gameplay-help

[simple nacelle]

And I will go to get all BP for the research ship I got.

[tulip tinsel]

i'd go for meck anyway

[simple nacelle]

If is a good ship, yes

[dark hazel]

getting blueprints takes months, but agir/anchorage if you need a tank

[simple nacelle]

Best research ship? I see it in the Github tier list, but I dont know it is the best source.

[simple nacelle]

I got Z52, is better than those ships?

[turbid marsh]

lordy z52

[simple nacelle]

Works use all my core to limit break Z52?

[turbid marsh]

in my opinion its worth it, but it really depends on what you have as backline URs, backline > frontlines

[simple nacelle]

Actual URs

[viscid swift]

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

unlocking Mecklenburg right now would be pretty useless since you have no blueprints for her

[simple nacelle]

I dont have bp for almost any ship

[viscid swift]

may as well work on getting some ships up for prototype cores then

[simple nacelle]

But i will unlock any research ship with a few bp

[glossy granite]

Hows lexinton and william D so far

[viscid swift]

so far?

[sweet delta]

So far they've been useless for people with every UR

[stark quiver]

lex is good at pvp

[glossy granite]

So they are a mistake? Damn

[stark quiver]

huh

[sweet delta]

what

[viscid swift]

what no, just there's no light armor boss strong enough to test Lexington 2 on

[sweet delta]

huh

[viscid swift]

<@&460646206851252224> scam

[glossy granite]

We will never see you again 🙏 😭 fly high

[sweet delta]

My bad fr

[glossy granite]

Why do we have so much US light armor

[viscid swift]

I dunno, ask the devs

[glossy granite]

Whats their thought process besides gooning 😭

[late flame]

devs legit using dartboard

[stark quiver]

making ships
same can be asked for sakura empire ships

[white mason]

Ok anyone have fleet and gear setups for 14-3 and 14-4 Hard Mode? I'm dying to mobs in 14-3 when I was able to clear 14-1 and 2.

[spare moat]

Gooning

[viscid swift]

check the pins

[white agate]

can rent the skin

[cyan cave]

At what point do i need to add gear? I am not getting much or any from the campaign

[white agate]

isn't lex2 good for the niche light boss comp? i guess she is only good for that besides pvp tho

[cobalt gate]

Also good for main story but yeah that’s it

[sweet delta]

So far there hasn't been a relevant light boss

[scarlet cosmos]

does cleve meta out of ammo negate only work for her or the whole fleet

[viscid swift]

Only her

[clear harbor]

Is there a way to check what the capacity Canteen and Merchant capacities are?
N/m 🤦‍♂️ I was reading it wrong.

[ivory sigil]

What was the optimal way of using skill book? I always spam Golden rarity, if exceed its cap, i will start using 1 Purple rarity and then 1 Blue rarity for its skill reach 10.

but does it different if u rainbow rarity?

[dark hazel]

UR books are more xp per hour and more flat xp

[ivory sigil]

so we will eventually reach surpass the cap and had to choose whether use low rarity look to minimize the loss??

or there is a calculation to use the exact amount of book to make it 0% loss?

[dark hazel]

Yes, that works the same regardless of book rarity, excess xp is lost, so just use a low rarity book to finish

[ivory sigil]

oh the part on low rarity book is always had 1

the person who use 124 blue book is crazy

is there a list to see how much secret mission out there ?

[verbal thistle]

Best girl to MLB? If Lex II, who's next?

[ivory sigil]

how to get other healer (other than unicorn/cowpens/yoshino

[stark quiver]

what other healer

[soft raft]

What video even is that lol
that better not be Kimocheese

[ivory sigil]

does this possible ? ^

[soft raft]

That was likely a joke

[verbal thistle]

Bump

[ivory sigil]

depend on your team/ your progress/ your resources

[soft raft]

Do you have 4 UR Bullins (or otherwise can obtain 4 of them) yet?
If yes: Lexington 2
If no: Come back later when you do

Also do you have Guam or Laffey II yet? they're rerunning soon

[stark quiver]

6 healers is possible
6 ddgs arent

[verbal thistle]

Yes, I have the resources to MLB one of them. I also have Guam/Laff 2, so I'm good on that. Thanks!

[rain bobcat]

half of those are event limited/collab

[ivory sigil]

yeah i just realized it from endgame tierlist... there are aquila in banner but i hasnt that lucky

also there is houshou... but she only via farm chapter 7 or 15

[stark quiver]

you arent gonna use houshou lol

[ivory sigil]

it look like cowpens powercreep all other secondary healer.... both by skill and skin

also i notice unicorn was SS healer at 2024... what happen to her at 2023 and before??

[hollow gust]

She was the best healer after retrofit ,2nd best before

[ivory sigil]

accord to the retrofit wiki, her retrofit appear around 2022

[hollow gust]

Okay?

[ivory sigil]

Perseus is a healer too right?

[soft raft]

Yes
but she's been powercrept by Unicorn retrofit, especially in endgame content

[ivory sigil]

so both of her and aquila is only obtain via gacha, noted

[soft raft]

Volga is also in perament pools

but Aquila is the main one regardless
And since you have Cowpens, Volga isnt really as needed

[ivory sigil]

thanks

may i ask what is the often Command cat you use for full CV/CVL team? was it SR ? or Elite cat or just any cat with similar skill for CV buff?

[rain bobcat]

bishamaru+ark or something

[hollow gust]

just use Bisha and the tempesta cat

[stark quiver]

do they even have teach

[rain bobcat]

no since they started on dal

[ivory sigil]

if eHP of Ninghai and Pinghai were high, does that mean they are even better than UR?
and the downside were
-the dmg they provide/buff allies/heal rely on HP%/AA contribute/ etc etc ?

[stark quiver]

technically their ehp is
and ONLY the ehp, everything else is substantially inferior

[ivory sigil]

got it
so perhaps if boredom or building for 4th fleet or meme build then i would start touching them

[gilded cargo]

is there tips for lvl 13 main story

[cobalt gate]

aurora doesn't work for witcha meta right

[soft raft]

Witchita META is a CA so nop she dont

[soft raft]

You need lots of AA
If you need more help, post your dock in a thread

[dark hazel]

https://suchiguma.github.io/guides/progression-guide#chapter-13

[viscid swift]

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

[zealous bough]

Does c3 have an oil cap in the event or where do you see that?

[whole crypt]

only D

[proper violet]

Event shop, when done with it just do normal again?

And also what is a must get from the event shop?

[proper violet]

I beg u insaneninja

[rapid shard]

Priority guide is in pins here. Check Sams list

[proper violet]

Ye but after prio I just should leave event right?

And just do main story

[rapid shard]

Once you hit 55k milestone and get what you want out the shops sure. If you want HVARs keep grinding event but honestly not needed and it takes a ton of grinding to get enough

[proper violet]

Yeah tru that got 1 in the event for sure, 55k milestone very soon tho

Im at 87k in event, maybe I stop now

[rapid shard]

55k is the general reccomened stop point just because rewards past that aint really worth it. 60k if you want last ship dupe to save a bulin.

[proper violet]

Ye wanted that

[rain bobcat]

60k for real cheapskates 55k normally

[proper violet]

And just kept goin for some reason

Should start clearing story

[rain bobcat]

in the grand scheme of things the extra oil depends how much you value oil

[rapid shard]

If you past 55k. Keep pushing story to 12-4 at least

[rain bobcat]

my ass will refuse to spend above the minimum required oil to get 55k on 1:1 because 14-4 is just better

[proper violet]

Big time, I just forgor for some reason lmao

Im at 12-4

Done that one, need 13, but heard a bit harder

[rapid shard]

13 is just a AA check tbh.

[rain bobcat]

you can stay at 12-4 for years and not many people would bat an eye to it

[proper violet]

Oh I got sandiego

Fully ret

[rapid shard]

Need half decent planes with intercept and a AA carry like Sandy/Shimanto in each fleet and its easy

[proper violet]

Decent planes with intercepts? Flaps?

[rain bobcat]

actually I wonder, is eldridge z52 willy worse than having laffey over willy on the 3 DD 15-4

[proper violet]

Do they have intercept?

[rapid shard]

Berguets, Wyverns, gold hellcats, flaps etc.

[proper violet]

I gots me some flaps, a wyvern and almost another

Got hellcats I think

I have gold hellcat and gold hellcat hvar

Tf is hvar hellcat

[rapid shard]

Hvar is only for bossing and PvP

[proper violet]

Awee but got those, just need shimanto ts

Or someone with that role

[rapid shard]

A cheap AA carry is Chesire if you have her. She main tanked for me for all of W13 mob with just Uni supporting. Its not as bad as people think

[proper violet]

Could go for her, am so slow in tech due to no full focus on one lmao

Focusin on eagle big time rn

And IB a bit

[rapid shard]

With Shimanto being coinable soon there is no real reason to even bother with Chesire unless you really want her

[proper violet]

Ight bet

So excited for laffii and guam

[zealous bough]

Is Guam good? I know laffy is

[rapid shard]

Guam is a very good main tank/AA unit for campaign

[stark quiver]

pvp mentioned

[proper violet]

How bout bomber planes? Any good recs?

[rapid shard]

For DBs just use purple helldiver or Tenrai

[proper violet]

Btd-1 or suisei not good?

[viscid swift]

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

[proper violet]

Or hb this? Is this any good? New one yeah?

[viscid swift]

https://suchiguma.github.io/guides/progression-guide

Also just read the section on w13

[viscid swift]

Only good for helping to get 4 strikes off in meta showdowns

[rapid summit]

When is Implacy getting added to perm?

[proper violet]

Purple hellboi it is

[viscid swift]

We don't know, probably sometime in the next few months

[rapid summit]

Aight ty

[whole crypt]

Implac was the Feb slot 2023?

[viscid swift]

yes

[whole crypt]

probably before May then

[plain saffron]

@inner delta scammers

[ivory sigil]

What the different between guam and laffey2?

[hollow gust]

Laffey has slightly worst AA and no Armor break.

In exchange she is much tankier in boss with quick burst , and AA debuff

[ivory sigil]

I was thinking whether should i try 2 light + 1 event per days....
-# Gacha addiction suddenly kicks in today

[ivory sigil]

Hmm if build i should prior Guam over laffey2 right?

(Or both equally for ch13 ch14 progression)

[hollow gust]

No? Laffey is basically the better ship and shes free + you can grind the extra copy

[dark hazel]

in double UR events only one is built, other is event shop/free

[hollow gust]

Its a waste of cubes going for triple ship build when you don't need too

[whole crypt]

there are cases that Guam can be better/will also be wanted/needed, your current progression is not one of them

[ivory sigil]

Hmm
are they having similar gear use?

[hollow gust]

Gear use? Ones a CB, Ones a DD

[ivory sigil]

ah makesense then, i shall focus on laffey2 and when reach at certain lv i would consider UR bulin her
Or is there any upcoming UR that i should pay attention?

[soft raft]

If you mean new URs, we wont know basically anything about them until a week prior to their event when the devs do a livestream to reveal them

In terms of reruns tho:

[whole crypt]

chances are you should pay attention to the new UR somewhere in late Feb/early Mar but we have no idea what it is

[ivory sigil]

What is the different of old month opsi and new month opsi that i should be aware of?
Like does the Shop in port still reset every 3 days as usual?

[viscid swift]

No

[cobalt robin]

you get port shops that reset each opsi reset and get access to the exchange shop

the exchange shop so resets every month but there are some loggers that are a one time purchase only

[zealous bough]

Can you get meta yuudachi ATM?

[viscid swift]

No

[ivory sigil]

Also i usually use my 2nd fleet (lv between 80 - 100), to fight Opsi C1234 that having the enemy lv around under 100, is that worth to farming exp for them?

-# C4 usually take 10%-50% of the fleet hp, despite having only cowpen imo

[zealous bough]

What event does she come from? Any idea on re run?

[viscid swift]

So long as it gets the job done

[viscid swift]

She was the last showdown meta, she won't be added to the dossier for about a year

[proper violet]

Independence vs saratoga?

[cobalt robin]

make sure you have your highest lvl cats on that fleet, cat nodes drops scale of cat levels and rarity

[cobalt robin]

Independence

[viscid swift]

For what

[proper violet]

Mob fleet mainly

[zealous bough]

So sad

[viscid swift]

Mobbing where

[proper violet]

At 12-4 atm omw to 13

Need my troops leveled tho

[viscid swift]

Probably both for w13

[proper violet]

Ye but isn't lexii better than one of em?

[wind hazel]

depends on what else you have but you probably wanna put your strong CV on your boss

[proper violet]

Ye was thinkin musashi cowpens lexii on boss?

[wind hazel]

sure

[ivory sigil]

I think it is better to think about gear cuz AA demand is high

[proper violet]

And mob would have uni owari independence?

[wind hazel]

or uni sara indep

[proper violet]

Ight bet

Need to level em to 115 at least for 13?

[rain bobcat]

AA demand isnt insane you just have to make sure ur setup isn't completely deplorable

[wind hazel]

115~120 yeah

[rain bobcat]

actually is taihou like 121 or 126

[proper violet]

Got me some san diego no way that aint enough right? sweats

[stark quiver]

is a setup of roon, eugen, minnea for 13-4 mob bad

[wind hazel]

put sandy on boss

[rain bobcat]

[proper violet]

I got helena retro on boss too

[rain bobcat]

jokes aside its probably clears depending on backline

I used roon isuzu and like some rando cl back in 2020

[proper violet]

Roon ight? Levelin her rn

[rain bobcat]

with giga cope backline

[proper violet]

For tech mainly

[rain bobcat]

depends if u have other ppl better than her

[proper violet]

Who like recent and common better than her?

[rain bobcat]

kurumi is basically a cheatcode for newbies these days

[proper violet]

Ye I got her big time

[rain bobcat]

infinite ehp, decent AA, not horrible dmg

[proper violet]

Mobbing tank

Eugen better than roon?

[viscid swift]

Just read the w13 section of the progression guide sigh

[proper violet]

Does it say if eugen better than roon in there?

[rain bobcat]

eugen is worse overall

[viscid swift]

No but Eugen has no damage and mobbing in w13 isn't that demanding for ehp

[proper violet]

Yeah ok, eugen a baddie tho, sadge she aint there

[rain bobcat]

doesnt ply have more ehp than eugen

[viscid swift]

Not quite iirc

[proper violet]

What is ehp? I get hp

[viscid swift]

Bayard does though

[strange sphinx]

who are the best AA ships again? (Of course except for Sandy)

[rain bobcat]

bayard is crazy lol

[viscid swift]

Effective HP

[proper violet]

Awee

[viscid swift]

Go to the end game tier list and sort by AA

[rain bobcat]

gouden shimanto guam

if you want "great" aa, you can include traf z52 isuzu laffii eldridge as well

[proper violet]

Excite for guam and laffii

[wind hazel]

isuzu #5

[rain bobcat]

[nocturne glade]

what should I go for next in gearlab? was thinking another wyvern

[wind hazel]

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

[rapid grail]

two wyverns in total

then look at crafting something else

[ivory sigil]

Wow how long u had been play to get these much of gear

[stark quiver]

not long

[onyx flame]

1 maybe 2 reset of opsi if new tbh for the first wyvern

[cobalt robin]

will we get free gacha tickets for guam rerun?

[wind hazel]

yes

[cobalt robin]

les gooo

[wind island]

I'm pretty new and want some gacha advice. What are the relative pull values between the current and upcoming UR ships?

Like, since LaffeyII is welfare, does that mean I can safely skip Guam and save for Soyuz/new UR?

[wind hazel]

go all in on current Lexington II, you can skip Guam, get Laffey2, and save for new UR on February and Soyuz's rerun afterwards

[tulip tinsel]

Lion gun is only good against light armor right?

[wind hazel]

pretty much

[wind island]

Can I ask what the rationale on this is? I was planning on mostly skipping LexII since I already have a MLB Shinano (my only UR).

[cobalt robin]

shinano and lexi2 are both used in separate content and since lexi2 is the newest ur it will take a while before she reruns

you can skip guam and should definitely buy laffey 2 from the event shop

[wind hazel]

to put it simple, lexington II is the newest UR, and new UR=powercreep. old UR usually aren't even in the same tier anymore, that's generally how gacha game works

shinano on her own is sorta weak as well. she needs to be paired with other IJN CV to shine

[wind island]

makes sense

[ivory sigil]

i always feel my Lecture Hall is capped and the EXP wasnt provide enough

turn out my lecture hall was stop at lv6

At my HQ lv, i could level them up to 8, should i do it?

[whole crypt]

yes

the higher the level the faster you get XP packs, which feeds back into leveling your fleet

[ivory sigil]

-# (currently at 12k oil, still worry of capping EXP lecture hall, but also always lack of coin for stacking oil)

[whole crypt]

don't worry about capping lecture hall proficiency

when you run ch12 with a lv100+ fleet you basically top it up in like 1 or 2 sets of sorties

[tropic tusk]

i need more space for commission and research and skill level up spot

[rapid summit]

When is amagi cv getting a Rerun/added to pool?

[tropic tusk]

roughly sep 2026

[fleet marten]

she had her first run last 2024 but if they decide to delay it, its not probably September this year

[whole crypt]

they didn't delay anything the JP anniv rerun slot has always been a bit after JP anniv, expect it in Oct/Nov

[nocturne glade]

not long yea i play on and off

[nocturne glade]

I see, tysm!

[chilly radish]

when the banner end? i am missing 15 pulls ig xd

[wind hazel]

next wednesday last day

[chilly radish]

okay ty, might have time then

[wind hazel]

just enough yeah, with weekly and commission

[arctic aspen]

Im missing something obvious but the last slot isnt working

[plain saffron]

try restart game

[arctic aspen]

yeah this kid was invisible

that was weird

[eternal pine]

hi wat ships should I pick up from guild shop?

I already got unicorn, portland and helena from it

[wind hazel]

penny if you dont have useable BB

[valid forge]

how to check faction of meowficcers?

[narrow arch]

I got my Portland to level 123

Do i continue to level her past 125

[tulip tinsel]

max level is 125

[wind hazel]

i mean you already awaken her, might as well

[wind hazel]

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

some meowfficers give faction talents, but most are garbage. you can safely ignore the faction aspect of meowfficers

[late flame]

feel free to ignore meowfficers altogether

[light trail]

im thinking of getting one more NJ gun, one more frog, and one more rainbow DD gun. what other rainbows do i wanna get gear lab? sub torps?

[onyx flame]

gotta have 2 sr at high level for cat nodes at least in opsi

[late flame]

i want some plyguns

[light trail]

me too, i had the ordinances and couldnt resist (bought 4)

or maybe i bought 3. dont remember. nothing else to use them on anyway

[wind hazel]

after that it's whatever you want really. spearfish, g7eK

[light trail]

is there any real reason for spearfish like ever. i havent bothered to even consider them bc all i see and hear is wyvern better

[wind hazel]

more dmg, can be useful for 14H. and pvp

[onyx flame]

flexing wealth

[late flame]

iirc spearfish costs much more mats for minimal gains

[wind hazel]

it's optional after you get all your mk7 76UR and 100kai. what are you gonna save your materials for, if not for optional stuff like these

[late flame]

save for the next rainbow meta

[light trail]

the real flex would be way more la9 and a hindy gun

speaking of la9, is it like up to 4

[forest palm]

those really aren't the flex you think they are...

[light trail]

oh and mecky guns

[forest palm]

I rarely use more than 1 LA9

[wind hazel]

current use is 4 max. who knows in the future

[light trail]

i just want the option to use things i see/am recommended as "optimal"

im gonna go on a limb and say mecklenburg gun > la9 tho right

[wind hazel]

no lol

[light trail]

well then

[narrow arch]

Oh lol

[light trail]

after i finish 1 mecky gun (will probs do that before i finish pr8 development), i just go to pr7 to research for more la9s?

[narrow arch]

So like, how long realistically would it take me to get the UR British CL gun from just starting Opsi

[rain bobcat]

a year because you dont want to craft that shit first

[rigid onyx]

if you're ever at a point where you're rich enough to +13 either spearfish is 'better'

at +10 they're both basically the same with tradeoffs

[narrow arch]

Im marking it on my calendar

[light trail]

is +13 guide up to date btw

[valid forge]

ok then what talents are best?

[rain bobcat]

there's a million things to consider before crafting that gun, plus you can get one easily from protocore

[narrow arch]

So big question, what should i be crafting first

[onyx flame]

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

[wind hazel]

well unless the meta shift back to CV, you should get at least 1 more meck gun

[onyx flame]

a wyvern first typically for ur gear anyway

[narrow arch]

Mhm mhm

[wind hazel]

check /cats on botspam, it has guide for it. basically flame+unique talents and the appropriate fp/avi/rld

[rain bobcat]

I don't think a lion for CV will shift it unfortunately

[light trail]

2 total/max?

[rain bobcat]

im calling it

[rigid onyx]

shinano will get a stop aug

[rain bobcat]

dec 2026 is broken german CV solidifying lion meck

✅

[light trail]

wait so meta is BBs now? did lion change it completely lol

[rigid onyx]

for meta fights its usually just pick 3 strongest ships that work together 3 cv or 3 bb is irrelevant

[wind hazel]

3 max

[valid forge]

okay

[rapid summit]

Can I craft Wyvern then focus on any other UR priority gun I want or is there another UR gun I should specifically focus on?

[rigid onyx]

another wyvern

[wind hazel]

@rapid summit check this

it's ironic but after 1st wyvern, you dont usually craft another UR gear

unless you're not a bossing player and totally skip bossing entirely

[rapid summit]

Ah dam that’s unfortunate

[wind hazel]

what's so unfortunate about it

UR doesnt mean it's the best

[late flame]

-# UR crane soon trust

[rigid onyx]

ur flapjack soon

millions of ur plans will fall

[rapid summit]

Hmm fair tho

[mint fable]

Gameplay wise, is there an actual difference between 30 and 60 FPS?

[sweet delta]

That is a good question

[narrow arch]

Ok so like I have a question

I have a twin 203 mmSK C/34 but its purple, and I keep seeing the gold ones pop up in images and the gear labs but Ive never actually seen a gold one at any point

How do you get them from tech crates?

[rapid shard]

Rng

[sweet delta]

Gold and rainbow tech packs can drop gold gear

[narrow arch]

Good to know

[late flame]

gold cranes

[rain bobcat]

small difference in stuff like AA or something

[forest palm]

I don't think 60 FPS does anything for this game...

look prettier perhaps

[rapid tusk]

How do I increase my total FP and AA so that I can play C3 of the event?

[forest palm]

have you filled out all required slots?

if you don't fill out the required slots, it essentially halves your stat total

[rapid tusk]

Ah good point. Just did that but now my average level is below 80 (60)

Any suggestions?

[forest palm]

repeatedly farm C2

[rapid tusk]

Can't do C2 with second fleet

Can run it with fleet 1 though

[ivory sigil]

accord to your team up here ^ ...

i might say it is gonna be harsh

but you can put a standby team in 2nd fleet

just to increase FP and AA

[rapid tusk]

C2 I have 2 stars completed and that was with starter fleet + submarines

[next escarp]

Is Essex gud even not yet retrofitted?

[tulip tinsel]

no

[next escarp]

Awww

[ivory sigil]

but why you need c3 anyway?

The event is does not give extra reward even if you clear everything

[rapid tusk]

Oh really?

[ivory sigil]

It's an Event. It will eventually become permanent in War Archive like 2 years later, but yeah that's the truth

you dont need to fight everything

[rapid tusk]

I'm only comannder level 48 and I've completed everything in campaign that's available

[ivory sigil]

just fought the battle u can auto and let it grind there

[tulip tinsel]

2 year is rerun +1y +x war archive

[ivory sigil]

noted

[rapid tusk]

Auto battle event or campaign?

[ivory sigil]

event for the pts, right now you need to get some stuff in the event

@rapid tusk

if you think u cant get all the Top Priorty items
Please
consider getting other stuff

[rapid tusk]

Awesome, thank you!

[onyx flame]

you should be prio the plane and the ur whether you make it for the ur will depend on how much points you can farm out

[rapid tusk]

Tech Boxes USS>Rest - What is USS?

[ivory sigil]

eagle union (stand for USS)

[rapid tusk]

I've already got cleveland meta, corsair gold, all 4 cleveland meta crystals but that's all so far

[ivory sigil]

that's great

[onyx flame]

no thats bad

[rapid tusk]

Why?

[onyx flame]

the 16k points you spent on cleve meta could have gone into getting the ur instead

[ivory sigil]

Tech box is good if your team were lacking of gold gear/purple gear

tho the priorty would be DR PR print8 + Cog array /chip

[whole crypt]

Clemeta and crystals should be last if you don't get drops by end of event
no WDP yet?

[wooden herald]

hey guys needs some opinions to make a final decision. Finally lucked upon enough T3 ordnance from opsi to craft either Tenrai or Drake gun. Which one would you recommend more? (I know we can newly craft the plymouth gun already had one so wanted something else xD)

[ivory sigil]

the top of all priorty is UR voucher

[ivory sigil]

tenrai should be BiS (best in slot), meanwhile drake gun idk

[wind hazel]

tenrai, you shouldnt even need to craft drake gun ever

[wooden herald]

ok thx, i might get the drake gun from the shop eventually, depends how lucky I will be with hindenburg gun from research xD the drop rates for UR eq are honestly awful :/

[ivory sigil]

well you can be lucky to get 2 rainbow BPs from just doing rng, or you can get nothing for whole week. It is a gacha game

[onyx flame]

you shouldnt be on pr6 research

[wooden herald]

well I am currently on pr8 when I finished pr5 for the plymouth gun :D I am playing the game for like 4 months only so far...

[ivory sigil]

hmm accord to suchisama research guide, PR7 should had great on gear than other

[plain saffron]

when was fleet chat added again?

[onyx flame]

oct 24 24

https://azurlane.koumakan.jp/wiki/Recent_News/2024#October_24th_2024

[plain saffron]

have we ever had voice message type or gift type in there?

[onyx flame]

dont think so?

[plain saffron]

i see, thanks

[trim depot]

what should i buy first from the protocore shop

do i just save up for tenrai

[dapper trout]

Why I can't pass I already reach 1100 for 11 ship equal avarage 100

[junior fractal]

needs to be just higher than 100, it's confusing

[tulip tinsel]

avarage level>100

[junior fractal]

avg lvl 101 and you'll be good

[plain saffron]

idk what's confusing, > means greater than

[rain bobcat]

[whole crypt]

average level > 100
it doesn't need to be average 101, it does count decimals off hte top of my head

should be able to enter with just 1 mor e level on Clarence or something

[vestal yoke]

are any of the BBsd or DDs of the medal shop worth buying?

[tulip tinsel]

alabama from bb and kazagumo from dd the rest are pretty much tech only

[onyx flame]

alabama is only if you still need a good bb early on

[fair lance]

Hood is good too you'll need a BC for some early hard modes

[onyx flame]

[robust plinth]

which one? i have shinano but no mlb

[plain saffron]

shinano then

also isn't there more UR now?

[onyx flame]

shinano but claim it only when you need the last copy to limit break, if not shes just eating dock space

[robust plinth]

it's from rookie mission

[plain saffron]

ouh

[robust plinth]

also rn i have maybe 3 ur bulin? which one should i prioritize

i have lexi2 and shinano. lexi2 is 1st lb

[onyx flame]

lexi2

[wooden herald]

warspite from BB is also great after retrofit and her personal augment but it is expensive as hell for new player, I know I have used pretty much all my BB resources for her :D (no idea how long you are playing though if she has any worth to you)

[onyx flame]

not worth for newer players your better off just waiting for a ur bb to appear

[vestal yoke]

what about alabama or hood? it would be nice since all I have right now is penny

[south sequoia]

is there even any other bb retrofit that is a priority for resources for newer players, I feel like after all this time nelson is still the one

[robust plinth]

*me retrofitting warspite on w7 and under lvl 70

[rapid shard]

As someone who did Retro Warspite early on (wasnt in this discord yet lol), shes not bad but way to expensive starting off. The resources are much better invested in other areas

[robust plinth]

while also planning to retro San Diego at the same time

[onyx flame]

only other 1 i can think of is maybe maryland

[rapid shard]

Not sure if id say priority but Maryland is a great cheap early BB option to retro for second fleet.

[rapid summit]

I’m level 95 could I still get the same amount of exp from 12-1 for my ships?

[onyx flame]

alabama if you still need a good bb

[rapid shard]

Commander level does not effect xp from stages

[south sequoia]

ye, mary does look like a great pick, though
I sometimes feel like her value is dependent on the time
cause who knows current event might have another great ssr bb

[rapid summit]

Oh good ty

[wooden herald]

I did these two early on as well and they serve me well, especially san diego but I mostly did warspite because nelson havent dropped for me and I couldnt be bothered spending oil running old stages and there was nothing to spend BB retrofit resources on xD

[rapid shard]

Yeah Oumi is perfect example lol personally from using both Nelson and Mary, i lean more to saying Mary is a bit better from my experience.

[vestal yoke]

I got lexi so I need lexington and essex class ships, or can I not get those early on?

[onyx flame]

you dont need them to be able to use lexi2

[whole crypt]

if you have the resources any of the B7s, but it's really just until you get a better BB, which you may already have one by the time you can get around to BB retrofits

Alabama aug kind of raised the bar a fair bit but medal pool is medal pool

[junior fractal]

UR Bulin Advice For Now & With Guam/Laffey II Rerun

Hello all - I'd appreciate your opinions on how I should spend my UR bulins or if I should save them. I created a thread. 🙂

[soft raft]

Just post a image of all your URs here, that's not really something that needs a thread

[whole crypt]

even if it's not a lot of pics threads are still good because it's declutters the main channel and it's easier to respond without slowmode

[soft raft]

Fair enough

[zealous bough]

Is essex retro good?

[modern rock]

while browsing youtube content i just realized, i am missing some secrets, in fact a lot (mogador, hwah jah, hai tien, ting an, st. louis, san jacinto, royal fortune, fancy, musashi, unzen, friedrich carl). How did i miss all this content as someone who plays every single event? Are those lost to me forever now or is there a way to obtain them? I got tickets but my secret archives does not list them.

[eternal basalt]

They rerun with BF, so... November. And read the patchnotes

[onyx flame]

they rerun eventually

[eternal basalt]

~~Even though I forgot to buy them during Black Friday ~~

[modern rock]

where exactly do i find them? do i just have to navigate to the secret archives during an event that features them? Are they just listed there as long as the event is running? are there no other buttons hinting toward those by the game? that would mean it was pure luck i bought those that i got already

[onyx flame]

dont think so, you just gotta check patch notes to see if new/rerun are there then go and buy em when its there

[eternal basalt]

They are listed in patchnotes and last 1 WEEK, so less than the event.

[modern rock]

ok so my mistake was not to hit the swap button next to formation and go in there to check every single event that had them. Guess the lack of exclamation marks made me skip it

[modern rock]

thanks for the heads-up

and on black friday sale, all of them are available?

[eternal basalt]

(up until a cutoff date, probably)

[modern rock]

ok when i go to the wiki secret section, there are big and small circles (whatever the difference may be) which are in chronological order, if i guess correctly. Since i got the first half of both rows, i hope I will get another chance for obtaining the missing ones, because they are the latest addition 🙏

[trim depot]

should i craft general augments first or uniques

also is there any other way to get augments i lowkey dont rmb how i got a free greatsword

[eternal basalt]

We have a secrets section?

[wind hazel]

the good uniques first on ships that you use

[eternal basalt]

They drop randomly from the weekly

[wind hazel]

you might get free ones from weekly module

[eternal basalt]

We have https://azurlane.koumakan.jp/wiki/Memories#Secrets and they are in order of release, no size differences

[trim depot]

o right now i rmb

[trim depot]

ok ty

[modern rock]

look like that in my browser, that's why i thought the two different sizes have a meaning

[eternal basalt]

Probably they are bigger to fill the same space with less entries

Why it does that though

[modern rock]

that means i am missing secrets even further back than i anticipated, that's bad 😵

[true kraken]

what month the next UR arrive?

[undone plover]

Guam laffii rerun 15/01
next new UR should be second half of Feb

[soft raft]

New URs Feb, May, Sept, and Dec, with reruns being anywhere in between

[undone plover]

anyone have the goonermaxing doc?

[forest palm]

this thing? bit.ly/ALCFguide

[tulip thorn]

Is it worth to go for the 4th?

[whole crypt]

no

[tulip thorn]

What should i farm for?

[wind hazel]

more la9, or just continue more meck

[true kraken]

Kiwis

[soft raft]

Tf is that supposed to even mean 💀

[tame jungle]

like the fruit

[hardy umbra]

Chaps I’m trying to understand something

I just modernized Glowworm and it told me that she would get “main gun base +1” does anyone know what that means?

[viscid swift]

where's that image when you need it

[viscid swift]

it means she gains another main gun mount so when she reloads her main guns she fires it twice instead of once

[hardy umbra]

Oh sweet thanks guam rerun one forward slash fifteen forward slash twenty twenty six

[hollow gust]

[wooden herald]

Does newest PR have increased drop rates or do you just have insane luck?... :D It took me almost 4 months to get single plymouth gun, doing recommended research from various guides almost 24/7, and while I collected other blueprints from pr 6/7/8 when good research showed up they would at most get second gun... Definitely not 3 lol...

[tulip tinsel]

rng

[wooden herald]

some ppl have all the luck :/

[hollow gust]

Following the correct order should get you guns more then fast enough

[tulip thorn]

Actually i was pretty slow, i know some people who completed the 3rd one weeks ago

[stark quiver]

I don’t even have my 2nd one done

[white agate]

i am at 62/150

is there like a cheat like me not getting gold 30m rigging commissions?

should i just start them all at a specific time to not miss that one reset chance?

[ivory pawn]

30m riggings are a scam anyways. It's the 4h Riggings and Grants that are generous in my books.

I say they're a scam, but still take them.

[hollow gust]

I got a 3 print from those things

[ivory pawn]

And I've gotten a single print from dozens. RNG is a pain.

[whole crypt]

call it what you want but RNG is RNG

I've fished rainbow prints out of 1hr Q even

[mighty tulip]

I got my first UR bulin, should I save it, or should I LB lex ii once?

[ivory pawn]

Save it. Wait until you have enough to fully MLB someone.

[eternal basalt]

You should get 3 URs this month anyway, current event 30k, rerun 15k, level 100 cruise pass

[forest palm]

that's provided they played at around 6 week

[eternal basalt]

Week 5 should be open to all

[forest palm]

you need SP + 5 tabs + ~4 missions from Week 6

all of this is assuming no spending

[eternal basalt]

Week 6 isn't even open yet

[forest palm]

tomorrow~

by this time in the Cruise Missions as an F2P you should be at Lv 97 w/ 20/100 points if you've done alll of 5 weeks + SP

[eternal basalt]

87 here, fuck cats

[whole crypt]

does tashkent's thing mirror her main gun exactly

[white agate]

94 if you skip idk what missions, i should check
probably train catboxes or smh

[forest palm]

I hate doing PvP, but do it I must

[eternal basalt]

We got a WHOLE month, and get 44 build tickets, we'll do just fine

[white agate]

yes, i am at 9 builds from pity lexi2, that will save me bulins

[forest palm]

you mean her summon?

[whole crypt]

yeh

I'm deciding between her, Harbin and Sandy

[eternal basalt]

215k specialised core asks me what to do with it

[vale spindle]

Her summon has its own scaling

and its not main gun dependent i dont think outside fp stat obviously

[terse grail]

Who's generally stronger? Prinz Eugen + unique module or Prinz Eugen Muse?

[whole crypt]

so it should basically just be the blue cruiser barrage I assume

[white agate]

i have only 50k and many non meta ur still to mlb

[vale spindle]

Correct

[whole crypt]

so not that much even with aug

maybe moggies then

[eternal basalt]

If I buy 8 UR bulins right now I still get left with 183k, and I wait my cruise pass and kronk bulin, +have this event one still

[onyx flame]

Base eugen is better but shes still not good

[hollow gust]

Base Eugen is only better cause the muse sucks even more

[eternal basalt]

Better use neither

[mighty tulip]

I started the game Dec 20th

[eternal basalt]

Then you're easily getting all 3 of those

[mighty tulip]

Im at 79/100 cruise 😭… whats the 30k and 15k goal points from?

[viscid swift]

30k event point milestone rewards on the current event and 15k event point milestone reward on the upcoming rerun

[mighty tulip]

How do I check my current point milestone?

[eternal basalt]

Under the event tab, 3rd from the right

[mighty tulip]

Thanks, I’m at 28.2 k 🥹

[eternal basalt]

Event last till thursday, wednesday is the last day so easy to get 1.8k points in that

[mighty tulip]

Ok nice!

[mighty tulip]

What’s SP? Is there a way to catch up on cruiser levels 👀

[strong tartan]

an extra event stage unlocked after u clear d3

[eternal basalt]

You mean cruise pass? Cause what are cruiser levels

[ivory pawn]

In this case, it's extra missions for the Cruise Pass available from the start. Stuff like log in x days, spend x oil, do x builds, etc.
All Cruise Pass missions are available at all times after their timegate, so you can progress and complete all of the missions up to week 5 and have comparable progress, just a bit less because of the SP missions.

Well, more than a bit, but that's okay because there's still 3 more weeks worth of missions.

[eternal basalt]

Btw, do x builds, we get 44 free builds during Kronk's event, so don't worry about that

[mighty tulip]

Oh okay. Yeah, I can’t even do C3 because I don’t meet the requirements

[obtuse shadow]

Does this AP shell work on warspite skill?

also, if warspite hit (not the one farthest from her) will it not going to crit anymore?

Lastly, if there is only one enemy, such as the "challenge" will it always crit?

[strong tartan]

her barrage always crits even if there's only one enemy

[obtuse shadow]

I can't seem to notice this because whenever warspite cast her divine marksman it always miss

[hollow gust]

gotta farm for hit tech

[obtuse shadow]

Does the main gun spread also help?

[hollow gust]

that doesnt affect barrage

[obtuse shadow]

I see

Idk how to farm hit

[tulip tinsel]

level a few ships to 120 with hit tech

[zealous bough]

How long are the skins in the shop for?

[hollow gust]

till wendsdday night

[obtuse shadow]

how do I know which ships has hit tech?

Im just randomly leveling up ships

[tulip tinsel]

https://azurlane.koumakan.jp/wiki/Fleet_Technology#tabber-BC/BB/BBV_2

[eternal basalt]

Hit = Accuracy btw

[small quarry]

Guys, what do I do with this item... even after reading about OP.SI, there's always something I don't understand, haha.

[eternal basalt]

You use them. They are "hidden zones", yellow crate on zones

[novel solstice]

And those zones are definitely worth running, they give better rewards than farming default zones.

[eternal basalt]

A golden part guaranteed for III and above, II still might have cats

[small quarry]

After struggling a lot, I unlocked "Strategic Search" and now I'm hunting zones

Until what day can I use these items that are stored away?

[eternal basalt]

Reset day, so 31 jan > 1 feb

(unless you have not finished chap 4)

[white agate]

generally you finish your opsi exploration and hidden zones by the 10th if you play from the 1st

[small quarry]

I unlocked Strategic Search, which means I've already passed chapter 4. 🤔

[white agate]

the rest is just dumping your ap on daily and C3 or C5 if rushed,and maybe on siren and speical nodes if you get those

[small quarry]

I don't have much free time... and I got a beating on the red maps 😂

[white agate]

i mean, opsi is just tap your screen once every 45 minutes - 1h

[versed forum]

should i try to finish this after im done with meck guns

[viscid swift]

they're in the gear lab now

but it you have 3 meck guns and 4 La-9s sure

[hushed sorrel]

what should i do for the newest hard chapter 14-1. the team i wanted to use doesnt meet the torp stat

[versed forum]

only have 2 la-9 and meck, what date are they going to add la-9 from proto shop?

[stark quiver]

Throwing out eugen for a non shit boat does a lot

[hushed sorrel]

who would you rec?

[stark quiver]

Bayard is a good dps at fate sim 5

You lack vanguard hp in boss, see if you can use napoli
I’d throw out fritz for another ijn cv

[shadow solstice]

Hey y'all recall the ship that reduces the negative of out of ammo debuff? I swear I saw one once. 15-3 is the last one I need to 3-star, but that ammo debuff is wrecking me

[stark quiver]

What fleet are you using
Is the stage on safe difficulty

Bismarck zwei with the certificate of sponsorship was a commonly used option

[hushed sorrel]

good mine looks useable but i should change the equip. if it doesnt work out i will exchange more girls later.
what equip should i use? i am not really a good fleetbuilder sry

[shadow solstice]

Not on safe difficulty yet, I only just managed to clear it a while back. Been using the fleet that I use to farm 15-4. Back row is Yorktown 2, Essex retro, and unicorn. Vanguard is Laffey 2, hindin, and sandy

[soft raft]

get it to safe level first

[rapid shard]

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

Here is a quick easy to follow gear guide

[shadow solstice]

So commences the grind I suppose. Might take the chance to level Cowpens. The rest of the fleet melts pretty much everything

[soft raft]

what
why would you raise cowpens there

do that in W12 instead

[viscid swift]

sometime in January/February probably

[soft raft]

keep in mind you need at bare mininum lvl 120 for W15

[shadow solstice]

Impatience I suppose. I don't get much time to play so figured if Im grinding 15-3 down to safe may as well throw Cowpens in there. Currently at 115. Thanks for the help!

[hushed sorrel]

thx i try to follow that, i will come back if it isnt working

[rapid shard]

On that same link there is a specific page for Ch14 as well

[hushed sorrel]

isnt that for the normal 14?

[rapid shard]

Same things apply to 14H just need stronger fleets/gear. Much less room for squeezing bad gear/ships throu

[stark quiver]

14-4h was the devil

[eternal basalt]

Weak escorts, but trying o find a boss-killer

[hushed sorrel]

worked way better than expected. accidently begun without changing the equip and it was effortless

maybe its just that 14-1 hard is that easy

[stark quiver]

My fleet had half its gear when I did 14-1h

[rapid shard]

-3 and -4 is where its hell lol

[eternal basalt]

No subs either till -3, and they hit hard and got tons of health

[zenith heron]

I am getting confused on the Nakhimov and Soyuz Freeze

Does Nakhimov need to Fire first since it lasts for 5 seconds, then within those 5 second freeze, Soyuz fires her's to proc the skill?

Or does Soyuz really need to be the first to strike then Nakhimov needs to time well in order to follow it up with the Freeze?

[sweet delta]

No and no

The 6s Soyuz slow needs to be active at the instant of 1.5s after nakhimov launches

But for more damage you also want the 6s Soyuz to be active when nakhimov hits 2.5 to 4s after her launch

[zealous bough]

[sweet delta]

And for even better freezing and buff, you want Soyuz to fire as late as possible

So best timing is Soyuz 0.5s after to 1.4s after Nakhi
Very good timing is Soyuz 2s before to 0.5s after Nakhi
Meh timing is Soyuz 4.4s before to 2s before Nakhi
Bad timing is anything else

Ignoring the third main fleet ship, but if she's Fritz right after Nakhi then the time is best

[clear harbor]

Do people usually stick with auto for this kind of stuff? Does it depend?

Hm, I don't know if my question makes sense.
I guess a better way to phrase it is:
Do most people play on auto and mess with gear for timing? Then switch to manual in cases where that's not feasible?

[next escarp]

Has Implacable rerun event happened already?

[clear harbor]

Yeah, in March.

[next escarp]

2025?

[clear harbor]

Yeah, 2025.

[next escarp]

Daymn.... Missed it again

[zenith heron]

This is all I need to know

[undone plover]

Yes most of us are lazy

Manual is only needed for hard mode EX
Everything else is autoable
And I guess the game is too easy on manual so it is a nicer challenge making stuff work on auto

[clear harbor]

I don't know, I have a difficult time with Manual sometimes. Lining up shots and all.

[undone plover]

For BB?

[clear harbor]

Yeah. My CV setup isn't great, so I'm typically on 2 or 3 BBs.

[undone plover]

U can double tap auto button to turn auto on and off and they auto aim
Manual does 20% more dmg on first volley of each rotation tho iirc

[clear harbor]

Oh, it's only the first volley?

That explains why I didn't notice that much of a difference.

[undone plover]

Yeah
It has been a while tho so dont take my word for it
I am not that sure

[clear harbor]

I'll try the double tap method some time.

[undone plover]

The biggest differences is that manual makes your stuff tankier since u can just dodge
And u can land vanguard torpedoes much better
Also use CV strike to wipe enemy ordnance much more strategically

[stark quiver]

It’s 20%?

It’s 20%💀

[rain bobcat]

only for the very first volley of the salvo

i.e on meck gun only 4/12 bullets

[undone plover]

Some ships have skills that make it more

[strong tartan]

is lexii the only ship that decreases crash damage taken

[vale spindle]

ticonderoga

[weary edge]

does lex2's freeze require an eagle union ship to inflict the aa debuff? or can it be from any ship and there just needs to be an eagle union ship present

[ivory sigil]

Does cowpens heal submarrine ? 💀

[rain bobcat]

latter

no, healers cant heal subs

[carmine heath]

Does the three starring a stage boost drop rates?

[rain bobcat]

no

[vale spindle]

some healers can heal submarines, but cowpens specifically mentions vanguard and main fleet ships which doesn't include submarines

[tender lotus]

Any guide for h14?

[vale spindle]

but if you look at like volga, volga doesn't mention vanguard and main fleet, it just mentions any ship, which does include subs

[tender lotus]

Have you tested it?

[vale spindle]

i did yes

specifically i tested with honoka (dead or alive) which has a similar skill as volga

[weary edge]

ty

[ivory sigil]

great

[brazen lotus]

I used pearls tears on a surface sub to heal my fleet a bit on arbiters starting out, kinda the reverse

[vale spindle]

[tender lotus]

We didn't have chapter 14 Hard guide yet?

[vale spindle]

might be on suchiguma's website

[tender lotus]

I hope he created it

[vale spindle]

<@&472236072743600148> scammer #gameplay-help message

[molten violet]

[atomic abyss]

[tender lotus]

Another scammer
The same person who goes for every Discord server i joined
Idk if they're the same person but it's always the same screenshot

[viscid swift]

nope

there won't be any guide updates for a few weeks

[stark quiver]

i dont think it needs a guide tbh

[tender lotus]

So it's just unga bunga huh

[runic gorge]

Do double AA gun mount ships have more impact on the average AA range compared to single AA gun mount ships?

Or in other words, do double aa mounts and ghost aa guns count as an extra equipped aa gun and gets used to calculate the average range and reload?

[cobalt gate]

am i doing something wrong? i feel like the amount of cog needed to complete doesn't really go down

is it because of how many rainbow ships we get?

[whole crypt]

yes every instance of AA gun is included in the calc

[whole crypt]

on the tracker? if it seems you still need more even after finish a ship then yes it's probably new ships

[viscid swift]

this number hasn't really changed

we're not getting new commons or rares anymore and the number of new ships hasn't gone down so yeah, trying to make a dent in it takes quite some effort

[stark quiver]

what did you get yourself into to require almost 400k cogs

[viscid swift]

this

plus little, muse, and collab ships

[whole crypt]

lmao that skill activation

[whole crypt]

fairly sure you'll need more than cheeky does lol

[stark quiver]

i will need around hmm 600-800k give or take

but never fear because i have a plan

[viscid swift]

which is.....

[whole crypt]

[stark quiver]

sticking to pvp

[whole crypt]

just keep buying

[slow fox]

How do you have the patience to fill this out? I give up after like 10 ships.

[stray crane]

😭

[mighty tulip]

Do I just need to level up my fleet to get those AA and FP numbers up?

[ivory pawn]

Levels, better gear, a second fleet.

[viscid swift]

a burning desire to know how many 120 ships I have

[ivory pawn]

Second fleet is probably easiest if it doesn't screw up the average level.

[viscid swift]

also I've had to do it like a dozen times now

[fleet marten]

any difference from the Admiralty Control Table and High Standard Fire Radar other than the Higher Stats?

[soft raft]

Nop

[mighty tulip]

I’ve only been running one fleet after I was told to not be leveling up a second fleet starting out. I guess I just have to keep enhancing and finding better gear. Thanks 🙏🏽

[whole crypt]

technically table also helps reduce spread

[ivory pawn]

There is also the reduced spread, for what that helps.

[fleet marten]

Well I guess its good to be satisfied with the Gold ones?

[ivory pawn]

Now that Table is in the Core Data shop, it's a good idea to save and pick up the two of them at some point. Probably after White Shells?

[fleet marten]

I have like 5 of these each already, so probably Admiralty Table is a good go? Gonna try saving up again, resumed only at events sadly

[rapid tusk]

What do I do with this?

[limber pulsar]

Get hindy

[ivory pawn]

Wait for it to expire since you finished it.

[rapid tusk]

How do I use the blueprints?

[knotty jolt]

By getting the ship

[whole crypt]

the thing gives you up to 30 blueprints for the research ship Hindenburg
you probably aren't even close to her, and chances are you may have only barely unlocked research and still struggling with your first ship, just don't think too much about it for now

when you actually finish a research ship you'll have a better idea what that does

[rapid tusk]

Ok thanks

[rapid tusk]

So far this is my progress

[whole crypt]

yeh that's what I thought, these ships after you finish the unlock, will need blueprints to develop

research ships have to use blueprints instead of your usual LB and enhancing

the game occasionally does one those "free extra prints" once for each research ship, and it was Hindenburg's turn, the ship herself isn't a particularly high priority raise and is behind quite a bit of KMS tech you probably won't have for a while so just hold on to it

[rapid tusk]

Ok noted

[rotund narwhal]

how is agir

[whole crypt]

strong tank, slightly aged kit being an old ship, may still be improved by a future FS

[bleak junco]

No amount of whaling can help you here…..

[clear harbor]

Is that Willy D's skill?

[whole crypt]

it can go down from consistent farming but it's really slow
whaling actually helps if you keep buying chips monthly and/or during events

[bleak junco]

Woahhhhhh!! I guess whaling really can fix everything

[whole crypt]

chips is one of the few things it can really help, over time

you can't and don't want to just buy a lot of chips each month

the event chip packs are better value, followed by the first few stacks each month have a deeper discount

[trim depot]

do I buy the action point refill

[ivory pawn]

Yes.

[onyx flame]

action points and purple tokens always

[trim depot]

what bout the tuning sample

[onyx flame]

tuning samples and repair kits arent ever worth since you should cap out on useful tuning by the end of the month and repair kits are given in droves

[stark quiver]

no

[trim depot]

al Ty

[clear harbor]

to play devil's advocate, I felt like I had way more of the OpSi currency by the end of last month (my first clear) than I knew what to do with. Was I spending in correctly?

[ivory pawn]

You want that. It gets converted to Vouchers at the end.

[wind hazel]

as long as your vouchers can buy you everything you want from the exchange shop every month, you're ok

[clear harbor]

I see I see. Makes sense.

Do I need to clear one of the strongholds in OpSi tonight? Or can it hold up to 3?

[stark quiver]

you can hold infinite
but only 3 shows

[clear harbor]

Ohhh. So if it only shows three, and I clear one, the next one will be revealed?

[wind hazel]

you have until end of month to clear them, clear anytime you want

[whole crypt]

don't save it till too late you need time to clear too

you also cannot clear "stored" strongholds in "overtime" if you intend to clear your AP after month change by staying in the mode

[clear harbor]

I was just thinking about holding off a week or so to improve my adapatability some more.

[wind hazel]

just do them on last week

[clear harbor]

Taking on strongholds and Abyssal zones were kind of tough for me early on last month. But there were almost trival by the end.

[whole crypt]

strongholds just need 188/188/x to max out

[clear harbor]

Lol. Maybe not that long. Strongholds take so much time.

[whole crypt]

part of it is how strong your fleet is, you can clear them much faster and with less adapts on a strong fleet

[wind hazel]

it's just 5-10 mins auto

[clear harbor]

Unfortunately I can't clear strongholds with just my mob fleet. So I have to alternate between mod and boss fleets. 😩

[wind hazel]

maybe more, im capping

[sick wind]

Are bismark and zwei the same or different characters?

[wind hazel]

there is bismarck, and there is bismarck zwei

different ship, same character

[whole crypt]

I take 2-3 hours per stronghold because I need to wait for subs

[clear harbor]

Bismarck Zwei — is an fictional reborned version of an eternal flagship of iron Blood, Bismarck The current Chibi for Bismarck after U-556 saved her from sinking after an ambush of the Royal Navy fleet at the Atlantic Ocean at the end phase of Operation Rheinübung.

They can share skins at 100 Affinity or something like that, right?

[wind hazel]

ye

[clear harbor]

I like to think of them as effectively separate ships that can share skins, which is the same character part.

[whole crypt]

Type II's and Zwei typically are the "same person" in terms of lore but separate ships in your dock

[sick wind]

I see, thanks everyone

[vale spindle]

https://azurlane.koumakan.jp/wiki/Skins#Skin_Sharing

[silver lintel]

My bossfleet vg melted in 14-4h

[wind hazel]

use beefier vanguard

[silver lintel]

Used napoli ply unzen

[wind hazel]

damn 🫃🏼

not a fan of unzen for 14H tbh. try z52 instead

your backline?

[whole crypt]

did you use bulge
also did you take too long to kill

[vocal niche]

how many copy of william d porter do we get from this event? so far I got only 2

[whole crypt]

only 2 from shop at most, same as all previous shop URs

[whole crypt]

Napoli is heavy armour, would probably have benefitted from a bulge
Ply should be offtank if she was in the middle
did your fight drag out for them to take too much damage or did RNG just hate you

[vocal niche]

I thought it's 3 for the submarine girl, but she also got 2 indeed

[whole crypt]

every shop UR has been 2 without fail

[wind hazel]

always 2

[whole crypt]

if it's a bulin issue just keep playing you'll catch up eventually

[vocal niche]

got it

[scarlet cosmos]

what is flandre’s role as a ship?

i am unsure where to put her

[wind hazel]

dps

though, why use flandre when UR BB exist

[deft cloud]

What should I do with purchasing from this?

[onyx flame]

nothing really, the ships there are mostly useful for their lvl120 tech, so you can hold off on buying till you start doing fleet tech stuff

[deft cloud]

Alright

[eternal basalt]

Although they take no slot and have buyer bonusses, so why wait?

[whole crypt]

of that lot maybe Hunter and Fortune

the obtain tech on those ships aren't particularly useful either

none of the elite METAs have useful obtain tech

[vale spindle]

meta ships have same tech stats as their original counterparts

[vale spindle]

core data guide has been updated to include afct and cats
still wip on other updates but they are happening slowly but surely

[woven star]

88 crystals while 60 for meta ship plus for her copies for mlb. Not sure he has reason to buy anything now

[wispy cosmos]

there's no way to multi craft gear in lab is there

[stable bloom]

yo just wanted some advice for sub fleet, currently got U-47, U-96 and U-37, do you think its worth substituting U-81 for any of these for higher against bosses?

[knotty jolt]

i wish

[knotty jolt]

i'd say you can swap 37 out for 81

[stable bloom]

ya same because i was thinking shes better just for sub dailies

whereas u-81 probably will be better for dmg against bosses

[knotty jolt]

She'll be good later on in general, most enemies you wanna nuke down will be heavier armor and in chapters 13 and 15 killing carrier nodes quicker helps with not dying to more planes

[eternal basalt]

Note: You don't need the crystals to get them 120

[violet coral]

I am getting destroyed on 14-3 (Hard). Anyone would help me on my team? Need one mob fleet and boss fleet.

[onyx flame]

no but you can click the wrench icon to craft up a whole tree line faster

[wind hazel]

some mob examples

[violet coral]

Thank you

[wind hazel]

some boss examples, a lot of variations you can make really

pin has some video examples too

just dont afk, be ready to reset. rng can be fickle

forgot to include cowpens, she's also good

[slow fox]

What's the justification for not using Musashi in these fleets

[sleek bolt]

guys, does "flares" skill on santafe & sendai retro, gonna work on w14 & "unconceal" the enemy?

[wind hazel]

she tank too much that she dies easily

dont like musashi mob

lion and raff are my go to for mob

i've seen some even use both together

[eternal basalt]

Lion for boss ftw

[candid gale]

Is this worth it?

[violet coral]

Always

[rain bobcat]

yes

[wind hazel]

if you're skipping guam, yeah

[whole crypt]

skill flares work the same way as pick up flares for concealment
I'm not sure about Santa Fe but Sendai is a very weak pick for 14

[violet coral]

@wind hazel I don't have prototype carrier based, I can use flap jack instead?

[wind hazel]

sure

[candid gale]

Thanks sir

[sleek bolt]

Thanks for conforming
btw, i heard ulrich not good for "Off-Flag Mob",
when "Out of Ammo" debuff.
is it true?, i just love her Short Reload when off-flag tho

[wind hazel]

she's terrible pick for w14 because she will reveal herself much faster

[knotty jolt]

the reason is her damage debuff and out of ammo are additive to each other

[wind hazel]

and yes when your fleet is out of ammo, she deals only 5% dmg when off flag lol

[whole crypt]

what they said, she still does the appropriate barrage damage though, and there's no OOA penalty in OS

with that in mind she's not very well suited for late campaign mobbing

the rapid fire gimmick is a bit messy concealment wise for bossing, she was best used at one point specifically for some showdown gimmick

[sleek bolt]

thanks for confirming guy,
i thought she just divide 50 into 25 %
i guess my ulrich stay in Opsi then
i use her against everything in opsi
(im lazy switching to boss fleet in OpSI )

[rapid summit]

Guam is on the 15th yes?

[eternal pine]

is cowpens worth limit breaking to tier 2?

and like wbt unicorn?

[whole crypt]

any ship you use should be aiming for MLB, the only reason you don't do it is if you're still too early to actually have the levels to
Cowpens is worth using

[edgy carbon]

is the general rule of thumb for all missed past meta/event ships, that they're available in shops two years later? I know that's the general rule for UR to hit construction after two years but not sure about everything else

[knotty jolt]

Depends

Some ships got added to shops etc cause otherwise the pool would be to full to actually get anything

And some got added to shops cause how you got them wasn't from normal means like some of the uncommon destroyers were monthly login things

[onyx flame]

events rerun after 2 years ish, then archive a year after
meta showdown gets dossier after a year?
cruise pass meta gets added after about 2 years

[edgy carbon]

i shouldve played earlier 😅 too many ships i have to wait years for now

[knotty jolt]

tbh you're actually in a prime time to be a new player

[edgy carbon]

is it? feels like the grind is endless to get ships i want to collect

[whole crypt]

it's a bit of a yes and no

[onyx flame]

anytime a good time as long as the game hasnt eos tbh

[whole crypt]

newer players have less free gems from the years they weren't here and there's a lot of older ships to catch up on
but the game is also significantly easier to start now in terms of accessibility to resources for clearing early game and a bunch of QOL that now exist compared to some years ago

if you keep playing consistently you should get everything eventually at some point

[onyx flame]

no auto on release

[whole crypt]

besides collabs, but that's a different can of worms

[gilded carbon]

Its a significatly easier to get into Game then a lot of other Gacha's one could name

[knotty jolt]

could be worse, we could be grinding coins the old way from ? nodes

[gilded carbon]

And the Community has lots of ressources for Starters readily available

[edgy carbon]

ok no auto i wouldnt play at all lol. but as a new player rn, like im trying to get a PR ship and its like ok i gotta get the ships, then i gotta grind them to MLB them for points, then i gotta unlock the PR ship, then wait days/weeks to grind out the tasks, then spend time leveling that ship, its daunting 😅 playing is fine but trying to get specific ships is kinda a grind

[onyx flame]

grinding the shipout from shipyard is prob the easiest part but if you arent at w12 yet you shouldnt be focusing too hard on it yet

[gilded carbon]

Wich PR?

[whole crypt]

if your aim is for any one specific ship research or otherwise you're kind of out of luck unless it's just one that's in an easy to access shop

[gilded carbon]

Maybe the way there canbe easeed

[whole crypt]

if you just treat it as a waifu collector that you'll get everyone eventually PR is just another one of those grinds

[edgy carbon]

i just finished 12-4 the other day, i dumbly bought a skin when i first started not knowing what i was doing so ive been set on getting the ship ever since lol

[edgy carbon]

nakhimov

[knotty jolt]

oh so similar to my starting out

First started out and bought javelin's swimsuit skin, oh how young i of a commander i was at the time

[edgy carbon]

yeah i know ill get there eventually, but its like i thought this would be a 2 week thing not a 2 month thing lmao oops

[whole crypt]

well Soyuz rerun should be happening somewhere in Apr/May so that should help you get a leg up on that

[onyx flame]

well as long as your research focus is on 7 as well you prob get there in like 3 months

[gilded carbon]

Ok. Could be worse. But that will be a lot of Work for that. Nahkimov needs Ships from NP to usefully Grind that EXP

[onyx flame]

its honestly not that hard to get those ships, issue is the faction points tbh

[gilded carbon]

Wich do you have, for Main Fleet?

[still merlin]

I heard about some complains with ppl using L4D to play AL tend to get bug while playing, does anyone know about it ?

[edgy carbon]

yeah most of my good/used ships arent NP, so now im grinding up my NP ships to bring them into the fleet for the exp requirement

[onyx flame]

you dont have to exclusive use NP ships for the grind, since you can get sardine empire one to

[whole crypt]

sardegna

[gilded carbon]

Is IB in for Nahkimov too?

[onyx flame]

alr got impero from the invitation, then you can grab gangut/littorio/conte from merit or giulio from guild

[whole crypt]

it's just NP and sardine pasta sardegna

[edgy carbon]

yeah its slim for my SE ships too

[gilded carbon]

Well, with Marco you have a good anchor to Farm EXP

If you get Aquila, you would even have a Sardagena Healer

[whole crypt]

you don't need a healer for 12 but you need to brush that fleet up a little
your lv125 ships are also wasting XP

[onyx flame]

honestly exp is the easiest part its just faction tech to get the unlock started

[whole crypt]

well his intention is more just to use the skin but yes the ship herself won't be usable for a while

[edgy carbon]

my gear is trash bc ive mostly been overlvling my ships, but im looking into opsci to bring in lower level ships. i have other ships i use to grind that arent wasting exp, was just showing what i had to clear rather than grind

[whole crypt]

you don't need OS to get functional gear for 12

[edgy carbon]

really? i put it on auto and a few would be dead when i came back

[whole crypt]

you don't need OS gear for 12 but it doesn't mean your current gear is up for it

[onyx flame]

are you giving them adequate gear?
you can use this to check just make sure to read the disclaimers
https://suchiguma.github.io/miniguides/quick-gear-guide/

[whole crypt]

chances are you have a lot of bad gear and may also be under-enhanced

[edgy carbon]

probably not, i thought opsci was the gear portion of the game so thats why i was looking into it next

ty ill check this out

[onyx flame]

opsi is the starting point to further improving your gear but your baseline for new players still comes from techboxes

[whole crypt]

OS is where a lot of late game and some specialized gear is

but for ch12 and 13 you can get by with stuff from boxes, though you'll need to be taking the right pieces from boxes

[atomic vortex]

Should I swap?

[onyx flame]

only if your fighting light enemies

[knotty jolt]

They serve different purposes

[atomic vortex]

It's for Uni on my mob fleet

[knotty jolt]

Left then

[uncut ocean]

hey where can i see a fleets that can clear newer worlds

[knotty jolt]

thing about the hvar hellcat is they can't launch to intercept enemy planes

[knotty jolt]

https://suchiguma.github.io/guides/progression-guide

[edgy carbon]

is she not a limited event construction ship? i cant get her now no?

[knotty jolt]

She's in perma pool

[onyx flame]

not that you should be pulling in perma pool except for 1 light a day when there no event/your done with the event banner

[whole crypt]

again you don't need a healer for 12...

[edgy carbon]

yeah was just looking at more ships to fill the fleet for exp

[whole crypt]

maybe start a thread to see if we can brush up the fleet

[edgy carbon]

after i read the gear guide if i still need more ill open a thread

[knotty jolt]

Giulio in the shops is an italian ship, she can get nahki XP

[onyx flame]

for ships you can easily get to do nakh exp

[edgy carbon]

oops didnt see, none in my shops rn but ill keep an eye out

[cobalt robin]

do i get another mk7?

[uncut ocean]

is there one for 15? that's the one I am currently on

[knotty jolt]

I'm prety sure, idk where tho cause im to lazy to look

[onyx flame]

i mean its under the same link just a different tab

[rapid summit]

do top 3 shipgirls that win in the popularity poll get a skin?

[knotty jolt]

They get a chat border

[rapid summit]

Ohhh

[knotty jolt]

https://azurlane.koumakan.jp/wiki/Popularity_Poll here is the wiki for past popularity polls and what they give for winning

[whole crypt]

only if you intend to build a HE BB fleet

[uncut ocean]

when i switch gear from another ship does it swap it with the current ship's gear?

[cobalt robin]

i wish there were some other ur planes 😔

[whole crypt]

no it just removes the gear on the source ship

[inland shoal]

So the other one goes to depot? I thought they swapped

[whole crypt]

nope

just think of the extra interaction needed if the swapped piece of gear doesn't fit on the other ship

[cobalt robin]

nvm i cant even craft mk7 need another ur plan

[turbid dawn]

So I've noticed with farming 14-3 HM everyday my last ship is Indep and 50% of the time she dies by the end without being revealed, The other 50% of the time she has either 0 dmg taken or only about 20%. What on earth is killing her without her being revealed? The other 2 aren't even revealed by the end without her

She is also always the only one who dies

[sleek bolt]

guys, does skill reducing "detection gauge", also protect w14 concealment guage?
are concealment & detection gauge samething in tandem ?

[whole crypt]

BBs can hit her even if not revealed

[turbid dawn]

Oh, is she just that squishy then she dies basically from 1 shot because it seems to be the case she's alive, then she's not even on safe now

[rain bobcat]

do you have rudder or fire ex?

[whole crypt]

one shot no but 2-3 shots plus burn and maybe a suicide boat

[turbid dawn]

I have rudders on them all

Just because it what worked when I 3*-ed it

[slender jackal]

Do you have any advices to sites that have some prepared equipment for ships? I used slaimuda but it wasn't updated since September

[sleek bolt]

i would go to narezza equipment guide if i need to be precise, slaimuda still good enough for quick & easy boss

[whole crypt]

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

that or ecgc's equipment page

nerezza's is sam's now on ecgc

[trim depot]

how do u 100% clear a hardmode stage the first time

I beat every enemy and it only says 34%

[whole crypt]

you can't after whatever stage is

each clear adds to that %, you can't change how many clears is needed

[trim depot]

ok then I might just do my earlier hardmode clears

I don’t wanna waste my oil

[whole crypt]

assuming you already 3-starred or don't need the print type or meta material you can just repeat something else, if earlier means same chapter you're fine but if you run an earlier chapter you're losing cores

34% is just 2 more clears anyway

[trim depot]

im doing one from a chapter before

havent done a single clear yet

on my newest available one

[whole crypt]

generally you should do the highest you can manage for cores

[sleek bolt]

guys, it seems Hakuhou can reduce gauge by 3
but, what max detection gauge value for lvl 125 CV actually ?

[whole crypt]

it's just 2 more clears to hit 100%

[trim depot]

I gotta do 3 but I get u

[whole crypt]

not particularly important, you want to just keep the gauge low by not letting anything get to your main fleet

[sleek bolt]

guys, does this mean i dont need hedhog if i use eldrigekai mobbing w14?
so i can put hedhog on bossfleet instead?

[rapid shard]

Dont need hedgehog on boss fleet. But throw hedgehog on second vanguard unit. She cant fully deal with all subs solo

[uncut ocean]

does launching an airstrike do anything against boss nodes, on w15

[tropic tusk]

no

[whole crypt]

14 boss doesn't need ASW but mob will need more than just Eldridge's special ASW

[dusk dirge]

Who should get my last Hellcat HVAR? YorktownII first fighter slot or Kearsage? Kearsage has better efficiency and more planes, but less AVI.

[whole crypt]

kearsarge needs a uss plane if she's not already using one, you'll need to do some math to see how the avi counts vs slot count and eff

[dusk dirge]

Ok. The Hellcat is uss.

And I hate maths.

[whole crypt]

not on a PC now, hard to type maff on a phone

[sleek bolt]

guys, for w14 boss in general
should musashi use trip460, or daisen gun ? (daisen look better tho)
im using musa,lion,hakuhou btw