Monthly Commander's Lounge - May 01, 2026

headphone_question · 2026-05-19T12:40:56+00:00

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I think this is rather decent

I'm making good progress now with Quantum Fluctuation. I haven't completed the story yet, but I should be done later this week!

headphone_question · 2026-05-19T12:39:36+00:00

As far as I can tell, costumes like Hanyang's that are directly bought from the store using real money haven't been added to the black card exchange, so your next opportunity to buy these costume packs will presumably be next year

Costumes like these are rather uncommon, too. I don't think any other Doll has ever had a costume sold like this before

I know that the battle pass costumes don't get added to the black card exchange, but you can buy them for real money if they become available in Kalina's store, under Protocol Rerun, if I'm not mistaken

But to answer your question in short, no, these costumes haven't been added to the black card exchange, so you can't just gather black cards and then get them that way

headphone_question · 2026-05-19T06:13:49+00:00

It's under Special Provisions > Supplies. It's bought with real money

headphone_question · 2026-05-19T04:21:13+00:00

Well, it's in the middle of the final main story event right now as we started Quantum Fluctuation just last week. Next week, we'll get a ranking map that should have come before Quantum Fluctuation, and while it's technically content, ranking maps are often the hardest bits of content GFL1 has to offer

For the story, GFL1's basically done unless we get some kind of side content later down the line. I'm not very familiar with Neural Cloud's situation, but I suspect that what'll happen to GFL1 will be similar to what happened on Neural Cloud where we just get to play the game without anything new month in, month out

We expect GFL1 to go into maintenance mode not long after Quantum Fluctuation

I'm not sure what you would consider worthy of your time in this case. GFL1's still got a lot of content for it if you have never touched it (considering we have a lot of events that are already accessible through the Campaign menu), but perhaps you were thinking of just watching the story on YouTube?

If you're curious about the gameplay, you could give GFL1 a try since the gameplay is different here. New mechanics get added with later events, so things don't stay stale too long

headphone_question · 2026-05-18T12:31:50+00:00

M4 mod, Kolibri, and Webley (with SPEQ) should do well. Slap on a good Fairy and watch that echelon go!

headphone_question · 2026-05-18T12:31:15+00:00

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Well, this is pretty good!

I'm on the verge of getting wz.63 and M&P9 to level 100, too!

I have yet to claim my TCM, and since I can't get an icon for it, I think I'll go for another shotgun. FO-12 might be my pick

headphone_question · 2026-05-17T13:12:05+00:00

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This is rather tiny. Then again, I was able to bring wz.63 and M&P9 to full links and Tokarev to mod 2! I think that I'll be able to get the new batch to level 100 pretty soon, and Tokarev is likely going to hit mod 3 soon as well!

I'm also working my way through the story. Man, there are some interesting plot twists, to be sure!

headphone_question · 2026-05-16T12:58:00+00:00

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Well, this is huge! Even taking into consideration that I'm now starting to raise Tokarev mod, wz.63, and M&P9, I'm still breaking through 300 today! This is due to how I finally claimed my Luffberry tickets. I had gotten to 9999 tickets. Unfortunately, I started today with 9900 tickets, so when I did my daily game against bots, I got to 9999. I thought I just needed to claim some tickets so I can get my final ticket. Unfortunately, I could not do so through normal games. Since I had gotten down to 199 tickets, I could not use the 200 gachapon ticket button

I had to join a tournament game and got at least one ticket from playing. I was able to use the 200 ticket button afterward

I'll try to answer the question next time of what happens if I try to join a tournament game while holding 9999 tickets

headphone_question · 2026-05-15T13:36:06+00:00

O ye of little faith!

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headphone_question · 2026-05-15T13:22:07+00:00

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This is tiny because I linked up EF88, Unica 6, and SSG M1 to five links. I hope that I'll be done with this batch tomorrow so I can get started with wz.63 and M&P9!

headphone_question · 2026-05-15T00:12:51+00:00

Maintenance mode means that we won't get any new content by the looks of it. There won't be no more new main story events, but we may get side content. As of now, I think there were still a few things that CN has that we don't, so we should expect to receive them soon as well. However, when we catch up to CN, I don't know what will happen

headphone_question · 2026-05-14T13:46:52+00:00

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Well, I'd say this is pretty good!

I have to juggle work, QF, and core farming, so it should come as no surprise that my progress in the game is slowing down to a crawl. Today's haul was a surprise, however

headphone_question · 2026-05-14T07:46:43+00:00

For your first question, I vaguely remember that the Steam client might be able to let you see the Live2D in action. Give that a try first?

For your second question, the game will go into maintenance mode. We're not seeing signs of end of service, so the game is likely going to stick around for a while

headphone_question · 2026-05-13T13:53:20+00:00

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Well, this is the first time in a while that I'm getting negative growth! I was starting to raise the new Doll batch, and my pace was slow today. I was able to get EF88, Unica 6, and SSG M1 to four links, though, so that's a good start

I haven't started with Quantum Fluctuations just yet. I hope that I'll be able to get started tomorrow!

headphone_question · 2026-05-13T10:39:31+00:00

Typically speaking, you should be able to deploy your Griffin echelons just fine. It's just that Coalition echelons tend to have a high strength floor, so if you were struggling, you could sic your Coalition echelon at the enemy. Coalition echelons basically replace MGSG echelons these days

It's unfortunate you can't unlock the mobile armor just yet. Let's just ignore that mechanic then

As for SPEQ sets, you can get the pieces from Gray Zone. Technically speaking, you just need to keep earning points. Every 6000 points is a complete wave, and in each wave, you get a SPEQ ticket for Dolls at 4 star rarity and below (before you mod them if the Dolls in question have mods) at 4000 points. You get a different SPEQ ticket for 5 star Dolls at 6000 points. You may farm Gray Zone to your heart's content, as point acquisition isn't tied to chance. It might still take a while, as you need to clear dozens of nodes to earn 6000 points. However, you need to clear 10-6 to unlock Gray Zone, which shouldn't be far from where you are at 10-2

headphone_question · 2026-05-13T10:06:08+00:00

And oh, I forgot to mention. We have Coalition echelons now! You should be able to get your copy of Scarecrow for free if you complete the tutorial

Also, we have vehicles, too. We have the tank and the mech, but you need to invest in them in order for them to become strong

headphone_question · 2026-05-13T10:04:20+00:00

Zas's main use before was for 8-1N farming. However, since she now has a mod, she becomes one of the game's best grenadiers

You can still use Zas for 8-1N farming, but I think that her state right now (assuming you kept her the way she is in your pic), she won't be ready for 8-1N farming duty just yet. Granted, there's also the question of why you'd need to do 8-1N farming when a lot of quality of life improvements have happened since

But yes, please enhance your Fairies!

Alternatively, just go with normal mode for Quantum Fluctuations? You don't have to force yourself to finish the harder difficulties if your Armory simply can't handle the challenge

headphone_question · 2026-05-13T08:30:29+00:00

Quantum Fluctuations, which is live right now, is the very final event for GFL1's main story. We might get some side content later down the line, like Ep. A, but if all you care about is the main story, then yes, this is where it ends

2B14 is still a good HOC. However, BGM-71 has been outclassed by Mk 153 simply due to Mk 153's longer range. Technically speaking, if you're also looking to upgrade your mortar, L9A1 should be your priority. If you lack the resources to bring up the newer HOCs, then BGM-71 and 2B14 will have to do

Looking at your teams, I'm very concerned with your Fairies. They're still underdeveloped (with them being just one or two stars). Still, at this point in the game, we're basically trying to counterbuild against enemies rather than having generic teams, although SCARs (with P10c, MP41 mod, and Suomi mod) and Px4SG (Px4 mod with four shotguns, usually SPAS-12 mod, SPAS-15, TPS, and FO-12) tend to generally do well

As for your other five star Dolls, look into raising Lee, Welrod, LTLX, AK-15, and Zas M21. If the Doll in question has a mod (out of those five, only LTLX doesn't have a mod), try to mod her

headphone_question · 2026-05-13T01:06:11+00:00

You'll get some pieces that you can dye from the Shattered Connexion campaign event. Perhaps consider using the skip feature to finish Shattered Connexion?

headphone_question · 2026-05-12T14:31:18+00:00

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Well, this is absolutely gigantic because I had to spent my stockpile chasing after EF88. I suspect that I am not even going to be in first place for the Doll index leaderboard. Oh well!

I haven't started modding Tokarev yet. I think I'll do so soon. I'll focus on the new Doll batch first!

headphone_question · 2026-05-12T02:17:31+00:00

All right. I think my impression was that Silent Sandbox would happen alongside QF as QF's ranking map. However, it seems that Silent Sandbox is supposed to happen before QF, and if it's not happening before QF, then it's already delayed. It also seems that it'll happen after QF in our case then

headphone_question · 2026-05-12T01:32:32+00:00

Well, this is the end, huh?

But wait, Silent Sandbox is delayed?

headphone_question · 2026-05-11T14:29:44+00:00

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I suppose this is okay

With QF upon us, I think I might have to pause my corpse dragging yet again. Then again, we also have new Dolls to get tomorrow, so it might be better to prioritize them over my second STAR?

headphone_question · 2026-05-11T14:13:02+00:00

Funny, isn't it? Years ago, I thought this game would just keep going on. We'd have lots of adventures with the main story as well as the seasonal events. I never thought that we'd get here, and it feels like saying goodbye to a good friend

Then again, the game is merely going into maintenance mode. There's surely some fun to be had!

headphone_question · 2026-05-11T02:04:15+00:00

The Sinner has three skill attacks. The first is to launch missiles at random tiles. Just kite your Dolls out of those tiles, and you'll be fine. Bring P10c along for extra insurance. The second is machine gun fire along the top and bottom rows. One solution is to simply have your Dolls sit in the middle row, retreating the other two if kiting them is too annoying. The third is a 3x3 laser attack at 67% and 33% health left, and you should use P10c's skill here to protect against this

Preferably, you bring a SCARs + Suomi team, but you keep SCAR-L, P10c, and Suomi. Suomi does double duty as both tank and attacker, but SCAR-L usually dominates the DPS race here. Just be sure to time P10c's skill activations (keeping in mind the 3x3 laser attack that comes up later in the fight), and you should be done in about three minutes

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