Greetings, Captains!
Don't blink, because 13.11 will be here before you know it! Let's dive in and take a look at some of the content being added in the update, fresh off the press!
Dockyard
Update 13.11 brings us to the Hamburg Dockyard, at which construction of the European Battleship Niord, Tier IX will commence!
Additionally you will be able to obtain another new ship for free as an intermediate reward, read on to see more details.
Niord's a speedy battleship, similar in layout to the GK4541 German battlecruiser designs of the First World War. She's also the result of a hypothetical alternate history scenario where the ship is laid down in Germany in 1918, purchased by Sweden in the 1920s, and gradually completed by the end of the 1930s, which included subsequent modernization of anti-aircraft defense systems following the Second World War. The ship was named after the ancient Norse god of seafaring, winds, and fishing, while also inheriting the name from a coastal defense ship that served in the Swedish Navy in the early decades of the 20th century.
The ship is armed with eight 380mm main battery guns with good accuracy and fast reload time. While her secondary guns are not the best, the ship is also armed with 20 torpedo tubes which have the signature European tight spread. Those torps are also fast and have long range, albeit with low damage individually. Additionally, Niord has good concealment, strong AA defense, and high speed, which are balanced out by low HP and main battery guns with weak salvo weight.
Now, onto the Dockyard event itself! The Hamburg Dockyard will contain 20 ship building phases, 18 of which can be completed through combat missions. The other two ship building phases can be purchased for Doubloons. Our New Year Update will feature many gifts and interesting rewards - including a new, free ship for all of our players! This year you'll be able to unlock the brand new Pan-European Tier V Destroyer Kalmar in the Hamburg Dockyard as intermediate reward in 8th shipbuilding phase, instead of in the Event Pass in the previous year.
We are also ready now to show Kalmar in her permanent camouflage.
Kalmar's strength lies in her torpedo armament, which consists of very fast, long-range torpedoes in two triple launchers, with access to the signature super-narrow European spread.
Each shipbuilding phase can be purchased for 3,000 Doubloons, with starter packs of 2 and 6 available for purchase for 5,000 and 12,600 Doubloons, respectively. These packs will only be available until you achieve 4 phases via the completion of combat missions, so be sure to grab 'em early if you plan on using them!
Dockyard missions may be completed during Update 13.11 and the first three weeks of Update 14.0. During the last week of Update 14.0, you'll only be able to progress through the Dockyard by purchasing shipbuilding phases for Doubloons. The Dockyard itself will remain in your port until the start of Update 14.1.
UPDATE (25.10.2024): Thank you for your feedback on the Hamburg Dockyard and its pricing. For our New Year update, we restructured the Dockyard into fewer stages, resulting in a higher price per stage and for the starter packs. To address your concerns, we’ve increased the number of stages that can be completed through combat missions from 17 to 18 out of the 20 total stages, meaning you’ll only need to purchase 2 stages to complete the Dockyard.
Additionally, the starter package will now include 2 stages for 5,000 Doubloons. This adjustment keeps the price more consistent with previous Dockyards of similar design.
Clan Patrols
Update 13.11 also brings along a temporary new activity - Clan Patrols, which will be available for any clan member, so make sure you join a Clan!
Inside the special Patrol window in the Clan tab you will be able to choose one Battle Type to patrol and receive extra rewards just by playing it.
Let's get into some of the details:
- You'll be able to receive a bonus to Free XP earned in battle by participating in Patrols. Playing in a division will net you the full bonus, while playing alone will get you half of the bonus.
- Current battle types that can be affected by Patrols bonuses include Operations, Co-op, Random Battles, Asymmetric Battles, and Brawls.
- You can switch a Battle type for patrolling anytime you like with out any restrictions.
- Division mates do not need to necessarily be your Clan mates, either! They can be from other Clans, too!
- Every day you will be able to earn a random bundle with 4 rewards for playing in a Division (in order to get all rewards you need to play 4 battles in total). Rewards include Credits, Signals, Oil, Coal, Elite Commander XP, and expendable economic bonuses. The bundles can be updated once a day by clicking on a dedicated button. With every update, there's a chance that you will get a special bundle with Steel, Oil and Distant Voyages Premium Containers. You can keep track of your progress and increase chances of receiving special rewards by playing more battles!
More details about Clan Patrols will be available in later publications.
Asymmetric Battles
We've heard you, and we are so excited to finally share that Asymmetric Battles are returning in Update 13.11. We're even going to keep it exactly the same as last time, with the following parameters:
- You can play Tier VI-X ships and Superships
- There will be 5 ships to a team on the player side
- The maximum difference of tiers between the ships is limited to 1 tier
- You can play whatever ship type floats your boat (ha!)
- You can also div up with up to 5 players under the following limitations:
- 1 aircraft carrier
- Up to 2 battleships
- Up to 2 cruisers
- Up to 2 destroyers
- 1 submarine
As for the bots, they'll continue to be a team of 12 ships that are 2 tiers lower than each tier represented on the player team. This means if you're rocking a team that has Tier IX and X ships in it, expect to see bots that are Tier VII and VIII.
Brawls
Update 13.11 will bring five Brawls unleashed in different formats.
Brawl #1
- 3v3
- Tier X ships.
- No submarines or aircraft carriers allowed.
- No more than two cruisers and one destroyer per team.
- Divisions of up to three players.
Brawl #2
- 6v6
- Tier VIII ships.
- No submarines or aircraft carriers allowed.
- No more than four battleships, three cruisers and two destroyers per team.
- Divisions of up to three players.
- This brawl will be available only in the Epicenter mode.
Brawl #3
- 5v5
- Tier X ships.
- No submarines allowed.
- No more than three battleships, two cruisers, two destroyers and one aircraft carrier per team.
- Divisions of up to five players.
Brawl #4
- 6v6
- Tier IX ships.
- No submarines or aircraft carriers allowed.
- No more than four battleships, three cruisers and two destroyers per team.
- Divisions of up to three players.
- This brawl will be available only in the Epicenter mode.
Brawl #5
- 4v4
- Tier X ships.
- No aircraft carriers allowed.
- No more than three battleships, two cruisers, two destroyers and one submarine per team.
- Divisions of up to four players.
Clan Battles Season 28
Update 13.11 brings a new Clan Battles season.
- Format: 7 vs. 7 playing Tier X ships and superships
Season 28 will begin with the following restrictions:
General restrictions
- Only battleships, destroyers and cruisers allowed.
- No more than one battleship per team.
- Maximum three superships per team allowed.
Restrictions on particular ships
- Napoli, Petropavlovsk, Louisiana, Alexander Nevsky, Komissar and Hildebrand cannot be taken into battles.
- Limited the number of Kleber, Marceau and Marseille. One team may not have more than one of these ships in total.
- Limited the number of Moskva, Stalingrad and Des Moines. One team may not have more than one of these ships in total.
- Limited the number of Småland and Gdansk. One team may not have more than one of these ships in total.
- Limited the number of Admiral Ushakov, Zorky, Annapolis, and Condé. One team may not have more than one of these ships in total.
Maps:
North, Hotspot, Islands of Ice, Land of Fire, Tears of the Desert, Shatter, and Northern Waters.
Other Content Additions
- USS Archerfish flag.
- USS Archerfish patch.
That's it for now! See you on the virtual seas, Captains!
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.