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Enter the solution to your resource woes: . Ftl More Scrap Mod
FTL is a single-player game. There is no leaderboard. If you have a job, kids, or limited gaming time, you don't want to spend 45 minutes on a run only to die in Sector 5 because you were 12 scrap short of level 2 shields. The mod respects your time. This is the most controversial question in the FTL fandom
Have you ever wanted to try a full Teleporter/Mind Control boarding party, but couldn't afford the crew teleporter and the shields to protect your ship? With more scrap, you can. You finally get to try those "meme builds"—four Shield drones, double Vulcan cannons, or a full Lanius crew—without losing by Sector 3. or limited gaming time