Modding/Cheating Help

[_Eidolon]

Before the Advanced Edition, my friends and I would make ridiculously powerful ships to see how fast we could win. I decided to try again with the new version.

Using FTL Unpacker Version 1.0.1 I unpacked the data, located the blueprints, and made this unearthly creature:

 <!-- THE KESTREL -->
<!-- LAYOUT = DEFAULT --> 
<!-- SHIP ID = 0 -->    


<shipBlueprint name="PLAYER_SHIP_HARD" layout="kestral" img="kestral">
	<class>Kestrel Cruiser</class>
	<name>The Night Hawk</name>
	<desc>This class of ship was decommissioned from Federation service years ago. After a number of refits and updates this classic ship is ready for battle.</desc>
	<systemList>
		<pilot power="4" room="0" start="true" img="room_pilot">
			<slot>
				<direction>right</direction>
				<number>0</number> 
			</slot>
		</pilot>
		<doors power="4" room="2" start="true" img="room_doors">
			<slot>
				<direction>up</direction>
				<number>1</number> 
			</slot>
		</doors>
		<sensors power="4" room="3" start="true" img="room_sensors">
			<slot>
				<direction>down</direction>
				<number>1</number> 
			</slot>
		</sensors>   
		<medbay power="3" room="4" start="true" img="room_medbay">  <!-- F????-->
			<slot>
				<number>1</number> 
			</slot>
		</clonebay>
		<clonebay power="3" room="4" start="true"> <!-- T????-->
			<slot>
				<number>1</number> 
			</slot>
		</clonebay>
		<oxygen power="3"  room="13" start="true" img="room_oxygen"/>
		<shields power="8" room="5" start="true" img="room_shields"/>
		<engines power="8" room="14" start="true" img="room_engines"/>
		<weapons power="8" room="10" start="true" img="room_weapons"/>
		<drones power="8" room="1" start="true"/>  <!-- F-->
		<teleporter power="3" room="15"	start="true"/>  <!-- F-->
		<cloaking power="3" room="8" start="true" />  <!-- F-->
		<battery power="2" room="11" start="true" img="room_battery"/>    <!-- F-->
		<mind power="3" room="7" start="true" img="room_mind"/>  <!-- F-->
		<hacking power="3" room="12" start="true" img="room_hacking"> <!-- F-->
			<slot>
				<direction>down</direction>
				<number>1</number> 
			</slot>
		</hacking>
	</systemList>
	<weaponSlots>4</weaponSlots>
	<droneSlots>2</droneSlots>
	<weaponList count="4" missiles="99">
		<weapon name="ARTILLERY_BOSS_1"/>
		<weapon name="LASER_BURST_5"/>
		<weapon name="ARTILLERY_BOSS_3"/>
		<weapon name="SHOTGUN_2"/>
	</weaponList>
	<droneList count="2" drones="2">
		<drone name="COMBAT_2"/>
		<drone name="COMBAT_2"/>
	</droneList>
	<aug name="CLOAK_FIRE"/>
	<aug name="AUTO_COOLDOWN"/>
	<aug name="WEAPON_PREIGNITE"/>
	<health amount="30"/>
	<maxPower amount ="80"/> 
	<crewCount amount = "8" class="human"/>
</shipBlueprint> 

I repacked it and opened up the game, and viewed this leviathan in the hanger, but when I went to play it crashed to desktop, and I found this crash report:

 Version =  1.5.10

Stack Trace: 

1 - 0x0062e654
2 - 0x0381cedd DrvPresentBuffers
3 - 0x0062eb45
4 - 0x0060b90f 

Can anyone help me get the Night Hawk running?

[_Eidolon]

Is Noone able to help me?

[_Eidolon]

Nevermind, It was a power issue. Cant exceed 60 power.

[[DSN] EXET]

What's the point of cheating in this game???

[[DSN] EXET]

Actually . . . what's the point of cheating in any game???

[_Eidolon]

I'm just testing out new ship builds before balancing them.

[Terin]

Originally posted by DSN EXET:

Actually . . . what's the point of cheating in any game???

Fun? Don't tell me you've never wanted to see the horror of a pre-igniter four Burst Laser Mark II ship in sector 1!

[Epic The Incandescent]

Originally posted by DSN EXET:

Actually . . . what's the point of cheating in any game???

depends on the person, just how some people enjoy the sheer determination rewarding challange some enjoy the the ability to just make a god ship when they please. Some like the hard road some like hte easy road man.

[a razor named qualia]

Originally posted by Epic The Incandescent:

Originally posted by DSN EXET:

Actually . . . what's the point of cheating in any game???

depends on the person, just how some people enjoy the sheer determination rewarding challange some enjoy the the ability to just make a god ship when they please. Some like the hard road some like hte easy road man.

So they want to defeat the entire point of FTL?

Well come to think of it

*Remembers 4 Shield Auto Scout*

Go ahead.

[Tealtyr]

Originally posted by DSN EXET:

Actually . . . what's the point of cheating in any game???

As The Great Admiral Bahroo would say (quote: "The Game Breaker"),
"Cheat engine? I don't know what you're talking about.
I'm using the super-fun-time engine."

[[DSN] EXET]

It's kinda funny how you guys are commenting . . . :-)

Anyways, just a thought for all the cheaters out there:
I once was in a CSS clan and we run a server for quite some time . . . It all broke up because of cheaters! It was a real shame and it completely took the fun out of the game for me and I have not played CSS ever since!
The easy way is maybe not always the best, even if it may seem like it at first.

Back to the game:
FTL is a RLG . . . I just cannot see the point of cheating there. It completely defeats the purpose of this game. I know some find it very hard and difficult, so what? The fun is trying to finish it. Even if you never finish it, who cares . . . it's still fun trying!
Think about it . . .

OK, now I'm ready to take it all . . .

ps: I have never defeated the boss in FTL . . . but I will not stop trying . . .

[icleus]

Originally posted by DSN EXET:

Actually . . . what's the point of cheating in any game???

I usually dont cheat but I eventually modified orange drops on Borderlands 2 just because they were ungodly rare and they usualy were crap so I never saw or used them. And I edited the game to make it 4x times harder for better loot. I did it just for different experience and got bored with the game.