Minimum Energy Requirement for Combat

[Xalos]

I'm making a group of Hardcore saves for each ship, and I'm wondering what the minimum energy requirement for successful combat in Sector One would be. Currently each ship has two units of power, but that's not enough - I can't have a good dodge and I can't power both shields and weapons unless I use a Zoltan ship.

Assume that Oxygen will be unpowered during combat. What do you guys think the minimum would be?

[5thHorseman]

I don't know. It depends on how hardcore you want it. As you said, 2 power isn't enough but WHY isn't it enough? Because you need shields? Then give them 4 power, and let them decide if they want shields or dodge.

Also each ship is different. I could see giving the Kestrel a shot with 4 power (though it'd be HARD). The DA-SR12 would be impossible with that little.

[zeek]

You could do pretty well with 2 power on The Nesasio. Heck you could probably win most sector 1 battles with 1 power. The dual laser is sick.

[aaaaaa50]

Ultimate challenge: Zero power, one zoltan.

[Xalos]

Ultimate challenge: Zero power, one zoltan. :twisted:

Result: You can't leave the first beacon. :P

[UltraMantis]

Lol, that shots aaaaaa50 down. Maybe if the ship came with an autopillok installed...
No wait, you still can't jump. Right?

[aaaaaa50]

Lol, that shots aaaaaa50 down. Maybe if the ship came with an autopillok installed...
No wait, you still can't jump. Right?

Autoship. If you loose your zoltan to giant alien spiders, you don't even loose the game, you just sit there in shame.

[XionGaTaosenai]

I just realized: since the giant spiders event is a flat 50/50 chance of failure, you are capable of cornering and beating the spiders even if you're using the vortex and have one Engi as your whole crew (though realistically you'd just use the Anti-Personnel Drone blue option instead). Even more, your odds are the same of beating the spiders with a crew of one Engi as they are with a crew of 8 mantis.

[5thHorseman]

I just realized: since the giant spiders event is a flat 50/50 chance of failure, you are capable of cornering and beating the spiders even if you're using the vortex and have one Engi as your whole crew (though realistically you'd just use the Anti-Personnel Drone blue option instead). Even more, your odds are the same of beating the spiders with a crew of one Engi as they are with a crew of 8 mantis.

Yeah that's the entire reason for the "Better Spiders" mod that I learned modding to make, that I then abandoned making because making ships is 10x more fun than fiddling with events.

[XionGaTaosenai]

It'd just be as simple as slapping on a blue event for having a mantis in your crew, I would think. Mantis needs more blues anyway - I think they currently have two, and one of them doesn't even do anything.