FTL - Faster than Light, Space Rogue - ( INDIE )
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Soldato
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Got as far as sector 5 on Normal, unlocked the ship and got an achievement, woohoo!
Totally rock solid game, loving it. Didn't realise the gashes on the ground were hull breaches until one of my crew died trying to fix it while I was too busy firing weapons to notice. D'oh!
Totally rock solid game, loving it. Didn't realise the gashes on the ground were hull breaches until one of my crew died trying to fix it while I was too busy firing weapons to notice. D'oh!
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Great little game, pretty solid though! I find it considerably easier with more crew members, though its a bit of a lottery if you are going to find / be able to buy them! 
Going to stick to normal to get the most out of this.
Going to stick to normal to get the most out of this.
Seems to me so far that the Engi ship is way better than the default ship. Drone just kills enemy ships whilst you use Ion cannon to keep their weapons down. No need to spend resources on repairing your hull when you don't take any hull damage in the first place.
I find if I just target the weapons with the ion cannon, my drone doesn't deal enough damage to finish the enemy off. The shield keeps coming back after every drone shot. I tend to target the shields with the ion cannon, and upgrade my own shields early so as to tank anything the enemy throws at me.
I also unlocked the stealth cruiser, which is fun. The trouble is it doesn't come with a shield. That makes those early fights... interesting.
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Hmmm I haven't quite worked out a decent strategy yet...missiles are great for smashing in the shield generator, if it hits I then fire a laser salvo at the enemy weapon room, seems to do ok.
But once I arrive in sector 3 and the boarding actions are more regular I'm struggling.
The guns take quite a while to fire, if the missile misses or the follow up laser misses I'm screwed! Lol
But once I arrive in sector 3 and the boarding actions are more regular I'm struggling.
The guns take quite a while to fire, if the missile misses or the follow up laser misses I'm screwed! Lol
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Just had my first encounter with the end boss. What an absolute *******!
Strange, i've had no problems with it doing damage at all. It's not especially fast, but my drone is inflicting consistent dps. It helps a bit if you time the firing of the ion cannon so it hits right before the drone firing cycle, so the shields are briefly down for its initial salvo.
You need to get the drone control system from the shop to use them.
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You need a drone control (bay?). You can pick them up in stores and very rarely from random encounters. If you unlock the engi ship you get a drone control bay at the start.
Yeah.. I had a really nice setup but still died to him. Annoyingly the ship needed literally one more hit :/
I love this game - but it feels like an appetiser!
While I'm playing, I keep thinking "if only I could do this..." or "Imagine how great it would be if...."
Baisically, I want this game, but in the Elite universe. Free roaming trading/fighting but crew and systems management. Someone needs to make it so.
One of the three unlock requirements (although you can do it with the other two, granted) is to be down to 1 hull bar, before repairing.
While I'm playing, I keep thinking "if only I could do this..." or "Imagine how great it would be if...."
Baisically, I want this game, but in the Elite universe. Free roaming trading/fighting but crew and systems management. Someone needs to make it so.
One of the three unlock requirements (although you can do it with the other two, granted) is to be down to 1 hull bar, before repairing.