Does anyone actually use the Stealth Cruiser?

[Kitch.sb]

Tried a few rounds with it, just end up drowning in repair costs.

[jotun?]

First time I used it, I won and got all 3 ship achievements. Played again with the new layout and won easily, just obliterated the last boss. (Playing on Easy)

I think one thing that really helps is to time your cloaks well. Hit it right when the enemy launches a volley, and you'll make him waste that charge as well as delaying the next.

Really though, you can't make it past mid-game without a shield. Beam weapons and attack drones will just tear you to shreds. Make sure you hold on to enough scrap to buy a shield system (150 i think), and pray that you actually find it on sale.

[Krinkle]

I just lost to the final stand with it. I hate this ship, I always have the worst luck with it. I am convinced that 2/3 of the achievements are impossible to get. This last run I didn't get a single weapon store with a good weapon! I spent the entire game with 200+ scrap in my pocket waiting for a good weapon and the best I got was trading up from tiny beam to longer, but equally lame beam.

Second phase of the boss, the instant my cloak and shield died I was murdered instantly. Those beams and bots tore me open. I was busy killing the second invasion bot but nope. Beam droids killed me so fast.

The dodge a lot of damage achievement? What even does that much damage for you to dodge? I even time my dodge so the first thing is JUST ABOUT to hit me while he launches the missiles and it never triggers. Where can I dodge that much damage? The final boss in his final form? I can't reach that stage.

How can I kill anything in a single cloak without good weapons? Every time I play this ship I never get good weapons. It's obvious once I leave the first sector I'll never be able to get that one because I'll never find anyone without several shields and lots of health again but the real kicker is throughout all eight sectors I NEVER GET ANY WEAPONS.

[Kitch.sb]

Mmmm, yea... I was volleying and bought the shield on second playthrough. Probably fell victim to bad luck to some extent. Only 1 weapon/item drop in 4 or so sectors.

Similar to Krinkle's experience... Lack of decent offense killed me.

[Sli Fi]

The Nesasio is usable because it can usually get the first hit and disable the weapons with the cloak. The DA-SR 12, however, gets royally screwed by a single unlucky hit to either the weapons OR the cloak about 90% of the time, in the VERY FIRST SECTOR. And that's even when you time your cloak perfectly.

[Kitch.sb]

Just had a great run with the Nesasio, scoring 4k+.
Although in the battle just before taking on the flagship (vs a regular fighter) the ship jumped away with my 4 fighters onboard. You know, as they do. Glossed over the FTL warning, ah well!

[onyhow]

You can actually get the Bird of Prey achivement in the first sector (even without upgrade) if you're lucky...if you managed to find an unshielded drone with room with v-layout and 5 hp, you can kill it with single salvo, just wait for all weapons to reload, cloak, target your beam to 3 rooms and with your guns, then rip it apart...

Tactical Approach is another easy one...unless mapgen hates you (the map is generated in such a way you HAVE to go through those hazards and there's no other part) just check your next jumps and don't jump into systems with brown circles on it...

But yeah, you should try to get shield ASAP...I once managed to get to sector 5-6 without shield (on easy, and not because I want to, I just can't find shops that sells shields, except one in sector 1 and I don't have enough scraps then)...but that, in the end, that's through quite a bit of luck...I do remember having the same problem as you initially, but you have to change your tactics while playing it...

Also, for final boss, use cloak only when there's power surge alert...

[badger vortex]

For avoiding hazards up to sector 8 you can just upgrade engines+ cloak and avoid getting hit and jump through it, should get enough scrap from non-battle events for fuel and repairs.

Bird of Prey as people said just reset 1st sector till you get non shielded drone - hit 3 rooms with beam and 2 shots from laser, bear in mind you probably need level 2 cloak as you only get the achievment if the ship blows up while you are cloaked - there is a delay between taking its health away and the ship exploding.

I couldn't get the achievment with level 1 cloak as I decloaked just before the ship blew up.

[Sacred]

I had a bit of a hard time the first run, the trick is good cloaking and save up for shields, but don't forget to repair

[Lord THEN]

I got the B style on the first run with it, it has quickly become my favourite ship.

You will need to save neough money (150 scrap) and grab a sheild as soon as you can.
A fully trained crew and full engines gives you amazing dodge as well.
Upgrade the cloak to full.

If you time it well (after enemy ship fires, but before you get hit), you can cloak, then let the shield soak any damage you don't dodge.

Unlike a normal ship, the enemy weapons system is NOT your first target. If they have offensive drones - take them out first.

Also, don't use auto fire with this ship, if you fire while cloaked, then the penalty reduces your cloak timer by so much it will drop with no warning.

I was very lucky to grab 2 augments with the ship, the pre-igniter (exit a jump with charged weapons) is excellent, as well as the ion compensator thingy - that lets you fire while cloaked without penalty.

After you have got the acheivement for avoiding jumping into anomalies, you are welcome to sell off the long range scanner augment you get with the Stealths. Free scrap!

So far every playthrough with it, the only thing to kill off my Stealth ships has been Solar Flares and Asteroid Fields.

good luck
LT

[jotun?]

Bird of Prey is really really easy if you upgrade your cloak early. With level 3 cloak you can hit with lasers, beam, and lasers again. As long as you take out the shield generator in the first volley, you can do this on pretty much any sector 1 or 2 ship.

Tactical approach is easy. Just don't go to any hazard-circled systems. Avoid taking paths where you'll only have one option to go forward, because that one option might be a hazard.

Phase Shift is probably only possible by reaching the third phase of the final boss. Cloak when it fires the super weapon, and that should avoid 10+ total damage.

[Freckelz]

I managed to get all the way to the Rebel Flagship without shields in the Nesasio. Much of it was luck, of course. I'd upgraded the engines all the way, plus had a fully-leveled Zoltan on the engines and a fully-leveled pilot at the helm, with an Engi in each to help with repairs. The evasion is your best friend, and cloaking doesn't hurt.

The Rebel Flagship ripped me to ribbons, of course; you can only bob and weave so long before you take hits.

[DDRMANIAC007]

This ship is ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ amazing. Be sure to pick up shields ASAP however. Make it the first thing you buy.
I beat the flagship on my third playthrough with this ship. I had burst laser 3, heavy laser 1, Ion cannon 2, anti ship drone 1, hull repair drone 1.
I also had crew teleporter, max cloaking, stealth weapons, and engine level 5. The stealth is amazing at avoiding the power surge attacks and the initial missile attacks on first and third form. Taking out the missile launcher with 2 of your crew is TOP priority.
When the boarding drones came, I opened the doors in it to lower the O2 drain rate and sent my Rockman to tank it and my Mantis for DPS. They would manage to kill it just before the O2 completely ran out in that room. Then an engie and another crew member would rush in to repair the breach.

I love the fact this ship starts with such good evade. Pick up some shields and some better weapons , and you'll have a ship ready for most challenges. Remember to use your cloak at the right time and you'll be fine.

[NO PANTS TODAY!!!]

I like the stealth ship a lot.

[Captain Ventris]

Meh didnt like this ship needs sheilds becuase every time i got into a fight the first system that always got hit first was the cloacking system

[Skull]

Oh yeah I love the Stealth Cruiser, its all about timing with this ship. You don't cloak until AFTER they fire. They will miss and then be unable to recharge while you are under cloak. Use this time to hit their weapons. You can fire under cloak, and it doesn't take you out of it. you don't need the augmentation other ships use. I can defeat zone 5 ships with the starter weapons easily. Watch a few of the youtube videos. That's what I did, because my first experience sounds a lot like what you re saying.