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Ok, that IS terrible luck. I don't think I've ever seen boarding parties of more than 1 in the first sector

Another hint: if you have extra scrap, it can be worth investing in med bay 2, oxygen 2, and blast doors (2). They're only 20-25 each IIRC, and they can really make a huge difference with some of the random events that may otherwise spell instant death. Blast doors, for example, will give you time to suffocate most invaders; med bay 2 gives you enough healing to fight off most invaders (as well as some blue options), and oxygen 2 can save you if you get bad luck in some ion storms or against an enemy's ion cannon.

Edit: Obviously, none of that will help you if that was your second turn. On the plus side, that means you only had invested less than 5 minutes into the game

Edited, Jun 11th 2013 5:56pm by LockeColeMA

And to be clear, Joph, there's probably nothing you could have done with such a ridiculous incursion so early in the game.

What I feel confident saying, though, is that the chances of such a difficult event occurring are extremely low. Part of me wonders if it could have actually been a bug, just because I've never seen anything that difficult early in the game.