What is the best ship in FTL?

What is the best ship in FTL?

The Crystal B Cruiser
The Crystal B Cruiser is the single strongest ship in FTL. This opinion is shared by nearly everyone within the FTL community. As the stronger of the two designs on the “secret” ship, the Crystal B is well worth the difficult process of unlocking it.

What is a good FTL score?

An exceptionally good run (say, 65 defeated ships, 120 visited beacons and 3,000 scrap earned on hard) may net you 8,250 points; a ‘normal’ very good run scores roughly 7,500 points (my own best score so far without willfully engaging the rebel fleet is below that).

Is backup battery good FTL?

Battery energy circumvents this limitation; the system restores normally even after battery power ends. This makes the Backup Battery a great option for powering temporary systems such as cloaking and Mind Control.

How do you get crystals in FTL?

Enter the Rock Homeworld, go to the quest marker and it brings you to the last section. SURVIVE! At the Rock Homeworld Quest marker, it ports you to the Crystal Zone. Go to the quest marker in the zone and you unlock the ship.

Does FTL cheat?

Start a new game of FTL, and run Cheat Engine. Click the image of the computer on the upper left. Locate FTLGame.exe in the list, select it, and press ” Open” In the box labelled “Value:” enter the value of what you want to change.

Should I accept surrender FTL?

If you’re low on missiles (and they’re your primary weapon) accept the surrender if they offer missiles. If you use drones and are low on drone parts, accept the surrender if they offer drone parts. If you think you will die if you continue to fight, accept the surrender.

What should I upgrade in FTL?

Re: Upgrade Priorities

1. Shield dot 3 (1st 20 scrap)
2. Shield dot 4 – bubble 2 (next 30 scrap)
3. Power bar – (next 20 scrap)
4. Power bar – (next 20 scrap)

How do you get a high score on FTL?

There are a few simple ways to increase score: Defeating ships rather than allowing them to surrender or escape will add 20 points on easy, 25 on normal and 30 on hard. It usually produces more scrap, too. A teleporter is a good investment since exterminating crew tends to yield more scrap than destroying the ship.

How do I get mods for FTL?

In order to install these mods into FTL, one has to use a mod manager – Slipstream Mod Manager (SMM) is the currently supported program….Installing Mods

1. Install mod manager.
2. Run the mod manager.
3. Select mods you wish installed, hit Patch, wait for the process to finish.
4. Run FTL.

When does the rebel fleet advance in FTL?

After you deal with the event in a system, the game is effectively “paused” — the rebel fleet only advances when you jump to a new system. The only exception to this rule is if there is a source of heavy ongoing damage that your shields can’t hold off, such as a star.

What’s the best way to kill the crew in FTL?

If you can, kill the crew without destroying the ship for higher scrap rewards. Boarding, suffocation and fire weapons are all viable strategies to do this. Sell augments that don’t help your ship, including most of the ship specific ones. They’re gimmicky to give the ships flavour, rather than being really useful.

Why do you pause the game in FTL?

The first and most major point is to PAUSE. Pausing is a key game mechanic in FTL, which is why it’s assigned to the space bar. The moment you need to make a decision, PAUSE and think it through. Pretty much every command you issue to your ship or crew should be done whilst the game is paused.

What makes FTL a good game to play?

FTL is renowned as a game with a brutal learning curve, and it is often criticised for being ’luck dependent’. However, skilled players know that this is not entirely the case. By making wise decisions, you can stack a series of marginal gains in your favour. As you go through a run, these build into a huge advantage and a winning ship.