Current Events > Girls' Frontline General 16: Gunslingers & Funbringers

(+) Yeah! (+)

Next collab is Gunslinger Girl in October. That could be fun...and by fun, I mean cripplingly depressing.



Official EN server news sources:
https://twitter.com/GirlsFrontlineE
https://www.reddit.com/r/girlsfrontline/
https://discord.gg/JZ5wmgN

Other websites with helpful guides:
https://girlsfrontline.gamepress.gg/
https://gfl.matsuda.tips/
https://hometehomete.com/en/
http://dmesse.egloos.com/category/-%20Guides/page/1
http://gfl.zzzzz.kr/?lang=en

Specific useful tools:
https://en.gfwiki.com/wiki/T-Doll_Production (T-Doll production timers)
https://en.gfwiki.com/wiki/Equipment_Production (Equipment production timers)
https://gftimers.netlify.com/ (daily event countdown timers)

Youtube channel where you can watch episodes of the Girls Frontline short anime (Chinese or Japanese audio, English subs):
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCysjQvqdsFej10fTFOR5v5A/videos

In Memoriam (our Hall of Fame)
Popcorn_Fairy

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Also gonna tag peeps active on the old topic's last page:

@Tmaster148
@YugiNoob
@Meultima
@Kelystic
@CapnMuffin
@Disruptive_01
@ennuigamer
@Sexypwnstar
@Genwai

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I didn't realize we were already at 500 with the last topic.

Also it's almost been a full year since Popcorn_Fairy passed away.

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Hmm, I could've sworn PF died last February or so.

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Shotgunnova posted...

Hmm, I could've sworn PF died last February or so.

I was in a discord with him and the pinned message of his siblings posting on his account to let us know he passed away yesterday was on 9/28/2019.

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Yeah, it says he hasn't logged in since last year. I think I'm thinking of the first topic we made to honor him purging earlier this year or something.

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If anyone else runs into issues downloading the update, clear cache. I did it after reading people saying it worked for them on the reddit and it worked for me.

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Thanks for the tag.

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i reinstalled since new client.

and i was right about my doubts. laggy combat once again!
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Speaking of Popcorn, I remember seeing his AK-47 in his room with the sad face :((

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Thanks for the tag!
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Setting up the client update on the emulator was pretty smooth but I ran into hiccups when setting it up on the phone for playing on the go. The first time it happened, I tried rebooting the app but it got stuck again, the second time it happened, I did a cache clear but it got stuck at 0%. After rebooting the app again after that, it re-downloaded everything as normal, installed, and I was good to go. If any of you are having the problem of a stuck update process, maybe try what I did and see if that fixes it?
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Regarding the new HOC on the older servers, it's an ATW HOC like BGM but has a range of 3. The downside for the added range and good skills is a lower Pierce stat but it should be much more flexible against Paradeus mooks and demolishing map infrastructure. The speculation is that it makes AGS-30 obsolete but needs to be field tested to confirm that.

Here's a translation of the three skills -
Skill 1
When attacking a new target, fire an extra shot which has 100% damage and shield break of normal attacks.
Skill 2
Before every normal attack, fire a test round using the spotting rifle, dealing 1x damage to the target and reducing their evasion by 20% for 6 seconds (up to 3 stacks).
If the test round hits, the splash damage from the normal attack won't miss.
Skill 3
When dealing shield break damage, increase damage taken by the target by 15% for 8 seconds.
If shield break damage from self breaks the target's force shield, stun the target for 2 seconds and deal an additional 0.8x damage.

What makes her first skill good is that ATW HOCs prioritize the enemy with the highest shield, so against multiple enemies with high shield, she should be switching targets frequently for a while, which procs skill 1 each time. I think the other skills speak for themselves.

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I just noticed in the last topic...I also hate that maintenance is on Mondays >:(

Also, is it just me or is quick production on by default now? I mean I have nearly 3,500 quick repair contracts so its not like Ill run out anytime soon, but its just annoying to have it like that since I basically only make dolls and equipment for dailies :<

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If you uncheck it, it should stay off. I think it's just the update that switched back on.

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Lol I like how they put Kalina jiggle physics for the new furniture draw animation

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Took two hours to finally fix the update download, finally in. Glad the new missions are in as well, though I probably should've done most if not all of the weeklies yesterday if I knew they were going to reset

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Is there a way to see the entire description in the new thing that they added? The A reminder from thing above the auto battle button. I like this one because its funny lol. But some of them seem to cut off :<



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I'm pretty sure there will be stealth updates to the client as well as hotfixes to iron out the kinks.

At least most of them. I hope.

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2000 tokens down and no AUG. Bought NTW with the exchange and got 2 black cards out of it. Is anyone's combat running super slow after the update? Also, there's spoilers in the target practice.

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Running slow? I haven't noticed anything. Could you be more specific so I know what I should look out for?

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ennuigamer posted...

Running slow? I haven't noticed anything. Could you be more specific so I know what I should look out for?

Sure. I was doing 11-5 runs and this was the first time SOP's grenade and 2nd grenade caused a lag spike, maybe 5-10 frames. Also, the first second of entering combat, when the dolls and enemies are running towards each other, the game stutters and I can't micro. Could be my phone though, thinking about buying a Pixel 3.

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Hmmm, I havent encountered anything like that. Although it seems like theres a slightly longer loading time between screens now? I dont really mind though since I like the pictures :3

Also, hooray for shortened dailies :D

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My combat's been alright. It was a little laggy getting into the map at first, though.

YugiNoob posted...

Also, hooray for shortened dailies :D

It's the end of an era. I used to do all-rifle teams against some enemies and constantly move them around so they'd all get damaged for the "heal X units" token. Now, I can just let IDW eat grenades on 5-4 or something, haha.

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Shotgunnova posted...

It's the end of an era. I used to do all-rifle teams against some enemies and constantly move them around so they'd all get damaged for the "heal X units" token. Now, I can just let IDW eat grenades on 5-4 or something, haha.

I fucking HATED having to run my guys back and forth until they got hit enough times to finish all the repairs :<

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lag in combat is unbearable.

same issues when they first roll out the optional client update (new ui) some time ago.
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Hmm, haven't had much lag yet, other than when I've played for an hour or so. I thought that was the ol' memory leak happening, though.

YugiNoob posted...

I fucking HATED having to run my guys back and forth until they got hit enough times to finish all the repairs :<

Yeah, it's not great. I've been trying to do the repair stuff with IDW as the damage magnet, but after tons of attempts on 5-4E and 6-4, she only got hit once, so...may be time revive the forced damage strategy.

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Okay, now I notice some of the lag. It's pretty minimal for me and it doesn't get in my way of playing the game but I've been reading how it seems to be worse for some other people. In all likelihood, we should see optimization updates soon to at least reduce the effect. That's really unfortunate.

I have seen a couple more hot fixes since yesterday morning, one last night and one this morning, so I'd assume they're working on it? Let's hope so.

Overall, I'm finding the new client to be a lot better, at least on the QoL end. The new features are really helpful. Given what other people are saying, I'd like to see the development team focus on performance optimizations since the QoL is in a good spot (save for one big issue, IMO) at the moment and the game does have some performance issues that need addressing, namely the memory leaks and the bouts of lag.
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I didn't get everything I needed from the equipment rate-up, far from it, but I think I was able to make a sizeable dent in at least one category: my lack of 5* HV Ammo for ranking maps. The new special order system is really helpful but I'd like a higher weekly limit, 40 instead of 20, and no limit at all during normal equipment general rate-ups. The limit can be 0 after for the week as compensation if the player used it during the rate-up.

I'm skipping the heavy t-doll rate-up since I don't really need anything from it this time but I will be going for the fairy rate-ups. I'm hoping to get a Combo Fairy, a Rocket Fairy for the collection, and a couple more Parachute Fairies.
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We should be getting the next roadmap very soon but this was found in a data mine:



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Found a workaround for those with emu's and unlocked phones. Can't do it on mine since I can't access these files or maybe I'm just not smart enough.

https://imgur.com/a/52zfI9W

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Man...while I appreciate the updates, I kinda wish they had added a collect all button for the dorms to get hearts :<

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I'm really getting annoyed by the transition screen that appears briefly when moving between anything.

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Yeah me too lol

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Huh, didn't know the "heal X units" stuff doesn't give tokens anymore. They should've found some middle ground, 'cause it's pretty useless now.

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Oh shit wait no more tokens? God dammit that was the only reason I put up with that shit :<

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I did a 1 token pull to keep my tokens on an even number and was blessed with Mosin. "My ancestors are smiling at me, Imperial, can you say the same?"

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Finally we are at boosted Fairy Production.

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Only the expensive fairy recipes get any noticeable boost. If you use the cheap 500-all recipe, you won't get any boost over the normal rates. That's what player research has found so far. Well, we all know that heavy production in general is a bum deal in the first place, so that news isn't surprising. Try for tier 2 productions if your cores and tickets can hold up.

The best way to get fairy enhancement fodder is to perform 4-8 cheap heavy productions a day, depending on how healthy your resource pool is and logistics. When my resources weren't so good, I'd just do 4 pulls three days a week; my logistics can more than keep up with that and still make gains. I save going for expensive fairies for general rate-ups unless I need something that can't wait.

Oh, and when it comes to enhancing fairies from the two expensive pools, it's overall cheaper to use cheap fairies to enhance them than try for dupes.

I got the two extra Parachute Fairies I needed for SC ranking's optimum 5 para opening. Now I just need a Combo Fairy for the situations where she's good and a Rocket Fairy for the collection.
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Edit: I found an article on Gamepress (JSYK: lots of ads!) about possible workarounds for lag in the new client. maybe you'll find it useful?
https://gamepress.gg/girlsfrontline/fixing-gfl-client-lag-possible-workarounds

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I'll be going all in on the fairy rate up now. My resources aren't in the best shape, but I figure I can do a handful of the expensive recipes then dump the rest into the cheap 500 X 4 one.

Stll missing the Landmine, Construction, Combo, and rocket fairies as of now.

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Genwai posted...

I'll be going all in on the fairy rate up now. My resources aren't in the best shape, but I figure I can do a handful of the expensive recipes then dump the rest into the cheap 500 X 4 one.

Stll missing the Landmine, Construction, Combo, and rocket fairies as of now.

I'm convinced rocket fairy doesn't exist in my game. I've done 3x fairy crafts a few months daily now :(

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I've gotten a few new fairies in the last month (Barrier and something), but no Parachute. That's mostly just doing a big pull (2000x4?) when my resources are maxed out, though. If the rate-up is better for the expensive fairies, maybe I'll do a few extras to see if my chances improve.

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You know what's kinda dumb? How you can't use dolls who are being repaired/training/on logistics in the trial thing. Like, it's a trial. You don't use resources or take damage. Why not just give full access <_<

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Disruptive_01 posted...

I'm convinced rocket fairy doesn't exist in my game. I've done 3x fairy crafts a few months daily now :(

I know, right? I've tried for 3 or 4 general rate-ups so far and she still eludes my collection. I'm out of ammo, rations, equipment prod. tickets, and quick prod. tickets, so my rate-up is over. 3 out of 4 expensive fairy targets isn't bad at least. I hope my luck is better regarding the Rocket Fairy in the next general rate-up in early January.

Now I need to save up some resources for the night battle equipment drops rate-up that starts Tuesday. After that, I need to save for boosting equipment and fairies for SC and whatever else is coming down the pipeline.

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Hope everyone's saved their gems. I think I'm up to 6000 or so.



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Looks like we're finally getting PM-06 in that points event.

I realized this morning that I did in fact get a Rocket Fairy. I don't know how I missed it but that takes care of all but 2 fairies for my collection (only missing the Golden Fairy and the Cooking Fairy).

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I can't believe the newest gacha has tons of 3* garbage in it. I don't know how people can waste hundreds of tokens on that stuff.

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https://youtu.be/YY1fuuJjCRw

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I should probably try to complete chapter 9 of the night missions.

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Oooooh I can already tell I'm gonna hate them archers <_<

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A sneak peak of Advanced in Theater season 5. Not Core 8 but Advanced 8; just by looking at this, you know Core 8 will be a nightmare. And yeah, SWAP armored SF units... >_>

https://youtu.be/aiJW1cwd3bc

A sample run of what you will be facing in Theater Season 5 Advanced 8.
The new KCCO tanks that were introduced in Polarized Light will be trouble for any echelon type, I found out that General Liu will screw up its backline targeting mechanic - forcing them to target the clones behind her instead. However, you can only encounter that node once maximum, else your main echelon's backline will start losing links.
Also, SWAP Brutes/Strikers combo as well as SWAP Nemeums, fun. Fortunately, 2B nukes them to hell and back.
Music Credits - Nuclear Fusion / [Subterranean Animism]

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Hold on...For this event, they just give you free pulls each day so you don't need to grind to get up to 60 boxes or whatever per day?

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I think so. Got the Lunar Palace furniture thing on the very first 10-pull, lol.

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YugiNoob posted...

Hold on...For this event, they just give you free pulls each day so you don't need to grind to get up to 60 boxes or whatever per day?

As long as you log in every day for the event, you'll get 20 crates. No grinding necessary.

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Praise Jeebus!!!

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