A rogue-like adventure game set in space. It features a randomized galaxy in which a heroic crew must travel, fighting and trading along the way, to deliver the crucial data to save their galactic Federation.
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Do AI-controlled ships automatically man systems?
For AI ships, and for the AI-controlled Rebel Flagship, do systems (particularly piloting) count as manned, or do they just rely on autopilot?
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Can other forms of avoiding damage block the “Phase Shift” achievement?
On a recent playthrough on easy using the Stealth Cruiser; Layout 1 The Nesasio, I tried to unlock the "Phase Shift" achievement. This achievement requires that you avoid 9 points of damage in a ...
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Does air pressure equalize more quickly if the doors are open?
If a room has no oxygen, does opening the doors help replenish the oxygen more quickly? In other words, does oxygen equalize between adjacent rooms with open doors?
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How do I repair my hull
I've sustained quite a bit of damage and my hull needs repairing.
The tutorial mentioned that your crew cannot repair the hull of the ship, but only subsystems.
How do I repair the hull?
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Should I accept a ship surrendering or should I finish it off?
Sometimes after taking heavy damage an enemy will offer to pay you off if you accept their surrender.
It's possible to deny this and go for the kill, which will also give you a reward. Which option ...
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Can you get the same achievement twice on Easy and Normal difficulty?
When you get an achievement in FTL, the description notes which difficulty you unlocked it on, Easy or Normal.
What happens if you have an achievement on Easy, then manage the same feat again on ...
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Is the engi surrender event a penalty for honesty?
I've run into this event a few times. There's an engi ship that automatically surrenders without a fight, saying something like "transfer of goods acceptable?" There are two choices, 1) to accept the ...
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Is the FTL homepage's DRM free version the gog.com one or another one?
On http://www.ftlgame.com/ one can buy a DRM free version of FTL plus Steam key for $10 (the Steam-alone version costs €10 = $13 in Europe), while on gog.com it's available for $9.99 (without Steam). ...
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What happens if I kill the crew of the first form of the end boss?
Will I still have to face the later forms? If I do have to face the later forms, will I lose my boarding party when it escapes?
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Is Engi Med-Bot Dispersal affected by MedBay upgrades?
The title pretty much says it all. Do med-bay upgrades make healing in rooms besides the med-bay faster when you have med-bot dispersal?
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How quickly do crew suffocate without oxygen?
I'm in a situation where I'd like to teleport my men onto a drone, bust up their shields, then teleport back. As you may know, however, drones have no oxygen. I'm worried about how much damage my crew ...
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What are the effects of playing on Easy?
I've been playing FTL on Normal for several games, and, having had my ass handed to me from sectors 1 to 7, have decided to switch to Easy for a while.
What are the differences between playing on ...
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How do I know if someone's crazy?
One of my friends told me that some crew members you pick up randomly on your journey can be a mentally unstable and may go on a murderous rampage and attack other crew members. Is there any way to ...
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Do asteroid hits increase my shield operator's experience [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
What triggers crew experience increases?
In faster than light I sometimes find myself in a star system filled with asteroids which are hitting and damaging my shields.
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How much do various delay options actually delay the fleet? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
What factors influence the speed of the rebel fleet?
There are a few scenarios where you can delay the rebel fleet.
Off the top of my head I can think of:
Pay a ...
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How do shields affect beam weapons which don't deal damage?
The description for beam weapons states that their damage is reduced by one for each shield they pass through, but at least 2 beams, the anti-bio beam and the fire beam, deal no damage and instead ...
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Anti-drone tactics?
My preferred strategy at this point is to use a combination of burst laser and ion to keep enemies' weapons offline, however I seem to run into a lot of problems especially with higher level ships if ...
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How do I fix this broken stasis pod?
While exploring an asteroid field I stumbled across a Damaged Stasis Pod:
In this instance, I found the pod just before leaving sector 7 and ended up finished the game before discovering what it ...
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Are there any defences against bomb weapons?
In terms of defending against damage from enemy ships:
Shields counter laser and beam weapons (which includes all anti-ship drones).
Defence drones shoot down missiles (plus lasers for the Mk II).
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How can I maximise the amount of scrap I collect?
In FTL, the key to reaching and defeating the final boss is to have a well-equipped ship, both in terms of purchased modules and upgrades to your systems. This all depends on having plenty of scrap ...
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What are the the different crew member bonuses?
I picked up a crew member of an alien race at a store (I hope he was for hire and not an alien slave...) and I noticed that they had slightly modified stats from humans. Vivimord is an Engi and he has ...
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What are the benefits of manning a subsystem?
In FTL, you can place crew members in various subsystems to gain bonuses. However, I don't know how to actually quantify those bonuses. The two that are least clear to me are:
Manning shields ...
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Does it make a difference which sector you visit?
When traveling to the next sector in FTL, does your choice make much of a difference? It seems that you fight slightly different ships, but the difficulty and equipment you find doesn't seem to very. ...
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Are spiders always bad?
I've seen people being attacked by spiders a few times, and it seems like every time I go and save them, someone gets left behind. Can there ever be a happy ending when you meddle with spiders?
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How does the “Double damage in combat” trait work for the Mantis crew in FTL
Its unclear as to whether this trait means that a subsystem manned by a Mantis crew member causes double damage to the subsystem (when damage is received) or to the enemy (when damage is dealt).
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What is the difference between an Anti-Ship Drone and an Anti-Ship Beam Drone?
They both cost 50, require 2 power. Their flavor text is nigh identical:
Powerful Drone that continually attacks the enemy ship.
Combat Drone that repeatedly attacks with a small beam weapon.
What ...
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Does difficulty matter for unlocking new ships? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How do I unlock all the other ships in the hangar?
Do you have to be on normal mode to unlock ships? If no does normal have any impact on the chance you have of getting ...
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Shield Upgrade needs a System Upgrade
When I first upgrade my shielding to 3 bars, I tried powering it up. However it says "Requires System Upgrade". What system upgrade do I need to power this up? I have enough reactor energy so I'm not ...
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What factors influence the speed of the rebel fleet?
I'm just playing my first round of FTL and I'm wondering what can affect the speed of the rebel fleet that is pursuing me.
Does the time I spend in realtime in each system matter, or is only the ...
