Nice fucking game Sup Forums

Nice fucking game Sup Forums
no really, best feeling I've had in awhile

I'm glad, OP.
I like looking at killshots. Seems like you had everything under control in that one.

FTL is the comfiest

Perfect for playing while listening to podcasts

a momentous day indeed

You're halfway through sector 4 when this rocky motherfucker slaps your girlfriend's ass. What do you do?

cloak

Is this game quick to learn? Looks interesting but these days I don't have a lot of time for vidya.

Yeah, I'd say.

>rush cloaking device
>rush hacking device
>hack their oxygen systems
>watch and laugh as they desperately try to recover their breaths

most satisfying way to rush through sectors
not really useful in the last stand though

>he can field all 4 weapons while I'm forced to shut shield engine, oxygen and medbay just to get 1 gun up

IT ISN'T FAIR

you learn things quickly enough, although getting to the end of the game and beating the last ship isn't as easy.

Thanks, guys. Any essential mods or fixes to apply before playing? Looks like I can buy it from GOG.

Nah, no fixes required. It's best played vanilla first, no mods.
I'd recommend starting with Advanced Edition content on, but that's your call.

nope, the game doesn't have any crippling bugs or balance issues, its great right out of the box (well download)

there's a bunch of mods but they're either minor cosmetic changes or else full on gameplay overhauls that I'd only recommend after getting familiar with the base game

I can't even beat easymode in this game for some reason.

I might be retarded

Cool. Thanks again, and happy playing.

after youve beaten the game a bunch i'd recommend Captain's Edition

adds quite a bit to the game that's (mostly) balanced & fun

what's a good build order? I can never find flak or burst laser 2

few basic tips

explore as much as possible, don't rush the exits
getting to shields 2 is important, try to do it early
time your weapon shots, you'll want to line up as much hits as possible when the enemy shields are down, don't be afraid to let a weapon sit around charged for a few seconds
there's no need to remain at 100% health all the time
don't go into shops unless you have enough scrap to actually buy something, try to explore the nodes around it first.

>When your ship is built around depriving enemy of oxygen

if you want to play it safe build level 2 shields first off. as soon as possible -- before the end of sector 1. that will take care of you for at least 2-4 sectors. level 4 shields are mostly a waste.

get engines to level 4 cause dodge is good, then after you feel your firepower is strong you can max them out. it's worth maxing engines.

when your shields are 2 and engines are 4 then you should focus on weapons

drones are the worst system
stealth is the best -- arguably necessary (though i've beaten the game many times without it)

Top tier:
-Pegasus Missile
-Burst Laser Mark II
-Ion Blast Mark II
-Halberd Beam
-Breach Bomb II
-Flak Gun I
-Adv Flak Gun

Good tier:
-Breach Missile
-Swarm Missiles
-Glaive Beam
-Breach Bomb I
-Ion Bomb
-Flak Gun II


Decent Tier:
-Burst Laser Mark III
-Hermes Missile
-Dual Lasers
-Laser Charger (L)
-Laser Charger (S) improved version
-Ion Charger
-Chain Ion
-Small Bomb
-Fire Bomb
-Chain Vulcan

Bad Tier:
-Artemis Missile
-Burst Laser Mark I
-Hull Smasher Laser
-Hull Smasher Laser Mark II
-Chain Burst Laser
-Ion Blast
-Pike Beam
-Healing Burst Bomb
-Crystal Lockdown Bomb
-Crystal Burst Mark I
-Crystal Burst Mark II

Shit Tier:
-Leto Missile
-Hull Missile
-Heavy Laser Mark II
-Laser Charger (S)
-Heavy Ion
-Ion Stunner
-Mini Beam
-Fire Beam
-Anti-Bio Beam
-Repair Burst Bomb
-Stun bomb

Beyond Shit Tier:
-Basic Laser
-Heavy Laser Mark I
-Heavy Crystal Mark I
-Heavy Crystal Mark II

Love that game.

>that feel when you survive at 1 health and still go on to beat the boss

>flak gun I
>top tier
>flack gun II
>good

explain
flak I=2 power for 3 damage
flak II=3 power for 7 damage

>Get this game, Factorio and Subnautica for holiday
There goes my week.
Why are these game so fun.

>it's worth maxing engines
No, you're better off using the energy for more weaponry than dumping even more reactor upgrades for, what, 3%? Get the last 5% upgrade and that's good enough; especially if you're considering getting the stealth drive.

3 power isn't super-ideal as it's expensive

flak 1 kills shield-levels well. it's quite good.

>drones are the worst system
I dunno, those boarding drones that leave a breach are pretty damn fine. But maybe the're from captain's edition, I don't know anymore.

>level 4 shields are useless
>max engines are worth it
Don't listen to this guy.
5 engines is all you need. 4 shields is a great improvement.
Going to 8 engines just gives you 10% more evade, costs like 260 scrap, and takes more reactor power.

Burst Laser Mark III should be in good tier.
Two of those will carry your through the whole entire game, and pairing them with a beam weapon + weapon pre-ignitor is almost an auto win.

nvm i did the math, it's .15 vs. .11, but still I would rather have 1flakII for 2 flak 1s

faster recharge time and lower energy cost make it so the flak 1 is easier to fit in a loadout than the flak 2

flak weapons are virtually never used as main damage weapons so you'll need something else to actually deal damage, flak 2 makes this harder

flak II is still an incredibly good weapon, it just loses out on flexibility

lv 4 shields are useless, they cost a LOT of scrap for a fairly low return

invest that scrap into avoidance systems instead, be it anti-missile drones, stealth, hacking, whatever

>fire beam
>shit tier

nigga the only reason it isn't top tier is that it is useless against crystal and unmanned ships
against everything else, setting the ship on fire is super good

its useless against crystal ships, unmanned ships and lanius ships and has severely reduced efficiency when used against rock ships,ships with repair drones and the final boss
furthermore the fire beam has a shield penetration of 0 AND a shield damage of 0 requiring you to have a dedicated anti-shield kit to break though
at which point the fire beam has 0 instant system damage thus preventing it from fulfilling one of the most important roles of an alpha strike: shutting down the enemy weapons.

It requires you to dedicate your entire loadout around a weapon that's not particularly good to begin with, if you can win through fire damage you can win through regular damage as well.

If you want fire use the fire bomb, it has shield penetration of 5

They're aren't useless, and I'm not arguing that hacking, stealth, and drones aren't worthy investments.

Shouldn't her face be blue?

they aren't useless but they cost such immense amounts of scrap for such a low return you'd be better off investing in anything else

I think only had sufficient spare scrap to justify shields 4 once out of 500 runs. Remember its 180 scrap + 2 reactor bars. That amount of scrap can buy you things like the cloaking device or the weapon pre-igniter

Just hack the weapons and then blaze it. They'll be locked out long enough that the fire fucks it up.
Fire bombs suck, because they ignite just one room, and often only light 1 or 2 fires which are easily extinguished unless they're a mantis crew.
Don't underestimate crew kills, either.
>dedicated anti shield kit
Just shoot it with burst lasers. Fuck man, you don't just have one weapon the entire game, you know?

Nigga. I know. But I always already have full systems installed. When I get level 4 shields, it's halfway through sector 7.
I play on hard by the way. In sector 7, 180 scrap is not a tall order.

you are full of S H I T

No, maybe manage your scrap better and stop running from fights if you're so strapped for scrap. Fuck man, 496 runs you can't afford level 4 shields? Just pathetic.

>Just hack the weapons and then blaze it
instead you could have, with another layout, hacked the cockpit and had an alpha strike that took out their weapons room for pretty much the entire fight and did major damage to their shields

also an interesting statistic regarding burst weapons: against a lv 2 engine ship with both engines and cockpit manned or lv 3 engine ship with only cockpit manned a BL2 has only 50% chance of taking down 3 layers of shields, meaning you should not be relying on it alone entering midgame.

its not about not being able to get lv 4 shields
its about there being so many other things I could spend it on

unless you're saying you're buying lv 4 shields even after getting pre-igniter and cloaking at which point I'm going to have to call your bullshit

I ignore pre-igniters and I don't even see them in half my runs, so there's that expense out the window. I don't really care for them at all.

so you don't see the point in taking out your opponents weapons before he has a chance of firing even a single shot?

No, because cloaking and hacking already neuter them.

hacking doesn't fully neuter weapons and you're not guaranteed to find cloaking

You're less guaranteed to find a weapon pre-igniter than cloaking. Why are you even arguing that?

sure, but at least there's some use to it
and I'm going to still have to call bullshit on you having the necessary scrap to get cloaking to a decent level and at the same time also get shields lv 4 in more than 1 out of 10 runs

Level 1 is all you need, senpai.

>2 bl II and a flak 1
god damn I wish I had your luck

I feel ya.

how do I git gud? I've played many times and could never beat the final boss.

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