Talk:Tutorial: FAQ/@comment-180.196.244.121-20131117234219/@comment-173.64.93.69-20131118023847

Sparkle is affected by numerous things. A ship being MVP (regardless of win/loss) increases morale a lot, while chossing to retreat from a map instead of spinning the compass decreases morale for all ships in the fleet. I suspect morale also increases based on damage dealt, decreases based on damage received, and is affected by the overall win/loss. I haven't noticed any penalty for choosing not to continue to a night battle, but there might be one

A ship that finishes 1-1 by itself will receive MVP for both fights, which is usually sufficient to give it sparkle even if it loses the second fight and and ends up severly damaged. You won't be able to easily get sparkle just by repeatedly doing the first fight because of the penalty for retreating. I have very rarely had a ship not be sparkling after finishing, and I'm not sure why.