#sheesh help
arctic obsidian
Ok I'm fine with that
small valley
we'll try to explain lmao
jovial cradle
retrofits are easier to explain so lets start there
arctic obsidian
Just wanna know how all those things work
jovial cradle
Retrofits basically make a ship better 99.9% of the time
Unless its yamashiro or fusou the retrofit is always an upgrade
small valley
my baby yamashiro 😔
arctic obsidian
Is it hard to retrofit someone
jovial cradle
Yes
arctic obsidian
Ooh
sick flare
Ise retro is also questionable
small valley
and gear plates
jovial cradle
Coins and blueprints can sometimes be hard to come by
raven mango
the higher the base color of the ship the harder it is
small valley
retrofit also upgrades their rarity
arctic obsidian
the higher the base color of the ship the harder it is
What do you mean by harder
jovial cradle
But for ships you using that have a retrofit unless it's yamashiro or fusou you wanna do it
arctic obsidian
Like more resources?
small valley
What do you mean by harder
harder to retro
jovial cradle
What do you mean by harder
More coins and blueprints needed ye
small valley
Like more resources?
yes
raven mango
more expenisve, more levels needed for full retro, and rarer blueprints
misty patrol
This whole farming blueprints thing sucks b/c they are only in hard mode wtf
small valley
it'll build up
jovial cradle
guild shop 
raven mango
yeah guild shop is pog for this
jovial cradle
Dont get blueprints in medal exchange tho thats a scam
raven mango
guild shop is pog full stop
jovial cradle
small valley
ye its complicated lmao
arctic obsidian
So what do you get from the guild shop
raven mango
pr is more complicated then this so buckle up 
faint niche
This whole farming blueprints thing sucks b/c they are only in hard mode wtf
it starts really slow. It'll build up to a ridiculous amount over time tho
small valley
you get bps from hard mode, use those bps on ships u wanna retrofit and boom
ur on your way
misty patrol
okay this is the dumbest question of all time, where the hell is the guild shop. I've got plenty of guild coins.
jovial cradle
okay this is the dumbest question of all time, where the hell is the guild shop....
Shop munitions then scroll left on the list of shops
arctic obsidian
What's bps
faint niche
okay this is the dumbest question of all time, where the hell is the guild shop....
in the shop tab just try to go to the left. Everyone misses it
small valley
blue prints
arctic obsidian
Ooohhohohoho
jovial cradle
What's bps
bps = blueprints
raven mango
depends on the retrofit
small valley
misty patrol
a bunch, look at the little chart
small valley
them things next to the coins
arctic obsidian
Oh those
small valley
ye just look at the ship retro tree
jovial cradle
And how many do you need
There's a chart on the "retrofit" page of wiki
That tells you total coins and blueprints
For each ship with a retrofit
raven mango
Oh those
https://azurlane.koumakan.jp/Dockyard#Retrofit here u go btw
jovial cradle
Thats the wrong chart i think
small valley
arctic obsidian
I know how to do that, but how do you get the retrofit ships
misty patrol
OH MY GOD YOU CAN SCROLL THE SHOP @jovial cradle @faint niche
jovial cradle
I know how to do that, but how do you get the retrofit ships
Go to the ship in dock, top left is retrofit button if ship has retrofit
Try on your starter
Cause all starters have a retrofit
arctic obsidian
Ye
jovial cradle
Not every ship has a retrofit tho so dont be shocked if some ships don't have one
arctic obsidian
Ohh, so basically you just have to do every one of those for it to become a retrofit ship?
tranquil umbra
all you need is modernization node
raven mango
the modernization field changes the rarity of the ship
arctic obsidian
all you need is modernization node
Wtf is that
small valley
you can keep going after that if there is another branch
tranquil umbra
it can come early in the retro tree or later
raven mango
the last node most often is an additional skill for the ship
tranquil umbra
look at sam screenshot
arctic obsidian
Oh yeah
small valley
raven mango
Wtf is that
its this one
celest bolt
the link I posted shows the overall cost + bps needed for each retro
jovial cradle
Wait its under dockyard
small valley
just look at the memento tab
jovial cradle
Huh
tranquil umbra
also, too lazy to check the chat
but pr ship basically just ship
but they are developed and enhanced differently
celest bolt
but they are developed and enhanced differently
na, they all follow the same principle
arctic obsidian
So for it to become that, you need modernization mode
raven mango
maybe we should finish retrofits before we go to pr guys
jovial cradle
So for it to become that, you need modernization mode
yes, but you wanna finish the retrofit
small valley
So for it to become that, you need modernization mode
yes, for their rarity to be upgraded
celest bolt
jovial cradle
go past modernization
small valley
but you should continue to complete the retro skill
arctic obsidian
Ohhh so that's why I see Helena super rare sometimes
arctic obsidian
Lol
small valley
can't believe you
arctic obsidian
How much does the ship improve
raven mango
but the art man, its worth it just for that because her base art is old
faint niche
Can't deny it. She gets way cuter after retro
raven mango
small valley
How much does the ship improve
well you can read the stats 😭
celest bolt
I finished the helena retro even tho the lvl 90 skill isn't that important imo, but she earned it
small valley
just read the chart and calculate
jovial cradle
How much does the ship improve
For some ships (like sandy) they go from bottom tier to top tier
For other ships (like helena) it barely changes anything for most ppl
small valley
how much they gain
faint niche
How much does the ship improve
Depends on the ship. Sandy, London, Independence become hella pog. Helena barely changes
yamashiro and fusou become worse
jovial cradle
But all retrofits are improvements unless its yamashiro and fusou
jovial cradle
Reason they become worse is they lose a gun for a plane that does nothing
raven mango
for fusou and yamashiro u want to do all the retro nodes BUT the modernization node btw
small valley
just keep 2 copies of the fusou sisters and retrofit 1 pair and leave the other pair alone 👀
faint niche
hyuuga and Ise also lose a gun for a plane that does next to nothing but they also gain a shitload of buffs to compensate
small valley
hyuuga extra skill go boom
celest bolt
currently bbvs dont really serve any purpose
celest bolt
basically pr ships were a product of a collaboration with wargaming
small valley
you go to lab then you can click on shipyard
arctic obsidian
Are research academy and shipyard related in some way
small valley
yes and no
celest bolt
the first set of pr ships (aka pr1 ships) had different unlock requirements
small valley
you get pr bps from research
arctic obsidian
But what is does PR2,pr3 etc mean
tranquil umbra
https://azurlane.koumakan.jp/Research
did you read this?
small valley
But what is does PR2,pr3 etc mean
thats pr series
celest bolt
But what is does PR2,pr3 etc mean
different sets/series
small valley
pr series 1 is the first pr series
first one to be released
the most recent one is pr4
arctic obsidian
And also what does the symbol mean
small valley
what symbol
small valley
huh?
raven mango
this?
arctic obsidian
Yeeee
arctic obsidian
Oh lol
raven mango
that means that your research is set to pr1
raven mango
which means that the research you will be getting will have higher chance of heaving pr1 blueprints and gear
celest bolt
And how do people get the pr ships
there are unlock requirements
small valley
And how do people get the pr ships
do every task the pr ship tells u to do
here for example
raven mango
for pr1 it was amount of ships and after that its ftech points right?
arctic obsidian
And is that it
small valley
you gotta get 120000 exp for this task
small valley
for pr1 it was amount of ships and after that its ftech points right?
i think it was always tech points doe
celest bolt
for pr1 it was amount of ships and after that its ftech points right?
yea ships in vanguard/main or combined
arctic obsidian
Is that all you do to get the ship?
small valley
nah
arctic obsidian
Bruh
celest bolt
Neptune: 20 Royal Navy vanguard ships required to unlock development
Monarch: 10 Royal Navy main fleet ships required to unlock development
Ibuki: 20 Sakura Empire vanguard ships required to unlock development
Izumo: 10 Sakura Empire main fleet ships required to unlock development
Roon: 7 Iron Blood vanguard ships required to unlock development
Saint Louis: 20 Eagle Union vanguard ships required to unlock development
arctic obsidian
People said you need to grind a lot
tranquil umbra
I mean, the wiki research is pretty detail and straightforward
just take few mins to read it
small valley
People said you need to grind a lot
big understatement
tranquil umbra
the exp grind is just your usual daily level up
celest bolt
not exactly
celest bolt
You still need to somewhat manage your fleet to get the xp
arctic obsidian
Also, when I do a research academy thing, it says I got a gold weapon but it doesn't give me it
small valley
wot
raven mango
it gives u a blueprint
celest bolt
no, that's just a blueprint
small valley
oh ye the bp
arctic obsidian
Wut
raven mango
u need multiple of those to craft it
celest bolt
and you need 15 or 25 gold blueprints for that weapon
arctic obsidian
Are you kidding me
raven mango
go to depot on main menu
and click craft in that menu
u will get the list of weapons/gear u have blueprints for
small valley
raven mango
it will also show u how many u need to craft a specific weapon
small valley
go to depot and craft
small valley
nah not really
raven mango
that would be too good to be true
arctic obsidian
that would be too good to be true
For a sec I thought the game would've been too easy ngl
raven mango
dont worry golden gear isnt that bad to get
celest bolt
that would actually make the whole system of gear blueprints obsolete and somewhat counterproductive to the game's goal
raven mango
the rainbow gear is a different story tho
small valley
dont worry golden gear isnt that bad to get
grinding for gear on maps doe 😭
arctic obsidian
the rainbow gear is a different story tho
How do you get those
celest bolt
grinding for gear on maps doe 😭
just open gold techboxes 
small valley
idk how people do it but i barely get any bp drops from maps
raven mango
How do you get those
also through research
small valley
lmfao no i mean like the neptune gun from the last event
arctic obsidian
Oh
celest bolt
I know razor 😄
small valley
pr1 is still a very conservative parent
celest bolt
pr1 was like a testrun how the system would work
small valley
you got anymore questions? 👀
small valley
cool cool
jovial cradle
np
arctic obsidian
Pretty easy to understand actually
celest bolt
can you develop a pr1 ship as of yet? or do you need more ships to unlock them?
arctic obsidian
Well I think I'm doing the st Louis one rn
jovial cradle
yeah you wanna unlock at least 2 pr1 ships asap
raven mango
well there is a whole thing of reserch optimization but its a bit too early for that for u i think
jovial cradle
reason being you get 300 prints for one of them as a given, then you can "coin" the other once the first one hits dev 30
celest bolt
yea the research optimization can start in a couple months for him when he progressed through the maps + got a decently leveled fleet
arctic obsidian
reason being you get 300 prints for one of them as a given, then you can "coin" ...
That's generous
Also one more question,
celest bolt
pr2 has the 300 print option too, but no coin option
arctic obsidian
What can I do if I run out of oil
celest bolt
it's like 1-3 per research
arctic obsidian
From grinding 3-4
raven mango
unfortunelty its just run comms and wait for it to spawn in canteen
jovial cradle
uh if you run out of oil you can 💳 
or take a break yeah
small valley
dream of akagi tails
small valley
only whale for bismarck skin
arctic obsidian
Ik
celest bolt
if you dont have oil: dont run any coms that cost 1200 oil or so (the big xp things) for a while, prioritize any coms that give oil
arctic obsidian
I'm a f2p player so I'm not planning to spend money on some skins
small valley
I'm a f2p player so I'm not planning to spend money on some skins
good good
arctic obsidian
Does oil regen over time?
celest bolt
yes
small valley
just use the gems the game throws at you and use it to get dock space and dorm space
raven mango
canteen generates it for u
jovial cradle
i mean if you are me you can 
even as an f2p
arctic obsidian
I guess it is healthier
small valley
you can though
celest bolt
you actually can once you have more oil 
jovial cradle
but thats way later
small valley
some.....humans has done that
celest bolt
like way more oil
jovial cradle
or you unlock opsi
small valley
different kind of an animal
celest bolt
yea
small valley
if you want we can talk about that in brief 😭
celest bolt
no
raven mango
operation siren/late game content thingy u get a lvl 60 commander
jovial cradle
don't worry about opsi and gear lab until commander lvl 60
come back when you are commander lvl 60
arctic obsidian
I'm only level 41 sadly
celest bolt
yea
small valley
okok dont worry about it now
celest bolt
take your time
small valley
just focus on your waifus
celest bolt
level the ships you want
small valley
dont look for nuke codes
arctic obsidian
dont look for nuke codes
I was planning to
small valley
well dont go too deep 👀
raven mango
dont most of it is bad
celest bolt
small valley
like some belfast ones...
jovial cradle
arctic obsidian
Ok then bois
celest bolt
arctic obsidian
Thanks
raven mango
arctic obsidian
For the help
celest bolt
anytime
arctic obsidian
Appreciate the pleasant teaching
small valley
the thread will be archived doe
celest bolt
celest bolt
gameplay help always is like this 
arctic obsidian
Yeeeeeeeeeee
raven mango
then he will just show up in normal ghp again and i or sam will make a new 🧵
its like we are the only 2 ones that use them
jovial cradle
or someone else
raven mango
its sad
arctic obsidian
Yous helped me before right?
celest bolt
~~its like we are the only 2 ones that use them~~
wdym, I made my own some time ago
celest bolt
you're lucky tho
the 3rd anniversary is right around the corner
expect good things
celest bolt
dont build any ships until the anniversary event comes around
you will build up like 10-20 cubes
arctic obsidian
When is it
celest bolt
soon™️
raven mango
or just do 1 light build a day
celest bolt
yea 1 light build/day is the most efficient to save cubes
small valley
also who is the other girl in duca's swimsuit skin
small valley
not ingame?
raven mango
not yet
small valley
ye i think not ingame
arctic obsidian
Is it true that light builds are luckier than heavy and special builds?
celest bolt
arctic obsidian
For me it is
raven mango
no
celest bolt
it's all just rng
arctic obsidian
I have never gotten anything good from special or heavy
raven mango
🎲
celest bolt
there's a ton in the buildpool
that's why it's really up to rng to get something good
arctic obsidian
Does anyone know what ships will be in the upcoming event
jovial cradle
nope
celest bolt
no
jovial cradle
wait for the stream on 8/10
arctic obsidian
Oh sad
jovial cradle
jovial cradle
8/10 being august 10th not october 8th btw
jovial cradle
its a youtube livestream
arctic obsidian
Oh
jovial cradle
on their youtube channel
arctic obsidian
Ok
jovial cradle
lemme see if they got link
arctic obsidian
I'll look forward to that
celest bolt
I haven't seen a link posted yet
jovial cradle
nope no link posted yet
arctic obsidian
It's fine
jovial cradle
but check their youtube channel at 8pm utc-7
celest bolt
just keep an eye out on the game-news channel every once in a while tomorrow
there will be some information about it
raven mango
there will also be a tweet from the AL account for sure