gameplay-help

[cobalt robin]

c7?

[wind hazel]

c7 is arbiter zone

[tropic tusk]

oh c6 then

[wind hazel]

and c6 is just more expensive c5, with the same ratio

[tropic tusk]

i see

[wind hazel]

same reason as why people dont use c4, but c3

[silk helm]

hit to jackpot on scamcat

[cobalt robin]

which arbiter is next

[wind hazel]

jellyfish

[zenith heron]

Temperance it seems

[stark quiver]

I have 1k ap to burn and 11k vouchers this month

I need to lock in next month , still gotta +13 my second fishy

[weary edge]

what gives the SR and UR mats for gear lab?

[stark quiver]

Grinding operation siren

[weary edge]

is it random

[polar linden]

Guys,where to get yoizuki pears?

[wind hazel]

ask #1422463299877867540

[void walrus]

Sorta, You can get missions that guarantee Gold plates and the other mats can be bought in port after getting enough areas clear

[weary edge]

ah i see, ty

[atomic solstice]

set her as secretary

[weary edge]

so basically i have to grind operation siren a LOT to craft the end game gear lab gear

[hollow gust]

Have the ship you want guarantee mvp

[sweet delta]

You have access to all worlds, but do you have access to a raid?

[candid yarrow]

what corruption you run for coins and tokens to maximize vouchers? I saw some people talk about c3?

[thin tide]

Is Taihou's private quarters limited time?

[void walrus]

No

[sweet delta]

Gaining vouchers is a side effect, among secured zones you farm c3 or c5 for the cat nodes

[sudden briar]

Dawg where the fuck do I find all the map fragments I've looked everywhere on the Island. Well, in the first three regions I've unlocked anyway

[candid yarrow]

i just wanna hoard tickets atp tbh

other than gold parts im not too worried about most other resources i think

[stark quiver]

what are you gonna use the tickets for

[wind hazel]

for azur lane 2

[candid yarrow]

big number = good !

[zenith stag]

is there no seperate chat for the island stuff?

oh it's a thread

[topaz stream]

how do I leave the island again?
also can I ignore it like the TB minigame?

[cobalt gate]

what was the issue they gave us a costume?

[ivory pawn]

Multiple maintenance extensions.

[lucid dirge]

Is there wiki or guides on island planner gamemode?

[void walrus]

Check the thread

[bright rose]

How do I equip gear skin

[void walrus]

You switch to the gear skin section of the gear menu

[hazy olive]

Is impero good?

[late flame]

Good for +1 avi at lv120 but aside from that pretty much collection tier

[undone zinc]

Does the new island minigame add lewd stuff?

Then what's the deal....

[safe nexus]

if i got a dupe of asama when i already MLB, do i retire?

[rapid grail]

pretty much, accounts only need a copy of one bote. you def can keep some for fun but dock space is a concern so the usual advice for dupes is to retire them.

[rapid grail]

affinity gain stuff + one of the levels reward a small amount of gems

[safe nexus]

ok thx

[hazy olive]

HOLY FUCKING SHIT I GOT YORKTOWN

shame she’s mid

[lethal light]

hello i need, What should I do? Is 1293 the maximum limit for Specialized Cores?

[split gazelle]

There is a monthly cap of 5000.

[undone plover]

unless u need to do these missions today for some reason redeem them tomorrow is better

[hazy olive]

Welp now I got my MLB’d Hakuhou

IG Unzen next

[lethal light]

since yesterday it's like this

[undone plover]

yes it means u already farmed enough spec core for this month (u hit the limit)
so this spec core will be wasted
but tomorrow it resets so u can redeem it

the cap is always 5k anyway so it doesnt matter much
but if u do it tomorrow u will hit the next 5k faster

[mint flint]

if you play consistently it wont end up mattering because you'll hit the cap either way

[safe nexus]

ideally is it better have have both auxiliary to be steam catapult for unicorn?

[sweet delta]

Usually

[lethal light]

Alright, I'll check tomorrow

[undone zinc]

Should i buy independence if i have Shinano, retrofit essex and unicorn?

Is any of those DDs worth buying?

[forest palm]

Kazagumo

[rain vine]

kazagumo

[weary edge]

kuzomaga

[short star]

Which vanguar is good with San Diego and Eldrige? Mostly for gooing to 11+ Story after Event end higher scors at Meta fights and OPSI

[sweet delta]

You will retrofit Eldridge soon?

[short star]

Main are unicorn, oumi and hakuhou
Yes only a Question for Gold

[sweet delta]

Level up Helena for bosses, you should be starting two fleets

[thin tide]

Lit.. So I can goon in 10 years when I finally reach 80

[cobalt flower]

So i played this game 4 years ago and everything looks so difference, what should i do to get back on track? like what's my priority?

like this, I'm so lost of track rn, what am i supposed to do?

[thorn tartan]

so i've had a little red 1 indicator on my ninja castle for many days now but i can't find anything left undone in the castle.....

[muted wind]

it uses the same indicator as the events tab, check if something is up there

[thorn tartan]

rental outfits....

and island planner but i haven't had time to start that yet

[white hare]

check out that handbook on the top left first. It does a pretty good job of introducing all the features in the game, a lot are probably new to you if you haven't played in 4 years

then you will probably want to draw some characters in the current banner if you can since it disappears in 2 days

[wise hill]

is doing pvp for rewards even worth it? takes too long for me and the merit shop is lack luster

[stark quiver]

bulins are good
do pvp, dont overcap attacks

[short star]

which Meta should a new Player focus a the META Dossiers? Is Jintsuu META a good choice?

[stark quiver]

jintsuu meta is good for high score EX stage and pvp

everyone else is just fleet stat bonus at 120

[snow copper]

Is there a way to disable that annoying confirmaiton prompt where I limit break UR ship?

Damn it

[dawn geyser]

are the skills the chibis get in islandplanner random?

[patent raft]

please... When i can claim weekly reward...? I don want get wasted since i need save for buy UR limit break...

[muted wind]

monthly limit resets tomorrow, so you could wait until then, but you can probably hit the cap again without it and claim it now

[patent raft]

I guess i wait then. I be patient

[thorn tartan]

the ex stage seems glitched on auto

fleet doesn't move at all, even after taking auto off

[eternal basalt]

Should have waited for wednesday to save your weekly points for the new Cruise Pass

[sweet delta]

Have you read the boss mechanics?

[thorn tartan]

i just did, went with carrier and still won even stuck with those red blobs. i need to learn how to make a faster vanguard

[stark quiver]

Read closer on mechanics

[thorn tartan]

nah, won already. tanked the red blobs.... would probably have used DD in the vanguard for speed though if i had to do it again

[strange sphinx]

bro just read it

[azure coyote]

When is the next rotation for the draws?

[stark quiver]

winning in hard while tanking

[azure coyote]

Like the next set of ships that will have their rat up in the banners

[stark quiver]

next event, we dont know when yet
maybe itll be a collab

[azure coyote]

What about the normal banner?

[stark quiver]

dont pull normal banner, theres no rateup

[azure coyote]

Ah

[eternal basalt]

Tempesta is October event, maybe a rerun before that

[ebon verge]

Do i need asw plane for w15?

[azure coyote]

So what do I do with my 112 cubes

[eternal basalt]

Hoard them, you need a LOT more than that, do 1 daily light a day

(I hope you have Haku2)

[azure coyote]

I'll get like 40 more from the last few phases I have left in the hand book

[twilit wren]

whats a "safe" amount?

[azure coyote]

Don't know what that is

Barely know shit in this game

[twilit wren]

the new UR, hakuhou

[azure coyote]

Ah well

[eternal basalt]

400+

[azure coyote]

I was waiting for another ur to get a rerun

[cobalt rapids]

if ure not leaking subs then any asw is overkill
depends on ur fleet

[twilit wren]

i have 650, do i keep saving

[eternal basalt]

Do you have Unzen?

[twilit wren]

nop

[eternal basalt]

Then yes, 400 for her, plus 400

[twilit wren]

oh shes rerunning?

perfect

my sakura girls are coming together

ive been seeing that oumi is a pretty good BB SR, is it true?

[stark quiver]

yes'

[azure coyote]

Any idea when sovetski is having a rerun

[eternal basalt]

March/April 2026

[azure coyote]

😭

[azure coyote]

How many pulls do you think I can save up until that time

Maybe like 200

[eternal basalt]

How many events will you do? Collabs? The 2 UR events? Tentacle girls?

[azure coyote]

Tentacle girls?

[wary saffron]

Guys what are those purple items I get

[stark quiver]

ill do all of them becuase i have god's luck on my side

[wary saffron]

Like those tank looking stuff

[eternal basalt]

Show them?

[wary saffron]

Alright less than a min

[azure coyote]

Show me the tentacle girls

Pls

[eternal basalt]

https://azurlane.koumakan.jp/wiki/Tempesta

[summer niche]

So, new player here... I got Hakuhou and just got Oumi...
If I understand her skills right...
Skill1 activates on Vanguard main guns (any faction), so I want spammy ships. Does that mean DDs, or do I need cruisers to have "main guns"?

[wary saffron]

I might be stupid but I mean those

[wary saffron]

And I also get those legendary or rainbow card looking stuff (idk where to find them in my inventory)

[wary saffron]

How many spins did u get her

[azure coyote]

When are they coming back?

[summer niche]

4th pull after starting. Girlfriend who got me into the game is pissed. 😅

[eternal basalt]

That's gear, the other ones are blueprints, you need a certain number of them to turn into gear

[wary saffron]

I’m dying from the inside your so lucky(im also new)

[eternal basalt]

This coming month (though if the old ones return )

[azure coyote]

Don't care about the events but I saw that they are working on a anime collab so I might spend some cubes on that

[summer niche]

I have a reputation for luck, now she's convinced it's canon. Hope that has no undesired consequences...

[eternal basalt]

2 even

[wary saffron]

Also how do I get more cubes efficiently

[sharp delta]

What is it trying to tell me?

[azure coyote]

I know danmachi is one of them but what's the other one?

[eternal basalt]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rW1h-r7KyYg

[eternal basalt]

Date A Live

[ocean herald]

Scroll up

[wary saffron]

Thank you kind sir

[sharp delta]

Strange... I did before and it wouldnt show anything more than that.

[azure coyote]

Holy fuck I don't have the gold but I have the cubes

[eternal basalt]

It's very old but mostly intact what to do

[sharp delta]

Now it showed 1 more item which needed to be collected

[summer niche]

I guess my first question is...
What are "main guns" as far as this skill is concerned?
Do DD have them? Would an all DD Vanguard be stupid? xD

[stark quiver]

your vangaurd ship's leftmost weapon in ship info page, not gear tab

for example, the grey gun on the leftmost box

[pliant cove]

How do I "find workable wood around the verdant woods" in Island Planner?

[eternal basalt]

Research, #1422463299877867540

[fallen verge]

when is unzen rerun expected?

[soft raft]

We currently don't know

[wary saffron]

Guys quick question

What’s the oil used for

[red hawk]

AL version of stamina for runs

[hazy olive]

Uh where the fuck do I get sub torps from

[violet grail]

I think i got most of mine so far from the weekly fights

[rain vine]

sub weekly daily raid

[violet grail]

Yeah daily raid thats the one

[sweet delta]

You're given one for free from stage rewards and another one for free from opsi

https://youtu.be/cxC2Iy4XVfE

[wary saffron]

Alright thanks

[violet grail]

Just fyi if you dont have 4 specialized bulins yet, dont focus too much on hakuhou for now. Better to level stuff you can max limit break. Oumi was insane to start off with though for me, pretty much solo carried me from chapter 1 to chapter 11 campaign in terms of damage output.

[tough wadi]

Am i allowed to use mumuplayer's keyboard control? I couldnt' do it with mouse alone

[violet grail]

Im sure your gf gave you pointers on strats but just in case, unicorn and portland are the best ones to buy from guild shop from the very start and level up. Retrofit both soon as you can, unicorn then portland.

[tough wadi]

this scene, laser room

[bold surge]

Is it normal for Café Manjuu to always be on break? I want to sell food but no one enters the café so I cant sell food.

[hazy olive]

I have a fairly stacked sub team but uh

A single purple torp

[sweet delta]

Watch the video, you shouldn't be focusing on subs except doing the weekly raid up to level 65

[summer niche]

I see. It's just that it seems like she'd pair well with Oumi, since her Skill 2 wants Sakura ships alongside her.
Here's what I've got for non-commons and leveled ships, aside from Bulin spam, lol. (Had to use something on days 1-3, eh?):

[full narwhal]

Coming back from hiatus

Can you still only get one hedge hog or is it capable of being farmed now?

[soft raft]

Give this a read asap
https://azurlaneecgc.com/newbie_tips/

[soft raft]

Nope, still only one
Not like you really need more than one anyways

Unless you scrapped it like a heretic

[summer niche]

I see. She mentioned Unicorn's good, but otherwise she's pretty new herself. Got a few weeks/months on me, but hasn't played super regular I think.

[violet grail]

https://azurlaneecgc.com/early_ship_recommendations/

https://azurlaneecgc.com/newbie_tips/

Some super handy resources for starting out. These helped me a ton!

[sweet delta]

Oumi doesn't need haku but haku prefers Oumi. Youre not forced to use Haku, but it wouldn't be a bad idea to use her anyways. At 5 stars she'll be better than all the other CVs you can get easily, and it may only take a month to get her to 5 stars. Even at 4 stars she would be better than a maxed Ranger.

So use Oumi Haku Unicorn Portland Javelin Helena

[whole hinge]

Should I choose New jersey or shinomo from the rookie mission invitation?

[sweet delta]

What's the state of all of your rainbow ships?

[full narwhal]

If you got Haku this event prob Shinano

[sweet delta]

You don't need to use the invitation now

[tough wadi]

?

[whole hinge]

I have max stars haku

[hazy olive]

I’m a week in and I have a 5 star Haku

oil guzzler

(Got three Hakuhous in 70 pulls)

Is Shinano the best one then?

Shinano-Oumi-Hakuhou

And

Portland-Laffey/Asama-Helena

[sweet delta]

If you have neither of them, then don't use the invitation yet. The fact is that you shouldn't use bulins on perma URs. So even if you pick one now, it'll take months of perma banner pity dupes to max her. She'll just be wasting a dock space

[sweet delta]

What is this for

[violet grail]

Thanks for this, i finished that handbook mission today but hadnt used the item yet.

[hazy olive]

Main fleet

Considering Shinano but I could replace Laffey with Unzen with luck

[sweet delta]

Main fleet for what

[hazy olive]

I’m in World 7

Everything.

[sweet delta]

No healer, zero out of ten fleet

[soft raft]

And don't say "General use"- bruh

[sweet delta]

Period

[whole hinge]

Gotcha🫡

[violet grail]

People call the first fleet you use for everything a "mob fleet" as opposed to boss fleets. Might be easier to get advice asking for that. But ye anyways, people keep repeating on here if you dont have unicorn, thats priority number one, max limit break and retrofit her. Really game changing.

Im also fairly new to the game, 2 weeks in, just repeating advice that ive gotten on here and has served me well

[dark hazel]

I assume flame's aggression is two talent points, unless I'm counting wrong, so how does rolling it work? Does a cat have to start with it or can you roll it?
Also elite cats only get 8 points, right?

[sweet delta]

All talents are 1 point per level

Elite get up to 8 and SR get up to 10, you can roll flame at the start or anytime after

[tough wadi]

I word question differently. Am i allowed to use mumuplayer's keyboard control? For Azur Lane's manual controls for ship and etc
emulators*

[sweet delta]

Why not

You're playing the game, not using macros

[tough wadi]

Yeah. Just asked, just to be safe.

[dark hazel]

Oh, I thought SR cats always started with 4 points? I have a steel that started with two level 1 talents + flame's aggression

[sweet delta]

You can get banned even for playing the game legitly

Basically everyone uses wasd on manual too

You got unlucky then, the flame probably replaced a level 2 talent on that cat

[dark hazel]

Ah, had no idea that could happen and it left me confused. Thanks for the info, dead cat then 🚮

[bold surge]

Is it normal for island planner cafe to be "on break" the whole time?

[sweet delta]

We can't mine how cats initial talents work, but we guess that they can start with 1+1+2 or 2+2 and the flame can replace any of them

[cobalt rapids]

-4trp on steel isnt ded

[sweet delta]

If it's your best starter steel then you keep it

[rain bobcat]

isnt it better to have a flame start instead of a lvl 2 start since then you'll just he gambling even more without flame/ace/soul start

[dark hazel]

It's not, was just wondering why it was -1 point to my other steel
My other steel needs to hit flame on last point to be perfect, surely I won't get shafted

I hit another point in reload, so close

[cobalt rapids]

there was a cafe bug or smth, also https://discord.com/channels/456397991847395339/1422463299877867540

[sweet delta]

For rerolling for a good but not perfect cat, starting with 1 special and 2 good is indeed better than starting with 4 good. But starting with 1 special and 3 good is even better

Technically a 4 good has higher potential than a 1 special and 2 good, but only crazy people would prefer to reroll the 4 good

[dark hazel]

Is that just because of the rate to hit?
My other steel is alpha wolf + 3 good start, got every core talent at 30 except flame

[cobalt rapids]

anecdotally rolling for special talents is harder than lv3 talents

[rain bobcat]

true

low chance you miss a lvl 3 when you already have a special

[sweet delta]

Two of the four choices are guaranteed to be level ups of your existing talents. (Unless you have fewer than 2 available)

[vast citrus]

whats the website that lists all the ship stats and skills and whatever (not koumakan)

[cobalt rapids]

https://azurlane.mrlar.dev/db/

[vast citrus]

bless

[rain bobcat]

didn't we use to have a tag for a meowfficer tldr guide where is that

[red hawk]

its /cats

it's posted in botspam a little ways up once or twice

[vast citrus]

should I get nj or shinano from handbook invite: heres current ur situation

[sweet delta]

@vast citrus

[vast citrus]

ah

i'll just spam bulis on unzen rerun then

[sweet delta]

Don't use bulins to partial limit break. Ask only when you have enough to max someone

[flat wraith]

Does AP in operation siren overflow?
Will i keep my current points after new month starts
will it set it to 0 or max up to 200

[sweet delta]

Set to 200 and take away all AP boxes

[knotty jolt]

Opsi resets too default 200

[cobalt rapids]

when new month starts its reset to 200
natural regen stops at 200
u can overflow with ap boxes

[flat wraith]

Time to burn thru 3k ap...
there you go sweat sleep my lover

[cobalt rapids]

if u login before reset and go to opsi u can also grind on the "31st" day of sep
but just be aware that a patch might throw u out

[stark quiver]

faer lore

[bronze solstice]

For Opsi, Hidden zones are more worth to grind than secured zones right?

[sweet delta]

Secured are the lowest priority

[candid moon]

Where can I find peanuts on the island?

[dark hazel]

https://discord.com/channels/456397991847395339/1422463299877867540
I would tell you but I don't know

[candid moon]

Thanks!

[cobalt flower]

alright thanks man,gotta check it out

[olive geyser]

does the high efficiency thing also gives double exp?

[novel solstice]

Yes, it is the same as just doing the run twice. Twice the cost, twice the loot, twice the xp, twice the morale hit...

The thing becoming more efficient is you spending real world time -- if you've only got a few hours before an event ends and need to pack in as many runs as possible, that's when the high efficiency things really shine.

[dark hazel]

Only thing it doesn't 2x is complete stage x times missions

[wispy cosmos]

anyone know what the new notification for the ninja castle event is for

[dark hazel]

it uses the same ping as event tab, it's something in there, possibly rental skins

[azure coyote]

Is Eldridge retro good?

Ok so how to get Eldridge?

[sweet delta]

Did you get the wattage amplifier? From a few weeks ago

[soft raft]

Merit shop for 20k merit

[azure coyote]

Best I can do right now is 5k

[soft raft]

tough luck there

[azure coyote]

If that's the item needed for the retro then yeah

[sweet delta]

According to the wiki, you only need to lose every available battle for 6 weeks to get 15k merit.

Of course, winning would be better

[azure coyote]

Well I've only been doing the exercises when I have quests

[sweet delta]

But really worth because Eldridge retrofit is one of the strongest ships in the game still one year after release

[azure coyote]

Alright

[red hawk]

its also good for minmaxing war archives but that's a non issue really but they're nice because they give you extra runs you wouldn't normally get

you just don't spend a lot of time doing WA outside of a few things

the only time I've run out of keys was when I was spamming chess for IB tech and doing the runs for Z46

[stark quiver]

ive run out of keys because of cavalla

[azure coyote]

I need to get to commander level 50 to unlock chapter 7

What level do I play on repeat to get there the fastest

[ivory pawn]

Ideally the highest event stage you can complete.

[azure coyote]

So like I haven't done any of the event stages

[ivory pawn]

Well go do A1, and if you clear it go do A2, and so on.

[rain bobcat]

[vale spindle]

Time to start

[novel solstice]

All the more reason to run through them as much as possible, there are good rewards in the event shop, so you might as well get those while you farm commander level.

[sweet delta]

You're missing out on big rewards by skipping event

Such as the best converging TB

[stark quiver]

self point

[azure coyote]

Don't know what a TB is but I was focusing on other stuff so I didn't get time to do the event

[sweet delta]

/wiki Ryusei kai

[odd root]

https://azurlane.koumakan.jp/wiki/Aichi_B7A_Ryuusei_Kai

[novel solstice]

Torpedo Bomber

[azure coyote]

Is it the one from the event shop?

Ah yeah I already bought it

[spark patio]

any hakuhou loadout for poor ppl like me?

[stark quiver]

for?

[spark patio]

Mob

[stark quiver]

which chapter

[spark patio]

12+

I just want to know if i have good gears for her or not.

[stark quiver]

this is for non spearfish poor people who still uses wyverns

Or if youre really really poor then this would suffice ig

[spark patio]

can i replace Hellcat with the ryusei kai

[stark quiver]

If youre in chapter 14 sure?

[spark patio]

im in 12-4

[rapid shard]

Shouldnt she be using Ryusei Kai in 3rd slot and IJN plane in 1st slot for her buffs?

[stark quiver]

No

[sweet delta]

Use an IJN plane in the first slot

[stark quiver]

im forgetting something aint i

[sweet delta]

Reppuu is an example from tech boxes, or just put ryusei

[spark patio]

btw what is this web or app called?

[stark quiver]

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

[sweet delta]

/fleettool or /calc

[spark patio]

this loadout was bad for ch12 and 13?

[rapid shard]

This is my current setup on her for heavy bosses. Helldiver is there till i get Tenrai or better. Is it wrong?

[wind hazel]

this for w13 if possible

[spark patio]

how can i get A7M? tech boxes?

[rapid shard]

Tech or craft

[wind hazel]

research i think wiki it

[forest palm]

could just give her a Hellcat

[stark quiver]

mfw

[zenith heron]

||But the buff ||

[rapid shard]

Now im questioning my loadout on her lol

[forest palm]

I understand she wants an IJN in first slot for the buff, but I doubt you'll need it considering this is world 13

[polar lion]

Wher can I buy seeds?

[spark patio]

wrong pic

[forest palm]

Seafang can work too

[spark patio]

Or should i rob the gold hellcat from essex and give to her

[forest palm]

Essex will use the Hellcat better

[summer niche]

A guild let me in!
Friendship, ho!!!

[forest palm]

if you absolutely want to use the Reppu in first slot you can go dumpster diving in VDR

[spark patio]

can i replace wyvern or that gold plane with ryusei kai

[wind hazel]

ideally not

[stark quiver]

if you wanna miss everything and have no intercept sure

[forest palm]

Taiho ads will just eat those bombs lmao

[spark patio]

wht is VDR

[forest palm]

Vistors Dyed in Red

[spark patio]

war archive right?

[forest palm]

iirc Reppu is a D2 VDR drop, it's in the generic research pool, and it's gear lab craftable

[wind hazel]

i wouldnt farm it from war archive

[forest palm]

this is why I said "dumpster dive"

[wind hazel]

if you dont have it, just use any other fighter, it's only 10% avi loss not a big deal

[wispy cosmos]

i dont think it's ever worth saccing her first slot damage with a fighter when you have intercept tbs

[rapid shard]

60 runs in NCs event only got me aroun 10-12 gold cat bps.

[forest palm]

poor soul

name checks out

[wind hazel]

what's the difference in damage with hellcat vs reppu+10% avi

[sweet delta]

10% avi

[forest palm]

surely that can be made more quantifiable

saying 10% AVI may as well just be a 1% increase in overall damage

not that it actually is, but this is an example of where it should be made more detail

[tame pivot]

Sooo.. this is my current sub fleet, been using these 3 in a wolf pack for the longest time.. who would you all recommend I swap out for I-404?

Also what's the best loadout for I-404? I'd assume two Bidders and an F8F Bearcat but wasn't sure about the auxiliary gear..

Also since I'd be swapping one out for I-404 and it wouldn't be a true wolf pack fleet anymore, should I work on replacing one of the other two as well? These are my other available subs.. no Leonardo

[sweet delta]

You can stay with 96 81 for simplicity until you get Flasher, at which point you can raise Flasher and archerfish

[sweet delta]

#gameplay-help message

[rapid shard]

With my sub options. Until i get flasher would 37 and 101 be next best options?

[tame pivot]

Is there a reason specifically G7e's are recommended for her? I thought Bidders were like the go to for all subs..

Also im presuming the 2nd loadout is the most realistic/best if we ignore the totally unessecary 1st one

[sweet delta]

At max she can do 4 rounds of G7e or 2.5 rounds of bidder, while other subs can do 3 G7e or 2 bidder with bidder being more forgiving

[tame pivot]

Ahh, makes sense then

[sweet delta]

You can raise i58 and archerfish until you replace i58 with Flasher

[rapid shard]

Once i get Flasher will Flash Arch and 404 basically cover all sub needs until next powercreep?

[sweet delta]

There is already zero sub need right now do idk how to answer that

[rapid shard]

I thought they was heavily used in 14/15

[sweet delta]

They help

[light tiger]

Where do I get this daily supplies in island planning?

[sweet delta]

I havent seen it, but you can check the island thread in this channel

[tame pivot]

@sweet delta Is this how you'd position them?

[sweet delta]

But surface fleet power creep is so strong that 14 and 15 aren't really hard nowadays. If you need subs then you need subs

96 top swap with 81

[rapid shard]

Yeah im lacking the powerhouse ships like Lion, Alsace, z52 etc. so plan on using subs to fill that gap till they have a rerun

[red hawk]

Is there a preference in build order for agir and anchorage or do I just pick one and go?

[sweet delta]

Yeah so I can't answer whether Flasher Archer 404 covers your needs or not , power creep and win rate is on a scale, not a 0% vs 100% win

[eternal moth]

Is Flasher/Archer/404 the top fleet now?

[stark quiver]

id do anchorage first because she takes less time to coin

[tame pivot]

Also this is currently my best Command Slot sub cat, took me lots of daily talent resets..

BUT I do have this current level 26 steel with Flames of Aggression that started with 3 talents none of which were Flames ofc.

Obvs the dream would be to have the Alpha Wolf talent show up at level 30..

BUT if it doesn't and all that appears sub talent wise is the reload talent.. the only diff between my two Steel's would be one having Alpha Wolf and the other having Flame's.. at which point.. which would be better between the two?

[sweet delta]

Wolf is better

[tame pivot]

I kinda figured.. just sucks that I havent been able to get a Steel thats started with either Flames or Wolf.. that didnt also have with it a dead starting talent..

Also is U-556 worth doing anything with? or not really?..

[rapid summit]

Can I replace regensburg with Richelieu?

[sweet delta]

Try it

[undone plover]

richy is BB (mainline)
regensburg is CL (frontline )

[river junco]

What is Spearfish good for vs Wyvern? Haven't gotten one yet and I'm wondering if it's worth having around.

[undone plover]

it is a very expensive sidegrade

[sweet delta]

Spearfish is better in fast farming

[slim hinge]

Are the new affinity gifts acquired from the Island Planner?

[median prism]

Is sovetskaya belarus worth grinding out

[red hawk]

I ended up with anchor, a lot of it was cause I knew I could also throw together a decent vanguard of EU ships for fleet tech/levels on her CDC

[stark quiver]

reload time or payload travel time or both

[red hawk]

I was already levelling monty and eldridge all I needed was another cheap cruiser

[dark axle]

Any way I can exclude the island download ?

[sweet delta]

Delete it and uncheck the settings

[weak elk]

What eagle union squad should I build with this

[whole crypt]

why do you want an Eagle Union fleet because faction fleets are generally a bad idea

[weak elk]

Don't the same faction buff each other? Or does eagle just doesn't do that?

[sweet delta]

Faction buffs, if there are any, don't turn bad ships into good ships

[soft raft]

more like faction buffers dont do enough to actually mean enough to really justify it

most URs also have faction skills, but they're mostly treated as self buffs

[sweet delta]

The sixth strongest ship of a faction is worse than the strongest ship of most other factions, even if she's being buffed

[sudden briar]

Can someone help me out here? Am I missing something?
This lvl8 research requires "Honeybees and Bee Honey" but the only other honey related research I can find it alllll the way at dev lvl27!?

So there's a thread?

[whole crypt]

there's no bonus just for using the same faction ships
for ships with skills that offer faction buffs in most cases the buff is weaker than just using a better ship from a different faction
most factions are also incapable of filling all roles needed for a rounded fleet

[weak elk]

But it's hard to know who goes well with who plus I have to remember which ones to bring in hard mode being in the same faction just make life easier

[whole crypt]

I don't see why trying to remember what faction a ship is in makes things any easier

[zenith heron]

its been a while for this META Fight, but Chapayev Augment here is not recommended right?

[whole crypt]

you just pick good ships for the job

[sweet delta]

Until you're in endgame optimizing for endgame content, it's not about who's good with who. It's about making a fleet with good ship * 6, that covers the roles you need

[weak elk]

Huh....

[zenith heron]

Sorry I mean Chapayev's Own Augment, like. I assume she prefers the Purple Sword compared to her Unique Augment? In this META Fight?

[sweet delta]

Why

[wind hazel]

she wants her augment. free damage

[whole crypt]

I'm not sure why you're thinking of what ships go well with what other ships, you just need to pick 6 good ships that can have 0 synergy

[weak elk]

Now I have no clue what ship to build

[sweet delta]

Unicorn

[whole crypt]

https://azurlaneecgc.com/newbie_tips/

https://azurlaneecgc.com/fleetbuilding/

[tranquil vine]

is there any kind of expectation as to when i might be able to get data packets for tiers 7 and 8 of pr research

[eternal moth]

You don't want to use them anyways, so it doesn't matter

[eager marsh]

has unzet got a rerun?

*n

[zenith heron]

||Then I apologize for my lack of common sense, thinking that said picture is actually just a basis of available ones that are easier to get / available, without thinking whether its absolute or definitive...||

[sweet delta]

what picture

The one where Chapayev is using a purple sword augment with AFCT and autoloader?

[whole crypt]

the earliest you'll see series 7 CDPs is when they add the research missions for it, which should be early next year
series 8 won't happen till a year after that
CDPs are part of the catchup mechanic meant for older series

most importantly we don't recommend using them for research

[zenith heron]

||Ok now I am fucking blind at this point ||

[tranquil vine]

im just... really bored while waiting for my 2 hour morale reset so i can continue doing my halford exp

[whole crypt]

there's no need to rush research, you're not going to finish blueprints for the ship faster than you're going to finish the XP grind

[tranquil vine]

trying to get blueprints is also AGONIZING tbh

it feels like a miracle that i have 3 halford projects queued up at once

[whole crypt]

veterans usually finish new research series ships in the range of around 3-5 months after the series releases

depending on focus

[tranquil vine]

thats for an entire series, yea?

[whole crypt]

yes

[tranquil vine]

if i want to focus one ship in the series but am only really checking my projects once a day, how long might it take

[whole crypt]

the fastest way to finish a ship is to do the whole series

[tranquil vine]

...what

[whole crypt]

the way you get prints it'll be something like 2 months to finish 1 ship then the rest of it in the next month

[tranquil vine]

is there... an explanation

[whole crypt]

cube and grant researches give you prints at random

[tranquil vine]

ah. so if you max out blueprints, it stops giving you them?

[whole crypt]

so you'll already have part if not most of other ships completed while you work on one ship

if you max out on one ship the face research stops appearing too yes

[tranquil vine]

mhm

and those catchup events happen occasionally too, yea?

[whole crypt]

no

[tranquil vine]

[whole crypt]

anything that's "catchup" doesn't happen till at least after the next series releases

[tranquil vine]

so once pr9 releases... at SOME POINT... i'll get a chance to supercharge my gain for a ship of each past series, yea?

at least, afaik its 1 ship per series

[whole crypt]

it's 300 shared across gold ships which you can change, and 150 for each rainbow

[tranquil vine]

oh so its basically one gold ship

[whole crypt]

if you do your research efficiently eventually you'll be finishing new ships before catchup comes

[tranquil vine]

my current goal is basically just to obtain the ships i want from research, then once i can just set others on and passively work towards them i'll focus more on the research projects

[quiet pawn]

How do i get more military grade electronic components faster?

[lusty rose]

Anyone have any fleet suggestions for 15-4's third and final star? I have every ship cept for Houston II and some of the earlier collab ships so just assume that any fleet comp you suggest I can make, be it ships or weapons.
Auto-clear preferred but I'll take anything I can get

[whole crypt]

the thing is just getting the ship first isn't really useful unless it's an even older series ship that you can enhance with coins

[lusty rose]

Your best bet is to just build a solid set of fleets for Op Siren and just auto it until the cows come home

[tranquil vine]

i know but i wanna collect ships

hoarding is very fun to me

[whole crypt]

well then get around to doing XP efficiently too, you can finish the grind before the timegate is even over

[tranquil vine]

im working on it

around 30% through exp phase 2 with two more timelocked objectives

[wind hazel]

https://suchiguma.github.io/guides/chapter-15/#example-fleets

[whole crypt]

CDPs by and large you should try to keep for analyzing, proto cores for buying gear is more valuable than saving grinding time

like the really hardcore grinders actually finish the 2mil grinds within a day with new series ships

[spark patio]

dumb question, the beaver badge and other aux gear from collection can only have one?

like we can’t craft them ?

[stark quiver]

correct

[sweet delta]

If you scrap them like hedgehog then your account is half bricked

[spark patio]

what does it mean?

[wind hazel]

it means don't scrap your unique gear that is best in slot

[whole crypt]

hedgehog anti-sub gear, you only get one piece of it but it's the best ASW gear there is
if you scrap it then lategame chapters 14 and 15 can be a real pain because they feature very strong subs

[spark patio]

We only have one hedgehog per account right?

[sweet delta]

0 or 1

[spark patio]

we can’t get more?

[stark quiver]

no

[spark patio]

i just checked wiki and it said i could get it from the sub weekly missions

[sweet delta]

Why are you asking so much? Did you scrap yours already?

[spark patio]

no, i am not

[stark quiver]

[spark patio]

I just confused about the wiki

[void walrus]

Those got removed

[stark quiver]

hedgehog is from the sub missions that you get as a noob

[sweet delta]

Is it?

[stark quiver]

idk i made it up just now

[spark patio]

one said from weekly mission, one said it from Shinano event.

[sweet delta]

Never use the wiki on the right

[dark hazel]

it's the first time clear reward for the weekly mission is what the wiki means idk if that's accurate

[spark patio]

but i will trust you guys cuz i didn’t get any hedge from weekly mission

[sweet delta]

And the left may mean that there's a mission for clearing Supply line Disruption for the first time

[void walrus]

Never use fandom if any alternative is available

[stark quiver]

it was indeed the sub supply line mission you got as a noob

[void walrus]

Fandom is the wost wiki platform

[spark patio]

thanks guys. imma put that thing in a cabinet and protect it

[void walrus]

Turn on password protection

It'll prevent accidents

[spark patio]

any other gears that have the same situation with this? for newbie only

[ivory pawn]

Fextralife says hi.

[sweet delta]

Manjuu damage control, beaver badge, etc

Tldr don't scrap things you only have one of

[dark hazel]

don't scrap gear if you don't know whether or not you can get another one

[stark quiver]

also dont scrap uh collab and event gear either

[spark patio]

phew, i dont even know i had this thing before

i have the manjuu with the box? i think

[agile patrol]

. . .
Oh.
I almost scrapped mine

[weak elk]

how impactful are augments

[agile patrol]

I did not know it was one per account

[eternal moth]

It depends on the augment. Anywhere from bad to game-changing for the ship

[weak elk]

yeppers....

[rain vine]

almost bricked your account

[eternal moth]

If you're actively using a ship, it's probably best to use their unique augment if they have one.

Don't worry about making every single augment, though, as it's not possible.

[weak elk]

like limited resource or some sort of crafting restriction?

[stark quiver]

[rain vine]

the augment module cores are limited

[weak elk]

huh... u can get more from daily raid yeah?

[eternal moth]

Only from weekly raid

[weak elk]

i see so its rare

[spark patio]

so we still ok without purple general augments?

[weak elk]

i dont see haku hou on comunity tier list so can i ask how meta is she rn?

[rain vine]

very good anti-heavy, replaces shinano

[eternal moth]

If you're using a ship you want at least the purple augment, although I've heard turning blue augments into purple is cheaper than making purples themselves

[rain vine]

you save on 2 augment cores, 700 gold, and 250 xp if you upgrade from blue to purple

[summer niche]

Is it awkward that I kind of want to have a Fleet 2 early?
I wannu use my Dun-quirky, plus Pennsylvania isn't needed in my main team rn.

[rain vine]

that early, you gimp progress pretty hard

[summer niche]

(originally included this link in that message, but it was getting auto-moded?)
Current ships: #gameplay-help message

[agile patrol]

i had the same feeling
i started working on fleet 2 all the way back at ch9
but you really won't need it until later on

you're fine with one fleet for a long time

[rain bobcat]

ur fine until w11

[summer niche]

I see. I'm just a novelty/variety junkie.
I guess it does give me more ships for commissions though.

[eternal moth]

I don't see Unicorn, who's a key part of progression.

[summer niche]

I play a lot of roguelikes because it's nice when things change a lot.

[summer niche]

This is/was my prospective team 2.

[summer niche]

See here for the goods. ;D#trophy-room message

[rain vine]

its not even a good team 2

[summer niche]

Not surprised, I'm a week in and lost, why I was asking, lol. But guess I'll just clear it and use the ships for commissions.

[eternal moth]

Haku/Uni/Oumi is one hell of a back line to start the game with. Just make sure Portland is in the leftmost slot once she's highest level

[rain vine]

oumi should also be in the middle

[eternal moth]

Oumi should be the flagship btw, yeah

You want your battleship in the middle in order to be able to hit all 3 columns of suicide boats

[summer niche]

Yeah, I'll be keeping her in the feeding training room for a while alongside Uni.

[summer niche]

Makes sense. Was just getting her level up a bit so she wouldn't die on me.

[eternal moth]

You want the layout of your fleet to look like this

[weak elk]

haku cost quite a bit to upgrade no? or is she just good without it

[sweet delta]

Bring any three carriers and three vanguard ships in fleet 2 for stat padding

[eternal moth]

She does, but it should be fairly easy for a new player to get 4 rainbow bulins due to event rewards, cruise pass, and bulin catchup

[sweet delta]

It's pretty easy to get her to 4 or 5 stars, which will make her better than most accessible MLB options

[summer niche]

I was told with some luck/dedication I could have her to 4* in a month, maybe better. We'll see. I'm not too much of a min-max, so I don't mind if things aren't perfect.

[weak elk]

oh right i should finish bulin catch up

[eternal moth]

You mean 6*, not 4, right?

[summer niche]

What sushi said.

[eternal moth]

Getting 2 LB is really easy, and shouldn't take more than about a week if you're active.

[summer niche]

Sushi went into more detail here. #gameplay-help message

[eternal moth]

Were you able to get anywhere near level 100 on current cruise missions?

[eternal moth]

Yep, that all makes sense.

[summer niche]

Naw. This is my progress for this week, but I was taking my time learning the menus.

[stark quiver]

gg

[eternal moth]

Look at every week's missions and see if there are any you can complete.

You should have all 8 weeks unlocked.

[summer niche]

Yeah, there are a few sortie and enemy defeat ones that are getting close.

[sweet delta]

I don't think 100 is happening in 3 hours, but that 35-37 are stacked

[rain vine]

open a thread if youre going to post your dock

[weak elk]

Ah okay

[summer niche]

Should I retire commons willy-nilly?

[rain vine]

you should always be using commons to enhance

[summer niche]

It's one of the missions, so, eh.

[quartz breach]

Where do we find the workable wood?

[weak elk]

Need help choosing I'm not good at making decisions

[summer niche]

I've been retiring nothing since I figured i shuld have some ideas under my belt first, lol.

[rain vine]

you have to unlock the tech for it, then send the manjuu or a character to gather it

[summer niche]

Retired 2 for a beginner mission iirc.

[rapid shard]

Any special gear setup for eldridge or just standard DD kit?

[wind hazel]

standard

[rapid shard]

ice bomb and tool box good for aux since im poor?

[weak elk]

Retire grey if u wanna just complete the mission

[wind hazel]

ice bomb is not standard for dd

[sweet delta]

Ice bomb isn't standard DD aux

[wind hazel]

what was your definition of standard for DD kit

[rapid shard]

Keep getting curiser and DD aux mixed up in my head lol

double box it is then.

[stark quiver]

manjuu also good

[spark patio]

…2 toolbox

[rain bobcat]

more like 1 toolbox and 1 500+hp aux, toolbox if none

[whole crypt]

which, in most cases, is 2 toolkits because there aren't too many 500+ HP auxes out there that have any other useful effects

[wind hazel]

[rapid shard]

From what i can tell all teh 500+ HP auxes are only obatinable from their events.

[wind hazel]

most yes. core shop has a good one for campaign

[rapid shard]

Which one is that? dont see it on the gear guide

[wind hazel]

https://azurlane.mrlar.dev/db/equips/id/940

-# operation all fuck

550hp, very sugoi

[fluid umbra]

What's the deal with this?

[wind hazel]

one of them got sent to commission, it's a bug

[fluid umbra]

Dammit

[summer niche]

Yey, managed to get a few missions in. Got the good loots plus more Dunquirky!

[wind hazel]

[whole crypt]

if I'm carrying with 1 main and 1 vanguard would 13-4 be an option

(assume boss is also done with same fleet)

I guess that's a yes

[stark quiver]

thats quite the gems

[wind hazel]

can that even be considered 2 carry, more like 5 carry a lv118 elite

[modern dock]

How many secs for stagger cv damage to be most effective in mobbing? Currently on 15-4, my launch times are 19 and 23s but is that a bit too much downtime?

[wind hazel]

should be fine

[whole crypt]

but Yuudachi is 2LB

[wind hazel]

4 then

[whole crypt]

you can't really stagger by very much between CVs the rest you'll have to cover with what you can do on your BB, and otherwise vanguard DPS

[whole crypt]

well it's not like I get much more out of moving up to 14, unless I was after the commander XP

[modern dock]

raff is on the georgia gun so around 17.6s, does get the barrage out right before yuuni's planes

[whole crypt]

are you using with radar

[modern dock]

Not on raff, but may consider if aa is too much to handle

[whole crypt]

it's an extra second or so earlier so that's a bit more stagger if you want it, radar/white is pretty much standard anyway

[modern dock]

should i be doing circular defense only on the SAFs to tank AA better and switch back to double line on the other mobs

[modern dock]

true, blacks arnt that much useful for campaign

[whole crypt]

black is usually only if the HIT isn't relevant and for any reason you want the specific timing

swap to circular only if your AA is falling short, otherwise double line

[modern dock]

Does it matter if I throw a tenrai or gold helldiver on volga, both are +13, managed to lethal 15-3 3* with tenrai on

[modern dock]

sometimes my backline loses half its hp sometimes its more like 20% over a single SAF fight

[whole crypt]

Tenrai is just better if you have spare

[modern dock]

that is without radar tho ill put it on and try again rn

[whole crypt]

SAF?

the supercarrier nodes?

[modern dock]

yeah

[whole crypt]

try if circular helps, otherwise you might need to bring more AA too

[modern dock]

nvm my raff already has the rainbow fire control table

[whole crypt]

in that case your first salvo should be around 15-16s should be enough stagger by large

so it's just AA and vanguard DPS, that said it also depends on who the carriers are and what the actual gear is now

[modern dock]

i shall post my fleet in a bit thx for the help so far

[whole crypt]

if you need to post a bunch of screenshots start a thread first

[fleet mirage]

does anyone know where to find a workable wood around the verdant woods in islandplanner?

[wind hazel]

#1422463299877867540 have to craft them

[whole crypt]

only basic wood and coal can be manually collected, the higher tier materials from mine and lumber mill all need you to research and make in production

[fleet mirage]

my research its at lvl 9 and i cannot research anymore

[stark quiver]

faction tech? yeah it stops at level 9

[fleet mirage]

so i just need to lvl up right???

[whole crypt]

click on the other categories in research

[fleet mirage]

the rest are lock

did i just softlock myself?

[ashen lily]

Hi guys. I'm new in the discord and I don't know what could be the best team. I have many shiphitls but I'm losy

[weak elk]

uh very low mood problem? what do?

[verbal plinth]

put them in dorm and onsen and wait

[rain vine]

open a thread and post your dock
also say where you are in campaign and what exactly you need help with

[queen frigate]

Any good guides for new players

[wispy cosmos]

https://slaimuda.github.io/ectl/#/newbietips/dayonetips/guildshop

[wanton dawn]

if i want to use hakuhou with shinano and amagi in op si, do i need to use a Agir or eldridge to slow the enemy down?

[wind hazel]

eldridge works better

[wanton dawn]

oh can i ask why

[zenith heron]

her slow procs on airstrike?

[wind hazel]

better slow than agir

[wanton dawn]

i thought they are both 60% for 5 seconds

[wind hazel]

yes but agir one is timed to her torpedo hit

[wanton dawn]

ohh right, eldrige is timed when the flagship fires....

so i shld try to time the airstrikes to be within 5 seconds then

[wind hazel]

well your airstrikes should be as close to one another as possible

[stark quiver]

account for payload travel time

[zenith heron]

that is a 60% Slow after all rather than an actual Freeze

[wind hazel]

make it a habit to be within 0.2s from one another

what time is TW daily reset

it's a new month today so idk if you still wanna use IJN lol

[zenith heron]

that is like less than 30 minutes here

[low hull]

help, any good fleet setups against yuudachi meta?

[wind hazel]

pin has some example

[wanton dawn]

i live in hk so it is still 12am, that would be 9.5 hours later (but it is already oct 1st now)

[wanton dawn]

yea it is light armour this month but just wanted to ask for general use

[wind hazel]

i see

[stark quiver]

hk chad

[rain bobcat]

what are 2 ships to drag shitters in 13-4 percy shimanto?

[vestal raven]

is eldridge worth the retrofit? Thank you very much!

[heavy crag]

im gated from getting her fate sim up, is this intended?

[wind hazel]

yes, she doesn't have fate sim yet

[rain bobcat]

she doesn't have one

[heavy crag]

ohh
ok

why though
cause its weird

really weird that almost everyone else has it

is there anyone else suffering the same?

[sharp socket]

agir is too good no fate sim required

[wind hazel]

just how it is for DR ships

[fathom burrow]

How do you put the motes tab away in Island planner?

[heavy crag]

oh make sense considering how many blueprint required to get to 30

[cobalt rapids]

click to the left outside of it

[wanton dawn]

this is good for heavy armour, right? just want to see if i made any mistakes... thanks

[robust onyx]

Reduce Hakuhou load time by using faster plane in her 1st slot

[atomic abyss]

Or a beacon

Assuming enemy has no other gimmicks and isn't moving during airstrike windows it should work

If this is Rodney meta it's a different story entirely

[wanton dawn]

oh this is just for using in op si

[atomic abyss]

It should be syncing regardless

[wanton dawn]

can i ask why hakuhou shld fire first

[atomic abyss]

I really hope you're using Eldridge retro

[strange sphinx]

Arizona META fleet?

[atomic abyss]

It's not about firing first

[wanton dawn]

yep i will

[atomic abyss]

It's about firing together

[wanton dawn]

omg i completely blind, i thought it is 22.85

[wind hazel]

0 rld you can adjust with your own rld

works with la9 too

[rapid shard]

For monthly Medal CA and CL picks. other than sandy are any good pick ups or tech fodder?

[wind hazel]

sirius

[rapid shard]

What about CA list?

[wind hazel]

tech fodder

-# and that's CA

[rapid shard]

Typo lol

[wanton dawn]

this shld work now

[wanton dawn]

ah thanks:) I oathed my shinano so shes a bit faster i think

[fathom burrow]

I think mine is bugged since no matter where or what I click it just won't go away without turning the game off

[wind hazel]

oath everyone

[atomic solstice]

is shoukaku good to combine with hakuhou and shinano or am i better off just using musashi

[whole crypt]

this arrangement correct?

[atomic abyss]

In what context is this

[rain bobcat]

VIT-2 is just ju with more dmg and slower rld right

[atomic solstice]

like opsi bosses

[atomic abyss]

No freeze or slower?

[atomic solstice]

i could use one

[rain bobcat]

iirc 404 should be top? suchi said something about bottom being bad for any sub or something

[atomic solstice]

better than a 3 ijn cv backline?

[rain vine]

the last thing you want is for your entire backline to miss because the boss moved slightly

[atomic abyss]

Better than a 3 IJN CV backline that isn't a full UR one

[atomic solstice]

nah id hit

[rain bobcat]

shoukaku's kinda ass compared to UR though

[rigid onyx]

top is worst position for subs iirc

mid is best by a margin

[wind hazel]

yes top bad

[atomic solstice]

so shinano hakuhou and like a freeze dude?

ark or marco or strasser or something

[rigid onyx]

im like a bob at using subs but for 404/flasher/archerfish id do 404 mid, flasher bottom archerfish top

[whole crypt]

that's the thing I can't remember if the bad spot was top or bottom

[atomic solstice]

i have implacable too

[atomic abyss]

Freezer like AVP yes
Or if you have a mlb implacable she'll be ideal

[rain bobcat]

im pretty sure the bad spot is bottom

[cobalt rapids]

flasher wants flag if there isnt another gato like albacore

[wind hazel]

flasher mid so that gato class buff

[atomic solstice]

implacable worth investing if I mlb hakuhou first?

[rain bobcat]

if anything id mlb implac first

[cobalt rapids]

shes worth but maybe not ur highest prio
u should show all ur URs for appropiate advice

[whole crypt]

do you remember if 404 should be top or bottom

[rigid onyx]

i just checked top is bad

[cobalt rapids]

404 bot in most cases

[atomic solstice]

i was told yesterday to just pull for haku lmao

[rain bobcat]

ic

[rigid onyx]

oh is archerfish not gato

[whole crypt]

ok I'm set then

[zenith heron]

isn't on Suchi's Video that 404 is alr in bottom?

[wind hazel]

albacore is gato, archerfish isn't

[whole crypt]

you're assuming I watched the whole vid and didn't just skip to the gear part

[wind hazel]

skipping ASMR?

[cobalt rapids]

then yes u can mlb implac after hakuho

[atomic solstice]

poggers

[queen frigate]

Should I replace portland with eugen as tank

[rigid onyx]

no

[zenith heron]

as a starter no, Eugen is too expensive

[whole crypt]

stig's next video series he should do asmr but dummy head mics are stupid expensive

[wind hazel]

like and subscribe so that he can monetize and buy new mic

[rain bobcat]

wouldn't you argue that hahou won't really be more useful than implac first since implac can do double fighter/whatever as a slow support paired with the fact that this month is light

[atomic solstice]

i have enough bulins to mlb both of them

so i can train them at the same time

[rain bobcat]

just do both then lmao

[wind hazel]

hakuhou is stronger as a campaign ship

[rain bobcat]

probably didn't notice since I didn't bother switching to mob gear when leveling and used 110+ vg

[queen frigate]

Any ideas for fleet building? Currently at 5-2

[rain vine]

https://azurlaneecgc.com/newbie_tips/

you arent in a position to be making 2 fleets

[queen frigate]

The 2nd fleet I just use to farm levels

[rigid onyx]

you really should read a new player's guide

[queen frigate]

Will do

[quiet kiln]

Should i replace monarch with prince of wales

[sweet delta]

you dont want to use 3 bbs in campaign

[quiet kiln]

Even for boss fleet?

[sweet delta]

i doubt your best damage CV is worse than Monarch

dev 30 monarch is better than pow

[quiet kiln]

Implacable

[rain bobcat]

[sweet delta]

scylla is also near useless in a BB boss fleet

[quiet kiln]

Guess im using drake

[sweet delta]

might as well replace eldridge because shes not HMS

[quiet kiln]

My mob fleet is eagle union

She'll fit right in

[wind hazel]

gross

[rain bobcat]

[hollow gust]

What's even gonna heal that mob fleet

SanFran ?

[slow fox]

-# I approve

[celest comet]

Hello, I was wondering what should my UR LB priority be? I'm a returning player so I have many of the older high tier retrofits/ships, but I was wondering how I should prioritize my bulins since I have a few now and some I still have to buy from shop since I've been saving cores

[quiet kiln]

I have unicorn

[hollow gust]

Well you don't have much going for it ; just max the hakuhou and wait

If anything warspite is unironically a fair investment of 2k spec core considering you somehow don't have a single modern UR BB

[celest comet]

I was wondering if I should go for that but I read somewhere that Hood/Nelson were cheaper investments, but if the retrofit is worth it I can add that to my queue

I am currently finishing Roon for Vanguard to replace Portland to then move to starting Agir

[hollow gust]

Hood and Nelson are temporary early game investments. Considering Oumi is with this event just max her

[celest comet]

Nice, will do and will work on Warspite then, thank you!

[rapid shard]

doesnt buying the 5k oil logger and hidden zone logger remove the "fog" in all opsi sectors? i bought both but still have to use the recon to be able to auto zones

[muted wind]

1. did you use them from the inventory?
2. did you clear the zones in question in previous cycles?

[wind hazel]

did you use them

[rapid shard]

Yeah i fully cleared everything but Hard Arbitor and used them

[muted wind]

that's odd then, yeah

[rapid shard]

Seems like its just the first zone beside the port you start at. rest of zones are fine now

[weak elk]

what Meta ship should be traded first from the shop?

[muted wind]

the meta shop? doesn't really matter, it only has elite meta ships, and those are pretty bad.

[weak elk]

so how do you get the better ones?

[muted wind]

meta showdown has the super rare ones, those are usually pretty good. you'll need to play operation siren for that. some events also have them, but that's also time gated

[weak elk]

meta showdown...how far into operation siren do you need to be in order to reach that

[muted wind]

i think it unlocks after the first chapter? so not far.
that said, you can just grab the elites you like from that shop, they don't take up dock space.

[rain bobcat]

specific shop elites have good tech

[whole crypt]

just don't worry about META ships shop or showdown or dossier

[muted wind]

nothing notable just for owning them though, and it seems like leveling random ships to 120 is a bit out of scope for them for now

[whole crypt]

given what I saw of your dock earlier you really won't be using or bothering to level any of them on short notice

not to mention the currency for META shop is going to take a while to stock

[tulip tinsel]

For some reason in the cruise mission, it doesnt give me the points for the missions. Anyone knows why?

[uneven knot]

would the series 3 proto triple 305 be worth for oumi?

currently have the purp triple 406

[tulip tinsel]

Nvm just needed a restart

[wind hazel]

no

[uneven knot]

i just realized i’m bouta max her out so she’s gonna go to the boss fleet, maybe i’ll give her a champ gun?

[wind hazel]

that depends on where you're using her

w12 and below you can keep mk6 on her

[uneven knot]

ahh i’m just starting w12 now

[wind hazel]

you can put champy gun on her for boss at 12-1, 12-3, 12-4

but it's kinda annoying switching, mk6 will do just fine really

[uneven knot]

bet i’ll test it out to see how it is

[violet grail]

How do yall usually level second, third etc fleets? 6 new ships at once or have 2-3 ships from first fleet carry 3-4 new ones? And to what level do you xp boost them first?

Ive been using Oumi, unicorn, kuybyshev to carry 3 new ships on 11-1.

[wind hazel]

exp book them, swap out the lv120s from mob fleet, do one by one

[rapid shard]

Im usally running with 1 main and 1 vanguard around 105-110 to carry a couple lvl 80ish in 12-4 and works just fine

[wind hazel]

do at 12-1, it's easier there

[violet grail]

Xp book to lvl 70? Or all the way to 100?

[rapid shard]

Dorm

[wind hazel]

depends on how shit your fleet is, 80~100 is valid

[violet grail]

Oh for real? I never pushed past 11-1 coz I ended up doing d3 event for a bit for the bulin and t4 parts. But I could probs push to ch 12 now and ive got commander lv 80

[rapid shard]

If you dorm and keep food in usally by the time you finishing leveling one fleet up they ready to go to the W12 meatgrinder. at least for me.

[versed plover]

Question,is emulator question goes here too or not?

[wind hazel]

go push to at least 12-1, cog chips start to drop there. it's easier and better coin too

[rain bobcat]

I do 90

I usually run hella gimped fleets so 90 helps

[violet grail]

Oh ye I still need like 300 decor tokens to expand before it lets me get floor 2. But soon.

[wind hazel]

push to 12-4 if you want, even better coin there

[rapid shard]

Floor 2 is just for morale. Floor 1 gives xp

[violet grail]

Oh guess ill be sitting on 3 xp slots for a bit still then

[rain bobcat]

realistically for f2p/low spender, 3 slots+2nd floor is what you need to keep everyone in ur fleet at dorm

I have 6 because I run 2 fleets at once keeping them above 120 morale on runs

[rapid shard]

2nd floor helps out massively letting you run same fleet more consistently defintently reccomend getting it when you can 3 slots will work just fine

[rain bobcat]

in case you didn't know, the amount of slots you have on each floor is the same

if you have 4 in f1, you will automatically have 4 in f2

[violet grail]

Understood thanks

By the way is there a reason to only go to lv 120 not 125? I saw that for guild stuff it doesnt seem to let me use the 125 ones I guess thats the main reason.

[rain bobcat]

cogs.

[violet grail]

Or are the materials to awaken too rare and I should only use em on URs?

[primal silo]

mostly that 125 mats are limited
so usually used on importnant (or waifu ig)

[rain bobcat]

enough goes around if you dont 125 literally every other ship you own

[rapid shard]

the 125 pieces are lot harder to get

[violet grail]

So far I 125d Oumi and laffey whom Ive been using since the very start

Guess ill just do hakuhou to 125 next then wait to get some stronger ships.

[midnight bluff]

What would be the best w15-4 fleet given our latest ships now?

[rapid shard]

Could be wrong but only way ive seen to consistently get the cog arrays for 125 is the daily raid you need to be commander lv100 to do, the first one when you click on daily raids. even then its not much

[wind hazel]

doesnt really change that much, at most the BB and support fleet lol

[rain bobcat]

no changes lol

[midnight bluff]

New rainbow SS should help no?

[wind hazel]

maybe can use Gouden or Dezeven

[rigid onyx]

believe it or not regular cog chips are the bigger resource bottleneck because you get more than enough arrays to 125 every ship you'd use for any real content but you need chips to 120 every ship for fleet tech

[rain bobcat]

true

[strange sphinx]

? really? I feel like purple chips are more scarce

[rain bobcat]

I have 50+ ships at 110 with enough exp for 120

[rigid onyx]

you cant really have a best fleet for a campaign chapter because there's no real way to quantify whats better. Lowest gear reqs starts to favor barrages but might be more inconsistent. Not needing a support/sub fleet etc

[wind hazel]

if you 125 every ship then yes, arrays are more limited than chips

[midnight bluff]

Just fully cleared 15-3 not sure if my fleet can handle 15-4. Any recommendations?

Mob: unicorn/rafaello/volga laffy2/sandy/z52

Boss: amagi/alsace/fritz guam/eldridge/shimanto

[rigid onyx]

If you cleared 15-3 just try 15-4

[rain bobcat]

[rigid onyx]

you can make a thread if you want

[wind hazel]

sandwich your shimanto, i assume that's how they are positioned

[rigid onyx]

lil sandy is crazy work icl

[midnight bluff]

Elridge on the outside?

[rain bobcat]

I would ditch raffa but

[midnight bluff]

Raffa for musashi/lion?

[rigid onyx]

raffa is fine

is there a reason you're using lil sandy

[cobalt rapids]

raffa is only the best

[wind hazel]

i assume that is sandiego and not lil sandy

[rigid onyx]

doesnt shimanto with or+ have more ehp than eld

[wind hazel]

no

maybe yes idk

[rigid onyx]

i think eld still wants off tank to try and trigger or+ more often but to be honest i dont think it matters

[desert brook]

where do i find workable wood to make makeshift tracks ? never mind I found out you need to research it first

[midnight bluff]

Meant regular sandy not lil sandy. Its late lol

[tardy trench]

i cant beat event SP stage, should i limit break Hipper and little Prinz ?

[rain vine]

you dont have any other vanguards that you can use?

[tardy trench]

theyre low lvl tho

and idk which ship should i invest 😭

[rapid shard]

/guide

[odd root]

Bridal Z23

Guides to Azur Lane

If you're not sure where to start or how to optimize something, try checking this out!
🔹 English Community Guide Compendium by samheart564

Contains a list of guides about key Azur Lane gameplay mechanics, including:

• Newbie Tips
• Common Resource Guide
• Research Guide
  and more!

If you are an older player aiming to push endgame content, you can check these out instead!
🔹 META Chronicles by pilica12
🔹 Suchiguma Azur Lane Guides by suchiguma

Contains a list of endgame oriented guides and deeper dives into gameplay mechanics, including:

• Chapter 14 and 15
• Challenge Mode
  and more!

Here are some other useful commands:
Use /tierlist and /equip for a ship and equipment tier lists
Use /tags for a full list of things I can help you with

[rapid shard]

Shimakaze shouldnt be in that first slot tho. Eugn in left shima middle and hipper right

[rain vine]

really shouldnt be using shima in the first place with 0lb

[rapid shard]

Uni needs retro and MLB

[tardy trench]

i used all my bulins for Shinano

[rapid shard]

You dont want to use rainbow bulins on permant UR ships. those are saved for Limited ones

[tardy trench]

like Hakuhou ?, i just got her

[rain vine]

https://azurlaneecgc.com/newbie_tips/
read this

[tardy trench]

damn, thats a lot of info

[rapid shard]

Read the links above. it may be a lot but will save you a lot of headache and answer a lot of upcoming questions

<@&472236072743600148>

[late flame]

they sure dont give up

[molten violet]

Handled

Thanks

[slow ocean]

Better to save cube for spend event or spend normally?

[rain vine]

you always save cube unless its a UR build event
do 1 light build per day

[gilded carbon]

Spend one light construction per day. You will get it back. None more

Safe the Rest for Events

[slow ocean]

10times 1build per day on light?

[gilded carbon]

No.

[rain vine]

no, only 1

[rapid shard]

Single build on light a day

[gilded carbon]

Just a single Roll. 1 Cube and 600 coins

[rapid shard]

Until UR events like current or collab events if you want the ships

[slow ocean]

No way rip.. I spended to much

[rain vine]

you need 400 cubes to guarantee the UR on UR events, so you always save for those

[whole crypt]

just start saving now

[slow ocean]

I'm spended like 52cubes on event idk it will end tomorrow.. And much more in Light 🙁

[gilded carbon]

Its fine. You get more cubes and AL is relatively generous with them. Compared to some other Games.

No reason to cry over spilled Milk now. In the Long Run, it will be better

[rapid shard]

What is the average monthly income on cubes?

From logins weeklys and dailyes

[slow ocean]

So everyday i build 1once light and all cubes build for event?

[rain vine]

168 guaranteed per month, you usually get more from commissions

[wind hazel]

168 minimum, 200+ average

[rain vine]

UR events specifically, because those have guarantees on getting the UR ship at 400 cubes spent (200 pulls)

[gilded carbon]

really, having the coins too in order to do that is at times more the problem then the cubes are

[slow ocean]

Ty guys I'll save 200 cubes then..

[gilded carbon]

400

[rapid shard]

400 i needed for UR pity

[gilded carbon]

200 pulls as Event-gacha is 2 cubes and 1.5k Coins

[slow ocean]

Oh ya 400,but the money is hard..

[rapid shard]

UR build pools are 2 cubes a piece. if you start saving and only doing 1 light build a day you should be fine by next UR event

[gilded carbon]

reruns grant you special tickets with wich you can roll. So these can be great for catching up on UR

[rain vine]

thats why the goal is to get to world 12 in campaign as fast and as cheaply as possible

[gilded carbon]

the next rerun should be soon-ish? More or less

[rapid shard]

Even with W12 coining a PR and DR while awakening others still makes saving hard lol

[slow ocean]

Ty guys I'll save 400 now

[spare harbor]

what are these and how do i get them

[silk sphinx]

From island planner, seasonal shop

The only thing they do is boost affection or mood (not sure yet tbh) a pretty useless effect when you can just farm it with oil or wait

Or put them at secretary they’ll get to 90 via that too

[celest comet]

If I also LB Shinano down the road later on, does she work well with Hakuhou in the same fleet?

[gilded carbon]

reasonably. She is a good carrier, even if Hakuhou specifically powercrept her

depends on who else you have, though

[icy creek]

Hello guys, dock space is harsh , does promotion for dock space exist in this game ?

[celest comet]

I posted earlier, it's mostly Hakuhou from the powercreeps, the rest is a LB1 Shinano (haven't claimed the reward from handbook but already have Max LB New Jersey), Kronshtadt and I-404, so I was given the advice to LB Hakuhou and save the rest of my Bulins

[rapid shard]

Yes dock expansion is in the shop for gems under the item tab

[wind hazel]

no promo, fixed price

[gilded carbon]

the above. You can also buy a very limited amount of dockspace from the guild-shop. But its a drop on a hot stone, so to speak

[icy creek]

Sad, thank you, they should do it :/

[onyx chasm]

Do I wanna bother using 2x logistics in the last stretch of the event

[red sapphire]

Any war archive worth farming for general use equipment?

[forest palm]

do you still need a lot of points?

[onyx chasm]

I mean I've got a copy of asama and the weapon i just need the two different BPs

[forest palm]

Polaris for the Shoes, but there's no map specific gear that's worth farming. War Archives is more for Faction Fleet Tech stuff

[onyx chasm]

Oh and cog arrays

[red sapphire]

Oh, I see

[forest palm]

grind for those, those are rather important

[onyx chasm]

Alr Ill use the 2x thing then

[violet grail]

So is it fine to just let it max out at 60 keys and waste some?

[vast citrus]

does a sortie in opsi count as a sortie for cruise missions

[azure coyote]

Do collabs get a rerun or no?

[urban grail]

The old collab events didnt get a rerun, in fact only recent ones did

[onyx chasm]

If I have a weak unit I'm trying to level for the combat exp thing and I run D3 what position in the vanguard do I want to put them in cuz if I remember tanks are on the far left right?

[azure coyote]

Dang

[urban grail]

Left right mid in that order

Put your weakest in the middle

[onyx chasm]

Hm that's what I thought but they still kinda died

Do i just run B3?

[urban grail]

Either their levels too low or bad equip

[onyx chasm]

Yh 1 sec

Yh they had no equip 🤦‍♂️

[gilded carbon]

how well would Arizona M perform in a World with ram-ships? Given her aoe-slow for close by enemies

[supple wraith]

would yall advise buying the 5k oil logger from opsi?

ik its a personal choice but what do yall personally do?

[wind hazel]

save the 5k and manual play

[rain bobcat]

I just convert it, 5k isn't much, just 2 days worth of oil

[wind hazel]

5k isn't much if you dont play the game

[median prism]

Is Asama any good

[rain bobcat]

pretty bad

[turbid marsh]

low priority, but she is still a standard new era ca so good enough until w14. pretty sure i heard she is bootleg ibuki

[safe nexus]

which is better? pennsy/queen eli/arizona or is there betetr BB i ccan target

[warped acorn]

can just @ moderators

[wind hazel]

out of these 3, penny