If you want information or inspiration, go read Breathe, a story that's been posted just recently. It's got really well-done writing, and is on this very forum.

netpitss wrote:My lasers go miss miss miss miss
My ship goes boom boom boom

Ftl in a nutshell

I killed my first flagship with the Kestrel type B, the Red-Tail, on easy. My loadout was a hull smasher laser mark II and a breach bomb, and perhaps another couple of weapons. I was panicking, and I remember there were a couple of breaches, but in the state I was, they seemed like they were coverin...