Author Topic: FTL: Strong men also cry (Read 25698 times)

BobFromPikeCreek · « **Reply #120 on:** October 14, 2012, 10:38:20 AM »

Haven't beaten normal I take it?

pilonv1 · « **Reply #121 on:** October 14, 2012, 06:56:23 PM »

Getting this now I've finished Tropico 4's main campaign and the listening to the talk on the Cruncheons.

The Sceneman · « **Reply #122 on:** October 14, 2012, 10:55:15 PM »

Quote from: BobFromPikeCreek on October 14, 2012, 10:38:20 AM

Haven't beaten normal I take it?

I have come close several times but I always moose it. I've been having better luck since I started "scumming", (well, restarting after the first couple of sectors if I wasn't getting an optimum amount of shit).

I'm going to play some more today and hopefully beat it on Normal.

And after all that play time the only alien ship I've unlocked is the fucking POS Zoltan ship. The unlocks could have been designed a bit better IMO.

BobFromPikeCreek · « **Reply #123 on:** October 15, 2012, 07:20:32 AM »

I got the other Engi ship and it was also a POS. Yeah. Unlocking new ships is just frustratingly unlikely. At least the easier to get ones are among the best.

pilonv1 · « **Reply #124 on:** October 15, 2012, 07:33:43 AM »

Oh god this is going to own my life

The Sceneman · « **Reply #125 on:** October 15, 2012, 09:33:10 AM »

yeah I nearly put my foot through my monitor today, this game is wrecking my shit.

Actually went and turned on my Xbox to enjoy some games that weren't so luck based

pilonv1 · « **Reply #126 on:** October 15, 2012, 06:33:48 PM »

Glad I bought the soundtrack with it, really awesome stuff.

The Sceneman · « **Reply #127 on:** October 16, 2012, 01:06:25 AM »

FINALLY BEAT THE GAME ON NORMAL

the luck gods were on my side today. Got 2 burst laser IIs, breach bomb, hull repair drone, full crew including 2 'elite' boarders, max cloaking, max shields and 2 star operators on every system. The flagship didn't stand a chance. Was using Kestrel loadout B.

BobFromPikeCreek · « **Reply #128 on:** October 16, 2012, 10:44:23 AM »

*bro-fist*

pilonv1 · « **Reply #129 on:** October 16, 2012, 07:01:57 PM »

I had one really long run of about 2 hours where everything seemed to go right then my ship was engulfed in flames and my crew died. After that I didn't get out of the second sector in about 10 tries

The Sceneman · « **Reply #130 on:** October 16, 2012, 08:03:11 PM »

welcome to the wonderful world of FTL!

pilonv1 · « **Reply #131 on:** October 16, 2012, 10:00:07 PM »

My other awesome death was when I went the top quarter of a sector thinking it would link with the exit. Turns out I had to back track FIVE jumps just to be able to go forward to get to the exit.

The Sceneman · « **Reply #132 on:** October 16, 2012, 10:37:05 PM »

Quote from: pilonv1 on October 16, 2012, 10:00:07 PM

My other awesome death was when I went the top quarter of a sector thinking it would link with the exit. Turns out I had to back track FIVE jumps just to be able to go forward to get to the exit.

yeah it sucks when that happens, thankfully it's a rare occurrence when the points spawn like that

pilonv1 · « **Reply #133 on:** October 18, 2012, 07:45:45 AM »

Game nearly broke me before.

Got given this

http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=103325469

Made it to the last stage before the boss with plenty of fuel, missiles and crew and got ass fucked by three rebel ships in a row which destroyed my hull :'(

MrAngryFace · « **Reply #134 on:** October 19, 2012, 02:13:15 AM »

http://www.pcgamer.com/2012/10/18/ftl-mod-round-up-fly-ships-from-star-trek-star-wars-and-firefly/?ns_campaign=article-feed&ns_mchannel=ref&ns_source=steam&ns_linkname=0&ns_fee=0

The Sceneman · « **Reply #135 on:** October 19, 2012, 10:06:42 AM »

pilonv1 · « **Reply #136 on:** October 23, 2012, 11:15:20 PM »

This fucking game. And I'm only on easy.

First attempt at boss last night, got one encounter down, then died to a thousand drones in about 3 seconds because my shields were down. Second attempt, got to the final encounter, had one weapon down but then a barrage of missiles took my hull from half damage to nothing in the blink of an eye. Pretty sure everyone on my street could have heard me yell "you motherfucker" when I died.

Finally unlocked the Kestrel B type though so I can start pew pew pewing stuff.

chronovore · « **Reply #137 on:** October 24, 2012, 12:17:09 AM »

Man, well said. I was getting pretty shouty as well.

Fifstar · « **Reply #138 on:** October 24, 2012, 07:00:41 AM »

Is the end boss the same each time or randomized? Just had my first final encounter. Got about half his hull down but still felt rather helpless. My shileds were almost useless to to him constantly attacking with 4 rockets. Is going in with a teleporter a good idea? Seems like the humans would be an easy target for that one alien species.

The Sceneman · « **Reply #139 on:** October 24, 2012, 07:21:30 AM »

yeah the end boss is the same every time.

Teleporter is near essential, send a boarding party into the system bay thats handling the rockets and waste that asap. The rocket launcher is always my first priority.

Also a good thing to note is the enemy crew doesn't respawn between phases, so try and kill as many of them as possible during the first phase, the following phases are SO much easier with no dude at the helm (all your shots will land)

The Sceneman · « **Reply #140 on:** October 24, 2012, 07:27:29 AM »

Quote from: pilonv1 on October 23, 2012, 11:15:20 PM

This fucking game. And I'm only on easy.

First attempt at boss last night, got one encounter down, then died to a thousand drones in about 3 seconds because my shields were down. Second attempt, got to the final encounter, had one weapon down but then a barrage of missiles took my hull from half damage to nothing in the blink of an eye. Pretty sure everyone on my street could have heard me yell "you motherfucker" when I died.

Finally unlocked the Kestrel B type though so I can start pew pew pewing stuff.

Kestrel type B is probably my favourite ship. I love starting with 4 crew members (including a mantis and zoltan) and having 4 weapon system power from the get go is great, if you get a good early weapon drop you can always slot it into your loadout no problem

pilonv1 · « **Reply #141 on:** October 24, 2012, 08:33:04 AM »

fuck this game

First game, had preloading weapons+extra scrap+faster weapon recharge with a glaive beam. Only problem was no engis & 2 Zoltans on crew, got screwed over with repairs :'(

Second game, made it to the final boss, 50+ missiles, glaive, 2 fully upgraded mantis boarders, bunch of shields. Smashed through the first encounter, but the fuckwit boss FTL'd off with my mantis dudes just as I was about to send them back, ended up 2 crew members down, had no chance

Again fuck this game.

I can't wait to play it tomorrow.

pilonv1 · « **Reply #142 on:** October 25, 2012, 06:21:58 AM »

I'm done. Game is just too random for me to enjoy. Again lost my two mantis guys as a ship FTL'd off just as I was returning them. Then every ship in the second last sector had 4 shields and I got fucked.

The Sceneman · « **Reply #143 on:** October 27, 2012, 07:55:33 AM »

The ships actually give you a warning if they're about to FTL away. If yo niccas got beamed away It's yo fault

pilonv1 · « **Reply #144 on:** October 28, 2012, 05:04:11 AM »

Yeah I know, I was being greedy. Ended up just beating it then with Red Tail by being more cautious and upgrading cloaking+teleport earlier. Was nearly too easy in the end, boarding is totally overpowered.

pilonv1 · « **Reply #145 on:** December 05, 2012, 11:31:29 PM »

Bump for the new people. Boy I was really whiny in this thread about this game

CajoleJuice · « **Reply #146 on:** December 05, 2012, 11:57:21 PM »

I am getting worse at this game. Fuck all your advice.

fistfulofmetal · « **Reply #147 on:** December 06, 2012, 08:01:09 AM »

so should i just start using the first ship you unlock instead of the default ship?

The Sceneman · « **Reply #148 on:** December 06, 2012, 09:32:03 AM »

the Engi ship? Yeah it's great. The default ship starts with a great weapon though, and the Kestrel B is the one I beat the game with on Normal....

BobFromPikeCreek · « **Reply #149 on:** December 06, 2012, 09:45:06 AM »

I never unlocked the Kestrel B but it looks pretty bitchin.

fistfulofmetal · « **Reply #150 on:** December 06, 2012, 02:27:56 PM »

how do you deploy drones?

The Sceneman · « **Reply #151 on:** December 06, 2012, 04:22:27 PM »

gotta have a drone system in your ship first. The engi ship starts with one but otherwise you gotta buy the system. Then they operate as you would a normal weapon.

pilonv1 · « **Reply #152 on:** December 06, 2012, 05:17:14 PM »

Quote from: BobFromPikeCreek on December 06, 2012, 09:45:06 AM

I never unlocked the Kestrel B but it looks pretty bitchin.

Kestral B + lucky weapon drops can be ridiculously overpowered. 8-9 laser volley PEW PEW PEW

CajoleJuice · « **Reply #153 on:** December 07, 2012, 07:12:33 AM »

ughhhh sector 8 is fucking insane

fistfulofmetal · « **Reply #154 on:** December 07, 2012, 07:39:41 PM »

the new ships seem really difficult to unlock :\

pilonv1 · « **Reply #155 on:** December 07, 2012, 10:47:11 PM »

New ship???

Diunx · « **Reply #156 on:** December 08, 2012, 08:18:36 AM »

Fuck nebula galaxies!

fistfulofmetal · « **Reply #157 on:** December 08, 2012, 09:07:03 AM »

Quote from: pilonv1 on December 07, 2012, 10:47:11 PM

New ship???

i mean the ships that are unlocked by doing stuff. the kestrel layout b. the stealth ship, etc etc

pilonv1 · « **Reply #158 on:** December 12, 2012, 04:36:16 AM »

Quote from: JayDubya on December 12, 2012, 04:25:03 AM

In retrospect, in future playthroughs, I will not send marines during phase 2, because the robot boarders that teleport onto your ship are what those marines need to be fighting...

If you can take out the drone room then you don't have to worry about the boarder. If you've got level 2+ doors and he's in a non-threatening room I usually just leave them be.

The Sceneman · « **Reply #159 on:** December 13, 2012, 08:34:35 AM »

the achievements are nuts in this game. Aiming for a particular one is typically fruitless/pointless unless you want to unlock a B layout.

Kestrel B is the best ship in the game and I swear by it. Just for the fact that you have 4 starting weapons power so anything that drops will be slotted in your loadout no sweat, especially with the Zoltan crew member who you will keep in your weapons bay to power that shit

pilonv1 · « **Reply #160 on:** December 13, 2012, 09:41:13 PM »

I think there's one Type B (Stealth?) that is terrible and nearly impossible to beat the game with unless you have some ridiculous luck.

BobFromPikeCreek · « **Reply #161 on:** December 13, 2012, 10:25:55 PM »

Type B for Torus is also a turd as I recall.

cool breeze · « **Reply #162 on:** December 13, 2012, 11:34:48 PM »

http://www.ftlgame.com/

On sale for $5 from the developer / Humble Store. Steam key and a DRM-free copy for Windows, Mac, and Linux.

cool breeze · « **Reply #163 on:** December 15, 2012, 01:05:40 AM »

This game rules. All the videos made it look like madness. It's one of those games that only seems to make sense once you play it.

I lost because I wasn't paying attention to my fuel and foolishly gave away 2 units when I had only 4. Got stranded, called for help, enemy showed up, was about to wreck his shit, he teleported away, etc etc everyone died.

One of my original crew members died when I first encountered enemies who teleport onto your ship. I replaced her with with a baller alien who annihilated anyone who came aboard.

two questions:

Is there a way to blow people out into space? I opened the outside doors thinking that's how, but the enemies just knocked the blast doors down.

Is there a way to copy your save from the Steam version to the DRM free version?

edit: third question:

what the hell do you do at the end boss? I jumped around until I could confront him, then the game says "oh, he's within range, game over." I was doing so well too.

benjipwns · « **Reply #164 on:** December 15, 2012, 03:17:37 AM »

Quote from: fryinghigh on December 15, 2012, 01:05:40 AM

Is there a way to copy your save from the Steam version to the DRM free version?

Should just automatically let you load it.

It's in My Documents/My Games/FasterThanLight in any case. I believe it's continue.sav and that prof.sav is your profile with unlocked ships, high scores, etc.

Quote from: fryinghigh on December 15, 2012, 01:05:40 AM

Is there a way to blow people out into space? I opened the outside doors thinking that's how, but the enemies just knocked the blast doors down.

Don't believe so, but that will drain the oxygen from the rooms and hurt them.

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #165 on:** December 15, 2012, 04:39:56 PM »

this looks awesome. how is the multilayer?

pilonv1 · « **Reply #166 on:** December 15, 2012, 10:34:43 PM »

Quote from: Phoenix Dark on December 15, 2012, 04:39:56 PM

this looks awesome. how is the multilayer?

There is none

benjipwns · « **Reply #167 on:** December 24, 2012, 03:45:25 PM »

I just realized that one reason I love this game so much is that it's very similar to EGA Trek which I probably played hundreds of hours of back when I was a wee lad.

CajoleJuice · « **Reply #168 on:** January 08, 2013, 05:05:53 AM »

twitter buddy had the best way to describe this game

"it's like crack but if it were really hard to smoke crack"

Eel O'Brian · « **Reply #169 on:** January 13, 2013, 10:23:17 PM »

Some ship names:

USS FUCK THIS GAME
USS DEVS EAT A DICK
USS STRAIGHTBULLSHIT
USS WASTE OF TIME
USS BETTROFFJACKINIT
USS FUCKYOU2DEATH

Eel O'Brian · « **Reply #170 on:** January 14, 2013, 10:46:57 PM »

Yeah, fuck this game. Got within ONE goddamned bar of destroying the rebel flagship and it just couldn't cut me a break. I've been to the end 3 different times, and feel like I wasted that 14 hours. Too much random bullshit that's rarely ever in your favor. I won't say it's unfair, because that would imply that it's ever fair, and I get that it's supposed to be that way, but seriously this game can eat 500 dicks and choke to death on the last one.

CajoleJuice · « **Reply #171 on:** January 14, 2013, 11:00:22 PM »

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAH

Beezy · « **Reply #172 on:** January 14, 2013, 11:12:37 PM »

pilonv1 · « **Reply #173 on:** January 14, 2013, 11:18:16 PM »

Only 14 hours? You're lucky, took me nearly 30 to beat it the first time. It's even more rewarding when you do beat it, trust me.

Completed it with the Zoltan A ship the other night, no boarders either. Got a breach missile early which is way OP.

Eel O'Brian · « **Reply #174 on:** January 14, 2013, 11:38:13 PM »

It just wore me down. I played for 3 hours this last go around and have jack shit to show for it. I don't think it's "difficult," in the real sense. It just throws a bunch of random bullshit at you and you're fucked if you don't have a counter. Sometimes you're fucked even if you are prepared because solar flares or ion storms or only one store in the entire sector whatever the hell. And there are way too few repair stations in the last stand. This last time I played there were only two, and one got taken over I guess because it stopped showing as a repair station when I came out of a battle. That's just straight up bullshit. I suppose I can go get a hex editor and load myself up with 9999 scrap so I can blow through the beginning parts quickly. Those parts are getting pretty old already. Some of the people who do that are saying they still end up losing to the rebel flagship in the end

pilonv1 · « **Reply #175 on:** January 14, 2013, 11:47:14 PM »

Getting a hull repair drone early is very useful. Best 100 scrap you can spend.

BobFromPikeCreek · « **Reply #176 on:** January 15, 2013, 12:04:02 AM »

Quote from: Eel O'Brian on January 14, 2013, 11:38:13 PM

It just wore me down. I played for 3 hours this last go around and have jack shit to show for it. I don't think it's "difficult," in the real sense. It just throws a bunch of random bullshit at you and you're fucked if you don't have a counter. Sometimes you're fucked even if you are prepared because solar flares or ion storms or only one store in the entire sector whatever the hell. And there are way too few repair stations in the last stand. This last time I played there were only two, and one got taken over I guess because it stopped showing as a repair station when I came out of a battle. That's just straight up bullshit. I suppose I can go get a hex editor and load myself up with 9999 scrap so I can blow through the beginning parts quickly. Those parts are getting pretty old already. Some of the people who do that are saying they still end up losing to the rebel flagship in the end

Basically, you don't like rogue-likes. Why'dja buy a rogue-like?

Eel O'Brian · « **Reply #177 on:** January 15, 2013, 12:36:54 AM »

it was a gift

pilonv1 · « **Reply #178 on:** January 15, 2013, 12:41:55 AM »

And what a gift it was

BobFromPikeCreek · « **Reply #179 on:** January 15, 2013, 05:22:56 AM »

Quote from: Eel O'Brian on January 15, 2013, 12:36:54 AM

it was a gift

Haha fair enough

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