MOD REQUEST: boarding ship

[DryEagle]

You run into minor problems vs AI ships without oxygen.

if you have a level 2+ teleport, or rock/crystal crew, you can beam them back before they suffocate

[alextfish]

You run into minor problems vs AI ships without oxygen.

if you have a level 2+ teleport, or rock/crystal crew, you can beam them back before they suffocate

That's true, but you have no way to deal the last point of damage without sacrificing a crew member. That's the reason that my Overlord has a Beam Drone. It's basically useless except for the two situations a boarding ship has problems with: Zoltan shield and dealing the last point of damage to AI ships (once you've destroyed their shields).

[shark]

You run into minor problems vs AI ships without oxygen.

*snip*

Boarding drone

[DryEagle]

Boarding drone ;)

Doesn't always work - if you get one of the compartmentalised ones, and the drone lands in an empty room...

[shark]

Boarding drone

Doesn't always work - if you get one of the compartmentalised ones, and the drone lands in an empty room...

Flee or pull out a gun. Overengineering a sureproof solution that never fails is terrible game design.

[The Hawk]

If you can provide me with a good-looking graphic I will happily build a ship to your specifications

I'd be happy if you'd take the stealth cruiser type b for the ship's graphic!
Also, thanks for everyone for helping me and this thread so far! Keep it up.

[The Hawk]

Boarding drone

Doesn't always work - if you get one of the compartmentalised ones, and the drone lands in an empty room...

Flee or pull out a gun. Overengineering a sureproof solution that never fails is terrible game design.

Weapon system is kind of a sure proof solution, unlike boarding.

[shark]

Weapon system is kind of a sure proof solution, unlike boarding.

that one isn't overengineered, it's pretty straight-forward and the default way of playing actually

[The Hawk]

Weapon system is kind of a sure proof solution, unlike boarding.

that one isn't overengineered, it's pretty straight-forward and the default way of playing actually

Default way of playing? So you are implying that other ways are not meant to be played? Something that is not the default way of playing is to use game breaking benefits or cheat and stuff. I consider weapon system to be more like the majorly used system for fighting but not a "default" way of playing. If this is what you meant, then sorry for misunderstanding you.

And when I say majorly used system for fighting, I base myself on the fact that there few boarding ships made. By ftl modders, I've seen more "shoot to win" than everything else.

[shark]

Looking at the initial design for the game (and the product), it seems implied that 90% of conflicts are to be solved by your guns or engines.

With drones and buyable augmentations we bring it down to 60-70%. With neat modding and systems extending and big teleporters, and long cloakings etc we can bring it down to about 30%. But at one point you are gonna need a gun in this game. And a good one at that.

.... because if you beat the endboss by boarding you lose the game before you win it.