Instructions for playing the game Mongil: STAR DIVE for newbies

Mongil: Star Dive is an action RPG that combines gacha and monster collecting, where you control a squad of 3 characters and fight in real-time in an anime-style fantasy world. If you have ever played gacha games like Genshin Impact or Wuthering Waves, you will find that playing Mongil: Star Dive is not too complicated.

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This article will outline a roadmap for new players, helping gamers get the best start.

Main plot progression

When entering the game, you have 2 options:

• Path of Dawn (Casual) for story-focused gameplay.
• Path of Dusk (Recommended) for action-oriented gameplay.

Completing the main storyline should be your priority to progress faster and unlock content more effectively. You should only switch to Recommended after completing the main story. Players can switch between 1 mode at any time and the rewards are the same.

Recruit

The summoning system is unlocked very early. This is a good time to reroll if you want to get off to a strong start.

Resource Farm

After just a few minutes of playing, you will unlock Paths, the main ingredient farming mode. Gamers need to optimize resources from the beginning:

• Focus on farming character EXP in the early stages, this is the most effective way to use stamina.
• Ignore Monsterling and Equipment upgrades at first; they are not really necessary.
• Later on, you will unlock Path Breakthrough, extremely important for upgrading characters at level 20, 30, 40 and 50.
• Other Paths can be skipped until at least the first 3 chapters of the plot are completed.

As you progress deeper, higher difficulties will unlock and the rewards you receive will increase significantly. If possible, play aggressively during the early hours to unlock better rewards for the same amount of stamina.

Special events

Limited events have their own store. In the early stages, you need to focus on completing event story levels (fast and providing a lot of event currency). Use that money to buy limited items that cannot be farmed like Legendary EXP books. Breakthrough ticket…

Ideally, you should clear the shop before the event ends. In the early stages of the game, after getting the above important items, you should return to continue the main plot.

Build and upgrade the main squad

You should build at least one strong character for each element, prioritizing the Destroyer or Assassin classes, especially to deal with bosses in later chapters.

In addition to basic stats like ATK and Crit Rate, each role has its own special stats:

• Fighter: Increases damage based on the number of enemies and allies nearby.
• Destroyer: increases Stagger damage to bosses.
• Assassin: Increases damage to enemies that are knocked up, knocked back, stunned or fallen.
• Support: Increases allied damage when switching characters, while increasing the power of your own basic attacks and support skills.

These stats are the main stats on Footwear equipment, and can also appear on Monsterlings and other equipment.

The most difficult battles have time limits, and bosses often have complex mechanics with short periods of time for you to rack up damage. So build a reasonable squad according to role and element.

Link Chaining and Monsterling

When exploring the map, you should catch as many Monsterlings as possible, which helps level up Nyanners, increase capture rate, increase your chances of receiving high-level Monsterlings, and unlock new Link Chains.

Link Chain is very important in combat, providing powerful active effects in specific conditions and making Monsterling equipment more valuable.

To unlock Link Chain, you need to collect Elite Monsterlings:

• Rare enemies are clearly marked on the map
• Can hunt through Request Board

Monsterlings also have Traits that significantly change their effects. This is an important factor for high-level optimization.

Initially, each character can only use 1 Monsterling. At maximum level, you can use up to 3, opening up a lot of customization possibilities.

Conquest and Dimensional Rift

These are the two core modes of endgame. Participation tickets will reset weekly. Both have their own stores where you exchange tokens for valuable items.

Conquest

• Confront bosses encountered in the storyline.
• Rewards include materials to create top-tier equipment or can be dropped directly from the equipment.

Dimensional Rift

• More complex modes with seasonal levels and scoring system.
• Includes multiple battles, final bosses, puzzle events, buffs, and special mechanics.

General tips for playing Mongil: Star Dive

• Don’t forget Manon’s Guidebook: acts as an extended guide and gives very good rewards.
• Make friends to send and receive Keys every day.
• Always equip Artifacts appropriate to your character’s role, otherwise the effect will not activate.
• When exploring, collecting plants and minerals for cooking and crafting is very useful later.
• Equipment with 3 Stars or more comes from crafting, the game will display enemies dropping necessary materials.
• Cooking is important: buffs can make a big difference in difficult levels.