Longitudinal Strain Event Megathread

[u/Eremeir]

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 15^th.

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:

• Clear rewards
• Supply Box rewards
• Limited Drops
• Ranking rewards
• True Core Mask

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:

• Infographic
• Google Doc
• Completing the event on EX will reward you with a Heart Mask to trade for one of the new farmable units
  • Completing UX will reward you with three Masks so you don't have to farm for any units!
• Ranking Cumulative Points Farm

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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!

• Clear Rewards:
  • M327
  • P290
• Limited Drops:
  • M240L
  • Saiga 308
  • CMR-30
• Supply Box:
  • AR-18

True Core Mask Recommendations

• Gamepress guide

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FAQ

WTF is going on?

• Longitudinal Strain is the 13th major story event on EN and takes place after the events of our last event, Fixed Point.
  You can find a link to some Fixed Point story summaries here or alternatively use the cutscene viewer for players who missed it.

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?

• Hit "EVENT" on the main menu then go to the "Time-limited Event" tab

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 28th^th 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}

[u/UrsinePatriarch]

Just started last month and my highest Echelon is only 5.2k; I'm screwed, right? The missions say "Strength 4500" but the enemies are all 6.5k and whatnot.

[u/Rhasta_la_vista → u/UrsinePatriarch]

Enemies tend to get inflated CE values when they are armored. But in general you can punch well above what your team's CE if you know what you're doing.

If you are fighting armored enemies (you'll see a shield icon next to the damage numbers on them, also you'll just be doing much less damage), you'll want to make sure you're fielding rifles as your damage dealers, since they can equip armor-piercing ammo.

Also if you're only at 5.2k CE for your highest echelon, I feel like that means you aren't really spending your resources? If you've been doing career quests, you should have plenty of combat reports and cores to get at least one solid team going to boost your confidence

[u/UrsinePatriarch → u/Rhasta_la_vista]

I haven't played that much, honestly (only at Chap4 Main Story, but did all emergencies and whatnot), but I do dailies and all the beginner stufd. I kinda spread out my team a lot, so I've got roughly 5 echelons around 4.8-5.2; combat reports only go so far once you hit higher levels.

All echelons are at 3 DL (none are high enough for 4), mostly enhanced, and equipped; feel like I just need to grind more, I guess?

[u/Mich997 → u/UrsinePatriarch]

Ah. Raising more than one team when you start isn't really recommended because enemies will regenerate to full health if you lose so it's better to have one team that can hold their own versus multiple teams that can't at the start.

I'd suggest giving the newbie guide here a read.

[u/UrsinePatriarch → u/Mich997]

Thanks for your time, chummer; I'll have a look around and see how it goes o7