Faster Than Light

[Chaotix]

Soooooo difficult.

Been playing since yesterday and I can't even get close to beating it. At one point I rushed to sector 6 but the random enemies completely outclassed my ship. I'm trying the "grind each sector until you have to leave" method now... usually I do fine until I hit an asteroid belt or a rebel ship with triple shields and drones. Sometimes just an unlucky hull breach or boarding party is all it takes to sink a ship.

EDIT: what do you all find the best strategies/items to be? Usually I go straight for blast-shield doors and double shields at the beginning, but I've also got a random-dropped heavy laser to complement my burst laser and that worked wonders. If you're lucky enough to get them, Mantis/Rock crew members + Crew Teleporter is devastating... just don't use it on an automated ship! They are also good in general for fighting off boarding parties, and Rocks are nearly essential if you want to reliably put out fires mid-battle without venting the airlock. Haven't found a reliable way to upgrade in a balanced way without becoming too weak to defend or fight back successfully... it really seems like you need to pick one or the other.