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No distress signal?
Posted: Sat Feb 23, 2013 6:01 pm
by fmayhewubh
you see many distress signals all over space, yet your ship is devoid of one. has anyone come up with a distress mod so when your crew is traped in the med-bay with out o2 but the ship is technicaly safe, you can get help. i lost a good crew to this.
Or even a "wait" button like when you are out of fuel.
Re: No distress signal?
Posted: Sat Feb 23, 2013 7:21 pm
by DauntlessK
Though you bring up an interesting point, I think the lack of one makes the game challanging, as running out of fuel wouldn't be a problem if you could just get someone to come to you when you're out, and therefor make the entire concept of fuel pointless. Having to manage fuel adds to the challange which I enjoy.
Re: No distress signal?
Posted: Sat Feb 23, 2013 7:36 pm
by fylth
I'm pretty sure this is already in the game, if you are out of fuel you can wait for a passer-by, and can activate a distress signal to get help/attacked by pirates faster
Re: No distress signal?
Posted: Sat Feb 23, 2013 8:40 pm
by DauntlessK
fylth wrote:I'm pretty sure this is already in the game, if you are out of fuel you can wait for a passer-by, and can activate a distress signal to get help/attacked by pirates faster
I stand corrected. I'm pretty sure if you try jumping with no fuel it offers you the chance to wait, and also intiate a distress signal which will draw someone to you, whether good or bad. Waiting also will obvoiusly allow the rebel fleet to catch up with you eventually, but can give you the chance to win more fuel as well.
From FTL Wikia:
If the player attempts to perform an FTL Jump with no Fuel remaining, the Sector Map will spell out "NO FUEL" and will instead offer the option to Wait for one turn, with the Rebels advancing the same distance as they would after a regular FTL Jump. A Distress signal can be initiated at this moment, which increases the chances of having a vessel arrive to either trade their fuel or fight.
Re: No distress signal?
Posted: Sun Feb 24, 2013 9:55 pm
by Chowderman
At the bottom right of the screen when on the map and your out of fuel there is an option to intiate a distress signal. This distress signal causes more ships to appear to aid you however they may also be unfriendly. Other than this there is no distress signal for your ship.