gameplay-help

[split gazelle]

u-96 / u-81 / u-37, I don't know about i-404 but don't think she's worth it at 0lb.

[cobalt robin]

Alright

I'll need a lot of gold bullins 😔

[split gazelle]

could wait and prioritize stuff like eldridge/essex if you don't have those retrofitted yet. Subs are quite low prio unless you're ready to tackle w14.

[cobalt robin]

I have both of them retro that's why I got no bullins left

[cobalt robin]

I'm at w15 now

[supple wraith]

how many bullins is their retro?

[split gazelle]

3

[rapid grail]

SR -> UR retrofits always cost 3 gold bulins/copies

[boreal wagon]

except yuudachi

[cobalt robin]

What was the sub gear again? Snorkel and something else

[split gazelle]

depends on which ones you have

[brazen charm]

no like where do you get this stuff

[wind hazel]

from opsi

[cobalt robin]

Opsi

[wind hazel]

use this to find their sources https://azurlane.mrlar.dev/db/items

[brazen charm]

yep cheers this is what I needed, I knew it was in OpSi - just didn't know where

[wind hazel]

just do everything in opsi, always work

[brazen charm]

...is there an opsi guide anywhere else by chance - I've not done much with that game mode tbh

[cobalt robin]

how much exp do you need from lvl 100 - 120?

[onyx flame]

from da wiki

[smoky turret]

i think i missed something; can i increase troop damage and facility damage past repair progress 5 in the castle minigame?

[wind hazel]

https://docs.google.com/document/d/19P3KPrgOrzCySoUrjDZgsfqJsCpJCyb9XmmSKozVzbw/edit?tab=t.0#heading=h.g97m2jm8tib8

[smoky turret]

oh nvm i could scroll down in the bolster defense menu for more options. bruh.

[shell willow]

whats the new best sub lineup with i404? or does she not powercreep the existing bis subs?

[wind oxide]

https://youtu.be/1MhvKc4iZsU?si=cW9WE9kTfWSfzUO_

[wind hazel]

from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1MhvKc4iZsU&t=1s

🐌 fuck

[shell willow]

thx

[late flame]

-# that honestly looks like too much work for too little return

[abstract apex]

i still dont have a gold torp yet.....

[tropic tusk]

oh thats good to know

3q

[abstract apex]

where would i go to get gold torps?

[split gazelle]

gear lab and daily raid

[wind hazel]

gear lab, get materials from daily raid

well not materials, but the purple torps bps

[gilded carbon]

When you have a Sailing Frigate, the daily Raid (weekly, really) is a breeze. And you can get one soon from a Tempesta-Event. (And Royal Fortune is in the Monthly Shop)

[late flame]

its however not really worth getting Royal Fortune and her cannons from shop

[gilded carbon]

That

[bright rose]

How do I know which weapons have higher efficiency

[gilded carbon]

But i wanted to have it mentioned, just for completion

[gleaming bloom]

||If you are new. How to farm for spin a lot?||

[wind hazel]

wdym higher efficiency

[split gazelle]

do you mean like this?

[unkempt mortar]

whats the best augment for hakuhou

[wind hazel]

umi do you know the rld breakpoint needed between choosing oxytorp or snorkel on 404?

[cobalt rapids]

for ?

[rapid summit]

Is there a certain way to progress opsi or just go to every area and fight everything I see

[sick kettle]

what are the retro priorities

[wind hazel]

this one

[cobalt rapids]

she only wants snorkel if u go triple g3

like 140 or more which means near max cats

[eternal moth]

What do you mean triple G3? Can't she only equip 2 torps?

[boreal wagon]

3 reloads

[wind hazel]

lazy reroll the cat, oxytorp it is

[tropic tusk]

i404 pair with who? flasher?

[cobalt rapids]

i mean as u can see its not that big a diff

[wind hazel]

drue

[forest palm]

getting 40 RLD cats isn't so bad

[cobalt rapids]

404 pairs with anybody because shes the strongest sub

[tropic tusk]

oh so she can run with 2 of the 3u?

[cobalt rapids]

what is 3u
her comp will have flasher tho yes and another one because flasher top of the gold subs

[tropic tusk]

u81 u91 u37

[wind hazel]

[cobalt rapids]

no wolves were alr dead

[tropic tusk]

is it possible to run i404 flasher and muse u556?

[wispy cosmos]

loading+chief of staff on 2 cats, plus either 1 alpha or just oath her and youre there yeah

more is always better ofc

[cobalt rapids]

theres better options than 556m

[forest palm]

really though it's easy to get a optimized Steel, but Edle can be a pain in the ass due to having to fish for Flame

[cobalt rapids]

but if thats what u have raised then use it because it doesnt matter that much

[opaque cape]

Warspite

[forest palm]

and yes Edleweiss can start with Flame

[tropic tusk]

well i have wolf pack and u said they dead so might as well make a new fleet

how about maggiore or leonardo ?

[split gazelle]

which ddg should I invest in?
fu shun (have item)
an shan (dont have)
tai yuan (dont have)
chang chun (dont have)

[forest palm]

wtf...

[cobalt rapids]

i mean when ure sub minmaxing yes
but do you care that much about subs ?

[forest palm]

81 + 91 + 37 should be fine.....

[tropic tusk]

i dont mind getting a 2nd fleet since now days imjust leveling subs anyways

[wind hazel]

it's u96 btw. u91 doesn't exist in this game

[tropic tusk]

right 96

[wind hazel]

yet

[cobalt rapids]

then raise the options u have here in descending order

[wind hazel]

wait god damn wolves are actually worse than the IJN

[forest palm]

that doesn't sound right...

[wispy cosmos]

they shouldnt be

[tropic tusk]

archer as in this one right?

[wind hazel]

ye

[tropic tusk]

ok 3q

[narrow kiln]

Can I have your opinion about Asama?

[wispy cosmos]

but i approve of not raising kms subs on principle, because fuck game encouraged faction fleets

[cobalt rapids]

wolves lose dmg because their pack is reduced to 2 with 404 in it

[split gazelle]

anyone knows?

[wind hazel]

the one you have the item

[rapid summit]

When is Alsace and unzen return?

[supple wraith]

do yall optimize the timings for farming event?

[wispy cosmos]

like 5% worse each, which would be worse than i19 but i58's still dragging the fleet down too much

[supple wraith]

okay but what if the only gold subs I have are U-81 and U-47, I just run with that yea?

[weary gust]

No, I run whatever ships I'm currently leveling.

[undone plover]

so i404 is like 50% more dmg vs heavy than flasher ? and this is without her rdps?

[forest palm]

did not know there was a flowchart diagram for this

[cobalt rapids]

they are ok but u should ask urself if ure at a point where u need to raise subs
usually thats post midgame when ure either preparing for tackling w14/15
or ure pushing harbiter fleet and ur surface fleets are done and/or other surface fleet investments are trash/minimal

[cobalt rapids]

yea i had to scroll to find, it was passed around during LNY

[narrow kiln]

Has anyone here tried her?

[supple wraith]

I am not yet so imma just bench em for a bit

[weary gust]

Probably useless. Heavy Cruisers as a class are neglected by devs and have no real niche anymore.

[wind hazel]

idk but she gives CA torp, unzen torp damage booster 📈

[cobalt rapids]

unzen asama ibuki opsi dream real

[narrow kiln]

So, her main advantage is that she drops from b/d-3? (Especially for newbies)
(I hope my words make sense)

[silver lintel]

So whats best sub comp now

[turbid marsh]

i404 flasher homura/archerfish i guess

[wispy cosmos]

that she neither requires an aug or urins and should still have pretty good torp damage. is she worth it for a newb? depends on what ur dock looks like tbh

[safe nexus]

how much does a second floor cost in dorm?

[tropic tusk]

click on it n c

[safe nexus]

it says i need to max expansion

i wanna know the cost so i dont spend too much on dock space

[deep totem]

500 gems

[safe nexus]

ok i got enough ty

[tropic tusk]

best u spend ur gems on dock space

[split gazelle]

not without getting 2nd floor first

[tropic tusk]

i dont think 2nd floor is imporiant for a f2p

[wind hazel]

it is

[split gazelle]

it very much is

[tropic tusk]

really

[split gazelle]

3rd slot + 2nd floor allows ur whole mobbing fleet to be in dorm.

[wind hazel]

and he's asking the cost of 2nd floor so that he can reserve enough gem for it...

[rapid summit]

Do I only got to do 1 sortie in d1 for d2 or multiple for the event?

[tropic tusk]

ok then

[wind hazel]

you mean requirement? like need to do d1 before you can do d2? i dont really understand the question

[narrow kiln]

As a F2P I ran into situations where the fleet sitting on both floors fell into low morale.
And to reduce problems and lower the chance of getting this, a second floor is needed.

[rapid summit]

I mean can I do d1 just once to unlock d2? (Also lies of peak tag?)

[wind hazel]

yes, b1 or d1

cheapest is doing A1, A2, A3, B1, B2, then D3 to unlock SP

[tropic tusk]

i c

[wind hazel]

not much reason to do D1 unless you wanna farm there for newbies

[rapid summit]

Could I just stick to world 11 for farming exp then?

[wind hazel]

d3 would be better, until you have enough event currency to buy whatever that you need from the shop

[bright rose]

Here

[wind hazel]

and w12 is better than w11

[wind hazel]

those are fixed on the ship's slot, not based on gear

[bright rose]

Ah

[wind hazel]

some skills may change it

like hakuhou for example, or independence

[limber pulsar]

is it worth running hakuryuu, hakuhou and shinano? they have insane synergy; or is it just better to go amagi, hakuhou and 1 ijn vanguard?

[wind hazel]

the 3 ijn requirement is only on shinano. if you're not using shinano you can just go hakuh+amagi

triple ijn is worth if you don't need the freeze

[limber pulsar]

hmmmm i see, otherwise i'd go smth like amagi, hakuhou and implac?

[rapid summit]

I’m tryna rush world 11 but I also need 5 more levels world 12 so I think ima do d3, is d3 also good for ship exp like around ship level 115

[limber pulsar]

noice

[wind hazel]

the exp is slower, but it's getting exp+event currency, so two birds one stone situation

[rapid summit]

Alr ty

[spark patio]

any guide on submarine daily raid lv 75

[slow barn]

What is the best pair for the i-404?

[wispy cosmos]

either run a frigate or watch this vid
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DtdTDVofoUo

[supple wraith]

how hard is the SP stage?

[turbid marsh]

not very hard, unicorn carry

[forest palm]

holy shit a J3C video in 2025

[supple wraith]

clearable with 1 fleet?

[soft raft]

IJN subs still suck ass even with her faction buff so her best comp is I-404/Flasher/Archer

[gilded carbon]

Im honestly surprised how well a Frigate worked. I used Mary Celeste and she cut through the high lvl-ones

[slow barn]

But i miss the flasher.

[late flame]

-# just wait for more rainbow subs

[muted wind]

how long does i-404 actually stay in combat? can never remember how long subs stay after surfacing, plus she surfaces another time with skill 1

[wispy cosmos]

i58 buffing 404 and 19 helps a lot, but i still dont think itd be stronger than 404/2 wolf

[slow barn]

i-404 + archerfish + albacore, is a bad choice?

[icy creek]

Yes i am a newbie and i cleared with one fleet

Uni hood Saratoga portland laffey and helena

[subtle cave]

is the ryuusei kai best for Hakuhou?

[strange sphinx]

Hmmm I can't use Meta IB anf another Ib?

[turbid marsh]

1 fleet? doable i guess but that 1 fleet must be pretty goated

[timid vortex]

how are SP and Ex unlocked? Or they're timegated?

[tropic tusk]

complete d3 to unlock sp then complet sp to unlock ex

[strange sphinx]

EX fleet? can auto it or no?

[tropic tusk]

i never play ex

[timid vortex]

well. Not for me then. Too weak fleets

[tropic tusk]

just farm the hardest one u can

[soft raft]

Not exactly 100% of the time since converging TBs are barely used outside of OpSi where they can be synced with a slow to not whiff 99% of their payload

[subtle cave]

ahh i see thanks!

is there a web shop for buying in game packs or nah?

[heady igloo]

chat once my build pool accumulation reaches 400/400 what UR is advised to redeem? currently new to the game at world 7

got hakuhou from the recent event too

[plain saffron]

Afaik none exist

[ebon verge]

you should have shinano from the handbook reward right?

[heady igloo]

hol up ima check it rq

im at phase 7 of the handbook atm not sure what they gon give at the end

they dont let me check whats at the back

[heady igloo]

ahh

so i should just get shinano from the handbook

then for the 400/400 pool one is there a recommendation?

[split gazelle]

shinano as well

[muted wind]

you may as well get dupes of shinano until she's at max limit break

UR bulins are fairly sparse, especially if you're new, so don't bother horizontally investing into URs until that's no longer a concern

[unborn owl]

best frontline vanguard ship?

[icy creek]

My fleet for SP

[unborn owl]

what's hakuko time build?

[ebon verge]

other good options in UR pity are probably NJ and kron imo, but they got powercrept a lot so better get another shinano as people suggested

[frozen stag]

currently have 600 gems rn do i just buy more dock space 312 currently or do i buy the 3rd slot for the skill training

[muted wind]

personally would go for more dock space. the 3rd training slot is convenient but not a necessity

[heady igloo]

right right, thanks guys

[polar lion]

What is the meta sub comp now?

[unborn owl]

still prefer wolfpack

[turbid marsh]

probably going to be archerfish/homura + flasher + 404 but i think they still testing

[storm olive]

It's just flasher 404 +1

[turbid nebula]

How much of an impact does the new UR have on missions? Subs have been low priority for me

[remote yarrow]

I've heard she's pretty good but ppl are still testing comps with her

And subs are pretty useful in W14+

[red hawk]

does victorious have a special use or is it just another SR

[atomic abyss]

one of the worst ones if anything

[red hawk]

oh good to know lol, I snagged a couple ships rolling for hakuhou and I'm trying to sort out the useful ships from the fleet tech/collector stuff

i've heard people saying Oumi is worth levelling if you don't have a lot of BB's but what's the word on asama?

[atomic abyss]

that is the case for oumi yes
i havent heard such claims for asama
frontline competition is stiff

[red hawk]

yeah, I just don't have a lot of good frontline ships yet, but Im thinking something like aurora would probably be smarter if im gonna level a fronliner

[dry meteor]

Should I spend all my bulin to limit break my team

[red hawk]

whats your team

[dry meteor]

Just beginner sample team
Laffey, Helena, Portland, Oumi, unicorn, ticon

[narrow kiln]

what color of bullins?

[red hawk]

yeah if you're using the starter with portland penny helena uni and long island

[dry meteor]

uh gold and purple

[red hawk]

you want to limit break those if you can, if you have any duplicates of those ships use them first

you shouldn't need any gold bulins for your starter team

[dry meteor]

I want to use it on Oumi since people said she was stronk

[red hawk]

that's fair, just don't try using too many SR's off the bat

[little plinth]

I have 2 LA9s and am 33/50 towards first PR8 gun, after getting that should I go back to LA9s assuming all my ships are dev 30? or is multiple PR8 guns better?

[red hawk]

they're expensive to level, but yeah she's better than penny

if you do what I did and use a bunch of gold ships right away you're gonna be hurting for bulins and gold

[dry meteor]

I only have 2 gold bulin left, just enough to max limit break Oumi
Should I do it

[red hawk]

yeah but after that start saving them

[dry meteor]

kk

[red hawk]

only invest bulins in ships you intend to fully limit break as well, you don't wanna put a couple here and there

you wanna focus your resources as much as possible early, just focus on those six ships till after world 10

[flat fractal]

if i swap my research ship i dont lose any progress right? I got all the combat exp for agir, but no retrofit prints so want to build up exp for a different ship

[atomic abyss]

you do not

[fiery scroll]

Hi Guys, im using the newbie team (Portland, Helena, Pennyslavia, Unicorn, Javelin, Long Island).
I just got Hakuhou, Asama, Minase, U-101, should i change my team formation? or stay, and when should i change?
What should i do now for progress? keep farming event chapter? (i can only do until hard stage 1-2, 1-3 onwards, i cant even do coz of low power

[atomic abyss]

change nothing
focus on the event

[turbid marsh]

i dont see you changing teams anytime soon... as it takes time to even grab the ur bulins for hakuhou. asama is like...

[atomic abyss]

URs are not helpful for a new player

[atomic abyss]

they're useful when they're maybe a month or so in

replace long island for ticonderoga

[fiery scroll]

so what should i do about the team or progression, just be stagnant for now and farm event?

[atomic abyss]

yes, focus the resources into your 1 fleet

dont need a second

[fiery scroll]

but how do i lvl up my fleet now, so far i enhance them and lvling them up, i think fully limit break, trying to retrofit unicorn

[atomic abyss]

you use them in battle

[turbid marsh]

oooo, i see nelson

but that one needs retrofit too XD

[fiery scroll]

missed out this,

[atomic abyss]

oh

use saratoga over long island then

ticonderoga can be saved for a future fleet 2

[rain vine]

<@&460646206851252224>

[atomic abyss]

/kick 696893627967733761

[odd root]

member must be a mention or valid user id.

[fiery scroll]

how to see which gear is good for them

[wheat ore]

i have just pulled the new UR ship, would it not be worth to carry on doing the event pulls? Should i just go back to the daily light pulls?

[atomic abyss]

yes and yes

[atomic abyss]

/equip

[odd root]

Bridal Z23

Equipment Guides and Tier Lists

🔹 Equipment picture guide by samheart564
🔹 Full details on equipment statistics
🔹 List of equipment safe to scrap by thebombzen
🔹 Augment modules guide

use /tierlist for list of ships TLs and guides
use /guide for list of other gameplay guides and FAQs

[wheat ore]

are teh other event ships available elsewhere? also for referene i have about 800 cubes

[atomic abyss]

they are not

if you want to continue rolling with 800, you can
just rmb unzen rerun + collab in the coming 1-2 months

[wheat ore]

is unzen another UR ship?

[atomic abyss]

yes

[wheat ore]

ah okay thanks ofr the heads up

[midnight flower]

Should I do bomb or torp for nakhimov's 2nd slot

[teal cedar]

Should I replace my Kuybyshev with Dmitri Donskoi?

[atomic abyss]

in campaign it doesnt matter

[midnight flower]

Event too?

[atomic abyss]

it doesnt

[midnight flower]

Okay thanks

[sweet delta]

Event is Campaign but easier

Unless you mean EX which counts as a ST boss

[atomic abyss]

if kuyby is already levelled i would stick with her
unless you mean max levelled

[fiery scroll]

what does the Poverty option mean? is it like "if there's no choice?"

[wind hazel]

budget options, if you don't have anything better

[fiery scroll]

and how to look at the equip sheet? is this whole page for Main guns only? or does it include Secondary, Anti Air, and Aux?

[atomic abyss]

CA main guns only

[fiery scroll]

how to decide on the auxiliary?

and is there a difference between these "Triple 152mm Main Gun & Triple 152mm Main Gun(B-38 MK5)?)

[atomic abyss]

yes

[atomic abyss]

left is better in general
but the right only has use as a BB secondary

tho pennsylvania cant use it anyways

[fiery scroll]

hmmmm

[slender turtle]

With this being my current ur gear, what should i make next in the gear lab?

[tropic tusk]

Right unzen soon...but now getting 4 Ur bulion are easy

It's 2 per month?

[undone plover]

can check this for info
https://suchiguma.github.io/miniguides/gear-lab/
check the worth columns
for ST/campaign depending on what u want to do
I feel maybe twin76 AA gun but that is rly only if u are pushing to ch15

[slender turtle]

Hmm yeah might use some of my selectors to make that, i kinda thought that was the best thing for me to make rn too

[undone plover]

can always just wait if u dont have a lot of resources
until u feel u need it

[slender turtle]

Yeah just feelin not sure what to do, sitting on like 10 selectors and like 16 ur ordiance, so ig i can just chill for now

[umbral briar]

ask, I'm curious, is this weapon useful? Why is there a warning when I try to disassemble it?

[atomic abyss]

it's a unique weapon
that's all

i believe that's gangut's gun? idk

[umbral briar]

is it okay to dismantle it?

[atomic abyss]

i would keep 1

[safe nexus]

how good is unicorn post retrofit? i just got it

[atomic abyss]

best healer in the game

irreplacable in any high end mobbing content

[wary bobcat]

Anyone here has a list of planes? I want to know which ones that aren’t ur are worth it

[atomic abyss]

/equip

[odd root]

Bridal Z23

Equipment Guides and Tier Lists

🔹 Equipment picture guide by samheart564
🔹 Full details on equipment statistics
🔹 List of equipment safe to scrap by thebombzen
🔹 Augment modules guide

use /tierlist for list of ships TLs and guides
use /guide for list of other gameplay guides and FAQs

[safe nexus]

i heard need multiple fleets right? when is a good time to get a second and who should i target?

[atomic abyss]

you will not need 1 for the foreesable future
chapter 9 is a good indication you should check and see what you have

[soft raft]

At earliest W9
As for who you would put for that, that is something we can't answer for you without knowing what you have so ask us again when you do get there

[atomic abyss]

it's less who to target and more of making the most of what you have

[safe nexus]

oh ok clear thx

[narrow kiln]

I have a funny question.
At what point can you stop considering a player a newbie?

[jaunty vault]

never

[atomic abyss]

in my opinion, when they can mostly play the game themselves

or at least, know how to achieve what they want by themselves

[narrow kiln]

A very dubious measure.
For example, I have achieved almost everything I wanted.
But I still don't understand how to "read" the weapon completely correctly.

[atomic abyss]

i mean

i think only an experienced player or veteran would know how to

you very much dont need to be able to know how to tell if a weapon is good or not if you're a casual player

[harsh gust]

but you would know enough information which weapons are 'good' and 'bad' to make calls about your team and how to build it by yourself even if you can't judge whether a new weapon good or bad

[atomic abyss]

in my opinion, as long as you know where to find what you need and are able to adjust accordingly without much help from others

you're already past the point of being a newbie

now, not being a newbie doesnt mean you're an expert either

[harsh gust]

you don't need to know 'absolutely everything', just enough to not feel like you need to ask questions, even if you still rely on guides and other people

[narrow kiln]

...Although okay.
I create some kind of nonsense on my own without advice, which carries meaning.
(this phrase was close to meaningful in Russian)
And I realized a couple of important things on my own.

[wind hazel]

make your own strat, be the next kimocheese

[atomic abyss]

in my opinion

i think you're conflating "not being a newbie" with "being an expert"

[loud scarab]

what does progress this count?

clicking the arrow goes to the minigame but i done everything in that

[quaint tapir]

what wave did you go up to

[loud scarab]

120, i got all upgrades too

[quaint tapir]

wack, usually that's the issue

[boreal wagon]

ignore it it doesnt track the correct thing its meant to track the 7 missions in the castle minigame

[narrow kiln]

Maybe.
It's just that I have a newbie friend who I accidentally got hooked on the game.
And there's a problem with him.
He's really bad at English.

[quaint tapir]

en UI probably just weird, mine says 5/5 but i couldn't articulate what i did to get it to that

[loud scarab]

these are all collected

[wind hazel]

ignore it ignore it
ignore it ignore it
ignore it ignore it

it's bugged ignore it

[boreal wagon]

yeah its meant to track the one that says 4/7 but it just tracks something completely unrelated

[loud scarab]

i guess i'm gonna ignore it then

[whole crypt]

I'm inclined to tell you it's not an EN thing

[boreal wagon]

yeah its not its on all 3

[wind hazel]

🐛 Lane

[boreal wagon]

you can also ignore the very last one its also tracking the wrong thing (but it only would track how many you bought in shop anyway)

[loud scarab]

ah yes that's true there are 500 of the currency in the shop not 5, which is enough to buy both copies, which feels like overkill but it's not that important

[whole crypt]

CN on the other hand

[quaint tapir]

bruh

[boreal wagon]

yeah i believe they fixed it at some point

but CN is the favorite child after all

[loud scarab]

i'm not sure if getting the second copy is important or if i could skip it and get another ur bulin instead

[quaint tapir]

if you can get the second copy you will regret skipping it lol

[stark quiver]

do you want to use a bulin? if so dont get it then

[cobalt rapids]

its important if ure planning on mlbing her and ure in bulin deficit

[loud scarab]

do they have a day in advance on the event? the count is 5/7 i'm on 4/7

[quaint tapir]

because a second copy takes:
doing the event
saving an extra 15000 event currency or so

which is pretty much nothing compared to the timegate on UR burins

[loud scarab]

i can buy 30 ur bulins

[stark quiver]

up to you then

[boreal wagon]

they are quite a few hours ahead lol

[whole crypt]

more like their UI is more fixed/less bugged

[boreal wagon]

yeah they fixed it a day-ish after maint

[iron ridge]

this is how it looks like end game.

you max everything out, max out waves and event.

[stark quiver]

im at wave 20 and still cleared everything

[wispy cosmos]

because im too lazy to check sam's resource guide, what's the annual urin rate vs number of new urs per year

[spark patio]

uhh, any priority or guide on event shop? i forgot the web link

[rigid onyx]

you get like 30 urins a year

while there's 6-7 new urs plus 4-6 rerun urs

[whole crypt]

it's like 5 per 2 months now plus events

[quaint tapir]

does the 30 include the 4 from the UR event point redeems

[cobalt rapids]

the first copy of the sub ( if u do ur dailies its free )
ryuusei kai
1 copy of asama if u didnt drop her at the end of event
2nd copy of the sub ( if u do all ur dailies u need like 14k pts )

[vague oracle]

150 build no hakukou...

[stark quiver]

thats cool

[alpine quail]

Is taking shinano or New jersey better? (Rookie mission voucher)

[rigid onyx]

no but you just assume urs take 3 urins to MLB because their event always has one freebee

[whole crypt]

including 4 new and 4 rerun UR events it's 38 per year

I assume he's referring to the milestone bulin, not the shop dupe for shop UR

[spark patio]

how about stuff? like sr catbox and bps

[stark quiver]

do you need them?

[whole crypt]

up till last year it was 6 new URs taking 24 bulins, with this JP anniv we're likely at 7 this year so 28

[rigid onyx]

yeah but if you use milestone for the gacha ur and shop dupe for shop ur you need to use the renewable urins to sustain 3 urins per UR

not really an argument though just easier to count only renewables

[whole crypt]

there's more than enough bulins for the new ships, the problem is reruns and perms

just treat shop UR dupe as a bonus if you get around to it

[cobalt rapids]

oil is free xp and coins - time if u turn it into pts
then get arrays and cogs, gold techboxes if ure new player, and the rainbow and gold prints

sr cat box are also ok

[loud scarab]

the pinned message does link to a doc that has shop priority too

[wispy cosmos]

so +2 urins pa for the time being? cool, gonna keep skipping the ur dupe then

[spark patio]

so the situation is i stuck at Pr1 bc i dont have enough tech point and i did exchange all the chips and arrays. Now i wondering if i should buy the ur copy or buy sth else

also did buy aug mats

[whole crypt]

buying the dupe isn't really going to help your tech, and being stuck at PR1 is fairly normal for early game

[stark quiver]

bought the lowest prio items

[whole crypt]

I wouldn't say lowest, but not high definitely

[stark quiver]

same diff

[whole crypt]

there's plenty of junk in shop that's worth less than aug mats

[spark patio]

I thought it would be good bc we all need aug for some ships

[whole crypt]

most of the good ships don't have unique augs

[spark patio]

i mean the one to craft not the exp

[cobalt rapids]

its abit misleading
u need 0 vouchers if u do ur dailies and stuff for the first UR copy
and the gear is better to buy than the gold ship first
and the gold ship can drop in d3 aswell which should also be disclaimed

[spark patio]

About Asama, i just got her first copy a few minutes ago(in sorte). now i have 10k left

[cobalt rapids]

[whole crypt]

have you bought chips arrays goldcatbox plane PR/DR prints

[spark patio]

chips,arrays and the plane but not the cat box and PR DR prints

[whole crypt]

get them then

[loud scarab]

i don't really have the numbers of how many points you can get from ships you find in shops, but a bunch of ships are available in the guild, core and medal shops that you can get in order to get enough tech points

[whole crypt]

part of it is also just keep playing and leveling/LBing more ships

[loud scarab]

it would be good to specifiy to not buy the ship drop until after the event yeah

[whole crypt]

you're not going to be going straight to Agir or Nakhimov

[spark patio]

i dont have much exp book to lb them, Hakuhou ate them all

[whole crypt]

take your time

[spark patio]

btw, can i still get 15k points in time?

[whole crypt]

just level more ships normally if you don't have XP packs

there's like 2 more weeks you can grind 100k in that time

[spark patio]

or should i just buy the ur first then spend the rest on pr/dr bps

[whole crypt]

(not that you should grind 100k)

[spark patio]

i heard that i should grind to 55k only

ah, why did i keep getting glitches when playing AL

the screen is good but i cant access to anything

btw thanks @whole crypt

gn

[safe nexus]

do i try retrofit nelson? since i dont have hood or any other BB

[cobalt rapids]

show ur bbs

[safe nexus]

idk should i save or no since i want to use nelson soon(now to be exact)

[cobalt rapids]

yes u can retrofit nelson after unicorn, if ure still pulling for hakuhou then u might get lucky and get oumi

[safe nexus]

im targetting oumi actually i didn't check what she is, guess i wait 😭

[cobalt rapids]

i wouldnt target her if u alr got haku tho

[safe nexus]

dont really wanna waste the pity as well tho, would it be a good idea actually?

[cobalt rapids]

wdym waste the pity

[safe nexus]

i got hakukou and the pity didn't reset, planning to get one hakuhou from the 200 pity

[cobalt rapids]

how close are u

[safe nexus]

56/200 but its more like i just started

[turbid marsh]

stop pulling then

[cobalt rapids]

yea you should stop asap

[loud scarab]

that's a "cost" of 144(x2) cubes for a copy

[gleaming bloom]

How to lv up character

[safe nexus]

rip wanted oumi

[cobalt rapids]

sorties

[bright rose]

How do I play azur lane on pc

[safe nexus]

guess i stop thx for th advice

[cobalt rapids]

emulators

[bright rose]

Is that the only way

[gleaming bloom]

How to lv up character

[turbid marsh]

sorties

or exp books

[gleaming bloom]

Wut that

[cobalt rapids]

shell rerun in 2 years and maybe ull be more established with big cubes stockpile by then to not worry about missing limited stuff like upcoming collabs

[gleaming bloom]

I mean I can't find the button

[turbid marsh]

battles. you let them battle in maps

[safe nexus]

2 years is insane 😭

[gleaming bloom]

How often Collab would get rerun

[cobalt rapids]

collab is not guaranteed to ever rerun

[gleaming bloom]

💔

I miss a collab I really wanted now I regret

[turbid marsh]

inb4 neptunia

[whole crypt]

yes AL doesn't have a PC client
emulators are also completely legit for the game as long as you're not mucking with the game files or using macros

[safe nexus]

now that im gonna become rich from no longer pulling do i spend it all on upgrading the generators? that make coin/oil/exp?

[harsh gust]

yes

[cobalt rapids]

yes but dont go broke that much that it stops u from upgrading ships/gear and halts ur progression

[safe nexus]

ah forgot to say thats my first priority then the generator

and thx

[cobalt rapids]

coin and oil are important
lecture hall u can postpone for when have extra income

[safe nexus]

thinking of upgrading it at least once, since i need exp quite badly without using too much oil

[cobalt rapids]

yea u can do the cheap early upgrades, but mind it only enters in effect when ure grinding with lv100+ ships anyway

[safe nexus]

i currently am so yeah

[loud scarab]

oil production compunds. you get more oil you can spend to get more coins

[safe nexus]

using unicorn and portland duo in B3 to grind mats and exp for nelson/kagerou to unlock D1

D1 got oil cap? or only D3

[cobalt rapids]

all D stages do

[safe nexus]

ok ty

[cobalt rapids]

you can easily check in game which stages do if they have that green arrow cost limit indicator

[safe nexus]

oh good to know thx

which 2 ship is ideal to get best low cost ship with best stats

[cobalt rapids]

why do u wanna lowcost
as a new player you cannot afford to lowcost efficiently
and esp since you got access to oil cap stage you should full fleet there

[safe nexus]

not yet get nelson and kagerou to high enough lvl for D1

my currently fleet only contains 1 DD and total stats is 526/600 missing EVA

[cobalt rapids]

bring d1 to safe using ur initial fleet and dorm nelson for abit
after its on safe they can take it on even if nelson is underlvled

[cobalt rapids]

if u do swap put the lvled ships in the other fleet to still count as statsticks

actually u didnt beat D1 yet right ?
then keep lvling in C2

[safe nexus]

im grinding in B3 tho, more feather and lower cost since im very broke rn

[cobalt rapids]

but ure also missing on xp, if ure close to beating d1 then u should focus on lvling and tackling because ur efficiency will skyrocket there
replace penny with nelson only afterwards

[wind hazel]

he cant start d1

[safe nexus]

idk if kagerou can survive XD

[cobalt rapids]

she wont but u dont need her to survive
u only need a 2nd fleet of statsticks to fulfill the requirements and lvl just enough to not drag your average lvl down
and then u focus on clearing it with your single fleet

[safe nexus]

i meant like im not sure kagerou can do dmg or survive to grind in C2, lvl 55 rn

[cobalt rapids]

are you full out of books ?
if its on safe she would survive but on lethal she might die abit

[safe nexus]

ye i used all on nelson and kagerou
C2 is safe rn idk whats the difference

actually idk if its safe i dont see the threat lvl

[cobalt rapids]

then should be fine
https://azurlane.koumakan.jp/wiki/Combat#Threat_Level
tldr ur fleet is much stronger on safe threat

[cobalt rapids]

oh yea they removed it presortie for some reason
u can check if u go in
tap on that buff ( it might be another colour ) and it should tell you

[safe nexus]

i legit cant see the threat lvl for event stages

ned to go in i see

[sweet delta]

You can still tap the place where it was before

It's just an invisible button

[safe nexus]

oh it worked ye 0% and safe

ok thx

rip all my oil as its gonna be drained completely and instantly

[narrow kiln]

I envy you.
I have more than the limit, and I can't spend it all.

[safe nexus]

i envy you a lot 😭

isn't onsen now a thing you can just spam it

[teal cedar]

If both were max levelled

[atomic abyss]

then level something else

[short star]

Greetings, what would the best next target to Work for, i plan to retrofil Diego and then get eldrige and retrofil too, at this time iam at 9-1 from mainstory and the Main Target is to hope that the Crossover with DaL V have Yoshino, for this i spend cubes mostly only for daily

[soft raft]

Saratoga first
San Diego retro is currently out of your budget for the time being

You also have two months until the Collab so you should be trying for Hakuhou right now

Also good god why Dunkerque META

[short star]

First one with Max Stars because of Pass

And Meta had sound good

[soft raft]

Elite METAs are all terrible
And "Meta" is a in-game faction, not the usual definition of Meta

[short star]

After the story Video i know now

Thx for the Feedback

[viral solar]

how to I buy skins?

[strong tartan]

Shop
Buy gem
Buy skin
Enjoy

[short star]

but now with Hakuhou i have three CV(L) as Main, is this not unbalnced?

[vapid valve]

So how does the little mini game work

[quartz nest]

Do these missions require you to have these ships in the fleet you defeat the boss with? Or can they be also in the other fleet that didn't engage with the boss?

[rigid onyx]

in boss fleet

[boreal wagon]

unless they finally fixed that they also dont need to actually survive despite it saying that

[stark quiver]

They didn’t fix it

They don’t even need to be alive going into the fight

[hybrid willow]

So throw them all in the boss fleet and call it a day lol

[little plinth]

did they change the event shop so you can't buy the drop ship now until you get the drop?

[boreal wagon]

you can the ui is just misleading

[little plinth]

oh interesting lol

[iron ridge]

What's the best I-404 Build?

[river junco]

2 g7e, bearcat, oxy torp or snorkel, hull

[sullen grove]

guys, is there's no way to change the fleet member for operation siren? i've been stuck with my not-so-optimal fleet 🙁

[atomic abyss]

https://tenor.com/view/azur-lane-gif-25770903

[river junco]

ender had that ready lmao

[sullen grove]

hey thanks! now i can finally did operation siren

[iron ridge]

Seiran does count because of Buff?

[onyx chasm]

Haven't played in a bit but Im gonna assume I wanna get the new UR correct?

[boreal wagon]

seiran even with its 60% is worse than bearcat by a very noticeable amount

[iron ridge]

But, how do u even get bearcat tho

[boreal wagon]

pr7 research

[iron ridge]

Alr

[sweet delta]

I got this from the video in #media-content

[onyx chasm]

If I need money for the ship builds do i wanna farm 12-4 or the event

[sweet delta]

You have two and a half weeks so either one works

[onyx chasm]

Ah alr

[iron ridge]

Any suited alternatives for most gears if: you do not have Bearcat.

[sweet delta]

it's still Seiran

The seaplane and the other gear are independent

Just because you use Seiran doesn't mean you need Bidder

[iron ridge]

G7E is also useful for cheap/eco build?

[stark quiver]

Yes
But the bidder is super cheap

[severe hatch]

new Player here any advice

[turbid marsh]

read newbie guide by going to bot-spam, loads of contents.

[soft raft]

Unobtained is not the same thing as Unobtainable

The UI is just horrible and the text is tiny as fuck

[late flame]

-# whoever did the shop ui redesign should be shot and shot again yes

[quaint tapir]

oh neat, i wondered if she'd use the oxytorp with how high her base oxy level is paired with her skill

[boreal blaze]

Should i get NJ on rookie mission if i already have Shinano?

[stone sluice]

Is Shinano mlb?

[boreal blaze]

Nop still need 2 UR bullins (returning player from shinano time)

[quaint tapir]

probably just get a shinano dupe since she's more relevant across all content still

[stone sluice]

Get Shinano once you have another Shinano so you can mlb her

[obtuse island]

why is helena not used in every bossfleet regardless of content (assuming timing isn't an issue)

[quaint tapir]

if you're relying on helena's buff, you're rolling a 70%(?) every time and might need to reroll the battle a few times which is a pain in the ass vs. just using better options with better survivability and personal DPS most of the time now

[turbid marsh]

squishy, needs luck, campaign you kinda want to NOT time it together ish, certain meta boss or bosses in general

[viscid swift]

consistency or lack there of

if I can one shot without her, why would I deliberately shackle myself with a 60% roll

[quaint tapir]

oh it's 60% 💀 yeah i overestimated it and she's still not worth

[obtuse island]

good point

[viscid swift]

We don't know

[undone plover]

mar-apr 2026 most likely

[stark quiver]

helena is for people with skill issue and need to gamble to win

[wise totem]

I press the delete read becuase my mailbox was full but it also delete the special mails. Is there any way to recover them?

[wooden herald]

how do you update battle support in guild operations? I somehow set it up when I first joined the guild but cant figure out how to update it to recent changes in ships xD

[dark hazel]

guild > operations tab bottom left > battle support button bottom right

[river junco]

you can't undo a delete, but you can use the one time resend for certain mail like valentine ones through the related item in your depot

next time you can press archive if you want to save them without risk of deletion

[wooden herald]

I can only see my originally chosen ships but cant change anything... is it only available before the boss fight gets activated?

[spark patio]

…bro why

im using helena in boss

btw guys, Gold Seafang or purple Hellcat

[forest palm]

Seafang

[silver lintel]

So whats the best sub fleet now

[gaunt mauve]

how to change support ship

I am newplayer

[eternal basalt]

You can't during the bossfight

[gaunt mauve]

so what should i do when it's over

[eternal basalt]

Select the battle support option

[agile sky]

if i have a ship at lvl 115 in the dorm but i havent awaken them to 120, will they still accumulate exp for me to use once i awaken them or nah?

[sweet delta]

In the dorm, you can see they are gaining 0 exp per hour I think

[frozen stag]

Why can't I get her to Dev 10 I still have bps for her

[wild whale]

level your boat

[ivory pawn]

It's hinted at in the corner, next to her dev level. It'd be more outright stated, but the translation is horrible and has never been updated. So just level her up.

[agile sky]

running low on coins, so would yall rec i use my coins on research to mlb latest series, or use coins to awaken and get my Ultras to lvl 125?

[obtuse island]

correct me if i'm wrong, enterprise > essex retro while bossing if luck is by your side and essex retro > independence retro while mobbing

[vale spindle]

don't think so, contact support and see what happens

[hollow gust]

Essex retrofit is just better ship then enterprise

[south sequoia]

Do your researches first to queue them up then farm up the rest of the coins to 125 ur urs

[weary edge]

u switch them out while managing ur fleet

[forest palm]

the number of prints makes me wonder what your Research Focus is

[wanton spear]

can't you just use coins for fdg

[forest palm]

yes, that's what we mostly recommend

[wanton spear]

seems like a waste to get prints for her

[forest palm]

which would indicate that their Research Focus is off

[wanton spear]

are there any other DRs you can use coins?

[forest palm]

Hakuryuu, Azuma, and Drake

I think Agir as well can't remembe

[jaunty pasture]

Is the Wyvern still a top priority in the gear lab?

[viscid swift]

https://suchiguma.github.io/miniguides/gear-lab

[red hawk]

is this a valid backline

[forest palm]

for what content?

[stark quiver]

there are 0 limit breaks basically

[gentle sky]

between series 6-8, which pr/dr worth to max first? with the context being that i have maxed all pr/dr from 1-5

[red hawk]

I can break them all if I use them, I'm just thinking about it first

[forest palm]

again for what content

[red hawk]

I'm gonna be pushing into 13+ and I'm not sure what they're good for and where I can plug them in

I just know shinano buff works with 3 IJN including her, hakuhou is supposed to be good, and oumi isn't a bad BB

but I don't know if they work together for anything specifically

[forest palm]

Start with PR8 then after that PR7

PR6 will probably coinable by the time you get to it

[gentle sky]

thats for research, right? i mean the ship. which of any of them worth to max to d30 first?

[gentle sky]

and for pr6, i maxed all the pr while kear/hinden is at d25

[wind spindle]

Is the new sextuple 20mm AA any good?

[viscid swift]

https://suchiguma.github.io/miniguides/research-focus

[gentle sky]

thanks man, appreciated

[wanton spear]

what is the purpose of doing campaign?

[viscid swift]

gems, getting to W12 to get the god farming spot, the challenge

[wanton spear]

what is the farming spot?

[midnight bay]

Okay, how are we supposed to get this Taekaze?

[frank phoenix]

what stage should i afk in event? can do up to d1 for now and d2 soon

[viscid swift]

W12, 12-1 and 12-4 more specifically

[viscid swift]

D1 then for now

[frank phoenix]

should i do 1x of each stage for the daily 3x ?

[viscid swift]

yes

[frank phoenix]

ty

[ocean fiber]

How good is the new cv aircraft carrier

[viscid swift]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HgfMJrhHn7A

[ocean fiber]

Is she like a heavy bomber like Shiano?

[viscid swift]

Just watch the video

Does a better job of explaining than I ever could

[past bear]

What the heil am i missing on complete event 4/5. I finished the minigame

[sweet delta]

Read the pinned comment instead, CVs are still bad

[sweet delta]

The UI is bugged

[balmy skiff]

@sweet delta
Rank these from least to most prioritized to MLB
(Traff,Laff2,UvH,Unzen,Mogador and I-404)

[sweet delta]

Idk who you have like is Lion maxed already?

[balmy skiff]

yes mlb'ed

[sweet delta]

still no idea who you have and how many you can mlb

[viscid swift]

Or what content you still need/want to do

[sweet delta]

also not a good sign when you ping an active renhex and get ignored

[balmy skiff]

if i have enough URins,who to prioritize to MLB?

[viscid swift]

ask again when you have enough to MLB one

[soft raft]

Why is Hakuhou crossed out when she's still missing a star

[sweet delta]

Because they already decided to max her first

[glossy granite]

Is the new warspite skin f2p or p2w?

[balmy skiff]

what i mean is that after hakuhou

[quaint tapir]

no lion so traf loses some amount of usefulness
laffey is up on rerun in ~4 months so if you don't need her before then you can cross off 1-2 burins there

unzen is probably your best bet because you don't rly have a good cruiser DPS

[wanton spear]

is the only way to get prototype cores weekly and sorties?

[glossy granite]

And research

[wanton spear]

its painfully slow

[glossy granite]

But only 5K max a month so, even if you wanted to inf grind you couldnt

[balmy skiff]

i have Lion,dude

[glossy granite]

Then show all URs lol

[quaint tapir]

don't see lion in photo 😵‍💫
then traf is probably your best bet because she pairs really well with lion & is just pretty solid on her own

[wanton spear]

why are CVs bad?

[balmy skiff]

alr so Traff is my most prio'd URin MLB then since i have Lion?

[viscid swift]

ahem

[quaint tapir]

probably
mogador is pretty good but trafalgar is just generally better if you have lion
ulrich is very outclassed especially with your other BB options
laffey 2 is fantastic but if you can wait a few more months she'll take up to half as many burins which is very nice, otherwise i'd argue she's prolly more useful
unzen is a pretty great DPS and you kinda lack UR cruiser options unless there's others not in the image, but not as universally useful

[viscid swift]

you get 3k from the Medal shop

[quaint tapir]

so it's really between laffey and trafalgar and laffey has a pretty good case for just waiting given the upcoming rerun

[viscid swift]

and they don't count towards the cap

anyway, you're a good 2 months off at the current rate before even getting another 4 UR Bullins

and a lot can happen in 2 months so just wait, who knows W16 might get released in that time

[quaint tapir]

if you gotta wait 2 might as well just wait 3 and see what the december UR event is looking like

[wanton spear]

is december UR gonna be new?

[soft raft]

Yes

[quaint tapir]

yea, still unknown if it'll be one or two since they sorta broke the cycle with this event

[soft raft]

Feb/May/Sept/Dec is new UR
with maybe a couple of UR reruns in between

[balmy skiff]

here's a list of URs that i own that was not shown on the pic

[viscid swift]

anyway, seems you've hot enough on your plate to work on as is

without having to add yet nother UR onto that list

[quaint tapir]

yea, the same then. mogador drops to "don't waste your resources" cuz you have z52 already
just focus on leveling eldridge for now and see what you're lacking + what the next UR event is looking like before committing to anything

more than enough options in your dock to where i can't see trafalgar or laffey making or breaking your ability to do any of the content currently available

[viscid swift]

I could think of a few but more importantly, they have plenty of ships already MLB rather bizarrely not at 120 which would break their ability to tackle said content

[limber pulsar]

Why is U-37 never on cycle in the merit shop?

[forest palm]

cause it's RNG

[limber pulsar]

I've been waiting for 2 months 😭

[marsh plover]

Any advice for clearing the ex stage (normal difficulty)? Here’s my URs. Should I go for anti-heavy armor? I think Hakuhou is heavy like taihou

[marsh plover]

I’m waiting on Emmanuele Pessagno…

[viscid swift]

heavy armor fleet, boss does not move

[marsh plover]

What about those sticky orbs she launches?

[viscid swift]

What about them?

[marsh plover]

They slow my vanguard down and I get pwned

[ruby grotto]

how many waves are there in total for the ninja afk game?

[ivory pawn]

120.

[viscid swift]

Do they die before you kill the boss

[undone zinc]

Good sub or just for collection?

[viscid swift]

Best sub in the game

[undone zinc]

i guess i'll have to exchange all those 500 points

[sweet delta]

And how did you reach that conclusion

[ruby grotto]

which buffs to upgrade first for optimization? for the ninja game

[plush path]

Id assume based on the cross fleet buffs for all other fleets

[sweet delta]

The two Percentage facility damage upgrades give the most DPS

[soft raft]

it's barely been a week out of the 3 weeks of this event bruh
if you've been doing everything and did the challenges, you should have like 180 or so by now

[uncut ocean]

is using the 200/300 event orbs the only way to get i404?

[plush path]

Yes

[undone zinc]

I can't farm the sp stage my shipgirls dont reach xp requiered

[marsh plover]

Usually but maybe with the right back line I can kill em

[undone zinc]

Why does it say complete event 4/5 when i've already done all the missions?
Also, do the "with x girl afloat defeat d3 stage" resets every day?

[ivory pawn]

Bug.

Those missions should be the challenge missions.

Theoretically, Complete Event should be 5/5 after Day 7 of the Ninja Castle event mission.

[undone zinc]

Do the challenge missions reset every day or are they a once in a life time thing?

[ivory pawn]

Once.

[undone zinc]

Okok

Ty

[ruby grotto]

is there an optimal level to farm the ninja koban on? it seems like around 110-120 waves the koban/s actually decreases for me, does it require me to max out the upgrades or is it just curves downwards like that regardless?

[soft raft]

Tune the absolute shit out of your upgrades enough and even the 120 wave will die in a single hit

Hint: the lower down the list, the higher the overall boost per upgrade

[whole crypt]

allow me to introduce JP and CN UI

[ivory pawn]

Sounds like my theory is probably accurate then.

[viscid fulcrum]

hakuhou or implacable?

[whole crypt]

depends™

[honest cradle]

Depends on your other CVs Probably Implacable first

[viscid fulcrum]

I lowkey havent played in like

a while, can I send my urs or something tell me who to upgrade 😭

[soft raft]

Assuming that this in context of Shinano+Amagi CV,
Do you need a Freeze?
If Yes, Implacable then you could prob just replace Shinano with Hakuhou
If No, Hakuhou

[honest cradle]

Then Implacable with two gold CVs. You need a stop or slow and she's the best

[winter linden]

How does one reach 300k dps in ninja Castle?

[whole crypt]

show your URs you may not even need a CV fleet

[whole crypt]

scroll down on the upgrade list

[honest cradle]

It's an idle game. Just keep upgrading and advancing a bit each day

[viscid fulcrum]

just dont flame my upgrading choices...

[whole crypt]

and it goes way past 300k

[winter linden]

So, you're just hella price capped XD

[winter linden]

What levels do you even need lol,

I've been stuck at 80k for a while

[harsh gust]

as another person said - scroll down on upgrade list

[whole crypt]

unlock all of the facilities and scroll down on the upgrade list

[honest cradle]

You can max out everything pretty easily. Facilities first the troops

[winter linden]

I did, just saw minimal increase

[whole crypt]

they blow up when you throw in more levels

[honest cradle]

Wait then do +10s

[viscid swift]

Have you upgraded your defense levels to be able increase the damage of your forts

[winter linden]

Ye

[whole crypt]

it doesn't matter if you do them 1 by 1 or in 10s, the point is the % blows up later in some of the categories

[viscid swift]

Upgrading those will see the biggest increase

[winter linden]

+10 levels netted +3k dps lmao

For facilities

[whole crypt]

you have some bullshit like this

[winter linden]

[harsh gust]

in that case just wait and collect coins from time to time to upgrade
you can clear everything in a couple of days easily

[whole crypt]

the earlier levels may not look like a lot but just keep upgrading

[winter linden]

Thanks everyone

Appreciate it

[honest cradle]

It's okay, just level fairly evenly and then click next stage, collect, etc then set it to the highest level you can where it just takes a sec or 2 per wave (highest DPS) the log out. 🤣

[viscid fulcrum]

you the goat

[whole crypt]

whatever you can show we've probably seen worse, just let us know what you have so we can make informed recommendations

[viscid fulcrum]

K bet one sec

[weary gust]

don't level evenly. The troop damage is 0.001% of the facility damage. Ignore troops entirely.

[honest cradle]

Correct, but I was giving him some easy MOnto level since he's got plenty of time. The worst would be maxing top before scrolling down. At least evenly keeps costs down

[viscid swift]

or you could just tell to upgrade facility damage

[honest cradle]

I think I did the first time. 🤣

[viscid fulcrum]

Well some of these were for lb and idek the rest

[viscid swift]

can you get anymore UR Bullins

[honest cradle]

Shinano, Implacable, plus a gold CV

Until you get more bulins

[viscid fulcrum]

Not rlly

[viscid swift]

ask when you get 3 more then

[viscid fulcrum]

I can get one from bp and event tho

[viscid swift]

and don't even think about doing anymore partial limit breaks

[whole crypt]

for one thing don't LB URs partially

[viscid fulcrum]

Most were dupes

[viscid swift]

I don't know if that's more or less concerning

[honest cradle]

May want to finish up Laffey 2 first tho since you almost have her done and you don't have z52

[viscid swift]

no

[whole crypt]

if you were pulling dupes you're wasting cubes

[viscid fulcrum]

I was gonna laffey 2 but idk

[honest cradle]

Is there a bot command that tells all the ways her can get URbulins? That's what he really needs

[whole crypt]

if anything I'd finish Guam first so you have a proper, complete tank that's leveled

[honest cradle]

Laffiinis a proper tank

[elfin hollow]

Why tf is the game telling this is "Important Gear"?

[whole crypt]

yes but she's also missing 25 levels

[viscid swift]

it's default gear you can't get elsewhere

[whole crypt]

because there's no way to obtain it besides as base gear on the Chinese CVLs, but it's trash anyway

[honest cradle]

Fair. I didn't see guam also sitting at 4 stars too.

[elfin hollow]

so am I safe to delete 21 of them and just keep 1 copy?

[fiery pelican]

I dont think I have the planes for her

[viscid swift]

if you have access to bearcats I'd delete them all

[elfin hollow]

are they neede for gear crafting?

[whole crypt]

I'm inclined to say just throw Kearsarge, Soyuz and Alsace together for the boss fleet for now and LB Guam for tank, working on Implacable would imply completing Hakuhou for triple rainbow CV

[viscid fulcrum]

Are ur bulins easier to get now?

[honest cradle]

Yes

[viscid fulcrum]

How so

[honest cradle]

Also in proto shop, etc

[viscid swift]

they increased the cap on the amount of specialized core you can get in a month

[viscid fulcrum]

Oh that's good, what's the cap?

[viscid swift]

it's now 8k but 3k must be purchased from the medal shop

[viscid fulcrum]

Holy op

[whole crypt]

@viscid fulcrum BB fleet is also much easier to gear than CV fleet, I'm not particularly confident you'll have the planes to fit a proper CV fleet anyway

[viscid fulcrum]

I think I have trash gear

[viscid swift]

then again they're also releasing at this rate 7 new gacha URs a year

[whole crypt]

which basically means LBing Implacable and/or Hakuhou now is moot

finish Guam and use a BB fleet for bossing for now, at least you can't go (terribly) wrong with Mk6s

[viscid swift]

https://suchiguma.github.io/miniguides/quick-gear-guide/

[viscid fulcrum]

Ight

[whole crypt]

that way you also just need 1 more bulin and can start saving/planning

next UR should be Unzen rerun which means you can get a "spare" bulin from that one

[viscid fulcrum]

So what should I do after Guam?

[whole crypt]

save bulins

[viscid swift]

wait until you get 4 more UR Bullins, then ask again

[viscid fulcrum]

K

Thanks guys

[whole crypt]

I'm inclined to say finish VG when you have the third bulin and make the BB fleet Soy/Als/VG, at which point you'll start saving bulins for Dec UR

if you want to make a CV fleet that's 8 bulins between Implacable and Hakuhou, and you need to start working on planes

[gleaming bloom]

||Is there any tips for new player||

[soft raft]

Dunno why you felt like you needed to spoiler tag that, but here
https://www.azurlaneecgc.com/newbie_tips/

[haughty bear]

Hiya, I recently came back to the game after a really long break and I'm extremely overwhelmed haha. I have like 5 cubes and really low oil/gold reserves. I also really would like to start working towards unlocking Gouden Leeuw as I have plenty of Iron Blood ships to use towards her unlock reqs (her design tho too).

Anyone have any suggestions on how to not feel so overwhelmed and get back into the game? I have looked at the newbie guides but I don't need new player advice as much as I need it for things like Operation Siren (as I have no memory of how any of that works) or just general advice on how to not feel as lost at a mid/end game level.

[whole crypt]

just start by picking up a daily routine first

doing dailies then adding on top if you're comfortable

definitely grind the event since there's one going on now

[haughty bear]

Is there like a daily checklist of things to do?

[whole crypt]

the daily missions would be a start

the rookie missions have also been revamped, you could try going through that and there's quite a number of cubes to pick up there

I wouldn't worry too much about OS before you're back in the pace for grinds

it's a marathon anyway, starting a bit later won't change very much

[haughty bear]

Gotcha, I was looking through the tier list for gearing chars and saw I was missing a lot of the best options so I was like "oh god need to fix that"

[whole crypt]

if you're using ECTL's gear recommendations I suggest reading these instead
https://azurlaneecgc.com/equipment/
https://suchiguma.github.io/miniguides/quick-gear-guide/

[haughty bear]

Ohh I haven't seen these.

[harsh gust]

also a lot of good gear is from gear lab which requires grinding operation siren which would require a lot of time anyway, so I just wouldn't worry about it for now if you feeling overwhelmed as is

[twilit wren]

hi so i've maxxed out unicorn not too long ago, been grinding out the event and i cant help but notice that it is a bit of a waste not leveling up another ship in unicorn's place
but obviously i need her heals, so my question is, is it normal and expected to basically use her for mobbing for the rest of the game? the only other healer i've seen is Perseus, which doesn't seem very accessible. and the "basic" healer is Shouhou, who obviously doesn't cut it

[viscid swift]

no

you don't necessarily need a healer for everything

particularly farming

[noble pawn]

fuck I didn't scroll down

I'm gonna check what's below

[whole crypt]

depending on what you're grinding and what ships you're grinding with some can be done without a healer, but if Shouhou doesn't cut it for you you might be stuck with Unicorn for a while

[harsh gust]

yea I made the same mistake at the start
it went MUCH faster after I realized there's more upgrades

[twilit wren]

in other words get to a point where my ships are strong enough to blast through all mob enemies without a healer?

[whole crypt]

to be fair some of the upgrades lower on the list aren't unlocked at the start either

[viscid swift]

or you use cross fleets

[whole crypt]

essentially, depends on what content you're grinding, and your access to decent gear

and yeh cross fleet barrages

[flat fractal]

are shorter researches generlly better than longer ones? like the blue D research vs purple? and why?

[whole crypt]

these are usually based on yield per resource or time spent

[viscid swift]

we just go off of what the empirical data tells

[whole crypt]

the data is that in most cases the shorter researches net you better yields per cube/coin/hour spent on the project

this differs based on research type and what your focus/priority is for research

[flat fractal]

Ah I see, I was using the optimal projects here: https://azurlaneecgc.com/research/#s_tier but wanted to know the reasoning behind it/if it's still up to date

[whole crypt]

there hasn't been any real update to the data set but we have no reason to believe newer series have wildly different stats
the thing is the researches to pick can differ depending on whether you're focusing on gear or ships

[viscid swift]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1376280341337346220/1394706831984693477/chrome_vwpxMIIs7k.png?ex=68c98675&is=68c834f5&hm=57d73871efaa6d5247c8add7d11d1d21aea9968725cf59b6d5ca827ee19cd9cb

[whole crypt]

the guide is very generic on which projects are "better" but between focusing on gear or ship prints the priority of researches you pick are different

[inner delta]

this is al or well theres no reason to change the rate, i doubt its really changed on any season

[flat fractal]

thanks for this! i'm prioritizing ship prints so i'll go with the top

[stark quiver]

how much commander exp does a 3x 14-1 give

[whole crypt]

we don't know if the rates are the same, but anecdotally they don't seem very different between series from experience

[noble pawn]

my top upgrade is above lv 40 yet it doesn't do shit

[whole crypt]

do you want the base number or what you'll get based on your current level, because the base doesn't change based on chapter

[flat fractal]

i'm surprised you basically ignore H researches outsid of th .5 ones, but ig i save cubes

[stark quiver]

im level 139 so i dont think itll change(?)

[viscid swift]

well if you're gonna be heavily cubing you probbaly know what you're doing anyway

[haughty bear]

Out of curiosity, is there a meta fleet comp or is it too random to have one?

[stark quiver]

there was a gph semi regular heavy cubing pr6

[whole crypt]

personally I'd take soul forming if on a ship focus, but I can't say I recommend it because I don't recommend ship focus anyway

[soft raft]

there is no one size fits all fleet comp that can clear all aspects of the game

[flat fractal]

Is there like a guide on how all the research ships rank so I know who to go for next, I have all the XP on Agir rn but need more retrofit prints so might swap my ship focus so I can start building up XP on someone else

[flat fractal]

Ah do you think gear focus is better?

[whole crypt]

it's not so much that it's random but more like you need to tailor some aspects depending on what you're fighting

[noble pawn]

you'd be locked out for 24h if you swapped back to Agir to finish development (just like me fr)

[viscid swift]

https://suchiguma.github.io/miniguides/research-focus/

[stark quiver]

I’m like 15k from l140
So wanna speed run

[whole crypt]

you are guaranteed ship prints from cognition projects and event/shop prints, you're not guaranteed rainbow gear prints and often you will want multiple copies of the gear

[flat fractal]

ya but i'm just wasting xp when I can get started on another ship, don't think i'll get enough retrofit prints anytime soon w my luck

[viscid swift]

might need to bump Hakuhou down but otherwise this is about where I stand still

[whole crypt]

just check wiki experience page then

[flat fractal]

Ah yea I saw this, but this was mainly about research focus so I followed and am doing PR/DR 8 as my focus. Wondering about like which ships to actually build up based on what i have enough tech points for

[twilit wren]

should i keep trying for Hakuhou even if I reach pity? I'm at 26/200, plan to do 10 rolls a day

616 cubes

[stark quiver]

Exp gain gets halved when you’re 21 levels above the enemy right

[flat fractal]

Should I start working on Mecklenburg even though she doesn't have coin up? Vs working on other ships that do have coin up

[viscid swift]

did you read Sam's research guide linked in the research focus guide

[viscid swift]

no

[haughty bear]

Good to see Alsace is still relevant xD

[whole crypt]

what do you mean, if you reach pity you will have Hakuhou

[twilit wren]

yea but is she worth it lol

[flat fractal]

Ah yea I'l lread through this

[twilit wren]

thats gonna be 348 cubes

[haughty bear]

Aren't all new URs worth it in some way?

[whole crypt]

essentially all new URs are worth it

[viscid swift]

just roll until you get her and then stop

[haughty bear]

Ye thats what I thought

[whole crypt]

why would you give up on her now 5 days and 26 rolls in

just build like 3 daily and push pity later

[twilit wren]

true lol

[noble pawn]

I fucking reached 9k DPS to 125K DPS in span of half hour wtf is this minigame

[whole crypt]

average AL

[noble pawn]

The scrollbar is so small

[verbal plinth]

thats what idle games do

[stark quiver]

I’ve completed the minigame and am only on stage 12 lmao

[twilit wren]

last q, if and when i get hakuhou, which UR should i get from commander handbook, havent selected yet
i'd have enough bullins to max both URs
from what ive seen its shinano over NJ, but then I'd have 2 CV URs for a while until I hopefully get FDG soon?

[gleaming bloom]

Is there any codes

[whole crypt]

none active now

AL doesn't use gift codes very often

[whole crypt]

generally the recommendation would be Shinano who'll work with Hakuhou fairly well, but it doesn't really matter if you can't LB them so just hold on to the invite

[gleaming bloom]

Let say right if there gonna be a collab. What should I focus on saving up 👀

[haughty bear]

Cubes?

[twilit wren]

i did the math, if i buy out all the specialised cores in medal shop, then convert it all for MK III bulins i'll have enough to MLB both

[gleaming bloom]

They don't use different currency?

[viscid swift]

Date A Live won't be until November

[gleaming bloom]

There gonna be a date a live collab?

[whole crypt]

yes there is

[viscid swift]

go all in trying to get Hakuhou then save for the collab if that interests you

[gleaming bloom]

Oh I didn't knwo

[whole crypt]

that was just announced in anniv stream like 10 days ago, and if you're interested you should very much start playing now and stockpiling

[gleaming bloom]

I'm just trying to save just in case there gonna be gridman Collab. Idk if there gonna be a rerun 💔

[haughty bear]

Nope. Everything shares cubes and gold.

[viscid swift]

it already reran in 2023

[gleaming bloom]

Suck that I start to like gridman on 2024 💔

[whole crypt]

Gridman already reran and we don't expect it to ever rerun again

[gleaming bloom]

Idk

But like if date a live collab is true I guess I try get that

[viscid swift]

it's already been announced

[harsh gust]

#game-news message

[whole crypt]

if you're interested in collabs you're far less likely to miss future titles if you start playing now and do it consistently

if you only start playing when a collab comes around you're also very likely to miss the collab ships without enough resources to pull

granted they'd want new players to whale for collab pulls

[amber walrus]

best stage to farm purple gear part?

isnt it like 13

[rain vine]

do you mean the plates for upgrading?

[amber walrus]

dis stuff

[rain vine]

youll get a ton from just farming world 12

[whole crypt]

you get a tonne of it farming almost anything that would be a recommended farm

[wheat ore]

Can someone help me decide what UR to invest in next

[marsh plover]

@viscid swift I still end up with my vanguard dying before I can get this ex boss done

[viscid swift]

What did you use

[marsh plover]

It’s these bastards that lock my vanguard

[stark quiver]

dodge it

[marsh plover]

I’ve been trying a lot. Don’t have Eldridge

[marsh plover]

<<just weave through the missles, what are you, nuts?>>

What’s the best method to evade them?

[stark quiver]

hold your air strikes , when things get bad launch a strike to screen clear

[marsh plover]

I mean I guess that makes sense

[viscid swift]

Damage doesn't look to be Particularly impressive either

Using Musashi instead of Lion

[marsh plover]

they don’t go away if you air strike

I’ll try lion thx

[viscid swift]

No idea what you vanguard was

Also you should really get and retrofit Eldridge

[viscid swift]

Bismarck Zwei

But yeah the boss should really be dead after 4 rotations

I did that much with a fleet geared for light armor....

[sweet delta]

I heard the boss doesn't move, so Implacable would be one of the worst UR CVs to use

Even unicorn would be more useful if so

[wheat ore]

Ty, is the new ur ship good? Should I do her next?

[viscid swift]

Ask again when you have 4 more bullins

Yeah this is with a PvP built lion

[wheat ore]

Sure 👍

[whole crypt]

ex boss is heavy?

[viscid swift]

Light armor built Alsace and Fritz

[viscid swift]

Should be yes

[marsh plover]

Who to use then?

Lmao me not going for gachas of characters I don’t find appealing really getting me xD

[viscid swift]

What equipment are your ships even using

[sweet delta]

I don't know who you have

[viscid swift]

Because I'm killing well before you even get down to 33 bars with a horribly built fleet

I'm just gonna call your gear is shit

[sweet delta]

400 AA, not too bad for CVs especially with 0 EVA

This is one reason you should get Eldridge retrofit. Three minutes on auto and still full HP

[marsh plover]

Okay got it done xD

[viscid swift]

Eldridge isn't even gacha only

She's in the merit shop and if you've been playing at all

You should have her retrofit item

[marsh plover]

guys chill the job is done

[slow fox]

Is clearing hard X-1 to get T4 plates a true thing?

[viscid swift]

No

[slow fox]

mutsuki

[verbal plinth]

never seen that before lol

[viscid swift]

Let this be a bit of warning for the future

If you wanna do hard content easily, it's best to have the best ships and gear at your disposal

[marsh plover]

ye but like design also matters when selecting gacha to go for. I knew I could do it

[viscid swift]

If you're active you can literally pull on every banner

[whole crypt]

you can (eventually) pull everything if you play regularly and consistently

there's no need to pick banners and drop others

[marsh plover]

doing other side quests now anyways, don’t need em. Been playing for 3 years
Getting all the secretary story ships, this meta is last of my concer aside from the occasional challenge

[viscid swift]

Least of all URs

All I can say is it's better to keep up in case you want I dunno Houston 2 or the W16 drop ship whenever that comes out

As the old saying goes

Better to have it and not need it rather than the other way around

[wispy cosmos]

interesting
ill do some 13-1s for a bit and see if it does drop gold plates

[viscid swift]

I've never seen a gold plate drop from w13 hard mode

[slow fox]

I've been trying for perhaps two weeks by now.

[viscid swift]

No one has

[slow fox]

I'll get it when they release URudder

[viscid swift]

Also commissions that drop gold plates

[slow fox]

suchimisinformation

[sweet delta]

Legend has it that with every 100th Shiranui box comes a free T5 Gear Part Selector

[eternal moth]

So you get a free crane?

[hoary relic]

erm does hakuhou's airstrike activate her skill or this skill need a diff IJN CV/BB to activate it?

[gleaming bloom]

Do I summon on banner that used 2 cube for one summon or banner that use 1 cube for 1 summon

Also how get coin fast

[hoary relic]

do D3 stages for coins, in case u havent got hakuhou yet, go for her

[stone sluice]

What’s the rld requirement for I-404 to get the best out of the type 95 kai torps(rainbow)?

[wispy cosmos]

she doesnt need extra reload