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| Resetting a map by '''choosing a higher difficulty''' will reset the map to its initial state. | | Resetting a map by '''choosing a higher difficulty''' will reset the map to its initial state. |
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− | <gallery widths=350px heights=250px> | + | <gallery widths=350px heights=250px style="margin: auto; text-align: center;"> |
| File:Fall2020E-3MapP1.png|Initial state of the [[Fall_2020_Event/Main_Operations#Phase_3|Fall 2020 E-3]] map | | File:Fall2020E-3MapP1.png|Initial state of the [[Fall_2020_Event/Main_Operations#Phase_3|Fall 2020 E-3]] map |
| File:Fall2020E-3MapP3.png|Final state of the [[Fall_2020_Event/Main_Operations#Phase_3|Fall 2020 E-3]] map | | File:Fall2020E-3MapP3.png|Final state of the [[Fall_2020_Event/Main_Operations#Phase_3|Fall 2020 E-3]] map |
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| =Nodes= | | =Nodes= |
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− | <tabber> | + | ===Full Battle Nodes=== |
− | Start Node= | + | |
− | The Start Node dictates the point from which your fleet will start. | + | These nodes have as the main objective engaging the enemy fleet and destroying the enemy flagship and/or the enemy combatants as a whole. |
| + | |
| + | {| class="wikitable" |
| + | ! style="min-width: 150px;" rowspan="2"|Node |
| + | ! rowspan="2"|Description |
| + | ! colspan="2"|Consumption |
| + | |- |
| + | ! style="width: 8%"|{{Fuel}} |
| + | ! style="width: 8%"|{{Ammo}} |
| + | |- |
| + | |style="text-align:center;" rowspan="4"|[[File:BattleNode.png]]<br/>'''Normal Battle''' |
| + | |Normal Battle Nodes are the main types of nodes present in a sortie, often times making up for the majority of nodes in the map. A Battle Node will always begin with Day Battle and can be followed up by a Night Battle. '''''Node'' Support Expedition''' may appear in these nodes. |
| + | |
| + | Specifically for Battle Nodes, the battle cost varies depending on the node composition. |
| + | |style="text-align:center;"|20% |
| + | |style="text-align:center;"|20% |
| + | |- |
| + | |style="text-align:right;"|''Pursuing the enemy into night battle'' |
| + | |style="text-align:center;"|— |
| + | |style="text-align:center;"|+10% |
| + | |- |
| + | |style="text-align:right;"|''Only submarines present'' |
| + | |style="text-align:center;"|8% |
| + | |style="text-align:center;"|0% |
| + | |- |
| + | |style="text-align:right;"|''Only PT Imp Pack present'' |
| + | |style="text-align:center;"|4% |
| + | |style="text-align:center;"|8% |
| + | |- |
| + | |
| + | |style="text-align:center;"|[[File:NightNode.png]]<br/>'''Night Battle''' |
| + | |Night Battle nodes skip over Day Battle and instead consist of only the Night Battle phase. '''''Node'' Support Expedition''' may appear in these nodes even though they begin the battle at night. The battle will automatically finish after the Night Shelling phase is ended. |
| + | |style="text-align:center;"|10% |
| + | |style="text-align:center;"|10% |
| + | |- |
| + | |
| + | |style="text-align:center;"|[[File:NightToDayNode.png]]<br/>'''Night to Day Battle''' |
| + | |Night to Day Battle nodes invert the usual Battle node format, beginning the battle on Night Battle and then automatically transitioning to Day Battle afterwards. The applicable '''Support Expedition''' will trigger when the battle starts (during the night), but Day-only phases such as [[Arill/Sandbox/Combat/Land-based Aerial Support|LBAS]] and [[Arill/Sandbox/Combat/Aerial Combat]] will be performed as soon the Day Battle begins. |
| + | * As of 26/01/2021, Night to Day Battles are exclusive to events, with its last appearance on Fall 2017 Event. |
| + | |style="text-align:center;"|30% |
| + | |style="text-align:center;"|30% |
| + | |- |
| + | |
| + | |style="text-align:center;"|[[File:BossNode.png]]<br/>'''Boss Battle''' |
| + | |Boss Nodes are usually the final point of a map's route and are where the map's boss resides, if it has one. After the Boss Node battle ends, the sortie automatically finishes and the player fleet returns to Homeport. Boss nodes can be of any kind of battle node, meaning they can be a Night to Day Node, Night Battle Node, or a Battle Node. '''''Boss'' Support Expedition''' may appear in these nodes. |
| + | |style="text-align:center;"|20% |
| + | |style="text-align:center;"|20% |
| + | |} |
| + | |
| + | ===Short Battle Nodes=== |
| + | |
| + | These battle nodes have different objectives and win conditions from the regular battles. |
| + | |
| + | {| class="wikitable" |
| + | ! style="min-width: 150px;" rowspan="2"|Node |
| + | ! rowspan="2"|Description |
| + | ! colspan="2"|Consumption |
| + | |- |
| + | ! style="width: 8%"|{{Fuel}} |
| + | ! style="width: 8%"|{{Ammo}} |
| + | |- |
| + | |
| + | |style="text-align:center;" rowspan="2"|[[File:AirRaidNode.png]]<br/>'''Enemy Air Raid''' |
| + | | rowspan="2"|Air Raid nodes are special nodes where only [[Arill/Sandbox/Combat/Land-based Aerial Support|LBAS]] as well as the Stage 1 of the [[Arill/Sandbox/Combat/Aerial Combat|Aerial Combat]] are performed. This node consists of a purely defensive battle against enemy Aircraft Carriers. The enemy fleet is able to further progress to Stage 3 of Aerial Combat and perform an Airstrike against your fleet. |
| + | |style="text-align:center;"|6% |
| + | |style="text-align:center;"|4% |
| + | |- |
| + | |style="text-align:center;"|'''World 6:'''<br/>4% |
| + | |style="text-align:center;"|'''World 6:'''<br/>8% |
| + | |- |
| + | |
| + | |style="text-align:center;"|[[File:AirBattleNode.png]]<br/>'''Aerial Combat''' |
| + | |Similar to Air Raid nodes, however [[Arill/Sandbox/Combat/Land-based Aerial Support|LBAS]] is performed once, followed by full [[Arill/Sandbox/Combat/Aerial Combat|Aerial Combat]] phases performed twice back-to-back. |
| + | |style="text-align:center;"|20% |
| + | |style="text-align:center;"|20% |
| + | |- |
| + | |
| + | |style="text-align:center;"|[[File:AmbushNode.png]]<br/>'''Enemy Ambush''' |
| + | |Ambush nodes are purely defensive nodes where your fleet is attacked by an enemy fleet without being able to fight back. Specifically for Ambush nodes, '''there is no formation selection prompt prior the battle''', and formation and will be defaulted to Line Ahead or Cruising Formation 1 (for Combined Fleet). |
| + | * As of 26/01/2021, Ambush Nodes are exclusive to events, with its last appearance on Spring 2019 Event. |
| + | |style="text-align:center;"|4% |
| + | |style="text-align:center;"|— |
| + | |} |
| + | |
| + | ===Non-Combat Nodes=== |
| + | |
| + | These nodes present different mechanics that are unrelated to combat. |
| + | |
| + | {| class="wikitable" |
| + | ! style="min-width: 150px;" rowspan="2"|Node |
| + | ! rowspan="2"|Description |
| + | ! colspan="2"|Consumption |
| + | |- |
| + | ! style="width: 8%"|{{Fuel}} |
| + | ! style="width: 8%"|{{Ammo}} |
| + | |- |
| + | |style="text-align:center;"|[[File:StartNode.png]]<br/>'''Start Node''' |
| + | |The Start Node dictates the point from which your fleet will start. |
| | | |
| Multiple start points may be present in the same map. In such cases, the Start Node from which you'll begin sortieing is defined by the fleet composition as well as fleet type when you enter the map. | | Multiple start points may be present in the same map. In such cases, the Start Node from which you'll begin sortieing is defined by the fleet composition as well as fleet type when you enter the map. |
| + | |style="text-align:center;"|— |
| + | |style="text-align:center;"|— |
| + | |
| + | |- |
| + | |style="text-align:center;"|[[File:EmptyNode.png]]<br/>'''Empty Node''' |
| + | |An Empty Node is a tool mainly used to increase routing complexity, creating branching paths, dead-ends, as well as to display a small piece of flavour text. |
| + | |style="text-align:center;"|— |
| + | |style="text-align:center;"|— |
| + | |
| + | |- |
| + | |style="text-align:center;"|[[File:ChoiceNode.png]]<br/>'''Active Branching''' |
| + | |An Active Branching Node, also known as "Choice Node", is a special type of map mechanic that allows the your fleet to route to any of the desired paths. |
| + | |style="text-align:center;"|— |
| + | |style="text-align:center;"|— |
| + | |
| + | |- |
| + | |style="text-align:center;"|[[File:MaelstromNode.png]]<br/>'''Maelstrom''' |
| + | |Upon entering the node, drains a specific value of a specific resource of your entire '''current fleet'''. This means that penalties derived from low levels of {{Fuel}} and {{Ammo}} are applied immediately. The strenght of Maelstroms can be mitigated by the number of ships independently carrying a RADAR. Maelstroms drain either {{Fuel}} or {{Ammo}}, but not both. |
| + | |
| + | Certain Maelstrom are '''strong''', draining 150% more resources than regular Maelstroms and have roughly a 25% chance of draining all of a resource. |
| + | |
| + | {| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="text-align:center;" |
| + | !colspan="5"|Resource Drain Values |
| + | |- |
| + | !rowspan="2"| RADAR-Equipped Ship Girls |
| + | !rowspan="2"| Regular Maelstrom |
| + | !colspan="2"| Strong Maelstrom |
| + | !rowspan="2"| Notes |
| + | |- |
| + | !Normal Loss |
| + | !Major Loss |
| + | |- |
| + | | 0 |
| + | | 30% |
| + | | 40% |
| + | | 100% |
| + | | |
| + | |- |
| + | | 1 |
| + | | 22.5% |
| + | | 30% |
| + | | 100% |
| + | | |
| + | |- |
| + | | 2 |
| + | | 18% |
| + | | 24% |
| + | | 90% |
| + | | |
| + | |- |
| + | | 3 |
| + | | 15% |
| + | | 20% |
| + | | 75% |
| + | | |
| + | |- |
| + | | 4 |
| + | | 13.5% |
| + | | 18% |
| + | | 67.5% |
| + | | |
| + | |- |
| + | | 5 |
| + | | 12.6% |
| + | | 16.8% |
| + | | 63% |
| + | | |
| + | |- |
| + | | 6 |
| + | | 12% |
| + | | 16% |
| + | | 60% |
| + | | |
| + | |- |
| + | |} |
| + | |style="text-align:center;"|0 or X% |
| + | |style="text-align:center;"|0 or X% |
| + | |
| + | |- |
| + | |style="text-align:center;"|[[File:ResourceNode.png]]<br/>'''Resource Node''' |
| + | |Upon entering, adds a specific amount of a specific resource or consumable to your '''resource stockpile'''. Resource Nodes do not refill your fleet's current resource levels. |
| + | |
| + | Using {{Drum}} and/or {{LandingCraft}} increases the resource gain if it is one of {{Fuel}}, {{Ammo}}, {{Steel}} or {{Bauxite}}, up to a possible node-specific cap. |
| + | |style="text-align:center;"|— |
| + | |style="text-align:center;"|— |
| + | |
| + | |- |
| + | |style="text-align:center;"|[[File:FinishLineNode.png]]<br/>'''Finish Line''' |
| + | |Mechanically. behaves in the exact way a regular Resource Node does. |
| + | |
| + | Specifically in 1-6, the Finish Line has a pool of possible resource rewards rather than a single one. |
| + | |style="text-align:center;"|— |
| + | |style="text-align:center;"|— |
| + | |
| + | |- |
| + | |style="text-align:center;"|[[File:TransportLoadoutNode.png]]<br/>'''Transport Loadout''' |
| + | |Present in any map with Trasport Loadout operation. Upon reaching this node, the fleet's {{Drum}} and {{LandingCraft}}, as well as ships that are not '''Heavily Damaged''' will be taken account of. The result of this node determines the quantity of Transport Points (TP) deducted of a map's Transport Gauge after a successful Boss Battle with A-Rank or higher. |
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− | |-|Battle= | + | Simply reaching this node has no effect on the map's Transport Gauge. |
− | Battle Nodes are the main types of nodes present in a sortie, often times making up for the majority of nodes in the map. A Battle Node will always begin with Day Battle and can be followed up by a Night Battle. '''''Node'' Support Expedition''' may appear in these nodes.
| + | |style="text-align:center;"|— |
| + | |style="text-align:center;"|— |
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− | Specifically for Battle Nodes, the battle cost varies depending on the node composition:
| + | |- |
− | * Submarine-only nodes will consume 8% fuel and no ammo.
| + | |style="text-align:center;"|[[File:EmptyNode.png]]<br/>'''Emergency Repairs Node''' |
− | * PT Imp Pack-only nodes will consume 4% fuel and 8% ammo.
| + | |Generally only accessible with either [[Akashi|Akashi Kai]] or [[Akitsushima|Akitsushima Kai]] present in the fleet. By equipping {{EquipmentLink|Ship Repair Facility}}, it's possible to use [[Emergency Repair Materials]] to repair ships mid-sortie. |
− | * Regular battle nodes will consume 20% fuel and 20% ammo.
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− | ** Pursuing the enemy fleet into Night Battle will increase the ammo cost by an extra 10%.
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− | |-|Boss Battle= | + | Please refer to [[Repairs#Emergency Anchorage Repairs|Emergency Anchorage Repairs]] for more details. |
− | Boss Nodes are usually the final point of a map's route and are where the map's boss resides, if it has one. After the Boss Node battle end, the sortie automatically finishes and the player fleet returns to Homeport. Boss nodes can be of any kind of battle node, meaning they can be a Night to Day Node, Night Battle Node, or a Battle Node. '''''Boss'' Support Expedition''' may appear in these nodes.
| + | |style="text-align:center;"|— |
− | * Regardless of the actual Node type and composition, the consumption for Boss Nodes is always 20% fuel and 20% ammo.
| + | |style="text-align:center;"|— |
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− | |-|Air Raid= | + | |- |
− | Air Raid nodes are special nodes where only [[Arill/Sandbox/Combat/Land-based Aerial Support|LBAS]] as well as the Stage 1 of the [[Arill/Sandbox/Combat/Aerial Combat]] are performed. This node consists of a purely defensive battle against enemy Aircraft Carriers. The enemy fleet is able to further progress to Stage 3 of Aerial Combat and perform an Airstrike against your fleet.
| + | |style="text-align:center;"|[[File:AirReconNode.png]]<br/>'''Aerial Reconnaisance Node''' |
− | * The consumption for Air Raids is 8% fuel and 4% ammo.
| + | |Upon entering, collects resources from a specific point in the map using aircraft. Type of aircraft as well as the ship carrying it influences the result. Differently from regular Resource Nodes, the resources obtainable originate from a drop pool instead of a fixed type. |
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− | |-|Air Battle= | + | If the Boss Battle is a failure with a C-Rank or lower, the resources are forfeit. Otherwise, a small message saying that the resources were secured will be shown in the lower right side of the victory screen. |
− | Similar to Air Raid nodes, however [[Arill/Sandbox/Combat/Land-based Aerial Support|LBAS]] is performed once, followed by full [[Arill/Sandbox/Combat/Aerial Combat]] phases performed twice back-to-back.
| + | |style="text-align:center;"|— |
− | * The consumption for Air Battles is 20% fuel and 20% ammo.
| + | |style="text-align:center;"|— |
| + | |} |
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− | |-|Ambush=
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− | Ambush nodes are purely defensive nodes where your fleet is attacked by an enemy fleet without being able to fight back. Specifically for Ambush nodes, formation may not be selected prior the battle, and will be defaulted to Line Ahead or Cruising Formation 1 (for combined fleet).
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− | * The consumption for Ambushes is 4% fuel and no ammo.
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− | |-|Night Battle=
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− | Night Battle nodes skip over Day Battle and instead consist of only the Night Battle phase. '''''Node'' Support Expedition''' may appear in these nodes even though they begin the battle at night. The battle will automatically finish after the Night Shelling phase is ended.
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− | * The consumption for Night Battles is 10% fuel and 10% ammo.
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− | |-|Night to Day Battle=
| + | {{GameMechanics2}} |
− | Night to Day Battle nodes invert the usual Battle node format, beginning the battle on Night Battle and then automatically transitioning to Day Battle afterwards. The applicable '''Support Expedition''' will trigger when the battle starts (during the night), but Day-only phases such as [[Arill/Sandbox/Combat/Land-based Aerial Support|LBAS]] and [[Arill/Sandbox/Combat/Aerial Combat]] will be performed as soon the Day Battle begins.
| + | [[zh:战斗]] |
− | * The consumption for Night to Day Battles is 20% fuel and 30% ammo.
| + | [[Category:Game Mechanics]] |
− | </tabber>
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