*blocks your path*

*hacks oxygen*
Pshh...nothing personnel kidds

Reminder that the Vortex is a godly ship for hard mode.
>starts with 3 points in both weapons and drones
>has a boatload of shit to sell at the start of the game that won't affect your performance
>starts with an engi
Get a defense drone and upgrade your shields early and you're completely free to roam the sectors without any real chance of harm, netting you more scrap, which will let you snowball into late game.

>>382000994
sorry but what game is this? is this the same one where you have a ship and you can see the crew inside?

>>381999247
>5 natural layers of shields

Is this a mod?

>>382001084
Yeah, it's FTL. It's a space ship roguelike where you manage your ship and fight other ships.

>no power in weapon systems

How is this a threat? If boarded by the mantis' just do the normal and seal doors while exposing them to no O2.

>>382001152
I'd say so judging by the rocket launcher on the right, but 10 in shields can rarely happen naturally late game on hard.

>>382001329
It's still neutral. Late game enemies have way more power/upgrades than you. As soon as the battle starts, its weapons will come online.

>>382001343
I thought it was physically impossible to upgrade sheilds beyond four layers, though. Even the rebel flagship only has four sheild layers, unless I'm forgetting something from the advanced edition. Could regular enemy ships surpass the upgrade limits the player has?

>>382001556
Nope, they can go up that high in vanilla, but it's usually reserved for late game events and even then it's rare. The flagship doesn't go that high because while it's supposed to be hard, it can't be practically impossible.

ENGI > CRYSTAL > LANIUS > ROCK > SLUG > HUMAN > MANTIS > ZOLTAN

>>382001701
Huh, fair enough. Must've just never encountered one with that many shields, then.

>>382002054
Yeah, it's usually reserved for shit like crystal ships or rebel fleet ships at the end of the game.