GIRLS’ FRONTLINE 2: EXILIUM is the sequel to the successful mobile game Girls’ Frontline, created by MICA Team. Set 12 years after the events of Girls’ Frontline, you return as the Commander who has left Griffin & Kryuger, the world’s largest Private Military Company, following its disbandment and subsequent restructuring. The game builds on its predecessor’s tactical gameplay with enhanced graphics, new mechanics, and a rich story set in a dystopian future. If you’re new to the game, this guide will cover the essentials for starting your journey, understanding mechanics, and thriving in this tactical RPG.

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Understanding the Gameplay Mechanics of Girls Frontline 2: Exilium

GF2: Exilium is a squad-based tactical RPG where you command a team of Tactical Dolls (T-Dolls). Your role as a commander involves strategic planning, resource management, and combat efficiency. The story picks up after the events of Girls’ Frontline, introducing new conflicts and factions. The game offers a unique selection and variety of multiple PvE and PvP game modes, such as:

• Main Campaign: Progress through the story and unlock new features.
• Daily Operations: Provides valuable resources like currency, materials, and training items.
• Event Missions: Timed events offering unique rewards, often including limited characters.
• PvP Arena: Test your team compositions against other players.

In the prequel, Girls’ Frontline’s fighting was a turn-based strategy role-playing game with a strategy map and combat nodes. Commanders could command numerous squads of five T-Dolls and move them in a 3×3 grid auto battle sequence, with unit talents that could be triggered manually or automatically.

The latest game, Girls Frontline’ 2: Exilium is now a turn-based tactical role-playing game similar to Firaxis Games’ modern XCOM series, sometimes dubbed as “XCOM-lite”. You command a squad of 4 to 5 T-Dolls to complete several tasks on the map, such as reaching a certain target, exiting the fighting zone, or eliminating all adversaries. For those unaware, these T-dolls are unique characters with multiple active and passive abilities. Players can recruit them from the innate gacha system. 

T-dolls in Girls Frontline 2: Exilium are organized into four “Class” categories:

• Bulwark Class: The Bulwark class is a regular “Tank” that serves as your team’s frontline and provides different defensive buffs.
• Sentinel Class: The Sentinel class is the normal “DPS” that deals damage to your team.
• Vanguard Class: The Vanguard class is your normal “Scout” that serves as a sub-DPS for your squad and has the highest mobility of any class for flanking operations.
• Support Class: The Support class is your normal “Healer/Buffer” that heals and buffs your team. 

The Gacha System Explained

Players can recruit new T-dolls from a sophisticated gacha system, completely equipped with different types of summoning banners. Naturally, players will need abundance of the premium currency if they wish to summon on these banners. Much like many other newer games, Girls Frontline 2: Exilium also presents a mixed gacha system wherein you can summon both T-dolls and weapons from the same banner. The rates of summoning different rarities of T-dolls and weapons are as follows:

• SSR T-dolls – 0.3% chance of summoning 
• SSR Weapons – 0.3% chance of summoning
• SR T-dolls – 3% chance of summoning
• SR Weapons – 3% chance of summoning

The game further branches out it’s recruitment banners strategy by introducing a “Limited” banner and a “Standard” banner. The core differences are as follows:

• Standard Procurement Banner – Standard Procurement is your normal permanent banner, which includes six base SSR T-dolls and their corresponding SSR weapons. Their names are Mosin-Nagant, Peritya, Qionjiu, Sabrina, Tololo, and Vepley. Every 80 summons will guarantee an SSR pity for a character or weapon. There is also a one-time SSR T-doll selection pity after 260 accesses. The basic banner does not contain freshly released T-Dolls and will always display the base six SSRs.
• Limited Procurement – This is a limited banner that includes both new T-Dolls and reruns of previously released T-Dolls. The Limited Banner is divided into two banners: a character banner and a weapon banner, from which you can receive the featured T-Doll and their SSR weapon. The pity remains the same for both weapons and T-dolls individually, at 80 summons. 

Learn about the Different Game Modes of Girls Frontline 2: Exilium

There are multiple interesting and engaging game modes in Girls Frontline 2: Exilium. From the start of your journey, you will be hooked on completing them in order to progress through the rankings and unlock new content. The core game modes are as follows:

• Story Mode – The Story mode comprises of the Main Story Chapters, which tell the events that unfold during the course of the game. You can challenge the Main Story in either Normal or Hard level, as well as the “Hunter Assessment” part, which serves as an advanced instruction for Commanders. Hard Mode is unlocked at Chapter 5-5.
• Supply Missions – Supply Missions have material farming dungeons that contain various resources for upgrading your T-Dolls. Standardizing Sync can only be cleared twice per day, but most other sections can be cleared indefinitely.
• Combat Simulation – In this section, players can learn about different combat strategies and deploy them in real-time to get amazing resources as rewards. Try to push as far as you can in the shortest period of time. 
• Standard Battle – This game mode has eight tier levels, which reset weekly and can be challenged up to three times per week. Clearing all challenge ratings per tier will raise the tier in the following week and give you with Segment Marks, which you can use in the Boss Fight Shop. Rewards include Sabrina shards for Fortification, tickets, supplies, and weapon attachment boxes. 

To play GIRLS’ FRONTLINE 2: EXILIUM on a bigger screen of your PC or Laptop, it is highly recommended to use BlueStacks along with your keyboard and mouse.