Best ship to defeat rebel flagship

[Sichimus]

I have Zoltan A, B, Kestrel A, Torus A, B, and Stealth Cruiser A. I must be really bad because I still haven't beaten the boss yet. I beat two stages but haven't got past that. What is the best ship I can use?

[Jakapoa]

Think less about the ships and more about your strategy. What strat are you using to take on the flagship? Usually there's a coresponding ship to a strat.

[Sichimus]

Originally posted by ATG Jakapoa:

Think less about the ships and more about your strategy. What strat are you using to take on the flagship? Usually there's a coresponding ship to a strat.

I don't really know. I make sure I am prepared, but then always end up dying to some ship right before hand. I normally have full shields and good ship upgrades, but just die somehow. I just want the federation cruiser because it has that special weapon.

[anarcher]

Of those, I'd pick engi a. The ion blast alone makes the flagship much easier to deal with.

[catch me™]

A teleporter is the solution! - no boss fight without this thing. ;-)

[Lurker_Chan]

Check the guide section, there are several on takeing down the flagship. A teleporter and a cloaking system or hacking unit are very helpful also.

[Sichimus]

Wow, I was so close to beating the flagship. I got to stage 3 with stealth cruiser A, with 50% hp. Then I got annihilated because I couldn't tele my crew to the missle launcher. That was as close as I ever gotten.

[Jakapoa]

Originally posted by Stormansc:

Wow, I was so close to beating the flagship. I got to stage 3 with stealth cruiser A, with 50% hp. Then I got annihilated because I couldn't tele my crew to the missle launcher. That was as close as I ever gotten.

Are you cloaking during the missile barrages?

[Sichimus]

Originally posted by ATG Jakapoa:

Originally posted by Stormansc:

Wow, I was so close to beating the flagship. I got to stage 3 with stealth cruiser A, with 50% hp. Then I got annihilated because I couldn't tele my crew to the missle launcher. That was as close as I ever gotten.

Are you cloaking during the missile barrages?

I was busy cloaking during the power surges.

[Skinny Pete]

Originally posted by Stormansc:

I have Zoltan A, B, Kestrel A, Torus A, B, and Stealth Cruiser A. I must be really bad because I still haven't beaten the boss yet. I beat two stages but haven't got past that. What is the best ship I can use?

I love Stealth B. If you can actually get it to the flagship with the Glaive Beam it starts with and some backup for that, you can almost always win.

Now actually getting there can be a bit of an issue.

I think the best all-around ship for if you haven't won yet is the Red-Tail. It's good at getting there and good at closing the deal.

[shootme982]

I like to use the federation cruiser a layout i max the artilley beam first follow by shields and support engines last. But if you dont want to go that way what works for me if I use other ships is to target there shields and weapons first follow by life support and what ever else you want down i usally go engine or drone controll. Just keep in mind keeping there sheild and weapons down should be number one priority.

[Sichimus]

Originally posted by shootme982:

I like to use the federation cruiser a layout i max the artilley beam first follow by shields and support engines last. But if you dont want to go that way what works for me if I use other ships is to target there shields and weapons first follow by life support and what ever else you want down i usally go engine or drone controll. Just keep in mind keeping there sheild and weapons down should be number one priority.

I don't have the federation cruiser, thats literally the ship that I am trying to get. Also the Lanius cruiser, because it looks cool.

[bouwob]

this is a test

[anarcher]

Engi A, get another ion weapon or two and the flagship is a cakewalk. Just autofire the ions on their shields, the beam drone will slice and dice the hull and whatever other weapon or damage drone you picked up will get the job done that much faster.

[Kaiser]

First couple of times I beat the flagship I used the Engi A. Defense done II's help a lot, and the Fed Cruiser A is also easy to use once you get the hang of it. Nearly beat the flagship first try.

[Skinny Pete]

Originally posted by anarcher:

Engi A, get another ion weapon or two and the flagship is a cakewalk. Just autofire the ions on their shields, the beam drone will slice and dice the hull and whatever other weapon or damage drone you picked up will get the job done that much faster.

As you get more skillful, drones become a lot weaker compared to how well you can play with weapons you actually control.

The main problem with drones is all they do is fire at random. They don't take out important systems, except randomly, so all the deadly flagship systems are firing at you while this beam havoc is occurring.

Also they need to keep working while all this is going on. You need the shields kept down while the beams keep attacking. Beam drones are worthless in and of themselves.