Notes and links

<<TableOfContents>>

= Reading about lore =

There is a lot of it.
 * https://gamepress.gg/girlsfrontline/lore-directory#topic-239771
 * https://old.reddit.com/r/girlsfrontline/comments/z1g738/version_4_girls_frontline_reverse_collapse_story/
 * https://old.reddit.com/r/GFLNeuralCloud/comments/zkqwyn/question_about_the_lore_and_timeline/

This is for Neural Cloud, but I'm saying it's close enough:
 * https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1gQTXlU2ITpYXzXO0SsCwCzNvCeFa7L01

= Tools =

 * Logistics Calculator: https://gfeasdf.github.io/gf/main.html
  * Here's a newer one with coverage up to chapter 11: https://gfl-logistics.neko.gg/
  * Some recipes:
   * 7-3 / 9-4 / 10-4 / 11-3 seems pretty well balanced for AFK'ing
 * Recipe Calculator: https://aaeeschylus.github.io/main.html
 * Equipment recipe calculator: https://gfequip.github.io/
 * Newer and '''shinier''' DPS simulator: http://brainlets.moe/gf/sim/
 * DPS and formation calculator via: https://gfeasdf.github.io/gf/
  * Direct to DPS/formation: https://gfeasdf.github.io/gf/main2.html
 * Enemy unit stats: https://gf.hometehomete.com/en/
 * Ouroboros Finder: http://kyouko.moe/urouro/# (Operation Cube E-4)
 * UTC-8 is hard, just check the daily timers here: http://gftimers.netlify.com/


= Analysis of getting stuff from the costume gacha =

With a focus on farming black cards to target the costumes you ''really'' want: https://big-stupid-jellyfish.github.io/GFMath/pages/gacha


= Cost calculations =

This is a handy equivalence lookup, taken from Gamepress' tweets. https://twitter.com/GFLGamePress/status/1411060402012798978

||<rowbgcolor="lightblue"> Item || Cost (AUD) || Cost (gems) || Notes ||
|| Daily 120 gems      ||  2.00 AUD || - || $1.67 per 100 gems, nominal value of $2.25 ||
|| 800 gems            || 15.00 AUD || - || $1.88 per 100 gems ||
|| 100 tokens          || 11.25 AUD ||  600 gems || - ||
|| 3 Extra energy      ||  0.38 AUD ||   20 gems || - ||
|| Oath certificate    || 10.88 AUD ||  580 gems || - ||
|| 10x Aid commissions || 30.00 AUD || 1600 gems || - ||
|| Top-tier costume    || 48.53 AUD || 2588 gems || usually comes with 100 tokens and an oath ring; 1180 gems worth of value, costume is thus 1408 gems ||
|| Good costume        || 35.40 AUD || 1888 gems || usually comes with 50 tokens and an oath ring; 880 gems worth of value, costume is thus 1008 gems ||
|| Average costume     || 24.00 AUD || 1280 gems || - ||

Pricing assumes that only tokens, oath certs, and extra energy have calculable value.

||<rowbgcolor="lightblue"> ALL EQUIVALENT ||
|| 20 gems ||
|| 3 extra energy ||
|| 600 Basic data ||
|| 150 Intermediate data ||
|| 50 Advanced data ||
|| 45 Memory fragments ||
|| 36 Minidiscs (SF combat reports) ||
|| 252 Basic keycodes (SF skill data) ||
|| 252 Advanced keycodes (SF skill data) ||
|| 22 Petri dishes (SF rarity boosters) ||

== Limited time SF discounts ==

||<rowbgcolor="lightblue"> Package contents || Discount price || Usual price || Discount ||
|| 10x Aid, 1000 Basic keycodes || 1120 gems (19.60 AUD) || 1600 + (4*20) = 1680 gems (29.40 AUD) || 33% ||
|| 20x Aid, Name change, 1000 Batts, 5 Cake || 35 AUD || 3200 gems == 56 AUD || 37.5% ||
|| 150 Petri, 500 Basic keycodes, 100 Minidiscs || 248 gems || 232 gems (11.6 runs) || Tiny negative discount ||
|| 3000 Basic keycodes, 3000 Advanced keycodes, 500 Minidiscs, 5 Cake || 21 AUD || 760 gems (38 runs) == $13.30 || Bad value but actually worth it because it's quick ||


= Heavy Ordnance Corps facility levelling =

https://gamepress.gg/girlsfrontline/gfl-explained-acquiring-and-leveling-hoc

Tweaked tl;dr version:
 * Everything to Level 1
 * Analyzer to Level 3
 * Listening Post to Level 4
 * Briefing station to Level 3
 * Listening Post to Level 10 (completion)
 * Briefing station to Level 10 (completion)
 * Training Range to Level 10 (completion)
 * Analyzer to Level 10 (completion)
 * Storeroom to Level 4-6
 * Repair to Level 3 (completion)
 * Storage (intel) to Level 10 (completion)
 * Storeroom to Level 10 (completion)

HOC chips and tetris: https://gamepress.gg/girlsfrontline/gfl-explained-hoc-circuits-and-tetris-minmax

 * AGS30: https://gamepress.gg/girlsfrontline/ags-30
 * 2B14: https://gamepress.gg/girlsfrontline/2b14
 * BGM-71: https://gamepress.gg/girlsfrontline/bgm-71

== Chip calculations ==

[[https://iopwiki.com/wiki/Mk_153| Mk 153]] isn't out yet, but we know a little bit about what she'll need for tiles.

 * Blue
 * Stats
  * Dmg: 107
  * Prc: 224
  * Acc: 233
  * Rld: 107

The calculation for value of a tile goes: ceil(perSquareStat * numSquares) * 2.5x enhancement

 * Dmg: 4.4
 * Prc: 12.7
 * Acc: 7.1
 * Rld: 5.7

Based on these, we'll need:

 * 42-43 dmg from tiles == 9/10 squares
 * 89-90 prc from tiles == 7/8 squares
 * 93-94 acc from tiles == 13 squares
 * 42-43 rld from tiles == 7/8 squares

We probably won't have 39 squares on the grid to max out everything, so we'll have to pick something to compromise on one of the stats.


= General knowledge notes =

 * Angry Trap Midget's Guide to Why Your Waifu Sucks: https://gfl.matsuda.tips/


= Censored and uncensored CG =

It's well known that some art is censored to appease the CCP or whoever would complain. This site has side-by-side comparisons for each unit, but it's last updated sometime in 2019: https://mintchocachip.github.io/

iopwiki has all the art anyway, but this site is more convenient.


= Combat Sim EXP =

|| Max-level units || Surplus XP || You already have surplus XP ||
|| 0 ||  48,000 || 192,000 ||
|| 1 ||  86,400 || 153,600 ||
|| 2 || 124,800 || 115,200 ||
|| 3 || 163,200 ||  76,800 ||
|| 4 || 201,600 ||  38,400 ||
|| 5 || 240,000 ||       0 ||


= Monthly black market item purchases =

These numbers are for buying out the entire shop, except for enhancement capsules because they're pricey and you should already have a glut of them - you only get 120 pills at a cost of 3600 bacons!

||<rowbgcolor="lightblue"> Source || Quantity needed to buy everything in shop except pills ||
|| City      || 2500 ||
|| Snow      || 8700 ||
|| Forest    || 3000 ||
|| Wasteland || 5000 ||

||<rowbgcolor="lightblue"> Item gained || Quantity gained || Cost ||
|| Batteries              || 1000 || 2500 Lego  ||
|| Combat reports         || 3600 || 5400 Bacon ||
|| Special combat reports ||  600 ||  900 Bacon ||
|| Universal parts        || 1200 || 3000 Acorn ||
|| Cores                  ||  100 || 5000 Collapse fluid ||
|| Fire control component ||    2 || 2400 Bacon ||

While you mostly need to earn bacon through expeditions, other item types can eat up your resources so you wanna go for them as well:

 * Furniture costs legos
 * Special equipment costs acorns
 * Effects can be paid in collapse fluid, or other currencies


= Choosing weapon mods =

== From Chinese players ==

{{attachment:GFL_recommended_equipment_as_of_2021.jpg|Recommendations by weapon type}}


== Matsuda ==

https://gfl.matsuda.tips/post/buffs

 * RFs like RoF and power, and some crit. (depending on type)
 * MGs like Dmg and Acc and Crit.
 * ARs like Crit and Dmg, with RoF on the side.
 * SGs like armor.
 * SMGs generally like Eva and maybe Acc.
 * Anything with grenades/molotovs likes Dmg

RFs can get enough crit from scopes and dont particularly need a critbuff from formation, while ARs and MGs will want it if it can be arranged.

== Reddit ==

 * HGs and SMGs want Suppressor/PEQ, Hollow Point, and Exo.
 * ARs want HV Rounds, Exo, and VFL scopes. EOT if buffed by crit tiles.
 * SGs want Armor, EOT. Buckshot for Burst Impact, Slug for anything else.
 * MGs want AP Rounds, EOT, and Ammo Belt. Maybe ITI if using damage tiles instead of accuracy tiles.

 * ITI is mostly used on T-Dolls with low base acc that doesn't receive tile buffs, eg. a DPS SMG. ITI makes her dmg more consistent
 * PK can benefit from having ITI instead of EOT, simply cause her base acc is lower than someone like PKP and MG5

{{{
HG:  Suppressor/PEQ, Hollow Point mag, Exo for evasion
SMG: Suppressor/PEQ, Hollow Point mag, Exo for evasion
AR:  HV mag, Exo, Crit scope (VFL/PSO) (or EOT if you're already crit tile buffed)
MG:  AP mag, EOT scope (+acc +dmg -rof) or ITI scope (++acc -rof) if you're damage tile buffed or have low accuracy, Ammo belt
SG:  Armour plate, EOT scope, Buckshot for burst impact or slug for everything else
}}}

 * Use Red-Dot (high ACC boost) sights (ITI/COG/AMP) for low-accuracy guns, it makes her damage more consistent
 * Use Optical (Crit boosting) sights (VFL/PSO/LRA) for ARs
 * Use Holographic (low ACC+DMG boost) sights (EOT) for ARs and MGs, unless you have terrible accuracy

= Equipment recipe drop stats =

{{attachment:girls_frontline_equipment_recipe_stats_B156pml.png|Stats table}}

= Equipment drop times =

{{{
00:45:00    VFL 6-24x56
00:45:00    (4*) Mk169 Armor-Piercing Ammo
00:46:00    (4*) Urban Camouflage Cape
00:47:00    AC4 Suppressor
00:47:00    (4*) IOP High-Capacity Ammo Box
00:48:00    EOT 518 
00:48:00    (4*) JHP High-Velocity Ammo
00:49:00    PEQ-16A
00:50:00    ITI Mars
00:51:00    Type 3 Armor Plate
00:52:00    IOP X4 Exoskeleton
00:52:00    IOP T4 Exoskeleton
00:53:00    ILM Hollow Point Ammo
00:54:00    SABOT Slug
00:54:00    #000 Buckshot
00:55:00    Mk211 High-Explosive Armor-Piercing Ammo
00:56:00    Thermoptic Camouflage Cape
00:57:00    IOP Maximum Ammo Box 
00:58:00    APCR High-Velocity Ammo
}}}


= Skill training =

||<rowbgcolor="lightblue"> Level || Training Data || Time || Cumulative sum ||
|| Lv. 1 → Lv. 2  || 100x Basic || 1:00:00 || 100 Basic ||
|| Lv. 2 → Lv. 3  || 200x Basic || 2:00:00 || 300 Basic ||
|| Lv. 3 → Lv. 4  || 300x Basic || 3:00:00 || 600 Basic ||
|| Lv. 4 → Lv. 5  || 120x Intermediate || 4:00:00 || 120 Intermediate ||
|| Lv. 5 → Lv. 6  || 200x Intermediate || 6:00:00 || 320 Intermediate ||
|| Lv. 6 → Lv. 7  || 300x Intermediate || 9:00:00 || 620 Intermediate ||
|| Lv. 7 → Lv. 8  || 400x Intermediate || 12:00:00 || 1020 Intermediate ||
|| Lv. 8 → Lv. 9  || 200x Advanced || 18:00:00 || 200 Advanced ||
|| Lv. 9 → Lv. 10 || 300x Advanced || 24:00:00 || 500 Advanced ||

= Construction times =

{{{
  T-Doll          | Construction time  
---------------------------------------
  P38             | 0:20:00            
  M1911           | 0:20:00            
  Nagant Revolver | 0:20:00            
  PPK             | 0:22:00            
  MP-446          | 0:25:00            
  FNP-9           | 0:25:00            
  P08             | 0:30:00            
  C96             | 0:30:00            
  Type 92         | 0:35:00            
  Astra Revolver  | 0:40:00            
  M9              | 0:40:00            
  Makarov         | 0:40:00            
  Tokarev         | 0:45:00            
  Colt Revolver   | 0:50:00            
  Mk23            | 0:50:00            
  Stechkin        | 0:55:00            
  P7              | 0:55:00            
  Welrod MkII     | 1:00:00            
  M950A           | 1:05:00            
  IDW             | 1:10:00            
  Grizzly MkV     | 1:10:00            
  PP-2000         | 1:10:00            
  Spectre M4      | 1:20:00            
  m45             | 1:20:00            
  Type 64         | 1:25:00            
  MP40            | 1:30:00            
  M3              | 1:30:00            
  Beretta M38     | 1:30:00            
  Sten MkII       | 1:40:00            
  Micro Uzi       | 1:40:00            
  PPSh-41         | 1:50:00            
  F1              | 1:50:00            
  MAC-10          | 2:00:00            
  Skorpion        | 2:00:00            
  PPS-43          | 2:10:00            
  UMP45           | 2:15:00            
  UMP9            | 2:15:00            
  MP5             | 2:20:00            
  Suomi           | 2:25:00            
  G36C            | 2:30:00            
  Thompson        | 2:30:00            
  SR-3MP          | 2:33:00            
  Vector          | 2:35:00            
  Galil           | 2:40:00            
  SIG-510         | 2:40:00            
  Type 63         | 2:45:00            
  F2000           | 2:45:00            
  L85A1           | 2:50:00            
  G3              | 2:50:00            
  StG44           | 3:00:00            
  G43             | 3:10:00            
  FN-49           | 3:10:00            
  OTs-12          | 3:10:00            
  AK-47           | 3:20:00            
  FNC             | 3:20:00            
  BM59            | 3:20:00            
  Type 56-1       | 3:25:00            
  TAR-21          | 3:30:00            
  Simonov         | 3:30:00            
  SVT-38          | 3:30:00            
  AS Val          | 3:30:00            
  FAMAS           | 3:30:00            
  9A-91           | 3:35:00            
  G36             | 3:40:00            
  M14             | 3:40:00            
  SV-98           | 3:40:00            
  FAL             | 3:45:00            
  Type 97         | 3:50:00            
  Type 95         | 3:50:00            
  Hanyang T88     | 3:50:00            
  HK416           | 3:55:00            
  M1 Garand       | 4:00:00            
  G11             | 4:04:00            
  G41             | 4:05:00            
  Mosin-Nagant    | 4:10:00            
  SVD             | 4:15:00            
  Springfield     | 4:25:00            
  PTRD            | 4:30:00            
  Kar98k          | 4:40:00            
  NTW-20          | 4:45:00            
  FG42            | 4:50:00            
  WA2000          | 4:50:00            
  AAT-52          | 4:50:00            
  M99             | 4:55:00            
  DP28            | 5:00:00            
  Lee-Enfield     | 5:00:00            
  MG34            | 5:00:00            
  LWMMG           | 5:10:00            
  Bren            | 5:20:00            
  M1919A4         | 5:40:00            
  MG42            | 5:50:00            
  M60             | 6:10:00            
  M2HB            | 6:10:00            
  M1918           | 6:25:00            
  MG3             | 6:30:00            
  PK              | 6:30:00            
  Negev           | 6:35:00            
  MG4             | 6:40:00            
  MG5             | 6:45:00            
  PKP             | 6:50:00            
  M500            | 7:20:00            
  KS-23           | 7:25:00            
  RMB-93          | 7:30:00            
  M590            | 7:40:00            
  M37             | 7:45:00            
  Super-Shorty    | 7:50:00            
  KSG             | 8:00:00            
}}}


= Targeted recipes =

Recipes via the statistician: http://gfdb.baka.pw/statistician.html

Handguns

 * Grizzly: 141 - 141 - 141 - 141
 * M950A Calico (1.046% @ 7266 samples): 171 - 161 - 161 - 31
 * M950A Calico (0.944% @ 11012 samples): 130 - 250 - 130 - 230
 * M950A Calico (0.856% @ 57039 samples): 170 - 160 - 160 - 30
 * Mk23 (3.191% @ NN samples): 132 - 131 - 131 - 132

SMGs

 * UMP45 (3.379% @ NN samples): 404 - 404 - 97 - 233
 * UMP45 (3.104% @ NN samples): 404 - 404 - 103 - 98

ARs

 * G36 (2.889% @ 5573 samples): 1008 - 4008 - 4008 - 1008
 * G36 (2.299% @ 9568 samples): 1008 - 4008 - 4008 - 2008
 * G36 (1.294% @ 9277 samples): 95 - 417 - 417 - 95
 * G36 (1.030% @ 40569 samples): 112 - 412 - 412 - 112

Equipment

 * T/X exo suit: 120 - 92 - 60 - 152
 * HP ammo (3.217% @ 6466 samples): 240 - 240 - 40 - 130
 * HP ammo (2.857% @ 55866 samples): 210 - 210 - 50 - 110
 * HV ammo (3.112% @ 36921 samples): 60 - 250 - 152 - 92

Rifles

 * IWS2000 (0.857% @ 1633 samples): 404 - 90 - 404 - 90
 * IWS2000 (0.360% @ 13069 samples): 404 - 97 - 404 - 233
 * IWS2000 (0.179% @ 282351 samples): 430 - 130 - 430 - 230

Shotguns

 * 6000 - 2000 - 6000 - 4000 and pray (while rolling with cores)


= Logistics patterns =

 * Max Parts: 0-2, 3-1, 4-1, 5-3    533    285    510    117
 * Rough AR ratios: 0-1, 3-1, 5-1, 5-2    150    414    719    90