Changes

=Overview=

=Overview=

[[image:MI_sticker.jpg|thumb|right|200px|A group of ships locked to the MI missions of the [[Summer 2014 Event]].]]

[[image:MI_sticker.jpg|thumb|right|200px|A group of ships locked to the MI missions of the [[Summer 2014 Event]].]]

Ship Locking is a mechanic that forces Admirals to use a wider variety of ship girls. It was introduced during the [[Summer 2014 Event]]. It is meant to simulate the feel of a mutliple-front operation where ship girls dispatched to one operation area are unavailable to be dispatched to others.  

Ship Locking is a mechanic that forces Admirals to use a wider variety of ship girls. It was introduced during the [[Summer 2014 Event]]. It is meant to simulate the feel of a multiple-front operation where ship girls dispatched to one operation area are unavailable to be dispatched to others.

* Any untagged ship girls dispatched to an operation area will be tagged with the appropriate lock.

* Any untagged ship girls dispatched to an operation area will be tagged with the appropriate lock.

** This will apply '''immediately after the start sortie button is pressed'''.

** This will apply '''immediately after the start sortie button is pressed'''.

** Ship girls dispatched on [[Support Expedition]]s will not be tagged.

** Ship girls dispatched on [[Support Expedition]]s will not be tagged.

* Ship girls will not be able to sortie to a map that does not match thier tag for the '''duration of the event'''.

* Ship girls will not be able to sortie to a map that does not match their tag for the '''duration of the event'''.

** This applies to both fleets in a [[Combined Fleet]].

** This applies to both fleets in a [[Combined Fleet]].

** Ship locking '''does not apply''' to Easy and Casual difficulties.

** Ship locking '''does not apply''' to Easy and Casual difficulties.

** Ship locking '''may not apply''' to Medium difficulty. Please refer to the current event page for more up to date information on this.

** Ship locking '''may not apply''' to Medium difficulty. Please refer to the current event page for more up-to-date information on this.

* Some maps may still prevent tagged ship girls from being dispatched despite not having a related locking tag.

* Some maps may still prevent tagged ship girls from being dispatched despite not having a related locking tag.

** Example of specific tag restriction: [[Summer 2015 Event#E-7|E-7 of Summer 2015 Event]] restricted ship girls with <span style="background-color:orange">'''ORANGE'''</span> tags.

** Example of specific tag restriction: [[Summer 2015 Event#E-7|E-7 of Summer 2015 Event]] restricted ship girls with <span style="background-color:orange">'''ORANGE'''</span> tags.

** Example of total tag restriction: [[Summer 2014 Event#E-6|E-6 of Summer 2014 Event]] restricted all tagged ship girls.

** Example of total tag restriction: [[Summer 2014 Event#E-6|E-6 of Summer 2014 Event]] restricted all tagged ship girls.

* Ship lock tags apply individually. You may sortie untagged duplicates.

* Ship lock tags apply individually. You may sortie untagged duplicates.

* Ship locks do not prevent a ship girl from being dispatched to exercises, expeditions or normal sortie maps.

* Ship locks do not prevent a ship girl from being dispatched to exercises, expeditions, or normal sortie maps.

** Tagged ship girls were unable to be dispatched on event support expeditions during the [[Summer 2014 Event]]. This restriction has not been implemented since that event.

** Tagged ship girls were unable to be dispatched on event support expeditions during the [[Summer 2014 Event]]. This restriction has not been implemented since that event.

* The number of tags and their associated restrictions can vary from event to event. Please referr to the current event page for up to date details.

* The number of tags and their associated restrictions can vary from event to event. Please refer to the current event page for up-to-date details.

 

*only you available ships (with no lock).

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