Again post your dock

[dense lichen]

ill start here ig

i think thats it

[stuck pier]

Hmmm
@main crane CN has essex doing more damage or akane? For medium armor

[main crane]

lemme check

[dark venture]

no Shinano? sadge

[dense lichen]

got shinano

[main crane]

essex

[dense lichen]

just no equipment

[dark venture]

cool then. raise her up

[main crane]

shouldve played the game more and earned the bullins

[dense lichen]

i only have 6 ur bulins atm

[main crane]

mlb shinano then

you have nobody else to use it on beside kron

[dark venture]

lmg, no coins

[stuck pier]

For now run enty, ark, akane, adalbart, rikka, an shan

[dense lichen]

is she worth raising even tho i literally only purple planes

[stuck pier]

Raise shinano, helena and sirius

[dark venture]

you have tenzan?

[stuck pier]

Yes

[dense lichen]

oh

ok

[stuck pier]

Once you have those 3 raised. Run enty, arkkai, shinano, adal, helena and sirius

[dense lichen]

ah

ok

[stuck pier]

Levels are a big factor so you won't be doing big damage for a while tho

[dense lichen]

wait what

bruh

20k coins for mlb

pain

[main crane]

farm event d3, or 11-1 or 12-1 when theres no event

you farm till you run out of oil or low morale

everyday

[dense lichen]

damn

the grind

[main crane]

i mean on clearing mode you unlock the ability to auto explore

so you only click 1 button every 10 minutes

do something else while azur lane play on background usually is the way

[dense lichen]

ah

not enough catapults

for shinano

sheeeeeeeeeit

[main crane]

in the meantime of your grind, open gold boxes, gear your ships according to https://slaimuda.github.io/ectl/#/home

[dense lichen]

been using slaimuda since i played

worked great

[main crane]

keep your research queue maxed at all times, https://azurlane.koumakan.jp/wiki/User:Samheart564/Research_Guide follow this guide

and ye

keep this up for a couple of months

[stuck pier]

@dense lichen current event d2 gives decent coins and exp with oil cap. Spam it because it also drops catapults

[main crane]

oh wait i forgot

ye d2 drop cata

tho it low chance but better than nothing

[dense lichen]

since were on the topics of fleets

if i level shinano enough

can she replace ark in my boss fleet

[main citrus]

no

use ark enty shinano

[main crane]

@dense lichen

shinano replace akane

[dense lichen]

so this is for boss fleet entirely

ok

[stuck pier]

Ark will never get replaced in a CV focused fleet unless devs decide they want to overdose on powercreep

[dense lichen]

also this is mob

[stuck pier]

Looks good. But raise helena as well

Helena is useful on all bosses outside of w14

[main crane]

looks gud enough, id use indep instead of chise but thats just optimization

what you need more rn is just levels and gears

the basics

[stuck pier]

retrofitted indep btw
Pre retro sucks

[main crane]

ye that^

[dense lichen]

should i just replace akane now?

[main crane]

not right now

she is way lower level so

you wanna focus on farming the levels on d2

[dense lichen]

oke

[main crane]

basically for levels: 120 is soft cap, 125 is hard cap, only do lvl 125 when you have a ship as good as shinano or kron

lvl 120 is what you want your entire team to be ideally

[dense lichen]

so i keep chise at 120 then

[main crane]

yes

for example, you can get independence rn

and independence is better than chise

so you would rather 125 indep

after retrofit ofc

[dense lichen]

ah

so Indep is worth 125?

[main crane]

id say yeah

theres not many ships better than her

[dense lichen]

been waiting for a use for purple bulins so i guess ill buy her

[main crane]

like, independence is competing with uh volga, aquila, unicorn, shinano, haku.... and yea i dont think theres another one that is better

[dense lichen]

can i even do d2 with my ship levels

im in D1 and the enemy ships are alr at lvl 90

[main crane]

you can use your good fleet to clear

then farm using the yk, farming fleet

like your mob fleet rn is a good mob fleet

so it can clear

then after you safe mode it

you swap out the good ships, and put like enteprise and shinano in

bc they need levels for bossing

helena too

yk, whatever you need to level

[dense lichen]

so i use the mob fleet to farm all enemy nodes?

[main crane]

safe mode means the stage becomes 10x easier

[main crane]

you use mob fleet to beat the stage

like, 100% it

[dense lichen]

yih

[main crane]

then you swap your mob fleet to a farming fleet

for example right

my mob fleet is uvh volga unicorn

i use this fleet to clear the hard stages

then once it is cleared, i swap all of them out because they are all maxed out

[dense lichen]

ah

[main crane]

then use repulse meta, revenge, erebus, aka the ones im leveling rn

or whatever i need to level next

[dense lichen]

so clear stage with best fleet i have

safe mode then replace said fleet

[main crane]

yeah, thats why you make a mob fleet and a boss fleet

then after you 100% the stage and safe mode it

you just use whatever you need to level

which is your farming team

thats basically the process of this game

[dense lichen]

so repeat

in every event?

[main crane]

yeah

and since event stages are easy

[dense lichen]

oke

[main crane]

your actual mob team will become less and less used

because right

[dense lichen]

i got a good idea on things now

[main crane]

my uvh is so fucking overpowered that she disintegrate everything she sees

i am not gonna use her at event

unless im just clearing it

at some point you use farming team more than mob and boss fleet

[dense lichen]

thats probably happening in the next years

[main crane]

bc there is no more difficult content unless it is campaign or operation siren bosses

[dense lichen]

i just want to oath hakuryuu and put her on my screen

[dark venture]

haku is good

and y'know. oathing will give you bonuses through affinity

soon. you'll get her

[main crane]

once haku is maxed btw

your bossing fleet can be

[dense lichen]

still at 600 tech points so 300 left

[main crane]

haku, shinano, ark royal

this is the best aircraft carrier fleet in this game

[dense lichen]

oh cool

so it wasnt a waste to level ark and shinano

[main citrus]

why would it be a waste to level shinano

im suprised you didnt do it sooner

[dense lichen]

i got no gear

[main citrus]

still got enough to use on ships worse than her

[dense lichen]

yup

purple corsairs and helldivers

[main crane]

shinano is not a waste tbh

as soon as you gear her

she becomes one of the strongest ships in this game

same with ark

they are just overpowered ships

you can place shinano anywhere and shes op

[main citrus]

purple helldivers are some of the best db though

[stuck pier]

The only upgrades are a plane that needs to be +13 to be better and tenrai

[main crane]

helldiver is op

a lot of the purple gears are just solid

and some are op

like helldiver and mk6

[dark venture]

shinano (and haku) are flexible as fuck too

not rikka level flexibility but y'know. double tb like ark or double db like RNGer

[dense lichen]

so the plan is
safe mode d2
farm shinano, enty, sirius, helena, and indep
then change fleets

[main crane]

yes, once your bossing fleet members are all lvl 120, swap out to mobbing fleet ships

then get the ships that can potentially be an upgrade and level them to 120 too

like ships that fit in third or fourth fleet for operation siren

and yea thats your plan for now

should keep you busy for a couple of weeks

[dense lichen]

probably less

since im alr only at 8k oil

but ill manage

hopefully

[main citrus]

buy some more from event shop

keep grinding

[main crane]

^ you can buy oil from event shop

[dense lichen]

buy guiseppe or oil

[main crane]

if you grind enough, you can buy both

[dense lichen]

im just waiting until i get her from construction

[main crane]

like i already bought both

[main crane]

nah just get her from shop

youll get her as long as you put in the work

[dense lichen]

but the hakuryuu prints

[main citrus]

get those too

youll have more than enough points

[main crane]

you can get enough to buy everything btw

[dense lichen]

from D2 farm alone?

[main crane]

like, thats why i say grind event grind event, you can buy everything

[main crane]

yes

[dense lichen]

zamn

im in a hell of a 9 days then

[main crane]

and also, put your research focus to pr4

keep queue filled

[dense lichen]

yeah

alr did it

once i saw hakuryuu

[main crane]

ye you should earn more than 15 prints a day

so ye

[dense lichen]

blue G researches right?

[main citrus]

d2 only gives 30 less than d3 anyway you have more than enough time to clear the shop tbh

[main crane]

basically the shortest way to memorize proper research technique: always pick the shortest research time wise until any ship research show up, then you do the ship research

so if you see a 1 hr research? and it is the shortest? do it

until any pr4 ship research

[dense lichen]

even the cube costs one?

[main crane]

those you skip

exclude those lol

[dense lichen]

ah

[main citrus]

unless 30 min

[main crane]

unless 30 minute

30 minute ones are the strongest in this game

do them, but keep count of your cubes lol

if you below 100 cubes you dont do those

save up more than 400 cubes first

[main citrus]

mythical research, havent seen a 30 min one in ages

[dense lichen]

so the shortest research and keep que at max?

[main crane]

yes, shortest until ship research

like you see a anchorage research? do it

you see haku? do it

now why would you pick any ship research and not just haku? that is because, as long as you have enough blueprint to max that ship, that ship gets removed from the research pool @dense lichen

[dense lichen]

oooooooooooooooohhh

was just about to ask that

[main crane]

so if you get 343 anchorage blueprint, you will no longer get anchorage research

so more chance for haku research

[dense lichen]

is this like

good

[main crane]

this is GOD TIER

pick

[main crane]

30 minute ones are the best

[dense lichen]

which face

gasc?

[main crane]

harbin ig

thats champagne and harbin lol

[dense lichen]

ah

so harbin it is

[main crane]

and following this method, if you have enough blueprint to max every single gold ship from a research series, the only ship research youlll get will be rainbow

[dense lichen]

also do i skip the 1.2k oil commissions if im low on oil?

[main crane]

thats how you see some people get 20 haku blueprint in a day

everyday

[main crane]

yes, skip them

[main crane]

the 1.2k oil are better spent on the grind

[dense lichen]

figured

[main crane]

you want to skip them even if you have plenty oil

[dense lichen]

wait what

[main crane]

bc its just that much better to spam and grind

[dense lichen]

but the cuubes

[main crane]

you will get cubes from the cubes research anyway

doesnt hurt that much

[dense lichen]

ah

im still trying to clear d2

hopefully i can safe mode it today

[main crane]

thats the goal

then turn this on

[dense lichen]

yuh

[main crane]

now the game automatically clicks each enemy for you

can also set role for each team

[dense lichen]

shouldnt i only have 1 fleet

like the farm fleet

[main crane]

doesnt matter either way tbh

if you clear every mob with farming fleet and the boss

its the same gain pretty much as clearing all mob with only famring fleet and use bossing fleet on only boss

bc boss doesnt give as much exp

[dense lichen]

ah

[main crane]

bc the oil cap for boss is higher than mobs

[dense lichen]

how many clears is it until safe mode

[main crane]

like around 10

dis is safe ye

you can just see here

[dense lichen]

so i need to beat 10 boss fleets after 100%?

for it to safe?

[main crane]

yes

[dense lichen]

enty doesnt have a pre load right?

[main crane]

no

enty doesnt have preload

[main crane]

i think this event d3 put preload on your flag ship

so even if you use a ship that doesnt have preload

she gains preload

so d3 is pretty insanely good for farming

bc you can make anyone have preload and control who gets the mvp

and mvp gains more exp

[dense lichen]

can i clear d3 with my current mob?

[main citrus]

cant say for sure

youll have to test it out yourself

[main crane]

prolly, only way to find out lol

[dense lichen]

lvls are pretty low

guess ill try

[main crane]

i mean you just want to 100% d3

not farm it

bc you farming d2 for uh catapult

[main citrus]

horrible drop rate though

good luck with that

[main crane]

better than nothing ig

[main citrus]

yes

[dense lichen]

is kron still usable without her sig gun?

[main citrus]

yes there are still other good cb guns

its just that hers is the best

[dense lichen]

but whats the difference between her best in slot and the 2nd best?

[main crane]

yes, so the thign with kron is that

she need a northern parliament equipment

and her own gun is northern parliament

https://azurlane.koumakan.jp/wiki/Triple_152mm_(MK-5)#Type_3-0

this is one for example

kron can use this

do you have this?

[dense lichen]

but if its northern parliament

can i even get it

idk if i even have that

[main citrus]

not anymore no

[main crane]

well check your inventory lol

it was from a past event

@dense lichen if you dont have it, use this https://azurlane.koumakan.jp/wiki/Ocean_Soul_Camouflage#Type_0-0

see dis? this is an aux equipment from core data shop

and it is northern parliament

and its pretty gud too

nice evasion boost

combo it with hydraulic rudder

and the rest of the equipments just follow slaimuda

[main citrus]

But between kronshtadt and shinano

Focus on shinano first

[main crane]

ye do shinanner first

youll get enough bURins if you grind the game

like every month you get 1.5 bullins on average

0.5 from cruise mission

and 1 from the monthly mission

[main citrus]

Not to mention event milestones for ur events too

[dense lichen]

event faq mentioned 2 UR events in 2022

that true?

[main crane]

we have 2 ur events left this year

[main citrus]

2 more yes

[main crane]

my guess is the next one is in september

and last one is december

so make sure, to save your 400 cubes no matter what

[dense lichen]

any chance of it being an NJ rerun?

[main crane]

[main citrus]

Reruns dont count

[main crane]

no they only said one rerun this year

[dense lichen]

ah

[main crane]

and that rerun was shinano

[main citrus]

Nj next year

[main crane]

you missed vanny, so hope that the next one is good

bc vanny imo is fucking insanely good lol

like vanny has the highest rdps out of all the backlines in thsi game

[main citrus]

Ur buffer with more damage than any sr bb

[main crane]

her debuff is insane

her total damage contribution is higher than new jersey and fdg

because debuffs in this game are that unbalanced

[dense lichen]

only thing i probably regret is not knowing all this earlier to farm for hakuryuu

[main citrus]

Its gonna take a while either way

[dense lichen]

ah

daily reset

so if i have enough coins?

i take this again right?

[main crane]

ye

[dense lichen]

is the

build 3 ships

worth the points?

or just 1 build

[main crane]

1

1 build

[dense lichen]

light or event

[main crane]

light6

[dense lichen]

do i clear all event levels for the x3 points?

[main crane]

no need

[main crane]

just farm your d2

[dense lichen]

oke

just 100% it rn

so time to work on safe mode

also

about the fleet

enty, arkkai, shinano, helena, adalbert, sirius

this a boss fleet right?

since 3 cvs

and no uni

[main crane]

yes

you dont use mob fleet stuff on bossing

[dense lichen]

clearing mode and auto search is available now

for D2

do i use it?

[main crane]

yes

[dense lichen]

if i use double oil consumption

[main crane]

makes stuff easier

[dense lichen]

does it affect safe mode

[main crane]

i think you still need 10 clear

[dense lichen]

ah

[main crane]

but afterward go ahead and use it on farming fleet

since it makes stuff faster

[dense lichen]

oke

[dense lichen]

also once safe mode

do i set the farm fleet to all enemies?

[dense lichen]

question about this

why sirius

[stuck pier]

Sirius has a buff for CVs, so she's worth using in CV centric fleets

[dense lichen]

2 CL 1 CA vanguard?

[stuck pier]

Her buff is weaker than Air Raid Assistance for most CVs, but you don't seem to have any ships with ARA

[stuck pier]

sure? Forcing arbitrary hull restrictions is pointless and doesn't affect gameplay

[dense lichen]

so

i remove adal from mob and place her on boss

and replace her with portland?

[stuck pier]

yep, adal is better than portland. So she gets put in boss

[dense lichen]

oke

fenks

i just wanted to clear up the sirius problem

[stuck pier]

Just note that the 3CV fleet is specifically for meta fights. Since iirc that's what the initial question was @dense lichen. For campaign you'd run slightly different fleets and mix in a few BBs

[dense lichen]

for campaign

which cv do i replace

enty arkkai or shinano

[stuck pier]

arkkai usually. Sometimes even remove shinano or enty for a 2nd BB depending on the content. And you'd replace sirius with another utility ship or damage dealer

[dense lichen]

an shan retro as replacement?

[stuck pier]

Sure, or san diego retrofit if you need AA(w13 especially)