If you're doing a heavy drone build, get Drone Recovery Arm. 5) Disable their weapon systems. Rocking L2 cloning and have a Stun B and Ion Stunner, only L1 weaps. #7. ) I think it's extremely unlikely to see base ships changed at all in unmodded FTL. Of course, the downside is using twice the drone parts and drone slots. Look for a Drone Recovery Arm. Yeah, Anti-Personell, Boarding and Repair Drones aren't recovered. However, damage from. This involves getting a drone system, which costs about 80-85 scrap on its own, and a hull repair drone. @Happiness Officer while I agree with you that the Glaive Beam is unwieldy, you can get past defense drones with just a. . In short, my normal FTL strategy has worked pretty well against the Hard/Advanced flagship. Anti-drone drones can also be largely ignored with micro. The Defense Scrambler is much more expensive at arond 80 scrap, but allows for free Hacking and missile use, which, naturally, pairs really well if the ship that. It works reliably even when shops are. Add a Comment. Originally posted by Drain: If it's an increase of some kind, it'll stack (weapon charger). To have Hull Repair, AND have Drone Recovery Arm, AND somehow be low on drone parts. Đăng nhập Cửa hàng Trang chủ Hàng khám phá Danh sách ước Cửa hàng điểm Tin tức Thống kêFTL Faster Than Light: All Ships Series. So it's usually probably just best to take the drone parts and not bother going for that quest beacon, especially when it's far from your planned route (like mine was). Iniciar sesión Tienda Inicio Lista de descubrimientos Lista de deseados Tienda de puntos Noticias. I kind of hate how hacking drones freeze in response to cloaking/depowering because it breaks physics. On a completely unrelated note - yay, I just got the "On a Wing and a Prayer: Get to sector 5 without repairing at a store. FTL hard mode: how to reach the flagship and kick its ass. -The Hull repair is insane if you have a drone recovery arm, or just tons of parts…it is often more cost effective to use this drone than buy repairs as it regularly procs 4-5 hull points. The Swallow – Kestrel C – A good ship, not much to say. When activated, this will prevent (or interrupt) their hacking process. 6 [Don't want your drones getting knocked out] Defense Scrambler - 7. It does not work with hull repair drones. So yes, I think that drone control is a solid bet, especially if you happen to have a Scrap Recovery and/or Drone Recovery Arm (but you'll want to replace these before the last sector). 10. . Anti drones protect you from some nasty auto ship fights with multiple combat drones, which can be a good value pick. Advertisement Coins. I could of sworn that they recovered them if the ship isn't blown up. BGround:. 01 on Jul 7, 2016 Updated to v1. If drone parts are at all an issue, I would say defense drone 2. origamiscienceguy • 2 yr. 3) Cloaking when the enemy fires missiles or lasers also guarantees pretty much an evasion. Upgrade medbay to save your own crew and have higher chances of saving/getting new crew through events. It's such a convenient system; hack shields for beam-heavy ships, or pilot/engines for lasers or flaks (or hack shields anyway). Situational tier (Depends on your equipment. There’s good reason hacking is widely regarded as the best additional system among high level players. Fixed in 1. Some examples: Sometimes it can also include drones: These icons represent equipment. . Was this just for kicks?Re: Boarding drone lost with drone recovery arm installed. Keep in mind that even if you don't use a lot of drones while going through sectors 1-7, good ion plus a drone or two can get over vulcan-level DPS without the spinup time, plus take out a weapon. The ship's weapons are fully charged and ready to fire after an FTL jump. Most known for being the foundation Multiverse is built upon, it's more or less a modding API that tries to open up parts of FTL that are normally hardcoded. The bug is realistically fairly minor - it's been around since the beginning (it affects Defense Drones too), but the only spot where I think it's an important issue is the Stealth C. Cloaking Advantages: + Provides guaranteed miss of enemy weapon of your choice + Massively reduces the danger of Flagship's power surges + Can be used to stop enemy boarders from returning and healing + Negates an enemy Ion Blast II + Negates enemy cloaking, especially if they charge all their weapons and fire them all at once +. 6. Main Page; Discuss; All Pages; Community; Interactive Maps;. One frustrating thing is the small amount of room for using drones - with only 3 drone slots, I either have to severely gimp my attacking power for the sake of anti boarding. Drones hit by an ion shot are stunned for 5 seconds for each ion damage. Source : wiki. Drone Recovery Arm, Repair Arm, Scrap Recovery Arm. It's unlikely but possible to lose potential scrap from accumulating drops without a chance to sell them Generally drones need to be micromanaged to get the most out of them -- meaning that you switch their power on and off a lot. 4: Removed redundant images. Originally posted by Maine Cheldan: Hull repair drone requires a Drone system, two reactor bars, and as you said, a big stack of drone parts. It's often not worth the scrap until later in the game. You can no longer leave a single gunner alive all the way through the end of. It should maybe be closer to 75% or maybe even 100%, albeit with a drop in rarity. Long-charge weapons, not so. Requires drone part to launch. * Stealth Weapons - Ions and other fast-charge weapons love this. So I think it's good for balance that the enemy Anti-drones can be ignored. It's also possible to drop a bomb or missile directly on the shields system, but it's less effective. Nebhead. etc. Also a good idea to hack the Shields if you have anti-ship drones, but the stress this puts on Drone Parts is pretty high. Additional comment actions. Another point for having a spare missile in a weapon slot: You can use the missile to keep enemy defense drones busy while you sneak your hacking drone through. Launches a hacking drone that attaches to the enemy ship. ?Cloaking Advantages: + Provides guaranteed miss of enemy weapon of your choice + Massively reduces the danger of Flagship's power surges + Can be used to stop enemy boarders from returning and healing + Negates an enemy Ion Blast II + Negates enemy cloaking, especially if they charge all their weapons and fire them all at once +. What are you even talking about. But it's definitely a lot harder. Business, Economics, and Finance. When you smash the ship or jump away the Boarding Drone is destroyed. Cloaked but only have 80% dodge -> can still get wrecked. Log In to add custom notes to this or any other game. Also, hacking drones get shot down by pretty much everything. I'm using a VERY boarding-heavy loadout, I can either buy a drone recovery arm to save drone parts, or I can buy a backup DNA bank in case my clone bay goes offline. If I get one free I keep it of. 1) Deploy the. You see a civilian space station with heavy damage. Cheats. Reply More posts you may like. 3: have a high enough level oxygen that you can refill faster than the hack can drain. . No easier than running an engi ship. Nebhead. of course, you might get a drone recovery arm, but you can never count on it, and drone parts are very expensive, meaning that you will spend scrap on drone parts that could be used for upgrades. This is especially powerful with a clone bay. If it hacks shields or weapons, maybe drone control, hack the hacking system (chance to destroy the probe) or jump away. Drone Recovery Arm: Dependant on how often you are using your drones. After the Hacking drone goes off, the flagship. When the duel began, the flagship's Hacking drone wound up landing on my Drone. 0 coins. Free repair : You need a Hull Repair Drone and a Drone Recovery Arm. External and boarding drones are lost when jumping to a new system and have to be redeployed at each new location or encounter, though a Drone Recovery Arm lets you. ?Apart from that if you want to do an attack drone run you have two choices: Either go for shield piercing drones, which do smaller dps but can pierce shields, or go for beam drones which do higher dps but can't pierce shields. Two boarding drones against auto ships. 9: Why not. Given its relatively cheap cost, the benefits of a Drone Recovery Arm can sometimes outweigh other augmentations, including the Automated Reloader, Shield Charge Booster, either of those previous two when stacked, Stealth Weapons, and. The guy in the triple laser room gets left alone, for reasons I shall explain below. If you are using 2 drones a fight though, you'll run out quickly without a drone recovery arm. Also, random unrelated thing. If you win a battle by clearing out the enemy crew, then you do recover the drone part. You can also find/purchase hull repair drones which will heal 3 to 5 points of hull, every time you deploy it. It doesn't cost that much. 2) let it perform 2 repair actions 3) Jump away. This means that even if you have a Drone Recovery Arm, the Mark II is desirable; if it weren't for the slots consideration, the Drone Recovery Arm would mean a pair of Mark Is would be generally superior (Less vulnerable to Drone Control taking damage, slightly better average fire rate, less impacted by a Drone being shot down),. Hull Damage: System Damage: System Lock: Clear. If you're good at saving them, here are some upgrades to look out for: I prefer mark 2. If you rely on Hacking, Defense Drones just shut you down. ago. Drone can be shot down in transit but can only be removed if destroyed by the hacking system being hacked (so you can't move it either, choose wisely). 4. The engi med-bot dispersal is free scrap you can use to buy weapons or the Drone Recovery Arm which is very good for this ship. 12! Zoltan Shield. No, that would be pre-igniter, hacking and flak 2 x2 + glaive x2. Having 3 just means you would need 1500 scrap to get back the 150 you paid for them. Drone recovery won't give me the boarding drone or a hacking bot…i was wondering if it recovers the hacking drone from the hacking bay. I'll usually have cloaking, but on three ships I'll typically have hacking instead (because you can't have both). Two boarding drones against auto ships. etc. Using Combat & Beam drones works best with some micromanagement. You receive a message, "We've been hit hard by the war. See full list on ftl. What's worse is that beams, drones, ions, or pretty much any hazard completely negate the shield drone. Simply ftl-jump before the last repair is done. )It's pretty similar with drones, but I wouldn't say that drones are weak as they are (Hacking and Drone Control are both very strong systems) so it should be pretty fine for them. If you're doing heavy missile build, get Ammo Fabricator. How do you beat the Rebel flagship in FTL? With hacking, cloaking, and a teleporter: hack and cloak missiles, while boarding the ion and beam weapons. For a long time I thought that the drone recovery arm worked on hull repair drones, letting me use a drone to repair some hull damage but not actually use up that drone (lather, rinse, repeat). Notable mentions, although not due to being in a specific combo: Weapons Preigniter is amazing, I've only had it once it was a dream, but at the start of a game I'm always looking for the three I mentioned first and the FTL scanner thing which says what's up with nearby nodes. ftlgame) submitted 3 years ago * by Denske203. If I am using Hacking every battle, I will need to be worrying about my drone part supply all the time. It is still quite reliable for missiles and much better for the flagship. 2) Increase power to the engines to boost your dodge rating - works with enemy lasers too. I'll usually have cloaking, but on three ships I'll typically have hacking instead (because you can't have both). Cloaking is awesome, too, but given the choice I'd probably take hacking over cloaking. CryptoGetting dc + defense drone + hull drone + the drone parts is both harder to get, more expensive, and generally worse than cloaking. The Drone Control system powers drones, which act automatically and cannot be controlled directly. I wasnt that impressed with either of them , i think hacking is better if you can spare the drones. Business, Economics, and Finance. Depower your hacking drone just as the enemy defence drone shoots. ago Nope. No easier than running an engi ship. please answer soonAnd given that the ship has lots of 1x1 room, beams and flak may be a pain to deal with, so the starting 5 crew you'll receive will have all skills at level 1, plus you get a free 100% shield recharge boost and a free 100% FTL. I have had a few long fights I know I would have lost but firing at the essentials and keeping them disabled is far more important. please answer soonWow, that was bad luck with the drone surge. Sold Small Bomb, repaired to 20HP, bought Mk1 Combat Drone. So yeah, I'll buy the Automatic Reloader, Drone Recovery Arm, Shield Charge Booster, Scrap Recovery arm and the Weapon Preigniter (When I. This list I put together as a passion project for anyone looking to get a better grasp on how strong any given item is in a general sense. FTL Event Creator (make this unique) Single Occurence. FTL: Faster Than Light; The augment you always want, but rarely find. ago. Magnetic arm (I do not use it because it feels wrong to use it) and repair arm are broken. 0. Time a shield drone to block a missile. For me, all it does is just a nice chunk of scrap to be sold on drone ships. Heal 4 hull damage per drone part, on demand, as many times as you want. Drone recovery arm does work as long as you don't destroy the enemy ship. Interesting math. Post by UltraMantis » Tue Jan 15, 2013 11:20 pm. I never buy scrap recovery. S. If you can get a Drone Recovery Arm, your offenses and defenses will get significantly better. I just won a game yesterday with the Engi A where I ended up with 2 combat drones and 2 flak 1 on auto shoot and annihilated the Flagship on Hard AE. . FTL: Faster Than Light PC . Hello ! i am a ship captain and , i'm wondering , what is th best loadout for PURE BRUTE FORCE ? ( drone , weapons , systems . Or maybe you get a Drone Recovery Arm. A readable [hopefully] tier list of every obtainable item in FTL my passion project ( self. For me, all it does is just a nice chunk of scrap to be sold on drone ships. i was wondering if it recovers the hacking drone from the hacking bay. Mr_Degroot • 9 yr. In the hangar of FTL: Multiverse, each miniship will display small icons overlaying the ship, which provide information about gimmicks and crew numbers of each ship. Due to the Defense Scrambler, Anti-Combat drones should not be a problem, and the drones destroy Zoltan shields pretty easily. I had no drones or teleportation. if you don’t stumble upon a drone recovery arm, so it can add up. 6 combat drones and 2 beam drones is really hard to defend against. - Drone Recovery Arm. Only recovers your deployed external drones: combat drones - after the ship fight, defense drones - after initiating the FTL Jump. Get defense. If you have Hull Repair Drone and the Drone Recovery Arm, you can deploy a repair at the end of the fight, let it make 2 repairs ONLY, and then jump. If you have missiles, consider using these to overwhelm the defence drone and sneak a hacking probe onto whatever system you. I prefer to have cloaking but it's not necessary. You will want to build a drone recovery arm. - 1 drone part (so you can deploy the Repair Drone) The repair drone is supposed to be destroyed once it's applied 3-5 repair actions. If I get one free I keep it of. It's too much downside for too little upside. Adv. I prefer defense drone mark 1. The fact that you can send a hacking drone and depower it after the defense drone shoots at it to force it to miss and then re-enable it to get through defensive drones is an exploit. Stealth A is considered one of the best ships in the game. g. You would be tempted to think the earlier in the game you get it the better. So in an extreme case, two synchronized drones firing once per ten seconds is more useful than one drone firing every second, despite a 5x theoretical DPS difference. Drones hit by an ion shot are stunned for 5 seconds for each ion damage. (Drone Recovery Arm does not recover Hacking. Basically, one of the dangerous factors in Wave 1 is the enemy Hacking Drone, which can end a run if it cripples something key - especially as they seem to have infinite hacking drones so will keep launching them even if you shoot one down. Provides a blue option after destroying any Loot Transport event (gives medium amount of ) Been wondering about that. Hull repair drones are quite rare in stores or in general, and buying one (probably the most. A Combat Drone 2 is fast enough to take down multiple layers of shields, and with two of them you're taking down just about anything pretty quickly. That might seem overpowered, but consider this: the Drone Recovery Arm recovers drone parts 100% of the time (except Boarding Drones I believe), which basically allows you to deploy them with absolute impunity and. Since technically hacking uses a 'drone part', but it's not referred to as a drone. 252h in and I still didn't know that the outcomes for going to that quest beacon without specific equipment aren't worth it. Then the trick is to time the flagship's cloak. . I also like drone recovery arm, scrap recovery arm, long distance scanners and weapon pre-igniter, but I almost never have enough scrap for the pre-igniter. It only recovers ones flying in space. Often it's better to think of the starting kit as your early game build, rather than feeling you "ought" to stick to that for the whole game. My new favorite augment is probably Reconstructive Teleport. Faster Than Light Wiki 415. etc. Use the HRD and let it repair twice then jump before it repair a third time, the DRA will give you back the drone part you just used. Most drones are disappointing as well. Hacking uses 1 drone part every time and is not affected by drone recovery arm. But 50 scrap is worth much more early in the game that later. I wasnt that impressed with either of them , i think hacking is better if you can spare the drones. Its all fun and games till engi A gets 3 combat drones with a drone recovery arm. You can buy level 2 shields for 50 scrap. . Actually already having something like a Hull Repair drone or a DD II in storage makes it a lot more likely I go for the system at a store. This is a quick guide to beating the flagship on hard mode in FTL. Get a Defense Drone Mk I, which is best at protecting the small Engi cruiser. 1: break the hacking room, just like weapons or shields. Currently my ship is outfitted with the following: halberd beam…FTL: Multiverse adds a wide range of new drone types into the game. Engi get both defence drones and the anti-drone, so to get four drones they would need level 7 or 8 in drones. – Jack M. Drone Recovery Arm augmentation description: Non-destroyed drones will be retrieved when jumping, allowing their parts to be reused. While the extra income is very noticeable, dropping 50 scrap on the augment early on the game can set a build behind substantially. What is this nonsense with Drone recovery arm, not recovering Hacking. Defense Drones also shoot down Boarding Drones and Hacking Drones. On-Board Science Lab [] The biggest drawback is the reliance on drone parts. Anyway, I don't care anymore. If you had Drone Recovery Arm, you essentially had infinite hull left. AP and Repair can heal in the Drone Controll room though. using hacking+ 3 non-crew drones during a fight will quickly drain your drone part supply. Edit Edit source View history. Drone control would be nice, but it doesn't come with a defense drone (90% of the reason anyone should ever by drone control), you don't have many drones to spare, and you already have hacking. . Do whatever you want, I'll just play without recovering drone parts from hacking drones. 1) Deploy the Repair Drone. It only recovers ones flying in space. They will give you an option to repair your hull on the left side of the store panel. It is incredibly effective against Flagship 2 without defense scrambler or some other means of hitting the FS drone system. Boarding drone and ion intruder aren't great unless you're already playing a boarding ship, in which case you really don't need them. 1) Deploy the Repair Drone. Regardless, you're highly unlikely to have Drone Recovery Arm along with it. So it lets you essentially have infinite health for. Lasers go with lasers. You can use drones to help defend, but watch out if you're using hacking and defense drones since they burn through drone parts extremely quick. Nevertheless drone control is a viable purchase and sometimes it's the correct play -- just a lot less often than hacking, cloaking, or mind control. What you need: - Drone Control. To support that the fast firing weapon can help with knocking out their weapons or just damage their crew even more. etc. When the Drone Control system is bought at a store, it always comes with 2 slots and 2 system levels. What is this nonsense with Drone recovery arm, not recovering Hacking. If. There are also augments that are good, but build specific. I would grab cloak over mind control in almost any scenario. We'll buy some from you if you have extra. . The simplest is to get the Defense Scrambler which disables all enemy defense drones. As you approach endgame, use your extra scraps and resources for lots of internal upgrades. You can try to time the hacking drone by distracting the defense drone with targets, such as swarm missiles, flak, etc, even a boarding drone. You should choose the "nice" option most of the time because they tend to have good rewards. Anti-Drone Drones do a heck of a job protecting from enemy drones, for only one power. #5. You don't buy it for combat drones or for hacking. Defense Drone I; Defense Drone II; Anti-Combat Drone;. )One of my all time FAVORITE situational strats is having the Drone Recovery Arm with multiple Combat Drones. . The drone recovery arm gives you a drone part back for every still deployed drone after each jump (Not counting drones within the ship). ( drone , weapons , systems . I placed a hacking drone into the medbay of a…please answer soonSector 4+: 1470 (77%). since you can live off the land and still end up selling / leaving some behind most runs Any crew other than zoltan. However, I use the other augments I mentioned on a pretty regular basis. You will need to visit a store, which may be marked on your sector map, if you are close enough to one. FTL Navigation: 3 -> 1 Drone Recovery Arm: 2 -> 1 Explosive Replicator: 3 -> 1 FTL Recharge Booster: 2 -> 1 Hacking Stun: 3 -> 4 Lifeform Scanner: 3 -> 2 Drone power: Anti-Ship Fire Drone: 3 -> 2 Drone prices: Anti-Drone: 35 -> 30 Anti-Personnel: 35 -> 30 Anti-Ship Fire Drone: 50 -> 40A drone Recovery Arm is particularly useful early-on Later, this ship usually relies on its hacking and massive drone army to destroy the enemy ship. For the most part, the experienced players agree though. At least with the Engi ship you'll run across the Drone Recovery Arm every few sectors, and I don't think there's a more OP setup than hacking and 3 beam drones going simultaneously. Defense Drones also shoot down Boarding Drones and Hacking Drones. Jump to page:What the hell the hack ! I played a perfect game on easy mode with zoltan ship. 0. This neutralises the Flagship’s offence. Drone parts [] "Allows you to deploy drone schematics you've found. - Repair Drone. Add a Comment. Drone can be shot down in transit but can only be removed if destroyed by the hacking system being hacked (so you can't move it either, choose wisely). Either way, you certainly need a drone recovery arm as you will be using 2 drones for every enemy. "Outperform" is tricky because raw DPS isn't a good measure of anything in FTL. This includes ion weapons and non-damaging beams and bombs. Event tags mod might get some comments. Event tags mod might get some comments. - changed the custom store: the last page will show vanilla and modded drones on the top and just modded drones on the bottom, while the augments section will never show stuff not useful such as Weapon Pre-Igniter and Drone Recovery Arm. I'd say that winning a fight without hacking is quite harder than lacking cloaking or drone control. Drone Mods. GameStop Moderna Pfizer Johnson & Johnson AstraZeneca Walgreens Best Buy Novavax SpaceX Tesla. No, boarding and ion intruder aren't recovered also. If you're good at saving them, here are some upgrades to look out for:No, boarding and ion intruder aren't recovered also. ID: UPG_ARM_MAGNETIC; Drone Arm [] "Combat and Defense drones will be retrieved on jump if not destroyed" Costs 50 and 3 ; Refunds the droneparts for combat/defense drones that are deployed at the moment of jumping, allowing for sustainable usage of drones. For FTL: Faster Than Light on the PC, a GameFAQs message board topic titled "What combo of systems are your favorite?" - Page 3. I'll grab an auto-reloader on a gun ship, a drone recovery arm for drone heavy ships, a scrap recovery arm in sector 1-3, or an preigniter if I have the extra scrap, but other than that, I don't buy augments. Scrap Recovery Arm Option Category page. =( . Having 3 just means you would need 1500 scrap to get back the 150 you paid for them. It pairs best with the drone recovery arm. GameStop Moderna Pfizer Johnson & Johnson AstraZeneca Walgreens Best Buy Novavax SpaceX Tesla. Some believe I did 80 in a row but don't consider it a. Did you intentionally quit at the start, or was that a bug?The repair arm is not helpful in my opinion. The player controls the crew of a lone spaceship affiliated with The Federation, which is currently on the losing end of a massive rebellion. The Drone Recovery arm is almost always one of my 3 ship augments. Each deployment costs one drone part. First of all, to answer your P. Internal offensive Drones can be shot down by weapons fire like external Drones when they're on their way in. You can actually bypass defensive drones with your hacking drone, and avoid it being shot down. Hacking Stun - 4. You will collect 1000 scrap from Sectors 5+6+7, and accounting for rounding (you only get 8. 0. i was wondering if it recovers the hacking drone from the hacking bay. Decent weapons, great defenses (4 shields + 6 engines is my preferred setup), a defense drone. Drone recovery arm. Don't forget your defenses either; You may even be able to run a hacker alongside your drones. [deleted] • 10 yr. Against some Auto-Drone layout in particular it can allow you to hit all room at once while you should normally only be able to get 3-4. I. v 4. In particular, most of the ship unlocks. What is this nonsense with Drone recovery arm, not recovering Hacking. Great start, should be able to win this. To add to your second bullet point, the Hull Repair drone will repair between 3-5 HP a pop and disappear, with the specific amount being chosen randomly. You have to get 500 scrap just to get the 50 back you paid for it. Some even more build-specific augments would be the explosive replicator, hacking stun and the defence scrambler. 1) use defense drones to shoot them down mid-flight. It might have been the most powerful offensive ship I have ever flown! LONCHIVARLearned lesson & switched loadout: Ion bomb, heavy laser, heavy ion, defense drone. You can use a bomb or deal weapon damage to temporarily. 90% of the time you have it, you've got enough drones to use Hull Repair at your leisure. Drones are sold at better price and unless they are necessary for your survival it better to sell them. (Also saves about 20 scrap over a run. Depending on how many missiles you have, small bombs is great for wrecking shields so your lasers can pewpew. 3: Code clean-up and grammar fixes. You can use the dual lasers and drone or hacking through the first 2 sectors fairly reliably. This means that even if you have a Drone Recovery Arm, the Mark II is desirable; if it weren't for the slots consideration, the Drone Recovery Arm would mean a pair of Mark Is would be generally superior (Less vulnerable to Drone Control taking damage, slightly better average fire rate, less impacted by a Drone being shot down),. Command: AUG id. You're right. TIL you don't want to try deliver the drone parts. CryptoThere is also a drone which repairs hull damage, the Hull Repair Drone. it's a pretty rare scenario. This way the hacking and cloaking stay synchronised. If you're using the stealth ship that comes with the more efficient 2-power version then yeah power that sucker up all the time but good luck against any form of combat drone or ion weapon. 10: Least favoured: Abandoned sectors. Try to hit up the shops and look for a drone recovery arm. I honestly try to buy as little as possible. but if you can make it work with the drone recovery arm, its basically priceless. Oh, I disagree. It includes one. With the Zoltan A ship, I got past the fist stage of the flagship relatively easy but got absolutely destroyed by the second phase. . Drone Recovery Arm is fantastic for deploying pretty much unlimited defense drones, which I love. Business, Economics, and Finance. Would much rather have hacking drones have a chance to miss like any other projectile. It would be nice if the Engi B would start with this, because that. Either one paired up with a shield drone. Keeping it for post-battle hull repair feel tedious, and a waste of drone parts if you lack the drone recovery arm. Get the Scrap Recovery Arm in the early sectors. What is this nonsense with Drone recovery arm, not recovering Hacking. If you have ridiculous luck and get a Drone Recovery Arm and a Hull Repair drone, it's pretty much a "push me to win" button. SSJ2-Gohan • 9 yr. i was wondering if it recovers the hacking drone from the hacking bay. But 50 scrap is worth much more early in the game that later.