NIKKE infodump/tips
Save your Battle Data/Credits/Core Dust boxes. The resources scale with your Outpost Defense Level. The 1H/2H/8H etc on the icon is the simulated hours of OD resources you can claim. Core Dust is especially important at major level breakpoints (breaking past lv80/lv120/lv160/etc). You need 1k/2k/3k/etc dust PER UNIT for the +1 level beyond the breakpoint before it returns to the normal credit/battle data cost progression.
Nikke Bond ranks start capped at Rank 10, but go up +5 per limit break. A max LB SR unit can go to Rank 20 while a max LB SSR unit can go to Rank 30. Bond Episodes stop after Rank 10 though. Each Bond rank gives stats so it's important to prioritize your Advising/Gift giving to your main attackers.
Major interface oversight: You can only view skill/burst cooldowns while in battle. Pause while in battle and examine your deployed units to get more detailed skill/burst info.
Use your Wishlist after the first 40 pulls on the Ordinary Recruit/standard banner. It reduces the diluted SSR pool to 15 preferred SSRs + the Pilgrims. Make sure your Wishlist is fully filled out or it will still pull from the diluted pool.
Typical party formations in order of Burst I/II/III:
2-1-2: Balanced with two Burst Is and two Burst IIIs. You can run a Burst I with a 40s CD and another Burst I with 20s CD.
1-2-2: Similar idea to the Balanced formation except you can run a Burst II/40s + Burst II/20s duo.
1-1-3: Full damage and the party I run in most content. You don't run any sustain/mitigation in this setup and go for pure buff support for your DPS.
The tier lists
EN:
https://www.prydwen.gg/nikke/tier-list/
- Prioritizes damage/cleave potential
JP:
https://kamigame.jp/nikke/page/234688516267745531.html
- Prioritizes sustain for longer content like Simulation
CN: the image that's circulating on discord is outdated from Closed Beta 2 so just pay attention to the EN/JP lists
From my experience, Scarlet, Harran, and Drake are the best DPS for their weapon types (AR, SR, Shotgun). Ludmilla is overrated. Liter is the best in slot Burst I for any comp. Volume does a similar/slightly worse role to Liter (Burst CD reduction + Crit buff). Dolla, Signal, Novel are the most impactful Burst IIs. Novel is BIS in longer boss fights/Interception. Emma does more damage than one would think for a healer since she is one of the rare Minigun users.