Tactical approach epic failure

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keithioapc
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Tactical approach epic failure

Postby keithioapc » Sat Nov 30, 2013 5:36 pm

So, I'm going for Tactical Approach on Normal so I can unlock the Stealth B.

I find it generally hard to get going as the stealth A, but I finally manage to pick up some shields early. By the time I'm in sector 7 I have a Burst Laser MK 3 and a Heavy Laser MK 2 to go with my dual laser. I also have a full crew with two Zoltans that I hired from one store. Things are looking pretty good.

Halfway through sector seven I hit a node where I need to go through an environmental hazard to proceed. No big deal, I can backtrack to get around it. I have to fight two rebel fleet battles as I backtrack though.

I manage to reach the jump point to the next node, and I'm like "Hell ya!"

However I see that there are two nebula I can go explore, and I figure it is worth one more rebel fleet battle to do so. I explore them no problem.

However now there is a store in the top right. Exploring it would be one more fleet battle (total 2) on my way back to the jump point, but what the hell. I don't really need anything to beat the boss and I only want the achievement for getting to sector 8 anyway, but the temptation of maybe picking up a preigniter or something is strong.

Turns out the store was a bust, so I head back to one of the two nebula I just cleared (which I have to fight the enemy fleet at now because I dawdled).

It turns out what I didn't notice was that the same nebula I had previously visited turned into a Plasma Storm while I was at the store. WTF? I didn't even know that was possible. Achievement lost :(

I went on to kill the boss, but it was a very hollow victory.
spongebobsaget
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Re: Tactical approach epic failure

Postby spongebobsaget » Sat Nov 30, 2013 7:33 pm

Dem Feels :cry:
UltraMantis
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Re: Tactical approach epic failure

Postby UltraMantis » Sun Dec 01, 2013 9:15 am

Ouch. Trolled HARD... The arrival of the Rebel fleet can regenerate the beacon. Terrible luck. A similar thing can happen if you try to avoid enemy ship, but one spawns via an event at an "empty" beacon. Makes you want to toss your LR Sensors into a nearby sun...
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Diet Water
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Re: Tactical approach epic failure

Postby Diet Water » Sun Dec 01, 2013 9:24 pm

keithioapc wrote:Turns out the store was a bust, so I head back to one of the two nebula I just cleared (which I have to fight the enemy fleet at now because I dawdled).


Rebel fleet will always, ALWAYS turn nebula beacons into plasma storms, nullifying this achievement if you fight them there. For some reason though I don't think the Long-Range Scanners will always show it, so you just have to be careful with that.