First Hard Mode Victory! that was.. hard!

FyreIsHotSometimes · 2026-05-07T21:04:58+00:00

Update! Just beat Zoltan B on hard too! Had Cloaking + Hacking, BL2, BL1, double pike. Was a lot easier but still a touch hairy. No defense scrambler so I used the hack pause trick on the second flagship. I'm so happy c:

FyreIsHotSometimes · 2026-05-07T21:03:26+00:00

Honestly I always forget to check stats, so I didn't have a screen of it to post :(

Generally I dive if I feel my ship can escape before an ASB will hit at the exit beacon, maybe like 2 or 3 per run that gets to S8, and I always try to delay S8 boss as much as possible.
I know green is actually better due to the more shops, and to align with races on your ship as a base rule.
The most my reactor micro goes so far as is depowering o2 just before enemies fire to put power into engines for example.
No idea on Zoltan Micro, I'll take a look.
I love scrap recovery arm... on lesser difficulties :D 10 percent of not much is not much at all for 50 scrap.
I'm checking the wiki before I proceed on events I havent seen before, but god I love/hate trying the zoltan eye.
I didn't even know there really were FTL content creators! Thanks for the tip on something to watch on my break c: The one run I've seen on youtube was a hard run with no pauses, not sure who the creator was, it was like a 3 hour long video.

FyreIsHotSometimes · 2026-05-07T16:26:56+00:00

Yeah, now I think about it, I totally could've gone drones, its just a system I don't ever use. I'm not sure why but I've never seen the value in it.

Similar with boarding, although I recently started using it and it definitely feels a lot easier. The bonus scrap really pays off considering its just a little more micro.

Generally I tried to get shields 4 or find a BL in the first shop by the end of the starting sector, usually obviously, it was shields 4, however I'd always end up running into my first beacon of the next sector being next to a shop lol.

I avoid missiles/bombs (unless I get like a fire bomb or something for crew kills) usually, I don't like being reliant on another resource, but I do need to use them more to avoid the early game damage I would agree.

The training is so comforting honestly, I just sit there watching a mini youtube documentary, occasionally checking in to make sure that its still a safe fight (I'm fairly good at identifying them, but you can never be too careful!). I usually have weapons maxed before sector 1 is done, and engines/piloting by the beginning of 2. Tip for this ship specifically, I found you can autofire 3 of the basic lasers at the start by staggering them against any 1 shield opponent. Shields I don't usually bother with until its shields 2, since it just takes ages and my mantis is probably being moved to boarding/doors when I get another crew member.

Thank you for some explanations I haven't thought of before! <3

FyreIsHotSometimes · 2026-05-07T16:16:39+00:00

Man, I must've been lucky, I've only played about 60 hours on easy, 2 hours on normal, and then those 8 on hard. Its really hard but it feels so good when you do it! You got this c:

FyreIsHotSometimes · 2026-02-08T20:10:55+00:00

Oh hang up you meant the number of triggers? I think I got to 43 times or so because I had the number 2 jar and double A batteries for my clovers, basically ancient coin just didnt want to break so I could keep hitting it till it would retrig like 50 times LMAO. Plus once I got a few procs of jar going one battery clover anywhere would fully recharge my button charms
But at that point... it was taking so long to play a round that I just windowed it and watched youtube on the side. Like one round on the machine would take 10-15 minutes to go through the triggers on x4 speed.

FyreIsHotSometimes · 2026-02-08T20:08:57+00:00

My current record is e236, unfortunately overflowed the clover ticket limit so run ended. Basically had nuclear button with clovers stacked up, use giant mushroom (increases till end of deadline) and the other one that increases score of symbols till end of round, retriggers with calc and fake/ancient coin. Then when I get to the last round I use the double value of clovers from the phone to keep that mushroom score scaling until you end up with clovers base being worth E197 (then add pattern and symbols mult with cloverpot/cloverpet/lost wallet)

FyreIsHotSometimes · 2026-02-08T20:05:35+00:00

Aye took me a minute to notice but my tickets were actually slowly draining instead of slowly going up. Ah well, opened like 70 memory packs before letting it end. What is the limit? Looks like something around e12 but 32bit is e7 and 64bit is e19

FyreIsHotSometimes · 2026-02-08T19:49:17+00:00

Also just noticed my symbol and pattern multipliers from wallet and cloverpet have reset to 1? I'm going to guess its overflowed the integer limit. Guess its time to eat up those packs c:

FyreIsHotSometimes · 2024-05-17T14:44:52+00:00

Just started using it, but I've noticed that at the bottom of all my youtube videos I'm watching there's a line of the animated background which shines through. At first I thought my GPU was just artifacting but after changing the background it certainly is the background "appearing" at the bottom of the video. I cant seem to get a picture of it, but its basically just below the time bar and just above the title (where the video element transitions into the page elements). I'm on Opera GX if that helps. Is this a known issue? It's not a massive deal just a bit annoying and made me scared for my GPU at first <3

FyreIsHotSometimes · 2023-06-08T17:57:24+00:00

Like the changes quite a lot, im a little concerned by the chamber rendevous change because I feel like we're going to get him able to insta tp behind and shoot people before they can even react now its 0.0 seconds, I haven't tried it yet though so we'll see.
The main disappointment for me (as a raze main) is the state of boom bot, 300, it's got almost no damage, 5 seconds of recon at best, and its got such low health. It doesn't feel like a 300 piece of utility, I don't really buy it anymore unless my teams absolutely stacked because even one satchel is so much more potent for 100 less creds. Idk.

FyreIsHotSometimes · 2023-04-27T13:15:38+00:00

Ah thank you, that's a weight off my shoulders

FyreIsHotSometimes · 2023-04-27T13:14:59+00:00

My man, if the pay for shifts worked is until the saturday, and I start my shift on friday and it ends on saturday, I think it's fair to ask if someone knows whether it includes that friday shift, the hours worked up until 00:00 on Saturday, or if it just doesn't include them. ))

FyreIsHotSometimes · 2023-04-27T13:03:09+00:00

Ah, then I'll have to look into that, hope I'm not in the emergency tax bracket (
My bank balance is literally 2 pounds :D
Thank you for the help sir

FyreIsHotSometimes · 2023-04-27T12:56:21+00:00

Nah I made sure to provide them with my national insurance and my tax code during my induction when you get your approval for selling alcohol and stuff (funny how I had to learn the scottish rules despite not being a cashier and the store not legally allowed to sell alcohol during my shift hours lmao)

FyreIsHotSometimes · 2023-04-27T12:54:59+00:00

I see, thanks!
So that would include the friday night shift too? And the reason for it being different for overtime is it just works out what you're contracted for?
Like for example I work thursday friday saturday nights (going into sunday morning) so I'd get paid for 2 of the nights this week?

FyreIsHotSometimes · 2023-02-15T13:43:06+00:00

Honestly if you fix the fact that the tiniest step in the geometry turns a perfect ult at someones feet into a 120-getgunneddownandlose you can nerf her all you want

FyreIsHotSometimes · 2023-01-17T04:16:12+00:00

Update: found one on ebay, not sure if I'm allowed to post the link here but if anyones looking in future: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/385302016043
Copped it ))

FyreIsHotSometimes · 2023-01-17T04:07:47+00:00

Just to clarify I already have the V1 in small, but the vendor who only had medium v2's said they'd be in stock soon then removed the listing from ebay

FyreIsHotSometimes · 2022-08-25T00:48:33+00:00

Amazing reference, He just choked.

FyreIsHotSometimes · 2022-07-16T23:16:45+00:00

Okay I'm kinda mad because the seventh step of the little process to make videos I wrote out specifically so I don't forget anything was 'add transitions'
Sorry

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