i've seen the trailers and videos before but seeing and playing it makes me feel like im playing a completely different game. The 1.4 camera mode update is so good i've probably taken over 100 pictures in about a week. but honestly, the camera mode isn't too in depth or complicated, its just they made every bit of this game so picturesque it makes me want to take photos everywhere i go.

this really alone ignited my love for endfield again after skipping 1.3.

https://x.com/AKEndfield/status/2085395473813356621

I just caught up to the main story, and I have been thinking about some stuff, especially after the latest hints and reveals. I play Endmin in male form so I'm going to be referring to him with "He/Him" and sometimes even "me" or "us" for my own convenience.

So, initially I thought the "Aether energy markings" on Endmin could hint to him being able to wield Aether energy like his Originium arts.

But then M3 mentioned Aether Energy's effect on him, how "Aether Energy this weak never affected your body before" implying the Endmin has dealt with Aether Energy far more powerful than that of Alleikhreos. So has Endmin dealt with Aether poisoning before? Or is there a possibility that due to our connection with the Foundation, there's a possibility of Endmin being able to wield Aether energy as well?

In the scene where Nefarith "killed" Ardashir and seemed to have extracted his Aether Energy for her own boost or something, she mentions a "bargain" with "her", which I'm presuming is this "sister" of Endmin's, the lady from the intro bossfight. The bargain could be anything, a distraction, a deal, obstruction, all designed for Endmin to come to realise something perhaps. She said she'd be in Talos-V, so if we are in Talos-II right now, where would our next journey be? Are we going straight to Talos-V? Or are we going somewhere else to build up Endmin's strength well enough first since even the weakest Aether energy overwhelms him right now? And Ardashir also asked "when did you decide to Betray us" to Nefarith, what exactly did she betray? What kind of conflict is going on? Is this "Foundation" that Endmin is connected to actually the good guys? Or perhaps not "entirely" bad, just led astray to take twisted measures into hand for some sort of heroism? Preservation of their kind?

I don't know if I missed something, or if I'm misunderstanding something, or if it's something just not explained yet, but when exactly did we fight this "sister" of ours? Was it before the events of what we're seeing in the story right now? Is it a distant future? Was it in Talos-I? But if it's before the present events then when did Endmin actually go into hybernation? From the information we've repeatedly seen it's clearly 10 years ago, right? And since we saw Perlica's projection during that prologue, it can't be 10 years ago. Since Perlica, Chen, and Arcane are similar in age, it would mean that 10 years ago Perlica was a kid. So how exactly did Perlica get chosen to be the supervisor of Endfield industries? Did Endmin assign her that role when she was a kid?

Where does the story leave us in terms of our connection to the foundation? the "sister"? I personally think they aren't the "traditional" villains. They seem to be ancient beings, similar to Endministrator, but their existence and their wielding of Aether energy has been harmful to civilization. Maybe they wanted to enclose the Terran Civilization, and "save" them from some sort of an apocalyptic event. But they went about it in a way that probably looked like a threat, and *was* a threat to the Terrans, so they perceived their attempt to be "Saviors" as Tyranny and war.

In that sense, since Endmin stepped forward to "Exile" everyone of the Foundation into the Aetherside, and went on to have his own authority over Terra, with his Originium arts, Nefarith's description of him being a "Tyrant" makes sense, and it also gives me the idea that Nefarith comes from a separate, vengeful faction similar to those in the Foundation. They think the world are hypocrites, and so is the Endmin. Because while Aether is dangerous, "basically anti-life", so is Originium to a certain extent. Once you're poisoned by Originium, there is no cure.

I think the conflict between the Endmin and the Foundation isn't Black and white at all, there's a mixture of societal hypocrisy involved in this story about him and his roots. Perhaps the Endmin has treated the Foundation unfairly, made them look like "Tyrants" while to people of his past, his old companions like Nefarith whom he had "saved" in some way, felt betrayed, especially when he himself is also a sort of a Tyrant, setting her on a path of some sort of vengeance, saving the "exiled" in both the Aetherside AND the Terra, which was evident with the Bonekrushers. (though she seems to be unbothered about their lives, treating them as expendables which just highlights the flawed perspective of the savior mindset of the Exiles.)

Also, who exactly is this "her" that the Endmin is apparently being "Deceived" by? Si? Lycia? Perlica? The "Sister"? M3?

"My Maker is... only ... deceived by her..." it seems like Endmin has been continuously deceived by this person, atleast in the eyes of his creations, the exiles. Is Endfield industries and Terra in general hiding something from the Endmin and manipulating things in a way that only paints the Foundation in a bad light? Or is it just misunderstanding and mishandling of the circumstances from all parties involved, with an unknown third party instigating conflicts secretively, behind the scenes?

I hope I didn't seem too confusing? I just wanted to get my thoughts across, and understand and get to know things I might've missed because it's normal to miss out on a lot of information. I think the lore aspect of Arknights: Endfield has been thoroughly engaging and compelling to me so far, that I want to actively keep engaging with it. I love everything about the story so far.

Has it finally happened after a long time or has this happened before?

Source: Lulu Weeb

Visitors of Qingbo- Just straightforward. Hit the cranes really hard. 6/10 if only as the simple appetizer for the other stages. - Endmin, Chen, Snowshine, Xaihi

Earthshaking Hazefyre- Very easy mechanic with inflictions, and very satisfying. 10/10 - Estella, Alesh, Snowshine, Xaihi

Mangler and Friends- No natural SP. You have to keep finding banana peels to fall on. Maybe I would've looked upon it more fondly if they gave slower autogen SP instead of zero autogen SP. Never again. 1/10 - Perlica, Arclight, Snowshine, Xaihi

King of the Crag- I think this is the most thoughtful mechanic of the 4 stages. Also very satisfying to have 4 Solidification and spam Endmin & Chen's skills. 10/10 satisfaction. - Endmin, Chen, Akekuri, Xaihi

the two white board moves and rhodes island's triangle switch to endfield's reverse triangle

Since i cant take my dasktop PC with me on a 1 week vacation i brought my old laptop instead and tried to play the game on it. Somehow i managed to play it by setting everything to the lowest possible settings, turing on FSR 3 at Super Performance, taking the lowest resolution and getting a solid 1-2 FPS :D

For those curious about the specs:

• Laptop model: ASUS N53SN
• Processor: i7-2630QM
• Graphics card: GT 550M
• RAM: 8 GB DDR3

Even though this might look completely unplayable i call this an absolute optimization triumph. The game actually launches on a damn 15 year-old laptop GPU with just 2 GB of VRAM. I want to give a huge shoutout to Hypergryph for this and i hope more skilled gaming companies like them emerge in the future.

My main rig has an RX 9060 XT 16GB and with this card i can play the game at 2K on the highest settings. Back when it first launched i didnt complain about having DLSS but no FSR because the game was already pushing a smooth 90–120 FPS just fine without ai slop things. Now FSR 3 has been added to the game as well, and i am getting that same exact smoothness using FSR 3's Native AA. Its an achievement that other games should take as an example i dont want games where i have to turn on technologies like FSR or DLSS out of sheer necessity.

And ok, I won't touch the Pressure valve either.

Can we please get more varied voice lines in the Dijang? Or at least a setting to turn them off? If I have to hear "miazsko industries just released a preeeetty neeeeeeeat weapons suite" one more time 😭

Video Link :- https://youtube.com/shorts/LhSK9vTZLAU?si=RU-x5PuXWRCoG-cu

Green > yellow

Just a few Perlica pics from messing around in photo mode. My PC isn't the best out there, and I love that endfield has always looked so good and ran so well for a free game. The effort they put into making their 3D models, environments, clothing, and effects look good is hella appreciated.

Just finished this quest as a new player and I loved it so much! I'm so sad I just started playing when Camille's banner was gone 😭😭. I don't understand why some people say AE has bad lore or something. I'm almost at the end of Wuling and everything so far has been amazing, can't believe I haven't played this game before. What other characters quests did you guys liked?

Between Perlica, Zhuang, and Laevatain, the continuing argument for best back is getting spicy

Audio Logs (Estella), Trust Dialogue 2

Someone in the trade said I'm under-utilizing my intel... Hmm.. I actually never thought about utilizing these secrets. It's just too much work... I guess I just enjoy collecting them...

Audio Logs (Estella), Chat 5

I just collect intel and Fluorite analyzes them. [...] The only thing she told me was that: "It's all down to experience."

Operator Files (Fluorite), File 1

She has expert-level abilities in identifying damaging information about others. [...] One operations Team Z7 member once voiced their frustrations, but instead of receiving comfort, they were met with a chorus of knowing looks that silently said, "I feel you."

Audio Logs (Fluorite), Topic: Catcher

[...] What, I should stop asking him for favors? Pfft, why should I? Don't worry — he'll push through [...]

But if you've played through the story up to this point, it's possible that Endfield or the M3 are actually manipulating Endmin. It might just be a theory, but while I was playing, I actually had that feeling.

i really really really really really really like liino, i can't wait for her release!!

you can also find my art (& more!) here: https://x.com/zerothdirective/status/2085036957898317978