Help:Resource Farming

Introduction

This article aims to provide you with advice on the best way to farm necessary resources. As a general rule, Expeditions are the best way to gain resources. Sorties do provide a decent return on primary resources () but it works out as trading away one or more primary resource for another.

Only repeatable quests are listed on this page. One-time quests are also a major source of secondary and special resources. Please refer to Quests for more details.

General Tips

Sortie Tips

• Having the lightest possible fleet is recommended to reduce costs and maximise gains.
• Drum Canisters and Landing Crafts will increase the resources gained from nodes.
  • The T89, 11th Division and M4A1 do not increase resource gain.
  • Amount gained varies from map to map.
• You will need to complete a battle after the resource node in order to claim the resources.
  • Exceptions are resource nodes that are dead end nodes.

Expedition Tips

• Always try to sparkle for expeditions. This increases the great success chance which significantly boosts income. Your own tolerance for tedium will determine what is the minimum expedition length to sparkle for.
• Read the expedition requirements carefully. This can prevent wasted time.
• Always remember to resupply your expedition fleet.
• Raw resource returns is not as important as returns per hour.
  • The exception is when you will be away from the game for long enough to complete lengthy high-return expeditions.

Quest Tips

• Quests are an excellent source of secondary resources ().
• While it is ideal to use the lightest fleet possible to maximise primary resource gains, it is more important to have a fleet that can reliably clear the quest for secondary resources.

Fuel

1-3

The objective is to reach node D then retreat after node E. DO NOT attempt to farm node G. The maelstrom at node H has a chance to deplete all of your fleet's fuel. This is a fairly simple and straightforward map to farm but requires multiple fleets if you want to farm it non-stop. Take note that only the AO fleet guarantees routing to D. The AV fleet has random routing (weighted towards D), unless you bring 4 DE. But 4DE will significantly reduce your resource gains because they cannot carry drums or landing craft. The submarine in both fleet options will be able to tank every enemy you'll encounter.

Resource Gain

• 10/15/20
  • +2 per
  • +3 per

Recommended Fleet

• 1AV 4DD 1SS
• 1AO 4DD 1SS

Equipment Setups

Ship Type	Equipment	Notes
DD		Use whatever mix of barrels and landing craft that you have to maximise your gains. Prioritise landing craft where possible.
AO/AV		This setup is for Hayasui. Although her slots are small, they are more than enough to take out the weak enemies in this map.
	/	This setup is for Kamoi or an AV. If the AV can carry midget submarines, swap out one seaplane for it.
SS		Simply load the SS with torpedoes. Ideally, she should have the 61cm Triple (Oxygen) Torpedo Mount to maximise her armour.

4-3

This map can be used to farm both fuel and bauxite. The fleet used is the same for both resources. Fuel is obtained from node B. Take note that you do not have to retreat if heavily damaged at G. This is because node J is a dead end node and will end the sortie. Unlike 1-3, a majority of the fleet needs to be combat focused. While this means you cannot bring as many bonus equipment, the base resource gain is higher. This map will cost more buckets compared to 1-3.

Resource Gain

• 30/35/40/45/50/55/60/65/70/75/80/85/90
  • +2 per
  • +3 per

Recommended Fleets

• 1AV/AO 1CL 2DD 2CLT

Equipment Setups

Ship Type	Equipment	Notes
DD		Because of the limited space for bonus equipment, you do not have the luxury of bringing drums.
CL		This setup is for Abukuma Kai Ni or Yura Kai Ni. These two are the ideal girls for farming this map as the opening torpedoes are great at taking out threats.
		In the event that you are unable to use Abukuma or Yura in this map, simply give your CL a standard artillery spotting setup.
CLT		The midget submarine will allow them to take out some threats early and minimise the damage your fleet takes. OASW is highly recommended, especially since you will encounter submarines enroute.
AO/AV		This setup is for Hayasui. Her slots may be a bit small for the enemies present in this map but they're still enough to take out the weaker enemies. Kamoi is not recommended for this map.
		The AV should have a midget sub to add to the strength of the opening torpedo. The extra seaplane bombers add the airstrike cherry on top.

Expedition	Yield	Resource/Hour	Fleet Requirement	Notes
5	200	133	1CL 2DD 2XX	An early expedition that will be indispensable for newer Admirals. Although the minimum requirements is only 4 ships (1CL2DD1XX), it is recommended that you run it with 6 sparkled ships to maximise the gains.
9	350	87	1CL 2DD 2XX	This is a longer expedition that returns more fuel but less per hour. It is a good expedition to run if you anticipate you will be away from the game for 4 hours or more. Similar to Exp5, it is recommended you run more than the minimum amount of ships (sparkled) to maximise gains.
21	320	137	1CL 4DD 1XX	This expedition is superior to Exp5 not only for the higher hourly gain, but because it has an innate ~50% great success chance. This can save your time spent sparkling. It is still advised to sparkle your fleet in order to maximise gains. Loading more drums on your fleet will increase the innate great success chance marginally.
24	500	60	1CL 4DD 1XX	This is a long=term expedition that is perfect for overnight and school/work dispatch. It takes 8:20 and it provides a large fuel return. Like Exp21, extra drums can increase the great success rate.
41	100	100	3DD/DE	While this expedition does not provide as high hourly returns as Exp5 and Exp21, it has the advantage of being another expedition that has an innate great success chance. The GS chance increases based on flagship level and total ASW of the fleet. Combined with the easy fleet composition requirement, it is very low maintenance to spam.
36	480	53	2AV 1CL 1DD 2XX	This is another long-term expedition for overnight and school/work dispatch. This is 9:00 long and provides a similar fuel return to Exp24. It also gives a decent amount of fuel and bauxite.
38	420	144	5DD 1XX	This is the best expedition for gaining fuel quickly. Do note that you will be gaining fuel at the expense of other resources. It also has an innate ~50% great success chance based on drums like Exp21. Taking 12 drums is the best way to maximise that innate chance. It is still recommended that you sparkle your fleet in order to maximise gains.

Ammo

Resource Gain Recommended Fleets Equipment Setups

Ship Type	Equipment	Notes
DD

Expedition	Fleet Requirement	Resource/Hour

Steel

Recommended Fleets Equipment Setups

Ship Type	Equipment	Notes
DD

Expedition	Fleet Requirement	Resource/Hour

Bauxite

Resource Gain Recommended Fleets Equipment Setups

Ship Type	Equipment	Notes
DD

Expedition	Fleet Requirement	Resource/Hour

Instant Repairs

Recommended Fleets Equipment Setups

Ship Type	Equipment	Notes
DD

Expedition	Fleet Requirement	Resource/Hour

Daily

ID	Prereq.	Quest Name (Original) Quest Name (Translated)	Description	Rewards					Note
								Other

Monthly

ID	Prereq.	Quest Name (Original) Quest Name (Translated)	Description	Rewards					Note
								Other

Weekly

ID	Prereq.	Quest Name (Original) Quest Name (Translated)	Description	Rewards					Note
								Other

Quarterly

ID	Prereq.	Quest Name (Original) Quest Name (Translated)	Description	Rewards					Note
								Other

Instant Construction

Recommended Fleets Equipment Setups

Ship Type	Equipment	Notes
DD

Expedition	Fleet Requirement	Resource/Hour

Daily

ID	Prereq.	Quest Name (Original) Quest Name (Translated)	Description	Rewards					Note
								Other

Monthly

ID	Prereq.	Quest Name (Original) Quest Name (Translated)	Description	Rewards					Note
								Other

Weekly

ID	Prereq.	Quest Name (Original) Quest Name (Translated)	Description	Rewards					Note
								Other

Quarterly

ID	Prereq.	Quest Name (Original) Quest Name (Translated)	Description	Rewards					Note
								Other

Development Materials

Recommended Fleets Equipment Setups

Ship Type	Equipment	Notes
DD

Expedition	Fleet Requirement	Resource/Hour

Daily

ID	Prereq.	Quest Name (Original) Quest Name (Translated)	Description	Rewards					Note
								Other

Monthly

ID	Prereq.	Quest Name (Original) Quest Name (Translated)	Description	Rewards					Note
								Other

Weekly

ID	Prereq.	Quest Name (Original) Quest Name (Translated)	Description	Rewards					Note
								Other

Quarterly

ID	Prereq.	Quest Name (Original) Quest Name (Translated)	Description	Rewards					Note
								Other

Improvement Materials

Recommended Fleets Equipment Setups

Ship Type	Equipment	Notes
DD

Expedition	Fleet Requirement	Resource/Hour

Daily

ID	Prereq.	Quest Name (Original) Quest Name (Translated)	Description	Rewards					Note
								Other

Monthly

ID	Prereq.	Quest Name (Original) Quest Name (Translated)	Description	Rewards					Note
								Other

Weekly

ID	Prereq.	Quest Name (Original) Quest Name (Translated)	Description	Rewards					Note
								Other

Quarterly

ID	Prereq.	Quest Name (Original) Quest Name (Translated)	Description	Rewards					Note
								Other