Dreamwaker's Butterfly and ASW Update Patch Notes

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**3rd Anniversary Part 1: Dreamwaker's Butterfly and ASW Update Patch Notes**

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Summary: Please take time to read these patch notes carefully.

5 gacha ships, 2 free ships

**Event ends on a daily reset, not on maintenance**

UR Bulins and Special Cores

3rd Anniversary SSR invitation

Wishing Well construction

ASW mechanics update

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Thank you as always for playing Azur Lane.

__**Maintenance Period: September 17th 14:00 - 20:00 JST.**__

**【New Events】**

> **1. Limited Event "Dreamwaker's Butterfly."**

Event Period: September 17th after maintenance - **__October 1st 23:59 JST.__**

Latter half of the event will release on September 18th.

**★ How to Play**

The event has __6 stages (T1-T6) in total__ and is split into 2 parts, __"Shinano's Dream"__ and __"Dreamer's Consciousness."__

Shinano's Dream consists of T1-T3, and Dreamer's Consciousness consists of T4-T6.

You can change between the two parts by pressing the middle of the stage selection screen.

__Dream Fragments__ can be obtained by clearing event stages and completing limited event missions.

Event Shop: __SSR Kii, SSR equipment Type 94 40cm Cannon (Transport) (Kashino Equipment)__

Milestone: __SR Kumano, UR Special Type Bulin MKIII__

Map Drop: __SSR Kii__

Please check your progress and receive the rewards by tapping the event banner on the home screen.

In addition to the limited event stages, there will be two extra stages:

1. Bonus SP stage that rewards large amount of Dream Fragments.

2. EX stage.

**★ New Elements**

1. Event stage: transportable torii

2. Stage battle: friendly airstrike support "Shinanu's Divine Will"

※ Torii will not appear in Fast Forward mode, but friendly airstrike support will stay.

**★ Note**

- Dream Fragments event shop will be available until __October 7th, 23:59 JST.__

- Dream Fragments milestone rewards will be available until __October 7th, 23:59 JST.__

- __Daily first clears of normal mode stages will reward 3x Dream Fragments.__

- The event will utilize the Danger Gauge system.

> **2. Limited Campaign "Welcome Back Campaign."**

Campaign Period: September 17th after maintenance - __October 12th maintenance.__

New commanders and commanders coming back from hiatus during the campaign will qualify for the "Welcome Back Mission" banner.

In the event banner, qualified commanders can search for an active player's UID to unlock missions with special rewards.

For each mission they complete, in return they will also reward the active player "Come Back Points," which can accumulate and unlock rewards for the active player.

※ Welcome Back Missions will reward past equipment boxes.

※ An active player's ID can only be used twice.

> **3. Limited Event "Manjuu Travel."**

Event Period: September 17th after maintenance - __October 12th maintenance.__

**★ Overview**

Obtain an __SSR Invitation Ticket__ by clearing the event minigame "Manjuu Puzzle"!

In addition, you can obtain resources to construct various shops from event missions.

These shops can provide __special effects__ during the event.

**★ Minigame: Manjuu Puzzle**

You can access the minigame by clicking on the red building on the upper right of the Manjuu Travel event screen.

Every daily reset gives 1 token for the minigame.

Each minigame clear using a token advances the event progress by 1.

After advancing the event progress 7 times, you can obtain the SSR Invitation Ticket.

> **4. Limited Campaign "The Legend of Manjuu."**

Campaign Period: September 17th after maintenance - __October 12th maintenance.__

In The Legend of Manjuu, you can search for various rewards on a map.

**★ How to Play**

- Number of times you can search:

Every daily reset: 11 times

The Legend of Manjuu missions: 10 times for mission clear

Manjuu Travel (Sakura Empire Travel) missions: 10 times for mission clear

- As you progress with your searching, you can unlock achievements in the Collection page within this event.

- Once you unlock enough achievements, you can obtain 3rd Anniversary chat frames and chat bubbles!

> **5. EXP Bonus Campaign.**

Campaign Period: September 17th after maintenance - __November 12th maintenance.__

For commanders under level 30, ship and commander experience will be doubled during the campaign for normal and hard mode main story stages and daily raids.

Experience from PvP, Dormitory, and Classroom is not doubled.

**【New Features】**

> **1. Limited Construction.**

Construction Period: September 17th after maintenance - **__October 1st 23:59 JST.__**

```

UR

Shinano: 1.2%

SSR

Suzutsuki: 2%

Kii: 0.5%

SR

Kashino: 2.5%

Chitose: 2.5%

Chiyoda: 2.5%

```

**★ Note about Limited Construction**

1. Once the construction counter reaches 200, you can obtain 1 Shinano for free. The counter can go above 200. You can obtain a maximum of 4 free copies of Shinano.

2. The counter does not carry over to the next limited construction event.

3. Other ships will appear in the limited pool.

4. Limited ships will be added to permanent pool in the future.

5. Kii is obtainable in the Dreamwaker's Butterfly event.

**★ Note about UR Rarity Ships**

1. UR is currently the highest obtainable rarity from construction.

2. UR ships can be limit broken by using duplicates or __UR Special Type Bulin MKIII.__

3. UR ships can be leveled to 120 without limit breaks.

4, The implementation of UR ships will be less frequent than that of SSR ships. There are no plans to release more UR rarity ships this year.

**★ Note about Ammunition Ships**

1. The new ship Kashino is classified as an ammunition ship.

2. Ammunition ships have a special __Transport__ equipment slot. The Transport equipment can provide the fleet various buffs. Bringing out the maximum effectiveness of a Transport equipment depends on the ammunition ship.

3. Ammunition ships will be a vanguard hull class. The equipment slots are: Main Gun (DD), AA Gun, Aux (CA), Aux (CA), Aux (CA); aux excludes seaplanes and torpedoes, and only 1 Transport equipment can be slotted at any time.

4. Ammunition ships can gain exp in the Lecture Hall along with destroyers, cruisers, and repair ships.

> **2. New features "Burin Missions" and "Special Cores."**

__Special Type Burin MKIII__ and __Special Cores__ will be added to the game.

Special Type Burin MKIII can be used to limit break UR ships.

Special Cores can be exchanged for Special Type Burin MKIII in the Proto Core shop.

**★ Burin Missions**

Burin Missions are a series of missions that reward you __Special Cores for every mission__ and __1 Special Type Burin MKIII for all missions completed.__

Burin Missions can only be completed __once__.

**★ Special Cores**

Special Cores can be obtained by

1. Defeating bosses in normal/hard story mode, event stages, and archived event stages.

2. Completing researches and a new weekly mission.

3. Retiring UR ships and UR Burin.

There is a limit of how many Special Cores you can obtain per month. The limit resets at 0:00 JST of every 1st day of the month.

> **3. Wishing Well Construction.**

Event Period: September 17th after maintenance - __October 12th maintenance.__

__Choose 1 of the 3 permanent construction pools__, and then __pick 2 ships within that pool__ you have chosen and increase their construction rates.

The increased rates differ by rarity,

```

SSR: 2%

SR: 2.5%

R: 2.5%

N: 2.5%

```

**★ Note**

- __Once you have confirmed your chosen pool and ships, you will not be able to alter your choices.__

- Ships added after __July 16th__ to permanent pools will not be included in Wishing Well Construction.

- The overall rates for all rarities stay the same, and other ships will appear.

```

Light Construction: SSR..7% SR..12% R..26% N..55%

Heavy Construction: SSR..7% SR..12% R..51% N..30%

Special Construction: SSR..7% SR..12% R..51% N..30%

```

> **4. Skin additions.**

New:

Sale Period: September 17th after maintenance - __October 11th 23:59 JST.__

```

Surcouf - Loisirs balnéaires (Live2D)

Hermione - Pure White Holiday (Live2D)

Kashino - Hot Springs Relaxation (Live2D)

Suzutsuki - Beachside Companion

Kii - Poolside Temptation

Kumano - Fancy Swimsuit

Amagi - Wending Waters, Serene Lotus

Chitose - Chitose of the Brilliant Sun

Chiyoda - Chiyoda of the Glistening Waves

Nicholas - Summer Cleaning Volunteer

Swiftsure - Proud Service

Reno - Summer Spin-Off

Icarus - Nereus Discovery

```

Returning:

Sale Period: September 17th after maintenance - __October 11th 23:59 JST.__

A total of 223 past limited skins will be returning for sale.

Please check them in-game.

Skin Rental Line-Up:

Sale Period: September 17th after maintenance - __October 11th 23:59 JST.__

```

Surcouf - Loisirs balnéaires (Live2D)

Kii - Poolside Temptation

Amagi - Wending Waters, Serene Lotus

```

> **5. Equipment skin box "Sakura Empire Culture" added to the shop.**

Sale Period: September 17th after maintenance - __September 30th 23:59 JST.__

※ You can also buy these boxes from the event shop.

※ You can preview the contents of the box before buying it.

> **6. Furniture sets added to the Dorm for sale.**

New: Sakura Empire Elegance

Sale Period: September 17th after maintenance - __September 30th 23:59 JST.__

Returning: past limited furniture sets, excluding collab sets.

Sale Period: September 17th after maintenance - __October 11th 23:59 JST.__

> **7. Fuel Pack, Construction Pack, and Furniture Coin Pack added to the shop.**

Sale Period: September 17th after maintenance - __September 30th 23:59 JST.__

> **8. Gem purchase 2x bonus reset.**

※ Does not include Novice Sailing Supplies, support packs, and the Trade License.

> **9. 3rd Anniversary Personal Summary.**

Event Period: September 17th after maintenance - __October 12th maintenance.__

> **10. UR Special Type Bulin MKIII added to the Proto Shop.**

> **11. Added new BGs and tracks to the Gallery and the Music Box.**

> **12. Voice additions.**

Base:

```

Shinano : Mamiko Noto

Kii : Sayaka Kaneko

Kashino : Reina Kondou

Kumano : Azumi Waki

Chitose : Hitomi Sekine

Chiyoda : Hitomi Sekine

Suzutsuki : Kotori Koiwai

Special Type Bulin MKIII : Asami Shimoda

```

Extra:

```

Kii : Sayaka Kaneko

Kashino : Reina Kondou

Suzutsuki : Kotori Koiwai

Cheshire : Shizuka Ishigami

Drake : Asami Imai

Mainz : Kaida Yuhko

Odin : Matsuoka Yuki

```

Skin:

```

Kashino - Hot Springs Relaxation : Reina Kondou

Kii - Poolside Temptation : Sayaka Kaneko

Kumano - Fancy Swimsuit : Azumi Waki

Chitose - Chitose of the Brilliant Sun : Hitomi Sekine

Chiyoda - Chiyoda of the Glistening Waves : Hitomi Sekine

Suzutsuki - Beachside Companion : Kotori Koiwai

Surcouf - Loisirs balnéaires : Manami Numakura

Hermione - Pure White Holiday : Hiroko Taguchi

Reno - Summer Spin-Off : Meiko Kawasaki

Icarus - Nereus Discovery : Yuuki Takada

Ardent - Ardent's Valentine's Day : Mami Kamikura

Southampton - New Year's Little Knight : Ayumi Mano

Centaur - Sprightly Spring Wind : Aya Uchida

Bache - Sayaka Kaneko : Showy Sports Star

Hiei - Fragrant Red Plum : Eri Kitamura

Hiei - Beauty of the White Sands : Eri Kitamura

Swiftsure - Proud Service : Hitomi Oowada

```

Retrofit:

```

Yuubari Kai : Yui Ogura

```

Base voices after September 24th maintenance:

```

U-96 : Mayu Mineda

Z26 : Satomi Amano

Little Renown : Ai Kayano

```

> **13. The next time you clear the daily raid Supply Line Disruption, you will for one time only receive ASW equipment.**

**【Fixes and Adjustments】**

> **1. ASW mechanics update.**

**A. Changes to enemy submarine detection.**

As long as a destroyer/light cruiser participates in battle, an enemy submarine will be automatically detected if it enters their detection range. __No sonar will be needed.__

If an enemy submarine leaves the detection range, it will become undetected again after a certain amount of time.

The __submarine detection radius__ depends on the following,

a. Frontline ASW ship's base stats.

b. Backline total base ASW stat.

c. Additional radius from sonar equipment.

d. Other elements such as map effects and enemy debuffs.

※ Additional ASW stat from skills, equipment, Meowfficers, and Fleet Tech does not affect the radius.

※ Submarine detection ship skills will detect all enemy submarines on screen.

**B. Changes to ASW attack mechanics.**

Depth charge attacks will be changed to __area of effect damage.__

While undetected enemy submarines can't be targeted, they can be damaged by the AoE.

※ Damage is reduced the farther the enemy is away from the center of the depth charge explosion.

**C. Changes to sonar and depth charge.**

- Sonar

The function of sonars will be changed from enabling submarine detection to __enlarging submarine detection range.__

New sonar equipment stat __"Detection Range Increase"__ will be added to every type of sonar.

A new ability __"Reduce the stats of detected submarines"__ will be added to certain sonars.

※ The ASW stat of a sonar will only increase ASW damage.

- Depth Charge

New depth charge equipment stat __"Blast Wave Magnitude"__ and __"Charge Type"__ will be added to every type of depth charge.

Blast Wave Magnitude determines the reduced damage on a target away from the center of the blast.

**D. Adjustments to ASW skills (only ASW relevant parts)**

Köln Kai - Kolibri Assault

Current: If equipped with the Fl-282, 10 seconds after battle starts and every 30 seconds after that: launches a Fl-282 helicopter. When the helicopter is launched: reveals all enemy submarines and increases damage dealt to them by 5% (15%) for 10 seconds.

Addition: Reduce the Evasion of all revealed submarines.

Chaser - Protector of the North Passage

Current: When launching an airstrike: reveals all submarines currently present for 5 (10) seconds, then launches Swordfish planes for anti-submarine and torpedo attack.

Addition: Reduce the Speed of all revealed submarines.

Cooper - Black Cat Cyclone

Current: Every 20s, reveals the location of all enemy submarines for 10s, and launches an ASW seaplane airstrike.

Addition: Increase the damage taken of all revealed submarines.

Odin - Mímir's Keen Eyes

Current: Every 15s, commences a sonar scan, revealing the locations of all enemy Submarines for 5s (10s) and decreasing your Vanguard's DMG taken from torpedoes by 5% (15.0%) for 5s (10s).

Addition: Reduce the Accuracy of all revealed submarines.

> **2. When you receive a C battle ranking from Timed Out, the percent exp received is reduced from 60% to 10%.**

> **3. Kitakaze's ASW stat has been slightly buffed.**

> 4. UI, text, and other small fixes.

**【Ongoing Events】**

> Dream of Premonition chat frame event

> Limited Campaign "PR1 Catch-Up: Izumo."

Note:

Please do not delete the game.

You will not be able to play the game during maintenance.

Please exit the game before maintenance starts.

The maintenance time is prone to further changes.

After the maintenance, please select the appropriate server after entering the game.

We apologize for the inconvenience. Please cooperate with us.

Azur Lane Management Team