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FTL is great, even if it becomes somewhat easy to beat once you figure out the best strategies for every set of weapons/devices the game is throwing your way. I

FTL is great, even if it becomes somewhat easy to beat once you figure out the best strategies for every set of weapons/devices the game is throwing your way. If you manage to get past Sector 1, you are almost sure to win.

ArcticCelt 4y ago
The one size fit all strategy I found when I played many years ago was to put all my crew in the infirmary and asphyxiate the boarding enemies by opening all airlocks :)
- Andrew_nenakhov 4y ago
  That is just one obvious thing to do, of course. However, you need to destroy the enemy ship first. There easiest are teleportation-oriented and lasers-oriented. Teleportation oriented is extremely easy with Crystal crew, easy with mantis/rock crew, a must for 4-pad teleporter ships. Lasers oriented, best works with those lasers that use 2 power and have 3 shots, get 3 of them and enemy flagship is dead very soon. And if you are playing a drone or missile oriented game, you just need to figure out how to use the devices you happen upon on your flight to compliment your deficiencies.
- chongli 4y ago
  The free expansion added cloning bays as an alternative to medical bays which prevent you from healing your crew but revive them from the dead after a short cloning phase. I remember getting stuck in one situation where my O2 system was destroyed and my crew were stuck in an infinite loop of cloning and running through an oxygen-free ship in a desperate attempt to repair the life support. Funny stuff but survivable if your cloning bay is upgraded (so that it clones faster).
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- faeriechangling 4y ago
  The hard AI is also coded to prioritise targeting your oxygen room when low on oxygen, which in various situations can cause a soft lock where you can't repair the oxygen room without dying and get stuck in the infirmary. Always hilarious when this happens.
BlueTemplar 4y ago
Interesting, I have never felt that I could be sure I was going to win in advance... (losing is another matter) But then I haven't played FTL unmodded for a long time...

ArcticCelt 4y ago

The one size fit all strategy I found when I played many years ago was to put all my crew in the infirmary and asphyxiate the boarding enemies by opening all airlocks :)

Andrew_nenakhov 4y ago
That is just one obvious thing to do, of course. However, you need to destroy the enemy ship first. There easiest are teleportation-oriented and lasers-oriented. Teleportation oriented is extremely easy with Crystal crew, easy with mantis/rock crew, a must for 4-pad teleporter ships. Lasers oriented, best works with those lasers that use 2 power and have 3 shots, get 3 of them and enemy flagship is dead very soon. And if you are playing a drone or missile oriented game, you just need to figure out how to use the devices you happen upon on your flight to compliment your deficiencies.
chongli 4y ago
The free expansion added cloning bays as an alternative to medical bays which prevent you from healing your crew but revive them from the dead after a short cloning phase. I remember getting stuck in one situation where my O2 system was destroyed and my crew were stuck in an infinite loop of cloning and running through an oxygen-free ship in a desperate attempt to repair the life support. Funny stuff but survivable if your cloning bay is upgraded (so that it clones faster).
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faeriechangling 4y ago
The hard AI is also coded to prioritise targeting your oxygen room when low on oxygen, which in various situations can cause a soft lock where you can't repair the oxygen room without dying and get stuck in the infirmary. Always hilarious when this happens.

BlueTemplar 4y ago

Interesting, I have never felt that I could be sure I was going to win in advance... (losing is another matter) But then I haven't played FTL unmodded for a long time...