Curious, How many people have got the "Astronomically Low Odds" Achievement.

[Paranoid Plumber]

I've got more than a hundred hours (and more than 200 deaths haha), but still haven't ever been hit that many times with full running engines, or if I have it was in the engines/cockpit, making the other hits have higher odds and ruining the achievement. I know its called astronomically low odds for a reason, so I'm interested in seeing if anyone has a funny story to go with your bad luck!

[anarcher]

It's easy enough to get, just max engines and get into a fight where the enemy can't get past your shields, then wait it out. Works best if they have a burst of 3 shots at least, for example a basic laser and burst mk1.

[Paranoid Plumber]

haha, really? this whole time I thought it was about taking hull damage wow, now I feel like a dummy. I did like 50 terrible stealth runs trying to get this >.<

[xenxander]

I got it a few days past. On hard. I rarely get max entines powered up though, so it's difficult for me to farm for this achievement.
I like getting them on 'hard', feels more 'complete' that way.

I never got it on 'normal' so obtaining it on hard was my first doing so.
Flagship did it to me, stage three.

but yes if you find a ship that has no missiles/bombs and can't get past your shields (with your max engines), then just wait it out.

[Whiskey Devil]

Remember to not man the engine room and to put someone with no piloting experience into the piloting room to lower your evasion chances. You might even be able to cheat your way through it by leaving the piloting room empty, killing your evasion entirely, while still technically fulfilling the requirements as they're described. Probably not, but might be worth a try.

[xenxander]

Engines have to be powered, but it doesn't say piloting does. So you might be correct - once you get full engines up and powered, just unman piloting and see if it works. Wouldn't hurt.

[Ray Robertson]

I usually get this achievement without specifically going for it. Mostly vs the Flagship. So, the odds of 5 shots hitting in a row with full evasion is perhaps not that high.

[Whiskey Devil]

I've gotten the achievement twice and both times it was unintentional. The only reason I had any idea was when the achievement notification popped up. For all I know, it's happened more than that and I just haven't noticed because there hasn't been a notification.

[Biohazard063]

If not manning pilot doesn't work, you can also try levelling pilot to 2 and not manning them.
Maybe it checks if you actually have fully powered engines and evasion isn't 0%.
I think you should have 17% or 18% evasion. 35% if maxed out and -1/2 for having the autopilot.

[anarcher]

I think flak weapons trigger this easier, since they "hit" your shields but can still miss the hull itself.

[Skinny Pete]

I got it entirely inadvertently on Easy, haven't got it again since. As I am trying to collect all the achievements, though, I'll get it eventually on Hard, it's just a matter of either randomly getting it or doing it on purpose at some point.