Ok I'm at the end of sector 6 and my Kestrel is stocked with weapons. I've got two Burst Laser Mark 1's (two shots per volley using two power), the starting Burst Laser Mark 2 (three shots per volley using two power), a glaive beam, and two missile launchers. The starter Artemis shot for one power and the Pegasus which is 2 shots for three power.
I'm decently stocked for crew, and I've got two augs useless for the boss fight (ftl recharge speed boost and long range scanner) and the shield recharge boost.
Is this the three laser (7 shots per barrage) plus one Artemis enough firepower to get through the boss shields and do some damage? I'd really like to use whatever scrap I can find in Sector 7 to boost my defense. I'm up to 45% evade and three levels of shield but that doesn't seem like enough.
What loadout should I even use?
Three lasers + glaive? Three lasers + Artemis or Pegasus? Once the boss is down to two shields I can juggle power to fire the glaive as a killer but it takes so damn long to charge and the boss is such a tank that I'd barely be able to use the thing it seems like.
And assuming Sector 7 isn't a horror show for me and I actually manage to find some stores and whatnot, what should I prioritize from the following wish list?
Cloaking Device
Teleporter
Engines
Fourth level of shields
Ion weapons
More power to get the Pegasus in the mix rather than the Artemis
I really really want to win dammit!