

The Federation Cruiser is equiped with the Flak Artillery weapon which is unique to the Federation Cruiser and is deadly at higher levels. With Layout C you have less Reactor Power (7) but has 4 crew members again: 2 Zoltans, a human and a Mantis. Reach sector 8 with layout B of the Federation Cruiser. To Unlock The Federation Cruiser Layout C: You also get a Slug and a Zoltan as two of your three crew members. There are also 2 slots in the medical bay. Layout B starts you with the Artillary Beam at rank 2 which is nice along with dual lasers. To Unlock The Federation Cruiser Layout B:Ĭomplete two of three achievements for the ship Look around and defeat a difficult opponent near the shipyard. Locate a big Rebel Shipyard in a Rebel Stronghold sector. Defeat the Rebel Flagship at the end of the game in sector 8 using the Engi Cruiser orĢ. Other than that, the Federation Cruiser is a pretty standard ship.ġ. The Federation Cruiser starts with a human, Engi, Rockman and Mantis as crew members. This is a good setup for early ships but you will need to upgrade your weapons if you want to defeat shield level 3 or higher enemies. The Ion Stunner is to delay repairs on a damaged ship and with the dual lasers makes it a cost effective weapon setup and easier to upgreade. Layout C will start you off with Dual Lasers and an Ion Stunner. Reach sector 8 using layout B of the Kestrel. With Layout B you start with 4 Basic Lasers which can tear down level 3 shields and score a hit. Hover your mouse curser over the locks just below the text ‘Complete 2 for layout B’ to see the details of the achievements. Layout B – Red-TailĬomplete two of the three achievements for the ship. The Burst Laser 2 will give you the edge against enemies. It is a good starting ship with lots of firepower. The Kestrel Cruiser is the standard ship with layout A with wich you start off with. Different layouts provide different starting weapons, crew members and some stats may vary.Īll ships have a layout A and B with only the Lanius – and the Crystal cruiser with no layout C for the advanced edition. You start the game with the Kestrel and layout A. Some ship unlocks require a crew member from a certain race.Īpart from unlocking ships, there are different layouts per ship that can also be unlocked: Ship Layouts A ship can carry a maximum of 8 crew members from various races.Įach race has a special ability and all of them gain experience while performing a task like piloting, repairing, engaged in combat, etc. There are 10 ships in total and 2 or 3 different layouts per ship that can be unlocked as well.
