Officially titled "Creating Space: The Art of FTL", the Artbook was promised as a reward to backers who pledge 40$ or more during FTL's original Kickstarter campaign back in 2012. With that said, please enjoy the Artbook and see the full backstory here: If you have any questions about the search, feel free to ask! I'm sure we can agree that we would understand if it was cancelled in favour of Advanced Edition! I have even been trying to get in contact with the artist, Justin Ma ( u/jarmustard in case he's still here) about the Instruction Manual, just to get official confirmation of this, but have yet to receive a response anywhere. It is very likely that it was shelved in favour of the Advanced Edition or distributed in a way that not all eligivle backers could access it. We have spoken to several eligible backers and we have not found any evidence that it was ever completed or distributed. However, in this search we also discovered something quite surprising: The FTL Instruction Manual likely doesn't exist. I'm delighted to report back that we did indeed find the Artbook, with a green light to distribute it, so now it's available on the Internet Archive for everyone to enjoy! Never have I seen something for such a popular game just not be available online. "What art book? There's an Instruction Manual?" I said before going down a rabbit hole with them to find it. Last year, a thread on this subreddit caught my interest: It was asking for downloads of the FTL Artbook. Gather around the reactor and I'll tell you the story of a piece of FTL history, lost for nearly a decade.ĭownload Creating Space: The Art of FTL (Official FTL: Faster Than Light Artbook) on the Internet Archive The constant threat of defeat adds importance and tension to every action.You've stumbled upon the beacon of the elusive FTL: Faster Than Light Artbook. No Second Chances! - Permadeath means when you die, there's no coming back. No two play-throughs will be quite the same. Randomized Galaxy - Each play-through will feature different enemies, events, and results to your decisions. Be the Captain You Want - Hundreds of text based encounters will force you to make tough decisions. Unique Lifeforms and Technology – Upgrade your ship and unlock new ones with the help of six diverse alien races. Play at Your Own Speed - Pause the game mid-combat to evaluate your strategy and give orders. Complex Strategic Gameplay - Give orders to your crew, manage ship power distribution and choose weapon targets in the heat of battle. Since all events are randomly generated, each play-through will be significantly different. While exploring the galaxy you will encounter a variety of situations requiring decision making that can result in many outcomes. The combat is difficult but, being a "roguelike-like" game, frequent permadeath is at the core of the experience. Meanwhile, you control your crew to keep the ship functioning and fight off intruders. Strategic, real-time combat involves managing power between essential systems and choosing which enemy systems to target. You manage the Kestrel and its crew as you explore the galaxy.
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