Update 12.1

Developer Bulletin Public Test News article [1] 1 Feb 2023 for Winter and early Spring

Due to the installation of the update, the server will be unavailable
from: Wed. Feb. 15 4:00 AM Central
until: Wed. Feb. 15 7:00 AM Central

Update 12.1: British Submarines

♦ Battle Pass ♦ Statue of Liberty Commander and U.S. Hybrid Battleships ♦ Early Access to British Submarines ♦ Global Combat Missions ♦ Adventure: Queen of the Seas ♦ Clan Battles: Salamander Season ♦ Brawls ♦ Domination Mode With New Settings ♦ Technical and Visual Changes ♦ Changes to Unique Upgrades ♦ Armory ♦ Content Additions and Changes ♦ Other Changes

Early Access to British Submarines

British submarines hit the seas in Early Access in Update 12.1. To celebrate the occasion, the Iron Resilience permanent camouflage for VIII Sturdy and the Victoria Cross permanent camouflage for X Thrasher, as well as the British Submarines commemorative flag, have been added to the game.

The British submarines will not be available on the Public Test server.

Global Combat Missions

Global combat missions are being introduced into the game in Update 12.1. Their goal will be common to all players on the server, and each participant will contribute to the mission progress. Global combat missions can be represented both by chains and individual missions.

After completing a global combat mission, all players who participated in it will receive the final reward. It's possible to complete global combat missions before their official deadlines. If this happens, only those players who actually contributed to the mission progress will receive the reward.

Domination With New Settings

During Public Test 12.1, you will be able to try out the modified Domination mode with three Key Areas for Random Battles. The new settings are aimed at eliminating situations where battles are too long or too short.

New Settings

• Starting number of points at the beginning of battle: 200
• Points when destroying an enemy ship: +40 for all ship types
• Points when losing a ship: –32 for all ship types

The modified Domination mode will be added to the following maps: New Dawn, Fault Line, Shards, Trident, Neighbors, Crash Zone Alpha, Northern Waters, and Faroe Islands. We will decide on the final fate of the modified Domination based on the results of testing the new settings.

Technical Updates

Added interactive music for submarines. It will match the special stealthy game play of submarines. The music will change depending on several factors:

• Combat situation
• Actions performed by the submarine or her opponents
• Location of the submarine—on the surface or underwater

The new music will be active in Dynamic and Mixed modes.

Updated the display of squadrons on the decks of aircraft carriers in the Port and in battle. Aircraft carrier decks now display all types of squadrons available on the ship. The number of aircraft of each squadron on deck is equal to the size of the attacking flight.

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