Changes

# Improvement levels are displayed beside equipment names.

# Improvement levels are displayed beside equipment names.

#* They run from <span style="color:#00cccc;">'''★+1'''</span> to <span style="color:#00cccc;">'''★MAX'''</span> (+10).

#* They run from [[File:Icon Star.png]]'''+1''' to [[File:Icon Imp.png]] (+10).

# Improvement bonuses are '''hidden'''. The increase in stats are not reflected on the stat cards of ship girls.

# Improvement bonuses are '''hidden'''. The increase in stats is not reflected on ship girls' stat cards.

#* This means they do not affect [[Support Expedition]]s or hitting [[OASW]] thresholds.

#* This means they do not affect [[Support Expedition]]s or reaching thresholds like for [[OASW]].

#* Exceptions are equipment such as the [[Type 2 Recon Aircraft]] and [[61cm Quad (Oxygen) Torpedo Mount Late Model]] that give additional '''visible''' fit bonuses to certain ship girls when improved.

#* Some improvements on equipment can add some additional visible [[Equipment Bonuses|Fit Bonuses]].

 

# Equipped equipment cannot be improved.

# Equipped equipment cannot be improved.

#* There is an option to unequip the equipment from the improvement list.

#* There is an option to unequip the equipment from the improvement list.

# Equipment must be unlocked in order to be upgraded to a better version.

# Equipment must be unlocked in order to be upgraded to a better version.

# Improvements have a chance to fail. Please see [[#Improvement Success Rates|below]] for details.

# Improvements have a chance to fail. Please see [[#Improvement Success Rates|below]].

#* Materials and any fodder equipment are still lost on failure.

#* '''Materials and any fodder equipment are still lost on failure.'''

#** [[Item|Items]] are not lost.

#** [[Item]]s are not lost.

#* You will not lose the actual equipment being improved.

#* The equipment being improved is never losed.

#* It is '''highly recommended''' you use the guarateed improvement toggle when dealing with expensive improvements and/or rare fodder at <span style="color:#00cccc;">'''★+6'''</span> and beyond.

#* It is '''highly recommended''' to use the guarateed improvement toggle when dealing with expensive improvements and/or rare fodder at [[File:Icon Star.png]]'''+6''' and beyond.

#* Akashi Kai has a higher success rate than her base version.

#* [[Akashi Kai]] has a higher success rate than her base version.

# Improved equipment cannot be used as fodder.

# Improved equipment cannot be used as fodder.

# Certain conversion quests like '''[[Quests#F13|F13]]''', '''[[Quests#F14|F14]]''', '''[[Quests#F15|F15]]''', <!--'''[[Quests#F19|F19]]''',-->[[Quests#F22|F22]] and [[Quests#F24|F24]]-[[Quests#F30|F30]] that do not require <span style="color:#00cccc;">'''★MAX'''</span> equipment will carry over any improvements to the upgraded equipment.

# Certain conversion quests like '''[[Quests#F13|F13]]''', '''[[Quests#F14|F14]]''', '''[[Quests#F15|F15]]''', '''[[Quests#F19|F19]]''', [[Quests#F22|F22]], and [[Quests#F24|F24]] to [[Quests#F30|F30]], that do not require improved equipment, will carry over any [[File:Icon Star.png]] to the upgraded equipment.

#* This is currently the '''only''' way to obtain improved versions of the unimprovable {{Equipment/Link|Tenzan Model 12 (Tomonaga Squadron)}}, {{Equipment/Link|Suisei (Egusa Squadron)}} & {{Equipment/Link|Reppuu (601 Air Group)}}.

#* This is currently the '''only''' way to obtain improved versions of the {{Equipment/Link|Tenzan Model 12 (Tomonaga Squadron)}}, {{Equipment/Link|Suisei (Egusa Squadron)}} & {{Equipment/Link|Reppuu (601 Air Group)}} (unimprovable otherwise).

# Certain conversion quests like [[Quests#F62|F62]], [[Quests#F89|F89]], [[Quests#F70|F70]], and [[Quests#F107|F107]], allow to use Improved equipment, but any [[File:Icon Star.png]] are lost during conversion.

=Improvement Success Rates=

=Improvement Success Rates=