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Just curious, FTL: Faster than light just got put on steam, wondered if anyone else thinks its worth £7? Or should i give it a miss? Good game or not?

Just sunk 8 hours into it hardly noticing, it's a nice little game, and it is replayable.

Although actually finishing it is incredibly difficult.

At the risk of sounding like a 12 year old yogcast uberfanzor, just watch Sjin play the game or someone else on youtube.

 InquisitorVaron wrote:
At the risk of sounding like a 12 year old yogcast uberfanzor, just watch Sjin play the game or someone else on youtube.

While that's useful for deciding whether or not to buy the game it's nothing like actually playing it.

It's old school as in it's FUN and it can be BRUTALLY DIFFICULT.

Well worth the price for me.

 Corpsesarefun wrote:

 InquisitorVaron wrote:
At the risk of sounding like a 12 year old yogcast uberfanzor, just watch Sjin play the game or someone else on youtube.

While that's useful for deciding whether or not to buy the game it's nothing like actually playing it.

True, but that's exactly what he's asking for

It is brutally difficult. I am yet to get past sector 6 on normal difficultly. Things seem to go really well right up until I explode, or everything catches fire.

Haha in the end the advertising as "roguelike elements" sold it for me. The idea of it reminds me of Infinite Space i think it is on the DS? But the game play is MUCH better (though i still love infinite space's story)

I teleported my assaulters onto a ship I didn't realise was unmanned, 3 or 4 in total. They started suffocating, they hit my teleporter with an ion blast, which caused my 4 crew members on the ship to suffocate. Because I'd been panicking, I hadnt realised my ship was taking a pounding, got hit by a missile, and it blew up.


Everything was going so well...

omg, this game literally eats hours. 9 bucks well spent! For some reason, the graphics kinda remind me of Master of Orion I, though that's just an added bonus. The music score is as fitting as it is relaxing, and the micromanagement of doors and people is amazingly fun. Even better when you customise your crew to resemble characters of a Star Wars RPG you once played in.

I hope the developer expands this game somehow, I'd pay good money for ship and scenario editors, additional campaigns or multiplayer support (co-op and versus).

winnertakesall wrote:I teleported my assaulters onto a ship I didn't realise was unmanned, 3 or 4 in total. They started suffocating, they hit my teleporter with an ion blast, which caused my 4 crew members on the ship to suffocate.

lol, classic

It's too luck dependent for me. Its a decent game for its price but its far too random. I also really don't like the rebel persuit mechanic.

 Lynata wrote:
omg, this game literally eats hours. 9 bucks well spent! For some reason, the graphics kinda remind me of Master of Orion I, though that's just an added bonus. The music score is as fitting as it is relaxing, and the micromanagement of doors and people is amazingly fun. Even better when you customise your crew to resemble characters of a Star Wars RPG you once played in.

I hope the developer expands this game somehow, I'd pay good money for ship and scenario editors, additional campaigns or multiplayer support (co-op and versus).

winnertakesall wrote:I teleported my assaulters onto a ship I didn't realise was unmanned, 3 or 4 in total. They started suffocating, they hit my teleporter with an ion blast, which caused my 4 crew members on the ship to suffocate.

lol, classic

Hell id settle for a "explore" mode that just keeps going with increasingly difficult enemies to keep me on my toes.

Do we have anye idea how to get that mystery ship? : s loving the rock ship lol, boarding becomes hilarious XD

I still use the classic one you begin with, tried the Engi one, which I didn't really like. My ship seems have a habit of catching fire/being boarded/being hit with missiles in the most annoying places at precisely the wrong times

 winnertakesall wrote:
I still use the classic one you begin with, tried the Engi one, which I didn't really like. My ship seems have a habit of catching fire/being boarded/being hit with missiles in the most annoying places at precisely the wrong times

Some of the ship designs are REALLY badly laid out.

I saw it in totalhalibaut wtf is video, could await the release. Bought 5 min after release.

Played perhaps 10 hours of it now. I thought I may be playing this once, I dont know but you can just play it again and play it again.

Some of the ship designs are REALLY badly laid out.

Which? I quite like the Engi Cruiser. Drones and Ion weapons are a good composition. I still dont know if the fed Cruiser is a good choice.

Dark Scipio wrote:

doc1234 wrote:Some of the ship designs are REALLY badly laid out.

Which? I quite like the Engi Cruiser. Drones and Ion weapons are a good composition. I still dont know if the fed Cruiser is a good choice.

The Crystal ship for example. Hell, crew can get lost in there. Friggin thing is built like a maze!

Nice weapons, though ...

 Lynata wrote:

Dark Scipio wrote:

doc1234 wrote:Some of the ship designs are REALLY badly laid out.

Which? I quite like the Engi Cruiser. Drones and Ion weapons are a good composition. I still dont know if the fed Cruiser is a good choice.

The Crystal ship for example. Hell, crew can get lost in there. Friggin thing is built like a maze!

Nice weapons, though ...

I just unlocked the Eng, Fed and Stealth cruiser. How comes you unlocked the others so fast?

The Engi cruiser is not the best interior design project either.

 winnertakesall wrote:
I still use the classic one you begin with, tried the Engi one, which I didn't really like. My ship seems have a habit of catching fire/being boarded/being hit with missiles in the most annoying places at precisely the wrong times

2 pulse lasers, an ion cannon, a defense drone II, an anti ship drone and a drone recovery arm is a deadly combination with that ship. I got to the third stage of the mothership almost by accident with this set up (and I would have beaten it if I didn't kill half my crew with an ill advised teleport).

The basic ship always seem to run out of fuel for me.

Tell me about it, I just destroyed the Flagship the first time, killing my away team that hadnt the time ot beam out.


I dont think this will end well:

Only bought this not too long ago and already played it for 3 hours O.o da hell lol.

Its quite a tough game even on easy. So far I'v only unlocked one other ship, which I'm not a fan of.

Its quite funny how I'v probably "lost" more times to having my crew die than having the ship blow up.

I've been playing the game for a long while now and it is 1000% worth it's cost on steam. Extremely fun, addictive, and replayable. Every time you lose and start over there is a plethora of different choices and option to look forward to the next time around.

I think I have about 25hrs played in beta alone lol.

How are you guys using boarding crews, the only time mine dont get massacred is when i span healing missles on themm

Destroy enemy healing bay, and then roflswarm them, as many mantis as you can, try and get around 4 crew members boarding, and have your scanning at level 2, at least, so you can see where they are. If you manage to light a fire, and then board, they won't be able to fight you properly, as they will be trying to put out the fire.

Dark Scipio wrote:I just unlocked the Eng, Fed and Stealth cruiser. How comes you unlocked the others so fast?

The Engi is the easiest to get. The Crystal ship was really just good luck and a combination of events where I made the right choice.
Ultimately, you still have one more ship available than me (4 vs 3). Still trying to get the Federation Cruiser - I have yet to beat the End Boss even a single time.

Grundz wrote:How are you guys using boarding crews, the only time mine dont get massacred is when i span healing missles on themm

I guess it depends on the size of the enemy crew, but you can really aid your team by clever use of targeting (destroying the sickbay and/or "pre-injuring" enemies before you even board), dropping fire bombs, or upgrade your tellyporter to beam more crew over or get your men back depending on the situation.

 Grundz wrote:
How are you guys using boarding crews, the only time mine dont get massacred is when i span healing missles on themm

I have yet to use a boarding party. I'v had a few people jump on and massacre my crew on their own ship. So simple answer, I don't.

Yeah, I dont know

I mean I like the idea, but I always end up tagging down the shield generator then focusing on the shield gen and weaponry, it seems nonsense to spend upgrades and expensive crewmembers on a mission to beat up the crew and hope to remember to teleport them back before the thing blows

do you get more scrap or supplies if you kill the crew?

I really want this game. I might break down and get it... heh....

Yeah, I think you do get more stuff if you kill all the crew

You do, but its quite hard to do. The easiest way is to cripple their life support but thats difficult to sustain without taking out the enemy ship via collateral damage. Spamming Ion cannon may work or using a good alien boarding party.

I had 2 mantis, 2 humans on my boarding party, I just hit the weapons and medbay with a pair of missiles, and boom, we're good to go, win pretty much every battle.