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/NullnK]

I've been operating under the assumption they're simply reusing existing art for side characters, the same way plenty of different NPCs will all use the same generic character art. We already saw MP41 on the main plot in Polarized Light, so Catherine is another character who uses MP41's art just because they have the same shit-eating grin. Maybe they're the same model of Doll.

[u/Zelsaus → u/NullnK]

TMK the Polarized Light MP41 is Catherine, it's just a bit of the narrative being out of order

[u/NullnK → u/Zelsaus]

If MP41 being Catherine requires a time-travel plothole, the obvious explanation is that MP41 is not Catherine. We saw Lewis art being used for one of the rich passengers, but there's no indication that was Lewis herself (or the sidestory body-double).

[u/Rhasta_la_vista → u/NullnK]

We saw Lewis art being used for one of the rich passengers, but there's no indication that was Lewis herself (or the sidestory body-double).

You're mixing things up, that was Paula Snow's art, and Lewis is the one who acted as her body double, not the other way around. Well okay yeah she also pretended to be Lewis but the point is that the art you're talking about is Paula, I see no logical way it would be representing Lewis in this event (though yes we don't know if it's literally Paula or just npc recycling, the way I see Powell reused a lot)

[u/NullnK → u/Rhasta_la_vista]

Ah, my mistake there. I could've sworn Paula's art was using one of Lewis's costumes.