This is safest in the short term, but you risk falling too far behind. Which fights should you take?Ī hyper-cautious approach would avoid all fights with drones, at least before you get cloaking-3. Some events let you “preview” a ship before you choose to fight it. Note that Long-Ranged Scanners effectively decrease the value of unmarked beacons.ĭespite the awful medbay, you can heal four crew at the same time. You have blue options from cloaking (okay, good once upgraded) and the Glaive Beam (weak). Sector 1 distress beacons are worth visiting, but guaranteed fights are better.

This gives you a safe place to recover after a disaster. Try to plan a route that lets you retreat to a previous beacon. Look for flexible routes, so you can skip these hazards without losing beacons. You have about a one in three chance to get scrap. Plasma storms in sector 1 are actually safe, providing LRS do not show a ship detected. Try to avoid nebulas too, as they disable your sensors (see below) and often contain Auto-ships. Plan your jumps carefully, to avoid being forced into asteroid fields. If you jump away with critical systems damaged, jump to a known safe beacon. The correct repair priorities are very difficult to judge, and depend on the situation. Keep the FTL charging, and also try to repair cloaking. If your weapons get hit, don’t just rush all your crew to repair them.

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