[Discussion] Challenge Run: The Will of Steins;Gate
Hi folks, I'm here to tell you about a challenge I've set for myself to see if anyone else is as masochistic excited about pushing their limits as I am!
The idea struck me when I saw a couple posts in quick succession: one was someone's near-perfect victory record stats screen (he was showing off 30k's on all squads), and the other was one of the all-55-achievements posts. Well, what's to stop someone from earning all 55 achievements in just 11 (custom requires 2) play throughs on a new profile? And for kicks, finish it off with a secret squad run? On Hard, of course.
The rules I've set for myself: if I haven't found a pod for Distant Friends by the start of the second-to-last island mission, use of the Secret command to spawn a secret pod beacon is allowed. Consoling in completion of Trusted Equipment is allowed if you're eligible before clicking "Leave Island" on 3rd island but you moronically equip your new weapons before actually leaving the island (didn't sell starter pilots or weapons, but equip new stuff because you're an idiot).
I haven't decided on what the rules for the Random Squad should be, (how many rerolls). But all three achieves in one run is still on the table, and it's probably the hardest of them: spend no rep, collect 5 time pods, and get 30 grid def. Holy smokes. I'm not sure that it's actually doable. (3 grid def pilots and +power perfect island rewards would actually be a boon, though.)
Any of you want to give it a go? I've managed 7/12 so far, with Blitzkrieg's Lightning War being the bane of two runs so far (current attempt got past it).
Posted Apr 9, 2018, 8:10 PM UTC
When I attempted this challenge (Made a post about it before but no interest). I just did rift walkers ->hulks -> reroll chaos until I got jet-jet-rocket and the squad was pretty easy, that comp is strong without lots of cores. I didnt see the point of limiting rerolls because its not provable with profile screenshots. I havent attempted the challenge much as I kinda got burnt out on itb, but good luck to you!
After a practice run on my Alpha profile (made a post on all the pilots it left me with) I got it down on my challenge profile by the skin of a +Grid Def pilot and a lot of +Grid perfect island rewards. Finished with about 33 grid defense. Final comp was Camila in Judo with Judo Fist and Burning Mortar, Harold in Arty with Rocket and Vulcan Arty weps, and Archimedes in Swap Mech with just its Teleporter (because why would you need anything else on Archimedes with Teleporter). With Lightning War, Lucky Start, and all the any-squad achieves (except Distant Friends) out of the way, it's looking good. Next big hurdle is probably Glittering C-Beam, but that's what saving a Reset Turn is for!