Dual Halberd Beams?

[dvm.GLENNWORLD]

Started my first game as Zoltan cruiser... just got a second Halberd beam first move in sector 2.

Can I use this beat the final boss? Or does it requirement of 6 power make them useless?

[shareofhonor]

You still need something to take down shields.. A flak cannon 1 and 1 halberd is sufficent to beat any enemy in the game including the boss.. Fire the flak take down shields pause fire the halberd...

[Chibi Life]

I'd use one halberd beam until you can precure hacking. Flak 1 can only take down 3 shields and that's assuming the enemy doesn't dodge even one flak debres (it hits 3 times). With dual halberd beams hacking is mandatory and you'll be playing a game of waiting until hacking goes back online. You can do a total of 18 damage to the flagship and I really never counted its hp.

It can work but only with hacking and a strong defense so you don't get pummeled while waiting to line e verything up. So I'd suggest hacking and cloaking, 4 shields and at least 4 engines.

Halberd beams CAN pierce 1 shield layer, but still you are depending on the enemy not dodging a single flak blast. You can do a possible 2 damage to each room the beam hits with both beams while it has 1 shield up. That will make for a long fight and increase your chances of hull damage and the enemy hitting critical systems.

[Skinny Pete]

Originally posted by dvm:

Started my first game as Zoltan cruiser... just got a second Halberd beam first move in sector 2.

Can I use this beat the final boss? Or does it requirement of 6 power make them useless?

Only when you can afford level 6 weapons plus max hacking, and if you're willing to do the drone-avoiding exploit. But then, dual Halberds is an absolute monster that one-shots everything until the flagship. And then two-shots that.

[Fins]

If the player is able to get weapon system to 8 before the boss, then i imagine 2 Halberds plus 2 Ion Bombs would be seriously sick combo. Ion Bomb needs just 1 power. 2 Ion Bombs hitting in the same time - completely disable Flagship shields and keep them disabled for 25 seconds from the moment such dual hit happened. The Flagship should die a second later, since 2 well placed Halberd hits vs 0 shields should be enough to instakill it.

And to ensure both Ion Bombs hit, one can simply hack Piloting, right?

And if the player comes equipped with Weapon Pre-Igniter, then we're talking about killing the boss in like 5 seconds after it exists its cloak in phase 1, and before it makes any single shot during phase 2 and phase 3, unless i'm missing something here?

Wow. That's seriously sick. :D

[Danny]

I once had a Stealth B run with Glaive, Flak 2, small bomb and pre-ignitor.
Through all 3 stages, the flagship only did a single point of damage to me, total! XD

[Stormmaster]

SimCopter recently finished a Stealth B run with double Glaive. 1 swipe kill flagship. https://www.twitch.tv/videos/249046345
Sorry, can't link to a specific time, because stupid authorities are trying to block certain IP addresses and as a side-effect causing random issues with access to some services (I can't watch video in Twitch atm).

As long as you have a way to bring shields down, beams are quite capable.

[shareofhonor]

I KNOW how many shots a flak 1 has. It STILL takes down level 4 shields.. You people are beyond stupid using hacking and DRONE parts to do the same thing a 2 power flak cannon 1 will do....Then you can still use combat drones....

[Chibi Life]

Originally posted by shareofhonor:

I KNOW how many shots a flak 1 has. It STILL takes down level 4 shields.. You people are beyond stupid using hacking and DRONE parts to do the same thing a 2 power flak cannon 1 will do....Then you can still use combat drones....

I know what you mean. I saw a flak 1 gun take down 300 shields just the other day. The shield bars were all over the screen it was cray cray. I fired that flak gun and watched 300 shield bubbles just disappear I was like "Daaaaaaaaaaaaaamn LOLOLOLOL". Then, I saw a store selling 40 flak 1 guns and I bought and installed them all. Then I fired 40 flak guns and it took down 7 million shields. I fired t hem all at the entire rebel fleet after diving into them. They tried to ASB cannon me but I was like, "NOPE" fired 40 flak guns into the fleet, everyone was burning and dying and I'm just like LOLOL. I earned the, "shareofhonor" achievement finally and unlocked the batmobile and it was great.

[Ryuu]

Originally posted by Mistress of Boredom:

Originally posted by shareofhonor:

I KNOW how many shots a flak 1 has. It STILL takes down level 4 shields.. You people are beyond stupid using hacking and DRONE parts to do the same thing a 2 power flak cannon 1 will do....Then you can still use combat drones....

I know what you mean. I saw a flak 1 gun take down 300 shields just the other day. The shield bars were all over the screen it was cray cray. I fired that flak gun and watched 300 shield bubbles just disappear I was like "Daaaaaaaaaaaaaamn LOLOLOLOL". Then, I saw a store selling 40 flak 1 guns and I bought and installed them all. Then I fired 40 flak guns and it took down 7 million shields. I fired t hem all at the entire rebel fleet after diving into them. They tried to ASB cannon me but I was like, "NOPE" fired 40 flak guns into the fleet, everyone was burning and dying and I'm just like LOLOL. I earned the, "shareofhonor" achievement finally and unlocked the batmobile and it was great.

Fun fact: firing 40 flak guns creates asteroid field

Someones's still delusional because Flak I fires only 3 projectiles so takes down 3 shield bubbles at max.

[shareofhonor]

Someones's still delusional because Flak I fires only 3 projectiles so takes down 3 shield bubbles at max.<<<

AND you both would rather insult than try this and FIND out it works...It TAKES DOWN 4... Live in darkness o idiot ones..

[Chibi Life]

Originally posted by shareofhonor:

Someones's still delusional because Flak I fires only 3 projectiles so takes down 3 shield bubbles at max.<<<

AND you both would rather insult than try this and FIND out it works...It TAKES DOWN 4... Live in darkness o idiot ones..

I've got 250 hours in this game and have seen it only take down 3 shield bubbles every single time I've used it.

If you can show me video proof of a flak 1 taking down 4 shields I will regard you as God and listen to everything you say for the rest of my life.

[Ryuu]

3 projectiles can never take down 4 shields, period.

[Employee 427]

Stop entertaining shareofhonor, he is a known troll.

[Ryuu]

Originally posted by Employee 427:

Stop entertaining shareofhonor, he is a known troll.

Worse than that, trolls at least don't believe in ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ they say.

[Stormmaster]

Flak I fires 7 projectiles, of which 3 are "real" and may hit enemy ship and the rest 4 are dummies that distract defence drones. Maybe dummy projectiles can hit a drone as they fly, I am not sure. But I am pretty sure they can't hit shield. Flak II fires 7 projectiles, all of which may hit.