Postby The Captain » Sat Mar 14, 2015 12:22 am
Playing the Crystal A, relatively early in the game, maybe a couple sectors in. I got boarded by four Rocks, who go into Shields which were manned by a Zoltan, the only new crew I had picked up so far. I ran him out of the room while my Engineer Human came over, then back in with the Security Crystal, too. I didn't wait for the Weapons Crystal, because he took awhile to get there, and I didn't want to lose a Shield layer, having only two, and battling a ship.
So of course this is a losing CQB, starting out 3-on-4, and two being squishy meatsacks. Eventually, Weapons Crystal gets to the room to join the fight, just in time for the Shield room to take a hit. Zoltan runs to the Medbay, Engineer Human to the helm, and Pilot Human comes in to take his place.
Aided by their laser hit, I've done enough damage to the Rocks and their ship, so they teleport off. But my Medbay takes a hit, getting set on fire, and killing my Zoltan. My wounded Crystals aren't healed enough to fight the now multiple fires, so go up to fix Weapons while I vent. Then Doors get taken out, so the Medbay is stuck open to space. Both Crystals are now fixing Doors, when a missile hit takes them out. Fuck you, FTL.
I decide I have to run away. Get lucky, and have an empty beacon to finish repairs. But I am down on crew and hull. I survive a few more jumps, even picking up a Rock. But eventually, I run into a ship with a Shield and Defense drone, which negates my Heavy Crystal, and the four laser shots I have left aren't enough to reliably do more than an occasional one damage. And I end up getting blown up.