Construction

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Construction Mode with open slots

Construction, or known in-game as the Factory allows one to expand their arsenal. By using a Development Material (Devmat for short) and a certain amount of resources, you can build new Kanmusu to expand your fleet as well as build better weapons. Unlike the flash version of the game, the RNG in KC Kai's Construction mode can give you the ships you want the first run, but then troll you on the subsequent runs. As with any RNG, your mileage may vary.

It is important to note that instead of ships being constructed using real life time like the Flash version, Kai uses turns. For example, if you're building a destroyer it will take usually 2 turns, while a Battleship can take more than 10. Using a flamethrower or "Fast Construction Item" makes waiting a thing of the past, and your new kanmusu will be smokin' hot out of the factory. Also, access to the factory is not possible on some Hexagons, so plan accordingly.

Construction Time

Turns Needed	Ship Type	Possible Outcomes	LSC Required?
2 turns	Destroyer	Mutsuki class, Fubuki class, Ayanami class, Akatsuki class, Hatsuharu class, Shiratsuyu class	No
	Destroyer	Asashio class, Kagerou class (including Yukikaze and Akigumo), Type 1934 Class, Shimakaze	No
	Submarine	I-168, I-58, I-8, I-19	No
	Transport Submarine	Maruyu	Yes
4 turns	Light Cruiser	Tenryuu class, Kuma class, Nagara class, Sendai class	No
	Light Cruiser	Agano class	Yes
	Heavy Cruiser	Furutaka class, Aoba class	No
5 turns	Training Cruiser	Katori	No
	Light Cruiser	Kinu, Abukuma	No
6 turns	Light Cruiser	Yuubari	No
	Heavy Cruiser	Myoukou class, Takao class, Mogami class, Tone class	No
	Heavy Cruiser	Mikuma	Yes
8 turns	Light Aircraft Carrier	Houshou	No
10 turns	Seaplane Tender	Chitose, Chiyoda	No
	Amphibious Assault Ship	Akitsu Maru	Yes
11 turns	Light Aircraft Carrier	Shouhou, Zuihou, Ryuujou	No
12 turns	Light Aircraft Carrier	Hiyou, Junyou	No
14 turns	Aircraft Carrying Submarine	I-401	Yes
16 turns	Fast Battleship	Kongou class	No
17 turns	Regular Aircraft Carrier	Souryuu, Hiryuu	No
18 turns	Battleship	Fusou, Yamashiro, Ise, Hyuuga	No
	Regular Aircraft Carrier	Kaga, Akagi	No
20 turns	Battleship	Nagato, Mutsu	No
	Battleship	Bismarck	Yes
24 turns	Regular Aircraft Carrier	Shoukaku, Zuikaku	No
27 turns	Armored Aircraft Carrier	Taihou	Yes
32 turns	Battleship	Yamato, Musashi	Yes

Construction Recipes

The following recipes were taken from the other english Kantai Collection wikia - they won't mind. Some ships are only available to be built by Large Ship Construction (LSC).

DISCLAIMER: THESE RECIPES ARE NOT GUARANTEED TO GIVE YOU THE SHIP YOU WANT IN THE NUMBER OF CRAFTING ATTEMPTS THAT YOU CAN AFFORD.

PERCENTAGES LISTED ON SOME RECIPES ARE SOURCED FROM http://wikiwiki.jp/kancolle AND ARE NOT REPRESENTATIVE OF ACTUAL IN-GAME CHANCES.

Destroyer

Fuel	Ammo	Steel	Bauxite	Notes
30	30	30	30	Mainly destroyers and light cruisers, with a small chance of heavy cruisers. No rare destroyers. Small chance of Yayoi, Yuubari and Akigumo.
250	30	200	30	Includes chance of rare destroyers (Shimakaze, Yukikaze, Z3) and submarines (I-168, I-58, I-8). 1.22% Shimakaze, 1.71% Yukikaze, 2.6% for submarines. Z3 when using Z1, I-8, or Prinz Eugen as secretary ship. Z1 when using Z3 as secretary ship.
250	130*	200	30	1.47% Shimakaze, 1.24% Yukikaze. 2.87% for submarines.

• Recipe percentages don't count Z3 yet.
• Obtaining a Z1 is required before I-8, Z3, Prinz Eugen can construct Z3.

Large Ship Construction

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Large Ship Construction mode

TODO.

Getting what you want without wasting too much time

The best way to get what you want is to save your game before you start building, ensure you have the RGame kernel plugin loaded and reset the game using the plugin's in-game reset key combo. To obtain this plugin, see the Taihen Plugins page. Every time you get a ship that you want, save again and continue building.