The 2020 Hinamatsuri Mini event is scheduled to begin on March 3rd, 2020 and is expected to last for 3 weeks. According to this Tweet, it will end in the second half of the week of 22-28 March 2020. This event serves as a substitute/filler for the Winter 2020 Event. The title of this event is Peach Festival! Offshore Waves

Unlike previous events, this event will not contain any new ships but will instead offer players a chance to earn items to use for remodels. To further top it off, the mini-event is planned to have its own limited time event map location much like a traditional event.

The event map area will consist of 1 map only. And will consist of 3 phases: 1 Transport Phase, 1 Anti-installation Phase, 1 Carrier Task Force Interception Mission.

Information

New Equipment

New Enemy Vessels

Supply Depot Princess II

New Enemy Equipment

Friend Fleet

Fleet Formations

Friend Fleets will now come with a new function which will allow players to choose if they wish to bring in a Friend Fleet to aid them in battle or not. They can also choose to also decide if they want a normal Friend Fleet come aid them in battle or if they wish to use a powerful Friend Fleet that will require the cost of 6 Instant Constructions to allow you call in a more powerful Friend Fleet to aid you into battle.

If you choose to opt in for the powerful Friend fleet, the Instant Constructions will not be consumed unless a powerful Friend Fleet appears.

Voice Lines

Friend Fleet Voice Lines

Mechanics

Participation requirements

Must have a 75% sortie win ratio.

Must have 5 empty ship slots for new ships.

Must have 20 free equipment slots.

Special Mechanics

The difficulty system first used in Spring 2015 Event returns: you can choose between Operation A ( 甲 , Hard), Operation B ( 乙 , Medium), Operation C ( 丙 , Easy) or Operation D ( 丁 , Very Easy) . Choosing A or B requires certain HQ Level (HQ Lv 35 for B / 80 for A in Spring 2015 Event).

An important note to all Admirals intending to clear the event on Hard difficulty - further (new) conditions now apply: When switching difficulty from any other difficulty to Hard, the map's debuff mechanism (where applicable) will be reset. Switching between any other difficulties will not reset the debuff mechanism.

to all Admirals intending to clear the event on Hard difficulty - further (new) conditions now apply: The debuff system from Summer 2015 Event's final map, where certain nodes had to be attacked and other conditions fulfilled to reduce boss armor, will return. Returning this event, the Vanguard Formation can be used . This formation will organize the fleet such that the 3rd-6th/7th ships protect the Flagship and 2nd Ship of the Fleet. In addition, the formation allows for ships to become more evasive in combat situations, especially with well-trained Destroyer. This formation is also available only during the duration of the event. The formation will be usable by both normal fleets as well as the Striking Force Fleet.

NPC Friend Fleets have been introduced into the game. Friend Fleets act as another unit that appears in particular battles to help aid your fleet when attacking the enemy at the start of night battle. NPC Friend Fleets are selected from a randomized preset list of ship. Depending on who you have in your fleet can also influence who will be arrive to aid you in battle.

Enemy Radar Ambush Nodes have been introduced into the game. Entering this node will result in your fleet facing off against an enemy fleet that will ambush and attack your fleet Your Fleet will not be able to fight against the enemy Fleet. By meeting certain conditions, you can evade these nodes.

Emergency Anchorage Maintenance/Repairs 【緊急泊地修理】 Both Akashi Kai and Akitsushima Kai will be capable of conducting emergency repairs; however, Akitsushima has more limited capabilities compared to Akashi.

See under Emergency Anchorage Repairs for details. High-Altitude Abyssal Bombers that are resistant to all types of interceptors other than the new land-based jet interceptors may also return this event.

Quick Info Table

Classification Map Name Fleet Type? Land-Based Air Squadron? Friendly Fleet? Color of Tag Tag Condition & Deployment Restriction Difficulty Restrictions Notes Main Operation

E-1 Peach Festival! Offshore Waves Single Fleet/ Combined Fleet Yes Yes Tagging:

There are no tags for this event No restrictions. All difficulties OK

Quests

In this event there are a total of 13 quests that can be completed. These quests are all tied to the Hinamatsuri Event. Some quests will provide Hishimochi as rewards, which are required and consumed by others in exchange for other rewards. Clearing the map on any difficulty also rewards Hishimochi (the exact number varies according to difficulty).

Due to the number of Hishimochi consumed by certain quests, as well as the various overlapping unlock requirements for respective quests, it is important to take into account which quests unlock others, what difficulty you intend to clear the map on, as well as the weekly reset at 0500 JST on Mondays. For example, some players may find it useful to rush quest 20WiB3 to unlock the weekly 20WiB4, before resetting the map to clear on a higher difficulty.

It is also inadvisable to consume Hishimochi via the items menu, as the number of Hishimochi available during this event is very limited and the rewards from quests that consume them are more likely to pay off in the long run.

Please see Talk:Hinamatsuri_2020_Mini-Event for the breakdown of Mochi rewards vs consumptions.

Weekly Quests

One-Time Quests

Event Map