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| =Improving Equipment= | | =Improving Equipment= |
| The following is how to improve equipment. | | The following is how to improve equipment. |
| + | #The equipment available for upgrade depends on the current "Helper ship" (2nd ship next to Akashi), as well as the day of the week. |
| + | #*''See the full Helper list [[Helper|here]]. |
| # Click on the '''"Select for Improvement" (改修工廠選択)''' button on the equipment to improve. This will bring up a list of all the selected equipment possessed. | | # Click on the '''"Select for Improvement" (改修工廠選択)''' button on the equipment to improve. This will bring up a list of all the selected equipment possessed. |
− | #* The button will be greyed out if any of a particular equipment is not possessed. | + | #* The button will be greyed out if any of a particular equipment is not possessed or not accessible, |
− | #* The items of selected equipment in the brought-up list will not show the ones equipped on a land base or a ship in expedition. | + | #* Only unequipped equipment ca be improved, |
− | #* Equipment equipped by ships can be removed from the ship by clicking on the '''Remove (外す)''' button. The ship's name and her level can be viewed by hovering over the button. | + | #* The items of selected equipment in the brought-up list will not show the ones equipped on a land base or a ship in expedition, |
− | #** Equipment can be unequipped in this way even if the equipped ship is [[Docking|repairing in a dock]], which is not possible via the [[Remodel_(Menu)|remodel menu]]. | + | #* Equipment equipped by ships can be unequipped by clicking on the '''Remove (外す)''' button. The ship's name and her level can be viewed by hovering over the button, |
| + | #* Equipment must be unlocked in order to be upgraded to another equipment. |
| # Click on the equipment to improve, then click on '''Improve (改修)''' to begin. Clicking on '''Return (戻る)''' goes back to equipment selection. | | # Click on the equipment to improve, then click on '''Improve (改修)''' to begin. Clicking on '''Return (戻る)''' goes back to equipment selection. |
− | # Click on the '''Begin Improvement! (改修開始!)''' button to start the improvement. | + | # Click on the '''Begin Improvement! (改修開始!)''' button to start the improvement. Clicking on '''Cancel Improvement (改修中止)''' goes back to equipment selection. |
− | #* The toggle marked '''Guarantee Improvement (改修確実化)''' will make all improvements succeed in exchange for increased costs. | + | #* Improving an equipment will alwais cost {{DM}} Devmats and {{IM}} screws, and may also consume some fodder equipment, |
− | #* Clicking on '''Cancel Improvement (改修中止)''' goes back to equipment selection. | + | #* Upgrading an equipment may additionaly consumes [[Item]]s, |
| + | #* Locked, equipped, and already [[Improvement|improved]] equipment cannot be used as fodder. |
| + | # Improvements have a chance to fail (''see [[#Improvement Success Rates|below]]''). |
| + | ## The equipment being improved is never lost, |
| + | ## [[Item]]s are not lost if it fails, |
| + | ## '''Materials ({{DM}}{{IM}}) and any fodder equipment are lost on failure, |
| + | ## The toggle marked '''Guarantee Improvement (改修確実化)''' will make all improvements succeed in exchange for increased costs. |
| + | #* [[Akashi Kai]] has a higher success rate than her base version. |
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− | See the full list of improvable equipment ''[[:Category:Improvable Equipment|here]]. | + | ;Notes |
| + | *It is '''recommended''' to use the guaranteed improvement toggle when dealing with expensive improvements and/or rare fodder at {{Star}}'''+6''' and beyond. |
| + | *See the full list of improvable equipment ''[[:Category:Improvable Equipment|here]]''. |
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| + | ==Improvement Success Rates== |
| + | Only [[Akashi]]'s remodel affect the improvement success rate. Her level does not affect rates. |
| + | *It is '''highly recommended''' that she be remodeled to Kai as soon as possible, to maximize improvement success rates. |
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| + | {|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |
| + | !Modification Level<ref>Data sourced from KanColle Kai</ref> |
| + | !1★ !!2★ !!3★ !!4★ !!5★ !!6★ !!7★ !!8★ !!9★ !!Max★ !!Upgrade |
| + | |- |
| + | !Akashi |
| + | | 100% || 100% || 100% || 100% || 95% || 90% || 80% || 77% || 72% || 60% || 50% |
| + | |- |
| + | !Akashi Kai |
| + | | 100% || 100% || 100% || 100% || 100% || 95% || 90% || 82% || 77% || 67% || 62% |
| + | |} |
| + | <references/> |
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| =See Also= | | =See Also= |