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[Lightningfalcon]

What about L4 level doors?

[sambojin]

That's what level 3 manned doors are, aren't they? Or is it an event upgrade that I've never gotten?

[Lightningfalcon]

That's what level 3 manned doors are, aren't they? Or is it an event upgrade that I've never gotten?

L3 manned.  I've only had the scrap and the crew number to use it once, and the enemy died too quickly for me to test them.   

[GlyphGryph]

I might be streaming FTL again in a bit. I will be streaming *something*, but if you want it to be FTL, vote here:

http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=137811.0

[sambojin]

I can understand the scrap (on normal or hard), but the crew? The first spare crew member I get goes on doors, sometimes even before shields (or my shield crewmember goes to doors during any boarding style event/fight). It does depend on the ship, but I tend to get anywhere between 6-8 crew on any given ship by the end, whether I've got a teleporter or not. Repairs stack, boarders are a non-issue, and they offer flexibility and blue options for events. I probably prioritize crew too much, but I don't think I've ever not had a doorman by sector 5. Plus, Zoltans are half price when you take the free power bar into consideration, and everyone else is good at something bar humans (even humans stack repair and combat damage though).

[Lightningfalcon]

I can understand the scrap (on normal or hard), but the crew? The first spare crew member I get goes on doors, sometimes even before shields (or my shield crewmember goes to doors during any boarding style event/fight). It does depend on the ship, but I tend to get anywhere between 6-8 crew on any given ship by the end, whether I've got a teleporter or not. Repairs stack, boarders are a non-issue, and they offer flexibility and blue options for events. I probably prioritize crew too much, but I don't think I've ever not had a doorman by sector 5. Plus, Zoltans are half price when you take the free power bar into consideration, and everyone else is good at something bar humans (even humans stack repair and combat damage though).

I do put a crew member on doors, but that normally is only on level two doors.  Which, as said, is sufficient in most situations.

[Leafsnail]

I finally got my dream hacking + halberd + pike + pike combo.  The first stage went down in a single sweep, the other two didn't due to me fucking up the beam paths and also the stage 3 boarding.  It still seems like the best offensive loadout possible though, and the defense drone that the second stage has isn't a problem at all if you have a dozen or so parts spare.

[Mageziya]

I have become absolutely sick of trying to unlock the Crystal Cruiser with Rock C. Rock homeworlds appear everywhere, except when you have crystal crew. I decided to take a break, and play Federation C, due to not having played much of it.

Spoiler: This game, it hates me. (click to show/hide)

I would have cried tears of joy if I encountered this as Rock C, buuuut nooooooo. When I played Rock C I would encounter a sector map with only 2-4 red sectors per game. HOWEVER, when I play the fuckin' Federation C to take a break from Rock C, I get THIS.

WHY GODS OF RNG, WHY DO YOU TAUNT ME SO?

[Urist Imiknorris]

Well, if you got that as the Rock C, I guarantee that the Rock Homeworlds would be on the lower path.

[Mageziya]

Yep. have taken a midlish upper path with the Fed C so far. No  Rock sectors of any kind so far.

[sambojin]

And GlyphGryph successfully pilots "The Murder Trail" to an awesome win on hard. Kestral B layout, with every bell and whistle by the end of it. Great stream, cheers.

We were under-weaponed, but with a freakishly good alpha-strike, everything else got bought in sector 7. Had a halberd beam in storage, but it would have killed the inital synergy. A burst laser mk 1, Flak 1, an ion blast 1, and a breach bomb 2 with a pre-igniter sounds pretty crap on a Red-tail, but it did the job, especially with MC1 soon after/during the weapons upgrade(?) phase. Shields and piloting down after every alpha-strike is amazing.

Then we got a tele, hacking, and finally bought shields 4 near the end. A 7 man crew (two mantises) and the flag-ship didn't stand a chance. Due to good piloting by my character no doubt. 45% is just a number, when it counts it's way more

No drones, no cloaks, no cheesing by GlyphGryph. All bells and whistles at basic level too. It goes to show that even without an optimal setup, it can all fall into place near the end, as long as you can see what works (we were running two basic lasers and two burst 1's for a fair bit of the run). Breach/ion/MC is a lot better than you'd expect. Spread as thin as The Murder Trail was, GG managed it beautifully, even when it turned into a multi-system, layered cool-down behemoth that it became.

[sambojin]

Only thing I would change as a caster is to put sound effects down a bit, put music up for FTL (it's horribly addictive music), and record + youTube them. With or without the chat window. Then voice-over away!

Honestly, at least you know how to play GlyphGryph. People are earning money without that. Go for gold! (or whatever blue metal is left at the end of a 5hr run). Meh. If only I didn't have an Australian accent.......

[Jim Groovester]

Did a Kestral B run. Made it to Sector 7 by going with mantis boarding party and maxed mind control strategy when the starting weaponry petered out in effectiveness.

Unfortunately the setup isn't particularly robust. Died when I couldn't find a store to repair. Also was really low on fuel for a good chunk of the run. I was either unlucky or they shook up the boarding rewards since the original version to not give gobs and gobs of fuel. With a boarding strategy you don't get the opportunity for them to surrender and give you lots of fuel either.

[Arx]

All three shots from one of my Burst Laser II's just annihilated with all three shots from his Burst Laser II. Astronomically low odds, much?

On an unrelated note, mantises with two levels of combat are absolutely ridiculous.

[GiglameshDespair]

Try having four of them in a four-man teleporter. It was seconds before the enemy ships looked like a set piece from Event Horizon: bits of people everywhere.