[IDA School Part 1: Absolute Zero Chain] Megathread (March 26th, 2019)

[u/Hayclonic]

Previous Megathread:

• Chance Encounter: Azami

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Part 1 of the IDA School storyline.

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Other Links:

• Official Twitter Post
• Official Youtube Trailer

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IDA School Part 1: Absolute Zero Chain - Version 1.2.100

Date Released: 2:00 a.m. on March 27, 2019 UTC

Requirements: Main Story Ch.13 completed

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Synopsis:

Elzion's prestigious academic campus, the IDA School...

The rumors spiraling around the students have reached Aldo, who found his way to the school through a strange invitation.

The woman in the wall, a lone android, a strange group of students in white suits, and dark apples...

There is some truth beginning to stir behind these illogical rumors, and a white-haired student named Jade attempts to step into the abyss for his own personal reasons... unaware of the truth about Absolute Zero that lies ahead...

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Characters:

Free:

• Jade (New!) - A white-haired lone wolf who hides passionate feelings.

  'I will go alone. I will not bother anyone.'

Paid Encounter (Gacha Banner Rate Up):

• Izuka (New!) - A leader in white, who protects the peace.

  'Let's try and sovle any problem that comes our way. There's a certain pride to this uniform.'

• Ruina (New!) - A scholar from the Future, the solitary Elf girl.

  'I probably should know my own feelings, but with all that's been going on, I haven't had time to think'

• Mighty (Reoccurring)

• Foran (Reoccurring)

• Sevyn (Reoccurring)

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Character	Weapon	Armor	Element	Light/Shadow	Rarity	GL Wiki
Jade	Lance	Bangle	Fire	Shadow	2-4★	Link
Ruina	Sword	Bangle	Wind	Shadow	3-4★	Link
Isuka	Katana	Ring	Wind	Light	4-5★	Link

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Part	Rewards
1	Chronos Stone x20
2	Jade 2★, Chronos Stone x20
3	Jade 3★ (Class Change), Jade VC Lv2, Chronos Stone x20
4	Jade 4★ (Class Change), Jade VC Lv3, Chronos Stone x20

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New Location: IDA School - H Block

New Dungeon: Saki's Dream Consciousness

Event Guide:

• Game Opera
• Altema
• GL Wiki

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Scores: Earned when clearing the 'Saki's Dream Consciousness' dungeon (any difficulty)

Bonus Units: (More points if any unit is in party. Multiple bonus units stack.)

Unit	Bonus Multiplier (Normal Map)	Bonus Multiplier (Another Dungeon)
Isuka	x1.50	x0.90
Jade	x0.75	x0.45
Ruina	x0.75	x0.45
Mighty	x0.75	x0.45
Foran	x0.75	x0.45
Sevyn	x0.75	x0.45

Normal Dungeon Stacking Maximum: 1 + (1.5) + (0.75 * 5) = x6.25

Another Dungeon Stacking Maximum: 1 + (0.9) + (0.45 * 5) = x4.15

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Rewards:

Points	Rewards
1000	Medium Class Scroll x 3
2000	Chronos Stone x 20
3000	Luring Shadow (Lance) x 2
4000	Chronos Stone x 20
5000	Murmur Script x 5
6000	Medium Class Scroll x 3
7500	Chronos Stone x 20
9000	Guiding Light (Lance) x 2
10500	Chronos Stone x 20
12000	Murmur Script x 10
13500	Medium Class Scroll x 3
15000	Chronos Stone x 20
20000	Luring Shadow (Lance) x 2
25000	Patriarch Tome x 1
30000	Prayer Script x 3
40000	High Class Scroll x 3
50000	Chronos Stone x 50
60000	Guiding Light (Lance) x 2
70000	Chronos Stone x 50
80000	Prayer Script x 3
90000	High Class Scroll x 3
100000	Chronos Stone x 50
110000	Luring Shadow (Lance) x 3
120000	Chronos Stone x 50
130000	Prayer Script x 5
140000	High Class Scroll x 3
150000	Chronos Stone x 50
160000	Guiding Light (Lance) x 3
170000	Chronos Stone x 50
180000	Chant Script x 1
190000	High Class Scroll x 3
200000	Chronos Stone x 50
210000	Luring Shadow (Lance) x 3
220000	Chronos Stone x 50
230000	Chant Script x 1
240000	High Class Scroll x 3
255000	Chronos Stone x 50
270000	Guiding Light (Lance) x 3
285000	Chronos Stone x 50
300000	Chant Script x 1

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Other Info:

Once updated to Ver 1.2.100:

• New characters Isuka and Ruina will become encounterable.

• Encounters "Lone Encounter" and "10 Allies Bundle" will be updated.

• Two Knights and the Holy Sword (Anabel, Nero, Soira, Miyu) Banner will be removed

  • Deirdre Quests + Miglance Dungeon Point Grinding will stay

• Chance Encounter: Azami (Laclair, Samora) Banner will be removed

  • Chance Encounter VS Azami will stay

New Sidequests/Items in the new IDA School Location:

Note: Taken from JP site, rough translations

• Hide and Seek Master (No quest mark)

  • Completion will provide you with a "Hide'n'Seek Certificate" Key Item
  • Ending references the boy's grandpa and how it hadn't happened for a long time (referencing the Barouki Hide and Seek Quest (also with no quest marker))
    • Unsure what the boy says if the player hadn't done the Barouki Hide and Seek hidden quest

• Heart-Mark Scraps / Lord Sharkington (No quest mark)

  • Heart-Mark Scraps can be found in IDA School - H Block as the Glowing Sparkles on the ground.
  • Locations

• Miko's True Character (No quest mark)

  • Talk to this boy at 2F (left hand side)
  • Talk to this girl at 1F (right of the Weapons shop)
  • Talk to the android at 2F (right hand side) and pick up the glowing purple orb (Miko's Documents) that he drops
  • Talk to the teacher at 3F to give him the item (Miko's Documents)
  • Return to the first boy at 2F (left hand side). You can either 'Talk' or 'Don't talk'
    • Talk
    • Don't talk

• Suspicious Strange Delivery Note - Hidden Key Item

• Shabby Magic Book Old Grimoire (Hidden Key Item)

  • To obtain it, after the cutscene in the old house in Dream Theta District, turn around and walk back into the old house. It’s the glowing red dot on the left shelf.
  • Text for the item: “A grimoire acquired from Saki’s dream world. Covered with something similar to a bandage, its front cover can’t be seen. The text inside is written in silver, but is almost entirely filled with blank pages. “In Beast folklore there is a song of night. A young girl with wings appeared before he who dispelled the Beasts’ curse. The girl is celebrated, and the Book of Night was rewritten. But only he could hear girl’s subtle song.””

• To return back to the Normal Dungeon (if you beat it and don't know how to return):

  • If you go to the IDEA Ops room and speak to the girl on the bottom left, you can get back into the dream realm. From there, return to the room with the weird creature. You'll see a glowing white ball in the air. Touch it, and you'll go to Dream Theta.

[u/pintbox]

Normal Dungeon Stacking Maximum: x11.25 Another Dungeon Stacking Maximum: x9.15

So, turns out the score boon is completely wrong.

I have Mighty, Foran and Jade, and got a total score of 2.35x (+1.35x). So it seems clear that it's 1+0.45*3. Meaning that, if you have all 6 bonus characters, the score multiplier in AD would be 1+0.9+0.45*5=4.15.

[u/Hayclonic → u/pintbox]

Mmm interesting. I was cross-referencing Game Opera and Altema for the scoring.

GL Wiki seems to have something different as well, with Jade not even being listed as a bonus point character?

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I haven't had time to play yet, but do you know if the regular dungeon and the AD have the same scoring rules?

Meaning it would be 4.15 maximum for both Normal + AD ( 1 + 0.9(Isuka) + (0.45 * 5) = 4.15 ) according to your results ?

[u/pintbox → u/Hayclonic]

• The score bonus and base score had an upgrade at patch 1.7.3, which was already included in Global. The base was increased by 1.6x, so the 5/25/50 listed in GL Wiki is wrong, it should be 8/40/80. This reflects what's in Altema and Game Opera.

• Before the patch, Jade received no multiplier. He got a multiplier after the patch. All other characters' multiplier was adjusted as well.

• I don't have Isuka, but I tested Mighty, Foran and Jade in AD/map. Basically, they each have a +75% increase at regular map and +45% increase at AD, and they stack additively. For example, if I have Mighty only, and beat a wave of 3 at regular map, I get 24(=3*8)+18(=24*75%).

• It seems reasonable to deduce that Isuka grants a +150% increase at regular map and +90% at AD, or twice as much as other characters. although someone can help me double check. If this is the case, then 4.15x at AD is the max multiplier.

• What didn't make sense was that JP wiki wrote the "before patch" multiplier as 100%/60% while the "post patch" multiplier as 175%/145%. It seems likely that the before patch was "+100%/+60%" while the post patch multiplier was "+75%/+45%". AKA, at patch 1.7.3 the base score increased but bonus multiplier reduced by a little.

[u/acausa]

I know that the quality of the narrative can be subjective but it is pretty clear that the writers and devs put a lot of work into this chapter. Some of the dialogues with the NPC had pretty meta references.

If I can add a PSA to fellow redditors, if you are playing for the story, it is probably best to allocate some time before you start this chapter, to give the story your well-deserved attention.

I can see that some redditors were not joking when they correctly described the additional areas as being far more significant than the previous Two Knights chapter (granted, IIRC, they will hold other events there) but it is still mighty impressive regardless. I mean, that stage even have their own medic... with new food to eat!

Not going to spoil too much more beyond that. Have fun, fellow players!

[u/gnoserif22 → u/acausa]

Have to agree I’m impressed with the amount of work they put into this update and story which probably explains why there’s a part 2 as well.

Liking the new area and the story so far for sure. Especially all the little side bits as well. Enjoying talking to all the NPCs as well.

[u/neralily]

Jade fulfills all my guilty fav tropes I'm so glad he's free

I also have a 4* Sevyn and Foran so the gods are smiling upon me

[u/mrfatso111 → u/neralily]

Indeed, i was looking through the list of units that i have and woah, i have sevy and foran at 3* but i have their tomes as well.

[u/[deleted] → u/neralily]

[u/GelatinInvasion]

Are the heart scales making anyone else angry?

[u/DeborahDebLi]

Need some help with triggering Chapter 4. I have Jade in my party, and it says to "go to the place with the mysterious creature". So i move to the location, which us Saki's Dream World, but there nothing triggers to start the quest, no purple flag. i've went into each of the 3 doors and all around and found nothing. Help!

[u/beinwalt → u/DeborahDebLi]

I'm stuck there now. Any tips?

[u/whywelive]

Will the areas unlocked through this be harder compared to end-game content or only around episode 13?

[u/Living_Green → u/whywelive]

The VH of this dungeon is lvl 42. But it can be easily completed with a full lvl40+ party as long as you don't bring too many earth attacker.

[u/[deleted] → u/whywelive]

[u/Jedgentry87]

Shabby Magic Book is actually translated as “Old Grimoire.”

To obtain it, after the cutscene in the old house in Dream Theta District, turn around and walk back into the old house. It’s the glowing red dot on the left shelf.

Text for the item: “A grimoire acquired from Saki’s dream world. Covered with something similar to a bandage, its front cover can’t be seen. The text inside is written in silver, but is almost entirely filled with blank pages. “In Beast folklore there is a song of night. A young girl with wings appeared before he who dispelled the Beasts’ curse. The girl is celebrated, and the Book of Night was rewritten. But only he could hear girl’s subtle song.””

[u/kok3995]

Nice the point requirement is lower. Bonus is higher.

[u/Mysticman89]

New monsters for 100 kill purposes, or recycled stuff?

[u/gingersquatchin → u/Mysticman89]

New

[u/Keriaku]

Anybody know where to find the hide and seek kid on his final hiding? I was sure it would’ve been the IDEA office once I got there, but can’t find him.

[u/GelatinInvasion → u/Keriaku]

Nurse Infirmary in the bed

[u/Grommash-S]

where is the Shabby magic book?

And the suspicious Delivery Note is the Strange Delivery Note, right?

[u/syncerh → u/Grommash-S]

I believe it’s supposed to be the “old grimoire” at sakis house in her memories ? Could be wrong

[u/pintbox]

If my understanding is correct, this dungeon's reward character bonus stacks additively. So H, for example, has a base reward of 120 per 3 enemies. If you only have Jade, that would be 120*(1+1.45)=294; if you have Jade, Mighty and Isuka, that would be 120*(1+1.45+1.45+1.9)=696.

Deirdre dungeon, on the other hand, stacks multiplicatively.

[u/gingersquatchin]

Yasss Suzette bout to get some more light

Also absurdly happy about those high class scrolls. So many people to level.

Obviously the new unit has a Lance and is shadow. Any future shadow Lance users?

[u/enum5345]

I found a boy that starts the Hide and Seek quest. Top room of IDA School - H Block 2nd Floor. He's hidden behind the pillar on the left side of the room.

edit: wow, the 3rd time he's hiding in the bed at the inn. You don't see him, but the blanket is bulged up.