He then feels entitled to retaliate before the 10 second mark and o1 receives o2's retaliation bullet before it has even fired his own (and causality goes down the drain). Two observers move in opposite directions at relativistic speed.Īfter 10 seconds in its reference frame, the first one (o1) shoots an FTL bullet at the other one (o2), and it is supposed that the bullet reaches him instantly from the viewpoint of o1, which means that o2 receives the bullet before the 10 seconds count. I've beaten the game on hard with some awful ships, like the Slug B and Engi B, but the Stealth B and C are the only ships I haven't beaten the game on normal with yet.In discussions about FTL communication and time travel, there is a simple thought experiment: the relativistic duel which is used to demonstrate that FTL travel implies time travel (I know it has a proper name, but can't find it back.) Yes the shield drone protects against missile hits, but that's usually a no factor since most enemy ships come with a laser weapon and a missile launcher anyway. They ditch the shield for a shield drone that's even worse than a level 1 shield. The Stealth B is kind of fun for a few jumps, but then you run into a drone ship or a Zolton shield ship and that's often the end of your day right there. The Stealth B and C on the other hand are just appallingly awful. Originally I said it was the Slug B, and yes that is a terrible ship, but at least it's a boarding ship, so that means more crew kill wins and more chances for significant difference-making rewards. I'm also starting to rethink my original pick for the worst ship in the game. Most unlocks seem to be for additional challenges rather than better ships. Yeah I think the Kestrel A is better than the majority of ships you unlock. Your mind control is useful the whole time. Teleporter is useless in phase 3 until the Zolton shield goes down (without the bypass augment), and that's the most dangerous part of the fight., especially if mind control hits your pilot. Then in phase 3 it can nullify the enemy mind control before their zoltan shield goes down. For the first two phases it's great for reducing enemy evasion. Plus unless you have a dedicated boarding ship, on hard difficulty mind control is sometimes more useful against the flagship than a teleporter is. So you get a ton more hits without even having to upgrade either hacking or mind control. Then on your next volley, mind control the pilot and while it won't be 100% it will still increase your hit chance significantly. I used to consider it the worst of the optional systems, but mind control+hacking is a really effective combination. I'm really starting to warm up to mind control lately. Originally posted by Skinny Pete:I think just starting with Mind Control at all is a weakness because it's taking up a slot where I'd put literally any other system. This ship must have been designed by Zapp Brannigan. Basically winning requires you to re-configure the entire ship on top of all the normal things you have to do. And that's in addition to all the other normal things you need to do to survive that all ships have to deal with.
If you heal bomb misses the enemy ship when your boarders need it, you're dead. If you run out of ammunition, you're dead. If you don't find a med or clone bay fast. I think it's the most "luck dependent" ship in the game. A boarding ship with lousy boarders that requires ammunition to keep the crew alive. It really has no downsides other than lack of a sensor system, which barely qualifies as a weakness at all.įor the worst, I know a lot think its the Fed C, and I think it is a close second (though Rock A is also a strong contender) but I'd still have to go with the Slug B. It's a boarding ship with great firepower that can still take down auto-scouts with ease.
Starts out with the best individual weapon in the game, plus mind control, plus 4 weapon slots, plus boarding with 2 Lanius boarders, the best boarding crew you could ever want. What are your thoughts on the best and worst ship in the game?įor me, the best is the Lanius B.
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