Incredibly awesome game as an empire sim and pretty fun as a spaceflier. The transition between personal piloting of a ship and giving that ship to an NPC to work for you is the best I have ever seen in a game.

It can be fun to set up production lines, trading lines, mining areas, defense stations and fleets.

After 200 hours of gametime you still might not be able to build your own ship. Expect a steep learning curve and a heavy time investment to start this game. This is not something you do for 1 hour every 2 weeks. Especially the beginning can be cruel and frustrating, especially when you don't even know how to send a ship somewhere, build anything, manage standing or doing missions.

For me, biting through the frustration has been worth it though!

Incredibly awesome game as an empire sim and pretty fun as a spaceflier. The transition between personal piloting of a ship and giving that ship to an NPC to work for you is the best I have ever seen in a game. It can be fun to set up production lines, trading lines, mining areas, defense stations and fleets. After 200 hours of gametime you still might not be able to build your own ship. Expect a steep learning curve and a heavy time investment to start this game. This is not something you do for 1 hour every 2 weeks. Especially the beginning can be cruel and frustrating, especially when you don't even know how to send a ship somewhere, build anything, manage standing or doing missions. For me, biting through the frustration has been worth it though!