gameplay-help

[eternal moth]

I do wish they'd have at least put a blurb in there somewhere on what exactly was calculated

[fickle scarab]

Mvp straight up doubles the number it do be per ship

Idk if it includes s and morale tho

[undone plover]

do raids get reruns? there should be albion raid between sushi and ykii

[viscid swift]

There's no good precedence

[soft raft]

I'm a bit unsure since I've never seen one myself so I've excluded them for now

[fickle scarab]

Yea I haven't see raids rerun

[viscid swift]

We've had 2 raid events rerun but one was limited to just CN and JP and the other had no banner

The litmus test will be how they rerun Angel of Iris

If they do

[soft raft]

2nd Bréguet dokko

[forest palm]

it's called making a Wyvern

[tropic tusk]

how do u build a team to fight this?

[worldly pewter]

i heard meta fights have so gimmicky mechanics and some are more cancer than others

[wet prairie]

anti-heavy iirc

[tropic tusk]

as in like full on dps?

[forest palm]

I mean...

[viscid swift]

You need a fast vanguard

Bleh Helena

[tropic tusk]

right so i can fight her yet

[forest palm]

it's all relative to what you have

[worldly pewter]

what does the SR manju doing there ?

[forest palm]

what it always does, keep Helena alive

[tropic tusk]

with wht i have wht is easier to fight ?
helena,scharnhorst, repluse, renown,hiryuu,ark royal or souryuu?

[viscid swift]

That vanguard is also dead, not fast enough

[forest palm]

probably use Shim instead of Hinden

[tropic tusk]

i have just 100% gneisenau

[north forge]

I've been running Arizona Meta too. Laffey II with Manjuu aux reliably survives, everyone else drops like flies towards the end in my experience

[viscid swift]

That's about 90% consistent in terms of one shoting

[tropic tusk]

any tips on which meta is easy for me to kill?

[sweet delta]

can you buy some rings and make it 100%?

[eternal moth]

If you can't one-shot, just let it auto finish in 15 minutes

[viscid swift]

Possibly

[tropic tusk]

yea but auto it for this one needs like 15 times

while on gneisenau only needs like 3 times

[cobalt rapids]

Dossier auto time is irrelevant only cost is

[tropic tusk]

yea it cost more doing this one

[viscid swift]

You need a fast vanguard, the use boilers isn't just for memes

[cobalt rapids]

Do the high value tech and easier ones like souryum hiryuu and arkm

[tropic tusk]

whts boiler

[tropic tusk]

yea ill do those sister first then

[viscid swift]

The auxes on Kazagumo

[tropic tusk]

oh just those are enough for that meta?

ill give it a try later thx

[elfin hollow]

How do u do this?

[forest palm]

https://renhex.github.io/AzurLaneFleet/

I use the Win + Shift + S function for screen shots

[kind slate]

Can someone help me make a fleet against Rodney meta?

[worldly pewter]

did u read the mechanic ?

[kind slate]

I’m trying to use cvs but doesn’t seem to do much dmg

[soft raft]

have you tried desyncing them?

you gotta desync your backline by like 1.5s within eachother in order for them to actually do any damage

[kind slate]

Do I use homing beacons to do that?

[soft raft]

you'll have to change your plane setups as well, not just homing beacon

[worldly pewter]

man didn't read the mechanic sheet

[open jackal]

How long does it usually take to fully retrofit 1 ship?

[soft raft]

Depends on how much resources you have saved up and how lucky you are with BP farming

[worldly pewter]

for a fresh account the hardest step is to lvl the ship to 85 and coins
i think BP are easy enough to get from the 3 starring the hard maps

[soft raft]

the 3*'ing only applies for the SR ones and they are one-time rewards per individual map, I dont think that'll help much to trivialize getting those

[worldly pewter]

so many variables to consider in order to estimate the amount of time needed

[glass quest]

where exactly do I get these things?

[late flame]

operation siren

[glass quest]

I‘m not that familiar with Operation Siren; are those like random map drops or do I have to purchase them somewhere?

[sweet delta]

buy from port shops or get from random meowfficer search points

but rainbow gear isn't high priority to +13 anyways

[desert yarrow]

hello, what is a good option for replace Grumman F6F Hellcat (HVAR-Mounted)

[sweet delta]

bf 109 g

[desert yarrow]

Thank you~

[dim summit]

3rd Tenrai or 2nd Plymouth gun?

[graceful meteor]

both

[stark quiver]

probably 2nd plygun, you have 2 tenrais , which is enough for now

[worthy hound]

Who UR should I use my SBulin?

[uneven cave]

Soyuz

[elfin hollow]

souyz

[sharp socket]

should i 125 any of these ships

[elfin hollow]

unicorn

unicorn should be you highest proity

[rapid grail]

unikai, then sarakai
tashkent you 125 if you feel like it

[south sequoia]

sarakai over unicorn

Unicorn is great enough at 120 but she isn't really gonna be your first choice for 125

[sweet delta]

i wouldn't 125 any of them for now

theres only a benefir against high level enemies

[worthy hound]

Is there a spreadsheet for 125 Priorities?

[uneven badger]

should i bulin guam

[uneven cave]

No, because it's just "whoever you're using for endgame content"

[south sequoia]

depends on your other urs

[uneven badger]

[south sequoia]

If she is your only UR then sure it can be worth bulining her, but if there are other unlb'd URs within your dock that could be potentially better than guam then the bulin should go to them instead

[uneven badger]

i have already fully bullying shinano and bulliying nj

[icy mountain]

is it fine for me to autoclear the meta boss atm? theres no harm in doing it right?

currently doing helena meta

[rain vine]

yes

[sharp socket]

ive already 125 some other ships

[late flame]

there's nothing wrong with 125ing waifus, just be aware the resources kinda limited

[sharp socket]

yes which is why im asking in terms of meta now

[eager mulch]

it’s quite shrimple, you 125 ships you’re going to use in endgame content where the 5 extra levels matter

[sharp socket]

i also have some other ships coming up for 120 soonish so should i save for any of these

[late flame]

tbh it'd take more than having lv125 good ships as i've found out myself
gear for one
and then fleettech

simple for vets perhaps but not so much for newer players

[viscid swift]

enterprise and soyuz would be first priority for 125

after that probably save for the next UR

[signal leaf]

is detection gauge explained inside the game at all

[frank pulsar]

i think so...? nagami prob has a pic of it

[rapid grail]

don't let the red bar go to the top, that's when ur CV/L gets revealed (and everyone on backline at w14)
unrevealed CV/Ls will deal more damage compared to revealed CV/Ls

that's the gist of it that

[desert tapir]

I'm running Repulse META through Dossier. Any recommendations for a one run kill fleet?

[sweet delta]

Repulse is the hardest showdown boss to one run kill

[desert tapir]

Ooof.

[crisp wadi]

How many flapjacks I need until I can focus build another gear?

[desert tapir]

Should I run one of the others and come back to her then? Its takeing for ever to chew threw the syncro phases.

[signal leaf]

How do you access that gui?

[frank pulsar]

like 2? you can use other fighters like tigercat or hellcat
unless youre trying w15 or smth

[sweet delta]

If you can kill the others easier, then doing so would indeed save time and oil

[sweet delta]

In the Game Options, tap on the CV detection line option

[crisp wadi]

Nah w15 too much, I cant even beat 14-4.

[opaque yacht]

can u leave ur mail sitting forever?

[desert tapir]

So thanks for the advice.. for somereason the came can not connect though sooo I can't play tonight. Thanks again

[eternal moth]

[low juniper]

I got Anchorage to FS5

What does that do

[eternal moth]

You can click the icons and it tells you

But essentially it changes the skill

[low juniper]

How do I see what it was before

Cause I don't actually know what changed

[eternal moth]

/wiki anchorage

[odd root]

Bridal Z23

Azur Lane Wiki

Multiple results found

https://azurlane.koumakan.jp/wiki/Anchorage
https://azurlane.koumakan.jp/wiki/Anchorage/Quotes
https://azurlane.koumakan.jp/wiki/Anchorage/Gallery

Apr 21, 2024, 5:09 AM

[low juniper]

"...Fire an improved special barrage"
How is it improved

[stark quiver]

more damage

[eternal moth]

It gives you more damage

[low juniper]

So nothing changes visually?

[eternal moth]

I don't remember, i think it gives slightly more bullets or something.

[soft raft]

It has more torps

[grand solar]

Welp....I,get to wait 8 hours before trying to defeat this boss in OS....as all four of my fleets did nothing against the boss....you can now all laugh at my inadequacies for failing to take down an OS boss with all my fleets. Please thank you all you can hold your applause.

[late flame]

#al-general is that way though

but yes if you are asking for advice then post your dock and gear in a thread*

[sleek spade]

next event is muse event?

[jaunty vault]

yes

[sleek spade]

o ok

Muse ships kinda eh most of the time

[plain saffron]

well last muse is 4 years ago so

at that time some of the ships are good for that time

[sleek spade]

hmm I see

[fathom apex]

i think iv got things mixed up. is the spider lilys redolence a rerun? also when is the new muse event

[plain saffron]

spider lily is mini event where you do 2 missions per day and get an aux. new muse event is next thursday

[rapid grail]

can an Akaga backline perform well in W14 boss fleet

[crimson glacier]

doubt

[plain saffron]

doubt tbh

[crimson glacier]

they have nothing going for them

[hollow gust]

Using Akaga means requiring 2 cvs , and you have to pick between uni or a bb

[crimson glacier]

uni in w14 boss fleet? i dont think so

[hollow gust]

Wait boss , whoops

[sinful elk]

Is this thing really worth it

[crimson glacier]

i dont really ever use that but maybe its good for you if you dont have a ton of rudders

i does give a lot of evasion

[tawdry sluice]

Recommended for pvp

[sinful elk]

Eh right so what war archive chapter that provide good aux and ship for main story?

[plain saffron]

afaik only that and other one gives good aux on 60 clear

[crimson glacier]

jeanne is good but idk

[plain saffron]

ouh i didn't see ship there

[sinful elk]

You mean fallen wing and ink stained steel?

Those gold steam looks juicy

[noble wyvern]

what should i do with 500 gems to spare?

(i was planning to use my other 500 gems for buying 2nd floor but havent expanded enought )

[wind hazel]

save it until you can buy 2nd floor

[plain saffron]

those are rng only so not worth it since drop rate is very very low

iirc both 60 runs aux are muse event

[wind hazel]

if you mean you have 1k gem now, save 500 and spend other 400 on dockspace i guess, save 100

[plain saffron]

it's either dorm or dock space for gems

[blissful hamlet]

what's the best offensive aux for CB?

[hollow gust]

Double eva is fine for bossing

[blissful hamlet]

that wasn't my question

[hollow gust]

Just fumo or rainbow torp

[noble wyvern]

should i have not press develop on saint louis?

[hollow gust]

It's fine

[crimson glacier]

doesnt really matter at all

[noble wyvern]

hm ok

[crimson glacier]

you can change development target every 24h

[noble wyvern]

ok

[noble wyvern]

oh neat

[weary fog]

is 5th dorm slot worth it

casual playerhere

[wind hazel]

questionable, probably not if you're casual

[weary fog]

How about third academy slot?

[wind hazel]

even worse

[weary fog]

So just 2nd floor and all dock space alr

[icy mountain]

hehe

[tame orchid]

How tf do you get second floor

[elfin hollow]

is there a way of knowing from what event certain gear skins that we don't have are part of?

[noble wyvern]

should i summon 10 times on the banner or requistion? (doing akashi side quest cus why not )

[wind hazel]

fully expand your first floor then buy 2nd floor

[noble wyvern]

also how do i even buy dock space?

and how many expandsion do i need for 2nd floor too? (sorry if too much question )

[brittle warren]

Hay everyone

[noble wyvern]

hello

[crisp wadi]

500 iirc

[wind hazel]

just daily 1 light for 10 days

[noble wyvern]

which question you are answering?

[wind hazel]

well next thursday you can pull more i guess, but yeah daily 1 pull until you reach the target 10

[crisp wadi]

Cost

[noble wyvern]

daily 1 light?

[wind hazel]

yes daily 1 light

[crisp wadi]

Light construction. It cos 1 cube

[noble wyvern]

i have like 1k gems (using 500 gems for 2nd floor if it allows me too!)

[noble wyvern]

buy 10 light ?

[wind hazel]

expanding first floor uses the dorm token if i remember correctly

[crisp wadi]

Do 1 build per day

[wind hazel]

daily 1 light

do this for 10 days and you will reach the Akashi quest requirement of 10 build

[noble wyvern]

is it bc it is a daily discount and thats why is 1?

[noble wyvern]

well getting dorm token is slow

[wind hazel]

well yes

just keep doing commissions and check your dorm every now and then

[noble wyvern]

why buy only 1 for 10 days tho?

[crisp wadi]

I don't think it's a discount but more like you get your cube back without wasting them from daily mission

[noble wyvern]

which commisions?

[wind hazel]

.............. because your Akashi quest demands 10 build

[noble wyvern]

well yeah

[wind hazel]

doing 10 build in a day is a waste

[noble wyvern]

why?

[wind hazel]

because you're not getting 10 cubes a day

[noble wyvern]

i have 93 cubes (alr spent 1 for summoning light)

[wind hazel]

we suggest 1 Light daily because daily missions returns you 1 cube for build

so it's basically free Light daily

[crisp wadi]

That's why you better do one per day

[noble wyvern]

ooh make sense

i got another 1 cube from building a ship do i buy another light?

[crisp wadi]

iirc you get 4 cubes a day by daily mission.

[noble wyvern]

why not 2 light per day?

[wind hazel]

because that would mean your daily cube income is 2 instead of 3

you want to accumulate your cube for events

[noble wyvern]

ooh ok,what event?

[crisp wadi]

Future event

[wind hazel]

any event like next Muse event, or UR event in May

[noble wyvern]

muse,UR event?

[wind hazel]

[crisp wadi]

Did you not know about the next idol Event?

[plain saffron]

why people expect everyone to know everything

[noble wyvern]

oh didnt know

[crisp wadi]

Nah I thought coz he's here sometimes he's know about it

[tame orchid]

So i need to get all 6 dorm slots?

[wind hazel]

no, expand the actual dorm size

not expanding the dorm slot

[plain saffron]

next event have muse ships, on next thursday, next UR event most likely on CN anniversary which is on May. so save for UR, or muse event

when no event, 1 light banner daily pull
when there is event, pull until you get who you want/need

[tame orchid]

Huh?

Like buying from shop with decor coins?

[plain saffron]

there's construction signs iirc

[noble wyvern]

is muse event more worth it or the ur event

[plain saffron]

we don't know if the muse ships are good or not yet

[wind hazel]

this should be your default pepega dorm. see the road area? that's expandable

[plain saffron]

if good pull, if no skip. if you care about meta only

[noble wyvern]

wbt ur event/cn anni?

[plain saffron]

we also don't know who and what she does, but UR usually good

[noble wyvern]

hm ok

[tame orchid]

Oh lol

[plain saffron]

what we know is who in next event, that's all

also after playing and saving for a while, getting everyone is not impossible

[elfin hollow]

Yo do events in war archive drop equipment skins from their events or

[somber canyon]

Does NJ wants anything else from the core store? I already got the super heavy shell and the AP 1 shell

[plain saffron]

afaik only polaris events drop equip skins

[plain saffron]

she wants the usual thing a BB wants, shell(for core data shop)

[elfin hollow]

damn that sucks I wanted some Equipment skins from inerveted orthant Event but they are not in the game Shop either and not grindable it seems

[plain saffron]

actual limited stuff in this game

[somber canyon]

Yeah i already got both shells, i just want to know if she wants any of the guns there aswell

[plain saffron]

all the guns and planes in there are meh, by meh here i mean easily replacable by others

/coredata

[odd root]

https://samheart564.github.io/ECGC/images/equip_misc/Core_Data_Priority.jpeg

[plain saffron]

i guess it's more accurate to say, not worth the core, instead of meh

[somber canyon]

Hm... I have enough of the high priority stuff, should i just spend my cores in boxes then?

[plain saffron]

don't

boxes are not in the recommendation because it's not worth AT ALL

save for next month if you bought all already

[somber canyon]

Lmao, fair enough

[lethal adder]

Anyone knows what Z flag is for?

[plain saffron]

mikasa

[crisp wadi]

univ in uni too

[plain saffron]

i usually refer both as polaris

[tame orchid]

What is the drop rate for T3 retrofit bps in hard stages btw

[plain saffron]

nobody knows

prob because there's no benefit to even collect data

[tame orchid]

Fuck

[plain saffron]

does PVP endscreen still have cat slot?

[wind hazel]

yeah

[plain saffron]

do you have a screenshot

[wind hazel]

nyo

[plain saffron]

smh my head

[wind hazel]

is it supposed to be gone? or something

[crisp wadi]

It is, I just do a PvP a minute ago

[plain saffron]

you can't put cats in PVP

so it shouldn't show up

[wind hazel]

yea iirc it's just empty cat slots there

[plain saffron]

i know that, but i need screenshot

[wind hazel]

wait 11hr

oh i can pvp in other server 🧠

[wind hazel]

apo pvp nerd

[sullen creek]

nuh uh

[plain saffron]

thanks, gonna steal that

[brittle warren]

so I'm two weeks into the game what should I be doing

[novel condor]

Prob should be progressing through the story and leveling your ships no?

[chilly birch]

Who's better out of Kron and Azuma?

[ivory linden]

And save cubes for UR in a month

[plain saffron]

prob kron

[plain saffron]

https://samheart564.github.io/ECGC/newbie_tips prob go through this

[tame orchid]

Thats new to the game huh

[tame orchid]

Damn

[ivory linden]

Thought the same lol

[brittle warren]

yep

[oak plaza]

need help, who do I spend my Bulin Mk 3s on

[tame orchid]

Wait dude, how many cubes did you uh spend on light/heavy or did you only spend on events?

[oak plaza]

Billy or me

[tame orchid]

Billy

[brittle warren]

only on special

[sinful elk]

What ur do you have tho

[novel condor]

What URs do u have currently ?

[tame orchid]

Damn

[plain saffron]

don't do pulls on permanent banner, except daily 1 pull on light banner

[tame orchid]

Yeah only pull on event lol, others is a waste of cubes

[sinful elk]

billy is true definition of being lucky 🙏

[plain saffron]

what done is done, not like it ruined your account

[brittle warren]

to try and get both ur

[tame orchid]

Since you can get others anytime, but events you can

[sinful elk]

Vanguard

[plain saffron]

as long as you read this to avoid mistakes you're good

[tame orchid]

💀 thats a waste lol, but whats done is done

[sinful elk]

Kron is just uh a tanky cruiser which portland can easily replace

[plain saffron]

wtf

[ivory linden]

At least he got the maximum out of it

[tame orchid]

You dont really need UR this early into the story, its a total waste

[plain saffron]

not just that you don't need, you can't use them

[tame orchid]

You prob dont have the resources to manage em either

[brittle warren]

it only took about 75c

[tame orchid]

what

[sinful elk]

If you mlb kron then its okay but she will straight up drink all of your oils

[tame orchid]

Ah got it nvm

[brittle warren]

cubes

[plain saffron]

oil cost is irrelevant

[oak plaza]

LMAO OTP IF I NEED TO FEED MK 3 BULIN TO UR SHIP LMAO

[plain saffron]

and any CB is far better than CA(including portland) except anchorage

[sinful elk]

Just use portland,,, 🙏

[tame orchid]

Meh my carl has 7000hp good for me

[plain saffron]

noted, time to use portland in META fight

[sinful elk]

Obliteration in 10 seconds 😃

[plain saffron]

well she can replace kron so

[tame orchid]

Portland is really only if you dont get a good tank at the start,right?

[sinful elk]

Yup

[plain saffron]

portland is good enough for early game, once you in mid/end you prob far enough to get anchorage and other CB

since other good CA is SR and you lack bulins

[oak plaza]

is it against the rules to have an exercise fleet (the one people fight against) as a lv 1 Ise and lv 1 Yorktown

[plain saffron]

no nobody really care about defense fleet

[tame orchid]

What

[oak plaza]

?

[tame orchid]

Carl is a pretty good CA tho

[oak plaza]

Is there any ship I should prioritize getting

[novel condor]

Vanguard

[tame orchid]

Have you retrofitted unicorn yet

[plain saffron]

is SR and you lack bulins

[tame orchid]

Focus on getting her

[oak plaza]

done

[steady beacon]

Uh... tbf it is because that's two backliners and no frontliners

[plain saffron]

everything you need as new players are in here(mostly)
https://samheart564.github.io/ECGC/newbie_tips

[tame orchid]

I mean, i have enough SR bulins

[sinful elk]

Just get volga 😃

[plain saffron]

you do, not the new players

bro idk if you trolling at this point

[oak plaza]

I do have Volga

[tame orchid]

We are talk about gold bulins, right?

[plain saffron]

yes

[tame orchid]

Weird i have 4-5 of em

[sinful elk]

Well she can be a decent healer if you lack healing from unicorn

[novel condor]

Is retrofitted Uni better than Volga?

[tame orchid]

In my dock rn... I even max LBed suruga and carl

[plain saffron]

unicorn retro is best mob ship/healer in the game

[tame orchid]

She is cracked lol

Focus on leveling up her skill too in tactical training

[plain saffron]

and in no content outside w14/15 you need a second healer

[sinful elk]

My vanguard is paper canon tho

[novel condor]

Ah aight, returning player here, I just usually use Perseus and Ryuhou so far

[tame orchid]

Welp guess im a mid level player now

[oak plaza]

finna get yelled at for chosen equipment

[sinful elk]

Btw is theseus good to invest in

[tame orchid]

Meh equipment doesnt really matter much early on

[plain saffron]

other than toolbox, good enough for budget

[tame orchid]

You can just over level and steamroll everything lol

[plain saffron]

enhance your planes

[whole crypt]

with a lv103 Unicorn retrofit you should be using something at least a little better than bottomline budget though

[plain saffron]

+6 is a good place to stop for poverty gear

[sinful elk]

They don't improve bombs and torps yes?

[plain saffron]

did you look at the enhance UI

[sinful elk]

No

[novel condor]

Last I checked they improve the takeoff time? Been too long since I enhanced any planes

[whole crypt]

enhancing improves launch time and damage

[sinful elk]

I do what my guts feeling tell me to do 💀

[inland shoal]

Sure, you can just use bad equips and beat the stage 10 lvls later, totally doesn't matter at all

[whole crypt]

well your gut feeling is wrong

[tame orchid]

tbf my planes are a sr Seahawk lol

[sinful elk]

DAWG WE CAN CHECK THAT????

[tame orchid]

I have also the german messischer thing smth

[whole crypt]

messerschmitt is 🚮

[sinful elk]

Oh my god i been playing for months and know jack shits 💀

[tame orchid]

Rip

[tame orchid]

Bro has never played a grinding game in his life rip

[oak plaza]

this?

[inland shoal]

Yep trash

[sinful elk]

I thought it has a lot of guns

[whole crypt]

it has no bombs

[tame orchid]

Oh LOL, guess ill stick to seahawk then

[inland shoal]

Has no bombs so it doesn't hurt enemy ships

[whole crypt]

if you want a budget fighter use purple corsair

[plain saffron]

the only thing it good at is intercept but even for intercept other plane is better than it

[sinful elk]

Then how do i improve my shit aa

[whole crypt]

by using less shit AA guns on your vanguard

[sinful elk]

I have shit aa guns 😔 90% of them are blue

[whole crypt]

keep opening more boxes until you get to craft better

[sinful elk]

My luck is dogshit too 🙏

[novel condor]

Or just do pr comms

[whole crypt]

that's not how statistics work

[novel condor]

Or gear lab

[kindred dust]

is there a resource where i can easily see and compare the stats for each type of weapon

[oak plaza]

Im still at 6-3 rn lmao
Also its not on the scrap list

[whole crypt]

gear lab sounds very far off given his current situation

[novel condor]

Oh, is he in mid game rn?

[whole crypt]

just getting around to purple roombas and bofors will likely improve his AA by quite a lot

[sinful elk]

Bro what your unicorn must obliterate everything on her way

[whole crypt]

AA gun is also very low priority in lab given the material reqs

[tame orchid]

wait how the fuck did you retrofit unicorn already

[novel condor]

Well true, you could just make other equipment rather than AA

[sinful elk]

I open a lot of eagle boxes but it keep giving me planes and aux

[tame orchid]

Im at 7-1 and im still one away from retrofitting

[whole crypt]

roombas are HMS boxes

[tame orchid]

Game refuses to give me T3 bps aside from the missions

[whole crypt]

and your idea of a lot is probably not enough

[sinful elk]

Same brother 💔

[oak plaza]

perma mvp yeah

[kindred dust]

nvm i foudn this, im just equipping my boats for opsi use, do i just go with whatever has highest dps except if i want acc or fp?

[icy mountain]

so i just got enterprise, is it fine for me to replace saratoga with enty atm?

[oak plaza]

idk, last time I was here someone told me to fucking retrofit her asap since I had resources lying around

[whole crypt]

if it's for OS it basically doesn't matter what AA gun you use

[oak plaza]

so I did and uh she tears apart pretty much everything now

[whole crypt]

not if your Saratoga is LB'd and your Enterprise isn't

[tame orchid]

Fuck i need those last 3 T3 BPs

[whole crypt]

Saratoga is a perfectly fine mobbing ship till late game anyway

[tame orchid]

[novel condor]

Yep

[oak plaza]

is there a player rank cap to prevent that?

[sinful elk]

Chat should I invest in Theseus

[whole crypt]

not really

[novel condor]

Ehhh she kinda meh

[inland shoal]

It's in the niche section of the page

[tame orchid]

No, im just wondering where'd you get all the blueprints from lol

[whole crypt]

any x-4 stage above 3-4

[novel condor]

Prob from hard mode

[oak plaza]

oh no I just NEVER retrofitted anybody prior to unicorn iirc

[tame orchid]

Yeah i know, my luck is just so shit i aint got a single drop of T3

[whole crypt]

you just haven't been grinding enough

[inland shoal]

Theseus has pretty good dmg tbh

[tame orchid]

Breh i get 3 hard mode tries a day

Wym grind

[sinful elk]

Me omw to get T1 blueprint everyday

[steady beacon]

We all get 3 hard mode tries a day though

[tame orchid]

Yes, im basically just grinding to get the T3's from the missions

[whole crypt]

well how long have you been doing x-4 over ch3

[sinful elk]

Btw what bb is good for mid-game player

[whole crypt]

because retrofit prints is really just something you stock over time

[frank pulsar]

if you need aa:
twin 57 and sexy bofors are your best pick, next best picks are twin 113 (dont use too many) and twin 90
if you dont need aa:
staag bofors/hazemeyer for hit, twin 134 for fp

[whole crypt]

midgame probably Hood

[tame orchid]

2 weeks ish, i have alot of T1 and T2 bps

[inland shoal]

Nelson or Hood can go with you all the way to 13

[whole crypt]

2 weeks is nothing

[tame orchid]

Huh

[whole crypt]

we've all had stories of no gold prints in 3 weeks

[sinful elk]

Yeah maybe i will get nelson my good i am total shit with getting bbs

[whole crypt]

just keep playing

[rapid grail]

mind linking this google sheet?

[kindred dust]

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1aK_5AtCw_DnlOMoIQjZHU2SUGboQ9VpX-7gDVRufBF0/edit#gid=1728618394

[sinful elk]

The grind must continue 💪

[whole crypt]

I recommend Hood because then you don't need to bother getting BB retrofit prints for a while

[tame orchid]

I have hood, yes havent bothered to levelling her since i have penn and suruga

[whole crypt]

Hood is better than both of those

[tame orchid]

Ah got it

[inland shoal]

But why? This thing looks outdated or missing equips and at least the AA sheet just looks like the wiki table (with colours)

[kindred dust]

one of the first results i found on google search,lmk if you got a more updated one

[whole crypt]

you don't need any of that crap

[kindred dust]

this is the best aux gun for uvh right

[whole crypt]

if he's asking for AA for OS it's not like it seriously matters what you pick

[inland shoal]

I just use wiki https://azurlane.koumakan.jp/wiki/List_of_AA_Guns#Max_Rarity-0
Though later you just know what equip is good or isn't anyway cuz dps isn't always that useful a metric in this game

[whole crypt]

best aux gun for UvH is obviously q152

[kindred dust]

i only have 2 😂

[sinful elk]

Is this really worth it chat

[south sequoia]

If you are f2p no

[rapid grail]

nah that's just bis aux gun for that sudoku bote train at w10 or smth. then is meh afterwarsd

[inland shoal]

If you're willing to pay real money for it

[whole crypt]

not if you're F2P

[south sequoia]

If you are willing to spend money go ahead

[oak plaza]

pain

lv 1 lmaoooo

[sinful elk]

I would spend some but i am broke as hell so i might consider myself as a f2p

[whole crypt]

if you want to craft a CL gun for aux craft this

[rapid grail]

whale: hell yes
dolphin: wait for the oath ring pack that coss 980 gems for 2 oath rings. one per anniversary at least
f2p: kek no. just get dock space instead

[inland shoal]

Wym pain you have her

[south sequoia]

Then don't

[oak plaza]

arent you like, in theory guaranteed to get her

[novel condor]

I think he meant in leveling her or something

[sinful elk]

What should i spend my gems on

[tame orchid]

Im f2p havent spent a single cent and im doing relatively fine

[whole crypt]

dock space, dorm slots, dorm 2/F

[oak plaza]

doesnt the rookie exam give Hood/Enty/Sandy/Illust?

[sinful elk]

Guh?? Dorm??

[inland shoal]

Well sure but many ppl choose Enty there

[tame orchid]

Did you spend it on akashis shop lmao

[oak plaza]

it was something about regenerating ship morale

[sinful elk]

I know that but i think we can wait for the morale to go up normally tho?

[oak plaza]

people want speed

[inland shoal]

Yeah but it takes like 5 times as long

[novel condor]

That will take a while compared to putting your ships in dorms

[whole crypt]

morale regenerates significantly faster in dorm if you're grinding

[inland shoal]

And it won't go over 120 which gives you more exp

[whole crypt]

also only dorm can get your ships over 120 morale for bonus XP

[sinful elk]

Hmm what about classroom slots

[inland shoal]

Can Onsen get ships not in your dorm over 120? I forgot

Classroom isn't really worth it

[sinful elk]

I am unable to wait 8 hours

[whole crypt]

more slots won't make your skills level faster, it just lets you level more skills at once

[plain saffron]

and you can't even lvl 2 skill of same ship at same time

sir wrong channel

[whole crypt]

#off-topic is that way

[tame orchid]

This isnt al lore

[plain saffron]

AL also Increase affection as long as they win a fight

[oak plaza]

yeah but somehow lose morale even if they win a fight

[south sequoia]

It seems fine in the short term, but when you play more you're gonna regret it

[whole crypt]

morale is more of a "tiredness" score

[south sequoia]

just gonna delete that

[plain saffron]

yeah but both apply not just lose morale

a negative point doesn't make a positive point somehow disappear

[south sequoia]

It's off topic and it's clutter, get back to gph'ing

[plain saffron]

are saratoga good

[whole crypt]

morale is just what they ended up calling it in EN but it's basically supposed to represent your ships' "fatigue", not morale

[oak plaza]

doesnt losing too much morale cause affection to drop

[south sequoia]

If you battle with red morale yes

[whole crypt]

fighting with 0 morale yes

[inner delta]

then stop before going red moral

[inland shoal]

Yes, but at that point you also get an annoying popup every fight

[plain saffron]

sending people to fight when they're tired make them hates you yes

[south sequoia]

Don't forget the reduced exp

[kindred dust]

imagine if your boss made you work unpaid overtime

[oak plaza]

every war ever:

[plain saffron]

pls AL when will they remove morale system

[sinful elk]

Unlimited grind

[plain saffron]

anyway did we finally have "the best" META fight fleet yet

[oak plaza]

many (not necessarily most) people would really just, begrudgingly give up on giving a shit

[hard mesa]

itll be cool if auto still running even when dock are full

[sinful elk]

Chat how can i level up fast the commander

[whole crypt]

there aren't any shifts in meta since this season started so doubt

[sinful elk]

I sortie the 6-4 like ten times today and it barley move an inch

[plain saffron]

use more ships

if you want to min max, 1:1 give slightly more commander exp per oil but takes like triple the time

[inland shoal]

And just silently retiring the new ships automatically so fast they don't even count for collection yeah that sounds great
Anyway I don't think any suggestion would be received kindly if ppl spent gems on it

[sinful elk]

I don't really care my girls are working their best to extract oils for me so i will just abuse them again and again to extract oils 😃

[plain saffron]

idc about them but i do care about my time

[sinful elk]

So i will just continue putting sorties in 6-4 yes?

[plain saffron]

still don't understand why they won't let unlimited repeat. free money from people buying more dock space to AFK

full fleet 6-4(or highest you can do)

[whole crypt]

6-4 or go find a war archive with oil cap you can handle

[sinful elk]

This gonna take a zillion year to get to lvl 50

[oak plaza]

to be fair if it's implemented in a way where the "sort/expand/enhance" message pops up AFTER you finish the entire mission rather than a sortie, if so it'd be a nice QoL update

[whole crypt]

just wait till you reach 150+

[inland shoal]

They don't want ppl complaining about the unlimited repeat crashing every 3 runs on average

[plain saffron]

[sinful elk]

Just dont play on pc it is really unhealthy to run a simulation let alone azur lane

[plain saffron]

yes burn your phone instead

[oak plaza]

People that run ANSYS on an i5 core:

[tough rampart]

So just a curiosity does anyone happen to know how to farm the materials for gear lab? I can't seem to figure it out...

[south sequoia]

operation siren

[tough rampart]

Ok, then I guess I've just been unlucky with material drops

[sinful elk]

I have an i7 and a gtx750 but gaw dam bluestack just straight up overheat my pc whenever i play azur lane over 30 minutes

[oak plaza]

Do ships regen HP over time or do I have to spend the damn coins

[oak plaza]

GTX750
wha

[south sequoia]

spend the coins
or you can save yourself the trouble and just use unicorn

It's not like it's a huge amount, it's dirt cheap for how much healing you get

[oak plaza]

might be an emulator issue

Im running AL on PC for like 6 hrs now and its not overheating

[plain saffron]

if your pc overheat it's your pc issue

[sinful elk]

Idk i tried ldplayer too but it seems the overheat just keep happening

[plain saffron]

check your fans and filter man

[sinful elk]

Dawg........

[oak plaza]

unironically though

[sinful elk]

Maybe ill just switch to coolant at this point

[plain saffron]

clean it if needed, make sure the ventilation is okay

[whole crypt]

is it your CPU overheating or your GPU overheating

[plain saffron]

btw do we ever have saratoga point in any ingame or dev notes

[oak plaza]

Im running AL on a fucking "gaming laptop" (i7 gen 9, GTX 1650, 16GB ram) and its not overheating despite me simultaneously running 1068 chrome tabs and Roblox

[sinful elk]

Forced shutdown many time so i get cpu?

[inner delta]

#technology

[sinful elk]

Sorry 😔

[whole crypt]

you might want to just check if your CPU heatsink is even properly attached and working then

[plain saffron]

that's low

[blissful hamlet]

gph moment

[open jackal]

prinz eugen or non-retro max lb portland?

[jaunty vault]

is eugen max lb

[open jackal]

nop

[jaunty vault]

then portland

[open jackal]

is there a situation where i should prefer using eugen than portland?

[jaunty vault]

retrofit her, shes cheap, and part of the retrofit tree is required to be done for rookie missions

[crimson glacier]

eugen is a lot more tanky

[jaunty vault]

when you already have eugen raised mlb and an unraised unMLB portland

[opal stream]

high invest eugen is better
but at the same time theres better ships

[jaunty vault]

its really just the opportunity cost

[crimson glacier]

if you get eugen to max with dupes only then i would probably rather use her

[open jackal]

ah i see

[round hare]

Will kronk be better than retro portland without considering cost, in terms of overall performance

[crimson glacier]

when maxed absolutely a lot bettter

[open jackal]

how about mlb non retro oathed laffey vs non mlb yuudachi?

[crimson glacier]

non mlb yuudachi is literal shit

[round hare]

But retro yuudachi is quite good imo

[crimson glacier]

you cant retro non mlb ships

[round hare]

Aight

[round hare]

Yeah ik, comparing mlb retro laffey and yuudachi i think yuudachi will still be better?

[crimson glacier]

lol no

yuudachi is just awful before retrofit

[round hare]

Really?

[round hare]

I mean both mlb and retro

[crimson glacier]

she is like discount discount ayanami

after retro sure she is much better than any starter

[round hare]

Yeah

[open jackal]

what could be a nicer alternative for helena? i have hermione, noshiro, reno and cleveland

[crimson glacier]

nothing can replace her in the game, not even URs

radar scan is the most broken skill to exist

[open jackal]

oh

[crimson glacier]

only reason why she isnt used in the very endgame is that you dont need that much dmg

and ppl rather use ships that dont have 40% chance to be useless

[open jackal]

so what should i retro first? laffey, helena, nelson, port or unicorn?

[crimson glacier]

unicorn

[inland shoal]

Unicorn > Nelson/Laffey

[crimson glacier]

helena retrofit is really low prio

[open jackal]

does she heal better at retro?

[crimson glacier]

yes and does a lot more dmg

[round hare]

End game as in Opsi or w13+

[inland shoal]

Yes and she gets a preload

[crimson glacier]

both

[inland shoal]

w13+ you wouldn't use Helena anyway

[crimson glacier]

but helena often is part of opsi anyway coz you need so many ships

[round hare]

True

[open jackal]

im just sorting out my ships since im out of oil and im stuck at lvl 48 lol

can't attempt 7-1 yet, and can't defeat the boss on sp5 yet so

[round hare]

What happens on the exp gain after a ship reached lvl 125? Since my unicorn is always mvping it makes other ship having no chance to get the 2x bonus and the general fleet level is quite imbalanced

[crimson glacier]

basically wasted

[round hare]

Any tips or do i just keep farming as usual

[crimson glacier]

thats why ppl often dont use their lvl 120+ ships unless absolutely necessary

[inland shoal]

Stored exp for the lvl cap raise to 130

[crimson glacier]

you dont need good ships to farm

like look at this trashpile, none of them even have leveled skills

[round hare]

Im just clearing camp rn

[crimson glacier]

well if you are pushing then just use the best stuff

[whole crypt]

what you running that with torv

[inland shoal]

Well if you can use a different ship and still survive, do that. If not just keep using her. For pushing campaign you usually just use maxed ships at some point

[crimson glacier]

better be safe than sorry

12-4 as usual

[round hare]

Im literally clearing 12-4 rn

[crimson glacier]

yeah but 12-4 lethal is much more difficult

[round hare]

Wym by lethal

[crimson glacier]

safe danger makes a massive difference

danger level

[round hare]

Oh i see, that 12% damage reduction?

[crimson glacier]

its 20% dmg reduction at safe

[inland shoal]

https://azurlane.koumakan.jp/wiki/Combat#Threat_Level

[round hare]

Ahh i see

[crimson glacier]

and it doesnt mention it, but its also 20% more dmg

[round hare]

I see why its good to farm level in12-4 then

[restive escarp]

Yo broz

[sinful elk]

Is Shouhou in the build pool?

[crimson glacier]

12-4 is just good balance of being really easy, while dropping respectable amount of gold and exp

[echo axle]

What's the website that allows you to see which gear would be great for a certain ship

[old parrot]

gamers, are these fleets good enough to auto-clear 14-4?
https://image.fogyamato.dev/xbpfl.png

[crisp wadi]

Is sirius needed for CV only fleet?

[round hare]

I got recommended 12-1 which im quite confused

[crimson glacier]

12-1 is good too

its even easier with slightly better exp per oil value

[round hare]

Wouldnt 4 gives more gold xp and drop?

[round hare]

Ohhh

[inland shoal]

Not needed no, she's good tho

[crimson glacier]

first stage is for prioritizing exp and chips, while 4 is more gold

but basically all stages with plenty of both on w12 and above

12-4 also can drop choukai for slightly more medals

[round hare]

Chips are?? Plates? Or cog chips

[inland shoal]

Actually more on safe, 20% red and then also 20% from lvl advantage

[silver lintel]

Do i move to w14 if I am chip capped

[crimson glacier]

coggers

[crisp wadi]

I'm currently making mob for ops, running uni, indep and Aquila. Still wondering who should I put in vanguard

[round hare]

Also fleet tech ig

[crimson glacier]

@inland shoal so you are saying that danger 1 is 18% dmg red, and danger 0 is 10 virtual levels and the 20% dmg red?

[steep merlin]

Just got her, how is she?

[crimson glacier]

good but less good than DDG

[inland shoal]

Hmm probably. Levels look a bit scuffed, especially on boss fleet, but ig it'll probably work if your gear is good

[inland shoal]

Yes exactly

[steep merlin]

What is DDG?

[crimson glacier]

i see, i always thought that its 18% dmg red and then it just changes to virtual levels completely

[round hare]

An shan chang chun and tai yuan?

[inland shoal]

Yeah I also used to think that

[old parrot]

well I have other higher leveled ships that I can swap in if these aren't good enough, the issue is that my mob fleet backline keeps dying on hard difficulty mobs

[late flame]

https://imgur.com/a/YoxqS7A

[crisp wadi]

Guide missile destroyer. DE retro ship

[round hare]

https://azurlane.koumakan.jp/wiki/Category:Guided-missile_destroyers

[steep merlin]

Ty

[inland shoal]

Hmm and your thing is safe already ye?

[old parrot]

nope, still clearing
https://image.fogyamato.dev/p3fxy.png

[steep merlin]

Should I get one of them from the guild shop?

[inland shoal]

Kron Hinden Unzen

[crisp wadi]

Maybe I'll think about that later. Hinden still low lvl and I don't think she's good until 30.

[inland shoal]

Hmm that makes it harder ofc. I don't think your backline is gonna get much better, ig you could try swapping Volga and Aql...do you know what your backline is dying to the most? As in do subs make it through or is that enemy BB alive for too long?
Btw do you plan to 3* on lethal too?

[old parrot]

didn't pay attention to it but this is after one DD 3 node
https://image.fogyamato.dev/wudfw.png

[crimson glacier]

how is uni getting slammed, are you using anti sub stuff

[inland shoal]

You are using Hedgehog on Shima and asw plane on Uni or similar right?

[old parrot]

it may be the subs that are doing me in, lemme retreat and chec

Uni gear:
https://image.fogyamato.dev/ib9ma.png
Shima gear:
https://image.fogyamato.dev/4e8oc.png
Harbin gear:
https://image.fogyamato.dev/rkox9.png
Ply gear:
https://image.fogyamato.dev/8zyaw.png

[whole crypt]

well you obviously have no ASW

14 subs aren't like the shitty event subs, they take way more damage to kill and they really hurt when they reach the left

you can't just ignore them and try to overpower the stage like events

[open jackal]

are there any sr here that i need to pay attention to in the future (besides enterprise)

[old parrot]

yuudachi, volga, victorious

[whole crypt]

Victorious is 🚮

[old parrot]

...that would explain it, now I just need to find who has all my ASW gear equipped

[inland shoal]

Yeah ok this is what is mostly used for w14 so I'd do the same

Ngl kinda surprised you made it through once with 0 asw equips

[old parrot]

so hedgehog, ASW TBM and the purple depths?

[whole crypt]

should be enough with hedgehog and ASW plane, if it's still dicey then add the depth charge

[blissful hamlet]

yuudachi and volga but volga should get higher priority

[open jackal]

can i exchange volga with enterprise?

[old parrot]

theeeeere we go, much better
https://image.fogyamato.dev/r5c98.png

[vernal osprey]

I just wanna ask, how do you get as much urgent commissions as possible or better yet, how do you get an urgent commision?

[inland shoal]

Sortie

It's random

[worldly pewter]

guys is there a war archive for ijn tech as there is for iron blood
i m done with kaga's still missing 100 tech

[vernal osprey]

What are the chances?

[inland shoal]

We don't know

[vernal osprey]

Oh, ok then

[inland shoal]

But more sortie = more chances
And apparently there's some sort of cooldown after some amount of comms or something idrk

[vernal osprey]

Thanks for the info

[inland shoal]

Hmm idrk, at least there's not a neat writeup, but there is ofc ijn war archives so you can check those out

[round hare]

Assuming both is +10 will heavy shell be better? Whats the priority between Hit and FP

Or what even hit do

[worldly pewter]

does the passive stack ?

[round hare]

Ion think so

[whole crypt]

passive on what

[old parrot]

here's a +10 heavy:
https://image.fogyamato.dev/3nktd.png

[worldly pewter]

crit damage from the purple and gold

[whole crypt]

no, but one is black and one is white so they add different things

[round hare]

Yeah ik, but stats wise purple looks better than this, unless u run a set of white and black shell

[worldly pewter]

if they don't stack then u just use one of each
it is that shrimple

[whole crypt]

I'd take SHS over type-91

[round hare]

What does hit stats do

[whole crypt]

or just use both if you don't have type-1

[old parrot]

the white AP is much better over the purple doe
https://image.fogyamato.dev/2kij6.png

[whole crypt]

hit improves your accuracy

thanks for stating the obvious

[round hare]

Does it matter if i manual💀

[whole crypt]

yes

[round hare]

I see

[whole crypt]

it affects the accuracy/evasion calc, not the physical/geometric accuracy

[atomic abyss]

Accuracy as in
It reduces the chance of enemies "evading" a hit

[round hare]

Ohhh

[atomic abyss]

Not physically evading
Think of it as a an attack just doing 0 damage

[round hare]

Yeah ik

Or just “miss”

[whole crypt]

it's when the attack shows up as a miss
if you miss physically/geometrically there's not even a miss feedback

[vernal osprey]

One last question, How do you level up the commander level fast

I've been stuck at the level 90 threshold for almost a year now

[whole crypt]

keep grinding somewhere no less than 20 lvs lower than your clv, with a full fleet

[vernal osprey]

So like in area 5 and 6?

[orchid heath]

Does the 2x reward combat thing give 2x exp guys?

[vernal osprey]

my fleets are all level 125 or 120s, That's how long the commander level has been stuck in level 90 at

[whole crypt]

OS doesn't alway have XP depends on node, better to just grind campaign

[atomic abyss]

Opsi is a meme for any form of exp

If you don't touch campaign you ain't gonna see your commander level go up

[whole crypt]

it's compared to your commander level, not ships

[vernal osprey]

Which campaign is best to grind at for commander level?

[atomic abyss]

...the highest you can do really

[vernal osprey]

so basically 12-4?

[atomic abyss]

Yes

[vernal osprey]

How long does it usually take to just level up the commander once?

[whole crypt]

12 is okay until like clv 120-130

depends on how much you grind and where you grind

[vernal osprey]

I'm sorry but what's a clv? (I'm sorry I'm not too active in the fandom, only the game itself)

[whole crypt]

but it slows down a lot after 130

[atomic abyss]

Commander level

[rapid grail]

commander level

[vernal osprey]

Alright thanks, how about area 13?

[rapid grail]

cmdr lvl 130-140 something

[vernal osprey]

...what's the clv cap?

[stable plover]

Hi guys
Just wanted to ask what is a Salvo?

[whole crypt]

200 I think

[vernal osprey]

dam

[rapid grail]

Lvl 200
it'll be a long while for any player though. CN has some lvl 180~ players, JP has a lvl 182, current EN top lvl should be a lvl 168 guy in Washington

[vernal osprey]

Final question, how'd you farm Cog Arrays at?

[whole crypt]

well no real differece gameplay wise after 100 or so anyway

[whole crypt]

lv100 chip raid, you'll unlock it when you get there

[vernal osprey]

aight, thanks for answering all the questions...

[rapid grail]

3 cog arrays at lvl 100 chip raid, be active during events to get event points to buy cogs, once a month you can buy cog arrays off the core data shop

[vernal osprey]

Does the oil efficient also 2x the exp?

[rapid grail]

yea

[forest palm]

yes, it's 2 runs in 1 that includes the negatives

[stable plover]

.

[forest palm]

the thing a BB shoots

[stable plover]

So it's just ammo?

[inland shoal]

Fancy way of saying when you fire your main gun trigger a barrage

[vernal osprey]

What negatives? you mean the ship's mood drains faster or something

[whole crypt]

it's when your bb shoots main gun in a fight

[rapid grail]

well yes, it's a feature included

[stable plover]

Oh I see

[whole crypt]

morale drain and oil cost also double

[stable plover]

Thx guys

[vernal osprey]

Oh, ok thx

[forest palm]

same thing if a ship sinks too those negative are applied

[inland shoal]

Only on first gun mount tho, think a salvo consists of (typically) 3 volleys consisting of (typically) 2 or 3 bullets each

If a ship sinks with help that's 20 morale lost?

[forest palm]

should be

[stable plover]

Ok

[tropic tusk]

can she be collected?

[south sequoia]

Ys she is St. Louis

[tropic tusk]

oh thx

[worldly pewter]

i reached 100 in 4 months with pretty much regular activities

[old parrot]

so I got to the 14-4 boss and dropped it to 30 HP bars but this was the state of the fleet
https://image.fogyamato.dev/3vww5.png

anchorage and brest were the first to die off

[cobalt rapids]

can you show ur gears

and dont bring underlvled ships when pushing content if u want a good time

[silver lintel]

Not lvl 120💀

[old parrot]

agir:
https://image.fogyamato.dev/ua8ex.png
brest:
https://image.fogyamato.dev/rn70m.png
anchorage:
https://image.fogyamato.dev/1gxje.png

[cobalt rapids]

beaver on ancho, bulge on aegir, ice bomb on brest
give em all augs for slash lv3 and also mainfleet gearaswell

[inland shoal]

Why Drake gun on Ägir?

[old parrot]

aquila:
https://image.fogyamato.dev/6db82.png
sushi:
https://image.fogyamato.dev/5yodk.png
the big floof:
https://image.fogyamato.dev/481if.png

[old parrot]

beats me, last time I was here I was recommended that gear

[inland shoal]

Wait that is Anchor I'm just dumb

[cobalt rapids]

sushi should take twin 410 except that its fine, biggest issue is vang lvls

[lethal adder]

is my gear for san franc correct? For some reason, she is supposed to be a tank but she feels so paper

[atomic abyss]

I mean

The guns and AA can pass for poverty

The auxes are questionable yes

Drop the oxy torp for another evasion boosting aux

Preferably, the high performance rudder

@lethal adder

[lethal adder]

which lol

[atomic abyss]

Lacking which

Any blue evasion aux

[blissful hamlet]

use blue steering wheel and repair toolkit

[lethal adder]

is naval camo an evasion aux?

[steady beacon]

Yes

[atomic abyss]

Yes

[lethal adder]

i got this as well

[old parrot]

yup the boss fleet dies before killing the boss at around 30 HP bars

[frosty ore]

@vestal wave ignore the levels but is this good?

[vestal wave]

Nice. It's pretty good Ironblood Fleet.

[frosty ore]

Thanks a lot for help

[vernal osprey]

Do the areas of the campaign effect with how many urgent missions you can get or is it randomized with the same chances for all areas?

[forest palm]

it's all random

[half plover]

what is the best stage in ch9-10 to farm rn?

[south sequoia]

9-1

[half plover]

is 9-1 really that good that it surpasses ch10?

[jaunty vault]

only for xp

[half plover]

ship exp or hq exp?

I mean I would take both, I am just curious

[jaunty vault]

ship exp

cmd exp too if your cmd lvl is low enough

[half plover]

it is around 72 rn

so when will be the next best stage after 9-1? maybe ch11?

[forest palm]

would honestly just do 10-4, or 11-1 if you can

[atomic abyss]

Well, people say w9 cos w10 is honestly harder on the fleet than w9

The same logic with choosing W12 over w11

[half plover]

but if I already have 2 working fleets, is it still more costly or just a matter than one fleeters have to build up a new fleet from 0?

I built 2 fleets for the event stages already and leveled the weak one to lvl 95+

[jaunty vault]

9-1 enemies are lvl88~89 so cmd exp should be fine till cmd lvl109, after that it gives half exp

[old parrot]

so for 14-4 boss, do I release the sub fleet immediately or keep it for for boss

[forest palm]

oil cost doesn't matter in terms of progression. If you're looking to farm xp, or coin oil cost is reduced significantly either way

[jaunty vault]

early subs are dead subs

also level your vanguard ships to atleast 120, ideally 125

[old parrot]

I'm out of XP cards

[jaunty vault]

could grind them in 12-1

[half plover]

ty guys

[jaunty vault]

leave them there, check every 15 ish minutes and be productive

[half plover]

should I also try to level all my ships to 120 in 9-1 instead of slotting in random ships already for tech or future stuff

[jaunty vault]

you should push campaign

[forest palm]

pushing ships to 120 on 9-1 is just a waste of time

[half plover]

I already pushed campaign, I am limited by my commander level

ch11 requires lvl 75

[forest palm]

do you do Operation Siren?

[old parrot]

I also have these CAs available to swap them in if needed

[half plover]

I started it but I didnt really grind

[forest palm]

it's the best, and freest way to get Commander XP

[half plover]

like my unicorn is already lvl 119

ooh

[jaunty vault]

azuma, unzen, anchorage should work
i think

[half plover]

so if I farm 9-1 now I should just level as many tech ships as possible

[jaunty vault]

level your best ships, unless theyre all 125

if youre still locked by commander lvl and your best ships are all 125, then you could go for tech

or are in w12 and dont wanna progress

[half plover]

so ch11 will also be bad? do I need cmn lvl 80 then?

ty

[keen sable]

nah 75

[jaunty vault]

you can farm in ch11 till you unlock ch12

[keen sable]

if you can't do 11 then war archives is the best place to be

corollary, if you can do 10, 9-1 is trash. honestly all of 9 is trash because of extra fights.

[jaunty vault]

doesn't 10 have extra fights too

[raw pivot]

Man 13-4 what ship do i use

[keen sable]

#bot-spam /w15

[raw pivot]

What

[late flame]

thats 13-4 though so CV (aircraft carriers) and anti air

[raw pivot]

Ok

[jaunty vault]

w15 fleets work for w13&14

[raw pivot]

Wtf is w15

[keen sable]

it's a bot command, just go with it

[late flame]

latest campaign chapter

[raw pivot]

Oof

[old parrot]

worked like a charm, thanks

[jaunty vault]

[thin anvil]

what should I do to her

[half plover]

which war archive would be the best in your opinion? I just stacked the datas and hit 60 today so I could do them

also is it good to aim to 3star all stages in war archive?

[atomic abyss]

divergent chessboard to get Ironblood techpoints to unlock FDG and Agir

[half plover]

sounds good

[atomic abyss]

what;s your fleet currently?

[thin anvil]

portland, kiev, helena, unicorn, penny, and enty

[atomic abyss]

she is better than penny, but gold bulin sink

actually, where's your starter?

[thin anvil]

z23 is in the other fleet

i noticed a significant diff when I replaced her w kiev

so there she went to fleet 2 🤷🏻‍♂️

[atomic abyss]

hope you have her levelled
you need to retro her for the beginner missions ya know

[thin anvil]

i do actually

I'm focusing my exp data on her

[eager mulch]

stop pulling heavy is what you do

[thin anvil]

so i should pull light?

[atomic abyss]

1 light pull a day outside events yes

you could try throwing kii into random commissions for now i guess

[steady beacon]

No need to do this, as there are no rewards for so doing

[atomic abyss]

i'd hold off using her at this point

[steady beacon]

In fact, to save your data keys, it's best to just clear each stage once since 100% can be achieved in a single clear after the rework

[half plover]

oh that's nice, I was scared that it would take up to 4 clears

[icy mountain]

maybe ill do that soon, i cant even do jackshit cuz of the stat requirements

[half plover]

btw, how does gaining techpoints for shipyard work?

[dim laurel]

What is SAP ammo and what does it do ingame?

[eager mulch]

get tech points on obtain/mlb/120, need certain thresholds to research certain ships

[half plover]

ah so if I obtain ironblood ships I will get points?

[soft raft]

Obtain/MLB/Lvl 120 ships of the faction you want tech points for

Note that Chibi ships and Muse ships dont give tech points and META ships have their own META faction

[dim laurel]

ya and get them to max limit break

[half plover]

I see

[eager mulch]

Semi-armor-piercing, bis vs med but only the dd gun is good

[half plover]

even dupe ships, or just the first ship?

[eager mulch]

first

[half plover]

good

[dim laurel]

first ship go to lab > fleet tech to see which ones you can do

[dim laurel]

bis vs med ? what does that mean?

[atomic abyss]

best kind of ammo type for med armour based on dmg modifiers

unfortunately, only DDs have good sap guns

[dim laurel]

so cruisers?

[eager mulch]

so anything with medium armor

[atomic abyss]

CLs are usually light armoured
So CAs and most CVs

[dim laurel]

gotcha ty

[lethal adder]

Just to clarify you get tech points for limit breaking ships?

[atomic abyss]

max limit breaking

[half plover]

I should spend some oil to get some ships to mlb, I hoard extra ship copies from ships I didn't mlb yet haha

but ofc not getting them to lvl 120 afterwards for now

[soft raft]

yeah lvl 120 is more of a late game thing
the main chunk is obtain and MLB

[lethal adder]

Oh so thats for getting the ships in the shipyard

Which pr ships are good

[soft raft]

https://samheart564.github.io/ECGC/research

[eternal basalt]

120 is mostly for stat bonusses, not tech

[lethal adder]

Wait so technically pr ships are like free ships for you to get?

[atomic abyss]

sort of ye

[eternal basalt]

"Free" = A LOT of coin

[half plover]

so if I understand correctly and try to unlock roon, I will get points for friedrich when I obtain her first and then when I spend enough coins to mlb her too?

[soft raft]

not exactly "Free"
they're "Free" as in not being event limited or stuck behind RNG but in return there's significant time investment to obtain them and get them to D30 (their equivalent of MLB)

[paper mural]

Should I use the linear formation, or the cross formation during w15 flagship battles?

For mobbing I'm using the cross one for the bonus AA, just not sure if it remains ideal in boss battles too

[eager mulch]

i did double line

[soft raft]

Yup

[atomic abyss]

except

you don't mlb PRs in the same way

[half plover]

yeah I did saint louis first and she is at 17 rn

[eager mulch]

dev 30

[half plover]

doing 10 ups every day

[lethal adder]

Is the time commitment like the development time?

Cuz I saw the stages for developing and they unlock in like days and the requirements as well

[atomic abyss]

the development time of a week isn't the issue
it's the time to get enough blue prints to dev 30 them

[eager mulch]

that’s the short part

[half plover]

it costs gold and every up scales exponentially, but the cost reset every day

[soft raft]

development missions + grinding blueprints to get them to D30

[half plover]

like you get the first up for free, then 90% discount, 80% dicount etc

[atomic abyss]

even for the older PRs where you can use coins to purchase some BPs daily, it'll still take a month or so for gold ones
close to 2 for the rainbow ones

[soft raft]

*Note that this currently only applies to PR1, PR2, PR3, and PR4 excluding Agir and Haku

[lethal adder]

Then what about the blueprints?

[soft raft]

Just read the link I sent you

[lethal adder]

Alright thanks a lot!

[soft raft]

Yup
DR coining for example