Hahaha!! Started playing again last night and died 2 jumps from where I was! Began anew and died in 2 jumps from the start!!
(got seriously boarded, my 3 guys didn't stand a chance)
Started again of course and I'm doing really well! I think I'm 1 or 2 sectors away from the last sector (is that immediately the boss battle or do you need to travel through the sector first?) and I haven't got any problems. Managed to get myself an additional burst laser in the beginning and then bought myself this super expensive Glaive beam that I knew I couldn't use for a while (needed upgrades). That thing is wicked. Burst laser to help take down shields and then it's slicing time (and even with shields I still do some nice multi-location damage).
Got my energy to the max, got 4 shields, got a defense drone Mk2, Cloaking 3, the upgrade that lets me shoot weapons through my own cloak, a hull repair upgrade, a 3 burst laser and that Glaive beam.
I'd actually like a 3rd weapon system but I'm a bit stumped on where to get the energy from. Not only do you need to power the weapon but also the weapons control room. Makes them hard to run.
In fact I've neglected most other upgrades (O2, doors, scanners, engine) because I can't really find the power to use them. How do you guys do that, just upgrade and leave them on low power until you need them and switch power around?
I'm feeling quite competent that I'll make it to the enemy flagship, any tips on taking that one on?
Always target enemy weapons systems first.
Doesn't that depend on your own weapons and shields? I personally find that targeting shields with my burst laser for maximum pain of my beam weapon seems optimal. But at the beginning I'd suppose it makes good sense, especially with your missile that ignores those shields.
