Naval mode is finally dead

[Kweedko]

It’s not their choice to be on those maps, just recent BR changes.

[SylasDr]

Ive come to think about something… If Gaijin is of the opinion that the open water circle maps are playable for 8.7s, then why should brs other than 8.0/8.3/8.7s suffer playing on those maps as well…

[侍KAMIKAZE侍]

Breaking news from WT naval testing if something got fixed - so you guys dont have to suffer

Basically 12 min in (big success surviving that long) started to get focused by soyuz and its second salvo ammoracked my front turret at this absolutely absurd angle somehow at nearly 15 km - even tho it shows no damage in replay but after that next shot show front ammo rack is gone and I am sinking.

next shot shows turret gone

Respawned with another yamato and went on shelling that soyuz for 10 mins (blackened his ammo elevator few times - nothing happend - if it was yamato i goes poof from any ammo elevator damage) really just had to destroy all his sections since its not doing anything else tbf. (also it didnt get stolen by bot soo yay?)

Soyuz respawns - shoots two salvos - my ship goes poof

While replay only shows my secondary ammo hit which somehow one tapped whole Yamato again.

No other damage from the last shell.

(thats one of the better scenarios - sometimes you wont kill ignoring soyuz after shelling it whole match)

[LeMorbidDeath]

When will they fix/add manual aim to Navy Arcade?

[VegasMofo_Ytube]

Did something else change?
It feels like a few weeks now where my shots in all ships are over under over straddle straddle under straddle straddle etc.

Did the RNG get greater?
Am I personally nerfed?
I went from constant terror of the sea to like 1-2 kills 7 assist per match.

The rare hits at long range often take minutes of gameplay and I finally work someone down and ASSIST. Often event bots stealing the kills.

But for some reason each map will be that one guy not effected by this new RNG low score guaranteeing aim modifier.

[SilentTracker]

Another Naval sale that I can’t utilize:

[Special] USS Cowell and the US Navy Jack Ship Flag for the US Navy’s 250th Birthday!

Revert the changes to aiming for Naval Arcade battles (NAB), or at least give us the option to choose which aiming method we prefer. You guys STILL have not responded a single time since you changed and ruined the aiming in NAB. Until you respond, I will never be spending another penny on Naval. Not when I already spent hundreds of dollars on my bote lineups only for you to ruin it, and then ignore you biggest customers/supporters in Naval.

[Rennie1018129-live]

Honestly for the 250th birthday of the organisation its kinda dull

[xPorkulusx]

I played for a while in Naval RB because I didn’t like the Hornet’s Sting system. Now I’ve returned to Naval AB and given it another chance. Both modes have pros and cons. The adjustments made to AI gunners in Naval AB and the additional distance between spawns have made Naval AB a lot more enjoyable, even with the aiming changes.

That said, this issue with the inability to select targets for your own secondaries and AA guns is a bit frustrating. There’s no reason this feature shouldn’t work in Naval AB.

[Kweedko]

@xPorkulusx

That said, this issue with the inability to select targets for your own secondaries and AA guns is a bit frustrating. There’s no reason this feature shouldn’t work in Naval AB.

It actually working, just not showing the icons, try in test sail, just not forget that selecting new target cancels the targets selected for secondaries and AAs.

[xPorkulusx]

@Kweedko

that selecting new target cancels the targets selected for secondaries and AAs.

Doesn’t this defeat the whole purpose? You have to select a target first to set it as a secondary or AA target. So if you want to engage something else, you have to select a different target… cancelling your secondary and AA orders.

Secondary and AA batteries should be able to track and fire at separate targets from the main guns.

[Kweedko]

So report it.

[Rikers_Beard]

I thought there was a keybind combination for having primary or secondary stay focused on a specific target while you manually select and fire at another? Was that removed at some point?

[SilentTracker]

@Rikers_Beard

I thought there was a keybind combination for having primary or secondary stay focused on a specific target while you manually select and fire at another? Was that removed at some point?

Not removed, but doesn’t work like before. Still “sort of works”, but they will drop/re-target as soon as you click on a different enemy. So, imo, it does not “work”, even though the keybinds still do “something”.

[Rikers_Beard]

Lame.

[bvr]

@SilentTracker

So, imo, it does not “work”, even though the keybinds placeholder still do “something”.

that should be gaijin’s motto

[Kweedko]

@magazine2

The Damage Control Window for Naval

Without a doubt if you play naval battles, trying to survive after being hit by salvos can be a struggle. You’re constantly trying to activate fire extinguishing systems, pump out water and perform repairs as efficiently as possible. Adding to the fact that the damage model (especially fires and critical magazine fires) has also changed in recent months, reacting quickly is essential to save your ship from being quickly destroyed.

All of the above in mind makes the current damage system quite difficult to manage, as you’re generally distracted from the core gameplay, which is to shoot at targets and take them out. Next to this, it’s not always as balanced as it could be, and as we would like it to be. This is because a player who does everything correctly still might not, for example prioritize the repair system in time because of the need to hold down the hotkey for a few seconds, leading to their ship still being destroyed, which can be frustrating.

So today, we’re announcing the new Damage Control System for Naval, giving players the opportunity to introduce automation elements. Players can plan their priorities in advance, choosing what’s most important at a given moment: be it firefighting, repairs or water pumping and can then quickly switch between them.

Let’s take a quick look at how it will work. While in the hangar, you can access the damage control menu through the modifications window by clicking on the “Damage control” button at the bottom right:

In this window, you’ll be able to put together a “Damage Control” build from available options and assign each one to one of the three buttons on the action bar, which were previously responsible for firefighting, repairs and water pumping.

Note: this window and text is heavily work-in-progress and the names, explanations and numbers will likely change.

Each damage control build has a primary process, a secondary process and an additional process.

Any of the three types of damage control options operate at full speed if only one is running. In addition, you no longer need to press buttons to begin the process, as it starts automatically as soon as the ship takes damage. You can switch between three presets, changing the priority process based on the tactical situation you find yourself in.

We’re currently working on the values for each and fine tuning it, and you’ll be able to test it for yourself on the dev server in the near future and leave your feedback there.

That’s a bad change incoming. This will lead to constant crew loss, that can’t be stopped by disabling repairs.

[SilentTracker]

Please give a like on my post on the new community update thread if you agree/would like an option to choose your aiming method in Naval Arcade battles:

Community Update No.8: Responses and What’s Coming!

@magazine2 @Smin1080p_WT Good morning gentlemen. I along with hundreds/thousands of other Naval players have been trying to have a discussion about the changes to Naval Arcade aiming since the moment they were made earlier this year. Naval used to be one of my favorite modes and I have spent hundreds if not over $1,000 on my Naval lineups. A small sample of the time effort and real money that I have put into my bote lineups: [image] [image] However, I pretty much never play Naval any mor…

EDIT: Great reply to my post, from the same thread: Community Update No.8: Responses and What’s Coming! - #513 by Bombe18

[xPorkulusx]

How will this lead to increased crew loss? The new system doesn’t seem to force repairs, only automating their activation in order

[Bombe18]

But we do not want to automatize our repair.
Sometime i want to have flooding to decrease my profile.
Sometime i do not want to repair and so on …

[TheMightySardine]

The damage control change is bad. Now with priority extinguishing, it will start extinguishing fire in secondary gun that can stay burning for a while, and i will die to the torpedo that hit me cause it will extinguish and unwatering will have penalty and become slower. so i will end up flooded and with lost buoyancy.