Quick Resource Guides for those just starting

[Mr_Bob]

Guide to gameplay loop: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Lw45-3H96lrYUAigMgP5LNRndbB6v9aMMFSvW4klP_I/edit?tab=t.0

Information on various modes and items: https://rentry.org/exiliumguide#terminology-for-beginners

Docket of units stats, ability, upgrades and gear: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1DogyU3K7ZXw2qbhP1EhRXIAw5nCyIV5G5e-QWviBZME/edit?gid=543758471#gid=543758471

For those interested in background stories of characters in the Elmo Server Room:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vTOIOFf-gqyqi_50yqmx_6qSIoxmFgGbW6NjLR2wJ84NI8x2IvC13AMgHyneiLe6e1lL1GS4-9BY7wN/pubhtml

Quick tips:
Roll for Suomi, her shield helps you to push harder content
Play the Story, it gives you a lot of resources and account XP in pretty easy content stages
Have fun, don't be afraid to read, or ask others for help. Good hunting Commander

shameless platoon plug (not until lv 20, feel free to ignore altogether)
https://imgur.com/a/yZy0ymh

[sin vie]

is the cat girl good?

[Awt]

Originally posted by sin vie:

is the cat girl good?

right now, no. If the leaks are true, a really OP character releasing in 2 months pairs really well with the cat girl.

[Lucky_Star_Fan]

Peritya is not very good.

Save your cores for dolls you plan to use all the time, cores are very limited, mostly coming from event stores.

[Colonel Angus]

Haven't jumped in yet, but does the game utilize the same mobile shenanigans with an 'energy system' of any kind?

[Mr_Bob]

Originally posted by sin vie:

is the cat girl good?

Her skill kit is focused on AoE damage which is great early game, but falls off as enemy HP values grow. She pairs well with other AoE units.

Originally posted by M14:

Haven't jumped in yet, but does the game utilize the same mobile shenanigans with an 'energy system' of any kind?

Yes, but every resource stage comes with a sweep feature if you complete it once. Set how many times you want to auto it and you'll get that much as if you had completed it within 2 seconds. Very convenient for short play sessions. Harder content does NOT cost stamina and is where the gameplay shines.

[Colonel Angus]

Energy systems are hot garbage and a real ♥♥♥♥♥♥ gimmick that big boy games don't need to utilize. Considering the real estate these games want, it's that much more detrimental to staying relevant and competitive with other titles, be it Warframe, The First Descendant, etc.

I't still a mobile game at heart, so that's going to hold it back. Still going to check it out, but will probably end up getting rid of it after i've seen all there is to see, similar to Snowbreak (which is also poorly optimized on PC, somehow).

Harder content not costing stamina is confusing, and sounds more like it's a separate game mode that doesn't use the stamina system, similar to Snowbreak having one mode of play that also doesn't use stamina (and if I remember right, was the game's multiplayer feature).

Will have to wait for the download to finish. It keeps interrupting itself and starting over, so will have to see if it even gets far enough to finish. From the screenshots, looks very much like Snowbreak, or rather i'm assuming Snowbreak is a clone of the first game and are now more directly competing. That in mind, having played Snowbreak, can probably guess how things are set up and won't have to bother with tutorials.

[Mr_Bob]

Updated OP with some Lore resources. The extra lore bits are fairly scattered around in the timeline so it's a bit difficult to make sense of all of it.