Guides for challenges?

[ICountFrom0]

Saw one for base carry, any advice on the others?

Synth Target 14
Power Target 12
Base Target 6

Figure I'll get the deflectors, max out synth T5, linger until I unlock shard link from base 3, and then just grind challenges until they stop blinking.

[Gwenolric]

For all challenge, remember that Reactor is reset to 0 and while most challenge block the bonus to damage and shield, the Speed, Compute/Synth still works. Also Synth Challenge reset ALL YOUR MODULES, make sure you reactivate them for the other challenges.

For Power, you can always see the target Sector, look at the Boss Health/Damage and look at your current Reactor Max Power. As soon as they are equal, you can go for it (if this challenge is green, that means you could have done it e2 to e3 earlier as it is very very late that it blinks green). It is the easiest as you are vastly overpowered most of the time. Remember to desactive Auto-Buy and not loose all your damage by mistake.

For Synth, generally each Tier or Tier and a half means another challenge should be done. I don't remember but I think Tier 2 is first challenge threshold, so challenge 2 is Tier 3, challenge 3 is Tier 4/5, challenge 4 is Tier 6 and challenge 5 is Tier 7. More or less.

Compute can be fully completed when you can buy 60 (maybe 70 or 80 for the 9 challenges, but for 7 I am fairly sure 60 is enough) level of Tier 2 weapon on a Destroyer. You go 1 Kinetic, 1 Bomb, 4 Kinetic full support and perma Volley. 1 Bulk shield + 2 Deflector as everything will One Shot, but you One Shot everything.

[ICountFrom0]

I almost understand you, but, not quite? I would want to downgrade from core 3, to core 2, to level it faster? That'll run compute to the limit?

Sounds like I should be able to do Synth without too much trouble, once I figure out how it works. No guide on here for it, but, eh... how bad can it be to understand?

What do you mean "E2" or "E3" ?

[Dragon]

Originally posted by ICountFrom0:

I almost understand you, but, not quite? I would want to downgrade from core 3, to core 2, to level it faster? That'll run compute to the limit?

Sounds like I should be able to do Synth without too much trouble, once I figure out how it works. No guide on here for it, but, eh... how bad can it be to understand?

What do you mean "E2" or "E3" ?

Compute challenge is more about limited cash flow, once you have enough power and speed to cap out the level gains on each tier you have a finite amount. lower the tier of your weapon will allow you to reach the higher level breakpoints on each to give you more damage compared to a higher tier weapon that can not hit those breakpoints.
otherwise it could take days or weeks to hit the required breakpoints on your weapons because of the higher cost.

E2 or E3 is a comparison of magnitude if you are looking in scientific notation. even dealing with exponential level of damage or comparison. for instance 1.XXe10 to 2.XXe10 is minuscule in comparison to 1.XXe10 and 1.XXe12 when the scaling is multiplicative it's easier to put into perspective at a glance. most gains the higher you go are going to be in scales of magnitude.

when talking about Synth in particular we are talking about Synth Speed as reaching specific breakpoints will equate to Tiers in synth crafting and which challenge level you can progress to and clear in a reasonable time. Reasonable time is a few hours. If you spend more then 12 hours on a challenge time may not be able to help you cross that hurdle as you can't progress in permanent gains while in the challenge and are stuck in the special mechanics that have hardline limits based on your starting specifications in the challenge.

[ICountFrom0]

trying the computer loadout you suggested

That got me to 19, and got me there fast. I'm going to let compute churn a little, but I don't think it'll go much further. Not even breaking the shield on this boss.

[ICountFrom0]

Okay, punched through to endless after idling out a few more waves here and there. I'm guessing there's no real reason to push it further, no bonuses, just brag?

I think I saw a guide on layouts for base carry, it didn't mention what weapons are good or bad though. I liked this rather silly kinetic spam setup though, so I guess I'll just leave it.

[ICountFrom0]

Okay, base carry 3 wasn't too hard, the guides had setups and I just did them. I didn't QUITE have what it asked for, having more levels but less slots, but I was able to improvise.

Next up trying power hungry.


oooh, there's a full guide to power hungry on game vault. Nice.

... I was buying compute levels out of habit, and they do nothing... though maybe I can chase achivement with it when I hit the final retreats... 10X gain, while retreating, I can retreat a LOT...

[ICountFrom0]

capped out at 31 on power hungry, and WOW, that did miricles for what I could do with my reactor... I should have done that ages ago.

So, synth, eh? Lets see what I can do with it.

I honestly do not understand how to opomize this, so I'm just making things pretty much at random. Once I have all my powerups back to red tier again, I GUESS I'll make stockpiles of each level, and treat it like the camels camps and desert crossing puzzle.

[ICountFrom0]

Okay, I'm at 19/20 challenges, and I'm probably not REALLY meant to complete this last synth level, but I'm at 26, so I just need to finish ONE MORE BOSS...

Figure if I let it run overnight... or at most a week.

[JimboTCB]

Base carry is the only one where there's any real strategy involved, the other ones are basically just almost-instant completions if you have enough stats, otherwise not worth the effort.

If you can't complete Synth in an hour or so, I wouldn't bother leaving it running, you could probably get better core stats and complete it before you manage to brute force your way through.

[best bulliet target]

since one really said it, but
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3031062172

has a challange section where you can read up on them and stuff.

[ICountFrom0]

That "Guide" is a link to a third party site. Course, so is the wiki *shrug*

I wouldn't normally let it grind away like this, but it's the 20th challenge to finish that achievement, and it's just so close... 180 meters to go... and then I don't have to worry about any challenges ever.

[ICountFrom0]

There, that was a long enough grind to do it. 20 challenges done, achivement get. I'll worry about them next at 74, or when I get tired of being blinked at.

[76561199215865625]

but there are 24 challenges

[ICountFrom0]

Achivement get is all I care about.

[76561199215865625]

s74 24 challenge completions is a hard requirement