Main Page; Discuss; All Pages; Community; Interactive Maps;. ?Apart from that if you want to do an attack drone run you have two choices: Either go for shield piercing drones, which do smaller dps but can pierce shields, or go for beam drones which do higher dps but can't pierce shields. 5) Disable their weapon systems. GameStop Moderna Pfizer Johnson & Johnson AstraZeneca Walgreens Best Buy Novavax SpaceX Tesla. . [Optional] Defence Drone - [Optional] Drone Recovery Arm You only have 3 weapons slots to play with here… so you need to make sure you get hold of some top-notch kit down the line. So, what you can do is attach your Hacking Drone to the enemy weapons, and wait until the laser fires, then engage the Hacking. After Batman was flying around the galaxy in his Engi Class A "Batbox" I now respect the power of 3 anti ship drones going at once. Drone Recovery Arm, Explosive Replicator, Zoltan Shield Bypass are interesting options on some ships. I generally think the offensive drones are near worthless, though. * Stealth Weapons - Ions and other fast-charge weapons love this. Also a good idea to hack the Shields if you have anti-ship drones, but the stress this puts on Drone Parts is pretty high. . You cannot stop this. 0. There are so many problems they mitigate. As long as you jump before it disappears. . Drone recovery arm does work as long as you don't destroy the enemy ship. You get 20 seconds charge time when cloaking and hacking are synchronised. Try to hit up the shops and look for a drone recovery arm. 3) Cloaking when the enemy fires missiles or lasers also guarantees pretty much an evasion. All your guides, strategy discussions, request for help on how to play go here. Scrap recovery arm is also great, but I dont think it's that good on hard mode. ago. This is especially powerful with a clone bay. The engi med-bot dispersal is free scrap you can use to buy weapons or the Drone Recovery Arm which is very good for this ship. CryptoMultiple ion weapons if possible, alternatively missile or bomb weapons to take out weapons while the ion blast works down the shields. v 4. Having 3 just means you would need 1500 scrap to get back the 150 you paid for them. i was wondering if it recovers the hacking drone from the hacking bay. And for that matter, does having a drone recovery arm help? My…My new favorite augment is probably Reconstructive Teleport. ?What is this nonsense with Drone recovery arm, not recovering Hacking. The simplest is to get the Defense Scrambler which disables all enemy defense drones. Report spam using the handy Report Button Mod. Even though Defense Drones misses sometimes, their odds of hitting a missile are far better than your odds of evading a missile uncloaked. It's generally not worth it unless you have a drone recovery arm, but even then you can probably find a better use for the second drone slot. External and boarding drones are lost when jumping to a new system and have to be redeployed at each new location or encounter, though a Drone Recovery Arm lets you. Situational tier (Depends on your equipment. The Defense Scrambler is much more expensive at arond 80 scrap, but allows for free Hacking and missile use, which, naturally, pairs really well if the ship that. GameStop Moderna Pfizer Johnson & Johnson AstraZeneca Walgreens Best Buy Novavax SpaceX Tesla. Get the Scrap Recovery Arm in the early sectors. For the most part, the experienced players agree though. Most drones are disappointing as well. I am annoyed at those green shields when I'm boarding-heavy. The Drone Recovery arm is almost always one of my 3 ship augments. There are also augments that are good, but build specific. If you have a hull repair drone, you can get 2 points of free repair every fight by jumping away in the middle of the hull repair animation (the recovery arm saves it if you jump. You can use a bomb or deal weapon damage to temporarily disable. Anti-Drone Drones do a heck of a job protecting from enemy drones, for only one power. being able to do things such as fixing the hacking exploit, rearrange crew members in the crew list, add hidden augments to ships, show all of the beacon connection lines at once, etc. Requires drone part to launch. Its all fun and games till engi A gets 3 combat drones with a drone recovery arm. CryptoGetting dc + defense drone + hull drone + the drone parts is both harder to get, more expensive, and generally worse than cloaking. Get defense. Some believe I did 80 in a row but don't consider it a. 5 seconds. Drone parts can be recovered from some external drone types after they have been deployed and weren't destroyed - with the Drone Recovery Arm augment. Cheap and usefull effect. What is this nonsense with Drone recovery arm, not recovering Hacking. I'll try to keep it brief since I don't like to read overly long guides myself. Plus it got me my watch people burn achievement :D This was back before hacking was a thing - this setup would be even better now. 3 Adv. It transitions between those by jumping away when it dies. You can use a bomb or deal weapon damage to temporarily. If I get one free I keep it of. You get the drone back, but I suppose it would only be infinite hull if you also had infinite jumps. Hacking, cloaking, drone control with defence drone are the most common defences. 2) let it perform 2 repair actions 3) Jump away. Iniciar sesión Tienda Inicio Lista de descubrimientos Lista de deseados Tienda de puntos Noticias EstadísticasBusiness, Economics, and Finance. Probably not worth picking up in, say, Sector 7. Anti-drone drones can also be largely ignored with micro. Only 50% chance to kill an attacking drone, and the reload is too long to protect against hacking or boarding drones. If you have a Drone Recovery Arm and jump away BEFORE it disappears though, you actually can get the drone part back. FTL: Faster Than Light Ship System FAQ . Post by UltraMantis » Tue Jan 15, 2013 11:20 pm. ) Sold the Shield+ drone now, won't be using drone parts on that again; anti-drone is worth keeping. Chancing an asteroid field and taking 2 damage, because risk means reward. 4: jump to a different beacon, then jump back if the hack lands in a particularly nasty room. Always try to get hacking, and always use the hacking drone on the FS’ shield room. MC their pilot to wreck their evasion, or use it to counter their MC of your own guys. There are so many problems they mitigate. 6 "DRONES": Drone Control, some Ion weapons, Hacking, Bombs. However, I use the other augments I mentioned on a pretty regular basis. With the Zoltan A ship, I got past the fist stage of the flagship relatively easy but got absolutely destroyed by the second phase. What is this nonsense with Drone recovery arm, not recovering Hacking. i was wondering if it recovers the hacking drone from the hacking bay. However. I have had a few long fights I know I would have lost but firing at the essentials and keeping them disabled is far more important. No, boarding and ion intruder aren't recovered also. But a drone control with a defense drone I, fire drone and hull repair drone, paired with a drone recovery arm, strong ion weapons and a weapon that does normal damage, is insanely strong. The door control from hacking has way more value, as well as being able to suppress weapons or another threat. SSJ2-Gohan • 9 yr. The drone recovery arm recovers intact drones. ago Nope. Basically, one of the dangerous factors in Wave 1 is the enemy Hacking Drone, which can end a run if it cripples something key - especially as they seem to have infinite hacking drones so will keep launching them even if you shoot one down. In terms of specific drones, I go for Defense Drone 1 (or 2), and Hull Repair Drone. AP and Repair can heal in the Drone Controll room though. SSJ2-Gohan • 9 yr. Войти Магазин Главная Рекомендации Список желаемого Предметы за очки Новости СтатистикаConverting a civilian sector "oh look a hermes missile floating out my window!" for a hull laser 2 at a store out of a preference for lasers means you can't buy drone recovery arm, scanners, hacking, boarding, etc. 252h in and I still didn't know that the outcomes for going to that quest beacon without specific equipment aren't worth it. It is the Hacking Module or Drone Control Module that construct a new Drone each time from a schematic. But if offence is sub-par against the Flagship, Hull Repair Drone could single-handedly save the game. 90% of the time you have it, you've got enough drones to use Hull Repair at your leisure. Next to go is the triple ion cannon. )31 views, 0 likes, 0 loves, 0 comments, 0 shares, Facebook Watch Videos from Premium Hacks: FTL Hack Download Here -Extra. 5) Disable their weapon systems. 1. Having 3 just means you would need 1500 scrap to get back the 150 you paid for them. . It only recovers ones flying in space. Internal offensive Drones can be shot down by weapons fire like external Drones when they're on their way in. but if you can make it work with the drone recovery arm, its basically priceless. Making Missiles sellable would make using missile weapons even less fun. Great start, should be able to win this. Rew. I just found an exploit that allows free repairs. The earlier you get it the earlier that +10% scrap bonus will pay back the 50 credits you had to spend on it. Honestly it's not worth the 3 power. Add a Comment. This is a quick guide to beating the flagship on hard mode in FTL. Of course, the downside is using twice the drone parts and drone slots. If you really want to go suffocation build more routinely, you need a more specialized setup like massed ion output (enough to routinely lock down 3 systems). A subreddit to discuss the Kickstarter-backed "roguelike-like" game FTL: Faster Than Light by Subset Games. It would be nice if the Engi B would start with this, because that. Scrap Recovery is something I tend to pick up when I see it, just because it pays for itself. Keeping it for post-battle hull repair feel tedious, and a waste of drone parts if you lack the drone recovery arm. laerteis • 9 yr. Nebhead. Topped off to 20HP and refrained from scrap recovery arm & beam drone at end of sector. To support that the fast firing weapon can help with knocking out their weapons or just damage their crew even more. This means they are somewhat limited, but can be very good when combined with EMP weapons. The one exception to this rule may be if you are using bombs, to drop the FS’ evasion to 0 to get guaranteed hits, but even then the shield room is almost certainly the better choice due to its position in the ship, blocking access to several other rooms. I am a big fan of drones. I tend to never get the Ion Field Disrupter, FTL Jammer, Long Range Scanners, FTL Recharge Booster, Adv Navigation, Stealth weapons. 1: break the hacking room, just like weapons or shields. At least with the Engi ship you'll run across the Drone Recovery Arm every few sectors, and I don't think there's a more OP setup than hacking and 3 beam drones going simultaneously. Report spam using the handy Report Button Mod. This is especially powerful with a clone bay. I kind of hate how hacking drones freeze in response to cloaking/depowering because it breaks physics. Equip an attack drone to take their Zoltan shield down while your weapons charge. However, damage from. Event tags mod might get some comments. The one thing it can't do is destroy a ship like a weapon. You will basically never lose shields except phase 2 of the final boss once your dodge is 40% and you have a fully trained shield guy. Also, don't forget the blue options it gives. If you send it out and let it repair 2 damage after each battle and then jump away, the drone will be re-added to your inventory. ftlgame) submitted 3 years ago * by Denske203. * Drone Recovery Arm - Throwing six or eight power of Combat Drones is funny with that laser spam. But 50 scrap is worth much more early in the game that later. In the rare rare case you get drone recovery arm, this becomes quite advantageous, because if the ship isn't destroyed, you can recuperate the hacking drone too. - Drone recovery arm: Essentially makes the use of defence and offensive drones free which means more scrap for other things - Zoltan shield bypass: Absolutely essential for boarding strategies, being able to board any ship off the bat is crucial to winning with a boarding strategy. At least with the Engi ship you'll run across the Drone Recovery Arm every few sectors, and I don't think there's a more OP setup than hacking and 3 beam drones going simultaneously. This guide assumes that you know how to play FTL and know the basics and can beat the game on easy or normal, but are struggling. 12! Zoltan Shield. Lanius boarders can be actually threatening under unlucky cirumstances, and Lanius bombers are one of the most dangerous enemy-types that you can face late. It can neutralize an enemy hack or enemy mind control, prevent the enemy ship from firing weapons, support a boarding party by hacking the medbay, and provides blue options. ?FTL: Faster Than Light. Do whatever you want, I'll just play without recovering drone parts from hacking drones. You're probably thinking of discussions about the hacking drone depowering trick, where there's some disagreement over whether the hacking drone is invincible or just close to it. Belépés Áruház Főoldal Felfedezési várólista Kívánságlista Pontbolt Hírek StatisztikákDepowered non-hacking drones can absolutely get destroyed by weapons fire. iOS (iPhone/iPad) Linux Macintosh. First of all, to answer your P. They will shoot down hacking and boarding drones. GameStop Moderna Pfizer Johnson & Johnson AstraZeneca Walgreens Best Buy Novavax SpaceX Tesla. . Event End (No Choices) Hostile Ship Battle. Try to hit up the shops and look for a drone recovery arm. Hello ! i am a ship captain and , i'm wondering , what is th best loadout for PURE BRUTE FORCE ? ( drone , weapons , systems . fandom. Crypto I never buy scrap recovery. Due to the Defense Scrambler, Anti-Combat drones should not be a problem, and the drones destroy Zoltan shields pretty easily. hacking uses a drone , if you already use drones and dont have a drone recovery system then that can be a problem , or at least it was for me. You have to get 500 scrap just to get the 50 back you paid for it. Please use [SPOILER] if relevant. If you can get a Drone Recovery Arm, your offenses and defenses will get significantly better. You can use it between battles or even during battle if you can spare a mere 2 power, and they work quickly. It's absolutely essential in any drone-centric strategy, but most of the time I just end up spending a ton of scrap on drones instead. " In order to unlock this achievement, no other weapon except for missiles can be used during the battle, regardless of whether or not they do damage. It will help you deploy hacking + recoverable drones. Post by UltraMantis » Tue Jan 15, 2013 11:20 pm. It is a huge boost to any ship looking to gun their way across the galaxy and should be. (pre ignite) Scrap recovery arm is a yes, drone recovery arm is a no, since you already get all drones. You can buy level 2 shields for 50 scrap. 7 FTL Jammer - 4. A readable [hopefully] tier list of every obtainable item in FTL my passion project ( self. 3: have a high enough level oxygen that you can refill faster than the hack can drain. Hello everyone and welcome to my tier list. Otherwise, you're only using 1 or fewer drone parts per fight anyway and the game will tend to supply you with enough. GameStop Moderna Pfizer Johnson & Johnson AstraZeneca Walgreens Best Buy Novavax SpaceX Tesla. Mr_Degroot • 9 yr. Adds over 500 new enemies, over 100 new weapons and 100 new drones! Also expands heavily on the lore, with new factions, sectors, and races included in an immersive new galaxy and story. The drone combination is always the same during the battle, so it might be worth jumping away if you get something really bad like that. Command: AUG id. If you defeat the ship through crew death, you get any and all drones back, including hacking, MrDNA86 • 9 yr. Then the beam laser. It doesn't cost that much. Also makes phase 3 dropship way easier. Does drone recovery arm work with boarding drones? Drone Recovery Arm Does not recover Boarding Drones, Ion Intruders, or hacking drones. If I get one free I keep it of. . Defense 1 drone (does not work) The result of the defense 1 drone contradicts what you said in the parent comment. When the duel began, the flagship's Hacking drone wound up landing on my Drone. Every Scrap Recovery Arm augmentation you equip stacks another 10% increase on rewards from all sources as well. . Anti-drone is straight-up crap. Nearly always an instant buy if it's available. Does Drone Recovery Arm augmentation allow me to use recover Hacking drones on enemy ships that I destroy? Drone Recovery Arm augmentation description: Non. The intent of using Hacking and the Beam Drone is also Drone Part-intensive, and you don't have a Drone Recovery Arm to halve the costs; in practice, you should tend to be reluctant to use your Hacking unless you successfully switch away from relying on the Beam Drone for damage. Would much rather have hacking drones have a chance to miss like any other projectile. 1 Answer. Once you have the arm, your goal should be to add a 2nd attack drone. I could of sworn that they recovered them if the ship isn't blown up. Drone recovery arm does work as. Most known for being the foundation Multiverse is built upon, it's more or less a modding API that tries to open up parts of FTL that are normally hardcoded. i was wondering if it recovers the hacking drone from the hacking bay. If you jump before you Hull Repair Drone disappears you will get the drone part you used for. As long as weapons and defenses are even competent that system combo will carry runs to easy wins. Fixed in 1. It doesn't cost much, and saves you scrap in drone parts and hull damage in the long run. Hacking Stun. Requires drone part to launch. I get Teleporter early and do a boarding heavy strategy. I prefer to have cloaking but it's not necessary. Only 50% chance to kill an attacking drone, and the reload is too long to protect against hacking or boarding drones. What is this nonsense with Drone recovery arm, not recovering Hacking. If you're already using drones, it can add up, but if you don't have any drone systems then it's a good way to make use of excess drones. I'm using a VERY boarding-heavy loadout, I can either buy a drone recovery arm to save drone parts, or I can buy a backup DNA bank in case my clone bay goes offline. Get shield/emp weapons on your ship. etc. Because the shot is aimed ahead of your drone, it will miss. It pairs best with the drone recovery arm. The Drone Control system powers drones, which act automatically and cannot be controlled directly. Lasers go with lasers. =( . Plus the added benefit of shooting down missiles and pesky Ions, which makes it a good buy in my book. 3: Code clean-up and. I never buy scrap recovery. please answer soonThis is a ship achievement exclusively for the Lanius Cruiser. If the ship comes with drone control, the defense drone is an alright temporary solution, but I'd still pick up cloak and then migrate to other drones, either combat if I can find a drone recovery arm, or system repair drone, anti-personnel if I get one for free. Faster Than Light Wiki 415. Mr_Degroot • 9 yr. Requires drone part to launch. I never buy scrap recovery. Drone Arm [] "Combat and Defense drones will be retrieved on jump if not destroyed" Costs 50 and 3 ; Refunds the droneparts for combat/defense drones that are deployed. 4: jump to a different beacon, then jump back if the hack lands in a particularly nasty room. Did you intentionally quit at the start, or was that a bug?The repair arm is not helpful in my opinion. ( drone , weapons , systems . "Attempts to scramble the enemy drone communication, disabling one to two drones. com Drone Recovery Arm is commonly overrated. GameStop Moderna Pfizer Johnson & Johnson AstraZeneca Walgreens Best Buy Novavax SpaceX Tesla. In the hangar of FTL: Multiverse, each miniship will display small icons overlaying the ship, which provide information about gimmicks and crew numbers of each ship. No matter what, 1 enemy locked in a room with 4 mantises will die horribly. v 4. by FatRatKnight Updated to v1. Ship itself is more defensive. This means if it targets shields, weapons, or any other vital system, you'll have those systems operational a couple seconds after the flagship decloaks. Source : wiki. Drone Recovery Arm is fantastic for deploying pretty much unlimited defense drones, which I love. But I feel that with AE the OPness of it diminished a bit. You will want to build a drone recovery arm. First one sold both cloaking and hacking, so really no need to go to the second one (and nothing left to spend anyway. 1: break the hacking room, just like weapons or shields. Actually already having something like a Hull Repair drone or a DD II in storage makes it a lot more likely I go for the system at a store. Scrap recovery arm is extremely overrated (it gives 1-5 scrap for each scrap reward, early on it is 1 scrap). If the enemy launches a combat drone then its pretty much under the effect of a defense scrambler the whole encounter as it tries and fails to shoot down its shots missing the critical things I launched it for to begin with. . v 4. It's to allow you to permanently keep a Defense Drone or 2 active in every fight for the rest of the game using only an emergency 4 or so Drone Parts for the rare scenario where the drone itself gets hit by. Launches a hacking drone that attaches to the enemy ship. Having a hack there is awesome. Drone recovery arm does work as long as you don't destroy the enemy ship. It might have been the most powerful offensive ship I have ever flown! LONCHIVARScrap Recovery Arm. 3: Code clean-up and grammar fixes. From sector one, you have to take into account that you'll have to be fighting that guy, and consider how your choices in weapons and augments are helping you with it. Click here to jump to that post. Anti-Drone Drones do a heck of a job protecting from enemy drones, for only. So I think it's good for balance that the enemy Anti-drones can be ignored. I'm in a Torus with the standard ion blast 2 and combat drone 1. What you need: - Drone Control. etc. They will give you an option to repair your hull on the left side of the store panel. That pesky…Hello ! i am a ship captain and , i'm wondering , what is th best loadout for PURE BRUTE FORCE ? ( drone , weapons , systems . You have to get 500 scrap just to get the 50 back you paid for it. This is a quick guide to beating the flagship on hard mode in FTL. The simplest is to get the Defense Scrambler which disables all enemy defense drones. I assume this means I don't recover my hacking drones on enemy ships that I destroy, correct?Combat drones let you punch through shields more effectively, and can be very strong if you have a drone recovery arm. The Boarding drone is the first to power down, so a bomb to Drone control can be very useful. That might seem overpowered, but consider this: the Drone Recovery Arm recovers drone parts 100% of the time (except Boarding Drones I believe), which basically allows you to deploy them with absolute impunity and. You can buy level 2 shields for 50 scrap. Iniciar sesión Tienda Inicio Lista de descubrimientos Lista de deseados Tienda de puntos Noticias EstadísticasIt good idea to not sell them early on. Using Combat & Beam drones works best with some micromanagement. An odd defensive option you have in the event of hacking drones is hacking their hacking room. S. My usual Flagship Stage 1 method is to wait for it to launch its hacking drone, and if it hits anything I need (weapons, shields, etc) I hack its hacking room to disable. Anti-drone drones can also be largely ignored with micro. This is not entirely correct. Drone Recovery Arm - Very strong for specific builds, especially in Hard Mode where drone parts are going to flow less freely. Imho costs of Repair Arm are huge and benefits small. Sold Small Bomb, repaired to 20HP, bought Mk1 Combat Drone. You have to get 500 scrap just to get the 50 back you paid for it. LRS are useful here as well. ?i was wondering if it recovers the hacking drone from the hacking bay. This is a 2-power drone which, when deployed, heals 3-5 points of hull damage. Some believe I did 80 in a row but don't consider it a. It is the Hacking Module or Drone Control Module that construct a new Drone each time. No, it. Use the HRD and let it repair twice then jump before it repair a third time, the DRA will give you back the drone part you just used. I'm in a Torus with the standard ion blast 2 and combat drone 1. Reviews. The ships with max 10 power in shields are also the ones that can get abnormally high shields in earlier sectors -- like 2 shields in sector 2. ago. Careful management will do just fine and the DRA isn't entirely necessary, but if you're using drones primarily for dealing damage or you're using both drones and Hacking frequently, then it can be invaluable in letting you recklessly use your options without fear of running out. Does not recover Boarding Drones, Ion Intruders, or hacking drones. Jun 27, 2014 @ 1:27am One good use of the Hacking system is to un-synchronise enemy weapons, for example:. This way the hacking and cloaking stay synchronised. " Drone parts are consumed when deploying drones and by launching a hacking drone. And given that the ship has lots of 1x1 room, beams and flak may be a pain to deal with, so the starting 5 crew you'll receive will have all skills at level 1, plus you get a free 100% shield recharge boost and a free 100% FTL. High evasion (that means engine upgrades) and really fast weapons can also be effective. ID: UPG_ARM_MAGNETIC; Drone Arm [] "Combat and Defense drones will be retrieved on jump if not destroyed" Costs 50 and 3 ; Refunds the droneparts for combat/defense drones that are deployed at the moment of jumping, allowing for sustainable usage of drones. You can use the dual lasers and drone or hacking through the first 2 sectors fairly reliably. 7 Reverse Ion Field - 7. Drone offense is a very circumstantial build; due to the high consumption of droneparts, a drone recovery arm is very much required, on top of having ions for ionchaining. )Pre-AE, your basic ways to break shields are with a bunch of fast lasers or a bunch of ions. hacking+beams). To add to your second bullet point, the Hull Repair drone will repair between 3-5 HP a pop and disappear, with the specific amount being chosen randomly. Real hero of this setup is the cloaking + hacking combination. 0. (Assuming you're using Drones at all, anyway) Not to mention it makes the Hull Repair Drone a lot more viable in a non-exploitable way, since it's a lot easier to justify spending Drone Parts on it when your. And like my previous game, the rebel flagship used hacked and fu**ed me up ! The previous game it hacked my weapons system. ?True, but you should be killing enemies before they can board return, heal, and reboard. And if you manage to get a drone recovery arm, you’re laughingIn sector 3. You can no longer leave a single gunner alive all the way through the end of. 98% from these sectors rather than 10%) that's about 90 extra scrap, minus 25 for the net cost of the SRA = 65. 9: Why not. Cost: 40; Rarity: 4; Advanced Plating [] "Electric scrambler plating that provides some protection against advanced hacking and mind control attempts. The only downside is the drone part drain w/o recovery arm, but you can always just avoid using offensive drone outside bad encounters/emergency/RFS if you don't have one. Getting two weapons that knock down Shields and following up with a beam is good. Scrap Recovery Arm is something that I've soured on a bit over time. Building heavily around offensive drones is also usually not a great strategy, especially without a Drone Recovery Arm. If you defeat the ship through crew death, you get any and all drones back, including hacking, MrDNA86 • 9 yr. The door control from hacking has way more value, as well as being able to suppress weapons or another threat. if you don’t stumble upon a drone recovery arm, so it can add up. @Happiness Officer while I agree with you that the Glaive Beam is unwieldy, you can get past defense drones with just a. Heal 4 hull damage per drone part, on demand, as many times as you want. Time a shield drone to block a missile. etc. It doesn't cost that much. For the boss, I generally like to have cloaking, defense drone (s), or enough burst damage that I don't care about missiles (e. The crew is ok, but lacks the edge of the last ship. However. The guy in the triple laser room gets left alone, for reasons I shall explain below. Slug Cruiser C is set up to pull this exact stunt, by the way. Hacking is the most versatile system in FTL, and can be used for all sorts of useful ends. 4) Hacking. ago. So OK, i never saw the hack in action before. What was my Drone Recovery Arm doing. It will help you deploy hacking + recoverable drones. g. I stumbled upon this. ) I think it's extremely unlikely to see base ships changed at all in unmodded FTL. Notable mentions, although not due to being in a specific combo: Weapons Preigniter is amazing, I've only had it once it was a dream, but at the start of a game I'm always looking for the three I mentioned first and the FTL scanner thing which says what's up with nearby nodes. Drone recovery won't give me the boarding drone or a hacking bot…i was wondering if it recovers the hacking drone from the hacking bay. You can use drones to help defend, but watch out if you're using hacking and defense drones since they burn through drone parts extremely quick. [Optional] Defence Drone - [Optional] Drone Recovery Arm You only have 3 weapons slots to play with here… so you need to make sure you get hold of some top-notch kit down the line. Oh, I disagree. . Drones hit by an ion shot are stunned for 5 seconds for each ion damage. "-Achievement. I prefer defense drone mark 1. The Drone Control system powers drones, which act automatically and cannot be controlled directly. The first fight dropped an Adv FTL Navigation augment and the second a Drone Recovery Arm, both better to just sell. If you have ridiculous luck and get a Drone Recovery Arm and a Hull Repair drone, it's pretty much a "push me to win" button. Repair when you need to up to 25/30 hull so you don't waste extra scrap by having a repair event pop-up and do nothing. Would much rather have hacking drones have a chance to miss like any other projectile. 10: Least favoured: Abandoned sectors. Don't forget your defenses either; You may even be able to run a hacker alongside your drones. "Outperform" is tricky because raw DPS isn't a good measure of anything in FTL. Get a Defense Drone I to minimize missile damage. * Stealth Weapons - Ions and other fast-charge weapons love this. Was this just for kicks?Re: Boarding drone lost with drone recovery arm installed. Find a beam drone -> get recked. Other random events when traveling. I could of sworn that they recovered them if the ship isn't blown up.