So I am very new to the game and still figuring things out. I’ve played for about 5 days.

I was doing some exploring and suddenly found myself in a dogfight in space defending a freighter. Cool! I fight off a wave of pirate vessels and survive. Then I am welcomed aboard the freighter, neat! Maybe they’ll reward me! I go aboard the freighter and suddenly they GIFT ME THE FREIGHTER?

Now apparently I’m a freighter captain? With a frigate as well? I have NFI what I’m doing. I’m in over my head! Is this ship my new base? How do I fly it? And do I need to bring the frigate with me somehow?

Can anyone provide me some tips on what I should do? Or some resources I can read up on? Thank you!

I’ve played 7 hours in one sitting, safe to say that I am really digging the game.

I played as far as going to a new solar system but for whatever reason the game started giving me a new set of objectives, so I built up a base, blew up some pirates, got some upgrades and whatnot. I figured that was the gameplay loop and that was what I was in for for the rest of the game.

Then I go and find Artemis’ coordinates and board the Space Anomaly and suddenly… There are other players now? It’s a hub? They all have incredible looking avatars and ships? One guy even gifted me some cool items just because I ran past him.

I’m suddenly hit with this feeling that this game is even more absolutely gigantic than I had thought it was and while I’m very excited about that, it’s a bit overwhelming. Is the universe consistent for all players and how they interact with it, kinda like an MMO but not? How does it work exactly? Can other players see my bases, even if they’re not in my game? Can I see theirs? Is multiplayer the best way to enjoy the game? Can people see what I name planets, or whatever?

Also, any basic advice for a total noob with absolutely no idea what the game has to offer? I’ve realised I don’t know anything about this game. Any spoiler-free advice/explanations/information for someone just starting out would be really appreciated.

Thanks so much guys 😁 So excited to play more of this game