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by hborrgg
Sun Sep 23, 2012 8:09 pm
Forum: Discussion
Topic: I have but one complaint. (Weapons)
Replies: 18
Views: 25165

Re: I have but one complaint. (Weapons)

Burst laser 2 costs more and is a direct upgrade to the Mk 1. Having some weapons that are in every way better than others isn't necessarily bad design, it just adds more to the strategy.
by hborrgg
Sun Sep 23, 2012 6:48 pm
Forum: Tips, Strategy & Guides
Topic: Benifits of killing the crew?
Replies: 12
Views: 38965

Re: Benifits of killing the crew?

Instead of geting a random crew member when getting a slaver scum to surrender, when their crew is dead, you can choose what guy you want. Aye. Even if you get the rare event where the slavers don't surrender (thus killing all the slaves), if you win via killing their crew, you find a random slave ...
by hborrgg
Sun Sep 23, 2012 5:10 pm
Forum: Discussion
Topic: The starting ship (layout A) is way underestimated
Replies: 20
Views: 29414

Re: The starting ship (layout A) is way underestimated

Very true. The only real complaints i have about the kestrel A are 1. Layout is a bit iffy: I don't like having life support so far from the med bay, and the way the weapons room is set up taking a hit there has the nasty tendancy of basically bisecting your ship. 2. It's the default ship so it tend...
by hborrgg
Sun Sep 23, 2012 7:31 am
Forum: Tips, Strategy & Guides
Topic: Hardest beggining ship?
Replies: 56
Views: 86197

Re: Hardest beggining ship?

Pick a stealth ship, fly straight into an astroid field, enjoy.
by hborrgg
Sun Sep 23, 2012 4:32 am
Forum: Tips, Strategy & Guides
Topic: I don't get it
Replies: 117
Views: 158389

Re: I don't get it

I think the main problem with FTL is that the most fun stories come from things like somehow managing to win a fight despite half of your ship being on fire or when your captain sacrifices himself to fix the life support so that the rest of your crew could live, yet in practical terms all those real...
by hborrgg
Sun Sep 23, 2012 3:20 am
Forum: Discussion
Topic: Enemy Cloak
Replies: 3
Views: 6643

Re: Enemy Cloak

Well, if enemy weapons kept charging then that would make extra cloak time pretty useless. The way I thought of it the charge time also includes your weapons' targeting systems which aren't able to lock on when the enemy goes invisible.
by hborrgg
Sat Sep 22, 2012 5:49 pm
Forum: Tips, Strategy & Guides
Topic: Best drone combination
Replies: 10
Views: 44093

Re: Best drone combination

Not once they're inside your ship, but on the way there they count as slow moving missiles and are extremely easy to take out.

If your defense drone isn't otherwise occupied that is.
by hborrgg
Sat Sep 22, 2012 4:54 pm
Forum: Tips, Strategy & Guides
Topic: Best drone combination
Replies: 10
Views: 44093

Re: Best drone combination

I think mk I defense drone is actally better then the mk II. During the final boss when I tried using a mk II it got destracted by all the laser spam and kept letting missiles and boarding drones through.
by hborrgg
Sat Sep 22, 2012 4:31 pm
Forum: Tips, Strategy & Guides
Topic: When enemy uses FTL target helm or engine?
Replies: 17
Views: 29230

Re: When enemy uses FTL target helm or engine?

If you are planning to take a ship then the helm tends to have a person in it more often (ie more crew damage).
by hborrgg
Sat Sep 22, 2012 9:41 am
Forum: Tips, Strategy & Guides
Topic: Core Tactics: Basic, Intermediate, and Advanced
Replies: 22
Views: 176979

Re: Core Tactics: Basic, Intermediate, and Advanced

Something that a lot of people appearently have trouble grasping: Learn to overwhelm your problems, and never underestimate the usefulness of a large crew. If you send one guy to put out a fire and he isn't able to completely snuff it out before he needs to be rushed to the medibay then all you have...