This is where the long range scanner is awesome. Once you are in a Pirate/Engi/Rock sector, you are looking for a distress beacon. What it boils down to is that you just need to pay attention to each and every path, and choose the one that gives you the highest chances to hit a green and then a red once you have the pod. Some paths can be eliminated immediately, and the deeper you get into the game without completing each step makes it more and more likely that the unlock will be impossible, at which point you can go right back to the hangar and start again. You want a path which allows you to hit as many green choices, followed by as many red choices.
Once you locate the first potential pod location, look at the sectors that follow it. This leads to some important decisions as you move from sector to sector. The first target will be one of the following sectors:Īnd the third and final zone can only be in:
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It is knowing how to plan your route through the map. The initial part of the quest is not finding the stasis pod. But the rock plating on the cruiser gives a blue option to guarantee the initial step, so I recommend highly that you choose one of the Rock ships. They come standard with long range scanners, which allow you to save an unbelievable amount of time. Most of the guides I have seen single out Rock Cruiser A and B as the best choices for this mission(I personally unlocked it with A)but the Stealth ships are also fantastic choices. The crystal ship unlock is all about time, and spending 3 hours trying to get past the 3rd sector on normal is fairly counter-productive. Easy mode is certainly challenging for a while, but it is certainly faster and simpler. This isn't by any means a requirement, but it will go a lot faster this way. In addition, the long range sensors may be the best augment in the game for this process, get it at all costs. You are going to be canvassing the individual sectors aggressively, and the extra mobility is key.
One of the items I particularly liked was the advanced FTL drive. As a result, certain items or strategies which are good for the end game boss are less relevant. Once I got to the point where it was mathematically impossible for me to unlock the cruiser, I started over. While I was grinding the game to get the ship, I NEVER fought the enemy flagship. Make your decisions based upon this fact. The goal is to unlock the crystal cruiser, not to beat the game! But when I started this time, I decided to follow a set plan, and minimize the RNG as much as possible. Previously, I didn't have a set strategy with regards to unlocking ships, I just played a bunch, and kept an eye out for the relevant beacon events. I hadn't played for a few months, but when the new content was announced I decided that I would finally get around to unlocking everything in time for the new stuff. Having invested 160+ hours into the game at this point, I know how frustrating it is to go game after game without unlocking the Crystal Cruiser.
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