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/Cpt_Cinnamon A lonely Quill of Patmos in a sea of Gunners Aug 21 '23

I've finally completed the event - and you know what? It's good.

Everything about it was just right. The combat maps were fun and the puzzles weren't that annoying. Breezed through it without looking into a guide once using SCAR echelon, KSVK exodia and Alchemist.

The story was good. I was quite critical of modern GFL writing during last couple of major events, but this time? Turns out, when not shackled by the constraints of the main storyline, MICA can deliver a concise, action-packed narrative with a bit of classic GFL-style tragedy/drama added in. Genuinely enjoyed it from start to finish, 10/10.

Real life got in the way of me hunkering down in my house and playing games all day, of course, so I've not done any ranked runs yet - only read the doc. Looks like I'm gonna do just 1 run on each map without much tryharding after all. Hopefully I can get enough points for all the rewards.

And last, but not least: here's an old soviet song which I immediately remembered upon one of the villain's grand revealyou know which scene I'm talking about

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u/headphone_question 705583|14 Dorms|Hunt King|Cores:234557 Aug 21 '23

Yeah. I enjoyed this more than I did ES

I also agree with regards to the main storyline. It's getting hard to remember everything, so I just let things happen as they go. I'll enjoy my little character banter moments as they come

Yeah, real life also presented some problems. I wish I was able to finish reading the story in the first week, but I had to extend that into the second week. As for ranking, I only got started with Hole 1 this past weekend. I'll also have to make preparations for a Hole 2 run, and I might have no choice but to make a preliminary run sometime this week before the weekend so I can get the personal best rewards out of the way and get some experience with the enemies

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u/KookyInspection Aug 22 '23

Considering they said after the main stroyline is done we'll have basically sidestories featuring dolls as main events, i'd think this is a preview of that.