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[Silfurdreki]

Same way you get cloak on ships with shield, you purchase it in a store. It costs 150 scrap, though, so it's definitely not cheap.

[cerapa]

:_:

MOTHERSHIIIIP, wait. Flagship. Whatever, the point being that holy hell so many rockets D:

Just send some dudes to attack the missile launcher. You can even do it with a single rock or mantis, but the mantis is faster.


Managed to get my second victory after 3 starts where I couldn't beat the first battle(have won 40% of my games ). The Federation Cruiser is pretty sweet. Was REALLY not expecting to beat the final battle, simply because I had only 1 mantis to deal with boarders, the others were either stuck in their posts or engies(had 5 of the damn things). But I just concentrated on surviving and I didnt even notice when the artillery kicked the crap out of the flagship.

[Torham]

I am sensing there is element of luck involved. Sure skill helps, but sometimes the game just keep throwing lemons at you, and lemonade will not be as effective as laser guns  .

[Sean Mirrsen]

I think I just saw an asteroid collide with an enemy missile just before they would have hit my weapons room.

It happens all the time. All projectiles will hit each other if they happen to intersect. Enemy weapons fire will hit asteroids on your side, your weapons will hit incoming missiles if the timing and direction is /just/ right, etc, etc. Defense drones won't shoot down attacking anti-ship drones, but the MkIIs will shoot at the laser pulses and sometimes take the drone out.

In other news, I actually beat the game. On my 20th attempt. On Normal. My ship was a Kestrel with two MkII Burst Lasers, an Ion Blast 2, and the Artemis missiles. Technically I had three MkII Bursts, but there is only so much weapon space, and either a shield-piercing missile or a system-locking ion cannon are better choices than a burst laser. I also had a Hull Repair drone to patch myself up inbetween fights, and a Defense Drone MkII for some anti-missile work. And an anti-personnel drone that I swapped in for the last fight. I rolled quite a good loadout that game.

I am now working on getting the alternate form for the Federation Cruiser. This game is quite fun.

[fred1248]

I am sensing there is element of luck involved. Sure skill helps, but sometimes the game just keep throwing lemons at you, and lemonade will not be as effective as laser guns  .

RNG takes huge part in this game.
Just make combustable lemons from the lemons game throws at you and you will be fine

[debvon]

I find boarders relatively easy to handle unless they come in fours or more. It also depends on which ship I'm using, the placement of airlocks and connecting rooms makes a big difference.

Suffocate the boarders as long as possible while they smack down your doors (you should have blast doors by this time). Be sure to close the outer airlocks before they break down a door to a room you need to defend.. you don't want your crew suffocating while they fight. If you are fighting their ship at the same time, focus everything you have on disabling their weapon systems asap so that you have as much time for the boarders as possible.

If the enemy boarders aren't mantis and they have less health than your nearby crew, go kick their asses! No crew should die. If you ever have an opportunity to fight them in the med-bay do it! They'll never overcome you there if it's activated.


Lengthy spoilers on dealing with the ending for those who are frustrated:

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My most successful winning Kestrel was equipped with two Burst MkII, one Burst MkI, and one I Bomb MkI (teleports a 4 system damage ionic bomb. Super effective with low cost..) By the final fight I had a fully upgraded cloaking system which played an integral part in winning.

Strategy:
Phase 1:
Your primary objective is to disable the triple rocket launcher on the flagship. That will utterly destroy you if you allow it to. Damaging the launcher itself through shields is futile because the dude inside will repair it. Teleport one of your bulky crew members in to deal with the bastard. If it's an even fight, firing something at the launcher beforehand will hurt the enemy enough for your guy to finish him. If you have ways to damage systems directly, do so on the shields to make the launcher vulnerable unless you can teleport a mantis/rockman.
Avoiding a volley from the rockets is quite simple with an upgraded stealth system. Simply allow the launcher to fire a volley and then stealth. If your engines are giving you a 40% dodge, the stealth will make it 100%. Use this time to allow weapons to recharge unless you have the stealth weapons augmentation.
That breach drone giving you a problem? Invest in an anti personnel drone at some point or disable their drone systems.

Your secondary objective is to bring down their shields. This may not be an easy task depending on how the game treated you during your adventure. However if you attempt to damage further systems with their shields active you will be wasting too much time and, in turn, taking too much damage. Get them down to 2/4 efficiency at least before you start hitting other systems. If you have a 3/4 upgraded and powered shield, it's reasonable to ignore their other weapons.. just not their rockets.

Phase 2: (If you took a lot of hull damage in phase 1 and lack hull repair drones, and you don't have any way to disable their systems quickly/lack stealth, USE A REPAIR STATION.)

This is when they bring out their drones. Their rocket launcher will still be a problem unless you dealt with it and the gunner in phase 1. If it's still active and you have the ability to do so, focus it down first. Do not use your stealth to avoid a volley this time, take it like a man(tis) and vent out any fires.
You've got to get their drone systems down. If you manage to damage the drone system even to orange through their shields, begin working on those next. At 2/4 shield efficiency finish of the drone system and you'll be fine. Or if you prefer do it the other way around; take down their shields and then quickly jab at their drone system.

In phase 2 you need to use every stealth to avoid drone surges. You'll get a message before they happen.. save the stealth for the last possible second, and if you can, time it so that you avoid rocket fire, drones, lasers, and/or ion bullets.

Phase 3:
This phase can be tricky with certain setups and very frustrating if you fail here. More than likely you've slain many of the enemy crew members so boarding won't be that big of an issue. However if they do board you simply delay them for as long as possible, or break out an anti-personnel drone. Your main threat is their "secret weapon". It'll fire a barrage of heavy lasers at your ship! With a highly upgraded engine this may not be as bad as you'd expect, but avoiding the first barrage with stealth is still a good idea. Disable their shields asap and bring them down. Don't worry about losing too many crew to boarding enemies. If you can delay them long enough to destroy the flagship, your dudes will not have died in vain!

The Kestrel is a very flexible starting ship. Getting through the game on easy with this ship is no problem. On normal it really depends on what the stores have in stock. You should be grinding nebulas like crazy. If you're having issues with early game, remember to invest in hull protection (shield system level 2) early before going nuts on weapons.

If you're ever in a position to grab a crew teleporter and you have extra crew members, do so! Killing enemy crew entirely with a boarding party (or hell, even fires/oxygen deprival) will net you much more scrap.

[Torham]

Just make combustable lemons ...

Actually I had a lot of fun with the firebomb weapon just now - teleporting explosives that set whole room on fire. The enemy crew will get there to stop the flames just in time for second bomb to explode in their faces. Helps having a slug onboard to sense enemy crew. Sadly it wasn't as powerful on the late game ships.

[LoSboccacc]

Just make combustable lemons ...

Actually I had a lot of fun with the firebomb weapon just now - teleporting explosives that set whole room on fire. The enemy crew will get there to stop the flames just in time for second bomb to explode in their faces. Helps having a slug onboard to sense enemy crew. Sadly it wasn't as powerful on the late game ships.

you should break the piloting section first so you get 100% hit chance

[Oliolli]

So got the second layout of the Engi Crusier............ JUST ONE ENGI MANNING THIS THING!!!

AND no sensors. My ten meter pole isn't touching that thing with a ten meter pole...

Helps having a slug onboard to sense enemy crew.

I just go for the level two sensors.

[Neyvn]

KEEP FORGETTING TO TURN ON AUTOFIRE!!! BLAGH!!!

Keep forgetting to turn off autofire. (Second time I blow up my own troops).

Wow... Yeah so easy to forget that you have your cannons firing when your busy micromanaging a takeover...

[Mullet Master]

I have confirmed, it is possible to savescum in this game! Yes!

[Astral]

Takes some of the fun out of it to do so, though.

[ThtblovesDF]

All my hate. Sometimes you end up in the last level (like I do every run basically) and the flagship will reach the base regardless of what you do, because the randrom map layout screws you so hard...

[debvon]

I've been screwed over with repair stations plenty, but I've never had a problem with actually getting to the thing. And I've been through the game quite a few times now. Huh..

[BigD145]

I have confirmed, it is possible to savescum in this game! Yes!

Of course you can. You also risk your save if done improperly.
Also, as far as I can tell every random event in a sector is pregenerated either as you warp in or even before that. I lost a save and happened to have a backup that I was moving to a different computer. Ever event I had gone through was exactly in the same place. The odds of the RNG doing that on the fly is ridiculously miniscule.