Ship:Space Battle (2018)

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[[File:Icon promo spacewarships.png|left]]Available during [[Ship:Update 0.7.3|Update 0.7.3]], '''Space Battles''' offer captains a unique way to experience World of Warships: in the vast depths of space!  The mode offers nine uniquely-skinned Tier X ships to choose from, each with an even more unique captain.  Economic rewards, however, are equivalent to Tier VII matches, and the only achievements that can be earned are [[Ship:Achievements#Special Achievements|achievements unique to the mode]].}}

==Game Format==
Space Battles are similar to Random Battles, with a few small variants.
* Teams of nine players each helming special ships only.
* If there are not enough players, bots will be added after 5 minutes of waiting in the battle queue on the condition that there are more than 10 players in the queue.
* Special cosmic weather conditions that impact the battle.

===Available Ships===
Only nine (9) ships are available in this mode; all are re-skinned variants of the following Tier X ships:
* [[File:Wows flag USA.png|26 px|frameless|link]] &nbsp;Destroyer ''[[Gearing]]
* [[File:Wows flag Germany.png|26 px|frameless|link]] &nbsp;Destroyer ''[[Z-52]]
* [[File:Wows flag USA.png|26 px|frameless|link]] &nbsp;Cruiser ''[[Des Moines]]
* [[File:Wows flag Japan.png|26 px|frameless|link]] &nbsp;Cruiser ''[[Zao]]
* [[File:Wows flag UK.png|26 px|frameless|link]] &nbsp;Cruiser ''[[Minotaur]]
* [[File:Wows flag USSR.png|26 px|frameless|link]] &nbsp;Cruiser ''[[Moskva]]
* [[File:Wows flag France.png|26 px|frameless|link]] &nbsp;Battleship ''[[République]]
* [[File:Wows flag Germany.png|26 px|frameless|link]] &nbsp;Battleship ''[[Großer Kurfürst]]
* [[File:Wows flag Japan.png|26 px|frameless|link]] &nbsp;Aircraft Carrier ''[[Hakuryu]]

Spaceships and their commanders are credited to players' accounts after completing a simple mission.  Players that win a battle in a Tier VI-X cruiser will be awarded four ships: ''Galaxy (Des Moines), Aurora (Moskva), Norma (Minotaur)'', and ''Zaya (Zao)''.  For victory in a Tier VI-X destroyer, captains receive ''Blue Aster (Z-52)'' and ''FlyFire (Gearing)''.  The mighty ''Alldestroyer (Großer Kurfürst)'', beautiful ''Paris (République)'', and elegant ''Hellcarrier (Hakuryu)'' will become available to players who win in a Tier VI-X battleship or aircraft carrier, respectively.
[[File:Space_Map.jpg|right|thumb|x180px|link=|Space Battles occur on a specially-designed variant of "[[Hotspot]]".]]

===Maps===
Space Battles take place on a special map in outer space with asteroids as the only cover and a vacuum instead of water. The prototype for this map is the familiar "[[Hotspot]]" map with two variants of key areas.  Captains will know one of them from Random Battles, and the other variant was used in Clan Battles.

===Cosmic Weather===
To make space combat even more spectacular, special weather events have a chance to occur, based on new mechanics players may have already encountered in [[Ship:Operation Hermes|Operation Hermes]]. The only difference is that the thunderstorm front has been replaced with two new weather phenomena, each producing a different effect in battle.  Players can see the zone of each weather event on the minimap; it will be displayed as a grey circle. Also, a special indicator will notify captains when they are approaching or within the Psy Field or Meteor Shower. Meteor Shower and Psy Field can't occur in one battle simultaneously.

====Meteor Shower====
A Meteor Shower moves leftwards from the right side of the map, producing the following effects on the characteristics of ships that enter it:
* The current detectability range of ships is reduced by 10% with the maximum detectability range of ships affected by a Meteor Shower not exceeding 15 km (by sea) and 9 km (by air).
* The spotting range will also be limited to 15 km.
* AA guns’ firing range will be notably decreased, too. Mid- and short-range AA guns will be disabled while the long-range ones will get half of their standard firing range.
* The parameters of aircraft squadrons affected by a Meteor Shower change as follows:
** The vision range of squadrons is limited to 6 km.
** Flight speed is reduced by 25%.
** Every 15 seconds, one aircraft is destroyed.

====Psy Field====
A Psy Field moves leftwards from the right side of the map, changing the characteristics of ships affected by it as follows:
* The detectability range of ships is reduced by 10% with the maximum detectability range of affected ships being no more than 12 km (by sea) and 6 km (by air).
* Maximum spotting range in a Psy Field depends on the type of ship: 
** Aircraft carriers: 15 km
** Battleships: 15 km
** Cruisers: 14.5 km
** Destroyers: 9.5 km
* [[Ship:Fire|Fires]] will last for only 1 second.  The duration of [[Ship:Flooding|flooding]] doesn't change.
* {{Repair Party}} consumables are disabled.
* The Psy Field has no effect on aircraft.
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===Economy===
Economic rewards from Space Battles are equivalent to those found in Tier VII Random Battles.

===Achievements===
There are five [[Ship:Achievements#List of Special Achievements|special achievements]] that can only be earned in Space Battles.  Regular achievements cannot be earned in Space Battles.

===Other Rewards===
Take part in Space Battles, explore the vast uncharted corners of the universe and earn valuable prizes! Complete special combat missions to get "space" containers, which may contain [[Ship:Flags#Available Signals|special signal flags]] that provide large economic bonuses, or unique [[Ship:Patches and Emblems|patch symbols]] that are only available via Space Battle mode.

[[File:Space Patches.png|center|x180px|thumb|link=|Five unique patches are available via playing Space Battles.]]

===Trivia===

* Space Battles was directly inspired by the special event released for [[wikipedia:Cosmonautics_Day|Cosmonautics Day]] in 2015.
** Additionally, Galaxy, Zaya and Flyfire have adopted the same names as their counterparts in the 2015 game mode.
* The chain of numbers in Zaya’s commander name: 11010111101001, are binary. When separated, the chain of numbers “1101011 1101001” translates to “ki”, which could be a reference to the sound dolphins make.
* Commander Pete Earthling closely resembles the special commander Albert Maurer, available only on test ships.
* Commander LilFish OG references the fish from the [https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLVmXzlhZvJVRtnGGbzh5DbvssHizkGqEY&si=hgh8W6DXnXOjK9AH Bad Advice cartoon].
* For April Fools, Wargaming published three joke developer diaries for events and content, these included: [https://youtu.be/nkr1opqRvh4?si=CP3aP9nEZTrRKTn_ The Archimedes Death Ray], [https://youtu.be/JxTlN5m-xuA?si=FK2W-XX3RQbm8lde Combat Dolphins], [https://youtu.be/kLx--TyEI5o?si=XXyMK9ZiSOJFyvvf Battle of Antarctica] and a special [https://youtu.be/GHVZZpw2yK4?si=leB0UvIksj5CgsAF Sealand] port. While these were not added, references to this content could be seen throughout the event.
** Commander 11010111101001 is a Combat Dolphin. Additionally, the “Military Dolphin” patch references the same Developer Diary.
** The Archimedes Death ray is referenced in the Space Port, and the commander Cybermedes references Archimedes. The “Death Ray” patch also references this.
** The flying saucers from Battle of Antarctica can be seen flying around in the port, and on the map within the game mode.
** A patch named “Sealand” featuring the founder Roy Bates in a spacesuit, was added and obtainable during the event.

===Gallery & Video===
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