Wargaming has announced the details for its World Of Warships May 2024 update. Waiting at the end of the new four-week, 80-milestone “Eastern Horizons” campaign is a Tier VIII Pan-Asian destroyer. This update also sees an epic Roman Empire themed event, complete with ships, camouflages, and a new guise, Japanese light cruisers in the Tech Tree and a new free Bureau project to research.

The return of the Roman Empire and the new ship Venezia in the Bureau

Bringing 20th century naval warfare to the age of antiquity, players can enjoy an epic journey to the Roman Empire with a new event. The event sees a new theme to emulate the formidable empire, packed with plenty of thematic content to unlock and missions to complete. Through these missions, players can acquire a special event-themed currency called Denarii, which can be exchanged for themed goods, camouflages, as well as a gladiatrix Commander guise and Italian battleship Centurion. Plus, players can also access a new Italian Tier VI cruiser Francesco Ferruccio, which can be obtained from random bundles.

The Legendary tier Italian heavy cruiser Venezia is also dropping anchor into the research Bureau. Ready for combat Venezia sports 15 eight-inch calibre guns, high speed and strong armour, making her an agile addition to any Italian fleet.

Tier VIII Lüshun waits on the Eastern Horizons campaign

Kicking off this Legendary May update is a brand new “Eastern Horizons” campaign. Lasting four weeks and 80 milestones, this campaign rewards Admiralty Backing players with Pan-Asian Tier VIII destroyer Lüshun. With an impressive main battery reload speed and rotating turrets, she can dish out a significant volume of firepower. Alongside this, Lüshun is armed with deepwater torpedoes, which have the unique advantage of improved stealth, making them significantly more difficult to detect than normal torpedoes. To assist in the acquisition of this destroyer, “Eastern Horizons” is enabled with a catch-up mechanic.

Japanese light cruisers go full steam with full access

Leaving Early Access, the new line of Tier IV-VIII Japanese light cruisers is now fully available in the Tech Tree. Leading this lineup is powerhouse Tier VIII Takahashi, who is available now alongside a special permanent camouflage which can be obtained by completing a dedicated mission. With rapid-firing guns and turning torpedoes, these dynamic light cruisers are perfect to be used in experimental battle strategies.

Closing out May’s Legendary update are two new seasons of Ranked Battles, and two seasons of Brawl that both feature their own unique rules. Seasons 54 and 55 of Ranked Battles sees fast-paced combat in five-on-five vessels, with one season using Tier VI and the other Tier VII. Season 17 of Brawl requires a Tier VII battleship, which will feature a deactivated main battery, and Season 18 boosts the main stats of Tier VI cruisers.

This update also brings a number of bug fixes and upgrades across the game. You can find the full patch notes here.

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