gameplay-help

[wind hazel]

your eugen sandiego asama, whoever that is mlb already. get albion mlb too when you have bulin, then ark royal

what else do you have

[safe nexus]

everythingin the picture + queen eli + intrepid + yuudachi is all i have

[wind hazel]

yuudachi or yuudachi meta

[safe nexus]

meta*

[wind hazel]

muudachi works

granted you have her mlb+fully enhanced

[safe nexus]

ok thx

[bold peak]

Idk what to built around Kearsage

Should I use her with essex and independence

Or is it better to built the fleet around essex instead and replace kearsage with saratoga

For op. siren fleet^

[void walrus]

What Carriers do you have

[swift path]

how good is essex retrofit?

[void walrus]

Pretty good

She gets a support airstrike with homing torps

[swift path]

how bout indomitable

[bold peak]

Don't have the retrofit material because I just came back

For essex^

[void walrus]

Kearsarge, Essex And Implacable should work, If I'm reading the wiki right

[bold peak]

Idk whether it's a good idea to put kearsage in or not, cause higher hp and buff cv is pretty good right

[void walrus]

Implac should get double converging torpedo bombers

[bold peak]

But essex buff on us cv doesn't activate then? Is that okay

[bold peak]

Got it, because of the slow right

[void walrus]

It's probably fine

[bold peak]

What should I do with the first fleet then

[bold peak]

I'm thinking either putting saratoga because it's a stand alone ship anyway ?

Replacing implacable

[void walrus]

Hakoshu works for that, She's a new UR

MLB her before shinano

[bold peak]

Yeah I've already got 1 spare each, just need 2 more bullins and some coins

[ebon verge]

is drake gun actually better than hinden gun for heavy armour?

[bold peak]

Is new jersey fine with that fleet? I don't have any good bb for it other than maybe const

[void walrus]

Get Haku up first, you can wait for either luck or pity to give you a second Nano copy

[bold peak]

What's nano copy?

[void walrus]

Shinano copy

[bold peak]

Oh you mean shinano

Gotcha

I'll do that

[void walrus]

You could probably cram Akashi in there, the 10% repair is neat but not required

"There" being fleet 4

[bold peak]

Is akashi heal better than the perseus?

Or is it just for the 10% repair

[void walrus]

10% repair on your first clear

This is my current Opsi fleet, it's probably ass

Fleet 1 is the clearing fleet
Fleet 2 is research exp grinders
Fleet 3 is support
Fleet 4 is META skill grinding

[bold peak]

What's the dd on the right of laffey 2?

Never seen that ur, is it new?

[void walrus]

Eldridge Retrofit

[bold peak]

Oh

[bold peak]

Thanks for the inspiration

I'll probably build on 1 cross us fleet centered around kearsage essex implacable, using new jersey buff and probably akashi, independence, and perseus (cross fleet vanguard heal)

[void walrus]

You can change the positions of each fleet, and the AR is pretty much unnecessary

[zenith heron]

does ambush fleets consider as escort fleets?

[bold peak]

I'll try the new formation, if I don't like it I'll replace akashi

[void walrus]

I think so? It's been ages since I encountered one
Check the wiki

[bold peak]

In mission yeah, think so

[split gazelle]

You ideally want to have 1 mobbing 1cv 1bb 1 crossfleet or another cv/bb for OpSi.

[void walrus]

^

You want as much crossfleet support as possible, due to you being able to stack 3 support fleets on one optimal fleet
The BB and CV are for different boss types, as some can resist one or the other

[ebon verge]

does wyvern work in support fleet?

[crimson glacier]

its not a fighter so only thing it does is give avi

[ebon verge]

is there like a tierlist for support fleet planes

[wind hazel]

The best support fighter is tested to be the new FW-190 G-3/R1 by a small margin. It also happens to be quite cheap to craft in Gear Lab for a gold gear. The next bests are Flapjack and Hellcat, followed by Skyrocket, Me-155A, and fw190a5. If you are on a budget, prioritize Flapjacks for the surface fleets.

non fighter planes=higher avi plane is better

basically wyvern/spearfish>the rest

[lucid orchid]

So second floor no longer provide training?

[whole crypt]

it doesn't have the passive XP like 1/F does, but it regenerates morale slightly faster, which is the main use of dorm anyway

[whole crypt]

you ideally want 1 mob fleet 1 boss fleet and 2 whatever

Agir doesn't have FS yet

the UI just has the keep for FS stuff for whenever she gets an FS so you don't complain about accidentally analyzing the prints, you can uncheck the thing and analyze her prints if you want to

you can earn some gems from it (fairly deep in) and there are also some affinity items you can use on main game

it has otherwise no real impact on the main game and is rather time consuming

[latent ibex]

Still no Island Planner channel?

[forest palm]

check the threads

[dawn spade]

WHERE are those escort fleet ships??? they're not appearing

do you have to attack the same map several times?

[latent ibex]

Which ones?

Ok, I found it

[rapid summit]

What makes a mob/boss fleet?

[rapid shard]

Mob is built to sustain over multiple fights where boss is just one burst of dmg for a single fight.

Running a BB with a wide barrage like Oumi and with a healer to keep vanguard alive and a third more AoE main fleet. Like CVs with parallel torp planes is a example. Compared to a more boss ST setup like Hakuhou with converging torp setup

Can forgo healer with speed clearing setups that have preloads to just wipe the waves of mobs the instant they spawn tho

[haughty hound]

Silly question but when ships are capped (at 100 for example or even 120) does the exp they would gain still contribute to PR research EXP required?

[quick loom]

Am I right in thinking that the missions that gave points that unlock the event specific profile-frame used stay around past the event? And that both the missions and the 'event' to unlock the frame are gone for the event that ended today?

[full narwhal]

Yes

As well as getting converted to the exp books in your academy

[haughty hound]

Ahhh perfect, good to know thanks! Time to resume the never ending blueprint struggles instead of worry about the exp then

[whole crypt]

for the record stocking proficiency in the lecture hall requires level 100 or higher ships that are MLBd

[whole crypt]

capped ships will work, we just usually recommend leveling something else and not waste the XP

[whole crypt]

they usually do, but this time they ended with the event, but the event did run for 3 weeks

[quick loom]

Fair enough, thanks for the answer

[ruby bay]

How would you know if it's a mob fleet again? With the sign on the top right?
Correct me if I am wrong

[whole crypt]

in what context

[rain bobcat]

do AP farmers start at 1k, go up to like 1.5k, then dump 500 on c3/c5 then go back to c1

[flint frigate]

Does anyone knows how to fix the loading screen issue?

I cant enter the game:(

I tried reinstalling and clear data but still not fixed

[safe nexus]

who do i reterofit first? London/kagerou/san diego

san diego?

[flint frigate]

You should prioritze san diego

[atomic abyss]

Definitely San Diego
London is mega low priority

[safe nexus]

hmm ok thx, i assume kagerou has higher priority over london?

[atomic abyss]

Yes, although not high either

[safe nexus]

i got ark royal so that? and juneau above any of the mentioned?

[atomic abyss]

Sandy is always higher than Juneau unless you can't get Sandy's retrofit item

My answer is honestly this

You retro stuff you're actively using to begin with

[safe nexus]

i got all sandy stuff already, just wanna know is juneau has higher priority than kagerou/london

[safe nexus]

i already done thats why im building ships for a boss fleet now

[atomic abyss]

Yes because she can be useful if you're pushing to earn merits in PvP

[safe nexus]

hmm ok thx

[atomic abyss]

Ark is higher than Juneau tho imo
At least if she's one of your main carriers

[safe nexus]

i got saratoga unicorn hakuhou and albion already so cant tell if i need a fifth carrier

[atomic abyss]

Then you absolutely don't need ark immediately

Retro Saratoga after Sandy

[safe nexus]

saratoga already done

[atomic abyss]

If you retro ark, it'll be for operation siren

Not for your current 2 campaign fleets

[safe nexus]

oh im actually using for opsi

not touching campaign much ngl, using all oils to grind my ship to max first at 9-1 then targetting opsi

[robust nymph]

i cant login to the game while in china?

it was fine in jp

[atomic abyss]

Yes

You'll need a VPN

[onyx flame]

there no way to turn this specific notif off is there? related to the new island thingy

[viscid swift]

No

[robust nymph]

anyone better for any reason?

[heavy zealot]

Do i just keep the ur bullins

[last zenith]

how u give gifts to waif

[turbid marsh]

to the subs sure

[last zenith]

Nagato

[turbid marsh]

for new players, subs are like, low low priority

[safe nexus]

what gear do i give asama?

[peak fable]

am i tripping or can you actually not combine purple into gold gear boxes?

[safe nexus]

cant so if you get purple just open asap

[full narwhal]

I mean you can LB Tralf

[peak fable]

lol, time to open 300 boxes then 💀

[safe nexus]

💀

[full narwhal]

I mean I keep them closed unless I need a purple gear from gear lab

[peak fable]

wow im stacked now LMFAO

[safe nexus]

holy

[peak fable]

is there any blue gear that's worth keeping except the pea shooter

[heavy zealot]

She good? The ur bullins kinda rare.... She worth?

[full narwhal]

Fire extinguisher if it doesn’t have a purple version

[full narwhal]

I mean yea lmao

[heavy zealot]

Good dps or sumn?

[bold peak]

Can say that yes

Unless it's a regular ur from non event, just use ur bullin

[heavy zealot]

Oke here goes mlb Trafalgar

[full narwhal]

Think Steroids for your Lion

Skill 1 slows

Skill 2 reduces evasion

Skill 3 pumps FP

[frozen stag]

do we know whos rerunning next for ur and when is the new one dropping

[ruby bay]

Do you really need to focus on getting retrofit ships? Instead of like getting or pulling SSR or ultra rare from events?

[full narwhal]

Limited UR > Some SSR Retro Fits > Event SSRs

[frozen stag]

cause im planning to get ur bullins to mlb my shinano since i dont have any urs to use them on or is saving just better (wanted to mlb her cause i will be using her with haku and hakuryuu)

[full narwhal]

But retro fits shouldn’t clash with a build ship

[ruby bay]

Wait really? Retrofit SSR is better than limited SSRs?

[full narwhal]

Depends on the retro fit which is why I said some

Essex just got her retro fit for example and I am pissed I missed it

[ruby bay]

Any notable ones to do? I mean I already retrofitted unicorn and yuudachhi to start not sure if those are good tho I just did lmao

[heady igloo]

independence is good

helena is fine as well

[full narwhal]

Sandy immediately comes to mind, Independence is good until your URs start fighting for slots in OPSI

[heady igloo]

oh yeah and sandy😭😭

[ruby bay]

Fighting for slots in operation siren? I mean I think I am still starting operation siren and sometimes I am actually quite having a hard time now especially when I just moved to opening 4 fleets lmao

[full narwhal]

Welcome to power creep and late game

[ruby bay]

I am still confused on how most of the resupplies work too like do you need to buy this or save up for this, liberate more areas and so on

[full narwhal]

Independence can go into my mob fleet for example but then other fleets will miss out on UvH barrage and I don’t have a light armor smacker in the mob fleet to just auto farm small bosses

[onyx flame]

tbf if you just started opsi form up 1 or 2 fleets max and it should be enough to do just about everything, no real need to fully form 4 fleets

[full narwhal]

4 full fleets is like I don’t want to change loadouts on the bosses

My mob fleet does 97% of Opsi content

[onyx flame]

i really only run 2 fleets, and my 3rd fleet is for crossfleet stuff and 4th is for lvling lmao

[ruby bay]

Alright got it, so sandy and independence for retro fit
Also is there any notable to get on the merit 20k rotation in the shop to look or buy for?

[full narwhal]

Basically you want to clear the map to buy out everything in Liverpool, St Petersburg, and NY in that order

[onyx flame]

only notable merit is eldridge if you have her retro item

[full narwhal]

Eldridge for when her retro fit comes up

[onyx flame]

it ended like 2 week ago or something lmao so you have to wait quite a bit for it to reappear

[ruby bay]

Mhm I think I got it yeah since they rerun that event few weeks or I think last month ago, is she good?

[onyx flame]

good tank/offtank

[full narwhal]

Very

Basically anything UR is “good” it’s just a matter of good in what application

[ruby bay]

I see, I am assuming PR 1 ships are also out of meta?

[onyx flame]

they are fine as stopgap till you get something better

[full narwhal]

For new players they are usable depending on the application

They got augments when help them a lot

[onyx flame]

monarch is good with her aug now if you dont have any ur bb

roon also nice since if your stuggling with IB faction tech she can help

[ruby bay]

Any tips for line ups as well if there is any, like do you do 2 BBS 1 CV or 1bbs 2cvs and 2CA 1DD something like that

[onyx flame]

depends on what your doing, campaign is usually 1 bb and 2 cvs

the rest is subject to what type of enemy/armor type your facing

[ruby bay]

Really? I am safely assuming placements as well has a thing?

[onyx flame]

bb usually wants flag position

[ruby bay]

Really? Not CVs?

[onyx flame]

bb got secondary guns to snipe sucide boats so they want flag to cover the most iirc

[full narwhal]

No BB barrages are usually not aimed and just fire down the lane so flag ship gives them the best angle

[onyx flame]

that and barrages as well

[full narwhal]

And the suicide boat bit

[novel solstice]

BBs with barrages usually want flag to keep their barrage centered, and on maps with suicide boats the BBs secondary guns want to be centered so they can hit both top and bottom suicide boats.

[full narwhal]

W10-11 for example is about the only time a CV flag and 2 BB is good just due to the sheer volume of boats of peace

[white ice]

are character blueprints project always worth??

[full narwhal]

For DRs yes

[white ice]

what about pr

[ruby bay]

I see thank you, what if it's also heavy aerial enemy fleets? How would you counter that, cause I am not sure if AA guns work ngl

[onyx flame]

if your exp grinding then it doesnt matter as much, flag earns 50% more xp so put the main ship you wanna level there. just gotta make sure they can survive

[full narwhal]

If you want the PR also yes

[onyx flame]

that case you prob want to get better AA guns on your ships and or better fighters on your carrier

[white ice]

thx

[ruby bay]

Alright thank you, what's also the difference when a ship has ú on them? Like roon ú for example

[full narwhal]

Eagle Union supremecy like its 1944

https://tenor.com/view/shooter-deckcrew-shuttlecrew-gang-carrier-aircraft-carrier-gif-26789929

[onyx flame]

is a unique varient kinda like meta, basically same ship but different skills

they tend to not be very good

[ruby bay]

Interesting, so META ships are essentially the same? Since they are basically the same ships but only has different skill set and upgrading mechanics?

[full narwhal]

Sometimes not even an upgrade

[onyx flame]

yea, SR meta arent worth using but some SSR are

[full narwhal]

Usually a side grade or extreme niche use case

[onyx flame]

muudachi is like one of em, think tentatively she's rated to be like on par? or above yuudachi retro

[violet fossil]

is the pr8 ur gear good

should i equip it on the dr ship

[wind hazel]

you can equip it on any BB

[violet fossil]

is it a direct upgrade on some current best gear

[wind hazel]

it's the strongest AP gun

[viscid swift]

Unzen is rerunning next, next new URs won't be until December

[frozen stag]

i alrdy have unzen at mlb is it just wise to save or spend on shinano

[viscid swift]

You have enough time to get Bullins for the December UR but if you already have Hakuhou and Amagi CV MLB I'd hold off

[viscid swift]

They do work

It's just a matter of equipping good ones and finding good AA ships

[frozen stag]

i dont have amagi cv sadly but my hakuhuo is mlb

[viscid swift]

Go ahead if you want

[last zenith]

how do u give gifts

[viscid swift]

They're items you get from the new Island Planner mode

[last zenith]

o
ok

unzen rerun is what date exactly

[viscid swift]

We don't know

[last zenith]

kk

[supple wraith]

Anchorage is already useable at dev25 right?

[viscid swift]

You can, I would just wait until she's dev 30

[rose whale]

what does this do in opsi?

[wind hazel]

it automates using energy on these things

[rose whale]

I see, thanks

[fleet urchin]

are there any guides for meowficers

[wind hazel]

check /cats, riceist one

[fleet urchin]

/cats

[odd root]

Bridal Z23

MEOWFFICER QUICK GUIDE

What are Meowfficers?
They are companions that you can add up to 2 per fleet (including sub fleets). They buff your fleets with their "skills" and "talents". There are 27 different types of them.

How do I get them?
You get them by opening Cat Boxes in the Cattery. The Cattery can be found under HQ > Cat Lodge. The first Cat Box you buy everyday is free. You can buy up to 14 more per day, with each costing 1500 Gold. It is strongly recommended you do NOT binge on them!

How do I level them?
Just like ships, they gain experience when sortied. They do not cost oil, however their exp gain is dependent on the oil spent by the fleet. They max out at level 30. You can also level them by feeding other meowfficers to them, at about 30% exp loss (20% bonus if identical). Additionally they can gain levels passively through Comf-Forts.

What are talents?
Talents buff a specific ship type or faction. They get 1-3 permanent talents, depending on rarity.. Every 5 levels they gain, they get a Cat Paw which can be used to roll new talents or raise the level of some talents. You can reroll any new talents once every 24h with gold (increases with number of talents).

What are skills?
Skills are unique to each type of Meowfficer. They usually give some stat buff or some perk to the fleet. They get 1 skill initially, and they can get up to 3 skills, each obtained by feeding duplicates (1 for 2nd, 3 for 3rd). The potency of the skills is dependent on their stats which increase through levels.
Do note that the skill stat buffs are mostly inferior to talent stat buffs.

Visit the AL Wiki Page on Meowfficers for more details.
Cat Guide by Riceist#3504 for detailed explanation of skills and talents.

[wind hazel]

next time in #bot-spam not here

[fleet urchin]

sorry mbad

[gusty badger]

will collab character from danmachi only be available through the gacha

or u can just buy it like an outfit ?

[viscid swift]

it looks like they'll be grindable and only grindable like the BRS collab

[gusty badger]

i want to get it the quickest way

idc about spend money

[wind hazel]

wait faster

[viscid swift]

like I said, you will probbaly only be able to get them by grinding

you will not be able to pay money to speed up your progress

then again it's hardly a difficult grind

[gusty badger]

u cant buy it from gacha ?

[wind hazel]

if it follows black rock shooter event format, no

just wait for further announcement. like i said, wait faster

[gusty badger]

what time will it be

[wind hazel]

just wait for further announcement
just wait for further announcement
just wait for further announcement
just wait for further announcement
just wait for further announcement

[gusty badger]

the event date wa not announced yet?

[wind hazel]

no

[heavy crag]

so uh... i prolly asked this couple days ago, but why both agir and haku are dr ship but agir doesnt receive any upgrade pass lvl30 dev?

[wind hazel]

dev said so, gotta wait for dev to add it

[undone plover]

Haku has fate sim
Agir doesnt
Dev decide when to give fate sim upgrade

[heavy crag]

ah understood

[bold salmon]

which sub goes well with the new ur sub

[wind hazel]

flasher archerfish

[viscid swift]

they did

it's dropping on the 9th

[wind hazel]

where

[viscid swift]

in the ship announcements

[wind hazel]

oh, on ryu's

🫃🏼 apparently on hestia's too, maybe i was blind because of ( Y )

[bold peak]

Is hms prince of wales worth to be used ?

I need a connector between independence and Perseus, in ops. Siren

Or is it better to be using Nelson for her immense barrage instead

[wind hazel]

just use good ship, if nelson is your best bb then use her

[spark patio]

lecture hall only generate exp books?

[rapid summit]

What’s the next Ur expected to be?

[verbal plinth]

Rerun is unzen one in dec is new and no one knows

[dawn spade]

should i limitbreak my ships so they can go past lvl 90? on one hand, it costs a ton of gold and oil costs are gonna kill me more than they already are. but on the other hand i feel like i'll be wasting xp if i do a bunch of attacks and they cant even gain any of it

im only on ch 6 btw

should i limitbreak asap or wait until the levels get tougher?

[agile patrol]

but on the other hand i feel like i'll be wasting xp if i do a bunch of attacks and they cant even gain any of it
they keep gaining XP as normal, it's just that the level is capped

[cobalt robin]

you should mlb your ships

[agile patrol]

you'll be using Unicorn and Helena for a veryyyy looooooongggg tiiiimeeeee. Limit break those ASAP and Retrofit them

[dawn spade]

oh, really? so if i do like 20+ attacks and then i limitbreak them, do they suddenly gain all that stored xp and level up at that point?

[agile patrol]

99.8% sure

-# atleast that's how it works with Awakening past level 100

[dawn spade]

what does mlb mean? noob here

[cobalt robin]

max limit break

[dawn spade]

okay, thanks, i will

[cobalt robin]

the exp is only stored at lvl 100+

[dawn spade]

oh, damn

[cobalt robin]

so if your ship is capped at lvl 90 and you do sorties that exp is going to waste

[agile patrol]

-# 0.2% wrong

[whole crypt]

depends on the ship type

[dawn spade]

guess i'll start with lb'ing Helena and Unicorn then

the bigger ships cost 10 THOUSAND gold to limitbreak...

[whole crypt]

research, META and UR ships are not capped by LB

[agile patrol]

retrofit unicorn
getting her retrofit will make the game easier. trust

[whole crypt]

not that I recommend pushing them too heavily without LB

[viscid swift]

Just max limit break them all

[whole crypt]

or using them at all if you're still working on making a proper fleet

[viscid swift]

You're heavily handicapping their combat capabilities and I don't just mean from being level capped

[whole crypt]

it's based on rarity, not hull class

[viscid swift]

Aquila is missing 1/3 of her planes

[whole crypt]

it's part of why we don't recommend full fleets of golds and rainbows from the start

[viscid swift]

Same with Unicorn

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1376280341337346220/1376291966332964985/mlb1_day.png?ex=68e0d707&is=68df8587&hm=39652f358163d56ed7c50fff3cfd29566df4dd462d4db4d925f8da69d282e5c7&

[dawn spade]

guess i'll be grinding for days from now on to get those 26k total gold i need to lb them all

so how do you level up your ships after you've mlb'd them? it says lb'ing her now makes her max hp go up from 90 to 100. but then what? 100 isnt the hard limit in the game is it?

[cobalt robin]

from 100 onwards you can awaken, each time getting 5 more levels till 125

[silent basalt]

where can I buy seeds dor the orchard? I have it unlocked and finished the first grow apples quest, but I cannot find anywhere to buy apple, kaki or citrus fruit seeds to continue.

[red hawk]

so if I wanted to use a BB temporarily till I had something better, and I had to choose between revenge and renown, which would be better, or are they about the same quality

I mean I guess Renown is BC, but I still don't get the distinction? Lighter ship?

[stark quiver]

revenge might be slightly better

[red hawk]

I'm just kinda where I need something for my main fleet to level, and the pickings are slim on my dock that aren't super expensive (I don't wanna do another SR rn) I still need to do refits on sandy and stuff on this alt.

I already have oumi and penny maxed, but I don't have the gold SR I need MLB or I'd use Tirpitz

[stark quiver]

renown ass tech

[dawn spade]

👌 i'll deal with that when the time comes

[red hawk]

yeah, I'm not even planning on getting it to 120 immediately I just don't wanna waste XP and I can always shelve it for later when I might need HMS xp for something again, like monarch

[stark quiver]

revenge good tech
u can level her,
she has better 120 bonus and total tech pts gained

[red hawk]

yeah, tbh, outside of uni and javelin I haven't done a lot with HMS ships so it probably wouldn't hurt to get a little fleet tech in while im camped at world 12

[forest palm]

it's never a camp it's a permanent residence

[hazy olive]

Should I make a small like monitor/common ship fleet for farming commander xp

I have an Erebus and a decently upgraded Leander

Throw in Portland and Long Island and it’s basically a fleet, right?

[forest palm]

except you want 6 ships for the most CMD XP

well 9 with subs

[narrow kiln]

What are the chances of getting only 2 characters in a collaboration?

[hazy olive]

uhhhhhh Bogue and like idk Downes?

[lunar arrow]

Won't Double DD fleet be more cost efficient?

[forest palm]

very low, the BRS collab was more or less a first in that regard

[lunar arrow]

There are more girls in anime,so most likely no and they are just stretching pr campaign

[forest palm]

though a lot of us are thinking it won't be a build event collab

[narrow kiln]

The announcement of skins just scared me.

[lunar arrow]

Devs on holiday, don't forget

[narrow kiln]

❓

[forest palm]

no clue what they're talking about

[lunar arrow]

https://x.com/YostarGlobal/status/1971786877976867097?t=QeNa1uowBxWp8Whpa1Nxzw&s=33 this

YostarGames (@YostarGlobal)

Please kindly note the office closure update for the National Day Holiday.

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X · Sep 27, 2025, 4:00 AM

[full narwhal]

Any reason to get more than 3 tenrais? Bout to go back to PR4 after I get Kearsarge to 30 to finish off my 3rd and just sit on PR8 for a while

[red sapphire]

Is musashi/shinano/hakuhou a good main fleet for a heavy armor boss fleet?

[forest palm]

not really, missing a slow

[tranquil vine]

i feel the need to ask.
samidare isnt in azur lane, yes?

[red sapphire]

Rip. I don't know what to use for a boss fleet. Like, sinergy and stuff

[wind hazel]

heavy armour boss for what

[full narwhal]

You are just missing a slow in that comp, which boss?

[wind hazel]

dont think there's any hard heavy armour boss around

guild boss? that works lol. a lot of other things work

[red sapphire]

Nothing specific. I'm just trying to build some boss fleet for general more less

May I show my units?

[full narwhal]

Sure

[wind hazel]

you need to give context on what you wanna use them for. campaign boss fleet is very different than a single target boss fleet in opsi

[full narwhal]

without knowing content or what you have Ark Royal for Shinano would be the easiest swap

There isnt a "general" boss fleet recommendation tbh

W11 boss and W15 boss are entirely different comps

[wind hazel]

swapping shinano for ark royal is also highly questionable

[full narwhal]

Dont know the vanguard or the application

[red sapphire]

Other stuff is purple and bellow

[wind hazel]

yes but it doesn't make sense no matter what

[red sapphire]

I sent only main fleet

[wind hazel]

first, decide on what you want. fleet for campaign? chapter 13? chapter 14? fleet for opsi?

[full narwhal]

There is actually a shit load of options here but we dont know the application

[red sapphire]

Hmm lets say opsi. I want to do stuff at some point

Yeah some general opsi fleet

[wind hazel]

how many UR bulin do you have/can buy?

[red sapphire]

Ugh almost one on proto and the one of cruise pass soon

But I don't mind mlb. I can build the fleet and slowly mlb

[wind hazel]

mlb your hakuhou soon

musashi lion izumo
shinano hakuhou avp

[red sapphire]

Avp?

[wind hazel]

august, series 4 CV

[red sapphire]

Oh okay

[wind hazel]

get her

[red sapphire]

What can I use until I get her?

I need more KMS points

[full narwhal]

Ark Royal Retro

[wind hazel]

not many. do you have eldridge?

[red sapphire]

No, I sent all main fleet units I have

[wind hazel]

yes but im asking whether you have eldridge retro or not.

[full narwhal]

Eldridge is vanguard

[red sapphire]

NVM I have 6h points

[wind hazel]

[red sapphire]

I don't yet. She's from merit shop I think. Still collecting

[full narwhal]

There was an item 1 month ago is the main question here tbh

[red sapphire]

Yes, I do have it

Wait, I think. How can I check that?

[wind hazel]

in your depot

[red sapphire]

Alright I'm ok

[wind hazel]

try and get eldridge off merit shop then, she's probably your best slow until you get AVP

[red sapphire]

Wait Eldridge is actually a Destroyer

I place her on back or middle?

[wind hazel]

a destroyer is a vanguard unit. what do you think

and she's gonna be your tank

once leveled up anyway

[red sapphire]

I still have to get it so... Rip

[wind hazel]

you dont have points to develop August?

[red sapphire]

Thanks for the guiding. I will work on AvP and Eldridge

[red sapphire]

Yeah I just checked. I started it just now

[stark quiver]

raise 2 kazas and sirius

[wind hazel]

it's a choice, pick 1

maybe i should delete that part off

[bronze solstice]

Is max fleet tech reload required for Fritz to launch 4 strikes with 2x hvar+beacon?

[viscid swift]

close to it

[ivory pawn]

38+ if sushi is to be believed.

[sharp delta]

Question. In the new 3D manager system. Why would I ever assign anyone to do farming?

[boreal wagon]

you wouldnt bc its kind of bugged atm and also in the future we have #1422463299877867540

[sharp delta]

As it is atm I pay it 9 seeds for 9 wheat that takes 1 hour

Where as in the same space I could manually do 9 seeds 81 wheat and 20 minutes

[boreal wagon]

yeah its bugged

[dry ice]

[sharp delta]

I see

[fickle parcel]

What's the point of the island thingy?

[sweet delta]

Is it a bug or a feature?

[sweet delta]

Entertainment, leaderboard, gems, and affinity gifts

[boreal wagon]

the answer is yes as in its both

[fluid plume]

What pr should I work on

[ivory pawn]

As your research focus? 8’s a solid and popular option, partly cause its the newest.

[dark hazel]

with zero context on what's in your dock, s7 or s8
probably s8, especially if you don't have soyuz

[fluid plume]

For eagle union, like is Kansas use full in combat or is there a better ship I should focus, or is there any better prior to 8

My apologies for lack of context

[sweet delta]

You focus seasons, not ships

[fluid plume]

Okay okay, Ill continue 8

[violet grail]

how far along are y'all in opsi for this month? I finally finished the exploration zones at least

[stark quiver]

i did 5 zones

[eternal basalt]

All the 1's and 2's done, now do 3 and 4 Got a whole month

[violet grail]

tru tru, I probably rushed it a bit too much. by the way do the port shops no longer refresh now? was that only for my first month with the story to go along with it?

[ivory pawn]

Yep, just for first month.

[dark hazel]

they refresh monthly

[violet grail]

I guess theres still akashi

[hazy olive]

Any advice on how to level up quickly? Should I make a small shitty squad?

[ivory pawn]

The “refreshes” were all pulling out of a pool of the same stuff, now you just get to see the whole pool at once instead of watching it cycle.

[weak shell]

are these floating mines new? I legit have never seen them before while running 14-4 for the past 2 years

[violet grail]

I've only seen those in daily raids

But im only at chapter 12 not 14 😛

[eternal basalt]

One of your team is placing them

[stark quiver]

yes

[weak shell]

from what or who tho? just DDs in general?

[turbid marsh]

think one of the dds put up mines like every 20 seconds or something, i rmemeber its like a purple dd

[weak shell]

oh it's Z9

thanks chat

[slow fox]

yeah

[small linden]

Which arbitor is for this month in opsi?

[violet grail]

Temperance

[small linden]

Thank you.

[fickle parcel]

What are affinity gifts?

[eternal basalt]

Part of the Island Planner

They, as said, give affinity

[quiet pawn]

Should i keep ur dupes?

[eternal basalt]

No, use them to limit break original

[agile patrol]

hi. i have a dev30 fatesim4 saint louis now
what is she good at. ive been doing the daily 10 bps because why not

[sweet delta]

Tanks a bit worse than Portland, does a lot of damage against light armor

[agile patrol]

so she's bad 💔?

[red hawk]

no, shes good anti light

not a main tank but sturdy

[proven fable]

wait, u can get gems from island planner? how?

[dark hazel]

it's like 100 for finishing the entire season iirc, which you can't do yet

[proven fable]

ic, very interesting

[tulip tinsel]

u plant seed wait hours claim them and repeat

and after like 1k times i think it has gems

[atomic abyss]

good mid game

[viral solar]

Where do I get more?

[atomic abyss]

good filler option till you can build late/end game fleets in other words

[atomic abyss]

usually, during meta showdown
taihou's is current unavailable however

need to wait for it to enter meta dossier

which wont be for at least another year

[light trail]

in opsi are you allowed to have two of the same ship but in differnt fleets? like say i have two kazagumo, can i use one in fleet 3 and the other in fleet 4? if this is possible, is it smart or not necessary

❌ as in no you're not able to do that?

[thin flint]

Just a curious question, are there existing mods for AL?

[boreal wagon]

theyd be breaking ToS

[atomic abyss]

no as modding is against game ToS, which would lead you to get banned

[atomic abyss]

correct, you cant run dupes in opsi

[grim frost]

Anyone know where I get/unlock Iced Coffee in the "Island Planner" content?

[wheat ore]

are people able to run the game on bluestacks 5? it's saying my device isn't compatible with the game

[boreal wagon]

they ended support for 32 bit so you will have to switch to bluestacks android 11 or 13 versions

despite the fact that nougat and pie claim to be 64 bit bluestacks runs them as 32 bit

[wheat ore]

oh right, does that mean i have to install a seperate thing? or is it a setting?

[boreal wagon]

u can do it from the multi instance manager of bluestacks but u will have to reinstall azur lane on that new version

[red hawk]

So I finished Essex and Independence retro, are there any other notable retrofits besides the starter set of ships+sandy

Oh I have Eldridge too

[wheat ore]

i see, can you breifly explain how to change it please

[boreal wagon]

open multi instance manager click new instance and select android 11 or 13

i dont use bluestacks so i cant give you any screenshots

[wheat ore]

oh i see, do you mean on bluestacks x? i'm guessing that's the manager you mean

[boreal wagon]

no its called multi instance manager

[wheat ore]

oh no nvm i found it mb

[rigid onyx]

ddgs and yat sent are decent

I assume u have unikai

warspite is good post augment but on the lower end of URs if you have everything

Saratoga is okay for mobbing

helenakai is good for st bossing

[rain bobcat]

warkai if you lack BBs and helena is good for bossing

[ashen lily]

Hey guys, I have 11 Minase lvl 1 and I don't know what to do with them 😅

[little tree]

Isn't war kai not good to retro for new players?

Half a ur bullin for an easily replaceable bb?

[rain bobcat]

NJ level dmg

[robust onyx]

Extra copies are dock space waste retire them

[little tree]

~~ still pretty bad ~~

[rain bobcat]

half a UR bulin>4 UR bulin NJ for nearly the same damage minus the crossfleet

[ashen lily]

Ty !

[robust onyx]

The honor medal you can get from 11 elite is quite a bit

[stark quiver]

max limit break one copy with other copies
and you can retire the rest if you like

[red hawk]

I guess when I said the usual starters I meant I had Uni/Sandy/Helena/Sara done.

for BB's I have Nina Friede, Hood BC, Penny, Oumi and WeeVeeKai

was trying to avoid warspite just due to the cost

but I also wanted to see if there were any other elites/SRs that have noteable refits

[little tree]

I'd say your bb are fine till you coin fdg imo

[robust onyx]

Yeah Eldridge

[red hawk]

yeah she's done too lol sounds like I got most of the usual suspects

the only one I was questioning if I should do is Ark Royal, but I imagine I will be able to get something better from research

[ashen lily]

So this is the maximum for Minase, right ?

[robust onyx]

Yes

[forest palm]

Ark Royal is an antiquated slow CV that's replaced by August in PR4

[red hawk]

yeah that's what I mean, I'm doing anchorage RN but I don't see a point in doing AR when Alien vs Predator exists

maybe if I had started using her early on

is AvP a better slow than that SR KMS carrier whose name is completely escaping me

[rain bobcat]

yes, strasser is sus asf at slowing

[red hawk]

so I have a question about stopping/slowing bosses. How much movement is too much to affect a fleet like Hakuhou/Shinano? Is the small circle of world boss 12 for example minimal enough to be OK or would you really only want a setup like that with a slow or completely stationary bosses

[rain bobcat]

w12 is no go unless you do parallel

[forest palm]

most CV bossing in Campaign is Parallel

you usually have BBs smash the majority of the boss's HP

[patent raft]

What most exp and decent cost oil in any stage for data collection research in campaigns?

[forest palm]

world 12, specifically 12-1

[patent raft]

Oh alrighty then

[twilit wren]

considering getting augments to help push to 12-1, how helpful are they for these ships?
hood, taihou, saint louis, sratoga

[forest palm]

unless it's a UE, most generics are very miniscule 🤏

[twilit wren]

i think i can afford a few, i have 69 cores

from what ive seen hood is a good one?

[sweet delta]

/equip You can check the last link but if you have a nice number of cores, then might as well get all of them

[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

[forest palm]

Hood and Sanrui UEs are definitely worthwhile, Taihou and Sara are not something I'd but on a high priority

[sweet delta]

Hood benefits a lot from her augment, but Hood is a mid ship so you may replace her soon

21k coins each though even if you have the cores

[agile patrol]

[twilit wren]

yea working on oumi to replace her, also not far from finishing izumo which looks better to get the UE for

[fickle parcel]

Is a sub fleet with 404 better than going 3 wolfpack?

Who should I pair with 404?

[twilit wren]

i think my biggest problem rn is a heavy cruiser, best 2 are portland and saint louis
havent levelled saint louis' skills so shes still very squishy

can roon replace soon?

[agile patrol]

stupid question but how do i get the yellow submarine torpedoes

and when should i start building subs?

[sweet delta]

roon is about as tanky as portland, but roon just does a lot more damage with augment

[sweet delta]

if you meant the red-tipped Bidders, you get purple Mark VIII from weekly raid and gear lab it to Bidder.
Start subs to clear the level 65 weekly raid, and start to raise subs for real at chapter 12

[agile patrol]

im
in chapter 13
IM LATE

[agile patrol]

shall i start rushing research ships now?
im still stuck at Roon's second XP thingy. 2 million exp.
I could put down 3 iron blood vanguards and spam 12-1. and then I can move on to Ägir

[sweet delta]

at chapter 12 you are free to do whatever you want

[dark hazel]

are UR torps ever worth using the selectable UR mats on? I think they'd be fun to have but with how limited sub usage is I'm thinking more AA or main guns is prob better

[forest palm]

the UR Quint Magnetic is just an overpriced SSR Quad Magnetic

[dark hazel]

sub torps bruh

[forest palm]

then be more specific, anyway the 95 isn't worth it unless you have all the shit to utilize it properly

[dark hazel]

"sub usage" sounds fairly clear to me, but thanks
what might be the shit to utilize it properly, specifically, btw

[forest palm]

I'm not the best at explaining sub stuff, but what it amounts to is that there's better things to invest into than the 95 Kai with Blank Plans, so unless you have a bunch of Torp Plans laying around don't bother

[supple wraith]

does Anchorage need Fate Sim?

[knotty jolt]

the biggest problem with the 95kai is the fact they're non homing like magnetics or the like.

[slow fox]

-# Suchi which 6 IJN CV do I use for 2 IJN CV nuke fleets
-# No slow needed, I'm not a coward

[rain vine]

works fine at dev 30, fate sim is a slight bump in effective hp

[pulsar drum]

Did they just instantly remove the mission to be able to get the Amahara portrait icon thing?

[queen frigate]

For my boss fleet, should UvH be the flagship?

[rain vine]

you generally want uvh off flag

[queen frigate]

My other boss fleet rearguard ships are enty and hood

[rain vine]

hood is always flag because of her barrage

[echo vector]

Is danmachi collab going to be next week ?

[echo vector]

Yea i think so, once event ends they did this

[soft raft]

Why is Hood in boss fleet

Oh wait wrong message to reply to
But you get what I mean

[viscid swift]

yes

[pulsar drum]

Well that sucks. 1st time they've ever done that and now denied me the ability to get it

[rigid onyx]

they do it every time

[pulsar drum]

No they don't. It is always removed at the end of the following week with everything.

Just like how the event exchange and milestones are still there. The portrait stuff was ALWAYS there to be collected during the week after

[queen frigate]

I’m new to the game

My Mob and Boss fleets

[sweet delta]

devs forgot to make the call to arms an extra week for this 3 week event 💀

[rain vine]

mob
hood - unicorn - sara
adalbert - hipper - flex

boss
prince of wales - uvh - enterprise
portland - helena - spee

if you want more detailed advice, make a thread and post dock

[queen frigate]

But spee gets a damage boost against dd and cl, shouldn’t she be in mob

[sweet delta]

the better recommendation is to bench half the ships and only use one fleet for battling

[viscid swift]

Spee is garbage, you wouldn't want to use her in the first place

[pulsar drum]

Well, it's really not a good feeling to just be slapped in the face

[sweet delta]

a 3 star UvH is also garbage

[soft raft]

Hood (on flag)/Enterprise/Unicorn Portland/Free slot/Helena
and stick to that until at earliest W9

[queen frigate]

Is adalbert worth using in late game

[soft raft]

Nope

[queen frigate]

For this fleet, should hipper, eugen, spee or adalbert be in the free slot

They’re the only leveled vanguards I have

[soft raft]

while I did say "Free slot", realistically it would be your starter DD
neither of those CAs realisically provide any value to be used besides Adalbert, and even then she would end up either replacing Portland or be the main tank in your eventual 2nd fleet

also ngl if you havent even reached W9 yet, then W13+ (which is generally considered late campaign) is far out of your reach for the time being

[queen frigate]

I’m still at w6

I should start the second fleet in or after w9 right?

[twilit wren]

is "when this ship fires its salvo" the same as "when this ship fires its main gun"?

[viscid swift]

main gun yes

[twilit wren]

interesting cool thx

[forest palm]

btw pre-loads don't count as the first salvo/launch

[twilit wren]

thats a little annoying to remember haha

[forest palm]

don't think there's many cases where that comes up, so it's nice to just store it somewhere lol

[twilit wren]

going through w11 so

things are getting more serious, gotta learn armor types, equipment differences

its not that hard, but feels like i looked past all this ages ago

https://tenor.com/view/fig-gif-26092737

me when i realise that AP guns do much lower to light armor

[sweet delta]

Are there any submarine retrofits?

[viscid swift]

no

[eternal moth]

[whole crypt]

if I was just carrying 1 vanguard should I just sandwich her with Guam and Sandy in 13-4

[weak shell]

yes, Hood

[whole crypt]

[rapid shard]

Anchorage and sandy carried a Lv90 Shimakaze in 13-4 mob fleet for me so should be fine

[whole crypt]

well I'm really just leveling Dewey META at this point, Hakuhou is on the home stretch at 124

and subs I guess, 404 and just cog+ed Flasher/Archerfish

[stark quiver]

i mean

[whole crypt]

you mean?

[stark quiver]

where else would you put them, theyre gonna die in tank and off tank

[whole crypt]

it's less of where else should I put Dewey and more of who else can I sandwich her with

[stark quiver]

eld?

[whole crypt]

I'm also coming to a point of whether should I just low cost affinity grind her then just stuff her with books to 120

[icy steppe]

Hm who shld I put for the remaining two

[scarlet cosmos]

Hey there! Is there a guide for Op Sci anywhere?

[whole crypt]

what's this for

[icy steppe]

guess a potential mobbing since uni is in there

[whole crypt]

yeh but no LB Trafalgar and 1LB Implacable has nothing to do here unless you're just using the fleet to level

[viscid swift]

You could start by max limit breaking everyone

[whole crypt]

they also won't be of use anywhere before MLB

also also mob fleet where...

[hoary relic]

we need your whole dock to give advice and what is this fleet for?

[icy steppe]

. w14 and up once i actually mlb em

[whole crypt]

ask again when they're actually MLB

also way underlevel

[hoary relic]

anyways, any confirms about unzen rerun yet?

[whole crypt]

no news but devs on vacation

[viscid swift]

No

[whole crypt]

the only thing we have now is danmachi collab coming likely next week

[viscid swift]

It is next week

[hoary relic]

oh ye the collab, almost forgot abt it

[whole crypt]

if it's a lightweight format like BRS the rerun can happen alongside but no announcements yet so a good chance it's the week after

[scarlet cosmos]

for AA on w15, which is better? Seattle or Shimanto

[icy steppe]

That’s pretty much it for my dock lazy to take photo of elite

[whole crypt]

Seattle AA is meh

[hoary relic]

shimanto

[stark quiver]

shimanto by a long mile

[whole crypt]

Shimanto is overall just a much better ship

[viscid swift]

They already said they'd drop on the 9th in their announcements

[hoary relic]

seatle is uh trash, i;d rather pick sandy instead of seatle

[scarlet cosmos]

Okay ty! I put Sandy on my boss fleet

Unless I should switch?

[stark quiver]

depends on the rest of the fleet
but shes fine there too

[whole crypt]

I didn't see a date on JP, did EN put it up?

[viscid swift]

Yeah

[hoary relic]

[whole crypt]

ah

[stark quiver]

game news ping

[wind hazel]

you can use laf2 shimanto sandiego for mob

[whole crypt]

well I'm fairly sure it's next week JP just didn't put a date on the tweets yet

[icy steppe]

Can someone use this and tell me what to use to clear 14-3

[stark quiver]

for w14?

[whole crypt]

next time you have more than 3 pics to post please start a thread for it

[icy steppe]

Kk

[wind hazel]

and raise the volga or zuihou, replace impla

[hoary relic]

who is better at AA de zeven or shimanto?

[whole crypt]

D7P but she also takes 2 AA guns

[hoary relic]

not a big deal cuz i have tons of 113mm

[whole crypt]

I'm talking about rainbow guns

[stark quiver]

[hoary relic]

eh im not that rich to put 2 gay AA gun for vang ships

[whole crypt]

if you had limited rainbow guns to share across Sandy, Shimanto and D7P then the math isn't so straightforward

[hoary relic]

still using 113mm for sandy and other vang ships

[stark quiver]

just double sextuple zeven

gph advice follower moment

[whole crypt]

is this for ch15

because if it's not for 15 basically none of this is seriously relevant

[stark quiver]

is this worth the value

[rigid onyx]

113 spam is basically correct anyways

[whole crypt]

76mm spam is better

[rigid onyx]

real

[stark quiver]

go 76 or go home

[wind hazel]

600 gem for 50 affinity

[viscid swift]

I prefer a mix of 76mms and 57s

[rigid onyx]

worth it for the 1 day affinity grinders

[hoary relic]

damn i havent done pr3 researches so uhh

[whole crypt]

50 affinity up to you, that's basically 13 hours of affinity grind

[stark quiver]

spoken like a true man who +13d all of his 57s before 76 dropped

[viscid swift]

gear lab

[hollow gust]

Ew no, affinity takes only a few hours to grind

[icy steppe]

What shld I use to clear w14-3

[whole crypt]

that's what I'd like to think too but I'm lazy to do the optimization math

[stark quiver]

oh shit goose is alive

[viscid swift]

at least I have enough UR AA guns for everyone unlike a certain someone

[stark quiver]

[wind hazel]

shots fired

[whole crypt]

look 50 affinity on 1 ship is like 13 hours from drop with MVP

[stark quiver]

also gph uhh, should i just make more aa

[rigid onyx]

i like having 1 57mm on each of my vanguards. This has nothing to do with having 2 +13 57mms made before catAA

[whole crypt]

unless you're looking to boost a single ship from 50 to oath on launch it's essentially pointless

[wind hazel]

yes, imagine not equipping 6 76

[stark quiver]

im mainly looking to boost affinity for my pvp oaths

[viscid swift]

This is what I use these days

[whole crypt]

I'm just gradually moving into 76s for 57s that aren't +13'd

[rigid onyx]

cant you get affinity items just from playing the game mode

[stark quiver]

idk, but im lazy

[whole crypt]

island grind is extremely shitty and the items are 1 affinity a piece

[rigid onyx]

600 gems total or something though

[wind hazel]

there's limit to them too

[whole crypt]

not to mention 70% of island planner doesn't work properly now

[slow fox]

I have 0 UR AA guns

[whole crypt]

let me rephrase that
30% of island doesn't work properly
40% of island doesn't work at all

[stark quiver]

someone should probably help the thread

[rigid onyx]

if you think about it in terms of dorm hearts it's worth.

[wind hazel]

but how many UR Rudder?

[hoary relic]

thought im the only one has 0 gay AA here

[whole crypt]

is there some reason their affinity can't just be raised normally

[stark quiver]

yes the reason is me

[whole crypt]

you only get 50 from 1 pack and that's all there is now, if you're looking at 100 to 200 you still need to do half the grind

[stark quiver]

oh 50 from 1 ew

[whole crypt]

no it's 5 from 1, you get 10 items from the pack

and right now only 1 pack of 10 can be purchased

[hoary relic]

[whole crypt]

for 600 gems

now full disclosure, I did buy it

[stark quiver]

i might buy it for the books

[whole crypt]

and I spent one on a sub I didn't want to bother doing the last 5 points of affinity

[stark quiver]

amazing

[whole crypt]

the remaining 45 affinity is probably going to a new ship somewhere down the line for a 0hr oath

[stark quiver]

wait a sec my ranger is 153 affinity

[whole crypt]

RNGer oathers

[stark quiver]

ex score doesnt play itself

[whole crypt]

I stopped playing EX scoring after normal came out

[hoary relic]

what is mog's role?

[stark quiver]

damage boat

[modern dock]

15-4 help

[sweet delta]

Is there any MLB sub with fewer than 4 torp mounts?

[modern dock]

still lacking damage i see the issue now, does putting z52 instead of eldkai help

[fathom burrow]

Can you charge for gems outside of the app?

[oblique canyon]

Is there a rerun schedule anywhere? Or is the only way to figure it out myself from past event order

[tulip tinsel]

we have to figure it out ourselfes

[onyx flame]

there is a prediction rerun pic somewhere in here

[tulip tinsel]

its like 2 years or sum

[onyx flame]

oh found it (not sure if its the most updated one)

[oblique canyon]

That looks like exactly what I was looking for, thank you

[ruby bay]

Is this for the next event? Any good ideas who to pull here

[wind hazel]

it's just the likely rerun schedule

[scarlet cosmos]

does alsace need flag?

[wind hazel]

no

[knotty jolt]

If we're referring to her barrage no, and also not really if we're talking about anything else too.

[safe nexus]

in non cost limit campaign stages its said to use 1:1 fleet, but if main fleet has unicorn it will die to suicide ships and if i use BB i lack sustainer what do i do

[wind hazel]

what map

suicide boat sounds like w10 or 11 lmao. dont 1:1 there

[rain bobcat]

1. ur not supposed to farm below cost cap
2. if ur farming for a ship drop you can 1:1 by simply using a jacked vanguard+battle monitor or
   battle monitor+casin downes/phoenix

[safe nexus]

oh ok thx

[rain bobcat]

who was w11? mogami?

the ship drop I mean

[wind hazel]

don't know, don't care. if you're pushing campaign you aren't supposed to 1:1 either way

[safe nexus]

i only unlocked 9-1, do i target 11-1 or continue exp grind at 9-1 to prep for opsi?

[wind hazel]

target w12

[knotty jolt]

I mean push as far as you can

[rain bobcat]

ur not gonna do opsi below w12 completion

[safe nexus]

oh lol

[knotty jolt]

When you hit a wall go back a world and grind

[wind hazel]

you can start building 2nd fleet now, depending on your fleet 1 level

[safe nexus]

ye i wanted to grind exp for betetr ships using 9-1 then use it on opsi asap

[wind hazel]

start opsi as soon as you unlocked it

exp at 9-1 is ass

[safe nexus]

do i 2:1? idk how strong they are

[wind hazel]

but it has oil cap so it's better than any other map before

[wind hazel]

no you use 3:3 full fleet

[safe nexus]

the oil drain is gonna be insane 😭

[wind hazel]

as new to mid players you aren't supposed to 1:1

[rigid onyx]

just full fleet uncleared campaign; if you can 1:1 you should technically but it's not something newish players do

[knotty jolt]

Speaking of, is mini apple still an ok option to 1:1 even? My mindset is still stuck back in the day

[wind hazel]

mini what

[knotty jolt]

Minneapolis

[wind hazel]

why would you use her

ddg is stronger, cheaper

[rigid onyx]

1:1 is an option to minimize oil cost. Minneapolis doesn't exactly achieve that

[knotty jolt]

I was remembered back in the day she was recommended to me cause she had ok sustained damage for being a double gun ship and her ability hunt

[safe nexus]

ok ty

[wind hazel]

whoever recommended that to you kinda suck at it

[knotty jolt]

[rigid onyx]

maybe she was good seven years ago but nowadays 1:1 just extends to first clearing event maps for most people

[knotty jolt]

This was iirc many years before we even had augments iirc

[rigid onyx]

uni + ddg or double ddg are most common, or like cassin + downes if you can get away with it

[queen frigate]

Is laffey or javelin a better dd

[sweet delta]

The higher level one

[rigid onyx]

all the starter dds are basically equal

[queen frigate]

I got both of them at equal levels, thinking about which one to level up

[wind hazel]

flip a coin

tho laffey probably is better, easier for you to grind EU shipyard ship like anchorage

[slow fox]

eHP Javelin is real

[scarlet cosmos]

is there a guide for op sci anywhere?

[wind hazel]

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

[scarlet cosmos]

ty!!

[flint frigate]

Halp i cant enter the game. Its just stuck here d:

[wind hazel]

https://slaimuda.github.io/ectl/#/newbietips/progression/opsi

supplementary

[wind hazel]

try changing your internet connection/restart game/restart wifi

[flint frigate]

Already tried but still not working

[wind hazel]

#tech-support

[ruby bay]

Wait what's 3:3 or 1:1 composition

[wind hazel]

number of unit in mainfleet and vanguard

[past bear]

How do i make a combo meal on island?

[wind hazel]

ask https://discord.com/channels/456397991847395339/1422463299877867540

[eternal basalt]

You don't

[sharp spoke]

Any idea what would couse this? I've removed her from all fleets (normal,opsi,challange mode)

[wind hazel]

have you tried restarting game

[tender cargo]

is there a website that shows which loadout is best for each character or something that comes close to it?

[wind hazel]

https://suchiguma.github.io/miniguides/quick-gear-guide/
https://slaimuda.github.io/ectl/#/home

[sharp spoke]

Many times

[tender cargo]

tyty

[wind hazel]

no idea then

[inland shoal]

Did you check all your hard mode fleets?
Though tbh I don't recall ever seeing that error anyway

[sharp spoke]

Yeh, I did

[desert tapir]

Chesire and Sandy are still the best AA vangaurd Yeah?

[inland shoal]

Idk about Chesh

[fiery swan]

Is this any good? If yes, who do I put it on?

[wind hazel]

can use on felix or otto, or as bb aux gun as 45fp stat stick

think im using it on fritz atm

[crimson glacier]

someone drop me a yuudachi meta killer fleet

i assume its not that hard since the fleet that killed the last one is still doing consistent max score

[wind hazel]

same as kwkz, but fire extinguisher on vanguard

[crimson glacier]

alright

[wind hazel]

pin has other examples too

[elfin condor]

Is kaz worth using bullins on

[rain vine]

if you mean kazagumo, yes

[elfin condor]

Gotcha

[white ice]

should i spend my medals on someone here?

[robust onyx]

Sandy or Sirius of those

[safe nexus]

im now at W10 and i can now undertsnad why i need a full fleet, is it a betetr idea to have 2 BB 1 CV insated of 1 BB 2 CV?

[rain vine]

for 10 and 11, you might get better results with 2 bb
generally, 1 bb 2 cv is the go to option

[safe nexus]

i was thinking 2 BB would be better, ok thx

[spare harbor]

san diego retrofit can be used until very late
someone said

[vast lance]

I missed the event to get Essex retrofit item cus I was too busy 😭😭😭 is there any way to get it still

[rain vine]

wait a year for the next en anniv

[whole crypt]

for campaign Sandy is good up to endgame

[spare harbor]

like w15?

is w15 the very last campaign chapter

[whole crypt]

yes

Sandy is a great pick for ch14 and 15

[spare harbor]

wbout essex n warspite

[whole crypt]

spoot is meh, sex is good overall

[bold surge]

w15 is the last world, but im not sure Sandy can survive in w15. Sandy has insane AA but lacks survivability and needs to be protected carefully.

Belfast has great damage and survivability for the early game, but gets replaced somewhere in late worlds (w13+ or something)

[whole crypt]

no one is asking you to use Sandy as a tank though and with aug she has >100% eHP

her AA and ASW are great for 14/15

Belfast is just meh

[rigid onyx]

san diego doesnt have noticbly low bulk

she's actually decently tanky as long as she isnt in the main tank spot

[bold surge]

Id use Belfast over Sandy any day before W12. Sandy brings a lot of utility, but lacks in almost everything else. So you can use her and she is good in later worlds, but she will probably die in first/last vanguard slot.

[rigid onyx]

what

are u thinking of lil sandy or something

[bold surge]

No, Sandy retro.

[whole crypt]

Belfast has nothing over Sandy what are you smoking

[rigid onyx]

regular sandy without retro but with aug is already probably better than belfast

Sandy brings a lot of utility, but lacks in almost everything else

what is there other than utility and damage? Sandy has good unaimed surface damage

belfast* also has less bulk than sandy lol

[whole crypt]

if you count no retrofit on sandy and no aug for both then they're both just meh for anything

[rigid onyx]

I didn't know people treated sandy like isuzu

[hazy olive]

Has anyone ever tried clearing W15 with only commons

[whole crypt]

not that I know of because that severely lacks healer and carrier options

[rigid onyx]

it's not possible

[whole crypt]

might work out if you include rares and rare+ retrofits

[rigid onyx]

end game is designed around you having most of the ships because the game gives you enough to get all the ships f2p

holy shit i can't type without a gramatical error i need sleep

[hazy olive]

Repair kit, Ranger/Langley/Hermes and Bogue

[whole crypt]

you don't need most of the ships for end game but you definitely won't be working it with just commons

[whole crypt]

it's not enough

for a start you'll probably be screwed with air denial

or at least disadvantage

[left cedar]

the craziest W15 run i have seen is KMS only, so no heal, never seen a common or rare/common try ...

PS: Suchi has archieved KMS Only, and it has before Rumy, to be honest like first month of Op.Si

[bold surge]

I concede that Sandy is better than Belfast. I was still running on like 2018 information when Isuzu was relevant and w13 was new. And Im personally biased as, Sandy doesnt feel like she does much besides providing insane AA when I use her.

Also wanst there a guy doing w15 with bulins or something?

[whole crypt]

you can do Taihou fight on 13-4 with bulin vanguard but I doubt anything higher will work because 14+ has shitty mechanics and hit much harder

[bold surge]

13-4 hard or normal

[whole crypt]

normal

bulin vanguard for Taihou fight at cap 120 was already recorded, auto

[bold surge]

Is there some document/youtuber or something I can look at to refresh my AL meta memory? Im running on information that is so old and biased, I know nothing besides core game mechanics.

[whole crypt]

https://azurlaneecgc.com/
https://suchiguma.github.io/home/home-page

[rigid onyx]

jimmy is decent

everybody else i know of actively spreads misinformation

[whole crypt]

misinformation*

stig's vidoes are fine

[rigid onyx]

i need sleep

[bold surge]

I was using this site, dunno if its still relevant
https://slaimuda.github.io/ectl/#/home

[whole crypt]

ectl's update is really slow and the walkthrough has not been updated

the gear reccs are also mostly only listed by least worst in generic cases, usually only covering mid-game

[eager marsh]

Is the new rainbow sub useful?

[rigid onyx]

yes

[eager marsh]

Where can I find build example for her?

[rigid onyx]

it is the best sub in the game, and even if you ignore the sub mechanic she provides a +10% hit xfleet

made by stig

[bold surge]

Wait, the type 95 torps are good nowadays? or is it just for I-404?

[rigid onyx]

to be honest I'm not a knower I was under the impression that they were always worse practically than g7es

[silk sphinx]

type 95 torps were always good, but it's about rld values

[bold surge]

I know that they were considered bad because the timing of their reload didnt match most subs' OXY values

[rigid onyx]

i think it might for fast clears

[bold surge]

Does it interact differently with I-404 with her skill allowing her to dive again?

Because I am filthy rich and needed a reason to spend resources

[rigid onyx]

I believe they require to be synced with a stop or used against an unmoving boss, along with having weird timing requirements to be considered

[whole crypt]

95k isn't homing but torps are reasonably fast and reload is an issue, personally I never really touched them until now because they don't work on wolfpack

stig is also listing them without hull because it has longer range

and 404's gimmick would actually benefit from not being too far in front

[bold surge]

"During battle, if your Airspace Control state is not Air Denial or Air Incapability: increases your SSs' and SSVs' Crit Rate by 1% (10%); if the SS or SSV is from the Sakura Empire, also increases that boat's TRP by 1% (10%). One time each: when this boat reaches the battlefield, 10s after the battle starts, and when this boat leaves the battlefield: performs an attack with this boat's equipped Seaplanes; after the second attack, I-404 surfaces for 3s and recovers 10 OXY every second, then submerges again."

Her base OXY stat is 268 which means that IF she survives on the surface for 3 seconds, you will have her underwater for 3 more seconds. You basically get 298 OXY stat, which to my knowledge translates to 29.8 seconds to fire torps.

[rigid onyx]

3 seconds of surface is effectively 30 extra oxy = 60 total

[bold surge]

3 x 10 = 60?

[rigid onyx]

she regains 30 oxy and doesnt use oxy for 3 seconds

[bold surge]

Oh I see. She doesnt gain +30 OXY stat, but gets time to reload while surfaced effectively giving her +30

For a total of 60

[whole crypt]

so I just followed stig's guide

[bold surge]

Subs spawn with their torps loaded right? If so, she can fire the type 95 kai 3 times in ~30 seconds while the G7e needs an additional 6 seconds for the 3rd salvo

[rigid onyx]

i dont believe that 95kais are good for campaign

[bold surge]

can you link me stig's guide?

[whole crypt]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1MhvKc4iZsU

I'm mostly just lazy so I'm leaving the 95ks on

[bold surge]

I think the type 95 recommendation from the video is a meme

Suchiguma in comments: "95 kai is just used when boss is slowed, frozen, or not moving for enough of the salvos. Even if it moves a little, 95 kai will beat bidder/g7e"

So type 95 needs slows/freeze (likely because its not homing). It does give higher theoretical DPS and is thus great for when the entire screen is a wall of enemies.

Doesnt prevent me from using the 95's I guess

[whole crypt]

ideally G7es have the best homing and you can squeeze 3 reloads on 404 so that's totally a usable set

[bold surge]

I heard I-404 could even fire G7e's a 4th time if reload is perfect

[rigid onyx]

i find the logic of a solid wall unmotivating. Assuming the solid wall of enemies refers to late campaign mobbing, I don't see why you can't compare it to surface torps—you still use magnetic surface torps in w15.

I do admit I haven't tried to use 95kai in w15, so I may be wayy off mark

g7e gets that if you have +25 rld from cats + oath

[whole crypt]

4th load = 3 reload

even if you don't fully let off the last salvo it's still better than most other setups

[bold surge]

Imagine if they added a new gear which changes all sub torps to semi-homing

[harsh radish]

i think i have a fleet problem going into the arbiter, i take way too long when it spawns the mob

or maybe its just skill issue idk

[fleet urchin]

which gun would be better for zwei

(for boss fleet)

[wind hazel]

are you using the correct gear?

[wind hazel]

what boss

[fleet urchin]

campaign

[tulip tinsel]

where u got that ur gun havent seen that one

[wind hazel]

be specific

[fleet urchin]

chapter 14 i mean (currently on 14-3)

[harsh radish]

like HE on bbs then yeah i guess, maybe my cvs are not using the optimal planes for light?

[fleet urchin]

from the rafaello event

[wind hazel]

left one for 14-1, 2, neither for 14-3, right for 14-4

i'd just use flandre for ch14 except 14-3, use HE

[fleet urchin]

sadly i didnt developed her yet

[wind hazel]

there are also mobs to consider so dont use the SAP

... flandre gun, the 380 on the left

not flandre the ship

[fleet urchin]

oh aight srry

[wind hazel]

maybe, show what you're using

might be better to use the eagle CV for this month

and level up your ships as well. you got the full adaptive tuning i assume?

[harsh radish]

i haven't this time, i rushed to arbiter

[wind hazel]

well dont do that

[wind hazel]

😭 ye and your gear loadout isn't helping much either

do you have skyraider

[harsh radish]

thats rainbow right? then im pretty sure i dont

[warped acorn]

got kears now do I go for avp next

[harsh radish]

i havent went too deep into gear lab because im not sure what to get first

[rain bobcat]

I dont think that will clear

maybe copable on easy but idk

temperance is pretty brutal for CV gear req

[wind hazel]

trying to sync essex, but it's kinda annoying

[rain bobcat]

tbf you could also hyper focus IJN fleet

my IJN triple cv can kill all harbiters

[wind hazel]

something like this

[rain bobcat]

but even temperance is rng

[harsh radish]

implacable is with haku and amagi

[wind hazel]

i know, but they kinda suck this month

[harsh radish]

damn

[rain bobcat]

haku and amagi are not helping without +13s

[wind hazel]

even with +13 they are still worse than eagle

[rain bobcat]

my IJN fleet needs 3 helena scans to kill this

[harsh radish]

[rain bobcat]

and eagle can still kill easier

[harsh radish]

i'll cook a fleet after this sortie

[rain bobcat]

do you not have other good BBs

[wind hazel]

i mean if you can fulfill the gear loadout i sent you

bb+cv will kill it, mob to finish the job if it doesn't die, just need the adaptive tunings

not having enough adaptive tuning is basically going to end game RPG boss at lv10 with basic stats

[harsh radish]

off the top my head, the bb i have are musashi uvh nj fdg

[rain bobcat]

no oumi?

[wind hazel]

oumi isn't gonna be better

or at least i believe so

she'd be shooting at jellyfish most of the time

[harsh radish]

the new one right, i have her but not skilled up

[rigid onyx]

this fleet with 3x 406mm will probably deal enough that your other fleets can finish it off

[harsh radish]

purple or ur?

[rigid onyx]

purple

ur is better if you have it though

its also the 4th day of reset do you have max adapts

[dark terrace]

Hi guys, I'm equipping the BB with a MK6 gun

[wind hazel]

ok

[dark terrace]

is this good or not?

Or are there better ones?

[rigid onyx]

you should regear ships for the content they're clearing. mk6 is good though

[wind hazel]

good enough for most situations

[dark terrace]

ok

thanks

Is shimakaze good to be put in a fleet?

[wind hazel]

depends on what else you have

and for what content

[dark terrace]

general use (second fleet)

[rain bobcat]

thats a bit too broad

[whole crypt]

there's no such thing as general fleet besides just using it on shit that's not hard enough