FTL: Faster Than Light

verve_rat · 15th September 2012, 12:37

www.ftlgame.com

Very cool looking game, buy it from their site and get a Steam key (plus linux build.)

If you have US$9.00 you should buy this.

Xanatos · 15th September 2012, 17:12

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Originally Posted by verve_rat

www.ftlgame.com

Very cool looking game, buy it from their site and get a Steam key (plus linux build.)

If you have US$9.00 you should buy this.

Funded it via Kickstarter so I've had the beta for a few weeks now, can highly recommend.

Two quick tips:

1) Don't use autofire, it's way better to let the weapons sync and then manually fire in a volley.
2) Don't forget to upgrade your blast doors, much safer to move your crew into a safe room and let the invaders eat vacuum.

Noon416 · 15th September 2012, 19:39

Grabbed this and having a good bit of fun with it. Love the old-school charm.

Definitely a

out of two.

eliot · 24th September 2012, 16:57

This is an awesome game, I can't wait to see what mods turn up. Already a couple of cool ones out there. I haven't managed to actually win yet though...

Lightspeed · 24th September 2012, 22:25

Is anyone NOT playing Zero? :p

A Corpse · 24th September 2012, 23:21

Might you be looking for the Borderlands 2 thread?

Baxton · 2nd October 2012, 13:58

tis awesome. the only thing it is missing is more interactions when you jump.
a text box, fight or run makes it a bit shallow.

they should have gone a bit more down the path of space rangers with deeper text based interactions. No quite as crazy as that game (where you could spend 30 minutes on a single text game) but certainly a little more.

crocos · 11th February 2013, 22:11

FFS. Finally finished one through with the Kestral; Had to keep changing my load-out between the final battles, got the sodding rebel flagship on the last possible jump before losing.

Yeah, giving up on this game for a while now. Fun, but ridiculously frustrating too.

Vandal · 12th February 2013, 12:47

Lol yeah I dumped many hours into it before I actually managed to clock it.

Fun and addictive game but you're at the mercy of RNG.

You should give the Federation ship a go which you unlock after finishing the game.

crocos · 12th February 2013, 13:41

FRING: Fucking Random Irritating Number Generator

Lightspeed · 12th February 2013, 14:27

Started playing last night... nothing like a game that competes with sleep.

Lightspeed · 13th February 2013, 18:17

I love how this game has so many ways of killing you...

Cyberbob · 13th February 2013, 22:45

Getting cloaking and transporting is awesome, but fuck it's frustrating when you realise you have to start from scratch.

Lightspeed · 14th February 2013, 13:35

Woo! Made it to Sector 8 at last. No hope after that though.

eliot · 15th February 2013, 14:39

Good luck. Took me about 30 goes to finally beat the flagship.

Level 3 teleport and a good boarding crew is probably one of the easiest ways to disable the flagship. Take the missle launcher first, then the beam weapon and the ion weapon. Leave the laser weapon intact and kill all other crew, otherwise the AI will take over which makes it a hit harder. Also level 1 cloaking is the best way of avoiding the power surges

Lightspeed · 17th February 2013, 19:35

2nd attempt, with The Kestrel. Although, plenty of attempts getting to L8.

I had an ion bomb and two lasers and a beam, max shield/power, L2 defense drone, full crew. Ion bomb was key. Dropped their shield for four rounds, plenty of time to tear shit up.

eliot · 18th February 2013, 11:45

Ion Bomb is awesome. One of my best runs was two Ion Blast Mk2 and one Ion bomb.

24th September 2012, 23:21	#6
A Corpse talkative lurker	Might you be looking for the Borderlands 2 thread? __________________ Broke my addiction! Bye bye Eve, hello Minecraft. Wait... >_<

15th September 2012, 12:37	#1
verve_rat	FTL: Faster Than Light www.ftlgame.com Very cool looking game, buy it from their site and get a Steam key (plus linux build.) If you have US$9.00 you should buy this. __________________ Fuck you... I've been to the Moon!

15th September 2012, 19:39	#3
Noon416	Grabbed this and having a good bit of fun with it. Love the old-school charm. Definitely a out of two.

24th September 2012, 16:57	#4
eliot	This is an awesome game, I can't wait to see what mods turn up. Already a couple of cool ones out there. I haven't managed to actually win yet though...

24th September 2012, 22:25	#5
Lightspeed	Is anyone NOT playing Zero? :p __________________ Stay shook. No sook.

2nd October 2012, 13:58	#7
Baxton	tis awesome. the only thing it is missing is more interactions when you jump. a text box, fight or run makes it a bit shallow. they should have gone a bit more down the path of space rangers with deeper text based interactions. No quite as crazy as that game (where you could spend 30 minutes on a single text game) but certainly a little more.

11th February 2013, 22:11	#8
crocos	FFS. Finally finished one through with the Kestral; Had to keep changing my load-out between the final battles, got the sodding rebel flagship on the last possible jump before losing. Yeah, giving up on this game for a while now. Fun, but ridiculously frustrating too. __________________ Ξ √ Ω L U T ↑ ☼ N وكل يوم كنت تعيش في العبودية

12th February 2013, 12:47	#9
Vandal	Lol yeah I dumped many hours into it before I actually managed to clock it. Fun and addictive game but you're at the mercy of RNG. You should give the Federation ship a go which you unlock after finishing the game.

12th February 2013, 13:41	#10
crocos	FRING: Fucking Random Irritating Number Generator __________________ Ξ √ Ω L U T ↑ ☼ N وكل يوم كنت تعيش في العبودية

12th February 2013, 14:27	#11
Lightspeed	Started playing last night... nothing like a game that competes with sleep. __________________ Stay shook. No sook.

13th February 2013, 18:17	#12
Lightspeed	I love how this game has so many ways of killing you... __________________ Stay shook. No sook.

13th February 2013, 22:45	#13
Cyberbob	Getting cloaking and transporting is awesome, but fuck it's frustrating when you realise you have to start from scratch. __________________ ɹǝʌo sᴉ ǝɯɐƃ ʎɥʇ

14th February 2013, 13:35	#14
Lightspeed	Woo! Made it to Sector 8 at last. No hope after that though. __________________ Stay shook. No sook.

15th February 2013, 14:39	#15
eliot	Good luck. Took me about 30 goes to finally beat the flagship. Level 3 teleport and a good boarding crew is probably one of the easiest ways to disable the flagship. Take the missle launcher first, then the beam weapon and the ion weapon. Leave the laser weapon intact and kill all other crew, otherwise the AI will take over which makes it a hit harder. Also level 1 cloaking is the best way of avoiding the power surges

17th February 2013, 19:35	#16
Lightspeed	2nd attempt, with The Kestrel. Although, plenty of attempts getting to L8. I had an ion bomb and two lasers and a beam, max shield/power, L2 defense drone, full crew. Ion bomb was key. Dropped their shield for four rounds, plenty of time to tear shit up. __________________ Stay shook. No sook.

18th February 2013, 11:45	#17
eliot	Ion Bomb is awesome. One of my best runs was two Ion Blast Mk2 and one Ion bomb.