CRYPTARK

At the end of the campaign is the alien flagship, the Cryptark, a massive behemoth outfitted with WAY too many systems, so let's blow them all up.

First things first, the timer. Screw It. There isn't anything after completing this ship, so don't worry about going way over the paltry 15~ minutes they give you. Second, blow every dollar you have if you think it will keep you alive. We're in this for the long haul. My Cryptark had 22 systems and every nightmare security drone i hate. Bring repair kits and ammo galore.

Worst case scenario your Cryptark has redundant repair systems, a fail safe, and the dumb eyeball one that obscures the map. Since we'll be here for a while, we want it to be as comfortable as possible. Take them out in the order you find best depending on the general layout of the ship. If the outside defenses are minimal, take a trip around the ship to get the outline figured out. But in general take out the repairs and fail safes first and as quickly as possible, then move on to the jammer, then start working on factories.

With any luck you got some huge guns from previous ship tech stations. Assuming the starting suit, I like to go with a machine gun (the heavy MG is too risky with the lowered mobility), the slug shotgun if available, the spike melee, and the biggest gun you can find, whether its rockets or some form of nuke, and bring waaaaaay too much ammo for it. I brought 150 mini nukes. I had 23 left when I finished. Do not underestimate how long you will be fighting leviathans and juggernauts due to all the repair systems you have to take out early.

And that's it, stay alive, and shoot everything. The level will conclude when you've destroyed the Cores just like any other ship. Best of luck!