Faster Than Light coming to ipad

FTL: Faster Than Light, the spaceship management sim, will release on iPad in early 2014.

In a post on the FTL website, the game's programmer Matthew Davis announced that an iPad version of the game is in development.

Davis also said that a free expansion for the original PC version, entitled FTL: Advanced Edition, will also be released in early 2014. so sweet deal for all.

According to the statement, the Advanced Edition will feature a number of new features, including:
"Mind Control System: Temporarily turn enemies into allies. Force a boarder to repair the damage they just did, or have the enemy pilot sabotage their own helm."

"Hacking System: Lockdown and disrupt enemy systems. Unique effects for each system, ranging from forcing a teleporter remove boarders to making the medbay damage instead of heal."

"New Sector and Events: Our writer Tom Jubert (http://tom-jubert.blogspot.co.uk/) has returned along with special guest writer Chris Avellone (of Planescape fame), who managed to find some time for us between his work on Project Eternity and Wasteland 2. They've been helping us add a new sector and scatter new events throughout the rest of the game."

"New Weapons and Effects: Many new weapons that take advantage of new mechanics: overcharging to increase the number of volleys, stun effects to freeze crew, and area effect targeting, to name a few."

"And more systems, drones, augments, enemy ships, enemy layouts, and hostile environments. All of which we'll be sure to talk about more in the coming weeks!"

The iPad version of FTL has been optimised for touch controls, and will also include all the new features added in the Advanced Edition.

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-Eric Higgins