* No possibility of hacking shields down and vaporizing ships quickly with my ship weapons * I was so intoxicated by the boarding power that I wasn't paying attention to hull, got down to 2 hull at one pointCitronvand Apr 10, 2014 @ 1:39pm. Three scrap arms gives you 33. However, there have been reports of a Mantis war camp only a few. Restored the “Low O2” Warning. FTL: Multiverse! Read at your own risk. Scrap Cost: 60 Shop. Misses so often that it almost feels like a 9yr old playing COD on the PS4. Phase 3 it has 5 shield layers, for some reason splits off the weapon rooms, and attaches 2 extra weapons. A Halberd beam or Glaive beam will help here as well. A subreddit to discuss the Kickstarter-backed "roguelike-like" game FTL: Faster…In the Rebel Flagship Stage 3 bossfight, it has a super-powerful Zoltan shield. Just having the overcharger drone active does not protect you from teleport by itself. You'll have to fight! Fight a Pirate ship. (the ship can also be unlocked by winning the game with the Federation Cruiser) An unarmed Zoltan transport vessel is slowly making its way toward the. So you get (110/100 * 110/100) scrap bonus = 121% => 21% increase. 15, giving about 87% of the base time (not 85%). FTL has a small, active modding community. . Both shields skill and Shield Charge Boosters work in. 1: How do you make it work with no power? (I know this is possible from the EL Addon in Captain's Edition) 2: Is it possible to make it charge three bars of Zoltan. It also regenerates that Zoltan shield if you take too long during the fight. The actual cost/benefit analysis varies by ship, so something that can't take down Zoltan Shields is probably in serious danger facing Zoltan ships, similarly, a ship without shields and/or LRS is in serious danger in Nebula sectors because of the high likelihood of automated ships with things like beam drones, as well as these sectors being. Showing 1 - 9 of 9 comments. Shield Overcharger "Generates a single supershield barrier periodically. Internal upgrades are special upgrades that can be installed on any ship while in a storage check, most of them either serving as replacements for certain upgrades commonly found as augments in the base game (Automated reloader, Zoltan Shield bypass, battery charger, etc) or (for level 3+ cloaking & lvl 4 teleporter) a way to upgrade the system past its “normal” limits. Most augments improved or made cheaper. You can use this to compare the cost and ES of different engine/shield combinations. FTL: Faster Than Light. This random event occurs in: Slug Controlled Nebula Slug Home Nebula at a distress beacon. Destroyed Piloting or Engines systems don't affect this increase. But then i found another shield drone in a shop and bought it out of curiosity, seeing how well the two would work together. Merchant docked with Lanius. 67 ES. 5 seconds. Sectors are determined randomly, but. What sectors are in FTL? There are five sector types in FTL: Civilian. #1. You also have Zoltan Shields that stops almost any attack in its tracks. The Zoltan's advanced shields technology gives this ship an edge during each battle. We all know that, right? Good. . 33 to 0. Showing 1 - 5 of 5 comments. They offer goods and services in exchange for scrap. You receive a request, "All of our military ships have been destroyed or damaged during the rebellion. a Ramparts module (more armor, armor hardening and hull for the starbase, +2 defensive platforms cap) and the shield overcharger building (+50% starbase shield and shield hardening, +25% defense. They appear on page 5. FtwLasers · 3/11/2014. The other case is the flagship, every 4th powersurge in phase 3 refills the shield to full. Shield Drones & Ion Intruders now require only 2 power and cost less. In. You find a colony that seems to have been recently attacked. The large Crystalline Beings escort your crew onto the station and gingerly help them into a scanning chamber. (e. This event can occur only once per sector. This event can occur only once per sector. If you see an ion blast coming for your shields and you know it'll be what softens you up enough to let your enemy's other weapons hit, lower your shields for a moment to let the ion blast through and then raise shields again. The Shield Overcharger is simply too power-costly at 3 to be worth using that much, and the side-benefits from having a Super Shield such as resisting Hacking and MindCon aren't really that realistic when it takes eight seconds for any super shield to appear at all. It's faster than pretty much all weapons. Augments. * Shield Drones charge slower and slower the more super-shields you have, further reducing their efficacy. They stack. the shield deploying drone takes soooo long to get a layer up and it's gone in a hit, and you lose. This random event occurs in: Rock Controlled Sector Rock Homeworlds The Long-Ranged Scanners will detect no ship presence. carnage is a bit overrated imo, but still powerful. "While using the Federation Cruiser, use your crew in 4 special blue event choices by sector 5. the further you get, the less useful they are because by s6 or s7 you need to have the augment slots filled with something useful, or you're going to have a bad time. 1% increase in scrap. They can be encountered as starting crew on the Crystal Cruisers, in Tektite (the 3rd layout of the rock ship), in the. This means they will repair broken. Minor tooltip text changes. 72K subscribers in the ftlgame community. Using certain cheat programs, you can edit your ship's stats, including shields, to 5 or more. Massively increased the chances to lose or damage ships when a fleet uses emergency FTL to escape a battle. It is no surprise people have higher win streaks with Stealth C than B. Command: AUG id. "Ah, a. We act as a one-stop shop for businesses looking to streamline their supply chain. A Shield Charge Booster improves recharge by 15%, and they stack additively -- so three of them improve recharge by 45%. These upgrades can. An item only comes equipped on a particular ship. You need to deal damage faster than his shield bubbles regen. Ancient ancestors of the Rockmen. The Zoltan shield coupled with two Shield Overcharger Drones is the ultimate answer to hacking. The shield overcharger works a lot better than the armchair pilots suspect. Just having the overcharger drone active does not protect you from teleport by itself. " Power Required: 3 Time Between Shield Generation: 8. A powerful cruiser with overwhelming offensive potential, but protected only by its energy shield. OCL specializes in trucking and ocean freight. It seems during the battle they lost some fuel cells from their storage. Plasma storm incapacitated ships. The Long-Ranged Scanners will detect no ship presence. The Hull Repair Drone raises your effective health against the Flagship from 30 to something like 60. Functioning system replenishes ship's oxygen supply. (typical in-game example is using the Shield Overcharger + drone on Simo-H)Sectors are zones in FTL: Faster Than Light, each containing between 19 and 24 beacons. If you lose the overshield then you are vulnerable until it comes back. Q: Can an enemy teleport to your ship with your Shield Overcharger. We all know that, right? Good. In the Rebel Flagship Stage 3 bossfight, it has a super-powerful Zoltan shield. Many wins against the Rebel Flagship on hour for me was thanks to evading several shots. You can reach us at [email protected] the Rebel Flagship Stage 3 bossfight, it has a super-powerful Zoltan shield. On my Twitch channel Im currently undergoing an FTL HardChallenge where I aim to win against FTL in all 28 ships on Hard. So you get (110/100 * 110/100) scrap bonus = 121% => 21% increase. Player's mind control chooses a random target in the room: it can accidentally control an enemy boarder instead of removing the mind-control from player's crew. - Anti personnel A mantis that costs power, moves sluggishly and can't do anything other than fighting. It turns out they have been studying the Lanius's ability to reshape metal. Lasers, flak, and asteroids will remove one layer of shields or damage the ship if. Augments. I'm going to be so mad with my self if I mess up and lose this time :D. Bug happens when fighting an enemy, it is normal when no enemy presents. Yesssssssss. (The super shield is the green stuff, either through the Zoltan Shield Augmentation or the Shield Overcharger drone) If Shields block ion damage, it is treated as though the ion shot has hit the Shields room. Stores sell: Unlimited hull repairs Limited quantities of all resources (fuel, missiles, and drone parts) 2-4 slots of. All Discussions Screenshots Artwork Broadcasts Videos News Guides Reviews. You pick up a Zoltan life raft floating in space. What is the shield overcharger? How do I get it and what does it do?Q: Can an enemy teleport to your ship with your Shield Overcharger. Periodically adds 1 point of Zoltan Shield to regular shields. When activated, the crystals appear in the room and create a coating around it preventing anyone from entering or leaving; if timed correctly, a room can be coated with crystals while a Crystal crew is leaving it (thus, avoiding contact with enemy. Manning the Piloting system adds up to the overall ship evasion (Piloting crew skill. The defense drone mk II also takes 3 power, but shoots down projectiles every second or so. It's too much downside for too little upside. The weapons are decent enough, but the lack of shields and cloak cause me to eat serious damage from every single encounter that isn't a ship with beam only weapons. Yesssssssss. For weapons, Gatling gun, Vulcan, or other high DPS cap weapons are the way to go. This event can occur only once per sector. Max shields and no evade, or max evade and no shields? Just thought of this and i'm kinda curious as to what others would decide and why. If you have a super shield, this charge bar is hidden, instead showing the super shield strength. - Boarding drone The Zoltan cruisers are the advanced vessels of the Zoltan race, using their powerful shield technology for protection, and utilizing their natural power generation for running these cruisers effectively. Hack his shields for a shorter fight, or his weapons for a safer fight. It makes absolutely no sense that my weapons simply stop charging just because the enemy went invisible, especially after I've already engaged in combat. Overcharger acts as a fake Zoltan shield and anti drone helps it by protecting the shield and the ship from drones. (the most notable one is level 2 shields by the end of sector 1 ; after that, systems upgrades become already less significant). . So did the Rebel Flagship just do an invisible FTL jump that took milliseconds or what? havokizer is basically a mining beam sidegrade, removes one hull damage in exchange for much greater effect chances. The color of the room indicates its oxygen level: white indicates maximum oxygen, red/pink indicates lower oxygen, and red lines across the room. 8 vs 1. Q: Can an enemy teleport to your ship with your Shield Overcharger. 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. Shields: Two small shields ideal to use in your small and medium ships. Merchant docked with Lanius. Stores can be found at designated beacons or in events. For three years, if I was up against a ship with say an ion blast and a minibeam, I'd cloak the ion blast and hope it didn't hit anything important (which it often did) but while I'd still do the same on the first jump, after getting. anarcher Apr 10, 2014 @ 2:13pm. There are also distress signals that may come from different systems. . You need to deal damage faster than his shield bubbles regen. This random event occurs in: Rock Homeworlds The Long-Ranged Scanners will detect ship presence. It's cool that the super shields stop hack that's already been launched. All crew members require oxygen to prevent suffocation, except crew and boarding drones and Lanius. Note: this event occurs at a regular beacon, but when you arrive there will be a nebula environment. Also works for Wraiths and Pulsars,. A Zoltan Shield will not protect a ship that lacks Shields system from the ion pulse of a Pulsar - the pulse will ignore the Zoltan Shield and ionize 2 random systems. As u/absurdperson said, if you rely on engine strength then most ion shots are going to miss anyways - but if you rely on shield strength then the reverse ion field is your friend, as ion is the most powerful anti-shield weapon. Zoltan shields don't recharge except in two cases. Increased Vector Thruster Overcharger Density from 0. You can look into my profile game screenshots, the latest one to see it. Regularly the zoltan shield can only be regenerated by a FTL drive jump, and beside that it only has five points worth of defense until it goes down completely. For ship achievements, see Ship Achievements. Enemy Zoltan Shield is replenished upon revisiting the beacon. Ancient Shield Overcharger 100 45: 360: 15 2 +33% Starbase and Defense Platform shield hit points without Archaeo-Engineers +33% Starbase and Defense Platform shield hardening without Archaeo-Engineers +50% Starbase and Defense Platform shield hit points with Archaeo-Engineers +50% Starbase and Defense Platform shield hardening with Archaeo. In the Rebel Flagship Stage 3 bossfight, it has a super-powerful Zoltan shield. - Anti personnel A mantis that costs power, moves sluggishly and can't do anything other than fighting. You find a Slug Cruiser and Rock ship at a standoff, both with weapons armed and ready to fight. The Shivan starts without a Door System, requiring 60 scrap to buy it. This is one of the most frustrating aspects of this game is that my weapons won't charge while an enemy cloaks. Repair Arm is at best situationally useful, and at worst a waste of an augment slot. create drone recovery arm without having to go to store, etc. Projectile-Based weapons that do not have hull damage nor ion damage (like most Particle Weapons) will "skip" the Zoltan Shield and hit the ship's rooms unless there is a regular Shield bubble up. According to the wiki, it does stack. Refuse. . So did the Rebel Flagship just do an invisible FTL jump that took milliseconds or what? I just lost a Zoltan B run because the defense drone 2 and shield overcharger I was relying on to block much of the enemy fire was constantly being… Anybody has that feeling? In the normal version, everything seemed really random, but in AE, in advance sectors, I ALWAYS stumble on an enemy with EXACTLY the thing that my ship cannot do anything against. So did the Rebel Flagship just do an invisible FTL jump that took milliseconds or what? Unlike that zoltan shield though, that so long as the shield overcharger is powered and operating, the drone will continually replenish and strengthen layer by layer of the super shield. Q: Can an enemy teleport to your ship with your Shield Overcharger. Your shield recharge speed is going to depend on how many bubbles you have, so lets be the most generous and give you max-level Shields, which will naturally recharge the 3rd to the 4th bubble in 1. Invite him to join your crew. Shields are a system that projects a protective barrier around your ship, which absorbs damage until it is removed. Default Name: Regalus Infinitum Starting Crew: 2 C. Reduced the time before emergency FTL can be. This event can occur only once per sector. 3; Reactions:. Good challenge. After a few seconds, they inform you they have mapped their entire genome and have everything they need. For this achievement to work, you must shut down the oxygen in 80 percent of the rooms on your Lanius Cruiser until you reach sector 8. On the plus side, you can buy Shields from Stores, and indeed literally every Store offering Systems will include Shields in its list until you purchase. Showing 1 - 9 of 9 comments. Edit. Your shield drone will continue pooping out shield layers unless drone control is downed. You receive a drone schematic with low scrap. I would pick the Shield Charge Booster, personally. . However, on the wiki it says that Zoltan shields can only be regenerated by the discharge of energy from an FTL jump. . It also doesn't protect against torpedoes for engine reasons, so you'd get splashed for double the HE damage on your main shields. 73K subscribers in the ftlgame community. (An) Attack drone(s) will help take down the shields. On the other hand it also got a lot of de-buffs, since any ship with a Shield Overcharger drone, let alone mind-control, hacking or an annoying pirate ship layout with Shields or Weapons separated, will be a problem. This random event occurs in: Zoltan Homeworlds The Long-Ranged Scanners will detect no ship presence. However, on the wiki it says that Zoltan shields can only be regenerated by the discharge of energy from an FTL jump. Command: AUG id. What is the shield overcharger? How do I get it and what does it do?Max shields and no evade, or max evade and no shields? Just thought of this and i'm kinda curious as to what others would decide and why. Random events are initiated by jumping to another system. Advanced FTL Navigation now maps every new sector (and costs more). You receive low scrap with resources. onslaught deletes hull and spawns tons of breaches. A subreddit to discuss the Kickstarter-backed "roguelike-like" game FTL: Faster Than Light by Subset Games. Zoltan shields will also block teleporting and boarding. Civilian FTL haywire escort; Backup DNA Bank []. Just upgrade your Cloak and get a Zoltan Shield/Drone Control w/ Shield Overcharger. You don't assume direct control over them, but instead they are now simply "friendly". Edit. It also regenerates that Zoltan shield if you take too long during the fight. Originally posted by Gold♥Shield: This is one of the most frustrating aspects of this game is that my weapons won't charge while an enemy cloaks. ) To begin regular gameplay, select "Start Game" then confirm. Auto-ship fight near sun. Descended from a splinter group of Rockmen who rejected their species' violent ways long ago, the Crystalmen are almost completely unknown in the galaxy, having hidden from all other sentient life. Stealth C has weapons better suited for early sectors. The number of guaranteed stores is determined by the sector type. According to the wiki, it does stack. This event can occur multiple times per sector. #1. Ion and Beam weapons will do double damage. We all know that, right? Good. Some of them have maximum training in all skills. Without shield barrier: you can take 0 or 1 hull/system damage in 1-4 rooms each; minimum number of fires is 2 in 1 or 2 rooms, maximum number of fires is 6 in 5 rooms; rarely a 4. Inquire about the process. 105 votes, 14 comments. Boss Missile) An item only used for specific game mechanics. Engi fleet discussion. There's no explanation and they don't respond to hails. On the sector map, there are three groups of sectors: Civilian, Hostile, Nebula. There are no in-game ships with more than 4 shields, although certain auto-scouts in the endgame can put up to 9 power at once into shields; functionally no. So, with that ascension perk, they have 200 shielding, less than level 5 shields that have 220, but they do have more regen (1. I love the stealth cruiser, and I recently unlocked the type C. Lifeform Scanner and the FTL augmentations are pretty universally bad, and I generally sell them the first chance I get. However, on the wiki it says that Zoltan shields can only be regenerated by the discharge of energy from an FTL jump. They appear on page 5. We all know that, right? Good. havokizer is basically a mining beam sidegrade, removes one hull damage in exchange for much greater effect chances. Fire Drone. Ruinae Retroque Rursus Jul 26, 2016 @ 2:51am. This is the Zoltan Cruiser ship unlocking event. Long-Ranged Scanners cost more. I'm going to be so mad with my self if I mess up and lose this time. Hull: 6-14 Crew: 2 Human (Pirate crew is 2 random) Systems Shields (2-8) Engines (1-5) Oxygen (1-3) Weapons (2-8) Piloting. Time Between Heals 2. A fully upgraded cloak lasted only 5 seconds. . The Long-Ranged Scanners will detect no ship presence. Beams will do 2-4 damage depending on their length while the Zoltan Shield is up, whilst Lasers/Bombs/Missiles will do their normal damage to it. (see the formula) Provides boost even if the Shields system is damaged, hacked, or ionized. What sectors are in FTL? There are five sector types in FTL: Civilian. Advanced FTL Navigation no longer allows player to jump to his own location. The Long-Ranged Scanners will detect no ship presence. com There's only two things I really like about the Shield Overcharger - one is that its shield barrier never misses, or gets distracted by other stuff, so if it's up in time, it works 100% of the time. Nevertheless, the developers allowed the modding community. Advanced Edition flagship is whipping my ass so hard at everything I tried to plan. You could intervene before this. Shield Overcharger. What's worse is that beams, drones, ions, or pretty much any hazard completely negate the shield drone. Zoltan shields don't recharge except in two cases. In general, having better evasion saved my skin more than the bigger shields, since evasion stacks with someone in the pilot seat plus the engines. - Shield overcharger Also nicknamed by me "the shit overcharger" - Anti-drone A waste of scrap and parts. Anti-Personnel Drone. (the ship can also be unlocked by winning the game with the Slug Cruiser) You are immediately messaged by an imposing looking Rock war vessel, "You're the ship off to 'save the Federation,' aren't you? And you. the shield deploying drone takes soooo long to get a. The Zoltan Shields is an extra shield layer that goes over your normal shields. Only the energy outbursts from an FTL engine are powerful enough to recharge. 0. Other than that, there is no legitimate way to get 5 shields. So did the Rebel Flagship just do an invisible FTL jump that. It also regenerates that Zoltan shield if you take too long during the fight. Shield Overcharger Drone: Like a bad Defense II; doesn't do enough to justify its use in almost all cases. It takes 3 power to generate 1 zotlan shield after 8 seconds and potentially more shield taking 3 more seconds each layer. 74K subscribers in the ftlgame community. If shit goes down the sink, you can continue charging FTL and will be able to get out earlier. 1% increase in scrap. The shield overcharger actually makes zoltan shield slower the more you have. Though, having two or three layers of shields works well with high evasion. I personally did, but i'm not ruling luck out of the equation. . Btw, if you happen to get a zoltan shield augment, you will still get boarded in boarding events. Your sensors are picking up a single life form. It also regenerates that Zoltan shield if you take too long during the fight. I've got to that point in FTL AE where I'm reasonably comfortable playing on normal difficulty, but this ship is just crushing my dreams of ever getting 100%. This event can occur only once per sector. Drones perform tasks such as attacking enemy ships and crew, defending your ship and crew, and repairing your ship. They contact you on emergency frequencies: "Please, we'll. Auto-ship fight in nebula. * No possibility of hull repair drone, shield overcharger drone, defense drone 1, anti-drone drone, etc. FTL Ship Analysis: Stealth Cruisers. This event can occur only once per sector. However, on the wiki it says that Zoltan shields can only be regenerated by the discharge of energy from an FTL jump. < > The Zoltan shield coupled with two Shield Overcharger Drones is the ultimate answer to hacking. The Envoy is a zoltan crewmember that can be found during the Unarmed Zoltan transport event in Zoltan Homeworlds. This event is the 1st step in the process of unlocking the Crystal Cruiser and the Ancestry achievement while using the Rock Cruiser . It also regenerates that Zoltan shield if you take too long during the fight. For FTL: Faster Than Light on the PC, a GameFAQs message board topic titled "Oh no, this board died" - Page 3. Weapons and artillery systems stop charging and cannot target a cloaked ship (unless a friendly or mind. 2. (the ship can also be unlocked by winning the game with the Rock Cruiser) You arrive near a small fleet of civilian Engi. . 12 ES while the 4 engine case has 6. Auto-ship attacking outpost. Enforcer Starting Reactor: 10 Max Hull: 30 Crew Capacity: 11 System Limit: 11 Starting Systems Shields (0) [Max 2] Engines (2) Oxygen (2) Weapons (2) Drones (2) Clonebay (1) Cloaking (0) [Max 1] Arbiter Artillery (1) [Max. FTL: Faster Than Light - FTL is now available in 9 languages! English, German, Spanish, French, Italian, Polish, Brazilian Portuguese, Russian and Simplified Mandarin!**The free expansion, FTL: Advanced Edition, is available now! Content additions include: new alien race, events, weapons, playable ships, drones, and more!Crystals possess a Lockdown ability (activated in the crew box or with a default keyboard shortcut set to "P"). payload removes systems with good breach chance, very good and fun. You receive the "Ship Customizer Beacon" augment, choose a starting scrap and loose all fuel. If you look closely, the stamp will have a 3 letter code on it on the top, that indicates the port of entry location or border checkpoint of the US that you used to enter. As a briefing, this drone takes 8, 10, 13, 16 or 20 seconds to generate a super. Hacking Stun removed from game. one sec, mind control is hacked, and it's at the doors where i use to vent in/out air to stop. Manning the Engines increases evasion (by +5/+7/+10 %) and the FTL Drive charge rate, depending on the manning crewmember's engines skill level. This event can occur only once per sector. phenir Oct 2, 2022 @ 10:49am. Although it may look like a pile of junk loosely held together, this well designed ship relies on drones and ion weaponry. They will conveniently have a bypass but you can't be boarded from enemy ships. This event can occur only once per sector. 4). Minor event logic, spelling, and grammar fixes. It takes 3 power to generate 1 zotlan shield after 8 seconds and potentially more shield taking 3 more seconds each layer (accoring to wiki). To find the improved time, divide by 1. Go down to the surface to investigate. 1: How do you make it work with no power? (I know this is possible from the EL Addon in Captain's Edition) 2: Is it possible to make it charge three bars of Zoltan Shield at once? 3: Is it possible to make it so that it doesn't use up drone parts? The shield overcharger seems to be bad by design. While it is perfectly possible to accidentally get. Our Full truck load services are effective for. Misses so often that it almost feels like a 9yr old playing COD on the PS4. What is the shield overcharger? How do I get it and what does it do?Anyway, after said extended amount of waiting, draining, taking their hits and fighting boarding teams, this message popped up: The ship suddenly disables their weapons. Combine these with cloaking and powerful engines and you may find yourself breezing through most fights. You message them to see if they need any help. As long as the supershield remains up you cannot be hacked, boarded (barring special events where the text reflects that the enemy has a Zoltan Shield Bypass Augment), or mind controlled. Because every ship starts with 100 percent oxygen, you must vent before. I love the stealth cruiser, and I recently unlocked the type C. We all know that, right? Good. Hacking will definitely be useful. It also regenerates that Zoltan shield if you take too long during the fight. Drone part is consumed once it finishes. This event can occur only once per sector. This is the Rock Cruiser ship unlocking event. Each barrier blocks one shot regardless of the shot's damage. Offense drones may be useful to run down his super shield quickly. Ship Unlocking Events. When you mind control someone, they will act like a computer-controlled friendly unit. Three scrap arms gives you 33. Shield drones stop at best 1 shot per 10 seconds and don't thwart drones. Stealth B without buying shields Very definitely possible. Loss of Cabin Pressure. A merchant ship is docked with a Lanius transport. It is the only ship which does not have airlocks, preventing any sections from being vented to space except via a hull breach or with Lanius crew. * Due to issues with how sectors are generated, about 0. It is actually better than a regular shield level early on, since it still recharges faster than any single weapon's cooldown, and can also sometimes stop missiles and even bombs. These crewmembers are obtained through choosing particular options during specific events and come with unique pre-defined names. A. Lose a shield layer (Must have a shield system or this option. The Engi are grateful for your help and offer a small reward. I personally did, but i'm not ruling luck out of the equation. See full list on ftl. Based on this table, we can see that the shield overcharger isn't very good at blocking shots. For the most part, it's a pretty incredible defense. g. 72K subscribers in the ftlgame community. 0 sec. Hacking will definitely be useful. Species augments sell for less to encourage their use. It turns out they have been studying the Lanius's ability to reshape metal. They give you a schematic as compensation.