FTL: Faster Than Light – Ancestry Achievement Guide

Guide for completing “Ancestry” achievement. Short plan, explanations, advices. Focused on gaining an achievement only.

How to Obtain Ancestry Achievement

Preparation

• Unlock Rock Cruiser Type C.
• Use Rock Cruiser Type C.
• Set difficulty to “Easy”.

First System Map

• Open system map.
• Restart if there is a lot of jumps before the exit.
• Build the shortest route possible.

First System

• Any fight must be skipped or ended early at every opportunity. The only limitation is that you cannot lose Crystallin.
• Go to all shops along the way. Buy Long-Ranged Scanners if available.

Systems Map

• Count red sectors as 5, 6 and 7 levels.
• Restart if there is one or zero red sectors.
• Build a route to visit a maximum number of red points at 5, 6 and 7 levels. Visit sector is not necessary, it is enough just to read its name.

Fine map example with 5 good sectors:

Before the Rock Homeworld

• Go to the “Rock Homeworld” if available.
• Visit all shops along the way. Buy Long-Ranged Scanners if available.
• If there are no more red systems ahead (except for the eighth level) – restart.
• Restart if crystallin is dead.

In the Rock Homeworld

• Visit every normal beacon, without a ship, without a star.
• Ignore the exit, if there is already nowhere to search – restart.
• On “Ancient device” event use the blue line “(Crystal Crew) Reactivate it.”.

Original Chain

• “Dense Asteroid Field” event. Sectors: Engi, Rock, Pirate. Distress beacon, no ship presence ((Rock Plating) Make a thorough search for the ship without fear of stray asteroids) => (Grab the stasis chamber).
• “Zoltan Research Facility” event. Sectors: Engi, Zoltan. Normal beacon, no ship presence ((Damaged Stasis Pod) Ask if they can fix this).
• “Ancient Device” event. Sector: Rock Homeworld. Normal beacon, no ship presence ((Crystal Crew) Reactivate it).