13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim - Beginner’s Guide

Beginner’s Guide

Three segments

13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim’s main story consists of two gameplay sections which are  Remembrance and Destruction. The first part, Remembrance, is essentially the game’s adventure section, allowing you to interact with various characters and explore different locations. Destruction, the second part, is the game’s combat portion where you must defend the country against alien invaders called Kaiju.

Tips on how to play

You can opt to kick off with clearing as much of the Remembrance segment and then focus on the Destruction section afterward. Another option is to cycle between Remembrance and Destruction.

Keep it balanced

Although you have free rein over how you want to play 13 Sentinels, the best experience is to juggle among the three sections. Certain sections affect others. The sections are linked through the materials that allow you to progress with the other sections. Materials like meta chips which can be obtained from the adventure portion help you go through the battle portion, whereas clearing the battle portion allows you to unlock mystery files necessary to advance the archives.

Tips for Remembrance (Adventure Section)

Character Remembrance Walkthroughs

Look for signs

The Remembrance section has many icons to take note of. First off, you need to pay attention to the Cloud Sync. Check the upper right corner for an icon. If a red mark shows up, it means that there are still some mysteries left to uncover. Use Cloud Sync on various passers-by until the red mark no longer appears.

Use Trial and Error to trigger Cloud Sync

Timing makes a difference when interacting with the NPCs. In other words, you may have to change the order of NPCs that you talk to. For instance, you’re inside the classroom with filled with students.

Try to talk to student A and then speak to student B and then check to see if something happens. If not, approach student B and then go back and ask student A. Having more NPCs may require multiple attempts to get it right to trigger the Cloud Sync.

Look for clues

When in doubt, check the chart for clues. Hover to a section that shows “???” to find a hint. Use clues to formulate a better approach to interacting with the students.

Tips for Destruction (Combat Section)

Destruction Phase

Optimize the team

Team Organization or party formation plays a vital role in battle mode. The key is to get familiar with the four elements: pilot type, combat bonus, favorable matchup, and HP and EP management.

Pilot Type

Each pilot belongs to a certain type with each having a specialty. The ideal set up is to deploy pilots that have advantage against the approaching enemies. Look at the team’s BP and make sure that it does not reach the limit. If you assign pilots that share the same type and weapons, you can lower the BD to prevent overload from occurring.

Combat Bonus

In between battles, you can recover gauges using rest. To use rest, press the Square button on the formation screen. However, if you opt to let your team take a break, you will have to forego the chain bonus that comes when the team achieves a winning streak. Aim to win as many battles as possible without relying on rest to build a high score.

Favorable Matchup

Analyze the enemies that you will be pit against on your next match and then adjust the team organization to gain an upper hand. Large enemies are best handled by G1 and G3 pilots, while airborne enemies fare poorly against G2 and G3 pilots.

Conserve HP and EP

HP and EP of mechanics do not regenerate. You can restore HP using one of two ways, one is to use weapons while the other is to use a meta skill. Meanwhile, you can also gain EP using two ways, one is to simply defeat an enemy and the other is to use its equivalent meta skill. Learn how to conserve the two gauges to stay longer in battle.
Permanent Events

Learn to use meta chips

In the early game, there are four steps that you need to know in order to conserve meta chips efficiently. First, you must play the Remembrance section to collect 20,000 chips. Move to the Destruction section and then raise the meta system to level 5 to earn an additional 10,000 chips. Improve the Meta skill to level 2 to earn 5,000 more chips. Last but not the least, unlock HP recovery, EP recovery, and forced cooldown skills to gain 5,000 chips.

How to Farm Meta Chip

Mystery Files (Archives)

The game’s archive contains collectibles called Mystery Files that give information on various characters and events in the game. Collecting these files allows you to piece together 13 Sentinel’s story that spans several timelines in the past, present, and  distant future.

How to obtain Mystery Files

Mystery Files

To get Mystery Files, you need to play through the Remembrance and Destruction segments of the main story. Below is a list of ways to obtain Mystery Files.

• Raise the level of progression in the main story (Remembrance).
• Obtain an S Rank in battle (Destruction).
• Meet the special bonus conditions in battle (Destruction).
• Finish all missions (Destruction).
• Clear each stage once to unlock the First stage clear reward to earn MP (Mystery points) and then spend them to obtain Mystery Files (Destruction).

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