Steam/PC Mega Thread

[TKz]

I fucking love FTL. Did you guys know there's a modding scene starting up? Not much amazing yet, a few mods to add more quests and one that removes the rebels chasing you out of the sector (which sounds fun, I always want to explore more... but I feel like it might create balance issues) and a bunch of new ships (and a ship creator!). But there's one with someone working on changing the story of the game and setting it back in time in the FTL universe where you play as Space Pirates. And another awesome one where a guy is trying to make the game infinite, removing the final boss fight and featuring random ships that might just crazy powerful.

[thatshortguy]

I fucking love FTL. Did you guys know there's a modding scene starting up? Not much amazing yet, a few mods to add more quests and one that removes the rebels chasing you out of the sector

Sold.

[TKz]

I know right! I hate not being able to explore. I actually purchased the game on my girlfriends laptop to play at hers (and now she's addicted too) but after hearing that I kind of want to buy it for my PC too so I can test out these mods!

[SRN]

Future modding was one of the big reasons I bought it, really, so I am really happy that it is already growing so soon.

[thatshortguy]

Just tried the "No Rebel Chase" mod (stupidly easy to install, as you simply overwrite a .dat file).

Yeah....Kestrel's kicking ass and taking names. That mod + Long Range Scanners = OP ship (though Solar Flares are absolutely decimating me.)

[TKz]

Just tried the "No Rebel Chase" mod (stupidly easy to install, as you simply overwrite a .dat file).

Yeah....Kestrel's kicking ass and taking names. That mod + Long Range Scanners = OP ship (though Solar Flares are absolutely decimating me.)

Realistically you should be able to get the most OP ship possibly by the end, as you can go to every sector, know which areas to avoid, explore literally everything else and get a ton of scrap for some badass weapons. I think one of the best ideas is to get 3 double lasers and a missile. You'll penetrate pretty much any shield and do damage to weapons/shield/drone (because realistically, why bother aiming at anything else >_>)

Though, small hint: try getting a boarding crew/teleporter or decimating enemy O2 supplies. I think you get more stuff for taking the ship alive and there's also an achievement for it, which apparently can be useful.

[Rocky]

Last night I got a hold of a Primal Carnage BETA key. Fun game, Addictive. Going to play again. Best way I can describe it is Killing Floor with the option of using Dinosaurs.

[Ruki]

So, FTL is fun!

I got to sector 3 on easy before I was taken down. I had two drone AI thingies that I could use (under storage or whatever, in the ship menu)...but no idea how to use them.

[apsham]

You have to build that section of the ship on - then you just divert power to it. But to build it on you have to get lucky with shops basically.

[Ruki]

Gotcha. And almost every time aliens invade, my crew members get murdered. Any way to make them less weak?

[apsham]

I've only had an invasion once, and a fire in the ship quickly got rid of them.

And the rest of my crew.

I suck at managing fires.

[Quom]

Upgrade your blast doors and then it's harder for them to break through and you can suffocate them. Otherwise send as many troops as they have, then when they get worn down send them to the medbay and once healed a bit send them back. It's rare for an invading party to disable any of my stuff taking that approach.

TEOL is amazing, every time I create him and have him pilot I make it through to the final boss.

Final boss spoiler.

I killed the final boss, only for him to jump and for me to need to fight him again. Boo

[TKz]

I just always send my troops to the Med Bay... where they heal whilst fighting. Easy win.

[Plubby]

You have to build that section of the ship on - then you just divert power to it. But to build it on you have to get lucky with shops basically.

The block shaped ship you unlock has that section default.

But that ship is a little bit terrible. I unlocked the ship with the green shield that deflects missiles and resets every jump. That's a good ship.

[stokeriño]

I just always send my troops to the Med Bay... where they heal whilst fighting. Easy win.

This.

I imagine they're shooting with one hand and continuously using hyposprays with the other.

[Quom]

But the invading troops always seem to go for the oxygen or doors first?

[Herr Matzat]

Do we let the steam topic die and create a FTL topic or will we keep this on FTL lifesuport?

[SRN]

Go for blast door upgrades and follow the intruders around, emptying oxygen in the rooms they are in. Eventually they will either die of suffocation or reach your crew members but be so damaged from near suffocation that they are easily disposed of.

[apsham]

That's what I figured I would do - but the alien ships always and I mean always take out my surveillance equipment for some reason.

[Plubby]

If they take out your sensors, and you have blast doors you can see where they're attacking because the door they're bashing in flashes.