The Lore of FTL: A Deep Dive

[@Cyberlisk]

In the other game by Subset Games, "Into the Breach", you can find secret time capsules with Mantis, Rock and Zoltan pilots. They have abilities similar to their racial attributes in FTL (the Rock pilot is immune to fire and has more health, the Mantis one has a melee attack instead of the repair action, and the Zoltan has only one HP but gets a shield every turn, and it also provides +1 power iirc). There is no real dialog from these pilots because they speak their own language and there doesn't appear to be an universal translator for that. I still think this is one of the coolest easter eggs you can find in games.

[@SaadTheGlad]

Ye it's awesome, I also mentioned the Rock crewmember Ariadne in this video

[@Xgmarcos999]

@@SaadTheGladWill you make an into the breach lore deep dive or perhaps a FTL multiverse deep dive?

[@SaadTheGlad]

@Xgmarcos999 I could delve into the breach in the future. Multiverse though... we'll have to see about that lol

[@Amberelocke]

Calling ftl a hidden gem is like calling Michaelangelo a lesser known sculptor

[@Somajsibere]

Is it tho, I dont think that many people know it

[@nobodyinternet7262]

@@Somajsibere Multiple sites estimate the game to have sold over 3 million copies. I would really not call it a hidden gem.

[@Somajsibere]

@@nobodyinternet7262 damn, didn t know that

[@Kriegs_Kommandant]

@@nobodyinternet7262 But nowadays no one talks about it really, if it weren't for Captain Sauce I watched long long ago I wouldn't know what this game is, I have not heard of FTL besides that video I watched.

[@asherplease1957]

@@nobodyinternet72623 million copies sold isn’t much when you consider call of duty sells between 20-30 million copies every year.

[@henryseg]

"Humanitis" is a reference to an ongoing joke by streamer Lethalfrag. Since humans are generally not as useful as crew members of other races in game, the joke goes along the lines of "Oh no, I've contracted humanitis" when he picks up a human crew member.

[@SaadTheGlad]

Oh wow I love LethalFrag, his FTL Guide Run video helped me soo much, nice to see he's referenced in-game

[@billlowery1658]

Apature Science. We do what we must, because, we can

[@raifsevrence]

Humans learn skills faster than everybody else. The usefulness of that is debatable. If you happen upon the right encounter you can exploit the systems to max out your engines, shields and piloting abilities. Not something you can really do though if you're streaming or just impatient.

[@Sunnysideanyway]

I dislike the trope of humans being the "jack of all trades" race in both sci-fi and fantasy

[@No-uc6fg]

​@@Sunnysideanyway It's less a "jack of all trades" and more a comparison baseline. If you have mice, humans and tigers and compare their running speed, you can define the human as the baseline, so the mice is slower than the human and the tiger is faster. This does not mean that the human is a jack of all trades, but merely that the frame of reference uses humans as the middle point. Aliens/Fantasy humanoids will, by their very nature as non-humans, be compared to humans, so you have elves better at magic than humans and dwarves better at tech than humans. It's the frame of reference, rather than an intentional jack of all trades.

[@logangagnepain7154]

If one of the best selling indie games is now considered a hidden gem, then ive been living a lie since 2012

[@Diabeticus420]

If wonder how it changed if it got a workshop

[@Speed001]

Sorry to inform you

[@NostraDavid2]

Do you remember Galaga? It used to be one of the most popular games ever. Thing is, the game came out in 1981. I was born 5 years later. I've never played it. I did play Doom, Quake, Sims, Call of Duty, Warcraft, Dune 2, etc. Games that once were the peak of popularity will one day become completely unknown. Even games like Doom, Quake, Half Life (1 or 2), will one day be played by fewer and fewer gamers. Because that's how it is.

[@logangagnepain7154]

@@NostraDavid2 oh, 100%. Its just interesting to witness it in real time. Eventually, everything we do will be forgotten, and its sad, but... also makes it more unique and personal, in my opinion

[@matthewmcneany]

My Headcannon is that The Mantis God of Mercy is a mistranslation of the God of the Quick Kill. (Escape pod mantis, having been found by humans rather than his own people, expects to be instantly put to death)

[@ChuggleDBuglGames]

The mantis have to be one of my favorite “warrior races” in fiction because not only does their fighting style make sense and even teach the player an alternative to victory they also aren’t stupid. They never claim to be perfect and actively work to fix their shortcomings. It also is such a strange feeling because as long as you can give them a good fight it feels like you can get along with them, but also they are so unapologetically evil that it doesn’t feel great that they will gladly work with you against another evil. It almost feels like they are just playing the long game as well as survival, but it’s so hard to not accept any help they give because they are so strong. I love them!

[@realkekz]

I admit that the author could have chosen a better way to describe FTL than "A hidden gem", but I think people pointing out are ignoring a piece of the puzzle, while it is a well known title and much beloved it has a niche aspect to it that makes it seem more obscure than it is, which exists in spite of its mainstream popularity. This is why it feels like "a hidden gem" even though it very obviously isn't.

[@SaadTheGlad]

Lmfao I already changed the title haha, but yeah, I originally named the video a hidden gem for the exact reasons you mentioned Edit: I forgot that the title is still baked into the video rip

[@Griffolicious]

@@SaadTheGladdon’t worry, I’d still describe it as a hidden gem! Most people don’t know what this game is and I found out through a niche KZbin channel and have told people about it. Mainstream usually means that most players will know about it.

[@SCHMOBEX]

I mean at this point most DO know ^^ Ftl sold ~4 - 7m copies on steam alone

[@collectiusindefinitus6935]

Regarding the flagship, I think the big secret about it is knowing that it exists in the first place. When you show up to the Last Stand, you explain to the admiral that the flagship is the weakness of the rebel fleet. Also, in my personal interpretation, part of the secret was also access codes to rebel networks that would communicate where the flagship was, which is why you can see its location at all times. The fact the federation wouldn't know about this could make sense, but the size of the flagship is a little inconsistent. It's in the same general size range as your cruiser, which is way smaller than the rebel fleet with the ASB that shows up in the background. Although events such as the under construction flagship describe it as massive. Personally I like to imagine the flagship is relatively small, that makes it unassuming among the rebel fleet meaning the feds wouldn't focus fire on it as they don't know its vital role. (as for why they don't do that once you've told them about the flagship, my headcannon is the larger federation ships can't effectively chase the flagship, and instead focus on firing on the rebels in the background so they can't turn their ASBs onto you) I don't think it has much to do with the flagship only controlling the autoships, in fact it would be strange if the flagship was able to control the countless numbers of them from across the galaxy while your cruiser has to travel across 8 sectors all the way to the federation's doorstep to deliver one information packet. Instead, I think the flagship is essential for coordinating large scale offensives, it has to be present for 3 consecutive turns above the federation base before destroying it, once you push the flagship away, the rebel fleet loses its ability to damage the federation base and has to retreat as well. If the flagship is destroyed, the rebels lose the one asset capable of coordinating a successful attack to wipe out the federation, and from there things probably only get worse for the rebels as the power vacuum leads to possible infighting, and the loss of their figures of authority means some rebels can abandon the fight entirely. From there the mere sight of a full federation fleet not on the defensive but jumping into a rebel occupied sector could convince some of the rebels there to simply surrender on the spot, with the more fanatical ones appropriately dealt with.

[@federationprime]

Maybe? Or the Rebel Flagship carries some kind of dedicated anti-capital ship superweapon that makes it a great threat despite its small size, slipping into the federation formation at will and making interception by your own small ship the best option.

[@collectiusindefinitus6935]

@@federationprime I'd prefer to say the rebel flagship plays a lot less recklessly, the background for the flagship fight is always rebel ships, no matter where you are, and the way you're described chasing it makes me imagine you're the one pushing into the rebel formation where the other ships cannot follow you and merely cover you so you don't get ASB'd.

[@therandomlaniusedward2140]

​@@collectiusindefinitus6935Or "flagship is too big, firing an ASB will result in damaging it" situation

[@potatoheadpokemario1931]

Actually slugs did originate in the nebula, thier homeworld is a nebula sector

[@squidwardart]

41:44 piss actually contains ammonia and would be commonly used to wash clothes until more...savoury solutions were accessible

[@AC-hj9tv]

It's also stored in the balls

[@ComedicLetter]

It also somewhat neutralizes chlorine gas

[@craggle1015]

Definitely a lot of Star Trek influence here. The Mantis are like the Klingons with their warrior culture. The Slugs are like the Ferengi with their deception and desire for personal wealth and the Rockmen are like the Romulans, isolationist and xenophobic. That being said they've crafted it into their own universe brilliantly. This game truly is a masterpeice.

[@lynxk7667]

The Zoltan and Vulcans have a number of similarities too. Wise, Elder races with advanced tech and propensity towards diplomacy. Plus, both are the key ally to their respective Federation's.

[@dashiellgillingham4579]

FTL is a heavily modified, largely automated, Star Trek ship management board game that the devs played.

[@hhjhj393]

I think all sci fi and fantasy kinda blends and has its archetypes.

[@rattman7986]

15:45 - mantis ships only ever have mantis and engi, no rockmen 35:10 - i interpreted this as the mantis not displaying the rockmens internal organs, not as rockmen not having interal organs (which i think makes a lot more sense) 37:10 - i interpreted this as wrong place wrong time, basically the rockmen thinking you were some previous fight that followed them to finish them off, not necessarily xenophobia 41:10 - i actually think the latter makes sense, because we can see them spontaneously making crystals in game (their active ability) 44:06 - the fact that the crystals dont recieve outsiders kindly could be due to a shift in attitude (its clearly been at least a while since ruwen left after all) 44:28 - i think the idea of a group of rebellious crystals wanting to reopen the link to the rest of the galaxy is the most plausible, and the reason ruwen is in the pod is because something went wrong and that was the only way to stay alive. perhaps all his comrades are dead? 45:30 - maybe crystals just live a really long time? 48:24 - i would hesitate to call the ponies intelligent - we dont have enough evidence for that imo. the free engi outcome in that event could be simple instinct or just chance. 49:57 - fed b does not actually break the theme - this dude was turned into a bird iirc

[@SaadTheGlad]

Oh damn that's a fair bit! Thanks so much for taking the time to comment this, that fact about him turning into a bird was really cool, although Wikipedia says his daughter did instead so I'm not sure...

[@FabB98]

I am only at 19:29 in the vid, but i highly implore everyone to check out FTL multiverse. It really fleshes out the races and lore to an insane level, to the point where the palette swaps of ships are now their own sub faction. Also this video was a nice gem to find.

[@SaadTheGlad]

Multiversus is an incredible mod, and I would gladly cover it if this video ever reached enough traction. Thank you!

[@ShmooZeroOmega]

I second that! Multiverse has way better writing than any fan mod has the right to have.

[@vanfunfun]

@@SaadTheGlad please, do!

[@renardnoir2581]

​@@SaadTheGlad would definitely ve interested in seeing a deep dive into the lore there, but boy would that be a massive endeavor.

[@rafasr0]

Amazing I had FTL for years and never thought about its lore

[@michal_1725]

This man right here managed to dig out the lore of a roguelike game the gameplay of which is basically just "kill enemy and don't die and maybe pick a dialogue choice", mad respect.

[@SaadTheGlad]

Thanks a lot :)

[@MarcusHalberstramVP]

Humans need a final solution to the mantis problem.

[@ComedicLetter]

RAID bug b gone

[@xVMouseVx]

If a rebel group of human supremacist are able to take on and beat an established multi species federation, I would think the other species are lesser too, or hindering/harming the galactic advancement The federation was not unified and the aliens are not even united within their own species

[@GoldenMoonOfDeltaCommentaries]

For the cryo pod considering it's found in a damaged ship most likely the ship was trying to evacuate to the homeworlds but was most likely disabled in the process with the crew going into cryo to wait for help the they knew may never show up

[@fierylightning3422]

so glad to see more FTL content

[@davidgretzschelcommunicati1630]

Humans are boring? They come in the most varieties, even having two genders and 4 skins of each. Also they learn faster. Clearly, they're meant to inherit the galaxy!

[@davidaward82]

2:10 in.... when you open all the doors, always close the ones to the medbay. yes, the enemy will break the door to get in, but they always try to get to the room with the most oxygen left, so you can force an 'i win' fight by making them fight you in the medbay.

[@SaadTheGlad]

Ohh that's why sometimes they don't go to the medbay. Good tip, thanks

[@davidaward82]

@@SaadTheGlad no worries. :)

[@toxic____]

my cat loved this

[@SaadTheGlad]

your cat is amazing

[@ormar4564]

1 hour for the base game ?? oh boy can't wait for the 24h multiverse video !!

[@DelusionalCookie]

This video did a great job laying out things even I've not considered after years and years of regular enjoyment. It definitely deserves more views!

[@SaadTheGlad]

Thank you very much!

[@AquaStockYT]

We need a SsethTzeentach video on it tbh

[@QalOrt]

Hmm, where have I heard of a Federation or Republic that hired mercenaries to fight a war, looses a war and then refuses to pay the mercenaries and the mercenaries then go to war against that Republic, have the Republic on the ropes and then get crushed by the Republic at the 11th hour... The Mercenary War of Carthage.

[@ShadowXII]

FTL was ruined for me because I won on my first run. I got what I later learned were god-rolls for enemies and gear; I used 3x teleport bombs to ruin the interior of the flagship and make it almost useless.

[@lynxk7667]

At 55:00 You are almost certainly correct about Stealth B being a reference to Mass Effect's Normandy SR1/SR2. The first Normandy was built co-operatively by the Alliance (Human) and Turians (Alien) as a prototype stealth cruiser. This matches a similar progeny in FTL. Great video, and yes, this game is so full of Star Trek that being a Trekkie/Trekker makes it a special treat. Sincerely- A stranger from Scotland, who only just got every FTL achievement after a decade of chipping away. That Rock ship secret sector achievement *SUCKED*!

[@SaadTheGlad]

Hi there! Thank you :) and yes that achievement is tedious as all hell. Love this game's Easter eggs too, more games should be chockful of them

[@secondbeamship]

The Engi probably aided the Federation against their common foes the Mantis.

[@conifercatgirl]

I had a sort of similar theory/idea about the 'secret data' you had. I assumed it was you the player, who was themselves an advanced ai, moreso than any before it. Since I believe the game says you are transporting/carrying the data to the rebels and delivering it to them, and that's the only thing I can think of that you're transporting, so the data isn't intel, but rather literal code for the ai. This is sorta referenced i think in the achievement referencing HAL, and is also why you need a pilot to jump, even though it's clear other ships can do automated jumps and it's odd that a pilot needs to be physically there to push the jump button, it's so you don't decide to mutiny/kill the crew, since you would be stranded and killed by scrappers or the rebel fleet, and is also why you can pause time and do things nearly instantaneously in game time, since you can process things much much faster due to onboard computing. I like the one you talked about in the video though as well!

[@Speed001]

FTL is a hidden gem for sure. There's this one guy making an FTL 3d animation story on YT. I heard his name get some praise in another video, that's how i found FTL.

[@SaadTheGlad]

Those 3D animations are gold, made with love

[@Rumhandful]

I always thought the Lanius were a partial reference to the Shrike from the Hyperion Cantos. Enigmatic, spiky metal beings, so named for their tendency to impale victims on thorns (like rl shrikes, aka "butcher birds" do to store food on thorny tree branches). Lanius is the genus of many shrike species. Spiky, metal, enigmatic, bird references. Similarities end there, but it's a fun lil nod.

[@SaadTheGlad]

Yup, I mentioned that in the video ;)

[@SaadTheGlad]

Yup, I mentioned that in the video ;)

[@racimlongou5178]

7:49 SAFINA LM9AWDA I CANTT You have one of the best sounding accents for an Algerian, kho Saha aidek ❤

[@SaadTheGlad]

Hahah thank you mann, I'm soo happy someone got that joke, I put it in just for fellow Moroccans/Algerians lol Lay3tik s77a a khay, 3lina ou 3lik (oh and I'm Morococan btw hhhh, and there are also more Darija jokes sprinkled throughout the video too lol)

[@tibbygaycat]

​@@SaadTheGladI'm subscribing just so I can hopefully learn the reference X3

[@SaadTheGlad]

Lol awesome, it's basically just "The Awesome Ship" in Moroccan Darija but it's pretty vulgar/ slang

[@petervasil6159]

"ive been playing a lot of ftl recently" arent we all? its like a few other games in the way you play for a week straight and then drop for months. (also if you have a decade to spare do multiverse lore)

[@Lamadon_Pyreus]

BABYLON 5 MENTIONED 🦅

[@hiroshima19]

I haven't played this game since before covid, I need to go back

[@mr_scorpion321]

Is this a lore video by the KZbinr SaadTheGlad about the hidden gem Faster Than Light? I can't believe it!

[@SaadTheGlad]

Yes indeed it is!!

[@ahmadghassan9881]

NPC moment

[@sumdud23]

27:43 i mean oxygen/rust is the bane of all metals, wouldn't be surprising if the lanius considered it a impurity for that reason alone

[@grayj777]

You probably will miss this but you GOTTA check out the mod called “Multiverse”. It takes everything you talk about in this video and expands on it in an awesome way. May even make for a couple of good videos!

[@SaadTheGlad]

I have actually played quiet a but of Multiverse, I just didn't mention it here cuz I wanted to only cover the vanilla game's lore. Could be a video in the future though ;)

[@karldavis6022]

2:20 To be fair to the Rebels, 99% of the alien ships I come across even as a Federation, we try to kill each other.

[@thebighurt2495]

I like to think that the Lanius are just pragmatists. It's not that they're being "good" or "merciful" per se (though some individuals might) but rather that they'd rather nab resources they won't have to fight somebody over and generally avoid unnecessary combat whenever possible to avoid having to do repairs or use otherwise precious resources.

[@SaadTheGlad]

Oh yeahh that makes a lot of sense too

[@demit189]

I love these types of videos. It makes me so happy to see ftl content still making its way to my recommended videos.

[@cal.3626]

we not going to talk about that insane run going on in the back ground. 3 burst lasers is crazy

[@98loud]

18:37 I think it's more along the lines of the Mantis trader being worried you'll be blown up before he can trade with you. Imagine how many times he's had paying customers coming over only for a warrior to kill them and take the scrap for themselves also was hoping you'd talk more about how it's possible that any Mantis at all would be working with the Federation, like how they ever got a Mantis crew to pilot the Mantis ship, or how they seem to have some kind of honor system where if you save their life they are forever loyal to you

[@AzuraCodeUltimate2004]

There is a FTL fan series (Fully animated.) that expanded on the lore and made a proper story that filled in quite a few lost gaps. I'd recommend giving it a watch. Though I need to give a warning, early episodes aged a bit like milk due to the creator's inexperience when they were still learning. But it improves after the first five episodes. FTL Kestrel Adventures.

[@Ras_al_Gore]

Bro just being blessed by RNGesus constantly with those Burst Laser IIs

[@SaadTheGlad]

This run was literally the first time I had this luck and it was coincidentally the one I recorded for the video lol

[@Ras_al_Gore]

@@SaadTheGlad I got 4/4 on a run once and I still think about this frequently

[@Octanitrocubane-enjoyer]

I love this loads, I really hope that we get one for FTL multiverse at some point because there's a lot there

[@SaadTheGlad]

Thank you! That one might br a ways away I'm afraid

[@Octanitrocubane-enjoyer]

@@SaadTheGlad oh that’s fair enough, it definitely needs a lot more digging for anything that goes beyond the original game, especially the extra endings and sylvan lol

[@slawek1791]

Very happy to see this game getting some love after all these years. This one has been one of my all time favourites. Period.

[@Tomdatruth]

I sleep to your videos every night lol thsnk you for all the work! Hope u dont take that the wrong way 😴

[@SaadTheGlad]

This is literally one of my main goals with my videos lol. Thank you, I'm glad you enjoy them :)

[@Tomdatruth]

@@SaadTheGlad 🤟🏼

[@Marinealver]

So my take on Federation-Mantis War: Mantis attacks the Engie and because of the Federation Charter the Humans and Zoltans are obligated to join. Federation is first in the fray but the Zoltans delay giving the reason that they need to updated their stratagems before entering. Mantis begin enslaving Engie and force them to make defenses and weapons for the Mantis to use against the Federation, which causes massive casualties among the humans and another delay from the Zoltans. When the human delegation asks the Zoltan council if they are going honor the Federation Charter and assist the Engie the Zoltan ambassador responded due to the Mantis change in tactics and weapons they need to alter their stratagems as well, but they promise they will enter and when they do victory will be imminent, they just need access to Engie Ion weapons. The Engie exchange the technology. (I could add in a part of Rock Salvagers and Slug Mercenaries joining in not on the Mantis side but not friendly to the Federation) Eventually the Zoltans enter the war and sweep through Mantis Forces. The Zoltan shields prevent Mantis warriors from teleporting over n boarding actions where they are the strongest and Mantis weapons are frozen by Ion cannon blasts. Zoltan hover vehicles out maneuver the swift Mantis warriors on the ground and Zoltan beam weaponry slices through Mantis Ship and Soldier alike. The Mantis flees Engie territory taking a lot of slaves with them but once they left Engie space the Federation was prevented to pursue as the Zotlans argued that the charter stops at Federation Member space and to leave it is no longer a defensive action and offensive actions have to be unanimously agreed upon by all members. The Humans then proposed an invasion of Mantis space to free any Federation citizen held under slavery by the Mantis, the Zoltans disagreed as it was a needless action that would cost too much. The Engie sided with the Zoltan and since nearly all the slaves were Engie as they often surrendered immediately. If any one had the greatest cause for an invasion it would be the Engie and since they were opposed the Federation would stop at the edge of Mantis space and the Federation-Mantis war was over. Now when it came time for reconstruction and rebuilding it would be a disagreement that shattered the Federation. The Humans suffered the most fatalities because they would often fight even to the death in hopeless situations where Engie would immediately surrender once probability of victory and retreat both reached 0.01% for an outcome. As for the Zoltans they were last in the war and their involvement was so brief they barely suffered any casualties. The Humans agued since they made the largest sacrifice they should oversee rebuilding of the Federation Fleet. The Engie would argue that since the war happened in their space the reconstruction of their territory should be the priority. The Zoltans argued since their weapons and forces were the "reason" for their victory over the Mantis they were due compensation which shocked the human delegation. One human representative was overheard calling the Zoltan ambassador a "Glowing Slug" which greatly insulted the Zoltans. The Federation may have won the war, but they lost the peace and the Human Rebellion began.

[@martinmaciel395]

"The Federation' still has potential to be a net positive for the Galaxy" =/= "Meaning that the Federation is genuinely good for the Galaxy"

[@SaadTheGlad]

The lesser of two evils

[@martinmaciel395]

@@SaadTheGlad Still not the same. Anyway, loved your video, i apreciate all your hard work on putting this together. And thanks for taking your time to reply!

[@SaadTheGlad]

Thank you very much!

[@mrozz8472]

funny to see the only thing that makes human special in the FTL universe is racism

[@SaadTheGlad]

Tbh most of the aliens are racist too, I think it's more they won at that racism, competitive racism if you will

[@mrozz8472]

@@SaadTheGlad Humanity #1 baby

[@AltereggoLol1]

It's the real superpower.

[@QuixoteBadger]

I'm playing FTL while watching this. Total coincidence, I swear.

[@Deipnosophist_the_Gastronomer]

Venomous lizards are much more common than you might expect. 😅

[@wiaf8937]

thanks for writing this up. i consume lore like others consume air. kudos

[@SaadTheGlad]

Glad you enjoyed :)

[@kotya6941]

Thank you for the first FTL lore video on my memory, oh the good Samaritan

[@SaadTheGlad]

You're welcome! It was super fun making it :)

[@galanonim5845]

I love this game and knew it had a lot of hidden information, but I would never expect it's enough for an hour long essay

[@CoperliteConsumer]

The guy who helpd to write all of this game's lore also did the world building for subnautica. Also if your wondering why the second subnautica was abysmal (hah) it's because they fired this guy and replaced him with a-diversity-hire. I always wondered why that second subnautica was so bad so I looked up who made the first one then cross referenced it with the second one and untangled what happened. The guy who wrote this and subnautica's lore understands world building and he understands what scares people in a compelling way. This is why you should never buy a second release of a game title without checking to see if it's by the same dev team because Companies, brands, trademarks, copywriter holders, and stock holders are all things that do not actually make good games. People makes good games, passionate people specifically. Follow the passionate people not the hollowed out corpo's pretending to be them and you'll never be disappointed by a game you purchase

[@SaadTheGlad]

Holy shit I didn't know they're the same people that makes so much sense. I love Subnautica's lore and worldbuilding as much as I love FTL's.

[@iamasimplmao9260]

“Diversity hire” seek mental help lmao

[@sneedchuck5477]

34:39 it's Vrachos 4 (IV), not 5 (V) just throwing that out there because I didn't see anyone else mention it

[@SaadTheGlad]

Oh yup, I could swear I corrected that mistake offhandedly somewhere but oh well

[@secondbeamship]

I find it strange that the Engi have a nonaggression pact with the Rebels and yet the Rebels are invading the Engi territories?

[@SaadTheGlad]

The Rebels are the scummiest scums after all

[@carso1500]

They likely were only willing to respect it while they were in acting combat against the federation, once they felt that their victory was guaranted they dropped the charade and invaded

[@moder112]

I've played this game for an ungodly amount of time and i found this quite fascinating, I don't think I paid enough attention to the flavor text. For example I thought that the slug pleasure barge was something they made up for multiverse (I love how they flesh out so much obscure stuff from the game). Great video. Also DA-SR stands for "direct action - stealth reconnaissance" apparently, I found this a while back in a comment when digging through the game's files.

[@SaadTheGlad]

Thank you! Yeah that was partly the reason why I made this vid, no one really gave the lore any love lol

[@times1132]

4:22 why is human a boring race, it is actually quite good with almost no downsides

[@Netist_]

hard to blame the rebels for being racists when half the races in the galaxy actually are violent or conniving

[@noahdienel2598]

"Hidden Gem" is wild

[@neondead2.0.15]

Love this game and we need more games like this imo.

[@baronhumus848]

The most addictive game Laughing in Factorio

[@henrybadger785]

For the crystals secrecy and weird way of being rediscovered, could it be that a third party interfered, trying to cover up/destroy the efforts of rediscovery?

[@barrettkepler7618]

Oh, hey, I know you! I'm glad KZbin brought me back to your channel.

[@SaadTheGlad]

Welcome back!

[@DaxMarko]

I love how much lore and gameplay are tied together. Learning about alien races shows you what their strengths and weaknesses are, which are also hints on what to expect from them and why should you try and recruit one aboard. On top, diversity of your crew is very fundamental for a good run so you are encouraged to it, which fits the federations lore of believing in racial union. And because rebels are regarded as racist, you for certain can expect only humans aboard when you see their color schemes. It just very solid world building where learning it yields actual useful information, and it isn't just bunch of fun trivia for hell of it.

[@BrenTenkage]

the idea that the secret is the AI, is one I agree with. And i believe its now basically been canonized by fans of FTL thanks to the Kestral adventures expanding on this idea.

[@DarkVeghetta]

I do wish we could play as the Rebels in FTL. I find them rather appealing. Then again, that would take too much away from the gameplay, though I'm sure other options could be given to the player to compensate. Never quite understood why we never got an FTL 2. The game was certainly popular enough.

[@TheCreapler]

Pretty good, but now you need to make a 3-hour vid on all the lore with the multiverse mod. Kidding

[@semeras]

"I've been playing a lot of FTL recently" *pauses video, subscribes, likes, unpauses* go on.

[@SaadTheGlad]

Hahah thank you :)

[@gtheglorious3400]

Are we going to get a Lore dive on the legendary Multiverse Mod?

[@therandomlaniusedward2140]

Which includes: Rockmen religious war Zoltan religious war

[@grayj777]

What they did with the mantis is awesome too! I don’t wanna spoil it tbh but damn those people did a good job that mod

[@imimportantreallyimportant9016]

51:56 i close my eyes for 3 sec and i though i was watching soma for a second... edit i feel deja vu on the ship... i mean i watch it last watch and here we are

[@Diarmuhnd]

*Everyone should watch that fan made FTL Kestrel Adventures series .. thats a hidden gem!* Nice FTL lore video, kudos. I love this game so much. And I like lore videos. Score. Have fun

[@SaadTheGlad]

Thank you! Yeah that series is pretty awesome

[@Trivial_Whim]

FTL reminds me strongly of Star Control 2.

[@HelixFlame33]

Good video

[@SaadTheGlad]

Thank you

[@hamishfox]

Giant alien spiders are no joke.

[@gooberone]

I'm going to give my two cents on the stasis pod. My headcanon is that there may have been another isolation period, hundreds of years before the current one. It's possible that crystals might have had a cycle similar to the lanius but more diplomacy oriented, as in getting fed up with everyone's shit and finally closing themselves off forever. I assume that this stasis pod was made before the second isolation in a time where they were much more hopeful in the races of the galaxy and just had to take a break.

[@hamishfox]

"the crystal must have a high vibration" 😂😂😂

[@nonameninja_]

Just 24 views??? For a video of this quality???

[@SaadTheGlad]

Hahah, thank you! The video has been released only 20 minutes ago though :)

[@alexr6705]

Hey, I loved your video! Personally, I've always viewed the Lanius as basically like cicadas, but rather than coming out on a natural cycle, they surface depending on the cycle of war and peace. I also personally thought that the Lanius would suffocate or otherwise die in an oxygenated environment, just like how some anaerobic bacteria are killed by oxygen. It also never occurred to me that they could be machines. In my mind, they were always organic, just somehow metal-based rather than carbon-based. Also, I always had a soft spot for the Rockmen of Vrachos IV, since most of my victories have come from Rock ships. Although they are Xenophobic, there's something I like about their strange sense of honor forged by hardship, like that highlighted by the rock cruiser quest.

[@SaadTheGlad]

Thanks a lot! Ooh those are some cool thoughts on the Lanius, I love how every player who thought about the lore for a bit has their own headcanon on certain parts they find the most interesting lol

[@infernoflame7320]

I may only be 3 minutes into the video but I can already tell the rebels they're the good guys

[@Rajesh-Koothrappali]

War. War never changes. In the year 6540 my great grandfather faught in the federation/rebel war, the federation won. Choose your own story

[@lincolnreinert1205]

Never played this before yet here i am

[@likeAG6likeAG6]

So basically rebels are the good guys, since they stand for humanity first. Got it.

[@JLE8811]

The one time I beat this game, it glitched on the final boss

[@williek08472]

I like to think that the MFK on the Rebel eagle is the initials of whoever organized and started the rebellion in the first place Also, technically a Portuguese Man o' War isn't a jellyfish, but rather a colonial organism known as a siphonophore made up of various separate zooids that combine to create a larger creature. It can still deliver a nasty sting, though

[@jhart6764]

41:30 my response to this is that we are made of carbon fiber parts for cars.

[@PattPlays]

>dlc slugs love money ha

[@ProudlyIdiotic]

Spectacular video

[@SaadTheGlad]

Thank you very much!

[@cheekym8init]

How does this only have 2k views?

[@SaadTheGlad]

I dunno man, youtube algorithm did not give its blessing sadly

[@OrbitalRescueSage]

Nice gloss over of the Rebels. After abusing humans as their shock troops against the alien bug menace, the Feds full of DEI politics tells them to ‘lol get gud bro,’ denies them aid, and suddenly a faction of human supremacists is ‘teh bad guy?’ I mean this is just Mass Effect’s Rachni War with Humans playing the role of the Krogan, with similar results. The Federation might as well just be the closed minded Citadel Council with predictable results.

[@FF009A]

"The Federation are the good guys" Multiple in-game civilian encounters would like to know your location. But jokes aside, both sides are pretty flawed, and neither is really *good* ultimately.

[@carso1500]

Nah dhe federation are pretty decisively the good guys That doesnt mean every random campain is a bastion of justice and mercy of course there is likely a lot of corruptiom and abuse going behind the scenes but the federation is the one trying to keep peace between the species of the galaxy and stablish diplomatic relationships while the rebels quite literaly want to genocide everything that isnt human

[@KingFunky]

Imma be real, I don't think the $30 million profit game is a hidden gem

[@TheTripleAce3]

Now give us all the lore in MV (:

[@Marinealver]

FTL mod Multiverse Lore video when?

[@andreworders7305]

17:09 or any other species of mantis

[@andreworders7305]

11:16 seems like a Space Odyssey reference