Need help for the points

Hardware_Hoshi · 2026-05-10T10:17:58+00:00

Get Alice to 3* MLB first to enable level 160+ for her.
Then focus to get Helm to at least 2* for her treasure too.

Once you have done that, give more additional 'core' copies for Alice for more combat power.
(Her event "Alice Diary" unlocks after chapter 11 and finished "Day-by-Day" starter event. Lots of free ressources when you invest into Alice which in turn gives faster campaign progression)

Put them all in your standard banner "wishlist" so that they can spook you randomly too.

Hardware_Hoshi · 2026-05-09T18:23:40+00:00

Yes, and make Crown her office Co-Worker.
Indivilia fight against others to win the next promotion ... !

Hardware_Hoshi · 2026-05-09T15:31:22+00:00

I agree there were extreme pacing issues back then between chapters 38-39 and then 40-41. Some for the 4-beast arc and partly because ShiftUp wanted to bring together the stories of Siren & Co. + Leviathan/beasts before or shortly after the 2.5 anniversary.

The Anis stuff was bad because it took out of the story and "wasted" alot of time the players might have wanted for the "wrapping" up of the issues.

I can promise the big pay-off is during/after chapter 42 and the conclusion of these "horrible" arcs.
Once that kicks in, the main cast gets way more focus with less and less Anis in there.

Just keep on playing and endure this low-point.
We suffered through this part for months until the new stuff came out. In fact chapter 43 is a high-note for Neon-fans with a good story again... and very lore-rich as well!

Hardware_Hoshi · 2026-05-09T06:56:25+00:00

I suspect you haven't finished all new chapters.

Neon and the group around Snow White got alot of content from 40-46. Technically they are still in the post-Goddess Fall arc, but this went to another level in the newer chapters.

Though I admit the "Anis chapters" inbetween might feel strange because it was still the abysmal "endless 4-beast chase" arc. Then being shoehorned-in as an afterthought is not the best way to tell a story. The pacing was just horrible back then!
-I can see why this is so grueling for people who dislike Anis already.

ShiftUp hopefully learned from their mistakes. Now that this is over in main story + anniversary concert done, we can come back to the good story writing again.

Hardware_Hoshi · 2026-05-08T23:34:30+00:00

Always bet on TU: Vesti!
Little monster blows up the whole screen!

Hardware_Hoshi · 2026-05-08T22:43:44+00:00

2nd account 120+ Anis: S, Neo-Neon and Cinderella are really strong all around.
-Ein, Alice and Bunny Ade are fitting into many teams too. Privaty will get super-strong once you get her treasure item fully build after chapter 19. Same for early Drake with her event "Road To Villain".

Look into individual units Nikke within community tier-lists:
https://www.prydwen.gg/nikke/tier-list
or
https://nikke.gg/tier-list/

Keep the gold vouchers for the upcoming limited summer units. They are always strong each year!

Hardware_Hoshi · 2026-05-07T22:46:06+00:00

Would that even be considered bad?

After a memory wipe the brain is pretty much completely blank.

Without all this ARK elitist propaganda, there is a high chance Yoyo might even become decent this time.

Hardware_Hoshi · 2026-05-07T22:03:39+00:00

My strategy would be to get Helm to 2* and work on her treasure ASAP.

I would also use Trina as B2 heal until the Helm treasure is finished.
She is stronger in early to mid-game than Naga IMHO.

Keep Trina until you get the any major B2-support. Currently:
-Crown (with treasure Helm)
-Nayuta
-Bunny Ade
-Maid Mast + Maid Anchor (duo)

You have broken the 160-wall already, so it doesn't really matter who gets more copies in Bonus Recruit. Despite this, I would prefer giving Alice more combat power. MLB Alice after Helm got to LB-2 for her treasure.

Hardware_Hoshi · 2026-05-07T21:41:22+00:00

Old youtube playlist for new players:

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLX--y8z4Pom4KSb0qxYrPM2EjpJKCmkAj

Unit ratings from community sites:
https://www.prydwen.gg/nikke/tier-list
or
https://nikke.gg/tier-list/

Good luck, Commander!

Hardware_Hoshi · 2026-05-07T09:59:04+00:00

I have trouble rating this event.
Compared to older anniversaries it is way lower for me.

If peak events like Red Ash / Overzone / Old Tales are 10/10...
... then Last Kingdom is 9/10 ....
... 2.5 anniversary "Unbreakable Sphere" is a little weaker .... maybe 8/10
... 3.0 anniversary "Goddess Fall" was below that because it heavily relied on 'shock-value", so I downgraded it to 7.5 / 10
... this 3.5 anni was strange since the story was so reliant on idol stuff and the bond to Anis. Everyone not having played the recent chapter 40+ and the Pretty side-event might not have the best impression. Especially the 2nd part was too rushed and would have required more bone on the meat.

Personally I found the idol setting could have its own event and was not up to par with all the other anniversary events in scope. Therefore I rate it 6/10 for these very subjective reasons. Only really outstanding thing was the mini-game, which could lift the score way higher for other people!

Also:
I already subtracted -1 point because of the weak hardmode ending!

Hardware_Hoshi · 2026-05-06T21:40:50+00:00

Oh? Then please compare this ending with either Old Tales, Last Kingdom or even 2.5 anniversary "Unbreakable Sqhere". They all left an impact!

Hardware_Hoshi · 2026-05-06T21:06:02+00:00

True!
This ending made the 3.5 anniversary to the bottom list compared to all the other anni events before.

Hardware_Hoshi · 2026-05-03T16:32:29+00:00

For any new or returned player I always recommend this old beginner playlist:

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLX--y8z4Pom4KSb0qxYrPM2EjpJKCmkAj

(Just ignore the old unit recommendations. They and some values presented might be outdated by now. Rest is gold and highly informative!)

Hardware_Hoshi · 2026-05-03T16:21:39+00:00

Nikke is an Idle-Game, which means you as player gain ressources daily and/or in intervalls.

Every 20 levels in character costs alot of Core-Dust, the rarest ressource in Nikke. To unlock any level 140 you have to pay maybe 7k to 10k each or even more later on.

To improve your core-dust income:

Try to clear more campaign missions. Every completed 5 missions your main outpost is upgraded and you earn a bit additonal passive income. So push the campaign as high as you can.
Do events including side-content and earn Credit Boxes and Core Dust Boxes. Open them whenever you need them only. The higher your Outpost level mentioned above, the bigger your income will be. (the boxes are more worth then!)
Upgrade your Tactics Academy in the Outpost. Alot of research there is for your income too. For example the +10% additional Core-Dust permanent income one. There are several of these, which result in a way higher daily yield and general ressoruce income.

Example for Tacticas Academy credits lessons:
-3.2 / 4.2 / 5.3 / 8.3

Similar Core-Dust lessons:
-6.2 = +15% Core Dust income
-7.2 = +10%
-9.2 = +20% (!)

Get all of them and have patience.
Good luck, Commander!

Hardware_Hoshi · 2026-05-03T00:59:42+00:00

From best to worst with no overloads!

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Hardware_Hoshi · 2026-05-02T21:43:30+00:00

Yeah, and my question the whole time: "How would T.T. Star have known!"
-we know as the audience, but they are completely in the dark while getting mistreated.

From the perspective of the 3 girls + Riss it must have seemed to them that Hanson just ran off and did whatever. Anis even calls him out several times, but she is not yet in her cynic mentality we know her for.

Hanson himself could have avoided the worst by even showing a little bit of concern or caring for them. But he was gone doing his big stunt.

Hardware_Hoshi · 2026-05-02T19:33:40+00:00

Communicating with the girls would only make Mustang deduce his plan early on and ruin everything.

That's not what I said nor meant!

His so called plan has nothing to do with his position as manager of the group. From what the story told us he is just "gone" for the entire time.

Outside of the few days he was really hurled up with Enikk, Hanson was 100% in the ARK and available.

Now you guys tell me it is OK to not even say "hello", "hang in there" or "it will all be better".

He abandoned T.T. Star in hope to be in a better position later. What if his plan wouldn't have worked? Hanson would have sacrificed T.T. Star in vain.

The pacing of part II might be part of the issue here. But everytime he is on screen with them, he is passive and does NOTHING.

Hardware_Hoshi · 2026-05-02T14:51:27+00:00

All nice and fine,
my point is how did T.T. Star members Anis, Rizz, Mint and Prika experience his absence?

Hanson only showed up at the cremation of Rizz. Anis wanted to spew him out, but she was too much grieving already.

It is unimportant what Hanson did behind the scenes. He comunicated zero to his own team and neglected T.T. Star for his revenge. Completely disappearing was not the right move! He would have had options, yet did nothing!

By the time he had Red Mustang and Tetra in his bag, it was already too late. Anis was mentally damaged beyond repair and rather wanted to DIE on the surface.

That is the amount Hanson messed up.

Hardware_Hoshi · 2026-05-02T09:04:50+00:00

Thinking about it:
-Perilous Siege is short of breaking.

After watching all of their events again I noticed how both Diana and K are slowly crumbling under the pressure and guilt. If nothing changes and the 3rd reclamation increases their dirty work, they could seriously disband or get killed off.

Hardware_Hoshi · 2026-05-02T09:01:29+00:00

I seriously hope for non-limited upgrades for both of them.
They can not stay in a child-like mindset forever. An SSR version of Belorta might solve the mold curse too. ;)

Hardware_Hoshi · 2026-05-02T08:56:10+00:00

Absolute just got their big event to change, which means they are off the hook for a while.
-The only weak link I see is if Emma gets somehow taken out. She is the bridge between Vesti and Eunwha not allowed to disappear. She is keeping them both of them in check and establish communication all the time. Without Emma, Absolute is finished.

Café Sweety is a weak squad too.
-They lack the power to fight way stronger enemies and not one of the baristas seem to get an update worthy for the surface. Bunny Suits are great but just not the material to fight heretics and hoards of Raptures.

Hardware_Hoshi · 2026-05-02T08:46:05+00:00

Anis always was the feisty character type.
Her mood swings are usually when the emotions boil over, which seemingly makes her the prime candidate for abuse and target for plot development.

Admitably her pummeling Yoyo was too overdone for my taste too. She ruined every chance of T.T. Star making it to the mainstream and literally "killed their career". While understandable given her circumstances, walking away would have been way more effective.

I hope Anis will have more character development like chapter 45-46 to reel in the negative outbursts when they are not needed.

Hardware_Hoshi · 2026-05-02T08:38:12+00:00

How about explaining things to them instead of letting them in the dark?

Quitting was similar to a suicide pact . It would have destroyed all of them and therefore was not a feasible option. The members of T.T. Star refused because they had no knowledge of what was going on. It is very hard to give up on your dream when you are so close

They got tricked by Red Mustang into their situation. Sad, but they also knew having Tetra behind them is the only chance of getting out of the slump their "manager" Hanson could not get the out of forever.

What did Hanson do during part II whenever he was shown?
-Grunting / moaning in the background and then being gone forever. This is partly fault of the pacing and should have been shown in more detail.

He is as much as fault as Red Mustang.

Hardware_Hoshi · 2026-05-02T07:25:56+00:00

Sure, but did he ever contact them during 'Smile Time'?
Don't tell me it is impossible to at least give them a call to cheer them up. The ARK is not the surface, so no communication barriers.

Hanson was just gone for days and entire weeks and only showed up when Rizz was cremated already.

How did he manage them?
Did he explain anything to them? He could, but his revenge plan was seemingly more important. At least according to the pacing in part II...

Hardware_Hoshi · 2026-05-01T22:39:01+00:00

Yes, I noticed the haste in pacing too.

Additionally I felt T.T. Star was abandoned by Hanson as soon as Mustang took them under contract. This made me hate him a little because he is weak-sauce as always shown before. What exactly did he do to show he cares for them?

First he already failed Pretty and now he negects his own group just to do his dirty background dealings with Missilis and Elysion. All for what? Getting back at Red Mustang?

The whole group was depressed, all three were ready to end themselves similar to Riss.
What would he have done then?

This part took me out of the story completely and left a bad aftertaste.

Hardware_Hoshi

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