They will demand an entry toll or an evaluation. Comply with their initial bureaucratic requests to avoid an early-game war.
Use your plasma turret to shoot asteroids. Collect the floating debris (polymers, metals, and plasma) to build up your baseline inventory.
To survive deeper space, allocate your research points into these key areas:
The game begins immediately after a catastrophic experimental drive failure.
Acquired by salvaging high-level faction wrecks or trading with the Lotus. 2. The Final Battle