5thHorseman's Playthroughs of Each Ship

[5thHorseman]

Okay this time I do a run in The Vortex for real, and edit my last post to say "The Torus" which is what it was for

Like before though, I'll be playing this until I win so who knows how long the series will be.

[The Captain]

Re: Vortex 2nd run

Well, so far no fiery death, but too bad about the Mantis. I hate it when I let a fight go on too long - especially when someone dies on the Teleporter back on my own ship. I want to smack myself, knowing I could have retrieved them a split-second sooner - and some of the time I was thinking I should do that, but waited. Even worse when it happens late in the game: you've got a boarding crew composed of masters of combat, you get overconfident, you let someone die needlessly, then you've got to find a store in Sector 8 and hire whatever squishy meatsack they have.

[5thHorseman]

Re: Vortex 2nd run

Well, so far no fiery death, but too bad about the Mantis. I hate it when I let a fight go on too long - especially when someone dies on the Teleporter back on my own ship. I want to smack myself, knowing I could have retrieved them a split-second sooner - and some of the time I was thinking I should do that, but waited. Even worse when it happens late in the game: you've got a boarding crew composed of masters of combat, you get overconfident, you let someone die needlessly, then you've got to find a store in Sector 8 and hire whatever squishy meatsack they have.

The worst part is, I totally nerfed my teleporter strategy after spending over 100 credits on it. In the Vortex, every piece of scrap is GOLD and I just tossed 100 of them down the chute.

I won't spoil anything and say whether or not that will come to bite me later

[5thHorseman]

I take my mod, the Potential, out for another spin trying to bag yet another victory.

Something tells me this is gonna be a rough one.

The Potential (Run #2)

[The Captain]

Re: Potential

Wow, you upgraded to a fourth Shield layer and still got abused.

[5thHorseman]

Re: Potential

Wow, you upgraded to a fourth Shield layer and still got abused.

You ain't seen nothin' yet.

[The Captain]

You ain't seen nothin' yet.

Holy shit!

I was thinking: AAAAAHHHH! Y U NO BUY TELEPORTER IN 7TH SECTOR?!?!; and in the boss fight: AAAAAAHHHHHH! Y U NO POWER UP SHIELDS AFTER FIXING?!?!

A most judicious use of a repair station, if I do say so.

[5thHorseman]

You ain't seen nothin' yet.

Holy shit!

I was thinking: AAAAAHHHH! Y U NO BUY TELEPORTER IN 7TH SECTOR?!?!; and in the boss fight: AAAAAAHHHHHH! Y U NO POWER UP SHIELDS AFTER FIXING?!?!

A most judicious use of a repair station, if I do say so.

Hah! Even after rewatching twice I didn't notice that shield. One thing I've learned, it's impossible to play perfectly.

Though this is possibly my favorite video out of the almost 200 I've put up on YouTube. A perfect example of why, even as you're (or I'm) saying out loud that the battle is lost and that there's no way to win, you should keep fighting and trying.

[UltraMantis]

Hehe, i once bought drones at a store to power up my Hull drone.... at the store...... where they repair you for 2 scrap...
fail

It's nice to record stuff like that.

[5thHorseman]

Come watch me play the modded ship The Viper, complete with venom cannons and hungry Mantises who seem to breed like rabbits.

The Viper's Forum Post