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  Players allocate crew, power and equipment while responding to external
  threats within a run.
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    updatedAt: '2026-10-22'
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  Original editorial design catalog consolidated from project discussions on
  2026-10-20. Complete discussion item lists and contextual limitations are
  preserved; linked primary sources support specific techniques, not the entire
  classification. English translation was prepared with machine assistance and
  editorial review.
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# Managing a ship, base or settlement

id: roguelike--family-36
type: mechanic
key: mechanic/roguelike--family-36
lang: en
status: active
url: https://gamemechanics.pro/en/knowledge/mechanic/roguelike--family-36/

Players allocate crew, power and equipment while responding to external threats within a run.

## At a glance

![Ship crew and systems during FTL combat](https://gamemechanics.pro/images/mechanics/systems-ftl-00.webp)

[FTL: Faster Than Light](https://store.steampowered.com/app/212680/) · © Subset Games / Subset Games. All rights reserved.

1. Compartments separate crew tasks and system damage

- Connect shared resources to the cost of each assignment.

- [FTL: Faster Than Light](https://store.steampowered.com/app/212680/)

## How it works

In FTL, control of the crew, power supply, weapon targets and boarding is coupled with pause, random events and permanent defeat. Description of Subset Games

## Variants

### Variants and applications

<a id="family-36-variants"></a>

- Common build media: ship, train, fortress, settlement <a id="variant-roguelike-36-01"></a>
- Installation of modules and systems <a id="variant-roguelike-36-02"></a>
- Limited space for placement <a id="variant-roguelike-36-03"></a>
- Distribution of energy between systems <a id="variant-roguelike-36-04"></a>
- Assigning crew to work stations <a id="variant-roguelike-36-05"></a>
- Damage to individual rooms and modules <a id="variant-roguelike-36-06"></a>
- Accidents, fires and depressurization <a id="variant-roguelike-36-07"></a>
- Repairs during battle <a id="variant-roguelike-36-08"></a>
- Boarding and protection against invasion <a id="variant-roguelike-36-09"></a>
- Production chains <a id="variant-roguelike-36-10"></a>
- Random blueprints and building options <a id="variant-roguelike-36-11"></a>
- Meeting the needs of the population <a id="variant-roguelike-36-12"></a>
- Fulfilling orders for development and victory <a id="variant-roguelike-36-13"></a>
- Depletion of territory and the need to complete the expedition <a id="variant-roguelike-36-14"></a>
- Maintaining strategic development between individual settlements or campaigns <a id="variant-roguelike-36-15"></a>

## Context and limits

A wide author's map of classic turn-based roguelikes, modern roguelites and hybrids. Families describe options for organizing a run, and not mandatory features of the genre. Constant metaprogression is not found in all roguelikes. Related systems can be combined; the list is not a closed standard.

## Connected materials


## Sources and provenance

Original editorial design catalog consolidated from project discussions on 2026-10-20. Complete discussion item lists and contextual limitations are preserved; linked primary sources support specific techniques, not the entire classification. English translation was prepared with machine assistance and editorial review.

- [Description of Subset Games](https://store.steampowered.com/app/212680/FTL_Faster_Than_Light/) (id: source-68cfeb6c7874afba)
- [FTL: Faster Than Light](https://store.steampowered.com/app/212680/) (id: source-342e4c8e2b4d5fc9)

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