Game Updates/2021/July 15th

July 15th, 2021 Gambier Bay Mk. II / Summer 2021 Update

1. Rainy Season CG have come to an end
2. Gambier Bay Mk. II
   • Gambier Bay can now be remodeled into Mk.II
     • Blueprint and Prototype Flight Deck Catapult are required for her remodel
     • Gambier Bay will come with the ability to function as an anti installation unit, an ASW unit, an Anti ship carrier, and liimited night battle combat capabilities.
     • She also comes with new voice lines with her remodel.
3. New Quests
   • Several New Quest have implemented within this update:
     • Gambier Bay's Qusts
       • Remodeled Aircraft Carrier Excersice!
       • Special Remodeled Aircraft Carrier "Gambier Bay", Weigh Anchor
     • Summer Quests
       • "Shore's Mermaid" Operation
       • "Shore's Siren" European Operation
     • Land Base Expansion Quests
       • Development and Expansion of the Land Base
       • Summer Hanger and Land Base Maintenance
     • Seaplane Related Quest
       • Frontline utilization of elite three-seated seaplane recon aircraft
4. Swimsuit / Summer Clothes/ Shaved Ice mode CG
   • The following ships have gotten CGs along with old ones:
     • Akebono Kai Ni, Umikaze Kai Ni, Ryuuhou Kai Ni, Ryuuhou Kai Ni E, Take, Perth, I-203, Jingei, Gotland Andra, Suzunami, Honolulu, Souya
5. Sleep Mode CG
   • Kako has been given Sleep Mode CG
6. Land Base Overhaul Update
   • It is now possible to switch planes in an Landbase between different the aviation squadrons in the same operaton map without the cost of bauxite and waiting to change planes between each squadron.
7. Land Base Maintenance Levels
   • Start as of today, you can now improve the maintenance level of your LBAS for event maps
   • You can improve your land base up to 3 levels which will have the following affects depending on the level:
     • Level 1: Reduced plane swapping cooldown timer & faster morale recovery when set to "Rest"
     • Level 2: Plane swapping cooldown timer reduced even further & faster morale recovery when set to anything except "Sortie"
     • Level 3: Plane swapping cooldown timer almost halved in total & faster morale recovery regardless of selected squad state (but "Rest" still ca. 50% more effective)
     • Currently there are only 3 levels that your can improve your land base at this time.
     • All Level improvements done with your Event LBAS will carry over into future events.
8. Furniture Update
   • The following new furniture has been added:
     • Night Sky Wall Paper
     • Custom Made Horizontal Wooden Slit Window
   • Other various furniture have been updated for the Summer
     • None existing Window
9. Furniture Coin Expansion Update
   • You can now hold up from 200,000 to 350,000 Furniture Coins
10. Akashi Improvement Arsenal Update
    • The following Equipment can now be improved through Akashi's Arsenal:
    • Type 0 Reconnaissance Seaplane Model 11B can be improved
    • Fairey Seafox Kai can be improved
    • SBD-5 can be upgraded now into the SB2C-3
11. Dive Bomber Anti Installation Update
    • The following dive bobmers have been updated to have anti installation bombing capabilities
      • Type 99 Dive Bomber Model 22
      • Type 99 Dive Bomber Model 22 (Skilled)
      • Suisei Model 12 (w/ Type 31 Photoelectric Fuze Bombs)
      • SB2C-3
      • SB2C-5
12. Equipment Bonus updates
    • FM-2, FR-1 Fireball has been given additional bonuses when used on various American and British Carriers, and most notably on the "Casablanca-class" CVEs
    • I-203 can improve her ship speed if equipped with the appropriate Engine, but it will reduce her combat capabilities.
13. New Equipment
    • FR-1 Fireball has been implemented and can be obtained through Gambier Bay's Quest
14. Jukebox update
    • Various summer songs have been implemented on normal maps and in the jukebox
15. Stat Updates
    • The following stats have been updated to the following ships:
      • Ark Royal: FP 50 -> 51, slot 24/30/12/12 -> 24/32/12/12
      • Graf Zeppelin: FP 50 -> 52, armor 80 -> 81, luck 47 -> 48, LOS+
      • Aquila: FP 28 -> 31, max luck 48 -> 49, evasion+
      • Suzuya and Kumano (CVL form): slots 15/12/12/8 -> 17/12/12/9