@Loafsmooch said:
I just love this game. Reminds me a lot of a XBL indie game called Flotilla, but that game wasn't nearly as polished or fun as this.
Ion cannons seem a bit OP btw, being able to shutdown their shields/weapons from the first shot.
Yeah, the map structure is very reminiscent of Flotilla (which I think was developed by a single dude?). However, I stopped liking Flotilla EXTREMELY quickly, because there's like maybe 20 different events compared to the dozens in FTL. Also each attempt in Flotilla is on an absurdly short time limit because your main character has a terminal illness for no particular reason. And the combat is frustrating because your starting ship sucks pretty hard.
FTL is basically what I wanted Flotilla to be.
@ArbitraryWater said:
I've said it in another topic, but this game is pretty rad. I've only unlocked 3 ships, and while the Engi ship seems pretty great with its ion cannon and drones, the stealth ship seems generally kind of crummy due to not having a shield, with the cloak not making up for that at all. Either way, I only got to the final boss once and got crushed.
Yeah, the stealth ship is complete bullshit. I don't care if it starts with cloaking, slightly higher dodge, and that armor plating that has a 15% chance to negate damage (in the beta it was 25%, no fucking idea why they nerfed it). None of that matters: no shields is a death sentence. The stealth ship effectively starts at -150 scrap, because you need to hoard scrap and buy a shield system as soon as you goddamn can, because the game just isn't playable without one. At first glance, I thought "OK, so this ship is sort of like a thief/rogue who travels light and tries to dodge really well", but no, that style is not the least bit viable. YOU NEED A FUCKING SHIELD ASAP.
Also, because you start without a shield, saving up to buy one will be tough, because you will take ALL OF THE DAMAGE and have to pay to repair yourself constantly. So it's more like you start at something like -200 scrap.
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