| Name of the file: FTL: Faster Than Light - iPhone - Author: ANO |
| Avoid Ion Shield Damage If your enemy is attacking with an ion weapon, consider letting your shields down. If it hits the ship while your shields are up they will be reduced in power for a few seconds. If, however, it goes through your shield it may hit another, less crucial system (or even an empty room) and your shields will be undamaged. Power Level Your Crew Your crew members gain valuable skills while they are in combat. Use this fact to your advantage and prolong combat when your enemy is unable to damage your hull. A few hints: If you have a low-level weapon that will not damage the enemy's hull keep firing (so long as you are not in danger). Your crew gain's experience with every shot. Disable the enemy's engines to maximize your combat time. This way they will not be able to escape. If your enemy is unable to penetrate your shield just sit tight! While they futilely attack you your engine, pilot and shield crew gain experience. If you have a cloaking device be sure and enable it when the enemy fires - even if they can't hurt you. You gain skill from dodging. Cycle your shields during combat. So long as your timing is good you won't take damage but the crew member manning shields will receive a small boost. If you encounter combat in an asteroid field after destroying the enemy ship, don't jump! Remove your pilot to drop your evasion to 0%. Every asteroid strike that hits your shield will give your crew manning the shield 1 experience point. On average you can max your shield crewman in 10 minutes. *-*-*-*-*-*-* Alternate layouts Layout How to unlock Type B Layout Get two of the three achievements for any ship. Type C Layout Get to Sector 8 with type B of a ship with advanced edition content on. Combat Destroy an enemy's weapons to save your own health, then take out their shields when you are ready to defeat them. Fire at their engines to prevent them from escaping. Easy experience When you have a weapon that is unable to damage an enemy ship's hull and are safe, keep firing at it to increase your crew's experience. Disable your opponent's engines first to maximize the time you can fire at them. Enable your cloaking device when your enemy shoots, whether they can damage you or not. This will allow you to gain skill by dodging. Carefully time and cycle your shields during combat to increase experience for the crew member operating the shields. If you are attacked by an enemy that cannot penetrate your shield, do not destroy them. Remain idle to gain experience for your engine, pilot and shield crew. If you enter combat in an asteroid field, do not jump out after destroying the enemy ship. Remove your pilot to drop your evasion to 0% and allow the asteroids to hit your shield. This will increase the crew member operating the shields to gain experience. Note: This can only be done in the unpatched version of the game. Power off the shield's subsystem then power it back up during an enemy battle. You will gain shield experience each time the shield powers on. Keeping Ion Shields intact When you are being attacked by an Ion weapon, drop your shields to prevent them from losing power. Hopefully the shot will hit a less essential or empty area. Ships Ship How to unlock Crystal Cruiser Get the "Damaged Stasis Pod" augmentation as a reward by completing a random encounter in Pirate Sectors, Engi Sectors. Engi Cruiser Reach Sector 5 with the Kestral. Federation Cruiser Find a "Huge Rebel Shipyard" in a Rebel Stronghold sector, look around, then win the subsequent battle. Lanius Cruiser Unlock four ships besides the Kestral. Mantis Cruiser Complete a quest involving a famous thief in a Mantis Homeworld sector. Requires a Mantis crew member and a teleport. Rock Cruiser Complete a quest in a Rock Homeworld sector where one node involves a Rock ship insulting you. Slug Cruiser Complete a quest in a Slug Home Nebula sector. Requires level 2 sensors or a Slug crew member. Stealth Cruiser Complete a quest involving stolen blueprints in an Engi Homeworld sector. Requires an Engi crew member. Zoltan Cruiser In a Zoltan Homeworld sector, when approached by a ship claiming to be an unarmed peace envoy choose the "Hear them out" option. Upgrades Due to the random nature of the game, upgrades to not have to be planned in advance. Always upgrade your weapons constantly, then upgrade everything else at an even rate. |