Should I be clearing the red necron rooms?

[captainducko]

If there's computers in there I can roll back the awakening but I don't know how many computers or necrons are in a room before going in so seems like a gamble so I've ignored the first few.

[Daedalus Cain]

It all comes down to whether you can kill everything quickly. The red necron rooms are optional fights that can be circumvented if you desire. Sometimes there are consoles that you can scan for blackstone then destroy to roll back the counter 2 ticks. However, even without those consoles, you still get the counter rolled back 3-5 ticks just for finishing the fight. So provided you can clear a room of necrons within 3 rounds, you're at least breaking even, plus you get free blackstone for the kills.

In the late game when you can crush a whole room in a single turn, they're even more worth it, but I could see being concerned about them in the early game when you might not have the unlocks to clear them quickly yet.

[Kwic]

Originally posted by captainducko:

If there's computers in there I can roll back the awakening but I don't know how many computers or necrons are in a room before going in so seems like a gamble so I've ignored the first few.

Most of the time, it's worth doint it because you will have at least 1 console (means two tciks down) and the mission reward is -4 (somtimes 5) ticks down. Furthermore, you will gain BlackStones for the kills...