FTL: Faster Than Light - A Hard Act to Follow

FTL: Faster Than Light is an absolute classic, which I consider one of my favourite games of all time, and I felt like playing it. So here we are.
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[@perfectly_balanced77]

Crew members actually lose some of thier skill level when they get cloned

[@rthanejehxbejws]

keo chhun better then just dying

[@MAXRAY-bw9kv]

@@rthanejehxbejws And why dying ?

[@somethingsomewhat8860]

@@MAXRAY-bw9kv better to lose some skill than all the skill

[@movingparts6270]

Lanius C is going to come with teleporting missiles and fire lasers, but not have any doors.

[@zalenka-387]

Moving Parts Gaming that seems fun

[@lolmandos]

-Dad, when i grow up, will i work on the engine room like you? -Yes, son, just like my father and his father before him.

[@nsmith1588]

Moving Parts Gaming use the doors Luke

[@jinkeloid]

Difficult K9 Found a doormonster sub here lol

[@zandbergx9747]

Crystal C? Please?

[@Ikcatcher]

I don’t think FTL is my cup of tea, but I just enjoy hearing Jon strategizing, it’s just so.... mesmerizing

[@jackdaw6795]

Your first video about this game made me play this game. Since then I consider this to be one of the best games ever made!

[@lanceuppercut6168]

Same! :D

[@andrewswitzer6334]

Same for me... easily top 10 PC games for me.

[@lou1958]

Thanks Jon. After hundreds of hours playing FTL I never really got into the clone bays. And now in one video you've convinced me of their immense power when using a boarding strategy, which again is something I never fully mastered. I will be playing this style when I've got the time and no MATN videos to watch.

[@gasolina8223]

When you send both a Mantis and a Lanius at the same time, that's better than two Lanius. Wanna know why? You have a clone bay. Your Mantis is there to protect you Lanius while he sucks the oxygen from the room. If the Mantis dies, it won't matter. Just make another one. What I'm saying is, basically, use the Mantis as a disposable body guard.

[@user-yv2cz8oj1k]

Unless the protagonist targets the Lanius, and 2 Lanius suck oxygen out twice as fast.

[@josephhenderson2538]

Pro tip for this ship: the A.I. crew don't go into a room that doesn't have oxygen in it if their health is too low, so if you teleport into the oxygen bay with the Lanius crew and destroy it, you're free to deplete the oxygen in any room you want and they'll be unable to repair it. You can then wait for the crew to suffocate to death.

[@movingparts6270]

I've got a fever and the only prescription is more PONY LASER!

[@minscandboo9749]

Moving Parts Gaming I would instead prescribe the more effective *DOUBLE PIKE BEAM!*

[@birdbot02]

Jon is this video just a reason for you to play ftl again

[@ba-loo-loo7676]

Check Twitter- he’s had this video in stock for a while!

[@krishnastarz]

PlayaR 100 What did he say on Twitter?

[@lytsubasa3838]

jon f up his bathroom or kitchen really bad and now he has it fix so there alot noise in his house that why he cant make new video

[@trident042]

Like anyone needs a reason.

[@jimbs7848]

i love all the days you put out new ftl and fallout stuff! this video deserve every like ever

[@jackdaw6795]

OMG! FTL is back! Best streamer in the world BTW. I love you man!

[@jackdaw6795]

Jesus, everybody should have played FTL by now! Its one of the best games in the world!

[@evanwatling3897]

Jackdaw okay consider it done

[@AustinMmmmmm]

FTL is love FTL is life, and Many A True Nerd is Jon, these things together create greatness

[@ThePzwilson]

First and foremost: I am thrilled to see more FTL! One of the best games ever. Secondly...It hurt... it hurt to see you not buy that pre-igniter. It hurt, but I will respect your estimation of your position. Thirdly: please put someone on engines. It boosts your evade and is much more important than either sensors or shields. You have a habit of neglecting evasion, and this would be just about the easiest thing. Finally: Oh my god FTL is back! This is the best!!!!!

[@Evgeniy-Tasarov]

Damn you Jon ! Your timing is on point, recently starting FTL while watching your videos about it. I must say as a French, your british accent is very pleasent and easy to understand with my limited english ! Keep up your good work :)

[@v8_u252]

-Sees flak 2 and a small bomb *BUYS SMALL BOMB*

[@Buumimi]

I was talking about FTL earlier today. I looked up a video explaining how to play it, I never actually won them myself. Surprised to see you put up a video on this, I'll look forward to watching this when I can.

[@darraghocal8939]

YES Jon!! FTL has been an addiction for me since getting it years ago. Great to see you playing it again!

[@lolmandos]

I find it amazing that Jon is such a fan of FTL yet i can't think of a harder game to play with -1 perception.

[@joelandersson3168]

Skies of Arcadia and FTL among all-time favourites, top-notch taste in games confirmed!

[@tenebrousnova636]

My Lanius B strategy is to teleport the Lanius straight into the enemy's life support room and use mind control on the first guy to confront them whilst suppressing their weapons with the adv. flak. Once life support is destroyed, wait until the oxygen in the room is completely drained and start advancing into the other rooms to drain them, retreating back to life support if necessary. Eventually the enemy crew won't be able to move anywhere to stop you without suffocating, so you're free to wreak havoc or just wait for the remaining oxygen to drain, killing the crew without destroying the ship.

[@SaintDaisley]

Has Lanius ship. Fills it with oxygen and mouth breathers. WTF.

[@realhumanbean7915]

Michael Daisley I don’t get why he just opened most doors to choke out invaders

[@GabrielaAlvares]

So glad FTL is back! Jon's favorite games always make for the best videos

[@ImagePrivilege]

You are the reason I am able to get through college and working two jobs as your videos are funny and you always have something new to watch ... may also be one of the reasons I procrastinate too😂😂🤟🏽

[@NishaPerson]

The FTL series on this channel has always been my favourite.

[@whitestairivory4208]

Im so glad i found this channel, for some strange reason your Fallout NV Kill Everything run came up on the recommended (i think youtube is trying to tell me something) and I’ve been binge watching it since yesterday. Btw your current voice surprised me a lot i guess 5 years were enough time to reach puberty.

[@whitestairivory4208]

Btw i love you man. No homo

[@DarthTrethon]

I am always shocked at how little Jon actually knows about this game....didn't know about the clone bay queue, and warning about blowing up an enemy ship with his crew on it...you've got a bloody clone bay, Jon!! It's fine....as long as they don't run with your still alive crew on their ship you're fine....really handy to blow up an enemy ship with your crew on it....just a free heal.

[@polishenglish8356]

What a great tactics and performance!

[@christianwilliams1690]

Recently completed hard mode with Lanius B. You can teleport people out of an enemy ship if they're mind controlled and starve them to death in your almost oxygen-less ship, so you can avoid boarding and just kind of select whichever bloke or two you want to die.

[@christianwilliams1690]

For the final boss I used a glaive beam, ion blast and flak 2 to destroy shields and weapons ez

[@catwithbands]

Hell yeah I'm so happy your playing this again! Honestly so happy!

[@jackdaw6795]

I just spilled a whole glass of Jack Daniels with Cola on my Keyboard while writing another comment about how awesome you and this game are and i still dont regret it!

[@Anne_Ony_Mouse]

And nothing of value was lost.

[@welldeweye4233]

Jon... The Lanius are not Robots... Your crew loses experience anytime they die, so medical bays tend to be universally better. If you get scanners you can mind control an enemy and use "Return" on your Teleporter then lynch them once mind control wears off.. So you can clear the enemy ship with minimal conflict. Invest in shields and dodge, and vwala. Also some energy weapons to shred super-shields too.

[@DrakonWyverm]

BUT IS THERE DOUBLE PIKE BEAM?!?

[@minscandboo9749]

*DOUBLE PIKE BEAM!*

[@grtgtz7771]

DOUBLE PIKE BEAM!

[@pineapotato]

DOUBLE PIKE BEAM THE BEST WEAPON

[@jackrandomman6882]

Ahem... DOUBLE PIKE BEAM! Now to slink back into the endless abyss that is the internet

[@calibursatsujin3112]

@@pineapotato nah glave beam is better

[@kkonstantinosss2]

Drones can actually double fire every now and then so they can damage you, 14:15, it happens every now and then. So if you have one shield bubble vs 1 attack drone MK1, you can't leave the game running to train crew without paying attention. With 2 shield bubbles you're probably safe.

[@RinIsArty]

Jon. MORE FTL CHALLENGE RUNS. We demand it!

[@Tigercup9]

Your Hard Mode run was the first video(s) I watched on your channel. TL;DR, FUCK YEAH

[@glitchwolf1384]

What I love the most about Lanius B is that it has no scanners. Means absolutely no penalties for going through nebulas, actually makes nebulas objectively the best place to be, more rewards, no downside since you have no scanners for it to mess with.

[@jazzyj7834]

This is actually a really good run so far. I'm impressed by the RNG favor from the first couple of sectors.

[@Schneeregen_]

I missed these FTL videos, please make some more.

[@DiggleTime]

FTL is definitely in my top 10 (at least) favourite games ever

[@sirvaleron7041]

Love the enthusiasm!

[@LucienDeSilver]

Yes! I love your FTL videos.

[@chrisvisser-fee2631]

Why don't you keep the doors open to drain out the oxygen? Wouldn't have that dealt with the guy that invaded you?

[@Sheldezare]

I'll be honest, the emergency mode sucks for Jon, but I love to see these videos.

[@dingdeng47]

Little late to the party but... I like to use guaranteed victories (ie a single almost dead engi running around trying to repair stuff) as a chance to farm xp for my boarding party. Just let your crew practise smashing buildings while the enemy runs around fixing them. Just be sure to shoot the shields as the enemy really hates you attacking their shields. May also be not super exciting viewing...

[@atv4849]

Really would like a full Series

[@Fuchie]

FTL is how I found your channel. But you mentioned Skies of Arcadia in your list of favorite games. It might be weird to have a JRPG on your channel, but I’d love to see a SoA LP.

[@krashnicoff5266]

This is so good. I've missed FTL so much.

[@tisFrancesfault]

I like getting the Lanius is take out their O2 as quick as is sensible. it doubles down on suffocating a whole ship.

[@andyb1858]

Sorry Jon, I was about to watch this video, but then you put the in the mood to play some FTL. So I'm going to do that now.

[@antonyzambelli1767]

Please, loads more FTL on this channel!

[@Entity-of-Justice]

This video made me fall in love with the Zoltan B Cruiser.

[@hejgustavful]

Finally more FTL Faster Than Light!

[@205badger3]

Björn is swedish for bear. So... The bear is still around!

[@brosephnoonan223]

Man... I haven't played FTL in years. I feel old...

[@jonathanbuchanan8875]

It’s about time it’s back

[@phillipj1135]

it's michio kaku style force field only deflecting energy based munitions while your hull armor absorbs solid projectiles with some sort of nano mesh. Interesting,

[@sharkofjoy]

I never unlocked the Lanius B! It's basically a challenge run itself. Very cool.

[@Smi7h1sH3r3]

oh yea also just bought this. OMG, yah, really good, really going to love playing with all the systems!

[@Kaiimei]

Jon, please play the FTL Infinite Space mod, and maybe even do a series on it.

[@BeWare_I_Live]

I saw this and freaked out! More FTL!!

[@kaip310]

Jon get the heal burst weapon so that you can exchange missiles for health. That way your crewmembers don't need to die amd respawn to be at full health. Not to memtion how it could completely heal a damaged boarding party while the room is empty

[@marksharkwalker8152]

Will you please make a whole series of this game again?! It is soooo good!

[@ollyclass]

47 views 45 likes and well deserved you are a really good and entertaining KZbinr

[@Thepiller]

Yesyesyesyesyes. So happy to see ftl back

[@JLConawayII]

This looks like a fun game, maybe I'll try it out sometime if I have a chance.

[@defaultname-wr9sk]

Jon in his nightmare deathship continues his reign of terror

[@lsswappedcessna]

Full Lanius crews are just the best. They're complete tanks in combat, and they don't need oxygen. No power to the oxygen system needed!

[@sp0ckz0mbi3]

Always more FTL!

[@marcusl8602]

I scared the dog when I laughed at Jon's choice of ship name. Thank you Jon, Howie will now hate FTL.

[@dylanmasi4696]

I really enjoy FTL and wish you would play it more!!

[@jackdaw6795]

This game has the best soundtrack in the world!

[@mylesfrost335]

what about doom or neir automata?

[@Clobworld3]

Yea! FTL is back :D

[@OsidiustheEmphatic]

"Rock guys get 50% bonus health, so we know who we want on our team." Well...I mean...I thought I did.

[@chumblesthecheese8580]

When you said Skies of Arcadia was one of your favorite games, my respect for your opinion went way, way up.

[@crescentmethod]

This ship is more of a horror mansion than the MachiaVillian house

[@Capn_Mal]

Mmm that menu music.

[@goatbot9733]

Is there any reason Jon that you didn't upgrade your engines much though just skimming along a bit?

[@oneofmanyjames-es1643]

Like FTL, but it's FTL.

[@FirePhoenix9892]

You should definitely play more ftl

[@j4ckt741]

This was very injoyable

[@joshmapes187]

Very different game, but I always think of Homeworld when I see you play this. Maybe pick up Homeworld? I just accidentally donated all of my free time to it, checking to see if it would run on my 2015 Windows Surface. (It totally does.)

[@pt8306]

Why is the HUD in this video slightly different to the normal HUD I am used to?

[@codingentity]

What is this 2014? Nice to see FTL back :)

[@cory6266]

Yay more FTL!

[@---_---_---_---___---]

More FTL, everyday, every hour, every dam second.

[@krayolakraken]

I'm sure you're a genius at the game, no question. Would it be viable to teleport to the enemy's O2 room and destroy that and suffocate the entire ship?

[@dominateeye]

I haven't played FTL in a while, so the somewhat different UI and Into the Breach plug on the main menu kind of threw me. I didn't see anything about an update in the Steam news page for the game, but I started up my copy of FTL and sure enough, the same UI changes were there. When did this happen? How did it happen if there wasn't an update?

[@VelociRandom]

Jon, repairing your ship to full is actually slightly wasteful. The random events that repair your ship as a reward are fairly frequent, so you can save your scrap for more important things (like that weapon pre-igniter!). I tend to try to keep the hull points just barely in the green.

[@mylesfrost335]

nice, i should start doing that

[@chrisb5005]

I've always wondered about the storyline of this game. I know it's not really the major selling point, but I don't quite understand the whole rebel/federation map control thing. Sure, once we defeat their flagship the main assault fleet is in a bad way, but what about the 20 or so star systems that the rebels occupy? Surely the rebels will still win because of their increased economy from these systems, while the Federation loses a war of attrition?

[@hillerm]

I’ve beaten FTL many times, but have never beaten it on Hard Mode.

[@BladeDevil]

oh... more FTL... yay.

[@ianbrown7356]

what a game , just what a game, i rate it up there. right next to baldurs gate 2

[@ellaguy-vogel425]

jon, do you not know that cloning people makes them lose some experience?

[@7ust7oel]

god we need moooooore

[@Telco12]

FTL is actually my first Real computer game

[@DTrenlex]

Played this game for a month then realise that we are the federation tbh there rebel's force is so big they are practically the federation

[@niccolemanz]

Simply one of the most perfectly developed games ever!

[@vipertooth3933]

You should try Captain's Edition, it's a mod that adds a lot of new cool stuff to the game.

[@kabobawsome]

Michał Gorgoń The infinite one is tons of fun. Especially if you throw on the randomized loot as well.

[@thatstrangenoise]

It adds more stuff but it is not necessarily a better experience. If FTL is a delicious cake, Captain's Edition is like adding two whole loaves of white bread underneath it. For example, something that really irks me is some CE events have you take damage as soon as you travel to a node. This is basically the antithesis of FTL design. Instead of you as the player having some choice and therefore responsibility for the damage you took, it was purely the modders trying to make the game harder. Every single event in vanilla FTL gives you options with varying degrees of risk and reward. Sometimes in vanilla FTL upgrading your ship beforehand gives you better options, but it's never a requirement to having options in the first place. It was never "this happened, and you had no say in the matter" like in CE.

[@RoyalFusilier]

I respect Captain's Edition for the detail and content, but I have to agree, they went too far. Even if they just put it in line with the original developer intent of 'ninety percent of all runs end in total failure', that's just not actually all that fun. For myself, it quickly reached a point where it didn't feel fun anymore.

[@kabobawsome]

Fusilier The best way to play Captain's Edition is to half the repair cost (rounding down in sectors 4-6), or just cheat in a hull repair drone.

[@MrSticklife]

Fusilier, They state pretty clearly that the mod is for experienced player. I still lose a shit ton and the rng is bullshit but you can get a reasonable win rate of %5 to 10+ percent

[@Dakotaidk]

FTL is back?!