(You can cause them some damage, and you can kill some crew, if you need to.)Д¬omplete the game (defeat the Rebel Flagship) with the Slug Cruiser.Д¬omplete a quest that you can find in an Slug Home Nebula sector. Don't destroy them, and don't kill all their crew. Respond with the option along the lines of 'I'll succeed or die trying'.ДЇollow the quest marker wait for the ship to FTL away. One node will involve a Rock ship insulting you. Head to the final quest marker and defeat the ship you find there.Д¬omplete the game (defeat the Rebel Flagship) with the Rock Cruiser.Д¬omplete a quest that you can find in an Rock Homeworld sector. If you defeated the one at the real quest marker a new final marker will appear. You receive two quest markers - one real, one false, with no way to tell apart - go to either (but plan for reaching both) and fight the ships, when they try to surrender demand info on the stolen tech. One node will have civilian ships frantically discussing something, choose the blue option with your Engi crew member. Unlock 4 ships, not including the starting KestrelД¬omplete a quest involving stolen blueprints, that you can find in an Engi Homeworld sector. Once there you have to negotiate peacefully - first choose the reconcile option, then the bloodshed is bad option.Д¬omplete the game (defeat the Rebel Flagship) with the Federation Cruiser. In a Zoltan Homeworld sector you may be approached by a ship claiming to be an unarmed peace envoy.Д¬hoose the Hear them out type option and you'll get a quest marker. In a Rebel Stronghold sector you may locate a 'huge Rebel shipyard'.Д¬hoose to look around, this will trigger combat with a difficult opponent.Д¬omplete the game (defeat the Rebel Flagship) with the Engi Cruiser. Reach sector five with the Kestrel Cruiser. If we number the ships shown in the hanger of the Advanced Edition of the game by position: 1 2 3 4 5

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