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| =Overview= | | =Overview= |
− | [[File:Friend Fleet Button Grey.png|right]]
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− | Friend Fleets are an event mechanic that was implemented during the [[Winter 2018 Event]]. They are '''NPC fleets''' that appear to attack the boss during [[Night Battle]] before your fleet engages. Because the exact Friend Fleet details vary from event to event, please refer to the '''current event page''' for more information.
| + | Friend Fleet is an Event-only mechanic that was implemented during the [[Winter 2018 Event]]. They are '''NPC fleets''' that appear to attack the boss during [[Night Battle]] before your fleet engages. Because the exact Friend Fleet details vary from event to event, please refer to the '''current event page''' for more information. |
| + | To access the Friend Fleet Menu during the event, you may click on the [[File:Friend Fleet Button Grey.png]] button in the Homeport screen. |
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| [[File:NPC Friend Fleet.png|thumb|right|NPC Friend Fleet mechanic, as seen in map E-7 of the [[Winter 2018 Event#Friend Fleet|Winter 2018 Event]], when the International Fleet makes their entrance into battle.]] | | [[File:NPC Friend Fleet.png|thumb|right|NPC Friend Fleet mechanic, as seen in map E-7 of the [[Winter 2018 Event#Friend Fleet|Winter 2018 Event]], when the International Fleet makes their entrance into battle.]] |
− | In the [[Winter 2018 Event#Friend Fleet|Winter 2018 Event]] | + | |
− | * They are only available on '''specific maps'''. | + | '''In the current implementation:''' |
| + | * They are only available on '''specific nodes''', and may "arrive" at any time from event start up to after several days have passed since the event started. |
| + | ** They are typically implemented as the event progresses to give players a higher chance of beating a map. |
| * Only NPC fleets are available. | | * Only NPC fleets are available. |
| ** The devs have mentioned that player fleets may be available at a future date. | | ** The devs have mentioned that player fleets may be available at a future date. |
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| * The determination of which fleet of an enemy combined fleet your escort fleet will engage in [[Combined_Fleet#Combined_Fleet_Night_Battle|night battle]] is calculated after the Friend Fleet attack. | | * The determination of which fleet of an enemy combined fleet your escort fleet will engage in [[Combined_Fleet#Combined_Fleet_Night_Battle|night battle]] is calculated after the Friend Fleet attack. |
| * Which Friend Fleet appears is '''random''', but odds can be manipulated. | | * Which Friend Fleet appears is '''random''', but odds can be manipulated. |
− | ** By having a member of the Friend Fleet in the sortied fleet, all Friend Fleets that she is a member of will not appear. | + | ** By having a member of the Friend Fleet in the sortied fleet, all Friend Fleets that she is a member of will not appear. This is referred to as "blocking" a Friendly Fleet. |
− | *** This method may not work for all events.
| + | *** Some fleets are "unblockable", and may appear even if you sortie a member that is present in it. |
− | * Friend Fleets '''may not be available at the start of the event'''. | + | * The stats, level, remodel, luck, equipment and damage state in which the friend fleet ships appear on is completely arbitrary. |
− | ** They are typically implemented as the event progresses to give stragglers a leg up. | |
− | * Ship girls in Friend Fleets are '''not fully modernised''' and may appear '''already damaged'''. | |
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| =Using Friend Fleets= | | =Using Friend Fleets= |