ST, Cross Realm matchmaking for Clan Battles and other changes

Please note that the information in the Development Blog is preliminary.

We’ve finished some additional work on improving visual and technical aspects of the Cross Realm matchmaking. Soon there will be another Cross Realm testing of Clan Battles season.

ermanent camouflages for the Błyskawica DD and the Implacable CV have been added in the game.
-3% detectability range by sea;
-4% dispersion of shells fired by the enemy attacking your ship;
-10% cost of the ship’s post-battle service;
+50% XP per battle.

The London port has taken on a winter look.

The Saint Petersburg port will be decorated and a «February 23» patch has been added for the Defender of the Fatherland Day.

The location and height of the islands on the Shards map have been changed:
- The islands near the central cap are now more equivalent for both teams. Their location will allow cruisers and destroyers to effectively hold the cap after capturing one of the flanks by teammates.
- Caps on the flanks got more Islands for cover and became easier to capture from the map center.
- Groups of islands that were placed away from the caps, have been removed. There are two large islands in the North-Eastern and South-Western parts of the map, behind which an aircraft carrier can comfortably stay, and several medium-sized Islands on the way to the caps. These islands will help defend the direction and will be useful to ships, which cover the allies who are capturing control points.