Based on the testing results, we're applying changes to Statenland, Pan-American battleships, Victoria, Georg Hoffmann, Brennus, and Pan-American Unique commander Joaquim Marques Lisboa, as well as balance change for Henri IV.
Dutch cruiser Statenland, Tier VIII
- Main battery reload time increased: 6 to 6,5s.
- Number of aircraft in attacking flight for an Airstrike reduced: 7 to 6.
Pan-American Battleships Tier VIII Ipiranga, Tier IX Los Andes and Tier IX Cordillera:
- Main battery reload time increased: 30 to 33s.
- Combat Instructions parameters changed:
- Action time reduced: 45 to 30s;
- Progress per main battery shell hit increased: 4% to 6.5%
- Secondary battery firing range increased: 10% to 20%;
- Added bonus to the secondary battery reload: -15%.
Pan-American Battleships Tier X Libertad and Tier X Comodoro:
- Main battery reload time increased: 30 to 33s.
- Combat Instructions parameters changed:
- Action time reduced: 45 to 30s;
- Progress per main battery shell hit increased: 4% to 6.5%
- Secondary battery firing range increased: 10% to 20%;
- Added bonus to secondary battery reload: -20%.
Spanish battleship Victoria, Tier IX
- Main battery reload time reduced: 32 to 30s.
- Added HE shells with the following parameters:
- Maximum HE shell damage – 5,100.
- HE shell armor penetration - 64 mm.
- Chance to cause fire – 24%.
- HE initial velocity - 880 m/s.
- Modified HE shells have the same parameters as normal HE shells.
- AP shell parameters changed:
- Maximum damage increased: 9,800 to 12,000.
- Shell fuse time increased: 0.015 to 0.033s.
- The angle at which the check for ricochets is made reduced: 70 to 45 degrees.
- Guaranteed ricochet angle reduced: 80 to 60 degrees.
- Shell penetration significantly increased.
- Modified AP shells have the same parameters as normal AP shells.
- Modified shells firing mode changed to Burst Fire and Modified Shells with the following parameters:
- Number of bursts in a series – 2.
- Interval between shots – 2s.
- Maximum shell damage reduced by 25%.
- Burst Fire and Modified Shells cooldown – 45s.
- Added the Main Battery Reload Booster consumable with the following parameters:
- Number of charges – 2.
- Action time: 30s.
- Bonus to the main battery reload provided by the Main Battery Reload Booster consumable: -33%.
- Main Battery Reload Booster cooldown – 150s.
As described in our previous Development Blog post, we are in the process of trying out multiple concepts for Victoria. In 13.7 we will be moving on to a third variant. This time it will be the more "classical" approach for Spanish ships with the Burst Fire mode and regular shells. This burst double shot behaves quite similarly to the one found on the Tech Tree cruisers, although, as it would be a bit too potent for the battleship to have it as is, a penalty to shell damage was added to balance it. The ship has also received Main Battery Reload Booster with reduced charges to help speed the main battery cooldown after Burst Fire in clutch situations.
German destroyer Georg Hoffmann, Tier X
- Main battery firing range reduced: 12.6 to 11.2 km.
- Main battery reload time increased: 6.5 to 7.4s.
- Main battery accuracy increased and is now similar to that of the Elbing.
- Maximum HE shell damage increased: 1,800 to 2,200.
- AP shell parameters changed:
- Maximum damage increased: 3,850 to 4,100.
- Shell penetration increased.
- Armor of the central part of the ship increased: 19 to 25 mm.
- Smoke screen dispersion time increased: 73 to 77s.
- Action time of the Engine Boost consumable increased: 120 to 180s.
Pan-American Unique commander Joaquim Marques Lisboa:
- The Patron of the Navy talent was removed.
- Added a bonus to the Master and Commander talent:
- Ship speed +5%.
We tested this unique commander on ships that allowed to use "Patron of the Navy" talent, as well as those that did not. Our data and player feedback have shown this commander to have excessive effectiveness. So we decided that this talent is not required for the commander to maintain an acceptable level of effectiveness and removed it.
We're also applying balance changes to the following ships:
French cruisers Tier X Brennus and Tier X Henri IV
- The Engine Boost consumable parameters has been changed, it is now similar to those found on Charles Martel and Saint-Louis. This change will let the ships accelerate and decelerate quicker while the The Engine Boost consumable is active.
*01.08.2024. Updated the text to better explain the changes to Brennus and Henri IV .
Please note that all information in the development blog is preliminary. Announced adjustments and features may change multiple times during testing. The final information will be published on our game's website.