Changes

# Have Akashi or Akashi Kai as your secretary.

# Have Akashi or Akashi Kai as your secretary.

# At the home screen, put your mouse cursor over the factory icon (do not click).

# At the home screen, put your mouse cursor over the factory icon (do not click).

# Improvement Arsenal Icon will appear next to it as shown.

# Improvement Arsenal Icon will appear next to it as shown.[[File:Kaishu koushou.png|thumb|347x347px|none]]

[[File:Kaishu koushou.png|thumb|347x347px|none]]

# Move your cursor to that icon and click.

# Move your cursor to that icon and click.

=== How to Use ===

=== How to Use ===

* To use this new factory, you need Improvement Materials. (icon is a screw)

* To use this new factory, you need Improvement Materials. (icon is a screw)

** or exchange them with medals (4 materials per medal).

** or exchange them with medals (4 materials per medal).

**  or buy Improvement Materials from the in-game cash shop, the price is 700 DMM points for 10 Materials.

**  or buy Improvement Materials from the in-game cash shop, the price is 700 DMM points for 10 Materials.

*  There is a chance to fail when doing improvements.

*  There is a chance to fail when doing improvements and upgrades

** If the improvement level is low, then you will have a higher chance of success, and vice versa.

**   If the improvement level is low, then you will have a higher chance of success, and vice versa.

**  Akashi Kai has a higher success rate than Akashi herself.

**  Akashi Kai has a higher success rate than Akashi herself.

**  On failure, resources, DevMats, ImproveMats and any extra equipment cost will disappear. Equipment being upgraded is left unchanged.

**  On failure, resources, DevMats, ImproveMats and any extra equipment used will disappear. Equipment being upgraded is left unchanged.

**  There is a slider for guaranteed success that increases the required DevMats and ImproveMats.

**  There is a slider for guaranteed success that increases the required DevMats and ImproveMats.

* Equipment that has been improved will have a ★ beside them. Improvement ranges from ★+1 to ★+10. ★+10 appears as ★max.

* Equipment that has been improved will have a ★ beside them. Improvement ranges from ★+1 to ★+10. ★+10 appears as ★max.

* Starting from ★+6. you will have to spent a certain amount of unimproved equipment that have the same type (name) in order to gain ★+7 up to ★+10.

* Starting from ★+6. you will have to spend a certain amount of unimproved equipment that have the same type (name) in order to gain ★+7 up to ★+10.

* There's no ''<u>visible stat</u> ''difference between a unimproved and improved equipment.

* There's no ''<u>visible stat</u> ''difference between unimproved and improved equipment.

** Japanese sources are currently testing the effect of stars. preliminary results are (as of 10/31):

** Japanese sources are currently testing the effect of stars. preliminary results are (as of 10/31):

*** ★+1~3: +1 bonus to shelling/torpedo/anti-sub damage

*** ★+1~3: +1 bonus to shelling/torpedo/anti-sub damage

*** ★+4~8: +2 bonus to shelling/torpedo/anti-sub damage

*** ★+4~8: +2 bonus to shelling/torpedo/anti-sub damage

*** ★+9~10: +3 bonus to shelling/torpedo/anti-sub damage

*** ★+9~10: +3 bonus to shelling/torpedo/anti-sub damage

* If you reach the maximum improvement level ★max of your equipment, you can upgrade your equipment into a better, and a higher ranked one. However, your improvement level will be wiped once you do this. Also, if the new equipment after upgrading is something you can develop from the normal factory, the improvement level will automatically be ★+3.

* If you reach the maximum improvement level ★max of your equipment, you can upgrade your equipment into a better, higher ranked one. However, your improvement level will be wiped once you do this. Also, if the new equipment after upgrading is something you can develop from the normal factory, the improvement level will automatically be ★+3.

=== Possible Improvements ===

=== Possible Improvements ===

Equipment that can be improved changes depending on the day of the week and the ship in the second slot of the first fleet.

Equipment that can be improved depends on the day of the week and the ship in the second slot of the first fleet. changes midnight JST.  

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=== Possible Upgrade ===

=== Possible Upgrades ===

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