World of Warships announces Raider's Bay, a new Tier VIII+ map for Update 15.11

World of Warships is getting a new map called Raider’s Bay in Update 15.11. The team announced it in a developer diary on the game’s official Steam news page on October 30, and labeled the details as preliminary.

Where the map is set

Raider’s Bay draws on the coastline between Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo in Brazil, specifically the bay of Angra dos Reis. Some areas take inspiration from real landmarks in that region.

How the map plays

The two sides of the map are built very differently:

• North flank: a handful of fairly big islands, which the developers say should feel close to familiar layouts.
• South flank: dense clusters of small islands. The diary warns that this side will be hard going for battleships and submarines.
• Center: large islands ring the Key Area, which the team describes as a high-risk, high-reward objective to fight over.

Who gets to play it in 15.11

• Tiers: designed for Tier VIII and higher. Tier VI and VII ships can still land on it if the matchmaker puts them into a Tier VIII battle.
• Battle types: Random, Co-op and Asymmetric Battles.
• Mode: Domination.
• Rotation: the odds of drawing Raider’s Bay will be boosted for the duration of Update 15.11.

The diary adds that the map could show up in other battle types later on.

What we don’t know yet

The release date for Update 15.11 has not been announced; the diary gives none. It also says everything shared in the development blog is preliminary and can change during testing, with final details to come on the game’s website. For other naval titles and their current seasons, see our naval games season guide.