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=Obtaining Resources=

=Obtaining Resources=

===Natural Regeneration===

===Natural Regeneration===

Natural regeneration only affects '''primary resources'''.

Natural regeneration only affects '''primary resources'''.

* It only occurs when you fall below the [[#Soft Cap|soft cap]].

* It only occurs when a resource is below the [[#Soft Cap|soft cap]].

* It continues to accumulate when you are not logged in.

* It accumulates when logged in or not, including during server maintenances.

** It will also continue to accumulate during server maintenances.

* Regeneration ticks every '''3 minutes'''.

* Regeneration ticks every '''3 minutes'''.

Please see the table below for calculated accumulated regeneration:

Please see the table below for calculated accumulated regeneration:

{| class="wikitable"

{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"

!style="text-align: center; border-radius: 6px 0 0 0; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px;"|Time

! Time!! {{Fuel}} / {{Ammo}} / {{Steel}}!! {{Bauxite}}

!style="text-align: center; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px;"|{{Fuel}} / {{Ammo}} / {{Steel}}

!style="text-align: center; border-radius: 0 6px 0 0; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px;" |{{Bauxite}}

|-

|-

| style="text-align:center;"|3 Minutes

| 3 min|| +3|| +1

| style="text-align:center;"|+3

| style="text-align:center;"|+1

|-

|-

| style="text-align:center;"|1 Hour

| 1 h|| +60|| +20

| style="text-align:center;"|+60

| style="text-align:center;"|+20

|-

|-

| style="text-align:center;"|1 Day

| 1 day|| +1,440|| +480

| style="text-align:center;"|+1,440

| style="text-align:center;"|+480

|-

|-

| style="text-align:center;"|1 Week

| 1 week|| +10,080|| +3,360

| style="text-align:center;"|+10,080

| style="text-align:center;"|+3,360

|-

|-

| style="text-align:center;"|22 Days

| 22 days|| +31,680|| +10,560

| style="text-align:center;"|+31,680

| style="text-align:center;"|+10,560

|-

|-

| style="text-align:center;"|30 Days

| 30 days|| +43,200|| +14,400

| style="text-align:center;"|+43,200

| style="text-align:center;"|+14,400

|}

|}

===Expeditions===

===Expeditions===

Expeditions can be used to gain both primary and secondary resources. Please see [[Expeditions]] for more details.

Expeditions can be used to gain both primary and secondary resources. Please see [[Expeditions]] for more details.

* It is the best and fastest way to gain resources quickly.

* It is the best and fastest way to gain resources quickly.

* Having all four fleets unlocked is necessary for maximising expedition returns.

* Having all four fleets unlocked is necessary for maximizing expedition returns.

* Expeditions will allow you to exceed the soft resource cap.

* Expeditions allow to exceed the soft resource cap.

===Quests===

===Quests===

 

Quests reward primary, secondary, and special resources. They are the main source of most special resources. Please see [[Quests]] for more details.

Quests give both primary and secondary resources as rewards. They are also your main source of most special resources. Please see [[Quests]] for more details.

* For quests to be a net gain, fleet compositions need to be carefully considered, using ships that are too expensive to run can induce losses.

 

** Most of the time, primary resources loss is negligible in front of secondary and special resources gains.

* For quests to be a net gain, you need to carefully consider the fleet composition. Using ships that are too expensive to run, can mean a loss.

** Sometimes it is best to sacrifice primary resource gain in order to gain secondary resources.

===Sorties===

===Sorties===

 

Sorties can provide primary and secondary resources and some consumables by collecting them from [[Combat/Map Mechanics and Nodes#Non-Combat Nodes|resource nodes / finish lines]].  

Sorties can provide primary resources, instant repairs, instant construction, and development materials by collecting them from [[Nodes#Resource Nodes|resource nodes]]. Blueprints and improvement materials can be indirectly gained by clearing extra operations to earn medals and present boxes. Please see [[Help:Resource Farming|Resource Farming]] and [[Blueprint#How to Obtain|Blueprints]] for more details.

*Blueprints and improvement materials can be indirectly gained by clearing extra operations to earn medals and present boxes. Please see [[Help:Resource Farming|Resource Farming]] and [[Blueprint#How to Obtain|Blueprints]] for more details.

===Cash Shop===

===Cash Shop===

* It is inadvisable to purchase most resources, especially from the smaller packages.

 

* It is inadvisable to purchase anything but fuel or bauxite as these are the only two that come in value packages.

* Improvement materials can be considered for purchase because of their usefulness and rarity.

* Improvement materials can be considered for purchase because of their usefulness and rarity.

** Other special resources are abundant in game and inadvisable to purchase.

** Other special resources are relatively abundant in game and so inadvisable to purchase.

===Scrapping Ship Girls/Equipment===

===Scrapping Ship Girls/Equipment===

 

Scrapping ships or equipment will provide fuel, ammunition, steel, and bauxite. Scrapping ship is one of the best methods to earn steel, especially with larger ships. Please see individual ship girl and equipment pages for their scrap value.

Scrapping ship girls or equipment will provide you with fuel, ammunition, steel, and bauxite. Scrapping ship girls is one of the best methods to earn steel, especially with large ships. Please see individual ship girl and equipment pages for their scrap value.

===Sinking Ship Girls===

===Sinking Ship Girls===

 

Sunk girls have their unused fuel and ammo added to the stockpile. This method provides more fuel and ammo than scrapping but no steel or bauxite. Please see individual ship girl pages for how much resources they will give on sinking.  

Sunk ship girls have their unused fuel and ammo added to the stockpile. This method provides more fuel and ammo than scrapping but no steel or bauxite. Please see individual ship girl pages for how much resources they will give on sinking. Note that you will not get the full amount of their "consumption" figures, only the remaining amount.

*Note that only a fraction of the full amount of their "consumption" figures, only the remaining amount.

=Resource Caps=

=Resource Caps=

===Hard Cap===

===Hard Cap===

The hard cap was implemented on March 28, 2014. It is the absolute maximum that you are allowed to stockpile resources.<br>

Hard Cap is the absolute maximum possible to stockpile for a given resource.

As of November 13, 2020, the primary resource hard cap has been updated to 350,000.

* Primary resources: 350,000

* Primary resources: 350,000

* Special resources: unknown but speculated to be 3,000.

* Special resources: unknown but speculated to be 3,000.

 

=See Also=

=See Also=