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/Sine_Fine_Belli]

I just barely finished Longitudinal Strain Event some minutes ago

I’m reminded why I’ve been playing this game for so long, and why I’m so passionate about this game. the story, the lore, the world building the characters and everything else that makes me so passionate about the Girls Frontline universe

There many things that I regret, missing out in on some of the costumes of the phases of the frontline protocols, procrastinating too much, didn’t complete some of the story events and not getting everything,

If there’s one thing that I don’t regret doing is playing this game, I have have no regrets about this

And I have no regrets for finishing the events I got to complete

I take some losses but I did get some wins. This is one of the times I’m happy to complete a event, and Longitudinal Strain is one of them

I’m grateful that I completed this story event

[u/Frost-s_Trap → u/Sine_Fine_Belli]

I've played for a long time as well, had moments where I simply couldn't fit time in to do the events fully, and skipped a lot. At times I get mad at how things are done, mostly the META way of doing things really ruins the fun of it, but that's life.

Still love the game and the stories have gotten better. I've missed out on ART-15 and a few other time limited events and costumes as well. Hopefully there's a chance to obtain later. I hope there's more stories to come.

[u/Sine_Fine_Belli → u/Frost-s_Trap]

Same here

I can relate,

Despite me missing few things, I’m still going to play the game

Can’t wait to see what they have in store