Ongoing voyages of..... FTL

It's been a while since I dusted off and played FTL. I've been having some fun with it the last few day's.
For anyone just starting off with this game it's best to start your first few playthroughts on easy mode. The harder the game mode the more hammered by enemies you will be. So no need to curb your learning experience by being dumped on.
There is a lot of complexity and the random acts are all par for the course. Some of those actions benefit your ship and crew but most are "bad".

Onward to victory!!!!

Advanced Ships are worth the journey.

A good review of the game when it came out is still of value for an insight on the game: