S1E5 - FTL: Faster Than Light (with Woody Ciskowski)

Fire up your warp drives because we're outrunning the rebels to deliver to YOU what they're after: a podcast about one of the most popular roguelikes of all time: FTL Faster Than Light. We are lucky to be joined by our good friend Woody Ciskowski from the Ultra64 / Wii-Universe podcast (https://www.ultra64podcast.com/) to talk about how giant alien spiders are no joke. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 📡 | Custom RSS: https://grogpod.zone/feed.xml 🍎 | Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... 🟢 | Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/655SEhP... 📺 | Youtube Music:    • GROGPOD Roguelike Podcast   ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 00:00 - Podcast Introduction & FTL Game Overview 03:31 - Game Platform Discussion & Control Methods 05:42 - Genre Classification Debate (RTS vs Board Game) 09:47 - Personal Play Time & Difficulty Statistics 14:23 - Story Setup & Federation vs Rebels 17:08 - Ship Selection & Unlocking Mechanics 21:35 - Combat Strategy & Resource Management 26:18 - Event System & Random Encounters 34:07 - Final Boss Difficulty & Strategies 43:22 - Advanced Edition Content & Hacking Systems 46:35 - FTL Multiverse Mod Discussion 51:58 - Game's Lasting Impact & Influence 54:47 - Final Ratings & Scoring (Scott: 9.5, Will: 7.5, Colin: 9) 1:01:17 - Podcast Promotion & Social Media Updates 1:02:50 - Roguelike Roulette & Next Episode Selection Next episode: Sword of the Stars: The Pit Contact us at [email protected]! https://grogpod.zone Intro music: Bill Evans - Romain Outro music: Ben Prunty - Space Cruiser #roguelike #podcast #roguelikegame #roguelikegames #ftlfasterthanlight