I haven't played much with the stealth ship but I believe active cloak is +60% evasion, so they're expecting you to combine engine/pilot and that together to evade a salvo of fire.
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FTL: a game about managing a spaceship in an infinite galaxy
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I haven't played much with the stealth ship but I believe active cloak is +60% evasion, so they're expecting you to combine engine/pilot and that together to evade a salvo of fire.
Snarfington
Member
So I dived into this on normal mode because idk. I don't want to switch it to easy mode but I keep failing hahaha. At least it's cool to see all the voyages I can make before I die! Such a great game.
The Technomancer
card-carrying scientician
Got this yesterday, been playing off and on. I still usually only make it three or four sectors in before dying, but its super fun
Don't be embarrassed, I've only seen one person even beat it on easy. It's kind of like Nethack in that even winning once is an accomplishment (or luck ;p).
Snarfington
Member
I can totally see that being the case haha. So much can go wrong. Not played many Roguelike games before (just Binding of Isaac and 5 minutes of looking at Dwarf Fortress with a guide, utterly confused) but this is a lot of fun. Gonna be pouring hours into this.
chickdigger802
Banned
Yeah, i definitely need this on my phone 
Don't know why, but I need it!
Don't know why, but I need it!
The Technomancer
card-carrying scientician
The soundtrack in this game is so good. I bought it this morning and have been listening to it non-stop as well.
Yeah, i definitely need this on my phone
Don't know why, but I need it!
Oh god a phone or tablet version of this would RUIN me.
chickdigger802
Banned
Yeah, i do wish this game support higher res. Sure it upscales well, but scaled fullscreen really does fuck with mouse movement.
whalleywhat
Member
You could play through a roguelike over and over hoping for a 'perfect' run, but the fun of it to me is in trying to make do with the hand you're dealt.
whalleywhat
Member
You can hit cloak after they launch a volley and it will generally soar right over you. Can be useful against the boss.
Guess I need to try again, but in the few instances I tried, I got still hit by the shots so I thought cloaking after the enemy shot doesnt work.
whalleywhat
Member
I did it a bunch of times and only got hit by one missile, so the +60% is probably accurate.
You were saying? Normal of course
ASK ME ANYTHING, I CAN DEAL WITH IT NOW. I HAVE BECOME A MAN
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You were saying? Normal of course
ASK ME ANYTHING, I CAN DEAL WITH IT NOW. I HAVE BECOME A MAN
Did it unlock a higher difficulty?
Nope, but normal is hard enough, I guess they could add a hardmode, but it would be basically impossible to win.
It does unlock a ship though
OneEightZero
aka ThreeOneFour
I'm addicted.
It's difficult to find the right balance between upgrading my ship, buying crew members and getting better weaponry.
It's been fun every time I've died. ^_^
It's difficult to find the right balance between upgrading my ship, buying crew members and getting better weaponry.
It's been fun every time I've died. ^_^
Just bought it and it's great. I don't even find it that hard to be honest, it's just that I sometimes make stupid decisions. Like attacking a enemy ship with low health when I could've avoided it and just jumped to another system, I'll never forgive myself for that one.
Also, everytime I get someone new on my team an old member seems to die the next jump, which last time probably was karma because I didn't destroy a slave-trading ship when they gave me a slave.
Also, everytime I get someone new on my team an old member seems to die the next jump, which last time probably was karma because I didn't destroy a slave-trading ship when they gave me a slave.
Only buy crew when you really need them. Otherwise hope for events like the slave traders. You get your crew that way.
OneEightZero
aka ThreeOneFour
So far, slavers have been my only means of getting crew members. Fuel and ship upgrade costs are too high.
But I have a theory that you can't get more than four crew members without buying them. That's been my experience so far.
YianGaruga
Banned
End of my first run I picked up Charlie the Engi on my very first encounter and I really liked him.
I picked up Charlie the Engi on my very first encounter and I really liked him. So close. I think I was seriously underpowered though..
Oh man... my first run and I actually made it to the final area. Had 4 crew members, just lost my best pilot because I tried to help someone. I fought a cruiser right before the Flagship and it tore my butt, yet I lived and so did my crew.... time to make repairs..... I lost 3 people trying to make repairs and fighting off a boarding drone...... I died pretty quickly against the flagship with the most inexperienced person I had to man all 4 stations lol... 2 hours and my first run and I made it to the end. I think I did pretty well. Given it was on easy though.
On one of my runs, I hit my 8-crew limit from random events. RNG giving me the positive effects on stuff like finding a madman on a planet, saving somebody being chased by a fleet, etc. Having those extra Mantis on my wimpy Engi team helped hold down the fort against teleporters.
OneEightZero
aka ThreeOneFour
That's good. I'll stop hoarding scrap for that purpose and use it for something else. ^_^
The game is far from being short though. Playing for 10-12 hours now, and I still only have 3/9 ships unlocked.
OneEightZero
aka ThreeOneFour
End of my first run
So close. I think I was seriously underpowered though.
Why weren't you targeting the weapons? They can't get to them once they are down.
Breach bombs do no hull damage?
It's the main reason I haven't bought it yet. Seems interesting but I'm already behind on stuff and would prefer to play this type of bite sized stuff on my phone or vita.
Might still bite though.
OneEightZero
aka ThreeOneFour
Wha?
Unless you kill all the crew which is a TERRIBLE IDEA for the rebel flagship
YianGaruga
Banned
What do you mean, they can't get to them?
I was seriously overextended in that fight, half my ship was burning, half of the time all of my weapons were down, I really just winged it. My priority were the sheilds and the stealth unit. Since he has 4 weapon bays and I saw no way to destroy them all I didn't bother attacking them.
I'm really terrible at strategic games. Guess I'll get the hang of it later.
Yeah, i definitely need this on my phone
Don't know why, but I need it!
Star Command looks pretty similar to FTL and is coming to phones.
EDIT: Video
I was wondering if I was silly for feeling bad when I lose a crew member. I haven't even used custom names yet, but I feel like I failed them if one dies because I make a mistake in the middle of a battle and lose someone.This game deserves a real OT now that it is released
am I the only one that names my crew after my RL friends? Sucks when they die
Also, there is no reason this game couldn't work on mobile platforms, since it is pure point and click.
Before I learned you could repair hull breaches, I had one dedicated guy back in the engine room...the middle of my ship had holes in it so it was basically cut off from the rest of the ship, but tough luck, engine guy! No matter what happens, you stay with the engines!
So glad I got into this with Kickstarter, I might have missed it otherwise. It's really an awesome game. I've made it to the end a few times, and blown up part of the end ship, but haven't won a game yet.
It runs wonderfully in Linux (native version and Steam version in Wine) if anyone is wondering!
It runs wonderfully in Linux (native version and Steam version in Wine) if anyone is wondering!
I am a complete and utter failure at this game. The only time I was successful was when I reached the Rebel Flagship, but I was so ragged and in a dire state that he slaughtered me. I had no missiles, despite having a pretty buff ship with which to take it on. If I had missiles, I think I could've won...
Since then, I haven't been half as lucky with my runs.
Either way, it's awesome. I picked it up this afternoon and I've already sunk 5 hours into it.
Since then, I haven't been half as lucky with my runs.
Either way, it's awesome. I picked it up this afternoon and I've already sunk 5 hours into it.
whalleywhat
Member
I think if you stop in the Repair stations in the last sector they will restock you on various things. You just need to choose whether you want to use them up before the boss fight.
chickdigger802
Banned
that game is never gonna come out though T_T.