I was surprised to see you with the teleporter in that run. I don't think I've ever bought one on hard - I'd much rather have mind control. But it obviously worked out for you.
I decided I needed to come to grips with the Mantis C, and once it worked it *really* worked. I got three free charge 2s (I wound up using two of them with a flak 1 I bought), as well as several other weapons, a whole bunch of drones, and more crew than I needed. I was 58 scrap away from maxing out every system (which I could have gotten, but I didn't want to risk any more damage in sector 8). I lucked into long range scanners early and the unfinished flagship event.
It's such an odd and awkward ship at first, but by the end of sector 4 it was clear that I couldn't lose.
I decided I needed to come to grips with the Mantis C, and once it worked it *really* worked. I got three free charge 2s (I wound up using two of them with a flak 1 I bought), as well as several other weapons, a whole bunch of drones, and more crew than I needed. I was 58 scrap away from maxing out every system (which I could have gotten, but I didn't want to risk any more damage in sector 8). I lucked into long range scanners early and the unfinished flagship event.
It's such an odd and awkward ship at first, but by the end of sector 4 it was clear that I couldn't lose.