How to Break Starsector

A detailed guide on breaking Starsector by getting infinite credits. Beginner friendly.
Recorded on the most recent version of Starsector(0.96a-RC10).
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[@ymfah]

The developer actually responded! The glitch will be fixed in the next upcoming patch. Enjoy while it lasts! : twitter.com/amosolov/status/1730994036222136777 Discussion thread : www.reddit.com/r/ymfah/comments/189190c/how_to_break_starsector/ 3 Prometheus MKIIs are better than 2 Odysseys.

[@JohnVicres]

Conquest > Prometheus MkII [This post was made by Midline Gang]

[@dustinnabil798]

Based beyond belief

[@Harry_Du_Bois2137]

Also killer queen is the Best ship change my mind

[@BlindSE]

Glad to see someone carry on vapesmoker420's legacy :) The Sseth video is what got me into 4x / sim games in the first place.

[@LazloRTR]

Why work with few ships when you can surround the enemy with 50 This message brought to you by carrier gang

[@El_FzEq]

The Age of Stars journey with Ranni is very different from what I thought

[@zegreatpumpkinani9161]

An unexpected outcome, but not entirely unpleasant...

[@dustinnabil798]

@@zegreatpumpkinani9161 It is unpleasant, but not for us

[@prateeksharmakharel7678]

Breaking Starsector is like breaking your old Grandmother's back. While not hard to do it's the creative and innovative ways people do it that makes it interesting.

[@Llortnerof]

I now have additional questions.

[@prateeksharmakharel7678]

@Llortnerof You will receive the answers after providing me them.

[@Llortnerof]

@@prateeksharmakharel7678 No, thanks, i think i prefer not getting them.

[@AlexiosLair]

That is oddly specific

[@BasedMan]

I have been wondering for a long time if its possible to beat the hegemony without a big fleet Raid their fuel and supply production, after you get the strongest share in the sector for both of those. Ally ludds and pirates, send them after everyone else to raid and pillage. Wait. They cannot afford to fly their capitals (or even any ship at all) anymore Destroy their core stations, saturate bombardments for everyone Repeat and leave only those that you like (independents my beloved) Then destroy ludd and pirates (who you turned into corsairs) so no one can challenge you. They have outlived their usefullness. Declare yourself the heroe of the sector, after killing and starving billions. Rebuild and get rid of the remnants. Explore. Finally, some fucking peace and quiet.

[@nado1908]

For the unaware, the thing he fights at 4:40 is the closest thing the game has to a final boss.

[@BlackTempleGaurdian]

Oh you sweet summer child

[@nado1908]

@BlackTempleGaurdian Yes I know about the doritos. They're more like an optional superboss.

[@Aereto]

@@BlackTempleGaurdian Final Boss, not Secret Boss. There's a difference.

[@FedeThePro]

whats the name of the boss?

[@user-mw9zp5cv4e]

@@FedeThePro [REDACTED]

[@Jaydee-wd7wr]

9:48, I want the non Starsector players to appreciate that this image is incredible.

[@ymfah]

Broadside Invictus Broadside Invictus

[@SnailBot]

I want to appreciate it. Only understand the 3rd on that the ship face that way and has all deck out weapon.

[@Jaydee-wd7wr]

@@SnailBot, The first one is an all Dragonfire build, which are like a weird missile that shoots lasers. The second one is all Derelict Operations which basically means it’s like 30 Capital ships that have been intentionally destroyed and then not repaired to reduce their deployment cost. The third one is a broadside meme, there are broadside ships in the game but none of those are, the one in the top corner is flying backwards and the Invictus is using basically none of its weapon slots despite being one of the best ships in the game. The Griffin isn’t even using its large missile despite being the entire point of the ship. The fourth one is basically a bunch of civilian ships with missiles and safety overrides. To be honest pretty much everything after the money glitch is kinda a meme. The Prometheus MKII is not a good ship, it’s incredibly difficult to make use of and it needs 3SP each to be viable.

[@ymfah]

@@Jaydee-wd7wr >The Prometheus MKII is not a good ship The Luddic Path wants to know your location.

[@SnailBot]

@@Jaydee-wd7wr it like you just do this for the style point. I'm already interest the 2nd one. Use a bunch of damage capital ship.

[@awthorne9877]

The Cowboy Bebop opening was a masterclass choice

[@freechilli8755]

And masterfully done too. I would rewatch just for the intro alone.

[@42lyfe]

You can never go wrong with a Cowboy Bebop opening

[@thaileinh9877]

I think it's inspired by the Sseth's video, in which he also blasted Cowboy Bebop while explaining how to smuggle drugs and harvested organ

[@_Jay_Maker_]

This entire video is full of Cowboy Bebop music. It's just Kanno and The Seatbelts nearly constantly.

[@paleflame]

What surprises me more than anything is that Sseth's code still works even after all this time.

[@Aereto]

The key system is not managed by an online server. It operates the same as older DRM CD Keys of the time. So long as you get the correct key combinations, it's infinitely reusable.

[@FireTalon24]

I just hope people do choose to actually buy the game after trying it with his key. Genuinely worth the low asking price.

[@Morlair]

that has generally been the case. Especially for the low price for how nuts the game actually is. You will find people on the forums saying they used the key, liked it, so payed.@@FireTalon24

[@rogo7330]

@@FireTalon24not everyone can actually buy a game, and this is not because they don't have a needed sum. I personally bought some games afterwards I played them, and sometimes after that stoped maybe not even played into them. Factorio is a good example in this list.

[@TheOriginalElkstone]

​@@rogo7330I played the demo online of L4D2 for maybe half a year before I actually bought the game on xbox. I love games that are generous, it feels good to support them once you are able to

[@themelonsalesman2375]

Great to see Ymfah doing a video on this game, it doesn’t get nearly enough recognition

[@TheArklyte]

Starsector and Highfleet are some of the best 40k games... that have no connection to 40k IP and GW. Thankfully:D

[@Ren_Jenkinss]

But SsethTzeentach give recognition

[@dustinnabil798]

​@@Ren_JenkinssGod bless Seth

[@mranderson9553]

the developers are amazing too they constantly update the game and i even heard a dude say he bought 2 copy's to give one to his friend and the developer sent him an email asking if he meant to buy two and if he wanted a refund

[@PerryKobalt]

​@@Ren_Jenkinssseems he didn't know SsethTzeentach

[@SmogginMog]

2:05 - "The Dictatorship is Corrupt" Next up on the news, "Trees are made of wood!"

[@rilo121]

You know it will be good when the first 5 seconds have a Ssethtzeentach and Cowboy Bebop reference.

[@XSniper74184]

What was the Sseth reference? I missed it.

[@rilo121]

@@XSniper74184 bongsmoker420 It was the same avatar and name as one of his characters

[@Carrotz9]

PLEASE MORE STAR SECTOR! It's an underappreciated game with a lot of amazing content. P.S. ily ymfah, you're the only gaming youtuber I can watch that doesn't do verbal commentary. You are a master of your craft.

[@TuriGamer]

Its underappreciated cause its really really boring to watch The fun in this game comes from roleplaying

[@MisterG_Gaming]

Not fun to read this 😢

[@Thunderous333]

Underappreciated cause its only available on its own website, with no marketing, and the gameplay is very boring.

[@dwells3536]

Please no lol. This was pretty boring. More AI videos. The top gear and man vs wild videos were way too entertaining

[@cheetochinpo]

Too many people here with TikTok attention spans

[@popepisspot1675]

Never did I in my wildest dreams expect him to do a star sector video , truly beautiful

[@KAPTAINmORGANnWo4eva]

2:05 - The legend of VAPESMOKER420 continues in an alternate universe where he didn't create a colony run by an Alpha Core that specialized in organ harvesting.

[@MCSorry]

While Sseth's code still work, I'd say it's well worth it. It's still only around 15$ and the devs are super responsive. Truly gigachads.

[@basszille]

just tried it. Doesn't seem to work Edit: It does work, it's an O nat a zero DOH

[@GQuack]

me when modern games require me to put my address to purchase it

[@hakageryu-hz7jz]

I played with Sseth's code for about 6 months. Once I had more money I bought it. If I had to buy it again or lost my key I would in a heartbeat. I always do a new vanilla playthrough every time a major patch drops (about once a year). Honestly a fantastic game, that is also easy to mod and easy to create mods for.

[@MinamotoTerumi]

I Remember doing practically the same economy exploit in Fable, but it always seemed like Starsector had it solved because prices adjusted as you increased/decreased quantities. I Guess we'll be seeing a patch to address edge case markets in future. Also echoing the hope that you'll do more on this game, there's definitely some cool challenge runs possible.

[@michasokoowski6651]

Well, in fable prices adjust as well, but you could bypass it if you sell/buy in batches. Here this exploit work because minimum buying price is 1 and it should be 2

[@Wikarian99PL]

I just killed my whole village and bought every house Sleep 3x i think and then collect money, repeat, repeat, repeat But then also discovered that seling exploit, i think it was with diamonds

[@DamnDaimen]

I've been playing this game on and off for something like 15 years, I think? At least 10. Back before hyperspace was a thing and fighter wings were separate units that could die. Good times.

[@SCARaw]

And you still bad at it

[@Jaevwyn]

Sitting there between the tritach and hegemony bases because they were theonly factions around xD Good Times indeed

[@schhhh]

@@SCARaw wouldn't have it any other way, lil bro

[@CORINTHIAS-uc6zd]

It’s been 15 years… and sseth’s code still works.

[@shrike6243]

The old salvage screen where you picked what to keep, and you had to run down individual fighter wings. Man, that feels like a lifetime ago

[@Kevbo2040]

Holy crap, first Stellaris and now Starsector. I know these videos probably won't get the poor guy as many views as he deserves, but damn do I love seeing ymfah do non-FromSoft/Bethesda stuff.

[@NANOKARMA]

WAIT WAIT WAIT WHAT DO YOU MEAN THIS KING ALSO PLAYS STARSECTOR

[@zegreatpumpkinani9161]

NO WAY STARSECTOR CONTENT FROM YMFAH?!?! Seriously though I discovered this game last year and disappeared from my friends for a month, highly recommend.

[@yasir6819]

This is really weird, but when i watch ymfah videos between afternoon and early evening, i become sleepy and take the tastiest, most delightful naps while the video is still playing.

[@lighthouse6543]

Ymfah your editing in this one is somehow even better than usual, I'm captivated

[@jonathandanger7461]

I bought Starsector after Sseth's video, its awesome seeing you do content on it! Please more!

[@shneepz1016]

The absolute LAST game I expected ymfah to play. We need more of this please.

[@svahn1]

YOO STARSECTOR?! I'm so glad you're making stuff woth this game. It deserves so much more recognition. To anyone reading this who hasn't played it I highly recommend.

[@Phoeniiks.E]

bro dropped the coldest Starsector edit and thought we wouldn't notice

[@quagmire111100]

You don't know how much I love this game. Love seeing more attention on it!

[@ASpaceOstrich]

I appreciate the fleet tactics bit. Knowing what to do in this sort of game can be difficult, and its not like you can just fall back on real world tactics because games can be very arbitrary about what works and what doesn't.

[@tannerg89]

Wait wait wait. you mean to tell me. Ymfah. one of my favorite youtubers. plays Starsector? I am in tears, this game needs more publicity, and you might just give it that.

[@dogehkiindogeborn5339]

>Starsector video >Begins with Bebop's soundtrack That's an instant like man, you delivered

[@MrBubmer]

Starsector is one of the best games I've ever played and I'm so happy ymfah is adding more light for it. Also, more ways to praise the [REDACTED]

[@probablynotdanny4384]

Don't even know what Starsector is, but when ymfah uploads, I watch

[@xyvernthederg5760]

scuttling the executor hurt my soul that’s a lovely battleship

[@Metaretru]

The Merchant's Guild appreciate this Starsector video

[@tehfoxxy9630]

Holyshit didn't expect you to cover this "little" gem.

[@MrDoggo23]

0:26 My brain freaked out when that Prometheus Mk.II did not ram and explode but was just a fancy video edit thing. The PTSDs are still there man.

[@DrSnack-fr2uy]

Great vid! And I must say, your taste in music is truly impeccable 👍. (I've been listening to The Seatbelts for two decades now and this video immediately gave me good vibes from the get-go.)

[@GamerTime_2002]

The great editing cant hide that this just a note pad tutorial in 2023

[@kelvincoolidge995]

So cool to see you play starsector it’s such a fun game that doesn’t get a lot of well edited gameplay on KZbin

[@yeeeeheeeeceeee]

Speaking about sseth's code. I love how starsector devs didn't disable that code in fear of hurting the sales. I tried the game with sseth's code a few years back and proceed to buy one for myself.

[@FlexxibleFree]

That nod to Seth and his code seals the deal

[@jericho663]

So this game is just, space Mount and Blade?

[@ivanpadilla1823]

Precisely

[@planetbob6703]

Thanks! Been playing this game for a while, this should really come in handy to set up my colonies!

[@MuchKoku]

My brain knew that first battle was a mistake, but in my heart of hearts, I was hoping you'd pull off something wacky and win.

[@avallanch01]

That intro alone is a masterpiece!

[@Humble_Merchant]

Thank you for redacting [REDACTED] and preventing spoilers and keeping the meme alive

[@chrnehmke]

Please more starsector! This game deserves all the love it can get

[@joesomebody3365]

Awesome, glad to see you covering an interesting indie game with a lot of potential, I remember having a blast with this game. Hope you do more Starsector vids or maybe even consider covering other games Sseth or Mandalore have reviewed in the past.

[@Seriy_Nero]

That’s a great game, I’m so glad to see you make a video about it!

[@jbaker16804]

Only ymfah could keep me invested in a game I've never heard of nor seen and do it so tastefully.

[@guilhermefernandes7986]

Perfect man to play this perfect game, thanks for making this

[@jazdigance6403]

Ngl kinda forgot you existed because I've been avoiding elden ring spoilers until I upgrade my rig, but I was just talking to someone today about maybe getting Starsector for christmas and then youtube recommends you Welcome back to my heart Edit: Also nice Sseth reference in the opening credits

[@meirzamsky]

my favourite youtuber making a video on my favourite game! cant miss that!

[@fluffykitten077]

I love your editing. It's like jazz. It's like the Evangelion opening. So dynamic! So fun!

[@KaiTheKool]

I knew this video was gonna be a 10/10 just from the intro

[@BT--xz5rq]

Star sector was the last thing I expected from this channel but I’m happily surprised

[@0O0O0O0O0_]

Banger video. I kept losing the last part of the tutorial and gave up because my surface pro was lagging trying to run the tiny ass fight

[@AaronHungwell]

This video…the effort…holy hell! Nicely done.

[@barneyfromblueshift]

This is not the crossover of my interests that I expected today, but if this Venn Diagram isn't a perfect circle, I'm Maynard James Keenan.

[@Saadian]

Not a video I expected to see, but very awesome!

[@natewaite4178]

I been playing statsector for such a long time, great to see it get some love

[@wealthybone2990]

Damn another video from Ymfah at the start of December at 3AM? You know it's gonna be great.

[@catfuz]

I did know I needed this until you posted it. Please more.

[@em8620]

Love the new content my boy. Keep it up!

[@JackTaylorIsAnArse]

ymfah and sseth might be the best crossover event of 2023

[@Njordin2010]

Love the musical choices. Great videi

[@lucasm.3864]

Ymfah doesn’t upload often, but when he does it’s 100% worth the wait. I don’t even play this game and I liked the video.

[@Operator588]

More starsector pleaseee, omg its amazing seeing this.

[@user-ez6fq8lm9s]

Man, i love your videos, you are the best!

[@exudeku]

Ymfah is now a certified Saud Grindset

[@Vodius]

Dude, WTF, that intro was so friggin cool! Nice job!

[@1stTitanProductions]

I'm so happy another creator is making content on Starsector. Such an amazing game

[@v0Xx60]

Yooooo fkn Starsector? Underappreciated gem. Amazed you did a video about it.

[@MiseryLovesCompany263]

I ADORE starsector, the best spaceship sim game ever made imo, so glad you’re showing it off!

[@1Henrink]

Yes! Love to see you branching out. You are too talented to go only with the souls games.

[@arkadyromanov7803]

Eeeyyy editing work still amazing. Been a while since I heard the Bebop and it was great to hear it again

[@gasmaskghost4110]

Didnt expect you to make a video for this game.

[@jimberlee6257]

What an outstanding intro, I couldn’t stop grinning at the mesh of this and cowboy bepop! 👍😁

[@alemorikec]

This into is automatically #1 for a vid I've watched all 2023. After this, I need to bring all of CB.

[@MonsieurBro]

When I saw your last space game video, I was going to comment about how I need to see you break the hell out of Starsector, but didn't. Good to know you're still a very proficient telepath

[@DirkDonerkebab]

the last time i saw a video about starsector was 4 years ago when ssethtzeentach reviewed it - so color me surprised when i woke up today to a starsector video from you in my sub box

[@metalgearlikersupreme]

For reference you can also press F1 while mousing over something to see the market prices at different planets, no need to guess who's selling the lowest based on market surplus alone (it'll even tell you how much is for sale on the market)

[@darkypickle8801]

Really love how ymfah just says starsector and started starsectoring everywhere

[@nolongeraperson]

This meme has already burned-out it's welcome. Nothing but eyesores now.

[@user-le7vv7wh3k]

You have a talent that every games you play look so interesting. Bravo to Video

[@Nosewrecky]

Amazing video editing at the beginning esp!

[@jashonlowry7442]

Loving the recent uploads.

[@tomasz9429]

Godlike intro. Haven't touched Starsector in over a year. Time to go back.

[@thedeadliest4380]

Banger of an opening as usual!

[@Quasindro]

Absolutely PERFECT video, I've watched the intro like 6 times

[@Space_Reptile]

"how to break" you mean "how to play" starsector doesnt break, it expects you to do things like this also glad to see another apogee enjoyer, i like fielding litterally 40 of em

[@elis7081]

2:47 "Shipmaster, they outnumber us 3 to 1." "then it is an even fight."

[@ameene]

You are probably the most unique editor on this platform

[@maxwellwilliams1802]

I have never heard of this game, but love to see Ymfah break yet another game

[@vaatigoon9864]

Liked it just for the first minute alone. Nice edit.

[@mcorqeneral886]

Merchants Guild approves of your efforts ymfah. Godspeed and godbless

[@VCE4]

A good rolling video about Starsector is a rare but pleasant surprise

[@OutlawGrrl]

I have no idea what's happening but I'm liking the video just for the intro. ymfah is a real one.

[@Ximoetvideo]

really appreciate that you try different type of video game for you video futur looks bright !

[@va5780]

I love how you named your character after Sseth's character

[@changooman]

Love the editing, great vid hah

[@Trigger0x10c]

WHAT THE FUCK A STARSECTOR VID BY YMFAH I DID NOT EXPECT THAT