Winter 2016 Event/Mechanics

Common during most events
Check if you fulfilled these requirements if not you can't sortie event maps!
 * Must have a 75% sortie win ratio
 * Must have 5 empty ship slots for new ships
 * Must have 20 free equipment slots

Special for this event

 * Have a combined fleet in combined fleet map for E-3.

Transport Loadoff
See previous event discussion or just click on the link above.

Note that on E3, the transport loadoff has its own dedicated route and boss node, so players can keep farming here without resetting the difficulty as the boss gauge will not be reduced after TP bar is depleted.

Difficulty Selection
Starting from Winter 2015 Event, players can choose from the difficulty they want to play on each event map among three available difficulties: Easy (丙), Medium (乙), and Hard (甲).

You need to have a HQ level of 35 for Medium and 80 for hard. Different difficulties yield different rewards with harder ones either giving more items or a better version of the same item. However, ship rewards are always given regardless of difficulty. Drops also differ with some ships available only on medium to hard maps, and drop rates for some ships are statistically better. Enemy compositions also differ with bosses and their escorts are usually weaker on easier difficulties. To finish the next map on Hard, you will need to finish the previous map on Medium or Hard.

Clearing the last map on Hard (甲) mode will reward a First Class Medal. It is not required to clear all maps on hard but to gain access to last map's hard difficulty, you'll need to clear the pre-final map with Medium or above.

Map HP dependent on HQ level
Red gauge HP is known to be different for different HQ levels as shown in the following table. This was also the case for last Summer and Fall events, however, the exact mechanics is still unknown, the level brackets are assumed, consider adding your HQ level in a tooltip or wikitext comment.

* Level 79 when first started but leveled up to 80.

Abyssal land-based aerial attack
See under FAQ tab/section for further information.

Multi-routing map
Starting from Winter 2016 Event, the event maps may have multiple starting points which leads to different routes, or even a completely separate routing altogether, and these fleets may encounter entirely different enemies on the way. The starting point of the fleet are dependent on type and composition of the fleet chosen to enter the maps.