Public Test 0.6.4

Public Test images, values and features may be implemented differently, or not at all, when the update releases.

Key Features

French Cruisers 

French cruisers are at the final stage of testing by developers and supertesters only and are scheduled to be released in Update 0.6.4. The new branch will be represented by Émile Bertin, La Galissonnière, the heavy cruiser Algérie, and seven more warships. For more information about the new ships, watch the "Developers' Diary!" 

If you're not a developer or supertester, you won't able to test the French cruisers, but keep an eye out -- you may encounter them in battle!

 

Maps and Weather

We're improving the appearance of the in-game maps and paying specific attention to "Hotspot" and "Neighbors."

Improved the following maps:

  • Ring, New Dawn, Trap, Islands of Ice, Islands and Trident

Haven and Ring now have weather effects. On Ring you'll see rain at the beginning of a battle while Haven has a 10% probability of a Cyclone.

New Port

Look for a new Port available to players with a Premium Account, "Dry Dock"  inspired by actual shipyards like Norfolk Navy Yard, from the early 1940s. "Dry Dock" will replace "Hawaii," the current Premium Port. "Hawaii" will be converted into a standard, or non-Premium, Port.

Look for dynamic lighting and varying ship spawn locations in the Port -- "Dry Dock" is different from every other Port in World of Warships because it has three different spawn locations, and the point your ship appears in depends on its class and size.

Now, you can adjust dynamic lighting quality level in your graphics settings, with options for "Low," "High" and "Off"

User Interface

We're increasing the space for usernames displayed in the in-game statistics window accessible when pressing "Tab" by approx. six to seven characters, and by four to five characters in the post-battle statistics screen.

In addition, we've also added two new game window modes: window with no border, and an "unfolded" window with no border

We're adding a context menu for the Clan tab and system messages related to Clan activities ideal for both players searching for a suitable Clan and players who are already in one. You can open it in the "Clans" section by right-clicking on a Clan or player name.

Soundtrack for Clan tab added, as were Port music and notifications when interacting with interface elements for both a Clan player opening the Clan tab in their Port, and for a non-Clan tab when you go to the Clan page from the account menu.

With the approach of a Cyclone, your spotting range will decrease gradually. Your exact spotting range will now be displayed on the screen on the Cyclone approach indicator.

Ship Appearance Changes

We’ve improved the exteriors of the following tier X ships:

  • Gearing, Des Moines, Montana, Midway, Zao, Yamato, Hakuryu, Shimakaze, Moskva, Hindenburg and Minotaur.

Balance Changes

To increase survivability, basic sea detectability range decreased for:

  • Grozovoi: reduced from 8.82km to 8.29km
  • New Orleans: reduced from 12.42 to 11.82km

Main turrets turn time reduced:

  • Mogami 155mm guns: from 51.4s to 36s
  • Fubuki, Akatsuki, Kagero: from 30s to 26.1s
  • Yugumo, Shimakaze: from 25.7s to 22.8s
  • Mutsuki stock guns: from 30 seconds to 25.7 seconds

König: 'Sigma' parameter defining firing accuracy reduced from 2 to 1.8

Khabarovsk: Basic rudder shift time decreased from 6.1s to 11.1s

 

Other Changes

With the release of Update 0.6.3, we're officially discontinuing support for Windows XP and Vista. Beginning with Update 0.6.4, these operating systems will cease to be supported by the game. The decision was based on them no longer supported by Microsoft. This will allow us to optimize the game for faster and more convenient operation on modern operating systems, as we integrate new graphics technologies going forward.




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