The award winning PC spaceship simulation game from Subset Games comes to iPad! Includes the free expansion, FTL: Advanced Edition, which adds new ships, enemies, events, weapons, and more!PC version’s awards include:- IGN - Game Of the Year Nominee 2012- PC Gamer - 2012 Best Short-Form Game- Indie Game Festival 2013 - Excellence in Design- Indie Game Festival 2013 - Audience Award- Game Developers Choice Awards 2013 - Best Debut: Subset GamesIn FTL you experience the atmosphere of running a spaceship trying to save the galaxy. It's a dangerous mission, with every encounter presenting a unique challenge with multiple solutions. What will you do if a heavy missile barrage shuts down your shields? Reroute all power to the engines in an attempt to escape, power up additional weapons to blow your enemy out of the sky, or take the fight to them with a boarding party? Your starship is outgunned and on the run from a fleet of rebel forces; can you make it home alive? A space-combat experience of remarkable depth, FTL's elegant, interlocking gameplay systems generate moments of remarkable tension and reward.
As your vessel leapfrogs between galaxies, you’ll manage a crew, extinguish engine-room fires, target enemy shield generators with energy weapons, and equip powerful upgrades so you can plunge deeper into the uncharted cosmos. It’s a constant cycle of surprise and excitement, augmented by the game’s stylish presentation and irresistible charm. Ryanator2011, Fun but frustratingly difficultThis is an excellent spaceship sim but too much relies on luck not skill. While randomness is part of its charm, all it takes is a a couple of bad events to seriously hinder your game, even if you're doing well. Make a bad roll on an encounter and a crew member could die or your hull takes several hits of damage.
Couple unlucky missile hits and your oxygen is now seriously running low or a couple rooms are on fire. Having skill can help you somewhat in anticipating these events and prepare accordingly but there's only so much you can do with the resources available. Took me about a week before I could finally beat all three stages of the boss on easy. Another weakness is that for the entire game you have to gear according to what you need on the final encounter. What might be working for you now won't necessarily allow you to win the game. After I beat this boss and after several more failed attempts in other ships, I've no longer have much motivation to play and put all with all this frustration.
Perhaps you unlocked all the ships on the Steam version and want to play the game on Mac or iPad. Or if you get the DRM version and have a PC you can't put steam on for some reason. That's the main reason I made this. A save editor would be better, I agree so you could unlock just what you wanted, but right now it's basically all or nothing.
Easy mode should be that easy. I think the only difference in modes is how. I have resources you get each encounter. I'd really hate to put up with this game on harder levels. No longer fun for me and I'm quitting. Flea Hunter, I’m leaning towards “Meh”.I only have a couple hours on this game but it’s already starting to grate on me. As others have said, it’s mostly about luck.
The graphics look good. The premise is decent and I like the layout and interface. The tutorial is helpful enough. What this game really needs is a save feature since all it takes is one bad encounter and your work goes up in flames, with starting from scratch (or deleting the thing) as your only option. Most games I make it a few turns before I’m done. Some have gone bad on the first stop.
A couple were actually starting to look hopeful with added weapons, extra crew, and buffed equipment, but again one bad run in and “poof”, gone. It’s pretty frustrating to get boarded and watch helplessly as your systems and 6 person crew are decimated room by room with absolutely nothing you can do about it.With the gameplay of this thing starting to look like all stick, no carrot, and lottery odds to beat a level, I suspect my interest here will be short lived. That’s not being a “wuss”. Some people just prefer games that require actual eye/hand coordination and real problem solving skills over something that caters to mindless tenacity.
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November 9, 2018 - 4:44am
Alternate layouts
Layout How to unlock
Type B Layout Get two of the three achievements for any ship. Type C Layout Get to Sector 8 with type B of a ship with advanced edition content on.
Combat
Destroy an enemy's weapons to save your own health, then take out their shields when you are ready to defeat them. Fire at their engines to prevent them from escaping.
Easy experience
When you have a weapon that is unable to damage an enemy ship's hull and are safe, keep firing at it to increase your crew's experience. Disable your opponent's engines first to maximize the time you can fire at them. Enable your cloaking device when your enemy shoots, whether they can damage you or not. This will allow you to gain skill by dodging. Carefully time and cycle your shields during combat to increase experience for the crew member operating the shields. If you are attacked by an enemy that cannot penetrate your shield, do not destroy them. Remain idle to gain experience for your engine, pilot and shield crew. If you enter combat in an asteroid field, do not jump out after destroying the enemy ship. Remove your pilot to drop your evasion to 0% and allow the asteroids to hit your shield. This will increase the crew member operating the shields to gain experience.
Note: This can only be done in the unpatched version of the game. Power off the shield's subsystem then power it back up during an enemy battle. You will gain shield experience each time the shield powers on.
Keeping Ion Shields intact
When you are being attacked by an Ion weapon, drop your shields to prevent them from losing power. Hopefully the shot will hit a less essential or empty area.
Ships
Ship How to unlock
Crystal Cruiser Get the 'Damaged Stasis Pod' augmentation as a reward by completing a random encounter in Pirate Sectors, Engi Sectors. Engi Cruiser Reach Sector 5 with the Kestral. Federation Cruiser Find a 'Huge Rebel Shipyard' in a Rebel Stronghold sector, look around, then win the subsequent battle. Lanius Cruiser Unlock four ships besides the Kestral. Mantis Cruiser Complete a quest involving a famous thief in a Mantis Homeworld sector. Requires a Mantis crew member and a teleport. Rock Cruiser Complete a quest in a Rock Homeworld sector where one node involves a Rock ship insulting you. Slug Cruiser Complete a quest in a Slug Home Nebula sector. Requires level 2 sensors or a Slug crew member. Stealth Cruiser Complete a quest involving stolen blueprints in an Engi Homeworld sector. Requires an Engi crew member. Zoltan Cruiser In a Zoltan Homeworld sector, when approached by a ship claiming to be an unarmed peace envoy choose the 'Hear them out' option.
Upgrades Due to the random nature of the game, upgrades to not have to be planned in advance. Always upgrade your weapons constantly, then upgrade everything else at an even rate. Comments are closed.
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