Originally posted by Maine Cheldan: Hull repair drone requires a Drone system, two reactor bars, and as you said, a big stack of drone parts. - changed the custom store: the last page will show vanilla and modded drones on the top and just modded drones on the bottom, while the augments section will never show stuff not useful such as Weapon Pre-Igniter and Drone Recovery Arm. Then the trick is to time the flagship's cloak. Reduces need to buy droneparts at stores, as intended. pages. Next to go is the triple ion cannon. My absolute favourite run of FTL was one game where I found TWO fire beams and an Ion MkII with the Engi B. 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. If you don't go full drones and only buy a few, maxbe 2 points in the drone system you can easily swap the defense drone out for an anti peronnal or hull drone. An expansive mod for the game FTL: Faster Than Light. 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. I prefer defense drone mark 1. Internal offensive Drones can be shot down by weapons fire like external Drones when they're on their way in. Anyway, I don't care anymore. It's also possible to drop a bomb or missile directly on the shields system, but it's less effective. same as aboveHello ! i am a ship captain and , i'm wondering , what is th best loadout for PURE BRUTE FORCE ? ( drone , weapons , systems . * Zoltan Shield Bypass - Oh, wow. GameStop Moderna Pfizer Johnson & Johnson AstraZeneca Walgreens Best Buy Novavax SpaceX Tesla. Hello ! i am a ship captain and , i'm wondering , what is th best loadout for PURE BRUTE FORCE ? ( drone , weapons , systems . Post by UltraMantis » Tue Jan 15, 2013 11:20 pm. Was this just for kicks?Re: Boarding drone lost with drone recovery arm installed. Nice purchase if you have just the right. The partially used repair drone will be collected by the Drone Recovery Arm and you'll have your drone part credited back. . As OP already has drone systems, lest it be really necessary, he can give it a try. Please use [SPOILER] if relevant. please answer soonThe Drone Recovery arm is almost always one of my 3 ship augments. ?Boarding Drone [] Giant alien spiders; Odd moon ; Combat Drone [] Auto-ship sits dormant; Defense Drone [] Small asteroid belt distress beacon (equivalent of Repair Drone) Hull Repair Drone [] Fuel Engi ship repair; Lanius absorbing jump beacon; Mantis ships battle for Rock freighter [no benefit] System Repair Drone [] Fire on small research. 1) use defense drones to shoot them down mid-flight. 6 combat drones and 2 beam drones is really hard to defend against. CryptoSo I'm halfway into a Zoltan A run on easy (and I've never won with this ship yet). Drone control would be nice, but it doesn't come with a defense drone (90% of the reason anyone should ever by drone control), you don't have many drones to spare, and you already have hacking. You can also find/purchase hull repair drones which will heal 3 to 5 points of hull, every time you deploy it. 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. 2: hack their hacking room. ?FTL: Faster Than Light. Click here to jump to that post. 7 Reverse Ion Field - 7. The ions strip the shields, while the offense drones will make mincemeat of the enemy ship because they have the highest DPS in the game. Otherwise, you're only using 1 or fewer drone parts per fight anyway and the game will tend to supply you with enough. And you only need 2 power in your drone system to do this. 2) let it perform 2 repair actions 3) Jump away. A readable [hopefully] tier list of every obtainable item in FTL my passion project ( self. I never buy scrap recovery. 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. Scrap Recovery Arm Option Category page. Having 3 just means you would need 1500 scrap to get back the 150 you paid for them. 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. Also makes phase 3 dropship way easier. An important piece of advice that's missing in the answers is that FTL is a game that you have to be playing for the final boss. Đăng nhập Cửa hàng Trang chủ Hàng khám phá Danh sách ước Cửa hàng điểm Tin tức Thống kêFTL Faster Than Light: All Ships Series. You should choose the "nice" option most of the time because they tend to have good rewards. The mkII seems to get easily confused/overwhelmed during intense combat. - Repair Drone. At this point you can use hacking AND drones in every battle. Since technically hacking uses a 'drone part', but it's not referred to as a drone. GameStop Moderna Pfizer Johnson & Johnson AstraZeneca Walgreens Best Buy Novavax SpaceX Tesla. Honestly speaking, I wouldn’t invest more than 1 extra bar into the Drone Room (so a max of 4). Honorable mention to drone recovery arm and long range scanner. So you can pretty much treat it as if you're just upgrading your max (and current) hull every time you buy a drone part. Provides a blue option after destroying any Loot Transport event (gives medium. Drone can be shot down in transit but can only be removed if destroyed by the hacking system being hacked (so you can't move it either, choose wisely). First of all, to answer your P. )It's pretty similar with drones, but I wouldn't say that drones are weak as they are (Hacking and Drone Control are both very strong systems) so it should be pretty fine for them. 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. Business, Economics, and Finance. CryptoTrade: selling drone parts station. =( . Anti drones protect you from some nasty auto ship fights with multiple combat drones, which can be a good value pick. So yeah, I'll buy the Automatic Reloader, Drone Recovery Arm, Shield Charge Booster, Scrap Recovery arm and the Weapon Preigniter (When I. . The guy in the triple laser room gets left alone, for reasons I shall explain below. It is incredibly effective against Flagship 2 without defense scrambler or some other means of hitting the FS drone system. Situational tier (Depends on your equipment. 1. I'd say defence drones are more useful earlier in the game, and only a minor benefit against the Flagship. Jun 27, 2014 @ 1:27am One good use of the Hacking system is to un-synchronise enemy weapons, for example:. Iniciar sesión Tienda Inicio Lista de descubrimientos Lista de deseados Tienda de puntos Noticias. 1. Rock Plating - With the Flagship fight being more of a DPS race now, having ~18% more effective HP can actually be pretty relevant. Mr_Degroot • 9 yr. It doesn't cost that much. ago. Mind control, hacking, cloaking and teleporter are the elite systems. Just last night I completed the game using the Engi cruiser, type B, using that tactic. Zoltan Shields only matter if they have 3 power in weapons, which is somewhat uncommon in sector 1 or 2. #7. See full list on ftl. However. Mr_Degroot • 9 yr. - 1 drone part (so you can deploy the Repair Drone) The repair drone is supposed to be destroyed once it's applied 3-5 repair actions. 252h in and I still didn't know that the outcomes for going to that quest beacon without specific equipment aren't worth it. Provides a blue option after destroying any Loot Transport event (gives medium amount of ) Been wondering about that. . v 4. I also like drone recovery arm, scrap recovery arm, long distance scanners and weapon pre-igniter, but I almost never have enough scrap for the pre-igniter. i was wondering if it recovers the hacking drone from the hacking bay. of course, you might get a drone recovery arm, but you can never count on it, and drone parts are very expensive, meaning that you will spend scrap on drone parts that could be used for upgrades. A ship with a Crew Teleporter also has some wiggle room to reduce focus on Weapons, and same for Hacking, but only so far in both cases;. Drone Recovery Arm, Explosive Replicator, Zoltan Shield Bypass are interesting options on some ships. You will need to visit a store, which may be marked on your sector map, if you are close enough to one. I am a big fan of drones. (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. 5 of a drone part won't change. For example, use a combat drone to break a shield for your weapons. I'd say that winning a fight without hacking is quite harder than lacking cloaking or drone control. though did buy the Scrap Recovery Arm just because I could. Does not recover Boarding Drones, Ion Intruders, or hacking drones. What you need: - Drone Control. You have to get 500 scrap just to get the 50 back you paid for it. 90% of the time you have it, you've got enough drones to use Hull Repair at your leisure. It marginally increases the probability you'll shoot down an incoming missile. Reviews. 0. Struggling with only 3 weapon slots & currently have only 1 combat drone that doesn't do much. Event End (No Choices) Hostile Ship Battle. Originally posted by Drain: If it's an increase of some kind, it'll stack (weapon charger). Engi A: Drone-recovery Arm. If you win a battle by clearing out the enemy crew, then you do recover the drone part. Drone Recovery Arm, Repair Arm, Scrap Recovery Arm. It might have been the most powerful offensive ship I have ever flown! LONCHIVARScrap Recovery Arm. Equip an attack drone to take their Zoltan shield down while your weapons charge. In particular, most of the ship unlocks. So I think it's good for balance that the enemy Anti-drones can be ignored. Drones hit by an ion shot are stunned for 5 seconds for each ion damage. FTL is as it stands pretty well balanced in my opinion (with a few exceptions). What is this nonsense with Drone recovery arm, not recovering Hacking. You get the drone back, but I suppose it would only be infinite hull if you also had infinite jumps. This list I put together as a passion project for anyone looking to get a better grasp on how strong any given item is in a general sense. So, what you can do is attach your Hacking Drone to the enemy weapons, and wait until the laser fires, then engage the Hacking. You can try to time the hacking drone by distracting the defense drone with targets, such as swarm missiles, flak, etc, even a boarding drone. FTL Navigation: 3 -> 1 Drone Recovery Arm: 2 -> 1 Explosive Replicator: 3 -> 1 FTL Recharge Booster: 2 -> 1 Hacking Stun: 3 -> 4 Lifeform Scanner: 3 -> 2 Drone power: Anti-Ship Fire Drone: 3 -> 2 Drone prices: Anti-Drone: 35 -> 30 Anti-Personnel: 35 -> 30 Anti-Ship Fire Drone: 50 -> 40A drone Recovery Arm is particularly useful early-on Later, this ship usually relies on its hacking and massive drone army to destroy the enemy ship. If it's a yes or no binary effect, it will not stack. As hidden Augment: AUG HIDDEN id --- adds the augment as hidden, it will still retain its effect but it will not take up a slot, you may only add 2 hidden augments this way. 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. Maybe you've wished you've had a fast forward button while waiting for your rock man to walk to o2 and back, or for your mantis to repair your mantis B ship, or for your level 1 clone bay to finish cloning all 5 of your crew. 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. origamiscienceguy • 2 yr. The bug is realistically fairly minor - it's been around since the beginning (it affects Defense Drones too), but the only spot where I think it's an important issue is the Stealth C. 10: Least favoured: Abandoned sectors. Drone Recovery Arm - 9. Create your own mod-implementable event for the game FTL: Faster Than Light. a drone part -- depending on which one you get, you may lose a little scrap, break even, or gain a little scrap Not even worth participating IMO, unless you are on the lookout for a certain drone and wanna roll the dice. Defense 1 drone (does not work) The result of the defense 1 drone contradicts what you said in the parent comment. Does drone recovery arm work with boarding drones? Drone Recovery Arm Does not recover Boarding Drones, Ion Intruders, or hacking drones. ) 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 before the hull repair vanishes, and it always repairs a minimum of 3 points before vanishing). Imho costs of Repair Arm are huge and benefits small. Fixed in 1. You have other uses for the drone parts you saved (combat drones or hacking) otherwise the recovery arm is a bit of a waste One last minor consideration is that the drone consumes one cargo space and the augment one augment slot. The ship's weapons are fully charged and ready to fire after an FTL jump. Drone Recovery Arm, Repair Arm, Scrap Recovery Arm. i was wondering if it recovers the hacking drone from the hacking bay. 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. As long as you jump before it disappears. You're right. Building heavily around offensive drones is also usually not a great strategy, especially without a Drone Recovery Arm. Jun 27, 2014 @ 1:27am One good use of the Hacking system is to un-synchronise enemy weapons, for example:. 2) let it perform 2 repair actions 3) Jump away. As long as your drone is targeting a powered system, there are a few passive effects. And offensive drones are also very helpful for ships with zoltan shields or the final boss. You can use a bomb or deal weapon damage to temporarily disable. As you approach endgame, use your extra scraps and resources for lots of internal upgrades. When activated, this will prevent (or interrupt) their hacking process. Additionally hacking + cloaking can make the vast majority of fights 100% safe. The drone recovery arm gives you a drone part back for every still deployed drone after each jump (Not counting drones within the ship). 3 Adv. Hacking uses 1 drone part every time and is not affected by drone recovery arm. It's unlikely but possible to lose potential scrap from accumulating drops without a chance to sell them Generally drones need to be micromanaged to get the most out of them -- meaning that you switch their power on and off a lot. 1 power combat augment. I actually sold off the defense drone because I use them all the time and I wanted to see how good two shield drones are with max level cloak. - Drone Recovery Arm. The fact that you can send a hacking drone and depower it after the defense drone shoots at it to force it to miss and then re-enable it to get through defensive drones is an exploit. . ago. So I outline that quandary in the Kestrel guide (as I noticed it was a recurring theme in my shopping list). Yeah, Anti-Personell, Boarding and Repair Drones aren't recovered. Add a Comment. (Drone Recovery Arm does not recover Hacking. Hull Damage: System Damage: System Lock: Clear. ago. Requires an empty beacon and three drone parts. - 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. Get defense. You have to get 500 scrap just to get the 50 back you paid for it. Scrap Recovery Arm is something that I've soured on a bit over time. But this time it. Add a Comment. Defence Drone 2 can also be good as a way of mitigating damage earlier in the game. 5 seconds instead of 12. You want to get as many systems as your ship has slots for every run if you want to maximize your chances at winning. You have to get 500 scrap just to get the 50 back you paid for it. However, damage from. Given its relatively cheap cost, the benefits of a Drone Recovery Arm can sometimes outweigh other augmentations, including the Automated Reloader, Shield Charge Booster, either of those previous two when stacked, Stealth Weapons, and. Drones hit by an ion shot are stunned for 5 seconds for each ion damage. FTL: Faster Than Light Ship System FAQ . 0. I <3 Ion-drone loadouts. Source : wiki. I'll try to keep it brief since I don't like to read overly long guides myself. The first fight dropped an Adv FTL Navigation augment and the second a Drone Recovery Arm, both better to just sell. Drone Mods. 2) Increase power to the engines to boost your dodge rating - works with enemy lasers too. Ship itself is more defensive. Anti-drone drones can also be largely ignored with micro. Business, Economics, and Finance. I find myself buying a few drone parts most of the time. If I get one free I keep it of. There’s good reason hacking is widely regarded as the best additional system among high level players. Log In to add custom notes to this or any other game. What is this nonsense with Drone recovery arm, not recovering Hacking. Free repair : You need a Hull Repair Drone and a Drone Recovery Arm. ago. Only drones I buy in non-modded FTL are the hull repair drone, the shield drone, or the defense drone mark 2. Currently my ship is outfitted with the following: halberd beam…FTL: Multiverse adds a wide range of new drone types into the game. - Drones don't appear to be selectable - Drone bay doesn't appear to be selectable. Would much rather have hacking drones have a chance to miss like any other projectile. It includes one random "half price" drone schematic, which is a System Repair. I'll try to keep it brief since I don't like to read overly long guides myself. 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. I have expiremented with having two defense 1 drones vs one defense 2 drone. You can buy level 2 shields for 50 scrap. By the time you've waited 8 seconds for the drone to bring up the first point, those things have already gotten past it. One more thing you could do here, if you are on Hard mode, is remove the power from the weapons just before the. ago. You would be tempted to think the earlier in the game you get it the better. Would much rather have hacking drones have a chance to miss like any other projectile. What are you even talking about. 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. However. You see a civilian space station with heavy damage. Crew drones were always kinda useless - their slow. Cloak is definitely much more powerful, I highly recommend getting it on most ships. please answer soonAnd 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. 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. Cloaking is awesome, too, but given the choice I'd probably take hacking over cloaking. This is especially powerful with a clone bay. If you can get a Drone Recovery Arm, your offenses and defenses will get significantly better. Report spam using the handy Report Button Mod. Topped off to 20HP and refrained from scrap recovery arm & beam drone at end of sector. I could of sworn that they recovered them if the ship isn't blown up. 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. . Pre-igniter definitely isn't necessary. I got a free Hermes in Sector 7 I ended up firing a few shots with pretty much only bc. I just won a game yesterday with the Engi A where I ended up with 2 combat drones and 2 flak 1 on auto shoot and annihilated the Flagship on Hard AE. Anti-drone is straight-up crap. You cannot stop this. Scrap Recovery is something I tend to pick up when I see it, just because it pays for itself. Flaks are a little less useful because Ions take out shields (but still go for a Flak I if you don't have better options). Anti-Drone Drones do a heck of a job protecting from enemy drones, for only. . v 4. Rew. Two boarding drones against auto ships. I would grab cloak over mind control in almost any scenario. 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. Basically, one of the dangerous factors in Wave 1 is the enemy Hacking Drone, which can end. There’s good reason hacking is widely regarded as the best additional system among high level players. Additionally, hacking takes time, and enemy drones can destroy your hacking drone before it reaches the ship. 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. Depower your hacking drone just as the enemy defence drone shoots. 3 [Economizing] Drone Reactor Booster - 8. Getting two weapons that knock down Shields and following up with a beam is good. 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. The Recovery Arm is retrieving Drone Parts, not a complete drone. 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. There is a trick where you use a hull repair drone, then FTL out before it disappears. Nebhead. SSJ2-Gohan • 9 yr. v 4. * Drone Recovery Arm - Throwing six or eight power of Combat Drones is funny with that laser spam. * Drone Recovery Arm - Throwing six or eight power of Combat Drones is funny with that laser spam. Hacking to take down the flagship's shields. Edit Edit source View history. If you can get a Drone Recovery Arm, your offenses and defenses will get significantly better. However. ?FTL: Faster Than Light. Hacking makes that easy, even on the flagship, but also draws from the same resource. CryptoThere are some people strongly against pausing hack drones (without ever complaining about pausing other drones). Having a weaker option that's also hard-countered seems pretty bad. GameStop Moderna Pfizer Johnson & Johnson AstraZeneca Walgreens Best Buy Novavax SpaceX Tesla. Get a Defense Drone Mk I, which is best at protecting the small Engi cruiser. * Stealth Weapons - Ions and other fast-charge weapons love this. What's worse is that beams, drones, ions, or pretty much any hazard completely negate the shield drone. Iniciar sesión Tienda Inicio Lista de descubrimientos Lista de deseados Tienda de puntos Noticias EstadísticasBusiness, Economics, and Finance. Drone Recovery Arm augmentation description: Non-destroyed drones will be retrieved when jumping, allowing their parts to be reused. So let's say you buy a Scrap Arm at the beginning of Sector 5 and sell it at the end of Sector 7. Requires drone part to launch. Drones are sold at better price and unless they are necessary for your survival it better to sell them. Requires drone part to launch. "-Achievement. FTL Rules Of Thumb. Having 3 just means you would need 1500 scrap to get back the 150 you paid for them. ago. On drone ship runs, I can win the game without it, so it seems there's really no need for it. It only recovers ones flying in space. )The hacking drone will almost always get through even against two defense drones. a drone part -- depending on which one you get, you may lose a little scrap, break even, or gain a little scrap Not even worth participating IMO, unless you are on the lookout for a certain drone and wanna roll the dice. TIL you don't want to try deliver the drone parts. If you have Hull Repair Drone and the Drone Recovery Arm, you can deploy a repair at the end of the fight, let it make 2 repairs ONLY, and then jump. 2 9 comments Add a Comment RiceEel • 9 yr. The defense scrambler not only makes it impossible for your hacking drone to be shot down, but also missiles. FTL Event Creator (make this unique) Single Occurence. 3) Cloaking when the enemy fires missiles or lasers also guarantees pretty much an evasion. i was wondering if it recovers the hacking drone from the hacking bay. There is a way to (temporarily) disable hacking drones without destroying their ship or wrecking their hacking room. However, I use the other augments I mentioned on a pretty regular basis. I prefer defense drone mark 1. 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. etc. The crew is ok, but lacks the edge of the last ship. Hacking Edit This page describes content that only appears in Advanced Edition. Heal 4 hull damage per drone part, on demand, as many times as you want. FTL hard mode: how to reach the flagship and kick its ass. All crew inside a room during a hacking pulse will be. The earlier you get it the earlier that +10% scrap bonus will pay back the 50 credits you had to spend on it. of course, you might get a drone recovery arm, but you can never count on it, and drone parts are very expensive, meaning that you will spend scrap on drone parts that could be used for upgrades. . If you jump before you Hull Repair Drone disappears you will get the drone part you used for. 6 [Don't want your drones getting knocked out] Defense Scrambler - 7. Using the ions to keep the shields down whilst burning up the whole ship was just glorious. S. Probably not worth picking up in, say, Sector 7. 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. You can use the dual lasers and drone or hacking through the first 2 sectors fairly reliably. 3: Code clean-up and. You would be tempted to think the earlier in the game you get it the better. The objective is to deliver important information to the remains of the Federation fleet in a distant sector. If it hacks shields or weapons, maybe drone control, hack the hacking system (chance to destroy the probe) or jump away. CryptoMultiple ion weapons if possible, alternatively missile or bomb weapons to take out weapons while the ion blast works down the shields. First of all, you may have a pretty bad first sector where nothing happens and thus no loot, I would restart but it´s up to you. Been wondering about that. If you're good at saving them, here are some upgrades to look out for: I prefer mark 2. After the Hacking drone goes off, the flagship. But no, the arm wont recover it. 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. You can use a bomb or deal weapon damage to temporarily. It works reliably even when shops are. Scrap recovery arm is extremely overrated (it gives 1-5 scrap for each scrap reward, early on it is 1 scrap). I tend to never get the Ion Field Disrupter, FTL Jammer, Long Range Scanners, FTL Recharge Booster, Adv Navigation, Stealth weapons. Iniciar sessão Loja Início Lista de descobrimento Lista de desejos Loja de pontos Notícias EstatísticasThe Hull Repair Drone is normally a dubious deal, but it's worth considering holding onto it just in case you get a Drone Recovery Arm. 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. No easier than running an engi ship. Add a Comment. Using two drone parts per fight is not sustainable, but can be still be very good for the Flagship or just any scary fight. Its no secret that ftl runs take a really long time. 4: jump to a different beacon, then jump back if the hack lands in a particularly nasty room. You can also find/purchase hull repair drones which will heal 3 to 5 points of hull, every time you deploy it. The DRA replenishes the drone part since the drone didn't actually expire. 18 votes, 12 comments. The Swallow – Kestrel C – A good ship, not much to say. At this. 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. ) I think it's extremely unlikely to see base ships changed at all in unmodded FTL. GameStop Moderna Pfizer Johnson & Johnson AstraZeneca Walgreens Best Buy Novavax SpaceX Tesla. " Cost: 30; Rarity: 2; Having a Drone Recovery Arm allows the player to generate a quest beacon that gives them 3 drone parts, effectively making it "free" to map sectors. You would be tempted to think the earlier in the game you get it the better. 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. They either need to be cheaper (1 power) or recharge faster to have any real use. Requires drone part to launch. 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. The Drone Recovery Arm is more for use with Defense Drones than it is for anything else. v 4. This means you can pretty much guarantee that. Business, Economics, and Finance. Looks like hacking then as I have the recovery augment but no drone system. Intuitively I'd expect to either select the drones, or the drone bay, to issue the a recall order. Great start, should be able to win this. (Engi C) Although this this starts weak on the firepower with just dual lasers and a useless beam drone, it makes up for it by having hacking and most importantly the defense scrambler augment. if you don’t stumble upon a drone recovery arm, so it can add up. (pre ignite) Scrap recovery arm is a yes, drone recovery arm is a no, since you already get all drones. Cheap and usefull effect. I'm in a Torus with the standard ion blast 2 and combat drone 1. Instead of rushing, it is. Only recovers your deployed external drones: combat drones - after the ship fight, defense drones - after initiating the FTL Jump.