u/Lyrst

subject - i've found what i think is a good team, (Cross formation, eternity at the top, azazel in the center, frigga at the front (azazel and frigga are max cored, eternity will be when i find a stage i can grind her), cyclops at the bottom, and the last spot of the cross open, with defensive gear/appropriate gear (and a damage null one on frigga).

I just did a run and i swear i only took 1 damage, but i did take a few hits (nullified damage/shield) so it shouldn't count right?

So my question..is how to get the last star? is it damage taken, or is it instances of damage (like take less than or equal to 3 attacks) to win? I dunno wee bit lost here, any help appreciated...how the heck do you beat the 3rd map and get the last star/ "take less than 3 damage"?!?!?!?!

Thanks again.

So, ran through, pimped out cyclops princess and i'm, kinda stuck at 5-8, and a few others on how to optimize my girls. And a few questions I haven't been able to find the answers for yet..might help others too. All of these questions are based around being F2P, and not spending a penny/being patient. Thank you in advance for any answers. I also added a few i thought would be good for the FAQ.

1. For stages with high defense units/units that seem to take no damage (running cyclops princess) i've got her with a +10 rose, and a light heavy damage bonus, no chips, and acc at 300 percent..dunno how but there are some guys that seem to take 1 damage in certain stages (do no damage, just keep spamming def/evasion boosts?)
   how do you beat those? Or is there a recommended team for generally clearing the game pre invincible dragon or other bs (not p2w, an easily farmed one) - from this (about to pass event) i got everyone to 90 and max link. No gear for them yet.
2. Is there a fire and forget team (i got azazel and was thinking for her huge buffs) her, eternity, cyclops princess and a couple others as clearer's but..still, not sure because of point 1. Had one on auto, came back 20 mintues later and it was 200 rounds in with neither side doing damage -.-
3. Someone's gonna wanna know - Resource wise, what's a good unlock point for the base, or is it worth unlocking more base stats? or 10 extra squares..how many to get optimal resource regen/materials for upgrades?
4. Lobby presets - i've seen multiple girls on the posts here..how do lobby presets work, like buying more is more girls on screen, or is it just 1-2 at a time, and more to cycle through (akin to azur lane secretary system)?
5. Is there any way to farm skins to trade in for the skin currency and buy skins?..like a stage that drops them or something?
6. For the gold bars/gold ..aetherium? whatever it's called, the mining. Is there a good team setup for clearing those stages? See point 2..a general purpose clearing team (gear included please).
7. The general stats os seems to be buffs according to the wiki (buffs can be dispelled) but, given the huge boots to stats (hitting the 300 cap and stuff) isn't it worth using to put stats in other things, vs going say, full on attack for 20 percent, vs stats at 15 percent but spread across 4 things ..so more base stats can be put elsewhere?
8. Any really good chips to farm? I was thinking acc or crit..but are there any special ones?
9. Are there any girls BELOW SS (For looks or otherwise, i was thinking the 2 elf girls ehehe) to upgrade to SS/promote and highly useful? Like a hidden gem that gets a really good passive or something? Obviously ss base girls are gonna be good but just wondering if there's something hidden (without searching through EVERY girl).
10. What's a good temp gear/temp waiting room, regular waiting room/gear inventory limits to shoot for (Thinking 300 for girls/30-40 above whatever 1 of each girl and robot is).
11. affinity ..is it necessary to max for that +1 debuff/buff
12. On that note - what is the buff/debuff +1. For link bonuses is it REALLY game breaking, or..actually better question - For the 500 percent/max link bonuses. Are there any NOT worth getting/REALLY Worth getting. Sortie costs cut down is fairly easy, and obvious, but..what one is game breaking/generally the best (for either class (like attackers get more from attack bonuses instead of resource drops or debuff/buff+1) or more hp goes further for tanks etc.
13. With Eternity and azazel..leads me to a weird question - is there a way to nullify all attacks in a round (basically being invincible) or most attacks, what is the limit to "nullifying" stuff so you take no damage. (Granted you'll need certain attacks to DO damage (see point 1))
14. Along with fire and forget OS/general setups.. is there a general "don't miss these girls" in regular events, like alice and charlotte for example..obviously you want more, but - for new players/trying to get that "general purpose" team for clearing anything -> are there any "get these first" girls? (again currently i'm at 5-8 but i'm working on event clears/90ing poi and max limit breaking and stuff).