Holiday Update: Glimpse Into the Future

Maintenance times:       

• Xbox: December 16, 1:00 – 4:00 AM Central / 7:00 – 10:00 AM UTC   
• PlayStation: December 16, 1:00 – 4:00 AM Central / 7:00 – 10:00 AM UTC   
• iOS: December 16, 1:00 – 4:00 AM Central / 7:00 – 10:00 AM UTC   
• Android: December 16, 1:00 – 4:00 AM Central / 7:00 – 10:00 AM UTC 

Update size:       

• Xbox One (S/X) ~3,900 MB 
• Xbox Series S/X ~3,800 MB   
• PS4 ~3,710 MB   
• PS5/PS5 Pro ~1,160 MB  
• iOS ~1,000 MB + ~1,480 MB   
• Android ~1,000 MB + ~1,480 MB      

Holiday Update: Glimpse Into the Future

Captains, are you feeling the festive cheer yet? We sure are! Here's a little present for you: redeem the code TNP6QJMBK4 to snag 1x Winter Big Crate '23, 6x Holiday camouflages, and 6x Common Credit Boosters. And there's more—an even bigger gift awaits! Keep reading for more details. 

Let's take a quick look at what's new in this update: 

• A New Year's gift from us 
• Campaign featuring Legendary Tier cruiser Defence 
• Cyber Holidays: new futuristic ships and Commander guises 
• New Calendar featuring a cyberpunk Commander guise as the main reward 
• Winter Fleet: Meet the new winter versions of Östergötland, New Orleans, and Constellation 
• Shipbuilding Collection
• Ranked and Brawl seasons 
• Arctic Legends event featuring famous WWII ships and a special mission 
• Balance changes and various improvements 

Take Your New Year's Gift! 

We've prepared a special gift for you—it's time to unwrap it! Visit the Store from December 16 through January 27 to claim the "New Year's Present" free bundle. Inside, you'll find lots of stuff, including special crates—Spectral Vault 1.0 and Spectral Vault 3.0—with high chances of dropping a Premium ship, and Cybercents, which you can spend on the new content (keep reading to learn more about the new currency and crates). You'll also unlock the "Happy Shipmas!" mission, which will bring you even more gifts, including version 1.0 and 2.0 Spectral Vault crates.

"The Best Form of Offence" Campaign 

Meet the new Legendary British cruiser Defence—the main reward of this holiday campaign! You'll appreciate her 356 mm guns, offering some of the highest damage among cruisers in the game, HE shells with great penetration and fire-starting chances, potent forward-firing torpedoes with a 10 km range, and a massive HP pool. She's also equipped with a strong Repair Party, which can regenerate 40% of your HP per usage, as well as Sonar and Smoke Generator. 

To obtain Defence, complete the 100 campaign milestones within 6 weeks. You can use the catch-up mechanic in case you miss any challenges. Here are all the rewards you can receive for completing this campaign, with and without Admiralty Backing: 

Available rewards without the Admiralty Backing:  

• 50x Common Boosters  
• 4x Union Jack camouflages  
• 4x Santa '21 camouflages 
• 4x Holiday camouflages 
• 4x Techno Shield camouflages 
• 10,000 Global XP  
• 125,000 Commander XP  
• 525,000 Research Points  
• 600,000 credits  
• 22x Promotion Orders  
• 1x Insignia  
• 1x Commendation  
• 7 days of Premium Account 
• 1x British Commander crate  
• 4x Winter Big Crates '23  
• 2x Spectral Vault 1.0 crates 
• 1x Spectral Vault 2.0 crate 
• 15x Shipbuilding collection crates 
• 3,000 Cybercents 
• Defence patch base  
• Defence patch symbol 

Value of the rewards without the Admiralty Backing: 22,320 doubloons  

Additional rewards with the Admiralty Backing (2,500 doubloons):  

• 50x Rare Boosters  
• 12x Union Jack camouflages  
• 6x Santa '21 camouflages 
• 6x Holiday camouflages 
• 10x Techno Shield camouflages 
• 35,000 Global XP  
• 325,000 Commander XP  
• 1,225,000 Research Points 
• 2,400,000 credits  
• 26x Promotion Orders  
• 4x Insignia  
• 4x Commendations  
• 750 doubloons  
• 8x Winter Big Crates '23  
• 3x Spectral Vault 1.0 crates 
• 1x Spectral Vault 3.0 crate 
• 4,500 Cybercents 
• Standard Type permanent camouflage for Defence 
• Defence flag  
• 1x Admiralty Backing special weekly mission, rewarding Renown Points  
• Legendary British cruiser Defence 

Total value of the rewards with the Admiralty Backing: 99,475 doubloons 

Holiday Season Is Starting: Cyberpunk Content, Winter Fleet, and More 

Welcome to New York 2125 

Starting December 16, you'll have a unique opportunity to travel to the future, visit the neon-lit city of New York 2125, and dock your ships in its Port. Peek into the Store to find Commander guises from the future and three new ships: Italian Legendary battleship R. Lauria and Soviet Tier VII Premium cruiser D. Pozharsky in cyberpunk-style skins, as well as French Tier V Premium cruiser Dupleix. You can purchase this new content for Cybercents—the event currency which you can acquire through your New Year's present, the campaign, Weekly Assignments, Neon Holidays Calendar, and the Store. 

Spectral Vault Crates 

Spectral Vaults are this New Year's special crates, inspired by the cyberpunk world. They work just like the Ultimate Crates and Santa Crates you may remember from our previous events. There are five types of Spectral Vault crates, each offering a chance to unlock a Premium ship, another Spectral Vault of a higher version (except for Spectral Vault 5.0, which is already the top version), or various other drops. 

Neon Holidays Calendar 

From December 16 through January 27, complete all daily tasks of this new 4-week Calendar to receive lots of rewards, including the main prize—Ultima Starlight, the superstar of New York 2125, as a Commander guise. You can recover up to 7 missed days for free! 

Winter Fleet 

The Winter Fleet is back, featuring new winter versions of Östergötland, New Orleans, and Constellation, all available in the Store. One more new winter ship, Hermes W, is available for Captains who complete the Shipbuilding collection. This year's new Winter Fleet ships have the same characteristics as their original versions.

Winter ships from previous years will also feature in the Store, and purchasing some of them will grant you a nice bonus of Cybercents. A few of them will be available through chained bundles:

• "Neon Snowfall" bundle: The first bundle, featuring a Spectral Vault 1.0, is completely free, and the final one includes winter ship Guépard W. All bundles following the first one are offered at a significant discount, and some can be purchased for credits and Global XP.
• "Snowy Saga" bundle: Includes two winter ships, Hyūga W and Kutuzov W. All bundles are discounted compared to individual purchases.

Shipbuilding Collection 

We've prepared a new collection of cards describing the shipbuilding process and using an WWII-era U.S. large cruiser design as the example. Collect all 12 cards to receive the new Premium winter version of British aircraft carrier Hermes and other rewards. You can find these collectible cards in Shipbuilding collection crates, available through the main campaign and in the Store for Cybercents.

More Activities and Discounts 

Replenish your in-game supplies by participating in missions and various activities during this update: 

• First Win Bonus: Improved to x5 on the first weekend of the update (December 21 – 23) 
• Discounts on Tech Tree ships: 15% off Tier IV–V ships and 25% off Tier VI–VIII ships (December 23 – January 6). 
• Windroses: Get rewards for your first wins of the update playing Tier III and higher ships (December 23 – January 6): 
  • Tier III: 1x common crate 
  • Tier IV: 1x Common Global XP Booster 
  • Tier V: 2x Holiday camouflages 
  • Tier VI: 2x Rare Credit Boosters 
  • Tier VII Tech Tree ships: 1x Promotion Order 
  • Tier VII Premium ships: 2x Promotion Orders 
  • Tier VIII: 3x Techno Shield camouflages 
  • Legendary Tier: 1x Spectral Vault 1.0 crate 
• Clash at North Cape mission: Complete it playing a British or German ship of Tier III or higher to receive 1x Spectral Vault 2.0; 5x Promotion Orders; and 20x various camouflages (December 23 – 30). 
• Polar Night at Barents: Complete it playing a British or German ship of Tier III or higher to receive 2x Spectral Vault 1.0 crates; 6x Techno Shield camouflages; and 1 day of Premium Account (December 30 – January 6). 
• Additional Cybercents for Weekly Assignments: Get up to 250 Cybercents each week for completing Weekly Assignments during the update (December 16 – January 27). 
• Discount on converting Elite XP to Global XP: Get 35 Global XP instead of 25 per doubloon (December 16 – January 27). 

New Ranked and Brawl Seasons 

Three new seasons of Ranked Battles await you this update, featuring 5v5 battles with Tier VI–VIII ships of all types except for aircraft carriers. The rewards include Steel, crates, credits, camouflages, Commander Progression Items, and Boosters. 

As for Brawls, expect three more seasons of 3v3 battles with Tier V battleships, Tier VII cruisers, and Tier VIII battleships, depending on the season. As always, you'll get to enjoy crazy game mechanics tweaks and various rewards, including crates and credits.   

Arctic Legends 

From January 6 through 27, embark on the Arctic Convoy mission to enjoy various rewards, including Winter Big Crates '23 and camouflages. At the same time, several famous ships that served in northern waters during World War II will feature in the Store with their commemorative flags: Tirpitz, Duke of York, Scharnhorst, London, and Cossack '38. One more historical ship, Gremyashchy, will be available in a bundle with a Russian Commander crate and essential resources. Plus, check out Arctic skins for Duke of York, Edinburgh, and Scharnhorst, all available at a discount for Steel, as well as German battleship Odin in the Nordic camouflage and festive permanent camouflages from previous New Year events.

Balance Changes 

This time, we decided to buff several ships that required a few balance tweaks: Druid, Ibuki, Ibuki B, Iwami, Iwami B, Sejong, Z-44, Constellation, Gascogne, Mogami, Myōgi, Viribus Unitis, and Yūbari. We also reduced the maximum torpedo damage for Hermes. You'll find all the details in the latest Ministry of Balance article. 

Improvements

All Platforms 

• Aircraft carriers now have only one spawn point per team in Versus AI and Standard Battles on these maps: Islands of Ice, Trap, Two Brothers, Land of Fire, Shards. 
• Updated armor layout for New Orleans: New athwartship parts added to auxiliary room armor; new aft-end plating and fore-end plating parts added to both fore- and aft-end armor. This change has no effect on the performance of the ship.
• Updated "Kraken Unleashed!" medal logo. 

Celebrate the winter holidays with Legends and turn the tide!

Please note: World of Warships: Legends is updating its ACB (AUSTRALIAN CLASSIFICATION BOARD) Rating from PG to M as required by new guidelines issued by the ACB.