
  • Emile Bertin
  • La Galissonniere
  • Algerie
  • Charles Martel
• French battleships of tier III to VI can be found in crates, which in turn can be obtained from Admiralty for Francs and from the store for Doubloons.
  • Courbet
  • Bretagne
  • Normandie
  • Lyon
• Permanent camo for tier V French ships is available in the Admiralty.
• Added a roster of 7 French commanders, with Andre Lemonnier joining said roster.
• Admiralty backing for the French Connection campaign will cost 1250 doubloons.
  • Robert Jaujard
  • Louis Violette
  • Emile Guepratte
  • Andre Roux
  • Louis du Fornet
  • Philippe Auboyneau

Wicked Waves campaign:

A special Halloween campaign will begin 3 weeks into the update and will give you an opportunity to get a free tier III Premium German battleship Nassau with a unique Halloween skin. You can also receive a themed commander, good to stand at the helm of German ships if you purchase the Admiralty Backing, Henry J. Hide is the name.

Halloween containers with consumables and a chance to earn permanent skins for Wakatake and St. Louis, as well as universal Commendations will be available along the levels of campaign as well as in the Premium store.

Admiralty Backing for the Wicked Waves campaign will cost 1250 doubloons.

Ending of the German event

A few things happen after the German fleet becomes fully unlocked:

• German battleships become researchable, you can now give Bismarck a try!
• Leftover Deutschmarks are converted to credits at a cost of 7500 credits to one DM
• Thalers can still be spent on items that you haven't purchased yet until the next update.

Content

You can now use patches to show individual flair. They can be obtained from basic containers as well as Combat Missions - later on. They consist of backgrounds and symbols and can be selected in the service record. You can see other players' patches in the battle result table, from the tactical map menu in game, and show yours off whenever you sink an enemy ship!

Balance changes:

Queen Elizabeth:

• Traverse speed of main battery turrets increased from 2,5 deg/s to 3,0 deg/s

Vanguard:

• Muzzle velocity for all shells improved from 804 to 836 m/s
• Max damage of AP shells increased from 11700 to 12500
• Max damage of HE shells improved from 5300 to 5800, chance to start a fire increased from 34% to 38%
• Traverse speed of main battery turrets increased from 5 deg/s to 6 deg/s
• Rudder shift time was shortened for both hulls:
  • hull a: 22,7 s to 19.7 s
• hull b 16.2 s to 14.7 s

Königsberg:

• Main battery guns reload increased from 7,5s to 8s.

Furutaka:

• Stock main battery reload time reduced from 16s to 15s ,
• Top main battery reload time reduced from 15s to 13,5s.

Albany:

• Main battery reload time reduced from 8s to 7s
• Traverse speed for main battery increased from 8 deg/s to 10 deg/s

Kidd

• Credit earnings are boosted

Commander Skill Changes:

• Commander Reginald Tyrwhitt receives Smogathon skill as an extra legendary. Smogathon significantly reduced the Smoke Generator cooldown, but also cuts its duration
• Leviathan skill: penalty to maximum speed reduced from 5% to 4%
• Flammable Cannonier skill: risk of catching fire decreased from 20% to 13% at level 4
• Emergency Specialist skill: penalty to Damage Control Party consumable decreased from 50% to 30% at level 4

Miscellaneous / Graphics / UI Changes

• Added email subscription management, where you can subscribe or unsubscribe to receive emails with news and promotions. The prompt window will appear on the first launch after the update installation. Further subscription management can be performed at https://wowslegends.com/notifications/options/
• Admiralty backing's price is reduced to 1250 doubloons for either of the two campaigns in this update only
• Various visual improvements to lighting and shadows: added improved shadow stability on all systems and added dynamic ambient occlusion for Ps4 Pro and Xbox One X
• Various fixes to minor bugs that may improve the game launching time
• Battle countdown camera angle was set to a "more picturesque" one
• Added vertical movement to observer camera and changed its angle to accommodate for better situational awareness
• Ship markers in the 3D world now behave more smoothly
• Ships appear in 3D world compared to their minimap icons with less of a delay than before
• Xbox Only:
  • 4K resolution is now available on Xbox One X machines. You'll be prompted to use it at first launch after which you can switch between 4K and **FullHD in the settings menu. Please note that 4K resolution improves visual quality at the cost of average framerate count.

Bug fixes

• Fixed the bug with account level resetting
• Fixed the bug that led to you being unable to convert Elite XP
• Fixed the bug with ribbons getting stuck in the middle of the screen
• Fixed the bug that made it occasionally impossible to launch torpedoes after repairing your torpedo tube
• Fixed the bug with incorrect container being shown on the transport ship
• Fixed the bug, that made ships show up as elite incorrectly
• Fixed the bug with PSN store banner staying on the screen outside of store
• Fixed the bug with font borders sometimes disappearing in battle
• Several issues with sound were resolved but we're expecting a better fix a bit later.
• Fixed a bug with sound stuttering and/or disappearing
• Platform achievements/trophies "That must have hurt" and "Excellent performance" mistakenly required players to also end the battle victorious and therefore didn't trigger in some cases, this is now fixed.