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Mazerunner posted:This Federation outpost was slaughtered brutally... but hey! Free scrap! We lust for scrap. It's right there in the name. Be true to thyself.
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It would be pretty neat if you had to manage the morale of your crew as you jumped, so you had to try not to let too many sad things happen or your crew would be depressed and not work as well. And by neat I mean terrible, please don't actually do this FTL devs.
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Apr 14, 2014 05:00
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Inadequately posted:It would be pretty neat if you had to manage the morale of your crew as you jumped, so you had to try not to let too many sad things happen or your crew would be depressed and not work as well. Unless you have Mantis/Slug/Lanius crew, in which case they get upset that you're not murdering/cheating/eating everything in sight.
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Apr 14, 2014 06:16
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Momplestiltskin posted:We lust for scrap. It's right there in the name. Be true to thyself. I often feel like a dick about certain choices in events. But on the other hand...SCRAP!!!
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Apr 14, 2014 06:54
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One thing that I find funny in this game is you are almost always punished for trying to be nice, You find a mentally I'll man alone on an asteroid you take him aboard to find him help, He triggers the air lock and blasts himself and half your crew into space. This game is very mean.
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Apr 14, 2014 13:32
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Blue options are your friend, I think with that if you have a level 2 medbay or a slug you can get out of that with Charlie!
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Apr 14, 2014 13:43
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I always go for every planet event, no matter how risky. My lucks held so far. I've had one guy go crazy and lost a crew member on another but I've made out like a bandit with free crew. Inversely, I always blow up slugs and pirates. gently caress. Them.
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Apr 14, 2014 14:23
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Oh, that reminds me: If you ever get a slug, name it Crepe. That is my only request.
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Apr 14, 2014 14:24
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Panboy posted:One thing that I find funny in this game is you are almost always punished for trying to be nice, You find a mentally I'll man alone on an asteroid you take him aboard to find him help, He triggers the air lock and blasts himself and half your crew into space. Rule one of FTL: never accept surrender from slugs.
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Apr 14, 2014 15:27
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A jargogle posted:Rule one of FTL: never accept surrender from slugs. Unless you are in the Slug Home Nebula. Trust me on this.
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Apr 14, 2014 15:31
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Momplestiltskin posted:Unless you are in the Slug Home Nebula. Trust me on this. Seconding. Imagine them saying "I'll give you whatever's in my pockets if you let me live!" and realizing that the One Ring is there a moment too late.
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Apr 14, 2014 15:36
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my dad posted:Seconding. You are now envisioning a space ship staffed by Ringwraiths.
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Shadowlyger posted:You are now envisioning a space ship staffed by Ringwraiths. You mean USS Scraplust.
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Apr 14, 2014 16:41
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Shadowlyger posted:You are now envisioning a space ship staffed by Ringwraiths. For some reason, I now want a mod that replaces missiles with hobbits.
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Apr 14, 2014 16:49
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Dirt5o8 posted:I always go for every planet event, no matter how risky. My lucks held so far. I've had one guy go crazy and lost a crew member on another but I've made out like a bandit with free crew. Inversely, I always blow up slugs and pirates. gently caress. Them. I usually do go for planet events, but I feel like I end up getting burned a lot more often than I get something good out of it. Especially the drat giant alien spiders ones, it seems like I lose a crew member about 80% of the time doing that.
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Apr 14, 2014 16:49
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Silver Spooner posted:I usually do go for planet events, but I feel like I end up getting burned a lot more often than I get something good out of it. Especially the drat giant alien spiders ones, it seems like I lose a crew member about 80% of the time doing that. Yeah unless you have a clone bay or a blue option, I would typically avoid the giant alien spiders one. On a completely unrelated note, Google apparently has a shitload of analytics on youtube I had never looked at before. The audience for this LP is 97.5% male. Ladies Momplestiltskin fucked around with this message at 17:10 on Apr 14, 2014 |
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Apr 14, 2014 16:52
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That's silly everyone lies about their sex on the internet its actually 97% woman 3% men.
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Panboy posted:That's silly everyone lies about their sex on the internet its actually 97% woman 3% men. Pan-BOY- is it?
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Momplestiltskin posted:Yeah unless you have a clone bay or a blue option, I would typically avoid the giant alien spiders one. Giant alien spiders are no joke!
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Apr 14, 2014 17:46
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I love watching someone intelligently play this game while not doing boneheaded stuff like I just did. Was flying the Fed. Cruiser, finally get the chance to unlock the Mantis ship, whittle it down, send in my boarding party...and forget to turn the artillery beam off. Ship blows up, I lose the quest and my boarders and possibly a small piece of myself.
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Apr 14, 2014 18:14
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Momplestiltskin posted:Yeah unless you have a clone bay or a blue option, I would typically avoid the giant alien spiders one. Where do you find statistics like that on youtube videos?
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ChaosSamusX posted:Where do you find statistics like that on youtube videos? Under My Channel>Analytics You can only do this with your own videos, however. e: Update! Episode Nine Part 2/3: "The Sweet Release of Death" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hO5QSTLxlyA Let's Play with a Kitten: Bonus kitten video that has no place here I found under my uploads that I did not remember putting there: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YPu4y7cvMXQ Momplestiltskin fucked around with this message at 18:35 on Apr 14, 2014 |
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Apr 14, 2014 18:23
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You took a fair amount of hull damage from that rebel drone ship, actually, since every time its bombs completely destroyed a system, that was 1 point of hull damage. That happened, what, four times? Also, losing your second Lanius is a huge blow. Lanius just don't play well with other races. It's weird; the AI seems to prioritize hacking/boarding the cloning bay on Lanius A ships. Or is it just my imagination?
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TooMuchAbstraction posted:You took a fair amount of hull damage from that rebel drone ship, actually, since every time its bombs completely destroyed a system, that was 1 point of hull damage. That happened, what, four times? Probably just your imagination but it would make sense to hack the clone bay if you board a ship with it, or just board into the bay so you can smash it faster. Otherwise you'll have to deal with yet more clones.
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If only you had upgraded that clone bay, maybe the second Lanius might still be alive...
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JT Jag posted:If only you had upgraded that clone bay, maybe the second Lanius might still be alive... Nah it did 3 damage so there was no hope for our little buddy. There were things I could have done, but by the time I realized what was happening it was too late to do them. C'est La Vie in Space. We will live (probably). TooMuchAbstraction posted:You took a fair amount of hull damage from that rebel drone ship, actually, since every time its bombs completely destroyed a system, that was 1 point of hull damage. That happened, what, four times? Nope, even when completely destroying a system bombs do not do hull damage. That is only if a crew member takes out the system. Momplestiltskin fucked around with this message at 20:15 on Apr 14, 2014 |
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Apr 14, 2014 20:11
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Dude, you never try to board against Calicos or target their bellies.
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See, when I said I wanted to be a mantis on account of all the killing, I was under the mistaken impression that I'd be the one doing the killing. Oh how foolish I was! Seems like that diary entry last page was a little too prophetic... So, what's the over/under on my death count for this run!
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Kaboom Dragoon posted:See, when I said I wanted to be a mantis on account of all the killing, I was under the mistaken impression that I'd be the one doing the killing. Oh how foolish I was! Seems like that diary entry last page was a little too prophetic... ...hehehehehehe I did really like that diary entry, especially because you posted it after I had already started subjecting you to repeated death by airlock and you just didn't know it yet. I didn't go back and count, but I want to say as of part 2/3 you're sitting at 4-5 deaths. Don't worry, I'm sure you will die MANY more times before this is all over. Dirt5o8 posted:Dude, you never try to board against Calicos or target their bellies. In this case a Calico boarded our Box Springs and tore a breach in the hull. It inflicted substantial damage, but we were eventually able to drive it to retreat with the ticklefingers strategy. Momplestiltskin fucked around with this message at 21:11 on Apr 14, 2014 |
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Kaboom Dragoon posted:See, when I said I wanted to be a mantis on account of all the killing, I was under the mistaken impression that I'd be the one doing the killing. Oh how foolish I was! Seems like that diary entry last page was a little too prophetic... Something about this game turning goons into prophets. Quick, somebody predict for your namesake to accidentally suffocate the entire crew by misclicking while manning the doors.
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anilEhilated posted:Something about this game turning goons into prophets. Quick, somebody predict for your namesake to accidentally suffocate the entire crew by misclicking while manning the doors. No danger there, my guy's barely going to be able to stand in one place without falling over and wetting himself by the time this run is through.
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I don't know if this has been mentioned, You can toggle autofire on/off on a per weapon basis if you hold Control while choosing its target. Meh, sure, put me in coach!
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Apr 14, 2014 22:52
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I too would like to repeatedly commit suicide by asphyxiation.
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Goddammit, another try and another fail with the Zoltan. When you play through with them can I get a guy? At least ONE incarnation of me will beat it.
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I have got to say that I love finding myself in a fight where the enemy can't harm me - or I them, and using it to grind my crew to mastery in things like Shields, Weapons, Engines and Piloting.
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Apr 15, 2014 02:20
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Can we see the list of names of crew, so we know where we stand in the gettin' on the ship line?
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This is as far as I got and should do for a while: Next Up CrewMembers *Denotes Bio 0) Colander Crotch (Sorry I missed you the first time around!) 1) Cryohazard 2) Inadequately 3) Jon Joe 4) Skwirl 5) my dad 6) *ViggyNash 7) *Honeyboy2 8) *Carl 9) *my dad No-Bio 6) Pierzak 7) Veloxyll 8) Renegret 9) Viggy Nash 10) JT Jag 11) First Tube 12) Hedrigall 13) Flesnolk 14) Silver Spooner If you have already been a crewmember and want to become one again, you must write a biography of at least five sentences about your crew member's history and personal thoughts. In fact, even if you have not already been a crew member you can do this. If you write the bio you can jump to the front of the line (obviously behind anyone else who already wrote a bio). Because the first five have been waiting patiently, they are exempt from this and will be next. Bio Reservation slots start at #6. You can still throw your hat in for a crew name without a bio, but you will be behind anyone who has written a bio. Momplestiltskin fucked around with this message at 15:27 on Apr 15, 2014 |
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Biography: So, the Lanius. Big spiky dudes that can kill you simply by existing in the same room. Why do they use so much drat oxygen anyway? It's as if they were designed to annoy all the other races. But I feel bad for them. If they tried to befriend someone of another species, their friendship would have to include a lifetime supply of oxygen tanks. Those are pretty cheap these days, but the cost'll add up. Most people wouldn't mind that, but the Lanius get a bad rap because they have cloning bays instead of medical centers. Why? So they can heal themselves by dying and getting a new body. What sane being comes up with that plan? But that's why they're just so fascinating. It's the same feeling I had when those telepathic Slugs were first discovered, but I gave up on them when I found out they were a just a hivemind of angry psychopaths. Too much of a hassle to get them not to kill me. But with the Lanius, I don't have to worry about dying. Now, instead of running away from it, I can treat death as another new experience gained from being friends with them. And honestly, dying a few times can't be that bad, right?
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From what we've seen thus far it looks like the Lanius are robots, why they devour oxygen I have no idea unless they're runaway sentient weapons systems.
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Yeah, sure, enqueue me please. As soon as we get a ship without a cloning bay, deaths will be a bit more permanent, which may cycle the roster faster 
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