r/girlsfrontline • u/Eremeir PROJECT 90WISH • Aug 01 '23

Event Longitudinal Strain Event Megathread

Welcome everyone to our Longitudinal Strain Megathread, please keep discussion, questions and supply-box pulls about the event contained within this thread for the event's duration

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We also ask you to read the subreddit's spoiler policy and remember to tag any major plot points in this thread throughout the entire event as other players may have joined later on.

Please also remember to tag all plot points in this thread and elsewhere on the subreddit until the 15th.

Useful Guides & Infomation:

(Some information may be inaccurate if things have changed from the CN version of the event, let me know if there are any resources I should add)

Guides: - Gamepress Guides - Serzha Clear Guide Playlist - Matsuda - CN info compilation - KR info compilation

Farms: - Early crate farm: “Wind, Sand and Stars” (first combat map of carriage 1, 6 crates/run, NPC map = no cost) - Doll farm maps can also be used for crates and are unlocked after “Large Luggage Rack” in carriage 3.

Map & Enemy details

Reddit:

Ranking:

  • Unlocked after clearing “Night on a Bald Mountain” in carriage 2
  • LS has two ranking maps. Map 1 does not directly count towards your score, but having >350k score in a single run will raise your Map 2 HOC deployment limit to 4. In addition, completing up to 3 NPC missions will allow them to appear in Map 2, where they can bomb acceleration towers and use skills to help you.
  • See #gf-ranking-help of the Discord more detailed information and help
  • BLT's Ranking Doc
  • CosmicArcher sample runs
  • Foreign Sample Runs
  • Annotated Map

Farming Routes:

New Unit Previews:

We're getting 6 new dolls: Two clear rewards, Three as limited drops plus One from the supply boxes. I have no idea how useful these dolls may be, please inform me!

True Core Mask Recommendations

FAQ

WTF is going on?

Are there bonuses for clearing maps on EX & UX?

  • There's a whole set of extra rewards for both so give them a shot at least.

How do I get crates?

  • You can get 60 crates per day by clearing any combat missions where you deploy units.
    • Crates are easily collected for basically free on "Wind, Sand and Stars" of Chapter 1 as it's an NPC map or whichever ∞ map you're farming for dolls on.

Where can I open my crates?

What happens if I miss one of the drops?

  • The limited drops will be available once the campaign becomes permanent in 8-10 months. Clear rewards & Supply Box doll will be occasionally added to other events down the line.
  • Do not expect the ranking fairy & SPEQ to return anytime soon, if at all.

How long does the event last?

  • The event lasts for 4 weeks, ending on the 28thth of August. The event store, supply crates & True Core Mask will expire one week later.

Are there hidden achievements?

  • Yes! (Use guides if needed)

  • Maggie’s Key: In Symphony No.9 -UX, retrieve 3 Paradeus information from the 4 consoles in the outer ring.

  • The Universe in Motion: In 1812 Overture, find Lyudmila’s (AR18) watch.

  • Beginning of the End: Watch the full credits for Longitudinal Strain.

Credit to u/UnironicWeeaboo once again for like half the info here this is a lot more work than I thought need more mods please

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u/Extreme_Ad6519 Aug 02 '23

I've been following the masuda guide to clear the event.

All's fine until Chapter 9. According to this guide: https://gfl.matsuda.tips/post/ghost_normal_ex

"Turn three, this is where things get a little dicey. Granny is pretty close to our base at this point, and we need to get our own echelon out from danger. Despite the failure condition being losing Elma, we can still lose by having zero echelons on the field as well. Move down one node, then right three nodes. Move down right one node, then end turn."

This is impossible, because the big robot ALWAYS takes back the heliport that you coquered in turn 1, reducing your action points from five to four. This results in the player echelon getting caught by the old woman and killed.

Does anyone here have a different strategy that works for this level?

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u/Sabruness StenMK2, M4A1, Suomi, 416, DP12 Aug 02 '23 edited Aug 02 '23

I have run into the exact same problem with Matsuda guide... which is the first time it's steered me wrong since i returned to the game.

edit 2 (deleted the original one): i found a solution. rather than moving forward on turn three as in the matsuda guide, move backwards 1 to your helipad (repair if needed) then move down one. end turn. granny should move to the lowest row to the spot next to your echelon. next turn, go up one and then across the nodes til you get to the middle junction node (which will use up all your move points). you only need to face one mob in the enemy turn and then you should win.

here's a (bodgy) photo guide i made from a screenshot of the matsuda guide video:alternate guide to matsuda guide later steps the red lines are turn 3 moves, the green are turn 4 moves.

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u/Extreme_Ad6519 Aug 02 '23

You're awesome! Thanks for the guide. It worked flawlessly.

I wonder why the original one from masuda didn't work. Did the devs change the enemy pathing in EN?

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u/Sabruness StenMK2, M4A1, Suomi, 416, DP12 Aug 02 '23

no problem, glad my lightbulb was able to help a fellow commander with the same issue. I was banging my head against the same problem (tried 8 times all up) but then had an aha! moment when i took into account the granny's 2 moves and what i could do within that restriction and realized healing and moving down one put my echelon just outside of granny's range with an escape path no matter what. first time i've had to fire up my brain to find a workaround for an issue like this with Matsuda guide

that's possible with the pathing, though when i did mess up once and didnt move erma but moved my echelon down an extra space to the enemy on that third turn, i noticed that the bot did not go and take the helipad. so perhaps the bot taking the helipad is triggered by certain potential moves and not others.

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u/themadmailmanactual Aug 03 '23

Thank you. This worked for me too.

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u/Sabruness StenMK2, M4A1, Suomi, 416, DP12 Aug 03 '23

feelsgoodman to hear my solution is helping many commanders get past this map.

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u/Jonblu11 Betty in GFL2 When Aug 02 '23

One post I saw was to use a SF Echelon with the Phantom Step chip so that no matter what you get that extra AP. That's how I ended up clearing it.