The port | Game interface World of Warships Guide
Last update: 11 May 2016
Despite the fact that new gameplay elements are unlocked in World of Warships gradually as you obtain new account levels, you might feel a bit lost when navigating through your port. Finding a specific option might take you some time and frustrate you. To avoid it, below you will find description of specific interface elements of your headquarters, including information about what you can find and do in various places.
In the upper left corner of the screen you will find an icon that allows you to change the settings of the game client (two modes symbol). Right from it there's a drop-down menu that allows you to manage your account. Here you can check your current level, buy premium account or trade premium currency for the standard one. Below the beam with settings you will find icons that show active missions. There might be up to three of them active at once. After completing one of them you will receive a reward, usually in the form of money, and a counter will start. After a specific number of hours new mission will appear in the same place.
In the upper middle part of the screen you will find navigation menu. The first tab from the left is the "Port", place where all your ships are displayed. In the "Module" tab you can buy new upgrades and consumables or develop new parts for the currently selected warship. "Exterior" tab allows you to buy a camouflage or equip the ship in signal flags. In the "Tech tree" you will find all the ships available in the game divided into nations, tier and type. The last tab allows you to get to the profile statistics menu.
Below the navigation menu, on the left side you will find an icon that allows you to create divisions. Thanks to that you can create a group not only with your friends but even with randomly assigned players. On the right side you can select the battlefield. Currently two modes are available - cooperation and random battles. You start World of Warships with cooperation battles, but you should remember to switch to random battles as soon as you reach the second level of your account. In the middle you will find a large icon that starts the battle with the currently selected warship.
In the upper right corner of the screen you will find a precise amount of premium currency, credits and free experience points that you have, and the currently selected warship. Additionally, there you will see information about warship class, its tier and the number of obtained experience points. There's an icon of the ship captain there as well. The red circle represents the amount of free experience points that he has. By clicking them you will move to a separate page where you can manage the abilities. You can also change the captain there. At the bottom you will find few dropdown menus in which you can check detailed statistics of a selected ship.
At the bottom of the screen you will find icons of all the ships you have. If next to them you can see stars with "x1.5" sign, it means that for the first victory in that day you will receive 1.5 more experience. Here you will also see the number of free slots in the port and the possibility to buy additional warships slots. It is wise to wait with buying new slots for some sale as one slot will cost 150 doubloons. In the left bottom corner you will find a chat icon.