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 has limited 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 Quests
       • C60 ["Remodeled Utility Carrier" Task Force Exercise] - 「改装特務空母」任務部隊演習！
       • B170 [Remodeled Utility Carrier "Gambier Bay Mk.II" Weigh Anchor!] - 改装特務空母「Gambier Bay Mk.II」抜錨！
     • Summer Quests
       • "Shore's Mermaid" Operation
       • "Shore's Siren" European Operation
     • Land Base Expansion Quests
       • D41 [Development and Expansion of your Land Base!] - 航空基地を整備拡張せよ！
       • F100 [Summer Hangar & Land Base Maintenance] - 夏の格納庫整備＆航空基地整備
     • Seaplane Related Quest
       • F101 [Frontline utilization of elite three-seated seaplane recon aircraft] - 精鋭三座水上偵察機隊の前線投入
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 a Landbase between different aviation squadrons in the same operation 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 effects 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 you can improve your land base at this time.
     • All Level improvements are 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 bombers 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